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Going to Church

Appears in 268 hymnals First Line: How pleas'd and blest was I Lyrics: 1 How pleas'd and blest was I, To hear the people cry, Come, let us seek our God to day! Yes with a cheerful zeal We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'd with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round; In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 There David's greater son Has fix'd his royal throne, He sits for grace and judgment there: He bids the saint be glad, He makes the sinner sad, And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait To bless the soul of every guest; The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest! 5 My tongue repeats her vows, Peace to this sacred house! For there my friends and kindred dwell; And since my glorious God Makes thee his best abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. 6 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait To bless the soul of every guest; The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest! Topics: Church its beauty; Church its beauty Scripture: Psalm 122

Complaint of a general Corruption of Manners; or, The Promise and Signs of Christ's coming in Judgement

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Help, Lord, for men of virutue fail Lyrics: 1 Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail, Religion looses ground! The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound; 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer’s part; With fair deceitful lips they speak, And with a double heart. 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, They scorn our faithful word: "Are not our lips our own," they cry, "And who shall be our Lord?" 4 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is rais'd to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. Pause. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is rarely to be found, And love is waxing cold: 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on? Hast thou not given this sign? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine? 7 "Yes, saith the Lord, now will I rise, "And make th' oppressors flee; "I shall appear to their surprise, "And set my servants free." 8 Thy word, like silver seven times try'd, Through ages shall endure; The men that in thy truth confide, Shall find thy promise sure. Topics: Atheism practical; Christ his Coming, the Sings of it; Complaint of Pride, Atheism, Oppression, etc..; Enemies destroyed; Evil times; Evil times; Falsehood and Oppression; Flattery and Deceit complained of; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Pride and atheism, and oppression punished; Signs of Christ's coming; Sins of tongue; Atheism practical; Christ his Coming, the Sings of it; Complaint of Pride, Atheism, Oppression, etc..; Enemies destroyed; Evil times; Evil times; Falsehood and Oppression; Flattery and Deceit complained of; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Pride and atheism, and oppression punished; Signs of Christ's coming; Sins of tongue Scripture: Psalm 12

Complaint under the Temptation of Death

Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: How long wilt thou conceal thy face? Lyrics: 1 How long wilt thou conceal thy face? My God, how long delay? When shall I feel those heavenly rays That chase my fears away? 2 How long shall my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil in vain? Thy word can all my foes controul, And ease my raging pain. 3 See how the Prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts; He spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts. 4 Be thou my Son, and thou my shield, My soul in safety keep; Make haste before mine eyes are seal'd In death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud, Should I become his prey! Behold the sons of hell grow proud To see thy long delay. 6 But they shall fly at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head; He knows the terrors of thy look, And hears thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace, Whence all my comforts spring; I shall employ my lips in praise, And thy salvation sing. Topics: Afflictions hope in them; Complaint of Desertion; Complaint of temptation; Desertion and Distress of Soul; Hope in darkness; Satan subdued; Afflictions hope in them; Complaint of Desertion; Complaint of temptation; Desertion and Distress of Soul; Hope in darkness; Satan subdued Scripture: Psalm 13

The Joy of a remarkable Conversion; or, Melancholy remeoved

Appears in 203 hymnals First Line: When God reveal'd his gracious name Lyrics: 1 When God reveal'd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful state, My rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appear'd so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. 3 "Great is the work, my neighbours cry'd, And own'd the power divine; "Great is the work, my heart reply'd, "And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, Can give us day for night; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness wait Till the fair harvest come, They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 6 Though seed lie buried long in dust, It shan't deceive their hope; The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. Topics: Conversion and joy; Deliverance by prayer; Harvest; Joy of Conversion; Melancholy removed; National deliverance; Surprising Deliverance ; Conversion and joy; Deliverance by prayer; Harvest; Joy of Conversion; Melancholy removed; National deliverance; Surprising Deliverance Scripture: Psalm 126

