The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship LXXXIXb. Remember, Lord, our mortal state

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LXXXIXa

The Psalms of David‎#LXXXIXb

LXXXIXc

Text:	Mortality and Hope
Author:	Isaac Watts, 1674-1748

1 Remember, Lord, our mortal state,
How frail our life, How short the date!
Where is the man that draws his breath
Safe from decease, secure from death.

2 Lord, while we see whole nations die,
Our flesh and sense repine and cry,
"Must death forever rage and reign?
"Or hast thou made mankind in vain?

3 "Where is thy promise to the just?
"Are not thy servants turn'd to dust?"
But faith forbids these mournful sighs,
And sees the sleeping dust arise.

4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day,
Wipes the reproach of saints away,
And clears the honor of thy word:
Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord.

Text Information
First Line:	Remember, Lord, our mortal state
Title:	Mortality and Hope
Author:	Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Meter:	Long Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1780
Scripture:	Psalm 89
Notes:	Now Public Domain. A Funeral Psalm