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.) #25 (1786) First Line: Almighty God, appear and save! Lyrics: 1 Almighty God, appear and save!
For vice and vanity prevail:
The godly perish in the grave,
The just depart, the faithful fail.
2 The whole discourse, when crouds are met,
Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain;
Their lips are flattery and deceit,
And their proud language is profane.
3 But lips that with deceit abound,
Shall not maintain their triumph long:
The God of vengeance will confound
The flattering and blaspheming tongue.
4 Yet shall our words be free, they cry,
Our tongues shall be controul'd by none:
Where is the Lord will ask us why?
Or say, our lips are not our own?
5 The Lord, who sees the poor opprest,
And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain,
Will rise to give his children rest,
Nor shall they trust his word in vain.
6 Thy word, O Lord, tho' often try'd,
Void of deceit shall still appear;
Not silver, seven times purify'd
From dross and mixture, shines so clear.
7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour
Defend the from danger and surprise;
Tho' when the vilest men have power,
On every side oppressors rise. Topics: Atheism practical; Christ his Coming, the Sings of it; Complaint of Pride, Atheism, Oppression, etc..; Enemies destroyed; Evil times; Evil times; Falsehood and Oppression; Flattery and Deceit complained of; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Pride and atheism, and oppression punished; Signs of Christ's coming; Sins of tongue; Atheism practical; Christ his Coming, the Sings of it; Complaint of Pride, Atheism, Oppression, etc..; Enemies destroyed; Evil times; Evil times; Falsehood and Oppression; Flattery and Deceit complained of; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Pride and atheism, and oppression punished; Signs of Christ's coming; Sins of tongue Scripture: Psalm 12 Languages: English
The Saint's Safety and Hope in evil Times: Or, Sins of the Tongue complained of, viz. Blasphemy, Falshood, etc.