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Psalm 44
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 43 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44:1-3 First Line: Lord, we have heard thy works of old Lyrics:
Lord, we have heard thy works of old,
Thy works of power and grace,
When to our ears our fathers told
The wonders of their days.
How thou didst build thy churches here,
And make thy gospel known;
Amongst them did thine arm appear,
Thy light and glory shone.
In God they boasted all the day,
And in a cheerful throng
Did thousands meet to praise and pray,
And grace was all their song.
But now our souls are seized with shame,
Confusion fills our face,
To hear the enemy blaspheme,
And fools reproach thy grace.
Yet have we not forgot our God,
Nor falsely dealt with heav'n,
Nor have our steps declined the road
Of duty thou hast giv'n;
Though dragons all around us roar
With their destructive breath,
And thine own hand has bruised us sore
Hard by the gates of death.
We are exposed all day to die
As martyrs for thy cause,
As sheep for slaughter bound we lie
By sharp and bloody laws.
Awake, arise, Almighty Lord,
Why sleeps thy wonted grace?
Why should we look like men abhorred
Or banished from thy face?
Wilt thou for ever cast us off,
And still neglect our cries?
For ever hide thine heav'nly love
From our afflicted eyes?
Down to the dust our soul is bowed,
And dies upon the ground;
Rise for our help, rebuke the proud,
And all their powers confound.
Redeem us from perpetual shame,
Our Savior and our God;
We plead the honors of thy name,
The merits of thy blood.
Topics: Persecuted saints their prayer and faith; Persecutors complained of; Patience under persecutions
Psalm 44
O God, our fathers oft have told
Appears in 102 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44 Lyrics: 1 O God, our fathers oft have told
in our attentive ears;
Thy wondrous works wrought in their days,
and elder time than theirs.
2 Thy hand did drive the heathen out,
but plant them in their place:
Thou didst the heathen people waste,
but thine thou didst increase.
3 For 'twas not their own sword, to them
the land's possession gave;
Now was the strength of their own arm
the pow'r that did them save:
But Thy right hand, thine arm, the light
that shined from thy face;
Because on them thou pleased wast
thy favour free to place.
4 Thou art my king, O might GOD;
deliverances command
For Jacob in his deep distress,
who needs thy mighty hand.
5 Thro' Thee, as with an horn, we will
push down our enemies:
We thro' the name will tread down those
who up against us rise.
6 Because it is not in my bow
that I affiance have;
Nor is it any sword of mine
that ever can me save.
7 But thou hast sav'd us from our foes,
and haters put to shame.
8 In GOD we all the day triumph,
and ever praise thy name.
[2 Part]
9 But now thou seem'st to cast us off;
thou shamest us also;
And with our military troops
to battle dost not go.
10 Thou mak'st us from our enemies
basely to turn our back;
And they who hate us, for themselves
our spoils deserted, take.
11 As sheep for meat and slaughter doom'd,
thou giv'st us to their hands;
And scatt'rest our poor captives thro;
their barb'rous, heathen lands.
12 Thy people Thou hast sold for nought;
no wealthier art thou found:
13 Thou mak'st us a reproach and scoff
to all our neighbours round.
14 Yea ev'n among the heathen Thou
a proverb dost us make;
And people round us in contempt
at us their heads to shake.
15 Before our eyes continually
appears our great disgrace;
And wholly with confounding shame
o'er-covered is our face;
16 By reason of the voice of him
who taunts and vilifies;
By reason of the faces of
our spiteful enemies.
[3 Part]
17 But tho' all this be come on us;
yet we forget not thee,
Nor falsly to thy covenant
behave our selves do we.
18 Nor have our hearts returned back,
nor feet from thy way stray'd;
19 Tho' us Thou break'st in dragons dens,
and cov'rest in death's shade.
20 If our God's name forget, or hands
to a strange God we raise;
21 Would not GOD fid it out? who sees
the heart's most hidden ways.
