Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#312

312. Naked As from the Earth We Came

1. Naked as from the earth we came
And crept to life at first,
We to the earth return again
And mingle with our dust.

2. The dear delights we here enjoy
And fondly call our own
Are but short favors borrowed now,
To be repaid anon.

3. 'Tis God who lifts our comforts high
Or sinks them in the grave.
He gives, and (blessed be his name)
He takes but what he gave.

4. Peace, all our angry passions, then;
Let each rebellious sigh
Be silent at his sovereign will,
And every murmur die.

5. If smiling mercy crowns our lives,
Its praises shall be spread,
And we’ll adore the justice too
That strikes our comforts dead.

Text Information

• First Line: Naked as from the earth we came
• Title: Naked As from the Earth We Came
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Job 1:21
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 22
• Notes: Text by nonconformist minister Isaac Watts, from Hymns & Spiritual Songs (1707, rev. 1709).

Tune Information

• Name: MONFORT
• Composer: William Bradbury (1859)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Incipit: 51321 765
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Tune MONFORT by American composer-compiler William Bradbury, from the Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book (1859).