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God a present Help in Trouble

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #31 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: To calm the sorrows of the mind Lyrics: 1 To calm the sorrows of the mind, Our heav'nly Friend is nigh, To wipe the anxious tear that starts Or trembles in the eye. 2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The secret wo control; The inward malady canst heal, The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh; Canst sooth each mortal care; And ev'ry deep and heart-felt groan Is wafted to thine ear. 4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still; Thy potent arm can save From threat'ning danger and disease, And the devouring grave. 5 When, pale and languid all the frame, The ruthless hand of pain Arrests the feeble pow'rs of life, The help of man is vain. 6 'Tis thou, great God! alone canst check The progress of disease; And sickness, aw'd by pow'r divine, The high command obeys. 7 Eternal source of life and health, And ev'ry bliss we feel! In sorrow and in joy, to thee Our grateful hearts appeal. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

The people of God safe

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #32 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: They, that have made their refuge God Lyrics: 1 They, that have made their refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest their head. 2 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire: God is their life; his wings are spread, To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. 3 If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death: Still they are safe; the poison'd air Again grows pure, if God be there. 4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest: Their very pains and deaths are blest. 5 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their best desire; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord! to thee. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

Trust in the Promises of God

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #33 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: And art thou with us, gracious Lord Lyrics: 1 And art thou with us, gracious Lord, To dissipate our fear? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God forever near? 2 Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth, And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high its friendly aid, When dangers round us rise? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful scene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green? 4 On thy support our souls shall lean, And banish every care; The gloomy vale of death shall smile, If God be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succor prove, 'Midst all our various ways, The darkest shades, thro' which we pass, Shall echo with his praise. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

Shine on our souls, eternal God!

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #34 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Shine on our souls, eternal God! With rays of beauty shine; O let thy favor crown our days, And their whole course be thine. 2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain: Small joy success itself could give, If thou thy love restrain. 3 'Tis ours the furrows to prepare, And sow the precious grain; 'This thine, to give the sun and air, And to command the rain. 4 With thee let ev'ry week begin, With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour improv'd, Since each by thee is lent. 5 Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road, Till all our labors cease; And thus prepare our weary souls For everlasting peace. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

In Travelling

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #35 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: How are thy servants blest, O Lord! Lyrics: 1 How are thy servants blest, O Lord! How sure is their defense! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt thr' burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil, Makes ev'ry region please; the hoary frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boist'rous seas. 4 Tho' by the dreadful tempest toss'd, High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 6 From all our griefs and fears, O Lord! Thy mercy sets us free; While in the confidence of pray'r Our hearts take hold on thee. 7 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore; And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. 8 My life, while thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And, oh! may death, when death shall come, Unite my soul to thee! Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

Dark Providence

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #36 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Thy way, O God, is in the sea Lyrics: 1 Thy way, O God, is in the sea; Thy paths I cannot trace: Nor comprehend the mystery Of thy unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround; Mysterious deeps of providence My wond'ring thoughts confound. 3 As thro' a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above! 4 'Tis but in part I know thy will: I bless thee for the sight; When will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light? 5 With raptures shall I then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. Topics: Of God Providence of God Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:9 Languages: English

Providence

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #37 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Thy ways, O Lord! with wise design Lyrics: 1 Thy ways, O Lord! with wise design, Are fram'd upon thy throne above, And every dark or bending line, Meets in the center of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view; Not knowing that they all are sure, And the mysterious just and true. 3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care, Though now they seem to roam uney'd Are led or driven only where They best and safest may abide. 4 They neither know nor trace the way: But whilst they trust thy guardian eye, Their feet shall ne'er to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 5 My favor'd soul shall meekly learn, To lay her reason at thy throne; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee for my guide alone. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

Consolatory Reflections on Providence

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #38 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: 'Tis wisdom, mercy, love divine Lyrics: 1 'Tis wisdom, mercy, love divine, Which mingles blessings with our cares; And shall our thankless heart repine That we obtain not all our prayers? 2 From diffidence our sorrows flow, Short-sighted mortals, weak and blind, Bend down their eyes to earth and wo, And doubt if providence be kind. 3 Should heaven with every wish comply, Say, would the grant relieve the care? Perhaps the good for which we sigh, Might change it's name and prove a snare. 4 Were once our vain desires subdu'd, The will resign'd, the heart at rest; In every scene we should conclude, The will of heaven is right, is best. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

Ye trembling souls! dismiss your fears

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #39 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Ye trembling souls! dismiss your fears, Be mercy all your theme; Mercy, which like a river flows In one continued stream. 2 Fear not the pow'rs of earth and hell: God will these powers restrain; His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Fear not the want of outward good: He still for his provide, Grants them supplies of daily food, And gives them heav'n beside. 4 Fear not, that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone: He's faithful to his promises, And faithful to his Son. 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Nor death's tremendous sting: He will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. 6 You in his wisdom, pow'r, and grace, May confidently trust: His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects, His grace rewards the just. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English

God's Providence and the Folly of Self-dependence

Hymnal: CHAP1845 #40 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: God reigns; events in order flow Lyrics: 1 God reigns; events in order flow, Man's industry to guide: But in a diff'rent channel go, To humble human pride. 2 The swift not always, in the race, Shall seize the crowning prize; Not always wealth and honor grace The labors of the wise. 3 Fond mortals but themselves beguile, When on themselves they rest: Blind is their wisdom, vain their toil, By thee, O Lord, unbless'd. 4 Evil and good before thee stand, Their mission to perform: The sun shines bright at thy command, Thy hand directs the storm. 5 O Lord in all our ways we'll own Thy providential pow'r; Entrusting to thy care alone The lot of ev'ry hour. Topics: Of God Providence of God Languages: English