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A general Song of Praise to God

Hymnal: DSC1700 #I (1827) First Line: How glorious is our heavenly King Lyrics: How glorious is our heavenly King, Who reigns above the sky! How shall a child presume to sing His awful Majesty? How great his power is, none can tell, Nor think how large his grace; Not men below, nor saints who dwell On high, before his face. Not angels, who stand round the Lord, Can search his secret will; But they perform his heavenly word, And sing his praises still. Then let me join this holy train, And my first offerings bring: Th’ eternal God will not disdain To hear an infant sing. My heart resolves, my tongue obeys, And angels will rejoice To hear their mighty Maker’s praise Sound from a feeble voice. Languages: English

Praise for Creation and Providence

Hymnal: DSC1700 #II (1827) First Line: I sing th' almighty power of God Lyrics: I sing th’ almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise; Which spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom which ordain’d The sun to rule the day; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food; He formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. Lord, how thy wonders are displayed Where’er I turn my eye! If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky! There’s not a plant or flower below, But makes thy glories known; And clouds arise and tempests blow, By order from thy throne. Creatures (as numerous as they be) Are subject to thy care; There’s not a place where we can flee, But God is present there. In heaven he shines with beams of love, With wrath in hell beneath; ’Tis on his earth I stand or move, And ‘tis his air I breathe. His hand is my perpetual guard, He keeps me with his eye: Why should I then forget the Lord, Who is for ever nigh? Languages: English

Praise to God for our Redemtion by Jesus Christ

Hymnal: DSC1700 #III (1827) First Line: Blest be the goodness and the power Lyrics: Blest be the goodness and the power, The wisdom and the grace, Which joined in counsel to restore, And save a ruined race. Our father ate forbidden fruit, And from his glory fell; And we, his children, thus were brought to death, and near to hell. Blest be the Lord, who sent his Son, His mercy to display; To make his glorious Gospel known, And point to heaven the way. Freely he died for us, that we Might live in bliss above; And there enjoy, eternally, The blessings of his love. Behold him rising from the grave, Behold him raised on high; He pleads his merits there, to save Transgressors doomed to die. There on a glorious throne he reigns, And by his power divine, Redeems us from the slavish chains Of Satan and of sin. Thence Jesus will to judgment come, And with a sovereign voice Will call, and break up every tomb, While waking saints rejoice. O may I then with joy appear Before the Judge's face; And with the blest assembly there Sing God's redeeming grace! Languages: English

Praise for Mercies Spiritual and Temporal

Hymnal: DSC1700 #IV (1827) First Line: Whene'er I take my walks abroad Lyrics: Whene’er I take my walks abroad, How many poor I see! What shall I render to my God For all his gifts to me? Not more than others I deserve, Yet God hath given me more; For I have food, while others starve, Or beg from door to door. How many children in the street Half naked I behold! While I am clothed from head to feet, And covered from the cold. While some poor wretches scarce can tell Where they may lay their head; I have a home, wherein to dwell, And rest upon my bed. While others early learn to swear, And curse, and lie, and steal, Lord, I am taught thy name to fear, And do thy holy will. Are these thy favours, day by day, To me above the rest? Then let me love thee more than they, And try to serve thee best. Languages: English

Praise for Birth and Education in a Christian Land

Hymnal: DSC1700 #V (1827) First Line: Great God, to thee my voice I raise Lyrics: Great God, to thee my voice I raise, To thee my youngest hours belong: I would begin my life with praise, Till growing years improve the song. ’Tis to thy sovereign grace I owe That I was born on Christian ground; Where streams of heavenly mercy flow, And words of sweet salvation sound. I would not change my native land For rich Peru, with all her gold; A nobler prize lies in my hand Than East or Western Indies hold. How do I pity those that dwell Where ignorance and darkness reign; They know no heaven, they fear no hell, Those endless joys, those endless pains. Thy glorious promises, O Lord, Kindle my hopes and my desire; While all the preachers of thy word Teach me thy goodness to admire. Thy praise shall still employ my breath, Since thou hast marked my way to heaven; Nor will I run the road to death, And waste the blessings thou hast given. Languages: English

