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Psalm 78 Part 1

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 180 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: Let children hear the mighty deeds Lyrics: Let children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old, Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs; That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. Thus shall they learn in God alone Their hope securely stands; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. Topics: Children instructed; Education religious; Religious Education; Providence recorded; Backsliding soul pardoned; Glutton; Intemperance punished; Israel rebellion and punishment; Luxury punished; Pardon of backsliding; Punishment and salvation; Saints punished and saved; Sin and chastisement of saints

Psalm 78 Part 3

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves Lyrics: When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves And fills their hearts with dread; Yet he forgives the men he loves, And sends them heav'nly bread. He fed them with a lib'ral hand, And made his treasures known; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provision down. The manna, like a morning shower, Lay thick around their feet The corn of heav'n, so light, so pure, As though 'twere angels' meat. But they in murm'ring language said, "Manna is all our feast; We loathe this light, this airy bread; We must have flesh to taste." "Ye shall have flesh to please your lust," The Lord in wrath replied, And sent them quails like sand or dust, Heaped up from side to side. He gave them all their own desire, And greedy as they fed, His vengeance burnt with secret fire, And smote the rebels dead. When some were slain, the rest returned And sought the Lord with tears; Under the rod they feared and mourned, But soon forgot their fears. Oft he chastised and still forgave, Till, by his gracious hand, The nation he resolved to save Possessed the promised land. Topics: Children instructed; Education religious; Religious Education; Providence recorded; Backsliding soul pardoned; Glutton; Intemperance punished; Israel rebellion and punishment; Luxury punished; Pardon of backsliding; Punishment and salvation; Saints punished and saved; Sin and chastisement of saints

Psalm 78 Part 2

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 27 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: O What a stiff rebellious house Lyrics: O What a stiff rebellious house Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn vows, And to their Maker's grace. They broke the cov'nant of his love, And did his laws despise; Forgot the works he wrought to prove His power before their eyes. They saw the plagues on Egypt light From his revenging hand; What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn land! They saw him cleave the mighty sea, And marched in safety through, With wat'ry walls to guard their way, Till they had 'scaped the foe. A wondrous pillar marked the road, Composed of shade and light; By day it proved a shelt'ring cloud, A leading fire by night. He from the rock their thirst supplied The gushing waters fell, And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle. Yet they provoked the Lord most High, And dared distrust his hand: "Can he with bread our host supply Amidst this desert land?" The Lord with indignation heard, And caused his wrath to flame; His terrors ever stand prepared To vindicate his name. Topics: Children instructed; Education religious; Religious Education; Providence recorded; Backsliding soul pardoned; Glutton; Intemperance punished; Israel rebellion and punishment; Luxury punished; Pardon of backsliding; Punishment and salvation; Saints punished and saved; Sin and chastisement of saints

Backsliding and Forgiveness; or, Sin punish'd and Saints saved

Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: Great GOD, how oft did Israel prove Lyrics: 1 Great GOD, how oft did Israel prove By turns thine anger, and thy love? There is a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders GOD had wrought? Then they provoke him to his face, Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consum'd their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain; A tedious march thro' unknown ways Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft when they saw their brethren slain, They mourn'd, and sought the Lord again; Call'd him the rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their GOD. 5 Their prayers and vows before him rise As flattering words or solemn lies, While their rebellious tempers prove False to his cov'nant and his love. 6 Yet could his sovereign grace forgive The men who not deserv'd to live; His anger oft away he turn'd, Or else with gentle flame it burn'd. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail; The GOD of Abraham lov'd them still, And led them to his holy hill.

My People, Give Ear, Attend to My Word

Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Lyrics: 1 My people, give ear, attend to my word, in parables new deep truths shall be heard; the wonderful story our fathers made known to children succeeding by us must be shown. 2 Instructing our sons we gladly record the praises, the works, the might of the Lord, for he has commanded that what he has done be passed in tradition from father to son. 3 Let children thus learn from history's light to hope in our God and walk in his sight, the God of their fathers to fear and obey, and ne'er like their fathers to turn from his way. 4 The story be told, to warn and restrain, of hearts that were hard, rebellious, and vain, of soldiers who faltered when battle was near, who kept not God's cov'nant nor walked in his fear. 5 God's wonderful works to them he had shown, his marvelous deeds their fathers had known; he made for their pathway the waters divide, his glorious pillar of cloud was their guide. 6 Unharmed through the sea, where perished their foe, he caused them with ease and safety to go; his holy land gaining, in peace they were brought to dwell in the mountain the Lord's hand had bought. 7 He gave them the land, a heritage fair; the nations that dwelt in wickedness there he drove out before them with great overthrow, and gave to his people the tents of the foe. 8 His servant he called, a shepherd of sheep, from tending his flock, the people to keep; so David, their shepherd, with wisdom and might protected and fed them and led them aright. Topics: Anniversaries; The Church The Kingdom of God; Church Covenant People; God Providence of; God Works of; Israel In Canaan; Israel In the Desert; Miracles Used With Tune: HANOVER (CROFT) Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

El Señor les dio pan del cielo (The Lord gave them bread from heaven)

Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Topics: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time B; 18º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario B Used With Tune: [El Señor les dio pan del cielo]

Hear, O my People, to my Law

Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Lyrics: 1 Hear, O my People, to my law, devout Attention lend; Let the Instruction of my Mouth deep in your Hearts descend. 2 My Tongue, by Inspiration taught, shall Parables unfold, Dark Oracles, but understood, and own'd for Truths of old; 3 Which we from sacred Ragisters of ancient Times have known, And our Forefathers pious Care to us has handed down. 4 We will not hide them from our sons; our Offspring shall be taught The Praises of the Lord, whose Strength has Works of Wonder wrought. 5 For Jacob he this Law ordain'd, this League with Isr'el made; With Charge, to be from Age to Age, from Race to Race convey'd. 6 That Generations yet to come should to their unborn Heirs Religiously transmit the same, and they again to theirs. 7 To teach them that in God alone their hope securely stands; That they should ne'er his Works forget, but keep his just Commands. 8 Lest, like their Fathers, they might prove a stiff rebellious Race, False-hearted, fickle to this God, unstedfast in his Grace. 9 Such were revolting Ephraim's Sons, who tho' to Warfare bred; And skilful Archers arm'd with Bows, from Field ignobly fled. 10,11 They falsify'd their League with God, his Orders disobey'd, Forgot his Works and Miracles before their Eyes display'd. 12 Nor Wonders, which their Fathers saw, did they in Mind retain; Prodigious Things in Egypt done, and Zoan's fertile Plain. 13 He cut the Seas to let them pass, restrain'd the pressing Flood; While pil'd on Heaps, on either Side, the solid Water stood. 14 A wondrous Pillar led them on, compos'd of Shade and Light; A shelt'ring cloud it prov'd by Day, a leading fire by Night. 15 When Drought oppress'd them, where no Stream the Wilderness supply'd, He cleft the Rock, whose flinty Breast dissolv'd into a tide. 16 Streams from the solid Rock he brought, which down in Rivers fell, That trav'liing with their Camp each Day renew'd the Miracle. 17 Yet there they sinn'd against him more, provoking the most High; In that same Desart where he did their fainting Souls supply. 18 They first incens'd him in their Hearts, that did his Pow'r distrust, And long'd for Meat, not urg'd by Want, but to indulge their Lust. 19 Then utter'd their blaspheming doubts, "Can God, say they, prepare "A Table in the wilderness, "set out with various Fare? 20 "He smote the flinty Rock ('tis true) "and gushing Streams ensu'd; "But can he Corn and Flesh provide "for such a Multitude?" 21 The Lord with Indignation heard: from Heav'n avenging Flame On Jacob fell, consuming Wrath on thankless Isr'el came. 22 Because their unbelieving Hearts in God would not confide, Nor trust his Care, who had from heav'n their Wants so oft supply'd. 23 Tho' he had made his Clouds discharge Provisions down in Show'rs; And when Earth fail'd, reliev'd their Needs from his celestial Stores. 24 Tho' tasteful manna was rain'd down their Hunger to relieve; Tho' from the Stores of Heav'n they did sustaining Corn receive. 25 Thus Man with Angel's sacred Food, ingrateful Man, was fed; Not sparingly, for still they found a plenteous Table spread. 26 From Heav'n he made an East Wind blow, then did the South command 27 To rain down Flesh like Dust, and Fowls like Seas unnumber'd Sand. 28 Within their Trenches he let fall the luscious easy Prey, And all around their spreading Camp the feather'd Booty lay. 29 They fed, were fill'd, he gave them leave their Appetites to feast; 30,31 Yet still their wanton Lust crav'd on, nor with their Hunger ceas'd. But whil'st, in their Dainties chew, The Wrath of God smote down their Chiefs, and Isr'el's Chosen slew. Part II 32 Yet still they sinn'd, nor would afford his Miracles Belief; 33 Therefore thro' fruitless Travels he consum'd their Lives in Grief. 34 When some were slain, the rest return'd to God with early Cry; 35 Own'd Him the Rock of their Defence, their Saviour, God most High. 36 But this was feign'd Submission all, their Heart their Tongue bely'd; 37 Their Heart was still perverse, nor would firm in his league abide. 38 Yet, full of Mercy, he forgave, nor did with Death chastise; But turn'd his kindled Wrath aside, or would not let it rise. 39 For he remember'd they were Flesh, that could not long remain; A murmuring wind that's quickly past, and ne'er return's again. 40 How oft did they provoke him there, how oft his Patience grieve, In that same Desart where he did their fainting Souls relieve. 41 They tempted him by turning back, and wickedly repin'd; When Isr'els God refus'd to be by their Desire confin'd. 42 Nor call'd to mind the Hand and Day that their Redemption brought? 43 His Signs in Egypt, wond'rous Works in Zoan's Valley wrought. 44 He turn'd their Rivers into Blood, that man and Beast forbore; And rather chose to die of Thirst, than drink the putrid Gore. 45 he sent devouring Swarms of Flies, hoarse Frogs annoy'd their Soil, 46 Locust and Caterpillars reap'd the Harvest of their toil. 47 Their Vines with batt'ring hail were broke, with Frost the Fig-tree dies; 48 Lightning and Hail makes Flocks and Herds one general Sacrifice. 49 He turn'd his Anger loose, and set no Time for it to cease; And with their Plagues bad Angels sent their Torments to increase. 50 He clear'd a Passage for his Wrath to ravage uncontroul'd; The Murrain on their Firstlings seiz'd in ev'ry Field and Fold. 51 The deadly Pest from Beast to Man, from Field to City came; It slew their Heirs, their eldest Hopes thro' all the Tents of Ham. 52 But his own Tribe, like folded Sheep, he brought from their Distress; And them conducted like a Flock, throughout the Wilderness. 53 He led 'em on, and in their Way no Cause of Fear they found; But march'd securely through those Deeps, in which their Foes were drown'd. 54 Nor ceas'd his Care till them he brought safe to his promis'd Land, And to his holy Mount, the Prize of his victorious Hand. 55 To them the out-cast Heathen's Land he did by Lot divide; And in their Foes abandon'd Tents, made Isr'el's Tribes reside. Part III 56 Yet still they tempted, still provok'd the Wrath of God most High; Nor would to practise his Commands their stubborn Hearts apply: 57 But in their faithless Fathers Steps, perversely chose to go: They turn'd aside, like Arrows shot from some decietful Bow. 58 For him to Fury they provok'd with Altars set on high; And with their graven Images inflam'd his Jealousy. 59 When God heard this, on Isr'el's Tribes his Wrath and Hatred fell; 60 He quitted Shiloh, and the Tents where once he chose to dwell. 61 To vile Captivity his Ark, his Glory to disdain, 62 His People to the Sword he gave, nor would his Wrath restrain. 63 Destructive War their ablest Youth untimely did confound; No Virgin was to th' Altar led, with nuptial Garlands crown'd. 64 In Fight the Sacrificer fell, the Priest a Victim bled; And Widows who their Death should mourn, themselves of Grief were dead. 65 Then as a Giant rouz'd from Sleep, whom Wine had throughly warm'd, Shouts out aloud; the Lord awak'd, and his proud Foe alamr'd. 66 He smote their Host, that from the field a scatter'd Remnant came, With Wounds imprinted on their Backs of everlasting Shame. 67 With Conquests crown'd he Joseph's Tents, and Ephraim's Tribe forsook; 68 But Judah chose, and Sion's Mount for his lov'd Dwelling took. 69 His Temple he erected there with Spires exalted high; While deep and fix'd as that of Earth, the strong Foundations lie. 70 His faithful Servant David too, he for his Choice did own, And from the Sheepfolds him advanc'd to sit on Judah's Throne. 71 From tending on the teeming Ewes, he brought him forth to feed His own Inheritance, the Tribes of Isr'el's chosen Seed. 72 Exalted thus the Monarch prov'd a faithful Shepherd still; He fed them with an upright Heart, and guided them with Skill.

