1245 God Loveth the Righteous
1
God loveth the righteous, His goodness is sure.
He never forsaketh the good and the pure.
Yet once my faith faltered, I envied the proud,
In doubt and disquiet my spirit was bowed.
2
The wicked are prosperous and firm in their strength,
No pangs do they suffer, though death come at length.
They are not in trouble as other men are,
The plagues of their fellows they view from afar.
3
In garments of boasting and violence decked,
With wealth more abundant than heart could expect,
They scoff, and the helpless they proudly oppress.
The heavens and the earth they assume to possess.
4
Despising God’s people, they cause them to drain
The cup of oppression, injustice and pain.
They question God’s knowledge and boldly defy
The might and the justice of God the Most High.
5
The wicked, grown wealthy, have comfort and peace,
While I, daily chastened, see troubles increase,
And, wronging God’s children, I cried in my pain,
That clean hands are worthless and pure hearts are vain.
6
I went to God’s temple: my doubts were dispelled.
The end of life’s journey I clearly beheld.
I saw in what peril ungodly men stand,
With sudden destruction and ruin at hand.
7
As when one waking forgetteth his dream,
So God will despise them, though great they may seem.
My envy was senseless; my grief was for naught.
Because I was faithless, and foolish my thought.

Temukan kidung nyanyian lainnya dari EN (English Hymns)

1246 Hold Thou My Hand
1247 Hold Thou My Hands!
1248 In Doubt and Temptation
1249 O Take My Hand, Dear Father
1250 Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?
1251 Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever
1252 In Sin I Once Had Wandered
1253 Jesus, Master, Whose I Am
1254 Lord of Earth, Thy Forming Hand
1255 None Other Lamb
1256 O Fly to Him
1257 Only in Thee
1258 To Whom Can I Go?
1259 Wait on the Lord
1260 Whom Have I in Heaven?
1261 My God, My Portion, and My Love
1262 Jesus, We Are Far Away
1263 Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near
1264 Ye Neighbors and Friends of Jesus
1265 O Wherefore Hast Thou Cast Us Off
1266 Great God of Abraham!
1267 O God, Thou Art Our King of Old
1268 The Waves of Salvation
1269 The Summer Days Are Come Again
1270 Great God of Nations, Now to Thee