Hymn · Psalm 62

Dependence on God

CORONATION · 8.6.8.6.8.6 · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Oliver Holden

Setting: Church Hymnal Episcopal 1896 · Methodist Hymnal 1905 (needs editorial underlay)

1.My soul in silence waits for God,
My Saviour He has proved;
He only is my rock and tow'r;
I never shall be moved.

2.My enemies my ruin seek,
They plot with fraud and guile;
Deceitful, they pretend to bless,
But inwardly revile.

3.My soul, in silence wait for God;
He is my help approved,
He only is my rock and tow'r,
And I shall not be moved.

4.My honor is secure with God,
My Saviour He is known;
My refuge and my rock of strength
Are found in God alone.

5.On Him, ye people, evermore
Rely with confidence;
Before Him pour ye out your heart,
For God is our defense.

6.For surely men are helpers vain,
The high and the abased;
Yea, lighter than a breath are thy
When in the balance placed.

7.Trust not in harsh oppression's power
Nor in unrighteous gain;
If wealth increase, yet on your gold
Ye set your hearts in vain.

8.For God has spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has shown,
That saving power and lasting strength
Belong to Him alone.

9.Yea, loving-kindness evermore
Belongs to Thee, O Lord;
And Thou according to his work
Dost every man reward.

Try these words on another tune

ARLINGTON — Thomas Augustine Arne
AZMON — Carl G. Gläser
BEATITUDO — John Bacchus Dykes
DETROIT — William Bradshaw
DUNDEE — Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615
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. ETHELDREDA — Thomas Turton
ST. FLAVIAN — Day's Psalter, 1562
WINCHESTER OLD — Thomas Est, The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1592

Other words for this tune

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name — Edward Perronet
Behold, Bless Ye the Lord, All Ye — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Jesus! the Name High over All — Charles Wesley
Judge Me, O Lord, for I Have Walked — Scottish Psalter, 1650
My Soul with Expectation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
O Lord, Do Thou Bow Down Thine Ear — Scottish Psalter, 1650
O Sing a New Song to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
Praise God. The Lord Praise, O My Soul — Scottish Psalter, 1650
That There Is Not a God, the Fool — Scottish Psalter, 1650
The Petitions of a Good Conscience — The Psalter, 1912

Same meter but needs editorial underlay: BALLERMA, CLEANSING FOUNTAIN, CRIMOND, GLASGOW, GRÄFENBERG, MANOAH, MARTYRDOM, MCKEE, ORTONVILLE, ST. MAGNUS, ST. STEPHEN, STRACATHRO.

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