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Prayer, and hope of victory (For a day of prayer in time of war0

Appears in 104 hymnals First Line: Now may the God of pow'r and grace Lyrics: 1 Now may the God of pow'r and grace Attend the people’s humble cry! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends When bucklers fail and brazen walls; He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls. 3 Well he remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 4 In his salvation is our hope, And in the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our natives spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses train'd for war, And some of chariots make their boasts; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heav'nly hosts. [6 O may the memory of thy name Inspire our armies for the fight! Our foes shall fall and die with shame, Or quit the field with coward flight.] 7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, Now let our hopes be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise the song. Scripture: Psalm 20

Before Jehovah's awful throne

Appears in 975 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone – He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sov'reign power, without our aid Made us of clay, and form'd us men: And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame: What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 4 We'll croud thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heav'n our voices raise; And earth with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love! – Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move! Scripture: Psalm 100

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 favor'd realms rejoice; And, bless'd with thy salvation, raise To heav'n their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, through 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 pow'r, 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 pow'r declare, And still exalt thy fame; While we glad songs of praise prepare, For thine almighty name. Scripture: Psalm 21

A song of praise

Appears in 75 hymnals First Line: Awake, my soul, to sound his praise Lyrics: 1 Awake, my soul, to sound his praise, Awake my harp to sing; Join all my powers the song to raise, And morning incense bring. [2 Among the people of his care, And thro' the nations round; Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry train; Diffuse thy heav'nly grace abroad, And teach the world thy reign. 4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above; While sinners hear thy pard'ning voice, And taste redeeming love. Scripture: Psalm 108

Praises due to God, not to idols

Appears in 83 hymnals First Line: Awake ye saints – to praise your King Lyrics: 1 Awake ye saints –to praise your King Your sweetest passions raise; Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown Are his divine employ: But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3 Heav'n, earth, and sea confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise! Light'ning and storm at his command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All pow'r that gods or kings have claim'd Is found with him alone; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain? In vain they worship glitt'ring dust, And pray to God in vain. [6 Their gods have tongues that speechless prove, Such as their makers gave: Their feet were never form'd to move, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray; Mortals that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] 8 Ye nations, know the living God, Serve him with faith and fear; He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honors there.

Sincerity proved and rewarded

Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learn'd thy holy ways, I've walk'd upright before thy face; Or if my feet did e'er depart, Thy love reclaim'd my wandering heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest! What wars and strugglings in my breast! But through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin. 4 That sin which close besets me still, That works and strives against my will; When shall thy Spirit's sov'reign power Destroy it, that it rise no more. 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward: The kind and faithful souls shall find A God as faithful and as kind. 6 And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too: The just and pure, shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they. Scripture: Psalm 18:20-26

Prayer for national deliverance

Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: From foes that round us rise Lyrics: 1 From foes that round us rise, O God of heav'n, defend, Who brave the vengeance of the skies, And with thy saints contend. 2 Behold, from distant shores And desert wilds they come, Combine for blood their barb'rous force, And through thy cities roam. 3 Beneath the silent shade Their sacred plots they lay Our peaceful walls by night invade, And waste the fields by day. 4 And will the God of grace, Regardless of our pain, Permit, secure, that impious race To riot in their reign? 5 In vain their secret guile, Or open force they prove; His eye can pierce the deepest veil, His hand their strength remove. 6 Yet save them, Lord, from death, Lest we forget their doom; But drive them with thine angry breath, Through distant lands to roam. 7 Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God: The nations round the earth rejoice, And sound the praise abroad. Scripture: Psalm 59

Sanctified afflictions; or, Delight in the word 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 wondrous 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 the foundation of the church

Appears in 196 hymnals First Line: Behold the sure foundation stone Lyrics: 1 Behold the sure foundation stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heav'nly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the name, They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain; Yet on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What tho' the gates of hell withstood! Yet must this building rise: 'Tis thy own work, almighty God, And wond'rous in our eyes. Scripture: Psalm 118:22-23

Behold the lofty sky

Appears in 144 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold the lofty sky Declares its maker God, And all the starry works on high Proclaim his pow'r abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same; While night to day, and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In ev'ry diff'rent land Their gen'ral voice is known; They shew the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 4 Ye Christian lands rejoice: Here he reveals his word; We are not left to Nature’s voice To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes, He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises for ever sure, And his rewards are great. 7 Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight; Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd So much allures the sight. 8 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer’s name. Scripture: Psalm 19