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The foolish man within his heart

Author: T. S. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The foolish man within his heart blasphemously, hath said, There is not any God at all, why should we be afraid? 2 They are corrupt, and they also a heinous work have wrought, Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought. 3 The Lord look'd down from heav'n upon the sons of men below, To see if any were that sought the living God to know; 4 Out of the way they all are gone, they all corrupted are, There is not any that doth good, not one for God doth care. 5 Do not all wicked workers know, that they do feed upon My people as they feed on bread? The Lord they call not on. 6 Ev'n there they were afraid, and stood with trembling all dismay'd. When as there was no cause at all why they should he afraid; 7 For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scatter'd all abroad, He hath confounded them, for they rejected are of God. 8 O Lord, give to thy people health, and thou, O Lord, fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill. 9 When God his people shall restore, that once were captive led, Then Jacob shall rejoice therein, and Israel be glad. Scripture: Psalm 53

God, save me for thy holy Name

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, save me for thy holy Name, and for thy goodness sake; Unto the strength, Lord, of the same I do my cause betake. 2 Regard, O Lord, and give an ear to me, when I do pray; Bow down thyself to me, and hear the words, that I do say: 3 For strangers up against me rise, and tyrants vex me still, Who have not God before their eyes, that seek my soul to spill. 4 But lo, my God doth give me aid, the Lord is nigh at hand; With them by whom my soul is stay'd the Lord doth ever stand. 5 With plagues repay again all those, for me that lie in wait, And in thy truth destroy my foes with their own snare and bait. 6 An off'ring of free heart and will then I to thee shall make, And praise thy Name, for therein still great comfort I do take. 7 Thou, Lord, at length hast set me free from them that craft conspire, And now my eye with joy doth see on them my heart's desire. Scripture: Psalm 54

Send aid, and save me from my foes

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Send aid, and save me from my foes, O Lord, I pray to thee; Defend and keep me from all those, that rise and strive with me. 2 O Lord, preserve me from those men, Whose doings are not good, And set me sure and safe from them, that thirst still after blood. 3 For lo, they wait my soul to take, they rage against me still; Yea, for no fault that I did make, I never did them ill: 4 They run and do themselves prepare, when I no whit offend; Arise, and save me from their snare, and see what they intend. 5 Arise, O God of Israel, smite ev'ry heathen land; And pity none that do rebel, and in their mischief stand. 6 At night they run and seek about, like dogs they howl also, And all the city quite throughout from place to place they go: 7 They speak of me with mouth alway, but in their lips are swords; They have contriv'd my death, and say, There's no one hears our words. 8 But Lord, thou hast their ways espy'd, and thou shalt them disgrace; The heathen folk thou dost deride, and mock them to their face. 9 The strength that doth our foes withstand, O Lord, doth come from thee; Thou art, O God, my help at hand, a fort and fence to me. 10 The Lord to me doth show his grace in great abundance still, That I may see my foes in case such as my heart doth will. The Second Part. 11 Destroy them not at once, O Lord, lest it from mind do fall; But with thy strength drive them abroad, and so consume them all. 12 For their ill words and lying tongue confound them in their pride, Their wicked oaths with lies and wrong let all the world deride. 13 That men may know thro'out the world that Jacob's God doth reign. Consume them in thy wrath, O Lord, that nought of them remain; 14 At ev'ning they return apace, as dogs they grin and cry; Throughout the streets in ev'ry place they run about and spy: 15 They seek about for meat alway, but let them not be fed, Nor find a house wherein they may be bold to put their head. 16 But I will shew thy strength abroad, thy goodness I will praise; For thou art my defence and God in time of need always. 17 Thou art my strength, thou hast me stay'd, O Lord, I sing to thee; Thou art my fort, my fence, and aid, a loving God to me. Scripture: Psalm 59

