The Psalms of David ‎#II.LX

II.LX. Praise, everlasting Praise, be paid

1 Praise, everlasting Praise, be paid
To him that Earth's Foundation laid;
Praise to the God, whose strong Decrees
Sway the Creation as he please.

2 Praise to the Goodness of the Lord,
Who rules his People by his Word,
And there, as strong as his Decrees,
He sets his kindest Promises.

[3 Firm are the Words his Prophets give,
Sweet Words on which his Children live;
Each of them is the Voice of God,
Who spoke and spread the Skies abroad.

4 Each of them pow'rful as that Sound
That bid the new made Heav'ns go round;
And stronger than the solid Poles,
On which the Wheel of Nature rolls.]

5 Whence then should Doubts and fears arise?
Why trickling Sorrows drown our Eyes?
Slowly, alas! our Mind receives
The Comfort that our Maker gives.

6 Oh, for a strong, a Lasting Faith,
To credit what th' Almighty saith!
T' embrace the Message of his Son,
And call the Joys of Heav'n our own.

7 Then should the Earth's old Pillars shake,
And all the Wheels of Nature break,
Our steady Souls should fear no more
Than solid Rocks when Billows roar.

8 Our everlasting Hopes arise
Above the ruinable Skies,
Where the eternal Builder reigns,
And his own Courts his Pow'r sustains.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise, everlasting Praise, be paid
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Topic: Faithfulness of God's Promises; God: His Truth; Security in Promises; Truth and Promises of God unchangeable

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