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Pride lamented
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CVIII (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Stennett First Line: Oft have I turned my eye within Lyrics: 1 Oft have I turn'd my eye within,
And brought to light some latent sin,
But pride, the vice I most detest,
Still lurks securely in my breast.
2 Here with a thousand arts she tries
To dress me in a fair disguise,
To make a guilty wretched worm
Put on an angel's brightest form.
3 She hides my follies from my eyes,
And lifts my virtues to the skies;
And while the specious tale she tells,
Her own deformity conceals.
4 Rend, O my God, the veil away,
Bring forth the monster to the day;
Expose her hideous form to view,
And all her restless power subdue.
5 So shall humility divine
Again possess this heart of mine;
And form a temple for my God,
Which he will make his lov'd abode.
Topics: The Christian Life Languages: English
Pride lamented
The Penitent
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet Lyrics: 1 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet,
A guilty rebel lies;
And upwards to the mercy seat
Presumes to lift his eyes.
2 O let not justice frown me hence:
Stay, stay the vengeful storm:
Forbid it that Omnipotence
Should crush a feeble worm.
3 If tears of sorrow would suffice
To pay the debt I owe,
Tears should from both my weeping eyes
In ceaseless torrents flow.
4 But no such sacrifice I plead
To expiate my guilt;
No tears, but those which thou hast shed,
No blood, but thou hast spilt.
5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord,
And all my sins forgive:
Justice will well approve the word,
That bids the sinner live. Topics: The Sensible Sinner Languages: English
The Penitent
Thus was the great Redeemer plung'd
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CLXXIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett Lyrics: 1 Thus was the great Redeemer plung'd
In Jordan's swelling flood;
To shew he must be soon baptiz'd
In tears, and sweat and blood.
2 Thus was his sacred body laid
Beneath the yielding wave,
Thus was his sacred body rais'd
Out of the liquid grave.
3 Lord, we thy precepts would obey,
In thy own footsteps tread;
We die, be buried, rise with thee,
Our ever-living head.
Topics: Baptism Languages: English
Thus was the great Redeemer plung'd
Finished Salvation
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LX (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Stennett First Line: 'Tis finish'd, so the Saviour cry'd Lyrics: 1 'Tis finish'd so the Saviour cry'd,
And meekly bow'd his head and dy'd.
'Tis finish'd—yes, the race is run,
The battle fought, the victory won.
2 'Tis finish'd–all that heaven decreed,
And all the ancient prophets said
Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd,
In me the Saviour of mankind.
3 'Tis finish'd—Aaron now no more
Must stain his robes with purple gore:
The sacred veil is rent in twain,
And Jewish rites no more remain.
4 'Tis finish'd—this my dying groan
Shall sins of every kind atone:
Millions shall be redeem'd from death,
By this my last expiring breath.
5 'Tis finish'd—heav'n is reconcil'd
To God and powers of darkness spoil'd:
Peace, love, and happiness again
Return and dwell with sinful men.
6 'Tis finish'd—let the joyful sound
Be heard thro' all the nations round:
'Tis finish'd—let the echo fly
Thro' heaven and hell, thro' earth and sky. Topics: Redemption Scripture: John 19:30 Languages: English
Finished Salvation
Chief among ten Thousand
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XL (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue Lyrics: 1 To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue
Its nobles tribute bring:
When he's the subject of the song,
Who can refuse to sing?
2 Survey the beauties of his face,
And on his glories dwell,
Think of the wonders of his grace,
And all his triumphs tell.
3 Majestic sweetness sits enthron'd
Upon his awful brow;
His head with radiant glories crown'd,
His lips with grace o'erflow.
4 No mortal can with him compare,
Among the sons of men:
Fairer he is than all the fair
That fill the heavenly train.
5 He saw me plung'd in deep distress,
He fled to my relief:
For me he bore the shameful cross,
And carried all my grief.
6 To Heaven the place of his abode
He brings my weary feet;
Shews me the glories of my God,
And makes my joys complete.
7 Since from his beauty I receive
Such proofs of love divine,
Had I a thousand hearts to give,
Lord, they should all be thine.
Topics: Son Scripture: Song of Solomon 5:10-16 Languages: English
Chief among ten Thousand
Praise to God for renewing Grace
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXXIV (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Stennett First Line: To God, my Saviour and my King Lyrics: 1 To God, my Saviour and my King,
Fain would my soul her tribute bring;
Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise,
For ye have known and felt his grace.
2 Wretched and helpless once I lay,
Just breathing all my life away;
He saw me welt'ring in my blood,
And felt the pity of a God.
3 With peed he fled to my relief,
Bound up my wounds, and sooth'd my grief;
Pour'd joys divine into my heart,
And bade each anxious fear depart.
4 These proofs of love, my dearest Lord,
Deep in my breast I will record:
The life which I from thee receive,
To thee, behold, I freely give.
5 My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise
Thro' the remainder of my days:
And when I join the powers above,
My soul shall better sing thy love.
Topics: The Christian Life Languages: English
Praise to God for renewing Grace
The glorious Gospel
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: What wisdom, majesty and grace Lyrics: 1 What wisdom, majesty, and grace
Thro' all the gospel shine!
'Tis God that speaks, and we confess
The doctrine most divine.
2 Down from his starry throne on high,
Th' Almighty Saviour comes;
Lays his bright robes of glory by,
And feeble flesh assumes.
3 The mighty debt that sinners ow'd,
Upon the cross he pays:
Then thro' the clouds ascends to God,
'Midst shouts of loftiest praise.
4 There he our great High Priest appears
Before his Father's throne;
Mingles his merit with our tears,
And pours salvation down.
5 Great God, with rev'rence we adore
Thy justice and thy grace:
And on thy faithfulness and power
Our firm dependance place. Topics: Redemption Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:11 Languages: English
The glorious Gospel
Harmony of Divine Perfections in Man's Salvation
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LIV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: When first the God of boundless grace Lyrics: 1 When first the God of boundless grace
Disclos'd his kind design,
To rescue our apostate race
From misery, shame and sin;
2 Quick, thro' the realms of light and bliss,
The joyful tidings ran;
Each heart exulted at the news,
That God would dwell with man.
3 Yet 'midst their joys they paus'd awhile,
And ask'd with strange surprise,
"But how can injur'd justice smile,
"Or look with pitying eyes?"
4 The Son of God attentive heard,
And quickly thus reply'd:
"In me let mercy be rever'd,
"And justice satisfy'd.
5 "Behold! my vital blood I pour,
"A sacrifice to God;
"Let angry justice now no more
"Demand the sinner's blood."
6 He spake, and heaven's high arches rung,
With shouts and loud applause;
"He dy'd," the friendly angels sung,
Nor cease their rapturous joys. Topics: Redemption Scripture: Psalm 85:10 Languages: English
Harmony of Divine Perfections in Man's Salvation
Pleading with GOD under Affliction
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXLI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: Why should a living man complain Lyrics: 1 Why should a living man complain
Of deep distress within,
Since every sigh, and every pain,
Is but the fruit of sin?
2 No, Lord, I'll patiently submit,
Nor ever dare rebel;
Yet sure I may, here at thy feet,
My painful feelings tell.
3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise,
And beat upon my soul;
One trouble to another cries,
Billows on billows roll.
4 From fear to hope, and hope to fear,
My ship-wreck'd soul is tost;
'Till I am tempted in despair,
To give up all for lost.
5 Yet through the stormy clouds I'll look,
Once more to thee, my God:
O fix my feet upon a rock,
Beyond the gaping flood!
6 One look of mercy from thy face,
Would set my heart at ease;
One all-commanding word of grace
Will make the tempest cease. Topics: Affliction Languages: English
Pleading with GOD under Affliction
Sin lamented
Author: Stennett Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXIV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Stennett First Line: With tears of anguish I lament Lyrics: 1 With tears of anguish I lament
Here at they feet, my God,
My passion, pride, and discontent,
And vile ingratitude.
2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base,
So false as mine has been!
So faithless to its promises,
So prone to every sin!
3 My reason tells me thy commands
Are holy, just, and true;
Tells me whate'er my God demands,
Is his most righteous due.
4 Reason I hear, her counsels weigh,
And all her words approve:
But still I find it hard t' obey,
And harder yet to love.
5 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel
Those struggles in my breast?
When wilt thou bow my stubborn will,
And give my conscience rest?
6 Break, sovereign grace, O break the charm
And set the captive free:
Reveal, Almighty God, thine arm,
And haste to rescue me. Topics: The Sensible Sinner Languages: English
Sin lamented
Christ's Intercession
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XXXIV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Toplady First Line: Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing Lyrics: 1 Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing
Th' ascended Saviour's love;
Sing how he lives to carry on
His people's cause above.
2 With cries and tears he offer'd up
His humble suit below;
But with authority he asks
Enthron'd in glory now.
