Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #74a (1786) Topics: Patience under Persecution; Patience under Persecution First Line: My God, the steps of pious men Lyrics: 1 My God, the steps of pious men
Are order'd by thy will:
Though they should fall, they rise again,
Thy Hand supports them still.
2 The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue he approves:
He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace,
Nor leave the men he loves.
3 The heavenly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feasts them now, and makes them heirs
Of blessings long to come.
4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men,
Nor fear when tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their pride was vain,
When justice casts them down.
Pause.
5 The haughty sinner have I seen
Nor fearing man nor God,
Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green,
Spreading his arms abroad:
6 And lo, he vanish'd from the ground,
Destroy'd by hands unseen;
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found
Where all that pride had been.
7 But mark the man of righteousness,
His several steps attend;
True pleasure runs thro' all his ways,
And peaceful is his end. Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37 Languages: English
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