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1 God of my life, to Thee I call;
Afflicted, at Thy feet I fall;
When the great water-floods prevail,
Leave not my trembling heart to fail.
2 Friend of the friendless and the faint,
Where should I lodge my deep complaint?
Where but with Thee, whose open door
Invites the helpless and the poor?
3 Did ever mourner plead with Thee
And Thou refuse that mourner’s plea?
Does not the word still fixed remain
That none shall seek Thy face in vain?
4 Fair is the lot that’s cast for me;
I have an Advocate with Thee.
They whom the world caresses most
Have no such privilege to boast.
5 Poor thou I am, despised, forgot,
Yet God, my God, forgets me not;
And he is safe, and must succeed,
For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.
6 Then hear, O Lord, my humble cry
And bend on me Thy pitying eye.
To Thee their prayer Thy people make:
Hear us for our Redeemer's sake.
Amen.
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal #534
First Line: | God of my life, to Thee I call |
Title: | Friend of the friendless |
Author: | William Cowper |
Language: | English |
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The Cyber Hymnal #1938 | God of My Life, to Thee I Call | God of my life, to Thee I call | LOUVAN | William Cowper | LM | <cite>Olney Hymns</cite> (London: W. Oliver, 1779) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |