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Blest are the humble Souls that see

Appears in 218 hymnals Lyrics: [1 Blest are the humble Souls that see Their Emptiness and Poverty; Treasures of Grace to them are giv'n, And Crowns of Joy laid up in Heav'n.] [2 Blest are the Men of broken Heart, Who mourn for Sin with inward Smart; The Blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing Balm for all their Woes.] [3 Blest are the Meek, who stand afar From Rage and Passion, Noise and War; God will secure their happy State, And plead their Cause against the Great.] [4 Blest are the Souls that thirst for Grace, Hunger and long for Righteousness; They shall be well supply'd and fed With living Streams and living Bread.] [5 Blest are the Men whose Bowels move And melt with Sympathy and Love; From Christ the Lord shall they obtain Like Sympathy and Love again.] [6 Blest are the Pure, whose Hearts arc clean From the defiling Pow'rs of Sin; With endless Pleasure they shall see A God of spotless Purity.] [7 Blest are the Men of peaceful Life, Who quench the Coals of growing Strife; They shall be call'd the Heirs of Bliss, The Sons of God, the God of Peace.] [8 Blest are the Suff'rers who partake Of Pain and Shame for Jesus' Sake; Their Souls shall triumph in the Lord Glory and Joy are their Reward.] Topics: Beatitudes; Characters of Blessedness; Grace Its Characters; Grace of the Spirit; Humility and Meekness; Love, Peace and Meekness; Poverty of Spirit; Power and Goodness of God awful; Spirit Its Fruits; Sufferings for Christ Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Nor Eye hath seen, nor Ear hath heard

Appears in 178 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Nor Eye has seen, nor Ear has heard, Nor Sense nor Reason known, What Joys the Father hath prepar'd For those that love the Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a Heav'n to come: The Beams of Glory in his Word Allure and guide us Home. 3 Pure are the Joys above the Sky, And all the Region Peace; No wanton Lips, nor envious Eye Can see or taste the Bliss. 4 Those holy Gates for ever bar Pollution, Sin, and Shame; None shall obtain Admittance there, But Foll'wers of the Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's Book of Life, There all their Names are found; The Hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heav'nly Ground. Topics: Heaven Invisible and Holy; Sin and Misery banished from Heaven; Sinner excluded from Heaven Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Deceiv'd by subtil Snares of Hell

Appears in 24 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Deceiv'd by subtil Snares of Hell, Adam, our Head, our Father fell, When Satan, in the Serpent hid, Propos'd the Fruit that God forbid. 2 Death was the Threat'ning; Death began To take Possession of the Man; His unborn Race receiv'd the Wound, And heavy Curses smote the Ground. 3 But Satan found a worse Reward; Thus saith the Vengeance of the Lord Let everlasting Hatred be Betwixt the Woman's Seed and Thee. 4 The Woman's Seed shall be my Son, He shall destroy what thou hast done; Shall break thy Head, and only feel Thy Malice raging at his Heel. [5 He spake; and bid Four Thousand Years Roll on; at length his Son appears: Angels with Joy descend to Earth, And sing the young Redeemer's Birth. 6 Lo, by the Sons of Hell he dies; But as he hung 'twixt Earth and skies, He gave their Prince a fatal Blow, And triumph'd o'er the Pow'rs below.] Topics: Adam His Fall; Curse and Promise; Enmity between Christ and Satan; Fall and Recovery of Man; Hell and Judgment; Promised Messiah born; Promises of the Covenant Scripture: Genesis 3:1

How large the Promise! how Divine

Appears in 154 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How large the Promise! how Divine, To Abr'am and his Seed! I'll be a God to Thee and Thine, Supplying all their Need. 2 The Words of his extensive Love From Age to Age endure; The Angel of the Cov'nant proves, And seals the Blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient Faith confirms, To our great Fathers giv'n; He takes young Children to his Arms, And calls them Heirs of Heav'n. 4 Our God, how faithful are his Ways! His Love endures the same; Nor from the Promise of his Grace Blots out the Children's Name. Topics: Abraham's Blessing of the Gentiles; Children in the Covenant of Grace; Parents and Children Scripture: Genesis 17:7