The Blessing of God on the Business and Comfort of Life

Appears in 62 hymnals First Line: If God succeed not, all the cost Lyrics: 1 If God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost, If God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as well may sleep. 2 What though we rise before the sun, And work and toil when day is done, Careful and sparing eat our bread, To shun that poverty we dread; 3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blest, He can make rich, yet give us rest, On God, our sovereign, still depends Our joy in children and in friends. 4 Happy the man to whom he sends Obedient children, faithful friends! How sweet our daily comforts prove When they are season'd with his love! Topics: Blessing of God on the Business and Comforts of Life; Business of Life blest; God all in all; Blessing of God on the Business and Comforts of Life; Business of Life blest; God all in all Scripture: Psalm 127

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 A 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. Topics: Blessing of God on the Business and Comforts of Life; Business of Life blest; God all in all; Blessing of God on the Business and Comforts of Life; Business of Life blest; God all in all Scripture: Psalm 127

Family Blessings

Appears in 55 hymnals First Line: O happy man, whose soul is fill'd Lyrics: 1 O happy man, whose soul is fill'd With zeal and reverent awe! His lips to God their honours yield, His life adorns the law. 2 A careful providence shall stand And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; Thy children round thy board, Each like a plant of honour shine, And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil For months and years to come; The Lord who dwells on Zion's hill Shall send thee blessings home. 5 This is the man whose happy eyes Shall see his house increase, Shall see the sinking church arise, Then leave the world in peace. Topics: Blessings of a family; Family blessings; Blessings of a family; Family blessings Scripture: Psalm 128

Persecutors punished

Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: Up from my youth, may Israel say Lyrics: 1 Up from my youth, may Israel say, Have I been nurs'd in tears; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 2 Up from my youth I bore the rage, Of all the sons of strife; Oft they assail'd my riper age, But God preserv'd my life. 3 O'er all my frame their cruel dart Its painful wounds impress'd; Hourly they vex'd my fainting heart, Nor let my sorrows rest. 4 The Lord grew angry on his throne, And with impartial eye, Measur'd the mischiefs they had done, Then let his arrows fly. 5 How was their insolence surpris'd, To hear his thunders roll! And all the foes of Zion seiz'd With horror to the soul. 6 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky; Their glory fades, their courage faints, And all their prospects die. 7 [What though they flourish tall and fair, They have no root beneath; Their growth shall perish in despair, And lie despis'd in death. 8 So corn that on the house-top stands, No hope of harvest gives; The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands, Nor binder fold the sheaves. Topics: God his wisdom in his works; God his wisdom in his works Scripture: Psalm 129

Pardoning Grace

Appears in 105 hymnals First Line: From deep distress and troubled thoughts Lyrics: 1 From deep distress and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries: If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope, and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate; When will my God his face display! 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain: Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son: He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. Topics: Backsliding pardoned; Comfort and pardon; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Conscience its guilt relieved; Despair deliverance from it; Distress relieved; Faith in Divine grace and power; Grace pardoning; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Patience in darkness; Backsliding pardoned; Comfort and pardon; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Conscience its guilt relieved; Despair deliverance from it; Distress relieved; Faith in Divine grace and power; Grace pardoning; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Patience in darkness Scripture: Psalm 130

The Book of Nature and Scripture

Appears in 79 hymnals First Line: Great God, the heaven's well order'd frame Lyrics: 1 Great God, the heaven's well order'd frame Declares the glories of thy name: There thy rich works of wonder shine; A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light, Lectures of heavenly wisdom read: With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journies of the sun, And every nation knows their voice: The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from the chambers of the east, Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He smiles, and speaks his maker God: All nature joins to shew thy praise: Thus God in every creature shines; Fair is the book of nature's lines, But fairer is thy book of grace. Pause. 5 I love the volumes of thy word; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 6 From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw: These are my study and delight; Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold that hath the furnace past Appears so pleasing to the sight. 7 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And warn me where my danger lies; But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin, And gives a free, but large reward. 8 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain: Accept my poor attempts of praise, That I have read thy book of grace And book of nature not in vain. Topics: Book of Nature and Scripture; Evidence of Sincerity; Gospel its glory and success; Knowledge desired; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Scripture compared with Nature; Sincerity; Thunder and storm; Watchfulness; Works and grace; Book of Nature and Scripture; Evidence of Sincerity; Gospel its glory and success; Knowledge desired; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Scripture compared with Nature; Sincerity; Thunder and storm; Watchfulness; Works and grace Scripture: Psalm 19