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Praise to God for hearing Prayer

Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: Now shall my solemn vows be paid Lyrics: 1 Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Pow'r, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known: Come ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought the heav'nly aid; He sav'd my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay cover'd in my heart While pray'r employ'd my tongue; The Lord had shewn me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God (his name be ever blest) Has set my spirit free; Nor turn'd from him my poor request, Nor turn'd his heart from me. Scripture: Psalm 66:13-22

The Church is God's House and Care

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 75 hymnals First Line: Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name, While in his earthly courts ye wait, Ye saints that to his house belong, Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good; To praise his name is sweet employ; Isra'l he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; He treats his servants as his friends; And when he hears their sore complaints, Repents the sorrows that he sends. 4 Thro' ev'ry age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th’ oppressor’s rod; He gives his suff'ring servants rest, And will be known th' Almighty God. 5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love, People and priests exault his name: Amongst his saints he ever dwells; His church is his Jerusalem. Scripture: Psalm 135:1-4

The Providence of God in Air, Earth and Sea; or, the Blessings of Rain

Appears in 138 hymnals First Line: 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand Lyrics: 1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal pow'r; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and ev'ning shade, Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flow'rs adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moon, and hours, Heav'n, earth and air are thine; When clouds distil in fruitful show'rs, The author is divine. 4 Those wand'ring cisterns in the sky Borne by the winds around, With wat'ry treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. Scripture: Psalm 65

Charity to the Poor; or, Religion in Words and Deeds

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: Why do the wealthy wicked boast Lyrics: 1 Why do the wealthy wicked boast, And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just, Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay; The saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with lib'ral heart he gives Amongst the sons of need; His mem'ry to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His lips abhor to talk profane, To slander or defraud; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide: Led by the spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserv'd from ev'ry snare; They shall possess the promis'd land, And dwell for ever there. Scripture: Psalm 37:16

The Cure of Envy, Fretfulness and Unbelief; or, the Rewords of the Righteous and the Wicked

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Why should I vex my soul, and fret Lyrics: 1 Why should I vex my soul, and fret To see the wicked rise? Or envy sinners waxing great, By violence and lies? 2 As flow'ry grass, cut down at noon, Before the ev'ning fades, So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practise all that’s good; So shall I dwell among the just, And he'll provide me food. 4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will: Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heav'n; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are giv'n. Pause. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threat'ning sword, Have bent the murd'rous bow, To slay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts, Shall their own swords against them turn, And pierce their stubborn hearts. Scripture: Psalm 37:1-15

The Covenant of Grace unchangeable; or, Affliction without Rejection

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race Lyrics: 1 Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race, The children of my Son, Should break my laws, abuse my grace And tempt mine anger down; 2 Their sins I'll visit with the rod, And make their folly smart; But I'll not cease to be their God, Nor from my truth depart. 3 My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke, But keep my grace in mind; And what my love eternal spoke, Eternal truth shall bind. 4 Once have I sworn (I need no more) And pledg'd my holiness, To seal the sacred promise sure To David and his race. 5 The sun shall see his offspring rise And spread from sea to sea, Long as he travels round the skies To give the nations day. 5 Sure as the moon that rules the night His kingdom shall endure, Till the fix'd laws of shade and light Shall be observ'd no more. Scripture: Psalm 89:30-37

Christ's Incarnation and the Last Judgment

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: Let earth, with ev'ry isle and sea Lyrics: 1 Let earth, with ev'ry isle and sea Rejoice, the Saviour reigns; His word like fire prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the vallies rise; The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3 The heav'ns his rightful pow'r proclaim; The idol-gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. 4 Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire: His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world in fire. 6 The seeds of joy and glory sown For saints in darkness here, Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear. Scripture: Psalm 97:3

The Greatness of God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 169 hymnals First Line: Long as I live I'll bless thy name Lyrics: 1 Long as I live I'll bless thy name, My King, my God of love; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his pow'r unknown, And let his praise be great: I'll sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And, while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known; Thine arm of pow'r, thy heav'nly state, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'd by love; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho' rocks and hills remove. Scripture: Psalm 145:1-7

Infirmities and Mortality the Effect of Sin; or, Life, Old Age, and Preparations for Death

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults Lyrics: 1 Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grow severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song; By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 [Our vitals with laborious strife Bear up the crazy load, And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] 6 Almighty God reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; Oh! let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 7 Our souls would learn the heav'nly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. Scripture: Psalm 90:8

Christ and his Church; or, the mystical Marriage

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 86 hymnals First Line: The King of saints, how fair his face Lyrics: 1 The King of saints, how fair his face, Adorn'd with majesty and grace! He comes with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The Queen array'd in purest gold; The world admires her heav'nly dress; Her robes of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own, He calls and seats her near his throne; Fair stranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the fav'rite of his choice; Let him be lov'd, and yet ador'd, For he's thy Maker and thy Lord. 5 Oh happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons (a num'rous train) Each like a prince in glory reign. 6 Let endless honours crown his head; Let ev'ry age his praises spread; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of his love. Scripture: Psalm 45