Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: O Lord, my hope and confidence Lyrics:
1 O Lord, my hope and confidence
Is placed in Thee alone;
O let Thy servant never be
Into confusion thrown.
2 And let me, in Thy righteousness,
From Thee deliverance have;
Let me escape—incline Thine ear
Unto me, and me save.
3 Be Thou my dwelling-rock, to which
I ever may resort:
Thou gav’st commandment me to save,
Thou art my rock and fort.
4 Free me, my God, from wicked hands,
Hands cruel and unjust:
For Thou, O Lord God, art my hope,
And from my youth my trust.
5 Thou from the womb didst hold me up;
Thou art the same that me
Out of my mother’s bowels took;
I give my praise to Thee.
6 To many I a wonder am;
Thou art my refuge strong:
Filled let my mouth be with Thy praise
And honor all day long.
7 O do not cast me off, when aged,
And frail for all to see;
Lord, when my strength decayèd is,
O, do not forsake me.
8 For those that are mine enemies
Against me speak with hate;
Lo, they in counsel dark do plot
And for my soul lay wait.
9 They said, "God leaves him—now pursue
And take: none will him save."
Be Thou not far from me, my God:
Thy speedy help I crave.
10 Confound, consume them, that unto
My soul are enemies:
Clothe them with guilt, remorse and shame
That do my hurt devise.
11 But I with e’er unceasing prayer
Will hope continually;
And yet with praises more and more
I will Thee magnify.
12 Thy justice and Thy power to save
My mouth abroad shall show,
E’en all the day; for I thereof
The numbers do not know.
13 And I will constantly go on
In strength of God the Lord;
And Thine own righteousness, e’en Thine
Alone, I will record.
14 For even from my youth, O God,
By Thee I have been taught;
And hitherto I have declared
The wonders Thou hast wrought.
15 Now, Lord, O leave me not, when I
Old and gray-headed grow:
Till to this age Thy strength and power
To all to come I show.
16 And Thy most perfect righteousness
O Lord, is very high,
Who hast so great things done: O God,
Who is like unto Thee?
17 Thou, Lord, who great adversities,
And sore, to me didst show,
Shalt quicken, and bring me again
From depths of earth below.
18 My greatness and my power Thou wilt
Increase, and far extend:
On every side, against all grief,
Thou wilt me comfort send.
19 Thee, e’en Thy truth, I’ll also praise,
My God, with psaltery:
Thou Holy One of Israel,
With harp I’ll sing to Thee.
20 My lips shall much rejoice in Thee,
When I Thy praises sound;
My soul, which Thou redeemèd hast,
In joy shall much abound.
21 My tongue Thy justice shall proclaim,
Continuing all day long;
For they confounded are, and shamed,
That seek to do me wrong.
Used With Tune: MARLOW Text Sources: Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases, 1800, alt.
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