Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #270b (1786) First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man,
Born of the earth at first?
His life a shadow, light and vain,
Still hasting to the dust.
2 Oh what is feeble dying man,
Of all his sinful race,
That God should make it his concern
To visit him with grace?
4 That God who darts his lightnings down,
Who shakes the worlds above,
And terrors wait his awful frown,
How wondrous is his love? Topics: Assistance from God; Blessings of a nation; Frailty of Man; God great and good; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Grace above riches; Life short and feeble; Man his vanity as mortal; Nation's prosperity; Riches compared with grace; Spiritual Enemies; Vanity of man as mortal; War spiritual; Assistance from God; Blessings of a nation; Frailty of Man; God great and good; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Grace above riches; Life short and feeble; Man his vanity as mortal; Nation's prosperity; Riches compared with grace; Spiritual Enemies; Vanity of man as mortal; War spiritual Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English
The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God