The Psalms of David ‎#P107d

P107d. Would you behold the Works of God

1 Would you behold the Works of God,
His Wonders in the World abroad,
Go with the Mariners, and trace
The unknown Regions of the Seas.

2 They leave their native Shores behind,
And seize the Favour of the Wind;
Till GOD commands, and Tempests rise
That heave the Ocean to the Skies.

3 Now to the Heav'ns they mount amain,
Now sink to dreadful Deeps again;
What strange Affrights young Sailors feel,
And like a staggering Drunkard reel!

4 When Land is far, and Death is nigh,
Lost to all Hope, to GOD they cry;
His Mercy hears the loud Address,
And sends Salvation in Distress.

5 He bids the Winds their Wrath asswage,
The furious Waves forget their Rage;
'Tis calm; and Sailors smile to see
The Haven where they wish'd to be.

6 O may the Sons of Men record
The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord!
Let them their private Off'rings bring,
And in the Church his Glory sing.

Text Information

• First Line: Would you behold the Works of God
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Topic: Church: restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance: from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance: pardoned; Isreal: punished and pardoned; Isreal: saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal: Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury: pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies: recorded; Nation: blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence: in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence: recorded; Saints: conducted to heaven; Saints: punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather

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