Psalm 40: Here I Am
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w&m: Rory Cooney, 1971

[Refrain]
Here I am, Lord, here I am.
I come to do your will.

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[Verse 1]
Long was I waiting for God
and then he heard my cry.
It was he who taught this song to me,
a song of praise to God.

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[Verse 2]
You asked me not for sacrifice,
for slaughtered goats or lambs.
No, my heart, you gave me ears to hear you,
then I said, "Here I am."

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[Verse 3]
You wrote it in the scrolls of law
what you would have me do.
Doing that is what has made me happy,
your law is in my heart.

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[Verse 4]
I spoke before your holy people,
the good news that you save.
Now you know that I will not be silent.
I'll always sing your praise.

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