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Text:When Man Grows Bold in Sin
Author:Isaac Watts, 1647-1748
Tune:ST. MICHAEL
Arranger:William Crotch

36a. When Man Grows Bold in Sin

1 When man grows bold in sin,
My heart within me cries,
"He has no faith of God within,
Nor fear before His eyes."

2 His heart is false and foul,
His words are smooth and fair;
Wisdom is banished from his soul;
And leaves no goodness there.

3 But there's a dreadful God,
Though men renounce His fear;
His justice, hid behind the cloud,
Shall one great day appear.

4 His truth transcends the sky,
In heav'n His mercies dwell;
Deep as the sea His judgments lie;
His anger burns to hell.

5 How excellent His love,
From all our safety springs!
O never let my soul remove,
From underneath His wings.

Text Information
First Line: When man grows bold in sin
Title: When Man Grows Bold in Sin
Author: Isaac Watts, 1647-1748 (alt.)
Meter: 6.6.8.6 SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2022
Scripture:
Tune Information
Name: ST. MICHAEL
Arranger: William Crotch (1836, alt.)
Meter: 6.6.8.6 SM
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Genevan Psalter, 1551



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