3 For all that come to God by him,
Salvation he demands;
Points to their names upon his breast,
And spreads his wounded hands.
4 His sweet atoning sacrifice,
Gives sanction to his claim:
"Father, I will that all my saints,
"Be with me where I am:
5 "By their salvation, recommence
"The sorrows I endur'd;
"Just to the merits of thy Son,
"And faithful to thy word."
6 Eternal life, at his request,
To every saint is given:
Safety on earth, and, after death,
The plenitude of Heaven. Topics: Son Scripture: John 17:24 Languages: English
Christ's Intercession
The Jubilee
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LVII (1793) Person Name: Toplady First Line: Blow ye the trumpet, blow Lyrics: 1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound!
Let all the nations know
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
2 Exalt the Lamb of God.
The sin atoning Lamb;
Redemption by his blood,
Thro' all the lands proclaim:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
3 Ye, who have sold for nought
Your heritage above,
Shall have it back, unbought,
The gift of Jesu's love:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
4 The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pardoning grace;
Ye happy souls draw near,
Behold your Saviour's face:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
5 Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hath full atonement made;
Ye weary spirits rest,
Ye mournful souls be glad!
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
Topics: Redemption Languages: English
The Jubilee
The Believers ALL
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXXIX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Toplady First Line: Compar'd with Christ, in all beside Lyrics: 1 Compar'd with Christ, in all beside
No comeliness I see;
The one thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.
2 The sense of thy expiring love
Into my soul convey:
Thyself bestow; for thee alone
My ALL IN ALL I pray.
3 Less than thyself will not suffice,
My comfort to restore:
More than thyself I cannot crave;
And thou canst give no more.
4 Lov'd of my God, for him again
With love intense I'd burn:
Chosen of thee e'er time began,
I'd chuse thee in return.
5 Whate’er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign:
I’m rich to all th' intents of bliss
If thou, O God, art mine. Topics: The Christian Life Languages: English
The Believers ALL
The Christian's Spiritual Voyage
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CII (1793) Person Name: Toplady First Line: Jesus, at thy command Lyrics: 1 Jesus, at thy command,
I launch into the deep;
And leave my native land,
Where sin lulls all asleep;
For thee I would the world resign,
And sail to Heaven with thee and thine.
2 Thou art my pilot wise;
My compass is thy word:
My soul each storm defies,
While I have such a Lord!
I trust thy faithfulness and power
To save me in the trying hour.
3 Tho' rocks and quicksands deep
Thro' all my passage lie;
Yet Christ will safely keep,
And guide me with his eye;
He bears the world and all things up;
Nor can I sink with such a prop.
4 By faith, I see the land,
The port of endless rest:
My soul, thy sails expand,
And fly to Jesus' breast!
O may I gain the heavenly shore,
Where winds and waves distress no more!
5 Where'er becalm'd I lie,
And storms forbear to toss;
Be thou, dear Lord, still nigh,
Lest I should suffer loss:
For more the treacherous calm I dread,
Than tempests bursting o'er my head.
5 Come, Holy Ghost, and blow
A prosperous gale of grace,
To waft, from all below,
To Heaven, my destin'd place!
Then, in full sail, my port, I'll find,
And leave the world and sin behind. Topics: The Christian Life Languages: English
The Christian's Spiritual Voyage
The Vine
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Toplady First Line: Jesus, immutably the same Lyrics: 1 Jesus, immutably the same,
Thou true and living vine,
Around thy all-supporting stem,
My feeble arms I twine.
2 Quicken'd by thee, and kept alive,
I flourish and bear fruit;
My life I from thy sap derive,
My vigour from thy root.
3 Grated in thee, by grace alone,
In growth I daily rise,
And rais'd on this foundation-stone,
My top shall reach the skies.
4 I can do nothing without thee;
My strength is wholly thine;
Wither'd and barren should I be,
If sever'd from the vine.
5 Upon my leaf, when parch'd with heat,
Refreshing dew shall drop;
The plant which thy right hand hath set,
Shall ne'er be rooted up.
5 Each moment water'd by thy care,
And fenc'd with power divine,
Fruit to eternal life shall bear
The feeblest branch of thine. Topics: Son Scripture: John 15:1-5 Languages: English
The Vine
Atonement
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXI (1793) Person Name: Toplady First Line: O thou who didst thy glory leave Lyrics: 1 O thou, who didst thy glory leave,
Apostate sinners to retrieve
From nature's deadly fall;
If thou hast bought me with a price,
My sins against me ne'er shall rise,
For thou hast borne them all.
