The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts ‎#Ps.189

Ps.189. Psalm 89 Last Part

Think, mighty God, on feeble man;
How few his hours! how short his span!
Short from the cradle to the grave
Who can secure his vital breath
Against the bold demands of death,
With skill to fly, or power to save?

Lord, shall it be for ever said,
"The race of man was only made
For sickness, sorrow, and the dust?"
Are not thy servants day by day
Sent to their graves, and turned to clay?
Lord, where's thy kindness to the just?

Hast thou not promised to thy Son
And all his seed a heav'nly crown?
But flesh and sense indulge despair:
For ever blessed be the Lord,
That faith can read his holy word,
And find a resurrection there.

For ever blessed be the Lord,
Who gives his saints a long reward
For all their toil, reproach, and pain:
Let all below and all above
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love,
And each repeat their loud Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Think, mighty God, on feeble man
• Title: Psalm 89 Last Part
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: 8,8,8,8,8,8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1806
• Scripture:
  Psalm 89:47-52
• Topic: Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Christ: the true David; God: mercy and truth; Mercies: and truth of God; Funeral psalm; Man: his vanity as mortal; Vanity: of man as mortal; Death: and the resurrection; Resurrection: and death; God: his power and majesty; Power and majesty of God; Old age: and resurrection; Glory: and grace promised; Afflictions: without rejection; Angels: all subject to Christ; Christ: covenant made with him; Christ: God and man; Christ: his mediatorial kingdom; Covenent: made with Christ; Covenent: of grace unchangeable; Faithfulness: Of God; Fears: in the worship of God; Frailty: of man; God: Unchangeable; Gospel: joyful sound; Life: short and feeble; Love: of God unchangeable; Mortality: and hope; Psalm: for a funeral; Reverence in worship; Unchangeable God; Worship: with reverence

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