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Save Me, O God (Psalm 69)

December 16, 2022 Comments Off

This moving psalm speaks of someone overwhelmed by the circumstances of life who cries out for salvation and receives deliverance.

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Save Me O God (Psalm 69)

Tune: The Streets of Derry

Save me, O God, for the water’s rising
Into the depths, I am sinking down
Deliver me, for the floods surround me
Don’t let the waters cover over me

Save me O God, for you are my hope

I am worn out now from calling for you
My eyes, they fail from looking for my God
I pray to you, Lord, in your great love, Lord
Please answer me with salvation’s hope

Save me O God, for you are my hope

Out of your goodness, in your great mercy
Turn unto me and do not hide your face
Answer me quickly, for I am in trouble
Come near and rescue me what I fear

May your salvation protect and guide me
Your name I’ll praise and glorify
The poor may see you, and those who seek you
May be glad and know their hearts will live
Save me O God, for you are my hope

Let earth and heaven, the mighty waters
Give praise to God, from whom salvation comes
God will rebuild all the broken people
And those who love the Lord will dwell in peace

Save me O God, for you are my hope
Save me O God, for you are my hope

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How Lovely (Psalm 84)

December 6, 2015 Comments Off

Set to the beautiful air, “Carrickfergus,” this psalm depicts the pilgrimage of faith, through which we are strengthened by God’s presence.

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How Lovely (Psalm 84)

Tune: Carrickfergus

How lovely your place of dwelling
God almighty, I long for you
My heart cries out, and my flesh is weary
For the courts of the living Lord

Even the sparrow, it finds a home
And the swallow builds her nest in spring
At your altar, your place of dwelling
In your presence to you they sing

Blessed are the ones whose strength is from you
Whose hearts are set on pilgrimage
As they pass through the desert valley
They will make it a flowing stream

The early rains will cover over
With blessings rich and flourishing
They’ll go from strength to strength increasing
Till each one sees their heavenly home

Better one day in your presence
Than a thousand anywhere
I’d rather serve at the door of heaven
Than to stand with wicked ones

God is our sun who shines so brightly
Our shield protecting us from harm
Showing favor to the beloved
No good thing will God withhold

How lovely your place of dwelling
Our hearts are set on pilgrimage
We’ll go from strength to strength increasing,
Till each one sees our heavenly home

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Love and Mercy (Psalm 85)

December 15, 2022 Comments Off

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Love and Mercy (Psalm 85)

Tune: Lovely Molly

For love and mercy shall evermore meet
And justice and peace shall greet with a kiss
From the ground shall spring kindness
Goodness will shine from the skies
And God will bring healing
And the people will sing

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Love is Lord of All (Psalm 86)

December 6, 2015 Comments Off

The haunting melody, “My Lagan Love” accompanies this psalm’s pleas for the listening ear of the Loving God who is ‘Lord of All.’

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Love is Lord of All (Psalm 96)

Tune: My Lagan Love

For Love is Lord of all

Incline your ear, O Lord, to me
For I am weak and weary
O save my life, O save my soul
I trust in you alone
For you are kind and gracious to me
To you, I lift up my soul
For you, O God, are good and giving
For Love is Lord of all

Give ear to me and hear my prayer
My cry of deepest longing
I cry to you when I’m in trouble
I call for you to answer
For there is none like you, O Lord
Not one has works like yours
All nations bow before your throne
For Love is Lord of all

Teach me O Lord what I should do
and I will serve you wholly
I’ll praise you from my heart of hearts
Proclaiming the greatness of my God
How great is your deep love for me
You have saved me from the grave
For you O God are good and giving
For Love is Lord of all

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God of My Salvation (Psalm 88)

December 15, 2022 Comments Off

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God of my Salvation (Psalm 88)

Tune: Bean Dubh a Ghleanna

O God of my salvation
In the night I call out unto your presence
Let my prayer come before you and hear my cry
My soul is filled with troubles
My life draws near to the edge of death
I am like the ones who have no help
Like those forsaken and alone
Like those who lie down into the grave
Like those whom you no more remember
Like those who are cut off from your generous and loving hand
My eyes grow dim with all my sorrow
I lift my hands and cry to you

O God of my salvation
In the morning I call out unto your presence
Let my prayer come before you and hear my cry
O why have you cast me off
Why do you hide your face from me
I am swept away by the mighty floods
Do you work wonders for the forgotten
Does your love reach into the grave
Do you remember the forsaken
Do you extend a saving hand to the abandoned ones
Do you shine out into the darkness
Into a land where no light can be seen at all

O God of my salvation
Each day and night I call out unto your presence
Let my prayer come before you and hear my cry

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From Dust We Came (Psalm 90)

December 15, 2022 Comments Off

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From Dust We Came (Psalm 90)

Tune: Casadh an t’Súgáin

O you have been our dwelling place for all time
For generations we come to you to hear our prayers
Before the mountains ascended, before the earth came to be
From everlasting to everlasting you are God

From dust we came and to dust we return to you my God
For a thousand years are as yesterday in your eyes
You sweep them away as a morning’s dream
As grass that withers in the eve
Teach us to count our every day with wise hearts

For all our years come to an end with a sigh
All that we have done and left undone is in your sight
On all our pain and brokenness you shine your light of love
When all our days come to an end, we fly away

How long until you turn to us, O God of love
May your compassion come to us and fill our hearts
Satisfy us in the morning with love that never dies
So that all our days may be filled with glad rejoicing

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All Who Dwell (Psalm 91)

December 16, 2022 Comments Off

A prayer of protection for a loved one, this psalm makes the hopeful claim that God will provide ultimate redemption from the evils that threaten us.

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All Who Dwell in the Shelter (Psalm 91)

Tune: Dearthairin o Mo Chroi

All who dwell in the shelter, the refuge of God Most High
You will rest in the shadow of God the Almighty One
I will say that the Lord is my fortress in whom I trust
Surely God will protect you from trouble all through…

From the snare of the fowler, from pestilence deadly and dark
Under wings of protection, your God will draw you close
You’ll not fear the night, for God’s faithfulness shields you from harm
Surely God will protect you from trouble all through…

The terrors of night and the arrows that fly by day
A thousand may fall at your right, and ten thousand beside
But they will not come near you; the Lord is your refuge and might
Surely God will protect you from trouble all through your life

The angels will lift you, your foot will not strike a stone
Though you tread on a lion, it will not hunt you down
For God will protect you, beloved, and answer your cry
Surely God will protect you from trouble all through your life

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Sing to the Lord (Psalms 98, 99, 100)

December 6, 2015 Comments Off

‘Willy Taylor’ is the inspiration for this psalm of praise to a steadfast God.