1. That man is blessed who fearing God,
From sin restrains his feet,
Who will not stand with wicked men,
Who shuns the scorners' seat.
2. Yea, blest is he who makes God's law
His portion and delight,
And meditates upon that law
With gladness day and night.
3. That man is nourished like a tree
Set by the river's side;
Its leaf is green, its fruit is sure,
And thus his works abide.
4. The wicked like the driven chaff
Are swept from off the land;
They shall not gather with the just,
Nor in the judgment stand.
5. The Lord will guard the righteous well,
Their way to Him is known;
The way of sinners, far from God,
Shall surely be o'er thrown.
1. Blest is he who loves God's precepts,
Who from sin restrains his feet,
He who will not stand with sinners,
He who shuns the scorners' seat.
2. Blest is he who makes the statutes
Of the Lord his chief delight,
In God's law, divinely perfect,
Meditating day and night.
3. He is like a tree well planted
By the flowing river's side,
Ever green of leaf and fruitful:
Thus shall all his works abide.
4. Like the driven chaff the wicked
Shall be swept from off the land;
With the just they shall not gather,
Nor shall in the judgment stand.
5. Well the Lord will guard the righteous,
For their way to Him is known;
But the way of evil-doers
Shall by Him be over thrown.
1. Wherefore do the nations rage
And the people vainly dream
That in triumph they can wage
War against the King supreme?
Christ His Son a scoff they make,
And the rulers plotting say:
Their dominion let us break,
Let us cast their yoke away,
Their dominion let us break,
Let us cast their yoke away.
2. But the Lord will scorn them all,
Calm He sits enthroned on high;
Soon His wrath will on them fall,
Sore displeased He will reply:
Yet according to My will
I have set My King to reign,
And on Zion's holy hill
My Anointed I maintain;
And on Zion's holy hill
My anointed I maintain.
3. This His word shall be made known,
This Jehovah's firm decree:
Thou art My beloved Son,
Yea, I have begotten Thee.
All the earth at Thy request
I will give Thee for Thy own;
Then Thy might shall be confessed
And Thy foes be over thrown;
Then Thy might shall be confessed
And Thy foes be over thrown.
4. Therefore, Kings, be wise, give ear;
Hearken, judges of the earth;
Learn to serve the Lord with fear,
Mingle trembling with your mirth.
Kiss the Son, lest o'er your way
His consuming wrath should break;
But supremely blest are they
Who in Christ their refuge take;
But supremely blest are they
Who in Christ their refuge take.
1. O wherefore do the nations rage,
And kings and rulers strive in vain,
Against the Lord of earth and heav'n
To overthrow Messiah's reign?
2. Their strength is weakness in the sight
Of Him Who sits enthroned above;
He speaks, and judgments fall on them
Who tempt His wrath and scorn His love.
3. By God's decree His Son receives
The nations for His heritage;
The conqu'ring Christ supreme shall reign
As King of kings, from age to age.
4. Be wise, ye rulers of the earth,
And serve the Lord with godly fear;
With rev'rent joy confess the Son
While yet in mercy He is near.
5. Delay not, lest His anger rise,
And ye should perish in your way;
Lo, all that put their trust in Him
Are blest indeed, and blest for aye.
1. O Lord, how are my foes increased!
Against me many rise;
How many say, In vain for help
He on his God relies!
2. Thou art my shield and glory, Lord,
My Savior, O Most High.
The Lord from out His holy hill
Gives answer when I cry.
3. I laid me down and slept, I waked,
Because the Lord sustains;
Tho' many thousands compass me,
Unmoved my soul remains.
4. Arise, O Lord; save me, my God;
For Thou hast owned my cause,
And oft hast beaten down my foes
Who scorn Thy righteous laws.
5. Salvation to the Lord belongs,
In Him His saints are blest;
O let Thy blessing evermore
Upon Thy people rest.
1. My righteous God, Who oft of old
Hast saved from troubles manifold,
Give answer when I call to Thee,
Be gracious now and hear my plea.
2. How long, O men, will ye defame,
How long my glory turn to shame,
How long will ye vain follies prize,
How long pursue deceit and lies?
3. But know, the Lord has set apart
The man of godly life and heart
To be His favored one for aye;
Jehovah hears me when I pray.
4. In rev'rence wait, from sin depart,
In meditation calm your heart;
Hold fast the right, be true and just,
And in Jehovah put your trust.
