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Man frail, and God eternal

Appears in 1,259 hymnals First Line: Our God, our help in ages past 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 Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And my defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, "Return ye sons of men;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn. [6 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood, And lost in following years. 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 8 Like flow'ry fields the nations stand Pleas'd with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 'tis night.] 9 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90

Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning

Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: Maker and sov'reign Lord Lyrics: [1 Maker and sov'reign Lord Of heav'n, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things so long foretold By David, are fulfill'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay Jesus, thine holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews with one accord, Join all their counsels to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord? 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design; Against the Lord their pow'rs unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne; He that hath rais'd him from the dead, Hath own'd him for his Son. 6 Now he's ascended high, To rule the subject earth; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heav'nly birth. 7 Beneath his sov'reign sway The Gentile nations bend; Far as the world's remotest bounds His kingdom shall extend. 8 The nations that rebel, Must feel his iron rod; He'll vindicate those honors well Which he receiv'd from God. [9 Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne; With trembling joy, ye people, bow, To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place: Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] Scripture: Psalm 2

Christ's condescension and glorification; or, God made man

Appears in 67 hymnals First Line: O Lord, our Lord, how wond'rous great Lyrics: 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name? The glories of thy heav'nly state Let men and babes proclaim. 2 When I behold your works on high, The moon that rules the night, The shining stars that grace the sky, Those moving worlds of light, 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou should'st visit him with grace, And love his nature so? 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than the angels are, To save a dying worm? [5 Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown, And men would not adore, Behold obedient nature own, His Godhead and his pow'r. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet, And fish at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net, Bring tribute to his hand. 7 These lesser glories of the Son, Shone through the fleshy cloud; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him with majesty be crown'd, Who bow'd his head to death; And his eternal honors sound, From all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state Let the whole earth proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 8

Praise God, all his saints; or, The saints judging the world

Appears in 57 hymnals First Line: All ye that love the Lord, rejoice Lyrics: 1 All ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new; Amidst the church with cheerful voice His latter wonders shew. 2 The Jews, the people of his grace, Shall their Redeemer sing; And Gentile nations join the praise, While Zion owns her king. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn; The meek that lie despis'd in dust Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints should be joyful in their king, E'en on a dying bed; And like the souls in glory sing, For God shall raise the dead. 5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hands shall wield the sword: And vengeance shall attend their songs, The vengeance of the Lord. 6 When Christ his judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends Who humbly lov'd him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod Nations that dar'd rebel: And join the sentence of their God, On tyrants doom'd to hell. 8 The royal sinners bound in chains New triumph shall afford: Such honor for the saints remains – Praise ye, and love the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 149

The hosanna of the children; or, Infants praising God

Appears in 78 hymnals First Line: Almighty ruler of the skies Lyrics: 1 Almighty ruler of the skies, Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young There sounding notes of honor raise; And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground, To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amidst thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face; The Son of David is their song, And loud Hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cabals bring; Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their king. Scripture: Psalm 8:1-2

God's care of the saints; or, Deliverance by prayer

Appears in 88 hymnals First Line: Lord, I will bless thee all my days Lyrics: 1 Lord, I will bless you all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Let ev'ry heart exalt his name; I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not expos'd my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reach'd his ears; He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift their eyes, With heav'nly joy their faces shine, A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and love divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord; Oh fear and love him all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. Scripture: Psalm 34

Hypocrisy exposed

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: The Lord, the judge, his churches warns Lyrics: 1 The Lord, the judge his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbors wrong, Yet dare to seek their maker's face; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heav'n they lift their hands unclean, Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood; By night they practice ev'ry sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 5 And while his judgments long delay, They grow secure and sin the more; They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. 7 O dreadful hour! when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes! His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliv'rer dare to rise. Scripture: Psalm 50

The backslider restored; or, Repentance and faith in the blood of Christ

Appears in 342 hymnals First Line: O thou that hear'st when sinners cry Lyrics: 1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin; Let thy good spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banish'd from thy sight: Thine holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Though I have griev'd thy Spirit, Lord, His help and comfort still afford: And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my king, Is all the sacrifice I bring; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemn'd to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways; Sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace; I lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pard'ning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue! Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 51

Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension

Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: Why did the Jews proclaim their rage? Lyrics: 1 Why did the Jews proclaim their rage? The Romans why their swords employ Against the Lord? their powers engage His dear Anointed to destroy? 2 "Come, let us break his bands, they say: "This man shall never give us laws:" And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd the monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controuls; He'll smite their heart with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls. 4 "I will maintain the King I made "On Zion's everlasting hill, "My hand shall bring him from the dead, "And he shall stand your Sov'reign still." [5 His wond'rous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known; The Lord declares his heav'nly birth: "This day have I begot my Son. 6 "Ascend, my Son, to my right hand, "There thou shalt ask and I bestow "The outmost bounds of heathen lands; "To thee their suppliant tribes shall bow."] 7 But nations that resist his grace Shall fall beneath his lifted rod; His arm shall crush th' impious race, That dares provoke th' avenging God. 8 Now ye that sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb: Now to his feet submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, His love gives life above the sky. 10 His storms shall quell the stuborn foe, And sink his honours in the dust: Happy the souls their God that know, And make his grace their only trust. Scripture: Psalm 2

Now from the roaring lion's rage

Appears in 28 hymnals Lyrics: 1 "Now from the roaring lion's rage, "O Lord, protect thy son, "Nor leave thy darling to engage "The powers of hell alone." 2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray With mighty cries and tears, God heard him in that dreadful day, And chas'd away his fears. 3 Great was the victory of his death His throne exalted high; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship or shall die. 4 A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans; They shall be reckon'd in his eyes For daughters and for sons. 5 The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread; And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal fed. 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God, And nations yet unborn profess Salvation in his blood. Scripture: Psalm 22:20-21