37 (2) | Psalm 37 Version 2 (vv 23-40) | CM | |
O LORD, the steps of all Thy saints Are ordered by Thy will; Though they should fall, they rise again; Thy hand supports them still. |
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2 | A heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home; Fed here below, and made the heirs Of blessings yet to come. |
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3 | Those haughty sinners, we have seen, Not fearing man nor God, Just like the bay tree, fair and green, They spread themselves abroad. |
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4 | But, lo! they vanish from the ground, Destroyed by hand unseen; No root, nor branch, nor leaf was found, Where all that pride had been. |
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5 | But mark the people of God’s grace, Their steps of life attend: True pleasure runs through all their ways, And peaceful is their end. |
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Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |