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It Is Good to Sing Thy Praises

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 27 hymnals Lyrics: 1 It is good to sing Thy praises And to thank Thee, O Most High, Showing forth Thy loving-kindness When the morning lights the sky. It is good when night is falling Of Thy faithfulness to tell, While with sweet, melodious praises Songs of adoration swell. 2 Thou hast filled my heart with gladness Through the works Thy hands have wrought; Thou hast made my life victorious, Great Thy works and deep Thy thought. Thou, O Lord, on high exalted, Reignest evermore in might; All Thine enemies shall perish, Sin be banished from Thy sight. 3 But the good shall live before Thee, Planted in Thy dwelling place, Fruitful trees and ever verdant, Nourished by Thy boundless grace. In His goodness to the righteous God His righteousness displays; God, my rock, my strength and refuge, Just and true are all His ways. Amen. Topics: Worship and Praise Adoration; Adoration; Peace Scripture: Psalm 138:2 Used With Tune: ELLESDIE Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear

Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,443 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, It is not night if Thou be near; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Savior's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die. 4 Be near and bless me when I wake, Ere through the world my way I take, Abide with me till in Thy love I lose myself in heaven above. Amen. Topics: Worship and Praise Evening; God Abiding Presence Scripture: Luke 24:29 Used With Tune: HURSLEY

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,241 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home! 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in Thy sight, Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come; Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home! Amen. Topics: God the Father Majesty and Power; God Refuge; Holy Scripture; New Year; Opening Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

The Spacious Firmament on High

Author: Joseph Addison, 1672-1719 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 788 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim: Th'unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth; While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball? What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found? In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing, as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine." Topics: God the Father Creator; God Eternity and Power Scripture: Psalm 19 Used With Tune: CREATION

Creation's Lord, We Give Thee Thanks

Author: William DeWitt Hyde, 1858-1917 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Creation's Lord, we give Thee thanks That this Thy world is incomplete; That battle calls our marshalled ranks, That work awaits our hands and feet; 2 That Thou hast not yet finished man, That we are in the making still, As friends who share the Maker's plan, As sons who know the Father's will. 3 Beyond the present sin and shame, Wrong's bitter, cruel, scorching blight, We see the beckoning vision flame, The blessed kingdom of the right. 4 Since what we choose is what we are, And what we love we yet shall be, The goal may ever shine afar; The will to win it makes us free. Amen. Topics: God the Father Creator; Consecration; Devotion; God Eternity and Power; Opening; Peace Scripture: Psalm 92 Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM OLD

Father, I Stretch My Hands to Thee

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788; Unknown Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 541 hymnals Refrain First Line: I do believe, I now believe Lyrics: 1 Father, I stretch my hands to Thee; No other help I know; If Thou withdraw Thyself from me, Ah! whither shall I go? Refrain: I do believe, I now believe, That Jesus died for me! And through His blood, His precious blood, I shall from sin be free. 2 What did Thine only Son endure, Before I drew my breath! What pain, what labor, to secure My soul from endless death! [Refrain] 3 O Jesus, could I this believe, I now should feel Thy power; And all my wants Thou wouldst relieve, In this accepted hour. [Refrain] 4 Author of faith! to Thee I lift My weary, longing eyes; O let me now receive that gift! My soul without it dies. [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Life Prayer and Intercession; Ascription; Trust Scripture: Isaiah 55:1 Used With Tune: CAMPMEETING

Still, Still with Thee

Author: Harriet B.Stowe, 1812-1896 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 347 hymnals First Line: Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh Lyrics: 1 Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh, When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight, Dawns the sweet consciousness I am with Thee. 2 Alone with Thee amid the mystic shadows, The solemn hush of nature newly born; Alone with Thee in breathless adoration, In the calm dew and freshness of the morn. 3 Still, still with Thee! as to each newborn morning A fresh and solemn splendor still is given, So does this blessed consciousness, awaking, Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and heaven. 4 When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber, Its closing eyes look up to Thee in prayer; Sweet the repose beneath Thy wings o'ershading, But sweeter still, to wake and find Thee there. 5 So shall it be at last, in that bright morning, When the soul waketh, and life's shadows flee; O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning, Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee. Amen. Topics: Worship and Praise Morning; Inner Life; Morning Used With Tune: CONSOLATION

Great God, How Infinite Art Thou

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 322 hymnals First Line: Great God, how infinite art Thou! Lyrics: 1 Great God, how infinite art Thou! What worthless ones are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to Thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in Thy view; To Thee there’s nothing old appears; Great God, there’s nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While Thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. Amen. Topics: God the Father Majesty and Power; God Eternity and Power Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: DUNDEE (FRENCH)

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,624 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place; My never failing treasury filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend, My prophet, priest, and king; My Lord, my life, my way, my end, Accept the praise I bring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ Names and Titles; Adoration; Jesus Names and Titles; Peace Scripture: 1 Peter 2:7 Used With Tune: EVAN

O Word of God Incarnate

Author: William W. How, 1823-1897 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 485 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: We praise thee for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age. 2 The Church from her dear Master Received the gift divine, And still that light she lifteth O'er all the earth to shine. It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture Of Christ, the living Word. 3 It floateth like a banner Before God's host unfurled; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world. It is the chart and compass That o'er life's surging sea, Mid mists and rocks and darkness, Still guide, O Christ, to thee. 4 O make Thy Church, dear Savior, A lamp of purest gold, To bear before the nations Thy true light as of old. O teach Thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see Thee face to face. Amen. Topics: The Holy Scriptures; Adoration; Church; Holy Scripture Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: MUNICH