PSALM 19
METER: 76 76 D
SUGGESTED TUNE: AURELIA
This is the meter for the hymn "The Church's One Foundation"
1. The heav'ns declare God's glory,
The skies his handiwork.
From day to day speech pours forth,
And knowledge night to night.
There is no speech, no words used,
And not a sound is heard;
But through all earth the message
Goes out to earth's far ends.
2. God made within the heavens
A home to give the sun,
Which comes out like a bridegroom
Who comes out at the dawn,
Or like a runner eager
To run the race with joy;
From rising until setting
Nothing escapes its heat.
3. Perfect is Yahweh's teaching,
It gives life to the soul;
Sure is his testimony,
Which makes the simple wise.
The precepts of God are right,
Enlightening the eyes;
Clean is the fear of Yahweh,
Forever it endures.
4. True are God's testimonies,
And altogether just.
They're better than fine gold, and
Sweeter than honey pure.
They warn and give me knowledge;
Obedience gives rewards.
But who can see one's own faults?
Clear me from hidden sins.
5. Keep me from willful sins, Lord;
Let them not rule o'er me.
Then I shall be found blameless,
And free from evil ways.
Let what I say and think be
Acceptable to you,
O Lord, who are my refuge
And my redeeming one.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
