“There Is No God,” So Saith the Fool

There is no God

so saith the fool

In his vain heart alone.

Ah

reck­less seed and spurn­ing rule!

None do­eth good

not one.

The Lord looked down from Heav­en

and saw

How man on earth ab­ode;

And none were there who loved His law

None sought the liv­ing God.

With thoughts cor­rupt

and con­science seared

In hate­ful ways they ran;

In all the world no good ap­peared

Nor any right­eous man.

How blind­ed are their hearts

He said

Who live in sin and shame!

My peo­ple they de­vour as bread;

They call not on My name.

In vain ye strive

O race ab­horred

In vain ye fret and rage;

For God is with His saints

the Lord

Amidst His her­it­age.

O when will our re­demp­tion spring

From Zi­on’s ho­ly height?

O when to Sa­lem will her king

Return with heal­ing light?

When God shall hear His peo­ple’s voice

And break their gall­ing chain

The face of Ja­cob will re­joice

And Is­ra­el smile again.