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The Wickedness of Man, and the Majesty of God; or, Practical Atheism exposed

Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: When Man grows bold in Sin Lyrics: 1 When Man grows bold in Sin, My Heart within me cries, "He hath no Faith of God within, Nor Fear before his Eyes." 2 [He walks a-while conceal'd In a Self-flatt'ring Dream, Till his dark Crimes at once reveal'd Expose his hateful Name.] 3 His Heart is false and foul, His Words are smooth and fair; Wisdom is banish'd from his Soul, And leaves no Goodness there. 4 He plots upon his Bed New Mischiefs to fulfil He sets his Heart, and Hand, and Head, To practise all that's ill. 5 But there's a dreadful GOD, Tho' Men renounce his Fear; His Justice, hid behind the Cloud, Shall one great Day appear. 6 His Truth transcends the Sky, In Heav'n his Mercies dwell; Deep as the Sea his Judgments lie, His Anger burns to Hell. 7 How excellent his Love, Whence all our Safety springs! O never let my Soul remove From underneath his Wings. Topics: Afflicted Submission to them; Atheism practical; Attributes of God; Devotions on a sick Bed; Flattery and Deceit complained of; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God His perfections; God mercy and truth; Grace and providence; Persecutions of God; Praise for providence and grace; Providence and Grace promised; Providence and perfections of God Scripture: Psalm 36:1-7

The Cure of Envy, Frefulness, and Unbelief; or, The Rewards of the Righteous and the Wicked; or, The World's Hatred, and the Saint's Patience

Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Why should I vex my Soul, and fret Lyrics: 1 Why should I vex my Soul, and fret To see the Wicked rise? Or envy Sinners waxing great By Violence and Lies. 2 As flowery Grass cut down at Noon, Before the Evening fades, So shall their Glories vanish soon In everlasting Shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my Trust, And practise all that's good; So shall I dwell among the Just, And he'll provide me Food. 4 I to my GOD my Ways commit, And chearful wait his Will; Thy Hand, which guides my doubtful Feet, Shall my Desires fulfil. 5 Mine Innocence shalt thou display, And make thy Judgments known, Fair as the Light of dawning Day, And glorious as the Noon. 6 The Meek at last the Earth possess, And are the Heirs of Heav'n; True Riches, with abundant Peace, To humble Souls are giv'n. Pause. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his Way, Nor let your Anger rise, Tho' Providence should long delay To punish haughty Vice. 8 Let Sinners join to break your Peace, And plot, and rage, and foam; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their Day of Vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threat'ning Sword, Have bent the murd'rous Bow, To slay the Men that fear the Lord, And bring the Righteous low. 10 My GOD shall break their Bows, and burn Their persecuting Darts, Shall their own Swords against them turn, And Pain surprize their Hearts. Topics: Charity to the poor; Death of saints and sinners; End of Righteous and Wicked; Envy and Unbelief cured; Fretfulness discouraged; Patience under persecutions; Portion of saints and sinners; Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; Religion in words and deeds; Reproach removed; Saints and Sinners End; World's Hatred, and Saints Patience Scripture: Psalm 37:1-15

Charity to the Poor; or, Religionin Words and Deeds

Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: Why do the wealthy Wicked boast Lyrics: 1 Why do the wealthy Wicked boast, And grow profanely bold? The meanest Portion of the Just Excels the Sinner's Gold. 2 The Wicked borrows of his Friends, But ne'er designs to pay; The Saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the Poor away. 3 His Alms with lib'ral Heart he gives Amongst the Sons of Need; His Mem'ry to long Ages lives, And blessed is his Seed. 4 His Lips abhor to talk prophane, To slander or defraud; His ready Tongue declares to Men What he has learn'd of GOD. 5 The Law and Gospel of the Lord Deep in his Heart abide; Led by the Spirit, and the Word, His Feet shall never slide. 6 When Sinners fall, the Righteous stand, Preserv'd from ev'ry Snare; They shall possess the promis'd Land, And dwell for ever there. Topics: Wickedness of Man; Charity to the poor; Death of saints and sinners; End of Righteous and Wicked; Envy and Unbelief cured; Fretfulness discouraged; Patience under persecutions; Portion of saints and sinners; Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; Religion in words and deeds; Reproach removed; Saints and Sinners End; World's Hatred, and Saints Patience Scripture: Psalm 37:16-31

