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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 hand 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 pow'r shall help them when they fall, "And raise them when they die. 8 "Those that on earth my name have known, "I'll honour them in heav'n; "There my salvation shall be shown, "And endless life be giv'n." Scripture: Psalm 91:9-16

Religious Education; or, Instructions of Piety

Appears in 67 hymnals First Line: Children, in years or knowledge young Lyrics: 1 Children, in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death; His spirit heals their broken bones, His praise employs their tuneful breath. Scripture: Psalm 34:11-12

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' ev'ry 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 for ever 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

The Blessedness of Saints, and Misery of Sinners

Appears in 83 hymnals First Line: Blest are the undefiled in heart Lyrics: 1 Blest are the undefil'd in heart, Whose ways are right and clean; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from ev'ry sin. 2 Blest are the men that keep thy word, And practise thy commands; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands. 3 Great is their peace who love thy law; How firm their souls abide; Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honour all thy name. 5 But haughty sinners God will hate, The proud shall die accurst; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust. 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are; And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar, But never taste thy grace. Scripture: Psalm 119:1-3

The Folly of Self-Dependance

Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Why should the haughty hero boast Lyrics: 1 Why should the haughty hero boast His vengeful arm, his warlike host? While blood defiles his cruel hand, And desolation wastes the land. 2 He joys to hear the captive's cry, The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh; And when the weary'd sword would spare, His falsehood spreads the fatal snare. 3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, And arms with rage his impious tongue; With pride proclaims his dreadful pow'r, And b ids the trembling world adore. 4 But God beholds, and with a frown, Casts to the dust his honours down; The righteous freed, their hopes recal, And hail the proud oppressor's fall. 5 How low the insulting tyrant lies, Who dar'd th' eternal Pow'r despise; And vainly deem'd with envious joy, His arm Almighty to destroy. 6 We praise the Lord, who heard our cries, And sent salvation from the skies; The saints, who saw our mournful days, Shall join our grateful songs of praise. Scripture: Psalm 52

Israel punished and pardoned' or, God's unchangeable Love

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: God of eternal love Lyrics: 1 God of eternal love, How fickle are our ways! And yet how oft did Isra'l prove Thy constancy of grace! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praise they sung; But soon thy works of pow'r forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow; Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, And he reduc'd them low. 4 Yet when they mourn'd their faults, He hearken'd to their groans; Brought his own cov'nant to his thoughts, And call'd them still his sons. 5 Their names were in his book, He sav'd them from their foes; Oft he chastis'd, but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race; And Christians join the solemn word, Amen to all the praise. Scripture: Psalm 106:7-8

The Power and Majesty of God; or, Reverential Worship

Appears in 129 hymnals 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 rise! How bright thine armies shine! Where is the power with thee that vies, 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; They saw thine arm in veng'ance shine When Egypt durst rebel. 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wond'rous is thy grace! While truth and mercy, join'd in one, Invite us near thy face. Scripture: Psalm 89:7-14

Death and the Resurrection

Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Ye sons of pride, that hate the just Lyrics: 1 Ye sons of pride, that hate the just, And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall raise no more. 2 The last great day shall change the scene; When will that hour appear? When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorn'd them here? 3 God will my naked soul receive, Call'd from the world away, And break the prison of the grave, To raise my mould'ring clay. 4 Heav'n is my everlasting home, Th' inheritance is sure; Let men of pride their rage resume, But I'll repine no more. Scripture: Psalm 49:14-15

The Majesty and Condescension of God

Appears in 45 hymnals First Line: Ye that delight to serve the Lord Lyrics: 1 Ye that delight to serve the Lord, The honours of his name record, His sacred name for ever bless: Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Let lands and seas his pow'r confess. 2 Not time nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds; The heav'ns are far below his height; Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Arm'd with his uncreated might. 3 He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do, And bends his care to mortal things; His sov'reign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And seats them on the thrones of Kings. 4 When childless families despair, He sends the blessings of an heir, To rescue their expiring name; The mother with a thankful voice Proclaims his praises and her joys; Let ev'ry age advance his fame. Scripture: Psalm 113

The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Happy the man whose cautious feet Lyrics: 1 Happy the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that sinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pond'ring o'er the word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams Shall flourish in immortal green: And Heav'n will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels cross'd; As chaff before the tempest flies: So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race; The dreadful Judge with stern command Divides him to a different place. 6 "Strait is the Way my saints have trod, "I bless the path, and drew it plain; "But you would choose the crooked road; :And down it leads to endless pain."