To God the Lord I cry aloud

Words: David G. Preston
Music: DUNFERMLINE (Scottish Psalter, 1615)
Arrangement: Public Domain
Metre: 8 6 8 6 CM
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Bible References
1 Samuel 1:15-16
1 Samuel 22:1-2
Psalms 13:6
Psalms 17:1
Psalms 25:20
Psalms 30:8
Psalms 140:5
Psalms 142
Psalms 143:4
Psalms 143:7
Acts 12:1-17
Themes
anguish
cry to God
despair
faint
free
grief
path, paths
proclamation

1 To God the LORD I cry aloud,
from him I seek relief;
with anguished heart, before him bowed,
I pour out all my grief.

2 Although I feel my spirit faint
and fear my mind shall break,
my God who cares for every saint
knows well the path I take.

3 Along the way that lies ahead
they set a snare for me;
I look for help, but help has fled
and no escape I see.

4 O LORD, for you alone I long;
now save me, hear my prayer!
My enemies, so fierce, so strong,
have brought me to despair.

5 From my dark prison set me free,
that I may praise your name;
the righteous then shall join with me
your goodness to proclaim.

Psalm 142, David G. Preston based on Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)
© D.G. Preston/Jubilate Hymns
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