Psalm 30 “O Lord, by Thee Delivered”
Tune: Crux Christi
Tune: Ellacombe
From Psalm 30
Tunes: Crux Christi, Ellacombe 7 6 7 6 D
Composer: Crux Christi, Arthur H. Mann, 1897; Ellacombe, From Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wurttemberg, 1784
1 O Lord, by Thee delivered,
I Thee with songs extol;
My foes Thou has not favored
To glory o’er my fall.
O Lord, my God, I sought Thee,
And Thou did heal and save;
Thou, Lord, from death did ransom
And keep me from the grave.
2 His holy Name remember,
ye saints, give thanks and praise;
His anger lasts a moment,
His favor all our days;
For sorrow, like a pilgrim,
May tarry for a night,
But joy the heart will gladden
When dawns the morning light.
3 In prosperous days I boasted,
“Unmoved I shall remain”;
For Lord, Thy good favor
My cause did maintain;
I soon was sadly troubled,
For Thou did hide Thy face;
I cried to Thee, Jehovah,
I sought Jehovah’s grace.
What profit if I perish,
If life Thou do not spare?
Shall dust repeat Thy praises,
Shall it Thy truth declare?
O Lord, on me have mercy,
And my petition hear;
That Thou may be my Helper,
In mercy, Lord, appear.
My grief is turned to gladness,
To Thee my thanks I raise;
Who has removed my sorrow
And girded me with praise;
And now, no longer silent,
My heart Thy praise will sing;
O Lord, my God, forever
My thanks to Thee I bring.
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