Lyte: Psalm 1

Lyte, Henry Francis. The Spirit of the Psalms. 1834.

PSALM I.

(3rd Version)

Uphold me, Lord, too prone to stray,

Uphold me in Thy narrow way ;

From sin and sorrow bid me flee,

And turn from all who turn from Thee.

The cloud and pillar of Thy Word,

My comfort be, my guide, O Lord ;

By day, by night, at hand to bless,

And lead me through the wilderness!

So shall I flourish like a tree,

Planted, and watched, and nursed by Thee,

With streams of grace around its roots,

And bending low with holy fruits.

So shall I go from light to light,

Till prayer is praise, and faith is sight ;

And while the sinner's doom I see,

Adore the grace that rescued me!