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God's Strength Our Protection

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Adoration; Afflictions Deliverance from; Angels; Christ Love to; Christ Power of; Christ Preciousness of; Christ Providences of; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Death Deprecated; Deliverance From Enemies; Glory of God In Providence; God Adored and Exalted; God Our Guardian; God Hearer of Prayer; God Invisibility of; God Our Refuge; God Works of; Love For God; Nature Revelation of God in; Praise For Spiritual Blessings; Praise For Works of Providence; Prayer Answers to; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; Prayer For Pardon; Preservation; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Belongs to God; The Righteous Deliverances of; Safety Assured; Safety Enjoyed; Trust in God Expression of First Line: I love the lord, His strength is mine Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord, His strength is mine; He is my God, I trust His grace; My fortress high, my shield divine, My Savior and my hiding-place. 2 My prayer to God shall still be raised When troubles thick around me close; The lord, most worthy to be praised, Will rescue me from all my foes. 3 When, floods of evil raging near, Down nigh to dearth my soul was brought I cried to God in all my fear; He heard and great deliv'rance wrought. 4 He came: the earth's foundations quake, The hills are shaken from their place, Thick smoke and fire devouring break In anger dread before His face. 5 Descending through the bending skies, With gloom and darkness under Him, Forth through the storm Jehovah flies As on the wings of cherubim. 6 Thick darkness hides Him from the view, And swelling clouds His presence veil, Until His glorious light breaks through In lighting flash and glistening hail. 7 Jehovah's thunders fill the heaven, The dreadful voice of God Most High; With shafts of light the clouds are riven, His foes, dismayed, in terror fly. 8 The raging torrents overflow, And sweep the world's foundations bare, Because Thy blasts of anger blow, O Lord of earth and sea and air. 9 He took me from the whelming waves Of bitter hate and sore distress; The Lord, my stay and helper, saves, Thought mighty foes around me press. 10 From direful straits He set me free, He saved the man of His delight; For good the Lord rewarded me, Because I kept His ways aright. Scripture: Psalm 18 Used With Tune: MENDON

The Confidence of Faith

Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Aspirations For Christ; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Assurance Enjoyed; Cares; Christ Communion with; Christ Confessing; Christ Light and Guide; Christians Believers; Christians Conscious of Safety; Comfort in Trials; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; Fearlessness; God Fatherhood of; God Our Guardian; God Our Refuge; God Source of All Good; Gospel Acceptance of; Gospel Invitations of ; Gospel Privileges of; Grace Quickening; Invitation and Divine Pleading; Love For God; Mercy of God Prayer for; Parents and Children; Praise For Spiritual Blessings; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; Prayer Importunity in ; Prayer Pleas in; Procrastination; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; Safety Assured; Salvation Accepted Time of; Salvation Prayers for; Seeking God; Strength in God; Waiting upon God ; Worship Delightful to Saints First Line: The Lord Almighty is my light Lyrics: 1 The Lord Almighty is my light, He is my Saviour ever near, And, since my strength is in His might Who can distress me or affright? What evil shall I fear? 2 O Lord, regard me when I cry, In mercy hear me when I speak; Thou bidst me seek Thy face, and I, O Lord, with willing heart reply, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 3 Hide not Thy face afar from me, For Thou a lone canst help afford; O cast me not away from Thee Nor let my soul forsaken be, My Saviour and my Lord. 4 Though earthly friends no pity take, Yet Thy compassion knows no end; E'en tho' my father shall forsake, E'en tho' my mother's love shall break, The Lord will be my friend. 5 My heart had failed in fear and woe Unless in God I had believed, Assured that He would mercy show And that my life His grace should know, Nor was my hope deceived. 6 Fear not, though succor be delayed, Still wait for God, and He will hear; Be strong, nor be thy heart dismayed, Wait, and the Lord shall bring thee aid, Yea, trust and never fear. Scripture: Psalm 27 Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET

How deep the Father's love for us

Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Our Response to Christ In Devotion; Christ Incarnate Passion and Death; Good Friday; Christian Year Good Friday; God Love of; Jesus Suffering and Death; Salvation and Redemption Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24 Used With Tune: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE

Knowing Jesus

Author: Graham Kendrick (b. 1950) Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Dedication; Devotion; Love For God First Line: All that I once held dear, built my life upon Used With Tune: KNOWING YOU

