A New Version of the Psalms of David ‎#104

104. Have Mercy, Lord, Mercy I crave

1. Have Mercy, Lord, Mercy I crave;
I cast my Soul on Thee;
Till these Calamity's are past,
To thy Wings Shade I flee.
2. To God, who over all presides,
I'll make my fervent Cry;
The God that well for me performs,
And will not me deny.

3. From Heav'n he'll send, and me protect,
Shame who would on me prey;
God will his Mercy, and his Truth,
On my Behalf display.
4. Fierce Lions, Men inflam'd with Rage,
My Soul doth dwell among;
Whose Teeth are Spears, and Arrows keen,
And as sharp Swords their Tongue.

5. Let thy great Name be high extoll'd.
Above the Heav'ns, O God;
And let thy Glory be display'd
Thro' all the Earth abroad.
6. They, for my Steps, had spread their Net,
My Soul almost dispair'd;
But they are fall'n into the Pit,
Which they for me prepar'd.

7. O God, my Heart's prepar'd, and fix'd,
I'll sing; and give Thee Praise.
8. Awake my Glory, Psalt'ry, Harp,
Myself I'll early raise.
9. Among the Tribes, and Nations, Lord,
Thy Praises sing will I.
10. Thy Mercy, Heav'ns high Arch, transcends,
Thy Truth, the starry Sky.

11. Be thou, above the Heav'nly Spheres,
Exalted high, O God;
And let thy Glory be display'd
Thro' all the Earth abroad.

Text Information

• First Line: Have Mercy, Lord, Mercy I crave
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1752
• Scripture:
  Psalm 57

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