God of my life, O Lord most high

God of my life, O Lord most high

Tune: ANGELUS (Joseph)
Published in 11 hymnals

Representative Text

1 God of my life, O Lord most high,
To thee by day and night I cry;
Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear,
To my distress incline Thine ear.

2 Like those whose strength and hopes are fled,
They number me among the dead;
Like those who, shrouded in the grave,
From thee no more remembrance have.

3 Wilt Thou by miracle revive
The dead, whom Thou forsook'st alive?
Shall the mute grave thy love confess,
A mouldering tomb Thy faithfulness?

4 To Thee, O Lord, I cry forlorn,
My prayer prevents the early morn:
Why hast Thou, Lord, my soul forsook,
Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look?

5 Companions dear and friends beloved
Far from my sight thou hast removed:
God of my life, O Lord most high,
Vouchsafe to hear my mournful cry!

Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

Text Information

First Line: God of my life, O Lord most high
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Sacred Song #57(P67)

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A Collection of Sacred Song #57(P67)

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #94

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Hymnal #94

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Hymnal #94

One Hundred Non-Sectarian Hymns for Use in Church and Home. 10 vols. in 1 #d26

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Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #67

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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #94

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The Hymnal #94

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The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #S67

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The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #T13

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