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An Invitation to Worship

Hymnal: The Psalter #254 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Praise Part of Public Worship First Line: O come before the Lord, our King Lyrics: 1 O come before the Lord, our King, And in His presence let us sing; Let us in glad and joyful lays The Rock of our salvation praise; Before Him come with thankful song In joyful psalms His praise prolong. 2 Almighty pow'r the Lord maintains, Exalted over all He reigns; He holds the valleys in His hand, He makes the mighty mountains stand; To Him belong both land and sea, Creator of the world is He. 3 O come and let us worship now, Before our maker let us bow; We are His sheep and He our God, He feeds our souls in pastures broad; He safely leads us in the way; O come and heed His voice today. 4 Take heed and harden not your heart As did our fathers, nor depart From God to follow in their ways; For with complaints instead of praise, With doubt instead of faith confessed, They put His mercy to the test. 5 Take heed that ye provoke Him not As did your fathers, who forgot, With erring heart, God's holy ways And grieved Him all their sinful days; To whom in wrath Jehovah sware, My promised rest they shall not share. Scripture: Psalm 95 Languages: English Tune Title: SALOME

Worship and Its Motives

Hymnal: The Psalter #256 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Praise Part of Public Worship First Line: O come and to Jehovah sing Lyrics: 1 O come and to Jehovah sing, To Him our voices raise; let us in our most joyful songs The Lord our Saviour praise, The Lord our Saviour praise. 2 Before His presence let us come With praise and thankful voice; Let us sing psalms to Him with grace, With grateful hearts rejoice, With grateful hearts rejoice. 3 Jehovah is a mighty King, Above all gods His throne; The depths of earth are in His hand, The mountains are His own, The mountains are His own. 4 to Him the spacious sea belongs, He made its waves and tides; And by his hand the rising land Was formed, and still abides, Was formed, and still abides. 5 O come, and bowing down to Him Our worship let us bring; Yea, let us kneel before the Lord, Our Maker and our King, Our Maker and our King. Scripture: Psalm 95 Languages: English Tune Title: CHOPIN

Thoughts for the Sanctuary

Hymnal: The Psalter #318 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Worship public First Line: The glorious gates of righteousness Lyrics: 1 The glorious gates of righteousness Throw open unto me, And I will come to them with praise O Lord, my God, to Thee, And I will come to them with praise O Lord, my God, to Thee. 2 This is Thy temple gate, O Lord, The just shall enter there; My Saviour, I will give Thee thanks, O Thou that hearest prayer, My Saviour, I will give Thee thanks, O Thou that hearest prayer. 3 The stone rejected and despised Is now the cornerstone; How wondrous are the ways of God, Unfathomed and unknown! How wondrous are the ways of God, Unfathomed and unknown! 4 In this the day that Thou hast made Triumphantly we sing; Send now prosperity, O Lord, O Lord, salvation bring, Send now prosperity, O Lord, O Lord, salvation bring. 5 Hosanna! Ever blest be He That cometh in God's Name, The blessing of Jehovah's house Upon you we proclaim; The blessing of Jehovah's house Upon you we proclaim. 6 The light of joy to shine on us The Lord our God hath made; Now be the precious sacrifice Upon His altar laid, Now be the precious sacrifice Upon His altar laid. 7 O Lord, my God, I praise Thy Name, All other names above; O give Him thanks, for He is good And boundless is His love, O give Him thanks, for He is good And boundless is His love. Scripture: Psalm 118 Languages: English Tune Title: ZERAH

Thankfulness and Triumphant Joy

Hymnal: The Psalter #320 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Worship public First Line: Ye gates of peace and joy untold Lyrics: 1 Ye gates of peace and joy untold, Ye gates of righteousness, unfold, That I may enter in and raise A song of thankfulness and praise. 2 Within thy gates, O God of grace, Thy saints shall find a dwelling-place; My thanks and praise to Thee I bear, My Saviour, Who hast heard my prayer. 3 What wondrous thins the Lord hath wrought! The stone the builders set at naught, Established by no human hand, The chiefest cornerstone doth stand. 4 In this the day the Lord hat made to Him be joyful honors paid; Let us Thy full salvation see, O Lord, send now prosperity. 5 Hosanna! Praise to Him proclaim Who cometh in Jehovah's Name; May blessing from God's dwelling-place Descend on us in boundless grace. Scripture: Psalm 118 Languages: English Tune Title: APPLETON

