Be Thou My Judge, O Righteous Lord

Be Thou my judge

O right­eous Lord

Try Thou mine in­most heart;

I walk with stead­fast trust in Thee

Nor from Thy ways de­part.

O search me

Lord

and prove me now;

Thy mer­cy I adore;

I choose Thy truth to be my guide

And sin­ful ways ab­hor.

My hands I wash in in­no­cence

And seek Thine al­tar

Lord

That there I may with thank­ful voice

Thy won­drous ways re­cord.

The ha­bi­ta­tion of Thy house

Is ev­er my de­light;

The place where dwells Thy glo­ry

Lord

Is love­ly in my sight.

Let not the judg­ment fall on me

For ev­il men de­creed

For cru­el men and vio­lent

Inspired by bribes and greed.

But I in mine in­te­gri­ty

Will hum­bly walk with Thee;

O my Re­deem­er and my Lord

Be mer­ci­ful to me.

Redeemed by Thee

I stand se­cure

In peace and hap­pi­ness;

And in the Church

among Thy saints

Jehovah I will bless.