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Daily and Nightly Devotion

Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Devotion daily; Devotion daily First Line: Ye that obey th' immortal King Lyrics: 1 Ye that obey th’ immortal King, Attend his holy place; Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace. 2 Lift up your hands by morning-light, And send your souls on high; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quickening grace; The God that spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. Scripture: Psalm 124

O Jesus, My Savior

Author: Anonymous Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Dévotion First Line: O Jesus my Savior, with Thee I am blest Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Used With Tune: I LOVE THEE

Watchfulness over the Tongue; or Prudence and Zeal

Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Devotion on a sick bed; Sick bed devotion; Devotion on a sick bed; Sick bed devotion First Line: Thus I resolv'd before the Lord Lyrics: 1 Thus I resolv'd before the Lord, "Now will I watch my tongue, "Lest I let slip one sinful word, "Or do my neighbour wrong." 2 Whene'er constrain'd a while to stay With men of lives profane, I'll set a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel, Lest scoffers should th' occasion take To mock my holy zeal. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be over-aw'd, But let the scoffing sinners hear That we can speak for God. Scripture: Psalm 39:1-3

The Vanity of Man as mortal

Appears in 259 hymnals Topics: Devotion on a sick bed; Sick bed devotion; Devotion on a sick bed; Sick bed devotion First Line: Teach me the measure of my days Lyrics: 1 Teach me the measure of my days, Thou maker of my frame; I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time: Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all the noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show, Some dig for golden ore, They toil for heirs, they know not who, And strait are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or wait for then From creatures, earth and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recal; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. Scripture: Psalm 39:4-7

He Leadeth Me

Author: Joseph H. Gilmore Appears in 1,323 hymnals Topics: Devotional First Line: He leadeth me, O blessed thought Refrain First Line: He leadeth me, He leadeth me Used With Tune: [He leadeth me, O blessed thought]

Watchfulness and Brotherly Love

Appears in 137 hymnals Topics: Devotion daily; Devotion daily First Line: My God, accept my early vows Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thine house, And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o’er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 Oh may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them prest with grief, I’ll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. Scripture: Psalm 141:2-5

Complaint in sickness; or, diseases healed

Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: Devotion on a sick bed; Devotion on a sick bed First Line: In anger, Lord, do not chastise Lyrics: 1 In anger, Lord, do not chastise. Withdraw the dreadful storm; Nor let thine awful wrath arise Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul bow'd down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain oppress'd, My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and grief wear out my days; I waste the night with cries, And count the minutes as they pass, 'Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented more? My eyes consum'd with grief: How long, my GOD, how long, before Thine hand afford relief? 5 He hears his mourning children speak, He pities all our groans, And saves us for his mercy’s sake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath: For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. Scripture: Psalm 6

Temptations in Sickness overcome

Appears in 36 hymnals Topics: Devotion on a sick bed; Devotion on a sick bed First Line: Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes Lyrics: 1 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes, When thou with kindness dost chastise; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal! 3 See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night: My bed is water'd with my tears; My grief consumes, and dims my sight. 4 Look how the powers of nature mourn! How long, Almighty God, how long? When shall thine hour of grace return? When shall I make thy grace my song? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, And all despairing thoughts depart; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart. Scripture: Psalm 6

A Psalm before Sermon

Appears in 687 hymnals Topics: Devotion daily; Devotion daily First Line: Come, sound his praise abroad Lyrics: 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing: Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He form'd us by his word. 4 To day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And heart grow hard like stubborn Jews That unbelieving race; 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest Will lift his hand and swear, "You that despise my promis'd rest, "Shall have no portion there."

The Mercies of God innumerable (An Evening Psalm)

Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Daily Devotion; Daily Devotion First Line: Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er Lyrics: 1 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise; Not all the sands that spread the shore, To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill, And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! Oh may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee. Scripture: Psalm 139:14