5. O who will show us any good,
Exclaims the faithless multitude;
But lift on us, O Lord, we pray,
The brightness of Thy face this day.
6. More joy from Thee has filled my heart
Than great abundance could impart;
I lay me down to peaceful sleep,
For Thou, O Lord, dost safely keep.
1. On the good and faithful God has set His love;
When they call He sends them blessings from above.
Stand in awe, and sin not, bid your heart be still;
Through the silent watches think upon His will.
2. Lay upon God's altar good and loving deeds,
And in all things trust Him to supply your needs.
Anxious and despairing, many walk in night;
But to those that fear Him God will send His light.
3. In God's love abiding, I have joy and peace
More than all the wicked, tho' their wealth increase.
In His care confiding, I will sweetly sleep,
For the Lord my Savior, will in safety keep.
1. On the good and faithful
God has set His love;
When they call He sends them
Blessings from above.
2. Stand in awe, and sin not,
Bid your heart be still;
Through the silent watches
Think upon His will.
3. Anxious and despairing,
Many walk in night;
But to those that fear Him
God will send His light.
4. In His care confiding,
I will sweetly sleep,
For the Lord my Savior,
Will in safety keep.
1. O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to Thee.
With the morning light, O Lord,
Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.
2. Thou, Jehovah, art a God
Who delightest not in sin;
Evil shall not dwell with Thee,
Nor the proud Thy favor win.
Evil-doers Thou dost hate,
Lying tongues Thou wilt defeat;
God abhors the man who loves
Violence and base deceit.
3. In the fullness of Thy grace
To Thy house I will repair,
Bowing tow'rd Thy holy place,
In Thy fear will worship there.
Lead me in Thy righteousness,
Let my foes assail in vain;
Lest my feet be turned aside,
Make Thy way before me plain.
1. In the fullness of Thy grace
To Thy house I will repair,
Bowing tow'd Thy holy place,
In Thy fear will worship there.
Lead me in Thy righteousness,
Let my foes assail in vain;
Lest my feet be turned aside,
Make Thy way before me plain.
2. False and faithless are my foes,
In their mouth no truth is found;
Deadly are the words they speak,
All their thoughts with sin abound.
Bring, O God, their plans to nought,
Hold them guilty in Thy sight,
For against Thee and Thy law
They have set themselves to fight.
3. O let all that trust Thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love Thy Name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by Thee.
For a blessing from Thy store
To the righteous Thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With Thy favor as a shield.
1. O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King , my God,
I will make my prayer to Thee.
2. With the morning light, O Lord,
Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.
3. O let all that trust Thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love Thy name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by Thee.
4. For a blessing from Thy store
To the righteous Thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With Thy favor as a shield.
1. Lord, rebuke me not in anger;
Chastened sore I waste away;
Pity my distress and hear me;
Lord, how long wilt Thou delay?
2. Come, O Lord, my soul deliver,
In Thy loving kindness save.
Shall the dead Thy Name remember?
Who shall praise Thee in the grave?
3. Pity, Lord, my sad condition;
I am weary and distressed;
Many adversaries vex me,
Weeping, I can find no rest.
4. Now the foes that seek to harm me,
Quickly put to shame, shall flee,
For the Lord hath heard my weeping,
And He will regard my plea.
1. Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend;
From all that pursue me O save and defend;
Lest they like a lion should rend me at will,
While no one is near me their raging to still.
2. When wronged without cause I have kindness returned;
But if I my neighbor maltreated and spurned,
My soul let the enemy seize for his prey,
My life and my honor in dust let him lay.
3. O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes;
Awake, and Thy judgment ordained interpose.
Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy feet,
While o'er them for judgment Thou takest Thy seat.
4. All nations of men shall be judged by the Lord;
To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord,
As faithful and righteous in life I have been,
And ever integrity cherished within.
5. Establish the righteous, let evil depart,
For God Who is just tries the thoughts of the heart.
In God for defense I have placed all my trust;
The upright He saves and He judges the just.
6. The Lord with the wicked is wroth every day,
And if they repent not is ready to slay;
By manifold ruin for others prepared
They surely at last shall themselves be ensnared.
7. Because He is righteous His praise I will sing,
Thanksgiving and honor to Him I will bring,
Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I rely,
Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High.
1. O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth
How excellent Thy Name!
