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Lord From Sorrows Deep I Call (Psalm 42)

By Keith & Kristyn Getty

4,699 views Jun 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Keith & Kristyn Getty's 'Lord From Sorrows Deep I Call (Psalm 42)' is a modern hymn based on Psalm 42, expressing raw lament and trust in God amid deep sorrow and unanswered questions. The song acknowledges feelings of desperation and shaken hope, yet repeatedly resolves to praise God. It speaks to those enduring prolonged trials, asking God to be their shelter, treasure, and vision. The chorus calls the soul to hope in God as a rock and salvation, even through the storm. The lyrics reflect a biblical pattern of honest lament turning toward faith, making it a song for those in grief or anxiety seeking to anchor their hope in God.

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Lord, from sorrows deep I call

When my hope is shaken

Torn and ruined from the fall

Hear my desperation

For so long I?ve pled and prayed

God, come to my rescue

Even so the thorn remains

Still my heart will praise You


Storms within my troubled soul

Questions without answers

On my faith these billows roll

God, be now my shelter

Why are you cast down my soul?

Hope in Him who saves you

When the fires have all grown cold

Cause this heart to praise You!


Should my life be torn from me

Every worldly pleasure

When all I possess is grief

God, be then my treasure.

Be my vision in the night,

Be my hope and refuge

Till my faith is turned to sight

Lord, my heart will praise You!


And, oh, my soul, put your hope in God

My help, my Rock, I will praise Him

Sing, oh, sing through the raging storm

You?re still my God, my salvation!

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