O Do Not Against Me, Lord

O do not against me

Lord

Thy dis­plea­sure cher­ish;

Give me not my just re­ward;

Leave me not to per­ish.

Guilt

our shame—wakes Thy flame:

Christ our ran­som pay­eth:

He all wrath al­lay­eth.

Show me then a fa­ther’s love

Me with aid con­sol­ing;

Look in pa­tience from ab­ove

All my fears con­troll­ing.

Cheer my face—with Thy grace;

Oil of con­so­la­tion

Gladness and sal­va­tion.

O my foe

de­part from me;

God hath heard my cry­ing:

Him I seek

from fear set free

To His pre­sence fly­ing.

Hence dis­may—hence away:

All my sor­row ceas­eth;

God my heart re­leas­eth.

Holy Fa­ther! end­less praise

Here and in high Heav­en

All shall to Thy glo­ry raise

Praise to Christ be giv­en

Praise to Thee—ev­er be

Holy Ghost who hear­est

And Thy sup­pli­ants cheer­est.