The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4417

4417. My God, the Steps of Pious Men

1. My God, the steps of pious men
Are ordered by Thy will;
Though they should fall, they rise again,
Thy hand supports them still.

2. The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue He approves;
He’ll ne’er deprive them of His grace,
Nor leave the men He loves.

3. The heav’nly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feeds them now, and makes them heirs
Of blessings long to come.

4. Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men,
Nor fear when tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their pride was vain,
When justice casts them down.

5. The haughty sinners have I seen,
Nor fearing man, nor God,
Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green,
Spreading his arms abroad.

6. And lo! he vanished from the ground,
Destroyed by hands unseen;
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found
Where all that pride had been.

7. But mark the man of righteousness,
His several steps attend;
True pleasure runs through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, the steps of pious men
• Title: My God, the Steps of Pious Men
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ARMENIA
• Composer: Sylvanus Billings Pond (1836)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 11712 22123 23217
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: The Mu­sic­al Mis­cel­la­ny, ed­it­ed by Thom­as Hast­ings & Ez­ra Coll­ier (New York: 1836)
• Copyright: Public Domain