O Lord, Thou in the hour of need

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O Lord, Thou in the hour of need

Translator: John Brownlie (1911)
Published in 1 hymnal

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I
O Lord, Thou in the hour of need,
Didst succour those who sought Thine aid,—
The faint revive, the hungry feed,—
And on the sick thine hand was laid.

II
Our needy souls Thy help would crave,
For faint they droop, and hungry pine,—
Lord, from their mortal sickness save,
And heal them by Thy power divine.

III
Where memories weave a sombre web,
And sighs reveal the heart distressed,
Where joys that flowed, in murmurs ebb,
And buoyant souls are sore oppressed;

IV
Come as of yore, all helpful, come,
And let Thy loving kindness bless,
That, where the voice of praise is dumb,
Songs may arise of thankfulness.

Hymns from the Morningland, 1911

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Translator: John Brownlie

Brownlie, John, was born at Glasgow, Aug. 6, 1857, and was educated at Glasgow University, and at the Free Church College in the same city. In 1884 he was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow; in 1885 he became Assistant Minister of the Free Church, Portpatrick, and on the death of the Senior Minister in 1890 he entered upon the full charge of the Church there. He has interested himself in educational matters, became a Member of the local School Board in 1888, a governor of Stranraer High School in 1897, and Chairman of the governors in 1901. His hymnological works are:— 1. The Hymns and Hymnwriters of the [Scottish] Church Hymnary, 1899. This is a biographical, historical, and critical companion to that hymnal, and is well done and… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O Lord, Thou in the hour of need
Translator:	John Brownlie (1911)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Publication Date:	1911
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.