HEAR MY PRAYER

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Many composers have set Psalm 102 to music. Few versions are as effective as this one. Intuitive voice leading, varied dynamics and appropriately crunchy dissonances will make this a good experience for the choir and meaningful to the listener.

LYRICS

Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my crying come unto Thee

Hide not Thy face from me
In the day when I am in trouble

For my days are consumed like smoke
And my bones are burned as a hearth
My heart is smitten and withered like grass
For I have eaten ashes bread
And mingled my drink with weeping

For Thou hast lifted me up
And Thou hast cast me down.
My days are like a shadow that declineth
And I am withered like grass

But Thou O Lord shall endure
for ever and ever