Scripture Verse

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Psalm 108:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 298.

Music: Cut­ting Will­iam F. Sher­win (1826–1888) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William F. Sherwin (1826–1888)

Lyrics

My stead­fast heart, O God,
Will sound Thy praise abroad
With tune­ful string;
The dawn shall hear my song,
Thy praise I will pro­long,
And where Thy peo­ple throng
Thanksgiving bring.

Thy truth and ten­der love
Are high as Heav’n above;
Thy help we crave.
Be Thou ex­alt­ed high
Above the lof­ty sky;
Lest Thy be­lov­èd die,
O hear and save.

God’s Word shall sure­ly stand;
His name through ev­ery land
Shall be ad­ored;
Lord, who shall lead our host?
Thine aid we co­vet most,
In Thee is all our boast,
Strong in the Lord.