Naked as From the Earth We Came

Verse 1

Naked as from the earth we came,
And crept to life at first,
We to the earth return again,
And mingle with our dust.

Verse 2

The dear delights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own,
Are but short favours borrow’d now,
To be repaid anon.

Verse 3

’Tis God that lifts our comforts high,
Or sinks them in the grave;
He gives, and (blessed be his name!)
He takes but what he gave.

Verse 4

Peace, all our angry passions, then,
Let each rebellious sigh
Be silent at his sov’reign will,
And every murmur die.

Verse 5

If smiling mercy crown our lives,
Its praises shall be spread;
And we’ll adore the justice too
That strikes our comforts dead.