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Looking to God in the Distress of War

Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: Lord thou hast scourg'd our guilty land Lyrics: 1 Lord thou hast scourg'd our guilty land, Behold thy people mourn; Shall veng'ance ever guide thy hand? And mercy ne'er return? 2 Beneath the terrors of thine eye Earth's haughty tow'rs decay; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky And mortals melt away. 3 Our Sion trembles at thy stroke, And dreads thy lifted hand; Oh, heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. 4 Exalt thy banner in the field, For those that fear thy name; From barb'rous hosts our nation shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Attend our armies to the fight, And be their guardian God; In vain shall numerous pow'rs unite Against thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops, beneath thy guiding hand, Shall gain a glad renown: 'Tis God who makes the feeble stand, And treads the mighty down. Scripture: Psalm 60

The All-Seeing God

Appears in 327 hymnals First Line: Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro' Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro'; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their pow'rs. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my GOD distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my op'ning lips they break. 3 Within thy circling pow'r I stand On ev'ry side I find thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with GOD. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul with all the pow'rs I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Pause First 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run? 7 If up to heav'n I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light; Or dive to hell, there veng'ance reigns, And satan groans beneath thy chains. 8 If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the Western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. 10 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Pause Second 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Thro' midnight shades as blazing noon. 12 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thee; Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 13 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Scripture: Psalm 139

The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: My God, the steps of pious men Lyrics: 1 My God, the steps of pious men Are order'd by thy will; Though they should fall, they rise again, Thy Hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves: He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heav'nly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home; He feasts them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown; Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down. Pause. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay-tree fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 6 And lo, he vanish'd from the ground, Destroy'd by hands unseen; Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. 7 But mark the man of righteousness, His sev'ral steps attend; True pleasure runs thro' all his ways, And peaceful is his end. Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37

A Morning Psalm

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: O Lord, how many are my foes Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how many are my foes, In this weak state of flesh and blood? My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee I rais'd an evening cry; Thou heardst when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid I laid me down and slept secure, Not death should make my heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustain'd me all the night; Salvation doth to God belong: He rais'd my head to see the light, And makes his praise my morning song. Scripture: Psalm 3:1-5

Deliverance form Death

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: To thee, O God of truth and love Lyrics: 1 To thee, O God of truth and love, My spirit I commit; Thou hast redeem'd my soul from death, And sav'd me from the pit. 2 Despair and comfort, hope and fear Maintain'd a doubtful strife; While sorrow, pain and sin conspir'd To take away my life. 3 "My time is in thy hand," I cry'd, Though I draw near the dust:" Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. 4 Oh make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me for thy mercy's sake, For I'm entirely thine. Pause. 5 'Twas in my haste, my spirit said, "I must despair and die, "I am cut off before thine eyes;" But thou hast heard my cry. 6 Thy goodness how divinely free! How sweet thy smiling face, To those that fear thy majesty, And trust thy promis'd grace. 7 Oh love the Lord, all ye his saints, And sing his praises loud; He'll bend his ear to your complaints, And recompence the proud. Scripture: Psalm 31:5

An Evening Hymn

Appears in 246 hymnals First Line: Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray; I am for ever thine: I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, ’Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace, I’ll give mine eyes to sleep; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Scripture: Psalm 4:3-5

The Mercies of God, innumerable (An Evening Psalm)

Appears in 56 hymnals First Line: Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er Lyrics: 1 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise; Not all the sands that spread the shore, To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill, And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! O may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee! Scripture: Psalm 139:14

Praise for Protection; Grace and Truth

Appears in 117 hymnals First Line: My God in whom are all the springs Lyrics: 1 My God in whom are all the springs, Of boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heav'ns I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform; He sends his angel from the sky, And saves me from the threat'ning storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns where angels dwell; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd; my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 5 High o’er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns, where angels dwell; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. Scripture: Psalm 57

Deliverance from Slander and Reproach

Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: My heart rejoices in thy name Lyrics: 1 My heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my heav'nly trust; Thou hast preserv'd me free from shame, Mine honour from the dust. 2 "My life is spent with grief," I cry'd, "My years consum'd in groans, "My strength decays, mine eyes are dry'd, "And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies my name A proverb vain was grown, While to my neighbors I become Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on ev'ry side Seiz'd and beset me round, I to the throne of grace apply'd, And speedy rescue found. Pause. 5 How great deliv'rance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boasting vain! 6 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within thy sacred presence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell; No fenced city wall'd and barr'd, Secures a saint so well. Scripture: Psalm 31:7-38

Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul

Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: O God, my refuge, hear my cries Lyrics: 1 O God, my refuge, hear my cries, Behold my flowing tears, For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is level'd at my life, My soul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward strife, To shake my hope in God. 3 With inward pains my heart=strings wound, I groan with ev'ry breath; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 Oh were I like a feather'd dove, And innocence had wings; I'd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 7 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all To 'scape the rage of hell! The mighty God, on whom I call, Can save me here as well. Pause. 7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all; My courage rests upon his word, That saints shall never fall. 10 My highest hopes shall not be vain, My lips shall spread his praise; While cruel and deceitful men Scarce live out half their days. Scripture: Psalm 55:1-8