The Lord Has Heard and Answered Prayer

The Lord has heard and an­swered pray­er

And saved His peo­ple in dis­tress;

This to the com­ing age de­clare

That they His ho­ly name may bless.

The Lord

ex­alt­ed on His throne

Looked down from Heav’n with pi­ty­ing eye

To still the low­ly cap­tive’s moan

And save His people doomed to die.

All men in Zi­on shall de­clare

His gra­cious name with one ac­cord

When kings and na­tions ga­ther there

To serve and wor­ship God the Lord.

Before my jour­ney is com­plete

My vi­gor fails

my years de­cline;

My God

O spare me

I en­treat;

The days of life are whol­ly Thine.

The earth and heav’ns shall pass away

Like ves­ture worn and laid aside

But change­less Thou shalt live for aye

Thy years for­ev­er shall ab­ide.

Thou

O Je­ho­vah

shalt en­dure;

Thy throne for­ev­er is the same;

And to all ge­ne­ra­tions sure

Shall be Thy great me­mor­ial name.

Thy serv­ants’ child­ren shall re­main

Forevermore be­fore Thy face;

Enduring hon­or they shall gain

Established ev­er in Thy grace.