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O Wherefore Hast Thou Cast Us Off
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Israel in Captivity Lyrics: 1 O wherefore hast Thou cast us off,
O God, our God of old?
Why art Thou angry with Thy sheep,
The sheep of Thy own fold,
The sheep of Thy own fold?
2 Remember Thy inheritance,
Thy Church, redeemed by grace;
Remember Zion's mount profaned,
Thy ancient dwelling-place,
Thy ancient dwelling-place.
3 In ruin long Thy temple lies;
Arise, o God of grace,
And see the ruin foes have wrought
Within Thy holy place,
Within Thy holy place.
4 Amid Thy courts are lifted high
The standards of the foe,
And impious hands with axe and fire
Have laid Thy temple low,
Have laid Thy temple low.
5 They have profaned the holy place
Where Thou hast set Thy Name,
The sanctuaries of our God
Are given to the flame,
Are given to the flame.
6 We see no signs of power divine,
No prophet speaks for Thee,
And none can tell, and none can know,
How long these woes shall be,
How long these woes shall be.
7 How long, O God, shall blasphemy
And shame reproach our land?
Why dost Thou not destroy Thy foes
With Thy almighty hand,
With Thy almighty hand?
8 O God, Thou art our King of old;
Salvation Thou hast wrought;
In safety through the mighty sea
Our fathers Thou hast brought,
Our fathers Thou hast brought.
9 With mighty arm Thou didst destroy
The pride of boastful man,
And for Thy people made a path
Where mighty waters ran,
Where mighty waters ran.
10 The day is Thine, and Thine the night,
And Thine the shining sun;
At Thy command earth's bounds are set
And changing seasons run,
And changing seasons run.
11 Mark how Thy enemies, O Lord,
Against Thee proudly speak;
Preserve Thy saints from wicked men,
Be mindful of the meek,
Be mindful of the meek.
12 Fulfil, O Lord, Thy covenant,
Our strong Protector be,
For in the earth are dark abodes
Of crime and cruelty,
Of crime and cruelty.
13 Let not Thy saints be put to shame,
No longer in Thy sight
Permit Thy foes to vaunt themselves;
Lord, vindicate the right,
Lord, vindicate the right. Scripture: Psalm 74 Used With Tune: LEAF
O Wherefore Hast Thou Cast Us Off
Christ's Ascension and the Gift of the Spirit
Author: Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 166 hymnals Topics: The Ascension of the King of Glory, leading Captivity Captive First Line: Lord, when thou didst ascend on high Lyrics: 1 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels fill'd the sky;
Those heav'nly guards around thee wait,
Like chariots that attend thy state.
2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there;
While he pronounc'd his dreadful law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.
3 How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious pow'rs of hell,
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains like captives led.
4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne,
He sent his promis'd Spirit down,
With gifts and grace for rebel men,
That God might dwell on earth again. Scripture: Psalm 68
Christ's Ascension and the Gift of the Spirit
We Are Filled with Joy
Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Captivity First Line: When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion Refrain First Line: The LORD has done great things for us Scripture: Psalm 126 Used With Tune: [When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion]
We Are Filled with Joy
Peace Is Flowing Like a River
Author: Unknown Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Captivity Lyrics: 1 Peace is flowing like a river,
Flowing out through you and me;
Flowing out into the desert,
Setting all the captives free.
2 Joy is flowing like a river, ...
3 Faith is flowing like a river, ...
4 Hope is flowing like a river, ...
5 Love is flowing like a river, ...
Scripture: Psalm 127 Used With Tune: [Peace is flowing like a river]
Peace Is Flowing Like a River
On Holy Ground
Author: Donna Peña, b. 1955 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Captivity First Line: The heavens embrace the earth Refrain First Line: Do you believe in freedom? Used With Tune: [The heavens embrace the earth]
On Holy Ground
I Need You to Listen
Author: Francis Patrick Sullivan Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Captivity First Line: O God, I need you to. I want to see your face. Scripture: Psalm 27 Used With Tune: [O God, I need you to]
I Need You to Listen
Lift up your Heads ye everlasting Doors!
Meter: Irregular Appears in 497 hymnals Topics: The Ascension of the King of Glory, leading Captivity Captive First Line: Angels, roll the rock away Lyrics: 1 Angels, roll the rock away,
Death, yield up thy mighty prey:
See! he rises from the tomb,
Glowing with immortal bloom. Hallelujah.
2 'Tis the Saviour! angels, raise
Fame's eternal trump of praise;
Let the earth's remotest bound
Hear the joy inspiring sound. Hallelujah.
3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes,
Now to glory see him rise,
In long triumph up the sky,
Up to waiting worlds on high. Hallelujah.
4 Heav'n displays her portals wide,
Glorious Jesus thro' them ride;
King of glory, mount thy throne,
Thy great Father's and thy own. Hallelujah.
5 Praise him all ye heavenly choirs,
Praise, and sweep your golden lyres;
Shout, O earth, in rapturous song,
Let the strains be sweet and strong. Hallelujah.