Praise for the Gospel

Hymnal: DSC1700 #VI (1827) First Line: Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace Lyrics: Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace, And not to chance, as others do, That I was born of Christian race, And not a heathen, or a Jew. What would the ancient Jewish kings And Jewish prophets once have given, Could they have heard these glorious things Which Christ revealed and brought from heaven? How glad the heathen would have been, That worshipped idols, wood, and stone, If they the book of God had seen, Or Jesus and his Gospel known! Then, if the Gospel I refuse, How shall I e’er lift up my eyes? For all the Gentiles and the Jews Against me will in judgment rise. Languages: English

The Excellency of the Bible

Hymnal: DSC1700 #VII (1827) First Line: Great God, with wonder and with praise Lyrics: Great God, with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace Shine brighter in thy book. The stars, which in their courses roll, Have much instruction given; But thy good word informs my soul How I may climb to heaven. The fields provide me food, and show The goodness of the Lord; But fruits of life and glory grow In thy most holy word. Here are my choicest treasures hid, Here my best comfort lies, Here my desires are satisfied, And hence my hopes arise. Lord, make me understand thy law: Show what my faults have been; And from the Gospel let me draw Pardon for all my sin. Here would I learn how Christ has died, To save my soul from hell; Not all the books on earth beside Such heavenly wonders tell. Then let me love my Bible more; And take a fresh delight By day to read these wonders o’er, And meditate by night. Languages: English

Praise to God for Learning to Read

Hymnal: DSC1700 #VIII (1827) First Line: The praises of my tongue Lyrics: The praises of my tongue I offer to the Lord, That I was taught and learnt so young To read his holy word. That I was brought to know The danger I was in; By nature and by practice too, A wretched slave to sin. That I am led to see I can do nothing well; And whither shall a sinner flee, To save himself from hell? Great God, this book of thine Informs me where to go, For grace, to pardon all my sin, And make me holy too. Here I can read and learn, How Christ, the Son of God Proclaimed the covenant of thy grace And sealed it with his blood. The Lord, who reigns above, Hath sent his Spirit down, To show the wonders of his love, And make his Gospel known. O may that Spirit teach, And make my heart receive, Those truths which all thy servants preach, And all thy saints believe. Then shall I praise the Lord, In a more cheerful strain, That I was taught to read his word, And have not learnt in vain. Languages: English

The All-seeing God

Hymnal: DSC1700 #IX (1827) First Line: Almighty God, thy piercing eye Lyrics: Almighty God, thy piercing eye Strikes through the shades of night, And our most secret actions lie All open to thy sight. There’s not a sin that we commit, Nor wicked word we say, But in thy dreadful book 'tis writ, Against the judgment day. And must the crimes which we have done Be read and published there; Be all exposed before the sun, While men and angels hear! Lord, at thy feet ashamed I lie; Upward I dare not look; Pardon my sins before I die, And blot them from thy book. Remember all the dying pains Which my Redeemer felt; And let his blood wash out my stains, And answer for my guilt. O may I now for ever fear T’ indulge a sinful thought; Since the great God can see and hear, And writes down every fault. Languages: English

Solemn Thoughts of God and Death

Hymnal: DSC1700 #X (1827) First Line: There is a God, who reigns above Lyrics: There is a God, who reigns above, Lord of the heavens, and earth, and seas, I fear his wrath, I ask his love, And with my lips I sing his praise. There is a law which he has writ, To teach us all what we must do; My soul, to his commands submit, For they are holy, just, and true. There is a Gospel of rich grace, Whence sinners all their comforts draw; Lord, I repent, and seek thy face, For I have often broke thy law. There is an hour when I must die, Nor do I know how soon 'twill come; A thousand children, young as i, Are called by death to hear their doom. Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled; There’s no repentance in the grave, No pardon offered to the dead. Just as a tree, cut down, which fell Northward or southward, there it lies; So man departs to heaven or hell, Fixed in the state wherein he dies. Languages: English