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Public Prayer and Praise

Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: The Praise of Sion waits for Thee Lyrics: 1 The Praise of Sion waits for Thee, My GOD; and Praise becomes thy House; There shall thy Saints thy Glory see, And there perform their public Vows. 2 O Thou, whose Mercy bends the Skies To save when humble Sinners pray; All Lands to Thee shall lift their Eyes, And Islands of the Northern Sea. 3 Against my Will my Sins prevail, But Grace shall purge away their Stain; The Blood of CHRIST will never fail To wash my Garments white again. 4 Blest is the Man whom thou shalt chuse, And give him kind Access to Thee; Give him a Place within thy House, To taste thy Love divinely free. Pause. 5 Let Babel fear when Sion prays; Babel prepare for long Distress, When Sion's GOD himself arrays In Terror and in Righteousness. 6 With dreadful Glory GOD fulfils What his afflicted Saints request; And with Almighty Wrath reveals His Love, to give his Churches Rest. 7 Then shall the flocking Nations run To Sion's Hill, and own their Lord; The rising and the setting Sun Shall see the Saviour's Name ador'd. Topics: Blessings of the country; Christ His ascension; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Weather; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5

Divine Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; or, The GOD of Nature and Grace

Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: The GOD of our Salvation hears Lyrics: 1 The GOD of our Salvation hears The Groans of Sion mix'd with Tears; Yet when he comes with kind Designs, Through all the Way his Terror shines. 2 On him the Race of Man depends, Far as the Earth's remotest Ends, Where the Creator's Name is known, By Nature's feeble Light alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the Flood, Address their frighted Souls to GOD, When Tempests rage and Billows roar At dreadful Distance from the Shore. 4 He bids the noisy Tempests cease; He calms the raging Crowd to Peace, When a tumultuous Nation raves Wild as the Winds, and loud as Waves. 5 Whole Kingdoms shaken by the Storm, He settles in a peaceful Form; Mountains establish'd by his Hand, Firm on their old Foundations stand. 6 Behold his Ensigns sweep the Sky, New Comets blaze, and Lightnings fly; The Heathen Lands, with swift Surprize, From the bright Horrors turn their Eyes. 7 At his Command the Morning-Ray Smiles in the East, and leads the Day, He guides the Sun's declining Wheels Over the Tops of Western Hills. 8 Seasons and Times obey his Voice; The Ev'ning and the Morn rejoice To see the Earth made soft with Show'rs, Laden with Fruit, and drest in Flow'rs. 9 'Tis from his watry Stores on high He gives the thirsty Ground Supply; He walks upon the Clouds, and thence Doth his enriching Drops dispense. 10 The Desert grows a fruitful Field, Abundant Fruit the Vallies yield; The Vallies shout with chearful Voice, And neighb'ring Hills repeat their Joys. 11 The Pastures smile in green Array, There Lambs and larger Cattle play; The larger Cattle and the Lamb Each in his Language speaks thy Name. 12 Thy Works pronounce thy Pow'r divine; O'er every Field thy Glories shine; Through ev'ry Month thy Gifts appear; Great GOD, thy Goodness crowns the Year. Topics: Blessings of the country; Christ His ascension; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Weather; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 65:5-13

A Prayer-Hearing God, and the Gentiles called

Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee Lyrics: 1 Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee; There shall our Vows be paid: Thou hast an Ear when Sinners pray; All Flesh shall seek thine Aid. 2 Lord, our Iniquities prevail, But pard'ning Grace is thine; And thou wilt grant us Pow'r and Skill To conquer every Sin. 3 Bless'd are the Men whom thou wilt chuse To bring them near thy Face, Give them a Dwelling in thine House, To feast upon thy Grace. 4 In answ'ring what thy Church requests Thy Truth and Terror shine, And Works of dreadful Righteousness Fulfil thy kind Design. 5 Thus shall the wond'ring Nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant Islands fly to thee, And make thy Name their Trust. 6 They dread thy glitt'ring Tokens, Lord, When Signs in Heav'n appear; But they shall learn thy holy Word, And love as well as fear. Topics: Blessings of the country; Christ His ascension; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Weather; Worship public Scripture: Psalm 65

