Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#137

137. The sufferings of Christ for our salvation

1 "Save me, O God, the swelling floods
"Break in upon my soul;
"I sink; and sorrows o'er my head
"Like mighty waters roll.

2 "I cry 'till all my voice be gone,
"In tears I waste the day;
"My God, behold my longing eyes,
"And shorten thy delay.

3 "They hate my soul without a cause,
"And still their number grows;
"More than the hairs around my head,
"And mighty are my foes.

4 "'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt
"That men could never pay,
"And gave those honors to thy law
"Which sinners took away."

5 Thus in the great Messiah's name,
The royal prophet mourns;
Thus he awakes our hearts to grief,
And gives us joy by turns.

6 "Now shall the saints rejoice and find
"Salvation in my name,
"For I have borne their heavy load
"Of sorrow, pain, and shame.

7 "Grief, like a garment, cloth'd me round,
"And sackcloth was my dress,
"While I procur'd for naked souls
"A robe of righteousness.

8 "Amongst my brethren and the Jews
"I like a stranger stood,
"And bore their vile reproach, to bring
"The Gentiles near to God.

9 "I came in sinful mortals stead
"To do my Fathers will;
"Yet, when I cleans'd my Father's house,
"They scandaliz'd my zeal.

10 "My fastings and my holy groans
"Were made the drunkard's song;
"But God, from his celestial throne
"Heard my complaining tongue.

11 "He sav'd me from the dreadful deep,
"Where fears beset me round;
"He rais'd and fix'd my sinking feet
"On well establish'd ground.

12 "'Twas in a most accepted hour,
"My pray'r arose on high,
"And, for my sake, my God shall hear
"The dying sinner's cry."

Text Information

• First Line: Save me, O God, the swelling lfoods
• Title: The sufferings of Christ for our salvation
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 69:1-14
• Notes: First part

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