Heinrich S. Oswald (1826) • Frances Elizabeth Cox (1841) • English
2 Corinthians 6:2
O let him, whose sorrow No relief can find, Trust in God, and borrow Ease for heart and mind. Where the mourner weeping Sheds the secret tear, God His watch is keeping, Though none else is near. God will never leave thee, All thy wants he knows, Feels the pains that grieve thee,…
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Psalm 119:127-132
O let my earnest prayer and cry come near before thee, Lord: Give understanding unto me, according to thy word. Let my request before thee come: after thy word me free. My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught thy laws to me. My tongue of thy most blessèd word shall spea…
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Psalm 119
O let my supplicating cry by Thee, my gracious LORD, be heard; give wisdom and deliver me according to Thy faithful word. Instructed in Thy holy law, to praise Thy word I lift my voice; O Lord, be Thou my present help, for Thy commandments are my choice. For Thy salvation I have…
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Johan Olaf Wallin • Gershom Mott Williams (1915) • English
Matthew 19:14
"O let the children come to me," Dear Savior, thou commandest: And for these innocents we see How thou in welcome standest. Still goes thy Spirit freely forth, To gladden souls that need thee, And thou bestowest heavenly birth, If they like children heed thee, For theirs the king…
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Romans 8:31-34
O let triumphant faith dispel The fears of guilt and woe! If God be for us, God the Lord, Who, who shall be our foe? He who His only Son gave up To death, that we might live, Shall He not all things freely grant, That boundless love can give? Who now His people shall accuse? 'Tis…
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Fanny Crosby • English
Psalm 84:11
O let us live nearer to Jesus our Lord, And follow more closely the light of His word; Believing the promise while here we abide, For all that’s before us His grace will provide. We know that His hand was our guide in the past, We know He will lead us safe on to the last; Then tr…
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Isabel C. Byrum • English
Hebrews 13:15
Oh, let us sound the praise Which unto God belongs; Our voices high we’ll raise In prayer and grateful songs; Oh, praise the Lord in unity, For none hath done such works as He! The sun, the moon, the stars, Though silent in the sky, Are joining in our praise With angel hosts on h…
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Mary Anne Roscoe Jevons • English
Matthew 1:21
O let your mingling voices rise In grateful rapture to the skies, And hail a Savior’s birth; Let songs of joy the day proclaim, When Jesus all-triumphant came, To bless the sons of earth. He comes to bid the weary rest, To heal the sinner’s wounded breast, To bind the broken hear…
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Laurence Housman • English
Matthew 17:1-13
O Light of Light, Love given birth; Jesus, Redeemer of the earth: more bright than day your face did show, your raiment whiter than the snow. Two prophets, who had faith to see, with your elect found company; the heavens above your glory named, your Father's voice his Son proclai…
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Horatius Bonar • English
Isaiah 50:20
O Light of light, shine in! Cast out this night of sin, Create true day within; O Light of light, shine in! O Light, all light excelling, Make my heart Thy dwelling; O Joy, all grief dispelling, To my poor heart come in. O Joy of joys, come in! End Thou this grief of sin, Create…
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St. Gregory of Nazianzus • John Brownlie • English
Psalm 24:4-5
O Light that knew no dawn, that shines to endless day, all things in earth and heav'n are lustered by thy ray; no eye can to thy throne ascend, nor mind thy brightness comprehend. Thy grace, O Father, give, that I may serve in fear; above all boons, I pray, grant me thy voice to…
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E. H. Plumptre (1864) • English
John 8:12
O Light, Whose beams illumine all From twilight dawn to perfect day, Shine Thou before the shadows fall That lead our wandering feet astray; At morn and eve Thy radiance pour, That youth may love and age adore. O Way, through Whom our souls draw near To yon eternal home of peace,…
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Phillips Brooks (1868) • English
Job 3:9
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary; and, gathered all abo…
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Johann von Rist (1651) • Catherine Winkworth • English
Matthew 26:26-29
