O My God, Withhold Your Anger

by Stephen Pearson

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O MY GOD, WITHHOLD YOUR ANGER (PSALM 38) 

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 O my God, withhold Your anger,
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See the arrows piercing me!
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In Your wrath, my body fails,
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My guilt is agon-y. 

Chorus:
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O my God, do not forsake me,
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Be not far from me.
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Come quickly, O my God, and help me.
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Lord, my Savior be! 
Verse 2:
My wounds fester and are loathsome.
I am bowed and brought down low.
I am filled with pain and mourning:
Anguish is my soul! 
(Chorus)
Verse 3:
All my longings are before You,
All my sighings in Your sight.
My heart pounds, my strength it fails,
My eyes have lost their light! 
(Chorus)
Verse 4:
I am now both deaf and mute:
To enemies I shan't reply.
For I know that You will answer:
On You I rely!
(Chorus)
Verse 5:
As my pain is ere before me,
I confess my sins to You.
Many are those who may hate
And mock the good I do!
(Chorus)