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Gratitude and Confidence

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Nations Subject to First Line: My steadfast heart, O God Lyrics: 1 My steadfast heart, O God, Will sound Thy praise abroad With tuneful string; The dawn shall hear my song, Thy praise I will prolong, And where Thy people throng Thanksgiving bring. 2 Thy truth and tender love Are high as heav'n above; Thy help we crave. Be Thou exalted high Above the lofty sky; Lest Thy beloved die, O hear and save. 3 God's word shall surely stand; His Name through ev'ry land Shall be adored; Lord, who shall lead our host? Thy aid we covet most, In Thee is all our boast, Strong in the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 108 Used With Tune: CUTTING

The Church Under Discipline

Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Judgment the Prerogative of First Line: In Thy heritage the heathen Lyrics: 1 In Thy heritage the heathen Now, O God, triumphant stand; They defile Thy holy temple, They destroy Thy chosen land; Ruthless, they have slain Thy servants, They have caused Thy saints to mourn, In the sight of all about us We endure reproach and scorn. 2 O how long against Thy people Shall Thy anger burn, O Lord? On Thy enemies, the heathen, Be Thy indignation poured; Smite the kingdoms that defy Thee, Calling not upon Thy Name. They have long devoured Thy people And have swept Thy land with flame. 3 O remember not against us Evil by our fathers wrought; Haste to help us in Thy mercy, Near to ruin we are brought; Help us, God of our salvation, For the glory of Thy Name; For Thy Name's sake come and save us, Take away our sin and shame. 4 Let Thy foes no longer scorn Thee, Now avenge Thy servants slain; Loose the pris'ner, save the dying, All Thy enemies restrain; Then Thy flock, Thy chosen people, Unto Thee Thy thanks shall raise, And to ev'ry generation, We will sing Thy glorious praise. Scripture: Psalm 79 Used With Tune: SALONICA

Emancipation from Spiritual Slavery

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Guarantee of Salvation; Royalty of Christ Providential; Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of First Line: Rebels, who had dared to show Lyrics: 1 Rebels, who had dared to show Proud contempt of God Most High, Bound in iron and in woe, Shades of death and darkness night, Humbled low with toil and pain, Fell, and looked for help in vain. 2 To Jehovah then they cried In their trouble, and He saved, Threw the prison open wide Where they lay to death enslaved, Bade the gloomy shadows flee, Broke their bonds and set them free. 3 Sons of men, awake to praise God the Lord Who reigns above, Gracious in His works and ways, Wondrous in redeeming love; Iron bars He breaks like clay, And the brazen gates give way. Scripture: Psalm 107 Used With Tune: DIX

The Church of the Living God

Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ In His Church First Line: Within Thy temple, Lord Scripture: Psalm 48 Used With Tune: [Within Thy temple, Lord]

Trust and Praise

Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Bible His Law; Royalty of Christ Mediatorial; Royalty of Christ Providential; Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of First Line: Hallelujah, praise Jehovah Lyrics: 1 Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise; I will sing the glorious praises Of my God through all my days. 2 Put no confidence in princes, Nor for help on man depend; He shall die, to dust returning, And his purposes shall end. 3 Happy is the man that chooses Israel's God to be his aid; He is blest whose hope of blessing On the Lord his God is stayed. 4 'n and earth the Lord created, Seas and all that they contain; He delivers from oppression, Righteousness He will maintain. 5 Food He daily gives the hungry, Sets the mourning pris'ner free, Raises those bowed down with anguish, Makes the sightless eyes to see. 6 Well Jehovah loves the righteous, And the stranger He befriends, Helps the fatherless and widow, Judgment on the wicked sends. 7 Over all God reigns forever, Through all ages He is King; Unto Him, thy God, O Zion, Joyful hallelujahs sing. Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: BROCKLESBURY

Invitations to Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ In His Church; Royalty of Christ Providential; Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of First Line: Exalt the Lord, His praise proclaim Lyrics: 1 Exalt the Lord, His praise proclaim; All ye His servants, praise His Name, Who in the Lord's house ever stand And humbly serve at His command. 2 The Lord is good, His praise proclaim; Since it is pleasant, praise His Name; His people for His own He takes And His peculiar treasure makes. 3 I know the Lord is high in state, Above all gods our Lord is great; The Lord performs what He decrees, In heaven and earth, in depths and seas. 4 He makes the vapors to ascend In clouds from earth's remotest end; The lightnings flash at His command, He holds the tempest in His hand. 5 Forever praise and bless His Name, And in the Church His praise proclaim; In Zion is His dwelling-place; Praise ye the Lord, show forth His grace. Scripture: Psalm 135 Used With Tune: CREATION

Mortality and Immortality

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Ultimate Acknowledgement of First Line: Before my journey is complete Lyrics: 1 Before my journey is complete My vigor fails, my years decline; My God, O spare me, I entreat; The days of life are wholly Thine. 2 O cut not short my life's brief day, O thou Whose years eternal run, Thou Who didst earth's foundations lay, Creator of the stars and sun. 3 The earth and heav'ns shall pass away, Like vesture worn and laid aside, But changeless thou shalt live for aye, Thy years forever shall abide. 4 Thy servants' children shall remain For ever more before Thy face; Enduring honor they shall gain, Established ever in thy grace. Scripture: Psalm 102 Used With Tune: LOUVAN

The Equity of God's Providence

Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Judgment His Prerogative First Line: O God the Lord, to Whom alone Scripture: Psalm 94 Used With Tune: [O God the Lord, to Whom alone]

Defeat and Triumphant Hope

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Providential First Line: O God, Thou hast rejected us Lyrics: 1 O God, Thou hast rejected us, And hast afflicted sore; Thou hast been angry, but in grace O once again restore. 2 Lo, Thou hast torn and rent our land, Thy judgments dread appall; O hear her shattered strength before She totter to her fall. 3 Through ways of trial and distress Thy people Thou hast led. A bitter cup Thou givest us Of misery and dread. 4 A glorious banner Thou hast giv'n To those who fear Thy Name, A banner to display abroad, And thus the truth proclaim. 5 That Thy beloved may be saved And from their foes set free, Help with the might of Thy right hand, In mercy answer me. 6 God in His holiness hath said: I will triumphant be, All heathen lands I claim as Mine, And they shall bow to Me. 7 Now, therefore, who will lead us on Sin's strongholds to possess? No longer cast us off, O God, But give our hosts success. 8 Give Thou Thy help against the foe, For help of man is vain; Through God we shall do valiantly, The victory He shall gain. Scripture: Psalm 60 Used With Tune: FARRANT

Responsibility of Civil Officers

Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Civil Rulers in Relation to; Royalty of Christ Ultimate Acknowledgement of First Line: Where'er His creatures gather Lyrics: 1 Where'er His creatures gather The unseen God is near; Let rulers fear their Ruler, Their Judge let judges fear. How long, ye earthly judges, Will ye pervert the right? How long shall wicked persons Have favor in your sight? 2 Do justice for the helpless, The orphan's cause maintain; Defend the poor and needy, Oppressed and wronged for gain. When rulers walk in darkness, When judges truth forsake, The cornerstones are crumbled, The firm foundations shake. 3 The Most High God has called you And set you up on high, But ye to Him must answer, For ye like men must die. Arise, O God Eternal, Thou Judge of all the earth, Thro' all Thy ransomed nations Send now Thy justice forth. Scripture: Psalm 82 Used With Tune: ALGIERS