O living bread from heaven, How you have fed your guest! The gifts you now have given Have filled my heart with rest. O wondrous food of blessing, O cup that heals our woes, My heart, this gift possessing, In thankful song o'erflows! My Lord, you here have led me Within your holi…
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John Greenleaf Whittier (1856) • English
Psalm 90:8
O Lord and Master of us all, whate’er our name or sign, we own thy sway, we hear thy call, we test our lives by Thine. Thou judgest us; thy purity doth all our lusts condemn; the love that draws us nearer thee is hot with wrath to them. Yet weak and blinded though we be, thou dos…
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Jacob D. Toews • English
Ephesians 5:31
O Lord divine, we come to pray, This bridal pair to bless, Lead Thou them on in holy ways And paths of righteousness. Grant knowledge, wisdom, light and love, That Spirit-filled they be; A light and pattern ever true, Extolling only Thee! Therefore again we pray, dear Lord, Bless…
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Psalm 51:3
O Lord, have mercy. O Lord, have mercy. O Lord, have mercy, Have mercy on me. While I am praying, While I am praying, While I am praying, Have mercy on me. While I am waiting, While I am waiting, While I am waiting, Have mercy on me. When I'm in trouble, When I'm in trouble, When…
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St. Ambrose • J. M. Neale • English
Psalm 47
O Lord most high, eternal King, By Thee redeemed Thy praise we sing; The bonds of death are burst by Thee, And grace has won the victory. Ascending to the Father’s throne Thou claim’st the kingdom as Thine own; Thy days of mortal weakness o’er All power is Thine forevermore. To T…
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Psalm 9
O LORD Most High, with all my heart Your wondrous works I will proclaim; I will be glad and give You thanks, and sing the praises of Your name. The LORD, the everlasting King, is seated on His judgment throne; the righteous Judge of all the world will make His perfect justice kno…
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Nicolaus Selneccer (1587) • Catherine Winkworth • English
Psalm 116:9
0 Lord, my God, I cry to Thee; In my distress Thou helpest me. My soul and body I commend Into Thy hands; Thine angel send To guide me home and cheer my heart When Thou dost call me to depart. 0 Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God, Once slain to take away our load, Now let Thy cross,…
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Psalm 7
O Lord my God, I do repose My confidence in thee: Form all my persecuting foes Save and deliver me. Lest like a renting lion he My soul in pieces tear, He tears, and to deliver me There doth not one appear. O Lord, that art a God to me, If this thing done have I, And if that in m…
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Psalm 7
O Lord my God, I wholly place my confidence in Thee: Form all my persecuting foes, save and deliver me. Lest like to rending lions they my soul in pieces tare; And when they tare, to rescue me there should not one appear. O thou Jehovah, O my God, if this thing done have I; If in…
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Psalm 7
O Lord my God, in thee do I my confidence repose: Save and deliver me from all my persecuting foes; Lest that the enemy my soul should, like a lion, tear, In pieces rending it, while there is no deliverer. O Lord my God, if it be so that I committed this; If it be so that in my h…
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Joel Stamoolis (alt.) • English
Psalm 7
O LORD my God, my only refuge, save me from those who seek my life or they will tear me like a lion; LORD, quickly end this bitter strife. But if my hands have done them evil or if their cause is truly just, then let them come and overtake me and lay my glory in the dust. Rise up…
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Psalm 7
O Lord my God, whom my defence I've made, When persecuting foes my life invade, 'Gainst their insidious schemes that life defend, And in the threat'ning danger stand my friend. For like the savage monarch of the wood, Whose sport is slaughter, and whose thirst is blood, If thou n…
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Christopher Wordsworth (1863) • English
Deuteronomy 8:14
O Lord of heav'n and earth and sea, To thee all praise and glory be! How shall we show our love to thee, Who givest all? We'll sing thy praise in songs of holy joy! Thy work, O Lord, shall all our pow'rs employ! Souls redeemed and sins forgiv'n, For means of grace and hopes of he…
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Andrew Dalrymple • English
1 Peter 2:21
O Lord of Hosts, we now invoke Thy Spirit most divine To cleanse our hearts while we partake The broken bread and wine. May we forever think of thee And of thy suff’rings sore, Endured for us on Calvary, And praise thee evermore. Prepare our minds that we may see The beauties of…
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Edward Hayes Plumptre (1864) • English
Psalm 46:7
O Lord of hosts, all Heaven possessing, Behold us from Thy sapphire throne, In doubt and darkness dimly guessing, We might Thy glory half have known; But Thou in Christ hast made us Thine, And on us all Thy beauties shine. Illumine all, disciples, teachers, Thy law’s deep wonders…
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Psalm 84
O LORD of hosts, how lovely the place wherein you dwell! Your tabernacles holy in pleasantness excel. My soul is longing, fainting, to see your courts, O LORD; my heart and flesh are singing to you, O living God. The sparrow finds a home here, the swallow builds her nest, where s…
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Psalm 84
O Lord of Hosts, my King and God, How highly blest are they, Who in thy temple always dwell, And there thy praise display! Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee Their sure protection made; Who long to tread the sacred ways That to thy dwelling lead! Who pass through parch'd an…
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Psalm 84
O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry, Our fathers' God, to Thee; Let my petitions reach Thy ear, My prayer accepted be. O God our shield, look Thou on us, Reveal Thyself in grace, And let Thy own anointed one Behold Thee face to face. A single day within Thy courts, Where I Thy beauty…
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John M. Neale (1844) • English
Isaiah 60:13
O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills The bounds of the eternal hills, And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands, To dwell in temples made with hands. Grant that all we, who here today Rejoicing this foundation lay, May be in very deed Thine own, Built on the precious Corner Stone. End…
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Ella S. Armitage (1875) • English
Ecclesiastes 12:1
O Lord of life, and love, and power, How joyful life might be If in Thy service every hour We lived and moved with Thee; If youth in all its bloom and might By Thee were sanctified, And manhood found its chief delight In working at Thy side! 'Tis ne'er too late, while life shall…
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George Macdonald (1869) • English
Psalm 65:8
O Lord of life, thy quickening voice Awakes my morning song! In gladsome words I would rejoice That I to thee belong. I see thy light, I feel thy wind, The world, it is thy word; Whatever wakes my heart and mind Thy presence is, my Lord. Therefore I choose my highest part, And tu…
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Washington Gladden (1897) • English
Psalm 119:105
O Lord of life, to Thee we lift Our hearts in praise for those, Thy prophets, who have shown Thy gift Of grace that ever grows, Of truth that spreads from shore to shore, Of wisdom's widening ray, Of light that shineth more and more Unto Thy perfect day. Shine forth, O Light, tha…
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Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1888; alt.) • English
Deuteronomy 33:27
O Lord of life, where’er they be, Safe in Your own eternity, Now live Your children gloriously. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! All souls You call, both here or there, Do rest within Your sheltering care; One providence alike they share: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Your Word is t…
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Cyriacus Schneegass • A. Crull • English
Psalm 107:1
O Lord, our Father, thanks and praise In this new year we render, For ev'ry evil had to flee Before you, our defender. Our life was nourished, we were fed With rich supplies of daily bread, And peace reigned in our borders. Lord Jesus Christ, our thanks and praise In this new yea…
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Psalm 85
O Lord thou favour'd hast thy land Jacob's captivity; Thou hast brought back, thou pardoned hast Thy folks iniquity, thou hast close covered all their sin. Selah. Thou hast thy wrath off cast; Thou from the fierceness of thine ire Thy self returned hast. Turn us again, O thou the…
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Revelation 15:3-4
O LORD, Almighty GOD! thy works both great and wondrous are: Just king of saints, and true thy ways: who shall not Thee revere! And glorify thy name, O LORD! who holy art alone: For nations all shall worship Thee; whose judgments now are known.
