The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16469

16469. Fools, For Their Transgression, See

1 Fools, for their trans­gress­ion, see
Sharp dis­ease their youth con­sume,
And their beau­ty, like a tree,
Withering o’er an ear­ly tomb.

2 Food is loath­some to their taste.
And the eye re­volts from light ;
All their joys to ru­in haste.
As the sunset in­to night.

3 Then un­to the Lord they cry,
He in­clines a gr­acious ear,
Sends de­liv­er­ance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.

4 He with health re­news their frame,
Lengthens out their num­bered days;
Let them glor­ify His name
With the sac­ri­fice of praise.

5 O that men would praise the Lord,
For His good­ness to their race;
For the won­ders of His Word,
And the rich­es of His grace!

Text Information

• First Line: Fools, for their trans­gress­ion, see
• Title: Fools, For Their Transgression, See
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MERCY
• Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain