1 From age to age exalt his name;
GOD and his grace are still the same;
He fills the hungry soul with food,
And feeds the poor with ev'ry good.

2 But if their hearts rebel, and rise
Against the GOD that rules the skies;
If they reject his heav'nly word,
And slight the counsels of the LORD,

3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground,
And no deliv'rer shall be found;
Laden with grief they waste their breath,
In darkness, and the shades of death.

4 Then to the LORD they raise their cries;
He makes the dawning light arise,
And scatters all that dismal shade
That hung so heavy round their head.

5 He cuts the bars of brass in two,
And lets the smiling pris'ners thro';
Takes off the load of guilt and grief,
And gives the lab'ring soul relief.

6 O may the sons of men record
The wondrous goodness of the LORD!
How great his works! how kind his ways!
Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise.