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Vain Man on foolish Pleasures bent

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107c (1766) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea Lyrics: 1 Vain Man, on foolish Pleasures bent, Prepares for his own Punishment; What Pains, what loathsome Maladies From Luxury and Lust arise! 2 The Drunkard feels his Vitals waste; Yet drowns his Health to please his Taste; Till all his active Pow'rs are lost, And fainting Life draws near the Dust. 3 The Glutton groans, and loaths to eat, His Soul abhors delicious Meat; Nature, with heavy Loads opprest, Would yield to death to be releas'd. 4 Then how the frighted Sinners fly To GOD for Help with earnest Cry! He hears their Groans, prolongs their Breath, And saves them from approaching Death. 5 No Med'cines could effect the Cure So quick, so easy, or so sure; The deadly Sentence GOD repeals, He sends his sov'reign Word and heals. 6 O may the Sons of Men record The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord! And let their thankful Off'rings prove How they adore their Maker's Love. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English

Would you behold the Works of God

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107d (1766) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea Lyrics: 1 Would you behold the Works of God, His Wonders in the World abroad, Go with the Mariners, and trace The unknown Regions of the Seas. 2 They leave their native Shores behind, And seize the Favour of the Wind; Till GOD commands, and Tempests rise That heave the Ocean to the Skies. 3 Now to the Heav'ns they mount amain, Now sink to dreadful Deeps again; What strange Affrights young Sailors feel, And like a staggering Drunkard reel! 4 When Land is far, and Death is nigh, Lost to all Hope, to GOD they cry; His Mercy hears the loud Address, And sends Salvation in Distress. 5 He bids the Winds their Wrath asswage, The furious Waves forget their Rage; 'Tis calm; and Sailors smile to see The Haven where they wish'd to be. 6 O may the Sons of Men record The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord! Let them their private Off'rings bring, And in the Church his Glory sing. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English

Thy Works of Glory, mighty Lord

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107e (1766) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea Lyrics: 1 Thy Works of Glory, mighty Lord, Thy Wonders in the Deeps, The Sons of Courage shall record, Who trade in floating Ships. 2 At thy Command the Winds arise, And swell the tow'ring Waves; The Men astonish'd mount the Skies, And sink in gaping Graves. 3 [Again they climb the watry Hills, And plunge in Deeps again; Each like a tott'ring Drunkard reels, And finds his Courage vain. 4 Frighted to hear the Tempest roar, They pant with flutt'ring Breath, And hopeless of the distant Shore, Expect immediate Death.] 5 Then to the Lord they raise their Cries; He hears the loud Request, And orders Silence through the Skies, And lays the Floods to rest. 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their Fears, And see the Storm allay'd: Now to their Eyes the Port appears; There let their Vows be paid. 7 'Tis GOD, that brings them safe to Land; Let stupid Mortals know That Waves are under his Command, And all the Winds that blow. 8 O that the Sons of Men would praise The Goodness of the Lord! And those that see thy wond'rous Ways, Thy wond'rous Love record. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English

When God provok'd with daring Crimes

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107f (1766) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea Lyrics: 1 When God provok'd with daring Crimes, Scourges the Madness of the Times, He turns their Fields to barren Sand, And dries the Rivers from the Land. 2 His Word can raise the Springs again, And make the wither'd Mountains green, Send show'ry Blessings from the Skies, And Harvests in the Desarts rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but Beasts of Prey, Or Men as fierce and wild as they, He bids th' Opprest and Poor repair, And builds them Towns and Cities there. 4 They sow the Fields, and Trees they plant, Whose yearly Fruit supplies their Want; Their Race grows up from fruitful Stocks, Their Wealth increases with their Flocks. 5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin, He lets the heathen Nations in; A savage Crew invades their Lands, Their Princes die by barb'rous Hands. 6 Their captive Sons expos'd to Scorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn; The Country lies unfenc'd, untill'd, And Desolation spreads the Field. 7 Yet if the humbled Nation mourns, Again his dreadful Hand he turns; Again he makes their Cities thrive, And bids the dying Churches live.] 8 The Righteous, with a joyful Sense, Admire the Works of Providence; And Tongues of Atheists shall no more Blaspheme the GOD that Saints adore. 9 How few with pious Care record These wond'rous Dealings of the Lord; But wise Observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just, and kind. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English

I to the hills will lift mine eyes

Hymnal: The Book of Praise #108 (1918) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Occasional Hymns Travellers by Sea and Land Scripture: Psalm 121 Languages: English Tune Title: FRENCH

Public Prayer and Praise

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #110 (1740) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea 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. Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5 Languages: English

Public Prayer and Praise

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #110 (1786) Topics: Providence in air, earth, and sea; Providence in air, earth, and sea 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 every yielding heart obey. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away the 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. Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5 Languages: English

Public Prayer and Praise

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #110 (1790) Topics: Providence in air, earth, and sea; Providence in air, earth, and sea 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 every yielding heart obey. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away the 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. Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5 Languages: English

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

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #111 (1740) Topics: Providence in Air, Earth and Sea 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. Scripture: Psalm 65:5-13 Languages: English

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

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #111 (1786) Topics: Providence in air, earth, and sea; Providence in air, earth, and sea 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 surprise, 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 evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drest in flowers. 9 'Tis from his watery 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 food the vallies yield; The vallies shout with cheerful voice, And neighboring hills repeat their joys. 11 The pasture 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 power divine; O'er every field thy glories shine; Through every month thy gifts appear; Great God, thy goodness crowns the year. Scripture: Psalm 65:5-13 Languages: English