409. A Summons to Praise. Psalm 150. 8s and 7s.
1.Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
In His temple God be praised;
In the high and heavenly places
Be the sounding anthem raised.
2.Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
For his mighty acts of fame;
Excellent His might and greatness;
Fitting praises then proclaim.
3.Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
With the trumpet's joyful sound;
Praise with harp and praise with viol,
Let His glorious praise abound.
4.Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah,
With the flute His praises sing;
Praise Him with the clanging cymbals,
Let them with His praises ring.
5.Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
All that breathe, Jehovah praise;
Let the voices God hath given
Joyful anthems to Him raise.
304. The Marvelous Works of God. Psalm 111. L.M.
1.O give the Lord whole-hearted
praise,
To Him thanksgiving I will bring;
With all His people I will raise
My voice and of His glory sing.
2.His saints delight to search and
trace
His mighty works and wondrous ways;
Majestic glory, boundless grace,
And righteousness His work displays.
3.The wondrous works that God has
wrought
His people ever keep in mind,
His works with grace and mercy fraught,
Revealing that the Lord is kind.
4.God's promise shall forever stand,
He cares for those who trust His word;
Upon His saints His mighty hand
The wealth of nations has conferred.
5.His works are true and just indeed,
His precepts are forever sure;
In truth and righteousness decreed
They shall for evermore endure.
6.From Him His saints' redemption
came;
His covenant sure no change can know;
Let all revere His holy Name
In heaven above and earth below.
7.In reverence and in godly fear
Man finds the gate to wisdom's ways;
The wise His holy Name revere;
Through endless ages sound His praise.
32. Our Need of Divine Help. Psalm 17. C.H.M.
1.Lord, hear the right, regard my
cry,
My prayer from lips sincere;
Send Thy approval from on high,
My righteousness make clear.
Thou in the night my heart hast tried,
Nor found it turned from Thee aside.
2.With steadfast courage I design
No wrong to speak or do;
Thy path of life I choose for mine
And walk with purpose true.
For help, O God, I cry to Thee,
Assured that Thou wilt answer me.
3.O Thou that ever savest those
Whose trust on Thee is stayed,
Preserving them from all their foes
By Thy almighty aid,
Let me Thy lovingkindness see,
Thy wondrous mercy, full and free.
4.When I in righteousness at last
Thy glorious face shall see,
When all the weary night is past,
And I awake with Thee
To view the glories that abide,
Then, then I shall be satisfied.
66. The Look of Faith. Psalm 25. 7s.
1.Ever are my longing eyes
Toward the Lord, Whose watchful care,
When my foes their plots devise,
Keep my feet from every snare.
2.Turn to me, Thy grace impart,
I am desolate indeed;
Great the troubles of my heart;
Save Thou me, O Lord, I plead.
3.Look on my afflicted state,
Freely all my sins forgive,
Mark my foes, their cruel hate,
Keep my soul and let me live.
4.Shame me not, I hide in Thee;
Truth and right preserve me still;
Let, O God, Thy people be
Now redeemed from every ill.
126. God a Very Present Help. Psalm 46. C.M.
1.God is our refuge and our strength,
Our ever present aid,
And, therefore, though the earth remove,
We will not be afraid;
Though hills amidst the seas be cast,
Though foaming waters roar,
Yea, though the mighty billows shake
The mountains on the shore.
2.A river flows whose streams make
glad
The city of our God,
The holy place wherein the Lord
Most High has His abode;
Since God is in the midst of her,
Unmoved her walls shall stand,
For God will be her early help,
When trouble is at hand.
3.The nations raged, the kingdoms
moved,
But when His voice was heard
The troubled earth was stilled to peace
Before His mighty word.
The Lord of Hosts is on our side,
Our safety to secure;
The God of Jacob is for us
A refuge strong and sure.
4.O come, behold what wondrous works
Jehovah's hand has wrought;
Come, see what desolation great
He on the earth has brought.
To utmost ends of all the earth
He causes war to cease;
The weapons of the strong destroyed,
He makes abiding peace.
5.Be still and know that I am God,
O'er all exalted high;
The subject nations of the earth
My Name shall magnify.
The Lord of Hosts is on our side,
Our safety to secure;
The God of Jacob is for us
A refuge strong and sure.
384. The Searcher of Hearts. Psalm 139. C.M.
1.O Lord, my inmost heart and thought
Thy searching eye doth see;
Where'er I rest, where'er I go,
My ways are known to Thee.
2.Each spoken word, each silent
thought,
Thou, Lord, dost understand;
Before me and behind art Thou,
Restraining by Thy hand.
3.If I the wings of morning take
To some remotest land,
Still I shall be upheld by Thee
And guided by Thy hand.
4.From Thee, O Lord, I cannot hide,
Though darkness cover me;
The darkness and the light of day
Are both alike to Thee.
5.Search me, O God, and know my
heart,
Try me, my thoughts to know;
O lead me, if in sin I stray,
In paths of life to go.
15. God's Glory in His Works. Psalm 8. 7s.
1.Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name
All Thy wondrous works proclaim;
In the heavens with radiant signs
Evermore Thy glory shines.
Infant lips Thou dost ordain
Wrath and vengeance to restrain,
Weakest means fulfill Thy will,
Mighty enemies to still.
2.Moon and stars in shining height
Nightly tell their Maker's might;
When Thy wondrous heavens I scan,
Then I know how weak is man.
What is man that he should be
Loved and visited by Thee,
Raised to an exalted height,
Crowned with honor in Thy sight?
3.With dominion crowned he stands
O'er the creatures of Thy hands;
All to him subjection yield
In the sea and air and field.
Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name
All thy wondrous works proclaim,
Thine the Name of matchless worth,
Excellent in all the earth.
