The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9788

9788. Consider All My Sorrows, Lord

1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord,
And Thy deliverance send;
My soul for Thy salvation faints;
When will my troubles end?

2 Yet I have found ’tis good for me
To bear my Father’s rod;
Afflictions make me learn Thy law,
And live upon my God.

3 This is the comfort I enjoy
When new distress begins—
I read Thy Word, I run Thy way,
And hate my former sins.

4 Had not Thy Word been my delight
When earthly joys were fled,
My soul, oppressed with sorrow’s weight,
Had sunk amongst the dead.

5 I know Thy judgments, Lord, are right,
Though they may seem severe;
The sharpest sufferings I endure
Flow from Thy faithful care.

6 Before I knew Thy chastening rod
My feet were apt to stray;
But now I learn to keep Thy Word
Nor wander from Thy way.

Text Information

• First Line: Consider all my sorrows, Lord
• Title: Consider All My Sorrows, Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TWENTY-FOURTH
• Composer (attributed to): Amzi Chapin
• Composer (attributed to): Lucius Chapin
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain