1330. Eternal God, We Look to Thee

1. Eternal God, we look to Thee,
To Thee for help we fly;
Thine eye alone our wants can see,
Thy hand alone supply.

2. Lord, let Thy fear within us dwell,
Thy love our footsteps guide;
That love will all vain love expel;
That fear, all fear betide.

3. Not what we wish, but what we want,
O let Thy grace supply;
The good, unmasked, in mercy grant;
The ill, though asked, deny.

Text Information
First Line: Eternal God, we look to Thee
Title: Eternal God, We Look to Thee
Author: James Merrick (1763)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Poems on Sacred Subjects, 1763
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: ST. DAVID, Thomas Ravenscroft, The Whole Booke of Psalmes (London: 1621)
Tune Information
Name: BANGOR
Composer: William Tans'ur (1734)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 53215 17655 57654
Key: c minor
Copyright: Public Domain



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