
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Fools, for their transgression, see Lyrics:
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!
Used With Tune: MERCY Text Sources: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
Fools, For Their Transgression, See