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The Warnings of GOD to his People; or, Spiritual Blessings and Punishments

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #143 (1740) First Line: Sing to the Lord aloud Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord aloud, And make a joyful Noise; GOD is our Strength, our Saviour GOD; Let Isr'el hear his Voice. 2 "From vile Idolatry "Preserve my Worship clean; "I am the Lord, who set thee free "From Slavery and Sin. 3 "Stretch thy Desires abroad, "And I'll supply them well: "But if ye will refuse your GOD, "If Isr'el will rebel; 4 "I'll leave them, saith the Lord, "To their own Lusts a Prey, "And let them run the dang'rous Road, "'Tis their own chosen Way. 5 "Yet, O! that all my Saints "Would harken to my Voice! "Soon I would ease their sore Complaints, "And bid their Hearts rejoice. 6 "While I destroy their Foes, "I'd richly feed my Flock; "And they should taste the Stream that flows "From their eternal Rock." Topics: Spiritual Blessings and Punishments; Threatenings and promises Scripture: Psalm 81:1 Languages: English

GOD the Supreme Governor; or, Magistrates warned

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #144 (1740) First Line: Among th' Assemblies of the Great Lyrics: 1 Among th' Assemblies of the Great A greater Ruler takes his Seat; The GOD of Heav'n, as Judge surveys Those Gods on Earth, and all their Ways. 2 Why will ye, then, frame wicked Laws? Or why support th' unrighteous Cause? When will ye once defend the Poor, That Sinners vex the Saints no more? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know; Dark are the Ways in which they go; Their Name of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like Men. 3 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal Throne, And rule the Nations with his Rod; He is our Judge, and he our GOD. Topics: Authority from God; Evil Magistrates; God supreme governor; Magistrates warned Scripture: Psalm 82 Languages: English

A Complaint against Persecutors

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #145 (1740) First Line: And will the GOD of Grace Lyrics: 1 And will the GOD of Grace Perpetual Silence keep; The GOD of Justice hold his Peace, And let his Vengeance sleep? 2 Behold, what cursed Snares The Men of Mischief spread: The Men that hate thy Saints and Thee Lift up their threat'ning Head. 3 Against thy hidden Ones Their Counsels they employ, And Malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 The Noble and the Base Into thy Pastures leap; The Lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy Sheep. 5 "Come, let us join, they cry, "To root them from the Ground, "Till not the Name of Saints remain, "Nor mem'ry shall be found." 6 Awake, Almighty GOD, And call thy Wrath to Mind; Give them like Forests to the Fire, Or Stubble to the Wind. 7 Convince their Madness, Lord, And make them seek thy Name; Or else their stubborn Rage confound, That they may die in Shame. 8 Then shall the Nations know That glorious dreadful Word, JEHOVAH is thy Name alone, And thou the Sov'reign Lord. Topics: Jehovah; Persecuted Saints, their Prayer and Faith; Persecutors complained of Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English

The Pleasure of Publc Worship

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #146a (1740) First Line: How pleasant, how divinely fair Lyrics: 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of Hosts, thy Dwellings are! With long Desire my Spirit faints To meet th' Assemblies of thy Saints. 2 My Flesh would rest in thine Abode, My panting Heart cries out for GOD; My GOD! my King! why should I be So far from all my Joys and Thee? 3 The Sparrow chuses where to rest, And for her Young provides her Nest; But will my GOD to Sparrows grant That Pleasure which his Children want? 4 Blest are the Saints who sit on high Around thy Throne of Majesty; Thy brightest Glories shine above, And all their Work is Praise and Love. 5 Blest are the Souls who find a Place Within the Temple of thy Grace; There they behold thy gentler Rays, And seek thy Face, and learn thy Praise. 6 Blest are the Men whose Hearts are set To find the Way to Sion's Gate; GOD is their Strength, and thro' the Road They lean upon their Helper. GOD. 7 Chearful they walk with growing Strength, 'Till all shall meet in Heav'n at length, 'Till all before thy Face appear, And join in nobler Worship there. Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and Safety in Church; Glorification and Grace promised; Worship delight in it; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English

GOD and his Church; or, Grace and Glory

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #146b (1740) First Line: Great GOD, attend while Sion sings Lyrics: 1 Great GOD, attend, while Sion sings The Joy that from thy Presence springs: To spend one Day with Thee on Earth Exceeds a thousand Days of Mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest Place Within thy House, O GOD of Grace, Not Tents of Ease, nor Thrones of Pow'r, Should tempt my Feet to leave thy door. 3 GOD is our sun, he makes our Day; GOD is our Shield, he guards our Way From all th' Assaults of Hell and Sin, From Foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful Grace will GOD bestow, And crown that Grace with Glory too; He gives us all Things, and with-holds No real Good from upright Souls. 5 O GOD, our King, whose sov'reign Sway The glorious Hosts of Heaven obey, And Devils at thy Presence flee, Blest is the Man that trusts in Thee. Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and Safety in Church; Glorification and Grace promised; Worship delight in it; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English

