Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Psalm 130 (From Depths of Woe)

1. From the depths of woe I raise to Thee
The voice of lamentation;
Lord, turn a gracious ear to me
And hear my supplication;
If Thou iniquities dost mark,
Our secret sins and misdeeds dark,

O who shall stand before Thee?

2. To wash away the crimson stain,
Grace, grace alone availeth;
Our works, alas! Are all in vain;
In much the best life faileth;
No man can glory in Thy sight,

All must alike confess Thy might,

And live alone by mercy

3. Therefore my trust is in the Lord,
And not in mine own merit;
On Him my soul shall rest, His word
Upholds my fainting spirit;
His promised mercy is my fort,
My comfort and my sweet support;

I wait for it with patience

4. What though I wait the live-long night,
And ’til the dawn appeareth,
My heart still trusteth in His might;
It doubteth not nor feareth;
Do thus, O ye of Israel’s seed,
Ye of the Spirit born indeed;

And wait ’til God appeareth

5. Though great our sins and sore our woes
His grace much more aboundeth;
His helping love no limit knows,
Our upmost need it soundeth.
Our Shepherd good and true is He,
Who will at last His Israel free

From all their sin and sorrow

5 comments:

  1. remeber singing that every night in WV ?

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  2. i love this psalm AND singing to it. it's one of my favorite songs!



    love you.

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  3. I love thinking about how King David wrote the Psalms.

    neat!

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  4. love this song. was one of my favorites in college.

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  5. Luke, yes I do.

    Hannah, I love you too.

    Linnea, that is a really neat thing t keep in mind.

    Sarah, yeah, it was one of my favorites in college too.

    All, it was so good to see you this weekend.

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