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My God, I love Thee – not because

Author: Francis Xavier, c. 1506-52; Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 208 hymnals Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ His Sufferings and Death; The Christian Life Love and Communion Used With Tune: CULROSS

Hear thou my prayer, O God, hide not

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hear thou my prayer, O God, hide not from my entreating voice: 2 attend and hear me, in my plaint I mourn and make a noise; 3 for voice of enemies, and for vile men’s oppression great: on me they cast iniquity, and they in wrath me hate. 4 Sore pained within me is my heart: death’s terrors on me fall. 5 On me comes trembling, fear and dread me overwhelmed withal. 6 O that I like a dove had wings, said I, then would I flee far hence, that I might find a place where I in rest might be. 7 Lo, then far off I wander would, and in the desert stay; 8 from stormy wind and tempest I would haste to ‘scape away. 9 O Lord, on them destruction bring, do thou their tongues divide; for in the city violence and strife have I descried. 10 They day and night upon the walls do compass it around: there mischief is, and sorrow there in midst of it is found. 11 Abundant wickedness there is within its inward part; and from its streets deceitfulness and guile do not depart. 12 He was no foe that me reproached, for that I could abide; no hater that against me rose, else I from him might hide. 13 'Twas thou, a man, mine equal, guide, who mine acquaintance wast: 14 we joined sweet counsels: to God’s house amidst the throng we passed. 15 Let death them seize, and to the grave alive let them depart; for wickedness is in their house and evil in their heart. 16 I call on God; the Lord me saves. 17 I make my plaint and sigh at evening, morning, and at noon; and he regards my cry. 18 He hath my soul delivered, that it in peace might be from battle that against me was; for many were with me. 19 The Lord shall hear and them afflict (of old abideth he), even them who have no fear of God, and changes never see. 20 ’Gainst those that were at peace with him he hath put forth his hand: the covenant that he had made, by breaking he profaned. 21 More smooth than butter were his words, while in his heart was war: his speeches were more soft than oil, and yet drawn swords they are. 22 Cast thou thy burden on the Lord, and he shall thee sustain; yea, he shall cause the righteous man unmoved to remain. 23 But thou, O God, in judgment just those men shalt overthrow, and in destruction’s dungeon dark at last shalt lay them low; The bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days: but upon thee with confidence I will depend always. Scripture: Psalm 55 Used With Tune: CULROSS

God, you have given us power to sound

Author: George Wallace Briggs, 1875-1959 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Christian Responsibility Used With Tune: CULROSS

Ungrateful sinners! whence this scorn

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ungrateful sinners! whence this scorn Of God’s long-suff’ring grace? and whence this madness that insults th’ Almighty to his face? 2 Is it because his patience waits, and pitying bowels move, you multiply transgressions more, and scorn his offer'd love? 3 Dost thou not know, self-blinded man! his goodness is design'd to wake repentance in thy soul, and melt thy harden'd mind? 4 And wilt thou rather chuse to meet th’ Almighty as thy foe, and treasure up his wrath in store against the day of woe? 5 Soon shall that fatal day approach that must thy sentence seal, and righteous judgments, now unknown, in awful pomp reveal; 6 while they, who full of holy deeds to glory seek to rise, continuing patient to the end, shall gain th’ immortal prize. Scripture: Romans 2:4-8 Used With Tune: CULROSS

How are Thy servants blest, O Lord

Author: J. Addison, 1672-1719 Appears in 321 hymnals Used With Tune: CULROSS

Plead, Lord, with those that plead and fight

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Plead, Lord, with those that plead; and fight with those that fight with me. 2 Of shield and buckler take thou hold, stand up mine help to be. 3 Draw also out the spear, and stop my persecutors' way, and in thy mercy, to my soul, I’m thy salvation, say. 4 Let them confounded be and shamed that for my soul have sought: who plot my hurt turned back be they, and to confusion brought. 5 Let them be like unto the chaff that flies before the wind; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them hard behind. 6 With darkness cover thou their way, and let it slippery prove; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them from above. 7 For without cause have they for me their secret hid their snare; and they a pit without a cause did for my soul prepare. 8 Let ruin seize him unawares; his net he hid withal himself let catch; and in the same destruction let him fall. 9 My soul in God shall joy, and glad in his salvation be: 10 and all my bones shall say, O Lord, Who is like unto thee, Who dost the poor set free from him that is for him too strong; the poor and needy from the man that spoils and does him wrong? 11 False witnesses rose; 'gainst me things that I not knew not laid: 12 they to the spoiling of my soul me ill for good repaid. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, in sackcloth sad I mourned; my humbled soul did fast, my prayer into my bosom turned. 14 I bore myself as for a friend, or brother dear to me; as one who for a mother mourns, I bowed down heavily. 15 But in my trouble they rejoiced, and they together met; the abjects vile together did themselves against me set. I knew it not; they did me tear, and quiet would not be. 16 with mocking hypocrites at feasts they gnashed their teeth at me. 17 How long, Lord, look’st thou on? from those destructions they intend rescue my soul, from lions young my darling do defend. 18 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, within the assembly great; and where much people gathered are thy praises forth will set. 19 Let not my wrongful enemies proudly rejoice o’er me; nor let them wink with scornful eye, who hate me causelessly. 20 For peace they do not speak at all: but crafty plots prepare against all those within the land that meek and quiet are. 21 Their mouths they open wide at me, they say, Ha, ha! we see: 22 Lord, thou hast seen, hold not thy peace; Lord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself; wake, that thou may’st judgment to me afford, even to my cause, O thou that art my only God and Lord. 24 O Lord my God, do thou me judge after thy righteousness; and let them not their joy ‘oer me triumphantly express: 25 nor let them say within their hearts, Ah, we would have it thus; nor suffer them to say, Lo, he is swallowed up by us. 26 Shamed and confounded be they all that at my hurt are glad; let those against me that do boast with shame and scorn be clad. 27 Let them who love my righteous cause with gladness shout, nor cease to say, The Lord be magnified, who loves his servant’s peace. 28 Thy righteousness shall also be declared by my tongue; the praises that belong to thee speak shall it all day long. Scripture: Psalm 35 Used With Tune: CULROSS