Scripture Verse

Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths. Psalm 25:4

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 65.

Music: Hol­ley George Hews, 1835 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Grace and truth shall mark the way
Where the Lord His own will lead,
If His Word they still ob­ey
And His tes­ti­mo­nies heed.

For Thy name’s sake hear Thou me,
For Thy me­rcy, Lord, I wait;
Pardon my ini­qui­ty,
For my sin is ve­ry great.

He who walks in god­ly fear
In the path of truth shall go;
Peace shall be his por­tion here,
And his sons all good shall know.

They that fear and love the Lord
Shall Je­ho­vah’s friend­ship know;
He will grace to them ac­cord,
And His faith­ful co­ve­nant show.

Ever are my long­ing eyes
On the Lord, whose watch­ful care,
When my foes their plots d­evise,
Keeps my feet from ev­ery snare.

Turn to me, Thy grace i­mpart,
I am de­so­late in­deed;
Great the trou­bles of my heart;
Save Thou me, O Lord, I plead.

Look on mine af­flict­ed state,
Freely all my sins for­give;
Mark my foes, their cru­el hate;
Keep my soul and let me live.

Shame me not; I hide in Thee;
Truth and right pre­serve me still;
Mark Thy people, Lord my God,
Save Thou from ev­ery ill.