The Psalter ‎#310

310. Redemption and Grateful Love

1 I love the Lord, for my request
And humble plea He makes His care;
In Him through life my faith shall rest,
for He both hears and answers prayer.

2 Brought nigh to death and full of grief,
The Lord's salvation I besought;
He heard my cry, He sent relief,
My soul from depths of woe He brought.

3 Most kind and righteous is the Lord,
Our God is merciful indeed,
Delighting ever to afford
His help to me in time of need.

4 Return unto thy rest, my soul,
The Lord has richly dealt with thee,
Delivered thee from death's control,
From sin and sorrow set thee free.

5 Since He has freed my eyes from tears
And kept my feet from evil ways,
Redeemed from life's distressing fears,
With Him I walk, and Him I praise.

6 In my affliction and my pain,
When fears alarmed and hopes deceived,
I found all human helpers vain,
But in the Lord my soul believed.

Text Information

• First Line: I love the Lord, for my request
• Title: Redemption and Grateful Love
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116
• Topic: Afflictions: Deliverance from; Afflictions: Many and Severe; Christ: Grace and Love of; Christ: Love to; Christ: Preciousness of; Christ: The Saviour; Christians: Believers; Christians: Duties of; Deliverance: from death; Deliverance: from trouble; Faith: Confession of; Faith: Walking by; God: Hearer of Prayer; God: Love and Mercy; Gospel: Fulness of; Gospel: Privileges of; Lord's Supper; Lord's Supper: The Hallel, the hymn of Jesus at institution of Supper; Love: For God; Mercy of God: Celebrated; Praise: For Work of Redemption; Prayer: Answers to; Preservation; Salvation: Thanksgiving for; Thanksgiving: Declared; Walking with God; Zeal: True

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Composer: Schumann (arr.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major