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Psalm 116: I Will Walk before the Lord

I love the Lord Because he has heard my voice

Published in 2 hymnals


Representative Text

Refrain:
I will receive the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

1 I love the Lord
because he has heard my voice and my supplications.

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live. [Refrain]

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
our God is merciful. [Refrain]

9 I walk before the Lord
in the land of the living. [Refrain]

10 I kept my faith even when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted."

12 What shall I render to the Lord
for all his goodness to me? [Refrain]

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the Name of the Lord. [Refrain]

16 O Lord, I am your servant, the Son of your handmaid.
You have loosed my bonds. [Refrain]

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord,
in the presence of all God's people, [Refrain]

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. [Refrain]

13 I will receive the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord. [Refrain]


Source: Global Praise 2: songs for worship and witness #38

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Text Information

First Line: I love the Lord Because he has heard my voice
Title: Psalm 116: I Will Walk before the Lord
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I will walk before the Lord
Copyright: Refrain © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL; Verses © 1970, 1997, 1998, CCD
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Global Praise 2 #38

Global Praise 2 #38

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #90

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #90
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