“Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek”


 
A Scottish Metrical Psalm - Psalm 63 verses 1 to 8

(1)

Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek:
      my soul doth thirst for thee;
My flesh longs in a dry parch'd land,
      wherein no waters be:

(2)

That I thy power may behold
      and brightness of thy face
As I have seen thee heretofore
      within thy holy place.

(3)

Since better is thy love, than life,
      my lips thee praise shall give.
I in thy name will lift my hands,
      and bless thee while I live.

(4)

Even as with marrow and with fat
      my soul shall filled be:
Then shall my mouth with joyful lips
      sing praises unto thee:

(5)

When I do thee upon my bed
      remember with delight,
And when on thee I meditate
      in watches of the night.

(6)

In shadow of thy wings I'll joy;
      for thou mine help hast been,
My soul thee follows hard; and me
      thy right hand doth sustain.