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While others crowd the house of mirth

Appears in 4 hymnals

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 51 hymnals Tune Sources: Ravenscroft's Psalmes, 1621, rhythm adapted Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 54231 22143 22122 Used With Text: While others crowd the house of mirth

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Eccles. 7:2-6: While others crowd the house of mirth

Hymnal: Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases #R14 (1800) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: While others crowd the house of mirth Lyrics: While others crowd the house of mirth, and haunt the gaudy show, Let such as would with Wisdom dwell, frequent the house of woe. Better to weep with those who weep, and share th’ afflicted’s smart, Than mix with fools in giddy joys that cheat and wound the heart. When virtuous sorrow clouds the face, and tears bedim the eye, The soul is led to solemn thought, and wafted to the Sky. The wise in heart revisit oft grief’s dark sequestered cell; The thoughtless still with levity and mirth delight to dwell. The noisy laughter of the fool is like the crackling sound Of blazing thorns, which quickly fall in ashes to The ground. Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:2-6 Languages: English

While others crowd the house of mirth

Hymnal: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R14 (2004) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 While others crowd the house of mirth, and haunt the gaudy show, let such as would with Wisdom dwell, frequent the house of woe. 2 Better to weep with those who weep, and share th’ afflicted’s smart, than mix with fools in giddy joys that cheat and wound the heart. 3 When virtuous sorrow clouds the face, and tears bedim the eye, the soul is led to solemn thought, and wafted to the Sky. 4 The wise in heart revisit oft grief’s dark sequester'd cell; the thoughtless still with levity and mirth delight to dwell. 5 The noisy laughter of the fool is like the crackling sound of blazing thorns, which quickly fall in ashes to The ground. Scripture: Ecclesiastes 6:2-6 Languages: English Tune Title: BRISTOL