Glory to God ‎#788

788. To You, O Lord, We Lift Our Eyes (Psalm 123)

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Text Information

• First Line: To you, O Lord, we lift our eyes
• Title: To You, O Lord, We Lift Our Eyes (Psalm 123)
• Author: Christopher L. Webber (2008)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 123
• Topic: Healing; Lament
• Copyright: © 2008 Christopher L. Webber (admin. Church Publishing, Inc.)

Tune Information

• Name: CANNONS
• Composer: George Frederick Handel (1750 c., adapt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major

Text Information:

Psalm 123 is one of several “songs of ascents,” likely sung by Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem for one of the three great annual feasts: Passover, Weeks, and Booths. As this paraphrase suggests, these were short psalms that could be easily memorized and sung together