Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#123

123. Early, My God, without Delay

1 Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek Thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away,
My thirsty spirit faints away,
Without Thy cheering grace.

2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.

3 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can best my passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As Thy forgiving love.

4 Thus, till my last expiring day,
I'll bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.

Text Information

• First Line: Early, my God, without delay
• Title: Early, My God, without Delay
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63:1-5
• Topic: Praise: God, The Father

Tune Information

• Name: LANESBORO
• Composer: William Dixon (1790)
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major