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The Blessings of the Spring; or God gives Rain

Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Good is the Lord, the heavenly King Lyrics: 1 Good is the Lord, the heavenly King, Who makes the earth his care; Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high, Pour out at his command, Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring: The vallies rich provision yield, And the poor laborers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at falling showers, The meadows dress'd in beauteous pride Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The barren clods refresh'd with rain Promise a joyful crop; The parched grounds look green again, And raise the reaper's hope. 6 The various months thy goodness crowns How bounteous are thy ways! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. Scripture: Psalm 65

The Providence of God in Air, Earth and Sea; or The Blessings of Rain

Appears in 137 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand Lyrics: 1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade, Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moon, and hours, Heaven, earth and air are thine; When clouds, distil in fruitful showers, The Author is divine: 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. Scripture: Psalm 65

Summer and Winter

Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Let Zion praise the mighty God Lyrics: 1 Let Zion praise thy mighty God, And make his honours known abroad; For sweet the joy, our songs to raise, And glorious is the work of praise. 2 Our children live secure and blest; Our shores have peace, our cities rest; He feeds our sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessing to their meat. 3 The changing seasons he ordains, The early and the latter rains; His flakes of snow like wool he sends, And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost he strews the ground: His hail descends with dreadful sound: The icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms his wintry cold. 5 He bids the southern breezes blow; The ice dissolves, the waters flow: But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to his praise. 6 Thro' all our realm his laws are shown; His gospel through the nation known; He hath not thus reveal'd his word To every land: praise ye the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 147

Praise due to God, not to Idols

Appears in 83 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Awake, ye saints: To praise your King Lyrics: 1 Awake, ye saints: To praise your King Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown Are his divine employ: But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise; Lightning and storm at his command Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All power that gods or kings have claim'd Is found with him alone; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain? In vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in vain. 6 [Their gods have tongues that speechless prove, Such as their makers gave; Their feet were never form'd to move, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray; Mortals that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] 8 Ye nations, know the living God, Serve him with faith and fear; He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honours there. Scripture: Psalm 135

A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called

Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee Lyrics: 1 Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee; There shall our vows be paid; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is thine, And thou will grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt chuse, To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thy house, To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine, And works of dreadful righteousness, Fulfil thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. 6 They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord, When signs in heaven appear; But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. Scripture: Psalm 65

Public Prayer and Praise

Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: The praise of Sion waits for thee Lyrics: 1 The praise of Sion waits for thee, My God; and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou whose mercy bends the skies To save when humble sinners pray; All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And every yielding heart obey. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away the stain: The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt chuse, And give him kind access to thee; Give him a place within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free. Pause. 5 Let Babel fear when Sion prays, Babel, prepare for long distress, When Sion's God himself arrays In terror and in righteousness. 6 With dreadful glory Gdf fulfils What his afflicted saints request; And with Almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Sion's hill and own their Lord; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name ador'd. Scripture: Psalm 65:1-5

The Works of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Destruction of Enemies

Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Great is the Lord, exalted high Lyrics: 1 Great is the Lord, exalted high Above all powers and every throne; What e'er he please in earth or sea, Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, through thy stubborn land; When all thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings, He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave. 5 His power the same, the same his grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. Scripture: Psalm 135:5-12

The Seasons of the Year

Appears in 279 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: With songs and honours sounding loud Lyrics: 1 With songs and honours sounding loud, Address the Lord on high; Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2 He sends his showers of blessing down To cheer the plains below; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the ravens cry; But man who tastes his finest wheat, Should raise his honours high. 4 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year; He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow Descend and clothe the ground; The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 6 When from the dreadful stores on high He pours the sounding hail, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his word and melts the snow, The fields no longer mourn; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word: With songs and honours sounding loud Praise ye the sovereign Lord. Scripture: Psalm 147:13-18

Divine Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; or, The God of Nature and Grace

Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: The God of our Salvation hears Lyrics: 1 The God of our Salvation hears The groans of Sion mix'd with tears; Yet when he comes with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines. 2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Where the Creator's name is known, By nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors that travel o'er the flood, Address their frighted souls to God, When tempests rage and billows roar At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempest cease; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves, Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 5 Whole kingdoms shaken by the storm, He settles in a peaceful form, Mountains establish'd by his hand Firm on their old foundation stand. 6 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky, New comets blaze, and lightnings fly; The Heathen lands with swift surprise, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 7 At his command the morning ray Smiles in the East, and leads the day, He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 8 Seasons and times obey his voice; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drest in flowers. 9 'Tis from his watry stores on high, He gives the thirsty ground supply; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 10 The desert grows a fruitful field, Abundant fruit the vallies yield; The vallies shout with cheerful voice, And neighboring hills repeat their joys. 11 The pasture smile in green array, There lambs and larger cattle play; The larger cattle and the lamb, Each in his language speaks thy name. 12 Thy works pronounce thy power divine; O'er every field thy glories shine; Through every month thy gifts appear; Great God, thy goodness crowns the year. Scripture: Psalm 65:5-13

The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace

Appears in 222 hymnals Topics: Rain from heaven; Rain from heaven First Line: Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name; His mercy melts the stubborn soul, And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He form'd the stars, those heav'nly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names, His sovereign wisdom knows no bound, A deep where all great thoughts are drown'd. 4 Great is the Lord, and great his might; And all his glories infinite: He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. Pause. 5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds around the sky; There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 6 He makes the grass the hills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn; The beasts with food his hands supply, And feeds the ravens when they cry. 7 What is the creature's skill or force? The vigorous man, the warlike horse, The sprightly wit, the active limb All are too mean delights for him. 8 But saints are lovely in his sight; He views his children with delight; He sees their hope, he knows their fear, And finds and loves his image there. Scripture: Psalm 147