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Praise to God, immortal praise

Meter: Irregular Appears in 604 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances The Troubles of Life Lyrics: 1 Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days: Bounteous source of ev'ry joy, let thy praise our tongues employ. 2 All that spring, with bounteous hand, Scatters o'er the smiling land; All that lib'ral autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores: 3 These to thee, our God! we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow! And for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 4 Yet should rising whirlwinds tear From its stem the rip'ning ear; Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot Drop her green untimely fruit: 5 Should the vine put forth no more, Nor the olive yield her store: Though the sick'ning flocks should fall, And the herds desert the stall: 6 Should thine alter'd hand restrain Vernal show'rs and latter rain, Blast each op'ning bud of joy, And the rising year destroy: 7 Yet to thee our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise; And, when ev'ry blessing's flown, Love thee—for thyself alone!

Indulgent God! whose bounteous care

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Evening Lyrics: 1 Indulgent god! whose bounteous care O'er all thy works is shown: O let my grateful praise and pray'r Ascend before thy throne. 2 What mercies has this day bestow'd! How richly hast thou bless'd! My cup with plenty overflow'd, With cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may sweet slumbers close my eyes, From pain and sickness free; And let my waking thoughts arise, To meditate on thee. 4 So bless each future day and night, Till life's fond scene is o'er; and then to realms of endless light O let my spirit soar!

Interval of grateful shade

Meter: Irregular Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Evening Lyrics: 1 Interval of grateful shade, Welcome to my weary head! Welcome, slumber, to my eyes, Tir'd with glaring vanities. 2 My great Master still allows Needful periods of repose: By my heav'nly Father blest, Thus, I give y pow'rs to rest. 3 Heav'nly Father! gracious name! Night and day his love the same! Far be each suspicious thought, Ev'ry anxious care forgot! 4 Thou my ever-bounteous God! Crown'st my days with various good. Thy kind eye, which cannot sleep, My defenseless hours shall keep. 5 What if death my sleep invade? Should I be of death afraid? While encircled by thine arm, Death may strike, but cannot harm. 6 With thy heav'nly presence blest, Death is life, and labour rest. Welcome sleep or death to me, Still secure, for still with thee!

While sounds of war are heard around

Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 While sounds of war are heard around, And death and ruin strew the ground: To thee we look, on thee we call, The Parent and the Lord of all. 2 Thou, who hast stamp'd on human kind The image of a heav'n-born mind, And in a Father’s wide embrace Hast cherished all the kindred race; 3 O see, with that insatiate rage Thy sons their impious battles wage; How spreads destruction like a flood, And brothers shed their brothers' blood! 4 See guilty passions spring to birth, And deeds of hell deform the earth; Whilst righteousness and justice mourn, And love and pity droop forlorn. 5 Great God! whose pow'rful hand can bind The raging waves, the furious wind, O bid the human tempest cease, And hush the madd'ning world to peace. 6 With rev'rence may each hostile land Hear and obey that high command, Thy Son’s blest errand from above:— “My creatures, live in mutual love!”

Now may the God of grace and pow'r

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 104 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 Now may the God of grace and pow'r Attend his people’s humble cry; Defend them in the needful hour, And send deliv'rance from on high. 2 In his salvation is our hope; And in the name of Israel’s God, Our troops shall lift their banners up Our navies spread their flags abroad. 3 Some trust in horses train'd for war, And some of chariots make their boasts; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heav’nly hosts. 4 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear; Now let our hope be firm and strong; Till the salvation shall appear, And hymns of peace conclude our song.

Great framer of unnumber'd worlds

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 Great framer of unnumber'd worlds, And whom unnumber'd worlds adore! Thy goodness all thy creatures share, And nature trembles at thy pow'r. 2 While suppliant crowds implore thine aid, To thee we raise the humble cry: Thine alter is the contrite heart; Thine incense a repentant sigh. 3 But if injustice grind the poor, Or av'rice stain the sordid hand, Or stern ambition thirst for blood, Or rude oppression waste the land: 4 The God, who hears the orphan's cry, The martyr's pray'r, and pris'ner's groan, Still list'ning to the poor opprest, Would spurn th' oppressor from him throne. 5 Yet, though enormous crimes abound, Should but a genuine sorrow rise; And, as new troubles threaten round 'Midts wasting wars and angry skies, 6 Should, in her sober hour, our land Confess thy hand and bless the rod: Thou still wouldst love to be her friend, Who lov'd to own thee as her God.

When Abrah'm, full of sacred awe

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 When Abrah'm, full of sacred awe, Before Jehovah stood, And with an humble fervent pray'r, For guilty Sodom sued; 2 With what success, what wondrous grace, Was his petitions crown'd! The Lord would spare, if in the place Ten righteous men were found. 3 And could a single, pious soul So rich a boon obtain? Good God! and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee in vain? 4 Are not the righteous dear to thee, Now, as in ancient times? Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in its crimes! 5 Still are we thine, we bear thy name, Here yet is thine abode. Long has thy presence blest our land: Forsake us not, O God! 6 O may our people, rulers, priests, Thy choicest blessings share; And know thee by that glorious name, "The God who heareth pray'r!"

Thy gracious favour, Lord! display

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 Thy gracious favour, Lord! display, Which we have long implor'd; And, for thy wondrous mercies sake, Thy wonted aid afford. 2 God's answer patiently I'll wait; For he, with glad success, If they no more to folly turn, His morning saints will bless. 3 To all, that fear his holy name, His sure salvation's near; And in its former happy state, Our nation shall appear. 4 Truth from the earth shall spring, whilst heav'n Shall streams of justice pour; And God, from whom all blessings flow, Shall endless plenty show'r.

Praise to the Lord, who bows his ear

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, who bows his ear Propitious to his people's pray'r; And, though deliv'rance long delay, Answers in his well chosen day. 2 Salvation doth to God belong; His pow'r and grace shall be our song; The tribute of our love we bring To thee our Saviour and our King. 3 O temples, guarded from the flame, Shall echo thy triumphant name; And ev'ry peaceful private home To thee a temple shall become. 4 Still be it our supreme delight To walk us in thy honour'd sight; Still in thy precepts and thy fear Till life's last hour, to persevere. 5 O when shall time the period bring, When peace shall stretch her balmy wing O'er ev'ry land and ev'ry shore, And raging war shall waste no more!

Life is a span, a fleeting hour

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 165 hymnals Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances On the Death of Relatives and Friends Lyrics: 1 Life is a span, a fleeting hour; How soon the vapour flies! Man is a tender transient flow'r, That e'en in blooming dies. 2 Death spreads like winter's frozen arms, And beauty smiles no more. Ah! where are now those rising charms, Which pleas'd our eyes before? 3 The once lov'd form, now cold and dead, Each mournful thought employs; And nature weeps her comforts fled, And wither'd all her joys. 4 But wait the interposing gloom, And lo! stern winter flies; And, drest in beauty's fairest bloom, The flow'ry tribes arise. 5 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, When what we now deplore Shall rise in full immortal prime, And bloom to fade no more. 6 Then cease, fond nature! cease thy tears; Religion points on high: There everlasting spring appears, And joys that cannot die.