Verse 1
Withering as grass is humankind,
And fleeting as the short-liv’d flower;
The goodliness to-day we find
To-morrow fades, and is no more.

Verse 2
Man, foolish man his vertue shews,
Which for a moment charms our eyes,
The sin-convincing Spirit blows,
Withers the flower, and fades, and dies.

Verse 3
Die the gay flower of human pride:
The word of God shall stand secure;
The word of God shall still abide,
And firm from age to age endure.

Verse 4
Sion ascend the mountain-top,
Jerusalem, the grace proclaim;
Herald of God, thy voice lift up,
And strongly shout the Saviour’s name.

Verse 5
Good tidings shew to Judah’s race,
Publish throughout the earth abroad
Good tidings of redeeming grace,
And cry to all, Behold your God!

Verse 6
Behold the Lord your God shall come,
And bow the world to his command;
His outstretch’d arm shall make him room:
Who can his out-stretch’d arm withstand?

Verse 7
Lo! An exceeding great reward,
Himself, to humbled souls he gives;
He fills whom first he hath prepar’d,
And all in all for ever lives.

Verse 8
Shepherd of souls, his tender care
Shall kindly for his flock provide;
The lambs he in his arms shall bear,
And sweetly in his bosom hide.

Verse 9
His sheep he shall protect, and feed,
Bind up the maim’d, support the weak;
The great with young shall gently lead,
And seek the lost, and heal the sick.