Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#143a

143a. The aged saint's reflection and hope

1 My God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;
Thine hands have held my childhood up,
And strength'ned all my youth.

2 My flesh was fashion'd by thy power
With all these limbs of mine;
And from my mother's painful hour
I've been entirely thine.

3 Still has my life new wonders seen
Repeated every year;
Behold, my days that yet remain
I trust them to thy care.

4 Cast me not off when strength declines,
When hoary hairs arise;
And round me let thy glory shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies.

5 Then, in the hist'ry of my age,
When men review my days,
They'll read your love in ev'ry page,
In ev'ry line thy praise.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my everlasting hope
• Title: The aged saint's reflection and hope
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 71:5-9
• Notes: Now Public Domain. First part

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