Scripture Verse

Out of the depths I cry to Thee, O Lord. Psalm 130:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 362.

Music: San­don Charles H. Pur­day, The Church and Home Tune Book 1857 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pur­day (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

From out the depths I cry, O Lord, to Thee,
Lord, hear my call.
I love Thee, Lord, for Thou dost heed my plea,
Forgiving all.
If Thou dost mark our sins, who then shall stand?
But grace and mer­cy dwell at Thy right hand.

I wait for God, the Lord, and on His Word
My hope re­lies;
My soul still waits and looks un­to the Lord
Till light arise.
I look for Him to drive away my night,
Yea, more than watch­men look for morn­ing light.

Hope in the Lord, ye wait­ing saints, and He
Will well pro­vide;
For mer­cy and re­demp­tion full and free
With Him ab­ide.
From sin and ev­il, migh­ty though they seem,
His arm al­migh­ty will His saints re­deem.