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On Prayer

Author: Cowper Appears in 524 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: What various hind'rances we meet Lyrics: 1 What various hind'rances we meet In coming to a mercy-seat! Yet who that knows the worth of pray'r But wishes to be often there. 2 Prayer makes the darkened clouds withdraw Prayer climes the ladder Jacob saw; Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings every blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright And satan trembles, when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide Success was found on Israel's side; But when thro' weariness they fail'd, That moment Amalek prevail'd. 5 Have you no words? ah, think again, Words flow apace when you complain And fill a fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care.

Triumphs of Grace

Appears in 1,734 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: O for a thousand tongues to sing Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing, My dear Redeemer's praise! The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace. 2 JESUS, the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 3 He breaks the pow'r of cancel'd sin, He sets the pris'ner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood avail'd me. 4 He speaks, and list'ning to his voice, New life the dead receiv; The mournful, broken heart rejoice, The humble poor believe. 5 Here him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosned tongues employ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come, And leap, ye lame for joy.

Exhortation to Praise

Appears in 684 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come, sound his praise abroad Lyrics: 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The wat'ry worlds are all his own: And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own: He form'd us by his word. 4 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And heart grown hard, like stubborn Jews That unbelieving race; 6 The Lord in vengeance drest Will lift his hand, and swear, You that despise my promis'd rest, Shall have no portion there. Scripture: Psalm 95

Heavenly joy on earth

Author: Dr. Watts Appears in 1,786 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Lyrics: 1 [Come, we that love the Lord, And let your joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from this place: Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing, That never knew our God, But fav'rites of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 This heav'nly King is ours, Our Father and our love; He shall send down his heav'nly pow'rs To carry us above. 5 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin; There from the rivers of thy grace, Drink endless pleasures in.

Praise to God for creation and redemption

Author: Dr. Watts Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Let them neglect thy glory, Lord Lyrics: 1 Let them neglect thy glory, Lord, Who never knew thy grace; But our loud songs shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, And send them to thy throne; All glory to th' United Three, The undivided One. 3 'Twas he (and we'll adore his name) That form'd us by a word; 'Tis he restores our ruin'd frame; Salvation to the Lord! 4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound; Rocks, hills and vales, reflect the voice In one eternal round.

Address to the Holy Spirit

Appears in 182 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Once more we come before our God Lyrics: 1 Once more we come before our God, Once more His blessings ask; O may not duty seem a load; Nor worship prove a task! 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heav'n in JESUS name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 To seek thee all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessings suit; And let the seed thy servant sows Produce a plenteous fruit. 4 Bid the refreshing north-wind wake; Say to the south-wind, blow; Let ev'ry plant the pow'r partake, And all the garden grow. 5 Revive the parch'd with heav'nly show'rs, The cold with warmth divine; And as the benefit is ours, Be all the glory thine.

Exhorting to worship

Appears in 965 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Before JEHOVAH's awful throne Lyrics: 1 Before JEHOVAH's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create and he destroy. 2 His sov'reign pow'r without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We'll croud thy gates with thankful songs High as the heav'ns our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command; Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.

Craving the Spirit

Author: Beddome Appears in 602 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly dove Lyrics: 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly dove, With light and comfort from above Be thou our guardian, thou our guide O'er every thought and step preside 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far, From every sin and hurtful snare; Lead to thy word that rules must give And teach us lessons how to live. 3 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and chuse thy way Plant holy fear in every heart That we from God, may ne'er depart. 4 Lead us to holiness, the road, That we must take to dwell with God Lead us to Christ the living way, Nor let us from his pastures stray. 5 Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be bless'd; Lead us to Heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is.

The Sabbath

Author: Stennett Appears in 449 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Another six days work is done Lyrics: 1 Another six days work is done, Another sabbath is begun; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God hath bless'd. 2 Come bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds; Provides an antipast of heaven, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise As greatful incense to the skies. And draw from heaven that sweet repose Which none, but he that feels it knows. 4 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares the end of pains. 5 With joy great God, thy works we view In various scenes both old and new; With praise, we think on mercies past, With hope, we future pleasures taste. 6 In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasures pass away: How sweet, a sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end!

Delights in Public Worship

Author: Dr. Watts Appears in 765 hymnals Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Welcome sweet day of rest Lyrics: 1 Welcome sweet day of rest That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King Himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss.