25. The Lord has heard and answered prayer

1 The Lord has heard and answered prayer
And saved his people in distress;
This to the coming age declare,
That they his holy Name may bless.

2 The Lord, exalted on his throne,
Looked down from heav'n with pitying eye
To still the lowly captive's moan
And save his people doomed to die.

3 All men in Zion shall declare
His gracious Name with one accord,
When kings and nations gather there
To serve and worship God the Lord.

4 Before my journey is complete
My vigor fails, my years decline;
My God, O spare me, I entreat;
The days of life are wholly thine.

5 The earth and heav'ns shall pass away,
Like vesture worn and laid aside,
But changeless thou shalt live for aye,
Thy years for ever shall abide.

6 Thou, O Jehovah, shalt endure,
Thy throne for ever is the same;
And to all generations sure
Shall be thy great memorial Name.

7 Thy servants' children shall remain
For evermore before thy face;
Enduring honor they shall gain,
Established ever in thy grace.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: The Lord has heard and answered prayer
Meter: L. M.
Publication Date: 1961
Scripture:
Topic: God: Compassion of; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Eternity of (5 more...)
Source: The Psalter, 1912
Tune Information
Name: REST
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1848)
Meter: L. M.
Key: D Major



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