42. Love for God's Word.
Psalm 19. C.M.
1.Most perfect is
the law of God,
Restoring those that stray;
His testimony is most sure,
Proclaiming wisdom's way.
Chorus:
O how love I Thy
law!
O how love I Thy law!
It is my meditation all the day.
2.The precepts of
the Lord are right;
With joy they fill the heart;
The Lord's commandments all are pure,
And clearest light impart.
3.The fear of God
is undefiled
And ever shall endure;
The statutes of the Lord are truth
And righteousness most pure.
4.They warn from
ways of wickedness
Displeasing to the Lord,
And in the keeping of His word
There is a great reward.
353. Divine Deliverance. Psalm 124. 10s.
1.Now Israel may
say, and that in truth,
If that the Lord had not our right maintained,
If that the Lord had not with us remained,
When cruel men against us rose to strive,
We surely had been swallowed up alive.
2. Yea, when
their wrath against us fiercely rose,
The swelling tide had o'er us spread its wave,
The raging stream had then become our grave,
The surging flood, in proudly swelling roll,
Most surely then had overwhelmed our soul.
3.Blest be the
Lord Who made us not their prey;
As from the snare a bird escapeth free,
Their net is rent and so escaped are we;
Our only help is in Jehovah's Name,
Who made the earth and all the heavenly frame.
219. Restoration and Revival. Psalm 80. 10s.
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.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.
114. Thirstings for God.
Psalm 42. L.M.
1.As thirsts the
heart for water brooks,
So thirsts my soul, O God, for Thee;
It seeks for God, and ever looks
And longs the living God to see.
2.Far from the
courts of God, my tears
Have been my food by night and day,
While constantly with bitter sneers,
Where is thy God, the scoffers say.
3.With grief I
think of days gone by,
When oft I trod the hallowed way
To Zion, praising God on high
With throngs who kept the holy day.
4.O why art thou
cast down, my soul,
And why so troubled shouldst thou be?
Hope thou in God, and Him extol,
Who gives His saving help to me.
5.Since, O my
God, my soul is bowed,
In exile far, with bitter grief,
I turn my thoughts to Thy abode
For consolation and relief.
6.With mighty
voice deep calls to deep,
While raging storms Thy judgments tell;
The angry billows o'er me leap,
The waves of sorrow near me swell.
7.Though troubles
surge, yet through the day
The Lord His gracious help will give,
And in the night my heart shall pray
And sing to Him in Whom I live.
8.To God my Rock
I cry and say,
O why hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning on my way,
Oppressed by foes that know not Thee?
9.With anguish as
from piercing sword
Reproach of bitter foes I hear,
While day by day, with taunting word
Where is thy God, the scoffers sneer.
10.O why art thou
cast down, my soul,
And why so troubled shouldst thou be?
Hope thou in God, and Him extol,
Who gives
his saving help to me.
345. Our Unsleeping Guardian. Psalm 121. 7s.
346. Unwavering Trust in God. Psalm 121. 7s.
1.To the hills I
lift my eyes;
Whence shall help for me arise?
From the Lord shall come my aid,
Who the heaven and earth has made.
He will guide through dangers all,
Will not suffer thee to fall;
He Who safe His people keeps
Slumbers not and never sleeps.
2.
Shade for thee He will afford;
Neither sun nor moon shall smite,
God shall guard by day and night.
He will ever keep thy soul,
What would harm He will control;
In the home and by the way
He will keep thee day by day.
403. Thankful Commemoration. Psalm 147. C.M.
1.Praise ye the
Lord, for it is good
To sing unto our God;
'Tis right and pleasant for His saints
To tell His praise abroad.
The Lord our God builds up His Church,
He seeks her wandering sons;
He binds their wounds and gently heals
The brokenhearted ones.
2.Our Lord is
great, He calls by name
And counts the stars of night;
His wisdom is unsearchable,
And wondrous is His might.
The Lord upholds the poor and meek,
He brings the wicked low;
Sing praise to Him and give Him thanks
And all His goodness show.
