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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HYMN 42. (C. M.) Divine Wrath and Mercy, Nahum i. 2, &c.
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Adore and tremble, for our GodIs a consuming fire;
His jealous eyes his wrath inflame,
And raise his vengeance higher.
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Almighty vengeance how it burns!How bright his fury glows!
Vast magazines of plagues and storms
Lie treasur'd for his foes.
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Those heaps of wrath by slow degreesAre forc'd into a flame,
But kindled, O how fierce they blaze!
And rend all nature's frame.
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At his approach the mountains flee,And seek a watery grave:
The frighted sea makes haste away,
And shrinks up every wave.
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Thro' the wide air the weighty rocksAre swift as hail-stones hurl'd:
Who dares engage his fiery rage
That shakes the solid world?
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Yet, mighty God, thy sovereign graceSits regent on the throne,
The refuge of thy chosen race
When wrath comes rushing down.
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Thy hand shall on rebellious kingsA fiery tempest pour,
While we beneath thy sheltering wings
Thy just revenge adore.
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