Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 79 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My God, the steps of pious men
Are ordered 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 heav’nly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feeds 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.
5. The haughty sinners have I seen,
Nor fearing man, nor God,
Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green,
Spreading his arms abroad.
6. And lo! he vanished from the ground,
Destroyed 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 through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end. Used With Tune: ARMENIA Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719
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