Scripture Verse

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Psalm 70:1–2

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 190.

Music: St. Mi­chael me­lo­dy by Lou­is Bour­geois in the French Ge­ne­van Psal­ter, 1551. Adapt­ed by Will­iam Crotch in his Psalm Tunes, 1836 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Crotch (1775–1847)

Lyrics

Make haste, O God, to save;
To help me, Lord, make haste;
Ashamed, con­found­ed, they shall be
Who would my life lay waste.

They shall be put to shame
That in my hurt de­light,
And back­ward in dis­hon­or turned,
Their mock­ing to requite.

All they that seek Thy face
With joy in Thee abide,
And, lov­ing Thy sal­va­tion, say,
Let God be mag­ni­fied.

In need I am, and poor;
O God, make haste, I pray;
Thou art my Sav­ior and my help,
O Lord, make no de­lay.