8169. While Sinners Utter Boasting Words

1 While sinners utter boasting words,
And glory in their shame;
The Lord, well pleased, an ear affords
To those who fear His name.

2 They often meet to seek His face,
And what they do or say,
Is noted in His book of grace,
Against another day.

3 For they, by faith, a day descry,
A joyfully expect,
When He, descending from the sky,
His jewels will collect.

4 Unnoticed now, because unknown,
A poor and suffering few;
He comes to claim them for His own,
And bring them forth to view.

5 With transport then, their Savior’s care
And favor they shall prove;
As tender parents guard and spare
The children of their love.

6 Assembled worlds will then discern
The saints alone are blest;
When wrath shall like an oven burn,
And vengeance strike the rest.

Text Information
First Line: While sinners utter boasting words
Title: While Sinners Utter Boasting Words
Author: John Newton, 1725-1807
Meter: CM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MAITLAND
Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
Meter: CM
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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