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Wherefore Do the Nations Rage?

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Wherefore do the nations rage Lyrics: 1 Wherefore do the nations rage and the people vainly dream that in triumph they can wage war against the King supreme? Christ His Son a scoff they make, and the rulers plotting, say: "Their dominion let us break, let us cast their yoke away." 2 But the Lord will scorn them all, calm He sits enthroned on high; soon His wrath will on them fall, sore displeased He will reply: "Yet according to My will I have set My King to reign, and on Zion's holy hill My Anointed I maintain." 3 This His word shall be made known, This Jehovah's firm decree: Thou art My beloved Son, yea I have begotten Thee. All the earth at Thy request I will give Thee for Thy own; then Thy might shall be confessed and Thy foes be overthrown." 4 Therefore, kings, be wise, give ear; hearken, judges of the earth; learn to serve the Lord with fear, mingle trembling with your mirth. Kiss the Son, lest o'er our way His consuming wrath should break; but supremely blest are they Who in Christ their refuge take. Topics: Instruction Scripture: Psalm 2 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

O Jehovah, Hear My Words

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 24 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jehovah, hear my words, to my thoughts attentive be; hear my cry, my King, my God, I will make my prayer to thee. With the morning light, O Lord, thou shalt hear my voice arise, and expectant I will bring prayer as morning sacrifice. 2 Thou, Jehovah, art a God who delightest not in sin; evil shall not dwell with thee, nor the proud thy favor win. Evil-doers thou dost hate, lying tongues thou wilt defeat; God abhors the man who loves violence and base deceit. 3 In the fulness of thy grace to thy house I will repair; bowing toward thy holy place, in thy fear to worship there. Lead me in thy righteousness, let my foes assail in vain; lest my feet be turned aside, make thy way before me plain. 4 False and faithless are my foes, in their mouth no truth is found; deadly are the words they speak, all their thoughts with sin abound. Bring, O God, their plans to naught, hold them guilty in thy sight, for against thee and thy law they have set themselves to fight. 5 O let all that trust thy care ever glad and joyful be; let them joy who love thy name, safely guarded, Lord, by thee. For a blessing from thy store to the righteous thou wilt yield; thou wilt compass him about with thy favor as a shield. Topics: God His Justice; Adversaries; Christians Triumph of; Church Lord's House; God Wrath of; Imprecatory Psalms; Supplication For Protection; Punishment of Wicked Scripture: Psalm 5 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Man Of Sorrows

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800 - 1894 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Man of Sorrows, wrapt in grief Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

Him On Yonder Cross I Love

Author: Johann C. Rube; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Him on yonder cross I love, Naught beside on earth count dear! May He mine for ever prove, Who is now so inly near! Here I stand: whate’er may come, Days of sunshine or of gloom, From this word I will not move; Him upon the cross I love! 2 ’Tis not hidden from my heart, What true love must often bring; Want and grief have sorest smart, Care and scorn can sharply sting; Nay, but if Thy will were such, Bitterest death were not too much! Dark though here my course may prove: Him upon the cross I love! 3 Rather sorrows such as these, Rather love’s acutest pain, Than without Him days of ease, Riches false and honors vain. Count me strange, when I am true, What He hates I will not do; Sneers no more my heart can move; Him upon the cross I love! 4 Know ye whence my strength is drawn, Fearless thus the fight to wage? Why my heart can laugh to scorn Fleshly weakness, Satan’s rage? ’Tis, I know the love of Christ, Mighty is that love unpriced! What can grieve me, what can move? Him upon the cross I love! 5 Once the eyes that now are dim, Shall discern the changeless love That hath led us home to Him, That hath crowned us far above: Would to God that all below What that love is now might know, And their hearts this word approve: Him upon the cross I love! Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH Text Sources: Frülings-Blumen, 1712; Tr.: Lyra Germanica (London and New York: George Newnes and Charles Scribner's Sons, 1855)

Thou, the Christ for ever one

Author: W. Bright (1824-1901) Appears in 4 hymnals Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

Listen to My Words, O LORD

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Supplication Scripture: Psalm 5 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH Text Sources: Book of Psalms for Worship, 2009

When From Scattered Lands Afar

Author: Charlotte E. Tonna Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: When from scattered lands afar Lyrics: 1 When from scattered lands afar Spreads the voice of rumored war, Nations in tumultuous pride Heave like ocean’s roaring tide; When the solar splendors fail, When the crescent waxeth pale; World! do thou the signal dread, We exalt the drooping head. 2 When the powers that star-like reign Sink dishonored to the plain, We uplift the expectant eye— Our redemption draweth nigh, When the fig tree shoots appear, Men behold their summer near; When the hearts of rebels fail, We the coming Conqueror hail. 3 Bridegroom of Thy weeping spouse, Listen to her longing vows, Listen to her widowed moan, Listen to creation’s groan; Bid, O bid Thy trumpet sound, Gather Thine elect around: Call them from the cheerless gloom, Call them from the marble tomb. 4 From the grass-grown village grave, From the deep dissolving wave, From the whirlwind and the flame, Mighty Head, Thy members claim. Where Thy cross in anguish stood, Where Thy life distilled in blood, Where they mocked Thy dying groan, King of nations, claim Thy throne. Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH Text Sources: Supplement to The New Jubilee Harp (Boston: Advent Christian Publications Society, 1888)

God, How Can We Comprehend?

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: God, how can we comprehend-- Lyrics: God, how can we comprehend— Though we've seen them times before— Lines of people without end Fleeing danger, want, and war? They seek safety anywhere, Hoping for a welcome hand! Can we know the pain they bear? Help us, Lord, to understand! You put music in their souls; Now they struggle to survive. You gave each one gifts and goals; Now they flee to stay alive. God of outcasts, may we see How you value everyone, For each homeless refugee Is your daughter or your son. Lord, your loving knows no bounds; You have conquered death for all. May we hear beyond our towns To our distant neighbors' call. Spirit, may our love increase; May we reach to all your earth, Till your whole world lives in peace; Till we see each person's worth. Topics: Justice; Mission; Refugees Scripture: Colossians 1:20 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

LORD, I Call to You for Help

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck Refrain First Line: LORD, I call to you for help Topics: Blessing; Cross; Death; Despair; Distress; Enemies; Face of the Lord; God as Loving; Holy Week; Loneliness; Passion Sunday; Prayer; Prophecy; Suffering; Zion Scripture: Psalm 69 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH