Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#107

107. Why do the proud insult the porr

1 Why do the proud insult the poor,
And boast the large estates they have?
How vain are riches to secure
Their haughty owners from the grave?

2 They can't redeem one hour from death,
With all the wealth in which they trust;
Nor give a dying brother breath,
When God commands him down to dust.

3 There the dark earth and dismal shade
Shall clasp their naked bodies round;
That flesh so delicately fed,
Lies cold, and moulders in the ground.

4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies,
Laid in the grave for worms to eat;
The saints shall in the morning rise,
And find th' oppressor at their feet.

5 His honors perish in the dust,
And pomp and beauty, birth and blood
That glorious day exalts the just
To full dominion o'er the proud.

6 My Savior shall my life restore,
And raise me from my dark abode;
My flesh and soul shall part no more,
But dwell for ever near my God.

Text Information

• First Line: Why do the proud insult the porr
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 49:14-15
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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