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Protection from death, guard of angels, victory and deliverance

Appears in 72 hymnals First Line: Ye sons of men, a feeble race Lyrics: 1 Ye sons of men, a feeble race, Expos'd to ev'ry snare, Come make the Lord your dwelling place, And try and trust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell; Or if the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raise his saints on high. 3 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways; To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. 4 Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall And dash against the stones; Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread; The tempter's wiles defeat: He that hath bruis'd the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 6 "Because on me they set their love, "I'll save them," saith the Lord; "I'll bear their joyful souls above, "Destruction and the sword. 7 "My grace shall answer when they call, "In trouble I'll be nigh: "My power shall help them when they fall, "And raise them when they die. 8 "Those that on earth my name have known, "I'll honor will in heav'n; "There my salvation shall be shown, "And endless life be giv'n." Scripture: Psalm 91:9-16

The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high

Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high; His robes of state are strength and majesty: This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, establish'd by his hand: Long stood his throne ere he began creation, And his own Godhead is the firm foundation. 2 God is th' eternal king; thy foes in vain Raise their rebellions to confound thy reign; In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar and tost their waves against the skies; Foaming at heav'n, they rage with wild commotion But heav'n's high arches scorn the swelling ocean. 3 Ye tempests, rage no more; ye floods be still, And thou, mad world, submissive to his will: Built on his truth his church must ever stand; Firm are his promises, and strong his hand; See his own sons, when they appear before him, Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. Scripture: Psalm 93

The Lord Jehovah reigns

Appears in 164 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd; Array'd in robes of light, Begirt with sov'reign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word: Thy throne was fixt on high Ere stars adorn'd the sky; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar; In vain with angry spite The surly nations fight, And dash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their power engage, Let swelling tides assault the sky; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down; Thy throne forever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new, There fix'd thy church shall ne'er remove; Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. Scripture: Psalm 93

God our support and comfort; or, Deliverance from temptation and persecution

Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: Who will arise and plead my right Lyrics: 1 Who will arise and plead my right Against my num'rous foes; While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose. 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustain'd my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead. 3 "Alas! my sliding feet!" I cry'd, Thy promise bore me up; Thy grace stood constant by my side, And rais'd my sinking hope. 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws; But God my refuge rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud, Let bold blasphemers scoff; The Lord our God shall judge the proud, And cut the sinners off. Scripture: Psalm 94:16-23

Christ reigning in heaven, and coming to judgment

Appears in 137 hymnals First Line: He reigns; the Lord, the Saviour reigns! Lyrics: 1 He reigns; the Lord, the Saviour reigns! Praise him in evangelic strains: Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown; But grace and truth support his throne: Tho' gloomy clouds his way surround: Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes, Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs; Before him burns devouring fire, The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies with sore dismay, Fly from the sight, and shun the day; Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, And sing, for your redemption's nigh. Scripture: Psalm 97:1-5

A prayer of the afflicted

Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face Lyrics: 1 Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face, But answer, lest I die: Hast thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when sinners cry? 2 Like smoke my wasting days depart, When it dissolves in air; My strength is dry'd, my broken heart Is sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass Burnt with excessive heat: In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4 As on some lonely building’s top, The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope I sit and grieve alone. 5 My soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl; Where the sad raven finds her place, And where the screaming owl. 6 Dark dismal thoughts and boding fears Dwell in my troubled breast; While sharp reproaches wound my ears, Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast; My daily bread like ashes grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown; Lord ’twas thy hand advanc'd me high Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My looks like wither'd leaves appear; And life’s declining light Grows faint, as ev'ning-shadows are, That vanish into night. 10 But thou for ever art the same, O my eternal God; Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy works abroad. 11 Thou wilt arise, and shew thy face, Nor will my Lord delay, Beyond th’ appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry, And by mysterious ways, Redeems the pris'ners, doom'd to die, And fills their tongues with praise. Scripture: Psalm 102:1-13

Man's mortality and Christ's eternity' or, Saints die, but Christ and the Church live

Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Lyrics: 1 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death, at his command Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon: Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon? 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief This thought our sorrow should assuage; "Our Father and our Saviour live; "Christ is the same thro' every age." 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid; Heav'n is the building of his hand; This earth grows old, these heav'ns shall fade; And all be chang'd at his command. 5 The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside; But still thy throne stands firm on high; Thy church forever must abide. 6 Before thy face thy church shall live; And on thy throne thy children reign; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. Scripture: Psalm 102:23-28

God's conduct to Israel, and the plagues of Egypt

Appears in 65 hymnals First Line: Give thanks to God, invoke his name Lyrics: 1 Give thanks to God, invoke his name, And tell the world his grace; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His cov'nant which he kept in mind For num'rous ages past, To num'rous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. 3 He swore to Abra'm and his seed, And made the blessings sure; Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4 "Thy seed shall make all nations bless'd, (Said the Almighty voice) "And Canaan's land shall be their rest, "The type of heav'nly joys." [5 How large the grant! how rich the grace! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in the place, A small and feeble band! 6 Like pilgrims, through the countries round Securely they remov'd; And haughty kings that on them frown'd Severely he reprov'd. 7 "Touch mine anointed, and mine arm "Shall soon avenge the wrong? "The man that does my prophets harm, Shall know their God is strong. 8 "Then let the world forbear its rage, "Nor put the church in fear; "Israel must live through ev'ry age, "And be th' Almighty's care.] Pause the First. 9 When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saints, And thus provok'd their God, Moses was sent, at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. 10 He call'd for darkness, darkness came Like an o'erwhelming flood: He turn'd each lake and ev'ry stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread; And frogs in baleful armies, rise About the monarch's bed. 12 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew: Locusts, in swarms, devour'd their trees And hail their cattle slew. 13 Then, by an angel's midnight stroke The flow'r of Egypt died; The strength of ev'ry house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 14 "Now let the world forbear its rage, "Nor put the church in fear; "Israel must live through ev'ry age, "And be th' Almighty's care." Pause the Second. 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage freed, And left the hated ground: Rich with Egyptian spoils they fled, Nor was one feeble found. 16 The Lord himself chose out their way, And mark'd their journies right, Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 17 They thirst; and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow, And foll'wing still the course they took Ran all the desert through. 18 O wond'rous stream! O blessed type Of ever-flowing grace! So Christ our rock maintains our life And aids our wand'ring race. 19 Thus guarded by th' almighty hand, The chosen tribes possess'd Canaan the rich, the promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their rest. 20 "Then let the world forbear its rage, "The church renounce her fear; "Israel must live through ev'ry age, "And be the Almighty's care." Scripture: Psalm 105

Intemperance punished and pardoned; or, A psalm for the glutton and drunkard

Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Vain man, on foolish pleasures bent Lyrics: 1 Vain man, on foolish pleasures bent, Prepares for his own punishment; What pains, what loathsome maladies, From luxury and lust arise! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste Till all his active pow'rs are lost, And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans, and loathes to eat, His soul abhors delicious meat; Nature, with heavy loads oppress'd, Would yield to death to be releas'd. 4 Then how the frighten'd sinners fly To God for help with earnest cry; He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 No med'cines could effect the cure So quick, so easy, or so sure: The deadly sentence God repeals, He sends his sov'reign word and heals. 6 O may the sons of men record The wond'rous goodness of the Lord! And let their thankful off'ring prove How they adore their Maker's love. Scripture: Psalm 107

The mariner's psalm

Appears in 77 hymnals First Line: Thy works of glory, mighty Lord Lyrics: 1 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord, That rules the boisterous sea, The sons of courage shall record, Who tempt that dang'rous way. 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the tow'ring waves; The men, astonish'd mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. [3 Again they climb the wat'ry hills, And plunge in deeps again; Each like a tott'ring drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 4 Frighted to hear the tempest roar, They pant with flutt'ring breath; And, hopeless of the distant shore, Expect immediate death.] 5 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, He hears the loud request, And orders silence through the skies, And lays the floods to rest. 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, And see the storms allay'd: Now to their eyes the port appears; There let their vows be paid. 7 'Tis God that brings them safe to land; Let stupid mortals know, That waves are under his command, And all the winds that blow. 8 Oh that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord! And those that see thy wond'rous ways, Thy wond'rous love record. Scripture: Psalm 107