The Cyber Hymnal ‎#672

672. Before Thy People, I Confess

1. Before Thy people I confess
The wonders of Thy righteousness;
Thou knowest, Lord, that I have made
Thy great salvation known,
Thy truth and faithfulness displayed,
Thy lovingkindness shown.

2. Withhold not Thou Thy grace from me,
O Lord, Thy mercy let me see,
To me Thy lovingkindness show,
Thy truth be still my stay;
Let them preserve me where I go,
And keep me every day.

3. Let all who seek to see Thy face,
Be glad and joyful in Thy grace;
Let those who Thy salvation love
Forevermore proclaim:
O praise the Lord who dwells above,
And magnify His name.

4. Although I poor and needy be,
The Lord in love takes thought for me;
Thou art my help in time of need,
My Savior, Lord, art Thou;
Then, O my God, I pray, I plead:
Stay not, but save me now.

5. A new and joyful song of praise
He taught my thankful heart to raise;
And many, seeing me restored,
Shall fear the Lord and trust;
And blest are they that trust the Lord,
The humble and the just.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Thy people I confess
• Title: Before Thy People, I Confess
• Author: Anonymous (1912)
• Meter: 88.86.86
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 112
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DUNSTAN
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1893)
• Meter: 88.86.86
• Incipit: 56175 12333 34321
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain