My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files
Planning worship?
Check out our sister site, ZeteoSearch.org,
for 20+ additional resources related to your search.
- |
User Links
Instance Results
Psalm 122
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.286 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: How did my heart rejoice to hear Lyrics:
How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
"In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day!"
I love her gates, I love the road;
The church, adorned with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God,
To show his milder face.
Up to her courts with joys unknown
The holy tribes repair;
The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.
He hears our praises and complaints;
And while his awful voice
Divides the sinners from the saints,
We tremble and rejoice.
Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest!
With holy gifts and heav'nly grace
Be her attendants blest!
My Soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell,
There God my Savior reigns.
Topics: Church its beauty; Worship public; Church going to it; Public worship attended on Scripture: Psalm 122 Languages: English
Psalm 122
Psalm 123
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.288 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: O thou whose grace and justice reign Lyrics:
O thou whose grace and justice reign
Enthroned above the skies,
To thee our hearts would tell their pain,
To thee we lift our eyes.
As servants watch their master's hand,
And fear the angry stroke;
Or maids before their mistress stand,
And wait a peaceful look;
So for our sins we justly feel
Thy discipline, O God;
Yet wait the gracious moment still,
Till thou remove thy rod.
Those that in wealth and pleasure live,
Our daily groans deride,
And thy delays of mercy give
Fresh courage to their pride.
Our foes insult us, but our hope
In thy compassion lies;
This thought shall bear our spirits up,
That God will not despise.
Topics: Afflictions submission to them; Pleading without repining; Resignation Scripture: Psalm 123 Languages: English
Psalm 123
Psalm 125
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.290 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Unshaken as the sacred hill Lyrics:
Unshaken as the sacred hill,
And firm as mountains be,
Firm as a rock the soul shall rest
That leans, O Lord, on thee.
Not walls nor hills could guard so well
Old Salem's happy ground,
As those eternal arms of love
That every saint surround.
While tyrants are a smarting scourge
To drive them near to God,
Divine compassion does allay
The fury of the rod.
Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere,
And lead them safely on
To the bright gates of Paradise,
Where Christ their Lord is gone.
But if we trace those crooked ways
That the old serpent drew,
The wrath that drove him first to hell
Shall smite his followers too.
Topics: Grace tried by afflictions; Saints tried and preserved; Trial of our graces by afflictions; Afflictions moderated; Saints afflictions moderated Scripture: Psalm 125 Languages: English
Psalm 125
Psalm 126
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.293 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: When God revealed his gracious name Lyrics:
When God revealed his gracious name,
And changed my mournful state,
My rapture seemed a pleasing dream,
The grace appeared so great.
The world beheld the glorious change,
And did thy hand confess;
My tongue broke out in unknown strains,
And sung surprising grace.
"Great is the work," my neighbors cried,
And owned the power divine;
"Great is the work," my heart replied,
"And be the glory thine."
The Lord can clear the darkest skies,
Can give us day for night;
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight.
Let those that sow in sadness wait
Till the fair harvest come,
They shall confess their sheaves are great,
And shout the blessings home.
Though seed lie buried long in dust,
It shan't deceive their hope;
The precious grain can ne'er be lost,
For grace insures the crop.
Topics: Deliverance by prayer; National deliverance; Conversion and joy; Deliverance surprising; Joy of conversion; Melancholy removed Scripture: Psalm 126 Languages: English
Psalm 126
Psalm 127
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.295 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: If God to build the house deny Lyrics:
If God to build the house deny,
The builders work in vain;
And towns, without his wakeful eye,
A useless watch maintain.
Before the morning beams arise,
Your painful work renew;
And till the stars ascend the skies,
Your tiresome toil pursue;
Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare;
In vain, till God has blessed;
But if his smiles attend your care,
You shall have food and rest.
Nor children, relatives, nor friends,
Shall real blessings prove;
Nor all the earthly joys he sends,
If sent without his love.
Topics: Blessing of God on the business and comforts of life; Business of life blest; Children made blessings; Comfort of life blest; God all in all Scripture: Psalm 127 Languages: English
Psalm 127
Psalm 128
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.296 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: O happy man, whose soul is filled Lyrics:
O happy man, whose soul is filled
With zeal and reverent awe!
His lips to God their honors yield,
His life adorns the law.
A careful providence shall stand
And ever guard thy head,
Shall on the labors of thy hand
Its kindly blessings shed.
[Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine;
Thy children round thy board,
Each like a plant of honor shine,
And learn to fear the Lord.]
