Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord, and Hear

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Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear, For I am poor and great my need

Tune: LLEF
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1 Bow down Thy ear, O LORD, and hear,
for I am poor and great my need;
preserve my soul, for Thee I fear;
O God, Thy trusting servant heed.

2 O Lord, be merciful to me,
for all the day to Thee I cry;
rejoice Thy servant, for to Thee
I lift my soul, O Lord Most High.

3 For Thou, O Lord, art good and kind,
and ready to forgive Thou art;
abundant mercy they shall find
who call on Thee with all their heart.

4 O LORD, incline Thy ear to me,
my voice of supplication heed;
in trouble I will cry to Thee,
for Thou wilt answer when I plead.

5 There is no God but Thee alone,
no works like Thine, O Lord Most High;
all nations shall surround Thy throne
and their Creator glorify.

6 In all Thy deeds how great Thou art!
Thou one true God, Thy way make clear;
teach me with undivided heart
to trust Thy truth, Thy Name to fear.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #86A

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First Line:	Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear, For I am poor and great my need
Title:	Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord, and Hear
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 86
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Tune

LLEF

Griffith Hugh Jones (b. Ty Du, Llanberis, Wales, 1849; d. Rhiwddolion, Wales, 1919) composed LLEF in memory of his brother, Rev. D. H. Jones, and the tune was first sung (prior to publication) at a Cymanfa, a Welsh song festival. LLEF was first published in David Jenkins's Gemau Mawl (1890). The hau…

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MARYTON

After various tunes had been set to this text, Gladden insisted on the use of MARYTON. Composed by H. Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898), the tune was originally published as a setting for John Keble's "Sun of My Soul" in Arthur S. Sullivan's Church Hymns with Tun…

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