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Hymn · Psalm 10

Prayer for the Oppressed

AYLESBURY · S.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Chetham's Psalmody, 1718

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Prayer for the Oppressed are hearts wilt up our op drew re Thy dis all hum wrongs God, Lord, Thou who ble lift in tress? pressed, nigh; pay; hand; dost fend Lord, foes Thou, the hast Thou O Thou Why 5. De 4. Thou, 3. Their 2. Do 1. far, less prayer hold, rise; And With Their O O fa heard dost Lord, stand a ther their be a more hear or in dis their phan's the op times be ev art hum trou no er the ble blous tressed. cry. stay. land. press? by so com Thou dost they al poor get why Thou hu wilt mit not That Thou The For And pow'r strength Thee, poor, self and their f'ring Thy May And Thou The When to con man re them the pride vive selves suf ceal The Psalter, 1912 AYLESBURY S.M. Chetham's Psalmody, 1718
Prayer for the Oppressed are hearts wilt up our op drew re Thy dis all hum wrongs God, Lord, Thou who ble lift in tress? pressed, nigh; pay; hand; dost fend Lord, foes Thou, the hast Thou O Thou Why 5. De 4. Thou, 3. Their 2. Do 1. far, less prayer hold, rise; And With Their O O fa heard dost Lord, stand a ther their be a more hear or in dis their phan's the op times be ev art hum trou no er the ble blous tressed. cry. stay. land. press? by so com Thou dost they al poor get why Thou hu wilt mit not That Thou The For And pow'r strength Thee, poor, self and their f'ring Thy May And Thou The When to con man re them the pride vive selves suf ceal The Psalter, 1912 AYLESBURY S.M. Chetham's Psalmody, 1718

1.Why dost Thou stand afar,
O Lord, in our distress?
And why dost Thou conceal Thyself
When troublous times oppress?

2.Do Thou, O Lord, arise;
O God, lift up Thy hand;
Forget Thou not the suff'ring poor,
The humble in the land.

3.Their foes Thou dost behold,
Their wrongs Thou wilt repay;
The poor commit themselves to Thee,
Thou art the orphan's stay.

4.Thou, Lord, hast heard their prayer
With humble hearts drew nigh;
Thou also wilt revive their strength
And ever hear their cry.

5.Defend the fatherless
And all who are oppressed,
That they by human pride and pow'r
May be no more distressed.

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