(may be sung to the tune of Grosser Gott)
Blessed are You, O Lord of all;
With my heart I have sought to see You.
Blessed am I when I heed Your call,
Walk unswervingly by Your leading—
Follow on the path before
Which You lead me evermore.
I declare Your holy way;
Raise my voice to sing Your glory.
Ponder Your statutes night and day,
To claim the riches You stored up for me—
Follow on the path before
Which You lead me evermore.
HEY
(may be sung to the tune of Tallis’ Canon)
Help me, O Lord, Your law to see
that I may keep it endlessly.
Make me discern Your holy way;
preserve it in my heart today.
Cause me to walk by Your command,
along the path to take Your hand.
And turn my heart from unjust gain
and turn my eyes from all that’s vain.
Give life to me in Your just way
and raise Your servant up today.
Utter Your word so I may hear.
Pass over the reproach I fear.
Behold, I long for what is good.
I long to follow as I should.
Revive my heart to set it right.
Show me, O Lord, my soul’s delight.
PEY
Pull from Your pouch of justice
the lot of grace for me,
mercy as right judgment
for my iniquity.
Let Your unfolding words,
as sun and moon, give light
to make the simple wise,
to keep Your precepts right.
Let Your holy face shine
on Your servant this day;
establish every footfall
to keep me in Your way.
Rescued from oppression,
the hold of evil men;
teach me by Your statutes,
deliver me from sin.
Show me Your testimonies,
Your wonders to impart;
I pant for Your commands,
the longings of my heart.
My eyes run like channels
for all the things I saw,
for the ransomed people
who failed to keep Your law.
Pull from Your pouch of justice
the lot of grace for me,
mercy as right judgment
for my iniquity.