Psalms: carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old versions of the Psalms of David 65c. Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee

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65b

Psalms‎#65c

65d

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A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called

65c. A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called

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1 Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee,
There shall our vows be paid;
Thou hast an ear when sinners pray,
All flesh shall seek thine aid.

2 Lord, our iniquities prevail,
But pard'ning grace is thine,
And thou will grant us pow'r and skill
To conquer ev'ry sin.

3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose,
To bring them near thy face,
Give them a dwelling in thine house,
To feast upon thy grace.

4 In answ'ring what thy church requests,
Thy truth and terror shine,
And works of dreadful righteousness,
Fulfil thy kind design.

5 Thus shall the wond'ring nations see
The Lord is good and just;
And distant islands fly to thee,
And make thy name their trust.

6 They dread thy glitt'ring tokens, Lord,
When signs in heav'n appear;
But they shall learn thy holy word,
And love as well as fear.

Text Information
First Line:	Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee
Title:	A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called
Meter:	Common Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1793
Scripture:	Psalm 65
Notes:	Now Public Domain. First Part