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Faith of Our Fathers! Living Still
Author: Rev. Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 830 hymnals Topics: Conscience; Faith; Faith of our Fathers; Gospel; Spiritual Liberty; Persecution Of Believers; Perseverance Of The Saints; Profession of Faith; Reformation Day; Witnessing; Zeal Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers! living still
In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene'er we hear that glorious Word!
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
2 Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free;
How sure will be their children's peace
If we, like them, should die for thee!
Faith of our martyrs, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
3 Faith of our fathers! we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee, too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death. Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE
Faith of Our Fathers! Living Still
The Church pleading with God under sore Persecution
Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecuted Saints First Line: Will God forever cast us off! Lyrics: 1 Will God for ever cast us off!
His wrath forever smoke
Against the people of his love,
His little chosen flock?
2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought
With their Redeemer’s blood;
Nor let thy Sion be forgot,
Where once thy glory stood.
3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste,
Aloud our ruin calls;
See what a wide and fearful waste
Is made within thy walls.
4 Where once thy churches pray'd and sang
Thy foes profanely rage;
Amid thy gates their ensigns hang,
And there their hosts engage.
5 How are the seats of worship broke?
They tear the buildings down,
And he that deals the heaviest stroke,
Procures the chief renown.
6 With flames they threaten to destroy
Thy children in their rest;
Come let us burn at once, they cry,
The temple and the priest.
7 And still to heighten our distress,
Thy presence is withdrawn;
Thy wonted signs of power and grace,
Thy power and grace are gone.
8 No prophet speaks to calm our grief,
But all in silence mourn;
Nor know the times of our relief
The hour of thy return.
Pause.
9 How long, eternal God, how long,
Shall men of pride blaspheme;
Shall saints be made their endless song,
And bear immortal shame?
10 Canst thou forever sit and hear
Thine holy name profan'd?
And still thy jealousy forbear,
And still with-hold thine hand?
11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown
In ages long before!
And now no other God we own,
No other God adore.
12 Thou didst divide the raging sea
By thy resistless might,
To make thy tribes a wondrous way,
And then secure their flight.
13 Is not the world of nature thine,
The darkness and the day?
Didst thou not bid the morning shine,
And mark the sun his way?
14 Hath not thy power form'd every coast,
And set the earth its bounds,
With summer’s heat, and winter’s frost,
In their perpetual rounds?
15 And shall the sons of earth and dust
That sacred pow'r blaspheme?
Will not thy hand that form'd them first
Avenge thine injur'd name?
16 Think on the covenant thou hast made,
And all thy words of love;
Nor let the birds of prey invade
And vex thy trembling dove.
17 Our foes would triumph in our blood,
And make our hope their jest;
Plead thine own cause, almighty God,
And give thy children rest. Scripture: Psalm 74
The Church pleading with God under sore Persecution
The Church's Complaint in Persecution
Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecuted Saints First Line: Lord, we have heard thy works of old Lyrics: 1 Lord, we have heard thy works of old,
Thy works of power and grace,
When to our ears our fathers told,
The wonder of their days.
2 They saw the beauteous churches rise,
The spreading gospel run;
While light and glory from the skies
Through all their temples shone.
3 In God they boasted all the day,
And in a cheerful throng
Did thousands meet to praise and pray,
And grace was all their song.
4 But now our souls are seiz'd with shame,
Confusion fills our face,
To hear the enemy blaspheme,
And fools reproach thy grace.
5 Yet have we not forgot our God,
Nor falsely dealt with heaven,
Nor have our steps declin'd the road
Of duty thou hast given.
6 Though dragons all around us roar
With their destructive breath,
And thine own hand has bruis'd us sore,
Hard by the gates of death.
Pause.
7 We are expos'd all day to die,
As martyrs for thy name;
As sheep for slaughter bound we lie,
And wait the kindling flame.
8 Awake, arise, almighty Lord,
Why sleeps thy wonted grace?
Why should we look like men abhor'd,
Or banish'd from thy face?
9 Wilt thou forever cast us off,
And still neglect our cries?
Forever hide thine heavenly love
From our afflicted eyes?
10 Down to the dust our soul is bow'd,
And dies upon the ground;
Rise for our help, rebuke the proud,
And all their powers confound.