Thy glory Thou hast spread afar
In all the starry frame.
2. From lips of children, Thou, O Lord,
Hast mighty strength ordained,
That adversaries should be stilled
And vengeful foes restrained.
3. When I regard the wondrous heav'ns,
Thy handiwork on high,
The moon and stars ordained by Thee,
O what is man, I cry.
4. O what is man, in Thy regard
To hold so large a place,
And what the son of man, that Thou
Dost visit him in grace.
5. On man Thy wisdom hath bestowed
A pow'r well nigh divine;
With honor Thou hast crowned his head
With glory like to Thine.
6. Thou has subjected all to him,
And lord of all is he,
Of flocks and herds, and beasts and birds,
And all within the sea.
7. Thy mighty works and wondrous grace
Thy glory, Lord, proclaim.
O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth
How excellent Thy name.
1. Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name
All Thy wondrous works proclaim;
In the heav'ns with radiant signs
Evermore Thy glory shines.
Infant lips Thou dost ordain
Wrath and vengeance to restrain,
Weakest means fulfill Thy will.
Mighty enemies to still.
2. Moon and stars in shining height
Nightly tell their Maker's might;
When Thy wondrous heav'ns I scan,
Then I know how weak is man.
What is man that he should be
Loved and visited by Thee,
Raised to an exalted height,
Crowned with honor in Thy sight?
3. With dominion crowned he stands
O'er the creatures of Thy hands;
All to him subjection yield
In the sea and air and field.
Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name
All Thy wondrous works proclaim,
Thine the Name of matchless worth,
Excellent in all the earth.
1. Wholehearted thanksgiving to Thee I will bring,
In praise of Thy marvelous deeds I will sing,
In Thee I will joy and exultingly cry,
Thy Name I will praise, O Jehovah Most High.
2. My enemies turn and are scattered in fear,
They stumble and perish because Thou art near;
For Thou hast defended my right and my cause,
Thou sittest in judgment, upholding Thy laws.
3. Rebuked are the nations, the wicked destroyed,
Their memory perished, their dwelling-place void;
Enthroned and eternal, Jehovah shall reign,
The peoples to judge and the right to maintain.
4. Thou, Lord, art a refuge for all the oppressed;
All trust Thee who know Thee, and trusting are blest;
For never, O Lord, did Thy mercy forsake
The soul that has sought of Thy grace to partake.
5. Give praise to Jehovah, the mighty deeds tell
Of Him Who has chosen in Zion to dwell,
Of Him to Whom justice and vengeance belong,
Who visits the lowly and overthrows wrong.
6. Behold my affliction, The mercy accord,
And back from death's portals restore me, O Lord,
That I in the gates of Thy Zion may raise
My song of salvation and show forth Thy praise.
7. The sins of the nations their ruin have wrought,
Their own evildoing destruction has brought;
In this the Lord's justice eternally stands,
That sinners are snared in the word of their hands.
8. The wicked shall perish, the nations shall fall,
Forgetting their God, Who is God over all;
But God will remember the prayer of the weak,
Most surely fulfilling the hope of the meek.
9. Arise in Thy justice, O Lord, and Thy might,
No longer let sinners prevail in Thy sight;
Great Judge of the nations, in judgment appear
To humble the proud and to teach them Thy fear.
1. O Lord Most High, with all my heart
Thy wondrous works I will proclaim;
I will be glad and give Thee thanks
And sing the praises of Thy Name,
And sing the praises of Thy Name.
2. The Lord, the everlasting King,
Is seated on His judgment throne;
The righteous judge of all the world
Will make His perfect justice known,
Will make His perfect justice known.
3. Jehovah will a refuge prove,
A refuge strong for all oppressed,
A safe retreat, where weary souls
In troublous times may surely rest,
In troublous times may surely rest.
4. All they, O Lord, that know Thy name
Their confidence in Thee will place,
For Thou hast ne'er forsaken them
Who earnestly have sought Thy face,
Who earnestly have sought Thy face.
5. Sing praises to the Lord Most High,
To Him Who doth in Zion dwell
Declare His mighty deeds abroad,
His deeds among the nations tell,
His deeds among the nations tell.
1. Why standest Thou afar, O Lord,
Why art Thou hid in trouble's hour?
The wicked persecute the poor
In haughty pride and reckless pow'r.
