Trinity Hymnal ‎#511

511. No longer, Lord despise me

1 No longer, Lord despise me,
Nor in thy wrath chastise me,
Thy mercy I implore.
How long thine anger cherish?
Consumed thereby I perish;
My soul is troubled sore.

2 To me, O Lord, returning,
Save thou, with pity yearning.
Shall death thy mem'ry keep?
Or shall the grave confess thee?
Or I give thanks and bless thee,
While day and night I weep?

3 The Lord will ever hear me,
And when I pray be near me,
To put my foes to shame;
Turned back, no more to grieve me,
They suddenly shall leave me.
All glory to his Name!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: No longer, Lord despise me
• Author: Edward A. Collier (1911)
• Meter: 7. 7. 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 6
• Topic: Christian Life: Tribulation and Suffering; God: Deliverer; God: Pity of; God: Wrath of; Prayer: Answered
• Copyright: Used by permission of the Publication Committee of the Christian Reformed Church
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PLEADING
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois (1551)
• Harmonizer: Henry A. Bruinsma
• Meter: 7. 7. 6. D.
• Key: e minor
• Source: Harm. adapted from Dutch Koraalbock of B. De Vries
• Copyright: Used by permission of the Publication Committee of the Christian Reformed Church