Author: Helen L. Wright, 1927- Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: I love the Lord who has heard my prayer Lyrics: Response:
I will walk in the presence of the Lord
in the land of the living.
1 I love the Lord who has heard my prayer,
who bends down to hear my call
The cords of death entangled me:
the grip of the grave took hold of me.
2 Then I called on the name of the Lord,
"I beg you, save my soul!"
Our Lord is gracious and just,
our God is merciful. [Response]
3 How can I repay the Lord
for the goodness done for me?
The cup of salvation I raise,
and call on the name of the Lord.
4 To the Lord I will pay my vows
before all the people.
How precious the death of the saints,
those who remain faithful to God! [Response]
5 Lord God, I am your slave
the child of a faithful mother.
You have loosed my bonds,
you have set me free. [Response]
6 A sacrifice of thanks I bring
and call on your name.
To the Lord I will pay my vows
before all the people. [Response]
7 I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the courts of God!
In the midst of Jerusalem.
Alleluia! [Response]
Topics: Death; Eucharist; Martyrs; Our Love to God; Our Sacrifice; Pilgrimage; Proclamation: Witness; Saints Days and Holy Days Any Saint; Witness Used With Tune: PSALM 116
I will walk in the presence of the Lord