Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) ‎#254a

254a. The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God

1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man,
Born of the earth at first?
His life a shadow, light and vain,
Still hasting to the dust.

2 Oh what is feeble dying man,
Of all his sinful race,
That God should make it his concern
To visit him with grace?

4 That God who darts his lightnings down,
Who shakes the worlds above,
And terrors wait his awful frown,
How wondrous is his love?

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man
• Title: The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 144:3-6
• Topic: Assistance from God; Blessings: of a nation; Frailty of Man; God: great and good; God: his sovereignty and goodness to man; Grace: above riches; Life: short and feeble; Man: his vanity as mortal; Nation's: prosperity; Riches: compared with grace; Spiritual Enemies; Vanity: of man as mortal; War: spiritual
• Notes: Second Part

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