587. O send Thy light forth and Thy truth
Psalm XLIII
Scottish Psalter, 1650
Psalm 43:3-5. Exiled from the House of God (continued).
Psalm 43 is clearly a continuation of Psalm 42. The same spirit, language and situation are to be found in both and each ends with the same refrain. Psalm 42 speaks of God as a fountain of living water; Psalm 43, as a guiding light. These vivid metaphors are combined in Psalm 36:9: “For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.”
MUSIC. FARRANT is adapted from an air in the anthem, “Lord, for thy tender mercies’ sake.” usually attributed to the English organist and composer, Richard Farrant, c. 1530-1580, but by some to John Hilton, and by others to William Mundy.