The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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PSALM 84. Second Part. (L. M.) God and his Church; or, Grace and Glory.
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Great God, attend while Sion singsThe joy that from thy presence springs;
To spend one day with thee on earth
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.
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Might I enjoy the meanest placeWithin thine house, O God of grace,
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power,
Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.
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God is our sun, he makes our day;God is our shield, he guards our way
From all th'assaults of hell and sin,
From foes without, and foes within.
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All needful grace will God bestow,And crown that grace with glory too;
He gives us all things, and withholds
No real good from upright souls.
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O God, our King, whose sovereign swayThe glorious hosts of heaven obey,
And devils at thy presence flee,
Blest is the man that trusts in thee.
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