The Psalms of David ‎#116

116. I love the Lord: he heard my cries

1 I love the Lord: he heard my cries,
And pity'd ev'ry groan,
Long as I live when troubles rise,
I'll hasten to his throne.

2 I love the Lord: he bow'd his ear,
And chas'd my griefs away:
Oh let my heart no more despair,
While I have breath to pray!

3 My flesh declin'd, my spirits fell,
And I drew near the dead,
While inward pangs and fears of hell
Perplex'd my wakeful head.

4 "My God, I cry'd thy servant save,
"Thou ever good and just;
"Thy power can rescue from the grave,
"Thy power is all my trust."

5 The Lord beheld me sore distrest,
He bade my pains remove;
Return, my soul, to God thy rest,
For thou hast known his love.

6 My God hath sav'd my soul from death,
And dried my falling tears:
Now to his praise I'll spend my breath,
And my remaining years.

Part II.

7 What shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

8 Among the saints that fill thine house,
My off’rings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows,
My soul in anguish made.

9 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy sight?
How precious is their blood?

10 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

11 Now I am thine, for ever thine,
Nor shall my purpose move!
Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.

12 Here in thy courts I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: I love the Lord: he heard my cries
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1789
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116
• Notes: Public Domain.

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