WHEN IN THE NIGHT I MEDITATE
Psalm 16, The Psalter, 1912
St. Flavian (CM), Day's Psalter, 1562

When in the night I meditate
On mercies multiplied,
My grateful heart inspires my tongue
To bless the Lord, my guide.

Forever in my thought the Lord,
Before my face shall stand;
Secure, unmoved I shall remain,
With God at my right hand.

My inmost being thrills with joy
And gladness fills my breast;
Because on God my trust is stayed,
My flesh in hope shall rest.

I know that I shall not be left
Forgotten in the grave,
And from corruption, Thou, O Lord,
Thy holy one wilt save.

The path of life Thou showest me;
Of joy a boundless store
Is ever found at Thy right hand,
And pleasures evermore.