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The Works of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Destruction of Enemies

Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Great is the Lord, exalted high Lyrics: 1 Great is the Lord, exalted high Above all powers and every throne; What e'er he please in earth or sea, Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, through thy stubborn land; When all thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings, He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave. 5 His power the same, the same his grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. Topics: Church the House and Care of God; Family love and worship; Grace and providence; Idolatry reproved; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Providence and creation; Rain from heaven; Storm and Thunder; Thunder and storm; Weather; Works and grace; Church the House and Care of God; Family love and worship; Grace and providence; Idolatry reproved; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Providence and creation; Rain from heaven; Storm and Thunder; Thunder and storm; Weather; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 135:5-12

Praise due to God, not to Idols

Appears in 83 hymnals First Line: Awake, ye saints: To praise your King Lyrics: 1 Awake, ye saints: To praise your King Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown Are his divine employ: But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise; Lightning and storm at his command Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All power that gods or kings have claim'd Is found with him alone; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain? In vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in vain. 6 [Their gods have tongues that speechless prove, Such as their makers gave; Their feet were never form'd to move, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray; Mortals that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] 8 Ye nations, know the living God, Serve him with faith and fear; He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honours there. Topics: Church the House and Care of God; Family love and worship; Grace and providence; Idolatry reproved; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Providence and creation; Rain from heaven; Storm and Thunder; Thunder and storm; Weather; Works and grace; Church the House and Care of God; Family love and worship; Grace and providence; Idolatry reproved; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Providence and creation; Rain from heaven; Storm and Thunder; Thunder and storm; Weather; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 135

God's Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Salvation of his People

Appears in 49 hymnals First Line: Give thanks to God, the sovereign Lord Lyrics: 1 Give thanks to God, the sovereign Lord; His mercies still endure; And be the King of kings ador'd, His truth is ever sure. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done! How mighty is his hand! Heaven, earth and sea he fram'd alone; How wide is his command! 3 The sun supplies the day with light: How bright his counsels shine! The moon and stars adorn the night: His works are all divine! 4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead; How dreadful is his rod! And thence with joy his people led: How gracious is our God! 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two; His arm is great in might: And gave the tribes a passage through; His power and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd: How glorious are his ways! And brought his saints through desert ground: Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand; Victorious is his sword; While Israel took the promis'd land: 8 He saw the nations dead in sin; He felt his pity move: How sad the state the world was in! How boundless was his love! 9 He sent to save us from our woe: His goodness never fails; From death and hell, and every foe; And still his grace prevails. 10 Give thanks to God the heavenly King; His mercies still endure; Let the whole earth his praises sing; His truth is ever sure. Topics: God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Mercies everlasting; Mercies and truth of God; Providence and creation; Thunder and storm; Works and grace; God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Mercies everlasting; Mercies and truth of God; Providence and creation; Thunder and storm; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 136

Give thanks to God most high

Appears in 151 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give thanks to God most high, The universal Lord: The sovereign King of kings: And be his grace ador'd. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 2 How mighty is his hand! What wonders hath he done! He form'd the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 3 His wisdom fram'd the sun To crown the day with light; The moon and twinkling stars To cheer the darksome night. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 4 [He smote the first-born sons, The flower of Egypt, dead: And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 5 His power and lifted rod Cleft the red-sea in two; And for his people made A wondrous passage through. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his host he drown'd; And brought his Israel safe Through a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. Pause. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand; While his own servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise.] 8 He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin, And pity'd the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 9 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin and death, And every hurtful foe. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To GOD the heavenly king: And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. Topics: God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Mercies everlasting; Mercies and truth of God; Providence and creation; Thunder and storm; Works and grace; God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Mercies everlasting; Mercies and truth of God; Providence and creation; Thunder and storm; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 136

