Remember Righteousness

Tune: Mannheim

('Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us')

Psalm 74 v.12-23 parts

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The Lord God, He my King of old

Let all His wonders be told

He works salvation in the earth

Let us give Him His true worth

The day is yours, night yours also

Each one's ordainings you know

 

You have set all of earth's borders

Have made summers and winters

And too springs and autumns seasons

None without their plans, reasons

Remember, Lord, that enemy

Has reproached you, look and see

 

The foolish  have your name blasphemed

Evil purposes they dreamed

O deliver not my soul up

To their will, their bitter cup

Save my soul, my turtle-dove here

From the wicked, I you fear

 

Forget not the poor people, they

Trust in you and to you pray

Have respect to your covenant

Unto humble, penitent

For dark places of the earth full

Are of habitations cruel

 

O let not the oppressed return

Ashamed, they for you do yearn

Let the poor and needy praise you

Arise, God, plead your cause true

Remember how the foolish do

Reproach you daily anew

 

Forget not voice of enemies

You who all their doings see

The tumult of them that up rise

Reviles and taunts are their cries

But do act God, for your name's sake

The wicked's ways shatter, break