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Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Author: Michael Saward Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Protect me God: I trust in you.
I tell you now, "You are my Lord;
on you my happiness depends."
Refrain:
Protect me, God: I trust in you.
2 Your people are a chosen race,
and I delight in faithful friends,
but pagan ways I will not share. (Refrain)
3 Lord God, you are my food and drink;
my work for you is joy indeed;
glad is the heritage that's mine (Refrain)
4 Thank you, my Lord, for warning me;
by night and day you guide my thoughts.
With you before me, I stand firm. (Refrain)
5 So now I'm glad in heart and soul,
for I have found security
among the dead I shall not rot. Refrain
6 Not death, but life, shall be my path;
abundant joy your presence grants,
an honored place, and happiness. Refrain
Topics: Living in God's World Walking with God Used With Tune: MEPHIBOSHETH
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
MEPHIBOSHETH
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Christian Strover Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 55457 54511 71313 Used With Text: Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
MEPHIBOSHETH
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Author: Michael Saward Hymnal: With Heart and Voice #6 (1989) Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Lyrics: 1 Protect me God: I trust in you.
I tell you now, "You are my Lord;
on you my happiness depends."
Refrain:
Protect me, God: I trust in you.
2 Your people are a chosen race,
and I delight in faithful friends,
but pagan ways I will not share. [Refrain]
3 LORD God, you are my food and drink;
my work for you is joy indeed;
glad is the heritage that's mine. [Refrain]
4 Thank you, my LORD, for warning me;
by night and day you guide my thoughts.
With you before me, I stand firm. [Refrain]
5 So now I'm glad in heart and soul,
for I have found security
among the dead I shall not rot. [Refrain]
6 Not death, but life, shall be my path;
abundant joy your presence grants,
an honored place, and happiness. [Refrain]
Topics: Bible Songs Scripture: Psalm 16 Languages: English Tune Title: MEPHIBOSHETH
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Author: Michael Saward Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #16 (1987) Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Lyrics: 1 Protect me God: I trust in you.
I tell you now, "You are my Lord;
on you my happiness depends."
Refrain:
Protect me, God: I trust in you.
2 Your people are a chosen race,
and I delight in faithful friends,
but pagan ways I will not share. Refrain
3 LORD God, you are my food and drink;
my work for you is joy indeed;
glad is the heritage that's mine. Refrain
4 Thank you, my LORD, for warning me;
by night and day you guide my thoughts.
With you before me, I stand firm. Refrain
5 So now I'm glad in heart and soul,
for I have found security
among the dead I shall not rot. Refrain
6 Not death, but life, shall be my path;
abundant joy your presence grants,
an honored place, and happiness. Refrain
Topics: Comfort & Encouragement; Deliverance; Temptation & Trial; Trust in God; Songs for Children Psalms; Comfort & Encouragement; Deliverance; Easter; Eternal Life; Lord's Supper; Temptation & Trial; Trust in God; Walk with God Scripture: Psalm 16 Languages: English Tune Title: MEPHIBOSHETH
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Author: Michael Saward Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #411 (2013) Refrain First Line: Protect me, God Lyrics: 1 Protect me, God: I trust in you.
I tell you now, "You are my Lord;
on you my happiness depends."
Refrain:
Protect me, God: I trust in you.
2 Your people are a chosen race,
and I delight in faithful friends,
but pagan ways I will not share. [Refrain]
3 LORD God, you are my food and drink;
my work for you is joy indeed;
glad is the heritage that's mine. [Refrain]
4 Thank you, my LORD, for warning me;
by night and day you guide my thoughts.
With you before me, I stand firm. [Refrain]
5 So now I'm glad in heart and soul,
for I have found security -
among the dead I shall not lie. [Refrain]
6 Not death, but life, shall be my path;
abundant joy your presence grants,
an honored place, and happiness. [Refrain ] Topics: Difficult Times; God Trust in Scripture: Psalm 16 Languages: English Tune Title: MEPHIBOSHETH
Protect Me, God: I Trust in You
Emily R. Brink
b. 1940 Composer (descant) of "MEPHIBOSHETH" in Songs for Life Emily R. Brink is a Senior Research Fellow of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Adjunct Professor of Church Music and Worship at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her main areas of responsibility are conference planning and global resources. She is program manager of the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship, which draws more than 70 presenters and 1600 participants from around the world. She also travels widely to lecture and to learn about worship in different parts of the world, especially in Asia, where she has lectured in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Her areas of interest include congregational song from all times and places; psalmody; hymnal editing. She was editor of four hymnals and consults with a wide range of churches on worship renewal issues. Dr. Brink is active in the American Guild of Organists, serving in both local and national offices, as well as in the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada (president from 1990 1992) and named a Fellow of the Hymn Society in 2004 in recognition of distinguished services to hymnody and hymnology.
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Emily R. Brink
Michael Saward
1932 - 2015 Versifier of "Protect Me, God: I Trust in You" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Michael John Saward (b. Blackheath, Kent, England, 1932) was residentiary Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and a church commissioner and member of the general synod of the Church of England. Educated at Eltham College, Bristol University, and Tyndale Hall, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1956. Saward served in several congregations and was radio and television officer for the Church Information Office (1967-1972). His publications include Leisure (1963), Couldn’t Care Less (1966), Don't Miss the Party (1974), and All Change (1983). Associated with the Jubilate Group for a number of years, he has written some sixty hymns and served as text editor for Hymns for Today's Church (1982).
Bert Polman
Michael Saward
