Psalm 52A: Psalm 52
Masons' Chant, C.M. [A flat]
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1 Why boast yourself, O mighty man,
Of evil and of wrong?
The loving kindness of our God
Is present all day long.
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2 You with your subtle tongue have planned
Destruction to complete.
Your tongue a sharpened razor is
A worker of deceit.
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3 You cherish evil more than good
And falsehood more than right.
4 You cherish all devouring words,
O tongue which lies delight.
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5 Forever God will pull you down,
Will seize you with His hand,
Will tear you from your dwelling place,
Uproot you from the land.
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6 The righteous will behold and fear,
Will laugh at him and say,
7 "Behold the man who would not make
Our God his strength and stay."
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"This is the man who placed his trust
In wealth's abundant store,
And in the evil he desired
Confirmed himself the more."
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8 But I within the house of God
Am like an olive tree,
And in the steafast love of God
My trust shall ever be.
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9 Forever I will give Thee thanks,
What Thou hast done proclaim;
In presence of Thy godly ones
I'll wait on Thy good name.
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