Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#35

35. O send thy light forth and thy truth

1 O send thy light forth and thy truth;
let them be guides to me,
and bring me to thine holy hill,
even where thy dwellings be.
Then will I to God's altar go,
to God my chiefest joy:
yea, God, my God, thy name to praise
my harp I will employ.

2 Why art thou then cast down, my soul?
what should discourage thee?
Any why with vexing thoughts art thou
disquieted in me?
Still trust in God; for him to praise
good cause I yet shall have:
he of my countenance is the health,
my God that doth me save.

Text Information

• First Line: O send thy light forth and thy truth
• Meter: DCM extended
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  Psalm 43:3-5
• Topic: Church: Worship; Despair and Trouble; Guidance; Trust
• Source: The Scottish Psalter, 1929

Tune Information

• Name: INVOCATION
• Composer: Robert Archibald Smith (1780-1829)
• Meter: DCM extended
• Key: D Major