O God, to Us Show Mercy

O God, to us show mercy and bless us in Thy grace;
Cause Thou to shine upon us the brightness of Thy face;
That so Thy way most holy on earth may soon be known,
And unto every people Thy saving grace be shown.

O God, let all men praise Thee, let all the nations sing;
In every land let praises and songs of gladness ring;
For Thou shalt judge the people in truth and righteousness,
And through the earth the nations shall Thy just rule confess.

O God, let people praise Thee, let all the nations sing,
For earth in rich abundance to us her fruit shall bring.
The Lord our God shall bless us, our God shall blessing send,
And all the earth shall fear him to its remotest end.

Author: Unknown

Year: 1912

This is a metrical version of Psalm 67. The English lyrics were prepared for the 1912 Psalter (United Presbyterian), which drew on earlier 19th-century psalm versifications but did not credit a specific author for this text. It is sometimes attributed simply to 'The Psalter, 1912' rather than an individual.