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Triumph over death in hope of the resurrection

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CX (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: And must this body die Lyrics: 1 And must this body die? This mortal frame decay? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mould'ring in the clay? 2 Corruption, earth, and worms, Shall but refine this flesh, Till my triumphant spirit comes To put it on afresh. 3 God my Redeemer lives, And ever, from the skies Looks down, and watches all my dust Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face Look heav'nly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love; We would adore His grace below, And sing his pow'r above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues. Languages: English

The nativity of Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.III (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Behold the grace appears Lyrics: 1 Behold, the grace appears, The promise is fulfill'd; Mary the wond'rous virgin bears, And Jesus is the child. 2 [The Lord, the highest God, Calls him his only Son; He bids him rule the lands abroad, And gives him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob shall he reign With a peculiar sway; The nations shall his grace obtain, His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To bring the glorious news, A heav'nly form appears; He tells the shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 5 "Go, humble swains (said he, To David's city fly; "The promis'd infant, born to day Doth in a manger lie. 6 With looks and hearts serene, Go visit Christ, your king;" And straight a flaming troop was seen? The shepherds heard them sing, 7 "Glory to God on high! "And heav'nly peace on earth: "Good-will to men, to angels joy, "At the Redeemer's birth!" 8 [In worship so divine Let saints employ their tongues, With the celestial host we join, And loud repeat their songs. 9 "Glory to God on high! "And heav'nly peace on earth, "Good-will to men, to angels joy, At our Redeemer's birth!] Scripture: Luke 1:30-39 Languages: English

Adoption

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.LXIV (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Behold what wondrous grace Lyrics: 1 Behold what wond'rous grace The Father has bestow'd On sinners of a mortal race, To call them Sons of God! 2 'Tis no surprising thing, That we should be unknown; The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made, But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit like a dove, To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne; Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3 Languages: English

Heavenly joy on earth

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XXX (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Lyrics: 1 Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from this place: Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, But fav'rites of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 [The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas:] 5 This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love; He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs To carry us above. 6 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin; There from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 8 [The men of grace have found Glory begun below; Celestial fruit on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow.] 9 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heav'nly folds, Or walk the golden streets. 10 Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be dry; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high. Languages: English

Hosanna to the Son

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XLIV (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Hosanna to the Son Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And bought it with his blood. 2 to Christ th' anointed King Be endless blessings giv'n: Le the whole earth is glory sing, Who made our peace with heav'n. Topics: The Hosanna Languages: English

The blessedness of gospel times; or, the revelation of Christ to Jews and Gentiles

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.X (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: How beauteous are their feet Lyrics: 1 How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion’s hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal! 2 How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings are! "Zion, behold thy Saviour King, "He reigns and triumphs here. 3 How happy are our ears That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found! 4 How blessèd are our eyes That see this heav’nly light; Prophets and kings desir'd it long, But dy'd without the sight! 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ, Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Thro' all the earth abroad: Let ev'ry nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. Scripture: Isaiah 5:2 Languages: English

Christ, our wisdom, righteousness, etc.

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XCVIII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: How heavy is the night Lyrics: 1 How heavy is the night That hangs upon our eyes, Till Christ with his reviving light Over our souls arise! 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heaven; But, in his righteousness array'd, We see our sins forgiv'n. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways, His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The pow'rs of hell agree To hold our souls in vain; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. 5 Lord we adore thy ways, To bring us near to God; Thy sov'reign pow'r, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:30 Languages: English

Communion with Christ, and with saints

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.II (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Jesus invites his saints Lyrics: 1 [Jesus invites his saints To meet around his board; Here pardon'd rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food he gives his flesh; He bids us drink his blood, Amazing favour, matchless grace Of our descending God!] 3 This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And int'rest in his death. 4 Our heav'nly Father calls Christ and his members one; We the young children of his love, And he the first-born Son. 5 We are but sev'ral parts Of the same broken bread; One body has its several limbs, But Jesus is the head. 6 Let all our pow'rs be join'd His gracious name to raise: Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind, And ev'ry voice be praise. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Languages: English