2. Let their devices work their fall,
For in their shame is all their pride;
And while they seek unrighteous gain
The Lord of justice is defied.
3. The wicked thinks in foolish pride,
There is no God Who will repay;
He has no fear of God or man
Because God's judgments long delay.
4. Unmoved by fear of coming doom,
On fraud and wickedness intent,
With craft he lurks and waits to catch
The helpless and the innocent.
5. A lion crouching for his prey,
He waits the poor to overthrow;
He thinks that God remembers not,
Or hides His face and will not know.
6. Arise, O Lord, lift up Thy hand,
O God, protect the poor and meek;
Why should the proud Thy justice doubt,
And words of bold defiance speak?
7. O Lord, Thou wilt indeed requite,
The sin and sorrow Thou dost see;
The helpless and the fatherless
Commit themselves, O Lord, to Thee.
8. Break Thou the pow'r of wicked men
And let their works no longer stand;
The Lord is King for evermore,
Who drove the nations from His land.
9. Lord, Thou hast heard the lowly prayer,
The fainting heart Thou wilt restore,
The helpless cause Thou wilt maintain,
That mortal man may boast no more.
1. Why dost Thou stand afar,
O Lord, in our distress?
And why dost Thou conceal Thyself
When troublous times oppress?
2. Do Thou, O Lord, arise;
O God, lift up Thy hand;
Forget Thou not the suff'ring poor,
The humble in the land.
3. Their foes Thou dost behold,
Their wrongs Thou wilt repay;
The poor commit themselves to Thee,
Thou art the orphans' stay.
4. Thou, Lord, hast heard their prayer
When humble hearts drew nigh;
Thou also wilt revive their strength
And ever hear their cry.
5. Defend the fatherless
And all who are oppressed,
That they by human pride and pow'r
May be no more distressed.
1. In God will I trust, tho' my counselors say,
O flee as a bird to your mountain away;
The wicked are strong and the righteous are weak,
Foundations are shaken, yet God will I seek.
2. The Lord in His temple shall ever abide;
His throne is eternal, whatever betide.
The children of men He beholds from on high,
The wicked to punish the righteous to try.
3. The Lord is most righteous, the Lord loves the right,
The evil He hates and will surely requite;
The wicked His anger will drive from their place,
The upright in rapture shall gaze on His face.
1. O Lord, be Thou my helper true,
For just and godly men are few;
The faithful who can find?
From truth and wisdom men depart,
With flatt'ring lips and double heart
They speak their evil mind.
2. The lips that speak, the truth to hide,
The tongues of arrogance and pride,
That boastful words employ,
False-speaking tongues that boast their might,
That own no law, that know no right,
Jehovah will destroy.
3. Because the poor are sore oppressed,
Because the needy are distressed,
And bitter are their cries,
The Lord will be their helper strong;
To save them from contempt and wrong
Jehovah will arise.
4. Jehovah's promises are sure,
His words are true, His words are pure
As silver from the flame.
Though base men walk on every side,
His saints are safe, what-e'er betide,
Protected by His Name.
1. How long wilt Thou forget me,
O Lord, Thou God of grace?
How long shall fears beset me
While darkness hides Thy face?
How long shall griefs distress me
And turn my day to night?
How long shall foes oppress me
And triumph in their might?
2. O Lord my God, behold me,
And hear my earnest cries;
Lest sleep of death enfold me,
Enlighten Thou my eyes;
Lest now my foe insulting
Should boast of his success,
And enemies exulting
Rejoice in my distress.
3. But I with expectation
Have on Thy grace relied;
My heart in Thy salvation
Shall still with joy confide.
And I with voice of singing
Will praise the Lord above,
Who, richest bounties bringing,
Has dealt with me in love.
1. The God Who sits enthroned on high
The foolish in their heart deny;
Not one does good; corrupt in thought,
Unrighteous works their hands have wrought.
2. From heav'n the Lord with searching eye
Looked down the sons of men to try,
To see of any understood
And sought for God, the only good.
3. From righteousness they all depart,
Corrupt are all, and vile in heart;
Yea, every man has evil done;
Not one does good, not even one.
4. Has knowledge with the wicked failed,
That they My people have assailed,
That they delight in works of shame,
And call not on Jehovah's Name?
5. Thy lowly servant they despise,
Because he on the Lord relies;
But they shall tremble yet in fear,
For to the righteous God is near.
