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God Our Resort in Trouble

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust Lyrics: 1 In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust, I call upon Thy Name; O save me in thy righteousness, Nor let me suffer shame. 2 Bow down Thy ear to my request, And swift deliv'rance send; Be Thou to me a rock of strength, A fortress to defend. 3 Since Thou my rock and fortress art, My leader be, and guide; From all temptation rescue me, Thou dost my strength abide. 4 To Thee my spirit I commend; Redemption is with Thee, O Thou Jehovah, God of truth, Who hast delivered me. 5 I hate all those that love the false, My trust is in the Lord; I will be glad, and joyfully Thy mercy will record. 6 For my affliction Thou hast seen, And known my many woes; Thou hast not let me be enslaved, But freed me from my foes. 7 Show mercy, Lord, to me distressed, And send my soul relief, My life is spent with bitterness, My strength consumed with grief. 8 I mourn and fail because of sin, Friends turn in dread away; Reproached am I and terrified, While foes conspire to slay. 9 But, Lord, in Thee is all my trust, Thou art my God, I cried; My life, my times are in Thy hand, I in Thy strength confide. 10 From all that persecute my soul thy gracious help I crave; O smile upon thy servant, Lord, And in Thy mercy save. 11 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, I plead with Thee to save; but let the wicked be ashamed, And silent in the grave. 12 Yea, let their lips henceforth be mute Who words of falsehood seek, The lips which with contempt and pride Against the righteous speak. Scripture: Psalm 31 Used With Tune: BRECON

Human Ned and the Divine Sufficiency

Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: Thy hands have made and fashioned me Scripture: Psalm 119:55-65 Used With Tune: [Thy hands have made and fashioned me]

The Lord's Prayer

Author: J. Straphan Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Complaint Under great pain First Line: Our Father, whose eternal sway Lyrics: 1 Our Father, whose eternal sway The bright angelic hosts obey, O! lend a pitying ear: When on thy awful name we call, And at thy feet submissive fall, O! condescend to hear. 2 Far may thy glorious reign extend, May rebels to thy sceptre bend, And yield to sovereign love: May we take pleasure to fulfil The sacred dictates of thy will, As angels do above. 3 From thy kind hand each temporal good, Our raiment and our daily food, In rich abundance come: Lord, give us still a fresh supply, If thou withhold thy hand, we die, And fill the silent tomb. 4 Pardon our sins, O God! that rise, And call for vengeance from the skies; And while we are forgiven, Grant that revenge may never rest, And malice harbor in that breast That fells the love of Heaven. 5 Protect us in the dangerous hour, And from the wily tempter's power; O! set our spirits free; And if temptation should assail, May might grace o'er all prevail, And lead our hearts to thee. 6 Thine is the power, to thee belongs The constant tribute of our songs, All glory to thy name: Let every creature join our lays, In one resounding act of praise Thy wonders to proclaim. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Complaining of Inconstancy

Author: Beddome Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: Complaint Of inconstancy First Line: The wandering star, and fleeting wind Lyrics: 1 The wandering star, and fleeting wind Both represent th' unstable mind: The morning cloud, and early dew Bring our inconstancy to view. 2 But cloud, and wind, and dew, and star, Faint and imperfect emblems are: Nor can there aught in nature be So fickle and so false as we. 3 Our outward walk, and inward frame, Scarce thro' a single hour the same; We vow, and straight our vows forget, And then those very vows repeat. 4 We sin forsake, to sin return, Are hot and cold, now freeze, now burn; In deep distress, then raptures feel, We soar to heaven, then sink to hell. 5 With flowing tears, Lord, we confess Our folly, and unsteadfastness; When shall these hearts more fixed be, Fix'd by thy grace, and fix'd on thee?

Loves thou me?

Author: Newton Appears in 280 hymnals Topics: Complaint Of hardness of heart First Line: 'Tis a point I long to know Lyrics: 1 'Tis a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought; Do I love the Lord, or no? Am I his, or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull and lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name. 3 [Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove; Every trifle give me pain, If I knew a savior's love? 4 When I turn my eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild; Fill'd with unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself a child?] 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mix'd with all I do; You who love the Lord indeed, Tell me is it thus with you? 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall; Should I grieve at what I feel, If I did not love at all? 7 [Could I joy his saints to meet, Choose the ways I once abhor'd; Find, at times, the promise sweet If I did not love the Lord?] 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case! Thou, who art the people's sun; Since upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray; If I have not lov'd before, Help me to begin to-day. Scripture: John 21:16

Jesus, the man of constant grief

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Complaint of sickness Lyrics: Jesus, the man of constant grief, A mourner all his days; His spirit once rejoiced aloud, And turn'd his joy to praise: "Father, I thank thy wondrous love, That hath revealed thy Son To men unlearned, and to babes Has made thy gospel known. "The mysteries of redeeming grace Are hidden from the wise, While pride and carnal reasonings join To swell and blind their eyes." Thus doth the Lord of heav'n and earth His great decrees fulfil, And orders all his works of grace By his own sovereign will. Scripture: Luke 10:21

Messiah's Manifold Sufferings

Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: Save me O God the floods Scripture: Psalm 69:1-16 Used With Tune: [Save me O God the floods]

Trust in the Mercy of God

Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Prayer Complaint in First Line: How long wilt thou forget me Lyrics: 1 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, Thou God of grace? How long shall fears beset me, While darkness hides Thy face? How long shall griefs distress me And turn my day to night? How long shall foes oppress me And triumph in their might? 2 O Lord my God, behold me, And hear my earnest cries; Lest sleep of death enfold me, Enlighten Thou mine eyes; Lest now my foe insulting Should boast of his success, And enemies exulting Rejoice in my distress. 3 But I with expectation Have on Thy grace relied; My heart in Thy salvation Shall still with joy confide. And I with voice of singing Will praise the Lord above, Who, richest bounties bringing, Has dealt with me in love. Scripture: Psalm 13 Used With Tune: OLIVA

Suffering and Prayer

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: Save me, O God, because the floods Lyrics: 1 Save me, O God, because the floods Come in upon my soul; I sink in depths where none can stand, Deep waters o'er me roll. 2 My constant calling wearies me, My throat is parched and dried; My eyes grow dim while for my God Still waiting I abide. 3 The foes who hate me unprovoked Are strong and still increase, Tho' to disarm their enmity My right I yield for peace. 4 O God, my folly and my sin Thy holy eye can see; Yet save from shame,Lord God of Hosts, Thy saints that wait on Thee. 5 Forbid, O God, our covenant God, That those who seek Thy face Should see Thy servant put to shame And share in my disgrace. 6 It is for Thee I am reproached, For Thee I suffer shame, Until my brethren know me not, And hated is my name. 7 It is my zeal for Thy abode That has consumed my life; Reproached by those reproaching Thee, I suffer in the strife. 8 I wept, with fasting bowed my soul, Yet that was made my shame; When I in sackcloth clothed myself, Their byword I became. 9 The men who sit within the gate With slander do me wrong, And they who linger at their cups Make me their jest and song. Scripture: Psalm 69 Used With Tune: ELLA

Cleaving to God in sore peril

Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: Be merciful to me O God Scripture: Psalm 57 Used With Tune: [Be merciful to me, O God]