The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1284

1284. Do Ye, O Men, Speak Righteousness?

1. Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?
Nay, in your hearts is wickedness,
And in your hands deceit,
And in your hands deceit.

2. The wicked, from their earliest days,
In sin are gone astray,
With froward heart, in foolish pride,
From wisdom turned away,
From wisdom turned away.

3. The God of vengeance will destroy
The wicked from His sight;
The Lord will bring to naught their power
And scatter all their might,
And scatter all their might.

4. The good shall triumph and rejoice,
And this shall be confessed:
On earth the God of justice reigns,
And righteousness is blest,
And righteousness is blest.

Text Information

• First Line: Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
• Title: Do Ye, O Men, Speak Righteousness?
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Scripture:
  Psalm 58
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 156
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SWANWICK
• Composer: James Lucas, 1820-?
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51123 13217 13432
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain