The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4061

4061. A Little That the Righteous Hold

1. A little that the righteous hold
Is better than the wealth untold
Of many wicked men;
Destroyed shall be their arm of pride,
But they who in the Lord confide
Shall be upholden then.

2. He knows the days the perfect live
To them a heritage will give
Which ever shall abide;
In evil times no shame they know,
And in the days of famine’s woe
They shall be satisfied.

3. Although the wicked prospered seem,
At last they vanish like a dream
And perish in a day;
Jehovah’s foes shall soon appear
Like fields once fair, now brown and sere;
Like smoke they fade away.

4. They borrow oft and pay not back;
But righteous men do nothing lack,
And give with gracious hand;
Those cursed by Him shall be destroyed,
But such as have His grace enjoyed,
They shall possess the land.

Text Information

• First Line: A little that the righteous hold
• Title: A Little That the Righteous Hold
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Language: English
• Source: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 97
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Words from Psalm 37

Tune Information

• Name: RAMOTH
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Incipit: 51112 33323 45543
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain