O Save Me by Thy Name

O save me by Thy Name

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Representative Text

1 O save me by Thy Name
and judge me in Thy might;
O God, now grant my urgent claim,
acceptance in Thy sight.

2 Strong foes against me rise,
oppressors seek my soul,
who set not God before their eyes,
nor own His just control.

3 Lo, God my Helper is,
The Lord, my mighty Friend;
He shall requite my enemies,
their just destruction send.

4 My sacrifice of praise
to Thee I freely bring;
my thanks, O LORD, to Thee I raise
and of Thy goodness sing.

5 From troubles and from woes
Thou hast delivered me,
the overthrow of all my foes
hast given me to see.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #54

Text Information

First Line: O save me by Thy Name
Title: O Save Me by Thy Name
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

BOYLSTON


CAPELLO (Mason)


GORTON (Beethoven)

The tune GORTON derives from the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23, Opus 57 (1807); however, the arranger and any significance to the tune title are unknown. GORTON was published with this versification of Psalm 79 in the 1912 Psalter. Sing this tune in parts, beginning v…

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