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O Lord, My Earnest Cry

Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer; Law of God; Obedience; Persecution Of Believers; Prayer; Revival; Salvation; Seeking (God after Man); Word of God Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my earnest cry Thy listening ear has heard; With Thy salvation answer me, And I will keep Thy Word. At early dawn I prayed, Thy promises my trust; At night I thought upon Thy Word, Most holy and most just. 2 O hear me in Thy grace, In mercy quicken me; The wicked plan to do me harm, But they are far from Thee. Thou, Lord, art near to me, And true are Thy commands; Of old Thy testimonies show Thy truth eternal stands. Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: WELCOME VOICE

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux; Paul Gerhardt Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Abandonment; Assurance; Cross; Danger; Death; Despair; Doubt; Face of the Lord; Forsaken; Good Friday; Holy Week; Lamb Of God; Lenten; Loneliness; Mocking; Pain; Persecution; Prayer; Questioning; Sorrow; Suffering; Trouble First Line: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Scripture: Psalm 22 Used With Tune: HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN Text Sources: Tr. (English): The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941

O Thou Great Shepherd of Thy Chosen Race

Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Persecution Of Believers; Shepherd, God, Christ As Scripture: Psalm 80 Used With Tune: LANGRAN

GOD's Care of his People, and Punishment of Persecutors

Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Appeal to God against persecutors; God his care of saints; Persecution Victory over and Deliverance from it; Persecutors punished First Line: My Trust is in my heav'nly Friend Lyrics: 1 My Trust is in my heav'nly Friend, My Hope in Thee, my GOD; Rise, and my helpless Life defend From those that seek my Blood. 2 With Insolence and Fury they My Soul in Pieces tear, As hungry Lions rend the Prey, When no Deliverer's near. 3 If I had e'er provok'd them first, Or once abus'd my Foe, Then let him tread my Life to Dust, And lay mine Honour low. 4 If there be Malice found in me, I know thy piercing Eyes; I should not dare appeal to Thee, Nor ask my GOD to rise. 5 Arise, my GOD, lift up thy Hand, Their Pride and Pow'r controul; Awake to Judgment, and command Deliv'rance for my Soul. Pause. 6 [Let Sinners, and their wicked Rage Be humbled to the Dust; Shall not the GOD of truth engage To vindicate the Just? 7 He knows the Heart, he tries the Reins, He will defend th' Upright His sharpest Arrows he ordains Against the Sons of Spite. 8 For me their Malice digg'd a Pit, But there themselves are cast; My GOD makes all their Mischiefs light On their own Heads at last.] 9 That cruel, persecuting Race Must feel his dreadful Sword: Awake my Soul, and praise the Grace And Justice of the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 7

As the Hart, About to Falter

Author: Dewey Westra Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Deliverance From Trouble; Hope, Christian; Longing, Spiritual; Persecution Of Believers; Rock, God, Christ, Our; Water of Life; House of God ; Fortress And Retreat, God Our; Communion With God, With Christ Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: THIRSTING

Now Israel May Say

Meter: 10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Deliverance From Enemies; Persecution Of Believers; Protection, Divine; Helper, God Our First Line: Now Israel may say, and that in truth Scripture: Psalm 124 Used With Tune: OLD 124TH

