Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#161

161. The Faithfulness of God

1 My never-ceasing song shall show
The mercies of the Lord;
And make succeeding ages know
How faithful is his word.

2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speak a promise once,
Th' eternal grace is sure.

3 How long the race of David held
The promis'd Jewish throne!
But there's a nobler covenant seal'd
To David's greater son.

4 His seed forever shall possess
A throne above the skies;
The meanest subject of his grace
Shall to that glory rise.

5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above;
And saints on earth their honours raise
To thy unchanging love.

Text Information

• First Line: My never-ceasing song shall show
• Title: The Faithfulness of God
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 89
• Topic: Angels: all subject to Christ; Christ: covenant made with him; Christ: God and man; Christ: his mediatorial kingdom; Covenant: made with Christ; Covenant: of Grace unchangeable; Death: and the resurrection; Faithfulness: Of God; Frailty of Man; Glory: and grace promised; God: Faithfulness; God: Unchangeable; God: mercy and truth; God: his power and majesty; Gospel: joyful sound; Life: short and feeble; Love: of God unchangeable; Man: his vanity as mortal; Mercies: and truth of God; Mortality: and hope; Old age: and resurrection; Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Psalm: for Funeral; Resurrection: and death; Reverence in worship; Unchangeable God; Vanity: of man as mortal; Worship: with reverence

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