The Babylonian Captivity

Appears in 67 hymnals First Line: Along the banks where Babel's current flows Lyrics: 1 Along the banks where Babel's current flows, Our captive bands in deep despondence stray'd, While Zion's fall in sad remembrance rose, Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead. 2 The tuneless harp, that once with joy we strung, When praise employ'd and mirth inspir'd the lay, In mournful silence on the willows hung; And growing grief prolong'd the tedious day. 3 The barbarous tyrants, to increase the woe, With taunting smiles a song of Zion claim; Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow, While they blaspheme the great Jehovah's name. 4 But how, in heathen chains and lands unknown, Shall Israel's sons, a song of Zion raise? O hapless Salem, God's terrestrial throne, Thou land of glory sacred mount of praise. 5 If e'er my memory lose thy lovely name, If my cold heart neglect my kindred race, Let dire destruction seize this guilty frame; My hand shall perish and my voice shall cease. 6 Yet shall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls, O'ertake her foes with terror and dismay, His arm avenge her desolated walls, And raise her children to eternal day. Topics: Saints conducted to heaven; Saints conducted to heaven Scripture: Psalm 137

Restoring and Preserving Grace

Appears in 201 hymnals First Line: With all my powers of heart and tongue Lyrics: 1 With all my powers of heart and tongue I'll praise my Maker in my song; Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 [Angels that make thy church their care Shall witness my devotions there, While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair temple in the skies.] 3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sing the wonders of thy word; Not all the works and names below So much thy power and glory show. 4 To God I cry'd when troubles rose; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes: He did my rising fears controul, And strength diffus'd through all my soul. 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great; But from his throne descends to bless The humble souls that trust his grace. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand Upheld and guarded by thy hand; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. Topics: Angels present in churches; Assistance from God; God our preserver; Grace preserving and restoring; Perseverance; Preserving grace; Restoring grace; Strength and Grace; Angels present in churches; Assistance from God; God our preserver; Grace preserving and restoring; Perseverance; Preserving grace; Restoring grace; Strength and Grace Scripture: Psalm 138

The wonderful Formation of Man

Appears in 35 hymnals First Line: 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came Lyrics: 1 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came, A work of such a curious frame; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine. 2 Thine eyes could all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay: Thou saw'st the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. 3 By thee my growing parts were nam'd, And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd, The breathing lungs, the beating heart, Was copy'd with unerring art. 4 At last to shew my Maker's name, God stamp'd his Image on my frame, And in some unknown moment join'd The finish'd members of the mind. 5 There the young seeds of thought began And all the passions of the man, Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise. Pause. 6 Lord, since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 7 I could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore, Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of thy grace. 8 These on my heart are still imprest, With these I give my eyes to rest; And at my waking hour I find God and his love possess my mind. Topics: All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity; All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity Scripture: Psalm 139

Sincerity profest, and Grace tried; or, the Heart searching God

Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: My God, what inward grief I feel Lyrics: 1 My God, what inward grief I feel When impious men transgress thy will! I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count for enemies to me. 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought Though my own heart accuse me not, Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within? Do I indulge some unknown sin? Oh turn my feet whene'er I stray, And lead me in thy perfect way. Topics: All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity; All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity Scripture: Psalm 139

God is every where

Appears in 251 hymnals First Line: In all my vast concerns with thee Lyrics: 1 In all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they’re form'd within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh wondrous knowledge, deep and high; Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Enclos'd on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. Pause. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire Forgotten and unknown? In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throne. 7 Should I suppress my vital breath To ’scape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 8 If wing'd with beams of morning-light I fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 9 If o’er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 10 The beams of moon, the midnight-hour Are both alike to thee: Oh may I ne’er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. Topics: All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity; All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity Scripture: Psalm 139

The Wisdom of God in the formation of Man

Appears in 53 hymnals First Line: When I with pleasing wonder stand Lyrics: 1 When I with pleasing wonder stand, And all my frame survey, Lord, tis thy work; I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possest Where unborn nature grew; Thy wisdom all my features trac'd, And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with nicest care survey'd The growth of every part; Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid Was copy'd by thy art. 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire and wind Shew me thy wondrous skill; But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders still. 5 Thy awful glories round me shine, My flesh proclaims thy praise; Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. Topics: All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity; All-seeing God; Appeal to God concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence of Sincerity; Examination; Grace its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man wonderful formation; Mercies innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience sincere; Profession of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity Scripture: Psalm 139