6. O that from Zion His abode
Salvation were on us bestowed!
When God His exiles shall restore,
They shall in song His grace adore.
1. Who, O Lord, with Thee abiding,
In Thy house shall be Thy guest?
Who, his feet to Zion turning,
In Thy holy hill shall rest?
He that ever walks uprightly,
Does the right without a fear,
When he speaks, he speaks not lightly,
But with truth and love sincere.
2. He that slanders not his brother,
Does no evil to a friend;
To reproaches of another
He refuses to attend.
Wicked men win not his favour,
But the good who fear the Lord;
From his vow he will not waver,
Tho' it bring him sad reward.
3. Freely to the needy lending,
No excess he asks again;
And the innocent befriending,
He desires not praise of men.
Doing this, and evil spurning,
He shall nevermore be moved:
This the man with Thee sojourning,
This the man by Thee approved.
1. Lord, who shall come to Thee,
And stand before Thy face?
Who shall abide, a welcome guest,
Within Thy holy place?
2. The man of upright life,
Sincere in word and deed,
Who slanders neither friend nor foe,
Nor idle tales will heed.
3. Who honors godly men,
But scorns the false and vile,
Who keeps his promised word to all,
Tho' loss be his the while.
4. Who loves no usury,
Nor takes a base reward;
Unmoved forever he shall be,
And stand before the Lord.
1. Who, O Lord, shall dwell with Thee
In the temple of Thy grace?
Who Thy constant guest shall be
In Thy high and holy place?
2. He who walks in righteousness,
All his actions just and clear;
He whose words the truth express,
Spoken from a heart sincere.
3. He to whom does not belong
Tongue of malice or deceit;
Who will not his neighbor wrong,
Nor a slanderous tale repeat.
4. Who the wicked man will spurn,
Honor those that fear the Lord;
Nor will from his promise turn
Tho' but loss be his reward.
5. Who no usury will claim,
Nor with bribes pollute his hand:
He who thus his life shall frame
Shall unmoved forever stand.
1. O God, preserve me, for in Thee
Alone my trust has stood;
My soul has said, Thou art my Lord,
My chief and only good.
2. I love Thy saints, who fear Thy Name
And walk as in Thy sight;
They are the excellent of earth,
In them is my delight.
3. Their sorrows shall be multiplied
Who worship aught but Thee;
I share not in their offerings,
Nor join their company.
4. The Lord is my inheritance,
The Lord alone remains
The fullness of my cup of bliss;
The Lord my lot maintains.
5. The lines are fallen unto me
In places large and fair;
A goodly heritage is mine,
Marked out with gracious care.
1. When in the night I meditate
On mercies multiplied,
My grateful heart inspires my tongue
To bless the Lord, my Guide.
2. Forever in my thought the Lord
Before my face shall stand;
Secure, unmoved, I shall remain,
With Him at my right hand.
3. My inmost being thrills with joy
And gladness fills my breast;
Because on Him my trust is stayed,
My flesh in hope shall rest.
4. I know that I shall not be left
Forgotten in the grave,
And from corruption, Thou, O Lord,
Thy holy one wilt save.
5. The path of life Thou showest me;
Of joy a boundless store
Is ever found at The right hand,
And pleasures ever more.
1. To Thee, O Lord, I fly
And on Thy help depend;
Thou art my Lord and King Most High;
Do Thou my soul defend.
I praise the Lord above
Whose counsel guides aright;
My heart instructs me in His love
In seasons of the night.
2. I keep before me still
The Lord Whom I have proved;
At my right hand He guards from ill,
And I shall not be moved.
My heart is glad and blest,
My soul its joy shall tell;
And, lo, my flesh in hope shall rest,
And still in safety dwell.
3. My soul in death's dark pit
Shall not be left by Thee;
Corruption Thou wilt not permit
The holy one to see.
Life's pathway Thou wilt show,
To Thy right hand wilt guide,
Where streams of pleasure ever flow,
And boundless joys abide.
1. To Thee, O Lord, I fly
And on Thy help depend;
Thou art my Lord and King Most High;
Do Thou my soul defend.
A heritage for me
Jehovah will remain;
My portion rich and full is He,
My right He will maintain.
2. The lot to me that fell
Is beautiful and fair;
The heritage in which I dwell
Is good beyond compare.
I praise the Lord above
Whose counsel guides aright;
My heart instructs me in His love
In seasons of the night.
