Eternal God, We Look to Thee

The eternal God is thy refuge. Deuteronomy 33:27

Words: James Merrick, Poems on Sacred Subjects 1763.

Alternate Tune:

St. David (Ravenscroft) Thomas Ravenscroft, The Whole Booke of Psalmes (London: 1621) (🔊 pdf nwc)

If you know where to get a good picture of Merrick (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),

Eternal God, we look to Thee,
To Thee for help we fly;
Thine eye alone our wants can see,
Thy hand alone supply.

Lord, let Thy fear within us dwell,
Thy love our footsteps guide;
That love will all vain love expel;
That fear, all fear betide.

Not what we wish, but what we want,
O let Thy grace supply;
The good, unmasked, in mercy grant;
The ill, though asked, deny.

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