The Spirit, the water, and the blood

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.IX (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Let all our tongues be one Lyrics: 1 Let all our tongues be one To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son To fetch us strangers nigh. 2 Nor let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name; Jesus, th' ambassador of peace, How cheerfully he came. 3 It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to God; Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good. 4 My Saviour's pierced side Pour'd out a double flood; By water we are purify'd, And pardon'd by the blood. 5 Infinite was our guilt, But he, our priest, atones; On the cold ground his life was spilt, And offer'd with his groans.] 6 Look up, my soul, to him, Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart. 7 There, on the cursed tree In dying pangs he lies, Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies. 8 Thus the Redeemer came, By water and by blood: And when the spirit speaks the same, We feel his witness good. 9 While the Eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he dy'd for me, And seal my Saviour's love. 10 [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin; Nor let thy grace depart: Great Comforter, abide within, And witness to my heart.] Scripture: 1 John 5:6 Languages: English

Let God the Father live

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XXVIII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Let God the Father Live For ever on our tongues: Sinners from his first love derive The ground of all their songs. 2 Ye saints, employ your breath In honour to the Son, Who bought your souls from hell and death By off'ring up his own. 3 Give to the spirit praise Of an immortal strain, Whose light, and pow'r, and grace convey Salvation down to men. 4 While God the Comforter Reveals our pardon'd sin, O may the blood and water bear The same record within. 5 To the great One and Three That seal this grace in heav'n, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory giv'n. Topics: Doxologies Languages: English

Let God the Maker's name

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XXXI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Let God the Maker's name, Have honour, love, and fear; To God the Saviour pay the same, And God the Comforter. 2 Father of lights above, Thy mercy we adore; The Son of thine eternal love, And Spirit of thy pow'r. Topics: Doxologies Languages: English

The humiliation and exaltation of Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.CXLII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Like sheep we went astray Lyrics: 1 Like sheep we went astray, And broke the fold of God Each wand'ring in a diff'rent way, But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour When God our wand'rings laid, And did at once his veng'ance pour Upon the shepherd's head. 3 How glorious was the grace, When Christ sustain'd the stroke! His life and blood the shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock. 4 His honour and his breath Were taken quite away; Join'd with the wicked in his death And made as vile as they. 5 But God shall raise his head, O'er all the sons of men, And make him see a num'rous seed, To recompense his pain. 6 'I'll give him (saith the Lord) 'A portion with the strong: 'He shall possess a large reward, 'And hold his honours long.' Scripture: Isaiah 53:6-12 Languages: English

God all, and in all

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XCIII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: My God, my life my love Lyrics: 1 My God, my life my love; To thee, to thee I call; I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell: 'Tis Paradise when thou art here; If thou depart, 'tis hell.] 3 The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are! 'Tis heav'n to rest in thine embrace, And no where else but there.] 4 [To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss; They sit around thy gracious throne, And dwell where Jesus is.] 5 [Not all the harps above Can make a heav'nly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face.] 6 Nor earth nor all the sky, Can one delight afford; No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 7 Thou art the sea of Love Where all my pleasures roll: The circle where my passions move, And centre of my soul. 8 [To thee my spirits fly With infinite desire; And yet how far from thee I lie! Dear Jesus, raise me higher.] Scripture: Psalm 73:25 Languages: English

Faith in Christ our sacrifice

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CXLII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Not all the blood of beasts Lyrics: 1 Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ the heav'nly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While as a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burden thou didst bear When hanging on the cursed tree, I know my guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing His bleeding love. Languages: English

Christ unseen and beloved

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.CVIII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Not with our mortal eyes Lyrics: 1 Not with our mortal eyes Have we beheld the Lord, Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon Thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above, And heav'n begins below. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8 Languages: English

God's awful power and goodness

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LXXX (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Oh! the almighty Lord! Lyrics: 1 Oh! the almighty Lord! How matchless is his pow'r! Tremble, O earth, beneath his word, While all the heav'ns adore. 2 Let proud imperious kings Bow low before his throne! Crouch to his feet, ye haughty things, Or he shall tread you down. 3 Above the skies he reigns, And with amazing blows He deals insufferable pains On his rebellious foes. 4 Yet, everlasting God! We love to speak thy praise; Thy sceptre's equal to thy rod, The sceptre of thy grace. 5 The arms of mighty love Defend our Sion well, And heav'nly mercy walls us round From Babylon and Hell. 6 Salvation to the King That sits enthron'd above: Thus we adore the God of might, And bless the God of love. Languages: English

Christ's commission

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CIV (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Raise your triumphant songs Lyrics: 1 Raise your triumphant songs To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its chief Beloved chose, And bid him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, Nor terror clothes his brow, No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 'Twas mercy fill'd the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardons down, To rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offered peace. 6 Lord, we obey thy call; We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise thy name. Languages: English

Christ the wisdom of God

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XCII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Shall wisdom cry aloud Lyrics: 1 Shall wisdom cry aloud, And not her speech be heard? The voice of God's eternal word, Deserves it no regard? 2 "I was his chief delight, "His everlasting Son, "Before the first of all his works, "Creation was begun. 3 "Before the flying clouds, "Before the solid land, "Before the fields, before the floods "I dwelt at his right-hand. 4 "When he adorn'd the skies, "And built them, I was there "To order when the sun should rise, "And marshal ev'ry star. 5 "When he pour'd out the sea, "And spread the flowing deep; "I gave the flood a firm decree "In its own bounds to keep. 6 "Upon the empty air "The earth was balanc'd well: "With joy I saw the mansion where "The sons of men should dwell. 7 "My busy thoughts at first "On their salvation ran, "Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust "Was fashion'd to a man. 8."Then come, receive my grace, "Ye children, and be wise: "Happy the man that keeps my ways, "The man that shuns them dies." Scripture: Proverbs 8:1 Languages: English

The law and gospel joined in scripture

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CXX (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: The Lord declares his will Lyrics: 1 The Lord declares his will, And keeps the world in awe; Amidst the smoke on Sinai's hill Breaks out his fi'ry law. 2 The Lord reveals his face, And smiling from above, Sends down the gospel of his grace, Th' epistles of his love. 3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands; The pity of his melting heart: And veng'ance of his hands. 4 [Hence we awake our fear, We draw our comfort hence; The arms of grace are treasur'd here, And armour of defence. 5 We learn Christ crucify'd, And here behold his blood; All arts and knowledges beside Will do us little good.] 6 We read the heav'nly word, We take the offer'd grace, Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises. 7 In vain shall Satan rage Against a book divine, Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine. Languages: English

Salvation, righteousness and strength in Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.LXXXV (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: The Lord on high proclaims Lyrics: 1 The Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne, "Mercy and Justice are the names "By which I will be known. 2 "Ye dying souls that sit "In darkness and distress, "Look from the borders of the pit "To my recov'ring grace." 3 Sinners shall hear the sound: Their thankful tongues shall own, Our righteousness and strength is found In thee, the Lord, alone." 4 In thee shall Isr'el trust, And see their guilt forgiv'n; God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the Ssaints to heav'n. Scripture: Isaiah 45:21-25 Languages: English

Persevering grace

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.LI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: To God the only wise Lyrics: 1 To God the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies, Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis his almighty love, His council and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And ev'ry hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer God, Wisdom and pow'r belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. Scripture: Jude 24-25 Languages: English

Incomparable food: or, the flesh and blood of Christ

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XVII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: We sing th' amazing deeds Lyrics: 1 [We sing th' amazing deeds That grace divine performs; Th' eternal God comes down, and bleeds To nourish dying worms. 2 This soul-reviving wine, Dear Saviour, 'tis thy blood; We thank that sacred flesh of thine For this immortal food.] 3 The banquet that we eat Is made of heav'nly things! Earth has no dainties half so sweet As our Redeemer brings. 4 In vain had Adam sought, And search'd his garden round; For there was no such blessed fruit In all that happy ground. 5 Th' angelic host above Can never taste this food; They feast upon their Maker's love, But not a Saviour's blood. 6 On us th' almighty Lord Bestows this matchless grace, And meets us with some cheering word, With pleasure in his face. 7 Come all ye drooping saints, And banquet with the King; This wine will drown your sad complaints, And tune your voice to sing. 8 Salvation to the name Of our adored Christ: Thro' the wide earth his grace proclaim, His glory in the high'st. Languages: English

The Lord's day: or delight in ordinances

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XIV (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest Lyrics: 1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here may we sit and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day within the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Languages: English

Christ's intercession

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XXXVI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Well, the Redeemer's gone Lyrics: 1 Well, the Redeemer's gone, T' appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne With his atoning blood. 2 No fi'ry veng'ance now, Nor burning wrath comes down; If justice call for sinners' blood, The Saviour shews his own. 3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves! The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honour sing; Jesus the priest receives our songs, And bears them to the King. 5 [We bow before his face, And sound his glories high; "Hosanna to the God of grace "That lays his thunder by.] 6 "On earth thy mercy reigns, "And triumphs all above;" But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains, To speak immortal love! 7 How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing! Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] Languages: English

The humiliation and exaltation of Christ

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.CXLI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Who hath believ'd thy word Lyrics: 1 Who hath believ'd thy word, Or thy salvation known? Reveal thine arm, almighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. 2 The Jews esteem'd him here Too mean for their belief: Sorrows his chief acquaintance were, And his companion, grief. 3 They turn'd their eyes away, And treated him with scorn; But 'twas their grief upon him lay, Their sorrows he has borne. 4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best beloved Son. 5 "But I'll prolong his days, "And make his kingdom stand; "My pleasure (saith the God of Grace) "Shall prosper in his hand. 6 ["His joyful soul shall see "The purchase of his pain "And by his knowledge justify "The guilty sons of men.] 7 ["Ten thousand captive slaves, "Releas'd from death and sin, "Shall quit their prisons and their graves "And own his pow'r divine.] 8 ["Heaven shall advance my Son "To joys that earth deny'd; "Who saw the follies men had done, And bore their sins, and dy'd." Languages: English

Ye angels round the throne

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XXXVI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: Ye angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, love the Son, And bless the Spirit too. Topics: Doxologies Languages: English

Give to the Father praise

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XXXVII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: Give to the Father praise, Give glory to the Son, And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. Topics: Doxologies Languages: English

Divine wrath and mercy

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XLII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Adore and tremble, for our God Lyrics: 1 Adore and tremble, for our God Is a consuming fire: His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. 2 Almighty vengeance! how it burns! How bright his fury glows! Vast magazines of plagues and storms, Lie treasur'd for his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees Are forc'd into a flame, But kindled, O how fierce they blaze! And rend all nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee, And seek a wat'ry grave; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up ev'ry wave. 5 Thro' the wild air the weighty rocks Are swift as hail stones hurl'd: Who dares engage his fiery rage, That shakes the solid world? 6 Yet mighty God! thy sov'reign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race, When wrath comes rushing down. 7 Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A fiery tempest pour, While we beneath thy shelt'ring wings Thy just revenge adore. Scripture: Nahum 1:2-3 Languages: English

Godly sorrow arising from the sufferings of Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.IX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed! Lyrics: 1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed! And did my Sov'reign die; Wou'd he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, And bath'd in its own blood, While all expos'd to wrath divine The glorious suff'rer stood!] 3 Was it for crimes that I had done He groan'd upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, dy'd For man the creature’s sin. 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er replay The debt of love I owe: Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do. Languages: English

Repentance flowing from the patience of God

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: And are we wretches yet alive Lyrics: 1 And are we wretches yet alive; And do we yet rebel? 'Tis boundless, 'tis amazing love, That bears us up from hell! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames, And threat'ning veng'ance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almighty goodness cries, "Forbear;" And straight the thunder stays: And dare we now provoke his wrath, And weary out his grace? 4 Lord, we have long abus'd thy love, Too long indulg'd our sin: Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command; No more will we obey: Stretch out, O God, thy conqu'ring hand, And drive thy foes away. Languages: English

Our sin the cause of Christ's death

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LXXXI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: And now the scales have left mine eyes Lyrics: 1 And now the scales have left mine eyes, Now I begin to see: O, the curs'd deeds my sins have done! What murd'rous things they be! 2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, That thy fair body tore? Monsters, that stain'd those heav'nly limbs With floods of purple gore! 3 Was it for crimes that I had done My dearest Lord was slain, When justice seiz'd God's only Son, And put his soul to pain? 4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of Peace, I'll wound my God no more; Hence from my heart, ye sins be gone, For Jesus I adore. 5 Furnish me, Lord, with heav'nly arms From grace's magazine, And I'll proclaim eternal war With ev'ry darling sin. Languages: English

Redemption, and protection from spiritual enemies

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LXXXII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Arise, my soul, my joyful pow'rs Lyrics: 1 Arise, my soul, my joyful pow'rs, And triumph in thy God; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 He rais'd me from the deeps of sin, The gates of gaping hell, And fix'd my standing more secure Than ’twas before I fell. 3 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul he plac'd, And on the rock of ages set My slipp'ry footsteps fast. 4 The city of my bless'd abode Is wall'd around with grace; Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar; Almighty mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging pow'r. 6 Arise, my soul! awake, my voice, And tunes of pleasure sing; Loud hallelujahs shall address My saviour and my King. Languages: English

The new creation

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CXXX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Attend, while God's exalted Son Lyrics: 1 Attend, while God's exalted Son Doth his own glories shew: "Behold, I sit upon my throne, "Creating all things new. 2 "Nature and sin are pass'd away, "And the old Adam dies; "My hands a new foundation lay; "See the new world arise! 3 "I'll be a sun of righteousness "To the new heav'ns I make; "None but the new-born heirs of grace "My glories shall partake." 4 Mighty Redeemer! set me free From my old state of sin: O, make my soul alive to thee; Create new pow'rs within. 5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, And mould my heart afresh; Give me new passions, joys, and fears, And turn the stone to flesh. 6 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin, and earth, and hell; In the new world that grace has made I would for ever dwell. Languages: English

Spiritual apparel, namely the robe of righteousness, and garments of salvation

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Awake. my heart, arise my tongue Lyrics: 1 Awake, my heart, arise my tongue, Prepare a tuneful voice, In God, the life of all my joys, Aloud will I rejoice. 2 'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine; Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot, Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Saviour wrought And cast it all around. 4 How far the heav'nly robe exceeds What earthly princes wear! These ornaments, how bright they shine! How white the garments are! 5 The Spirit wrought my faith, and love, And hope, and ev'ry grace: But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness. 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou array'd By the great sacred three! In sweetest harmony of praise, Let all my pow'rs agree. Languages: English

The faithfulness of God in the promises

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LXIX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Begin, my tongue, some heav'nly theme Lyrics: 1 [Begin, my tongue, some heav'nly theme, And speak some boundless thing; The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal king. 2 Tell of his wond'rous faithfulness, And sound his pow'r abroad; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim "Salvation from the Lord, "For wretched dying men;" His hand has writ the sacred word With an immortal pen. 4 Engrav'd as in eternal brass The mighty promise shines; Nor can the pow'rs of darkness raze Those everlasting lines.] 5 [He that can dash whole worlds to death, And make them when he please; He speaks, and that almighty breath Fulfils his great decrees. 6 His very word of grace is strong, As that which built the skies; The voice that rolls the stars along, Speaks all the promises. 7 He said, "Let the wide heav'n be spread," And heav'n was stretch'd abroad: "Abra'm I'll be thy God," he said: And he was Abra'm's God. 8 O might I hear thine heav'nly tongue But whisper, "Thou art mine!" Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. 9 How would my leaping heart rejoice, And think my heav'n secure! I trust the all-creating voice, And faith desires no more.] Languages: English

A new song to the Lamb that was slain

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.I (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Behold the glories of the Lamb Lyrics: 1 Behold the glories of the Lamb, Amidst his Father’s throne: Prepare new honours for his name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet; The church adore around, With vials full of odours sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are the prayers of the saints, And these the hymns they raise: Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 [Eternal Father, who shall look Into thy secret will? Who but the Son shall take that book, And open every seal? 5 He shall fulfil thy great decrees, The son deserves it well; Lo, in his hands the sov'reign keys Of heav'n, and death, and hell!] 6 Now to the Lamb that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid; Salvation, glory, joy remain For ever on thy head. 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the pris'ners free; Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy pow'r; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promis'd hour. Scripture: Revelation 5:6 Languages: English

Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XXVI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Bless'd be the everlasting God Lyrics: 1 Bless'd be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord; Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His majesty ador'd. 2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. 3 What tho' our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust, Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine Reserv'd against that day; 'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd, And cannot fade away. 5 Saints by the pow'r of God are kept Till the salvation come; We walk by faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. Languages: English

The Lord's day; or, the resurrection of Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LXXII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Bless'd morning, whose young dawning rays Lyrics: 1 Bless'd morning, whose young dawning rays Beheld our rising God; That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode! 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The dead Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our God in vain; The sleeping conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud Hosannahs shall proclaim, The triumph of the day. 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King; Let heav'n, and earth, and rocks, and seas, With glad Hosannas ring.] Languages: English

Corrupt nature from Adam

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CXXVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Bless'd with the joys of innocence Lyrics: 1 Bless'd with the joys of innocence, Adam our father stood, Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate forbidden food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh, and sense, and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good; We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God! renew our ruin'd frame; Our broken pow'rs restore; Inspire us with a heav'nly flame, And flesh shall reign no more. 5 Eternal Spirit! write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. Languages: English

Election excludes boasting

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.XCVI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: But few among the carnal wise Lyrics: 1 But few among the carnal wise, But few of noble race, Obtain the favor of thine eyes, Almighty King of Grace! 2 He takes the men of meanest name For sons and heirs of God; And thus he pours abundant shame On honorable blood. 3 He calls the fool, and makes him know The myst'ries of his grace, To bring aspiring wisdom low, And all its pride abase. 4 Nature hath all its glories lost, When brought before his throne; No flesh shall in his presence boast, But in the Lord alone. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Languages: English

Christ's commission

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, happy souls, approach your God Lyrics: 1 Come, happy souls, approach your God With new melodious sons; Come, tender to almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pity'd dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The veng'ance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was wild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry: Trust in the mighty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine offer'd grace; We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. Scripture: John 3:16-17 Languages: English

Breathing after the holy Spirit: or fervency of devotion desired

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XXXIV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove Lyrics: 1 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise, Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate, Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great? 5 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs, Come shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. Languages: English

The tree of life

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.VIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, let us join a joyful tune Lyrics: 1 [Come, Jet us join a joyful tune, To our exalted Lord, Ye saints on high around his throne, And we around his board. 2 While once upon this lower ground, Weary and faint ye stood, What dear refreshments here ye found From this immortal food!] 3 The tree of life, that near the throne, In heaven's high garden grows, Laden with grace bends gently down Its ever smiling boughs. 4 [Hov'ring amongst the leaves there stands, The sweet celestial dove; And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love.] 5 ['Tis a young heav'n of strange delight, While in his shade we sit; His fruit is pleasing to the sight, And to the taste as sweet. 6 New life it spreads thro' dying hearts, And cheers the drooping mind; Vigour and joy the juice imparts, Without a sting behind.] 7 Now let the flaming weapon stand, And guard all Eden's trees: There's ne'er a plant in all that land That bears such fruits as these. 8 Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose wondrous hand has made This living branch of sov'reign pow'r To raise and heal the dead. Languages: English

Christ Jesus the Lamb of God, worshipped by all the creation

Hymnal: HSS31769 #I.LXII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, let us join our cheerful songs Lyrics: 1 Come let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that dy/d (they cry) "To be exalted thus:" "Worthy the Lamb *our lips reply) "For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and pow'r divine; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation joins in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. Scripture: Revelation 5:11-13 Languages: English

Access to the throne of grace by a Mediator

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, let us lift our joyful eyes Lyrics: 1 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes Up to the courts above, And smile to see the Father there Upon a throne of love. 2 Once 'twas the seat of dreadful wrath, And shot devouring flame: Our God appear'd consuming fire, And veng'ance was his name. 3 Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood, That calm'd his frowning face, That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, And turn'd the wrath to grace. 4 Now we may bow before his feet, And venture near the Lord; No fi'ry cherub guards his seat, Nor double-flaming sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heav'nly bliss Are open'd by the Son; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' almighty throne. 6 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on high; And glory to the eternal King, That lays his fury by. Languages: English