11 Redeem us from perpetual shame,
Our Saviour and our God;
We plead the honours of thy name,
The merits of thy blood. Scripture: Psalm 44:1-3
The Church's Complaint in Persecution
Psalm 37 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: Prayer and faith of persecuted saints First Line: Why should I vex my soul, and fret Lyrics:
Why should I vex my soul, and fret
To see the wicked rise?
Or envy sinners waxing great
By violence and lies?
As flowery grass, cut down at noon,
Before the ev'ning fades,
So shall their glories vanish soon
In everlasting shades.
Then let me make the Lord my trust,
And practise all that's good;
So shall I dwell among the just,
And he'll provide me food.
I to my God my ways commit,
And cheerful wait his will;
Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet,
Shall my desires fulfil.
Mine innocence shalt thou display,
And make thy judgments known,
Fair as the light of dawning day,
And glorious as the noon.
The meek at last the earth possess,
And are the heirs of heav'n;
True riches, with abundant peace,
To humble souls are giv'n.
Rest in the Lord, and keep his way,
Nor let your anger rise,
Though Providence should long delay
To punish haughty vice.
Let sinners join to break your peace,
And plot, and rage, and foam;
The Lord derides them, for he sees
Their day of vengeance come.
They have drawn out the threat'ning sword,
Have bent the murd'rous bow,
To slay the men that fear the Lord,
And bring the righteous low.
My God shall break their bows, and burn
Their persecuting darts,
Shall their own swords against them turn,
And pain surprise their hearts.
Scripture: Psalm 37:1-15
Psalm 37 Part 1
Psalm 35 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Faith and prayer of persecuted saints; Persecuted saints their prayer and faith; Prayer and faith of persecuted saints First Line: Now plead my cause, Almighty God Lyrics:
Now plead my cause, Almighty God,
With all the sons of strife;
And fight against the men of blood,
Who fight against my life.
Draw out thy spear and stop their way,
Lift thine avenging rod;
But to my soul in mercy say,
"I am thy Savior God!"
They plant their snares to catch my feet,
And nets of mischief spread;
Plunge the destroyers in the pit
That their own hands have made.
Let fogs and darkness hide their way,
And slipp'ry be their ground;
Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey,
And all their rage confound.
They fly like chaff before the wind,
Before thine angry breath;
The angel of the Lord behind
Pursues them down to death.
They love the road that leads to hell;
Then let the rebels die,
Whose malice is implacable
Against the Lord on high.
But if thou hast a chosen few
Amongst that impious race,
Divide them from the bloody crew,
By thy surprising grace.
Then will I raise my tuneful voice,
To make thy wonders known;
In their salvation I'll rejoice,
And bless thee for my own.
Scripture: Psalm 35:1-9
Psalm 35 Part 1
The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked
Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Prayer and faith of persecuted saints First Line: My GOD, the Steps of pious Men Lyrics: 1 My GOD, the Steps of pious Men
Are order'd by thy Will;
Tho' they should fall, they rise again,
Thy hHand supports them still.
2 The Lord delights to see their Ways,
Their Virtue he approves;
He'll ne'er deprive them of his Grace,
Nor leave the Man he loves.
3 The heav'nly Heritage is theirs,
Their Portion and their Home;
He feeds them now, and makes them Heirs
Of Blessings long to come.
4 Wait on the Lord, ye Sons of Men,
Nor fear when Tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their Pride was vain,
When Justice casts them down.
Pause.
5 The haughty Sinner have I seen,
Nor fearing Man nor God,
Like a tall Bay-Tree fair and green,
Spreading his Arms abroad.
6 And, lo! he vanish'd from the Ground,
Destroy'd by Hands unseen;
Nor Root, nor Branch, nor Leaf was found
Where all that Pride had been.
7 But mark the Man of Righteousness,
His sev'ral Steps attend;
True Pleasure runs thro' all his Ways,
And peaceful is his End. Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37
The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked
The Church's Prayer under Affliction; or, the Vineyard of God wasted
Appears in 90 hymnals Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecuted Saints First Line: Great Shepherd of thine Israel Lyrics: 1 Great Shepherd of thine Israel,
Who didst between the cherubs dwell,
And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep,
Safe through the desert and the deep:
2 Thy church is in the desert now,
Shine from on high, and guide us through;
Turn us to thee, thy love restore,
We shall be sav'd and sigh no more.
