Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#29

29. The Death and Resurrection of Christ

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 fulfils the word
Of his prophetic tongue.

5 Jesus, whom every 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 heaven'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
• Title: The Death and Resurrection of Christ
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 16
• Topic: Christ: his all-sufficiency; Christ: his death and resurrection; Comfort and Support in God; Company of saints; Confession: of our poverty; Counsel and Support form God; Courage: in death; Death: and resurrection of Christ; Death: courage in it; Evidence: of Grace; God: all-sufficient; Good Works: profit Man, not God; Grace: without merit; Hope: of resurrection; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection: and death of Christ; Resurrection: of the saints; Saints: the best company
• Notes: Second Part

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