Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.189 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The First Line: Think, mighty God, on feeble man Lyrics:
Think, mighty God, on feeble man;
How few his hours! how short his span!
Short from the cradle to the grave
Who can secure his vital breath
Against the bold demands of death,
With skill to fly, or power to save?
Lord, shall it be for ever said,
"The race of man was only made
For sickness, sorrow, and the dust?"
Are not thy servants day by day
Sent to their graves, and turned to clay?
Lord, where's thy kindness to the just?
Hast thou not promised to thy Son
And all his seed a heav'nly crown?
But flesh and sense indulge despair:
For ever blessed be the Lord,
That faith can read his holy word,
And find a resurrection there.
For ever blessed be the Lord,
Who gives his saints a long reward
For all their toil, reproach, and pain:
Let all below and all above
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love,
And each repeat their loud Amen.
Topics: Providence in air, earth, and sea; Christ the true David; God mercy and truth; Mercies and truth of God; Funeral psalm; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal; Death and the resurrection; Resurrection and death; God his power and majesty; Power and majesty of God; Old age and resurrection; Glory and grace promised; Afflictions without rejection; Angels all subject to Christ; Christ covenant made with him; Christ God and man; Christ his mediatorial kingdom; Covenent made with Christ; Covenent of grace unchangeable; Faithfulness Of God; Fears in the worship of God; Frailty of man; God Unchangeable; Gospel joyful sound; Life short and feeble; Love of God unchangeable; Mortality and hope; Psalm for a funeral; Reverence in worship; Unchangeable God; Worship with reverence Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52 Languages: English
Psalm 89 Last Part