Preparation for Worship

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #325 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Church Public Worship First Line: Away from ev'ry mortal care Lyrics: 1 Away from ev'ry mortal care, Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait and worship near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We bow before thee and adore; We view the glories of thy face, And learn the wonders of thy pow'r. 3 Whilst here our various wants we mourn, United pray'rs ascend on high; And faith expects a sure return Of blessings in variety. 4 Father! my soul would still abide; Or, if my feet must hence depart, Still keep me, Father, near thy side, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. Languages: English

Forms vain without religion

Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCCXLV (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Worship Public Worship First Line: Almighty Maker, God! Lyrics: 1 Almighty Maker, God! How wond'rous is thy name! Thy glories how diffus'd abroad Thro' the creation's frame. 2 Nature in every dress Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thine undissembled praise. 3 My soul would rise and sing To her creator too, Fain would my tongue adore my king, And pay the worship due. 4 [But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that I perform, Curs'd pride, that creeps securely in, And swells a haughty worm.] 5 Create my soul anew, Else all my worship's vain; This wretched heart will ne'er be true, Until tis form'd again. 6 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul, ascend In sweet perfumes of praise. Languages: English

At the Opening of Worship

Author: John Murray Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #CCCIII (1792) Meter: Irregular Topics: Hymns, adapted to Particular Parts of Public Worship First Line: Father, behold us here Lyrics: 1 Father, behold us here, According to thy word; To worship without fear, Our dear redeeming Lord; O may thy light and truth now shine, To warm each heart with love divine. 2 Drawn, wholly drawn, by thee, To Jesus we are come, And by they teaching we Perceive our work is done; Through which a title we obtain As Kings and Priests, with thee to reign. 3 We bless thee, God of peace, For life and glory giv'n, To us and all the race Call'd up from earth to heav'n; Hasten great God, the day of love, When ev'ry soul this grace shall prove. Scripture: Hebrews 10:25 Languages: English

On opening a place of Worship

Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCCXXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Worship Public Worship First Line: Great God, thy watchful care we bless Lyrics: 1 Great God, thy watchful care we bless, Which guards our synagogues in peace; Nor dare tumultuous foes invade, To fill the worshippers with dread. 2 These walls we to thy honor raise, Long may they echo to thy praise: And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 3 Here let the great Redeemer reign With all the graces of his train; While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 4 And in the great decisive day, Then God the nations shall survey; May it before the world appear That crowds were born to glory here. Languages: English

On opening a place of Worship

Author: B. Francis Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCCXXXVIII (1792) Topics: Worship Public Worship First Line: In sweet exalted strains Lyrics: 1 In sweet exalted strains The king of glory praise; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Thro' everlasting days; He with a nod, the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 2 To earth he bends his throne, His throne of grace divine; Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine; Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest. 3 Then, king of glory come, And with thy favor crown This temple as thy dome, This people as thy own: Beneath this roof, O deign to show, How God can dwell with men below. 4 Here, may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend All fragrant to the skies: Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around. 5 Here, may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love, And converts join the song Of seraphims above, And willing crowds surround thy board With sacred joy and sweet accord, 6 Here, may our unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise, And shine like polish'd stones, Thro' long succeeding days; Here, Lord, display thy saving power, While temples stand, and men adore. Languages: English

The happiness of humble Worship

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #321 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Church Public Worship First Line: How lovely, how divinely sweet Lyrics: 1 How lovely, how divinely sweet, O Lord, thy sacred courts appear! Fain would my longing passions meet The glories of thy presence there. 2 O, blest the men, blest their employ, Whom thy indulgent favors raise To dwell in those abodes of joy, And sing thy never-ceasing praise. 3 One day within thy sacred gate Affords more real joy to me, Than thousands in the tents of state; The meanest place is bliss with thee. 4 God is a sun; our brightest day From his reviving presence flows; God is a shield, through all the way, To guard us from surrounding foes. 5 O Lord of hosts, thou God of grace, How blest, divinely blest, is he, Who trust thy love, and seeks thy face, And fixes all his hopes on thee! Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English