O God, give ear, and speedily

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, give ear, and speedily hear me, when I do pray, And when to thee I call and cry, hide not thyself away: 2 Take heed to me, grant my request, and answer me again; With grief I pray, full sore opprest, sorrow doth me constrain. 3 Because my foes with threats and cries oppress me thro' despite, And so the wicked sort likewise to vex me take delight. 4 For they in council do conspire to charge me with some ill, And in their hasty wrath and ire they do pursue me still. 5 My heart doth faint for want of breath, it panteth in my breast; With terror and the dread of death my soul is much opprest: 6 Such dreadful fear on me doth fall, that I therewith do quake; Such horror overwhelmeth me, that I no shift can make. 7 Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I swiftly flee Away from hence unto a place where I at rest should be: 8 Lo, then I would go far away, to fly I would not cease, And I would hide myself, and stay in some great wilderness; 9 I would be gone with speed and haste, and not abide behind, Till I had safely over-past these blasts of boist'rous wind. 10 Divide them, Lord, and from them pull their false and double tongue; For I have spy'd their city full of rapine, strife, and wrong. 11 Both day and night they go about within the city wall, In midst of her is mischief wrought, and sorrow great withal: 12 Her inward parts are wicked plain, her deeds they are most vile, And in her streets there doth remain nothing but fraud and guile, The Second Part. 13 If that my foes did seek my shame, I might it well abide, Because from all their check and blame somewhere I could me hide: 15 But thou it was, my fellow dear, who friendship didst pretend, And didst my secret counsel hear as a familiar friend; 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad; And we together oft did walk unto the house of God. 16 Let death in haste upon them fall, and send them quick to hell; For mischief doth abide in all the places, where they dwell. 17 But I unto my God will cry, to him for aid I flee; The Lord will help me speedily, and he will succour me. 18 At morning, noon, and ev'ning-tide, unto the Lord I pray; When I so constantly have cry'd, he did not say me nay. 19 To peace he shall restore me yet, tho' war be now at hand, Altho' the number be full great that do against me stand. 20 The Lord that first and last doth reign, both now and evermore, Will hear, when I to him complain, and punish them full sore. 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turn will once accord; For why? they will not God obey, nor fear the living Lord 22 Upon their friends they laid their hands, who were in cov'nant knit; Of friendship to neglect the bands they do not care one whit. 23 While they have war within their hearts as butter are their words; And tho' they were as soft as oil, they cut as sharp as swords. 25 Cast thou thy care upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee; For in no wise will he accord the just in thrall to see. 25 But God shall cast them deep in pit who thirst for blood always; He will no guileful man permit to live out half his days. 26 Tho' such be quite destroy'd and gone, on him is all my stay; I will depend his grace upon with all my heart alway. Scripture: Psalm 55

Have mercy, Lord, on me, I pray

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Have mercy, Lord, on me, I pray, for man would me devour; He fighteth with me day by day, and troubleth me each hour: 2 My foes do daily enterprize to swallow me outright; To fight against me many rise, O thou most high of might. 3 When they would make me sore afraid with boasts and brags of pride, I trust in thee alone for aid, by thee 1 will abide. 4 God's promise I do mind and praise, O Lord, I stick to thee; I do not care at all essays what flesh can do to me. 5 What things I either did or spake, they wrest them at their will, And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill: 6 They all consent themselves to hide, close watch for me to lay; They spy my paths, and snares have ty'd to take my life away. 7 Shall they escape, on mischief set? thou, God, on them wilt frown; For in thy wrath thou dost not let to throw whole kingdoms down. 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee, and on my tears dost look; Reserve them in a glass by thee, and write them in thy book. 9 When I do call upon thy Name, my foes away do start; I well perceive it by the same that God doth take my part. 10 I glory in the word of God, to praise it I accord, With joy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. 11 I trust in God the Lord, and say, as I before began, The Lord he is my help and stay, I do not care for man. 12 I will perform with heart most free my vows to God always, And I, O Lord, all times to thee will offer thanks and praise. 13 My soul from death thou dost defend and keep'st my feet upright; That I before thee may ascend with such as live in light. Scripture: Psalm 56

Take pity for thy promise sake

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Take pity for thy promise sake, have mercy, Lord, on me, Because my soul doth her betake unto the help of thee: 2 Within the shadow of thy wings I set myself full fast, Till mischief, malice, and like things be gone and over-past. 3 I call unto the God most high, to whom I stick and stand, I mean the God that will stand by the cause I have in hand. 4 For he from heav'n hath sent his aid to save me from their spite, That to devour me have assay'd, ev'n mercy, truth, and might. 5 I lead my life with lions fell, all set on wrath and ire; And with such wicked men I dwell, who fret like flames of fire; 6 Their teeth are spears and arrows long, as sharp as I have seen, They wound and cut with their quick tongue, like swords and weapons keen. 7 Set up, and shew thyself, O God, above the heav'ns most bright, Exalt thy praise on earth abroad, thy majesty and might. 8 They had their net, and did prepare a privy cave and pit, Wherein they thought my soul to snare, but are fall'n into it. 9 My heart is set to praise the Lord, in him to joy always; My heart doth ever well accord to sing his laud and praise. 10 Awake, my joy, awake, I say, my lute, my harp, and string; And I myself before the day will rise, rejoice, and sing: 11 Among the people I will tell the goodness of my God, And shew his praise that doth excel in heathen lands abroad. 12 His mercy doth extend as far as heavens all are high, His truth as high as any star that shineth in the sky. 13 Set forth and shew thyself, O God, above the heav'ns most bright, Exalt thyself on each abroad, thy majesty and might. Scripture: Psalm 57

Ye rulers, that are put in trust

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ye rulers, that are put in trust to judge of wrong and right, Be all your judgments true and just, regarding no man's might? 2 Nay, in your hearts ye daily muse in mischief to consent; And where ye should true justice use, your hands to bribes are bent. 3 The wicked sort from their birth-day have erred on this wise, And from their mothers womb alway have used craft and lies; 4 In them the poison and the breath of serpents doth appear; Yea, like the adder that is deaf, and fast doth stop her ear, 5 Because she will not hear the voice of one that charmeth well: No, tho' he were the chief of choice, and therein did excel. 6 The teeth O Lord, which fast are set in their mouth round about, The lions teeth that are so great do thou, O Lord, break out; 7 Let them consume away and waste as water runs forth right, The shafts that they do shoot in haste let them be broke in flight, 8 As snails do waste within the shell, and unto slime do run, As one before his time that fell, and never saw the sun: 9 Before the thorns that now are young to bushes big shall grow, Thy storms of anger waxing strong shall take them e'er they know. 10 The just shall joy, it doth them good, that God doth vengeance take; And they shall wash their feet in blood of them, that him forsake. 11 Then shall the world shew forth and tell, that good men have reward, And that a God on earth doth dwell, who justice doth regard. Scripture: Psalm 58

O Lord, thou didst us clean forsake

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, thou didst us clean forsake, and scatter us abroad, Such great displeasure thou didst take, return to us, O God. 2 Thy might did move the laud so sore, that it in sunder brake; The health thereof, O Lord, restore, for it doth bow and quake. 3 With heavy things thou plaguedst thus the people that are thine, And thou hast given unto us a drink of deadly wine. 4 But yet to such as fear thy Name a banner thou dost shew, That they may triumph in the same, because thy word is true. 5 So that thy might may keep and save the folk that serveth thee, That they thy help at hand may have, O Lord, grant this to me. 6 The Lord did speak from his own place, this was his joyful sound, I will divide Sichem by pace, and mete out Succoth's ground! 7 Gilead is given to my hand, Manasseh's mine beside. Ephraim the strength of all my land, my law doth Judah guide: 8 In Moab I will wash my feet, o'er Edom cast my shoe; And thou, Philistia, ought'st to seek to me for favour too. 9 But who will bring me at this tide unto the city strong? Or who to Edom will me guide, so that I go not wrong? 10 Lord, wilt not thou, who didst forsake thy folk, their land, and coasts; Our wars in hand thou wouldst not take, nor go forth with our hosts. 11 Give aid, O Lord, and us relieve from them that us disdain; The help that hosts of men can give is all but weak and vain. 12 But thro' our God we shall have might to take great things in hand, He will tread down, and put to flight All those that us withstand. Scripture: Psalm 60

Regard, O Lord, for I complain

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Regard, O Lord, for I complain, and make my suit to thee; Let not my words return in vain, but give an ear to me. 2 From out the coasts and utmost parts of all the earth, I cry, In grief and anguish of my heart, to thee, O God most high. 3 Upon the rock of thy great pow'r my woeful mind repose; Thou art my hope, my fort, and tow'r, my fence against my foes. 4 Within thy tent I long to dwell, there ever to abide; Under thy wings I know right well I shall me safely hide. 5 The Lord doth my desire regard, and doth fulfil the same; With riches great will he reward all those that fear his Name. 6 The king shall he in health maintain, and so prolong his days, That he from age to age may reign with honour great always. 7 That he may have a dwelling-place before the Lord alway; O let thy mercy, truth and grace, defend him from decay: 8 And then, O Lord, I ever will sing praise unto thy Name, That all my vows I may fulfill, and daily pay the same. Scripture: Psalm 61

My soul to God shall give good heed

Author: J. H. Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My soul to God shall give good heed, and him alone attend, Because my health and hope to speed doth whole on him depend. 2 For he alone is my defence, my rock, my health, and aid; He is my stay, and no pretence shall make me much dismay'd. 3 O wicked folk! how long will ye use craft? sure ye must fall; For as a rotten hedge ye be, and like a tott'ring wall. 4 Whom God doth love, ye seek always to put him to the worse; Ye love to lie, with mouth ye praise, and yet your heart doth curse. 5 Yet still my soul doth whole depend on God my chief desire; From all ill feats me to defend, I none but him require. 6 He is my rock, my fort, and tow'r, my health is of his grace; He doth support me, that no pow'r can move me out of place: 7 My glory and salvation doth on him alone depend; He is my strength, my stay, my wealth, and still doth me defend. 8 O put your trust in him alway, ye folk, with one accord; Pour out your hearts to him, and say, Our trust is in the Lord. 9 The sons of men deceitful are, on balance but a sleight, With things most vain do them compare, for they can hold no weight. 10 Trust not in wrong and robbery, let vain delights be gone; Tho' riches flow in suddenly, set not your hearts thereon. 11 The Lord long since one thing did tell, which here to mind I call, He spake it oft, I heard it well, that he alone doth all; 12 And that thou, Lord, art good and kind, thy mercy doth exceed; So that all sorts with thee shall find according to their deed. Scripture: Psalm 62