Hymnal: The Psalter #272 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry Lyrics: 1 Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry
Have ready access unto Thee;
When in distress to thee i fly,
O hide not thou thy face from me.
2 Attend, o Lord, to my desire,
O haste to answer when I pray,
For grief consumes my strength like fire,
My days as smoke pass swift away.
3 My heart is withered like the grass,
And I forget my daily bread;
In lonely grief my days I pass
And sad my thoughts upon my bed.
4 My foes reproach me all the day,
My drink is tars, my bread is grief,
For in Thy wrath I pine away,
My days are like a fading leaf. Topics: Afflictions Complaint of; Afflictions For sin; Afflictions From the Wicked; Afflictions Prayer in; Anger of God Fearful; Christ Crucifixion and Death of; Christians Conflicts of; Despondency; God Hearer of Prayer; Life Brevity and Uncertainty of; Penitence; Prayer Complaint in; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; Sin Conviction of Scripture: Psalm 102 Languages: English Tune Title: ORIEL
Affliction and Appeal