Scripture Verse

What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. Psalm 25:12–13

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 62.

Music: Thatch­er ar­ranged from the op­era So­sar­me, George F. Han­del, 1732 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George Handel (1685–1759)

Lyrics

The man that fears the Lord
God’s way shall un­der­stand;
His soul shall ev­er dwell at ease,
His child­ren rule the land.

The friend­ship of the Lord
Is ev­er with His own,
And un­to those that fear His name
His faith­ful­ness is shown.

My eyes are ev­er­more
Toward Thee, O Lord, whose care
Shall sure­ly save my heed­less feet
From ev­ery hid­den snare.

O turn to me Thy face,
To me Thy mer­cy show,
For I am ve­ry de­so­late
And brought ex­ceed­ing low.