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Laßt uns doch Christo dankbar sein

Author: Sebald Heyden Appears in 1 hymnal Used With Tune: [Laßt uns doch Christo dankbar sein]

O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross

Appears in 16 hymnals Used With Tune: [O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross]

Tho' Wicked Men Grow Rich Or Great

Author: Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Tho’ wicked men grow rich or great Lyrics: 1 Tho’ wicked men grow rich or great, Yet let not their successful state Thy anger, or thy envy, raise; For they, cut down, like tender grass, Or like young flowers, away shall pass, Whose blooming beauty soon decays. 2 Depend on God, and Him obey; So thou within the Land shalt stay, Secure from danger, and from want; Make His commands thy chief delight; And He, thy duty to requite, Shall all thy earnest wishes grant. 3 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord, And He will needful help afford, To perfect every just design; He’ll make, like light, serene and clear, Thy clouded innocence appear, And as a mid-day sun to shine. 4 With quiet mind on God depend, And patiently for Him attend; Nor let thy anger fondly rise, Tho’ wicked men with wealth abound, And with success the plots are crowned, Which they maliciously devise. 5 From anger cease, and wrath forsake; Let no ungoverned passion make Thy wavering heart espouse their crime: For God shall sinful men destroy; Whilst only they the land enjoy, Who trust on Him, and wait His time. 6 How soon shall wicked men decay! Their place shall vanish quite away, Nor by the strictest search be found; Whilst humble souls possess the earth, Rejoicing still with godly mirth, With peace and plenty always crowned. 7 While sinful crowds, with false design, Against the righteous few combine, And gnash their teeth, and threatening stand; God shall their empty plots deride, And laugh at their defeated pride: He sees their ruin near at hand. 8 They draw the sword, and bend the bow, The poor and needy to o’erthrow, And men of upright lives to slay: But their strong bows shall soon be broke Their sharpened weapon’s mortal stroke Thro’ their own hearts shall force its way. 9 A little, with God’s favor blest, That’s by one righteous men possessed, The wealth of many bad excels: For God supports the just man’s cause; But, as for those that break His laws, Their unsuccessful power He quells. 10 His constant care the upright guides, And over all their life presides; Their portion shall for ever last: They, when distress o’erwhelms the earth, Shall be unmoved, and e’en in dearth The happy fruits of plenty taste. 11 Not so the wicked men, and those Who proudly dare God’s will oppose: Destruction is their hapless share: Like fat of lambs, their hopes, and they, Shall in an instant melt away, And vanish into smoke and air. 12 While sinners, brought to sad decay, Still borrow on, and never pay, The just have will and power to give; For such as God vouchsafes to bless, Shall peaceably the earth possess; And those He curses, shall not live. 13 The good man’s way is God’s delight; He orders all the steps aright, Of him that moves by His command; Though he sometimes may be distressed; Yet shall he ne’er be quite oppressed; For God upholds him with His hand. 14 From my first youth, till age prevailed, I never saw the righteous failed, Or want o’ertake his numerous race, Because compassion filled his heart, And he did cheerfully impart, God made his offspring’s wealth increase. 15 With caution shun each wicked deed, In virtue’s ways with zeal proceed, And so prolong your happy days: For God, who judgment loves, does still Preserve His saints secure from ill, While soon the wicked race decays. 16 The upright shall possess the land: His portion shall for ages stand; His mouth with wisdom is supplied; His tongue by rules of judgment moves; His heart the law of God approves; Therefore his footsteps never slide. 17 In wait the watchful sinner lies, In vain the righteous to surprise; In vain, his ruin does decree: God will not him defenseless leave, To His revenge exposed, but save, And, when he’s sentenced, set him free. 18 Wait still on God; keep His commands; And thou, exalted in the land, Thy blest possession ne’er shalt quit: The wicked soon destroyed shall be, And at his dismal tragedy Thou shalt a safe spectator sit. 19 The wicked I in power have seen, And, like a bay-tree, fresh and green, That spreads its pleasant branches round; But he was gone as swift as thought; And tho’ in every place I sought, No sign or track of him I found. 20 Observe the perfect man with care, And mark all such as upright are; Their roughest days in peace shall end: While on the latter end of those, Who dare God’s sacred will oppose. A common ruin shall attend. 21 God to the just will aid afford; Their only safeguard is the Lord; Their strength, in time of need, is He: Because on Him they still depend, The Lord will timely succor send, And from the wicked set them free. Used With Tune: OLD 1135H Text Sources: Adapt. from A New Version of the Psalms of David by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1696

