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Hymn · Psalm 53

That There Is Not a God, the Fool

ST. ETHELDREDA · C.M. · words from the Scottish Psalter, 1650 · music Thomas Turton

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That There Is Not a God, the Fool cast back know all dis at ward his con trem they all heav'n in heart bling, not are did his all, mayed, gone; eyes, clude: they kers to up is there wor al Lord there geth were of on not The 1. That 2. 5. Ev'n 4. These 3. They stood ty, are, men fool and ui thy of the with do they from doth er a in iq fraid, the fil sons God, a be do much and them no, a not as was doth one sought why and should God so God, of they on not fraid: call? one. wise. good. there my is if cor as they that y their that there was peo none an rupt, see are Where That And To They there at as eth are ple not all bread, good, was vile, cause eat do one works no 6. For God his bones that thee besieged hath scattered all abroad; Thou hast confounded them, for they despised are of God. 7. Let Isr'el's help from Zion come: when back the Lord shall bring His captives, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall sing. Scottish Psalter, 1650 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860
That There Is Not a God, the Fool cast back know all dis at ward his con trem they all heav'n in heart bling, not are did his all, mayed, gone; eyes, clude: they kers to up is there wor al Lord there geth were of on not The 1. That 2. 5. Ev'n 4. These 3. They stood ty, are, men fool and ui thy of the with do they from doth er a in iq fraid, the fil sons God, a be do much and them no, a not as was doth one sought why and should God so God, of they on not fraid: call? one. wise. good. there my is if cor as they that y their that there was peo none an rupt, see are Where That And To They there at as eth are ple not all bread, good, was vile, cause eat do one works no 6. For God his bones that thee besieged hath scattered all abroad; Thou hast confounded them, for they despised are of God. 7. Let Isr'el's help from Zion come: when back the Lord shall bring His captives, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall sing. Scottish Psalter, 1650 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860

1.That there is not a God, the fool
doth in his heart conclude:
They are corrupt, their works are vile,
not one of them doth good.

2.The Lord upon the sons of men
from heav'n did cast his eyes,
To see if any one there was
that sought God, and was wise.

3.They altogether filthy are,
they all are backward gone;
And there is none that doeth good,
no, not so much as one.

4.These workers of iniquity,
do they not know at all,
That they my people eat as bread,
and on God do not call?

5.Ev'n there they were afraid, and stood
with trembling, all dismayed,
Whereas there was no cause at all
why they should be afraid:

6.For God his bones that thee besieged
hath scattered all abroad;
Thou hast confounded them, for they
despised are of God.

7.Let Isr'el's help from Zion come:
when back the Lord shall bring
His captives, Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel shall sing.

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