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1 Vain man, on foolish pleasures bent,
Prepares for his own punishment;
What pains, what loathsome maladies
From luxury and lust arise!
2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste,
Yet drowns his health to please his taste,
Till all his active pow'rs are lost,
And fainting life draws near the dust.
3 The glutton groans, and lothes to eat;
His soul abhors delicious meat;
Nature with heavy loads opprest,
Would yield to death to be releas'd.
4 Then how the frighted sinners fly
To GOD for help with earnest cry!
He hears their groans, prolongs their breath,
And saves them from approaching death.
5 No med'cine could effect the cure
So quick, so easy or so sure:
The deadly sentence GOD repeals,
He sends his sov'reign word, and heals.
6 O may the sons of men record
The wondrous goodness of the LORD!
And let their thankful off'rings prove
How they adore their maker's love.
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First Line: | Vain man, on foolish pleasures bent |
Title: | Intemperance punished and pardoned; or a psalm for the Glutton and the Drunkard |
Meter: | Long Metre |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1780 |
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