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God of Grace and God of Glory

Author: Harry E. Fosdick Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 155 hymnals Topics: Spirits, Evil; Evil Spirits Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory, on your people pour your power; crown your ancient Church’s story, bring its bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour. 2 Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn your Christ, assail his ways! Fears and doubts too long have bound us– free our hearts to work and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the living of these days, for the living of these days. 3 Heal your children’s warring madness, bend our pride to your control; shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage lest we miss your kingdom’s goal, lest we miss your kingdom’s goal. 4 Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the gift of your salvation be our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving you whom we adore, serving you whom we adore. Scripture: Esther 4:14 Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 677 hymnals Topics: Evil Lyrics: 1 The King of love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his and he is mine forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spreadst a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and oh, what transport of delight from thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Martin Luther; Frederick H. Hedge; Ruth Duck Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 674 hymnals Topics: Evil Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Warning to Magistrates

Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: Evil Magistrates; Evil Magistrates First Line: Judges, who rule the world by laws Lyrics: 1 Judges, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause, While vile oppression wastes the land? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hand? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew That God will judge the judges too? High in the heavens his justice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God; And send your bold decrees abroad To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poison'd arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, And death attends where e'er it wounds: You hear no counsels, cries or tears; So the deaf adder stops her ears! Against the power of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Those teeth of lions dy'd in blood; And crush the serpents in the dust: As empty chaff when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies, So let their hopes and names be lost. 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of snow dissolve and run, Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time, Vain births that never see the sun. 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford; And all that hear shall join and say, "Sure there's a God that rules on high, "A God that hears his children cry, "And will their sufferings well repay." Scripture: Psalm 58

The strife is past, the battle done

Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 496 hymnals Topics: Evil Lyrics: 1 The strife is past, the battle done; now is the victor's triumph won; now let the song of praise be sung: Alleluia! 2 Death's mightiest powers have done their worst, and Jesus has his foes dispersed; let shouts of praise and joy outburst: Alleluia! 3 On the third day he rose again glorious in majesty to reign; let us take up the great refrain: Alleluia! 4 He closed the frowning gates of hell; the bars from heaven’s high portals fell; let hymns of praise his triumph tell: Alleluia! 5 Now by your stripes, our wounded King, your servants free from death's dread sting, that we may live in you, and sing 'Alleluia!' 5 Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee, from death’s dread sting thy servants free, that we may live and sing to thee. Alleluia! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Used With Tune: VULPIUS Text Sources: Anon. Latin, in Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, Cologne, 1695

Deliver Me from Evil

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Character, Evil Scripture: Psalm 140 Used With Tune: MUNICH

Be Thou My Helper in the Strife

Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Evil Character Lyrics: 1 Be Thou my helper in the strife, O Lord, my strong Defender be; Thy mighty shield protect my life, Thy spear confront the enemy. Amid the conflict, O my Lord, Thy precious promise let me hear, The faithful, reassuring word: I am thy Savior, do not fear. 2 Ashamed, confounded let them be Who seek my ruin and disgrace; O let Thy angel fight for me, And drive my foes before his face. Without a cause my life they sought, Without a case their plots they laid; Themselves within their snares be caught, And be my crafty foes dismayed. 3 My soul is joyful in the Lord, In His salvation I rejoice; To Him my heart will praise accord And bless His Name with thankful voice. For who, O Lord, is like to Thee, Defender of the poor and meek? The needy Thy salvation see When mighty foes their ruin seek. 4 Unrighteous witnesses have stood And told of crimes beyond belief; Returning evil for my good, They overwhelm my soul with grief. When in affliction they were sad, I wept and made their grief my own; But in my trouble they are glad And strive that I may be o'erthrown. 5 O Lord, how long wilt Thou delay? My soul for Thy salvation waits; My thankfulness I will display Amid the crowds that throng Thy gates. Let not my enemies rejoice And wrongfully exult o'er me; They speak not peace, but lift their voice To trouble those that peaceful be. 6 My foes with joy my woes survey, But Thou, O Lord, hast seen it all; O be no longer far away, Nor silent when on Thee I call. O haste to my deliverance now, O Lord, my righteous cause maintain; My Lord and God alone art Thou; Awake, and make thy justice plain. 7 O Lord my God, I look to Thee, Be Thou my righteous Judge, I pray; Let not my foes exult o'er me And laugh with joy at my dismay. With shame and trouble those requite Who would my righteous cause destroy; But those who in the good delight, Let them be glad and shout for joy. 8 Yea, let the Lord be magnified, Because Thy servants Thou dost bless; And I, from morn till eventide, Will daily praise Thy righteousness. My soul is joyful in the Lord, In His salvation I rejoice; To Him my heart will praise accord And bless His Name with thankful voice. Scripture: Psalm 35 Used With Tune: HE LEADETH ME

Let Us With Gladsome Mind

Author: John Milton, 1608-1674; Marie J. Post Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 544 hymnals Topics: Evil First Line: Let us with a gladsome mind Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: MONKLAND

Soldiers of Christ, arise

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 893 hymnals Topics: Evil Lyrics: 1 Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armour on, strong in the strength which God supplies through his eternal Son; strong in the Lord of Hosts, and in his mighty power, who in the strength of Jesus trusts is more than conqueror. 2 Stand then in his great might, with all his strength endued; and take, to arm you for the fight, the panoply of God; that, having all things done, and all your conflicts passed, you may o'ercome through Christ alone, and stand entire at last. 3 Stand then against your foes, in close and firm array; legions of wily fiends oppose throughout the evil day: but meet the sons of night, and mock their vain design armed in the arms of heavenly light, of righteousness divine. 4 Leave no unguarded place, no weakness of the soul; take every virtue, every grace, and fortify the whole; in him for ever joined, to battle all proceed; but arm yourselves with all the mind that was in Christ, your Head. Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1 Used With Tune: FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

To Us All, to Every Nation

Author: James Russell Lowell; W. Garrett Horder Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 193 hymnals Topics: Evil Lyrics: 1 To us all, to every nation comes the moment to decide, in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; some great cause, God's new endeavor, offering each the bloom or blight, and the choice goes by forever; 'twixt that darkness and that light. 2 By the light of burning martyrs, Jesus' bleeding feet I track, toiling up new Calvaries ever with the cross that turns not back; new occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth. 3 Though the cause of evil prosper, yet 'tis truth alone is strong, truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne. Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, God is standing in the shadow keeping watch beside God's own. Used With Tune: EBENEZER