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To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,

Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To celebrate thy praise, O Lord, I will my heart prepare; To all the list'ning world thy works, Thy wond'rous works, declare. 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasure bring; Whilst to thy name, O thou most High, Triumphant praise I sing. 3 All those who have his goodness prov'd, Will in his truth confide; Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man, That on his help rely'd. 4 Sing praises therefore to the Lord, From Sion, his abode; Proclaim his deeds, till all the world Confess no other God. Scripture: Psalm 9:1-2

Before Jehovah's awful throne

Appears in 975 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye Nations bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create and can destroy. 2 His sov'reign pow'r without our aid, Made us of dust, and form'd us men; And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We'll croud thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heav'ns our voices raise; And earth with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.

As pants the hart for cooling streams

Appears in 343 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chace; So longs my soul, O God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine; O! when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty divine? 5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God; who will employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 6 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Hope still; and thou shalt sing The praise of him, who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2

Hark, from the tomb a doleful sound!

Appears in 343 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark! from the tomb a doleful sound! My ears attend the cry; "Ye living men, come view the ground, "Where you must shortly lie. 2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed, "In spite of all your pow'rs; "The high, the wise, the rev'rend head, "Must be as low as ours." 3 Great God! is this our certain doom? And are we still secure? Still walking downwards to our tomb, And yet prepare no more? 4 Grant us the pow'rs of quick'ning grace, To raise our souls on high; That, when we drop this dying flesh, We may ascend the sky! Topics: Funeral

The spacious firmament on high

Appears in 794 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue etherial sky, And spangled heav’ns a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. 2 Th’ unweary'd sun, from day to day, Does his Creator’s pow’r display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty Hand. 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale; And, nightly, to the list’ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth: 4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn Confirm the tidings as they roll; And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though in solemn silence all, Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound, Amidst their radiant orbs be found; 6 In reason’s ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing, as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine."

Sing to the Lord a new-made song

Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord, a new-made song, Who wond'rous things has done; Whit his right hand and holy arm The conquest he has won. 2 The Lord has through th' astonish'd world Display'd his saving might, And made his righteous acts appear In all the heathen's sight. 3 Let therefore earth's inhabitants Their cheerful voices raise; And all, with universal joy, Resound their Maker's praise. 4 To welcome down the world's great Judge, Who does with justice come, And with impartial equity, Both to reward and doom. Scripture: Psalm 98:1-2

Death calls our friends, our neighbours, hence

Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Death calls our friends, our neighbours hence, And none resist the fatal dart; Continual warnings trike our sense — And shall they fail to reach our heart? 2 That awful hour will soon appear, (Swift on the wings of time it flies) When all that pains or pleases here, Shall vanish from our closing eyes. 3 Lord of our life, inspire our heart With heav'nly ardour, grace divine; Nor let thy presence e'er depart, For strength, and life, and death, are thine. 4 O teach us the celestial skill, Each awful warning to improve; And while our days are short'ning still, Prepare us for the joys above. Topics: Funeral

Hark! my gay friends, that solemn toll

Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark! my gay friends, that solemn toll Speaks the departure of a soul; 'Tis gone – but where? there's none who knows, Save God alone, to whom it goes. 2 Wise heav'n, to render search perplext, Has drawn, 'twixt this world and the next, A dark impenetrable screen, All behind which is yet unseen! – 3 Well, let my sov'reign, if he please, Lock up his marvellous decrees; Why should I wish him to reveal What he thinks wisest to conceal? 4 It is enough that I believe, Heav'n's brighter far than we can conceive; And they who make it all their care To serve God here, shall see him there. 5 But O! what worlds shall I survey, The moment that I leave this clay! How sudden the surprise, how new! Let it, my God, be happy too! Topics: Funeral

He that has God his guardian made

Appears in 38 hymnals Lyrics: 1 He that has God his guardian made, Shall, under the Almighty's shade, Secure and undisturbed abide: Thus to my soul of him I'll say, He is my fortress and my stay, My God, in whom I will confide. 2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence: He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head; His truth shall be thy strong defence. 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day; Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills, That in the hottest season stay. Scripture: Psalm 91:1-6

He's come! let ev'ry knee be bent

Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 He's come! let ev'ry knee be bent, All hearts new joy resume; Sing, ye redeem'd, with on consent, "The Comforter is come." 2 What greater gift, what greater love, Could God on man bestow? Angels for this rejoice above, Let man rejoice below! 3 Hail, blessed Spirit! may each soul Thy sacred influence feel; Do Thou each sinful thought controul, And fix our wav'ring zeal! 4 Thou to the conscience dost convey Those checks which we should know; Thy motions point to us the way, Thou giv'st us strength to go. Topics: Whitsunday