The Pleasure of Public Worship

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1 How pleasant, how divinely fair,
O LORD of hosts, your dwellings are!
With long desire my spirit faints
to see the shining hosts of saints.
My flesh would rest in you abode;
my weary heart cries out for God:
"My God! My King! Why should I stay
far from the joys of endless day?"

2 The sparrow has a place to rest,
and for her young provides a nest,
but will my God to them alone
pour out his mercy from the throne?
Blest are the saints who dwell on high
around your throne, above the sky;
their brightest glories shine above,
and all their work is praise and love.

3 Great God, attend, while Zion sings
the joy that from your presence springs;
to spend a day within your courts
exceeds a thousand days apart.
You are our sun, you bless our day;
and you our shield, to guard our way
from all assaults of hell and sin,
from foes without and fears within.

4 All needed grace you will bestow,
and crown that grace with glory too;
you give all things, and you withhold
no heav'nly good from upright souls.
O God our King, whose sov'reign sway
the glorious hosts of heav'n obey,
display your grace, exert your pow'r,
till all on earth your name adore.


Source: Christian Worship: Psalter #84C

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d316

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A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors #355

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d343

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d344

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d343

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #233

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d239

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d223

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #738

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #424

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #434

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A Collection of Hymns #616

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #8

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #60

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #11

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Suited to the Various Occasions of Public Worship #d140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #101

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #250[259]

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d137

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #250

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #250

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A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints #38

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #36

A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. 4th ed. #d127

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A Manual of Devotion for Soldiers and Sailors #1

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #321

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #69

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A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #256

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A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #369

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #38

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #268

Annotations upon Popular Hymns #10

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Bible School Echoes, and Sacred Hymns #17a

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Bible School Hymns and Sacred Songs for Sunday Schools and Other Religious Services #4b

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Book of Worship #46

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d347

Cân a Mawl #126b

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Carmina Sacra #76a

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Carmina Sacra #258

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Carmina Sacra #347a

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #96

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Carmina Sanctorum #96

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Chiming Voices #180b

Christ in Song #d211

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Christ in Song #456

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #51

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Christian Life Songs #17

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Christian Praise #46

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Christian Praise #46

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d383

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Christian Worship #84C

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Church Choral-Book #78

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Church Chorals and Choir Studies #25

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Church Harmonies #56

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #348

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #348

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d205

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d445

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Church Melodies #79

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Church music #IX

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Church music #295

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Church Psalmist #P84a

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Church Psalmist #P84a

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Church Psalmist #P84a

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Church Psalmody #P84.1

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Church Psalmody #P84a

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Church Psalmody #67

Cole's Pocket Edition of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Containing Most of the Tunes Used in Different Churches #d56

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d309

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Devotional hymns #154

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #153

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Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #144

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #153

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #144

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #LXXXIVa

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Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #176

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #168

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Dyer's Psalmist #272

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Evangelical Hymnal #388

Familiar Hymns, Alphabetically Arranged. #d106

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d123

General Baptist Hymn Book #d220

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #29

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