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The Excellency of Public Worship

Author: D. Turner Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCCXLII (1792) Topics: Worship Public Worship First Line: Lord of hosts, how lovely fair Lyrics: Lord of hosts, how lovely, fair, E'en on earth thy temples are: Here thy waiting people see Much of heaven and much of thee. 2 From thy gracious presence flows, Bliss that softens all our woes; While thy spirit's holy fire Warms our hearts with pure desire. 3 Here we supplicate thy throne, Here thy mak'st thy glories known: Here we learn thy righteous ways, Taste thy love, and sing thy praise. 4 Thus with festive songs of joy We our happy lives employ: Love, and long to love thee more, 'Till from earth to heaven we soar. Languages: English

Desertion and hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #75a (1786) Topics: Complaint of Absence form Public Worship; Complaint of Absence form Public Worship First Line: With earnest longings of the mind Lyrics: 1 With earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look; So pants the hunted hart to find, And taste the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast; The foe insults without controul, "And where’s your God at last?" 4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days: Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. Scripture: Psalm 42:1-9 Languages: English

Desertion and hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #75a (1790) Topics: Complaint of Absence form Public Worship; Complaint of Absence form Public Worship First Line: With earnest longings of the mind Lyrics: 1 With earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look; So pants the hunted heart to find, And taste the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast; The foe insults without controul, "And where’s your God at last?" 4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days: Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. Scripture: Psalm 42:1-9 Languages: English

Desertion and hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #81a (1786) Topics: Complaint of Absence form Public Worship; Complaint of Absence form Public Worship First Line: With earnest longings of the mind Lyrics: 1 With earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look; So pants the hunted hart to find, And taste the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast; The foe insults without controul, "And where’s your God at last?" 4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on antient days: Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. Scripture: Psalm 42:1-9 Languages: English

Desertion and hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #81a (1787) Topics: Complaint of Absence form Public Worship; Complaint of Absence form Public Worship First Line: With earnest longings of the mind Lyrics: 1 With earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look; So pants the hunted hart to find, And taste the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast; The foe insults without controul, "And where’s your God at last?" 4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on antient days; Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. Scripture: Psalm 42:1-9 Languages: English

Delights in Public Worship

Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #XXI (1790) Topics: At the Opening of Public Worship First Line: Welcome sweet day of rest Lyrics: 1 Welcome sweet day of rest That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King Himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Languages: English

Desertion and Hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #76b (1740) Topics: Complaint of the Absence from Public Worship First Line: With earnest Longings of the Mind Lyrics: 1 With earnest Longings of the Mind, My GOD to Thee I look; So pants the hunted Hart to find And taste the cooling Brook. 2 When shall I see thy Courts of Grace, And meet my God again? So long an Absence from thy Face My Heart endures with Pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary Soul, And Tears are my Repast; The Foe insults without Controul, "And where's your GOD at last?" 4 'Tis with a mournful Pleasure now I think on ancient Days; Then to thy House did Numbers go, And all our Work was Praise. 5 But why, my Soul, sunk down so far Beneath this heavy Load? Why do my Thoughts indulge Despair, And sin against my GOD? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty Hand Can all thy Woes remove, For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring Love. Scripture: Psalm 42:3-5 Languages: English

The Petitions of a Good Conscience

Hymnal: The Psalter #69 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Praise Part of Public Worship; Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Worship public First Line: Be Thou my judge, O righteous Lord Lyrics: 1 Be Thou my judge, O righteous Lord, Try Thou my inmost heart; I walk with steadfast trust in Thee, Nor from Thy ways depart. 2 O search me, Lord, and prove me now; thy mercy I adore; I choose Thy truth to be my guide, And sinful ways abhor. 3 My hands I wash in innocence And seek thy altar, Lord, That there I may with thankful voice Thy wondrous works record. 4 The habitations of Thy house Is ever my delight; The place where dwells Thy glory, Lord, Is lovely in my sight. 5 Let not the judgment fall on me For evil men decreed, For cruel men and violent, Inspired by bribes and greed. 6 But I in my integrity Will humbly walk with Thee; O my Redeemer and my Lord, Be merciful to me. 7 Redeemed by Thee, I stand secure In peace and happiness; And in the Church, among Thy saints, Jehovah I will bless. Scripture: Psalm 26 Languages: English Tune Title: BELIEF

Integrity of Character

Hymnal: The Psalter #70 (1912) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Praise Part of Public Worship; Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Worship public First Line: Judge my integrity Lyrics: 1 Judge my integrity, The righteous judge Thou art; Prove me, O Lord, examine me. And try my inmost heart. 2 Thy mercy and Thy grace I love to contemplate; Thy paths of truth my footsteps trace, And wicked men I hate. 3 Clean hands, O Lord, I raise As I Thy altars seek, Where I may sing in grateful praise, And of Thy wonders speak. 4 O Lord, thy house I love, Where glory dwells within; O keep my heart secure above All fellowship with win. 5 Redeeming love and grace Bestow, O Lord, on me; Among Thy saints how blest my place, Forever praising Thee. Scripture: Psalm 26 Languages: English Tune Title: ELIZABETH

A Call to Praise

Hymnal: The Psalter #48 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Worship public First Line: All ye that fear Jehovah's Name Lyrics: 1 All ye that fear Jehovah's Name, His glory tell, His praise proclaim; Ye children of His chosen race, Stand ye in awe before His face, Stand ye in awe before His face. 2 The suff'ring one He has not spurned Who unto Him for succor turned; From him He has not hid His face But answered his request in grace, But answered his request in grace. 3 O Lord, Thy goodness makes me raise Amid Thy people songs of praise; Before all them that fear Thee, now I worship Thee and pay my vow, I worship Thee and pay my vow. 4 For all the meek Thou wilt provide, They shall be fed and satisfied; All they that seek the Lord shall live And never-ending praises give, And never-ending praises give. 5 The ends of all the earth shall hear And turn unto the Lord in fear; All kindreds of the earth shall own And worship Him as God alone, And worship Him as God alone. 6 For His the kingdom, His of right, He rules the nations by his might; All earth to Him her homage brings The Lord of lords, the King of kings, The Lord of lords, the King of kings. 7 Both rich and poor both bond and free, Shall worship Him with bended knee, And children's children shall proclaim The glorious honor of His Name, The glorious honor of His Name. 8 The Lord's unfailing righteousness All generations shall confess, From age to age shall men be taught What wondrous works the Lord has wrought, What wondrous works the Lord has wrought. Scripture: Psalm 22 Languages: English Tune Title: PARK STREET