Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

Text: The Book of Psalms for Singing, 12AMusic: O God, Our Help in Ages Past, William B. BradburyArrangement: Chris Reeves

1. O Thou, Je–ho–vah, grant us help, Be-cause the go-dly cease;

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

And from a-mong the sons of men, The faith-ful now de-crease.

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

2. And to his neigh-bor eve-ry one, Doth ut - ter van - i - ty;

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

They with a dou-ble heart do speak, And lips of flat - ter - y.

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

3. The Lord will cut off all false lips, Tongues that speak proud-ly thus:

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

“We’ll with our tongue pre-vail; our lips are ours; who’s lord o’er us?”

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

4. Be-cause the poor are sore-ly pressed, Be-cause the need-y sighs,

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

To give the safe-ty they de - sire, The Lord says, “I’ll a - rise.”

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

5. Je-ho-vah’s words are words most pure; They are like sil-ver tried

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

In ear-then fur-nace, se-ven times; That has been pur - i- fied.

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

6. Lord, Thou shalt them pre-serve and keep; For ev-er from this race.

Psalm 12(Tune: O God, Our Help in Ages Past)

On eve-ry side the wick-ed walk; With vile men high in place.