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Preserve Me, O My God

Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: God Goodness of; Idolotry Scripture: Psalm 16 Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER Text Sources: OPC/URCNA 2016

Author: John Newton Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 26 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How blest the righteous are When they resign their breath! No wonder Balaam wished to share In such a happy death. "Oh! let me die," said he, "The death the righteous do; When life is ended let me be Found with the faithful few." 2 The force of truth how great! When enemies confess, None but the righteous whom they hate, A solid hope possess. But Balaam’s wish was vain, His heart was insincere; He thirsted for unrighteous gain, And sought a portion here. 3 He seemed the Lord to know, And to offend Him loth; But Mammon proved his overthrow, For none can serve them both. May you, my friends, and I, Warning from hence receive ; If like the righteous we would die, To choose the life they live. Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 1

This Eucharistic Feast

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 This Eucharistic feast our ev'ry want supplies, and still we by His death are blest, and share His sacrifice. By faith His flesh we eat, who here His passion show, and God out of His holy seat shall all His gifts bestow. 2 Who thus our faith employ His suff'rings to record, e'en now we mournfully enjoy communion with our Lord, as though we ev'ry one beneath His cross had stood, and seen Him heave, and heard Him groan, and felt His gushing blood. 3 O God! 'Tis finished now! The mortal pang is past! By faith His head we see Him bow, and hear Him breathe His last! We too, with Him are dead, and shall with Him arise; the cross on which He bows His head shall lift us to the skies. Topics: The Church, The Saints The Lord's Supper Scripture: John 6:33-60 Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER