1 And will the God of grace
Perpetual silence keep?
The God of justice hold His peace,
And let His vengeance sleep?
2 Behold, what cursed snares
The men of mischief spread!
The men that hate Thy saints and Thee
Lift up their threat'ning head.
3 Against Thy hidden ones
Their counsels they employ,
And malice, with her watchful eye,
Pursues them to destroy.
4 The noble and the base
Into Thy pastures leap;
The lion and the stupid mule
Conspire to vex Thy sheep.
5 "Come, let us join," they cry,
"To root them from the ground,
Till not the name of saints remain,
Nor mem'ry shall be found."
6 Awake, Almighty God,
And call Thy wrath to mind;
Give them like forests to the fire,
Or stubble to the wind.
7 Convince their madness, Lord,
And make them seek Thy name;
Or else their stubborn rage confound,
That they may die in shame.
8 Then shall the nations know
That glorious, dreadful word,
For Yahweh is Thy name alone,
And Thou the sov'reign Lord.
Source: Psalms of Grace #83d
Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >
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