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To bless thy chosen race

Appears in 154 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To bless thy chosen race, In mercy, Lord, incline; And cause the brightness of thy face On all thy saints to shine: 2 That so thy wond'rous way May through the world be known; Whilst distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own. 3 Let diff'ring nations join To celebrate thy fame; Let all the world, O Lord, combine To praise thy glorious name. 4 O let them shout and sing, Dissolv'd in pious mirth; For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 5 Let diff'ring nations join, To celebrate thy fame; Let all the world, O Lord, combine To praise thy glorious name. Topics: Psalms of Prayer, suited to various Circumstances of Life Scripture: Psalm 67 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version

Eternal Source of life and thought!

Appears in 47 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Eternal Source of life and thought! Be all beneath thyself forgot, While thee great Parent Mind we own, In prostrate homage round thy throne. 2 While in themselves our souls survey Of thee some faint reflected ray, They, wond'ring, to their Father rise: His pow'r, how vast! his thoughts, how wise! 3 O may we live before thy face Th' obedient children of thy grace, And thro' each path of duty move With filial awe and filial love. 4 Call us away from flesh and sense; Thy sov'reign hand can draw us thence; We would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. Topics: Adoration God the Father of our Spirits

Eternal Source of ev'ry Joy!

Appears in 376 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Eternal Source of ev'ry joy! Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear To hail thee Sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and cheers the whole: The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness, when to veil the skies. 3 The flow'ry spring, at thy command Perfumes the air, and paints the land; The summer rays with vigour shine, To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours, Through all our coasts, redundant stores; And winters, soften'd by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise: And be the grateful homage paid, With morning light and ev'ning shade. Topics: Creation, Preservation, and temporal Blessings The Providence of God in the Seasons of the Year

God's perfect law converts the soul

Appears in 49 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God's perfect law converts the soul, Reclaims from false desires; With sacred wisdom his sure word The ignorant inspires. 2 The statutes of the Lord are just, And bring sincere delight; His pure commands, in search of truth, Assist the feeblest sight. 3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, On sure foundations laid; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weigh'd. 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, Of gold refined with skill; More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 5 But what frail man observes how oft He does from virtue fall? O! cleanse me from my secret faults, Thou, God, that know'st them all. Topics: Instructive Psalms Scripture: Psalm 19 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version

They that in ships, with courage bold

Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 They that in ships, with courage bold, O'er swelling waves their trade pursue, Do God's amazing works behold, And in the deep his wonders view! 2 No sooner his command is past, But forth the dreadful tempest flies, Which sweeps the sea with rapid blast, And makes the stormy billows rise. 3 Sometimes the ships, toss'd up to heav'n, On tops of mountain waves appear; Then down the steep abyss are driv'n, Whilst ev'ry soul dissolves with fear. 4 They reel and stagger to and fro, Like men with fumes of wine opprest; Nor do the skilful seamen know Which Way to steer, what course is best. 5 Then strait to God's indulgent ear They do their mournful cry address, Who graciously vouchsafes to hear, And frees them from their deep distress. 6 He does the raging storm appease, And makes the billows calm and still; With joy they see their fury cease, And their intended course fulfil. 7 O then that all the earth, with me, Would God for this his goodness praise! And for the mighty works which he Thro' all the wond'ring world displays! Topics: Psalms of Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 107 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version

The Lord himself, the mighty Lord

Appears in 114 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord, Vouchsafes to be my guide; The shepherd by whose constant care My wants are all suppy'd. 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, And gently there repose; Then leads me to cool shades, and where Refreshing water flows. 3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim; And, to his endless praise, Instructs with humble zeal to walk In his most righteous ways. 4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, From fear and danger free; For there his aiding rod and staff Defend and comfort me. Topics: Psalms of Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 23 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version

How blest is he, who ne'er consents

Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk; Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor fits Where men profanely talk: 2 But makes the perfect law of God His bus'ness and delight; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by might. 3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams, With timely fruit does bend, He still shall flourish, and success All his designs attend. 4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, No lasting root shall find; Untimely blasted, and dispers'd, Like chaff before the wind. 5 For God approves the just man's ways; To happiness they tend: But sinners, and the paths they tread, Shall both in ruin end. Topics: Instructive Psalms Scripture: Psalm 1 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version

Happy is he who fears the Lord

Appears in 91 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Happy is he who fears the Lord, And follows his commands; Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with lib'ral hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need, So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well establish'd mind; His soul to God, his refuge flies, And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of general distress, Some beams of light shall shine, To shew the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord; Honour on earth, and joys above Shall be his sure reward. Topics: Faith, Holiness and moral Virtues Liberality

So let our lips and lives express

Appears in 494 hymnals Lyrics: 1 So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Then shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of our LORD, And faith stands leaning on his word. Topics: Faith, Holiness and moral Virtues Holiness essential to a Christian Character

O God, my heart is fully bent

Appears in 70 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, my heart is fully bent, To magnify thy name; My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise, Shall celebrate thy fame. 2 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord, Thy wond'rous works I'll tell; And to those nations sing thy praise, That round about us dwell: 3 Because thy mercy's boundless height The highest heav'n transcends; And far beyond th' aspiring clouds Thy faithful truth extends. 4 Be thou, O God, exalted high Above the starry frame; And let the world, with one consent, Confess thy glorious name. Topics: Psalms of Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 108 Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version