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Sov'reign of life! before thine eye

Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Life, Death, and a future States Mortality Lyrics: 1 Sov'reign of life! before thine eye, Lo, mortal men by thousands die! One glance from thee at once brings down The proudest brown that wears a crown! 2 Banish'd at once from human sight, To the dark grave's unchanging night, Imprison'd in that dusty bed, We hide our solitary head. 3 The friendly band no more shall greet, (Accents familiar once, and sweet!) No more the well-known features trace, No more renew the fond embrace. 4 Yet, if our Father's faithful hand Conduct us thro' this gloomy land, Our souls with pleasure shall obey, And follow where he leads the way. 5 He, nobler friends than here we leave, In brighter, surer worlds, can give; Or, by the beamings of his eye, A lost creation well supply.

God's eternity and man's frailty

Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Man Mortal and Frail First Line: Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place Scripture: Psalm 90:1-5 Used With Tune: [Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place]

The Cry of the Mortal

Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Man Mortal and Frail First Line: Lord, thro' all the generations Lyrics: 1 Lord, thro' all the generations Of the children of our race, In our fears and tribulations, Thou hast been our dwelling-place. Ere the vast and wide creation By Thy word was cased to be, Or the mountains held their station, Thou art God eternally. 2 Each succeeding generation At Thy mighty word appears; Thou dost count in time's duration One day as a thousand years. Death, with swift and sudden warning, Calls us from life's dream away, Like the grass, green in the morning, Withered ere the close of day. 3 In Thy wrath our spirits languish, Sinful 'neath Thy searching eye; All our days are passed in anguish, In Thy wrath we pine and id. Threescore years and ten we tarry, Fourscore years the strong may stay, Long the load of grief to carry, Till at last we fly away. 4 Who can weigh Thy just displeasure, Who can fear Thee as he ought? Teach us now our days to measure And to wisdom turn our thought. Lord, return, regard our sadness; with Thy servants now abide; Fill our days with joy and gladness, With Thy mercy satisfied. 5 Long the clouds of evil lower; Bless us now with gladsome days; Let Thy servants see Thy power, Let their children learn Thy praise. On us let the grace and beauty Of the Lord our God remain, Strengthen us for noble duty That our work be not in vain. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ARMSTRONG

Well-Doing and Well-Being

Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Man Mortal and Frail First Line: A little that the righteous hold Lyrics: 1 A little that the righteous hold Is better far than wealth untold Of many wicked men; Destroyed shall be their arm of pride, But they who in the Lord confide Shall be upholden then. 2 He knows the days the perfect live, To them a heritage will give Which ever shall abide; In evil times no shame they know, And in the days of famine's woe They shall be satisfied. 3 Although the wicked prospered seem, At last they vanish like a dream And perish in a day; Jehovah's foes shall soon appear Like fields once fair, now brown and sere; Like smoke they fade away. 4 They borrow oft and pay not back, But righteous men do nothing lack, And give with gracious hand; Those cursed by Him shall be destroyed, But such as have His grace enjoyed, They shall possess the land. Scripture: Psalm 37 Used With Tune: GANGES

The Righteous and the Evil-Doer

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Man Mortal and Frail First Line: The wicked, watching for their prey Lyrics: 1 The wicked, watching for their prey, Desire the righteous man to slay, But God is on his side; He will not leave him in their hands, Nor count him guilty when he stands In judgment to be tried. 2 Wait on the Lord and keep His way; He will exalt thee, nor delay To give the land to thee; And when the wicked are cut off, The wicked who against thee scoff, Their judgment thou shalt see. 3 The wicked in great pow'r are seen, Like spreading tree with foliage green That grows in native ground. I looked again, they were no more; I sought the men so proud before, But they could not be found. 4 Mark thou the upright day by day, Behold the perfect in his way; His journey ends in peace. Destroyed at once shall rebels be; Cut off from all posterity, Their very name shall cease. 5 Salvation is from God, alone, Whom as their covert saints have known When by sore troubles tried; The Lord Who helped in troubles past Will save them to the very last, For they in Him confide. Scripture: Psalm 37 Used With Tune: RAPTURE

The Brevity of Human Life

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Man Mortal and Frail First Line: I constant care will take Lyrics: 1 I constant care will take, Lest sinful words they hear; My lips their silence shall not break While wicked men are near. 2 I dumb and silent stood, No words of mine were heard; I e'en refrained from speaking good, Till sorrow's deeps were stirred. 3 My heart was all on fire, With burning tho'ts suppressed; My tongue was loosed, my soul's desire I then to God addressed. 4 My end, Lord, make me know, My days, how soon they fall; And to my thoughtful spirit show How weak I am and frail. 5 To Thy eternal thought My days are but a span; To Thee my years appear as nought, A breath at best is man. 6 Man lives in empty show, His anxious care is vain, He hoards his wealth, and does not know Who shall possess his gain. Scripture: Psalm 39 Used With Tune: AYLESBURY