Ye Simple Souls That Stray
Ye Simple Souls That Stray
1 YE simple souls that stray
Far from the path of peace,
That lonely, unfrequented way
To life and happiness,
Why will ye folly love,
And throng the downward road,
And hate the wisdom from above,
And mock the sons of God?
2 Madness and misery
Ye count our life beneath;
And nothing great or good can see,
Or glorious, in our death:
As only born to grieve,
Beneath your feet we lie;
And utterly contemned we live,
And unlamented die.
3 So wretched and obscure,
The men whom ye despise,
So foolish, impotent, and poor,
Above your scorn we rise:
We, through the Holy Ghost,
Can witness better things;
For He whose blood is all our boast
Hath made us priests and kings.
4 Riches unsearchable
In Jesu's love we know;
And pleasures, springing from the well
Of life, our souls o'erflow;
The Spirit we receive
Of wisdom, grace, and power;
And always sorrowful we live,
Rejoicing evermore.
5 Angels our servants are,
And keep in all our ways,
And in their watchful hands they bear
The sacred souls of grace;
Unto that heavenly bliss
They all our steps attend;
And God himself our Father is,
And Jesus is our friend.
6 With him we walk in white,
We in his image shine,
Our robes are robes of glorious light,
Our righteousness divine;
On all the kings of earth
With pity we look down,
And claim, in virtue of our birth,
A never-fading crown.
1 YE simple souls that stray
Far from the path of peace,
That lonely, unfrequented way
To life and happiness,
Why will ye folly love,
And throng the downward road,
And hate the wisdom from above,
And mock the sons of God?
2 Madness and misery
Ye count our life beneath;
And nothing great or good can see,
Or glorious, in our death:
As only born to grieve,
Beneath your feet we lie;
And utterly contemned we live,
And unlamented die.
3 So wretched and obscure,
The men whom ye despise,
So foolish, impotent, and poor,
Above your scorn we rise:
We, through the Holy Ghost,
Can witness better things;
For He whose blood is all our boast
Hath made us priests and kings.
4 Riches unsearchable
In Jesu's love we know;
And pleasures, springing from the well
Of life, our souls o'erflow;
The Spirit we receive
Of wisdom, grace, and power;
And always sorrowful we live,
Rejoicing evermore.
5 Angels our servants are,
And keep in all our ways,
And in their watchful hands they bear
The sacred souls of grace;
Unto that heavenly bliss
They all our steps attend;
And God himself our Father is,
And Jesus is our friend.
6 With him we walk in white,
We in his image shine,
Our robes are robes of glorious light,
Our righteousness divine;
On all the kings of earth
With pity we look down,
And claim, in virtue of our birth,
A never-fading crown.
More Lyrics From The Album
- 01. O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
- 02. Come, Sinners, To The Gospel Feast
- 03. All That Pass By, To Jesus Draw Near
- 04. Ho! Every One That Thirsts, Draw Nigh!
- 05. Thy Faithfulness, Lord, Each Moment We Find
- 06. Sinners, Turn, Why Will Ye Die?
- 07. Let The Beasts Their Breath Resign
- 08. What Could Your Redeemer Do
- 09. Sinners, Obey The Gospel-word! Sinners, Obey The Gospel-word!
- 10. Ye Thirsty For God, To Jesus Give Ear
- 11. God, The Offended God Most High
- 12. Come, Ye That Love The Lord
- 13. Happy Soul That Free From Harms
- 14. Happy The Man That Finds The Grace
- 15. Happy The Souls To Jesus Joined
- 16. Happy The Souls That First Believed
- 17. Jesus, From Whom All Blessings Flow
- 18. Father, Saviour Of Mankind
- 19. Rejoice Evermore With Angels Above
- 20. Weary Souls, That Wander Wide
- 21. Ye Simple Souls That Stray
- 22. Behold The Saviour Of Mankind
- 23. Extended On A Cursed Tree
- 24. Saviour, If Thy Precious Love
- 25. Stupendous Love Of God Most High!
- 26. I Thirst, Thou Wounded Lamb Of God
- 27. Saviour, The World's And Mine
- 28. Love Divine! What Hast Thou Done!
- 29. Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come
- 30. Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin?
