1. Psalm 38:9-14 ( Tune: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee)
Words: The Book of Psalms for Singing, 38C
Music: Joyful, Joyful, L. von Beethoven
Arrangement: Chris Reeves

2. 1. My de-sire and cease-less wail-ing Lord un-veiled…
…be-fore thee lie
Throbs my heart my strength is fail-ing all the light has left my eye.

3. Friends and lov-ers whom I cher-ish from my plague now stand a-loof
My own kins-men though I per-ish come no more be-neath…
…my roof.

4. 2. They that for my life are seek-ing snares for me in se-cret lay
hurt-ful things a-gainst me speak-ing, plots de-vis-ing all the day

5. As one dear and dumb ap-pear-ing naught I hear nor si-lence break;
I’m as one their words not hear-ing, and whose…
…lips no an-swer make.