The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4410

4410. My God, Consider My Distress

1. My God, consider my distress,
Let mercy plead my cause;
Though I have sinned against Thy grace,
I can’t forget Thy laws.

2. Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach
Which I so justly fear;
Uphold my life, uphold my hopes,
Nor let my shame appear.

3. Be Thou a surety, Lord, for me,
Nor let the proud oppress;
But make Thy waiting servant see
The shinings of Thy face.

4. My eyes with expectation fail,
My heart within me cries,
When will the Lord His truth fulfill,
And make my comforts rise?

5. Look down upon my sorrows, Lord,
And show Thy grace the same
As Thou art ever wont t’afford
To those that love Thy name.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, consider my distress
• Title: My God, Consider My Distress
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BEDFORD, William Wheale, 1729; WINDSOR, Christopher Tye, 1533; arranged in Booke of Musicke, by William Daman, 1591; YORK, melody from the Scottish Psalter, 1650, harmony from J. Milton, ?-1647

Tune Information

• Name: ISLE OF WIGHT
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 15434 57654 55765
• Key: g minor
• Source: Sett of Tunes, by Si­mon Browne, cir­ca 1720
• Copyright: Public Domain