The Church Hymnary (3rd Ed.) ‎#8

8. I love the Lord, because my voice

1 I love the Lord, because my voice
And prayers he did hear.
I, while I live, will call on him,
Who bowed to me his ear.

2 The cords of death on every side
Encompassed me around;
The sorrows of the grave he seized,
I grief and trouble found.

3 Upon the Name of God the Lord
Then did I call, and say,
Deliver thou my soul, O Lord,
I do thee humbly pray.

4 God merciful and righteous is,
Yea, gracious is our Lord.
God saves the meek: I was brought low,
He did me help afford.

5 O thou my soul, do thou return
Unto thy quiet rest;
For largely, lo, the Lord to thee
His bounty hath expressed.

6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, and is,
And shall be evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I love the Lord, because my voice
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1973
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116:1-7
• Topic: Approach to God: The House of God

Tune Information

• Name: ST. FLAVIAN
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Psalm 132 in English Psalter, 1562 (first half only), adapted 1599 and later