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Thomas Cradock • English
Psalm 12
O Lord, asisst; for faith, for honour's flown; Our Earth they've left, and sure to Heav'n are gone: Now each man to delude his neighbour tries; Their tongues are tipt with flatteries and lies. But the proud tongue, that speaks a haughty lie, The false, the flattering lip, wilt th…
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Psalm 12
O LORD, be Thou my helper true, For just and godly men are few; The faithful who can find? From truth and wisdom men depart, With flattering lips and double heart They speak their evil mind. The lips that speak the truth to hide, The tongues of arrogance and pride, That boastful…
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Psalm 30
O Lord, by grace delivered, I now with songs extol; my foes you have not suffered to glory o'er my fall. O Lord, my God, I sought you, and you did heal and save; you, Lord, from death did ransom and keep me from the grave. His holy name remember; you saints, Jehovah praise; his a…
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Psalm 86
O Lord, do thou bow down thine ear, and hear me graciously; Because I sore afflicted am, and am in poverty. Because I'm holy, let my soul by thee preservèd be: O thou my God, thy servant save, that puts his trust in thee. Sith unto thee I daily cry, be merciful to me. Rejoice thy…
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Psalm 27
O Lord, give ear unto my voice, when I do cry to thee; upon me also mercy have, and do thou answer me. When thou didst say, Seek ye my face, then unto thee reply thus did my heart, Above all things thy face, Lord, seek will I. Far from me hide not thou thy face; put not away from…
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Psalm 3
O Lord, how are my foes increased? against me many rise. Many say of my soul, For him in God no succor lies. Yet thou my shield and glory art, th' uplifter of mine head. I cried, and, from his holy hill, the Lord me answer made. I laid me down and slept; I waked, for God sustainè…
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Charles Fry • English
Psalm 116:12-13
O Lord, how can it be that I may come to eat with thee this sacred heavenly food? My robe is marked with sin; how can I come thy courts within to eat and drink with God? O Lord, by faith I see that thou didst give thyself for me, to cleanse my soul from sin. In this sweet morning…
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Madame Guyon • English
Psalm 73:25
O Lord, how full of sweet content Our years of pilgrimage are spent! Where'er we dwell, we dwell with Thee, In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. To us remains nor place nor time; Our country is in every clime! We can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there. Whi…
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Joseph Anstice (1836) • English
Psalm 37:3-7
O Lord, how happy should we be If we could cast our care on Thee, If we from self could rest, And feel at heart that One above, In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best! How far from this our daily life, Ever disturbed by anxious strife, By sudden, wild alarms! O…
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Psalm 84
O LORD, how lovely is the Place Where thou, vouchsaf'st to shew thy Face, In Glory, ever bright array'd; My Soul faints for thy blest Abode, My Heart cries out to see her GOD With Lustre unobscur'd display'd. The Birds around thy Temple throng; And there they build and hatch thei…
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Psalm 104
O Lord, how manifold the works In wisdom wrought by Thee; The wealth of Thy creation fills The earth and mighty sea. Let God rejoice in all His works, And let His works proclaim Forevermore their Maker's praise And glorify His Name. While life shall last, my thankful lips A song…
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Psalm 3
O Lord, how many they Who deeply trouble me; How greatly are they multiplied Who do me injury. There is no help for him, No help in God, they say; Thou art my shield and glory, Lord, Thou art my certain stay. I called to God, He heard From out His holy hill. I fell asleep, I woke…
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Psalm 131
O LORD, I am not proud of heart, Nor cast a scornfully eye; Nor my aspiring thoughts employ in things for me too high. With infant innocence Thou know'st I have myself demeaned; composed to quiet, like a babe that from the breast is weaned. Like me, let Israel hope in God, His ai…
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Psalm 131