The LORD God from His Throne on High

Author: Marie J. Post Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 The LORD God from his throne on high looks down with clear and searching eye on all that dwell below; and he that fashioned heart and mind looks ever down on human-kind, their hearts and minds to know. Not human strength or mighty hosts, not charging steeds or warlike boasts can save from overthrow; but God will save from death and shame all those who fear and trust his name, and they no want shall know. 2 God's eye is on all those who fear; to those who hope, the LORD is near, according to his Word. Death cannot touch those in his hand, nor famine conquer in the land; we wait upon the LORD. In God our hope is firm and sure, who makes the joyful heart secure, our helper strong and true. Our trust is in your holy name; your mercy, LORD, in faith we claim, as we have hoped in you. Topics: Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Trinity Sunday; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Earth; Elements of Worship Sending; Endurance; God Trust in; God as Shield; God as Spirit; God as Creator; God's Seeing; God's Sovereignty; God's Word; God's Armor; God's Faithfulness; God's Justice; God's Love; God's Name; God's Providence; Hope; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Way, Truth, and Life; Joy; Justice; Love; Mercy; Musical Instruments; Patience; The Creation; Trust; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 7-13 Scripture: Psalm 33 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 68 Text Sources: Psalter Hymnal, 1934 (St. 1)

From highest heaven the Eternal Son

Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: General Hymns Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

Thou, Jesu, Thou my breast inspire

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 D Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Service and Influence Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

I sing the birth was born tonight

Author: Ben Johnson (1573-1637) Appears in 19 hymnals Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

God of the nations, Who hast led

Author: F. Edwards Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of the nations, Who hast led Thy children since the world began, Through doubt and struggle, pain and tears, unfolding Thy eternal plan; From countless hilltops as of old The fire upon the altar flares; Through countless rites, through countless tongues, Men offer their imperfect prayers; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in the reign of truth and peace. 2 O Jesus Christ, Incarnate Son, Who bore our flesh that men might see The Vision of the Perfect Life Fashioned in their humanity; By all Thy words of heavenly truth, By all Thy deeds of mercy wrought, By all the passion of Thy cross, By the redemption Thou hast brought; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in Thy reign of truth and peace. 3 O Holy Spirit, who dost touch The prophets with Thy sacred fire, Eternal Wisdom to whose light All seekers after truth aspire; Behold the warring sons of men, The helpless by the strong oppressed, The truth with error still concealed, The evil grudgingly confessed; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in Thy reign of truth and peace. 4 O God Triune, Thy Church to-day In penitence before Thee kneels, Mourning her years of slothful ease, Her deafness to the world's appeals; Divided where she should be one, Enamoured of a lesser strife, Tithing the mint and cummin while Men perish for the Bread of Life; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in Thy reign of truth and peace. 5 Restore to us the vision, Lord, Descend with fires of Pentecost; Our tongues unloose, our hearts inflame, To preach the Gospel to the lost; Here at Thy feet our prayer is made, Here life and wealth we dedicate; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, Lord, Thy anointing we await; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in Thy reign of truth and peace. Topics: Holy Days National Days Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

O God, Arise! and by Thy Might

Author: Rev. Edward A. Collier Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O God arise! and by Thy might Lyrics: 1. O God, arise! and by Thy might Let all Thy foes be put to flight, With those that evil cherish: Drive them as smoke before Thine ire; As wax is molten by the fire, Let all that hate Thee perish. But let Thy saints with glad acclaim Sing praises to Thy holy Name, And cry with exultation. Cast up a highway smooth and wide, For Him who doth thro' deserts ride! The God of our salvation. 2. A father of the fatherless, A judge of widows in distress Is God, where He abideth. To those in solitude who live, He doth a happy household give, In homes that He provideth. The captives He from pris'n doth bring, And prosper them that they may sing Of Him and his salvation. But they, who wickedly rebel, He causeth in His wrath to dwell In lands of desolation. 3. God's chariots, on His people's side, Are myriads, myriads multiplied, With Him among them dwelling, As once He dwelt with veiled face In Sinai as His holy place, In glory all excelling. Thou hast ascended gloriously, And captive led captivity; Thine arm hath brought salvation, They come with gifts who did rebel, That God the Lord with them may dwell And be their consolation. 4. Blest be the Lord, for us He cares And day by day our burdens bears, The God of our salvation. God is to us a God of love, Who sends deliv'rance from above From death and desolation. But those who will in sin delight, He will with swift destruction smite, And make His saints victorious; Yea, them I'll bring--He saith to me-- From lands remote, from depths of sea, And make thy triumph glorious. Topics: Choral Section Warfare Scripture: Psalm 68 Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER COLLEGE

Give Praise to God with Reverence Deep (Psalm 68:20-35)

Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Give praise to God with reverence deep Topics: Church Year Ascension; Church Year Christ the King; Jesus Christ Reign Scripture: Psalm 68 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 68 (OLD 113TH) Text Sources: Psalter Hymnal, 1987