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.) ‎#120a

120a. A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called

1 Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee;
There shall our vows be paid;
Thou hast an ear when sinners pray,
All flesh shall seek thine aid.

2 Lord, our iniquities prevail,
But pardoning grace is thine,
And thou will grant us power and skill
To conquer every sin.

3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt chuse,
To bring them near thy face,
Give them a dwelling in thy house,
To feast upon thy grace.

4 In answering what thy church requests,
Thy truth and terror shine,
And works of dreadful righteousness,
Fulfil thy kind design.

5 Thus shall the wondering nations see
The Lord is good and just;
And distant islands fly to thee,
And make thy name their trust.

6 They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord,
When signs in heaven appear;
But they shall learn thy holy word,
And love as well as fear.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee
• Title: A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 65
• Topic: Blessings: of the country; Gentiles: church; God: his Being, Attributes and Providence; God: of nature and grace; Harvest; Praise: and prayer public; Praise: for rain; Prayer: heard; Prayer: Praise public; Prayer and Praise; Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Psalm: for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Summer; Weather

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