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A Psalm before Prayer

Appears in 145 hymnals First Line: Sing to the Lord, Jehovah's name Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord, Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing; The Lord's a GOD of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compar'd with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his face; Oh may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace! 6 Now is the time, he bends his ear, And waits for your request; Come, lest he rouze his wrath and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest." Scripture: Psalm 95

A Psalm before Sermon

Appears in 686 hymnals First Line: Come, sound his praise abroad Lyrics: 1 Come, sound His praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing: Jehovah is the sovereign GOD, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He form'd us by his word. 4 To day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious GOD. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And heart grow hard like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race; 6 The Lord in vengeance drest Will lift his hand, and swear, "You that despise my promis'd rest, "Shall have no portion there."

Before Jehovah's awful throne

Appears in 975 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is GOD alone; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power without our aid Made us of clay, and form'd us men; And when like wandering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame: What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 4 We'll croud thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heaven our voices raise; And earth with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love? Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Scripture: Psalm 100

Colonies planted; or, Nations blest and punished

Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: When God, provok'd with daring crimes Lyrics: 1 When GOD, provok'd with daring crimes, Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries the rivers from the land. 2 His word can raise the springs again, And make the wither'd mountains green, Send showery blessings from the skies; And harvests in the desert rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they, He bids th' opprest and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, Whose yearly fruit supplies their want; Their race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their wealth increases with their flocks. 5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin, He lets the heathen nations in, A savage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barbarous hands. 6 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn; The country lies unfenc'd, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 7 Yet if the humbled nation mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns: Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live.] 8 The righteous with a joyful sense Admire the works of providence; And tongues of atheists shall no more Blaspheme the GOD that saints adore. 9 How few with pious care record These wondrous dealings of the Lord! But wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just and kind. Scripture: Psalm 107

The Blessings of the Pious and Charitable

Appears in 68 hymnals First Line: Thrice happy man who fears the Lord Lyrics: 1 Thrice happy man who fears the Lord, Loves his commands, and trusts his word; Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclin'd; He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread That fill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is arm'd against the fear, For GOD with all his power is there. 4 His spirit fix'd upon the Lord Draws heavenly courage from his word; Amidst the darkness light shall rise, To cheer his heart and bless his eyes. 5 He hath dispers'd his alms abroad, His works are still before his GOD; His name on earth shall long remain, While envious sinners rage in vain. Scripture: Psalm 112

Liberality rewarded

Appears in 91 hymnals First Line: Happy is he that fears the Lord Lyrics: 1 Happy is he that fears the Lord, And follows his commands, Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need; So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well-establish'd mind; His soul to GOD, his refuge flies, And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of danger and distress Some beams of light shall shine, To shew the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and of love Remain before the Lord; Honour on earth and joys above Shall be his sure reward. Scripture: Psalm 112

Miracles attending Israel's Journey

Appears in 49 hymnals First Line: When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand Lyrics: 1 When Israel, freed from Pharaoh’s hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their king, and Judah was his throne. 2 A-cross the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap! Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide? Make Jordan backward roll his tide? Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels? 5 Let every mountain, every flood Retire and know th' approaching GOD, The King of Israel: see Him here; Tremble thou earth, adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns, The rock to standing pools he turns; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 114

Idolatry reproved

Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: Not to our names, thou only just and true Lyrics: 1 Not to our names, thou only just and true, Not to our worthless names is glory due: Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name; Shine thro' the earth from heaven thy blest abode; Nor let the heathens say, And where's your God? 2 Heaven is thine higher court: There stands thy throne And thro' the lower worlds thy will is done: GOD fram'd this earth, the starry heavens he spread, But fools adore the gods their hands have made; The kneeling croud, with looks devout behold Their silver-saviours, and their saints of gold. 3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears; The molten image neither sees nor hears: Their hands are helpless, nor their feet can move, They have no speech, nor though, nor power, nor love; Yet sottish mortals make their long complaints To their deaf idols, and their moveless saints. 4 The rich have statues well adorn'd with gold; The poor content with gods of coarser mould, With tools of iron carve the senseless stock Lopt from a tree, or broken from a rock; People and priest drive on the solemn trade, And trust the gods that saws and hammers made.] 5 Be heaven and earth amaz'd! 'Tis hard to say Which is more stupid, or their gods, or they/ O Israel, trust the Lord: He hears and sees, He knows thy sorrows and restores thy peace; His worship does a thousand comforts yield, He is thy help, and he thine heavenly shield. 6 In GOD we trust; our impious foes in vain Attempt our ruin and oppose his reign; Had they prevail'd darkness had clos'd our days, And death and silence had forbid his praise: But we are sav'd, and live: Let songs arise, And Zion bless the GOD that built the skies. Scripture: Psalm 115

Praise to GOD from all Nations

Appears in 100 hymnals First Line: O all ye nations, praise the Lord Lyrics: 1 O all ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a diff'rent tongue; In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns thro' every land; Proclaim his grace abroad; Forever firm his truth shall stand; Praise ye the faithful GOD. Scripture: Psalm 117

Hosannah; the Lord's day; or, Christ's Resurrection and our Salvation

Appears in 599 hymnals First Line: This is the day the Lord hath made Lyrics: 1 This is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To day he rose and left the dead; And Satan's empire fell; To day the saints his triumphs spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosannah to th' anointed king, To David's holy son, Help us, O Lord; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace; Who comes in GOD his father's name To save our sinful race. 5 Hosannah in the highest strains The Church on earth can raise; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. Scripture: Psalm 118:24-26