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A Song of Praise

Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: In God's own House pronounce his Praise Lyrics: 1 In God's own House pronounce his Praise, His Grace he there reveals; To Heav'n your Joy and Wonder raise, For there his Glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred Passions move, While you rehearse his Deeds; But the great Work of saving Love Your highest Praise exceeds. 3 All that have Motion, Life and Breath, Proclaim your Maker blest; Yet, when my Voice expires in Death, My Soul shall praise him best. Topics: Praise from the saints; Praise General; Souls in a separate State; Faithfulness Of God Scripture: Psalm 150:1-2

God's Care of the Saints; or, Deliverance by Prayer

Appears in 88 hymnals First Line: Lord, I will bless thee all my Days Lyrics: 1 Lord, I will bless thee all my Days, Thy Praise shall dwell upon my Tongue; My Soul shall glory in thy Grace, While Saints rejoice to hear the Song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Come, let us all exalt his Name; I sought th' eternal GOD, and He Has not expos'd my Hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret Grief, My secret Groaning reach'd his Ears, He gave my inward Pains Relief; And calm'd the Tumult of my Fears. 4 To him the Poor lift up their Eyes, Their Faces feel the heav'nly Shine; A Beam of Mercy from the Skies Fills them with Light and Joy divine. 5 His holy Angels pitch their Tents Around the Men that serve the Lord: O fear and love him, all his Saints, Taste of his Grace, and trust his Word. 6 The wild young Lions, pinch'd with Pain And Hunger, roar thro' all the Wood; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want Supplies of real Good. Topics: Afflicted removed by Prayer; Care of God over his Saints; Children instructed; Deliverance by prayer; Deliverance from deep distress; Exhortaions to Peace and Holiness; Fears and doubts suppressed; Instruction in piety; Peace and holiness encouraged; Praise for eminent Deliverance; Prayer and praise for deliverance; Prayer heard; Religious Education; Sin of Tongue; Tongue governed Scripture: Psalm 34

Practical Atheism expos'd; or, The Being and Attributes of God asserted

Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: While Men grow bold in wicked Ways Lyrics: 1 While Men grow bold in wicked Ways, And yet a GOD they own, My Heart within me often says, "Their Thoughts believe there's none." 2 Their Thoughts and Ways at once declare, (Whate'er their Lips profess) GOD hath no Wrath for them to fear, Nor will they seek his Grace. 3 What strange Self-flatt'ry blinds their Eyes! But there's a hast'ning Hour, When they shall see with sore Surprize The Terrors of thy Pow'r. 4 Thy Justice shall maintain its Throne, Tho' Mountains melt away; Thy Judgments are a World unknown, A deep, unfathom'd Sea. 5 Above the Heav'n's created Rounds, Thy Mercies, Lord, extend; Thy Truth out-lives the narrow Bounds Where Time and Nature end. 6 Safety to Man thy Goodness brings, Nor overlooks the Beast; Beneath the Shadow of thy Wings Thy Children chuse to rest. 7 [From Thee, when Creature-Streams run low. And mortal Comforts die, Perpetual Springs of Life shall flow, And raise our Pleasures high. 8 Tho' all created Light decay, And Death close up our Eyes, Thy Presence makes eternal Day, Where Clouds can never rise.] Topics: Afflicted Submission to them; Atheism practical; Attributes of God; Devotions on a sick Bed; Flattery and Deceit complained of; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God His perfections; God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Persecutions of God; Praise for providence and grace; Providence and Grace promised; Providence and perfections of God; Wickedness of Man Scripture: Psalm 36:1-9

