Hymn · Psalm 119
True Love for the Word
ST. THOMAS · S.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Aaron Williams
Setting: Open Hymnal · Open Hymnal (oh44-c-natural) (needs editorial underlay)
1.O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness
Is in thy judgments shown;
In Thy unchanging faithfulness
Thy truth Thou hast made known.
2.Because Thy foes forget Thy law
My soul is greatly stirred;
Thy servant loves the purity
Of Thy most holy word.
3.Tho' I am humble and despised,
I strive Thy will to do;
Eternal is Thy righteousness,
And all Thy law is true.
4.Delight amid distress and pain
Do Thy commandments give;
Thy word is righteous evermore,
Teach me that I may live.
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 People, Clap Your Hands; to God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I in the Lord Do Put My Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Hear My Pray'r, Attend My Suits — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My God, Deliver Me from Those — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My Heart Not Haughty Is, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Psalm 50:7-15 — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- The Advent of Our God — Charles Coffin
- A Charge to Keep I Have — Charles Wesley
- A Mourner's Entreaties — The Psalter, 1912
- 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: BALLERMA, CLEANSING FOUNTAIN, CRIMOND, GLASGOW, GRÄFENBERG, MANOAH, MARTYRDOM, MCKEE, ORTONVILLE, ST. MAGNUS, ST. STEPHEN, STRACATHRO.
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