The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9582

9582. How Long Forgotten, Lord, By Thee?

1 How long forgotten, Lord, by Thee,
Forbidden still Thy face to see,
Shall I, by daily grief distressed,
Take counsel with my doubtful breast?

2 How long amidst triumphant foes,
Who mock my agonizing woes,
To Heaven’s high throne must I complain
And seek the Lord my God in vain?

3 Consider, Lord, and hear my cries,
Pour light upon my troubled eyes,
Lest, yielding up my weary breath,
I sleep the dreamless sleep of death.

4 Lest o’er my fall the foe rejoice,
And cry with loud exulting voice:
Lo where he lies, a trampled clod,
Who vainly trusted in his God.

5 But I will ever trust Thee, Lord;
My joy is in Thy saving Word:
Thy tender mercies will I bless,
And sing of all Thy righteousness.

Text Information

• First Line: How long forgotten, Lord, by Thee
• Title: How Long Forgotten, Lord, By Thee?
• Author: Benjamin H. Kennedy
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymnologia Christiana (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1863)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LLEF
• Composer: Griffith Hugh Jones (1890)
• Meter: LM
• Key: e minor
• Source: Gamau Mawl, by David Jenkins, 1890
• Copyright: Public Domain