Psalm 25 (Version 1, Part 1)

I Lift my soul to God,

My trust is in his name;

Let not my foes that seek my blood

Still triumph in my shame.

Sin and the powers of hell

Persuade me to despair;

Lord, make me know thy covenant well,

That I may 'scape the snare.

From the first dawning light

Till the dark evening rise,

For thy salvation, Lord, I wait

With ever-longing eyes.

Remember all thy grace,

And lead me in thy truth;

Forgive the sins of riper days,

And follies of my youth.

The Lord is just and kind,

The meek shall learn his ways;

And every humble sinner find

The methods of his grace.

For his own goodness' sake

He saves my soul from shame;

He pardons (tho' my guilt be great)

Thro' my Redeemer's name.