My Heart Rejoices in Thy Name

My heart re­joic­es in Thy name

My God

my help

my trust;

Thou hast pre­served my face from shame

Mine hon­or from the dust.

My life is spent with grief

I cried

My years con­sumed in groans

My strength de­cays

mine eyes are dried

And sor­row wastes my bones.

Among mine ene­mies my name

Was a mere pro­verb grown

While to my neigh­bors I be­came

Forgotten and un­known.

Slander and fear on eve­ry side

Seized and be­set me round

I to the throne of grace ap­plied

And speedy res­cue found.

How great de­liv­er­ance Thou hast wrought

Before the sons of men!

The ly­ing lips to si­lence brought

And made their boast­ings vain!

Thy child­ren from the strife of tongues

Shall Thy pa­vil­ion hide;

Guard them from in­fa­my and wrongs

And crush the sons of pride.

Within Thy secret pre­sence

Lord

Let me for ev­er dwell;

No fenc­èd ci­ty

walled and barred

Secures a saint so well.