My soul trusteth in Thee: yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Psalm 57:1
Words: Isaac Watts, The Psalms of David 1719. Praise for protection, grace and truth.
Music: Pentecost (Boyd) William Boyd, 1864 (🔊 pdf nwc). First published in Thirty-Two Hymn Tunes Composed by Members of the University of Oxford, 1868.
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If you know where to get a good photo of Boyd (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
My God, in whom are all the springs
Of boundless love, and grace unknown,
Hide me beneath Thy spreading wings
Till the dark cloud is overblown.
Up to the heav’ns I send my cry,
The Lord will my desires perform;
He sends His angel from the sky,
And saves me from the threatening storm.
Be Thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heav’ns, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land Thy wonders tell.
My heart is fixed; my song shall raise
Immortal honors to Thy name;
Awake, my tongue, to sound His praise,
My tongue, the glory of my frame.
High o’er the earth His mercy reigns,
And reaches to the utmost sky;
His truth to endless years remains,
When lower worlds dissolve and die.
Be Thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heav’ns, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land Thy wonders tell.