Religion
Psalm 127: God all in all
From The Psalms of David Imitated (1719)
If God to build the house deny,
The builders work in vain;
And towns, without his wakeful eye,
A useless watch maintain.
Before the morning beams arise,
Your painful work renew;
And till the stars ascend the skies,
Your tiresome toil pursue;
Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare;
In vain, till God has blessed;
But if his smiles attend your care,
You shall have food and rest.
Nor children, relatives, nor friends,
Shall real blessings prove;
Nor all the earthly joys he sends,
If sent without his love.
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Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 127: God all in all.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/294/.
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Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 127: God all in all.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/294/.
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