3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey,
How long shall we lament and pray?
And wait in vain thy kind return?
How long shall thy fierce anger burn?
4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread,
Thy saints with their own tears are fed;
Turn us to thee, thy love restore,
We shall be sav'd and sigh no more.
Pause I.
5 Hast thou not planted with thy hands
A lovely vine in heathen lands?
Did not thy power defend it round,
And heavenly dews enrich the ground?
6 How did the spreading branches shoot,
And bless the nations with the fruit;
But now, dear Lord, look down and see
Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree.
7 Why is her beauty thus defac'd?
Why hast thou laid her fences waste?
Strangers and foes against her join,
And every beast devours the vine.
8 Return, almighty God, return;
Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn:
Turn us to thee, thy love restore,
We shall be sav'd and sigh no more.
Pause II.
9 Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew,
Thou wast its strength and glory too;
Attack'd in vain by all its foes,
Till the fair branch of promise rose.
10 Fair branch, ordain'd of old to shoot
From David’s stock, from Jacob’s root;
Himself a noble vine, and we
The lesser branches of the tree:
11 ’Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand
Girt with thy strength at thy right hand;
Thy first-born Son, adorn'd and blest
With power and grace above the rest.
12 Oh! for his sake attend our cry,
Shine on thy churches lest they die;
Turn us to thee, thy love restore,
We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. Scripture: Psalm 80
The Church's Prayer under Affliction; or, the Vineyard of God wasted
Charity to the Poor; or, Religionin Words and Deeds
Appears in 38 hymnals Topics: Prayer and faith of persecuted saints First Line: Why do the wealthy Wicked boast Lyrics: 1 Why do the wealthy Wicked boast,
And grow profanely bold?
The meanest Portion of the Just
Excels the Sinner's Gold.
2 The Wicked borrows of his Friends,
But ne'er designs to pay;
The Saint is merciful and lends,
Nor turns the Poor away.
3 His Alms with lib'ral Heart he gives
Amongst the Sons of Need;
His Mem'ry to long Ages lives,
And blessed is his Seed.
4 His Lips abhor to talk prophane,
To slander or defraud;
His ready Tongue declares to Men
What he has learn'd of GOD.
5 The Law and Gospel of the Lord
Deep in his Heart abide;
Led by the Spirit, and the Word,
His Feet shall never slide.
6 When Sinners fall, the Righteous stand,
Preserv'd from ev'ry Snare;
They shall possess the promis'd Land,
And dwell for ever there. Scripture: Psalm 37:16-31
Charity to the Poor; or, Religionin Words and Deeds
And will the GOD of Grace
Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Persecuted Saints, their Prayer and Faith Lyrics: 1 And will the GOD of Grace
Perpetual Silence keep;
The GOD of Justice hold his Peace,
And let his Vengeance sleep?
2 Behold, what cursed Snares
The Men of Mischief spread:
The Men that hate thy Saints and Thee
Lift up their threat'ning Head.
3 Against thy hidden Ones
Their Counsels they employ,
And Malice, with her watchful Eye
Pursues them to destroy.
4 The Noble and the Base
Into thy Pastures leap;
The Lion and the stupid Ass
Conspire to vex thy Sheep.
5 "Come let us join, they cry,
"To root them from the Ground,
"Till not the Name of Saints remain,
"Nor Mem'ry shall be found."
6 Awake, Almighty GOD,
And call thy Wrath to Mind;
Give them like Forests to the Fire,
Or Stubble to the Wind.
7 Convince their Madness, Lord,
And make them seek thy Name;
Or else their stubborn Rage confound,
That they may die in Shame.
8 Then shall the Nations know
That glorious dreadful Word,
JEHOVAH is thy Name alone,
And thou the Sov'reign Lord. Scripture: Psalm 83
And will the GOD of Grace
Love to Enemies; or, the Love of Christ to Sinners typified in David
Appears in 52 hymnals Topics: Faith and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Persecuted Saints; Faith and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Persecuted Saints First Line: Behold the love, the generous love Lyrics: 1 Behold the love, the generous love,
That holy David shows;
Behold his kind compassion move
For his afflicted foes!
