My Spirit Faints (Psalm 142)

TITLE: Psalm 142: My Spirit Faints METER: Eventide 10.10.10.10 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 142

1. My spirit faints. I cry out to you Lord.

With ev’ry breath my supplication pours.

I tell my troubles. I voice my complaints.

You lead my way whene’er my spirit faints.

2. Along my path, a trap is hid for me.

Look on my right hand, O my God, and see.

No care is giv’n and no refuge remains.

Lord, notice me whene’er my spirit faints.

3. You are my refuge, portion in the land.

Give heed to my cry. Save by your strong hand.

God of my right, I give thanks to your name.

You surround me whene’er my spirit faints.

Save, Guard, and Hear, O Lord (Psalm 140)

TITLE: Psalm 140: Save, Guard, and Hear, O Lord METER: O Waly Waly LM 8.8.8.8 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 140

1. Sve me, O Lord, from evil minds.

Let not my path the violent find.

They stir up strife continually.

Their tongues are sharp as viper’s teeth.;

2. Guard me, O Lord, from wicked hands–

from those who have my downfall planned.

Lord, they have hid a trap for me

and dug a pit below my feet.

3. Hear me, O Lord: You are my God.

Give ear to me whene’er I call.

The Lord maintains the needy’s cause.

The wicked fall, no more to rise.

Lead Me in Thy Path (Psalm 139)

TITLE: Psalm 139: Lead Me in Thy Path
METER: Ermuntre Dich 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 139

1. Before a word is on my tongue,
you know it, Lord, completely.
If I took flight to farthest sun,
e’en then your hand would lead me.
Search me, O God and know my heart.
O that the wicked would depart–
the wicked round me casting.
Lead me to everlasting.

Redemption from the Depths (Psalm 130)

TITLE: Psalm 130: Redemption from the Depths METER: Tallis’ Canon LM 8.8.8.8 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 130

1. I cry to you out of the depths.

Lord, hear my voice and what I ask!

If you, O Lord, should mark my stain,

then who, O Lord, would still remain?

2. But with you is forgiveness near

that your great name may be revered.

In your word, Lord, I hope and wait

more than those who watch for daybreak.

3. O Israel, hope in your God,

for with the Lord is steadfast love.

With God is power to redeem

Israel from iniquity.

Is Thy Wrath Everlasting? (Psalm 90)

TITLE: Psalm 90: Is Thy Wrath Everlasting? METER: Picardy 8.7.8.7.8.7 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 90

1. Lord, our dwelling for generations,

From before the mountains were born

And before the earth was created–

thou the everlasting Lord.

For a thousand years is like a day gone past
as you turn us back to dust.

2. Lord, we are consumed by your anger.

By your wrath we are overcome.

You have laid our sins out before us

in the light of your countenance.

Our days pass away in trouble and in toil.

Grant us wisdom in our souls.

3. Turn. O Lord! How long will you anger?

Have compassion on us, Lord.

Satisfy us in the morning

lith a portion of your love.

Let the favor of the Lord be upon us.

Make us glad for evil passed.

Living Praises (Psalm 88)

TITLE: Psalm 88: Living Praises METER: Es Ist Ein’ Ros’ 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 88

1. O God of my salvation,

At night I cry to you.

My soul is full of troubles.

My life draws near Sheol.

In regions dark and deep,

like those who are forgotten,

your wrath upon me.

2. I call on you, Lord, daily.

Do shades rise up to praise?

Are wonders known in darkness,

Your love within the grave?

At morning my prayer comes.

Don’t cast me off forever.

Your faithfulness abound.

When Once You Showed Favor (Psalm 85)

TITLE: Psalm 85: When Once You Showed Favor METER: Herzliebster Jesu 11.11.11.5 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 85

1. O Lord, remember when once you showed favor,

Restored the fortunes of your people Jacob,

Pardoned transgression when they had gone wayward,

turned from your anger.

2. Restore us again, God of our salvation,

and put away your fiery indignation.

Will you stay angry for all generations?

Grant us salvation.

3. I long to hear what the Lord my God will speak,

for to God’s people the Lord promises peace,

that in the land may dwell our savior’s glory,

where love and faith meet.

Restore Us, God (Psalm 80)

TITLE: Psalm 80; Restore Us, God METER: Crucifer 10.10.10.10 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 80

Refrain:

Restore us, God– Lord Sabbaoth thy name.

Let your face shine that we may be saved.

1. Shepherd of Israel, leader of the flock,

throned on cherubim, our savior and rock.

2. How long will you be angry with our prayers?

For thou hast fed us with the bread of tears.

3. The vine you planted safe within the sod

has been neglected. Turn again, o God!

The Lord, the Rock of Vindication (Psalm 28)

TITLE: Psalm 28: The Lord, the Rock of Vindication METER: CWM Rhondda 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Psalm 28

1. I call to thee, O Lord my rock.

Refuse not to hear me, Lord.

For if thou art silent to me,

I am drawn into the earth.

I lift my hands. I lift my hands,

toward thy sanctuary, Lord,

toward thy sanctuary, Lord.

2. Cast me not off with wicked,

who speak peace to their neighbors,

yet their hearts are full of mischief.

Render them their just reward.

God will break them. God will break them

down and build them up no more,

break them down and build them up no more.

3. Blest be God who heard my pleading–

thou, O Lord, my strength and shield.

I am helped. My heart exults thee.

With my song I praises yield.

Save thy people. Save thy people.

Be our shepherd evermore.

Be our shepherd evermore.

