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Adam and Christ, Lords of the Old and New Creation

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals First Line: Lord, what was man, when made at first Lyrics: 1 Lord, what was man when made at first, Adam, the offspring of the dust That thou should'st set him and his race, But just below an angel's place? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below; Make ev'ry beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet? 3 But O! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state? What honours shall thy Son adorn; Who condescended to be born? 4 See him below his angels made; Behold him number'd with the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin; But he shall reign with pow'r divine. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The mis'ries that attend the fall; New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. Scripture: Psalm 8:3-9

Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck; or, The Seaman's Song

Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: Would you behold the works of God Lyrics: 1 Would you behold the works of God, His wonders in the world abroad. With the bold mariner survey The unknown regions of the sea. 2 They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favuor of the wind! 'Till God command, and tempests rise That heave the ocean to the skies. 3 Now to the heav'ns they mount amain, Now sink to dreadful deeps again; What strange affrights young sailors feel, And like a stagg'ring drunkard reel! 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, Lost to all hope to God they cry; His mercy hears the loud address, And sends salvation in distress. 5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage, The stormy tempests cease to rage; The gladsome train their fears give o'er And hail with joy their native shore. 6 O may the sons of men record The wond'rous goodness of the Lord! Let them their private off'rings bring, And in the church his glory sing. Scripture: Psalm 107

Works of Creation and Providence

Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: Ye holy souls, in God rejoice Lyrics: 1 Ye holy souls in God rejoice, Your Maker's praise becomes your voice, Great is your theme, your songs be new; Sing of his name, his word, his ways, His works of nature and of grace, How wise and holy, just and true! 2 Behold, to earth's remotest ends, His goodness shows, his truth extends; His pow'r the heav'nly arches spread; His word, with energy divine, Bad starry hosts around them shine, And light the circling heav'ns pervade. 3 His hand collects the flowing seas; Those wat'ry treasures know their place, And fill the storehouse of the deep: He spake, and gave all nature birth; And fires and seas, and heav'n and earth His everlasting orders keep. 4 Let mortals tremble and adore A God of such resistless pow'r, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage: Vain are your thoughts, and weak your hands, But his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age. Scripture: Psalm 33

Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven

Appears in 129 hymnals First Line: Give thanks to God, he eigns above Lyrics: 1 Give thanks to God, he reigns above; Kind are his thoughts, his name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record; Isra'l, the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke, They trac'd the desert, wand'ring round' A wild and solitary ground! 4 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for a fix'd abode; Nor food nor fountain to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.] 5 In their distress to God they cry'd God was their Saviour and their guide; He led their wand'ring march around, And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground. 6 Thus when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain, We have this desert world to pass, A dang'rous and a tiresome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray, He guards us with a pow'rful hand, And brings us to the heav'nly land. 8 O let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord! How great his works! how kind his ways! Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise. Scripture: Psalm 107

Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance

Appears in 60 hymnals First Line: I'll bless the Lord from day to day Lyrics: 1 I'll bless the Lord from day to day; How good are all his ways! Ye humble souls that use to pray, Come help my lips to praise. 2 Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor suff'rer cry'd, Nor was his hope expos'd to shame, Nor was his suit deny'd. 3 When threat'ning sorrows round me stood, And endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes. 4 I told the Lord my sore distress, With heavy groans and tears; He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenc'd all my fears. Pause. [5 Oh sinners, come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways, And let your own experience prove, The sweetness of his grace. 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents, Round where his children dwell; What ills their heav'nly care prevents, No earthly tongue can tell.] [7 Oh love the Lord, ye saints of his; His eye regards the just, How richly blest their portion is, Who make the Lord their trust! 8 Young lions pinch'd with hunger roar, And famish in the wood; But God supplies his holy poor With ev'ry needful good.] Scripture: Psalm 34:1-10

Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth

Appears in 529 hymnals First Line: I'll praise my Maker with my with my breath Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust; Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp and pow'r, And thoughts all vanish in an hour; Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God: He made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; His truth forever stands secure: He saves th' opprest, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind; He sends the lab'ring conscience peace; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the pris'ner sweet release. 5 He loves his saints, he knows them well; But turns the wicked down to hell; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns; Let ev'ry tongue, let ev'ry age, In this exalted work engage; Praise him in everlasting strains. 6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. Scripture: Psalm 146

God All in All

Appears in 49 hymnals First Line: If God to build the house deny Lyrics: 1 If God to build the house deny, The builders work in vain; And towns without his wakeful eye, An useless watch maintain. 2 Before the morning beams arise, Your painful work renew, And till the stars ascend the skies Your tiresome toil pursue. 3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare; In vain till God has blest; But if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove, Nor all the earthly joys he sends, If sent without his love. Scripture: Psalm 127

A Song of Praise

Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: In God's own house pronounce his praise Lyrics: 1 In God's own house pronounce his praise, His grace he there reveals; To heav'n your joy and wonder raise, For there his glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life and breath, Proclaim your Maker blest; Yet when my voice expires in death, My soul shall praise him best. Scripture: Psalm 150:1-2

National Blessings acknowledged

Appears in 40 hymnals First Line: In thee, great God, with songs of praise Lyrics: 1 In thee, great God, with songs of praise, Our favour'd realms rejoice; And, blest with thy salvation, raise To heav'n their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, thro' nations round, Hath spread our rising name, And all our feeble efforts crown'd With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep distress our injur'd land Implor'd thy power to save; For life we pray'd; thy bounteous hand The timely blessing gave. 4 Thy mighty arm, eternal Power, Oppos'd their deadly aim, In mercy swept them from our shore, And spreads their sails with shame. 5 On thee, in woe or pain, Our hearts alone rely; Our rights thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants supply. 6 Thus, Lord, thy wond'rous power declare, And still exalt thy fame; While we glad songs of praise prepare, For thine Almighty name. Scripture: Psalm 21

Humility and Submission

Appears in 114 hymnals First Line: Is there ambition in my heart? Lyrics: 1 Is there ambition in my heart? Search, gracious God, and see; Or do I act a haughty part? Lord, I appeal to thee. 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild; Content, my Father, with thy will, And peaceful as a child. 3 The patient soul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward: Let saints in sorrow lie resign'd, And trust a faithful Lord. Scripture: Psalm 131