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How bless'd are they, who always keep

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How bless'd are they, who always keep The pure and perfect way! Who never from the sacred paths Of God's commandments stray! 2 How bless'd, who to his righteous laws Have still obedient been! And have with fervent humble zeal His favour sought to win! 3 Such men their utmost caution use To shun each wicked deed; But in the path which he directs With constant care proceed. 4 Thou strictly hast enjoin'd us, Lord, To learn thy sacred will; And all our diligence employ Thy statutes to fulfil. 5 O then that thy most holy will Might o'er my ways preside, And I the course of all my life By thy direction guide! 6 Then with assurance should I walk, From all confusion free; Convinc'd, with joy, that all my ways With thy commands agree. 7 My upright heart shall my glad mouth With cheerful praises fill; When, by thy righteous judgments taught, I shall have learnt thy will. 8 So to thy sacred laws shall I All due observance pay; O then forsake me not, my god, Nor cast me quite away. Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8

How bless'd are they who always strive

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How bless'd are they who always strive, To keep their souls to God alive! Who keep their minds with God arrang'd, And live to ev'ry vice astrang'd. 2 They war with Satan, world and flesh, And e'er renew their strength afresh; They honour God in all they do, And always good examples shew. 3 Altho' they bear reproach and blame, They glorify their Saviour's name; They treat their enemies with love, Which is their method to reprove. 4 Whate'er their state of life may be, They keep their hearts from envy free; From all revenge they will abstain, To shame the ignorance of men. 5 This makes their state of mind complete, When they with patience can submit! To all the precepts of the Lord, His ordinance and blessed word. Topics: Third Sunday after Easter Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-20

How bless'd are they who love the Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How bless'd are they who love the Lord And seek his will to do; they have his promise and his word, That he will love them too. 2 The Holy Spirit shall reveal The gracious will of God-- And thus their hearts shall know and feel The worth of Jesus' blood. 3 That which the world cannot receive, The peace of God within; Is the reward to all who b'lieve And strive to conquer sin. 4 The Holy Ghost, with heav'nly grace, And blessings from above: Will make such hearts his dwelling place And fill the soul with love. 5 He will for ever there abide, To all their wants attend; To be their counsel and their guide, Their safe guard and their friend. 6 O happy, where such grace divine, Can have its real abode; O may such treasurs too be mine: Those precious gifts of God. Topics: Whitsunday Scripture: John 14:23-31

Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies: The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Amongst the saints will I appear Array'd in robes of innocence; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell; There shall I hear thine holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be join'd at last With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints and near my God. Topics: Self-Examination Scripture: Psalm 26

Judgment and justice I have lov'd

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 121 Judgment and justice I have lov'd: O therefore, Lord, engage In my defence, nor give me up To my oppressor's rage. 122 Do thou be surety, Lord, for me, And so shall this distress Prove good for me; nor shall the proud My guiltless soul oppress. 123 My eyes, alas! begin to fail, In long expectance held; Till thy salvation they behold, And righteous word fulfill'd. 124 To me, thy servant, in distress, Thy wonted grade display, And discipline my willing heart Thy statutes to obey. 125 On me, devoted in thy fear, Thy sacred skill bestow, That of thy testimonies I The full extend may know. 126 'Tis time, high time for thee, O Lord, Thy vengeance to employ; When men with open violence Thy sacred law destroy. 127 Yet their contempt of thy commands But makes their value rise In my esteem, who purest gold, Compar'd with them, despise. 128 Thy precepts therefore I account, In all respects, divine; They teach me to discern the right, And all false ways decline. Scripture: Psalm 119:121-128

Just are thy ways, and true thy word

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 63 hymnals Lyrics: 15 Just are thy ways, and true thy word, Great Rock of my secure abode: Who is a God beside the Lord Or where's a refuge like our God? 16 'Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield; And while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 17 He lives and blessings crown his reign, The God of my salvation lives. The dark designs of hell are vain: While heav'nly peace my Father gives. 18 Before the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name, Nor tremble at their mighty rage, But meet reproach, and bear the shame. 19 To David and his royal seed Thy grace for ever shall extend; Thy love to saints, in Christ their head, Knows not a limit, nor an end. Topics: Rejoice in God Scripture: Psalm 18:15-19

Let ev'ry tongue thy goodness speak

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 214 hymnals Lyrics: 12 Let ev'ry tongue thy goodness speak Thou sov'reign Lord of all; Thy strength'ning hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 13 When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distrest Beneath some proud oppressor’s frown, Thou giv’st the mourners rest. 14 The Lord supports our sinking days, And guides our giddy youth; Holy and just are all his ways, And all his words are truth. 15 He knows the pains his servants feel, He hears his children cry; And their best wishes to fulfil, His grace is ever nigh. 16 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere; He saves the souls, whose humble love Is join'd with holy fear. 17 [His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, And pierce their hearts with pain; But none that serve the Lord shall say, "They sought his aid in vain."] 18 [My lips shall dwell upon his praise, And spread his fame abroad; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God.] Topics: Mercy to Sufferers Scripture: Psalm 145

Let wilful sinners boast and say

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Let wilful sinners boast and say, The Lord will never come: We need not fear a future day, Or wait a fearful doom. 2 The things wherof we have been told That they should come to pass; Are now just as they were of old, And will forever last. 3 For, since the fathers fell asleep, The world has took no change; Should God our crimes in mem'ry keep, That would be very strange. 4 Just so it was, before the flood, Tho' men had long been warn'd; They still despis'd the threats of God! And lived unconcern'd. 5 When long they had despis'd his grace; At last they found it true; When suddenly a change took place, Which prov'd their overthrow. 6 The righteous judgments of the Lord, At his appointed times; Proves daring sinners' just reward For all their guilt and crimes. Topics: 27th Sunday after Trinity Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-13

Let Zion, and her sons rejoice

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 154 hymnals Lyrics: 13 Let Zion, and her sons rejoice; Behold the promis'd hour; Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t'exalt his pow'r. 14 Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 15 The Lord will raise Jerusalem And stand in glory there; Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. 16 He sits a sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes; He hears the dying prisoners groan, And sees their sighs arise. 17 He frees the souls condemn'd to death, And when his saints complain, It shan’t be said, "that praying breath "Was ever spent in vain." 18 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust and praise the Lord. Topics: Prayer heard, and Zion restored Scripture: Psalm 102:13-18

Lord, how distressed is my mind

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, how distressed is my mind To be within these walls confin'd; What griefs and sorrows do i feel! In this, my dark and loathsome cell. 2 While looking through this iron grate, With horrors I do meditate On what my fate may be at last, When my confinement here is past. 3 I have despis'd thy holy laws, Until it prov'd to be the cause Of these, my troubles and distress: Of shame, reproaches and disgrace. 4 And while I feel this just rebuke, Enable me to bear the stroke, And what my punishments may be; As my offences bring on me. 5 O may this, my imprisonment, Cause me sincerely to repent; May thy afflicting rod and smart, Work godly sorrow in my heart. 6 For these the crimes that I have done, My suff'rings here cannot atone; Not any thing but Jesu's blood Can gain for me the grace of God. 7 A change of heart and living faith, Fits me, for either life or death; By this I may be well prepar'd To live or die, and meet my Lord. Topics: For Those who are Imprisoned