Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Launceston, Tasmania
Psalms, Hymns and Songs of the Spirit
Publisher: ReformedNet
102.1-Ps.102.8" class="scriptRef">Psalm 102:1-8, 10, 12 (1st Version) Lyrics
1 O Lord, unto my pray'r give ear,
my cry let come to thee;
2 And in the day of my distress
hide not thy face from me.
Give ear to me; what time I call,
to answer me make haste:
3 For, as an hearth, my bones are burnt,
my days, like smoke, do waste.

4 My heart within me smitten is,
and it is withered
Like very grass; so that I do
forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of my groaning voice
my bones cleave to my skin.
6 Like pelican in wilderness
forsaken I have been:

I like an owl in desert am,
that nightly there doth moan;
7 I watch, and like a sparrow am
on the house-top alone.
8 My bitter en'mies all the day
reproaches cast on me;
And, being mad at me, with rage
against me sworn they be.

10 Thy wrath and indignation
did cause this grief and pain;
For thou hast lift me up on high,
and cast me down again.

12 But thou, Lord, everlasting art,
and thy remembrance shall
Continually endure, and be
to generations all.