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1 Not from the dust affliction grows,
Nor troubles rise by chance;
Yet we are born to cares and woes –
A sad inheritance!

2 As sparks break out from burning coals,
And still are upwards borne,
So grief is rooted in our souls,
And man grows up to mourn.

3 Yet with my God I leave my cause
And trust his promised grace;
He rules me by his well-known laws
Of love and righteousness.

4 Not all the pains that e’er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace;
For death and hell can do no more
Than what my Father please.

Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #458 (1828)

The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship (27th ed.) #I.LXXXIII (1766)

Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #I.83 (1806)

The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #67 (1835)

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books: I. collected from the scriptures, II. composed on divine subjects, III. prepared for the Lord's Supper #I.LXXXIII (1793)

A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #465 (1844)