O God, Preserve Me

Verse 1

O God, preserve me, for in you Alone my trust has stood; My soul has said, you are my Lord. My chief and only good. I love your saints, who fear your Name And walk as in your sight; They are the excellent of Earth, In them is my delight.

Verse 2

The Lord is my inheritance, The Lord alone remains The fulness of my cup of bliss; The Lord my lot maintains. The lines are fallen unto me In places large and fair; A goodly heritage is mine, Marked out with gracious care.

Verse 3

When in the night I meditate On mercies multiplied, My grateful heart inspires my tongue To bless the Lord, my Guide. Forever in my tho't, the Lord Before my face shall stand; Secure, unmoved, I shall remain, With him at my right hand.

Verse 4

I know that I shall not be cast out, Forgotten in the grave, And from corruption, O my Lord, Your holy one will save. The path of life you've shown to me Of joy, a boundless store Is ever found at your right hand, And pleasures evermore.