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At the forming of a church

Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CDVI (1792) First Line: Great Father of mankind Lyrics: 1 Great Father of mankind, We bless that wond'rous grace Which could for Gentiles find, Within thy courts a place: How kind the care Our God displays, For us to raise A house of prayer! 2 Tho' once estranged far, We now approach the throne For Jesus brings us near, And makes our cause his own: Strangers no more, To thee we come, And find our home, And rest secure. 3 To thee our souls we join, And love thy sacred name; No more our own, but thine, We triumph in thy claim; Our father-king, The covenant grace, Our souls embrace, Thy titles sing. 4 Here in thy house we fest On dainties all divine; And, while such sweets we taste, With joy our faces shine; Incense shall rise From flames of love, And God approve The sacrifice. 5 May all the nations throng, To worship in thy house; And thou attend the song, And smile upon their vows; Indulgent still, 'Till earth conspire To join the choir On Zion's hill. Topics: The Church The Gospel Church; Church Formed Scripture: Isaiah 56:6 Languages: English

The immutability of God, and the Mutability of Creation

Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: SHBA1792 #V (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great former of this various frame Lyrics: 1 Great former of this various frame, Our souls adore thine awful name; And bow and tremble, while they praise The ancient of eternal days. 2 Thou, Lord, with unsurpris'd survey, Saw'st nature rising yesterday; And as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and stars in ruin lie. 3 Beyond an angel's vision bright, Thou dwell'st in self-existent light. Which shines with undiminish'd ray, While suns and worlds in smoke decay. 4 Our days a transient period run, And change with ev'ry circling sun; And in the firmest state we boast, A moth can crush us into dust. 5 But let the creatures fall around: Let death consign us to the ground: Let the last general flame arise, And melt the arches of the skies. 6 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see, While grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. Topics: God; Immutability of God Scripture: Psalm 102:25-28 Languages: English

Sun

Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CXCIX (1792) First Line: Great God, amid the darksome night Lyrics: 1 Great God, amid the darksome night, Thy glories dart upon my sight, While, wrapt in wonder, I behold The silver moon and stars of glod. 2 But when I see the sun arise, And pour his glories o'er the skies, In more stupendous forms I view Thy greatness and thy goodness too. 3 Thy sun of suns, whose dazzling light Tries and confounds an angel's sight, How shall I glance mine eye at thee In all thy vast immensity? 4 Yet I may be allow'd to trace The distant shadow of thy face, As in the pale and sickly moon We trace the image of the sun. 5 In every work thy hands have made Thy power and wisdom are display'd; But, O! what glories all divine In my incarnate Savior thine! 6 He is my sun, beneath his wings My soul securely sits and sings; And there enjoys like those above, The balmy influence of thy love. 7 O may the vital strength and heat His cheering beams communicate, Enable me my course to run With the same vigor as the sun! Topics: Characters and Representations of Christ Sun; Christ Sun Scripture: Psalm 84:11 Languages: English

The Justice and Goodness of God

Author: Beddome Hymnal: SHBA1792 #XVIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God, my maker, and my King Lyrics: 1 Great God, my maker, and my King, Of thee I'll speak, of thee I'll sing; All thou hast done, and all thou dost Declare thee good, proclaim thee just: 2 Thy ancient thoughts, and firm decrees, Thy threatenings and thy promises, The joys of Heaven, the pains of hell, 3 Thy terrors and thine acts of grace, Thy threatening rod, and smiling face, Thy wounding and thy healing word, A world undone, a world restor'd: 4 While these excite my fear and joy; While these my tuneful lips employ; Accept, O Lord, the humble song, The tribute of a trembling tongue. Topics: God; Justice and goodness of God Languages: English

