Trinity Hymnal ‎#114

114. Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits

1 Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits;
Prayer shall besiege thy temple gates:
All flesh shall to thy throne repair,
And find, through Christ, salvation there.

2.Our spirits faint; our sins prevail;
Leave not our trembling hearts to fail:
O thou that hearest prayer, descend,
And still be found the sinner's Friend.

3 How blest thy saints! how safely led,
How surely kept, how richly fed!
Saviour of all in earth and sea,
How happy they who rest in thee!

4 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills,
Thy voice the troubled ocean stills;
Evening and morning hymn thy praise,
And earth thy bounty wide displays.

5 The year is with thy goodness crowned;
Thy clouds drop wealth the world around;
Through thee the deserts laugh and sing,
And nature smiles, and owns her King.

6 Lord, on our souls thine influence pour;
The moral waste within restore:
O let thy love our spring-tide be,
And make us all bear fruit to thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1884, st. 1, line 1, alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 65:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 65:6-9
  ;
  Psalm 65:11-13
• Topic: Christ: Only Mediator and Redeemer; God: Refuge; Opening and Closing of the Year; Works of Providence; Zion

Tune Information

• Name: MIDDOL
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1840)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major