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Good God, I am not insolent and high

Good God, I am not insolent and high

Author: Thomas Cradock
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Good God, I am not insolent and high,
Nor view inferiours with a lofty eye;
On wings of wild ambition I not soar,
Nor things, too deep for human skill, explore.
2 Humble and meek as is a new-wean'd child,
Still my behaviour's affable and mild;
Not on myself I, arrogant, rely,
But to the refuge of thy mercy fly.
3 And you, ye pious tribes, learn this from me;
The noblest merit is humility;
Not on yourselves, but on your God, depend,
And he will ever, ever be your friend.

Source: New Version of the Psalms of David #CXXXI

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Author: Thomas Cradock

Rector of St. Thomas's, Baltimore County, Maryland Go to person page >

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First Line: Good God, I am not insolent and high
Author: Thomas Cradock
Language: English
Publication Date: 1756
Copyright: Public Domain
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