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The heavens declare thy glory, Lord
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 592 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1:2 Lyrics: 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord;
in every star thy wisdom shines;
but when our eyes behold thy word,
we read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
and nights and days, thy power confess;
but the blest volume thou hast writ
reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
round the whole earth, and never stand;
so, when thy truth began its race,
it touched and glanced on every land.
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest
till through the world thy truth has run;
till Christ has all the nations blest
that see the light or feel the sun.
5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise;
bless the dark world with heavenly light;
thy gospel makes the simple wise,
thy laws are pure, thy judgements right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
in souls renewed and sins forgiven:
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
and make thy word my guide to heaven. Topics: Creation Used With Tune: BIRLING
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord
Blest Are the Pure in Heart
Author: John Keble (1792-1866) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 399 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1 Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ's abode.
2 The Lord, who left the heavens
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with us,
our pattern and our King,
3 still to the lowly soul
his presence doth impart
and for a dwelling and a throne
chooseth the pure in heart.
4 Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be:
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple fit for thee. Topics: Call and Vocation; Christian Character Used With Tune: FRANCONIA Text Sources: st. 2-3, Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, alt.
Blest Are the Pure in Heart
As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
Author: Nahum Tate, 1642-1715; Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 321 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1 Used With Tune: MATHIAS
As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
Behold the glories of the Lamb
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 275 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1 Lyrics:
Behold the glories of the Lamb
Amidst his Father's throne;
Prepare new honors for his name,
And songs before unknown.
Let elders worship at his feet,
The church adore around,
With vials full of odors sweet,
And harps of sweeter sound.
Those are the prayers of the saints,
And these the hymns they raise,
Jesus is kind to our Complaints,
He loves to hear our praise.
[Eternal Father, who shall look
Into thy secret will?
Who but the Son shall take that book,
And open every sea]?
He shall fulfil thy great decrees,
The Son deserves it well:
Lo! in his hand the sovereign keys
Of heav'n, and death, and hell!]
Now to the Lamb that once was slain
Be endless blessings paid;
Salvation, glory, joy, remain
For ever on thy head.
Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood,
Hast set the pris'ners free;
Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.
The worlds of nature and of grace
Are put beneath thy power;
Then shorten these delaying days,
And bring the promised hour.
Topics: Blessings of a person; End of the righteous and wicked; Happy saint and cursed sinner; Judgment day; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked; Meditation; Punishment of sinners; Saints and sinner's end; Saints and Sinners' portion; Saints happy, and sinners cursed; Sinner and saint's portion; Sinner cursed, and saint happy
Behold the glories of the Lamb
His Way with Thee
Author: C. S. N. Appears in 226 hymnals Scripture: Psalms 1-150 First Line: Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good Refrain First Line: His power can make you what you ought to be Used With Tune: [Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good]
His Way with Thee
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Author: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1824-1908 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 209 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1:3 Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice like mountains high soaring above
thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.
4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all praise we would render, O help us to see
'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee. Used With Tune: ST. DENIO
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Lord, thy word abideth
Author: H. W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 202 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1:2 Lyrics: 1 Lord, thy word abideth,
and our footsteps guideth;
who its truth believeth
light and joy receiveth.
2 When our foes are near us,
then thy word doth cheer us,
word of consolation,
message of salvation.
3 When the storms are o'er us,
and dark clouds before us,
then its light directeth,
and our way protecteth.
4 Who can tell the pleasure,
who recount the treasure
by thy word imparted
to the simple-hearted?
5 Word of mercy, giving
succour to the living;
word of life, supplying
comfort to the dying.
6 O that we discerning
its most holy learning,
Lord, may love and fear thee,
evermore be near thee! Topics: Proper 4 Year A; Proper 10 Year A; Bible Sunday Used With Tune: RAVENSHAW
Lord, thy word abideth
Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 98 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1 Lyrics:
Ere the blue heav'ns were stretched abroad,
From everlasting was the Word:
With God he was; the Word was God,
And must divinely be adored.
By his own power were all things made;
By him supported all things stand;
He is the whole creation's head,
And angels fly at his command.
Ere sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the host of morning stars:
Thy generation who can tell,
Or count the numbers of thy years?
But lo! he leaves those heav'nly forms,
The Word descends and dwells in clay,
That he may hold converse with worms,
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they.
Mortals with joy beheld his face,
Th' eternal Father's only Son;
How full of truth! how full of grace!
When through his eyes the Godhead shone.
Archangels leave their high abode
To learn new mysteries here, and tell
The loves of our descending God,
The glories of Immanuel.
Topics: Blessings of a person; End of the righteous and wicked; Happy saint and cursed sinner; Judgment day; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked; Meditation; Punishment of sinners; Saints and sinner's end; Saints and Sinners' portion; Saints happy, and sinners cursed; Sinner and saint's portion; Sinner cursed, and saint happy
Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad
Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song
Meter: Irregular Appears in 93 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1 Lyrics: 1 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song;
The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue:
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.
2 Without thy free mercy I could not live here;
Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair:
But, thro' thy free goodness, my spirits revive,
And he that first made me, still keeps me alive.
3 Whene'er I mistake, thy kind mercy begins
To melt me and then I can mourn for my sins;
And, led by the Spirit to Jesus's blood,
My sorrows are dry'd and my strength is renew'd.
4 Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart;
Dissolv'd by thy sun-shine, I fall to the ground
And weep to the praise of the mercy I found.
5 Thy mercy is endless, most tender and free;
No sinner need doubt, since 'tis given to me;
No merit will buy it, nor fears stop its course;
Good works are the fruits of its freeness and force.
6 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from hell;
Its glories I'll sing, and its wonders I'll tell;
'Twas Jesus my friend when he hung on the tree,
That open'd the channel of mercy for me.
7 Great Father of mercies, thy goodness I own,
And covenant love of thy crucified Son;
All praise to the Spirit whose witness divine
Seals mercy and pardon, and righteousness MINE.
Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song
How happy, gracious Lord, are we!
Meter: Irregular Appears in 68 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 1:2 Lyrics: 1 How happy, gracious Lord, are we!
Divinely drawn to follow thee:
Whose hours divided are,
Betwixt the mount and multitude:
Our day is spent iin doing good,
Our night in praise and pray'r.
2 With us no melancholy void;
No moment lingers unemploy'd,
Or unimprov'd below:
Our weariness of life is gone,
Who live to serve our God alone,
And only thee to know.
3 The winter's night and summer's day,
Glide imperceptibly away,
Too short to sing thy praise;
Too few we find the happy hours,
And haste to join those heav'nly pow'rs,
In everlasting lays.
4 With all who chant thy name on high,
And holy, holy, holy, cry,
A bright harmonious throng!
We long thy praises to repeat,
And ceaseless sing around thy seat
The new eternal song. Topics: But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night; Christian experience Communion with Christ, and love to him
How happy, gracious Lord, are we!
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