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Longing for the house of God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #146 (1790) Topics: Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches First Line: Lord of the worlds above Lyrics: 1 Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thy earthly temples are;
To thine abode
My heart aspires
With warm desires
To see my God.
2 The sparrow for her young
With pleasure seeks a nest,
And wandering swallows long
To find their wonted rest;
My spirit faints
With equal zeal
To rise and dwell
Among thy saints.
3 O happy souls that pray,
Where God appoints to hear;
O happy men that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still;
And happy they
That love the way
To Zion's hill.
4 They go from strength to strength
Thro' this dark vale of tears,
'Till each arrives at length,
'Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat
When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet!
Pause.
5 To spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy
Than thousand days beside:
Where God resorts,
I love it more
To keep the door,
Than shine in courts.
6 God is our sun and shield,
Our light and our defence;
With gifts his hands are fill'd,
We draw our blessings thence;
He shall bestow
On Jacob's race
Peculiar grace
And glory too.
7 The Lord his people loves;
His hand no good with-holds
From those his heart approves,
From pure and pious souls:
Thrice happy he,
O God of hosts,
Whose spirit trusts
Alone in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English
Longing for the house of God
Waiting for an Answer to Prayer; or, Deliverance begun and compleated
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #148a (1790) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches; Church restored by prayer; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches First Line: Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind Lyrics: 1 Lord thou hast call'd thy grace to mind,
Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom:
So God forgave when Israel sinn'd,
And brought his wandering captives home.
2 Thou hast begun to set us free,
And made thy fiercest wrath abate:
Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee,
And thy salvation be complete.
3 Revive our dying graces, Lord,
And let thy saints in thee rejoice;
Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word:
We wait for praise to tune our vice.
4 We wait to hear what God will say:
He’ll speak, and give his people peace:
But let them run no more astray,
Lest his returning wrath increase. Scripture: Psalm 85:1-8 Languages: English
Waiting for an Answer to Prayer; or, Deliverance begun and compleated
Salvation by Christ
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #148b (1790) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches; Church restored by prayer; Church God's presence there; Delight and safety in the church; God present in his churches First Line: Salvation is forever nigh Lyrics: 1 Salvation is forever nigh
The souls that fear and trust the Lord;
And grace descending from on high
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.
2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,
Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven;
By his obedience so complete
Justice is pleas'd, and peace is given.
3 Now truth and honour shall abound,
Religion dwell on earth again,
And heavenly influence bless the ground
In our Redeemer's gentler reign.
4 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;
Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road. Scripture: Psalm 85:9-13 Languages: English
Salvation by Christ
Restoring and Preserving Grace
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #245 (1790) Topics: Angels present in churches; Angels present in churches First Line: With all my powers of heart and tongue Lyrics: 1 With all my powers of heart and tongue
I'll praise my Maker in my song;
Angels shall hear the notes I raise,
Approve the song and join the praise.
2 [Angels that make thy church their care
Shall witness my devotions there,
While holy zeal directs my eyes
To thy fair temple in the skies.]
3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord,
I'll sing the wonders of thy word;
Not all the works and names below
So much thy power and glory show.
4 To God I cry'd when troubles rose;
He heard me, and subdu'd my foes:
He did my rising fears controul,
And strength diffus'd through all my soul.
5 The God of heaven maintains his state,
Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great;
But from his throne descends to bless
The humble souls that trust his grace.
6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand
Upheld and guarded by thy hand;
Thy words my fainting soul revive,
And keep my dying faith alive.
7 Grace will complete what grace begins,
To save from sorrows or from sins;
The work that wisdom undertakes,
Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. Scripture: Psalm 138 Languages: English
Restoring and Preserving Grace
Encourag'd by thy holy word
Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #CCVII (1790) Topics: Association or Churches Lyrics: 1 Encourag'd by thy holy word,
Thy churches thus coven'd, O Lord
By us, their dole gates elect,
Crave thy blest Spirit to direct.
2 O guide us by thy grace, to know,
What best promotes thy cause below;
And may our consultations be,
Fresh means to lead us, Lord to thee.
3 Lord let the glory of thy name,
And Zion's int'rest be our aim;
From ev'ry selfish motive free,
Devoted wholy, Lord to thee.
4 Associated year by year,
From all thy churches may we hear,
Of souls that to thy altars flee,
Dependant wholy Lord on thee.
