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Text:The Steps of Those Whom He Approves
Tune:DOWNS
Composer:Lowell Mason
Media:MIDI file

6378. The Steps of Those Whom He Approves

1. The steps of those whom He approves
Are ordered by the Lord;
And though they fall, held by His hand,
They yet shall be restored.

2. I have not seen, though since my youth
Full many years have fled,
The saint forsaken, nor beheld
His children begging bread.

3. The children of the merciful
Find blessings kept in store;
Depart from evil and do good,
And live forevermore.

4. Wait on the Lord and keep His way,
And then, by Him approved,
Thy heritage shall still remain
When sinners are removed.

5. Mark well the perfect, upright man,
As still his years increase;
Behold his life, and thou shalt see
His journey end in peace.

Text Information
First Line: The steps of those whom He approves
Title: The Steps of Those Whom He Approves
Meter: CM
Language: English
Scripture:
Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 101
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: DOWNS
Composer: Lowell Mason (1832)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 13565 54356 15451
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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