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Psalm 119 Part 4
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 500 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: How shall the young secure their hearts Lyrics:
How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
When once it enters to the mind,
It spreads such light abroad,
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.
'Tis like the sun, a heav'nly light,
That guides us all the day;
And through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.
The men that keep thy law with care,
And meditate thy word,
Grow wiser than their teachers are,
And better know the Lord.
Thy precepts make me truly wise:
I hate the sinner's road;
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,
But love thy law, my God.
[The starry heavens thy rule obey,
The earth maintains her place;
And these thy servants night and day
Thy skill and power express.
But still thy law and gospel, Lord,
Have lessons more divine;
Not earth stands firmer than thy word,
Nor stars so nobly shine.]
Thy word is everlasting truth,
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.
Topics: Instruction from Scripture; Scripture instruction from it
Psalm 119 Part 4
Psalm 119 Part 5
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 194 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: O how I love thy holy law! Lyrics:
O how I love thy holy law!
'Tis daily my delight;
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
My waking eyes prevent the day
To meditate thy word;
My soul with longing melts away
To hear thy gospel, Lord.
How doth thy word my heart engage!
How well employ my tongue!
And in my tiresome pilgrimage,
Yields me a heav'nly song.
Am I a stranger or at home,
'Tis my perpetual feast;
Not honey dropping from the comb
So much allures the taste.
No treasures so enrich the mind;
Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well refined,
Nor heaps of choicest gold.
When nature sinks, and spirits droop,
Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope,
And there I write thy praise.
Topics: Meditation; Book of nature and Scripture; Midnight thoughts; Delight in the law of God; Law of God delight in it; Scripture delight in it
Psalm 119 Part 5
How Shall the Young Direct Their Way
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 27 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 Lyrics: 1 How shall the young direct their way?
What light shall be their perfect guide?
Your Word, O Lord, will safely lead
if in its wisdom they confide.
2 Sincerely I have sought you, Lord,
O let me not from you depart;
to know your will and keep from sin,
your Word I cherish in my heart.
3 O blessed Lord, teach me your law,
your righteous judgments I declare;
your testimonies make me glad,
for they are wealth beyond compare.
4 Upon your precepts and your ways
my heart will meditate with awe;
your Word shall be my chief delight,
and I will not forget your law.
Topics: Family; Law of God; Will of God; Home; Family; Law of God; Obedience; Will of God; Word of God Used With Tune: BROOKSIDE
How Shall the Young Direct Their Way
Psalm 119 Part 15
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 83 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: O that thy statutes every hour Lyrics:
O that thy statutes every hour
Might dwell upon my mind!
Thence I derive a quick'ning power,
And daily peace I find.
To meditate thy precepts, Lord,
Shall be my sweet employ;
My soul shall ne'er forget thy word;
Thy word is all my joy.
How would I run in thy commands,
If thou my heart discharge
From sin and Satan's hateful chains,
And set my feet at large!
My lips with courage shall declare
Thy statutes and thy name;
I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear,
Nor yield to sinful shame.
Let bands of persecutors rise
To rob me of my right;
Let pride and malice forge their lies,
Thy law is my delight.
Depart from me, ye wicked race,
Whose hands and hearts are ill;
I love my God, I love his ways,
And must obey his will.
Topics: Purposes holy; Resolutions, holy; Vows of holiness
Psalm 119 Part 15
Psalm 119 Part 6
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 42 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: Lord, I esteem thy judgments right Lyrics:
Lord, I esteem thy judgments right,
And all thy statutes just;
Thence I maintain a constant fight
With every flatt'ring lust.
Thy precepts often I survey;
I keep thy law in sight,
Through all the business of the day,
To form my actions right.
My heart in midnight silence cries,
"How sweet thy comforts be!"
My thoughts in holy wonder rise,
And bring their thanks to thee.
And when my spirit drinks her fill
At some good word of thine,
Not mighty men that share the spoil
Have joys compared to mine.
Topics: Meditation; Counsel and support from God; Midnight thoughts; Scripture holiness and comfort from it
Psalm 119 Part 6
Psalm 119 Part 13
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 70 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: With my whole heart I've sought thy face: Lyrics:
With my whole heart I've sought thy face:
O let me never stray
From thy commands, O God of grace,
Nor tread the sinner's way.
Thy word I've hid within my heart
To keep my conscience clean,
And be an everlasting guard
From every rising sin.
I'm a companion of the saints
Who fear and love the Lord;
My sorrows rise, my nature faints,
When men transgress thy word.
While sinners do thy gospel wrong
My spirit stands in awe;
My soul abhors a lying tongue,
But loves thy righteous law.
My heart with sacred rev'rence hears
The threat'nings of thy word;
My flesh with holy trembling fears
The judgments of the Lord.
My God, I long, I hope, I wait,
For thy salvation still;
While thy whole law is my delight,
And I obey thy will.
Topics: Company of saints; Conscience tender; Fears of God; Tender conscience
Psalm 119 Part 13
Psalm 119 Part 8
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 232 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: Lord, I have made thy word my choice Lyrics:
Lord, I have made thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage;
There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.
I'll read the histories of thy love,
And keep thy laws in sight,
While through the promises I rove,
With ever fresh delight.
'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.
The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.
Topics: Delight in the law of God; Scripture variety and excellency
Psalm 119 Part 8
Psalm 119 Part 11
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 390 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: O that the Lord would guide my ways Lyrics:
O that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep his statutes still!
O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!
O send thy Spirit down to write
Thy law upon my heart!
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.
From vanity turn off my eyes;
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desires, arise
Within this soul of mine.
Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
My soul hath gone too far astray,
My feet too often slip;
Yet since I've not forgot thy way,
Restore thy wand'ring sheep.
Make me to walk in thy commands,
'Tis a delightful road;
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.
Topics: Comfort holiness, and pardon; Desire of holiness; Holiness desired
Psalm 119 Part 11
Psalm 119 Part 3
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 172 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: Thou art my portion, O my God Lyrics:
Thou art my portion, O my God;
Soon as I know thy way,
My heart makes haste t' obey thy word,
And suffers no delay.
I choose the path of heav'nly truth,
And glory in my choice;
Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.
The testimonies of thy grace
I set before my eyes;
Thence I derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.
If once I wander from thy path,
I think upon my ways,
Then turn my feet to thy commands,
And trust thy pard'ning grace.
Now I am thine, for ever thine,
O save thy servant, Lord;
Thou art my shield, my hiding-place;
My hope is in thy word.
Thou hast inclined this heart of mine
Thy statutes to fulfil;
And thus, till mortal life shall end,
Would I perform thy will.
Topics: Holiness professed; Professions of sincerity and repentance, etc; Sincerity professed
Psalm 119 Part 3
Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart
Author: E. O. Sellars Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 71 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 First Line: Thy Word is a lamp to my feet Lyrics: 1 Thy Word is a lamp to my feet,
a light to my path alway,
to guide and to save me from sin,
and show me the heav'nly way.
Refrain:
Thy Word have I hid in my heart
that I might not sin against thee;
that I might not sin, that I might not sin,
thy Word have I hid in my heart.
2 Forever, O Lord, is thy Word
established and fixed on high;
thy faithfulness unto all men
abideth forever nigh. [Refrain]
3 At morning, at noon, and at night
I ever will give thee praise;
for thou art my portion, O Lord,
and shall be through all my days! [Refrain]
4 Through him whom thy Word hath foretold,
the Savior and Morning Star,
salvation and peace have been brought
to those who have strayed afar. [Refrain]
Topics: God's Word The Holy Scriptures; God Faithfulness of Used With Tune: THY WORD
Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart
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