Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes

Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes

Author: Isaac Watts
Tune: MOZART (11175)
Published in 28 hymnals

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Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes,
When thou with kindness dost chastise;
But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear:
O let it not against me rise.

Pity my languishing estate,
And ease the sorrows that I feel;
The wounds thine heavy hand hath made,
O let thy gentler touches heal!

See how I pass my weary days
In sighs and groans; and when 'tis night
My bed is watered with my tears;
My grief consumes, and dims my sight.

Look, how the powers of nature mourn!
How long, Almighty God, how long?
When shall thine hour of grace return?
When shall I make thy grace my song?

I feel my flesh so near the grave,
My thoughts are tempted to despair;
But graves can never praise the Lord,
For all is dust and silence there.

Depart, ye tempters, from my soul,
And all despairing thoughts, depart;
My God, who hears lily humble moan,
Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart.



Source: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.13

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Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
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Instances (28)TextImageAudioScore
A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #544Image
Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d542
Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d615
Church Psalmist: or Psalms and Hymns Designed for the Public, Social, and Private Use of Evangelical Christians ... with Supplement. 53rd ed. #P6aImage
Church Psalmist: or psalms and hymns for the public, social and private use of evangelical Christians (5th ed.) #P6aImage
Church Psalmist: or, psalms and hymns, for the public, social and private use of Evangelical Christians. With Supplement. (50th ed.) #P6aImage
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship #P6aImage
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns adapted to public worship #P6.1Image
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David: to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian church in general (Corr. and enl.) #VIbImage
Manual of Christian Psalmody: a collection of psalms and hymns for public worship #P6aImage
Melodies of the Church: a collection of psalms and hymns adapted to publick and social worship, seasons of revival, monthly concerts of prayer, and various similar occasions... #d583
Parish Psalmody #d424
Parish Psalmody #d436
Plymouth Collection #d41
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship, and Approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America #P6bImage
Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship: and approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: the latter being arranged according to subjects... #P6.2Image
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d466
Psalms and Hymns: adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch #P6aImage
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d479
Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P6.1Image
Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.13Text
Psalms Carefully Suited to the Christian Worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David #6bImage
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns: with copious selections from other sources; the whole carefully revised and arranged, with directions for musical expression #P6cImage
The Columbian Repository: or, Sacred Harmony: selected from European and American authors with many new tunes not before published #13Image
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #625Image
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.: to which are added select hymns, from other authors; and directions for musical expression (New ed.) #6bImage
The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament. #11TextImage
The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship #VIbImage
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