The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11752

11752. No, I Shall Envy Them No More

1 No, I shall envy them no more,
Who grow profanely great,
Though they increase their golden store,
And rise to wondrous height.

2 They taste of all the joys that grow
Upon this earthly clod!
Well, they may search the creature through,
For they have ne’er a God.

3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too,
And think your life your own;
But death comes hastening on to you,
To mow your glory down.

4 Yes, you must bow your stately head,
Away your spirit flies,
And no kind angel near your bed,
To bear it to the skies.

5 Go now, and boast of all your stores,
And tell how bright you shine;
Your heaps of glittering dust are yours,
And my Redeemer’s mine.

Text Information

• First Line: No, I shall envy them no more
• Title: No, I Shall Envy Them No More
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-09
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DOWNS
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1832)
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain