Psalm 96:1-3: "1 Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!"
1 Peter 1:18-19: "18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot."
Revelation 5:11-13: "11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!' 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!'"
Ephesians 2:8-9: "8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
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The text is public domain:
Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.
Jesus! The name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
'Tis life and health and peace.
He breaks the pow'r of canceled sin;
He sets the pris'ner free.
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood avails for me.
Look unto Him, ye nations; own
Your God, ye fallen race.
Look and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.
See all your sins on Jesus laid;
The Lamb of God was slain.
His soul was once an off'ring made
For ev'ry soul of man.
To God all glory, praise, and love
Be now and ever giv'n
By saints below and saints above,
The Church in earth and heav'n.
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The first two verses come primarily from Psalm 96, especially verse 3. Singing God's praise also occurs in the citation from Revelation 5, but this text shows up more clearly in the hymn's last verse.
1 Peter 1:18-19 appears in the second half of the fourth verse: "His blood can make the foulest clean; / His blood avails for me," and Ephesians 2:8-9 appears in the second half of the fifth verse: "Look and be saved through faith alone, / Be justified by grace."
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The line "He sets the pris'ner free" in the fourth verse seems to come from the end of Psalm 146:7: "The LORD sets the prisoners free." At first, however, I thought of Isaiah 61:1, which Jesus quotes in Luke 4:18 and which contains the same idea in a more elaborate form: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."
The first half of the fifth verse ("See all your sins on Jesus laid; / The Lamb of God was slain") refers to John 1:29: "The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" The second half ("His soul was once an off'ring made / For ev'ry soul of man.") comes from Hebrews 10:10: "And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."
