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Remember Lord, our mortal state

Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Frailty of Man Lyrics: 1 Remember Lord, our mortal state, How frail our life, how short the date! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe from disease, secure from death. 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and cry, "Must death for ever rage and reign! "Or hast thou made mankind in vain." 3 Where is thy promise to the just? Are not thy servants turn'd to dust? But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of thy word: Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52

Through every Age, eternal GOD

Appears in 161 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man Lyrics: 1 Through every Age, eternal GOD, Thou art our Rest, our safe Abode; High was thy Throne e'er Heav'n was made, Or Earth, thy humble Footstool, laid. 2 Long hadst thou reign'd, e'er Time began, Or Dust was fashion'd to a Man, And long thy Kingdom shall endure, When Earth and Time shall be no more. 3 But Man, weak Man, is born to die, Made up of Guilt and Vanity: Thy dreadful Sentence, Lord, was just, Return, ye Sinners, to your Dust. 4 [A Thousand of our Years amount Scarce to a Day in thine Account. Like Yesterday's departed Light, Or the last Watch of ending Night.] Pause. 5 Death, like an overflowing Stream, Sweeps us away; our Life's a Dream; An empty Tale; a Morning Flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an Hour. 6 [Our Age to seventy Years is set; How short the Term! How frail the State! And if to Eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan, than live. 7 But O! how oft thy Wrath appears, And cuts off our expected Years! Thy Wrath awakes our humble Dread: We fear that Pow'r that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is Man; And kindly lengthen out our Span, 'Till a wise Care of Piety Fit us to die, and dwell with Thee. Scripture: Psalm 90

Christ's mediatorial Kingdom; or, his divine and human Nature

Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Frailty of Man First Line: Hear what the Lord in vision said Lyrics: 1 Hear what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercy known: "Sinners, behold your help is laid "On my almighty Son. 2 Behold the man my wisdom chose Among your mortal race: His head my holy oil o'erflows, With full supplies of grace. 3 High shall he reign on David's throne, My people's better king; My arm shall beat his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. 4 My truth shall guard him in his way With mercy by his side; While in my name o'er earth and sea He shall in triumph ride. 5 Me for his father and his God, He shall forever own, Call me his rock, his high abode, And I'll support my son. 6 My first-born son array'd in grace, At my right hand shall sit, Beneath him angels know their place, And monarchs at his feet. 7 My covenant stands forever fast; My promises are strong; Firm as the heavens his throne shall last, His seed endure as long. Scripture: Psalm 89:19-29

Breathing after Heaven

Appears in 97 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Frailty of Man First Line: Return, O God of love, return Lyrics: 1 Return, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: How long shall we thy children mourn Our absence from thy face? 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease, And in proportion to our tears So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thy own work complete; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. Scripture: Psalm 90:13-17

The Covenant made with Christ; or, The true David

Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Frailty of Man First Line: Forever shall my song record Lyrics: 1 Forever shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord; Mercy and truth forever stand Like heaven establish'd by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he sware and said, "With thee my covenant first is made; "In thee shall dying sinners live; "Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 "Be thou my prophet, thou my priest; "Thy children shall be ever blest; "Thou art my chosen king, thy throne "Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 "There’s none of all my sons above "So much my image or my love; "Celestial powers thy subjects are, "Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 "David, my servant, whom I chose, "To guard my flock, to crush my foes; "And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, "Was but a shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her saviour and her king: Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. Scripture: Psalm 89

Infirmities and Mortality the effect of sin; or, Life, old Age, and Preparation for Death

Appears in 51 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Frailty of Man First Line: Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults Lyrics: 1 Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grow severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song; By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To three score years and ten; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 [Our vitals with laborious strife Bear up the crazy load, And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road. 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; Oh let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 7 Our souls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. Scripture: Psalm 90:8-12

The Greatness of GOD

Appears in 257 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man First Line: My GOD, my KIng, tny various Praise Lyrics: 1 My God, my King, thy various Praise Shall fill the Remnant of my days; Thy Grace employ my humble Tongue Till Death and Glory raise the Song. 2 The Wings of ev'ry Hour shall bear Some thankful Tribute to thine Ear; And ev'ry setting Sun shall see New Works of Duty done for Thee. 3 Thy Truth and Justice I'll proclaim; Thy Bounty flows, an endless Stream; Thy Mercy swift, thine Anger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4 Thy Works with sov'reign Glory shine, And speak thy Majesty divine; Let Britain round her Shores proclaim The Sound and Honour of thy Name. 5 Let distant Times and Nations raise The long Succession of thy Praise, And unborn Ages make my Song The Joy and Labour of their Tongue. 6 But who can speak thy wond'rous Deeds, Thy greatness all our Thoughts exceeds; Vast and unsearchable thy Ways, Vast and immortal be thy Praise. Scripture: Psalm 144

And must this body die?

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 378 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Man frailty of Lyrics: 1 And must this body die? This mortal frame decay? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mould'ring in the clay? 2 God, my Redeemer lives, And often, from the skies, Looks down and watches all my dust, Till He shall bid it rise. 3 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face, Look heavenly and divine. 4 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love; We would adore His grace below, And sing His power above. 5 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues.

How short and hasty is our life!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 123 hymnals Topics: Frailty of Man; Man frailty of Lyrics: 1 How short and hasty is our life! How vast our souls' affairs! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay; Just like a story, or a song We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on, And ever hast'ning to the tomb, Stoop downwards as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above! What chains of vengeance should we feel, That break such cords of love! 5 Draw us, O Saviour, with Thy grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh.

Firm was my health, my day was bright

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: The frailty of man Lyrics: 1 Firm was my health, my day was bright, And I presum'd 'twould ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart, Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart. 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long: And when thy face was turn'd aside, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 Hear me, O God of grace! I said, And raise me from among the dead: Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt; Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 4 I will extol thee, Lord, on high: At thy command diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave? 5 Thine anger but a moment stays; Thy love is life and length of days: Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy.