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Creatures vain, and God All-suffering

Appears in 40 hymnals First Line: Blest is the Nation where the Lord Lyrics: 1 Blest is the Nation where the Lord Hath fix'd his gracious Throne, Where he reveals his heav'nly Word, And calls their Tribes his own. 2 His Eye with Infinite Survey Does the whole World behold; He form'd us all of equal Clay, And knows our feeble Mould. 3 Kings are not rescu'd by the Force Of Armies from the Grave; Nor Speed, nor Courage of an Horse Can the bold Rider save. 4 Vain is the Strength of Beasts or Men, To hope for Safety thence; But holy Souls from God obtain A strong and sure Defence. 5 GOD is their Fear, and GOD their Trust; When Plagues or Famine spread, His watchful Eye secures the Just Among ten thousand Dead. 6 Lord, let our Hearts in Thee rejoice, And bless us from thy Throne; For we have made thy Word our Choice, And trust thy Grace alone. Topics: Sincerity; Creation and Providence; Creatures no trust in them; Friendship its Blessings; God all-sufficient; God our Defense and Salvation; Grace and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 33

Going to Church

Appears in 302 hymnals First Line: How did my Heart rejoice to hear Lyrics: 1 How did my Heart rejoice to hear My Friends devoutly say, "In Sion let us all appear, "And keep the solemn Day!" 2 I love her Gates, I love the Road; The Church adorn'd with Grace, Stands like a Palace built for GOD To shew his milder Face. 3 Up to her Courts with Joys unknown The holy Tribes repair; The Son of David holds his Throne, And sits in Judgment there. 4 He hears our Praises and Complaints; And while his awful Voice Divides the Sinners from the Saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred Place, And Joy a constant Guest; With holy Gifts and heav'nly grace Be her Attendants blest! 6 My Soul shall pray for Sion still, While Life or Breath remains; There my best Friends, my Kindred dwell, There GOD my Saviour reigns. Topics: Church going to it; Church its beauty; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 122

Assistance and Victory in the spiritual Warfare

Appears in 120 hymnals First Line: For ever blessed be the Lord Lyrics: 1 For ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my Shield; He sends his Spirit with his Word, To arm me for the Field. 2 When Sin and Hell their Force unite, He makes my Soul his Care, Instructs me to the heav'nly Fight, And guards me through the War. 3 A Friend and Helper so divine Does my weak Courage raise; He makes the glorious Vict'ry mine, And his shall be the Praise. Topics: Assistance from God; Blessings of a nation; Frailty of Man; God and Condescension of Christ; God great and good; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; Grace above riches; Life and Riches short and feeble; Nation's prosperity; Spiritual Enemies overcome; Vanity of Man as mortal; Victory over temptations; War spiritual Scripture: Psalm 144:1-2

Complaints under Temptations of the Devil

Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: How long wilt thou conceal thy Face? Lyrics: 1 How long wilt thou conceal thy Face? My GOD, how long delay? When shall I feel those heavenly Rays That chace my Fears away? 2 How long shall my poor lab'ring Soul Wrestle and toil in vain? Thy Word can all my Foes controul, And ease my raging Pain. 3 See how the Prince of Darkness tries All his malicious Arts He spreads a Mist around my Eyes, And throws his fiery Darts. 4 Be thou my Sun, and thou my Shield, My Soul in Safety keep; Make Haste, before mine Eyes are seal'd In Death's eternal Sleep. 5 How would the Tempter boast aloud If I become his Prey! Behold the Sons of Hell grow proud At thy so long Delay. 6 But they shall fly at thy Rebuke, And Satan hide his Head; He knows the Terrors of thy Look, And hears thy Voice with Dread. 7 Thou wilt display that sov'reign Grace, Where all my Hopes have hung; I shall employ my Lips in Praise, And Vict'ry shall be sung. Topics: Complaint of Desertion; Complaint of Temptaion; Deliverance from Temptations; Desertion and Distress of Soul; Hope in darkness; Religion and justice; Satan subdued; Temptations of the devil Scripture: Psalm 13

GOD's Word most excellent; or, Sincerity and Watchfulness

Appears in 318 hymnals First Line: Behold the Morning Sun Lyrics: 1 Behold the Morning Sun Begins his glorious Way; His Beams thro' all the Nations run, And Life and Light convey. 2 But where the Gospel comes, It spreads diviner Light, It calls dead Sinners from their Tombs, And gives the Blind their Sight. 3 How perfect is thy Word! And all thy Judgments just; For ever sure thy Promise, Lord, And Men securely trust. 4 My gracious GOD, how plain Are thy Directions giv'n! O may I never read in vain, But find the Path to Heav'n. Pause. 5 I hear thy Word with Love, And I would fain obey; Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 6 O who can ever find The Errors of his Ways? Yet with a bold, presumptuous Mind I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of ev'ry Sin, Forgive my secret Faults, And cleanse this guilty Soul of mine, Whose Crimes exceed my Thoughts. 8 While with my Heart and Tongue I spread thy Praise abroad; Accept the Worship and the Song, My Saviour and my GOD. Topics: Lord's Day Morning; Book of Nature and Scripture; Evidence of Sincerity; Fear in the Worship of God; Gospel its glory and success; Knowledge deferred; Lord's Day Morning; Sincerity; Watchfulness; Works and grace

