This is an evening psalm, and it seemed to me that it needed to be sung as simply and
slowly as possible. With this hymn tune that's a bit of a trick, because this is a tune
that can easily drag. Hopefully I found the balance between the two.

O THOU, MY SOU, RETURN IN PEACE
Psalm 116, vvs 1-2, Murayfield Psalms, 1950, alt.
vvs 3-6, The Psalter, 1912, alt.
Martyrdom (CM), Hugh Wilson, c. 1800, Adapt. Robert Smith, 1825

O thou, my soul, return in peace
To thine untroubled rest,
For thee the bounty of the Lord
Abundantly hath blest.

God did indeed redeem my soul
That else in death had slept;
God hath mine eyes from tears set free,
My feet from stumbling kept.

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

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

Not lightly dost Thou, Lord, permit
Thy chosen saints to die;
From death Thou has delivered me;
Thy servant, Lord, am I.

Within God's house of prayer,
My soul shall bless the Lord,
And praises to God's holy name
Let all the saints accord.