2 And wast thou punish'd in my stead?
Didst thou without the city bleed
To expiate my stains?
On earth my God vouchsaf'd to dwell,
And made of infinite avail
The sufferings of the man.
3 And wast thou for transgressors given?
And did th' incarnate King of heaven
For us his foes expire?
Amaz'd, O earth, the tidings hear!
He bore, that we might never bear
His Father's righteous ire.
4 Ye Saints, the Man of Sorrows bless,
The God, for your unrighteousness
Deputed to atone:
Praise, 'till with all the ransom'd throng
Ye sing the never-ending song,
And see him on his throne. Topics: Redemption Languages: English
Atonement
Preparation for Death
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXCVI (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Person Name: Toplady First Line: Prepare me, gracious God Lyrics: 1 Prepare me, gracious God,
To stand before thy face;
Thy spirit must the work perform,
For it is all of grace.
2 In Christ's Obedience clothe,
And wash me in his blood:
So shall I lift my head with joy,
Among the sons of God.
3 Do thou my sins subdue,
Thy sovereign love make known;
The spirit of my mind renew,
And save me in thy son.
4 Let me attest thy power,
Let me thy goodness prove,
Till my full soul can hold no more
Of everlasting love. Topics: Time and Eternity Languages: English
Preparation for Death
The Rock of Ages
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XXI (1793) Person Name: Toplady First Line: Rock of ages, shelter me Lyrics: 1 Rock of ages shelter me,
Let me hide myself in thee!
Let the water, and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flow'd,
Be of sin the double cure,
Cleanse me from its guilt and power.
2 Not the labour of my hands
Can fulfil thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone,
Thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross I cling;
Naked come to thee for grace;
Helpless, look to thee for grace;
Black, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Saviour, or I die!
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eye-strings break in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of ages shelter me,
Let me hide myself in thee. Topics: Son Scripture: Isaiah 26:4 Languages: English
The Rock of Ages
The Midnight Cry
Author: Toplady Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXCIII (1793) Person Name: Toplady First Line: Ye virgin souls arise Lyrics: 1 Ye virgin souls arise,
With all the dead awake,
Unto salvation wise,
Oil in your vessels take:
Upstarting at the midnight cry,
Behold the heavenly bridegroom nigh.
2 He comes, he comes to call
The nations to his bar,
And take to glory all
Who meet for glory are;
Made ready for your full reward,
Go forth with joy to meet your Lord—
3 Go, meet him in the sky,
Your everlasting friend;
Your head to glorify,
With all his saints ascend;
Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace
To see, without a veil, his face.
4 Ye, that have here receiv'd
The unction from above,
And in his spirit liv'd,
And thirsted for his love;
Jesus shall claim you for His bride;
Rejoice with all the sanctify'd.
5 Rejoice, in glorious hope
Of that great day unknown,
When you shall be caught up
To stand before his throne;
Call'd to partake the marriage-feast,
And lean on our Immanuel's breast.
6 The everlasting doors
Shall soon the saints receive,
Above those angel-pow'rs
In glorious joy to live;
Far from a world of grief and sin,
With God eternally shut in.
7 Then let us wait to hear
The trumpet’s welcome sound;
To see our Lord appear,
May we be watching found!
With that bless'd wedding-robe endu'd,—
The blood and righteousness of God.
Topics: Time and Eternity Languages: English
The Midnight Cry
Christ's Resurrection, a Pledge of ours
Author: Benjamin Wallin Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XXIX (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Benjamin Wallin First Line: When I the holy grave survey Lyrics: 1 When I the holy grave survey,
Where once my Saviour deign'd to lie;
I see fulfil'd what prophets say,
And all the power of death defy.
2 This empty tomb shall now proclaim
How weak the bands of conquer'd death:
Sweet pledge, that all who trust his name,
Shall rise, and draw immortal breath!
3 [Our Surety, freed, declares us free,
For whose offences he was seiz'd:
In his release, our own we see,
And shout to view Jehovah pleas'd.]
4 Jesus, once number'd with the dead,
Unseals his eyes to sleep no more;
And ever lives, their cause to plead,
For whom the pains of death he bore.
5 Thy risen Lord, my soul behold;
See the rich diadem he wears!
Thou too shalt bear an harp of gold,
To crown thy joy when he appears.
6 Tho' in the dust I lay my head,
Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave
My flesh forever with the dead,
Nor lose thy children in the grave.
Topics: Son Languages: English
Christ's Resurrection, a Pledge of ours
Forms vain without Religion
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #XC (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Almighty Maker, God! Lyrics: 1 Almighty Maker, God!