Open Your Ears, O Faithful People

Author: Willard F. Jabusch; Martin Tel Meter: 9.8.9.5 with refrain Appears in 17 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 Refrain First Line: Torah ora, Torah ora (God has spoken to the people) Topics: Angels; Biblical Names and Places David; Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Ephraim; Biblical Names and Places Exodus; Biblical Names and Places Ham; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Joseph; Biblical Names and Places Judah; Biblical Names and Places Shiloh; Biblical Names and Places Zion; Biblical Names and Places Zoan; Covenant; Disciples / Calling; Elements of Worship Call to Confession; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Faith; Fear; God Obedience to; God's Armor; God's Forgiveness; God's law; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Historical Psalms; Life Stages Children; Life Stages Family; Life Stages Generations; Love for God; Mercy; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; The Fall; Trust; War and Revolution; Witness; Year A, B, C, Holy Cross, September 14; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, November 6-12; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 25-October 1; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 31-August 6 Used With Tune: YISRAEL V'ORAITA Text Sources: Hasidic traditional

The praises of the Lord our God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78:4-7 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

Religious Training

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 78 First Line: O come, my people, to my law Lyrics: 1 O come, my people, to my law Attentively give ear; With willing heart and teachable The words of wisdom hear. 2 My mouth shall speak in parables Of hidden truths of old, Which, handed down from age to age, To us our fathers told. 3 We will not from their children hide Jehovah's worthy praise, But tell the greatness of His strength, His wondrous works and ways. 4 A testimony and a law The Lord our God decreed, And bade our fathers teach their sons, That they His ways might heed. 5 He willed that each succeeding race His deeds might learn and know, That children's children to their sons Might all these wonders show. 6 Let children learn God's righteous ways And on Him stay their heart, That they may not forget His works Nor from His ways depart. Topics: Children Instruction of; Christ Providences of; Family; Glory of God In Providence; God Works of; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Invitations of ; Heart Good, Perfect, Pure and Upright; Law of God; Miracles; Parents and Children; The Past; Royalty of Christ In His Church Used With Tune: HEBER