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O God, Be Merciful

Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Evil Character; Fearlessness; God our Helper; Imprecatory Psalms; Omniscience of God; Peace and Rest; Persecution Of Believers; Trust Lyrics: 1 O God, be merciful, Be merciful to me, For man, with constant hate, Would fain my ruin see. My many enemies Against me proudly fight; To overwhelm my soul They watch from morn to night. 2 What time I am afraid I put my trust in Thee; In God I rest, and praise His word, so rich and free. In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear, For man can never harm, With God my Helper near. 3 All day they wrest my words, Their thoughts are full of hate; They meet, they lurk, they watch, As for my soul they wait. Shall they be wickedness Escape Thy judgment right? O God of righteousness, Destroy them in Thy might. 4 Thou knowest all my woes, O treasure Thou my tears; Are thy not in Thy book, Where all my life appears? My foes shall backward turn When I appeal to Thee, For this I surely know, That God is still for me. Scripture: Psalm 56 Used With Tune: INVITATION

God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock

Author: Martin Luther; Michael A. Perry Meter: 8.7.8.7.5.5.5.6.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Commitment & Dedication; Enemies & Persecution; Reformation; Redemption; Assurance; Commitment & Dedication; Enemies & Persecution; Kingdom; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Redemption; Reformation; Refuge; Victory; Word of God Lyrics: 1 God is our fortress and our rock, our mighty help in danger; he shields us from the battle's shock and thwarts the devil's anger; for still the prince of night prolongs evil's fight; he uses all skill to work his wicked will; no earthly force is like him. 2 Our hope is fixed on Christ alone, the Man of God's own choosing; without him nothing can be won and fighting must be losing; so let the powers accursed come try do their worst; Christ Jesus shall ride to battle at our side, and he shall have the victory. 3 The word of God will not be slow while demon hordes surround us, though evil strike its cruelest blow and death and hell confound us: for though we meet distress, lose all we possess; those planning our ill may ravage, wreck, or kill; God's kingdom is immortal! Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: EIN FESTE BURG (RHYTHMIC)

The resort of the godly is trouble

Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Comfort under; Afflictions Complaint of; Afflictions For sin; Afflictions From the Wicked; Afflictions Prayer in; Afflictions Refuge in; Aspirations For Christ; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Christ Light and Guide; Christians Death of; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Comfort in Trials; Consecration and Dedication; Darkness, Spiritual; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Guide; God Preserver; Joy Reasons for; Life Sorrowful and Vain; Praise To God; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Christ's Sake; Prayer Imprecations in; The Redeemed; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Thanksgiving for; Sin Conviction of; Trust in God Expressed; Vanity To be Avoided; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: Defend me, Lord, from shame Scripture: Psalm 31 Used With Tune: [Defend me, Lord, from shame]

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

A Prayer of Faith

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 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

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