How glorious is thy name!
Thy wonders now diffus'd abroad
Thro' the creations frame!
2 Nature in every dress
her humble homage pays,
And finds a thousand ways t' express
thine undissembled praise.
3 My soul would rise and sing
To her Creator too;
Fain would my tongue adore my King,
And pay the worship due.
4 But pride, that busy sin,
Spoils all that I perform,
Curs'd pride, that creeps securely in,
And swells a haughty worm.
5 Create my soul anew,
Else all my worship's vain;
This wretched heart will ne'er be true
Until its form'd again.
5 Let joy and worship spend
The remnant of my days,
And to my God, my soul, ascend
In sweet perfumes of praise.
Topics: The Christian Life Languages: English
Forms vain without Religion
Fortitude
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXXVI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Am I a soldier of the cross Lyrics: 1 Am I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
2 Must I be carried to the skies,
On flowery beds of ease;
While others fought to win the prize,
And sail'd through bloody seas?
3 Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
4 Sure I must fight if I would reign;
Increase my courage, Lord!
I'll bear the cross, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
5 Thy saints in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer tho' they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
And seize it with their eye.
6 When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of victory through the skies,
The glory shall be thine. Topics: Graces Languages: English
Fortitude
GOD exalted above all Praise
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #I (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Watts First Line: Eternal Power,!whose high abode Lyrics: 1 Eternal Power whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God;
Infinite length, beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds.
2 The lowest step above thy seat
Rises too high for Gabriel's feet;
In vain the tall Arch-angel tries
To reach the height with wondering eyes.
3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do?
We would adore our Maker too;
From sin and dust to thee we cry,
The Great, the Holy, and the High!
4 Earth, from afar, has heard thy fame,
And worms have learn'd to lisp thy name,
But O, the glories of thy mind,
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind.
5 God is in Heaven, but men below;
Be short our tunes; our words be few.
A sacred reverence checks our songs,
And praise sits silent on our tongues.
Topics: God Languages: English
GOD exalted above all Praise
A Prospect of the Resurrection
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXCVII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: How long shall death, the tyrant, reign Lyrics: 1 How long shall death the tyrant reign,
And triumph o'er the just;
While the rich blood of martyrs slain
Lies mingled with the dust?
2 Lo, I behold the scatter'd shades,
The dawn of Heaven appears;
The sweet immortal morning spreads,
Its blushes round the spheres.
3 I see the Lord of glory come,
And flaming guards around;
The skies divide to make him room,
The trumpet shakes the ground.
4 I hear the voice, "Ye dead arise!"
And lo the graves obey;
And waking saints with joyful eyes
Salute th' expected day.
5 They leave the dust, and on the wing
Rise to the midway air,
In shining garments meet theirK,
And low adore him there.
6 O may our humble spirits stand
Amongst them cloath'd in white!
The meanest place at his right hand
Is infinite delight.
7 How will our joy and wonder rise,
When our returning King
Shall bear us homeward thro' the skies,
On love's triumphant wing!
Topics: Time and Eternity Languages: English
A Prospect of the Resurrection
GOD's Dominion
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #II (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Keep silence, all created things Lyrics: 1 Keep silence all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod:
My soul stands trembling, while she sings
The honours of her God.
2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown
Hang on his firm decree:
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.
3 Chain'd to his throne, a volume lies,
With all the fates of men,
With every Angel's form and size,
Drawn by th' eternal pen.
4 His Providence unfolds the book,
And makes his counsels shine;
Each opening leaf, and every stroke
Fulfils some deep design.
5 My God, I would not long to see
My fate with curious eyes,
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise,
6 In thy fair book of life and grace,
O may I find my name,
Recorded in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord the Lamb/ Topics: God Languages: English
GOD's Dominion
Longing for the House of GOD
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CLXXI (1793) Person Name: Watts 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 wand'ring 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 heav'n appears:
O glorious seat,
When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet!
Topics: Zion Languages: English
Longing for the House of GOD
Confession
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LXIII (1793) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: My sorrows like a flood Lyrics: 1 My sorrows like a flood,
Impatient of restraint,
Into thy bosom, O my God!
Pour out a long complaint.
2 This impious heart of mine
Could once defy the Lord,
Could rush with violence on to sin,
In presence of thy sword.
3 How often have I stood
A rebel to the skies,
And yet, and yet, O matchless grace!
Thy thunder silent lies.
4 O shall I never feel
The meltings of thy love?
