Psalm 14 Luther - Overcomer - The fool has said in his heart there is no God

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A Psalm through David</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >by </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Martin Luther</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, </FONT>in Etlich christlich lider (Wittenberg, Germany: 1524) (Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl); translated from German to English by Richard Massie, Martin Luther’s Spiritual Songs, 1854. </div> <bR> <div> (alternate <I>tune: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7. </I><A HREF="http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/h/1130" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/h/1130"><I>#1130 Sing Praise to Christ Who lives in us</I></A></div> <div> <I>original tunes are at the end of the song)</I></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-759/e1130SingPraiseToChristWhoLivesInUs.mp3" autostart="true" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> mp3 file from <A HREF="http://www.hymnal.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hymnal.net">hymnal.net</A></div> <bR> <div> 1 <I>The mouth of</I> fools doth God confess,</div> <div> <I>But while their lips draw nigh Him,</I></div> <div> <I>Their </I>heart <I>is full of wickedness,</I></div> <div> <I>And all </I><I>their deeds </I>deny Him<I>.</I></div> <div> Corrupt are they, and every one</div> <div> Abominable works hath done;</div> <div> There is not one well-doer.</div> <bR> <div> 2 The Lord looked from His heavenly <I>throne</I></div> <div> On all mankind below <I>Him</I></div> <div> To see if there were any one</div> <div> Who <I>truly </I>sought <I>to know</I> Him,</div> <div> <I>And all his</I> understanding <I>bent</I></div> <div> <I>To search His holy Word, intent</I></div> <div> <I>To do His will in earnest.</I></div> <bR> <div> 3 <I>But none there was who walked with God,</I></div> <div> <I>For </I>all aside had slidden,</div> <div> <I>Delusive paths of folly trod,</I></div> <div> <I>And</I> followed lusts <I>forbidden</I>;</div> <div> Not one there was who practiced good,</div> <div> <I>Though many deemed, in haughty mood,</I></div> <div> <I>Their deeds to God were pleasing.</I></div> <bR> <div> 4 “How long, by folly blindly led,</div> <div> <I>Will they oppress the needy</I></div> <div> <I>And </I>My own flock devour like bread?”</div> <div> <I>So fierce are they and greedy!</I></div> <div> <I>In God they put no trust at all,</I></div> <div> Nor on His Name in trouble call,</div> <div> <I>But be their own providers.</I></div> <bR> <div> 5 <I>Therefore their heart is never still,</I></div> <div> A <I>constant </I>fear dismays them,</div> <div> God is with him who doth His will,</div> <div> <I>Who trusts Him and obeys Him;</I></div> <div> 6 Ye shame the counsel of the poor</div> <div> <I>And mock him when he doth assure</I></div> <div> That God is e'er his Refuge.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="7"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>7 Who shall to Israel's <I>outcast race</I></div> <div> From Zion bring salvation?</div> <div> God will <I>Himself at length show grace</I></div> <div> <I>And</I> loose the captive nation;</div> <div> <I>That will He do by Christ, their King;</I></div> <div> Let Jacob then be glad and sing</div> <div> And Israel be joyful.</div> <bR> <div> I copied this hymn from <A HREF="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/f/moutfdgc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/f/moutf">www.cyberhymnal.org</A>. I like the words, but I haven't yet aquired a taste for the orignial tune, so I substituted a tune from our church's hymnal. The above tune is the only tune in our hymnal to this meter.</div> <bR> <div> Below is the original tune, which I downloaded from cyberhymnal. Cyberhymnal makes all their tunes spooky with a simulated choir going "oooo - oooo" in the background. I removed the spooky stuff from the midi file. (You will need to stop the above tune 1st before starting the tune below. <B>"Stop" is the square button, NOT the 2 vertical bars, which  is "Pause"</B>.)</div> <bR> <div> <I>Original Music: Nun Freut Euch, </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>Martin Luther</U></I></FONT><I>, in Geistliche Lieder, by Joseph Klug (Wittenberg, Germany: 1535). </I></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-326/nunFreutEuch.mp3" autostart="false" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <div> Cyberhymnal also lists an alternate tune below, which I also de-spooked. I haven't aquired a taste yet for this tune either, and it seems much harder to sing than the other. (You will need to stop the above tune 1st before starting the tune below. <B>"Stop" is the square button, NOT the 2 vertical bars, which  is "Pause"</B>.)</div> <bR> <div> Alternate tune: Allein Gott, Deutsch Evangelisch Messze, 1539</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-327/alleinGott.mp3" autostart="false" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>