
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.) #32a (1786) First Line: When God is nigh, my faith is strong Lyrics: 1 When God is nigh, my faith is strong,
His arm is my almighty prop;
Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue,
My dying flesh shall rest in hope.
2 Though in the dust I lay my head,
Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave
My soul for ever with the dead,
Nor lose thy children in the grave.
3 My flesh shall thy first call obey,
Shake off the dust, and rise on high;
Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way
Up to the throne above the sky.
4 There streams of endless pleasure flow;
And full discoveries of thy grace
[Which we but tasted here below]
Spread heavenly joys through all the place. Topics: Christ his all-sufficiency; Christ his death and resurrection; Comfort and Support in God; Company of saints; Confession of our poverty; Counsel and Support form God; Courage in death; Death and resurrection of Christ; Death courage in it; Evidence of Grace; God all-sufficient; Good Works profit Man, not God; Grace without merit; Hope of resurrection; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection and death of Christ; Resurrection of the saints; Saints the best company; Christ his all-sufficiency; Christ his death and resurrection; Comfort and Support in God; Company of saints; Confession of our poverty; Counsel and Support form God; Courage in death; Death and resurrection of Christ; Death courage in it; Evidence of Grace; God all-sufficient; Good Works profit Man, not God; Grace without merit; Hope of resurrection; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection and death of Christ; Resurrection of the saints; Saints the best company Scripture: Psalm 16 Languages: English
Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection