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Consider all my sorrows, Lord!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 91 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord! And thy deliv'rance send. My soul for thy salvation faints; When will my troubles end? 2 Yet I have found, 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my God. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins; I read thy word, I run thy ways, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not thy word been my delight, When earthly joys were fled; My soul, oppress'd with sorrow's weight Had sunk amongst the dead. 5 I know, thy judgments, Lord! are right, Though they may seem severe; The sharpest suff'rings I endure Flow from thy faithful care.

Peace, my complaining heart!

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Peace, my complaining heart! Ye busy cares, be still! Adore the just, the sov'reign Lord, Nor murmur at his will. 2 'Tis wisdom guides his hand; Nor dares my guilty fear, Amidst the sharpest pains I feel, Pronounce his hand severe. 3 To soften ev'ry stroke, Indulgent mercy bends; And, unrepining when I plead, His gracious ear attends. 4 Let me reflect with awe, Whene'er my heart complains: Compar'd with what my sins deserve, How easy are my pains! 5 Yes, Lord, I own thy hand, Thou just, and wise, and kind! Be ev'ry anxious thought suppress'd, And all my soul resign'd.

Diseases are thy servants, Lord!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Diseases are thy servants, Lord! they come at thy command. I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chast'ning hand. 2 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were: May I be well prepar'd to go, When I the summons hear. 3 But, if my life be spar'd awhile, Before my last remove: Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love.

My soul, the awful hour will come

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 31 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 My soul, the awful hour will come, Apace it passeth on, To bear this body to the tomb, And thee to scenes unknown. 2 My heart, long lab'ring with its woes, Shall pant and sink away; And you, my eye-lids, soon shall close On the last glimm'ring ray. 3 Whence in that hour shall I receive A cordial for my pain, When, if earth's monarchs were my friends, Those friends would weep in vain? 4 Great King of nature and of grace! To thee my spirit flies, And opens all its deep distress Before thy pitying eyes. 5 All its desires to thee are known, And ev'ry secret fear; The meaning of each broken groan Well-notic'd by thine ear. 6 O fix me by that mighty pow'r, Which to such love belongs, Where darkness veils the eyes no more, And groans are chang'd to songs.

How vast is the tribute I owe

Meter: Irregular Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 How vast is the tribute I owe Of gratitude, homage, and praise To the giver of all I possess, The life and the length of my days! 2 When the sorrows I boded were come, I pour'd out my sighs and my tears; And to him, who alone can relieve, My soul breath'd her vows and her pray'rs. 3 When my heart throbb'd with pain and alarm, When paleness my cheek overspread, When sickness pervaded my frame;-- Then my soul on my Maker was staid. 4 When death's awful image was nigh, And no mortal was able to save; Thou didst brighten the valley of death, And illumine the gloom of the grave. 5 In mercy thy presence dispels the shades of calamity's night, And turns the sad scene of despair to a morning of joy and delight. 6 Great source of my comforts restor'd! Thou healer and balm of my woes! Thou hope an desire of my soul! On thy mercy I'll ever repose. 7 How boundless the gratitude due To thee, O thou God of my praise! The fountain of all I possess, The life and the light of my days!

Firm was my health, my day was bright

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery 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 lengths of day. Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy.

I love the Lord; he heard my cries

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord; he heard my cries, and pity'd ev'ry groan: Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he bow'd his ear; And chased my griefs away. O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray! 3 Among the saints that fill thine house, My off'ring shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 4 The Lord behold me sore distrest; He bade my pains remove. Return, my soul, to God, thy rest; For thou hast known his love.

My God, how endless is thy love!

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 614 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Morning Lyrics: 1 My God, how endless is thy love! Thy gifts are ev'ry ev'ning new; And morning mercies from above Gently descend like earthly dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sov'reign word restores the light, and quickens all my drowsy pow'rs. 3 I yield myself to thy command; To thee devote my nights and days: Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.

Hosannah with a cheerful sound

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 112 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Morning Lyrics: 1 Hosanna with a cheerful sound To God's upholding hand! Ten thousand snares our path surround, And yet secure we stand. 2 How wondrous is that mighty pow'r Which form'd us with a word! And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour, We lean upon the Lord. 3 The ev'ning rests our weary head, And mercy guards the room. We wake, and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morn cannot assure, That we shall end the day; For death stands ready at the door To take our lives away. 5 God is our Sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble frame lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings.

Lord of my life! O may thy praise

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 112 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Morning Lyrics: 1 Lord of my life! O may thy praise Employ my noblest pow'rs, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours! 2 Preserv'd by thy almighty arm, I pass the shades of night, Serene and safe from ev'ry harm, And see returning light. 3 While many spent the night in sighs, And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep I clos'd my eyes And undisturb'd repose. 4 When sleep, death's semblance, o'er me spread, And I unconscious lay; Thy watchful care was round my bed, To guard my feeble clay. 5 O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend; From ev'ry trespass, ev'ry snare, My heedless steps defend. 6 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise.