Hymn · Psalm 39
A Mourner's Entreaties
ST. THOMAS · S.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Aaron Williams
Setting: Open Hymnal · Open Hymnal (oh44-c-natural)
auto-underlaid These words and this tune share a meter but have no hand-edited setting; the underlay was fitted automatically (syllable-for-note, validated).
1.My end, Lord, make me know,
My days, how soon they fail;
And to my thoughtful spirit show
How weak I am and frail.
2.To Thy eternal thought
My days are but a span;
To Thee my years appear as nought,
A breath at best is man.
3.O Lord, regard my fears,
And answer my request;
turn not in silence from my tears,
But give the mourner rest.
4.I am a stranger here,
Dependent on Thy grace,
A pilgrim, as my fathers were,
With no abiding place.
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Other words for this tune
- All People, Clap Your Hands; to God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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- My Heart Not Haughty Is, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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- Psalm 50:7-15 — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- The Advent of Our God — Charles Coffin
- True Love for the Word — The Psalter, 1912
- A Charge to Keep I Have — Charles Wesley
- Blest Be The Tie That Binds — John Fawcett
- Breathe on Me, Breath of God — Edwin Hatch
- Exultent Confidence — The Psalter, 1912
- Forgiveness and Deliverance — The Psalter, 1912
- Forgiving Mercy Besought — The Psalter, 1912
- Integrity of Character — The Psalter, 1912
- Lord Jesus Think On Me — Synesius of Cyrene
- Lord, Bless and Pity Us — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My Heart Inditing Is (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Not All the Blood of Beasts — Isaac Watts
- Prayer for Defense and Guidance — The Psalter, 1912
- Prayer for the Oppressed — The Psalter, 1912
- Stand Up and Bless the Lord — James Montgomery
- The Church the Bride of Christ — The Psalter, 1912
- The Folly of Unbelief — The Psalter, 1912
- The Friendship of the Lord — The Psalter, 1912
- The Godly Man — The Psalter, 1912
- The Sins of Youth — The Psalter, 1912
- We Give Thee But Thine Own — William Walsham How
- We Know Thee Who Thou Art — William Bright
Same meter but needs editorial underlay: DENNIS, FESTAL SONG, SCHUMANN, ST. BRIDE, TRENTHAM.
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