Repentanace and Faith in the Blood of Christ

Appears in 118 hymnals First Line: O God of Mercy, hear my Call Lyrics: 1 O God of Mercy, hear my Call, My Loads of Guilt remove; Break down this separating Wall, That bars me from thy Love. 2 Give me the Presence of thy Grace, Then my rejoicing Tongue Shall speak aloud thy Righteousness, And make thy Praise my Song. 3 No blood of Goat, nor Heifer slain, For Sin could e'er attone; The Death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A Soul opprest with Sin's Desert, My GOD will ne'er despise; A humble Groan, a broken Heart, Is our best Sacrifice. Topics: Backsliding soul restored; Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin; Christ Our Hope; Confession of Sin, Repentance and Pardon; Distress relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Pardon of original and actual sin; Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Chirst; Sabbath Sacrifice; Sin original and actual, confessed and pardoned; Spirit his teaching desired; Wickedness of Man Scripture: Psalm 51:14-17

Canaan lost through Unbelief; or, A Warning to delaying Sinners

Appears in 96 hymnals First Line: Come, let our Voices join to raise Lyrics: 1 Come, let our Voices join to raise, A sacred Song of solemn Praise; GOD is a sov'reign King; rehearse His Honour in exalted Verse. 2 Come, let our Souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our Natures with his Word; He is our Shepherd; we the Sheep His Mercy chose, his Pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his Voice To-day, The Counsels of his Love obey; Nor let our harden'd Hearts renew The Sins and Plagues that Isr'el knew. 4 Isr'el, that saw his Works of Grace, Yet tempt their Maker to his Face; A faithless, unbelieving Brood, That tir'd the Patience of their GOD. 5 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! "Forget my Pow'r, abuse my Love; "Since they despise my Rest, I swear, "Their Feet shall never enter there." 6 [Look back, my Soul, with holy Dread, And view those ancient Rebels dead; Attend the offer'd Grace To-day, Nor lose the Blessing by Delay. 7 Seize the kind Promise while it waits, And march to Sion's heav'nly Gates; Believe, and take the promis'd Rest; Obey, and be for ever blest.] Topics: Delaying Sinners warned; Psalm before sermon; Unbelief punished Scripture: Psalm 95:1-3

Sickness healed, and Sorrows removed

Appears in 69 hymnals First Line: I will extol Thee, Lord, on high Lyrics: 1 I will extol Thee, Lord, on high, At thy Command Diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save From the dark Borders of the Grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye Saints of his, And tell how large his Goodness is; Let all your Pow'rs rejoice and bless, While you record his Holiness. 3 His Anger but a Moment stays; His Love is Life and Length of Days; Tho' Grief and Tears the Night employ, The Morning-Star restores the Joy. Topics: Praise for health restored; Recovery from Sickness Scripture: Psalm 30

The Saints Safety and Hope in evil Times; or, Sins of the Tongue complained of, viz. Blasphemy, Falshood, etc.

Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Lord, if thou dost not soon appear Lyrics: 1 Lord, if thou dost not soon appear, Virtue and truth will fly away; A faithful Man amongst us here Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 2 The whole Discourse, when Neighbors meet, Is fill'd with Trifles loose and vain; Their Lips are Flatt'ry and Deceit, And their proud Language is profane. 3 But Lips that with Deceit abound Shall not maintain their Triumph long; The God of Vengeance will confound The flatt'ring and blaspheming tongue. 4 "Yet shall our Words be free" they cry; "Our tongues shall be controul'd by none: "Where is the Lord will ask us why? "Or, say, our Lips are not our own?" 5 The Lord, who sees the Poor oppresst, And hears th' Oppressor's haughty Strain, Will rise to give his Children Rest, Nor shall they trust his Word in vain. 6 Thy Word, O Lord, tho' often try'd, Void of Deceit shall still appear; Not Silver seven Times purify'd From Dross and Mixture, shines so clear. 7 Thy Grace shall in the darkest Hour Defend the holy Soul from Harm; Tho' when the vilest Men have Power, On ev'ry Side will Sinners swarm. Topics: Atheism practical; Christ his coming, the signs of it; Complaint of quarellsome Neighbors; Complaint Pride, Atheisim, Oppression, etc.; Corruption of Manners general; Enemies destroyed; Evil times; Falsehood and oppression, deliverance from them; Falsehood Blasphemy, etc.; Flattery and Deceit complained of; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Saints safety in evil times; Sin of Tongue Scripture: Psalm 12

