Hymn · Psalm 120

In My Distress to God I Cried

ST. ETHELDREDA · C.M. · words from the Scottish Psalter, 1650 · music Thomas Turton

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1.In my distress to God I cried,
and he gave ear to me.
From lying lips, and guileful tongue,
O Lord, my soul set free.

2.What shall be giv'n thee? or what shall
be done to thee, false tongue?
Ev'n burning coals of juniper,
sharp arrows of the strong.

3.Woe's me that I in Mesech am
a sojourner so long;
That I in tabernacles dwell
to Kedar that belong.

4.My soul with him that hateth peace
hath long a dweller been.
I am for peace; but when I speak,
for battle they are keen.

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DUNDEE — Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615
ARLINGTON — Thomas Augustine Arne
AZMON — Carl G. Gläser
BEATITUDO — John Bacchus Dykes
DETROIT — William Bradshaw
EVAN — or 'Eva' William H. Havergal
LEA — James Lea Summers
NEW BRITAIN — Carrell & Clayton
PETER'S ADMONITION — Joshua Raj
RICHMOND — Thomas Haweis
ST. AGNES — John Bacchus Dykes
ST. ANNE — William Croft
ST. FLAVIAN — Day's Psalter, 1562
WINCHESTER OLD — Thomas Est, The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1592

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How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling-place — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Peter's Admonition — Philip Doddridge
Shepherd Divine, Our Wants Relieve — Charles Wesley
The Love and Justice of God — The Psalter, 1912
A Recital of Gracious Experience — The Psalter, 1912
A Wicked Life — The Psalter, 1912
After Thy Loving-kindness, Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed — Isaac Watts
All Lands to God, in Joyful Sounds — Scottish Psalter, 1650
All People, Clap Your Hands; to God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Am I a Soldier of the Cross — Isaac Watts
Amazing Grace — John Newton
Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat — John Newton
Be Merciful to Me, O God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme — Isaac Watts
Behold the Amazing Gift of Love — Isaac Watts
Behold, Bless Ye the Lord, All Ye — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Behold, How Good a Thing It Is — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Behold! the Mountain of the Lord — Scottish Paraphrases, 1781
Blessed Are They That Undefiled — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Blessed Is Each One That Fears the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs — Isaac Watts
Confession and Trust — The Psalter, 1912
Confidence in God — The Psalter, 1912
Dependence on God — The Psalter, 1912
Desire After God — The Psalter, 1912
Do Ye, O Congregation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Except the Lord Do Build the House — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Fellowship with God — The Psalter, 1912
Give Ear unto Me When I Call — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Give Ear unto My Words, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength — Scottish Psalter, 1650
God Moves in a Mysterious Way — William Cowper
God Our Guardian — The Psalter, 1912
God Our Resort in Trouble — The Psalter, 1912
God Reigneth, Let the Earth Be Glad — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Granted Prayers — The Psalter, 1912
Great Is the Lord, and Greatly He — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Had Not the Lord Been on Our Side — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Hark, the Glad Sound — Philip Doddridge
He That Doth in the Secret Place — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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Help, Lord, Because the Godly Man — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Heroic Faith — The Psalter, 1912
How Excellent in All the Earth — Scottish Psalter, 1650
How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, Lord? — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I in the Lord Do Put My Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I Love the Lord, Because My Voice — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I Mercy Will and Judgment Sing — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I Said, I Will Look to My Ways — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I Waited for the Lord My God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
I with My Voice Cried to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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In Gods' Assembly God Doth Stand — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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In Thy Great Indignation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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JEHOVAH Hear Thee in the Day — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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Let Children Hear The Mighty Deeds — Isaac Watts
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