Psalms for All Seasons ‎#116C

116C. I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry

1 I love the Lord; he heard my cry
and pitied every groan.
Long as I live and troubles rise,
I’ll hasten to his throne.

2 I love the Lord; he heard my cry
and chased my grief away.
O let my heart no more despair
while I have breath to pray.

Text Information

• First Line: I love the Lord; he heard my cry
• Title: I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116
• Topic: Affliction; Atonement; Biblical Names and Places: Jerusalem; Church Year: All Saints' Day; Church Year: Baptism of the Lord; Church Year: Easter; Church Year: Maundy Thursday; Commitment; Darkness; Despair; Discipleship; Doubt; Elements of Worship: Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship: Praise and Adoration; Elements of Worship: Testimony; Fear; Freedom; God: Obedience to; God: Trust in; God's: Word; God's: Forgiveness; God's: Goodness; God's: Love; God's: Name; God's: People (flock, sheep); God's: Promises; Grace; Gratitude; Grave; Guilt; Jesus Christ: Incarnation; Life Stages: Death; Loneliness; Love for God; Mercy; Occasional Services: Dedication to Discipleship; Offering of Sacrifice; Prayer: Answer to; Prayer; Rejoicing; Remnant of Isarel; Rest; Sorrow; Suffering; The Fall; The Incarnation; Vows; Year A, B, C, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday; Year A, Easter, 3rd Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 11-17

Tune Information

• Name: [I Love the Lord, He heard my cry]
• Harmonizer: Richard Smallwood, b. 1948
• Arranger: David Maddux
• Key: C Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Harm. © 1975, 2003 Century Oak Publishing Group/Richwood Music, admin. Conexion media Group, Inc
• Notes: It can be effective to sing this Afro-American spiritual very slowly, taking a generous breath at the end of every phrase and even before the final two words of each stanza (e.g., “I’ll hasten to . . . [breath] his throne”). The two stanzas can be used to frame a portion of the psalm or intercessory prayers.