3.No human might,
no earthly pride,
Delights the Lord above;
In them that fear Him He delights,
In them that trust His love.
O Zion, praise the Lord thy God,
His wondrous love confess;
He is thy glory and thy strength,
He will thy children bless.
174. The Obligations of Grace. Psalm 66. C.M.
1.O all ye
peoples, bless our God,
Aloud proclaim His praise,
Who safely holds our soul in life,
And steadfast makes our ways.
Thou, Lord, hast proved and tested us
As silver tried by fire,
Thy hand has made our burden great
And thwarted our desire.
2.Through pain
and trouble Thou hast led,
And humbled all our pride;
But, in the end, to liberty
And wealth Thy hand did guide.
Here in Thy house I give to Thee
The life that Thou dost bless,
And pay the solemn vows I made
When I was in distress.
3.Come, ye that
fear the Lord, and hear
What He has done for me;
My cry for help is turned to praise,
For He has set me free.
If in my heart I sin regard,
My prayer He will not hear;
But truly God has heard my voice,
My prayer has reached His ear.
4.O let the Lord,
our gracious God,
Forever blessed be,
Who has not turned my prayer from Him,
Nor yet His grace from me.
O all ye peoples, bless our God,
Aloud proclaim His praise,
Who safely holds our soul in life,
And steadfast makes our ways.
113. The Friend of the Poor. Psalm 41. C.M.
1.How blest the
man who thoughtfully
The poor and weak befriends;
Deliverance in the evil day
To him Jehovah sends.
2.The Lord will
keep him, guard his life,
On earth he shall be blest;
The Lord will not surrender him
By foes to be distressed.
3.Upon the bed of
suffering
Jehovah will sustain,
And in his sickness God will soothe
The weariness and pain.
4.O Lord, to Thee
my cry ascends,
Let me Thy mercy see;
Heal Thou my soul, for I have sinned,
I have offended Thee.
5.My enemies
against me speak,
And they my life have scorned;
They wish my name to pass away,
Unhonored and unmourned.
6.My foe,
deceitful, visits me,
By seeming kindness led,
His heart intent on gathering
Some hurtful news to spread.
7.My foes,
together whispering,
Their evil plans devise;
Disease, they say, cleaves fast to him,
Laid low, he shall not rise.
8.Yea, he who was
my chosen friend,
In whom I put my trust,
Who ate my bread, now turns in wrath
To crush me in the dust.
9.Do Thou,
Jehovah, show me grace,
And raise me up again,
That I with justice may requite
These base and wicked men.
10.By this I know
assuredly
That I am loved by Thee,
Because my foe does not exult
In triumph over me.
Thou dost uphold me well,
And settest me before Thy face
For evermore to dwell.
12.Blest be
Jehovah, Israel's God
For evermore. Amen.
Let age to age eternally
Repeat His praise. Amen.
306. The Glory and Condescension of God. Psalm 113. L.M.
1. Praise God, ye
servants of the Lord,
Praise, praise His Name with one accord;
Bless ye the Lord, His Name adore
From this time forth, forevermore.
2. From rising
unto setting sun
Praised be the Lord, the Mighty One;
He reigns o'er all, supreme in might,
Above the heavens in glory bright.
3.On whom but God
can we rely,
The Lord our God Who reigns on high,
Who condescends to see and know
The things of heaven and earth below?
4.He lifts the
poor and makes them great,
With joy He fills the desolate;
Praise ye the Lord and bless His Name,
His mercy and His might proclaim.
309. Benediction Upon the God-Fearing. Psalm 115. C.M.
1.The Lord Who
has remembered us
His blessing will bestow;
All those who fear His holy Name,
His loving care shall know.
2. For small and
great who fear His Name
The Lord has good in store;
Ye and your children, blest of God,
Shall prosper more and more.
3.The great
Creator blesses you
With gifts of boundless worth;
The heavens He claims, but gives to man
Dominion in the earth.
4.The silent dead
praise not the Lord,
The grave no song can raise;
But we will bless Him evermore,
Let all proclaim His praise.
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