O LORD, I am not proud of Heart, Nor do I cast a scornful Eye; And my aspiring Thoughts. I ne'er Employ in Things for me to high. With infant Innocence, thou know'st I always have my self demean'd; Compos'd to Quiet, like a Babe, That from it's Mother's Breast is wean'd. Like me,…
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Matthew 8:8
O Lord, I am not worthy That thou should'st come to me; But speak the word of comfort, My spirit healed shall be. And humbly I'll receive thee, The Bridegroom of my soul, No more by sin to grieve thee Or fly thy sweet control. Eternal Holy Spirit, Unworthy though I be, Prepare me…
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Paul Gerhardt • John Kelly (1867) • English
Psalm 92:1
O Lord, I sing with mouth and heart, Joy of my soul, to Thee; To earth Thy knowledge I impart As it is known to me. Thou art the Fount of grace, I know, And Spring so full and free Whence saving health and goodness flow Each day so bounteously. For what have all that live and mov…
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Psalm 141
O Lord, I unto thee do cry, do thou make haste to me, And give an ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. As incense let my prayèr be directed in thine eyes; And the uplifting of my hands as th' ev'ning sacrifice. Set, Lord, a watch before my mouth, keep of my lips the door. My…
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Psalm 30
O LORD, I will extol you, for you have lifted me; my foes you kept from boasting and gloating over me. O LORD, my God, I pleaded that you might heal and save; you brought my soul from Sheol, restored me from the grave. His holy name remember; you saints, the LORD now praise; his…
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Martin Luther • English
Psalm 12
O LORD, look down from heav'n, behold, and let your pity waken; how few are we within your fold, your saints by all forsaken. True faith seems quenched on ev'ry hand, your Word is not allowed to stand; dark times have us o'ertaken. O God, root out all heresy, and of false teacher…
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Psalm 141
O Lord, make haste to hear my cry, To You I call, on You rely. Incline to me a gracious ear, And when I call, in mercy hear. When in the morning unto You I call in supplication new, Then let my prayer as incense rise To God enthroned above the skies. When unto You I look and pray…
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Psalm 119
O Lord, my earnest cry Thy list'ning ear has heard; with Thy salvation answer me, and I will keep Thy word. At early dawn I prayed, Thy promises my trust; at night I thought upon Thy Word, most holy and most just. O hear me in Thy grace, in mercy quicken me; the wicked plan to do…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 7
O Lord, my God, in thee alone, I do my trust repose; Deliver me from cruel men, And save me from my foes. Lest, as a roaring lion, he My helpless soul should tear; Lest it in pieces he shall rend. When no deliverer's near. O Lord, my God, if this I've done, As falsely they accuse…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 131
O Lord, my heart's not haughty grown, Nor lofty are my eyes; In things too great, and high, for me. Is not mine exercise. Surely, I have composed my mind, And carried it as mild. As children weaned from the breast; My soul's a weaned child. Let Israel learn, in God alone, The God…
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Psalm 132:10
O Lord, my prayer hear, and to my suppliant cry in faithfulness give ear, in righteousness reply. In judgment call not me thy servant to be tried, no living man can be in thy sight justified. The foe my soul hath sought, my life to earth doth tread; to darkness me hath brought, a…
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Psalm 28
O Lord, my Rock, to Thee I cry, in Sighs consume my Breath. O! answer; or I shall become like those that sleep in Death. Regard my Supplication, Lord, the Cries that I repeat, With weeping Eyes, and lifted Hands, before thy Mercy-seat. Let me escape the Sinners Doom, who make a t…
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Psalms 27-28
O Lord, my rock, to Thee I cry; Be not Thou silent then to me; Lest by thy silence, I like them Descending to the pit should be. Of my entreaties hear the voice, while to Thee loud for help I cry; While I lift up my hands towards Thine oracle of sanctity. With ill men draw me not…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 3
O Lord, my troublers great are grown. And many up against me rise, They say, his soul is left alone. And God all Help to him denies. But thou, Lord, art a shield to me, And thy defense is round me spread; Thou art my glory; I shall see Thee high, in honor, raise my head. When, he…
