A Psalm before Prayer

1. Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name,
And in his strength rejoice;
When his salvation is our theme,
Exalted be our voice.

2. With thanks approach his awesome sight
And psalms of honor sing;
The Lord's a God of boundless might,
The whole creation's King.

3. Let princes hear, let angels know
How plain their natures seem,
Those gods on high and gods below,
When once compared with him.

4. Earth with its caverns dark and deep
Lies in his spacious hand;
He fixed the seas what bounds to keep
And where the hills must stand.

5. Now is the time: he bends his ear
And waits for your request;
Come, lest he rouse his wrath and swear,
“You shall not see my rest.”

6. Come, and with humble souls adore,
Come, kneel before his face;
Oh, may the creatures of his pow’r
Be children of his grace!

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #104

• MIDI file from The Cyber Hymnal #6149
  
• Audio recording from Harmonia Americana: containing a concise introduction to the grounds of music; with a variety of airs, suitable fore divine worship and the use of musical societies; consisting of three and four parts #17