Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#29

29. The Lord Has Heard and Answered Prayer

1 The Lord has heard and answered prayer
and saved his people in distress;
this to the coming age declare,
that they his holy name may bless.

2 The Lord, exalted on his throne,
looked down from heav'n with pitying eye
to still the lowly captive's moan
and save his people doomed to die.

3 All men in Zion shall declare
his gracious name with one accord,
when kings and nations gather there
to serve and worship God the Lord.

4 The earth and heav'ns shall pass away,
like vesture worn and laid aside,
but changeless you shall live alway,
your years forever shall abide.

5 You, O Jehovah, shall endure,
your throne forever is the same;
and to all generations sure
shall be your great memorial name.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord has heard and answered prayer
• Title: The Lord Has Heard and Answered Prayer
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:17-27
• Topic: God: His Eternity; God: Compassion of; God: Immutability of; God: Name of; Life: Brevity of; Prayer: Answered
• Source: The Psalter, 1912; alt. 1990, mod.

Tune Information

• Name: THE HOLY SON
• Composer: Peter Hurford, b. 1930
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Tune © 1973 from the Oxford Book of Carols by permission of Oxford University Press.