Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #257b (1786) First Line: Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join
In work so pleasant, so divine;
Now while the flesh is mine abode,
And when my soul ascends to God.
2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers,
While immortality endures;
My days of praise shall ne’er be past,
While life and thought and being last.
3 Why should I make a man my trust?
Princes must die and turn to dust;
Their breath departs, their pomp and power,
And thoughts all vanish in an hour.
4 Happy the man, whose hopes rely
On Israel’s God: He made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train,
And none shall find his promise vain.
5 His truth forever stands secure;
He saves th’ opprest, he feeds the poor;
He sends the labouring conscience peace,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.
6 The Lord to sight restores the blind;
The Lord supports the sinking mind;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless.
7 He loves his saints, he knows them well;
But turns the wicked down to hell;
Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns;
Praise him in everlasting strains. Topics: Afflicted supported; Afflictions in mind and body; Creatures no trust in them; Faithfulness Of God; God goodness and truth; God worthy of all praise; God kind to his people; Goodness of God; Mercies and truth of God; Princes vain; Souls in separate state; Trust in the Creatures vain; Afflicted supported; Afflictions in mind and body; Creatures no trust in them; Faithfulness Of God; God goodness and truth; God worthy of all praise; God kind to his people; Goodness of God; Mercies and truth of God; Princes vain; Souls in separate state; Trust in the Creatures vain Scripture: Psalm 146 Languages: English
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