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Backsliding and forgiveness; or, Sin punished, and saints saved

Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Great God, how oft did Israel provfe Lyrics: 1 Great God, how oft did Israel prove, By turns, thine anger and thy love? There, in a glass, our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought; Then they provok'd him to his face, Nor fear his pow'r, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consum'd their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain; A tedious march through unknown ways Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft when they saw their brethren slain, They mourn'd, and sought the Lord again; Call'd him the Rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their God. 5 Their pray'rs and vows before him rise As flatt'ring words, or solemn lies, While their rebellious tempers prove False to his cov'nant and his love. 6 Yet could his sov'reign grace forgive The men who ne'er deserv'd to live; His anger oft away he turn'd, Or else with gentle flame it burn'd. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail: The God of Abra'm lov'd them still, And led them to his holy hill. Scripture: Psalm 78:32-72

God and his church; or, Grace and glory

Appears in 360 hymnals First Line: Great God, attend, while Zion sings Lyrics: 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too? He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 Oh God, our King, whose sov'reign sway The glorious hosts of heav'n obey, And devils at thy presence flee, Bless'd is the man that trusts in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84

Longing for the house of God

Appears in 501 hymnals First Line: Lord of the worlds above Lyrics: 1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young, With pleasure seeks a nest, And wand'ring swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints, With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. 3 O happy souls that pray, Where God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still; And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to strength Thro' this dark vale of tears, 'Till each arrives at length, 'Till each in heaven appears. O glorious seat When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Pause. 5 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside: Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence; He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls; Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84:1-10

The church the birthplace of the saints' or, Jews and Gentiles united in the Christian church

Appears in 136 hymnals First Line: God in his earthly temple lays Lyrics: 1 God in his earthly temple lays Foundation for his heavenly praise; He lik'd the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house, That pay their night and morning vows; But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old! What wonders are in Zion told! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Or natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new-born and nourish'd there. Scripture: Psalm 87

The covenant of grace unchangeable; or, Affliction without rejection

Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Yet, saith the Lord, if David's race Lyrics: 1 "Yet," saith the Lord, "if David's race, "The children of my Son, "Should break my laws, abuse my grace "And tempt mine anger down; 2 "Their sins I'll visit with the rod, "And make their folly smart; "But I'll not cease to be their God, "Nor from my truth depart. 3 "My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke, "But keep my grace in mind; "And what my love eternal spoke, "Eternal truth shall bind. 4 "Once have I sworn (I need no more) "And pledg'd my holiness, "To seal the sacred promise sure "To David and his race. 5 "The sun shall see his offspring rise "And spread from sea to sea, "Long as he travels round the skies "To give the nations day. 5 "Sure as the moon that rules the night "His kingdom shall endure, "Till the fix'd laws of shade and light "Shall be observ'd no more." Scripture: Psalm 89:30-46

Infirmities and mortality the effect of sin; or, Life, old age, and preparation for death

Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults Lyrics: 1 Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grow severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song; By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To three score years and ten; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. [5 Our vitals with laborious strife Bear up the crazy load, And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; Oh let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 7 Our souls would learn the heav'nly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. Scripture: Psalm 90:8

Breathing after Heaven

Appears in 97 hymnals First Line: Return, O God of love, return Lyrics: 1 Return, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place; How long shall we, thy children, mourn Our absence from thy face? 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years Let sin and sorrow cease, And in proportion to our tears So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thy own work complete; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. Scripture: Psalm 90:13-17

The frailty and shortness of life

Appears in 164 hymnals First Line: Lord, what a feeble piece Lyrics: 1 Lord, what a feeble piece Is this our mortal frame? Our life! how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name! 2 Alas, the brittle clay That built our body first! And ev'ry month, and ev'ry day, 'Tis mould'ring back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Our feeble pow'rs decay, Swift as a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Yet, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea; Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of bless'd eternity. Scripture: Psalm 90:5

A psalm for the Lord's Day

Appears in 785 hymnals First Line: Sweet is the work, my God, my King Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing, To shew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal care shall seize my breast, Oh may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word; Thy works of grace how bright they shine! How deep thy counsels! how divine! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die; Like grass they flourish, 'till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refin'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more: My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desir'd, or wish'd below; And ev'ry power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. Scripture: Psalm 92

The church is the garden of God

Appears in 115 hymnals First Line: Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand Lyrics: 1 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thine hand; Let me within thy courts be seen Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above; Not Lebanon with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive) Time, that doth all things else impair, Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just and true; None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. Scripture: Psalm 92:12-15