This psalm tells the story of one who is ill in mid-life and of the particular struggles of that experience. It is joined here with Irish words of the original song, and the refrain “I am weary from being alone.”
LYRICS
I am Weary from Being Alone (Psalm 102)
Tune: Taim cortha o bheith im’Aonar mo lui
Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2018
Taim cortha o bheith im’Aonar mo lui
I am weary from being alone
Hear my prayer, Lord, my cry, do not hide your face from me
Turn your ear, Lord, and answer when I call
For my days drift like smoke, and my bones burn like embers
I am weary from being alone, alone, I am weary from being alone
My heart, it is withered, like grass in the meadow
I am wasted and cannot eat my bread
Like an owl I am awake; my days are like shadows
I am weary from being alone, alone, I am weary from being alone
But you are enthroned, Lord, your name endures forever
You will rise and have compassion on my soul
You will hear me when I cry out; you’ll not ignore my sorrow
I am weary from being alone, alone, I am weary from being alone
My strength, it has failed; my days, they have shortened
Oh my God, do not take me away
Though my years come to an end, your years are forever
I am weary from being alone, alone, I am weary from being alone
Long ago, you laid foundations of earth and of heaven
They will perish, but you will endure
Creation will fade, but you are eternal
I am weary from being alone, alone, I am weary from being alone
Taim cortha o bheith im’Aonar mo lui
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