The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3173

3173. If We Have Forgotten the Name of Our God

1. If we have forgotten the name of our God,
Or unto an idol our hands spread abroad,
Shall not the Almighty uncover this sin?
He knows all our hearts and the secrets within.

Refrain
Rise, help, and redeem us,
Thy mercy we trust;
Rise, help, and redeem us,
Thy mercy we trust.

2. We all the day long for Thy sake are consumed,
Defeated and helpless, to death we are doomed;
Then why dost Thou tarry? Jehovah, awake;
Nor spurn us forever; arise for our sake. [Refrain]

3. O why art Thou hiding the light of Thy face,
Forgetting our burden of grief and disgrace?
Our soul is bowed down, yea, we cleave to the dust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If we have forgotten the name of our God
• Title: If We Have Forgotten the Name of Our God
• Author: Anonymous (1912)
• Refrain First Line: Rise, help, and redeem us
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 refrain
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 123
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MAGNUS
• Composer: John Bunyan Herbert (1901)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 refrain
• Incipit: 13332 13556 53223
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain