“Get me out of here!”

[Continuing the idea of a hymn for Sundays]

cf Psalm 120       

I’m in great trouble and distress,
I need your help, O Lord;
fake promises surround, depress,
and brazen lies are heard.
    They say you are not, or don’t care,
    no intervening Lord:
    your grace and judgement you declare –
    refreshing, truthful Word.

And I am prone to live out lies,
be devious, false, untrue
before your holy, seeing eyes -
please help me turn to you
    in honesty repent and press
    on with you in your Way,
    away from all this emptiness,
    in peace and truth, obey.

Tune: DCM or CM eg Crimond (tune of ‘The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want’ metrical version of Psalm  23)

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