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18 | The Psalter#19 | 20 |
Text: | Prayer for the Oppressed |
Tune: | CLIFTON |
Composer: | C. Warwick Jordan |
1 Why dost Thou stand afar,
O Lord,in our distress?
And why dost Thou conceal Thyself
When troublous times oppress?
2 Do Thou, O Lord, arise;
O God, lift up Thy hand;
Forget Thou not the suff'ring poor,
The humble in the land.
3 Their foes Thou dost behold,
Their wrongs Thou wilt repay;
The poor commit themselves to Thee,
Thou art the orphan's stay.
4 Thou, Lord, hast heard their prayer
With humble hearts drew nigh;
Thou also wilt revive their strength
And ever hear their cry.
5 Defend the fatherless
And all who are oppressed,
That they by human pride and pow'r
May be no more distressed.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Why dost Thou stand afar |
Title: | Prayer for the Oppressed |
Meter: | S. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1912 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Afflictions: Deliverance from; Christians: Persecuted and Sorrowing; God: Our Guardian(13 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CLIFTON |
Composer: | C. Warwick Jordan |
Meter: | S. M. |
Key: | D♭ Major |