Delight in Ordinances of Worship; or, GOD present in his Churches

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #147 (1740) First Line: My Soul, how lovely is the Place Lyrics: 1 My Soul, how lovely is the Place To which thy GOD resorts! 'Tis Heaven to see his smiling Face, Though in his earthly Courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the Skies His saving Pow'r displays, And Light breaks in upon our Eyes With kind and quick'ning Rays. 3 With his rich Gifts the heav'nly Dove Descends and fills the Place, While Christ reveals his wond'rous Love, And sheds abroad his Grace. 4 There, mighty GOD, thy Words declare The Secrets of thy Will; And still we seek thy Mercy there, And sing thy Praises still. Pause. 5 My Heart and Flesh cry out for Thee, While far from thine Abode; When shall I tread thy Courts, and see My Saviour and my GOD. 6 The Sparrow builds herself a Nest, And suffers no Remove; O make me, like the Sparrows, blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one Day beneath thine Eye, And hear thy gracious Voice, Exceeds a whole Eternity Employ'd in carnal Joys. 8 Lord at thy Threshold I would wait While JESUS is within, Rather than fill a Throne of State, Or live in tents of Sin. 9 Could I command the spacious Land, And the more boundless Sea, For one blest Hour at thy Right Hand I'd give them both away. Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and Safety in Church; Glorification and Grace promised; Worship delight in it; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 84:1-4 Languages: English

Longing for the House of God

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #148 (1740) First Line: Lord of the Worlds above Lyrics: 1 Lord of the Worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The Dwellings of thy Love, Thy earthly Temples are: To thine Abode My Heart aspires, With warm Desires To see my GOD. 2 The Sparrow for her Young With Pleasure seeks a Nest, And wand'ring Swallows long To find their wonted Rest; My Spirit faints With equal Zeal To rise and dwell Among thy Saints. 3 O happy Souls that pray Where GOD appoints to hear! O happy Men that pay Their constant Service there! They praise Thee still; And happy they That love the Way To Sion's Hill! 4 They go from Strength to Strength, Through this dark Vale of Tears, 'Till each arrives at length, 'Till each in Heav'n appears: O glorious Seat, When GOD our King Shall thither bring Our willing Feet! Pause. 5 To spend one sacred Day, Where GOD and Saints abide, Affords diviner Joy Than thousand Days beside. Where GOD resorts, I love it more To keep the Door Than shine in Courts. 6 GOD is our Sun and Shield, Our Light and our Defence; With Gifts his Hands are fill'd, We draw our Blessings thence; He shall bestow On Jacob's Race Peculiar Grace, And Glory too. 7 The Lord his People loves; His Hand no Good with-holds From those his Heart approves, From pure and pious Souls: Thrice happy he, O GOD of Hosts, Whose Spirit trusts Alone in Thee. Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and Safety in Church; Glorification and Grace promised; Worship delight in it; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English

Waiting for an Answer to Prayer; or, Deliverance begun and compleated

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #150a (1740) First Line: Lord, thou hast call'd thy Grace to Mind Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast call'd thy Grace to Mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy Doom; So GOD forgave when Isr'el sinn'd, And brought his wand'ring Captives Home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest Wrath abate; Now let our Hearts be turn'd to Thee, And thy Salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying Graces, Lord, And let thy Saints in Thee rejoice; Make known thy Truth, fulfil thy Word; We wait for Praise to tune our Voice. 4 We wait to hear what GOD will say; He'll speak, and give his People Peace; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning Wrath increase. Topics: Church restored by prayer; Deliverance begun and perfected; Deliverance by prayer; Salvation by Christ; Waiting for answer to prayer Scripture: Psalm 85:1-8 Languages: English

Salvation by Christ

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #150b (1740) First Line: Salvation is for ever nigh Lyrics: 1 Salvation is for ever nigh The Souls that fear and trust the Lord; And Grace descending from on high Fresh Hopes of Glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and Truth on Earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from Heav'n; By his Obedience so complete, Justice is pleas'd, and Peace is giv'n. 3 Now Truth and Honour shall abound, Religion dwell on Earth again, And heav'nly Influence bless the Ground In our Redeemer's gentle Reign. 4 His Righteousness is gone before To give us free Access to God; Our wand'ring Feet shall stray no more, But mark his Steps and keep the Road. Topics: Church restored by prayer; Deliverance begun and perfected; Deliverance by prayer; Salvation by Christ; Waiting for answer to prayer Scripture: Psalm 85:9-13 Languages: English

A general Song of Praise to GOD

Hymnal: PDIL1740 #151a (1740) First Line: Among the Princes, earthly Gods Lyrics: 1 Among the Princes, earthly Gods, There's none hath Pow'r divine; Nor is their Nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their Works like thine. 2 The Nations thou hast made shall bring Their Off'rings round thy Throne; For thou alone dost wond'rous Things, For thou art GOD alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy Feet; Teach me thine heav'nly Ways, And my poor scatter'd Thoughts unite In GOD my Father's Praise. 4 Great is thy Mercy, and my Tongue Shall those great Wonders tell, How by thy Grace my sinking Soul Rose from the Deeps of Hell. Topics: Praise General Scripture: Psalm 86:8-13 Languages: English