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The Kingdom of Christ

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #134 (1787) First Line: Great God, whose universal sway Lyrics: 1 Great God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All heaven submits to his commands; His justice shall defend the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust; His worship and his far shall last, Till hours and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Topics: Christ exalted to the kingdom; Christ his Kingdom among Gentiles; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Gentiles given to Christ; Gentiles church; Grace Of Christ; Christ exalted to the kingdom; Christ his Kingdom among Gentiles; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Gentiles given to Christ; Gentiles church; Grace Of Christ Scripture: Psalm 72 Languages: English

Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #135 (1787) First Line: Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun Does his successive journeys run: His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 [Behold the nations with their kings; There Europe her best tribute brings; From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Persia, glorious to behold, And India shines in eastern gold; While western empires own their Lord And savage tribes attend his word. 4 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 5 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 6 Blessings abound where e'er he reigns, The joyful prisoner bursts his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 7 Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more; In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 8 Let every creature rise and bring, Peculiar honors to our king: Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen.] Topics: Christ exalted to the kingdom; Christ his Kingdom among Gentiles; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Gentiles given to Christ; Gentiles church; Grace Of Christ; Christ exalted to the kingdom; Christ his Kingdom among Gentiles; Exaltation of Christ to the Kingdom; Gentiles given to Christ; Gentiles church; Grace Of Christ Scripture: Psalm 72 Languages: English

Afflicted Saints happy, and prosperous Sinners cursed

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #136 (1787) First Line: Now I'm convinc'd, the Lord is kind Lyrics: 1 Now I’m convinc'd, the Lord is kind To men of heart sincere, Yet once my foolish thoughts repin'd, And border'd on despair. 2 I griev'd to see the wicked thrive, And spoke with angry breath, “How pleasant and profane they live! "How peaceful is their death! 3 "With well fed flesh and haughty eyes "They lay their fears to sleep; "Against the heavens their slanders rise, "While saints in silence weep. 4 "In vain I lift my hands to pray, "And cleanse my heart in vain; "For I am chastened all the day, "The night renews my pain." 5 Yet while my tongue indulg'd complaints, I felt my heart reprove; "Sure I shall thus offend thy saints, "And grieve the men I love." 6 But still I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too severe; 'Till I retir'd to search thy word, And learn thy secrets there. 7 There, as in some prophetic glass, I saw the sinner’s feet High mounted on a slippery place, Beside a fiery pit. 8 I heard the wretch profanely boast, 'Till at thy frown he fell; His honors in a dream were lost, And he awakes in hell. 9 Lord what an envious fool I was! How like a thoughtless beast! Thus to suspect thy promis'd grace, And think the wicked blest. 10 Yet I was kept from full despair, Upheld by power unknown: That blessed hand that broke the snare, Shall guide me to thy throne. Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded; Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded Scripture: Psalm 73 Languages: English

God our Portion here and hereafter

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #137 (1787) First Line: God, my supporter and my hope Lyrics: 1 God, my supporter and my hope, My help forever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through life's bewildered race; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint, God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. 5 Behold the sinners that remove Far from thy presence die; Not all the idol gods they love Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded; Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded Scripture: Psalm 73:23-28 Languages: English

The Prosperity of Sinners cursed

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #138a (1787) First Line: Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Lyrics: 1 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine To see the wicked plac'd on high, In pride and robes of honour shine! 2 But, oh their end, their dreadful end! Thy sanctuary taught me so: On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again, There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancy'd joys how fast they flee! Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain; Their songs of softest harmony, Are but a preface to their pain. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchase with my blood; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded; Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded Scripture: Psalm 73:22 Languages: English

The Mystery of Providence unfolded

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #138b (1787) First Line: Sure there's a righteous God Lyrics: 1 Sure there's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain; Though men of vice may boast aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools with scornful eyes In robes of honour shine. 3 [Pamper'd with wanton ease, Their flesh looks full and fair, Their wealth rolls in like flowing seas, And grows without their care. 4 Free from the plagues and pains That pious souls endure, Through all their life oppression reigns, And racks the humble poor. 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting God; Their malice blasts the good man's name, And spreads their lies abroad. 6 But I with flowing tears Indulg'd my doubts to rise; "Is there a God that sees or hears "The things below the skies?"] 7 The tumults of my thought Held me in hard suspense, Till to thy house my feet were brought To learn thy justice thence. 8 Thy word with light and power Did my mistake amend: I view'd the sinners' life before, But here I learnt their end. 9 On what a slippery steep The thoughtless wretches go; And oh that dreadful fiery deep That waits their fall below! 10 Lord, at thy feet I bow, My thoughts no more repine: I call my God my portion now, And all my powers are thine. Topics: Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded; Afflicted Saints happy; Delight in God; God our portion here and hereafter; Prosperity dangerous; Prosperous sinners cursed; Providence its mystery unfolded Scripture: Psalm 73 Languages: English

