Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David ; allowed by the reverend Synod of New York and Philad 143a. My God, my everlasting hope

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Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America‎#143a

143b

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The aged saint's reflection and hope

143a. The aged saint's reflection and hope

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1 My God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;
Thine hands have held my childhood up,
And strength'ned all my youth.

2 My flesh was fashion'd by thy power
With all these limbs of mine;
And from my mother's painful hour
I've been entirely thine.

3 Still has my life new wonders seen
Repeated every year;
Behold, my days that yet remain
I trust them to thy care.

4 Cast me not off when strength declines,
When hoary hairs arise;
And round me let thy glory shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies.

5 Then, in the hist'ry of my age,
When men review my days,
They'll read your love in ev'ry page,
In ev'ry line thy praise.

Text Information
First Line:	My God, my everlasting hope
Title:	The aged saint's reflection and hope
Meter:	Common Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1791
Scripture:	Psalm 71:5-9
Notes:	Now Public Domain. First part