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| Text: | LORD, If You Do Not Soon Appear |
| Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
| Tune: | WAREHAM |
| Composer: | William Knapp |
| Harmonizer: | Thomas Grassi |
1 LORD, if You dost not soon appear,
virtue and faith will fly away;
a faithful man amongst us here
will scarce be found, if You delay.
2 But lips that with deceit abound
shall not maintain their triumph long;
the God of vengeance will confound
the flatt'ring and blaspheming tongue.
3 The LORD, who sees the poor oppressed
and hears th'oppressor's haughty strain,
will rise to give His children rest,
nor shall they trust His word in vain.
4 Thy Word, O LORD, though often tried,
void of deceit shall still appear:
nor silver, sev'n times purified
from dross and mixture, shines so clear.
5 Thy grace shall, in the darkest hour,
defend the holy soul from harm;
though when the vilest men have pow'r,
on ev'ry side will sinners swarm.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | LORD, if You do not soon appear |
| Title: | LORD, If You Do Not Soon Appear |
| Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 LM |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Scripture: | |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | WAREHAM |
| Composer: | William Knapp (1738) |
| Harmonizer: | Thomas Grassi |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 LM |
| Key: | A Major |
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