In silence my soul is waiting

Words: Michael Saward
Music: SILENCE (PP99) (Christian Strover)
Arrangement:
Metre: 8 7 8 7 8 7
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Bible References
Psalms 28:3
Psalms 40:1
Psalms 59:1-9
Psalms 62
Psalms 89:26
Psalms 130:5
Isaiah 30:12-13
Isaiah 40:17
Matthew 16:27
Ephesians 4:28
1 Timothy 6:6-10
James 4:13-16
Themes
crime
enemies
greed
hide
judgement
security
silence
speak
waiting
wealth

1 In silence my soul is waiting,
is waiting for God alone.
Deliverance from him is coming,
my rescuer, fort and rock.
   In silence my soul is waiting
   secure, I shall not be moved.

2 You set on a man and beat him,
the pack of you knock him down.
As a tottering wall he staggers,
subsides like a sagging fence.
   In silence ...

3 You plot for his undermining,
you slander him with your lies.
You love, with faint praise, to damn him,
sweet-tongued, you've a curse-filled heart.
   In silence ...

4 Be silent, my soul, in waiting,
in waiting for God alone.
Assurance from him is coming,
my rescuer, fort and rock.
   In silence ...

5 There's safety in God, and honour,
my refuge, my rock, my strength.
So hide in our God, you people,
and pour out your hearts to him.
   In silence ...

6 Just puffs of the wind, the people,
great men are illusions, all.
As breath in the air, they're measured
then, weightless, they fade away.
   In silence ...

7 Don't trust, then, in cruel extortion,
don't plunder, defraud and steal.
Don't set your heart on possessions,
especially if they increase.
   In silence ...

8 Uniquely, our God has spoken
of two things I've heard him speak.
He's the source of power and mercy,
to men he repays their deeds.
   In silence ...

Paraphrase of Psalm 62, Michael Saward
© Michael Saward/Jubilate Hymns
8 7 8 7 8 7 Amphibrachic/Iambic

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