Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#78

78. The way and end of the righteous and the wicked

1 My God, the steps of pious men
Are order'd by thy will;
Though they should fall, they rise again,
Thy Hand supports them still.

2 The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue he approves:
He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace,
Nor leave the men he loves.

3 The heav'nly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feasts them now, and makes them heirs
Of blessings long to come.

4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men,
Nor fear when tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their pride was vain,
When justice casts them down.

Pause.

5 The haughty sinner have I seen,
Nor fearing man nor God,
Like a tall bay-tree fair and green,
Spreading his arms abroad.

6 And lo, he vanish'd from the ground,
Destroy'd by hands unseen;
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf, was found
Where all that pride had been.

7 But mark the man of righteousness,
His several steps attend;
True pleasure runs through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, the steps of pious men
• Title: The way and end of the righteous and the wicked
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 37:23-37
• Notes: Third part

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