Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#54

54. Psalm 36

1. Your mercy, Lord, the sinner's hope,
The highest orb of Heaven transcends;
Your sacred truth's unmeasured scope
Through all eternity extends.

2. Your justice, like the hills, remains,
Unfathomed depths you judgments are;
Your providence the world sustains;
The whole creation is your care.

3. The saints shall to your courts be led
To banquet on your love’s repast
And drink as from a fountain head
Of joys that shall forever last.

4. The streams of life with you abound;
Your presence is eternal day.
O show’r your gifts the world around;
Your glorious light to all display!

Text Information

• First Line: Your mercy, Lord, the sinner's hope
• Title: Psalm 36
• Paraphraser: Henry Francis Lyte (1834)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 36:5-9
• Topic: Epiphany
• Notes: Ps. 36:5–9, versified by Henry Lyte, from Spirit of the Psalms (1834), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: TUNBRIDGE CHAPEL
• Arranger: Chris Fenner (2023)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 33421 15676 65
• Key: D♭ Major
• Source: Musica Sacra: Being a choice collection of psalm and hymn tunes, ca. 1774-1778
• Notes: Tune TUNBRIDGE CHAPEL from Musica Sacra: Being a Choice Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (ca. 1774–1778), arr. by Chris Fenner (2023).