Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #117b (1786) First Line: The praise of Sion waits for thee Lyrics: 1 The praise of Sion waits for thee,
My God; and praise becomes thy house;
There shall thy saints thy glory see
And there perform their public vows.
2 O thou whose mercy bends the skies
To save when humble sinners pray;
All lands to thee shall lift their eyes,
And every yielding heart obey.
3 Against my will my sins prevail,
But grace shall purge away the stain:
The blood of Christ will never fail
To wash my garments white again.
4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt chuse,
And give him kind access to thee;
Give him a place within thy house,
To taste thy love divinely free.
Pause.
5 Let Babel fear when Sion prays,
Babel, prepare for long distress,
When Sion's God himself arrays
In terror and in righteousness.
6 With dreadful glory Gdf fulfils
What his afflicted saints request;
And with Almighty wrath reveals
His love to give his churches rest.
7 Then shall the flocking nations run
To Sion's hill and own their Lord;
The rising and the setting sun
Shall see the Saviour's name ador'd. Topics: Blessings of the country; Gentiles church; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Harvest; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Prayer Praise public; Prayer and Praise; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Summer; Weather; Blessings of the country; Blessings of the country; Gentiles church; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Harvest; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Prayer Praise public; Prayer and Praise; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Summer; Weather; Blessings of the country Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5 Languages: English
Public Prayer and Praise