Before Thee, let my cry come near

O Lord, true to Thy word, teach me

Before Thee, let my pleading come

True to Thy promise, rescue me

Since Thou Thy statutes teachest me

O let my lips Thy praise confess

Yea, of Thy word, my tongue would sing

For Thy commands are righteousness

Be ready with Thy hand to help

Because Thy precepts are my choice

I've longed for Thy salvation, Lord

And in Thy holy law rejoice

O let Thine ordinances help

My soul shall live and praise Thee yet

A straying sheep, Thy servant seek

For Thy commands I ne'er forget