Unreedeming Utilisations

Tune: Sagina

('And can it be')

Psalm 49 v.6-17

(R) - Refrain section (may vary in some versions)

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They that trust in their wealth hand boast

Of their riches, from whate'er coast

None of them can any means redeem

Another soul, though it does seem

They can pay their way unto life

By money, riches, without strife

(R) They can, they can pay their

Way unto, unto life

By money, riches, without strife

Fo wise and foolish, both do die

Leave goods to others by and by

Though they think they shall abide e'er

Their homes, their towns, shall perish ne'er

And they call lands by their own names

To gain honour and worldly fames

(R) And they, and they call lands

By their, by their own names

To  gain honour and worldly fames

Nevertheless man in honour

Abides not, but does death incur

He is like the beasts that perish

They their foolish way do relish

Like sheep are they laid in the grave

Death shall feed on them, and none save

(R) Like sheep, like sheep are they

Laid in, laid in the grave

Death shall feed on them, and none save

The upright over them shall rule

The rich's beauties be gone all

But God He will redeem my soul

From power of grave, and make me whole

So fear not of their wealthy ways

When gone, vain shall have been their days

(R) So fear, so fear not of

Ther wealthy, wealthy ways

When gone, vain shall have been their days