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Ezekiel's Vision of the dry Bones

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 116 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye Lyrics: 1 Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, See Adam's race in ruin lie; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughter'd heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live? And can these perish'd bones revive. That mighty God, to thee is known; That wondrous work is all thy own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophesy upon the slain; In vain they call, in vain they cry, 'Till thine almighty aid is nigh. 4 But if thy spirit deign to breathe, Life spreads thro' all the realms of death: Dry bones obey thy powerful voice; They move, they waken, they rejoice, 5 So when thy trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the Heav'ns and rend the ground Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies. Scripture: Ezekiel 37:3

The gospel Jubilee

Author: Dr. Doddridge Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound Lyrics: 1 Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound, And spread the joyful tidings round, Let every soul with transport hear, And hail the Lord's accepted year. 2 Ye Debtors whom he gives to know, That you ten thousand talents owe, When humble at this feet you fall, Your gracious GOD forgives them all. 3 Slaves, that have borne the heavy Chain Of sin and Hell's tyrannic reign, To liberty assert your claim, And urge the great Redeemer's name. 4 The rich inheritance of Heaven, Your joy, your boast, is freely given, Fair Salem you arrival waits, With golden streets and pearly gates. 5 Her bless'd inhabitants no more, Bondage and poverty deplore; No Debt, but love immensely great, Their Joy still rises with the Debt. 6 O happy Souls that know the sound! Celestial Light their steps surround, And shew the Jubilee begun, Which thro' eternal Years shall run. Scripture: Psalm 89:15

He beheld the city and wept over it

Author: Beddome Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 445 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Did Christ o'er sinner's weep Lyrics: 1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep? And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The son of God in tears Angels with wonder see! Be thou astonish'd, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept, that we might weep, Each sin demands a tear; In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. Scripture: John 19:42

Psalm 95

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Topics: Psalm before sermon First Line: Come, let our voices join to raise Lyrics: Come, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise; God is a sovereign King, rehearse His honors in exalted verse. Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our natures with his word; He is our Shepherd; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. Come, let us hear his voice today, The counsels of his love obey; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Isr'el knew. Isr'el, that saw his works of grace, Yet tempt their Maker to his face; A faithless, unbelieving brood, That tired the patience of their God. Thus saith the Lord: "How false they prove Forget my power, abuse my love! Since they despise my rest, I swear, Their feet shall never enter there." [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead; Attend the offered grace today, Nor lose the blessing by delay. Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion's heav'nly gates: Believe, and take the promised rest; Obey, and be for ever blest.] Scripture: Psalm 95:1-3

The Books of Nature and of the Scripture

Appears in 599 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: The heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord Lyrics: 1 The heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy goodness shines: But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess, But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon and stars; convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand So when thy truth began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on ev'ry land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 'Till through the world thy truth has run; 'Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heav'nly light, Thy gospel makes the simple wise: Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd and sins forgiv'n; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heav'n. Scripture: Psalm 19

A Psalm before Prayer

Appears in 145 hymnals Topics: Psalm before sermon; Psalm before sermon First Line: Sing to the Lord, Jehovah's name Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord, Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compar'd with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his face; Oh may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace! 6 Now is the time, he bends his ear, And waits for your request; Come, lest he rouze his wrath and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest." Scripture: Psalm 95

A Blessing requested

Appears in 167 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Come, thou soul-transforming spirit Lyrics: 1 Come, thou soul-transforming spirit, Bless the sower and the seed; Let each heart thy grace inherit Raise the weak, the hungry feed; From the gospel Now supply thy people's need. 2 O may all enjoy the blessing! Which thy word's design'd to give; Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the truth receive: And for ever To thy praise and glory live.

A Blessing humbly requested

Appears in 820 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Lord, we come before thee now Lyrics: 1 Lord, we come before thee now, At thy feet we humbly bow:; O! do not our suit disdain, Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 In thy own appointed way, Now we seek thee, here we stay; Lord, from hence we would not go, 'Till a blessing thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and peace afford; Let thy spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 4 Grant that all may seek, and find Thee a God supremely kind; Heal the sick the captive free, Let us all rejoice in thee.

Thy kingdom come

Author: Beddome Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 118 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Ascend thy throne, almighty King Lyrics: 1 Ascend thy throne, almighty king, And spread thy glories all abroad; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat, Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet, Subdu'd by thy victorious grace. 3 O let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord; Let saints and angels praise thy name, Be thou thro' heav'n and earth ador'd. Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Christ precious

Appears in 547 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: I love thy charming name Lyrics: 1 I love thy charming name, 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heav'n might hear. 2 Yes thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust, Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious pow'rs can wish In thee most richly meet; Not to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 O may thy grace still cheer my heart, And shed its fragrance there! The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honours of thy name, With my last lab'ring breath; And speechless clasp thee in mine arms, My joy in life and death!