How David, When by Sin Deceived
VERSE 1
How
David, when by sin deceived,
From bad
to worse went on!
For when
the Holy Spirit’s grieved,
Our
strength and guard are gone.
VERSE 2
His eye
on Bathsheba once fixed,
With
poison filled his soul;
He
ventured on adultery next,
And
murder crowned the whole.
VERSE 3
So from
a spark of fire at first,
That has
not been descried;
A
dreadful flame has often burst,
And
ravaged far and wide.
VERSE 4
When sin
deceives it hardens too,
For
though he vainly fought
To hide his
crimes from public view,
Of God
he little thought.
VERSE 5
He
neither would, or could repent,
No true
compunction felt;
’Till
God in mercy Nathan sent,
His
stubborn heart to melt.
VERSE 6
The
parable held forth a fact,
Designed
his case to show;
But
though the picture was exact,
Himself
he did not know.
VERSE 7
“Thou art the man,” the prophet said,
That
word his slumber broke;
And when
he owned his sin, and prayed,
The Lord
forgiveness spoke.
VERSE 8
Let
those who think they stand, beware,
For
David stood before;
Nor let
the fallen soul despair,
For
mercy can restore.
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