Forsake Me Not When All My Strength is Spent
(Psalm 71)
Forsake me not when all my strength is spent
My heart is heavy, and my head hangs low;
Deliver me from foes within my tent
And those who mock me everywhere I go.
O, be to me a rock of refuge, strong—
A fortress to which I may always run;
And keep me safe from those who’d do me wrong
For they are many and I’m only one.
And when I reach old age, cast not me off.
Remember then the passion of my youth;
When others cast their stones and start to scoff
Release my tongue so I may speak the Truth.
O Lord, your works are great; of this I sing,
As you increase and comfort me again.
(Psalm 71)
Forsake me not when all my strength is spent
My heart is heavy, and my head hangs low;
Deliver me from foes within my tent
And those who mock me everywhere I go.
O, be to me a rock of refuge, strong—
A fortress to which I may always run;
And keep me safe from those who’d do me wrong
For they are many and I’m only one.
And when I reach old age, cast not me off.
Remember then the passion of my youth;
When others cast their stones and start to scoff
Release my tongue so I may speak the Truth.
O Lord, your works are great; of this I sing,
As you increase and comfort me again.