Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#136

136. Psalm 16

1. O God, preserve me, for in you
Alone my trust has stood;
My soul has said, you are my Lord.
My chief and only good.
I love your saints, who fear your Name
And walk as in your sight;
They are the excellent of Earth,
In them is my delight.

2. The Lord is my inheritance,
The Lord alone remains
The fulness of my cup of bliss;
The Lord my lot maintains.
The lines are fallen unto me
In places large and fair;
A goodly heritage is mine,
Marked out with gracious care.

3. When in the night I meditate
On mercies multiplied,
My grateful heart inspires my tongue
To bless the Lord, my Guide.
Forever in my tho't, the Lord
Before my face shall stand;
Secure, unmoved, I shall remain,
With him at my right hand.

4. I know that I shall not be cast out,
Forgotten in the grave,
And from corruption, O my Lord,
Your holy one will save.
The path of life you've shown to me
Of joy, a boundless store
Is ever found at your right hand,
And pleasures evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, preserve me, for in you
• Title: Psalm 16
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 16
• Topic: Resurrection
• Source: The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: KINGSFOLD
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
• Incipit: 32111 7334
• Key: e minor or modal
• Notes: Folk tune KINGSFOLD from English County Songs (1893), arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams for The English Hymnal (1906).