PSALM 71:1-6
METER: 87 87 66 66 7
TUNE: EIN FESTE BURG
This is the tune for the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
1. In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
Let me be ashamed never.
In justice save and rescue me;
Incline your ear and save me.
O Lord, be unto me
A rock for my safety,
A fortress of great strength,
In which I may be saved,
For you're my rock and fortress.
2. Save me, O God, from wicked hands,
From the unjust and cruel.
For you, Lord God, are all my hope;
From days of youth, I trust you.
Upon you I have leaned,
Yes, ever since my birth;
You are the one who took
Me from my mother's womb.
I will at all times praise you.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
