The Psalms of David ‎#P16e

P16e. I set the Lord before my Face

1 "I set the Lord before my Face,
"He bears my Courage up:
"My Heart and Tongue their Joys express,
"My Flesh shall rest in Hope.

2 ""My Spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave,
"Where Souls departed are;
"Nor quit my Body to the Grave
"To see Corruption there.

3 "Thou wilt reveal the Path of Life,
"And raise me to thy Throne:
"Thy Courts immortal Pleasure give,
"Thy Presence Joys unknown."

4 [Thus in the Name of Christ, the Lord,
The holy David sung;
And Providence fulfils the Word
Of his prophetick Tongue.

5 Jesus, whom every Saint adores,
Was crucify'd and slain;
Behold the Tomb its Prey restores,
Behold he lives again.

6 When shall my Feet arise and stand
On Heav'n's eternal Hills?
There sits the Son at GOD's Right-hand,
And there the Father smiles.]

Text Information

• First Line: I set the Lord before my Face
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Scripture:
  Psalm 16
• Topic: Saints: the best company; Christ: his death and resurrection; Christ: the second Adam, his Incarnation, his Dominion, his All-Suffiecincy; Comfort: and support in God; Confession: of our poverty; Counsel and Support from God; Courage: in death; Death: courage in it; God: all-sufficient; Good works profit Men, not God; Grace: without merit; Hope: of resurrection; Idolatry reproved; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection: of the saints

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