I Sought For Novelty--In Vain

I sought for Novelty--in vain I searched the stores of Nature through: But now the object wished I gain-- Thy mercies, Lord, are ever new. I sought for Beauty--set of sun, And rainbow, and the rising light,-- These all were fair, but quickly gone; Thy face, my God, is always bright. I sought Fidelity--some friends Have fallen away, and some endure: And Death the firmest love--knot rends;-- Thy Love, O Lord alone is sure. I sought for Truth--the more I sought A living lie around me grew; False was all joy, all speech, all thought-- Thy promise, Lord, alone is true.