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God Gracious to All

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 234 hymnals First Line: Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, O God, my heav’nly King! Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies. Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And ev'ry want supplies. 3 With longing eyes, thy creatures wait On thee for daily food; Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow Thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures with all their endless race, Thy pow'r and praise proclaim; But saints, who taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name. Topics: Of God The Being and Perfections of God

God's Mercy great and eternal

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 467 hymnals First Line: My soul, repeat his praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And, when his wrath is felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heav’ns are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of His grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His grace subdues our sins; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame. 6 Our days as are the grass, Or like the morning flower! If one sharp blast sweep o’er the field, It withers in an hour. 7 But Thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure; And children’s children ever find Thy words of promise sure. Topics: Of God The Being and Perfections of God

Come, sound his praise abroad

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 684 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing! Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord. We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word. 4 To day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God! Topics: Of God Praise to God

O bless the Lord, my soul!

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 252 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O bless the Lord, my soul! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul! Nor let His mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis He forgives thy sins; 'Tis He relieves thy pain; 'Tis He that heals thy sickness, And makes thee strength again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When rescu'd from the grave; He, that redeem'd our souls from death, Hath boundless pow'r to save. 5 He fills the poor with good; He gives the suff'rers rest. The Lord hath justice for the proud, And mercy for th'oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. Topics: Of God Praise to God

View of Canaan

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,325 hymnals First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 O the transporting rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sight! Sweet fields array'd in living green, And rivers of delight! 3 There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On trees immortal grow; There rocks and hills, and brooks and vales, With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds, nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, I'll be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his bosom rest? 7 Fill'd with delight my raptur'd soul Would here no longer stay; Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. Topics: The Christian His Various Relations Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:49

Affliction sanctified

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 86 hymnals First Line: Affliction is a stormy deep Lyrics: 1 Affliction is a stormy deep, Where wave resounds to wave; Though o'er my head the billows roll, I know the Lord can save. 2 The hand that now withholds my joys Can reinstate my peace, And he who bade the tempest roar, Can bid that tempest cease. 3 In the dark watches of the night, I'll count his mercies o'er; I'll praise him for ten thousand past, And humbly sue for more. 4 When darkness and when sorrows rose And press'd on every side, The Lord has still sustain'd my steps, And still has been my guide. 5 Here will I rest, and build my hopes, Nor murmur at his rod; He's more than all the world to me, My health, my life, my God! Topics: The Christian His Various Relations Scripture: Psalm 42

Religious Toleration ought to be defended by Our Rulers

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: Absurd and vain attempt! to bind Lyrics: 1 Absurd and vain attempt! to bind With iron chains the free-born mind, To force conviction, and reclaim The wand'ring by destructive flame. 2 Bold arrogance! to snatch from heaven Dominion not to mortals given; O'er conscience to usurp the throne, Accountable to God alone. 3 Jesus! thy gentle law of love Does no such cruelties approve; Mild as thy self, thy doctrine wields No arms but what persuasion yields. 4 By proofs divine, and reason strong, It draws the willing soul along; And conquests to thy church acquires By eloquence which heaven inspires. 5 O happy, who are thus compell'd To the rich feast, by Jesus held! May we this blessing know, and prize The light which liberty supplies. Topics: Special Occasions Public and National Blessings and Afflictions