The Blessings of the Spring; or, GOD gives Rain: A Psalm for the Husbandman

Appears in 106 hymnals First Line: Good is the Lord, the heav'nly King Lyrics: 1 Good is the Lord, the heav'nly King, Who makes the Earth his Care; Visits the Pastures ev'ry Spring, And bids the Grass appear. 2 The Clouds, like Rivers rais'd on high, Pour out at thy Command Their watry Blessings from the Sky, To chear the thirsty Land. 3 The soften'd Ridges of the Field Permit the Corn to spring; The Vallies rich Provision yield, And the poor Lab'rers sing. 4 The little Hills, on ev'ry Side, Rejoice at falling Show'rs; The Meadows, dresse'd in all their Pride, Perfume the Air with Flow'rs. 5 The barren Clods, refresh'd with Rain, Promise a joyful Crop; The parching Grounds look green again, And raise the Reaper's Hope. 6 The various Months thy Goodness crowns; How bount'ous are thy Ways! The bleating Flocks spread o'er the Downs, And Shepherds shout thy Praise. Topics: Blessings of the country; Christ His ascension; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God of nature and grace; Praise and prayer public; Praise for rain; Prayer heard; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Psalm for husbandmen; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring of the Year; Weather; Worship public

Governing Power and Goodness; or, Our Grace tried by Afflictions

Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: Sing, all ye Nations, to the Lord Lyrics: 1 Sing, all ye Nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful Noise; With Melody of Sound record His Honours and your Joys. 2 Say to the Pow'r that shakes the Sky, "How terrible art Thou! "Sinners before thy presence fly, "Or at thy feet they bow." 3 [Come, see the wonders of our GOD, How glorious are his Ways; In Moses' Hand he puts his Rod, And cleaves the frighted Seas. 4 He made the ebbing Channel dry, While Isr'el pass'd the Flood; There did the Church begin their Joy, And triumph in their GOD.] 5 He rules by his resistless Might: Will Rebel Mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the Fight, And tempt that dreadful War? 6 O bless our GOD, and never cease; Ye Saints, fulfil his Praise; He keeps our Life, maintains our Peace, And guides our doubtful Ways. 7 Lord, thou hast prov'd our suff'ring Souls, To make our Graces shine; So Silver bears the burning Coals, The Metal to refine. 8 Thro' watry Deeps, and fi'ry Ways, We march at thy Command, Led to possess the promis'd Place By thine unerring Hand. Topics: God governing power and goodness; Grace tried by afflictions; Hearing of Prayer and Salvation; Praise for hearing prayer; Prayer heard; Saints tried and preserved Scripture: Psalm 66

The Nation's Prospertiy, and the Church's Increase

Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: Shine, mighty GOD, on Britain, shine Lyrics: 1 Shine, mighty GOD, on Britain, shine, With Beams of heav'nly Grace; Reveal thy Pow'r through all our Coasts, And shew thy smiling Face. 2 [Amidst our isle, exalted high, Do thou our Glory stand, And, like a Wall of Guardian Fire, Surround the Fav'rite Land.] 3 When shall thy Name from Shore to Shore, Sound all the Earth abroad; And distant Nations know and love Their Saviour and their God? 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant Lands, Sing loud with solemn Voice; While British Tongues exalt his Praise, And British Hearts rejoice. 5 He, the great Lord, the Sov'reign Judge, That sits enthron'd above, Wisely commands the Worlds he made In Justice and in Love. 6 Earth shall obey her Maker's Will, And yield a full Increase; Our GOD will crown his chosen Isle With Fruitfulness and Peace. 7 GOD, the Redeemer scatters round His choicest Favours here, While the Creation's utmost Bound Shall see, adore, and fear. Topics: Britain's Proosperity; Church its increase; Jehovah reigns; National deliverance; Nation's prosperity Scripture: Psalm 67

The Vengeance and Compassions of GOD

Appears in 47 hymnals First Line: Let GOD arise in all his Might Lyrics: 1 Let GOD arise in all his Might, And put the Troops of Hell to Flight; As Smoke that sought to cloud the Skies Before the rising Tempest flies. 2 [He comes array'd in burning Flames Justice and Vengeance are his Names: Behold his fainting Foes expire, Like melting Wax before the Fire.] 3 He rides and thunders through the Sky; His Name Jehovah sounds on high Sing to his Name, ye Sons of Grace; Ye Saints, rejoice before his Face. 4 The Widow and the Fatherless Fly to his Aid in sharp Distress; In him the Poor and Helpless find A Judge that's just, a Father kind. 5 He breaks the Captive's heavy Chain, And Pris'ners see the Light again; But Rebels that dispute his Will Shall dwell in Chains and Darkness still. Pause. 6 Kingdoms and Thrones to GOD belong; Crown him, ye Nations, in your Song: His wond'rous Names and Pow'rs rehearse; His Honours shall enrich your Verse. 7 He shakes the Heav'ns with loud Alarms! How terrible is GOD in Arms! In Isr'el are his Mercies known, Isr'el is his peculiar Throne. 8 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest; He's your Defence, your Joy, your Rest: When Terrors rise, and Nations faint, GOD is the Strength of ev'ry Saint. Topics: Ascension of Christ; God great and good; God his power and majesty; Judgment and mercy; Mercies common and special; Praise for temporal blessings; Spirit given at Christ's ascension; Vengence and Compassion Scripture: Psalm 68:1-6

Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of the Spirit

Appears in 166 hymnals First Line: Lord, when thou didst ascend on high Lyrics: 1 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten Thousand Angels fill'd the Sky; Those heav'nly Guards around Thee wait, Like Chariots that attend thy State. 2 Not Sinai's Mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While he pronounc'd his dreadful Law, And struck the chosen Tribes with Awe. 3 How bright the Triumph none can tell, When the rebellious Pow'rs of Hell, That Thousand Souls had Captive made, Were all in Chains like Captives led. 4 Rais'd by his Father to the Throne, He sent the promis'd Spirit down, With Gifts and Grace for Rebel-Men, That GOD might dwell on Earth again. Topics: Ascension of Christ; God great and good; God his power and majesty; Judgment and mercy; Mercies common and special; Praise for temporal blessings; Spirit given at Christ's ascension Scripture: Psalm 68:17-18

Praise for Temporal Blessings; or, Common and special Mercies

Appears in 68 hymnals First Line: We bless the Lord, the Just, the Good Lyrics: 1 We bless the Lord, the Just, the Good, Who fills our Hearts with Joy and Food: Who pours his Blessings from the Skies, And loads our Days with rich Supplies. 2 He sends the sun his Circuit round, To chear the Fruits, to warm the Ground; He bids the Clouds with plent'ous Rain Refresh the thirsty Earth again. 3 'Tis to his Care we owe our Breath, And all our near Escapes from Death; Safety and Health to GOD belong; He heals the Weak, and guards the Strong. 4 He makes the Saint and Sinner prove The common Blessings of his Love; But the wide Diff'rence that remains, Is endless Joy, or endless Pains. 5 The Lord that bruis'd the Serpent's Head, On all the Serpent's Seed shall tread; The stubborn Sinner's Hope confound, And smite him with a lasting Wound. 6 But his Right-Hand his Saints shall raise From the deep Earth, or deeper Seas, And bring them to his Courts above; There shall they taste his special Love. Topics: Vengence and Compassion; Ascension of Christ; God great and good; God his power and majesty; Judgment and mercy; Mercies common and special; Praise for temporal blessings; Spirit given at Christ's ascension; Vengence and Compassion Scripture: Psalm 68:9

The Sufferings of Christ for our Salvation

Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: Save me, O GOD, the swelling Floods Lyrics: 1 "Save me, O GOD, the swelling Floods "Break in upon my Soul; "I sink, and Sorrows o'er my Head "Like mighty Waters roll. 2 "I cry till all my Voice be gone, "In Tears I waste the Day; "My GOD, behold my longing Eyes, "And shorten thy Delay. 3 "They hate my soul without a Cause, "And still their Number grows "More than the Hairs around my Head, "And mighty are my Foes. 4 "'Twas then I paid that dreadful Debt "That Men could never pay, "And gave those Honours to thy Law "Which sinners took away." 5 Thus in the great Messiah's Name The Royal Prophet mourns; Thus he awakes our Hearts to Grief, And gives us Joy by Turns. 6 "Now shall the Saints rejoice, and find "Salvation in my Name, "For I have borne their heavy Load "Of Sorrow, Pain, and Shame. 7 "Grief, like a Garment, cloth'd me round, "And Sackcloth was my Dress, "While I procur'd for naked Souls "A Robe of Righteousness. 8 "Amongst my Brethren, and the Jews "I like a Stranger stood, "And bore their vile Reproach, to bring "The Gentiles near to GOD. 9 "I came in sinful Mortals Stead, "To do my Father's Will; "Yet when I cleans'd my Father's House, "They scandaliz'd my Zeal. 10 "My Fasting and my holy Groans "Were made the Drunkard's Song; "But GOD from his celestial Throne, "Heard my complaining Tongue. 11 "He sav'd me from the dreadful Deep, "Nor let my soul be drown'd; "He rais'd and fix'd my sinking Feet "On well establish'd ground. 12 "'Twas in a most accepted Hour "My Pray'r arose on high, "And for my Sake my GOD shall hear "The dying Sinner's Cry." Topics: Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin; Christ his death and resurrection; Christ his obedience and death; Christ his sufferings and kingdom; Christ his sufferings for our salvation; Christ his Zeal and Reproaches; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Glorification Glory of God in our Salvation; Jehovah reigns; Sabbath Sacrifice; Salvation by Christ Scripture: Psalm 69:1-14