Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Why dost Thou stand afar Lyrics: 1 Why dost Thou stand afar,
O Lord,in our distress?
And why dost Thou conceal Thyself
When troublous times oppress?
2 Do Thou, O Lord, arise;
O God, lift up Thy hand;
Forget Thou not the suff'ring poor,
The humble in the land.
3 Their foes Thou dost behold,
Their wrongs Thou wilt repay;
The poor commit themselves to Thee,
Thou art the orphan's stay.
4 Thou, Lord, hast heard their prayer
With humble hearts drew nigh;
Thou also wilt revive their strength
And ever hear their cry.
5 Defend the fatherless
And all who are oppressed,
That they by human pride and pow'r
May be no more distressed. Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; God Our Guardian; God Hearer of Prayer; God Our Refuge; Heart God the Strength of; Humility; Judgments On the Wicked; Nations Rebuked in Wrath; Orphans; The Poor Remembered by God; Pride; Retribution Belongs to God; Temperance Songs; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Warned Scripture: Psalm 10 Used With Tune: CLIFTON
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