Psalm 16:1. Part I [Preserve Me, Lord, In Time Of Need]

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Title:     Psalm 16:1. Part I [Preserve Me, Lord, In Time Of Need]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Confession of our poverty, and saints the best
company; or, Good works profit men, not God.

Preserve me, Lord, in time of need
For succour to thy throne I flee,
But have no merits there to plead;
My goodness cannot reach to thee.

Oft have my heart and tongue confest
How empty and how poor I am;
My praise can never make thee blest,
Nor add new glories to thy name.

Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap
Some profit by the good we do;
These are the company I keep,
These are the choicest friends I know.

Let others choose the sons of mirth
To give a relish to their wine,
I love the men of heavenly birth,
Whose thoughts and language are divine.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's poem: Psalm 16:1. Part I. L. M. [Preserve Me, Lord, In Time Of Need]

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