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Temptations in sickness overcome

Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes Lyrics: 1 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes, When thou with kindness doth chastise; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel, The wounds thine heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal! 3 See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night: My bed is water'd with my tears; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look how the pow'rs of nature mourn! How long, almighty God, how long? When shall thine hour of grace return? When shall I make thy grace my song? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, And all despairing thoughts depart; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh, and chear my heart. Scripture: Psalm 6

God's care of his people, and punishment of persecutors

Appears in 47 hymnals First Line: My trust is in my heav'nly friend Lyrics: 1 My trust is in my heav'nly friend, My hope in thee, my God: Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul to pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey When no deliv'rer’s near. 3 If e'er my pride provok'd them first, Or once abus'd my foe, Then let them tread my life to dust, And lay mine honor low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes; I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power controul; Awake to judgement, and command Deliv'rance for my soul. Pause. [6 Let sinners and their wicked rage, Be humbled to the dust; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright: His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spight. 8 Though leagu'd in guile their malice spread A snare before my way, Their mischiefs on their impious head His vengeance shall repay.] 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword: Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 7

God's sovereignty and goodness, and man's dominion over creatures

Appears in 129 hymnals First Line: O Lord, our heav'nly king Lyrics: 1 O Lord, our heav'nly king, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heav'ns they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wond'ring eyes, And see the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies: 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, A-kin to dust and worms? 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou should'st love him so? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And Lord of all below: 5 Thine honors crown his head, While beasts, like slaves, obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are! And wond'rous are thy ways: Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. [7 From mouths of feeble babes And sucklings thou canst draw Surprising honors to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heav'nly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth is spread, And o'er the heav'ns they shine.] Scripture: Psalm 8

The book of nature, and scripture compared; or, the glory and success of the gospel

Appears in 599 hymnals First Line: The heavens declare thy glory, Lord Lyrics: 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy goodness shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light or feel the sun. 5 Great sun of righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd and sins forgiv'n, Lord, cleanse my sins, may soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heav'n. Scripture: Psalm 19

Sickness healed, and sorrows removed

Appears in 69 hymnals First Line: I will extol thee, Lord on high Lyrics: 1 I will extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love, Let all your pow'rs rejoice, and trace The wond'rous records of his grace. 3 His anger but a moment stays; His love is life and length of days: Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning stars restores the joy. Scripture: Psalm 30

Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient

Appears in 40 hymnals First Line: Bless'd is the nation, where the Lord Lyrics: 1 Bless'd 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

The perfections and providence of God; or, general providence and special grace

Appears in 380 hymnals First Line: High in the heavens eternal God Lyrics: 1 High in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through ev'ry cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share, The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4 My God! how excellent thy grace; Whence all our hope and comfort springs; The sons of Adam in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast; There mercy, like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 6 Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promis'd in thy word. Scripture: Psalm 36:5-9

Christ our sacrifice

Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought Lyrics: 1 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, Exceed our praise, surmount our thought; Should I attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts, on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt; But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 Lo! thine eternal Son appears, To thy designs he bows his ears, Assumes a body well prepar'd, And well performs a work so hard. 4 "Behold, I come," the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes; "I come to bear the heavy load "Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 5 "'Tis written in thy great decree, "'Tis in thy book foretold of me; "I must fulfil the Saviour's part; "And lo! thy law is in my heart. 6 "I'll magnify thy holy law, "And rebels to obedience draw, "When on my cross I'm lifted high, "Or to my crown above the sky. 7 "The Spirit shall descend and show "What thou hast done and what I do; "The wond'ring world shall learn thy grace, "And all creation tune thy praise." Scripture: Psalm 40:5-10

Safety in divine protection

Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: Judge me, O God, and plead my cause Lyrics: 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a sinful race; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by thy grace. 2 On thee my stedfast hope depends, And am I left to mourn? To sink in sorrows, and in vain, Implore thy kind return? 3 Oh send thy light to guide my feet, And bid thy truth appear, Conduct me to thy holy hill, And taste thy mercies there. 4 Then to thy altar, Oh my God, My joyful feet shall rise, And my triumphant songs shall praise The God that rules the skies. 5 Sink not, my soul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to weak despair; For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless his guardian care. Scripture: Psalm 43

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 heartstrings wound, I groan with ev'ry breath; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 O 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