Devout Prayers and Pleas

Verse 1

O Lord, my God, my joyful heart Will give Thee praise for evermore, For rich in grace to me Thou art, My soul from death Thou didst restore.

Verse 2

O God, the proud against me rise, The wicked who delight in strife; They set not Thee before their eyes, They seek to take away my life.

Verse 3

In Thee, O Lord, all grace is found, Thy people shall thy mercy know; Thy truth and goodness still abound, To wrath and anger Thou art slow.

Verse 4

In mercy turn and look on me, Thy servant true, Thy chosen one; Let me Thy great salvation see, And strengthen me my course to run.

Verse 5

Some token of Thy love bestow, Which they who hate me now may see; Let all, O Lord, be brought to know That Thou dost help and comfort me.