Out of the Depths - Rustem Akhmetshyn
Description
Lyrics-
Out of the depths, I cry to you;
O, hear my voice.
O, may your ears, Lord, be open to my supplication.
Lord, open your ears.
Merciful Father, O, merciful Holy Lord,
If you would regard our iniquities, who could be saved?
But with you is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
My hope is in the Lord, my soul will hope in him.
I trust in his word.
The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion
Out of the Depths
Words by Psalm 130; English paraphrase/setting by Rustem AkhmetshynMusic by Rustem Akhmetshyn
Out of the depths, I cry to you;
O, hear my voice.
O, may your ears, Lord, be open to my supplication.
Lord, open your ears.
Merciful Father, O, merciful Holy Lord,
If you would regard our iniquities, who could be saved?
But with you is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
My hope is in the Lord, my soul will hope in him.
I trust in his word.
Story Behind the Song
This is a contemporary choral setting of Psalm 130, the penitential psalm traditionally known by its Latin opening, “De profundis” (“Out of the depths”). The text follows the psalm’s plea for mercy, confession of sin, waiting on the Lord, and hope in divine redemption. Specific publication and composition-date details for Rustem Akhmetshyn’s setting are not readily documented in standard hymnological sources.