3. I keep before me still
The Lord Whom I have proved;
At my right hand He guards from ill,
And I shall not be moved.
Life's pathway Thou wilt show,
To Thy right hand wilt guide
Where streams of pleasure ever flow,
And boundless joys abide.
1. Lord, hear the right, regard my cry,
My prayer from lips sincere;
Send Thy approval from on high,
My righteousness make clear.
Thou in the night my heart has tried,
Nor found it turned from Thee aside.
2. With steadfast courage I design
No wrong to speak or do;
Thy path of life I choose for mine
And walk with purpose true.
For help, O God, I cry to Thee,
Assured that Thou wilt answer me.
3. O Thou that ever savest those
Whose trust on Thee is stayed,
Preserving them from all their foes
By Thy almighty aid,
Let me They loving kindness see,
They wondrous mercy, full and free.
4. O guard me well as one doth guard
The apple of the eye;
While deadly foes are pressing hard,
To Thee, to Thee I cry.
Do Thou My rest and refuge be,
O let Thy wings o'ershadow me.
5. My enemy, grown strong in pride,
Would take my life away,
A lion lurking by my side,
Most greedy for his prey.
Confront and cast him down, O Lord,
From evil save me by Thy sword.
6. Defend by from the men of pride,
Whose portion is below,
Who, with life's treasures satisfied,
No better portion know;
They, with earth's joys and wealth content,
Must leave them all when life is spent.
7. When I in righteousness at last
Thy glorious face shall see,
When all the weary night is past,
And I awake with Thee
To view the glories that abide,
Then, then I shall be satisfied.
1. Lord, hear the right, regard my cry,
My prayer from lips sincere;
Send Thy approval from on high,
My righteousness make clear.
Thou in the night my heart hast tried,
Nor found it turned from Thee aside.
2. With steadfast courage I design
No wrong to speak or do;
Thy path of life I choose for mine
And walk with purpose true.
For help, O God, I cry to Thee,
Assured that Thou wilt answer me.
3. O Thou that ever savest those
Whose trust on Thee is stayed,
Preserving them from all their foes
By Thy almighty aid,
Let me Thy loving kindness see,
Thy wondrous mercy, full and free.
4. When I in righteousness at last
Thy glorious face shall see,
When all the weary night is past,
And I awake with Thee
To view the glories that abide,
Then, then I shall be satisfied.
1. Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,
And to my prayer give ear,
My prayer that riseth unto Thee
From heart and lips sincere.
2. I shunned the ways of wicked men,
For I Thy word obey;
Upon Thy paths my steps held fast,
My feet slipped not away.
3. On Thee, O God, again I call,
For Thou wilt answer me;
Incline Thy ear and hear the prayer
That I direct to Thee.
4. Thy wondrous loving kindness show,
Thou Who by Thy right hand
Defendest those who trust in Thee
From all who them withstand.
5. Soon I in glorious righteousness
Shall see Thee as Thou art;
Thy likeness, Lord, when I awake
Shall satisfy my heart.
1. I love the Lord, His strength is mine;
He is my God, I trust His grace;
My fortress high, my shield divine,
My Saviour and my hiding place.
2. My prayer to God shall still be raised
When troubles thick around me close;
The Lord, most worthy to be praised,
Will rescue me from all my foes.
3. When, floods of evil raging near,
Down nigh to death my soul was brought,
I cried to God in all my fear;
He heard and great deliv'rance wrought.
4. He came: the earth's foundations quake,
The hills are shaken from their place,
Thick smoke and fire devouring break
In anger dread before His face.
5. Descending through the bending skies,
With gloom and darkness under Him,
Forth through the storm Jehovah flies
As on the wings of cherubim.
6. Thick darkness hides Him from the view,
And swelling clouds His presence veil,
Until His glorious light breaks through
In lightning flash and glistening hail.
7. Jehovah's thunders fill the heaven,
The dreadful voice of God Most High;
With shafts of light the clouds are riven,
His foes, dismayed, in terror fly.
8. The raging torrents overflow,
And sweep the world's foundations bare,
Because Thy blasts of anger blow,
O Lord of earth and sea and air.
9. He took me from the whelming waves
Of bitter hate and sore distress;
The Lord, my stay and helper, saves,
Though mighty foes around me press.
10. From direful straits He set me free,
He saved the man of His delight;
For good the Lord rewarded me,
Because I kept His ways aright.
