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O thou, before whose gracious throne

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 103 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances For a Congregation Lyrics: 1 O thou, before whose gracious throne We bow our suppliant spirits down, Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell. 2 Avert thy swift desolating stroke, Nor smite the shepherd of the flock; Restore him, sinking to the grave, Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save; 3 But if our supplications fail, And prayer's and tears cannot prevail: Be thou his strength, be thou his stay: Support him through the gloomy way. 4 Around him may thy angels stand, Waiting the signal of thy hand, To bid his happy spirit rise, And bear him to their native skies.

Now let our drooping hearts revive

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances For a Congregation Lyrics: 1 Now let our drooping hearts revive, And let our tears be dry; Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief Which view a Saviour nigh? 2 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The agèd and the young, The watchful eye, in darkness clos'd, And mute th’instructive tongue: 3 Th' eternal shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart; His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 4 The pow'rs of nature, Lord! are thine, And thine the aids of grace. Thine arm has borne thy churches up, Through ev'ry rising race. 5 Extert thy sacred influ'nce here; Thy mourning servants bless. O change to strains of cheerful praise Their accents of distress.

Consider all my sorrows, Lord!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 91 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord! And thy deliv'rance send. My soul for thy salvation faints; When will my troubles end? 2 Yet I have found, 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my God. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins; I read thy word, I run thy ways, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not thy word been my delight, When earthly joys were fled; My soul, oppress'd with sorrow's weight Had sunk amongst the dead. 5 I know, thy judgments, Lord! are right, Though they may seem severe; The sharpest suff'rings I endure Flow from thy faithful care.

Peace, my complaining heart!

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Peace, my complaining heart! Ye busy cares, be still! Adore the just, the sov'reign Lord, Nor murmur at his will. 2 'Tis wisdom guides his hand; Nor dares my guilty fear, Amidst the sharpest pains I feel, Pronounce his hand severe. 3 To soften ev'ry stroke, Indulgent mercy bends; And, unrepining when I plead, His gracious ear attends. 4 Let me reflect with awe, Whene'er my heart complains: Compar'd with what my sins deserve, How easy are my pains! 5 Yes, Lord, I own thy hand, Thou just, and wise, and kind! Be ev'ry anxious thought suppress'd, And all my soul resign'd.

Diseases are thy servants, Lord!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Diseases are thy servants, Lord! they come at thy command. I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chast'ning hand. 2 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were: May I be well prepar'd to go, When I the summons hear. 3 But, if my life be spar'd awhile, Before my last remove: Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love.

My soul, the awful hour will come

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 31 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 My soul, the awful hour will come, Apace it passeth on, To bear this body to the tomb, And thee to scenes unknown. 2 My heart, long lab'ring with its woes, Shall pant and sink away; And you, my eye-lids, soon shall close On the last glimm'ring ray. 3 Whence in that hour shall I receive A cordial for my pain, When, if earth's monarchs were my friends, Those friends would weep in vain? 4 Great King of nature and of grace! To thee my spirit flies, And opens all its deep distress Before thy pitying eyes. 5 All its desires to thee are known, And ev'ry secret fear; The meaning of each broken groan Well-notic'd by thine ear. 6 O fix me by that mighty pow'r, Which to such love belongs, Where darkness veils the eyes no more, And groans are chang'd to songs.

How vast is the tribute I owe

Meter: Irregular Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 How vast is the tribute I owe Of gratitude, homage, and praise To the giver of all I possess, The life and the length of my days! 2 When the sorrows I boded were come, I pour'd out my sighs and my tears; And to him, who alone can relieve, My soul breath'd her vows and her pray'rs. 3 When my heart throbb'd with pain and alarm, When paleness my cheek overspread, When sickness pervaded my frame;-- Then my soul on my Maker was staid. 4 When death's awful image was nigh, And no mortal was able to save; Thou didst brighten the valley of death, And illumine the gloom of the grave. 5 In mercy thy presence dispels the shades of calamity's night, And turns the sad scene of despair to a morning of joy and delight. 6 Great source of my comforts restor'd! Thou healer and balm of my woes! Thou hope an desire of my soul! On thy mercy I'll ever repose. 7 How boundless the gratitude due To thee, O thou God of my praise! The fountain of all I possess, The life and the light of my days!

Firm was my health, my day was bright

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Firm was my health, my day was bright, And I presum'd ’twould ne’er be night; Fondly I said within my heart, Pleasure and peace shall ne’er depart. 2 But I forgot, thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; And, when thy face was turn'd aside, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 Hear me, O God of grace, I said, And raise me from among the dead: Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 4 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? 5 Thine anger but a moment stays; Thy love is life and lengths of day. Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy.

I love the Lord; he heard my cries

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord; he heard my cries, and pity'd ev'ry groan: Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he bow'd his ear; And chased my griefs away. O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray! 3 Among the saints that fill thine house, My off'ring shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 4 The Lord behold me sore distrest; He bade my pains remove. Return, my soul, to God, thy rest; For thou hast known his love.

Sov'reign of life, I own thy hand

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 59 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Lyrics: 1 Sov'reign of life, I own thy hand In ev'ry chast'ning stroke; And while I smart beneath thy rod, Thy presence I invoke. 2 To thee in my distress I cried, And thou hast bow'd thy ear; Thy pow'rful word prolong'd my life, And brought salvation near. 3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness, That, with the pious throng, I may record my solemn vows, And tune my grateful song. 4 Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand Renews our lab'ring breath: Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Triumphant e'en in death. 5 My God, in thine appointed hour Those heav'nly gates display, Where pain and sin, and fear and death For ever flee away. 6 There, while the nations of the bless'd, With raptures bow around; My anthems to deliv'ring grace, In sweeter strains shall sound.