The Church pleading with God under sore Persecution

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #139 (1787) First Line: Will God forever cast us off! Lyrics: 1 Will God for ever cast us off! His wrath forever smoke Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemer’s blood; Nor let thy Sion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste, Aloud our ruin calls; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches pray'd and sang Thy foes profanely rage; Amid thy gates their ensigns hang, And there their hosts engage. 5 How are the seats of worship broke? They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the heaviest stroke, Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames they threaten to destroy Thy children in their rest; Come let us burn at once, they cry, The temple and the priest. 7 And still to heighten our distress, Thy presence is withdrawn; Thy wonted signs of power and grace, Thy power and grace are gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our grief, But all in silence mourn; Nor know the times of our relief The hour of thy return. Pause. 9 How long, eternal God, how long, Shall men of pride blaspheme; Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame? 10 Canst thou forever sit and hear Thine holy name profan'd? And still thy jealousy forbear, And still with-hold thine hand? 11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown In ages long before! And now no other God we own, No other God adore. 12 Thou didst divide the raging sea By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wondrous way, And then secure their flight. 13 Is not the world of nature thine, The darkness and the day? Didst thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way? 14 Hath not thy power form'd every coast, And set the earth its bounds, With summer’s heat, and winter’s frost, In their perpetual rounds? 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred pow'r blaspheme? Will not thy hand that form'd them first Avenge thine injur'd name? 16 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex thy trembling dove. 17 Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest; Plead thine own cause, almighty God, And give thy children rest. Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of; Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of Scripture: Psalm 74 Languages: English

Praise to God for the return of Peace

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #141 (1787) First Line: To thee, most high and holy God Lyrics: 1 To thee, most high and holy God, To thee our thankful hearts we raise; Thy works declare thy name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand our praise. 2 To slavery doom'd, thy chosen sons Beheld their foes triumphant rise; And sore opprest by earthly thrones, They sought the sovereign of the skies. 3 'Twas then, great God, with equal power, Arose thy vengeance and thy grace, To scourge their legions from the shore, And save the remnant of thy race. 4 Thy hand that form'd the restless main, And rear'd the mountain's awful head, Bade raging seas their course restrain, And desert wilds receive their dead. 5 Such wonders never come by chance, Nor van the winds such blessings blow; 'Tis God the Judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 6 Let haughty tyrants sink their pride, Nor lift so high their scornful head; But lay their impious thoughts aside, And own the empire God hath made. Topics: Authority from God; God supreme governor; Governance from God; Magistrates raised and deposed; National deliverance; Authority from God; God supreme governor; Governance from God; Magistrates raised and deposed; National deliverance Scripture: Psalm 75 Languages: English

Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroyed; or God's Vengeance against his Enemies proceeds from his Church

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #142 (1787) First Line: In Judah God of old was known Lyrics: 1 In Judah God of old was known; His name in Israel great; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose; There he receiv'd their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke the threatening spear; The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crush'd the Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth’s wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 5 ’Twas Zion’s king that stopp'd the breath Of captains and their bands; The men of might slept fast in death, That quells their warlike hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob’s God, Both horse and chariot fell: Who knows the terrors of thy rod? Thy vengeance who can tell? 7 What power can stand before thy sight When once thy wrath appears? When heaven shines round with dreadful light, The earth adores and fears. 8 When God in his own sovereign ways Comes down to save th' opprest, The wrath of men shall work his praise, And he’ll restrain the rest. 9 [Vows to the Lord, and tribute bring. Ye princes, fear his frown: His terrors shake the proudest king, And smite his armies down. 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke Our haughty foes shall feel; For Jacob’s God hath not forsook, But dwells in Zion still.] Topics: Church destruction of enemies proceeds from thence; Enemies destroyed; Israel saved from the Assyrians; National deliverance; Vengeance against the enemies of the church; Church destruction of enemies proceeds from thence; Enemies destroyed; Israel saved from the Assyrians; National deliverance; Vengeance against the enemies of the church Scripture: Psalm 76 Languages: English

Melancholy assaulting, and Hope prevailing

Hymnal: DWIP1787 #143 (1787) First Line: To God I cry'd with mournful voice Lyrics: 1 To God I cry'd with mournful voice, I sought his gracious ear, In the sad hour, when trouble rose, And fill'd my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, My soul refus'd relief; I thought on God, the just and wise, But thoughts increas'd my grief. 3 Still I complain'd and still opprest, My heart began to break; My God, thy wrath forbade me rest, And kept mine eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, 'Till I could speak no more; Then I within myself withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o’er. 5 I call'd back years and ancient times When I beheld thy face; My spirit search'd for secret crimes That might with-hold thy grace. 6 I call'd thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjoy'd before; And will the Lord no more be kind; His face appear no more? 7 Will he forever cast me off? His promise ever fail? Has he forgot his tender love? Shall anger still prevail? 8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame, Rememb’ring what thy hand hath wrought; Thy hand is still the same. 9 I’ll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o’er, Thy wonders of recovering grace, When flesh could hope no more. 10 Grace dwelt with justice on the throne; And men that love thy word, Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. Topics: Afflictions hope in them; Afflictions very great; Comfort from ancient Providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Melancholy and hope; Patience in darkness; Providence recorded; Remembrance of former deliverances; Afflictions hope in them; Afflictions very great; Comfort from ancient Providence; Israel saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Melancholy and hope; Patience in darkness; Providence recorded; Remembrance of former deliverances Scripture: Psalm 77 Languages: English