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Sure, wicked Fools must needs suppose

Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sure, wicked Fools must needs suppose, That God is nothing but a Name: Corrupt and lewd their Practice grows, No Breast is warm'd with holy Flame. 2 The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high Tow'r And all the sons of Men did view, To see if any own'd his Pow'r'; If any Truth or Justice knew. 3 But all, he saw, were gone aside, All were degen'rate grown and base: None took Religion for their Guide, Not one of all the sinful Race. 4 But can these workers of Deceit Be all so dull and senseless grown, That they, like Bread, my People eat, And God's Almighty Pow'r disown? 5 How will they tremble then for Fear, When his just Wrath shall them o'ertake! For, to the Righteous, God is near, And never will their Cause forsake. 6 Ill Men, in vain with Scorn expose The Methods which the Good pursue; Since God a Refuge is for those Whom his just Eyes with Favour view. 7 Would he his saving Pow'r employ, To break his People's servile Band; Then Shouts of universal Joy Shall loudly eccho through the Land. Scripture: Psalm 14

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Sure, wicked Fools must needs suppose

Hymnal: A New Version of the Psalms of David #XIV (1760) Lyrics: 1 Sure, wicked Fools must needs suppose, That God is nothing but a Name: Corrupt and lewd their Practice grows, No Breast is warm'd with holy Flame. 2 The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high Tow'r And all the sons of Men did view, To see if any own'd his Pow'r'; If any Truth or Justice knew. 3 But all, he saw, were gone aside, All were degen'rate grown and base: None took Religion for their Guide, Not one of all the sinful Race. 4 But can these workers of Deceit Be all so dull and senseless grown, That they, like Bread, my People eat, And God's Almighty Pow'r disown? 5 How will they tremble then for Fear, When his just Wrath shall them o'ertake! For, to the Righteous, God is near, And never will their Cause forsake. 6 Ill Men, in vain with Scorn expose The Methods which the Good pursue; Since God a Refuge is for those Whom his just Eyes with Favour view. 7 Would he his saving Pow'r employ, To break his People's servile Band; Then Shouts of universal Joy Shall loudly eccho through the Land. Scripture: Psalm 14 Languages: English

Sure wicked fools must needs suppose

Hymnal: The Whole Book of Psalms #XIV (1793) Lyrics: 1 Sure wicked fools must needs suppose, that God is nothing but a name: Corrupt and lewd their practice grows, no breast is warm'd with holy flame. 2 The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high tow'r, and all the sons of men did view, To see if any own'd his pow'r'; if any truth or justice knew. 3 But all, he saw, were gone aside, all were degen'rate grown and base; None took religion for their guide, not one of all the sinful race. 4 But can these workers of deceit be all so dull and senseless grown, That they, like bread my people eat, and God's almighty pow'r disown? 5 How will they tremble then for fear, when his just wrath shall them o'ertake? For to the righteous, God is near, and never will their cause forsake. 6 Ill men, in vain, with scorn expose those methods which the good pursue; Since God a refuge is for those whom his just eyes with favour view. 7 Would he his saving pow'r employ to break his people's servile band; Then shouts of universal joy should loudly echo through the land. Scripture: Psalm 14 Languages: English

Sure wicked fools must needs suppose

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #14 (1789) Lyrics: 1 Sure wicked fools must needs suppose That God is nothing but a name: Corrupt and lewd their practice grows, No breast is warm'd with holy flame. 2 The Lord look'd down from heav'n's high tow'r And all the sons of men did view, To see if any own'd his pow'r'; If any truth or justice knew. 3 But all, he saw, were gone aside; All were degen'rate grown, and base: None took religion for their guide, Not one of all the sinful race. 4 But can these workers of deceit Be all so dull and senseless grown, That they, like bread, my people eat, And God's almighty pow'r disown? 5 How will they tremble then for fear, When his just wrath shall them o'ertake? For, to the righteous, God is near, And never will their cause forsake. 6 Ill men in vain with scorn expose The methods which the good pursue; Since God a refuge is for those Whom his just eyes with favour view. 7 Would he his saving pow'r employ, To break his people's servile band; Then shouts of universal joy Shall loudly echo through the land. Scripture: Psalm 14 Languages: English