Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scriptural Collection ‎#LXXXIX

LXXXIX. I set the Lord before my Face

1 "I set the Lord before my Face,
"he bears my Courage up:
"My Heart and Tongue their Joys express,
"my Flesh shall rest in Hope.
2 ""My Spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave,
"where Souls departed are;
"Nor quit my Body to the Grave
"to see Corruption there.

3 "Thou wilt reveal the Path of Life,
"and raise me to thy Throne:
"Thy Courts immortal Pleasure give,
"thy Presence Joys unknown."
4 Thus in the Name of Christ, the Lord,
the holy David sung;
And Providence fulfills the Word
of his Prophetic Tongue.

5 Jesus, whom ev'ry Saint adores,
was crucify'd and slain;
Behold the Tomb its Prey restores,
behold he lives again.
6 When shall my Feet arise and stand
on Heav'n's eternal Hills?
There sits the Son at God's Right-hand,
and there the Father smiles.

Text Information

• First Line: I set the Lord before my Face
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1765
• Scripture:
  Acts 2:25
  ;
  Psalm 16:8

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