PSALM 30
METER: 87 87 67 67
TUNE: GREENSLEEVES
Best known as the tune for "What Child Is This?"
1. I will extol you, Lord our God,
For you have brought salvation;
You kept my mortal enemies
From gloating o'er my downfall.
O Lord, I cried for help
And you brought healing to me.
From death you saved my soul,
And you restored life to me.
2. Sing praise to God, O you his saints,
Give thanks to his name holy.
His anger for a moment lasts,
His favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may last the night,
But joy comes with the morning.
Weeping may last the night,
But joy comes with the morning.
3. I said in my prosperity,
"I never shall be shaken."
Your favor had established me
With strength like to a mountain.
But then you hid your face,
And then dismay came o'er me.
But then you hid your face,
And then dismay came o'er me.
4. To you, O Lord my God, I cried,
And supplication rendered:
"What profit is there if I die,
If to the Pit I go down?
Lord, will the dust praise you?
Will it tell that you're faithful?
Hear and be gracious, Lord!
O Lord, you are my helper!
5. My mourning you have turned to dance;
My sackcloth you have taken
And girded me with clothes of joy;
My soul will not be silent.
My soul will praise you, Lord;
I'll give you thanks forever.
My soul will praise you, Lord;
I'll give you thanks forever.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