May the mind of Christ my Saviour

Author: Katie Barclay Wilkinson (1859-1928) Meter: 8.7.8.5 Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; The Church Celebrates Ordination; Confirmation; God peace of; Jesus love of all; Ordination; Word of God Lyrics: 1 May the mind of Christ my Saviour live in me from day to day, by his love and power controlling all I do or say. 2 May the word of God dwell richly in my heart from hour to hour, so that all may see I triumph only through his power. 3 May the peace of God my Father in my life for ever reign; that I may be calm to comfort those in grief, or pain. 4 May the love of Jesus fill me, as the waters fill the sea; him exalting, self denying, this is victory. 5 May I run the race before me, strong and brave to face the foe, drawing all my strength from Jesus as I onward go. Scripture: 1 John 2:14 Used With Tune: CANDLEBEAM

Lord God, Almighty, Saviour, Redeemer

Author: Coni Huisman Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Dedication; Assurance; Love For God; Word of God Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Used With Tune: [Lord God, Almighty, Saviour, Redeemer]

God weeps at love withheld

Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Meter: 6.4.8.10 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: The Activity of God God in human experience; Our Response to Christ In Penitence; Children; God names and imags of; Jesus Names and images for; Justice and Peace; Love for others; Penitence Lyrics: 1 God weeps at love withheld, at strength misused, at children's innocence abused, and, till we change the way we love, God weeps. 2 God bleeds at anger's fist, at trust betrayed, at women battered and afraid, and, till we change the way we win, God bleeds. 3 God cries at hungry mouths, at running sores, at creatures dying without cause, and, till we change the way we care, God cries. 4 God waits for stones to melt, for peace to seed, for hearts to hold each other's need, and, till we understand the Christ, God waits. Scripture: Isaiah 63:8-9 Used With Tune: EMPATHY

Be Thou My Helper in the Strife

Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Character, Evil; Deliverance From Enemies; Judge, God, Christ As; Love For Enemies; Persecution Of Believers; Praise To God, Jesus Christ; Protection, Divine; Falsehood; Helper, God Our; Betrayal; Glorifying God; Poor Scripture: Psalm 35 Used With Tune: HE LEADETH ME

Religion and Justice, Goodness and Truth; or, Duties to God and Man; or, the qualifications of a Christian

Appears in 121 hymnals Topics: Christians Qualifications; Duty to God and Man; Faithfulness of man; Good Works; Justice and truth towards men; Love to our neighbor; Saints characterised; Saints dwell in heaven First Line: Who shall ascend thy heavn'ly Place Lyrics: 1 Who shall ascend thy heav'nly Place, Great GOD, and dwell before thy Face? The Man that minds Religion now, And humbly walks with GOD below. 2 Whose Hands are pure, whose Heart is clean; Whose Lips still speak the Thing they mean; No Slanders dwell upon his Tongue; He hates to do his Neighbour Wrong. 3 [Scarce will he trust an ill Report, Nor vents it to his Neighbour's Hurt: Sinners of State he can despise, But Saints are honour'd in his Eyes.] 4 [Firm to his Word he ever stood, And always makes his Promise good; Nor dares to change the Thing he swears, Whatever Pain or Loss he bears.] 5 [He never deals in bribing Gold, And mourns that Justice should be sold; While others gripe and grind the Poor, Sweet Charity attends his door.] 6 He loves his Enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his Face: And doth to all Men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest Works are done, His Soul depends on Grace alone; This is the Man thy Face shall see, And dwell for ever, Lord, with Thee. Scripture: Psalm 15

Characters of a Saint; or, a Citizen of Zion; or, The Qualifications of a Christian

Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Christians Qualifications; Duty to God and Man; Faithfulness of man; Good Works; Justice and truth towards men; Love to our neighbor; Saints characterised; Saints dwell in heaven First Line: Who shall inhabit in thy Hill Lyrics: 1 Who shall inhabit in thy Hill, O GOD of Holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his Throne of Grace? 2 The Man that walks in pious Ways, And works with righteous Hands; That trusts his Maker's Promises, And follows his Commands. 3 He speaks the Meaning of his Heart, Nor slanders with his Tongue; Will scarce believe an ill Report, Nor do his Neighbour Wrong. 4 The wealthy Sinner he contemns, Loves all that fear the Lord; And tho' to his own Hurt he swears, Still he performs his Word. 5 His Hands disdain a Golden Bribe, And never gripe the Poor. This Man shall dwell with GOD on Earth, And find his Heav'n secure. Scripture: Psalm 15