6 Ev'ry note with wonder swell,
Sin o'erthrown, and captiv'd hell;
Where is hell's once dreaded king?
Where, O death, thy mortal sting! Hallelujah. Scripture: Psalm 24:7-10 Text Sources: Rippon's Coll.
Lift up your Heads ye everlasting Doors!
Beside the Streams of Babylon
Author: Wolfgang Dachstein; Gracia Grindal Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Captivity Scripture: Psalm 137 Used With Tune: AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON
Beside the Streams of Babylon
Thank and praise Jehovah's name
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 111 hymnals Topics: Deliverance from captivity Lyrics:
Thank and praise Jehovah's name
For his mercies firm and sure,
From eternity the same,
To eternity endure.
Let the ransom'd thus rejoice,
Gather'd out of every land;
As the people of his choice,
Pluck'd from the destroyer's hand.
46
In the wilderness astray,
Hither, thither, while they roam,
Hungry, fainting by the way,
Far from refuge, shelter, home;
Then unto the Lord they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
To a pleasant land He brings,
Where the vine and olive grow,
Where from flowery hills the springs
Through luxuriant valleys flow.
O that men would praise the Lord,
For His goodness to their race;
For the wonders of His word,
And the riches of His grace!
They that mourn in dungeon-gloom,
Bound in iron and despair,
Sentenced to a heavier doom
Than the pangs they suffer there;--
Foes and rebels once to God,
They disdain'd His high control;
Now they feel His fiery rod,
Striking terrors through their soul.
Wrung with agony, they fall
To the dust, and, gazing round,
Call for help;--in vain they call;
Help, nor hope, nor friend are found.
47
Then unto the Lord they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
He restores their forfeit breath,
Breaks in twain the gates of brass;
From the bands and grasp of death,
Forth to liberty they pass.
O that men would praise the Lord,
For his goodness to their race,
For the wonders of His word,
And the riches of His grace!
Sinners, for transgression, see
Sharp disease their youth consume,
And their beauty, like a tree,
Withering on an early tomb.
Food is loathsome to their taste,
And the eye revolts from light;
All their joys to ruin haste,
As the sunset into night.
Then unto the Lord they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
He with health renews their frame,
Lengthens out their number'd days,
Let them glorify His name
With the sacrifice of praise.
48
O that men would praise the Lord,
For his goodness to their race,
For the wonders of His word,
And the riches of His grace!
They that toil upon the deep,
And, in vessels light and frail,
O'er the mighty waters sweep,
With the billow and the gale,--
Mark what wonders God performs,
When He speaks, and, unconfined,
Rush to battle all His storms,
In the chariots of the wind.
Up to heaven their bark is whirl'd
On the mountain of the wave,
Down as suddenly 'tis hurl'd
To th' abysses of the grave.
To and fro they reel and roll,
As intoxicate with wine;
Terrors paralyze their soul,
Helm they quit, and hope resign.
Then unto the Lord they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
Calm and smooth the surges flow,
And where deadly lightning ran,
God's own reconciling bow
Metes the ocean with a span.
49
O that men would praise the Lord,
For His goodness to their race,
For the wonders of His word,
And the riches of His grace!
Scripture: Psalm 7
Thank and praise Jehovah's name
O God, We Have Heard and Our Fathers Have Told
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Israel in Captivity Lyrics: 1 O God, we have heard and our fathers have told
What wonders Thou didst in the great days of old;
The nations were crushed and expelled by Thy hand,
Cast out that Thy people might dwell in their land.
2 They gained not the land by the edge of the sword,
Their own arm to them could no safety afford,
But Thy right hand saved, and the light of Thy face,
Because of Thy favor and wonderful grace.
3 Command, and Thy word shall deliverance bring,
O God, to Thy chosen, for Thou art our King;
Through Thee we will surely defeat all our foes,
Through Thy name will triumph o'er those that oppose.
4 No trust will I place in my strength to defend,
Nor yet on my sword as a safeguard depend;
In Thee, Who hast saved us and put them to shame,
We boast all the day, ever praising Thy Name.
5 Thou, Lord, hast forsaken, to shame brought our boasts;
No more to the field dost Thou go with our hosts;
Thou turnest us back from the foe in dismay,
And spoilers who hate us have made us their prey.
6 Like sheep to the slaughter Thy people are given,
Dispersed through the nations, afar we are driven;
Thou sellest Thy people to strangers for naught,
Their price to Thy treasure no increase has brought.
7 Thou makest our neighbors reproach us in pride,
And those that are near us to scoff and deride;
A byword the nations have made of our name,
With scorn and derision they put us to shame.
8 Yea, all the day long I behold my disgrace,
And covered am I with confusion of face;
The voice of blasphemers and scoffers I hear,
The foe and avenger against me appear.
9 All this have we suffered, and never forgot
To serve Thee, Jehovah, nor falsely have wrought;
Our heart is not turned and our steps have not strayed,
Though crushed amid ruins and under death’s shade.
Scripture: Psalm 44 Used With Tune: RESIGNATION
O God, We Have Heard and Our Fathers Have Told
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