1. Help, Lord, because the godly man Doth daily fade away; And from a-
And
And from among the sons of men
And from among the sons of men
mong the sons of men And from among the sons of men The faithful do decay.
from among the sons of men

2. Unto his neighbor every one
Doth utter vanity;
They with a double heart do speak,
And lips of flattery.

3. For poor oppressed, and for the sighs
Of needy, rise will I,
Saith God, and him in safety set
From such as him defy.

4. The words of God are words most pure
They be like silver tried
In earthen furnace seven times
That hath been purified.