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Now I'm convinc'd the Lord is kind
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:1-10 Lyrics: 1 Now I’m convinc'd the Lord is kind
To men of heart sincere,
Yet once my foolish thoughts repin'd,
And border'd on despair.
2 I griev'd to see the wicked thrive,
And spoke with angry breath,
“How pleasant and profane they live!
How peaceful is their death!
3 With well-fed flesh and haughty eyes,
They lay their fears to sleep;
Against the heavens their slanders rise,
While saints in silence weep.
4 In vain I lift my hands to pray,
And cleanse my heart in vain;
For I am chast'ned all the day,
The night renews my pain."
5 Yet while my tongue indulg'd complaints,
I felt my heart reprove;
"Sure I shall thus offend thy saints,
And grieve the men I love."
6 But still I found my doubts too hard,
The conflict too severe;
'Till I retir'd to search thy word,
And learn thy secrets there.
7 There as in some prophetic glass,
I saw the sinner’s feet
High mounted on a slipp'ry place
Beside a fiery pit.
8 I heard the wretch profanely boast,
'Till at thy frown he fell;
His honours in a dream were lost,
And he awakes in hell.
9 Lord, what an envious fool I was!
How like a thoughtless beast!
Thus to suspect thy promis'd grace,
And think the wicked blest.
10 Yet I was kept from full despair,
Upheld by pow'r unknown;
That blessèd hand that broke the snare
Shall guide me to thy throne. Topics: Afflicted Saints happy, & Prosperous Sinners cursed
Now I'm convinc'd the Lord is kind
God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872; Ole G. Belsheim Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:1-7 Lyrics: God's Word is our great heritage
and shall be ours forever;
to spread its light from age to age
shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way,
in death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure,
we keep its teachings pure
throughout all generations. Topics: Word of God Used With Tune: REUTER
God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
O Praise Our Great and Gracious Lord
Author: Harriet Auber, 1773-1862; Wilmer D. Swope; John J. Overholt Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Psalms Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE
O Praise Our Great and Gracious Lord
Bring many names, beautiful and good
Author: Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Meter: 9.10.11.9 Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:1-4 Lyrics: 1 Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory,
living, loving God.
Hail and hosanna!
bring many names!
2 Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation
genius at play:
Hail and hosanna,
strong mother God!
3 Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving
till we're reconciled:
Hail and hosanna,
warm father God!
4 Old, aching God, gray with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises,
wiser than despair:
Hail and hosanna,
old, aching God!
5 Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice,
giving all you have:
Hail and hosanna,
young, growing God!
6 Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing,
everlasting home:
Hail and hosanna,
great, living God! Topics: Celebration of Faith; Consolation; Eternity of God; Joy; Mystery of God's Love; Name/s of God; Providence; Renewal; Suffering Used With Tune: WESTCHASE
Bring many names, beautiful and good
Give Ear, Ye Children, to My Law
Author: Rev. J. Belknap Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Lyrics: 1. Give ear, ye children, to my law,
Devout attention lend;
Let the instructions of My mouth
Deep in your hearts descend.
2. My tongue, by inspiration taught,
Shall parables unfold:
Dark oracles, but understood,
And owned for truths of old;
3. Which we from sacred registers
Of ancient times have known,
And our forefathers' pious care
To us has handed down.
4. Let children learn the mighty deeds
Which God performed of old;
Which in our younger years we saw,
And which our fathers told.
5. Our lips shall tell them to our sons,
And they again to theirs;
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.
Topics: Home and Youth Children Used With Tune: ST. MARTIN'S
Give Ear, Ye Children, to My Law
Great God, thy glories shall employ
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Lyrics:
Great God! thy glories shall employ
My holy fear, my humble joy;
My lips in songs of honor bring
Their tribute to th' eternal King.
[Earth, and the stars, and worlds unknown,
Depend precarious on his throne;
All nature hangs upon his word,
And grace and glory own their Lord.]
[His sovereign power what mortal knows?
If be command, who dares oppose?
With strength he girds himself around,
And treads the rebels to the ground.]
[Who shall pretend to teach him skill,
Or guide the counsels of his will?
His wisdom, like a sea divine,
Flows deep and high beyond our line.]
[His name is holy, and his eye
Burns with immortal jealousy
He hates the sons of pride, and sheds
His fiery vengeance on their heads.]
[The beamings of his piercing sight
Bring dark hypocrisy to light;
Death and destruction naked lie,
And hell uncovered to his eye.]
[Th' eternal law before him stands;
His justice, with impartial hands,
Divides to all their due reward,
Or by the sceptre or the sword.]
[His mercy, like a boundless sea,
Washes our load of guilt away;
While his own Son came down and died
T' engage his justice on our side.]
[Each of his words demands my faith;
My soul can rest on all he saith;
His truth inviolably keeps
The largest promise of his lips.]
O tell me, with a gentle voice,
"Thou art my God," and I'll rejoice!
Filled with thy love, I dare proclaim
The brightest honors of thy name.
Topics: Children instructed; Education religious; Religious Education; Providence recorded; Backsliding soul pardoned; Glutton; Intemperance punished; Israel rebellion and punishment; Luxury punished; Pardon of backsliding; Punishment and salvation; Saints punished and saved; Sin and chastisement of saints
Great God, thy glories shall employ
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit
Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:5-6 First Line: Jesus, was ever love like thine! Topics: Death and Resurrection
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit
Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church
Author: Thomas H. Cain (1931-) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:1-4 Topics: Ash Wednesday; Exodus; Lent (season) Used With Tune: FENN HOUSE
Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church
Tell Your Children
Author: Grace Hawthorne Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:1-8 First Line: God the Father, God of glory Refrain First Line: Parents, tell your children Topics: Family and Relationships; Love Our Love for Others; Social Justice Used With Tune: TELL YOUR CHILDREN
Tell Your Children
O God, We Have Heard (Psalm 44)
Author: Bert Polman Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Covenant Faithfulness; Lament General; Praise of God; Waiting Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: St. 2-4 Psalter, 1912, alt.
O God, We Have Heard (Psalm 44)
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