Forsaken to Dust (Psalm 22)

TITLE: Psalm 22: Forsaken to Dust METER: Veni Immanuel LM with refrain 8.8.8.8 SCRIPTURAL SETTING: Psalm 22

1. My God, my God, why dost thou forsake me?

Why art thou far from helping me?

I cry by day but hear no reply–

by night and still I find no respite.

Yet, thou, O Lord, art holy on the throne

of Israel’s praise. We trust in thee alone.

2. My God, my God, I’m scorned by all around,

as lowly as the worms beneath the ground.

My heart is melted in my breast.

I lie within the dust of death.

Yet, thou, O Lord, art holy on the throne

of Israel’s praise. We trust in thee alone.

3. My God, my God, thou brought me from the womb.

Be thou not far; deliver from the tomb.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied.

Seek ye the Lord and praise God’s name on high.

For, thou, O Lord, art holy on the throne

of Israel’s praise. We trust in thee alone.

God Protects the Poor and Lowly (Psalm 12)

TITLE: Psalm 12: God Protects the Poor and Lowly METER: Ebenezer 8.7.8.7 D SCRIPTURAL SETTING: Psalm 12

1. Help, O Lord for none are godly.

Faithfulness has disappeared.

Lips that utter lies and flatter,

with a double heart they cheer.

May the Lord cut off wicked.

With their tongues they make great boasts.

How they falsely call thee master,

yet behave as all they own.

2. Lo, the poor have been despoiled,

and the lowly weep and groan.

Rise, O Lord, for thou wilt guard them,

protect them from those who scorn.

Lord, thy words are pure and flawless–

gold refined times sevenfold!

God will ever keep the needy.

Praise thee, Lord, our help of old.

Turn Your Face upon the Wicked, Lord (Psalm 10)

TITLE: Psalm 10: Turn Your Face upon the Wicked, Lord METER: Aurelia 7.6.7.6 D SCRIPTURAL SETTING: Psalm 10

1. O Lord, do you stand far off

in times of toil and strife?

In times of greatest trouble

it feels as though you hide.

The wicked have grown haughty.

They persecute the poor.

May they become entangled–

by their own nets ensnared.

2. The wicked seem to prosper.

They scoff within their heart.

They lie in wait in ambush.

They lurk within the dark.

Like lions in their covert,

they drag the poor away.

They think God has forgotten.

God has hidden God’s face.

3. Rise up, O Lord! Lift your hand.

Forget not the oppressed.

For you take note of trouble.

The helpless find their rest.

Seek out the evildoers

until no more remain.

The Lord is ruler ever.

The lowly God maintains.

Rebuke Us Not in Thy Wrath (Psalm 6)

TITLE: Psalm 6: Rebuke Us Not in Thy Wrath METER: Wondrous Love 12.9.12.12.9 SCRIPTURAL SETTING: Psalm 6

1. O Lord, rebuke us not in thy wrath, in thy wrath.

O Lord, rebuke us not in thy wrath.

Rebuke us not in wrath.We quake in fear of death.

Be gracious to us Lord– not in wrath, not in wrath.

Be gracious to us Lord– not in wrath.

2. In Sheol who can praise? Who can praise? Who can praise?

In Sheol who can praise? Who can praise?

In Sheol who can praise? Turn, Lord, our lives to save

because of thy great love. Who can praise? Who can praise?

Because of thy great love, who can praise?

3. O Lord, you hear our cry. Hear our prayer. Hear our prayer.

O Lord, you hear our cry. Hear our prayer.

O Lord, you hear our cry. We weary with our sighs.

Turn back the enemy. Hear our prayer. Hear our prayer.

Turn back the enemy. Hear our prayer.

God of My Right (Psalm 4)

TITLE: Psalm 4: God of My Right
METER: Truro LM 8.8.8.8
SCRIPTURAL SETTING: Psalm 4

1. God of my right, answer my call.
You make me room when harm befalls.
Be gracious still, and hear my prayer:
how long must I dishonor bear?

2. God of my right, you set apart

the faithful deep within your heart.

Let not this trial make room for sin,

but place your hope and trust within.

3. God of my right, I rest assured.

You make me lie in safety, Lord.

Let your face shine upon us now.

Praise to the name whose grace abounds.

Feed Us with the Promised Bread

TITLE: Feed Us with the Promised Bread METER: Rabble 7.7.7.7 LITURGICAL SETTING: Communion SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Exodus 16, Numbers 11, Psalm 78

1. Lo, in Egypt we recall
fish eaten without a cost.

Hast thou brought us here to starve

in this barren wilderness?

2. In the morning, like fine frost,
manna for our daily bread.

Gather little; gather much–

all shall have their fill instead.

3. Nothing but this bread to eat,
Fails our spirits in our chests.

God shall drive by Spirit’s breeze
quail to satisfy our lust.

4. Parched and weary now the flock,
water nowhere to be found.

Moses strikes upon the rock,
quenches thirsty desert ground.

5. Feed us with the promised bread
food from heaven that we crave.

Giv’n today as thou hast prayed–

just enough for each new day.

6. Listen to our protest song

echoing what once was said:

Thou has brought us here so far.

Feed us with the promised bread.

On the Road to Jerusalem

TITLE: On the Road to Jerusalem METER: Bartimaeus 8.5.11.5 LITURGICAL SETTING: Palm Sunday SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Mark 10:35-52

1. On the road to Jerusalem,

Jericho behind–

beggar sitting in the gutter,

hears him loudly cries.

2. Sternly ordered to be quiet–

calls out all the more:

“Son of David! mercy on me!”

Jesus calls him t’ward.

3. Last to come in the procession,

follows on the road.

Sight restored could not have shown him

what’s already known.

4. You would become the master

must be servants all,

even stopping on the roadside–

to make others well.