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Psalm 74
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Persecuted saints their prayer and faith First Line: Will God for ever cast us off? Lyrics:
Will God for ever cast us off?
His wrath for ever smoke
Against the people of his love,
His little chosen flock?
Think of the tribes so dearly bought
With their Redeemer's blood;
Nor let thy Zion be forgot,
Where once thy glory stood.
Lift up thy feet and march in haste,
Aloud our ruin calls;
See what a wide and fearful waste
Is made within thy walls.
Where once thy churches prayed and sang,
Thy foes profanely roar;
Over thy gates their ensigns hang,
Sad tokens of their power.
How are the seats of worship broke!
They tear the buildings down,
And he that deals the heaviest stroke
Procures the chief renown.
With flames they threaten to destroy
Thy children in their nest;
"Come, let us burn at once," they cry,
"The temple and the priest."
And still, to heighten our distress,
Thy presence is withdrawn;
Thy wonted signs of power and grace,
Thy power and grace are gone.
No prophet speaks to calm our woes,
But all the seers mourn;
There's not a soul amongst us knows
The time of thy return.
How long, eternal God, how long
Shall men of pride blaspheme?
Shall saints be made their endless song,
And bear immortal shame?
Canst thou for ever sit and hear
Thine holy name profaned?
And still thy jealousy forbear,
And still withhold thine hand?
What strange deliv'rance hast thou shown
In ages long before!
And now no other God we own,
No other God adore.
Thou didst divide the raging sea
By thy resistless might,
To make thy tribes a wondrous way,
And then secure their flight.
Is not the world of nature thine,
The darkness and the day?
Didst thou not bid the morning shine,
And mark the sun his way?
Hath not thy power formed every coast,
And set the earth its bounds,
With summer's heat, and winter's frost,
In their perpetual rounds?
And shall the sons of earth and dust
That sacred power blaspheme?
Will not thy hand that formed them first
Avenge thine injured name?
Think oh the cov'nant thou hast made,
And all thy words of love;
Nor let the birds of prey invade,
And vex thy mourning dove.
Our foes would triumph in our blood,
And make our hope their jest;
Plead thy own cause, Almighty God,
And give thy children rest.
Scripture: Psalm 74
Psalm 74
Behold the Lamb
Author: Martin Willett, b. 1960 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Eucharist; Funeral; Blessing; Comfort; Faith; Feast; Grâce; Hope; Hunger and Thirst; Lamb Of God; Love of God for Us; Petition/Prayer; Sin; Trust First Line: Those who were in the dark Refrain First Line: Behold, behold the Lamb of God Scripture: John 6 Used With Tune: [Those who were in the dark]
Behold the Lamb
Can creatures to perfection find
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Persecuted saints their prayer and faith Lyrics:
[Can creatures to perfection find
Th' eternal, uncreated Mind?
Or can the largest stretch of thought
Measure and search his nature out?
'Tis high as heav'n, 'tis deep as hell
And what can mortals know or tell?
His glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all the shining worlds on high.
But man, vain man, would fain be wise;
Born like a wild young colt, he flies
Through all the follies of his mind,
And swells, and snuffs the empty wind.]
God is a King of power unknown,
Firm are the orders of his throne;
If he resolve, who dares oppose,
Or ask him why or what he does?
He wounds the heart, and he makes whole
He calms the tempest of the soul;
When he shuts up in long despair,
Who can remove the heavy bar?
He frowns, and darkness veils the moon;
The fainting sun grows dim at noon;
The pillars of heav'n's starry roof
Tremble and start at his reproof.
He gave the vaulted heav'n its form,
The crooked serpent, and the worm;
He breaks the billows with his breath,
And smites the sons of pride to death.
These are a portion of his ways;
But who shall dare describe his face?
Who can endure his light, or stand
To hear the thunders of his hand?
Scripture: Psalm 80
Can creatures to perfection find
The Lord the Righteous Judge
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Afflictions Promises for; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Assurance Declared; Assurance Desired; Christians Saved by Grace; Enemies Destruction of; Faith Confidence of; Glory of God In Providence; God Adored and Exalted; God the judge; God Our Refuge; Grace Quickening; Grace Redeeming; Hell; Humility; Judgment Day; Judgments On the Wicked; Meekness; Missions Encouragements of; Missions Need for; Patience; Praise Calls to; Praise For Works of Providence; Retribution Inflicted; Retribution Threatened; Royalty of Christ Guarantee of Salvation; Royalty of Christ Judgment the Prerogative of; Safety Assured; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed; The Wicked Warned First Line: Wholehearted thanksgiving to Thee will I bring Lyrics: 1 Wholehearted thanksgiving to Thee I will bring;
In praise of Thy marvelous works I will sing,
In Thee I will joy and exultingly cry
Thy Name I will praise, O Jehovah Most High.
2 My enemies turn and are scattered in fear,
They stumble and perish because Thou art near;
For Thou hast defended my right and my cause,
Thou sittest in judgment, upholding Thy laws.
3 Rebuked are the nations, the wicked destroyed,
Their memory perished, their dwelling-place void;
Enthroned and eternal, Jehovah shall reign,
The peoples to judge and the right to maintain.
