Thus Speaks the Lord to Wicked Men

Thus speaks the Lord to wick­ed men:

My sta­tutes why do you de­clare?

Why take My co­ve­nant in your mouth

Since ye for wis­dom do not care?

For ye My ho­ly words pro­fane

And cast them from you in dis­dain.

Ye have con­sent­ed with the thief

Ye have par­tak­en with the vile

Your mouths to ev­il words ye give

Your tongues pro­claim de­ceit and guile

Ye glo­ry in your bro­ther’s shame

Your mo­ther’s son do you de­fame.

Thus have ye done; I si­lence kept

And this has been your sec­ret thought

That I was whol­ly as your­selves

To take your ev­il deeds as naught;

I will re­prove you and ar­ray

Your deeds be­fore your eyes this day.

Consider this

who God for­get

Lest I de­stroy with none to free;

Who of­fers sac­ri­fice of thanks

He glo­ri­fies and hon­ors Me;

To him who or­ders well his way

Salvation free I will dis­play.