Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#85

85. Death and Resurrection

1 Ye sons of pride, that hate the just,
And trample on the poor,
When death has brought you down to dust
Your pomp shall raise no more.

2 The last great day shall change the scene;
When will that hour appear?
When shall the just revive, and reign
O'er all that scorn'd them here?

3 God will my naked soul receive,
Call'd from the world away,
And break the prison of the grave,
To raise my mouldering clay.

4 Heaven is my everlasting home,
Th' inheritance is sure;
Let men of pride their rage resume,
But I'll repine no more.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye sons of pride, that hate the just
• Title: Death and Resurrection
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 49:14-15
• Topic: Death: of saints and sinners; Death: and pride; Death: and the resurrection; Envy and Unbelief cured; Life and Riches: their Vanity; Mortality: of man; Pride: and death; Prosperous sinners cursed; Resurrection: of the saints; Resurrection: and death; Riches: Their Vanity

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