- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- O Lord, make haste to hear my cry,
- To Thee I call, on Thee rely.
- Incline to me a gracious ear,
- And when I call, in mercy hear.
- Verse 2
- When in the morning unto Thee
- I lift my voice and bring my plea,
- Then let my prayer as incense rise
- To God enthroned above the skies.
- Verse 3
- When unto Thee I look and pray
- With lifted hands at close of day,
- Then as the evening sacrifice
- Let my request accepted rise.
- Verse 4
- Guard Thou my thoughts, I Thee implore,
- And of my lips O keep Thou the door;
- Nor leave my sinful heart to stray
- Where evil footsteps lead the way.
- Verse 5
- O righteous God, Thy chastisement,
- Though sent thro’ foes, in love is sent;
- thought grievous it will profit me,
- A healing ointment it shall be.
- Verse 6
- While wickedness my foes devise,
- To Thee my constant prayer shall rise;
- When their injustice is o’erthrown
- Mu gentleness shall still be shown.
- Verse 7
- Brought nigh to death and sore distressed,
- O Lord, my God, in Thee I rest;
- Forsake me not, I look to Thee,
- Let me Thy great salvation see.
- Verse 8
- Themselves entangled in their snare,
- Their own defeat my foes prepare;
- O keep me, Lord, for let me fall,
- Protect and lead me safe through all.
- June 26 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Quebec (Baker) composed 1854 by Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877).
- Lyrics adapted from Psalm CXLI
- Hymn #278 in The Psalter Hymnal