Hymn
True Love for the Word
1
O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness Is in thy judgments shown; In Thy unchanging faithfulness Thy truth Thou hast made known.
2
Because Thy foes forget Thy law My soul is greatly stirred; Thy servant loves the purity Of Thy most holy word.
3
Tho' I am humble and despised, I strive Thy will to do; Eternal is Thy righteousness, And all Thy law is true.
4
Delight amid distress and pain Do Thy commandments give; Thy word is righteous evermore, Teach me that I may live.
Public domain · as printed in The Psalter: with responsive readings, 1912 · text courtesy of Hymnary.org. Wording may differ slightly from your hymn book.