The Psalter ‎#32

32. Our Need of Divine Help

1 Lord, hear the right, regard my cry,
My prayer from lips sincere;
Send Thy approval from on high,
My righteousness make clear.
Thou in the night my heart hast tried,
Nor found it turned from Thee aside.

2 With steadfast courage I design
No wrong to speak or do;
Thy path of life I choose for mine
And walk with purpose true.
For help, O God, I cry to Thee,
Assured that Thou wilt answer me.

3 O Thou that ever savest those
Whose trust on Thee is stayed,
Preserving them from all their foes
By Thy almighty aid,
Let me Thy loving-kindness see,
Thy wondrous mercy, full and free.

4 When I in righteousness at last
Thy glorious face shall see,
When all the weary night is past,
And I awake with Thee
To view the glories that abide,
Then, then I shall be satisfied.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, hear the right, regard my cry
• Title: Our Need of Divine Help
• Meter: C. H. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 17
• Topic: Aspirations: For Heaven; Aspirations: For Holiness; Aspirations: For Peace and Rest; Christians: Heirs of Heaven; Death: Comfort In; Décision; Etermal Life; Fidelity; God: Hearer of Prayer; God: Righteousness of; Heart: Searching of; Heaven; Patience; Perseverance; Prayer: For Deliverance from Enemies; Prayer: Pleas in; Prayer: Promise to; Prayer: Sincerity in; Preservation; Providence of God: Over Saints; Resurrection; The Christian's Reward; Sin: Salvation from; Sincerity; Trust in God: Blessedness of; Worship: Sincerity in
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Selected stanzas.

Tune Information

• Name: LONGFELLOW
• Composer: Frederic F. Bullard
• Meter: C. H. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.