5 The labours of thy servants bless,
In turning souls to righteousness;
That many converts they may see:
Yet give the glory Lord to thee. Languages: English
Encourag'd by thy holy word
The Increase of the church
Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CDXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Church Associations or General Meetings of Churches and Ministers; Associations of Christians and churches Praise for the increase of the church First Line: Shout for the blessed Jesus reigns Lyrics: 1 Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns,
Thro' distant lands his triumphs spread:
And sinners, freed from endless pains,
Own him their Savior and their head.
2 His sons and daughters, from afar,
Daily at Sion's gate arrive;
Those who were dead in sin before
By sovereign grace are made alive.
3 Oppressors bow beneath his feet,
O'ercome by his victorious power:
Princes in humble posture wait,
And proud blasphemers learn t' adore.
4 Gentiles and jews his laws obey,
Nations remote their offerings bring,
And, unconstrain'd, their homage pay
To their exalted God and king.
5 O may his conquests still increase,
And every foe his power subdue;
While angels celebrate his praise,
And saints his growing glories shew.
6 Loud hallelujahs to the lamb,
From all below and all above;
In lofty songs exalt his name,
In songs, as lasting as his love. Languages: English
The Increase of the church
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #81a (1786) Topics: Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them First Line: God is the refuge of his saints Lyrics: 1 God is the refuge of his saints,
When storms of sharp distress invade;
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.
2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd
Down to the deep, and buried there,
Convulsions shake the solid world,
Our faith shall never yield to fear.
3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar,
In sacred peace our souls abide,
While every nation, every shore
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.
4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God!
Life, love and joy still gliding through
And watering our divine abode.
5 That sacred stream, thine holy word,
Supports our faith, our fear controuls,
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls.
6 Sion enjoys her Monarch’s Love,
Secure against a threatening hour;
Nor can her firm foundation move,
Built on his truth, and arm'd with power. Scripture: Psalm 46 Languages: English
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
God fights for his Church
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #81b (1786) Topics: Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them First Line: Let Sion in her King rejoice Lyrics: 1 Let Sion in her King rejoice,
Tho' tyrants rage, and kingdom's rise;
He utters his almighty voice,
The nations melt, the tumult dies.
2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought,
And Jacob's God is still our aid;
Behold the works his hand has wrought,
What desolations he has made.
3 From sea to sea, through all the shores
He makes the noise of battle cease;
When from on high his thunder roars,
He awes the trembling world to peace.
4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear,
Chariots he burns with heavenly flame;
Let earth in silent wonder hear
The sound and glory of his name.
5 "Be still, and learn that I am God,
"I reign exalted o'er the lands,
"I will be known and fear'd abroad,
"But still my throne in Sion stands.
6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King,
While we so near thy presence dwell,
Our faith shall sit secure, and sing,
Nor fear the raging powers of hell. Languages: English
God fights for his Church
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #87 (1786) Topics: Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them First Line: God is the refuge of his saints Lyrics: 1 God is the refuge of his saints,
When storms of sharp distress invade;
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.
2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd
Down to the deep, and buried there,
Convulsions shake the solid world,
Our faith shall never yield to fear.
3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar,
In sacred peace our souls abide,
While every nation, every shore
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.
4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God!
Life, love and joy still gliding through
And watering our divine abode.
5 That sacred stream, thine holy word,
Supports our faith, our fear controuls,
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls.
6 Sion enjoys her Monarch’s Love,
Secure against a threatening hour;
Nor can her firm foundation move,
Built on his truth, and arm'd with power. Scripture: Psalm 46 Languages: English
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #87 (1787) Topics: Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them; Church God fights for her; Desolations the church's safety in them; God present in his churches; National Desolations the Church's Safety and Triumph in them First Line: God is the refuge of his saints Lyrics: 1 God is the refuge of his saints,
When storms of sharp distress invade;
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.
2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd
Down to the deep, and buried there,
Convulsions shake the solid world,
Our faith shall never yield to fear.
3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar,
In sacred peace our souls abide,
While every nation, every shore
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.
4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God!
Life, love and joy still gliding through
And watering our divine abode.
5 That sacred stream, thine holy word,
Supports our faith, our fear controuls,
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls.
6 Sion enjoys her Monarch’s Love,
Secure against a threatening hour;
Nor can her firm foundation move,
Built on his truth, and arm'd with power. Scripture: Psalm 46 Languages: English
The Church's Safety and Triumph among national Desolations
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