GC 108 - Richard Proulx
Lyrics
Refrain
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
Verse 1
I love the Lord, for the Lord has heard the cry of my appeal.
The Lord was attentive to me in the day when I called.
I love the Lord, for the Lord has heard the cry of my appeal.
The Lord was attentive to me in the day when I called.
Verse 2
They surrounded me, the snares of death, with the anguish of the tomb;
they caught me, sorrow and distress.
I called on the Lord's name. O Lord, my God, deliver me!
they caught me, sorrow and distress.
I called on the Lord's name. O Lord, my God, deliver me!
Verse 3
How gracious is the Lord, and just; our God has compassion.
The Lord protects the simple hearts; I was helpless so God saved me.
The Lord protects the simple hearts; I was helpless so God saved me.
Verse 4
Turn back, my soul, to your rest for the Lord has been good,
and has kept my soul from death, (my eyes from tears,) my feet from stumbling.
and has kept my soul from death, (my eyes from tears,) my feet from stumbling.
Verse 5
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
Praise the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
Praise the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.
Text: Psalm 116; © 1963, 1993, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent