Psalms for All Seasons ‎#141A

141A. O LORD, Come Quickly Hear Me Pray

Text Information

• First Line: O LORD, come quickly; hear me pray
• Title: O LORD, Come Quickly Hear Me Pray
• Author (sts. 1, 2, 4, 5): Marie J. Post (1985)
• Author (st. 3): Martin Tel
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 141
• Topic: Conflict; Daily Prayer: Evening Prayer; Evil; God: Obedience to; God's: Love; Lament: General; Life Stages: Death; Prayer; Suffering; Worship
• Copyright: Sts. 1, 2, 4, 5 © 1987 Faith Alive Christian Resources; St. 3 © 2011 Martin Tel, admin. Faith Alive Christian Resources
• Notes: The first stanza can be used alone as the beginning of a prayer, particularly in the evening. When using only st. 1, it would be effective to sing this in canon, creating musically the sense of rising incense through the intertwining lines. This song is best sung unaccompanied, with instruments doubling the melody and a drone played or hummed on D and A if necessary. The text may also be sung to the tune FEDERAL STREET (see p. 909).

Tune Information

• Name: WHEN JESUS WEPT
• Composer: William Billings (1770)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Key: d minor
• Source: The New England Psalm Singer