Repentance and Free Pardon; or, Justification and Sanctification

Appears in 103 hymnals First Line: Blest is the Man, for ever blest Lyrics: 1 Blest is the Man, for ever blest, Whose Guilt is pardon'd by his GOD, Whose Sins with Sorrow are confess'd, And cover'd with his Saviour's Blood. 2 Blest is the Man to whom the Lord Imputes not his Iniquities; He pleads no Merit of Reward, And not on Works, but Grace relies. 3 From Guile his Heart and Lips are free, His humble Joy, his holy Fear, With deep Repentance well agree, And join to prove his Faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that Righteousness That hides and cancels all his Sins! While a bright Evidence of Grace Thro' his whole Life appears and shines. Topics: Blessings of a person; Comfort Holiness and Pardon; Confession of Sin, Repentance and Pardon; Grace without merit; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Justification free; Obedience sincere; Repentance Confession and Pardon; Sincerity Scripture: Psalm 32

Charity to the Poor; or, Religionin Words and Deeds

Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: Why do the wealthy Wicked boast Lyrics: 1 Why do the wealthy Wicked boast, And grow profanely bold? The meanest Portion of the Just Excels the Sinner's Gold. 2 The Wicked borrows of his Friends, But ne'er designs to pay; The Saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the Poor away. 3 His Alms with lib'ral Heart he gives Amongst the Sons of Need; His Mem'ry to long Ages lives, And blessed is his Seed. 4 His Lips abhor to talk prophane, To slander or defraud; His ready Tongue declares to Men What he has learn'd of GOD. 5 The Law and Gospel of the Lord Deep in his Heart abide; Led by the Spirit, and the Word, His Feet shall never slide. 6 When Sinners fall, the Righteous stand, Preserv'd from ev'ry Snare; They shall possess the promis'd Land, And dwell for ever there. Topics: Wickedness of Man; Charity to the poor; Death of saints and sinners; End of Righteous and Wicked; Envy and Unbelief cured; Fretfulness discouraged; Patience under persecutions; Portion of saints and sinners; Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; Religion in words and deeds; Reproach removed; Saints and Sinners End; World's Hatred, and Saints Patience Scripture: Psalm 37:16-31

Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed; or, Instructive Afflictions

Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: O GOD! to whom Revenge belongs Lyrics: 1 O GOD! to whom Revenge belongs, Proclaim thy Wrath aloud; Let sov'reign Pow'r redress our Wrongs, Let Justice smite the Proud. 2 They say, The Lord nor sees nor hears; When will the Fools be wise? Can he be deaf, who form'd their Ears? Or blind, who made their Eyes? 3 He knows their impious Thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his Pow'r; His Wrath shall pierce their Souls with Pain In some surprising Hour. 4 But if thy Saints deserve Rebuke, Thou hast a gentler Rod; Thy Providences and thy Book Shall make them know their GOD. 5 Blest is the Man thy Hands chastise, And to his Duty draw; Thy Scourges make thy Children wise When they forget thy Law. 6 But GOD will ne'er cast off his Saints, Nor his own Promise break; He pardons his Inheritance For their Redeemer's Sake. Topics: Afflicted Instruction by them; Afflicted of Saints and Sinners different; Afflicted sanctified; Deliverance from persecution; God our support and comfort; Instructive Affliction; Persecution Victory over and Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinner destroyed; Temptations support under them Scripture: Psalm 94:1-2

Deliverance from a Tumult

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: The Lord appears my Helper now Lyrics: 1 The Lord appears my Helper now, Nor is my Faith afraid What all the Sons of Earth can do, Since Heav'n affords its Aid. 2 'Tis safer, Lord, to hope in Thee, And have my GOD my Friend, Than trust in Men of high Degree, And on their Truth depend. 3 Like Bees, my Foes beset me round, A large and angry Swarm; But I shall all their Rage confound By thine Almighty Arm. 4 'Tis through the Lord my Heart is strong, In him my Lips rejoice; While his Salvation is my Song, How chearful is my Voice! 5 Like angry Bees they girt me round; When GOD appears they fly; So burning Thorns, with crackling Sound, Make a fierce Blaze and die. 6 Joy to the Saints and Peace belongs; The Lord protects their Days: Let Isr'el tune immortal songs To his Almighty Grace. Topics: Christ his resurrection on the Lord's day; Christ the church's foundation; Church built on Jesus Christ; Deliverance from a Tumult; Deliverance from death; Hosanna for the Lord's day; Lord's day psalm; Praise for eminent Deliverance; Public Thanks for private Mercies Scripture: Psalm 118:6-15

Complaint in Sickness; or Diseases healed

Appears in 41 hymnals First Line: In Anger, Lord, rebuke me not Lyrics: 1 In Anger, Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful Storm; Nor let thy Fury grow so hot Against a feeble Worm. 2 My Soul's bow'd down with heavy Cares, My Flesh with Pain opprest: My Couch is Witness to my Tears, My tears forbid my Rest. 3 Sorrow and Pain wear out my Days; I waste the Night with Cries, Counting the Minutes as they pass, 'Till the slow Morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented more? Mine Eye consum'd with Grief? How long, my God, how long, before Thine Hand affords Relief? 5 He hears when Dust and Ashes speak, He pities all our Groans; He saves us for his Mercy's Sake, And heals our broken Bones. 6 The Virtue of his sov'reign Word Restores our fainting Breath; For silent Graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in Death. Topics: Complaint of sickness; Deliverance from Temptations; Devotions on a sick Bed; Harvest; Satan subdued; Sickness healed; Temptations in sickness; Victory over temptations Scripture: Psalm 6