As our Psalter is 100 years old this year (see my post on January 19, 2012 ), I want to introduce you to some of the versifications and tunes to the Psalms found in it, especially on those Sunday’s when I cannot find a good video version of the Psalm we are considering. Surprisingly, as beautiful and popular as Psalm 61 is, there were not any decent versions of it on YouTube. So today we open our Psalter to #160, which is the second version of Psalm 61 found in it. Below are the lyrics, and if you click on the title, you will also hear a piano version of the melody. Feel free to just listen as you follow the words, or to sing along with it. This Psalter information is taken off the Protestant Reformed Churches website at prca.org.
160. Confidence in God. Psalm 61. C.M. (4 stanzas)
1. O God, give ear unto my cry,
And to my voice attend;
Though far from home and from Thy house,
To Thee my prayers ascend.
2.When troubles overwhelm my heart,
Then Thou wilt hear my cry,
For safety lead me to the Rock
That higher is than I.
3. A refuge Thou hast been for me
When storms of trouble lower;
When foes assail, then Thou hast been
My strong defense and tower.
4. Within Thy holy temple, Lord,
I ever will abide;
Beneath the covert of Thy wings
In confidence I hide.