22 Yet we as sheep to slaughter doom'd,
kill'd for thy sake all day:
23 Wake Lord! why sleep'st Thou? rise! nor us
for ever cast away.
24 Thy countenance away from us,
O wherefore dost Thou hide?
Why dost Thou mindless of our grief,
and great distress, abide?
24 For down to dust our soul is bow'd,
to earth our bellies cleave;
26 O rise, our mighty help, and us
in thy great mercy save.
O God, our fathers oft have told
Your hand, O God, has guided
Author: Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821-1891) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7 with refrain Appears in 55 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44:1 Lyrics: 1 Your hand, O God, has guided
your flock, from age to age;
the wondrous tale is written,
full clear, on every page;
your people owned your goodness,
and we their deeds record:
and both of this bear witness:
one Church, one Faith, one Lord.
2 Your heralds brought glad tidings
to greatest as to least;
they summoned all to hasten
and share the great King's feast;
and this was all their teaching,
in every deed and word,
to all alike proclaiming:
one Church, one Faith, one Lord.
3 Through many a day of darkness,
through many a scene of strife,
the faithful few fought bravely
to guard the nation's life.
Their Gospel of redemption,
sin pardoned, life restored,
was all in this enfolded:
one Church, one Faith, one Lord.
4 Your mercy will not fail us,
nor leave your work undone;
with your right hand to help us,
the victory shall be won;
by mortals and by angels
your name shall be adored,
and this shall be our anthem:
one Church, one Faith, one Lord. Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Discipleship; Church Ministry; Church unity and ecumenism; Salvation and Redemption; Witness Used With Tune: THORNBURY
Your hand, O God, has guided
God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand
Author: Daniel Crane Roberts Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 423 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44:1-4 Lyrics: 1 God of the ages, whose almighty hand
leads forth in beauty all the starry band
of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
our grateful songs before thy throne arise.
2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past.
In this free land by thee our lot is cast.
Be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay:
thy word our law, thy paths our chosen way.
3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence,
be thy strong arm our ever sure defense.
Thy true religion in our hearts increase.
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.
4 Refresh thy people on their toilsome way.
Lead us from night to never-ending day.
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
and glory, laud, and praise be ever thine.
Topics: Adoration; Guidance; The Life of the Nations; Love of God for Us; World Peace Used With Tune: NATIONAL HYMN
God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand
O God, We Have Heard
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44 First Line: O God, we have heard and our fathers have told Topics: Deliverance From Enemies; Israel; Persecution Of Believers; Works of God ; Grace Of God, Of Christ Used With Tune: RESIGNATION
O God, We Have Heard
An Importunate Prayer
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44 First Line: If we have forgotten the Name of our God Refrain First Line: Rise, help, and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust Lyrics: 1 If we have forgotten the Name of our God,
Or unto an idol our hands spread abroad,
Shall not the Almighty uncover this sin?
He knows all our hearts and the secrets within.
Chorus:
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust.
2 We all the day long for Thy sake are consumed,
Defeated and helpless, to death we are doomed;
They why dost Thou tarry? Jehovah, awake,
Nor spurn us for ever; arise for our sake. [Chorus]
3 O why art Thou hiding the light of Thy face,
Forgetting our burden of grief and disgrace?
Our soul is bowed down, yea, we cleave to the dust;
Rise, help and redeem us, Thy mercy we trust. [Chorus] Topics: Afflictions Prayer in; Backsliding; Church Afflicted; Enemies Many and Mighty; Faith Confession of; God Omniscience of; Idolatry; Judgments On the Righteous; Prayer Complaint in; Prayer For Christ's Sake; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; Prayer Intercession in; Prayer Sincerity in; The Righteous Forsaken by God Used With Tune: MAGNUS
An Importunate Prayer
Let all the world in every corner sing
Author: George Herbert (1593-1633) Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4 Appears in 170 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44:4 Lyrics: 1 Let all the world in every corner sing,
'My God and King!'