The triumphal feast for Christ's victory over sin, and death, and hell

Hymnal: HSS31769 #III.XXI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Come, let us lift our voices high Lyrics: 1 [Come, let us lift our voices high, High as our joys arise, And join the songs above the sky, Where pleasure never dies. 2 Jesus, the God that fought and bled, And conquer'd when he fell; That rose, and at his chariot wheels Dragg'd all the powers of hell.] 3 [Jesus, the God, invites us here To this triumphal feast, And brings immortal blessings down For each redeemed guest.] 4 The Lord! how glorious is his face! How kind his smiles appear! And O! what melting words he says To every humble ear! 5 For you, the children of my love, "It was for you I dy'd; "Behold my hands, behold my feet, "And look into my side. 6 "These are the wounds for you I bore, "The tokens of my pains, "When I came down to free your souls "From misery and chains. 7 ['Justice unsheath'd its fi'ry sword, "And plung'd it in my heart; "Infinite pangs for you I bore, "And most tormenting smart. 8 "When hell, and all its spiteful pow'rs, "Stood dreadful in my way, "To rescue those dear lives of yours, "I gave my own away. 9 "But while I bled, and groan'd, and dy'd, "I ruin'd Satan's throne; "High on my cross I hung, and spy'd "The monster tumbling down. 10 "Now you must triumph at my feast, "And taste my flesh, my blood; "And live eternal ages blest, "For 'tis immortal food." 11 Victorious God! what can we pay For favours so divine? We would devote our hearts away To be for ever thine.] 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, The tribute of our tongues; But themes so infinite as these Exceed our noblest songs. Languages: English

Complaint of desertion and temptation

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CLXIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Dear Lord, behold our sore distress Lyrics: 1 Dear Lord! behold our sore distress, Our sins attempt to reign; Stretch out thine arm of conq'ring grace, And let thy foes be slain. 2 [The lion with his dreadful roar Affrights thy feeble sheep: Reveal the glory of thy pow'r, And chain him to the deep. 3 Must we indulge a long despair? Shall our petitions die? Our mournings never reach thine ear, Nor tears affect thine eye?] 4 If thou despise a mortal groan, Yet hear a Saviour's blood; An advocate so near the throne, Pleads and prevails with God. 5 He brought the spirit's pow'rful sword To slay our deadly foes; Our sins shall die beneath thy word, And hell in vain oppose. 6 How boundless is our Father's grace, In height, and depth, and length! He makes his Son our righteousness, His spirit is our strength. Languages: English

God reconciled in Christ

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.CXLVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Dearest of all the names above Lyrics: 1 Dearest of all the names above, My Jesus and my God, Who can resist thy heav'nly love, Or trifle with thy blood? 2 ’Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again; ’Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find: The holy, just, and sacred three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel’s face appear, My hope, my joy begins: His name forbids my slavish fear, His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th’ incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust. Languages: English

Moses dying in the embrace of God

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.XLIX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Death cannot make our souls afraid Lyrics: 1 Death cannot make our souls afraid If God be with us there; We may walk thro' its darkest shade, And never yield to fear. 2 I could renounce my all below, If my Creator bid; And run, if I were call'd to go, And die as Moses did. 3 Might I but climb to Pisgah's top, And view the promis'd land, My flesh itself should long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasp'd in my heav'nly Father's arms, I would forget my breath, And lose my life among the charms Of so divine a death. Languages: English

Death dreadful or delightful

Hymnal: HSS31769 #II.LII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Death! 'tis a melancholy day Lyrics: 1 Death! 'tis a melancholy day, To those who have no God, When the poor soul is forc'd away, To seek her last abode. 2 In vain to heav'n she lifts her eyes; But guilt, a heavy chain, Still drags her downward from the skies, To darkness, fire, and pain. 3 Awake and mourn, ye heirs of hell; Let stubborn sinners fear: You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long for ever there. 4 See how the pit gapes wide for you, And flashes in your face; And thou, my soul, look downward too, And sing recov'ring grace. 5 He is a God of sov'reign love, That promis'd heav'n to me, And taught my thoughts to soar above Where happy spirits be. 6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right-hand; Then come the joyful day; Come death, and some celestial band, To bear my soul away. Languages: English

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