A Prayer of Faith

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Many and Severe; Afflictions Prayer in; Afflictions Purpose of; Afflictions Refuge in; Christ Glorying in; Christ The Saviour; Faith Blessedness of; Faith Confession of; Faith Confidence of; God Adored and Exalted; God Attributes of; God Our Refuge; God Righteousness of; Gospel Fulness of ; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Preaching of; Old Age; Prayer Pleas in; Preservation; The Redeemed; Salvation Prayers for; Salvation Thanksgiving for; Temptation; Trust in God Expression of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of First Line: O gracious God, forsake me not Lyrics: 1 O gracious God, forsake me not When I am old and gray, That unto those that follow me I may Thy might display. 2 Thy perfect righteousness, O God, The height of heav'n exceeds; O who is like to Thee, Who hast Performed such mighty deeds? 3 Thou Who hast sent me many griefs wilt yet my soul restore, And out of sorrow's lowest depths Wilt bring me forth once more. 4 O turn again and comfort me, My wanting strength increase, And for Thy faithfulness, O God, My praise shall never cease. 5 Thou Holy One of Israel, To Thee sweet songs I raise; The soul Thou hast redeemed from death Shall give Thee joyful praise. 6 My enemies that seek my hurt Thy help has put to shame; My thankful tongue will ceaselessly Thy righteousness proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 71 Used With Tune: AVON

The Slandered Saint's Refuge

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Watchfulness in; Anger of God Invoked; Assurance Declared; Christian Charity; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Church Afflicted; Faith Confidence of; God the judge; Heart Claimed of God; Judgment; Judgments On Wicked; Praise For God's Righteousness; Praise Of the Lord; Prayer Imprecations in; Retribution Threatened; Royalty of Christ Judgment His Prerogative; Safety Assured; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed; Zeal False First Line: O Lord my God, in thee Scripture: Psalm 7 Used With Tune: [O Lord my God, in thee do I]

God Our Guardian

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Blessedness Of Those Chosen of God; Blessedness Of Those Fearing God; Christ Providences of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Comfort in Trials; Divine Election; Enemies Destruction of; Enemies Many and Mighty; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Hearer of Prayer; Morning Psalms; Praise for temporal blessings; Praise For Work of Redemption; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Inflicted; The Righteous Blessedness of; The Righteous Deliverances of; Safety Enjoyed; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Prayers for; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of First Line: O Lord, how are my foes increased! Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how are my foes increased! Against me many rise; How many say,In vain for help He on his God relies! 2 Thou art my shield and glory, Lord, My Saviour, O Most High. The Lord from out His holy hill Gives answer when I cry. 3 I laid me down and slept, I waked, Because the Lord sustains; Tho' many thousands compass me, Unmoved my soul remains. 4 Arise, o Lord; save me, my God; For Thou hast owned my cause, And oft hast beaten down my foes Who scorn Thy righteous laws. 5 Salvation to the Lord belongs, In Him His saints are blest; O let Thy blessing evermore Upon Thy people rest. Scripture: Psalm 3 Used With Tune: DALEHURST

A Cry for Help

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Prayer in; Character Vicious; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Deliverance From Enemies; Enemies Destruction of; Enemies Many and Mighty; God Love and Mercy; Grace Redeeming; Mercy of God Celebrated; Morning Psalms; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; Preservation; Retribution Threatened; Strength in God; Temptation; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; Zeal False First Line: Protect and save me, O my God Lyrics: 1 Protect and save me, O my God, From foes that seek my life; And set me high, secure, above The rising tide of strife. 2 The workers of iniquity Against me lie in wait; Tho' I am innocent, O Lord, They gather in their hate. 3 Behold their wickedness, O Lord; To help me, O awake, Lord God of Hosts, Thou, Israel's God, Arise, and vengeance take. 4 My enemies with deadly rage Renew their fierce attack; They think the Lord will not regard, But Thou wilt turn them back. 5 O God, my strength, on Thee I wait; To Thee for refuge flee. My God with mercy will defend Triumphant I shall be. 6 O God our shield, let wickedness And pride be put to shame. Till all shall know that Thou dost rule, And all shall fear Thy Name. 7 Let wickedness that raged in power Now rage in impotence; But I will glory in Thy strength My refuge and defense. 8 When all the night of woe is past And morning dawns at length, Then I will praise Thy grace, O God, My refuge and my strength. 9 To Thee, O god most merciful, My thankful song I raise; My might, my strong, secure abode, I will proclaim Thy praise. Scripture: Psalm 59 Used With Tune: EAGLEY