Courage in Death, and Hope in the Resurrection

Appears in 71 hymnals First Line: When God is nigh, my Faith is strong Lyrics: Third Part: 1 When GOD is nigh, my Faith is strong, His Arm is my Almighty Prop: Be glad, my Heart; rejoice, my Tongue, My dying Flesh shall rest in Hope. 2 Though in the Dust I lay my Head, Yet, gracious GOD, thou wilt not leave My Soul for ever with the Dead, Nor lose thy Children in the Grave. 3 My Flesh shall thy first Call obey, Shake off the Dust, and rise on high; Then shalt thou lead the wond'rous Way Up to thy Throne above the Sky. 4 There Streams of endless Pleasure flow, And full Discov'ries of thy Grace, (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heav'nly Joys thro' all the Place. Topics: Christ his death and resurrection; Christ the second Adam, his Incarnation, his Dominion, his All-Suffiecincy; Comfort and support in God; Confession of our poverty; Counsel and Support from God; Courage in death; Death courage in it; God all-sufficient; Good works profit Men, not God; Grace without merit; Hope of resurrection; Idolatry reproved; Merit disclaimed; Poverty confessed; Resurrection of the saints; Saints the best company Scripture: Psalm 16

Rejoicing in GOD; or, Salvation and Triumph

Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: Just are thy Ways, and true thy word Lyrics: 1 Just are thy Ways, and true thy Word, Great Rock of my secure Abode: Who is a GOD beside the Lord? Or where's a Refuge like our GOD? 2 'Tis he that girds me with his Might, Gives me his holy Sword to wield; And while with Sin and Hell I fight, Spreads his Salvation for my Shield. 3 He lives (and blessed be my Rock) The GOD of my salvation lives: The dark Designs of Hell are broke; Sweet is the Peace my Father gives. 4 Before the Scoffers of the Age I will exalt my Father's Name, Nor tremble at their mighty Rage, But meet Reproach, and bear the Shame. 5 To David and his Royal Seed Thy Grace for ever shall extend; Thy Love to Saints in Christ their Head Knows not a Limit, nor an End. Topics: Defense and Salvation in God; Delight and Safety in Church; Deliverance from despair; Deliverance from Temptations; Enemies overcome; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Praise for Temptaions overcome; Praise for victory in war; Psalm for soldiers; Salvation and triumph; Sincerity proved and rewarded; Spiritual Enemies overcome; Temptations overcome; Triumph for salvation; Victory over temporal enemies; Victory over temptations; War spiritual; War victory Scripture: Psalm 18:30-31

Sincerity proved and rewarded

Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: Lord, thou hast seen my Soul sincere Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast seen my Soul sincere, Hast made thy Truth and Love appear; Before mine Eyes I set thy Laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous Cause. 2 Since I have learn'd thy holy Ways, I've walk'd upright before thy fFce; Or if my feet did e'er depart, 'Twas never with a wicked Heart. 3 What sore Temptations broke my Rest! What Wars and Strugglings in my Breast! But thro' thy Grace, that reigns within, I guard against my darling Sin. 4 That Sin which close besets me still, That works and strives against my Will; When shall thy Spirit's Sov'reign Pow'r Destroy it that it rise no more? 5 With an impartial Hand the Lord Deals out to Mortals their Reward; The kind and faithful Soul shall find A GOD as faithful and as kind. 6 The Just and Pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they; And Men that love Revenge, shall know God hath an Arm of Vengeance too. Topics: Defense and Salvation in God; Delight and Safety in Church; Deliverance from despair; Deliverance from Temptations; Enemies overcome; Evidence of Sincerity; Obedience sincere; Praise for Temptaions overcome; Praise for victory in war; Psalm for soldiers; Salvation and triumph; Sincerity proved and rewarded; Spiritual Enemies overcome; Temptations overcome; Triumph for salvation; Victory over temporal enemies; Victory over temptations; War spiritual; War victory Scripture: Psalm 18:20-26