The Psalms of David ‎#P16c

P16c. When God is nigh, my Faith is strong

1 When GOD is nigh, my Faith is strong,
His Arm is my Almighty Prop:
Be glad, my Heart; rejoice, my Tongue,
My dying Flesh shall rest in Hope.

2 Though in the Dust I lay my Head,
Yet, gracious GOD, thou wilt not leave
My Soul for ever with the Dead,
Nor lose thy Children in the Grave.

3 My Flesh shall thy first Call obey,
Shake off the Dust, and rise on high;
Then shalt thou lead the wond'rous Way
Up to thy Throne above the Sky.

4 There Streams of endless Pleasure flow,
And full Discov'ries of thy Grace,
(Which we but tasted here below)
Spread heav'nly Joys thro' all the Place.

Text Information

• First Line: When God is nigh, my Faith is strong
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Scripture:
  Psalm 16
• Topic: Christ: his death and resurrection; Christ: the second Adam, his Incarnation, his Dominion, his All-Suffiecincy; Comfort: and support in God; Confession: of our poverty; Counsel and Support from God; Courage: in death; Death: courage in it; God: all-sufficient; Good works profit Men, not God; Grace: without merit; Hope: of resurrection; Idolatry reproved; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection: of the saints; Saints: the best company

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