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Creatures vain' and God All-sufficient

Appears in 40 hymnals First Line: Blest is the nation, where the Lord Lyrics: 1 Blest is the nation, where the Lord Hath fix'd his gracious throne; Where he reveals his heav'nly word, And calls their tribes his own. 2 His eye, with infinite survey, Does the whole world behold; He form'd us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not rescu'd by the force Of armies from the grave; Nor speed nor courage of an horse Can his bold rider save. 4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men, Nor springs our safety thence; But holy souls from God obtain A strong and sure defence. 5 God is their fear, and God their trust: When plagues or famine spread, His watchful eye secures the just, Among ten thousand dead. 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. Scripture: Psalm 33

Exhortation to Peace and Holiness

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: Come children, learn to fear the Lord Lyrics: 1 Come, children, learn to fear the Lord, And that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace; So shall the Lord your ways approve, And set your souls at ease. 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, His ears attend their cry; When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh. 4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. 6 When desolation like a flood O'er the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeem'd their souls. Scripture: Psalm 34:11-22

Canaan last through Unbelief; or, a Warning to delaying Sinners

Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Come let your voices join to raise Lyrics: 1 Come, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise: God is a sov'reign King; rehearse His honour in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word, He is our Shepherd; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey, Nor let our harden'd hearts renew The sins and plagues that Isra'l knew. 4 Isra'l, that saw his works of grace Yet tempt their Maker to his face; A faithless unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! "Forget my pow'r, abuse my love; "Since they despis'd my rest, I swear, "Their feet shall never enter there." 6 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead; Attend the offer'd grace to-day, Nor lose the blessings by delay. 7 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Sion’s heav'nly gates; Believe and take the promis'd rest; Obey, and be for ever blest.] Scripture: Psalm 95:1-3

Benefit of Afflictions, and Support under them

Appears in 91 hymnals First Line: Consider all my sorrows, Lord Lyrics: 1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliv'rance send; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end! 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my God. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins, I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul, opprest with sorrow's weight, Had sunk amongst the dead. 5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe; The sharpest suff'rings I endure, Flow from thy faithful care. 6 Before I knew thy chast'ning rod, My feet were apt to stray; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. Scripture: Psalm 119:153

Christ exalted to the Kingdom

Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: David rejoice' in God his strength Lyrics: 1 David rejoic'd in God his strength, Rais'd to the throne by special grace, But Christ the Son appears at length, Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And giv'n the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will, Nor doth the least request withhold: Blessings of love prevent him still, And crowns of glory, not of gold. 4 Honour and majesty divine Around his sacred temples shine: Blest with the favour of thy face, And length of everlasting days. 5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes; And as a firey oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls. Scripture: Psalm 21:1-9

Christ's Passion and Sinners Salvation

Appears in 133 hymnals First Line: Deep in our hearts let us record Lyrics: 1 Deep in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord, Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and pow'rs of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy pow'r and love Has made the curse a blessing prove; Those dreadful suff'rings of thy Son Aton'd for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restor'd: His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 7 Oh for his sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live: The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. Scripture: Psalm 69

Sanctified Afflictions; or, delight in the Wordl of God

Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: Father, I bless thy gentle hand Lyrics: 1 Father, I bless thy gentle hand; How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wand'ring soul to God! 2 Foolish and vain, I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord, I left my guide, and lost my way; But now I love and keep thy word. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell; 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I might learn his statutes well. 4 The law that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit form'd my soul within: Teach me to know thy wond'rous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord At my salvation shall rejoice; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. Scripture: Psalm 119:67

Christ's Obedience and Death; or God glorified and Sinners saved

Appears in 70 hymnals First Line: Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace Lyrics: 1 Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace, I bless my Saviour's name, He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has rais'd us high, His duty and his zeal Fulfil'd the law which mortals broke, And finish'd all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs Shall better please my God, Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goat's or bullock's blood. 4 This shall his humble follow'rs see, And set their hearts at rest; They by his death draw near to thee, And live forever blest. 5 Let heav'n and all that dwell on high To God their voices raise, While lands and seas assist the sky, And join t'advance his praise. 6 Sion is thine, most holy God, Thy Son shall bless her gates; And glory purchas'd by his blood For thine own Isr'el waits. Scripture: Psalm 69

The Saint's Trial and Safety; or, moderated Afflictions

Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: Firm and unmov'd are they Lyrics: 1 Firm and unmov'd are they, That rest their souls on God: Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and his Almighty love Embrace his saints around. 3 What tho' the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep, Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope and love, and ev'ry grace Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint; The God of Israel will support His children, lest they faint. 7 But if our slavish fear Will choose the road to hell, We must expect our portion there, Where bolder sinners dwell. Scripture: Psalm 125

Health, Sickness, and Recovery

Appears in 73 hymnals First Line: Firm was my health, my day was bright Lyrics: 1 Firm was my health, my day was bright, And I presum'd ’twould ne’er be night: Fondly I said within my heart, "Pleasure and peace, shall ne’er depart." 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee my God; “What canst thou profit by my blood? "Deep in the dust can I declare "Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 "Hear me, O God of grace, I said, "And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turn'd to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne’er be silent of thy name; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heav'n, For sickness heal'd and sins forgiv'n. Scripture: Psalm 30:6