O Lord, Give Ear unto My Voice

O Lord

give ear un­to my voice

When I do cry to Thee;

Upon me also mer­cy have

And do Thou an­swer me.

When Thou didst say

Seek ye My face

Then unto Thee re­ply

Thus did my heart

ab­ove all things

Thy face

Lord

seek will I.

Far from me hide not Thou Thy face;

Put not away from Thee

Thy serv­ant in Thy wrath: Thou hast

A help­er been to me.

O God of my sal­va­tion

Leave me not

nor for­sake:

Though me my par­ents both should leave

The Lord will me up take.

O Lord

in­struct me in Thy way

To me a lead­er be

In a plain path

be­cause of those

That hat­red bear to me.

Give me not to mine ene­mies’ will;

For wit­ness­es that lie

Against me ris­en are

and such

As breathe out cru­el­ty.

I faint­ed had

un­less that I

Believèd had to see

The Lord’s own good­ness in the land

Of them that liv­ing be.

Wait on the Lord

and be thou strong

And He shall strength af­ford

Unto thine heart; yea

do thou wait

I say

up­on the Lord.