Prayer for Infants; or Children, day by day given to God

Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CCCXXXVI (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Great God, now condescend Lyrics: 1 Great God, now condescend To bless our rising race; Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace! 2 O! what a vast delight Their happiness to see! Our warmest wishes all unite, to lead their souls to thee. 3 Dear Lord, thy spirit pour Upon our infant seed, O bring the long'd-for happy hour That makes them thine indeed, 4 May they receive thy word, Confess the Savior's name; Then follow their despised Lord, Thro' the baptismal stream. 5 Thus let our favour'd race Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thy sovereign grace, And sing their dying lord. Topics: Worship Family Worship; Family Worship; Infants; Family Religion Languages: English

Mysteries to be explained hereafter

Author: Beddome Hymnal: SHBA1792 #XXXV (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Great God of Providence! thy ways Lyrics: 1 Great God of Providence! thy ways Are hid from mortal sight; Wrapt in impenetrable shades, Or cloth'd with dazzling light. 2 The wond'rous methods of thy grace, Evade the human eye; The nearer we attempt t' approach, The farther off they fly. 3 But in the world of bliss above Where thou dost ever reign, These mysteries shall be all unveil'd, And not a doubt remain. 4 The sun of righteousness shall there His brightest beams display, And not a hovering cloud obscure That never-ending day. Topics: Creation and Providence; Providence to be explained hereafter Scripture: John 13:7 Languages: English

The Pardoning God

Author: President Davies Hymnal: SHBA1792 #LXXXV (1792) First Line: Great God of wonders! all thy ways Lyrics: 1 Great God of wonders! all thy ways, Are matchless, godlike, and divine; But the fair glories of thy grace, More godlike and unrival'd shine: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 2 Crimes of such horror to forgive, Such guilty daring worms to spare, This is thy grand prerogative, And none shall in the honor share. Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 3 Angels and men, resign your claim, To pity, mercy, love and grace; These glories crown Jehovah's name, With an incomparable blaze. Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 4 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, We take the pardon of our God, Pardon, for crimes of deepest dye, A pardon seal'd with Jesu's blood. Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 5 O may this strange, this matchless grace, This godlike miracle of love Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, And all the angelic choirs above! Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon; Pardoning God Scripture: Micah 7:18 Languages: English

Reading the scriptures

Author: Beddome Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CCCXXX (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God, oppress'd with grief and fear Lyrics: 1 Great God, oppress'd with grief and fear, I take thy book and hope to find Some gracious word of promise there, To sooth the sorrows of my mind: 2 I turn the sacred volume o'er, And search with care from page to page: Of threatnings find an ample store, But nought that can my grief assuage, 3 And is there nought? forbid dear Lord, So base a thought should e'er arise; I'll search again, and while I search, O may the scales fall off mine eyes! 4 'Tis done: and with transporting joys, I read the heaven-inspired lines; There mercy spreads its brightest beams, And truth with dazzling lustre shines. 5 Here's heavenly food for hungry souls, And mines of gold to enrich the poor; Here's healing balm for every wound, A salve for every festering sore. Topics: Worship Private Worship; Reading the scriptures; Personal Religion Languages: English

Prayer for Missionaries

Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CDXX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Great God, the nations of the earth Lyrics: 1 Great God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thine; And in thy works by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in thy mind. 3 Lord when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, 'Till every tribe, and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound: 4 O when shall Afric's sable sons Enjoy the heavenly word, And vassals long-enslav'd become The freemen of the Lord? 5 When shall th' untutor'd Heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace? 6 Haste, sovereign mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love; Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove! 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel’s rays, And build on sin’s demolish'd throne, The temples of thy praise! Topics: The Church Glory Prayed For; Church Prayed for; Missionaries prayed for Languages: English

On opening a place of Worship

Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: SHBA1792 #CCCXXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God, thy watchful care we bless Lyrics: 1 Great God, thy watchful care we bless, Which guards our synagogues in peace; Nor dare tumultuous foes invade, To fill the worshippers with dread. 2 These walls we to thy honor raise, Long may they echo to thy praise: And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 3 Here let the great Redeemer reign With all the graces of his train; While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 4 And in the great decisive day, Then God the nations shall survey; May it before the world appear That crowds were born to glory here. Topics: Worship Public Worship; Public Religion Languages: English