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1 MY soul, inspired with sacred love,
The Lord thy God delight to praise;
His gifts I will for him improve,
To him devote my happy days;
To him my thanks and praises give,
And only for his glory live.
2 Long as my God shall lend me breath,
My every pulse shall beat for him;
And when my voice is lost in death,
My spirit shall resume the theme;
The gracious theme, for ever new,
Through all eternity pursue.
3 Soon as the breath of man expires,
Again he to his earth shall turn;
Where then are all his vain desires,
His love and hate, esteem and scorn?
All, all at that last gasp are o'er,
He falls to rise on earth no more.
4 He then is blest, and only he,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God;
Who can to him for succour flee
That spread the earth and heaven abroad;
That still the universe sustains,
And Lord of his creation reigns.
5 True to his everlasting word,
He loves the injured to redress:
Poor helpless souls the bounteous Lord
Relieves, and fills with plenteousness:
He sets the mournful prisoners free,
He bids the blind their Saviour see.
6 The Lord thy God, O Zion, reigns,
Supreme in mercy as in power,
The endless theme of heavenly strains,
When time and death shall be no more:
And all eternity shall prove
Too short to utter all his love.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“My Soul, Inspired With Sacred Love” presents praise as a whole-life vocation rather than a passing response. Its speaker resolves to devote every breath, gift, and day to God’s glory, then looks beyond death toward unending worship. The repeated emphasis on God as Creator, sustainer, and ruler gives the hymn a steady confidence: human plans end, but divine faithfulness remains.
The later stanzas closely follow the themes of Psalm 146, especially its contrast between mortal hopes and trust in the Lord. God is praised as the one who upholds creation, helps the oppressed, provides for the needy, frees prisoners, and gives sight to the blind. That biblical pattern keeps the hymn’s gratitude concrete. Its closing vision of Zion’s reigning God gathers mercy, power, and eternal praise into one conclusion, suggesting that even endless ages could not exhaust the subject of divine love.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 146:2 The psalmist resolves to praise the Lord throughout life.
- Psalm 146:5-8 These verses describe the Creator helping the oppressed, feeding the hungry, freeing prisoners, and giving sight to the blind.