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Ye That Obey th'Immortal King

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 70 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Ye that obey th’immortal King, Attend His holy place; Bow to the glories of His power, And bless His wondrous grace. 2. Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3. The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quick’ning grace; The God that spread the heav’ns abroad, And rules the swelling seas. Used With Tune: ST. PETER (Reinagle) Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

The Little Ones

Author: F. L. Hosmer Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: All hidden lie the future ways Used With Tune: ST. PETER

O God, Preserve Me, for in Thee

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, preserve me, for in Thee Alone my trust has stood; My soul has said, Thou art my Lord, My chief and only good. 2 I love Thy saints, who fear Thy Name And walk as in Thy sight; They are the excellent of earth, In them is my delight. 3 Their sorrows shall be multiplied Who worship aught but Thee; I share not in their offerings, Nor join their company. 4 The Lord is my inheritance, The Lord alone remains The fulness of my cup of bliss; The Lord my lot maintains. 5 The lines are fallen unto me In places large and fair; A goodly heritage is mine, Marked out with gracious care. Topics: Brotherly Love; Goodness of God; God our Heritage; Idolatry; Immortality Scripture: Psalm 16 Used With Tune: ST. PETER

O God, the strength of those who war

Author: Bishop William Boyd Carpenter Appears in 5 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. PETER

The Sacred Word

Author: B. Barton Appears in 281 hymnals First Line: Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace Used With Tune: ST. PETER

Jesus, these eyes have never seen

Author: Ray Palmer Appears in 242 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. PETER'S, OXFORD

Though trouble springs not from the dust

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Though trouble springs not from the dust, nor sorrow from the ground; yet ills on ills, by Heav’n’s decree, in man’s estate are found. 2 As sparks in close succession rise, so man, the child of woe, is doom'd to endless cares and toils through all his life below. 3 But with my God I leave my cause; from him I seek relief; to him, in confidence of pray'r unbosom all my grief. 4 Unnumbered are his wondrous works, unsearchable his ways; ’tis his the mourning soul to cheer, the bowed down to raise. Scripture: Job 5:6-12 Used With Tune: ST PETER (REINAGLE)

From Every Race, from Every Clime

Author: Thomas Bruce McDormand Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Lord's Supper; Lord's Supper Used With Tune: ST. PETER

As now the sun's declining rays

Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 58 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As now the sun's declining rays at eventide descend, so life's brief day is sinking down to its appointed end. 2 Lord, on the cross thine arms were stretched to draw thy people nigh: O grant us then that cross to love, and in those arms to die. 3 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Topics: Church Year Good Friday; Death and Bereavement; Evening; Stages of Life Scripture: Psalm 90:10 Used With Tune: ST PETER