O Lord, My Earnest Cry

O Lord

my ear­nest cry

Thy list­en­ing ear has heard;

With Thy sal­va­tion an­swer me

And I will keep Thy Word.

At ear­ly dawn I prayed

Thy pro­mis­es my trust;

At night I thought up­on Thy Word

Most ho­ly and most just.

O hear me in Thy grace

In mer­cy quick­en me;

The wick­ed plan to do me harm

But they are far from Thee.

Thou

Lord

art near to me

And true are Thy com­mands;

Of old Thy tes­ti­mo­nies show

Thy truth eter­nal stands.