What Shall I Render to the Lord?

What shall I render to the Lord,
What shall my offering be,
For all the gracious benefits
He has bestowed on me?

Salvation’s cup my soul will take
While to the Lord I pray,
And with His people I will meet,
My thankful vows to pay.

Not lightly does the Lord permit
His chosen saints to die;
From death Thou hast delivered me,
Thy servant, Lord, am I.

Within His house, the house of prayer,
My soul shall bless the Lord,
And praises to His holy Name
Let all His saints accord.

Author: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Year: 1696

This is a metrical rendering of Psalm 116 from the New Version of the Psalms of David (Tate & Brady Psalter). The text closely matches their translation, which was widely used in Anglican churches. Alternate attributions sometimes list it simply as 'from Psalm 116' or anonymous in modern hymnals, but the versification is by Tate and Brady.