Scripture Verse

Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. Psalm 26:1–2

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 70.

Music: Eli­za­beth Er­nest R. Kroe­ger, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ernest R. Kroeger (1862–1934)

Lyrics

Judge mine integrity,
The righteous judge Thou art;
Prove me, O Lord, examine me,
And try my inmost heart.

Thy mercy and Thy grace
I love to contemplate;
Thy paths of truth my footsteps trace,
And wicked men I hate.

Clean hands, O Lord, I raise
As I Thy altars seek,
Where I may sing in grateful praise,
And of Thy wonders speak.

O Lord, Thy house I love,
Where glo­ry dwells within;
O keep my heart secure above
All fellowship with sin.

Redeeming love and grace
Bestow, O Lord, on me;
Among Thy saints how blest my place
Forever praising Thee.