Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David ; allowed by the reverend Synod of New York and Philad 297b. Lord, what is man, poor feeble man

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297a

Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America‎#297b

298a

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The vanity of man, and the condescension of God

297b. The vanity of man, and the condescension of God

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

3 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 the condescension of God
Meter:	Common Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1791
Scripture:	Psalm 144:3-6
Notes:	Now Public Domain. Second part