Orphan Girl

*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Psalm 146:5-10 CLASSIC POEM: Psalm 146 Isaac Watts Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine; Now, while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God. Praise shall employ my noblest powers, While immortality endures; My days of praise shall ne’er be past, While life, and thought, and being last. Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust; Their breath departs, their pomp, and power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour. Happy the man whose hopes rely On Isr’el’s God; he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train, And none shall find his promise vain. His truth for ever stands secure; He saves th’ oppressed, he feeds the poor; He sends the lab’ring conscience peace, And grants the pris’ner sweet release. The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell: Thy God, O Zion! ever reigns; Praise him in everlasting strains. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: Orphan Girl Gillian Welch Found on the album: Revival SNIPPET: But when He calls me I will be able To meet my family at God’s table I’ll meet my mother, my father My sister, my brother No more orphan girl … [ READ THE FULL SONG / POEM ] LISTEN TO THE SONG: <<<<<< PREV. POEM | NEXT POEM >>>>>>