The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked

Appears in 79 hymnals First Line: My GOD, the Steps of pious Men Lyrics: 1 My GOD, the Steps of pious Men Are order'd by thy Will; Tho' they should fall, they rise again, Thy hHand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their Ways, Their Virtue he approves; He'll ne'er deprive them of his Grace, Nor leave the Man he loves. 3 The heav'nly Heritage is theirs, Their Portion and their Home; He feeds them now, and makes them Heirs Of Blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye Sons of Men, Nor fear when Tyrants frown; Ye shall confess their Pride was vain, When Justice casts them down. Pause. 5 The haughty Sinner have I seen, Nor fearing Man nor God, Like a tall Bay-Tree fair and green, Spreading his Arms abroad. 6 And, lo! he vanish'd from the Ground, Destroy'd by Hands unseen; Nor Root, nor Branch, nor Leaf was found Where all that Pride had been. 7 But mark the Man of Righteousness, His sev'ral Steps attend; True Pleasure runs thro' all his Ways, And peaceful is his End. Topics: Charity to the poor; Death of saints and sinners; End of Righteous and Wicked; Envy and Unbelief cured; Fretfulness discouraged; Patience under persecutions; Portion of saints and sinners; Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; Religion in words and deeds; Reproach removed; Saints and Sinners End; World's Hatred, and Saints Patience Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37

The Lord Jehovah reigns

Appears in 163 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal State maintains, His Head with awful Glories crown'd; Array'd in Robes of Light, Begirt with sov'reign Might, And Rays of Majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy Commands, The World securely stands; And Skies and Stars obey thy Word; Thy Throne was fix'd on high Before the Starry Sky; Eternal is thy Kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy Crowd, Like Billows fierce and loud, Against thine Empire rage and roar; In vain, with angry Spite, The surly Nations fight, And dash like Waves against the Shore. 4 Let Floods and Nations rage, And all their Pow'rs engage; Let swelling Tides assault the Sky; The Terrors of thy Frown Shall beat their Madness down: Thy Throne for ever stands on high. 5 Thy Promises are true, Thy Grace is ever new; There fix'd thy Church shall ne'er remove; Thy Saints with holy Fear, Shall in thy Courts appear, And sing thine everlasting Love. [Repeat the fourth Stanza, to compleat the Tune] Topics: God Eternal and Sovereign, and holy; God his power and majesty; God supreme governor; Jehovah reigns Scripture: Psalm 93

Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed; or, Instructive Afflictions

Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: O GOD! to whom Revenge belongs Lyrics: 1 O GOD! to whom Revenge belongs, Proclaim thy Wrath aloud; Let sov'reign Pow'r redress our Wrongs, Let Justice smite the Proud. 2 They say, The Lord nor sees nor hears; When will the Fools be wise? Can he be deaf, who form'd their Ears? Or blind, who made their Eyes? 3 He knows their impious Thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his Pow'r; His Wrath shall pierce their Souls with Pain In some surprising Hour. 4 But if thy Saints deserve Rebuke, Thou hast a gentler Rod; Thy Providences and thy Book Shall make them know their GOD. 5 Blest is the Man thy Hands chastise, And to his Duty draw; Thy Scourges make thy Children wise When they forget thy Law. 6 But GOD will ne'er cast off his Saints, Nor his own Promise break; He pardons his Inheritance For their Redeemer's Sake. Topics: Afflicted Instruction by them; Afflicted of Saints and Sinners different; Afflicted sanctified; Deliverance from persecution; God our support and comfort; Instructive Affliction; Persecution Victory over and Deliverance from it; Persecutors deliverance from them; Saints chastised and Sinner destroyed; Temptations support under them Scripture: Psalm 94:1-2

Christ's Incarnation

Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: The Lord is come; the Heav'ns proclaim Lyrics: 1 The Lord is come; the Heav'ns proclaim His Birth; the Nations learn his Name; An unknown Star directs the Road Of eastern Sages to their GOD. 2 All ye bright Armies of the Skies, Go, worship where the Saviour lies; Angels and Kings before him bow, Those Gods on high, and Gods below. 3 Let Idols totter to the Ground, And their own Worshippers confound; But Judah shout, but Sion sing, And Earth confess her sov'reign King. Topics: Angels all subject to Christ; Christ First and second Coming, or his Incarnation, Kingdom and Judgment; Christ his majesty; Glorification and Grace promised; God his majesty; God the judge; Incarnation; Judgment Day Scripture: Psalm 97:6-9