The heavens are not too high,
his praise may thither fly;
the earth is not too low,
his praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
'My God and King!'
2 Let all the world in every corner sing,
'My God and King!'
The church with psalms must shout,
no door can keep them out;
but, above all, the heart
must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
'My God and King!' Topics: The Being of God Holy and One; Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Adoration Of God; Church Worship Used With Tune: LUCKINGTON
Let all the world in every corner sing
We Praise You, O God
Author: Julie B. Cory, 1882-1963 Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 158 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44:1-8 First Line: We praise You, O God, our Redeemer, Creator Lyrics: 1 We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator;
In grateful devotion our tribute we bring.
We lay it before You, we kneel and adore You;
We bless Your holy name, glad praises we sing.
2 We worship You, God of our fathers, we bless You;
Through trial and tempest our guide You have been.
When perils o'ertake us, You will not forsake us.
And with Your help, O Lord, our struggles we win.
3 With voices united our praises we offer
And gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise.
With You, Lord, beside us, Your strong arm will guide us.
To You, our great Redeemer, forever be praise!
Topics: Harvest and Thanksgiving Used With Tune: KREMSER
We Praise You, O God
Psalm 44: O God, we with our ears have heard
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44 First Line: O God, we with our ears have heard Lyrics:
1O God, we with our ears have heard,
our fathers have us told,
What works thou in their days hadst done,
ev’n in the days of old.
2Thy hand did drive the heathen out,
and plant them in their place;
Thou didst afflict the nations,
but them thou didst increase.
3For neither got their sword the land,
nor did their arm them save;
But thy right hand, arm, countenance;
for thou them favour gave.
4Thou art my King: for Jacob, Lord,
deliv’rances command.
5Through thee we shall push down our foes,
that do against us stand:
We, through thy name, shall tread down those
that ris’n against us have.
6For in my bow I shall not trust,
nor shall my sword me save.
7But from our foes thou hast us sav’d,
our haters put to shame.
8In God we all the day do boast,
and ever praise thy name.
9But now we are cast off by thee,
and us thou putt’st to shame;
And when our armies do go forth,
thou go’st not with the same.
10Thou mak’st us from the enemy,
faint-hearted, to turn back;
And they who hate us for themselves
our spoils away do take.
11Like sheep for meat thou gavest us;
’mong heathen cast we be.
12Thou didst for nought thy people sell;
their price enrich’d not thee.
13Thou mak’st us a reproach to be
unto our neighbours near;
Derision and a scorn to them
that round about us are.
14A by-word also thou dost us
among the heathen make;
The people, in contempt and spite,
at us their heads do shake.
15Before me my confusion
continually abides;
And of my bashful countenance
the shame me ever hides:
16For voice of him that doth reproach,
and speaketh blasphemy;
By reason of th’ avenging foe,
and cruel enemy.
17All this is come on us, yet we
have not forgotten thee;
Nor falsely in thy covenant
behav’d ourselves have we.
18Back from thy way our heart not turn’d;
our steps no straying made;
19Though us thou brak’st in dragons’ place,
and cover’dst with death’s shade.
20If we God’s name forgot, or stretch’d
to a strange god our hands,
21Shall not God search this out? for he
heart’s secrets understands.
22Yea, for thy sake we’re kill’d all day,
counted as slaughter-sheep.
23Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off;
awake, why dost thou sleep?
24O wherefore hidest thou thy face?
forgett’st our cause distress’d,
25And our oppression? For our soul
is to the dust down press’d:
Our belly also on the earth
fast cleaving, hold doth take.
26Rise for our help, and us redeem,
ev’n for thy mercies’ sake.
Psalm 44: O God, we with our ears have heard
O God, We Have Heard
Author: Bert Polman Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 44 First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Deliverance; Laments; Alternative Harmonizations; Deliverance; Laments; Redemption Used With Tune: STAR IN THE EAST
O God, We Have Heard
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