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The man is ever blest

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 117 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The man is ever blest Who shuns the sinner's ways, Amongst their counsels never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place: 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amidst the labors of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root; Fresh as the leaf his name shall live; His works are heav'nly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungoldy race, They no such blessings find: Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat, Where all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet? 6 He knows and he approves The ways the righteous go: But sinners, and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. Scripture: Psalm 1

Maker and sov'reign Lord

Appears in 39 hymnals Lyrics: 1 [Maker and sov'reign Lord Of heav'n, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things so long foretold By David are fulfill'd; When Jews and Gentiles join to slay Jesus, thy holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' Anointed of the Lord? 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design; Against the Lord their powrs' unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne; He that hath rais'd him from the dead, Hath own'd him for his Son. 6 Now he's ascended high, To rule the subject earth; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heav'nly birth. Pause. 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance; Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebel, Must feel his iron rod; He'll vindicate those honors well Which he receiv'd from God. 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] Scripture: Psalm 2

Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 245 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray, I am for ever thine; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and bus'ness free, ’Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice; And when my work is done, Great God! my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with my thoughts compos'd to peace, I’ll give mine eyes to sleep; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Scripture: Psalm 4:3-5

In anger, Lord, rebuke me not

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 41 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In anger, Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful storm; Nor let thy fury grow so hot Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul bow'd down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain opprest; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days; I waste the night with cries; Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented more? My eyes consum'd with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thine hand afford relief? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, He pities all our groans; And saves us for his mercy’s sake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sov'reign word Restores our fainting breath: For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. Scripture: Psalm 6

Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 36 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes, When thou with kindness doth chastise; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise. 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal. 3 See how I pass my weary days In sighs and groans; and when 'tis night My bed is water'd with my tears; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look how the pow'rs of nature mourn! How long, Almighty God, how long? When shall thine hour of grace return? When shall I make thy grace my song? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair: But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, And all despairing thoughts depart; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart. Scripture: Psalm 6

My trust is in my heav'nly friend

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 46 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My trust is in my heav'nly friend, My hope in thee, my God; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul to pieces tear; As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliv'rer’s near. 3 IfI had e'er provok'd them first, Or once abus'd my foe, Then let them tread my life to dust, And lay mine honor low. 4 If there be malice found in me, (I know thy piercing eyes) I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power controul; Awake to judgment, and command Deliv'rance for my soul. Pause. 6 [Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust: Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright; His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice digg'd a pit, But there themselves are cast: My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last.] 9 That cruel persecuting race, Must feel his dreadful sword; Awake my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 7

O Lord, our heav'nly King

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, our heav'nly King, Thy name is all divine: Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heav'ns they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wond'ring eyes, And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies. 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms; Lord, what is man! that worthless thing, A kin to dust and worms? 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou should'st love him so? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And Lord of all below. 5 Thine honors crown his head, While beasts like slaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are! And wond'rous are thy ways! Of dust and worms thy pow'r can frame A monument of praise. 7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings thou canst draw Surprising honors to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heav'ns they shine.] Scripture: Psalm 8

O Lord, our God, how wond'rous great

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 67 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord our God, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state, Let men and babes proclaim. 2 When I behold your works on high, The moon that rules the night, The stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light; 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love my nature so; 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than the angels are, To save a dying worm? [5 Yet while he liv'd on earth, unknown, And man would not adore, Th' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his pow'r. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet; And fish, at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net, Bring tribute to his hand. 7 These smaller glories of the Son, Shone thro' the fleshly cloud: Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him be crown'd with majesty, Who bow'd his head to death: And be his honors sounded high By all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state Let the whole earth proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 8

Almighty Ruler of the skies

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Almighty Ruler of the skies, Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young, There sounding notes of honor raise; And babes with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy pow'r assist their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground; To still the bold blasphemers' rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amidst thy temple throng, To see their great Redeemer's face; The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests, In vain their impious cavils bring; Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their King. Scripture: Psalm 8:1-2

Lord, what was man when made at first

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, what was man when made at first, Adam the offspring of the dust! That thou shouldst set him and his race But just below an angel's place; 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below; Make ev'ry beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet? 3 But O what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state! What honors shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born! 4 See him below his angels made, See him in dust amongst the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin: But he shall reign with pow'r divine. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The mis'ries that attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Savior's feet. Scripture: Psalm 8:3-9