Lord, if Thou Dost Not Soon Appear (EN 523)

EN 523 Lord, if Thou Dost Not Soon Appear

Ps.12.1

Versi Version 1

1

Lord, if Thou dost not soon appear,

Virtue and truth will fly away;

A faithful man amongst us here

Will scarce be found, if Thou delay.

2

The whole discourse, when neighbors meet,

Is filled with trifles loose and vain;

Their lips are flattery and deceit,

And their proud language is profane.

3

But lips that with deceit abound

Shall not maintain their triumph long;

The God of vengeance will confound

The flattering and blaspheming tongue.

4

“Yet shall our words be free,” they cry;

“Our tongues shall be controlled by none:

Where is the Lord will ask us why?

Or say our lips are not our own?”

5

The Lord, who sees the poor oppressed,

And hears th’oppressor’s haughty strain,

Will rise to give His children rest,

Nor shall they trust His Word in vain.

6

Thy Word, O Lord, though often tried,

Void of deceit shall still appear;

Not silver, seven times purified,

From dross, and mixture, shines so clear.

7

Thy grace shall in the darkest hour

Defend the holy soul from harm;

Though when the vilest men have power,

On every side will sinners swarm.

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