Safety in Divine Protection

Verse 1

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause Against a sinful race; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by thy grace.

Verse 2

On thee my steadfast hope depends, And am I left to mourn? To sink in sorrows, and in vain Implore thy kind return?

Verse 3

O send thy light to guide my feet, And bid thy truth appear, Conduct me to thy holy hill And taste thy mercies there.

Verse 4

Then to thy altar, O my God, My joyful feet shall rise, And my triumphant songs shall praise The God that rules the skies.

Verse 5

Sink not my soul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to weak despair: For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless his guardian care.