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The Deceiver and Deceived

Author: James Relly Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Lord! ev'ry knee to thee shall bow Lyrics: 1 Lord! ev'ry knee to thee shall bow, Whether they stood or fell; In heav'n above, or earth below, Or in eternal hell. 2 All shall thy grace or fury prove; Thy kingdom all shall own: Man shall be happy in thy love; Let Satan dread thy frown. 3 Thus ev'ry tongue constrain'd by grace, Or power, shall confess The Lord, with a confused face, Or, Christ their righteousness. 4 Herein the Father's glorify'd, That thou art Lord of all; Whilst men and angels; swelling pride Before thy feet shall fall. Topics: The Creation of Man, his Fall, Recovery, etc. Scripture: Genesis 3:14

Prayer and Praise

Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Lord help us on thy love to feed Lyrics: 1 Lord help us on thy love to feed; In peace dismiss us hence; Be thou, in ev'ry time of need, Our refuge and defence. 2 We now desire to bless thy name, And in our hearts record, And with our thankful tongues proclaim The goodness of the Lord. Topics: Hymns, adapted to the Celebration of the Lord's Supper Scripture: John 6:32-33 Text Sources: Wesley's Coll.

Praise

Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Our Shepherd alone Lyrics: 1 Our Shepherd alone, The Lord let us bless; Who sits on the throne, The Prince of our peace, Who evermore save us By shedding his blood; All hail, holy Jesus, Our Lord, and our God. 2 We daily will sing Thy merits and praise. Thou merciful spring Of pity and grace: Thy kindness for ever To men we will tell, And say our dear Saviour Redeems us from hell. 3 Preserve us in love While here we abide, Nor ever remove, Nor cover, nor hide Thy glorious salvation, 'Till joyful we see The beautiful vision Completed in Thee! Topics: The Intercession of the great High Priest; Merciful and Faithful Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34 Text Sources: Wesley's Coll.

Friend

Author: Newton Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: Poor, weak, and worthless though I am Lyrics: 1 Poor, weak and worthless tho' I am, I have a rich almighty Friend; Jesus, the Saviour, is his name, He freely loves, and without end. 2 He ransom'd me from hell with blood; And, by his pow'r, my foes control'd: He found me wand'ring far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold. 3 He cheers my heart, my wants supplies, And says that I shall shortly be Enthron'd with him above the skies, O! what a friend is Christ to me. Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

The Glad Tidings of Salvation

Author: Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 841 hymnals First Line: Salvation! Oh the joyful sound! Lyrics: 1 Salvation! Oh the joyful sound! What pleasure to our ears; A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buri'd in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay; But we arise, by grace divine, To see a heav'nly day. 2 Salvation! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. Topics: Free, Complete, and Finished Salvation, ascribed unto the Just God, and the Saviour Scripture: Luke 1:72-74

Prayer, for the Gentiles

Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Saviour King, assume thy pow'r Lyrics: 1 Saviour King, assume thy pow'r, Thou that art the conqueror; Lead thy promis'd glory on, Bring the nations to thy throne. 2 Japhet's isles do bless thy name, Let the west thy worth proclaim; Wash the Ethiopian clean: In the east, new signs be seen. 3 Great the band of those be found, Who proclaim the joyful sond; Let it to thy Israel come, Let is bring the wand'rers home. 4 To the brightness of thy face, Fly in troops the suppliant race; Princes shall adorn the train, Monarchs bow, and bless thy reign. 5 When like light'ning thro' the skies, Will thy latter glory rise? When shall we behold thy pow'r? When salut th' accomplish'd hour? 6 Quickly, Lord, thy triumphs bring, Tongues and kindred wait to sing: Then shall all the chosen race Shout aloud, redeeming grace. Hallelujah. Topics: Solemn Prayers, offered up for Jew, Gentile, and the Fulness of the Lost in Adam Scripture: Isaiah 16:5 Text Sources: Whitfield's Coll.

Reconciler of All Things

Author: James Relly Meter: Irregular Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The Father's great decree Lyrics: 1 The Father's great decree In Christ is now fulfil'd; In spirit there we see All things are reconcil'd, And made conformable to God, Wash'd from all filth in Jesus' blood. 2 Now heav'ns, and earth, we spy, With hearts of God inspir'd, Which ancient prophecy Foretold, and saints desir'd: That Jesus is this grace, is true, Where old things cease, and all is new. 3 New nature, pure, divine, New testament and plan, New glories on us shine, In Christ the heav'nly man; Our old man he was crucified And lost from us when Jesus died. 4 'Tis done! we're made anew, And our intelligence Receives the record true; In spirit we commence That perfect man, who did proclaim The first, and last, to be his name. Topics: Attributes, Characters, Names, and Offices of Christ, from the New Testament Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:19

The Glory of the Lord revealed

Author: Watts Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: The Lord is come, the heav'ns proclaim Lyrics: 1 The Lord is come; the heav'ns proclaim His birth; the nations learn his name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go, worship where the Saviour lies; Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high and Gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound; But Judah shout, but Sion sing, And earth confess her sov'reign king. Topics: The Incarnation of Christ; or, God manifest in Flesh Scripture: Psalm 97

Moses, Aaron, and Joshua

Author: Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 18 hymnals First Line: 'Tis not the law often commands Lyrics: 1 'Tis not the law of ten commands On holy Sinai giv'n, Or sent to men by Mose's hands, Can bring us safe to Heav'n. 2 'Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt, Nor smoke of sweetest smell, Can buy a pardon for our guilt, Or save our souls from hell. 3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath, At God's immediate will, And in the desert yields to death, Upon th' appointed hill. 4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side The tribes of Isr'el stand, While Moses bow'd his head and di'd Short of the promis'd land. 5 Isr'el, rejoice, now *Joshua leads, He'll bring your tribes to rest; So far the Saviour's name exceeds The ruler and the priest. Topics: Particular Types, and General Prophesies of Jesus, from the Legal and Prophetic Dispensations Scripture: Hebrews 7:11

The Lord Jesus Christ, who is our Hope

Author: James Relly Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: When I behold my bleeding God Lyrics: 1 When I behold my bleeding God, Each mountain seems a plain; But if I e'er forget his blood, The mountains rise again. 2 What means my inbred sense, so rude, To war against my peace? Or why should reason bold intrude Upon a Saviour's grace? 3 What tho' my senses loudly say, I have nor faith, nor love; Nor am I in the living way That leads to realms above. 4 What if still to increase my grief, It summons lust and pride, Hardness of heart, and unbelief, And all my ills beside: 5 And, from the whole, would witness this, Thou art devoid of grace; How canst thou hope, in worlds of bliss, To see the Saviour's face? 6 To this, the witness of my Lord, Greater than all in me, Replies in his unerring word, The Saviour's grace is free. Topics: The Hope, that maketh not Ashamed: a Hope full of Immortality Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1