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Psalm 119 Part 6
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.269 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Meditation First Line: Lord, I esteem thy judgments right Lyrics:
Lord, I esteem thy judgments right,
And all thy statutes just;
Thence I maintain a constant fight
With every flatt'ring lust.
Thy precepts often I survey;
I keep thy law in sight,
Through all the business of the day,
To form my actions right.
My heart in midnight silence cries,
"How sweet thy comforts be!"
My thoughts in holy wonder rise,
And bring their thanks to thee.
And when my spirit drinks her fill
At some good word of thine,
Not mighty men that share the spoil
Have joys compared to mine.
Scripture: Psalm 119 Languages: English
Psalm 119 Part 6
My God, permit me not to be
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.CXXII (1766) Topics: Meditation and Retirement Lyrics: 1 My God, permit me not to be
A Stranger to myself and Thee;
Amidst a Thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetful of my highest Love.
2 Why should my Passions mix with Earth,
And thus debase my heav'nly Birth?
Why should I cleave to Things below,
And let my God, my Saviour, go?
3 Call me away from Flesh and Sense,
One sov'reign Word can draw me thence;
I would obey the Voice Divine,
And all inferior Joys resign.
4 Be Earth with all her Scenes withdrawn;
Let Noise and Vanity be gone;
In secret Silence of the Mind
My Heav'n, and there my God, I find. Languages: English
My God, permit me not to be
Strait is the Way, the Door is strait
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.CLXI (1766) Topics: Heaven Meditation of it Lyrics: 1 Strait is the Way, the Door is strait,
That leads to Joys on high;
'Tis but a few that find the Gate,
While Crowds mistake and die.
2 Beloved Self must be deny'd,
The Mind and Will renew'd
Passion suppress'd, and Patience try'd,
And vain Desires subdu'd.
3 Flesh is a dang'rous Foe to Grace,
Where it prevails and rules;
Flesh must be humbled, Pride abas'd,
Lest they destroy our Souls.
4 The Love of Gold be banish'd hence,
(That vile Idolatry)
And ev'ry Member, ev'ry Sense,
In sweet Subjection lie.
5 The Tongue, that most unruly Pow'r,
Requires a strong Restraint:
We must be watchful ev'ry Hour,
And pray, but never faint.
6 Lord! can a feeble, helpless Worm
Fulfil a Task so hard?
Thy Grace must all my Work perform,
And give the free Reward. Languages: English
Strait is the Way, the Door is strait
My Thoughts surmount these lower Skies
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.CLXII (1766) Topics: Meditation of Heaven Lyrics: 1 My Thoughts surmount these lower Skies,
And look within the Veil;
There Springs of endless Pleasure rise,
The Waters never fail.
2 There I behold, with sweet Delight,
The blessed Three in One;
And strong Affections fix my Sight
On God's incarnate Son.
3 His Promise stands for ever firm,
His Grace shall ne'er depart;
He binds my Name upon his Arm,
And seals it on his Heart.
4 Light are the Pains that Nature brings;
How short our Sorrows are,
When with Eternal future Things
The Present we compare!
5 I would not be a Stranger still
To that celestial Place,
Where I for ever hope to dwell,
Near my Redeemer's Face. Languages: English
My Thoughts surmount these lower Skies
The Man is ever blest
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P1b (1766) Topics: Meditation Lyrics: 1 The Man is ever blest
Who shuns the Sinners Ways,
Among their Counsels never stands,
Nor takes the Scorner's Place.
2 But makes the Law of God
His Study and Delight,
Amidst the Labours of the Day,
And Watches of the Night.
3 He like a Tree shall thrive,
With Waters near the Root:
Fresh as the Leaf his Name shall live,
His Works are heav'nly Fruit.
4 Not so th' ungoldy Race,
They no such Blessings find;
Their Hopes shall flee like empty Chaff
Before the driving Wind.
5 How will they bear to stand
Before that Judgement-Seat,
Where all the Saints at Christ's Right-Hand
In full Assembly meet?
