Tune: St James (Courteville)
(\'Thou are the way, by thee alone\')
Psalm 12
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Help, LORD, for the godly ceases
Is as [if] they deceases
Faithful fall from among mankind
None good or true we find
They speak vanity ot each one
To every daughter, son
Flatter with lips and double heart
Deceitful be their part
The LORD shall cut them off, for they
Do not good, [nor] right things say
They have said, With our tongue will we
Prevail, who our lord be?
For the oppressed, the LORD, he will
Arise, come help them still
And will hear sighs of the needy
Will set them in safety
The words of the LORD pure words are
None of them spoil or mar
They are as silver purified
As in a furnace tried
Tried seven times to perfection
There be no blemish, none
You, LORD, shall keep the poor, needy
Safe in you they shall be
You from the wicked them preserve
They trust in you, you serve
Though wicked walk on every side
Where vilest ones reside