Hymnal: The Psalms of David #141 (1789) Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in thine house,
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the ev'ning sacrifice.
2 Watch o’er my lips, and guard them, Lord,
From ev'ry rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.
3 Oh may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite and reprove my wand'ring way?
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
4 When I behold them prest with grief,
I’ll cry to heav’n for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.
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5 Around the yawning graves our bones
In scatter'd ruins lie,
As thick as from the hewer's axe
The sever'd splinters fly.
6 But, Lord, to thee I still direct
My supplicating eyes,
O leave not destitute my soul,
Whose trust on thee relies.
7 Do thou preserve me from the snares
That wicked hands have laid;
Let them in their own nets be caught,
While my escape is made.
Scripture: Psalm 141 Languages: English
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