| Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him. The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed. (Psa. 28:6‑8) |
O Lord, in my songs I have praised Thee For all that was sweet and was fair; And now a new song would I sing Thee, A song that is wondrous and rare. |
A song of the heart that is broken, A song of the sighs and the tears, The sickness, the want and the sadness Of the days of our pilgrimage years. |