Piano Demo
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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
F
About this Hymn
The first three verses of this musical adaptation of Psalm 3 express both the emotional anguish and the triumphant faith of King David as he fled his son Absalom, an event recounted in 2 Samuel 15. The final verse is intended to draw two parallels, first between the experiences of David and of Christ, and second between the experience of Christ and the potential experience of believers. – Dan Totten
Lyrics
Verse 1
O Lord, my foes have risen up against me, proclaiming that there is no help in God. But this I know: you are a shield about me, my glory, and the Lifter of my head. But this I know: you are a shield about me, my glory, and the Lifter of my head.
Verse 2
I cry aloud to God who is salvation. I hear him answer from his holy hill. I sleep in peace, for God the Lord sustains me; I will not fear, though thousands would assail. I sleep in peace, for God the Lord sustains me; I will not fear, though thousands would assail.
Verse 3
Arise, O Lord, my God who does deliver; strike down my enemies as in the past, for unto you, O Lord, belongs salvation. May blessing on your people ever rest. For unto you, O Lord, belongs salvation. May blessing on your people ever rest.
Verse 4
The Son of Man, rejected and forsaken, suffered unjustly at the hands of men. So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose— embrace his will, entrust our souls to him. So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose— embrace his will, entrust our souls to him.
O Lord, my foes have risen up against me, proclaiming that there is no help in God. But this I know: you are a shield about me, my glory, and the Lifter of my head. But this I know: you are a shield about me, my glory, and the Lifter of my head.
Verse 2
I cry aloud to God who is salvation. I hear him answer from his holy hill. I sleep in peace, for God the Lord sustains me; I will not fear, though thousands would assail. I sleep in peace, for God the Lord sustains me; I will not fear, though thousands would assail.
Verse 3
Arise, O Lord, my God who does deliver; strike down my enemies as in the past, for unto you, O Lord, belongs salvation. May blessing on your people ever rest. For unto you, O Lord, belongs salvation. May blessing on your people ever rest.
Verse 4
The Son of Man, rejected and forsaken, suffered unjustly at the hands of men. So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose— embrace his will, entrust our souls to him. So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose— embrace his will, entrust our souls to him.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Dan Totten © 2013 Church Works Worship (Integrity Music / www.integratedrights.com)
Music: Jean Sibelius, 1899
Music: Jean Sibelius, 1899