The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3734

3734. Lord, I Can Suffer Thy Rebukes

1. Lord, I can suffer Thy rebukes,
When Thou with kindness dost chastise;
But Thy fierce wrath I cannot bear:
O let it not against me rise.

2. Pity my languishing estate,
And ease the sorrows that I feel;
The wounds Thine heavy hand hath made,
O let Thy gentler touches heal!

3. See how I pass my weary days
In sighs and groans; and when ’tis night
My bed is watered with my tears;
My grief consumes, and dims my sight.

4. Look, how the powers of nature mourn!
How long, Almighty God, how long?
When shall Thine hour of grace return?
When shall I make Thy grace my song?

5. I feel my flesh so near the grave,
My thoughts are tempted to despair;
But graves can never praise the Lord,
For all is dust and silence there.

6. Depart, ye tempters, from my soul;
And all despairing thoughts, depart;
My God, who hears my humble moan,
Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, I can suffer Thy rebukes
• Title: Lord, I Can Suffer Thy Rebukes
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MOZART
• Composer: Wolfgang A. Mozart, 1756-1791 (arr.)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11175 44355 35421
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain