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A Psalm before Prayer
Appears in 144 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 Psalm before Prayer
Thy presence, gracious God, afford
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 174 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon
Thy presence, gracious God, afford
Psalm 95
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 95 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
Psalm 95
Come sound his praise abroad
Author: Dr. Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 684 hymnals Topics: A psalm before sermon Scripture: Psalm 95
Come sound his praise abroad
Before Sermon
Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Does it not Grief and Wonder move
Before Sermon
Lord, we together now have come
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Before Sermon
Lord, we together now have come
A Blessing humbly requested
Appears in 810 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.
A Blessing humbly requested
A blessed Gospel
Appears in 200 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Blest are the souls that hear and know Lyrics: 1 Blest are the souls that hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;
Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up
Through their Redeemer's name;
His righteousness exalts their hope,
Nor satan dares condemn.
3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives:
Israel, thy King for ever reigns,
Thy God for ever lives.
Scripture: Psalm 79
A blessed Gospel
Between Prayer and Sermon
Author: Stennett Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 246 hymnals Topics: Before and After Sermon First Line: Where two or three, with sweet accord Lyrics: 1 [“Where two or three, with sweet accord,
Obedient to their sovereign Lord,
Meet to recount his acts of grace,
And offer solemn prayer and praise;
2 “There,” says the Saviour, “will I be,
Amid this little company;
To them unveil my smiling face,
And shed my glories round the place.”]
3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord;
Relying on thy faithful word;
Now send thy Spirit from above;
Now fill our hearts with heavenly love.
Between Prayer and Sermon
Longing after God
Appears in 272 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim
Be thou my joy, my hope my rest
The glories that compose thy name,
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Be thou my father and my God;
And make me thine by sacred ties,
Thy Son thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands,
For thee I long, for thee I look;
As travellers in thirsty lands,
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 O may thy love inspire my tongue,
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my power shall join to bless,
The Lord my strength and Righteousness.
Scripture: Psalm 63
Longing after God
Casting the Gospel Net
Author: Newton Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Now while the gospel net is cast Lyrics: 1 Now while the gospel net is cast,
Do thou, O Lord, the effort own;
From numerous disappointments past,
Teach us to hope in thee alone.
2 May this be a much favor'd hour,
To souls in satan's bondage led;
O clothe thy word with sovereign power
To break the rocks and raise the dead!
3 To mourners speak a cheering word,
On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine;
Let poor backsliders be restor'd,
And all thy saints in praises join.
4 [O hear our prayer, and give us hope,
That when thy voice shall call us home,
Thou still wilt raise a people up
To love and praise thee in our room. Scripture: Luke 5:5
Casting the Gospel Net
O help us Lord to worship thee
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon
O help us Lord to worship thee
Creation and Redemption
Appears in 321 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Give to our God immortal praise 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 fix'd 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 power 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
Creation and Redemption
After Sermon
Author: Burnham Meter: 8.8.8. Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Before and After Sermon First Line: The gospel's a message of peace Lyrics: 1 The gospel’s a message of peace,
We oft by experience have felt;
’Tis filled with Immanuel’s grace,
And sweeps away mountains of guilt.
O sweet revelation divine!
Delighted, we’ve heard its contents;
All through it our Jesus does shine.
A lover of all his dear saints.
2 Through various scenes of distress,
Perplexèd with sin, guilt, and fear;
This glorious message of grace
Has frequently yielded good cheer.
Dear Lord, may we prize the rich peace,
The peace so abundantly given;
It flows through the word of thy grace,
And makes us anticipate heaven.
After Sermon
Devout retirement
Author: Dr. Watts Appears in 352 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Far from my thoughts, vain world, be gone Lyrics: 1 Far from my thoughts vain world be gone,
Let my religious hours alone;
Fain would my eyes my Saviour see,
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.
2 My heart grows warm with holy fire,
And kindles with a pure desire:
Come my dear Jesus, from above,
3 O haste, but with a smiling face,
And spread the table of thy grace;
Bring down a taste of truth divine,
And cheer my heart with sacred wine.
4 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare!
How sweet thy entertainments are!
Never did angels taste above
Redeeming grace and dying love.
5 Hail great Immanuel, all divine!
In thee thy Father's glories shine;
Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one,
That eyes have seen, or angels known.
Devout retirement
Obedience and Death of Christ
Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace Lyrics: 1 Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace,
I bless my Saviour's name.
He bought salvation for the poor,
And bore the sinners shame.
2 His deep distress has rais'd us high;
His duty and his zeal.
Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke,
And finish'd all thy will.
3 His dying groans, his living songs,
Shall better please my God,
Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound,
Than goats or bullocks blood.
4 This shall his humble foll'wers see,
And set their hearts at rest;
They by his death draw near to thee,
And live for ever blest.
4 Let heav'n, and all that dwell on high,
To God their voices raise,
While lands and seas assist the sky,
And join'd t' advance the praise.
Scripture: Psalm 69
Obedience and Death of Christ
The Excellency of the Scripture
Author: Steel Appears in 755 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Father of mercies, in thy word Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines?
For ever be thy name ador'd
For these celestial lines.
2 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows,
Invite the longing taste.
3 Here springs of consolation rise,
To chear the fainting mind;
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.
4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heav'nly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
5 O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight,
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.
6 Divine instructor, gracious LORD!
Be thou for ever near;
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.
The Excellency of the Scripture
God's reasoning with men
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Come sinners, saith the mighty God Lyrics: 1 Come sinners, saith the mighty God
Heinous as all your Crimes have been,
Lo! I descend from mine abode,
To reason with the sons of men.
2 No clouds of darkness veil my face,
No vengeful lightnings flash around
I come with terms of life and peace;
Where sin hath reign'd let grace abound.
3 Yes, LORD, we will obey thy call,
And to thy gracious Sceptre bow;
O make our crimson sins like wool,
Our scarlet crimes as white as snow.
4 So shall our thankful lips repeat
Thy praises with a tuneful voice,
While humbly prostrate at thy feet,
We wonder, tremble, and rejoice.
Scripture: Isaiah 1:18
God's reasoning with men
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 requested
Prayer for Minister and People
Appears in 31 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: Dearest Savior, help thy servant Lyrics: 1 Dearest Savior, help thy servant
To proclaim thy wondrous love!
Pour thy grace upon this people,
That thy truth they may approve:
Bless, O bless them,
From thy shining courts above.
2 Now thy gracious word invites them
To partake the gospel feast:
Let thy spirit sweetly draw them;
Every soul be Jesu's guest!
O receive us,
Let us find thy promis'd rest.
Text Sources: Toplady's Collection
Prayer for Minister and People
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