Faith is the brightest Evidence

Appears in 122 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Faith is the brightest Evidence Of Things beyond our Sight, Breaks through the Clouds of Flesh and Sense, And dwells in heav'nly Light. 2 It sets Times past in present View, Brings distant Prospects home, Of Things a Thousand Years ago, Or Thousand Years to come. 3 By Faith we know the Worlds were made, By God's Almighty Word; Abr'am, to unknown Countries led, By Faith obey'd the Lord. 4 He sought a City fair and high, Built by th' eternal Hands; And Faith assures us though we die, That heav'nly Building stands. Topics: Faith in things unseen; Sight and Faith Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Do we not know that solemn Word

Appears in 52 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Do we not know that solemn Word, That we are bury'd with the Lord; Baptiz'd into his Death, and then Put off the Body of our Sin? 2 Our Souls receive diviner Breath, Rais'd from Corruption, Guilt, and Death; So from the Grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the Skies. 3 No more let Sin or Satan reign Over our Mmrtal Flesh again; The various Lusts we serv'd before. Shall have Dominion now no more. Topics: Baptism and Burial with Crhist; Believer baptised Scripture: Romans 6:3-4

Deep in the Dust before thy Throne

Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Deep in the Dust before thy Throne Our Guilt and our Disgrace we own; Great God we own th' unhappy Name Whence sprang our Nature and our Shame. 2 Adam the Sinner: At his Fall, Death, like a Conqu'ror seiz'd us all; A Thousand new-born Babes are dead, By fatal Union to their Head. 3 But while our Spirits fill'd with Awe, Behold the Terrors of thy Law; We sing the Honours of thy Grace, That sent to save our ruin'd Race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, Who joined our Nature to his own; Adam the Second, from the Dust, Raises the Ruins of the First. [5 By the Rebellion of one Man Through all his Seed the Mischief ran; And by one Man's Obedience now Are all his seed made righteous too.] 6 Where Sin did reign, and Death abound; There have the Sons of Adam found Abounding Life; there glorious Grace Reigns through the Lord our Righteousness. Topics: First and Second Adam; Christ and Adam; Christ His Pity to the Afflicted and Tempted; Compassion to the Afflicted; Weak Saints encouraged by Christ Scripture: Romans 5:12-19

Not diff'rent Food, or diff'rent Dress

Appears in 27 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Not diff'rent Food, or diff'rent Dress, Compose the Kingdom of our Lord, But Peace, and Joy, and Righteousness, Faith and Obedience to his Word. 2 When weaker Christians we despise, We do the Gospel mighty Wrong: For GOD the Gracious and the Wise, Receives the Feeble with the Strong. 3 Let Pride and Wrath be banish'd hence; Meekness and Love our Souls pursue; Nor shall our Practice give Offence To Saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. Topics: Charity and Uncharitableness; Weak Saints encouraged by the Church Scripture: Romans 14:17-19

Go preach my Gospel, saith the Lord

Appears in 262 hymnals Lyrics: 1 "Go preach my Gospel, saith the Lord; "Bid the whole Earth my Grace receive: "He shall be sav'd that trusts my Word, "He shall be damn'd that won't believe. [2 "I'll make your great Commission known, "And ye shall prove my Gospel true, "By all the Works that I have done, "By all the Wonders ye shall do. 3 "Go heal the Sick, go raise the Dead, "Go cast out Devils in my Name; "Nor let my Prophets be afraid, "Tho' Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme.] 4 "Teach all the Nations my Commands; "I'm with you till the World shall end; "All Pow'r is trusted in my Hands, "I can destroy, and can defend." 5 He spake, and Light shone round his Head; On a bright Cloud of Heav'n he rode; They to the farthest Nations spread The Grace of their ascended GOD. Topics: Apostles commission; Law and Gospel sinned against; Minister's Commission; Gospel attested by Miracles Scripture: Mark 16:15-20

Behold how Sinners disagree

Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold how Sinners disagree, The Publican and Pharisee! One doth his Righteousness proclaim, The other owns his Guilt and Shame. 2 This Man at humble Distance stands, And cries for Grace with lifted Hands; That boldly rises near the Throne, And talks of Duties he has done. 3 The Lord their diff'rent Language knows, And diff'rent Answers he bestows; The humble Soul with Grace he crowns, Whilst on the Proud his Anger frowns. 4 Dear Father let me never be Join'd with the boasting Pharisee; I have no Merits of my own But plead the Suff'rings of thy Son. Topics: Confession and Pardon; Pharisee and Publican; Righteousness and Self-Righteousness Scripture: Luke 18:10-14