I Lift My Soul to God

I lift my soul to God

My trust is in His name:

Let not my foes that seek my blood

Still tri­umph in my shame.

Sin and the pow­ers of hell

Persuade me to des­pair:

Lord

make me know Thy co­ve­nant well

That I may ’scape the snare.

From the first dawn­ing light

Till the dark ev­en­ing rise

For Thy sal­va­tion

Lord

I wait

With ev­er long­ing eyes.

Remember all Thy grace

And lead me in Thy truth;

Forgive the sins of rip­er days

And foll­ies of my youth.

The Lord is just and kind

The meek shall learn His ways

And ev­ery hum­ble sin­ner find

The me­thods of His grace.

For His own good­ness’ sake

He saves my soul from shame:

He par­dons

though my guilt be great

Through my Re­deem­er’s name.