from whence doth come mine aid.
My safety cometh from the Lord,
who heav'n and earth hath made.
Thy foot He'll not let slide, nor will
He slumber that thee keeps.
Behold, He that keeps Israel,
He slumbers not, nor sleeps.
The Lord thee keeps, the Lord thy shade
on thy right hand doth stay:
The moon by night thee shall not smite,
nor yet the sun by day.
The Lord shall keep thy soul; He shall
preserve thee from all ill
Henceforth thy going out and in
God keep for ever will.
Psalm 121, from the Scottish Psalter
Sung here by an untrained, unnamed Scottish congregation
(guests at the wedding of Jonathan and Mairi Keddie,
including one very wee one)
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Audio file courtesy of Psalm Singing Online
Lyrics found on page 10 of Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God by David McCasland
(This hymn was sung at Oswald Chambers' funeral in Cairo on November 16, 1917.)