6 He knows, and he approves
The Ways the Righteous go;
But Sinners and their Works shall meet
A dreadful Overthrow. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Man is ever blest
Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P1c (1766) Topics: Meditation Lyrics: 1 Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet
Shun the broad Way that Sinners go,
Who hates the Place where Atheists meet,
And fears to talk as Scoffers do.
2 He loves t' employ his Morning-Light
Amongst the Statutes of the Lord;
And spends the wakeful Hours of Night,
With Pleasure, pond'ring o'er the Word.
3 He like a Plant by gentle Streams,
Shall flourish in immortal Green;
And Heav'n will shine with kindest Beams,
On every Work his Hands begin.
4 But Sinners find their Counsels crost;
As Chaff before the Tempest flies;
So shall their Hopes be blown and lost,
When the last Trumpet shakes the Skies.
5 In vain the Rebel seeks to stand
In Judgment with the pious Race:
The dreadful Judge with stern Command
Divides him to a different Place.
6 "Strait is the Way my Saints have trod,
"I blessed the Path, and drew it plain;
"But you would chuse the crooked Road;
"And down it leads to endless Pain." Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet
May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
Author: Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #1 (1993) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: Prayer and Meditation Lyrics: 1 May nothing evil cross this door,
and may ill fortune never pry
about these windows; may the roar
and rain go by.
2 By faith made strong, the rafters will
withstand the battering of the storm.
This hearth, though all the world grow chill,
will keep you warm.
3 Peace shall walk softly through these rooms,
touching our lips with holy wine,
till ev'ry casual corner blooms
into a shrine.
4 With laughter drown the raucous shout,
and, though these sheltering walls are thin,
may they be strong to keep hate out
and hold love in. Languages: English Tune Title: OLDBRIDGE
May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
Blest Is He Who Loves God's Precepts
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #2 (1976) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Meditation Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English Tune Title: REDEEMER
Blest Is He Who Loves God's Precepts
The Saint Happy, the Sinner Miserable
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #2 (1740) Topics: Meditation First Line: The Man is ever blest Lyrics: 1 The Man is ever blest
Who shuns the Sinners Ways,
Among their Counsels never stands,
Nor takes the Scorner's Place.
2 But makes the Law of God
His Study and Delight,
Amidst the Labours of the Day,
And Watches of the Night.
3 He like a Tree shall thrive,
With Waters near the Root:
Fresh as the Leaf his Name shall live
His Works are heav'nly Fruit.
4 Not so th' ungoldy Race,
They no such Blessings find;
Their Hopes shall flee like empty Chaff
Before the driving Wind.
5 How will they bear to stand
Before that Judgement-Seat,
Where all the Saints at Christ's Right-Hand
in full Assembly meet?
6 He knows, and he approves
The Ways the Righteous go;
But Sinners and their Works shall meet
A dreadful Overthrow. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Saint Happy, the Sinner Miserable
The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #3 (1740) Topics: Meditation First Line: Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet Lyrics: 1 Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet
Shun the broad Way that Sinners go,
Who hates the Place where Atheists meet,
And fears to talk as Scoffers do.
2 He loves t' employ the Morning-Light
Amongst the Statutes of the Lord;
And spends the wakeful Hours of Night,
With Pleasure, pondering o'er the Word.
3 He like a Plant by gentle Streams,
Shall flourish in immortal Green;
And Heav'n will shine with kindest Beams
On every Work his Hands begin.
4 But Sinners find their Counsels crost;
As Chaff before the Tempest flies,
So shall their Hopes be blown and lost,
When the last Trumpet shakes the Skies.
5 In vain the Rebel seeks to stand
In Judgment with the pious Race:
The dreadful Judge with stern Command,
Divides him to a different Place.
6 "Strait is the Way my Saints have trod,
"I blessed the Path, and drew it plain;
"But you would chuse the crooked Road;
"And down it leads to endless Pain." Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked
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