The Psalms of David ‎#I.XCIX

I.XCIX. Vain are the Hopes that Rebels place

1 Vain are the Hopes that Rebels place
Upon their Birth and Blood,
Descended from a pious Race;
(Their Fathers now with God.)

2 He from the Caves of Earth and Hell
Can take the hardest Stones,
And fill the House of Abr'am well
With new-created Sons.

3 Such wond'rous Pow'r doth he possess,
Who form'd our mortal Frame,
Who call'd the World from Emptiness,
The World obey'd and came.

Text Information

• First Line: Vain are the Hopes that Rebels place
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Scripture:
  Matthew 3:9
• Topic: First and Second Birth; Grace not conveyed by parents

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