1938. God of My Life, to Thee I Call

1. God of my life, to Thee I call;
Afflicted, at Thy feet I fall;
When the great water floods prevail
Leave not my trembling heart to fail!

2. Friend of the friendless and the saint,
Where should I lodge my deep complaint?
Where but with Thee, whose open door
Invites the helpless and the poor!

3. Did ever mourner plead with Thee,
And Thou refuse that mourner’s plea?
Does not the Word still fixed remain
That none shall seek Thy face in vain?

4. That were a grief I could not bear,
Didst Thou not hear and answer prayer;
But a prayer hearing, answering God
Supports me under every load.

5. Fair is the lot that’s cast for me!
I have an Advocate with Thee;
They whom the world caresses most,
Have no such privilege to boast.

6. Poor thou I am, despised, forgot,
Yet God, my God, forgets me not;
And he is safe, and must succeed,
For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.

Text Information
First Line: God of my life, to Thee I call
Title: God of My Life, to Thee I Call
Author: William Cowper (1779)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: ST. BARTHOLOMEW, Edward H. Thorne, Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1858
Tune Information
Name: LOUVAN
Composer: Virgil Corydon Taylor (1850)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 55123 12123 34323
Key: A♭ Major
Source: Choral Anthems (Boston, Massachusetts: 1850)
Copyright: Public Domain



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