When in the Night I Meditate — Psalm 16

When in the Night I Meditate (Ps 16)

STANZA 1
When in the night I meditate
on mercies multiplied,
my grateful heart inspires my tongue
to bless the Lord, my Guide.

STANZA 2
Forever in my thought the LORD
before my face shall stand;
secure, unmoved, I shall remain,
with Him at my right hand.

STANZA 3
My inmost being thrills with joy
and gladness fills my breast;
because on Him my trust is stayed,
my flesh in hope shall rest.

STANZA 4
I know that I shall not be left
forgotten in the grave,
and from corruption, Thou, O LORD,
Thy holy one wilt save.

STANZA 5
The path of life Thou showest me;
of joy a boundless store
is ever found at Thy right hand,
and pleasures evermore.

The Psalter, 1912

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