Instance Results

Strength from Heaven

Hymnal: The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns #CCCXXIX (1791) Topics: Being and Perfections of God First Line: Whence do our mournful Thoughts arise Lyrics: 1 Whence do our mournful Thoughts arise? And where's our Courage fled? Have restless Sin and raging Hell Struck all our Comforts dead? 2 Have we forgot the Almighty Name That form'd the Earth and Sea? And can an all-creating Arm Grow weary, or decay? 3 Treasures of everlasting Might In our Jehovah dwell; He gives the Conquest to the Weak And treads their Foes to Hell. 4 Mere mortal Power shall fade and die, And youthful Vigour cease: But we that wait upon the Lord, Shall feel our Strength increase. 5 The Saints shall mount on eagles Wings, And taste the promis'd Bliss, 'Till their unwearied Feet arrive Where perfect Pleasure is. Scripture: Isaiah 60:27-30

Divine Knowledge from Creation

Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns #XXVI (1802) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Creation Proves the being and perfections of God; Creation Proves the being and perfections of God First Line: The book of nature open lies Lyrics: 1 The book of nature open lies, With much instruction stor'd; But till the LORD anoints our eyes, We cannot read a word. 2 The knowledge of the saints excels The wisdom of the schools; To them his secrets God reveals, Tho' men account them fools. 3 To them the sun and stars on high, The flow'rs that paint the field, And all the artless birds that fly, Divine instruction yield. 4 The creatures on their senses press, As witnesses to prove Their Saviour's pow'r and faithfulness, His providence and love. 5 Thus may we study nature's book, To make us wise indeed! And pity those who only look At what they cannot read. Languages: English

All people that on earth do dwell

Author: William Kethe Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #1 (1961) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: God Divine Perfections of Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with fear, his praise forth-tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make; We are his folk, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: THE OLD HUNDREDTH

The Infinity of God

Author: Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #1 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: Great God! how infinite are thou! Lyrics: 1 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee! 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 [Nature and time quite naked lie To thy immense survey, From the formation of the sky, To the great burning day.] 4 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view; To thee there’s nothing old appears – Great God! there’s nothing new! 5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While thy eternal thought moves on Thy undisturbed affairs. 6 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee! Languages: English

The Sovereignty of God

Author: Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #4 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: Keep silence, all created things Lyrics: 1 Keep silence all created things, And wait your Maker’s nod; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honours of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave TO BE. 3 Chained to his throne a volume lies, With all the fates of men, With every angel’s form and size, Drawn by the eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine; Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfils some deep design. 5 Here he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown; And there the following page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 [Not Gabriel asks the reason why, Nor God the reason gives; Nor dares the favourite angel pry Between the folded leaves.] 7 My God, I would not long to see My fate with curious eyes; What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. 8 In thy fair book of life and grace, O may I find my name Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord the Lamb. Languages: English

The Wisdom and Knowledge of God

Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #6 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: God's ways are just, his counsels wise Lyrics: 1 God’s ways are just, his counsels wise; No darkness can prevent his eyes; No thought can fly, nor thing can move, Unknown to him that sits above. 2 He in the thickest darkness dwells; Performs his works, the cause conceals; But though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees; And by his saints it stands confessed, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before his awful seat; And, ‘midst the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. Languages: English

The Wisdom and Goodness of God

Author: Medley Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #7 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: God shall alone the refuge be Lyrics: 1 God shall alone the refuge be, And comfort of my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, He, Too good to be unkind. 2 In all his holy, sovereign will, He is, I daily find, Too wise to be mistaken, still Too good to be unkind. 3 [When I the tempter’s rage endure, ’Tis God supports my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, sure, Too good to be unkind.] 4 [When sore afflictions on me lie, He is (though I am blind) Too wise to be mistaken, yea, Too good to be unkind.] 5 What though I can’t his goings see, Nor all his footsteps find? Too wise to be mistaken, He, Too good to be unkind. 6 Hereafter he will make me know, And I shall surely find, He was too wise to err, and O, Too good to be unkind. Languages: English

The Justice and Goodness of God

Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #8 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: Great God; my Maker and my King Lyrics: 1 Great God! my Maker and my King, Of thee I’ll speak, of thee I’ll sing; All thou hast done, and all thou dost, Declare thee good, proclaim thee just. 2 Thy ancient thoughts and firm decrees; Thy threatenings and thy promises; The joys of heaven, the pains of hell – What angels taste, what devils feel; 3 Thy terrors and thy acts of grace; Thy threatening rod, and smiling face; Thy wounding and thy healing word; A world undone, a world restored; 4 While these excite my fear and joy, While these my tuneful lips employ, Accept, O Lord, the humble song, The tribute of a trembling tongue. Languages: English

The Mercy of God

Author: Mrs. Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #11 (1844) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song Lyrics: 1 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Has won my affections, and bound my soul fast. 2 Thy mercy, in Jesus, exempts me from hell; Its glories I’ll sing, and its wonders I’ll tell; ’Twas Jesus, my Friend, when he hung on the tree, Who opened the channel of mercy for me. 3 [Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here; Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair; But, through thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And he that first made me still keeps me alive.] 4 [Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart; Dissolved by thy goodness, I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I found.] 5 The door of thy mercy stands open all day, To the poor and the needy, who knock by the way. No sinner shall ever be empty sent back, Who comes seeking mercy for Jesus’s sake. 6 Great Father of mercies, thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of thy crucified Son; All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine. Languages: English

The All-Sufficient Mercy of God

Author: Burnham Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #12 (1844) Topics: The Perfections of God First Line: All glory to mercy we bring Lyrics: 1 All glory to mercy we bring, The mercy that reigns evermore, The infinite mercy we sing, The mercy eternal adore. 2 The mercy converting we prize; In mercy forgiving delight; For conquering mercy we rise, We rise and triumphantly fight. 3 [And when we are wounded by sin, And scarcely a prayer can repeat, The mercy that heals us again, Is mercy transportingly sweet.] 4 What though in the furnace we fall, Free mercy the Saviour proclaims; Free mercy in Jesus we call, And glorify God in the flames. 5 For mercy upholding we pray; For mercy confirming aspire; And mercy will bear us away To God and the glorified choir. Languages: English