But all the saints of God on earth THE mighty God, the Lord, The earth, from rising of the sun, 2 From out of Sion hill, And beauty the perfection is, 3 Our God shall surely come, 5 6 Unto the heavens clear He from above shall call,, And to the earth likewise that he May judge his people all. Together let my saints Unto me gather'd be, Those that by sacrifice have made A covenant with me. And then the heavens shall Because the Lord himself is he 8 I for thy sacrifice No blame will on thee lay, 9 I'll take no calf nor goats From house or fold of thine: 10 For beasts of forests, cattle all 11 12 Wild beasts which in the fields do lie, Then, if I hungry were, Because the world, and fulness all 13 Will I eat flesh of bulls? Or goats' blood drink will I? 14 Thanks offer thou to God, and pay Thy vows to the most High. 15 And call upon me when 16 But to the wicked man God saith, My laws and truth Should'st thou declare? how dar'st thou take My cov❜nant in thy mouth? 17 Sith thou instruction hat'st, 18 Which should thy ways direct; And sith my words behind thy back 19 Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill, Thy tongue deceit doth frame; 20 Thou sitt'st, and 'gainst thy brother speak`st, Thy mother's son dost shame. 21 Because I silence kept, While thou these things hast wrought; That I was altogether like Thyself, hath been thy thought; Yet I will thee reprove, 22 Now, ye that God forget, 23 1 Whoso doth offer praise Will shew him God's salvation, Another of the same. THE mighty God, the Lord hath spoke, Ev'n from the rising of the sun Unto his going down. 2 From out of Sion, his own hill, Of beauty is, from thence the Lord 3 Our God shall come, and shall no more 4 He to the heavens from above, And to the earth below, Shall call, that he his judgments may 5 Let all my saints together be Those that by sacrifice with me 6 And then the heavens shall declare Because the Lord himself doth come; 7 Hear, O my people, and I'll speak ; Against thee I will testify; 8 I for thy sacrifices few Nor for burnt-off'rings to have been 9 I'll take no bullock nor he-goats 11 The fowls are all to me well known 12 If I were hungry, I would not 13 That I to eat the flesh of bulls 14 Nay, rather unto me, thy God, To the most High perform thy word, 15 And in the day of trouble great I will deliver thee, and thou 16 But God unto the wicked saith, And sith thou cast'st behind thy back, 18 When thou a thief didst see, then straight Thou joind'st with them in sin; And with the vile adulterers Thou hast partaker been. 19 Thy mouth to evil thou dost give, Thy tongue deceit doth frame. 20 Thou sitt'st, and 'gainst thy brother speak'st, Thy mother's son to shame. 21 These things thou wickedly hast done, Thou thought'st that I was like thyself, But I will sharply thee reprove, And I will order right Thy sins and thy transgressions 22 Consider this, and be afraid, T |