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The pleasure of public worship

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #167 (1791) First Line: How pleasant, how divinely fair Lyrics: 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God! my King! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee? 3 The sparrow chuses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Bless'd are the saints who sit on high Around thy throne above the sky; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Bless'd are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Bless'd are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate; God is their strength, and through the road! They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 'Till all shall meet in heav'n at length, 'Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English

God and his church; or, Grace and glory

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #168a (1791) First Line: Great God, attend, while Zion sings Lyrics: 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too? He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 Oh God, our King, whose sov'reign sway The glorious hosts of heav'n obey, And devils at thy presence flee, Bless'd is the man that trusts in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English

Delight in ordinances of worship; or, God present in his churches

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #168b (1791) First Line: My soul, how lovely is the place Lyrics: 1 My soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts! 'Tis heav'n to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great monarch of the skies His saving pow'r displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quick'ning rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heav'nly dove Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. Pause. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode; When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God? 6 The sparrow builds her self a nest, And suffers no remove; Oh make me, like the sparrows, bless'd, To dwell but where I love. 7 To set one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Among the tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one bless'd hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Scripture: Psalm 84:1-10 Languages: English

Longing for the house of God

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #169 (1791) 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 heaven appears. O glorious seat When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Pause. 5 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside: Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence; He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls; Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84:1-10 Languages: English

Waiting for an answer to prayer; or, Deliverance begun and completed

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #171 (1791) First Line: Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom; So God forgave when Israel sinn'd, And brought his wand'ring captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate: Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word; We wait for praise to tune our vice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say; He’ll speak and give his people peace: But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. Scripture: Psalm 85:1-8 Languages: English

Salvation by Christ

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #172a (1791) First Line: Salvation is for ever nigh Lyrics: 1 Salvation is for ever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord; And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and Truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heav'n! By his obedience so complete Justice is pleas'd, and peace is giv'n. 3 Now truth and honor shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heav'nly influence bless the ground In our Redeemer's gentler reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God; Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. Scripture: Psalm 85:9-13 Languages: English

A general song of praise to God

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #172b (1791) First Line: Among the princes, earthly gods Lyrics: 1 Among the princes, earthly gods, There’s none hath pow'r divine; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made shall bring Their off'rings round thy throne; For thou alone dost wondrous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet; Teach me thine heav'nly ways, And all my wand'ring thoughts unite In God my Father’s praise. 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell, How by thy grace my sinking soul 'Rose from the depths of hell. Scripture: Psalm 86:8-13 Languages: English

The church the birthplace of the saints' or, Jews and Gentiles united in the Christian church

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #173 (1791) First Line: God in his earthly temple lays Lyrics: 1 God in his earthly temple lays Foundation for his heavenly praise; He lik'd the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house, That pay their night and morning vows; But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old! What wonders are in Zion told! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Or natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new-born and nourish'd there. Scripture: Psalm 87 Languages: English

Loss of friends, and absence of divine grace

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #174 (1791) First Line: O God of my salvation, hear Lyrics: 1 O God of my salvation, hear My nightly groan, my daily prayer, That still employ my wasting breath; My soul, declining to the grave, Implores thy sov'reign pow'r to save From dark despair and lasting death. 2 Thy wrath lies heavy on my soul, And waves of sorrows o'er me roll, While dust and silence spread the gloom: My friends belov'd in happier days, The dear companions of my ways, Descend around me to the tomb. 3 As lost in lonely grief I tread The mournful mansions of the dead, Or to some throng'd assembly go; Through all alike I rove alone, While, here forgotten, there unknown, The change renews my piercing woe. 4 And why will God neglect my call? Or who shall profit by my fall, When life departs and love expires? Can dust and darkness praise the Lord? Or wake, or brighten at his word, And tune the harp with heav'nly quires? 5 Yet, thro' each melancholy day, I've pray'd to thee, and still will pray, Imploring still thy kind return — But oh! my friends, my comfort's fled, And all my kindred of the dead Recall my wandering thoughts to mourn. Scripture: Psalm 88 Languages: English

The covenant made with Christ; or, The true David

Hymnal: PCSC1791 #175a (1791) First Line: Forever shall my song record Lyrics: 1 Forever shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord; Mercy and truth for ever stand, Like heav'n establish'd by his hand. 2 Thus to his son he sware and said, "With thee my cov'nant first is made; "In thee shall dying sinners live; "Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 "Be thou my prophet, thou my priest; "Thy children shall be ever bless'd; "Thou art my chosen king, thy throne "Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 "There’s none of all my sons above "So much my image or my love; "Celestial powers thy subjects are, "Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 "David, my servant, whom I chose, "To guard my flock, to crush my foes; "And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, "Was but a shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her Saviour and her king: Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. Scripture: Psalm 89 Languages: English