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The Folly of Persecutors

Appears in 35 hymnals Topics: Atheism practical; Persecutors their folly; Sin of nature; Sin universal; Wickedness of Man First Line: Are Sinners now so senseless grown Lyrics: 1 Are Sinners now so senseless grown That they the Saints devour? And never worship at thy Throne, Nor fear thine awful Power? 2 Great GOD. appear to their Surprize; Reveal thy dreadful Name; Let them no more thy Wrath despise, Nor turn our Hope to Shame. 3 Dost thou not dwell among the Just, And yet our Foes deride, That we should make thy Name our Trust; Great GOD, confound their Pride. 4 O that the joyful Day were come To finish our Distress! When GOD shall bring his Children home, Our Songs shall never cease. Scripture: Psalm 14

Fools in their Hearts believe and say

Appears in 62 hymnals Topics: Atheism practical; Persecutors their folly; Sin of nature; Sin universal; Wickedness of Man Lyrics: 1 Fools in their Hearts believe and say, "That all Religion's vain; There is no GOD that reigns on high, Or minds th' Affairs of Men." 2 From Thoughts so dreadful and prophane Corrupt Discourse proceeds; And in their impious Hands are found Abominable Deeds. 3 The Lord from his Celestial Throne Look'd down on Things below, To find the Man that sought his Grace, Or did his Justice know. 4 By Nature all are gone astray, Their Practice all the same; There's none that fears his Maker's Hand, There's none that loves his Name. 5 Their Tongues are us'd to speak Deceit, Their Slanders never cease; How swift to Mischief are their Feet; Nor know the Paths of Peace. 6 Such Seeds of Sin (that bitter Root) In ev'ry Heart are found; Nor can they bear diviner Fruit, Till Grace refine the Ground. Scripture: Psalm 14

Buried in shadows of the night

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: Nature of Man, corrupt Lyrics: 1 Buried in shadows of the night, We lie till Christ restores the light; Wisdom descends to heal the blind, And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our very frame is mix'd with sin; His Spirit makes our natures clean; Such virtues from His suff'rings flow, At once to cleanse and pardon too. 3 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, Binding his slaves in heavy chains; He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 4 Poor, helpless worms in Thee possess Grace, wisdom, power and righteousness; Thou art our mighty all, and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to Thee.

Sin has a thousand treacherous arts

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Nature of Man, corrupt Lyrics: 1 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts To practise on the mind; With flatt'ring looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young; And while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence; But cheats the soul of heavenly things, And chains it down to sense. 4 So on a tree divinely fair Grew the forbidden food; Our mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood.

Deep in the dust before Thy throne

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Nature of Man, corrupt Lyrics: 1 Deep in the dust before Thy throne, Our guilt and our disgrace we own; Great God! we own the unhappy name Whence sprang our nature and our shame. 2 But whilst our spirits, filled with awe, Behold the terrors of Thy law, We sing the honors of Thy grace, That sent to save our ruin'd race. 3 We sing Thine everlasting Son, Who join'd our nature to His own; The second Adam, from the dust Raises the ruins of the first. 4 Where sin did reign, and death abound, There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life; there glorious grace Reigns through the Lord our righteousness.

O LORD, Our Lord

Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Advent; Ascension; Children; Christmas Season; Circumcision of Jesus; Creation; Enemies; Family; God as Son of Man; Gospel; Holy Trinity; Morning; Name of Jesus; Nature; Providence; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (You shall not misuse the name); Trinity; Worship First Line: When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers Refrain First Line: O LORD, our Lord, how glorious is your name in all the earth Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: [O LORD, our Lord, how glorious is your name in all the earth]

Arise, my tend'rest Thoughts arise

Appears in 116 hymnals Topics: Fall of Man, or Depravity of Humna Nature Lyrics: 1 Arise, my tend'rest Thoughts arise, To torrents melt my streaming Eyes! And thou my Heart with Anguish feel, Those Evils which thou can'st not heal. 2 See human nature sunk in Shame! See Scandal pour'd on Jesu's Name! The Father wounded through the Son! The World abus'd, the Soul undone! 3 See the short Course of vain Delight Closing in long and dreadful Night! In Flames that no Abatement know, The briny Tears for Ages flow. 4 My God I feel the mournful Scene; My Bowels yearn o'er dying Men; And fain my Pity would reclaim, And snatch the Fire-brands from the Flame. 5 But feeble my Compassion proves, And can but weep where most it loves; Thine own all saving Arm employ, And turn these Drops of Grief to Joy.

How sad our State by Nature is!

Appears in 291 hymnals Topics: Fall of Man, or Depravity of Humna Nature Lyrics: 1 How sad our State by Nature is! Our Sin how deep it stains! And Satan binds our captive Minds Fast in his slavish Chains. 2 But there's a Voice of Sov'reign Grace Sounds from the sacred Word; Ho! ye despairing Sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord. 3 My Soul obeys th' Almighty Call, And runs to this Relief; I would believe thy Promise, Lord; O! help my Unbelief. [4 To the dear fountain of thy Blood, Incarnate God! I fly; Here let me wash my spotted Soul From Crimes of deepest dye. 5 Stretch out thine Arm, victorious King My reigning Sins subdue; Drive the old Dragon from his Seat, With all his hellish Crew.] 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless Worm, On thy kind Arms I fall; Be thou my Strength and Righteousness, My Jesus, and my All.

The Good that I would I do not

Appears in 68 hymnals Topics: Fall of Man, or Depravity of Humna Nature First Line: I would but cannot sing Lyrics: 1 I would, but cannot sing, Guilt has untun'd my Voice, The Serpent sin's envenom'd Sting Has poison'd all my Joys. 2 I know the Lord is nigh, And would, but cannot pray; For Satan meets me when I try, And frights my Soul away. 3 I would, but can't Repent, Tho' I endeavor oft; This stony Heart can ne'er relent 'Till Jesus makes it soft. 4 I would, but cannot Love, Tho' woo'd by Love Divine; No Arguments have pow'r to move A Soul so base as mine. 5 I would, but cannot rest In God's most holy Will; I know what he appoints is best, Yet Murmur at it still. 6 Oh could I but believe! Then all would easy be; I would, but cannot; Lord relieve; My Help must come from thee! 7 But if indeed I wou'd, Tho' I can nothing do; Yet the Desire is something good, For which my Praise is due. 8 By Nature prone to Ill, Till thine appointed Hour, I was as destitute of Will, As now I am of Pow'r. 9 Wilt thou not Crown, at length, The Work thou hast begun? And with a Will afford me Strength, In all thy Ways to run.

A living and a dead Faith, collected from several Scriptures

Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: Fall of Man, or Depravity of Humna Nature First Line: Mistaken Souls! that dream of Heav'n Lyrics: 1 Mistaken Souls! that dream of Heav'n, And make their empty boast, Of inward Joys, and Sins forgiv'n, While they are Slaves to Lust. 2 Vain are our Fancies, airy Flights, If Faith be cold and dead; None but a living Pow'r unites To Christ the living Head. 3 'Tis Faith that changes all the Heart; 'Tis faith that Works by Love; That bids all sinful Joys depart, And lifts the Thoughts above. 4 'Tis Faith that conquers Earth and Hell By a celestial Pow'r; This is the Grace that shall prevail In the decisive Hour. [5 Faith must obey her Father's Will, As well as trust his Grace, A pard'ning God is jealous still For his own Holiness. 6 When from the Curse he sets us free, He makes our Natures clean, Nor would he send his Son to be The Minister of Sin. 7 His Spirit purifies our Frame, And Seals our Peace with God; Jesus and his Salvation came By Water and by Blood.]