Hymn · Psalm 79
Forgiving Mercy Besought
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.Remember not, O God,
The sins of long ago;
In tender mercy visit us,
Distressed and humbled low.
2.O Lord, our Saviour, help,
And glorify Thy Name;
Deliver us from all our sins
And take away our shame.
3.In Thy compassion hear
Thy pris'ner's plaintive sigh,
And in the greatness of Thy pow'r
Save those about to die.
4.Then, safe within Thy fold,
We will exalt Thy Name;
Our thankful hearts with songs of joy
Thy goodness will proclaim.
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- AYLESBURY — Chetham's Psalmody, 1718
- SELLINGE — John Pyke Hullah
- SOUTHWELL — Daman's Psalter, 1579
- ST. MICHAEL — William Crotch
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
- True Love for the Word — The Psalter, 1912
- 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
- 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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