v1 Do not rebuke me Lord,
Nor chasten me I pray;
In Your displeasure with Your rod,
Nor treat me angrily.

vv2-3 Have mercy on me Lord,
For I am weak and sore;
O heal me Lord my bones are vexed,
How long till You restore.

vv4-5 Return and rescue Lord,
Because of Your mercies;
In death You will, You’ll be forgot,
None from the grave shall praise.

vv6-7 I groan in weariness,
My bed I flood with tears;
Because of all my enemies,
The grief has worn my eyes.

v8 You evil workers, go,
Depart from me all ye;
The Lord has heard my voice of woe,
You work iniquity.

vv9-10 The Lord has heard my plea,
Has answered to my prayer;
Let them be turned my enemy,
In terror and in fear.

(Tune: Trentham; Dennis; SM)
(© James R. Hamilton, written, Monday, 14th, February, 2005)