Greg LaFollette - Psalms 136 - Your Mercy Endures Lyrics

Psalms 136 - Your Mercy Endures is a song of thanksgiving built on Psalm 136. The opening calls listeners to give thanks to the Lord because He is good, and the refrain repeats that His mercy endures forever and ever, the same response that closes every line of the psalm. The verses praise Him as the One who alone does great wonders and spread out the earth upon the waters, and then as God of gods and Lord of lords.

The lines follow Psalm 136:1-3 and 136:4-6 closely, adapting them into a short sung form. The theme of lasting mercy also fits Lamentations 3:22-23. The repeated refrain and call-and-response structure make the song easy for a congregation to learn and join, and the steady focus on God's goodness and enduring kindness gives it a simple, grateful tone suited to a time of thanksgiving. Short and direct, it works as a plain way to put a psalm into song.