The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts ‎#413

413. If God succeed not, all the cost

If God succeed not, all the cost
And pains to build the house are lost;
If God the city will not keep,
The watchful guards as well may sleep.

What if you rise before the sun,
And work and toil when day is done;
Careful and sparing eat your bread,
To shun that poverty you dread;

'Tis all in vain, till God hath blessed;
He can make rich, yet give us rest:
Children and friends are blessings too,
If God our Sovereign make them so.

Happy the man to whom he sends
Obedient children, faithful friends:
How sweet our daily comforts prove
When they are seasoned with his love!

Text Information

• First Line: If God succeed not, all the cost
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1835
• Scripture:
  Psalm 127
• Topic: Blessing: of God on the business and comforts of life; Business: of life blest; Children: made blessings; Comfort: of life blest; God: all in all

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