Rise, help and redeem us

If we have forgotten the name of our Lord

Psalm 44 lined by J.B. Herbert

If we have forgotten the name of our God
Or unto an idol our hands spread abroad,
Shall not the Almighty uncover this sin?
He knows all our hearts and the secrets within.

Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust.

Not trust will I place in my strength to defend,
Nor yet on my sword as a safe-guard depend;
In Thee, Who hast saved us and put them to shame,
We boast all the day, ever praising Thy name.

Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust.

O why art Thou hiding the light of Thy face,
Forgetting our burden of grief and disgrace?
Our soul is bowed down, yea, we cleave to the dust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust.

Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust…

Amen!

Selah.

J.B. Herbert on Psalm 44, "If We Have Forgotten the Name of Our Lord," Songs for Christian Worship: A Selection of Psalms and Hymn for Use in the Church, the Bible School, the Youth Groups, and the Home, Board of Christian Education of the United Presbyterian Church of North America (L.H. Jenkins: 1950), 225.