The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil
For months and years to come;
The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill,
Shall send thee blessings home.
This is the man whose happy eyes
Shall see his house increase;
Shall see the sinking church arise,
Then leave the world in peace.
Topics: Children made blessings; Blessings of a family; Family blessings Scripture: Psalm 128 Languages: English
Psalm 128
Psalm 129
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.297 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Up from my youth, may Isr'el say Lyrics:
Up from my youth, may Isr'el say,
Have I been nursed in tears;
My griefs were constant as the day,
And tedious as the years.
Up from my youth I bore the rage
Of all the sons of strife;
Oft they assailed my riper age,
But not destroyed my life.
Their cruel plow had torn my flesh
With furrows long and deep;
Hourly they vexed my wounds afresh,
Nor let my sorrows sleep.
The Lord grew angry on his throne,
And, with impartial eye,
Measured the mischiefs they had done,
Then let his arrows fly.
How was their insolence surprised
To hear his thunders roll!
And all the foes of Zion seized
With horror to the soul!
Thus shall the men that hate the saints
Be blasted from the sky;
Their glory fades, their courage faints
And all their projects die.
[What though they flourish tall and fair,
They have no root beneath;
Their growth shall perish in despair,
And lie despised in death.]
[So corn that on the house-top stands
No hope of harvest gives;
The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands,
Nor binder fold the sheaves.
It springs and withers on the place;
No traveller bestows
A word of blessing on the grass,
Nor minds it as he goes.]
Topics: Persecutors punished Scripture: Psalm 129 Languages: English
Psalm 129
Psalm 130
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.298 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Out of the deeps of long distress Lyrics:
Out of the deeps of long distress,
The borders of despair,
I sent my cries to seek thy grace,
My groans to move thine ear.
Great God, should thy severer eye,
And thine impartial hand,
Mark and revenge iniquity,
No mortal flesh could stand.
But there are pardons with my God
For crimes of high degree;
Thy Son has bought them with his blood,
To draw us near to thee.
[I wait for thy salvation, Lord,
With strong desires I wait;
My soul, invited by thy word,
Stands watching at thy gate.]
[Just as the guards that keep the night
Long for the morning skies,
Watch the first beams of breaking light,
And meet them with their eyes;
So waits my soul to see thy grace,
And, more intent than they,
Meets the first openings of thy face,
And finds a brighter day.]
[Then in the Lord let Isr'el trust,
Let Isr'el seek his face;
The Lord is good as well as just,
And plenteous is his grace.
There's full redemption at his throne
For sinners long enslaved;
The great Redeemer is his Son,
And Isr'el shall be saved.]
Topics: Despair deliverance from it; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Conscience its guilt relieved; Guilt of conscience relieved; Justification free; Distress relieved; Faith in Divine grace and power; Patience in darkness; Backsliding soul pardoned; Waiting for answer to prayer; Comfort and pardon; Grace pardoning; Pardon plentiful with God Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English
Psalm 130
Psalm 131
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.300 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Is there ambition in my heart? Lyrics:
Is there ambition in my heart?.
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or do I act a haughty part?
Lord, I appeal to thee.
I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild,
Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.
The patient soul, the lowly mind,
Shall have a large reward:
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned,
And trust a faithful Lord.
Topics: Afflictions submission to them; Humility and submission; Resignation; Patience in darkness; Appeal to God our humility and submission Scripture: Psalm 131 Languages: English
Psalm 131
Psalm 132
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.302 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: No sleep nor slumber to his eyes Lyrics:
[No sleep nor slumber to his eyes
Good David would afford,
Till he had found below the skies
A dwelling for the Lord.
The Lord in Zion placed his name,
His ark was settled there;
To Zion the whole nation came
To worship thrice a year.
But we have no such lengths to go,
Nor wander far abroad;
Where'er thy saints assemble now,
There is a house for God.]
Arise, O King of grace, arise,
And enter to thy rest!
Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes
Thus to be owned and blessed.
Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word;
All that the ark did once contain
Could no such grace afford.
Here, mighty God, accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.
Here let the Son of David reign,
Let God's Anointed shine;
Justice and truth his court maintain
With love and power divine.
Here let him hold a lasting throne;
And as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honors shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes.
Topics: Worship public; Christ his kingdom among the Gentiles; Church God's presence there; Church God's special delight; Church gathered and settled; Ministers ordained Scripture: Psalm 132:4-5 Languages: English
Psalm 132
Pages
