The Psalms of David ‎#LXIXa

LXIXa. The Suffering of CHRIST for our Salvation

1 Save me, O GOD, the swelling floods
Break in upon my soul:
I sink; and sorrows o'er my head
Like mighty waters roll.

2 I cry 'till all my voice be gone,
In tears I waste the day:
My GOD, behold my longing eyes,
And shorten thy delay.

3 They hate my soul without a cause,
And still their number grows
More than the hairs around my head,
And mighty are my foes.

4 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt
That men could never pay,
And gave those honors to thy law
Which sinners took away.

5 Thus in the great MESSIAH's name,
The royal prophet mourns;
Thus he awakes our hearts to grief,
And gives us joy by turns.

6 Now shall the saints rejoice and find
Salvation in my name,
For I have borne their heavy load
Of sorrow, pain and shame.

7 Grief like a garment cloathe' me round,
And sackcloth was my dress,
While I procur'd for naked souls
A robe of righteousness.

8 Amongst my brethren and the Jews,
I like a stranger stood,
And bore their vile reproach to bring
The Gentiles near to GOD.

9 I came in sinful mortals stead,
To do my Father's will;
Yet when I cleans'd my father's house,
They scandaliz'd my zeal.

10 My fasting and my holy groans
Were made the drunkard's song:
But GOD from his celestial throne,
Heard my complaining tongue.

11 He sav'd me from the dreadful deep,
Nor let my soul be drown'd;
He rais'd and fix'd my sinking feet
On well-establish'd ground.

12 'Twas in a most accepted hour
My prayer arose on high,
And for my sake my GOD shall hear
The dying sinner's cry.

Text Information

• First Line: Save me O GOD, the swelling floods
• Title: The Suffering of CHRIST for our Salvation
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780
• Scripture:
  Psalm 69:1-14

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