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The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #254a (1786) Topics: Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal; Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the dust. 2 Oh what is feeble dying man, Of all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace? 4 That God who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, And terrors wait his awful frown, How wondrous is his love? Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English

The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #254a (1790) Topics: Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal; Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the dust. 2 Oh what is feeble dying man, Of all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace? 4 That God who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, And terrors wait his awful frown, How wondrous is his love? Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English

The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #270b (1786) Topics: Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal; Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the dust. 2 Oh what is feeble dying man, Of all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace? 4 That God who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, And terrors wait his awful frown, How wondrous is his love? Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English

The Vanity of Man, and Condescention of God

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #270b (1787) Topics: Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal; Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Man his vanity as mortal; Vanity of man as mortal First Line: Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the dust. 2 Oh what is feeble dying man, Of all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace? 4 That God who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, And terrors wait his awful frown, How wondrous is his love? Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English

One Man Slept; One Man Wept

Author: Glenda B. Schales Hymnal: Hymns for Worship #137 (2011) Topics: Christ Son of Man/Humanity First Line: One man in his sorrow, slept Languages: English Tune Title: [One man in his sorrow, slept]

Lord, what is Man, poor feeble Man

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P144b (1766) Topics: Frailty of Man; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Vanity of Man as mortal Lyrics: 1 Lord, what is Man, poor feeble Man, Born of the Earth at first? His Life a Shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the Dust. 2 O what is feeble dying Man, Or any of his Race, That GOD should make it his Concern To visit him with Grace? 3 That GOD who darts his Lightnings down, Who shakes the Worlds above, And Mountains tremble at his Frown, How wond'rous is his Love! Scripture: Psalm 144:3-6 Languages: English

Man Mortal, and GOD Eternal

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #156 (1786) Topics: Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man; Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man First Line: Thro' every age, eternal God Lyrics: 1 Thro' every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode: High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble foot-stool laid. 2 Long had'st thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd to a man; And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord was just, "Return ye sinners, to your dust." 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yesterday's departed light; Or the last watch of ending night. Pause. 5 Death like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour.] 6 [Our age to seventy years is set; How short the time! how frail the state! And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh, and groan than live. 7 But oh how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread! We fear the power that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man; And kindly lengthen out our span, 'Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English

Man Mortal, and GOD Eternal

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #156 (1790) Topics: Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man; Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man First Line: Thro' every age, eternal God Lyrics: 1 Thro' every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode: High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble foot-stool laid. 2 Long had'st thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd to a man; And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord was just, "Return ye sinners, to your dust. 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account. Like yesterday's departed light; Or the last watch of ending night. Pause. 5 Death like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour.] 6 [Our age to seventy years is set; How short the time! how frail the state! And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh, and groan than live. 7 But oh how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread! We fear the power that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man; And kindly lengthen out our span, 'Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English

Man Mortal, and GOD Eternal

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #166 (1786) Topics: Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man; Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man First Line: Thro' every age, eternal God Lyrics: 1 Thro' every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode: High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble foot-stool laid. 2 Long had'st thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd to a man; And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord was just, "Return ye sinners, to your dust." 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yesterday's departed light; Or the last watch of ending night. Pause. 5 Death like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour.] 6 [Our age to seventy years is set; How short the time! how frail the state! And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh, and groan than live. 7 But oh how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread! We fear the power that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man; And kindly lengthen out our span, 'Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English

Man Mortal, and GOD Eternal

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #166 (1787) Topics: Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man; Frailty of Man; God Eternal and Man mortal; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man First Line: Thro' every age, eternal God Lyrics: 1 Thro' every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode: High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble foot-stool laid. 2 Long had'st thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd to a man; And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord was just, "Return ye sinners, to your dust." 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yesterday's departed light; Or the last watch of ending night. Pause. 5 Death like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour.] 6 [Our age to seventy years is set; How short the time! how frail the state! And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh, and groan than live. 7 But oh how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread! We fear the power that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man; And kindly lengthen out our span, 'Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English