Author: Joel Barlow Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: Lord Thou hast scourged our guilty land Lyrics: 1 Lord Thou hast scourged our guilty land, Behold Thy people mourn; Shall vengeance ever guide Thy hand? And mercy ne’er return? 2 Beneath the terrors of Thine eye, Earth’s haughty towers decay; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky, And mortals melt away. 3 ... Used With Tune: OLD MARTYRS Text Sources: Psalms Carefully Suited to the Christian Worship in the United States of America, Being Dr. Watts' Imitation of the Psalms of David, as Improved by Mr. Barlow (Hartford, Conn.: Nathaniel Patten, printer, 1785)
Lord, Thou Hast Scourged Our Guilty Land