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Petitions for Deliverance

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of First Line: In full assurance of Thy grace Lyrics: 1 In full assurance of Thy grace To thee my prayer ascend; In Thy abounding love and truth, O God, salvation send. 2 Preserve my sinking soul, I pray, From tides of hatred save; Let not the waters overflow, Redeem me from the grave. 3 Because Thy mercy, Lord, is good, O answer me in grace, And in the riches of Thy love O turn to me Thy face. 4 Hide not Thy face from my distress, A speedy answer send; Draw near to me, my soul redeem, From all my foes defend. 5 Well known to Thee is my reproach, My shame and my disgrace; The adversaries of my soul Are all before Thy face. 6 My heart is broken by reproach, My soul is full of grief; I looked in vain for comforters, For pity and relief. 7 They gave me bitter gall for food, And taunting words they spake; They gave me vinegar to drink, My burning thirst to slake. 8 Their peace and plenty be their snare, In blindness let them grope; Thy indignation on them pour, And desolate their hope. 9 Because they proudly persecute Those whom Thou, Lord, dost smite, Let them be blotted from Thy book And banished from Thy sight. Scripture: Psalm 69 Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN

A Suppliant Church

Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Prayer Complaint in First Line: O Thou great Shephed of Thy chosen race Lyrics: 1 O Thou great Shepherd of Thy chosen race, Who leadest like a flock Thy Israel dear, From out the cherubim reveal Thy face, Before our host now let Thy might appear. Come Thou, O God, to save us and restore; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 2 How long, O Lord, wilt Thou disdain our prayer? For Thou hast fed us with the bread of tears, And bitter sorrow Thou hast made us share; The nations round us mock with scornful jeers. O God of Hosts, Thy people now restore; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 3 A vine Thou broughtest forth from Egypt's land; The nations were thrust out to give it room; It took deep root, it spread on ev'ry hand, The hills were covered with its shade and bloom; Its boughs were like great cedars spreading wide; They reached the sea, its roots the riverside. 4 Why hast Thou broken down its circling wall That they may pluck who pass along the way? Wild beasts from out the wood destroy it all And feed upon Thy vine by night and day. O God of Hosts, we pray Thee now, restore; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 5 Look down, behold and visit this Thy vine Which Thou hast planted with Thy own right hand, The branch Thou madest strong and owned it Thine, For it is burned with fire, no more to stand; Thy people perish in Thy anger sore Because Thy face now shines on them no more. 6 O let Thy hand Thy chosen one sustain, The son of man Thou madest strong to be; So we shall faithful to Thy cause remain; Revive Thou us, and we will call on Thee. Jehovah, God of Hosts, again restore; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. Scripture: Psalm 80 Used With Tune: LANGRAN

Forgiving Mercy Besought

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of; Prayer Complaint in First Line: Remember not, O God Lyrics: 1 Remember not, O God, The sins of long ago; In tender mercy visit us, Distressed and humbled low. 2 O Lord, our Saviour, help, And glorify Thy Name; Deliver us from all our sins And take away our shame. 3 In Thy compassion hear Thy pris'ner's plaintive sigh, And in the greatness of Thy pow'r Save those about to die. 4 Then, safe within Thy fold, We will exalt Thy Name; Our thankful hearts with songs of joy Thy goodness will proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 79 Used With Tune: GORTON

Prayer for Protection

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Prayer Complaint in First Line: Hear, Lord, the voice of my complaint Lyrics: 1 Hear Lord, the voice of my complaint, Preserve my life from fear, Hide me from plotting enemies And evil crowding near. The workers of iniquity Their deadly shafts prepare; They aim at me their treach'rous words; O save me from their snare. 2 The wicked in their base designs Grow arrogant and bold; Conspiring secretly they think That God will not behold; They search out more iniquity, Their tho'ts and plans are deep, But God will smite, for He is near His saints to guard and keep. 3 The wicked, by their sins o'ercome, Shall soon be bro't to shame; The hand of God shall yet appear, And all shall fear His Name. The just shall triumph in the Lord, Their trust shall be secure, And endless glory then shall crown The upright and the pure. Scripture: Psalm 64 Used With Tune: MONORA

The lands that long in darkness lay

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Complaint of sickness Lyrics: The lands that long in darkness lay Now have beheld a heav'nly light; Nations that sat in death's cold shade Are blessed with beams divinely bright. The virgin's promised Son is born, Behold th' expected child appear: What shall his names or titles be? "The Wonderful, the Counsellor." [This infant is the mighty God, Come to be suckled and adored; Th' eternal Father, Prince of Peace, The Son of David, and his Lord.] The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid; His wide dominions still increase, And honors to his name be paid. Jesus, the holy child, shall sit High on his father David's throne; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. Scripture: Isaiah 9:7

Lo, what a glorious sight appears

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 297 hymnals Topics: Complaint pride, atheism, oppression, etc Lyrics: Lo! what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes! The earth and sea are passed away, And the old rolling skies. From the third heav'n, where God resides, That holy, happy place, The new Jerusalem comes down, Adorned with shining grace. Attending angels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing- "Mortals, behold the sacred seat Of your descending King. "The God of glory down to men Removes his blest abode; Men, the dear objects of his grace, And he the loving God. "His own soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye, And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, And death itself, shall die." How long, dear Savior! O how long Shall this bright hour delay? Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4

Jesus, our Saviour and our God

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Complaint general Lyrics: Jesus, our Savior and our God, Arrayed in majesty and blood, Thou art our life; our souls in thee Possess a full felicity. All our immortal hopes are laid In thee, our surety and our head; Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy throne, Are big with glories yet unknown. Let atheists scoff, and Jews blaspheme Th' eternal life and Jesus' name; A word of thy almighty breath Dooms the rebellious world to death. But let my soul for ever lie Beneath the blessings of thine eye; 'Tis heav'n on earth, 'tis heav'n above, To see thy face and taste thy love. Scripture: Romans 9:5

What contradictions meet

Meter: Irregular Appears in 38 hymnals Topics: Minister's Complaint Lyrics: 1 What contradictions meet In ministers' employ! It is a bitter sweet-- A sorrow full of joy; No other post affords a place For equal honour or disgrace! 2 Who can describe the pain Which faithful preachers feel, Constrain'd to preach in vain, To hearts as hard as steel? Or who can tell the pleasures felt, When stubborn hearts begin to melt? 3 The Saviour's dying love, The soul's amazing worth, Their utmost efforts move, And draw their bowels forth: They pray and strive--their rest departs, Till Christ be form'd in sinners hearts. 4 If some small hope appear, They still are not content; But with a jealous fear, They watch for the event: Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd; Then how their inmost souls are griev'd! 5 But when their pain succeed, And from the tender blade The rip'ning ears proceed, Their toils are overpaid: No harvest-joy can equal theirs, To find the fruit of all their cares. 6 On what has now been sown Thy blessing, Lord bestow; The power is thine alone, To make it spring and grow; Do thou the gracious harvest raise, And thou, alone, shalt have the praise. Scripture: Galatians 4:16

The Penitent's Saviour

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Prayer Complaint in First Line: Lord, my God, in thee I'm trusting Refrain First Line: Distant from me never be Scripture: Psalm 38:10-13 Used With Tune: [Lord, my God, in thee I'm trusting]

A mourner's entreaties

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Prayer Complaint in First Line: My end and length of days Scripture: Psalm 39:4-5 Used With Tune: [My end and length of days]