Give ear unto me when I call

Give ear unto me when I call

Published in 10 hymnals

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1 Give ear unto me when I call,
God of my righteousness;
have mercy, hear my prayer; thou hast
enlarged me in distress.
2 O ye the sons of men! how long
will ye love vanities?
How long my glory turn to shame,
and will ye follow lies?

3 But know, that for himself the Lord
the godly man doth choose:
the Lord, when I on him do call,
to hear will not refuse.
4 Fear, and sin not; talk with your heart
on bed, and silent be.
5 Offerings present of righteousness,
and in the Lord trust ye.

6 O who will show us any good?
is that which many say:
But of thy countenance the light,
Lord, lift on us alway.
7 Upon my heart, bestowed by thee,
more gladness I have found
than they, even then, when corn and wine
did most with them abound.
8 I will both lay me down in peace,
and quiet sleep will take;
Because thou only me to dwell
in safety, Lord, dost make.

Source: The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P4

Text Information

First Line: Give ear unto me when I call
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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NUN DANKET ALL (Crüger 16512)

Composed by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) as a setting for Paul Gerhardt's "Nun danket all’ und bringet Ehr," GRÄFENBERG was first published in the 1647 edition of Crüger's Praxis Pietatis Melica. The tune is arbitrarily named after a water-cure spa in Silesia, Austria, which became famous in the 1820…

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P4

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