The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3920

3920. Lord, in Thy Sight, O Let My Prayer

1. Lord, in Thy sight, O let my prayer
Like morning incense rise;
My lifted hands accepted be
An evening sacrifice.

2. From hasty language curb my tongue,
And let a constant guard
Still keep the portal of my lips
With wary silence barred.

3. From wicked men’s designs and deeds
My heart and hands restrain;
Nor let me share their evil works,
Or their unrighteous gain.

4. Let upright men reprove my faults,
And I shall think them kind;
Like healing oil upon my head
I their reproof shall find.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, in Thy sight, O let my prayer
• Title: Lord, in Thy Sight, O Let My Prayer
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Paraphrase of Psalm 141

Tune Information

• Name: COMPTON
• Composer: Henry Greatorex (1851)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33212 17554 34322
• Key: A Major
• Source: A Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Chants, Anthems, and Sentences, by Henry W. Greatorex (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1851), page 2
• Copyright: Public Domain