1 Out of the deep I call
To Thee, O Lord, to Thee.
Before Thy throne of grace I fall;
Be merciful to me.
2 Out of the deep I cry,
The woeful deep of sin,
Of evil done in days gone by,
Of evil now within;
3 Out of the deep of fear
And dread of coming shame;
All night till morning watch is near
I plead the precious name.
4 Lord, there is mercy now,
As ever was, with Thee.
Before Thy throne of grace I bow;
Be merciful to me.
First Line: | Out of the deep I call To Thee, O Lord, to Thee |
Title: | Out of the Deep I Call |
Author: | H. W. Baker (1868) |
Meter: | 6.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Out of the deep I call. Sir H. W. Baker. [Psalms cxxx.] Contributed to the 1868 Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, and since included in several hymn-books. It is a beautiful and tender paraphrase of the Psalm.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)