The Worshipbook ‎#514

514. O Lord, Our God, Most Earnestly

1 O Lord, our God, most earnestly
Our hearts would seek your face,
Within your holy house once more
To see your glorious grace.

2 Apart from you we long and thirst,
And none can satisfy;
We wander in a desert land
Where all the streams run dry.

3 The loving-kindness of our God
Is life's security;
So we will bless you while we live
And pray unceasingly.

4 In you our souls are satisfied,
Our darkness turns to light,
And joyful meditations fill
The watches of the night.

5 O Savior, 'neath your sheltering wings
Our souls delight to dwell;
Still closer to your side we press,
For near you all is well.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, our God, most earnestly
• Title: O Lord, Our God, Most Earnestly
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Confession and Pardon
• Source: The Psalter, 1912; alt., 1972

Tune Information

• Name: STRACATHRO
• Composer: Charles Hutcheson (1832)
• Harmonizer: Geoffrey Shaw (1925)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Music from Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition; used by permission of Oxford University Press.