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The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #74a (1787) Topics: Reproach reproved; Reproach reproved First Line: My God, the steps of pious men Lyrics: 1 My God, the steps of pious men Are order'd by thy will: Though they should fall, they rise again, Thy Hand 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 men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home; He feasts 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 several steps attend; True pleasure runs thro' all his ways, And peaceful is his end. Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37 Languages: English

Psalm 31 Part 1

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.67 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Reproach removed First Line: Unto thine hand, O God of truth Lyrics: Unto thine hand, O God of truth, My spirit I commit; Thou hast redeemed my soul from death, And saved me from the pit. The passions of my hope and fear Maintained a doubtful strife, While sorrow, pain, and sin conspired To take away my life. "My times are in thine hand," I cried, "Though I draw near the dust; Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. O make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me for thy mercy's sake, For I'm entirely thine. ['Twas in my haste my spirit said, "I must despair and die, I am cut off before thine eyes; But thou hast heard my cry.] Thy goodness how divinely free! How wondrous is thy grace To those that fear thy majesty, And trust thy promises! O love the Lord, all ye his saints, And sing his praises loud; He'll bend his ear to your complaints, And recompense the proud. Scripture: Psalm 31:5 Languages: English

Psalm 31 Part 2

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.68 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Reproach removed First Line: My heart rejoices in thy name Lyrics: My heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my help, my trust; Thou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honor from the dust. "My life is spent with grief," I cried, "My years consumed in groans, My strength decays, mine eyes are dried, And sorrow wastes my bones." Among mine enemies my name Was a mere proverb grown, While to my neighbors I became Forgotten and unknown. Slander and fear on every side Seized and beset me round I to the throne of grace applied, And speedy rescue found. How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boastings vain! Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide; Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. Within thy secret presence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell; No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a saint so well. Scripture: Psalm 31:7-13 Languages: English

Psalm 37 Part 1

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.86 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Reproach removed First Line: Why should I vex my soul, and fret Lyrics: Why should I vex my soul, and fret To see the wicked rise? Or envy sinners waxing great By violence and lies? As flowery grass, cut down at noon, Before the ev'ning fades, So shall their glories vanish soon In everlasting shades. 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. I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. 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. Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. 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. 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. My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts, Shall their own swords against them turn, And pain surprise their hearts. Scripture: Psalm 37:1-15 Languages: English

Psalm 37 Part 2

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.87 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Reproach removed First Line: Why do the wealthy wicked boast Lyrics: Why do the wealthy wicked boast, And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay; The saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 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. His lips abhor to talk profane, To slander or defraud; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learned of God. The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide; Led by the Spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserved from every snare; They shall possess the promised land, And dwell for ever there. Scripture: Psalm 37:16 Languages: English

Psalm 37 Part 3

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.88 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Reproach removed First Line: My God, the steps of pious men Lyrics: My God, the steps of pious men Are ordered by thy will; Though they should fall, they rise again, Thy hand supports them still. The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves; He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. The heav'nly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 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. The haughty sinner have I seen, Nor fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. And lo! he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen; Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend; True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. Scripture: Psalm 37:23-37 Languages: English

My heart rejoices in thy name

Hymnal: Church Hymn Book #P.XXXI.II (1816) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Deliverance from Slander and Reproach Lyrics: 8 My heart rejoices in thy name, My god, my heav'nly trust; Thou hast preserv'd me free from shame, Mine honour from the dust. 9"My life is spent with grief, I cry'd, "My years consum'd in groans, "My strength decays, mine eyes are dry'd, "And sorrow wastes my bones." 10 Among mine enemies my name A proverb vile was grown, While to my neighbours I become Forgotten and unknown. 11 Slander and fear on ev'ry side Seiz'd and beset me round, I to thy throne of grace apply'd, And speedy rescue found. 12 How great deliv'rance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boasting vain! 13 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crunch the sons of pride. 14 Within thy secret presence Lord, Let me for ever dwell; No fenced city, wall'd and barr'd Secures a saint so well. Scripture: Psalm 31:8-14 Languages: English

Into thine Hand, O GOD of Truth

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P31a (1766) Topics: Reproach removed Lyrics: 1 Into thine Hand, O GOD of Truth, My Spirit I commit; Thou hast redeem'd my Soul from Death, And sav'd me from the Pit. 2 The Passions of my Hope and Fear Maintain'd a doubtful Strife, While Sorrow, Pain, and Sin conspir'd To take away my Life. 3 "My Times are in thy Hand," I cry'd, "Tho' I draw near the Dust;" Thou art the Refuge where I hide, The GOD in whom I trust. 4 O make Thy reconciled Face Upon thy Servant shine, And save me for thy Mercy-Sake, For I’m entirely thine. Pause. 5 [’Twas in my Haste, my Spirit said, "I must despair and die, "I am cut off before thine Eyes;" But thou hast heard my Cry.] 6 Thy Goodness how divinely free, How wond'rous is thy Grace To those that fear thy Majesty, And trust thy Promises! 7 O love the Lord, all ye his Saints, And sing his Praises loud; He’ll bend his Ear to your Complaints, And recompense the Proud. Scripture: Psalm 31:13-23 Languages: English

My Heart rejoices in thy Name

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P31b (1766) Topics: Reproach removed Lyrics: 1 My Heart rejoices in thy Name, My GOD, my Help, my Trust; Thou hast preserv'd my Face from Shame, Mine Honour from the Dust. 2 "My Life is spent with Grief, I cry'd, "My Years consum'd in Groans, "My Strength decays, mine Eyes are dry'd, "And Sorrow wastes my Bones." 3 Among mine Enemies my Name Was a mere Proverb grown, While to my Neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and Fear on every Side Seiz'd and beset me round, I to the Throne of Grace apply'd, And speedy Rescue found. Pause. 5 How great Deliv'rance thou hast wrought Before the Sons of Men! The lying Lips to Silence brought, And made their Boastings vain! 6 Thy Children from the Strife of Tongues Shall thy Pavilion hide; Guard them from Infamy and Wrongs, And crush the Sons of Pride. 7 Within thy secret Presence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell; No fenced City, wall'd and barr'd, Secures a Saint so well. Scripture: Psalm 31:7-21 Languages: English

Why should I vex my Soul, and fret

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P37a (1766) Topics: Reproach removed 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. Scripture: Psalm 37:1-15 Languages: English