Before Thy People, I Confess

Before Thy peo­ple I con­fess

The won­ders of Thy right­eous­ness;

Thou know­est

Lord

that I have made

Thy great sal­va­tion known

Thy truth and faith­ful­ness dis­played

Thy lov­ing­kind­ness shown.

Withhold not Thou Thy grace from me

O Lord

Thy mer­cy let me see

To me Thy lov­ing­kind­ness show

Thy truth be still my stay;

Let them pre­serve me where I go

And keep me ev­ery day.

Let all who seek to see Thy face

Be glad and joy­ful in Thy grace;

Let those who Thy sal­va­tion love

Forevermore pro­claim:

O praise the Lord who dwells ab­ove

And mag­ni­fy His name.

Although I poor and nee­dy be

The Lord in love takes thought for me;

Thou art my help in time of need

My Sav­ior

Lord

art Thou;

Then

O my God

I pray

I plead:

Stay not

but save me now.

A new and joy­ful song of praise

He taught my thank­ful heart to raise;

And ma­ny

see­ing me re­stored

Shall fear the Lord and trust;

And blest are they that trust the Lord

The hum­ble and the just.