Number: 299
English: 
Title: O Lord, Thou art my Only Hope
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: 
Copyright: Lyrics written in December 1937
Meter: 
Form: 

O Lord, Thou art my on¤ly hope,
In Thee a¤lone I trust;
Thy mer¤cies and com¤pas¤sions tend
To hum¤ble me in dust.

How ver¤y great Thy faith¤ful¤ness,
In¤spir¤ing my whole trust,
Con¤strain¤ing me to put my mouth
Be¤fore Thee in the dust.

My ex¤pec¤ta¤tions are from Thee,
There¤fore in Thee I trust
And put my mouth un¤feign¤ing¤ly
Be¤fore Thee in the dust.

That I may hope with con¤fi¤dence
With liv¤ing hope and trust,
I wait be¤fore Thee si¤lent¤ly,
My mouth low in the dust.

God’s ten¤der mer¤cies o¤ver all
In¤spire my great¤est trust–
My high¤est hon¤our is to serve,
Though hum¤bled in the dust.

God says they can¤not be re¤moved
Those souls who in Him trust,
And God will sure¤ly hear my prayers
A¤ris¤ing from the dust.

How can the Lord sub¤vert my cause
Since He is faith¤ful, just?
I hope and qui¤et¤ly a¤wait
His pleas¤ure in the dust.