Text Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search

Showing 391 - 400 of 492Results Per Page: 10 20 50

How gentle God's commands!

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 670 hymnals Topics: Worship Attributes and Providence of God Lyrics: 1 How gentle God's commands! How kind his precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust his constant care. 2 Beneath his watchful eye His saints securely dwell; That hand which bears all nature up Shall guard his children well. 3 Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, And sweet refreshment find. 4 His goodness stands approved Through each succeeding day: I'll drop my burden at his feet, And bear a song away. Used With Tune: DOVE

O Lord, our heavenly King

Author: Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Attributes and Providence of God Greatness, power and sovereignty of Go Scripture: Psalm 8

Father of all, whose powerful voice

Author: J. Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Attributes of God Knowledge and Wisdom Lyrics: 1 Father of all, whose powerful voice Called forth this universal frame! Whose mercies over all rejoice, Through endless ages still the same: Thou by thy word upholdest all; Thy bounteous love to all is showed; Thou hearest thy every creature's call, And fillest every mouth with good. 2 In heaven thou reign'st enthroned in light, Nature's expanse before thee spread; Earth, air, and sea before thy sight, And hell's deep gloom are open laid: Wisdom and might and love are thine; Prostrate before thy face we fall, Confess thine attributes divine, And hail thee Sovereign Lord of all.

The Lord Our Maker

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: God Attributes of First Line: All that I am I owe to Thee Lyrics: 1 All that I am I owe to Thee, Thy wisdom, Lord, has fashioned me; I give my Maker thankful praise, Whose wondrous works my soul amaze. 2 Ere into being I was bro't, Thy eye did see, and in Thy tho't My life in all its perfect plan Was ordered ere my days began. 3 Thy tho'ts, O God, how manifold, More precious unto me than gold! I muse on their infinity, Awaking I am still with Thee. 4 The wicked Thou wilt surely slay, From me let sinners turn away; They speak against the Name divine; I count God's enemies as mine. 5 Search me, O God, my heart discern, Try me, my inmost tho't to learn; And lead me, if in sin I stray, To choose the everlasting way. Scripture: Psalm 139 Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN

As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs

Author: Anon. Appears in 69 hymnals Topics: Worship Attributes and Providence of God Lyrics: 1 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, That sinks exhausted in the summer's chase, So pants my soul for thee, great King of kings, So thirst to reach thy sacred dwelling-place, 2 Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, My tender shall gladden through the tedious day; And 'midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, To thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful lay. 3 Why faith, my soul? why doubt Jehovah's aid? Thy God the God of mercy still shall prove; Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid; Unquestioned be his faithfulness and love. Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN

The Mercies and Faithfulness of God

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: God Attributes of First Line: My song forever shall record Lyrics: 1 My song forever shall record The tender mercies of the Lord; Thy faithfulness will I proclaim, And ev'ry age shall know Thy name. 2 I sing of mercies that endure, Forever builded firm and sure, Of faithfulness that never dies, Established changeless in the skies. 3 Behold God's truth and grace displayed, For He has faithful covenant made, And He has sworn that David's son Shall ever sit upon his throne. 4 The heav'ns shall join in glad accord To praise Thy wondrous works, O Lord; Thy faithfulness shall praise command Where holy ones assembled stand. 5 Who in the heav'nly dwellings fair Can with the Lord Himself compare? Or who among the mighty shares The likeness that Jehovah bears. 6 With fear and reverence at His feet God's holy ones in council meet; Yea, more than all about His throne Must He be feared, and He alone. 7 O Thou Jehovah, God of Hosts, What mighty one Thy likeness boasts? In all Thy works and vast designs Thy faithfulness forever shines. 8 The swelling sea obeys Thy will, Its angry waves Thy voice can still; Thy mighty enemies are slain, Thy foes resist Thy power in vain. 9 The heavens and earth, by right divine, The world and all therein, are Thine; The whole creation's wondrous frame Proclaims its Maker's glorious Name. Scripture: Psalm 89 Used With Tune: MARYTON

The Searcher of Hearts

Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: God Attributes of First Line: O Lord, thou hast me searched and known Refrain First Line: Search me, O God and know my heart Scripture: Psalm 139:1-3 Used With Tune: [O Lord, thou hast me searched and known]

The Kingdom of Grace

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: God Attributes of First Line: The Lord, our God, is good to all Lyrics: 1 The Lord, our God, is good to all, From Him all blessing flows; On all His works His tender love And mercy He bestows. 2 By all Thy works Thou shalt be praised, And by Thy saints be blest; Thy glorious kingdom and Thy pow'r Shall ever be confessed. 3 The praises of Thy mighty deeds Thro' all the earth shall ring, To show the glorious majesty Of heav'n's eternal King. 4 Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord, Thy throne shall ever stand; All generations to the end Shall bow to Thy command. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: SILVERTON