2 When they are sick, his soul complains,
And seems to feel the smart;
The spirit of the gospel reigns,
And melts his pious heart.
3 How did his flowing tears condole
As for a brother dead!
And fasting mortified his soul,
While for their life he pray'd.
4 They groan'd, and curs'd him on their bed,
Yet still he pleads and mourns;
And double blessings on his head
The righteous God returns.
5 Oh glorious type of heavenly grace!
Thus Christ the Lord appears;
While sinners curse, their Saviour prays,
And pities them with tears.
6 He, the true David, Israel’s king,
Blest and belov'd of God,
To save us rebels dead in sin
Paid his own dearest blood. Scripture: Psalm 35:12-14
Love to Enemies; or, the Love of Christ to Sinners typified in David
The Church is our Delight and Safety
Appears in 201 hymnals Topics: Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints First Line: The Lord of glory is my light Lyrics: 1 The Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;
God is my strength; nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
2 One privilege my heart desires;
Oh grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God.
3 There shall I offer my requests
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there enquire thy will.
4 When troubles rise and storms appear,
There may his children hide;
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,
And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound. Scripture: Psalm 27:1-5
The Church is our Delight and Safety
Prayer and Hope
Appears in 163 hymnals Topics: Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints; Hope and Prayer for persecuted Saints First Line: Soon as I heard my Father say Lyrics: 1 Soon as I heard my Father say,
"Ye children, seek my grace,"
My heart reply'd without delay,
"I'll seek my Father's face."
2 Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;
God of my life, I fly to thee
In a distressing day.
3 Should friends and kindred near and dear
Leave me to want or die,
My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.
5 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believ'd,
To see thy grace provide relief,
Nor was my hope deceiv'd.
6 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope. Scripture: Psalm 27:8-9
Prayer and Hope
O Thou whose Justice reigns on high
Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: Prayer and faith of persecuted saints Lyrics: 1 O Thou whose Justice reigns on high,
And makes th'Oppressor cease,
Behold how envious Sinners try
To vex and break my Peace!
2 The Sons of Violence and Lies
Join to devour me, Lord;
But as my hourly Dangers rise,
My Refuge is thy Word.
3 In GOD, most holy, just and true,
I have repos'd my Trust;
Nor will I fear what Flesh can do,
The Offspring of the Dust.
4 They wrest my Words to Mischief still,
Charge me with unknown Faults;
Mischief doth all their Counsels fill,
And Malice all their thoughts.
5 Shall they escape without thy Frown?
Must their Devices stand?
O cast the haughty Sinner down,
And let him know thy Hand!
Pause.
6 GOD counts the Sorrows of his Saints,
Their Groans affect his Ears;
Thou hast a Book for my Complaints,
A Bottle for my Tears.
7 When to thy Throne I raise my Cry,
The Wicked fear and flee;
So swift is Pray'r to reach the Sky,
So near is GOD to me.
8 In Thee, most holy, just and true,
I have repos'd my Trust;
Nor will I fear what Man can do,
The Offspring of the Dust.
9 Thy solemn Vows are on me, Lord,
Thou shalt receive my Praise;
I'll sing, How faithful is thy Word!
How righteous all thy Ways!
10 Thou hast secur'd my Soul from Death,
O set thy Pris'ner free,
That Heart and Hand, and Life and Breath,
May be employ'd for Thee. Scripture: Psalm 56
O Thou whose Justice reigns on high
Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed; or Instructive Affilctions
Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Afflictions of saints and sinners different; Comfort and Support in God; Deliverance from persecution; God our Support and Comfort; Instructive afflictions; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinners destroyed; Sanctified afflictions; Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Afflictions of saints and sinners different; Comfort and Support in God; Deliverance from persecution; God our Support and Comfort; Instructive afflictions; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinners destroyed; Sanctified afflictions First Line: O God! to whom revenge belongs Lyrics: 1 O God! to whom revenge belongs,
Proclaim thy wrath aloud;
Let sovereign power redress our wrongs,
Let justice smite the proud.
2 They say, "The Lord nor sees nor hears;"
When will the vain be wise?
Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears?
Or blind, who made their eyes?
3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain,
And they shall feel his power;
His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain
In some surprising hour.
4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke,
Thou hast a gentler rod;
Thy providence, thy sacred book
Shall make them know their God.
5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise,
And to his duty draw;
Thy scourges make thy children wise
When they forget thy law.
6 But God will ne’er cast off his saints,
Nor his own promise break;
He pardons his inheritance
For their Redeemer’s sake. Scripture: Psalm 94:7-14
Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed; or Instructive Affilctions
God our Support and Comfort; or Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution
Appears in 36 hymnals Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Afflictions of saints and sinners different; Comfort and Support in God; Deliverance from persecution; God our Support and Comfort; Instructive afflictions; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinners destroyed; Sanctified afflictions; Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Afflictions of saints and sinners different; Comfort and Support in God; Deliverance from persecution; God our Support and Comfort; Instructive afflictions; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinners destroyed; Sanctified afflictions First Line: Who will arise and plead my right Lyrics: 1 Who will arise and plead my right
Against my numerous foes?
While earth and hell their force unite,
And all my hopes oppose.
2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help,
Sustain'd my fainting head,
My life had now in silence dwelt,
My soul amongst the dead.
3 Alas! my sliding feet! I cry'd,
Thy promise bore me up
Thy grace stood constant by my side,
And rais'd my sinking hope.
4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts
Within my bosom roll,
Thy boundless love forgives my faults,
Thy comforts cheer my soul.
5 Powers of iniquity may rise,
And frame pernicious laws;
But God my refuge rules the skies,
He will defend my cause.
6 Let malice vent her rage aloud,
Let bold blasphemers scoff;
The Lord our God shall judge the proud,
And cut the sinners off. Scripture: Psalm 94:16-23
God our Support and Comfort; or Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution
God's care of his People, and punishment of Persecutors
Appears in 46 hymnals Topics: Appeal to God against persecutors; God his care of saints; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors punished; Appeal to God against persecutors; God his care of saints; Persecution Deliverance from it; Persecutors punished First Line: My trust is in my heavenly Friend Lyrics: 1 My trust is in my heavenly Friend,
My hope in thee, my God:
Rise, and my helpless life defend,
From those that seek my blood.
2 With insolence and fury they
My soul to pieces tear,
As hungry lions rend the prey
When no deliverer’s near.
3 If e'er my pride provok'd them first,
Or once abused my foe,
Then let them tread my life to dust,
And lay mine honour low.
4 If there be malice found in me,
I know thy piercing eyes;
I should not dare appeal to thee,
Nor ask my God to rise.
5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand,
Their pride and power controul?
Awake to judgement, and command
Deliverance for my soul.
Pause.
6 Let sinners and their wicked rage
Be humbled to the dust:
Shall not the God of truth engage
To vindicate the just?
7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins,
He will defend th' upright:
His sharpest arrows he ordains
Against the sons of spite.
8 Tho' leagu'd in guile their malice spread,
A snare before my way;
Their mischiefs on their impious head,
His vengeance shall repay.
9 That cruel persecuting race
Must feel his dreadful sword:
Awake my soul, and praise the grace
And justice of the LORD. Scripture: Psalm 7
God's care of his People, and punishment of Persecutors
Not different food, or different dress
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Prayer and faith of persecuted saints Lyrics:
Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress,
Compose the kingdom of our Lord;
But peace, and joy, and righteousness,
Faith, and obedience to his word.
When weaker Christians we despise,
We do the gospel mighty wrong;
For God, the gracious and the wise,
Receives the feeble with the strong.
Let pride and wrath be banished hence;
Meekness and love our souls pursue;
Nor shall our practice give offence
To saints, the Gentile or the Jew.
Scripture: Romans 14:17
Not different food, or different dress
Can creatures to perfection find
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Persecuted saints their prayer and faith Lyrics:
[Can creatures to perfection find
Th' eternal, uncreated Mind?
Or can the largest stretch of thought
Measure and search his nature out?
'Tis high as heav'n, 'tis deep as hell
And what can mortals know or tell?
His glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all the shining worlds on high.
But man, vain man, would fain be wise;
Born like a wild young colt, he flies
Through all the follies of his mind,
And swells, and snuffs the empty wind.]
God is a King of power unknown,
Firm are the orders of his throne;
If he resolve, who dares oppose,
Or ask him why or what he does?
He wounds the heart, and he makes whole
He calms the tempest of the soul;
When he shuts up in long despair,
Who can remove the heavy bar?
He frowns, and darkness veils the moon;
The fainting sun grows dim at noon;
The pillars of heav'n's starry roof
Tremble and start at his reproof.
He gave the vaulted heav'n its form,
The crooked serpent, and the worm;
He breaks the billows with his breath,
And smites the sons of pride to death.
These are a portion of his ways;
But who shall dare describe his face?
Who can endure his light, or stand
To hear the thunders of his hand?
Scripture: Psalm 80
Can creatures to perfection find
My Soul For Thy Salvation Faints
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Hope, Christian; Law of God; Longing, Spiritual; Persecution Of Believers; Perseverance Of The Saints; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted; Stedfastness Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: BELMONT
My Soul For Thy Salvation Faints
God Our Guardian
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Blessedness Of Those Chosen of God; Blessedness Of Those Fearing God; Christ Providences of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Comfort in Trials; Divine Election; Enemies Destruction of; Enemies Many and Mighty; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Hearer of Prayer; Morning Psalms; Praise for temporal blessings; Praise For Work of Redemption; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Inflicted; The Righteous Blessedness of; The Righteous Deliverances of; Safety Enjoyed; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Prayers for; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of First Line: O Lord, how are my foes increased! Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how are my foes increased!
Against me many rise;
How many say,In vain for help
He on his God relies!
2 Thou art my shield and glory, Lord,
My Saviour, O Most High.
The Lord from out His holy hill
Gives answer when I cry.
3 I laid me down and slept, I waked,
Because the Lord sustains;
Tho' many thousands compass me,
Unmoved my soul remains.
4 Arise, o Lord; save me, my God;
For Thou hast owned my cause,
And oft hast beaten down my foes
Who scorn Thy righteous laws.
5 Salvation to the Lord belongs,
In Him His saints are blest;
O let Thy blessing evermore
Upon Thy people rest.
Scripture: Psalm 3 Used With Tune: DALEHURST
God Our Guardian
My Soul for Thy Salvation Faints
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Comfort; Hope; Law of God; Longing for God or Christ; Persecution Of Believers; Perseverance Of The Saints; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted; Stedfastness; Word of God Lyrics: 1 My soul for Thy salvation faints,
But still I hope in Thee;
I long to see thy promised help,
When Thou shalt comfort me.
2 Thy statues I do not forget,
Though wasting grief I know;
Thy servant's days are few, O Lord;
When wilt Thou judge my foe?
3 The proud, disdainful of Thy law,
Entrap me wrongfully;
O Thou, Whose law is just and true,
Help and deliver me.
4 Almost consumed, yet from Thy law
I have not turned away;
In lovingkindness give me strength,
That I may still obey. Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: BELMONT
My Soul for Thy Salvation Faints
Regard My Grief and Rescue Me
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Deliverance From Enemies; Law of God; Persecution Of Believers; Perseverance Of The Saints Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: PRESTON
Regard My Grief and Rescue Me
Entreaty and Hopeful Trust
Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Anger of God Deprecated; Aspirations For Christ; Assurance Desired; Assurance Enjoyed; Bereavement; Christ Communion with; Christ Confessing; Christ Light and Guide; Christ Worshiped; Christians Believers; Christians Christ the Life of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Comfort in Trials; Enemies Restrained; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; Faith Walking by; Fearlessness; God Fatherhood of; God Source of All Good; God Our Teacher; Gospel Acceptance of; Gospel Invitations of ; Gospel Privileges of; Invitation and Divine Pleading; Love For God; Mercy of God Prayer for; Orphans; Parents and Children; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; Prayer Importunity in ; Prayer Pleas in; Procrastination; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; Safety Assured; Salvation Accepted Time of; Salvation Prayers for; Seeking God; Strength in God; Waiting upon God ; Worship Delightful to Saints First Line: Lord, hear me when I pray Lyrics: 1 Lord, hear me when I pray,
And answer me in grace;
Oft as I hear Thee say,
Come ye and seek My face,
My heart and lips their answer speak,
Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
2 Hide no thy face from me,
In wrath turn not away,
My help and Saviour be,
Forsake me not, I pray;
Should father, mother, both forsake,
The Lord on me will pity take.
