The Psalter ‎#149

149. Confession and Trust

1 On God alone my soul relies,
And He will soon relieve;
The Lord will hear my plaintive cries
At morning, noon, and eve.

2 He has redeemed my soul in peace,
From conflict set me free;
My many foes are made to cease,
And strive no more with me.

3 The living God in righteousness
Will recompense with shame
the men who, hardened by success,
Forget to fear His Name.

4 All treach'rous friends who overreach
And break their plighted troth,
Who hide their hate with honeyed speech,
With such the Lord is wroth.

5 Upon the Lord thy burden cast,
To Him bring all thy care;
He will sustain and hold thee fast,
And give thee strength to bear.

6 God will not let His saints be moved;
Protected, they shall see
Their foes cut off and sin reproved;
O God, I trust in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: On God, alone my soul relies
• Title: Confession and Trust
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 55
• Topic: Afflictions: Comfort under; Afflictions: Promises for; Afflictions: Refuge in; Aspirations: For Peace and Rest; Assurance: Declared; Burdens; Character: Vicious; Christ: Betrayal of; Covenant: False; Death: Of the Wicked; Faith: Confidence of; God: Hearer of Prayer; Morning Psalms; Prayer: Importunity in; The Righteous: Contrasted with the Wicked; Trust in God: Expression of; The Wicked: Condemnation of; The Wicked: Fate of; The Wicked: Persecuting Spirit of; Zion: Kept by God
• Notes: Stanzas 9-14

Tune Information

• Name: ASCRIPTION
• Composer: Luther O Emerson
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major