The Psalter ‎#240

240. An Outpouring of Sorrow

1 Lord, the God of my salvation,
Day and night I cry to Thee;
Let my prayer now find acceptance,
In Thy mercy answer me.
Full of troubles and affliction,
Nigh to death my soul is brought
Helpless, like one cast forever
From Thy care and from Thy thought.

2 Thou hast bro't me down to darkness,
'Neath Thy wrath I am oppressed;
All the billows of affliction
Overwhelm my soul distressed,
Thou hast made my friends despise me,
And companion-less I go,
Bound, and helpless in my bondage,
Pining in my bitter woe.

3 Unto Thee with hands uplifted
Daily I direct my cry;
Hear, O Lord, my supplication,
Hear and save me ere I die.
Wilt Thou wait to show Thy wonders
And Thy mercy to the dead?
Let me live to tell Thy praises,
By Thy loving-kindness led.

4 Still, O Lord, renewed each morning
Unto Thee my prayer shall be;
Cast me not away forever,
Let me now Thy favor see.
All my life is spent in sorrow,
Grief and terror always nigh,
Waves of wrath have surged about me;
Show Thy mercy ere I die.

5 Friend and lover are departed,
Dark and lonely is my way;
Lord, be Thou my friend and helper,
Still to Thee, O Lord, I pray.
Lord, the God of my salvation,
Day and night I cry to Thee;
Let my prayer now find acceptance,
In Thy mercy answer me.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, the God of my salvation
• Title: An Outpouring of Sorrow
• Meter: 8s and 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 88
• Topic: Afflictions: Complaint of; Afflictions: From God; Afflictions: Many and Severe; Afflictions: Prayer in; Anger of God: Fearful; Aspirations: For Peace and Rest; Bereavement; Death: Deprecated; Despondency; Prayer: Complaint in; Prayer: For Deliverance from Death; Sickness: From God; Sickness: Prayers under; Spiritual Darkness
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: IRVING
• Composer: W. Irving Hartshorn
• Meter: 8s and 7s
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.