Psalm 61

W. van der Kamp, 1967

1. Listen to my cry, and hear me,
   Be Thou near me;
   O my I God, heed Thou my plaint;
   From the ends of earth I call Thee;
   Woes befall me,
   And my heart is weak and faint.
   
2. Lead Thou me, for I abide Thee;
   Come and guide me
   To the rock for me too high;
   Thou my refuge, great in power,
   Art my tower
   When the enemy is nigh.
   
3. Keep me in Thy tent forever!
   Leave me never!
   Of Thy faithfulness I sing.
   Oh, to be where Thou me shieldest,
   Where Thou yieldest
   Me the shelter of Thy wings!
   
4. Thou hast heard all that I vowed Thee
   And endowed me
   With the heritage of those
   Who revere Thy Name and glory
   And before Thee
   In Thy steadfast love repose.
   
5. May the king’s life, by Thee strengthened,
   LORD, be lengthened;
   Of his reign no end be known.
   Bless, O God, all his endeavor;
   May he ever
   Sit before Thee on his throne.
   
6. Be, O God of truth and splendor,
   His Defender;
   Make Thy steadfast love his stay!
   So will I, Thy Name professing,
   For Thy blessing
   Pay my vows day after day.