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God's word most excellent; or, Sincerity and watchfulness (For a Lord's day morning)

Appears in 318 hymnals First Line: Behold the morning sun Lyrics: 1 Behold the morning sun Begins his glorious way: His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light, It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgements just: For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions giv'n? O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven! Pause. 5 I heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey: Send thy good spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 6 O who can ever find The errors of his ways? Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of ev'ry sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 While, with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour, and my God. Scripture: Psalm 19

Christ exalted in his kingdom

Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: David rejoic'd in God his trength Lyrics: 1 David rejoic'd in God his strength, Rais'd to the throne by special grace, But Christ the son appears at length, Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And given the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will, Nor doth the least request withhold: Blessings of love prevent him still, And crowns of glory, not of gold. 4 Honor and majesty divine Around his sacred temples shine; Blest with the favor of thy face, And length of everlasting days. 5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes; And as a firey oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls. Scripture: Psalm 21:1-9

The supreme Governor; or, Magistrates warned

Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: Among th' assembiles of the great Lyrics: 1 Among th' assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes his seat; The God of heav'n, as judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways. 2 Why will ye frame oppressive laws? Or why support th' unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor, That foes may vex the saints no more. 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know; Dark are the ways in which they go; Their name of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men. 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, And rule the nations with his rod; He is our judge, and he our God. Scripture: Psalm 82

The folly of persecutors

Appears in 35 hymnals First Line: Are sinners now so senseless grown Lyrics: 1 Are sinners now so senseless grown That they the saints devour? And never worship at thy throne, Nor fear thine awful pow'r? 2 Great God, appear to their surprise; Reveal thy dreadful name; Let them no more thy wrath despise, Nor turn our hope to shame. 3 Dost thou not dwell among the just? And yet our foes deride, That we should make thy name our trust Great God, confound their pride. 4 O that the joyful day were come, To finish our distress! When God shall bring his children home Our songs shall never cease. Scripture: Psalm 14

Guilt of conscience and relief; or, Repentance and prayer for pardon and health

Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: Amidst thy wrath remember love Lyrics: 1 Amidst thy wrath remember love, Restore thy servant, Lord, Nor let a Father’s chast'ning prove Like an avenger’s sword. 2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely press'd: Between the sorrow and the smart My spirit finds no rest. 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o’er my head are gone; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t’ atone. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, That sinks my comforts down; And I go mourning all the day Beneath my father’s frown. 5 Lord, I am weaken'd and dismay'd, None of my powers are whole; My wounds with piercing anguish bleed, The anguish of my soul. 6 All my desires to thee are known, Thine eye counts every tear, And ev'ry sigh and ev'ry groan Is notic'd by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope, My God will hear my cry; My God will bear my spirit up When Satan bids me die. [8 My foes rejoice whene'er I slide, To see my virtue fail; They raise their pleasure and their pride, Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 But I’ll confess my guilty ways, And grieve for all my sin; I’ll mourn how weak the seeds of grace, And beg support divine. 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be forever nigh, O Lord of my salvation haste, Before thy servant die.] Scripture: Psalm 38

A complaint against persecutors

Appears in 59 hymnals First Line: And will the God of grace Lyrics: 1 And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread: The men that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threat'ning head. 3 Against thy hidden ones, Their counsels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 "Come, let us join," they cry, "To root them from the ground, "'Till not the name of saints remain, "Nor mem'ry shall be found," 5 Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind; Give them, like forests, to the fire, Or stuble to the wind. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name: Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sov'reign Lord. Scripture: Psalm 83

A general song of praise to God

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Among the princes, earthly gods Lyrics: 1 Among the princes, earthly gods, There’s none hath pow'r divine; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made shall bring Their off'rings round thy throne; For thou alone dost wondrous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet; Teach me thine heav'nly ways, And all my wand'ring thoughts unite In God my Father’s praise. 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell, How by thy grace my sinking soul 'Rose from the depths of hell. Scripture: Psalm 86:8-13

The saints safety and hope in evil times; or, sins of the tongue complained of - viz. blasphemy, falsehood, etc.

Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Almighty God, appear and save! Lyrics: 1 Almighty God, appear and save! For vice and vanity prevail: The godly perish in the grave – The just depart – the faithful fail. 2 The whole discourse, when crouds are met, Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain; Their lips are flatt'ry and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long: The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blaspheming tongue. 4 Yet shall our words be free, they cry; "Our tongues shall be controul'd by none: "Where is the Lord, will ask us why? "Or say, our lips are not our own? 5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppress'd, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, Will rise to give his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, though often try'd, Void of deceit shall still appear; Not silver, sev'n times purify'd From dross and mixture, shines so clear. 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend the from danger and surprise; Though when the vilest men have power, On every side oppressors rise. Scripture: Psalm 12