The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8407

8407. Preserve Thy Faithful Servant, Lord

1 Preserve Thy faithful servant, Lord,
Who art the refuge of the just;
To me Thy sheltering aid afford,
For in Thine arm alone I trust.

2 The saints, who dwell the earth around,
I view with pleasure and delight;
But they who other gods have found,
I cast with horror from my sight.

3 I will not mingle with the throng
Whose guilt their sorrow multiplies;
I will not name them with my tongue,
Nor join their bloody sacrifice.

4 God is my portion here below:
’Tis He who shall my lot maintain;
His bounty makes my cup o’erflow,
And frees my anxious soul from pain.

5 Thou shalt unto my longing eyes
The path of endless life display:
Where, in Thy presence, joys arise
Which neither languish nor decay.

Text Information

• First Line: Preserve Thy faithful servant, Lord
• Title: Preserve Thy Faithful Servant, Lord
• Author: William Wrangham, 1784-1832
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HILKIAH
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1839)
• Meter: LM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: The Modern Psalmist (Boston: John H. Wilkins & Richard B. Carter, 1839)
• Copyright: Public Domain