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Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good
His love endures forever and more
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—
Those He redeemed from the hand of the foe

Those He gathered from the lands
From east and west, from north and south
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story
Let us hear it from their mouth

Some wandered in desert wastelands
Finding no way to a city where they could settle and stay
They were hungry and thirsty
And their lives ebbed away

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
And He delivered them from their distress
He led them by a straight way
To a city where they could settle, He gave them access

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love
And His wonderful deeds for mankind
For He satisfies the thirsty
And fills the hungry with things of good kind

Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness
Prisoners suffering in iron chains
Because they rebelled against God’s commands
And despised the plans of the Most High again and again

So He subjected them to bitter labor
They stumbled, and there was no one them to relief
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble
And He saved them from their grief

He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness
And broke away their chains
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love
And His wonderful deeds for mankind give thanks

For He breaks down gates of bronze
And cuts through bars of iron
Let us all praise the Lord
The Lord, the Mighty Lion

Some became fools through their rebellious ways
And suffered affliction because of their iniquities
They loathed all food
And drew near the gates of death, near death’s facilities

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble
And He saved them from their distress
He sent out His word and healed them
He rescued them from the grave with His bless

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love
And his wonderful deeds for mankind
Let them sacrifice thank offerings
And tell of his works with songs of joy to all of the kind

Some went out on the sea in ships
They were merchants on the mighty waters
They saw the works of the Lord
His wonderful deeds in the deep opened for explorers

For he spoke and stirred up a tempest
That lifted high the waves
They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths
In their peril their courage melted away

They reeled and staggered like drunkards
They were at their wits’ end
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
And He brought them out of their distress by the word He sent

He stilled the storm to a whisper
The waves of the sea were hushed
They were glad when it grew calm
And He guided them to their desired haven not crushed

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love
And his wonderful deeds for mankind
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
And praise Him in the council of the elders for the Lord is kind

He turned rivers into a desert
Flowing springs into thirsty ground
And fruitful land into a salt waste
Because of the wickedness of those there could be found

He turned the desert into pools of water
And the parched ground into flowing springs
There He brought the hungry to live
And they founded a city where they could settle and do other things

They sowed fields and planted vineyards
That yielded a fruitful harvest
He blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased
And He did not let their herds diminish, that was marvelous

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled
By oppression, calamity and sorrow
He who pours contempt on nobles
Made them wander in a trackless waste hunting for tomorrow

But He lifted the needy out of their affliction
And increased their families like flocks
The upright see and rejoice
But all the wicked shut their mouths with no talk

Let the one who is wise heed these things
And ponder the loving deeds of the Lord
Let the one who is wise heed these things
And praise, praise again our God