Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#487

487. In Thy Wrath and Hot Displeasure

1 In thy wrath and hot displeasure,
chasten not thy servant, Lord;
let thy mercy, without measure,
help and peace to me afford.
Heavy is my tribulation,
sore my punishment has been;
broken by thine indignation,
I am troubled by my sin.

2 With my burden of transgression
heavy-laden, overborne,
humbled low I make confession,
for my folly now I mourn.
Weak and wounded, I implore thee;
Lord, to me thy mercy show;
all my pray'r is now before thee,
all my trouble thou dost know.

3 Darkness gathers, foes assail me,
but I answer not a word;
all my friends desert and fail me,
only thou my cry hast heard.
Lord, in thee am I confiding;
thou wilt answer when I call,
lest my foes, the good deriding,
triumph in thy servant's fall.

4 I am prone to halt and stumble,
grief and sorrow dwell within,
shame and guilt my spirit humble;
I am sorry for my sin.
Lord, my God, do not forsake me,
let me know that thou art near,
under thy protection take me,
as my Savior now appear.

Text Information

• First Line: In thy wrath and hot displeasure
• Title: In Thy Wrath and Hot Displeasure
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 38
• Topic: Trust in God; The Way of Salvation: Repentance; Adversaries; Chastisement; God: Mercy of; Heart: Contrite
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: RUSTINGTON
• Composer: C. Hubert H. Parry (1897)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: F Major