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Ernest Edwin Ryden (1924) • English
Luke 2:29-32
O Lord, now let your servant depart in heav'nly peace, for I have seen the glory of your redeeming grace: a light to lead the nations unto your holy hill, the glory of your people, your chosen Israel. Then grant that I may follow your gleam, O glorious Light, till earthly shadows…
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Psalm 119:18
O Lord, open Thou our eyes, That we may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 44
O Lord, our ears have often heard, Our fathers have us told Thy mighty works, wrought in their days, And in the times of old. How thou didst punish, and eject, With thine avenging hand, The heathen nations; and didst place Thy people in their land. For they, possession of the lan…
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Johann Heermann • Catherine Winkworth • English
Psalm 22:5
O Lord, our Father, shall we be confounded Who, though by trials and by woes surrounded, On Thee alone for help are still relying, To Thee are crying? Lord, put to shame Thy foes who breathe defiance And vainly make their might their sole reliance; In mercy turn to us, the poor a…
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Ralph Wardlaw (1800) • English
Psalm 82:8
O Lord our God, arise! The cause of truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. Thou Prince of life, arise! Nor let thy glory cease; Far spread the conquests of thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. O Holy Ghost, arise! Spread forth thy quic…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 8
O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so? Next to thine angels he is placed, And lord of all below. Now rich thy bounties are, And wondro…
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Psalm 8
O Lord, our Lord, how excellent in all the earth thy name! who hast thy glory set above the starry frame. From infants' and from sucklings' mouths is strength by thee ordained, that so the avenger may be quelled, the foe restrained. When I behold thy spacious heavens, the work of…
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Psalm 8:1
O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name; How excellent is Thy name in all the earth; Who has set Thy glory above the heav'ns! We'll praise Thy holy name for ever, evermore. O Lord, our Lord how excellent Thy name; O Lord our Lord, how excellent Thy name. We will praise Thy name…
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Psalm 8
O LORD, our Lord, in all the earth, how excellent Thy name! Thy glory Thou hast spread afar in all the starry frame. From lips of children, Thou, O LORD hast mighty strength ordained, that adversaries should be stilled and vengeful foes restrained. When I regard the wondrous heav…
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John Barnard • English
Exodus 20:11
O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth, How excellent's thy name! Who hast the heavens far above, Established thy fame. From mouths of babes and sucklings, thou Ordained hast thy praise; Which puts to silence impious tongues, The self avenger stays. When I survey the vast expanse, Fo…
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Christopher Wordsworth (1881) • English
Matthew 5:8
O Lord, our strength in weakness, We pray to Thee for grace; For pow'r to fight the battle, For speed to run the race; When Thy baptismal waters Were poured upon our brow, We then were made Thy children, And pledged our earliest vow. We then were sealed and hallowed By Thy life-g…
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Psalm 6
O LORD, rebuke me not in wrath, Nor in thine anger chasten me: LORD, pity; I am weak: Lord heal; My bones are vex'd exceedingly. My soul is also in distress: How long delay, LORD, wilt Thou make? Return, O LORD; my soul relieve; O save me for thy mercies sake. Shall the dead prai…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 33
O Lord, rebuke me not in Wrath; Nor, in thy Rage, chastise. Thine Arrows stick in me; thy Hand Sore pressing on me lies. Thine Anger's Heat consumes my Flesh, And leaves no Soundness there; My Bones are pain'd, and find no Rest, While all my Sins appear. For o'er my Head, my Sins…
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Philip Doddridge • English
Psalm 35:3
Salvation! O melodious sound To wretched dying men! Salvation, that from God proceeds, And leads to God again. Rescu'd from Hell's eternal gloom, From fiends, and fires, and chains: Rais'd to a Paradise of bliss, Where love triumphant reigns! But may a poor bewilder'd soul, Sinfu…
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