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.) #164b (1786) First Line: Remember Lord, our mortal state Lyrics: 1 Remember Lord, our mortal state,
How frail our life, how short the date!
Where is the man that draws his breath
Safe from disease, secure from death.
2 Lord, while we see whole nations die,
Our flesh and sense repine and cry,
"Must death for ever rage and reign!
"Or hast thou made mankind in vain."
3 Where is thy promise to the just?
Are not thy servants turn'd to dust?
But faith forbids these mournful sighs,
And sees the sleeping dust arise.
4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day
Wipes the reproach of saints away,
And clears the honour of thy word:
Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord. Topics: Angels all subject to Christ; Christ covenant made with him; Christ God and man; Christ his mediatorial kingdom; Covenant made with Christ; Covenant of Grace unchangeable; Death and the resurrection; Faithfulness Of God; Frailty of Man; Glory and grace promised; God Faithfulness; God Unchangeable; God mercy and truth; God his power and majesty; Gospel joyful sound; Life short and feeble; Love of God unchangeable; Man his vanity as mortal; Mercies and truth of God; Mortality and hope; Old age and resurrection; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Psalm for Funeral; Resurrection and death; Reverence in worship; Unchangeable God; Vanity of man as mortal; Worship with reverence; Angels all subject to Christ; Christ covenant made with him; Christ God and man; Christ his mediatorial kingdom; Covenant made with Christ; Covenant of Grace unchangeable; Death and the resurrection; Faithfulness Of God; Frailty of Man; Glory and grace promised; God Faithfulness; God Unchangeable; God mercy and truth; God his power and majesty; Gospel joyful sound; Life short and feeble; Love of God unchangeable; Man his vanity as mortal; Mercies and truth of God; Mortality and hope; Old age and resurrection; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Psalm for Funeral; Resurrection and death; Reverence in worship; Unchangeable God; Vanity of man as mortal; Worship with reverence Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52 Languages: English
Mortality and Hope: A Funeral Psalm