388. Christ our Refuge and Portion. Psalm 142. L.M.
1.To Thee, O Lord, I humbly cry,
To Thee my supplication make,
To Thee I bring my sad complaint,
To Thee my bitter grief I take.
2.Thou knowest, Lord, my deep
distress,
The lonely path, the hidden snare,
How refuge faileth, friends forsake,
And no man for my soul doth care.
3.My prayer is unto Thee, O Lord,
No refuge but in Thee I know,
No portion but in Thee I find;
Lord, in my need Thy mercy show.
4.Be Thou my Saviour, O my Lord,
For I am weak and foes are strong;
My captive soul from prison bring,
And glad shall be my thankful song.
5.Around me shall the righteous
throng,
And crowned with joy Thy saints shall be,
Their hearts made glad because the Lord
In richest grace hath dealt with me.
161. Dependence on God. Psalm 62. C.M.
1.My soul in silence waits for God,
My Saviour He has proved;
He only is my rock and tower;
I never shall be moved.
2.My enemies my ruin seek,
They plot with fraud and guile;
Deceitful, they pretend to bless,
But inwardly revile.
3.My soul, in silence wait for God;
He is my help approved,
He only is my rock an tower,
And I shall not be moved.
4.My honor is secure with God,
My Saviour He is known;
My refuge and my rock of strength
Are found in God alone.
5.On Him, ye people, evermore
Rely with confidence;
Before Him pour ye out your heart,
For God is our defense.
6.For surely men are helpers vain,
The high and the abased;
Yea, lighter than a breath are they
When in the balance placed.
7.Trust not in harsh oppression's
power
Nor in unrighteous gain;
If wealth increase, yet on your gold
Ye set your hearts in vain.
8.For God has spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has shown,
That saving power and lasting strength
Belong to Him alone.
9.Yea, lovingkindness evermore
Belongs to Thee, O Lord;
And Thou according to his work
Dost every man reward.
162. God our Strength. Psalm 62. C.M.
1.My soul in silence waits for God,
My Saviour He has proved;
He only is my rock and tower;
I never shall be moved.
My honor is secure with God,
My Saviour He is known;
My refuge and my rock of strength
Are found in God alone.
2.For God has spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has shown,
That saving power and lasting strength
Belong to Him alone.
Yea, lovingkindness evermore
Belongs to Thee, O Lord;
And Thou according to his work
Dost every man reward.
202. Guidance and Glory. Psalm 73. 11s.
1.In doubt and temptation I rest,
Lord, in Thee;
My hand is in Thy hand, Thou carest for me;
My soul with Thy counsel through life Thou wilt guide,
And afterward make me in glory abide.
CHORUS:
My God, I will extol Thee and ever
bless Thy Name;
Each day will I give thanks to Thee And all Thy praise proclaim.
2.In glory Thou only my portion shalt
be,
On earth for none other I long but for Thee;
My flesh and heart falter, but God is my stay,
The strength of my spirit, my portion for aye.
3.All they that forsake Thee must
perish and die,
But near to my Saviour most blessed am I;
I make Thee my refuge, my Lord and my God;
Thy grace and Thy glory I publish abroad.
349. Love for the Lord's House. Psalm 122. 10s.
1.My heart was glad to hear the
welcome sound,
The call to seek Jehovah's house of prayer;
Our feet are standing here on holy ground,
Within thy gates, thou city grand and fair.
2.God's people to Jerusalem repair
To hear His word and worship Him with praise;
The throne of justice stands eternal there,
Messiah's throne through endless length of days.
3.Let earnest prayer be made for
Zion's peace;
Thy sons who hold thee dear shall prosper well;
May blessing in thy palaces increase
And peace within thy walls forever dwell.
4.For all my brethren and companion's
sakes
My prayer shall be, Let peace in thee abide;
Since God the Lord in thee His dwelling makes,
To thee my love shall never be denied.
71. The Fearlessness of Faith. Psalm 27. H.M.
1.Jehovah is my light,
And my salvation near;
Who shall my soul affright,
Or cause my heart to fear?
While God my strength, my life sustains,
Secure from fear my soul remains.
2.When evildoers came
To make my life their prey,
They stumbled in their shame
And fell in sore dismay;
Though hosts make war on every side,
Still fearless I in God confide.
3.My one request has been,
And still this prayer I raise,
That I may dwell within
God's house through all my days,
Jehovah's beauty to admire,
And in His temple to inquire.
4.When troubles round me swell,
When fears and dangers throng,
Securely I will dwell
In His pavilion strong;
Within the covert of His tent
He hides me till the storm is spent.
5.Uplifted on a rock
Above my foes around,
Amid the battle shock
My song shall still resound;
Then joyful offerings I will bring,
Jehovah's praise my heart shall sing.
230. Assurance of Blessing. Psalm 85. L.M.
1.Lord, Thou hast greatly blessed our
land,
Thou hast brought back our captive band,
Thy pardoning grace has made us free
And covered our iniquity.
2.O Thou, Who in a former day
Didst turn Thy dreadful wrath away,
In grace Thy people, Lord, return,
And let Thy wrath no longer burn.
3.O will Thy anger never cease,
Forever shall Thy wrath increase?
Revive and quicken us once more,
And Thy salvation's joy restore.
4.To us Thy mercy now afford
And show us Thy salvation, Lord;
Yea, Thou wilt answer us in peace,
If from our folly we will cease.
5.The Lord's salvation will appear
To men of faith and godly fear,
And glory in our land shall dwell
When we shall heed God's precepts well.
6.Now truth agrees with mercy mild,
Now law and peace are reconciled;
Behold the truth from earth arise,
With justice shining from the skies.
7.The Lord will send His blessing
down,
And harvests all our land shall crown;
Before Him righteousness abides,
And in His steps our feet He guides.
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