4 Thou, Lord, art a refuge for all the oppressed;
All trust Thee who know Thee, and trusting are blest;
For never, O Lord, did Thy mercy forsake
The soul that has sought of Thy grace to partake.
5 Give praise to Jehovah, the mighty deeds tell
Of Him Who has chosen in Zion to dwell,
Of Him to Whom justice and vengeance belong,
Who visits the lowly and overthrows wrong.
6 Behold my affliction, Thy mercy accord,
And back from death's portals restore me, O Lord,
That I in the gates of Thy Zion may raise
My song of salvation and show forth Thy praise.
7 The sins of the nations their ruin have wrought,
Their own evildoing destruction has brought;
In this the Lord's justice eternally stands,
That sinners are snared in the work of their hands.
8 The wicked shall perish, the nations shall fall
Forgetting their God, Who is God over all;
But God will remember the prayer of the weak,
Most surely fulfilling the hope of the meek.
9 Arise in Thy justice, O Lord, and Thy might,
No longer let sinners prevail in Thy sight;
Great Judge of the nations, in judgment appear
To humble the proud and to teach them to fear.
Scripture: Psalm 9 Used With Tune: FREDERICK
The Lord the Righteous Judge
I Say "Yes," Lord / Digo "Sí," Señor
Author: Donna Peña, b.1955 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Mary, Mother of God; Body and Blood of Christ; Blessed Virgin Mary; Christian Initiation Sacraments; Baptism Sacraments; Eucharist Sacraments; Commissioning; Commitment; Communion; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Faith; Hope; Justice; Love for Others; Obedience; Paschal Mystery; Patience; Peace; Petition, Prayer; Social Concern; Word of God; Gospel First Line: To the God who cannot die Refrain First Line: I say "Yes," my Lord (Digo "Sí," Señor) Scripture: Job 42:1-6 Used With Tune: [To the God who cannot die]
I Say "Yes," Lord / Digo "Sí," Señor
Praise and Confession
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Afflictions For sin; Afflictions From God; Anger of God Righteous; Backsliding; Blessedness Of Those Obeying Christ; Christ Glorying in; Christ Power of; Church Saved by Grace; Church Unfaithful; Covenant False; Discontent; Disobedience; Divine Election; Faith Act of; Faith Blessedness of; Glory of God In Providence; God Love and Mercy; Gospel Fulness of ; Gospel Invitations of ; Grace Justifying; Grace Redeeming; Grace Sustaining; Idolatry; Ingratitude To God; Judgments On Nations; Mercy of God Everlasting; Mercy of God Great; Mercy of God Prayer for; Miracles; Praise Calls to; Praise For God's Mercy; Prayer Confession in; The Redeemed; Salvation From Sin and Trouble; Salvation Prayers for; The Sea; Sin Confession of; Sin Hindrance to Communion with God; Sin Original; Thanksgiving Declared; Thanksgiving For God's Mercies; Unbelief; Zeal False First Line: Praise ye the Lord, for He is good Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord, for He is good;
Give thanks and bless His Name;
His loving-kindness changes not,
From age to age the same.
2 What tongue can tell His mighty deeds,
His wondrous works and ways?
O who can show His glory forth,
Or utter all His praise?
3 The Lord will bless and prosper those,
Yea, blest indeed are they,
Whose ways are just, who constantly
His righteous law obey.
4 O Lord, remember me in grace,
Let me salvation see;
The grace Thou showest to Thy saints,
That grace reveal to me.
5 Let me behold Thy people's good
And in their joy rejoice;
With Thy triumphant heritage
Let me lift up my voice.
6 In evil we have gone astray,
And sinful is our race;
Rebelliously our fathers walked,
Forgetful of Thy grace.
7 Though they rebelled, yet for their help
In saving strength he came
To make His power almighty known
And glorify His Name.
8 He brought them safely through the sea
And overwhelmed their foes;
Their faith was stirred, and for the time
Their songs of praise arose.
9 Forgetful soon, they tempted God,
Nor for His counsel cared;
He sent them leanness in their souls,
Whilst they earth's bounties shared.
10 With envy they regarded those
Whom God to them had sent;
The opening earth, the kindling flame,
Brought awful punishment.
11 A golden image they adored,
And worshiped at its shrine;
Thus they despised the living God
And scorned His love divine.
Scripture: Psalm 106 Used With Tune: BARKE
Praise and Confession
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!
Appears in 1,858 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience; Faith in God; Goodness of God a ground of trust; Guardianship and Guidance of God prayer for; Resignation; Strength Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open Thou the crystal fountain
Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong Deliv'rer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death! and hell's Destruction!
Land me safe on Canaan's side:
Songs of praises
I will ever give to Thee.
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
Author: John H. Newman Appears in 1,258 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Night; Death The Valley of the Shadow of; Faith and Trust; Light of the world; Prayer For Guidance; Sorrow for Sin; Submission; Trust in God Used With Tune: LUX BENIGNA
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
Abide With Me
Author: Henry F. Lyte Appears in 1,720 hymnals Topics: Closing Hymns; End of Life; Funeral; Prayer; The Christian Faith and Trust; Closing Hymns; End of Life; Funeral; Prayer; The Christian Faith and Trust First Line: Abide with me: fast falls the eventide Used With Tune: [Abide with me: fast falls the eventide]
Abide With Me
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