Lord God of
hosts, in mercy
My supplication
hear;
Almighty and
all faithful,
Our fathers’
God, give ear.
Our Shield and
great Defender,
No longer hide
Thy face,
But look upon
Thy servant,
Anointed by Thy
grace.
In Thy
blest courts to
worship,
My God, a
single day
Is better than
a thousand
While far from
Thee I stray.
Though in a
lowly station,
The service of
my Lord
I choose above
all pleasures
That sinful
ways afford.
A sun and
shield forever
Is God, the
Lord Most High,
To those who
walk uprightly
No good will He
deny.
His saints, His
grace
receiving,
Shall soon His
glory see;
O Lord of
hosts, most
blessèd
Are they that
trust in Thee.