Colonies planted; or, Nations blest and punished: a Psalm for New-England

Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: When God provok'd with daring Crimes Lyrics: 1 When God provok'd with daring Crimes, Scourges the Madness of the Times, He turns their Fields to barren Sand, And dries the Rivers from the Land. 2 His Word can raise the Springs again, And make the wither'd Mountains green, Send show'ry Blessings from the Skies, And Harvests in the Desarts rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but Beasts of Prey, Or Men as fierce and wild as they, He bids th' Opprest and Poor repair, And builds them Towns and Cities there. 4 They sow the Fields, and Trees they plant, Whose yearly Fruit supplies their Want; Their Race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their Wealth increases with their Flocks. 5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin, He lets the heathen Nations in; A savage Crew invades their Lands, Their Princes die by barb'rous Hands. 6 Their captive Sons expos'd to Scorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn; The Country lies unfenc'd, untill'd, And Desolation spreads the Field. 7 Yet if the humbled Nation mourns, Again his dreadful Hand he turns; Again he makes their Cities thrive, And bids the dying Churches live.] 8 The Righteous, with a joyful Sense, Admire the Works of Providence; And Tongues of Atheists shall no more Blaspheme the GOD that Saints adore. 9 How few with pious Care record These wond'rous dealings of the Lord; But wise Observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just, and kind. Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Scripture: Psalm 107

The true God our Refuge; or, Idolatry reproved

Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: Not to ourselves, who are but Dust Lyrics: 1 Not to ourselves, who are but Dust, Not to ourselves is Glory due, Eternal GOD, Thou only Just, Thou only Gracious, Wise, and True. 2 Shine forth in all thy dreadful Name; Why should a Heathen's haughty Tongue Insult us, and to raise our Shame, Say, Where's the GOD you've serv'd so long? 3 The GOD we serve maintains his Throne Above the clouds, beyond the Skies, Through all the Earth his Will is done. He knows our Groans, he hears our Cries. 4 But the vain Idols they adore, Are senseless Shapes of Stone and Wood; At best a Mass of glitt'ring Ore, A silver Saint or golden God. 5 [With Eyes and Ears they carve their Head; Deaf are their Ears, their Eyes are blind; In vain are costly Off'rings made, And Vows are scatter'd in the Wind. 6 Their Feet were never made to move, Nor Hands to save when Mortals pray; Mortals that pay them Fear or Love Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] 7 O Isr'el, make the Lord thy Hope, Thy Help, thy Refuge, and thy Rest; The Lord shall build thy Ruins up, And bless the People and the Priest. 8 The Dead no more can speak thy Praise, They dwell in Silence and the Grave; But we shall live to sing thy Grace, And tell the World thy Pow'r to save. Topics: God our Defense and Salvation; Idolatry reproved; November the 5th Scripture: Psalm 115

Imperfection of Nature, and Perfection of Scripture

Appears in 133 hymnals First Line: Let all the Heathen Writers join Lyrics: 1 Let all the Heathen Writers join To form one perfect Book; Great GOD, if once compar'd with thine, How mean their Writings look! 2 Not the most perfect Rules they gave Could shew one Sin forgiv'n, Nor lead a Step beyond the Grave; But thine conduct to Heav'n. 3 I've seen an End to what we call Perfection here below; How short the Pow'rs of Nature fall, And can no further go! 4 Yet Men would fain be just with God By Works their Hands have wrought; But thy Commands, exceeding broad, Extend to ev'ry Thought. 5 In vain we boast Perfection here, While Sin defiles our Frame, And sinks our Virtues down so far, They scarce deserve the Name. 6 Our faith, and Love, and ev'ry Grace, Fall far below thy Word; But perfect Truth and Righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. Topics: Instruction from Scripture; Counsel and Support from God; Delight in Law of God; Nature and Scripture; Scripture Perfections Scripture: Psalm 119:96