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God delivereth his Saints from Affliction

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 195 hymnals First Line: I love the Lord; he heard my cries Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord; he heard my cries, And pitied ev'ry groan: Long as I live, when troubles rise, I’ll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he bow'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away: O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray! 3 Among the saints that fill thine house, My off'ring shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 4 The Lord beheld me sore distress'd; He bade my pains remove. Return, my soul, to God, thy rest; For thou hast known his love. Topics: Special Occasions Sickness and Recovery

Sickness and Recovery

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 98 hymnals First Line: My God, thy service well demands Lyrics: 1 My God, thy service well demands The remnant of my days; Why was this fleeting breath renew'd, But to renew thy praise? 2 Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain; When life was hov'ring o'er the grave, And nature sunk with pain. 3 Thou, when the pains of death were felt, Didst chase the fears of hell; And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips Thy matchless grace to tell. 4 Calmly I bow'd my fainting head On thy dear faithful breast; Pleas'd to obey my Father's call To his eternal rest. 5 Into thy hands, my Savior God, Did I my soul resign: In firm dependence on that truth, Which made salvation mine. 6 Back from the borders of the grave, At thy command I come: Nor will I urge a speedier flight, To thy celestial home. Topics: Special Occasions Sickness and Recovery

Thanksgiving

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Praise, happy land! Jehovah's name Lyrics: 1 Praise, happy land! Jehovah's name; His goodness, and thy bliss proclaim: For thee each blessing largely flows, That freedom's lib'ral hand bestows. 2 Thy children are secure and bless'd; Thy shores have peace, thy cities rest; He feeds thy sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessing to their meat. 3 Thy changing seasons he ordains, Thine early and thy latter rains; His flakes of snow like wool he sends, And well the springing corn defends. 4 But he hath nobler works and ways, To call his people to his praise: To all our land his laws are shown; His gospel's through the nation known. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions

Fountain of mercy, God of love

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 155 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Fountain of mercy, God of love, How rich thy bounties are! The rolling seasons, as they move Proclaim thy constant care. 2 When in the bosom of the earth The sower hid the grain, Thy goodness mark'd its secret birth, And sent the early rain. 3 The spring’s sweet influence, Lord, was thine; The plants in beauty grew; Thou gavest the summer's suns to shine, The mild refreshing dew. 4 These various mercies from above, Matured the swelling grain; A kindly harvest crowns thy love, And plenty fills the plain. 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway; Thy hand all nature hails; Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, Summer nor winter fails. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions

Providential Bounties improved

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: Father of lights! we sing thy name Lyrics: 1 Father of lights! we sing thy name, Who kindlest up the lamp of day: Wide as he spreads his golden flame, His beams thy pow'r and love display. 2 Fountain of good! from thee proceed The copious drops of genial rain, Which, o'er the hill and through the mead, Revive the grass and swell the grain. 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread, Yet millions of our guilty race, Though by thy daily bounty fed, Affront thy law, and spurn thy grace. 4 Not so may our forgetful hearts O'er look the tokens of thy care; But, what thy lib'ral hand imparts, Still own in praise, still ask in pray'r. 5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, And showers in sweeter drops shall fall, When all our hearts and lives are thine, And thou, O God, enjoy'd in all. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions

National Security from God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 26 hymnals First Line: In vain opposing nations rage Lyrics: 1 In vain opposing nations rage, If God with us abide: One word of his dissolves their strength, And humbles all their pride. 2 His wisdom sees correction meet; He gives the dread command, And war its desolation spreads Through ev'ry trembling land. 3 His purpose wrought, again he speaks, And desolations cease; War's loud alarms are heard no more, And all the world is peace. 4 Mortals, adore his sovereign pow'r, Nor dare provoke his rod: Through all your various tribes be still, And know that he is God. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions

In Time of War

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: On Thee, great Ruler of the skies Lyrics: 1 On Thee, great Ruler of the skies, On thee our steadfast hope relies; When hostile powers against us join, What aid so present, Lord, as thine? 2 By thee secur'd, no fears we own, Though earth, convuls'd, beneath us groan, Though tempests o'er her surface sweep, And whirl her hills into the deep;-- 3 Though, arm'd with rage, before our eyes That deep in all its horrors rise, While, as the tumult spreads around, The mountains tremble at the sound. 4 Behold fair Sion's blest retreat, Where God has fix'd his awful seat; Whose walls to heaven's almighty Lord His chosen residence afford. 5 God, ever watchful, ever nigh, Bids storms around her harmless fly; His early care each foe withstands, And backward turns the yielding bands. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Scripture: Psalm 46

Prayer for Peace

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 77 hymnals First Line: While o'er our guilty land, O Lord Lyrics: 1 While o’er our guilty land, O Lord, We view the terrors of thy sword, O whither shall the helpless fly? To whom but thee direct their cry? 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears: Oft has thy mercy sent relief, When all was fear and hopeless grief. 3 On thee our guardian God we call-- Before thy throne of grace we fall; And is there no deliverance there? And must we perish in despair? 4 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn-- To our forsaken God we turn! O spare our guilty country--spare The church which thou hast planted here. 5 We plead thy grace, indulgent God; We plead thy Son’s atoning blood; We plead thy gracious promises:-- And are they unavailing pleas? 6 These pleas, presented at thy throne, Have brought ten thousand blessings down On guilty lands in helpless woe:-- Let them prevail to save us too. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions Scripture: Amos 3:1-6

Confession and Prayer

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals First Line: O may the power which melts the rock Lyrics: 1 O may the power which melts the rock Be felt by all assembled here! Or else our service will but mock The God whom we profess to fear! 2 Lord, while thy judgments shake the land, The people's eyes are fix'd on thee! We own thy just, uplifted hand, Which thousands cannot, will not see. 3 How long hast thou bestow'd thy care On this indulg'd, ungrateful spot; While other nations far and near, Have envied and admir'd our lot. 4 Here peace and liberty have dwelt, The glorious gospel brightly shone And oft our enemies have felt That God has made our cause his own. 5 But ah! both heaven and earth have heard Our vile requital of his love! We, whom like children he has rear'd, Rebels against his goodness prove. 6 His grace despis'd, his pow'r defied, And legions of the blackest crimes, Profaneness, riot, lust, and pride, Are signs that mark the present times. 7 The Lord displeas'd has rais'd his rod; Ah, where are now the faithful few Who tremble for the ark of God, And know what Israel ought to do? 8 Lord, hear thy people every where, Who meet to mourn, confess and pray; The nations and thy churches spare, And let thy rod be turn'd away. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions

Praise for Deliverance and Peace

Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: Peace! the welcome sound proclaim Lyrics: 1 Peace! the welcome sound proclaim; Dwell with rapture on the theme. Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace of earth! good-will to men! 2 Breezes! whisp'ring soft and low, Gently murmur as ye flow, Now, when was and discord cease, Praises to the God of peace. 3 Ocean's billows far and wide, Rolling in majestic pride! Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace on earth! good-will to men! 4 Vocal songsters of the grove! Sweetly chant in notes of love, Now when war and discord cease, Praises to the God of peace. 5 Mortals, who these blessings feel! Christians, who before him kneel! Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace of earth! good will to men! Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions