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The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation

Appears in 302 hymnals Topics: Church its beauty; Church its Safety and Honor for a Nation; Church its worship and order; Delight and safety in the church; Enemies destroyed; Gospel worship and order; Nation's Safety is the Church; Worship and order of the gospel; Church its beauty; Church its Safety and Honor for a Nation; Church its worship and order; Delight and safety in the church; Enemies destroyed; Gospel worship and order; Nation's Safety is the Church; Worship and order of the gospel First Line: Great is the Lord our God Lyrics: 1 [Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand? The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land.] 3 In Sion God is known, A refuge in distress; How bright has his salvation shone; How fair his heavenly grace? 4 When kings against her join'd, And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 5 When navies tall and proud Attempt to spoil our peace, He sends his tempest roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own flocks have been. 7 In every new distress We’ll to his house repair, Recal to mind his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. Scripture: Psalm 48:1-8

The Church is our Delight and Safety

Appears in 201 hymnals Topics: Church delight and safety in it; Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Prayer and hope; Safety in public dangers; Seeking God; Church delight and safety in it; Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Prayer and hope; Safety in public dangers; Seeking God First Line: The Lord of glory is my light Lyrics: 1 The Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too; God is my strength; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One Privilege my heart desires; Oh grant me an abode Among the churches of thy saints, The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests And see thy beauty still; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there enquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, There may his children hide; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. Scripture: Psalm 27:1-5

God fights for his Church

Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Preservation in public dangers; Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Preservation in public dangers First Line: Let Sion in her King rejoice Lyrics: 1 Let Sion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage, and kingdom's rise; He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid; Behold the works his hand has wrought, What desolations he has made. 3 From sea to sea, through all the shores He makes the noise of battle cease; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame; Let earth in silent wonder hear The sound and glory of his name. 5 "Be still, and learn that I am God, "I reign exalted o'er the lands, "I will be known and fear'd abroad, "But still my throne in Sion stands." 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King, While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure, and sing, Nor fear the raging powers of hell.

Psalm 48 Part 2

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 189 hymnals Topics: Enemies destroyed; Delight and safety in the church; Church its beauty; Church is the safety and honor of a nation; Church its worship and order; Gospel worship and order; Nation's honor and safety is the church; Worship and order of the gospel First Line: Far as thy name is known Lyrics: Far as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, Their songs of honor raise. With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thine holy ground, And mark the building well; The orders of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. How decent and how wise! How glorious to behold! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. The God we worship now Will guide us till we die, Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. Scripture: Psalm 48:10-14

The Pleasure of Public Worship

Appears in 354 hymnals Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public First Line: How pleasant, how divinely fair Lyrics: 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God! my King! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee. 3 The sparrow chuses where to rest, And for her young provides a nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne above the sky; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Scripture: Psalm 84

God and his Church, or, Grace and Glory

Appears in 360 hymnals Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public First Line: Great God, attend while Zion sings Lyrics: 1 Great God, attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too: He gives us all things, and with-holds No real good from upright souls. 5 Oh God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee, Blest is the man that trusts in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84

Delight on ordinances of Worship; or, God present in his Churches

Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public; Church restored by prayer; Deliverance begun and perfected; Saints by Christ; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; Delight in God; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Prayer and Praise; Worship Delight in it; Worship public; Church restored by prayer; Deliverance begun and perfected; Saints by Christ First Line: My soul, how lovely is the place Lyrics: 1 My soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends, and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will: And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. Pause. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode; When shall I tread thy courts and see My Saviour and my God! 6 The sparrow builds her self a nest, And suffers no remove; Oh make me like the sparrows, blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To set one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Among the tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Scripture: Psalm 84:1-3

Psalm 84

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 502 hymnals Topics: Delight in God; Delight and safety in the church; Worship public; Public prayer and praise; Church God's presence there; Glory and grace promised; God present in his churches; Grace and glory; Worship delight in it First Line: Lord of the worlds above Lyrics: Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest, And wand'ring swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints With equal zeal To rise and dwell Among thy saints. O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill. They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heav'n appears: O glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside: Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence; With gifts his hands are filled, We draw our blessings thence: He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. The Lord his people loves; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls: Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84

When overwhelm'd with grief

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 242 hymnals Topics: Safety in God Lyrics: 1 When, overwhelm'd with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief, To heav’n I lift mine eyes. 2 O lead me to the rock That’s high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, For ever I’ll abide; Thou art the tow'r of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. Scripture: Psalm 61

Dependence on God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Afflictions Refuge in; Aspirations For Christ; Assurance Declared; Christ Communion with; Christ Glorying in; Christ The Saviour; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Duties of; Covetousness; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Attributes of; God Our Guardian; God Our Refuge; God Source of All Good; Hope; Judgments On the Wicked; Mercy of God Celebrated; Perseverance; Prayer Importunity in ; Prayer Sincerity in; Preservation; The Christian's Reward; Riches; Salvation God's Gift; Steadfastness; Strength in God; Temptation; Trust in God Exhortation to; Vanity Of Men and Riches; Waiting upon God ; The Wicked Character of First Line: My soul in silence wiats for God Lyrics: 1 My soul in silence waits for God, My Saviour He has proved; He only is my rock and tow'r; I never shall be moved. 2 My enemies my ruin seek, They plot with fraud and guile; Deceitful, they pretend to bless, But inwardly revile. 3 My soul, in silence wait for God; He is my help approved, He only is my rock and tow'r, And I shall not be moved. 4 My honor is secure with God, My Saviour He is known; My refuge and my rock of strength Are found in God alone. 5 On Him, ye people, evermore Rely with confidence; Before Him pour ye out your heart, For God is our defense. 6 For surely men are helpers vain, The high and the abased; Yea, lighter than a breath are thy When in the balance placed. 7 Trust not in harsh oppression's power Nor in unrighteous gain; If wealth increase, yet on your gold Ye set your hearts in vain. 8 For God has spoken o'er and o'er, And unto me has shown, That saving power and lasting strength Belong to Him alone. 9 Yea, loving-kindness evermore Belongs to Thee, O Lord; And Thou according to his work Dost every man reward. Scripture: Psalm 62 Used With Tune: SAWLEY