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'Twas for thy sake, eternal God

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 'Twas for thy sake, eternal God, Thy son sustained that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin: While he fulfill'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3 ['My Father's house, (said he) was made 'A place for worship, not for trade;' Then scatt'ring all their gold and brass He scourg'd the merchants from the place. 4 Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood: Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.] 5 [His friends forsook, his follow'rs fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They curse him with a sland'rous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies: They nail him to the shameful tree; There hung the man that dy'd for me. 7 [Wretches, with hearts as hard as stones Insult his piety and groans; Gall was the food they gave him there, And mocked his thirst with vinegar.] 8 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son; The hand that rais'd him from the dead, Shall pour the vengeance on their head. Scripture: Psalm 69:7-36

My God, my everlasting hope

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 116 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My God, my everlasting hope, I live upon thy truth: Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthen'd all my youth. 2 My flesh was fashion'd by thy pow'r, With all these limbs of mine: And from my mother's painful hour I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated ev'ry year: Behold, my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise; And round me let thy glory shine, Whene'er thy servant dies. 5 Then in the hist'ry of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in ev'ry page, In ev'ry line thy praise. Scripture: Psalm 71:5-9

My Savior, my almighty friend

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 309 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My Savior, my almighty friend, When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore! And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage in thy strength, To see my Father God. 4 When I am fill'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The vict'ries of my King! My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Savior and my God; His death has brought my foes to shame, And drown'd them in his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful pow'rs; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long.]; Scripture: Psalm 71:14-15

God of my childhood, and my youth

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 92 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days, I have declar'd thy heav'nly truth, And told thy wond'rous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God my strength depart? 3 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim To the surviving age, And leave a saver of thy name, When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove; O! may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love. Pause. 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high; Unsearchable thy deeds; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar, And oft endur'd the grief; But when thy hand has press'd me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sov'reign pow'r to save; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 8 When I lie buried deep in dust, My flesh shall be thy care; These with'ring limbs with thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair. Scripture: Psalm 71:17-21

Great God, whose universal sway

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 192 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey; Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his pow'r, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All heav'n submits to his commands; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With pow'r be vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust; His worship and his fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distills, Like heav'nly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of over-spreading death, Revives at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise: Peace, like a river, from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Scripture: Psalm 72

Great God, how oft did Israel prove

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great God, how oft did Israel prove By turns thine anger and thy love! There in a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought! Then they provoke him to his face, Nor fear his pow'r, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consum'd their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain; A tedious march through unknown ways, Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft when they saw their brethren slain, They mourn'd, and sought the Lord again; Call'd him the rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer and their God. 5 Their pray'rs and vows before him rise As flatt'ring words, or solemn lies, While their rebellious tempers prove False to his cov'nant and his love. 6 Yet did his sov'reign grace forgive The men who not deserv'd to live; His anger oft away he turn'd, Or else with gentle flame it burn'd. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail; The God of Abraham lov'd them still, And led them to his holy hill. Scripture: Psalm 78:32-72

Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom: So God forgave when Isr'el sinn'd, And brought his wand'ring captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate; Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word; We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say; He'll speak and give his people peace; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. Scripture: Psalm 85:1-8

Hear what the Lord in vision siad

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hear what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercy known: 'Sinners, behold, your help is laid 'On my almighty Son. 2 'Behold the man my wisdom chose 'Among your mortal race; 'His head my holy oil o'erflows, 'The Spirit of my grace. 3 'High shall he reign on David's throne, My people's better King; My arm shall beat his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. 4 'My truth shall guard him in his way, 'With mercy by his side, 'While in my name thro' earth and sea 'He shall in triumph ride. 5 'Me for his Father and his God 'He shall for ever own; 'Call me his rock, his high abode; 'And I'll support my Son. 6 'My first-born Son, array'd in grace 'At my right hand shall sit; 'Beneath him angels know their place, 'And monarchs at his feet. 7 'My cov'nant stands forever fast; 'My promises are strong: 'Firm as the heav'ns his throne shall last, 'His seed endure as long.' Scripture: Psalm 89:19-29

Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 37 hymnals Lyrics: 1 'Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race, 'The children of my Son, 'Should break my laws, abuse my grace, 'And tempt mine anger down; 2 'Their sins I'll visit with the rod, 'And make their folly smart; 'But I'll not cease to be their God, 'Nor from my truth depart. 3 'My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke, 'But keep my grace in mind; 'And what eternal love hath spoke, 'Eternal truth shall bind. 4 'Once have I sworn (I need no more) 'And pledg'd my holiness, 'To seal the sacred promise sure 'To David and his race. 5 'The sun shall see his offspring rise, 'And spread from sea to sea, 'Long as he travels round the skies, 'To give the nations day. 6 'Sure as the moon that rules the night 'His kingdom shall endure, 'Till the fix'd laws of shade and light 'Shall be observ'd no more.' Scripture: Psalm 89:30-46

A funeral Psalm

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 72 hymnals First Line: Remember, Lord, our mortal state Lyrics: 1 Remember, Lord, our mortal state, How frail our life! how short the date! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe from disease, secure from death? 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and cry, 'Must death for ever rage and reign? 'Or hast thou made mankind in vain? 3 'Where is thy promise to the just? 'Are not thy servants turn'd to dust?' But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honor of thy word; Awake, our souls! and bless the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52