O God, Be Merciful

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O God, be merciful, Be merciful to me, For man, with constant hate

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	O GOD, BE MERCIFUL (Blue Psalter 103)

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1 O God, be merciful,
Be merciful to me,
For man, with constant hate,
Would fain my ruin see.
My many enemies
Against me proudly fight;
To overwhelm my soul
They watch from morn to night.

2 What time I am afraid
I put my trust in Thee;
In God I rest, and praise
His word, so rich and free.
In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm,
With God my Helper near.

3 All day they wrest my words,
Their thoughts are full of hate;
They meet, they lurk, they watch,
As for my soul they wait.
Shall they be wickedness
Escape Thy judgment right?
O God of righteousness,
Destroy them in Thy might.

4 Thou knowest all my woes,
O treasure Thou my tears;
Are thy not in Thy book,
Where all my life appears?
My foes shall backward turn
When I appeal to Thee,
For this I surely know,
That God is still for me.

Source: Psalter Hymnal (Red): doctrinal standards and liturgy of the Christian Reformed Church #110

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First Line:	O God, be merciful, Be merciful to me, For man, with constant hate
Title:	O God, Be Merciful
Meter:	6.6.6.6 D
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 56
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INVITATION (Maker)

Frederick C. Maker (b. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1844; d. Bristol, 1927) composed INVITATION for this text. Also known as COME TO THE SAVIOR, the tune was published in the Bristol Tune Book (1881), edited by Alfred Stone and others. Well matched to the text, INVITATION begins gently but inv…

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CANA (33333)

LORETTO (Hemy)

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