3 Teach me, O Lord, Thy way,
Make plain tome my path;
Because my foes, I pray,
Protect me from their wrath;
To false accusers, cruel foes,
O Lord, do not my soul expose.
4 Faint-hearted would I be,
Didst Thou not promise, Lord,
I shall Thy goodness see
While Thou dost life accord.
Wait on the Lord, nor faint, nor fear,
Yea, trust and wait, the Lord is near. Scripture: Psalm 27 Used With Tune: SAMUEL
Entreaty and Hopeful Trust
The Righteous and the Evil-Doer
Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Afflictions Promises for; Cares; Character Good and Bad Contrasted; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Contentment; Death Of Saints; Death Of the Wicked; Faith Walking by; Glory of God In Providence; God the judge; Judgments On the Wicked; Man Mortal and Frail; Nature Sinners Typified in; Old Age; Peace; Preservation; Prosperity Without God's Blessing; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Threatened; The Christian's Reward; The Righteous Character of; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Righteous Honor and Safety of; Royalty of Christ Guarantee of Salvation; Safety Assured; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Promised; Trust in God Exhortation to; Waiting upon God ; The Wicked Fate of First Line: The wicked, watching for their prey Lyrics: 1 The wicked, watching for their prey,
Desire the righteous man to slay,
But God is on his side;
He will not leave him in their hands,
Nor count him guilty when he stands
In judgment to be tried.
2 Wait on the Lord and keep His way;
He will exalt thee, nor delay
To give the land to thee;
And when the wicked are cut off,
The wicked who against thee scoff,
Their judgment thou shalt see.
3 The wicked in great pow'r are seen,
Like spreading tree with foliage green
That grows in native ground.
I looked again, they were no more;
I sought the men so proud before,
But they could not be found.
4 Mark thou the upright day by day,
Behold the perfect in his way;
His journey ends in peace.
Destroyed at once shall rebels be;
Cut off from all posterity,
Their very name shall cease.
5 Salvation is from God, alone,
Whom as their covert saints have known
When by sore troubles tried;
The Lord Who helped in troubles past
Will save them to the very last,
For they in Him confide. Scripture: Psalm 37 Used With Tune: RAPTURE
The Righteous and the Evil-Doer
Contrasted characters
Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Afflictions For sin; Character Good and Bad Contrasted; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Faith Walking by; Glory of God In Creation; Heart Evil, Hard, and Stubborn; Praise For Temporal Mercies; Prosperity No Proof of God's Blessing; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Threatened; Riches; The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Righteous Honor and Safety of; The Righteous Reward of; Safety Assured; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: The wicked plot and gnash their teeth Scripture: Psalm 37:11-19 Used With Tune: [The wicked plot and gnash their teeth]
Contrasted characters
Our Great High Priest
Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of; Afflictions Many and sore; Anger of God Invoked; Christ Glorying in; Christians Christ the Life of; Church Beloved of God; Church Divinely Furnished; Covenant Promises; Faith Act of; Gospel Freeness of ; Humble, The; Immortality; The Poor God Remembers; Praise By the Entire Creation; Praise For Works of Providence; Praise Is Pleasant; Praise Of the Lord; Prayer confidence in; Prayer Imprecations in; Retribution Threatened; Sacrifice Spiritual; Salvation Prayers for; Salvation Promised; Seeking God; Thanksgiving Declared; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; Worship Delightful to Saints First Line: Thou my reproach dost know Scripture: Psalm 69:17-32 Used With Tune: [Thou my reproach dost know]
Our Great High Priest
God the Righteous Judge
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Benefits of; Afflictions Comfort under; Afflictions For sin; Afflictions Purpose of; Afflictions Submission under; Anger of God Righteous; Blessedness Of Those Chosen of God; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Church Afflicted; Comfort in Trials; Despondency; Faith Confidence of; God Omniscience of; God Our Teacher; Heart Good, Perfect, Pure and Upright; Judgments On the Wicked; Mercy of God Celebrated; Missions Need for; Orphans; Prayer Complaint in; Providence of God Over His Creatures; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Belongs to God; Retribution Threatened; Royalty of Christ Judgment the Prerogative of; Rulers Wicked; Temperance Songs; Vanity Of Men and Riches; The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Warned; Widows First Line: O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth Lyrics: 1 O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth,
To Whom all vengeance doth belong,
Arise and show Thy glory forth,
Requite the proud, condemn the wrong.
