Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) ‎#190

190. Corrections for Sin, and release by Prayer

1 From age to age exalt his name,
God and his grace are still the same;
He fills the hungry soul with food,
And feeds the poor with every good.

2 But if their hearts rebel and rise
Against the God that rules the skies;
If they reject his heavenly word,
And slight the counsels of the Lord:

3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground,
And no deliverance shall be found;
Laden with grief they waste their breath
In darkness and the shades of death.

4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries,
He makes the dawning light arise,
And scatters all that dismal shade
That hung so heavy round their head.

5 He cuts the bars of brass in two,
And lets the smiling prisoners through
Takes off the load of guilt and grief,
And gives the labouring soul relief.

6 Oh may the sons of men record
The wondrous goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.

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• First Line: From age to age exalt his name
• Title: Corrections for Sin, and release by Prayer
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Topic: Afflictions: removed by prayer; Church: restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Deliverance: from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Glutton and Drunkard: and Drunkard; Intemperance: and pardoned; Israel: saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Israel: punished and pardoned; Israel: travels in the wilderness; Luxury: pardoned; Mercies: recorded; Nation's: blest and punished; Providence: recorded; Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Psalm: for mariners; Psalm: for gluttons and drunkards; Saints: punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Second Part

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