Lord, Thou Shalt Early Hear

My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up. Psalm 5:3

Words: Scottish Psalter, 1650.

Music: Warwick Samuel Stanley, in Twenty-Four Tunes in Four Parts, circa 1796 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lord, Thou shalt early hear my voice:
I early will direct
My prayer to Thee; and looking up,
An answer will expect.

For Thou art not a God that doth
In wickedness delight;
Neither shall evil dwell with Thee,
Nor fools stand in Thy sight.

But I into Thy house will come
In Thine abundant grace;
And I will worship in Thy fear
Toward Thy Holy place.

Let all that trust in Thee be glad,
With joy lift up their voice;
Because Thou savest them; let all
That love Thy name rejoice.

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