The Psalter ‎#343

343. The False Tongue

1 I cried to God in my distress,
And by the Lord my prayer was heard;
O save me, Lord, from lying lips
And from the false, deceitful word.

2 What woe for falsehood can atone,
Or punish the deceitful tongue,
The tongue whose speech consumes like fire,
Whose words like deadly shafts are flung?

3 Alas for me, whose lot is cast
With those who find their joy in strife!
With those who hate the paths of peace
I long have dwelt and spent my life.

4 In thought and act I am for peace,
Peace I pursue and ever seek;
But those about me are for strife,
Though I in love and kindness speak.

Text Information

• First Line: I cried to God in my distress
• Title: The False Tongue
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 120
• Topic: Afflictions: Complaint of; Afflictions: From the Wicked; Afflictions: Many and Severe; Afflictions: Prayer in; Afflictions: Refuge in; Aspirations: For Peace and Rest; Christians: Conflicts of; The Wicked: Separation from
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: RETREAT
• Composer: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.