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Psalm 63 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 387 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics:
Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
I've seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heav'nly hour,
That vision so divine.
Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
Not life itself, with all her joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
Thus till my last expiring day
I'll bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63 Part 1
Psalm 63
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 272 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics:
Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engaged to make me blest.
Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood
With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water-brook.
With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face;
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And felt the power of sovereign grace.
Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste,
Nor all the joys our senses know,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise my cheerful passions so.
My life itself without thy love
No taste of pleasure could afford;
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63
Psalm 63
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 196 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics:
My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
My thirsty, fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore;
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place;
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quick'ning grace.
For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compared to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
In wakeful hours at night
I call my God to mind;
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence
My cheerful hope relies.
The shadow of thy wings
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my Father leads,
And he supports my steps.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63
Psalm 63: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 27 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek: Lyrics:
1Lord, thee my God, I’ll early seek:
my soul doth thirst for thee;
My flesh longs in a dry parch’d land,
wherein no waters be:
2That I thy power may behold,
and brightness of thy face,
As I have seen thee heretofore
within thy holy place.
3Since better is thy love than life,
my lips thee praise shall give.
4I in thy name will lift my hands,
and bless thee while I live.
5Ev’n as with marrow and with fat
my soul shall filled be;
Then shall my mouth with joyful lips
sing praises unto thee:
6When I do thee upon my bed
remember with delight,
And when on thee I meditate
in watches of the night.
7In shadow of thy wings I’ll joy;
for thou mine help hast been.
8My soul thee follows hard; and me
thy right hand doth sustain.
9Who seek my soul to spill shall sink
down to earth’s lowest room.
10They by the sword shall be cut off,
and foxes’ prey become.
11Yet shall the king in God rejoice,
and each one glory shall
That swear by him: but stopp’d shall be
the mouth of liars all.
Psalm 63: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek
O God, Thou Art My God Alone
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 131 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Lyrics:
1 O God, thou art my God alone;
early to thee my soul shall cry,
a pilgrim in a land unknown,
a thirty land whose springs are dry.
2 Yet thro' this rough and thorny maze
I follow hard on thee, my God;
thy hand unseen upholds my ways;
I safely tread where thou hast trod.
3 Thee in the watches of the night
when I remember on my bed,
thy presence makes the darkness light;
thy guardian wings are round my head.
4 Better than life itself thy love,
dearer than all beside to me;
for whom have I in heav'n above,
or what on earth, compared with thee?
5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice,
for all thy mercy I will give;
my soul shall still in God rejoice;
my tongue shall bless thee while I live.
Topics: Night Watches; Pilgrimage and Conflict Used With Tune: WAINWRIGHT
O God, Thou Art My God Alone
Psalm 63 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 62 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics:
'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high:
"My God, my life, my hope," I said,
"Bring thy salvation nigh."
My spirit labors up thine hill,
And climbs the heav'nly road;
But thy right hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall for ever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or to the deeps of hell.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63 Part 2
O LORD, My God, Most Earnestly
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Lyrics: 1 O LORD, my God, most earnestly
I seek your holy face,
within your house again to see
the glories of your grace.
Apart from you I long and thirst,
and naught can satisfy;
I wander in a desert land
where all the streams are dry.
2 The loving-kindness of my God
is more than life to me,
so I will praise you all my days
and pray continually.
In you my soul is satisfied,
my darkness turns to light,
and joyful meditations fill
the watches of the night.
3 Beneath the shadow of your wings
I sing my joy and praise.
Your right hand is my strong support
through troubled nights and days.
All those who seek my life will fall;
my life is in your hand.
God's king and people will rejoice;
in victory they will stand.
Topics: Evening; Lord's Supper; Opening of Worship Used With Tune: THE GREEN HILL Text Sources: Psalter, 1912; Psalter Hymnal, 1987, rev.
O LORD, My God, Most Earnestly
O God, thou art my God
Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Topics: Prose Psalms Used With Tune: [O God, thou art my God] (Croft)
O God, thou art my God
Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting
Author: Michael Joncas Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: O God, you are my God whom I seek Refrain First Line: My soul is thirsting Topics: Thirst; Ordinary Time Seasonal Psalms; Ordinary Time Twelfth Sunday; Ordinary Time Twenty-Second Sunday; Ordinary Time Thirty-Second Sunday Used With Tune: [O God, you are my God whom I seek]
Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting
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