Am I of such hell-harden'd steel,
That mercy cannot move?
5 O'ercome by dying love I fall;
Here at thy cross I lie:
And throw my flesh, my soul, my all,
And weep, and love, and die.
Topics: The Sensible Sinner Languages: English
Confession
Sorrow spread before the LORD
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXLIV (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: O that I knew the secret place Lyrics: 1 O that I knew the secret place,
Where I might find my God!
I'd spread my wants before his face,
And pour my woes abroad.
2 I'd tell him how my sins arise,
What sorrows I sustain;
How grace decays, and comfort dies,
And leaves my heart in pain.
3 He knows what arguments I'd take
To wrestle with my God;
I'd plead for his own mercy's sake,
And for my Saviour's blood.
4 My God will pity my complaints,
And heal my broken bones;
He takes the meaning of his saints,
The language of their groans.
5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress,
And banish ev'ry fear;
He calls thee to his throne of grace,
To spread thy sorrows there. Topics: Affliction Languages: English
Sorrow spread before the LORD
Love to CHRIST
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CXXXI (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Person Name: Watts First Line: Of all the joys we mortals know Lyrics: 1 Of all the joys we mortals know,
Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest;
Love, the best blessing here below,
The nearest image of the blest.
2 While we are held in thy embrace,
There's not a thought attempts to rove;
Each smile upon thy beauteous face,
Fixes, and charms, and fires our Love.
3 While of thine absence we complain,
And long, or weep in all we do,
There's a strange pleasure in the pain,
And tears have their own sweetness too.
4 When round thy courts by day we rove,
Or ask the watchmen of the night
For some kind tidings of our love,
Thy very name creates delight.
5 Jesus, our God, yet rather come,
Our eyes would dwell upon thy face;
'Tis best to see our Lord at home,
And feel the presence of his grace. Topics: Graces Languages: English
Love to CHRIST
Vanity of Life
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #CLXXXIX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Teach me the measure of my days Lyrics: 1 Teach me the measure of my days,
Thou Maker of my frame!
I would survey life's narrow space,
And learn how frail I am.
2 A span is all that we can boast,
An inch or two of time;
Man is but vanity and dust,
In all his flow'r and prime.
3 See the vain race of mortals move,
Like shadows o'er the plain;
They rage and strive, desire and love,
But all the noise is vain.
4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show,
Some dig for golden ore;
They toil for heirs, they know not who,
And strait are seen no more.
5 What should I wish, or wait for then,
From creatures, earth, and dust?
They make our expectations vain,
And disappoint our trust.
6 Now I forbid my carnal hope,
My fond desires recall;
I give my mortal int'rest up,
And make my God my All. Topics: Time and Eternity Languages: English
Vanity of Life
The Infinite
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #V (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Thy names, how infinite they be Lyrics: 1 Thy names, how infinite they be,
Great Everlasting One!
Boundless thy might and majesty,
And unconfin'd thy throne.
2 Thy glories shine of wondrous size,
And wondrous large thy grace;
Immortal day breaks from thine eyes,
And Gabriel veils his face.
3 Thine essence is a vast abyss,
Which angels cannot sound,
An ocean of infinities
Where all our thoughts are drown'd.
4 Thy mysteries of creation lie
Beneath enlighten'd minds;
Thoughts can ascend above the sky,
And fly before the winds.
5 Reason may grasp the massy hills,
And stretch from pole to pole,
But half thy name our spirit fills,
And overloads our soul.
6 In vain our haughty reason swells,
For nothing's found in thee
But boundless unconceivables,
And vast eternity. Topics: God Languages: English
The Infinite
The Doctrine of the Trinity, and the use of it
Author: Watts Hymnal: CoEH1793 #LI (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Person Name: Watts First Line: Father of glory, to thy name Lyrics: 1 Father of glory, to thy name
Immortal praise we give,
Who dost an act of grace proclaim,
And bid us rebels live.
2 Immortal honour to the Son,
Who makes thine anger cease;
Our lives he ransom'd with his own,
And dy'd to make our peace.
3 To thy Almighty Spirit be
Immortal glory given,
Whose influence brings us near to thee,
And trains us up for heaven.
4 Let men, with their united voice,
Adore th' eternal God,
And spread his honours and their joys,
Thro' nations far abroad.
5 Let faith, and love, and duty join,
One general song to raise,
And saints in earth and heaven combine
In harmony and praise. Topics: Holy Trinity Scripture: Ephesians 2:18 Languages: English
The Doctrine of the Trinity, and the use of it
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