O Lord, give ear when with my voice
I cry aloud to Thee;
Have mer­cy also, I en­treat,
Give an­swer un­to me.

When Thou didst say, Seek ye My face,
My an­swer­ing heart re­plied,
Thy face, Je­ho­vah, will I seek
Above all else be­side.

Hide not Thy face, nor in Thy wrath
Thy ser­vant put away;
Thou hast a help­er been to me
In ev­ery troub­lous day.

O God, my Sav­ior, leave me not;
Though par­ents should for­sake,
The Lord, with­in His arms of love,
His child will sure­ly take.