Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend; On thy protection I depend

Verse 1

Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend: on thy protection I depend, and to thy wings for shelter haste, until this storm be overpast.

Verse 2

To him I will in trouble cry, the sovereign Judge and God most high, who wonders hath for me begun, and will not leave his work undone.

Verse 3

For he from heaven shall quell the power of him who would my life devour; forth shall his truth and mercy send, and my distracted soul defend.

Verse 4

For I with cruel men converse, like hungry lions wild and fierce; with men whose teeth are spears, their words envenomed darts and two-edged swords.

Verse 5

Be thou, O God, exalted high: and, as thy glory fills the sky, so be it o'er the earth displayed, and thou, as there, be here obeyed!

Verse 6

To take me they their net prepared; my sinking soul almost despaired; but they are fallen, by thy decree, into the pit they dug for me.

Verse 7

O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent, its thankful tribute to present, and with my heart my voice I'll raise to thee, my God, in songs of praise.

Verse 8

Awake, my glory, harp and lute, no longer let your strings be mute; and I, my tuneful part to take, will with the early dawn awake.

Verse 9

Thy praises, Lord, I will resound to all the listening nations round; thy mercy highest heaven transcends, thy truth beyond the clouds extends.

Verse 10

Be thou, O God, exalted high! And, as thy glory fills the sky, so be it o'er the earth displayed, and thou, as there, be here obeyed.