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Delights in Public Worship

Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XXI (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Welcome sweet day of rest Lyrics: 1 Welcome sweet day of rest That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King Himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Languages: English

Reverential Worship

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #IV (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: With rev'rence let the saints appear Lyrics: 1 With rev'rence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord, His high commands with rev'rence hear, And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories be! How bright thine armies shine! Where is the pow'r that vies for thee? Or truth compar'd with thine? 3 The northern pole and southern rest On thy supporting hand, Darkness and day, from east to west Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds controul, And rule the boist'rous deep; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heav'n, earth, and air, and sea, are thine, And the dark world of hell; How did thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durst rebel! Scripture: Psalm 89 Languages: English

Invoking the Spirit

Author: Hart Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XXII (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come, HOLY SPIRIT, come Lyrics: 1 Come, HOLY SPIRIT, come, Let thy bright beams arise; Dispel the darkness from our minds, And open all our eyes. 2 Chear our desponding hearts, Thou hav'nly Paraclete, Give us to lie, with humble hope, At our Redeemer's feet. 3 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove; And kindle in our breasts the flames Of never dying love. 4 Convince us of our sin, Then lead to JESUS' blood; And to our wond'ring view reveal The secret love of GOD. 5 Shew us that loving Man, That rules the courts of bliss, The Lord of hosts the mighty God, The eternal Prince of Peace: Languages: English

For the Lord's Day Morning

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #III (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear Lyrics: 1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high; To thee I will direct my pray'r, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right-hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, to taste thy mercies there; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may the Spirit guide my feet, In ways of righteousness! Make ev'ry path of duty straight, And plain before my face. Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English

Exhorting to worship

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XIX (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Before JEHOVAH's awful throne 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. 2 His sov'reign pow'r without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We'll croud 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. 4 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. Languages: English

Exhortation to Praise

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XXIV (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come, sound his praise abroad Lyrics: 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The wat'ry worlds are all his own: And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own: He form'd us by his word. 4 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And heart grown hard, like stubborn Jews That unbelieving race; 6 The Lord in vengeance drest Will lift his hand, and swear, You that despise my promis'd rest, Shall have no portion there. Scripture: Psalm 95 Languages: English

Public prayer and praise

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XII (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: The praise of Zion waits for thee Lyrics: 1 The praise of Zion waits for thee, My God, and praise becomes thy house There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercies bends the skies To save, when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And islands of the northern sea. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away their stain The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt chuse And give him kind access to thee; Give him a place within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free. Scripture: Psalm 65 Languages: English

Invitation of Christ

Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XVII (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come hither, all ye weary souls Lyrics: 1 "Come hither, all ye weary souls "Ye heavy laden sinners come; "I'll give you rest from all your toils, "And raise you to my heav'nly home. 2 "They shall find rest that learn of me: "I'm of a meek and lowly mind; "But passion rages like the sea, "And pride is restless as the wind. 3 "Bless'd is the man whose shoulders take "My yoke, and bear it with delight; "My yoke is easy to the neck, "My grace shall make the burden light." 4 JESUS, we come at thy command; With faith and hope, and humble zeal Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us by thy will. Languages: English

Address to the Holy Spirit

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #II (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Once more we come before our God Lyrics: 1 Once more we come before our God, Once more His blessings ask; O may not duty seem a load; Nor worship prove a task! 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heav'n in JESUS name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 To seek thee all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessings suit; And let the seed thy servant sows Produce a plenteous fruit. 4 Bid the refreshing north-wind wake; Say to the south-wind, blow; Let ev'ry plant the pow'r partake, And all the garden grow. 5 Revive the parch'd with heav'nly show'rs, The cold with warmth divine; And as the benefit is ours, Be all the glory thine. Languages: English

Holy Boldness

Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XI (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Sprinkled with reconciling blood Lyrics: 1 Sprinkled with reconciling blood, I dare approach thy throne, O God Thy face no frowning aspect wears, Thy hand no vengeful thunder bears! 2 The encircling rainbow peaceful sign! Doth with refulgent brightness shine; And while my faith beholds it near, I bid farewell to ev'ry fear. 3 Let me my grateful homage pay, With courage sing; with fervor pray; And tho' myself a wretch undone Hope for acceptance thro' thy son. 4 Thy son, who on the accursed tree, Expir'd to set the vilest free; On this I build my only claim, And all I ask is in his name. Languages: English