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The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want

Author: Francis Rous; Sir William Mure Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 627 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul he doth restore again; And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, Ev'n for his own Name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill, For thou art with me; and thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me: And in God's house for evermore My dwelling place shall be. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: CRIMOND

Our God, our Help in ages past

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,288 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 Our 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 Thy saints have dwelt 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 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downward by thy flood, And lost in following years. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 7 Our God, our Help in ages past, Our Hope for years to come, Be thou our Guard while troubles last, And our eternal Home. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Give to Our God Immortal Praise

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 333 hymnals Topics: God Perfections of Lyrics: 1 Give to our God immortal praise; mercy and truth are all his ways: wonders of grace to God belong; repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown; the King of kings with glory crown: his mercies ever shall endure, when lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, and fixed the starry lights on high: wonders of grace to God belong; repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light; he bids the moon direct the night: his mercies ever shall endure, when suns and moons shall shine no more. 5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save from guilt and darkness and the grave: wonders of grace to God belong; repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, and leads us to his heav'nly seat: his mercies ever shall endure, when this vain world shall be no more. Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: WARRINGTON

Penitential Prayers

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Aspirations For Grace; Aspirations For Holiness; Aspirations For the Holy Spirit; Assurance Desired; Baptism; Cares; Character Depraved from Birth; Character New Birth Essential to Good; Christians Duties of; Christians Graces of; Christians Saved by Grace; Deliverance From Sin; Faith Act of; Faith Walking by; God Love and Mercy; Gospel Freeness of ; Gospel Sanctifying and Saving; Grace Abounding; Grace Justifying; Grace Redeeming; Grace Restoring; Heart Broken and Contrite; Heart Claimed of God; Heart Good, Perfect, Pure and Upright; Holiness Of Christians; Humility; Joy Prayer for; Man Sinful and Lost Condition; Mercy of God Prayer for; Pardon Sought; Parents and Children; Penitence; Prayer Confession in; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Prayer For Pardon; Prayer Promise to; Regeneration; Repentance; Revival; Sin Confession of; Sin Conviction of; Sin Hatred of; Sin Original; Sin Salvation from; Sin Washed away; Truth; Worship Sincerity in First Line: God be merciful to me Lyrics: 1 God be merciful to me, On Thy grace I rest my plea; Plenteous in compassion Thou, Blot out my transgressions now; Wash me, make me pure within, Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin. 2 My transgressions I confess, Grief and guilt my soul oppress; I have sinned against Thy grace And provoked Thee to Thy face; I confess Thy judgment just, Speechless, I Thy mercy trust. 3 I am evil, born in sin; Thou desirest truth within. Thou alone my Saviour art, Teach Thy wisdom to my heart; Make me pure, Thy grace bestow, Wash me whiter than the snow. 4 Broken, humbled to the dust By Thy wrath and judgment just, Let my contrite heart rejoice And in gladness hear Thy voice; From my sins O hide Thy face, Blot them out in boundless grace. Scripture: Psalm 51 Used With Tune: AJALON

Hallelujah! Raise, O raise

Author: Josiah Conder, 1789-1855 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 Hallelujah! Raise, O raise To our God the song of praise; All his servants join to sing God our Saviour and our King. 2 Blessed be for evermore That dread Name which we adore: Round the world his praise be sung Through all lands, in ev'ry tongue. 3 O'er all nations God alone, Higher than the heav'ns his throne; Who is like to God most high, Infinite in majesty! 4 Yet to view the heav'ns he bends; Yea, to earth he condescends; Passing by the rich and great, For the low and desolate. 5 He can raise the poor to stand With the princes of the land; Wealth upon the needy show'r: Set him with the high in pow'r. 6 He the broken spirit cheers: Turns to joy the mourner's tears; Such the wonders of his ways; Praise his Name, for ever praise! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 113 Used With Tune: ALCESTER

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation

Author: Joachim Neander; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 411 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near, Join me in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, Shelters thee under his wings, yea so gently sustaineth; Hast thou not seen How thy desires e'er have been Granted in what He ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee! Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee; Ponder anew What the Almighty can do, If with his love he befriend thee! 4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the Amen Sound from his people again; Gladly for aye we adore him. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 66:8-9 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

All people that on earth do dwell

Author: William Kethe Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 756 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with fear, his praise forth-tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make; We are his folk, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: THE OLD HUNDREDTH

Before Jehovah's awful throne

Author: Isaac Watts; John Wesley Appears in 986 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy: Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create, and he destroy, He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign pow'r, without our aid, Made us of dust, and formed us men; And when like wand'ring sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame; What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy Name? Almighty Maker, to thy Name? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heav'ns our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move, When rolling years shall cease to move. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: PARK STREET

With glory clad, with strength arrayed

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 125 hymnals Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 With glory clad, with strength arrayed, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely stablished is thy throne, Which shall no change or period see! For thou, O Lord, and thou alone, Art God from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure, And they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 93 Used With Tune: MENDON Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version, 1696, 1698