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Text:Psalm 65
Author:Henry F. Lyte
Tune:SESSIONS
Composer:L. O. Emerson

20. Psalm 65

1 Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits;
Prayer shall besiege thy temple gates;
All flesh shall to thy throne repair,
And find, through Christ, salvation there.

2 How blest thy saints! how safely led!
How surely kept! how richly fed!
Saviour of all in earth and sea,
How happy they who rest in thee!

3 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills,
Thy voice the troubled ocean stills;
Evening and morning hymn thy praise,
And earth thy bounty wide displays.

4 The year is with thy goodness crowned;
Thy clouds drop wealth the world around;
Through thee the deserts laugh and sing,
And nature smiles and owns her King.

5 Lord, on our souls thy Spirit pour;
The moral waste within restore;
Oh, let thy love our spring-tide be,
And make us all bear fruit to thee.

Text Information
First Line: Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits
Title: Psalm 65
Author: Henry F. Lyte
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: General Praise; Dependence: On Providence; God: Attributes (6 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: SESSIONS
Composer: L. O. Emerson
Meter: L. M.
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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