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To Thee, O Lord, my Cries ascend
Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To Thee, O Lord, my Cries ascend,
O haste to my Relief;
And with accustom'd Pity hear
the Accents of my Grief.
2 Instead of Off'rings, let my Pray'r
like Morning Incense rise;
My lifted Hands supply the Place
of Ev'ning Sacrifice.
3 From hasty Language curb my Tongue,
and let a constant Guard
Still keep the Portal of my Lips,
with wary Silence barr'd.
4 From wicked Mens Designs and Deeds
my Heart and Hands restrain;
Nor let me in the Booty share
of their unrighteous Gain.
5 Let upright Men reprove my Faults,
and I shall think them kind;
Like Balm that heals a wounded Head,
I their Reproof shall find;
And in return, my fervent Pray'r
I shall for them address,
When thy are tempted and reduc'd,
like me, to sore Distress.
6 When skulking in Engedi's Rock,
I to their Chiefs appeal,
If one reproachful Word I spoke,
when I had Pow'r to kill.
7 Yet us they persecute to Death,
our scatter'd Ruins lie,
As thick as from the Hewer's Axe
the sever'd Splinters fly.
8 But, Lord, to Thee I still direct
my supplicating Eyes,
O leave not destitute my Soul,
whose Trust on Thee relies.
9 Do Thou preserve me from the Snares
that wicked Hands have laid;
Let them in their own Nets be caught,
while my Escape is made. Scripture: Psalm 141
To Thee, O Lord, my Cries ascend
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 Hymnal: Musica Sacra; or Springfield and Utica Collections United #d158 (1818) Languages: English
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Psalms for the Use of Singing School and Musical Societies #d166 (1807) Languages: English
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #P.XXI (1789) Lyrics: 1 To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend,
O haste to my relief;
And with accustom'd pity hear
The sccents of my grief.
2 Instead of off'rings, let my pray'r
Like morning incense rise;
My lifted hands supply the place
Of ev'ning sacrifice.
3 From hasty language curb my tongue,
And let a constant guard
Still keep the portal of my lips,
With wary silence barr'd.
4 From wicked men's designs and deeds
My heart and hands restrain;
Nor let me in the booty share
Of their unrighteous gain.
5 Let upright men reprove my faults,
And I shall think them kind;
Like balm that heals a wounded head,
I their reproof shall find.
6 And in return, my fervent pray'r
I shall for them address,
When thy are tempted and reduc'd,
Like me, to sore distress.
Topics: Psalms of Prayer, suited to various Circumstances of Life Scripture: Psalm 141 Languages: English
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend
Nahum Tate
1652 - 1715 Person Name: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 Author of "To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend" in A Collection of Hymns and Psalms for the Use of Singing School and Musical Societies Nahum Tate was born in Dublin and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1672. He lacked great talent but wrote much for the stage, adapting other men's work, really successful only in a version of King Lear. Although he collaborated with Dryden on several occasions, he was never fully in step with the intellectual life of his times, and spent most of his life in a futile pursuit of popular favor. Nonetheless, he was appointed poet laureate in 1692 and royal historiographer in 1702. He is now known only for the New Version of the Psalms of David, 1696, which he produced in collaboration with Nicholas Brady. Poverty stricken throughout much of his life, he died in the Mint at Southwark, where he had taken refuge from his creditors, on August 12, 1715.
--The Hymnal 1940 Companion
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