The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5094

5094. O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry

1. O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry,
Our fathers’ God, to Thee;
Let my petition reach Thine ear,
My prayer accepted be.
O God our shield, look Thou on us,
Reveal Thyself in grace,
And let Thine own anointed one
Behold Thee face to face.

2. A single day within Thy courts,
Where I Thy beauty see,
Is better than a thousand days,
My God, apart from Thee.
A lowly station in Thy house
Were dearer to my heart
Than in the tents of wickedness
To claim the chiefest part.

3. A sun and shield is God, the Lord,
To lighten and defend;
The Lord to such as look to Him
Will grace and glory send.
To those that walk in righteousness
No good will He deny.
O Lord of hosts, how blest are they
Who on Thy grace rely!

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry
• Title: O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 226
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AUDITE AUDIENTES ME
• Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1875)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 55545 66351 53215
• Key: c minor
• Copyright: Public Domain