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Desire of Knowedge

Hymnal: DWI21790 #215b (1790) First Line: Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord Lyrics: 1 Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good thy works appear! Open my eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. 2 My heart was fashion'd by thy hand, My service is thy due, Oh make thy servant understand The duties he must do. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be hid, But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide 4 When I confess'd my wandering ways, Thou heardst my soul complain; Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I shall stray again. 5 If God to me his statutes shew, And heavenly truth impart, His work forever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart. 6 This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It made me learn thy word the more, And fly to that relief. 7 [In vain the proud deride me now; I'll ne'er forget thy law, Nor let that blessed gospel go, Whence all my hopes I draw. 8 When I have learn'd my Father's will, I'll teach the world his ways; My thankful lips, inspir'd with zeal, Shall sing aloud his praise.] Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of knowledge; Knowledge desired; Spirit his teaching desired; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of knowledge; Knowledge desired; Spirit his teaching desired Scripture: Psalm 119:171 Languages: English

Pleading the Promises

Hymnal: DWI21790 #216 (1790) First Line: Behold thy waiting servant, Lord Lyrics: 1 Behold thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to thy fear; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. 2 Hast thou not writ salvation down, And promis'd quickening grace? Doth not my heart address thy throne? And yet thy love delays. 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail; Oh bear thy servant up; Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. 4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord? Then let thy truth appear: Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as fear. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished Scripture: Psalm 119:38 Languages: English

Breathing after Holiness

Hymnal: DWI21790 #217 (1790) First Line: Oh that the Lord would guide my ways Lyrics: 1 Oh that the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still! Oh that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will! 2 Oh send thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart, Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes; Let no corrupt design Nor covetous desires arise Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip; Yet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. 5 Make me to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of holiness; Comfort, Holiness and Pardon; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of holiness; Comfort, Holiness and Pardon Scripture: Psalm 119:176 Languages: English

Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance

Hymnal: DWI21790 #218a (1790) First Line: My God, consider my distress Lyrics: 1 My God, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause; Though I have sinn'd against thy grace, I ne'er forget thy laws. 2 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Not let my shame appear. 3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. 4 My eyes with expectation fail; My heart within me cries, "When will the Lord his truth fulfil, "And make my comforts rise?" 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And shew thy grace the same; Thy tender mercies still afford To those that love thy name. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Comfort, Holiness and Pardon; Desire of comfort and deliverance; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Comfort, Holiness and Pardon; Desire of comfort and deliverance Scripture: Psalm 119:132 Languages: English

Holy Fear, and Tenderness of Conscience

Hymnal: DWI21790 #218b (1790) First Line: With my whole heart I've sought thy face Lyrics: 1 With my whole heart I've sought thy face, Oh let me never stray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law. 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word; My flesh with holy trembling fears The Judgments of the Lord. 6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Conscience tender; Fears of God; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Conscience tender; Fears of God Scripture: Psalm 119:174 Languages: English

Benefit of Afflictions, and Support under them

Hymnal: DWI21790 #219 (1790) First Line: Consider all my sorrows, Lord Lyrics: 1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliverance send; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end! 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my God. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins: I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul, opprest with sorrow's weight, Had sunk amongst the dead. 5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe; The sharpest sufferings I endure, Flow from thy faithful care. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod, My feet were apt to stray; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Support and comfort in God; Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions support and profit; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Support and comfort in God; Afflicted Saints happy; Afflictions support and profit Scripture: Psalm 119:67 Languages: English

Holy Resolutions

Hymnal: DWI21790 #220 (1790) First Line: Oh that my statutes every hour Lyrics: 1 Oh that thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind! Thence I derive a quickening power And daily peace I find. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy. 3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large! 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name; I'll speak thy word, tho' kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. 5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right; Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my deligt. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill: I love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Vows of holiness; Resolutions holy; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Vows of holiness; Resolutions holy Scripture: Psalm 119:115 Languages: English

Prayer for quickening Grace

Hymnal: DWI21790 #221a (1790) First Line: My soul lies cleaving to the dust Lyrics: 1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust; Lord, give me life divine; From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. 2 I need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers; Thy word that I have rested on Shall help my heaviest hours. 4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still, And thou a faithful God? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road? 5 Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face? And yet how slow my spirits move Without enlivening grace! 6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening power, To draw me near the Lord. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of quickening grace; Quickening grace; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Desire of quickening grace; Quickening grace Scripture: Psalm 119:93 Languages: English

Grace shining in Difficulties and Trials

Hymnal: DWI21790 #221b (1790) First Line: When pain and anguish seize me, Lord Lyrics: 1 When pain and anguish seize me, Lord, All my support is from thy word: My soul dissolves for heaviness; Uphold me with thy strengthening grace. 2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies, They watch my feet with envious eyes, And tempt my soul to snares and sin, Yet thy commands I ne'er decline. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause, They hate to see me love thy laws; But I will trust and fear thy name, Till pride and malice die with shame. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Persecution courage in it; Perseverance in trials; Afflictions courage in them; Afflictions trying our graces; Courage in persecution; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Persecution courage in it; Perseverance in trials; Afflictions courage in them; Afflictions trying our graces; Courage in persecution Scripture: Psalm 119:51 Languages: English

Sanctified Afflictions; of, Delight in the Word of God

Hymnal: DWI21790 #222a (1790) First Line: Father, I bless thy gentle hand Lyrics: 1 Father, I bless thy gentle hand; How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering soul to God! 2 Foolish and vain, I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord, I left my guide, and lost my way; But now I love and keep thy word. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell; 'Tis good to bear my father's stroke, That I might learn his statutes well. 4 The law that issues from thy mouth Shall raise my cheerful passions more Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit form'd my soul within; Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord At my salvation shall rejoice; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. Topics: Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Scripture Delight in it; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Delight in the law of God; Sanctified afflictions; Counsel and Support form God; Law of God Delight in in; Persecutors punished; Scripture Delight in it; Afflictions instruction by them; Afflictions sanctified; Delight in the law of God; Sanctified afflictions Scripture: Psalm 119:67 Languages: English