2 How long, O Lord, in boastful pride
Shall wicked men triumphant stand?
How long shall they afflict Thy saints
And devastate Thy chosen land?
3 The widow and the fatherless
They slay, and helpless strangers smith;
The faithful God they do not fear,
They say the Lord will not requite.
4 Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;
Shall not He see Who formed the eye?
Shall not He hear Who formed the ear,
And judge, Who reigneth, God Most High?
5 The Lord will judge in righteousness,
From Him all truth and knowledge flow;
The foolish thoughts of wicked men,
How vain they are the Lord doth know.
6 That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord,
With chastening hand dost teach Thy will,
For in the day when sinners fall
That man in peace abideth still.
7 The Lord will not cast off His own,
Nor His inheritance forsake;
Just judgment shall at length prevail,
And upright hearts shall courage take.
8 Who will arise for my defense
Against the wicked in the land?
Against iniquity and wrong
What man for me will valiant stand?
9 Unless the Lord had been my help,
My life had quickly passed away;
But when my foot had almost slipped,
O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay.
10 Amid the doubts that fill my mind
Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me;
Can wickedness, though throned in might,
Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee?
11 The wicked, in their might arrayed,
Against the righteous join their power,
But to the Lord I flee for help,
He is my refuge and my tower.
12 Our God, the refuge of His saints,
Will fight against iniquity;
Avenger of the innocent
The Lord omnipotent will be. Scripture: Psalm 94 Used With Tune: LYTHAM
God the Righteous Judge
God Our Guardian
Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Deliverance from; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Blessedness Of God's Chosen; Christ Providences of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Comfort in Trials; Election Divine; Enemies Many and Mighty; Enemies Will be Destroyed; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Hearer of Prayer; God Preserver; Morning Psalm; Praise For Temporal Mercies; Praise For Work of Redemption; Praise To God; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Prayer God Hears; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; Retribution Inflicted; The Righteous Blessed; The Righteous Deliverances of; Safety Enjoyed; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Prayers for; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting First Line: Lord, how my foes increase Refrain First Line: I lay and slept Scripture: Psalm 3 Used With Tune: [Lord, how my foes increase]
God Our Guardian
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn?
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 132 hymnals Topics: Appeal to God against persecutors; God his care of saints; Persecution victory over, and deliverance from it; Persecutors punished Lyrics:
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn?
'Tis God that justifies their souls;
And mercy, like a mighty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.
Who shall adjudge the saints to hell?
'Tis Christ that suffered in their stead;
And, the salvation to fulfil,
Behold him rising from the dead!
He lives! he lives and sits above,
For ever interceding there:
Who shall divide us from his love?
Or what should tempt us to despair?
Shall persecution, or distress,
Famine, or sword, or nakedness?
He that hath loved us bears us through,
And makes us more than conquerors too.
Faith hath an overcoming power;
It triumphs in the dying hour:
Christ is our life, our joy, our hope,
Nor can we sink with such a prop.
Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor powers on high, nor powers below,
Shall cause his mercy to remove,
Or wean our hearts from Christ our love.
Scripture: Romans 8:33-39
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn?
Bathed in Glorious Light
Author: John C. Ylvisaker Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: All Saints Day; Biblical Names and Places Stephen; Enemies and Persecution; Ministry and Service; Missions and Witness First Line: Saint Stephen was commissioned Refrain First Line: He raised his eyes to heaven Scripture: Acts 6, 7 Used With Tune: MITT HJERTE ALLTID VANKER
Bathed in Glorious Light
