Lord, Thou Hast Been Favorable Unto Thy Land

Verse 1

Lord, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land: Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Verse 2

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people: Thou hast covered all their sin.

Verse 3

Thou has taken away all Thy wrath: Thou hast turned Thyself from the fierceness of Thine anger.

Verse 4

Turn us, O God of our salvation: and cause Thine anger toward us to cease.

Verse 5

Wilt Thou be angry with us forever: wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations.

Verse 6

Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee.

Verse 7

Show us Thy mercy O Lord: and grant us Thy salvation.

Verse 8

I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for He will speak peace unto His people and to His saints, but let them not turn again to folly.

Verse 9

Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him: that glory may dwell in our land.

Verse 10

Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Verse 11

Truth shall spring out of the earth: and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Verse 12

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good: and our land shall yield her increase.

Verse 13

Righteousness shall go before Him: and shall set us in the way of His steps.

Chorus

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be: world without end Amen.