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The all-seeing God

Appears in 327 hymnals Topics: Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Sincerity; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Sincerity First Line: Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro' Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro'; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand, On every side I find thy hand; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast, Where-e'er I rove, where-e'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Pause I. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run? 7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light; Or dive to hell, there vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains. 8 If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the Western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. 10 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast, Where-e'er I rove, where-e'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Pause II. 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy All-searching eyes; Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades as blazing noon. 12 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thee, Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 13 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast, Where-e'er I rove, where-e'er I rest! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there.

Life's Mission

Author: Samuel Longfellow Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Sincerity and Earnestness First Line: Go forth to life, O child of earth Used With Tune: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

Deliverance from Despair; or, Temptation overcome

Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Sincerity proved and rewarded; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Sincerity proved and rewarded First Line: Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength Lyrics: 1 Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, For I have found salvation thence. 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there, (Which none but they that feel can tell) While I was hurry'd to despair. 4 In my distress I call'd my God, When I could scarce believe him mine; He bow'd his ear to my complaint; And prov'd his saving grace divine. 5 [With speed he flew to my relief, As on a cherub’s wing he rode; Awful, and bright as lightening, shone The face of my deliverer God. 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his Almighty breath: He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death.] 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their strength, and more their rage; But Christ my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the wars the proud can wage. 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power. Scripture: Psalm 18:1-9

Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies

Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Sincerity proved and rewarded; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Sincerity proved and rewarded First Line: We love thee, Lord, and we adore Lyrics: 1 We love thee, Lord, and we adore, Now is thine arm reveal'd; Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower, Our bulwark and our shield. 2 We fly to our eternal Rock, And find a sure defence; His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. 3 When God our leader shines in arms, What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms? The lightning of his spear? 4 He rides upon the winged wind, And angels in array In millions wait to know his mind, And swift as flames obey. 5 He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay'd; His voice, his frown, his angry look Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the field, With all their dreadful skill; Gives them his awful sword to wield, And makes their hearts of steel. 7 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest, For his own church's sake; The powers that give his people rest, Shall of his care partake. Scripture: Psalm 18

Forgiveness of Sins upon Confession

Appears in 190 hymnals Topics: Obedience sincere; Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Sincerity First Line: Oh blessed souls are they Lyrics: 1 Oh blessed souls are they Whose sins are cover'd o'er! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives without deceit Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I conceal'd my guilt, I felt the festering wound, Till I confess'd my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne; Our help in times of deep distress, Is found in God alone. Scripture: Psalm 32

Sins of Hypocricy

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Worship Sincerity in First Line: Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men Lyrics: 1 Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men: My statues why do ye declare? Why take My covenant in mouth, Since ye for wisdom do not care? For ye My holy words profane And cast them from you in disdain. 2 Ye have consented with the thief, Ye have partaken with the vile, Your mouths to evil words ye give, Your tongues proclaim deceit and guile, Ye glory in your brother's shame, Your mother's son do ye defame. 3 Thus have ye done; I silence kept, And this has been your secret thought, That i was wholly as yourselves, To take your evil deeds as nought; I will reprove you and array Your deeds before your eyes this day. 4 Consider this, who God forget, Lest I destroy with none to free; Who offers sacrifice of thanks, He glorifies and honors Me; To him who orders well his way Salvation free I will display. Scripture: Psalm 50 Used With Tune: RAKEM

Psalm 19 Part 2

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 318 hymnals Topics: Evidences of sincerity; Sincerity First Line: Behold, the morning sun Lyrics: Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. But where the gospel comes It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgments just! For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions giv'n! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heav'n! I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey: Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. O who can ever find The errors of his ways? Yet with a bold, presumptuous mind I would not dare transgress. Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Savior and my God. Scripture: Psalm 19

Almighty Maker God

Appears in 185 hymnals Topics: Sincere Praise Lyrics: 1 Almighty Maker God, How glorious is thy name, Thy wonders now diffus'd abroad, Throughout creations frame? 2 In native white and red The rose and lilly stand, And free from pride their beauties spread To shew thy skillful hand. 3 The lark mounts up the sky With unambitious song, And bears her Maker's praise on high Upon her artless tongue. 4 Fain would I rise and sing To my Creator too; Fain would my heart adore my King, And give him praises due. 5 But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that I perform, Curs'd pride that creeps securely in, And swells a haughty worm. 6 Thy glories I abate, Or praise thee with design, Part of thy favours I forget Or think the merit mine. 7 Create my soul anew, Else all my worship's vain; This wretched heart will ne'er prove true Till it be form'd again. 8 Descend, celestial fire And seize me from above! Wrap me in flames of pure desire A sacrifice to love. 9 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul ascend In sweet perfumes of praise.

God is every where

Appears in 251 hymnals Topics: Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Sincerity; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Sincerity First Line: In all my vast concerns with thee Lyrics: 1 In all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they’re form'd within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh wondrous knowledge, deep and high; Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Enclos'd on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. Pause. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire Forgotten and unknown? In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throne. 7 Should I suppress my vital breath To ’scape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 8 If wing'd with beams of morning-light I fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 9 If o’er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 10 The beams of moon, the midnight-hour Are both alike to thee: Oh may I ne’er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. Scripture: Psalm 139

Psalm 32

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Obedience sincere; Sincerity First Line: Happy the man to whom his God Lyrics: Happy the man to whom his God No more imputes his sin, But, washed in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean! Happy beyond expression he Whose debts are thus discharged; And from the guilty bondage free, He feels his soul enlarged. His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere; He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. While I my inward guilt suppressed, No quiet could I find; Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, And racked my tortured mind. Then I confessed my troubled thoughts, My secret sins revealed; Thy pard'ning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon sealed. This shall invite thy saints to pray; When like a raging flood Temptations rise, our strength and stay Is a forgiving God. Scripture: Psalm 32