1. Since with my God with perfect heart
I walk and make His word my guide,
And from iniquity depart,
The Lord His blessing will provide.
2. The merciful shall know Thy grace,
The perfect Thy perfection see,
The pure shall see Thy won pure face,
The forward find a foe in Thee.
3. To smite the proud and bring them low,
To save the poor is thy delight.
The Lord will cause my lamp to glow,
My God will make my darkness light.
4. From God the vict'ry I receive;
Most perfect is His holy way;
His word is tried, they who believe
Will find the Lord their shield and stay.
5. For who is God, and strong to save,
Beside the Lord, our God of might?
'Tis He that makes me strong and brave
The Lord Who guides my steps aright.
6. Thy free salvation is my shield,
My sure defence in every strait;
Thy hand upholds me, lest I yield;
Thy gentleness has made me great.
1. As Thou, O Lord, has made me strong
To overcome my mighty foe,
So now to fight against the wrong
And conquer in Thy Name I go.
2. From strife Thou wilt deliver me,
And make the nations own my sway,
Strange peoples, when my pow'r they see,
Shall come with trembling and obey.
3. Jehovah lives, and blest is He,
My rock, my refuge and defence,
My Saviour Who delivers me,
And will the wicked recompense.
4. For grace and mercy ever near,
For foes subdued and victories won,
All nations of the earth shall hear
My praise for what the Lord has done.
5. To David, His anointed king,
And to his sons upon his throne,
The Lord will great salvation bring
And ever make His mercy known.
1. The spacious heav'ns declare
The glory of our God,
The firmament displays....
His handiwork abroad;
Day unto day proclaims His might,
And night His wisdom tells to night.
2. Aloud they do not speak,
They utter forth no word,
Nor into language break,...
Their voice is never heard;
Yet through the world the truth they bear
And their Creator's pow'r declare.
3. The clouds of heav'n are spread,
A tent to hold the sun,
And like a bridegroom fair....
Comes forth the mighty one,
Rejoicing in his strength and grace
To end his wondrous daily race.
4. His daily going forth
Is from the end of heav'n;
The firmament to him....
Is for his circuit giv'n;
His journey reaches to its ends,
And everywhere his heat extends.
1. Jehovah's perfect law
Restores the soul again;
His testimonies sure
Gives wisdom unto men;
The precepts of the Lord are right,
And fill the heart with great delight.
2. The Lord's commands are pure,
They light and joy restore;
Jehovah's fear is clean,
Enduring evermore;
His statutes, let the world confess,
Are wholly truth and righteousness.
3. They are to be desired
Above the finest gold;
Then honey from the comb
More sweetness far they hold;
With warnings they Thy servant guard,
In keeping them is great reward.
4. His errors who can know?
Cleanse me from hidden stain;
Keep me from willful sins,
Nor let them o'er me reign;
And then I upright shall appear
And be from great transgressions clear.
5. When Thou dost search my life,
May all my thoughts within
And all the words I speak
Thy full approval win.
On Lord, Thou are a rock to me,
And my Redeemer Thou shalt be.
1. The heav'ns in their splendor declare
The might and the glory of God;
For day unto day speaks His praise,
And night tells His wisdom abroad.
2. They speak not with audible word,
Yet clear is the message they send;
Their witness goes out through the earth,
Their word to the world's farthest end.
3. Forsaking his tent in the sky,
Arrayed as a bridegroom, the sun
Comes for in this glorious strength,
Rejoicing his circuit to run.
4. He tells through the length of the heav'ns
His Maker's great wisdom and might,
And nothing in all of the earth
Is hid from his heat and his light.
1. The law that the Lord has ordained
Is perfect, the soul to restore;
His trust makes the simple most wise,
The truth that is sure evermore.
2. His precepts are righteous and just,
Rejoicing the heart and the mind;
And all His commandments are pure,
Enlight'ning the eyes of the blind.
3. The fear of the Lord is most clean,
Forever unmoved it has stood;
His judgments are perfectly true,
In all things most righteous and good.
4. Such treasure no gold can supply,
Such sweetness no honey afford;
Their warnings none heed and obey
But find most abundant reward.
5. O who can his errors discern?
From hidden faults, Lord, keep me free;
Let pride never reign in my heart,
And clear of great sin I shall be.
6. I pray that my words and my thoughts
May all with Thy precepts accord,
And ever be pleasing to Thee,
My rock, my Redeemer, my Lord.
1. Most perfect is the law of God,
Restoring those that stray;
His testimony is most sure,
Proclaiming wisdom's way.
2. The precepts of the Lord are right;
With joy they fill the heart;
The Lord's commandments all are pure,
And clearest light impart.
3. The fear of God is undefiled
And ever shall endure;
The statutes of the Lord are truth
And righteousness most pure.
4. They warn from ways of wickedness
Displeasing to the Lord,
And in the keeping of his word
There is a great reward.
5. What man can know his evil heart,
Discerning all his sin?
O cleanse me, Lord, from hidden faults,
And make me pure within.
6. From willful sins Thy servant keep,
No vantage let them gain;
From great transgression thus made free,
I upright shall remain.
7. The words which from my mouth proceed,
The thoughts within my heart,
Accept, O Lord, for Thou my Rock
And my Redeemer art.
1. Most perfect is the law of God,
Restoring those that stray;
His testimony is most sure,
Proclaiming wisdom's way.
2. The precepts of the Lord are right;
With joy they fill the heart;
The Lord's commandments all are pure,
And clearest light impart.
3. The fear of God is undefiled
And ever shall endure;
The statutes of the Lord are truth
And righteousness most pure.
4. They warn from ways of wickedness
Displeasing to the Lord,
And in the keeping of His word
There is a great reward.
Chorus:
O how love I Thy law! O how love I Thy law!
It is my meditation all the day...
O how love I Thy law! O how love I Thy law!
It is my meditation all the day, (all the day).
1. Jehovah hear thee in thy grief,
Our father's God defend thee still,
Send from His holy place relief;
And strengthen thee from Zion's hill.
2. Thy sacrifice may He regard,
And all thy off'rings bear in mind;
Thy heart's desire to thee accord,
Fulfilling all thou has designed.
3. In thy salvation we rejoice,
And in God's Name our banners raise;
Jehovah hearken to thy voice,
Fulfill thy prayers through all thy days.
4. Salvation will the Lord command,
And His anointed will defend;
Yea, with the strength of His right hand
From heav'n He will an answer send.
5. How vain their ev'ry confidence
Who on mere human help rely;
But we remember for defense
The Name of God, the Lord Most High.
6. Now we arise and upright stand,
While, they, subdued and helpless, fall;
Jehovah, save us by Thy hand,
The King give answer when we call.
1. Jehovah hear thee in the day
When trouble He doth send;
And let our covenant-keeping God...
From ev'ry ill defend.
2. O let Him send His help to thee
Forth from his holy place;
Let Him from Zion, His own hill,...
Sustain thee by His grace.
3. May he remember all thy gifts,
Accept thy sacrifice,
And, granting thee thy heart's desire,...
Fulfill thy counsels wise.
4. In thy salvation we will joy;
When thou to God dost pray,
May He give answer, in Whose Name
Our banners we display.
1. Now the King in Thy strength shall be joyful, O Lord,
They salvation shall make Him rejoice;
For the wish of His heart Thou didst freely accord,
The request or His suppliant voice.
2. All the blessings of goodness Thou freely didst give;
With the purest of gold He is crowned;
When He asked of Thee life Thou hast made Him to live
While the ages shall circle around.
3.Through salvation from Thee has His fame spread abroad,
Thou didst glory and honor impart;
Thou hast made Him most blessed forever, O God,
And They presence has gladdened His heart.
4. For the King in the strength of Jehovah Most High
Did unwavering confidence place;
On the Name of Jehovah He still will rely,
And shall stand evermore in His grace.
5. By the hand of Thy might and Thy anger destroyed,
All Thy foes and their offspring shall fail;
By the evil they planned and the craft they employed
They shall never against Thee prevail.
6. Thou wilt speedily make them turn backward in flight,
When Thy arrows are aimed to destroy.
O Jehovah, be Thou far exalted in might,
And Thy pow'r shall our praises employ.
1. The King rejoiceth in Thy strength,
In Thy salvation, Lord Most High,
For Thou has filled His heart's desire,
His prayer Thy love doth not deny.
2. A kingly crown Thou givest Him,
Thy blessings meet Him on His ways;
He asked for life, and unto Him
Thou gavest endless length of days.
3. With majesty and honor crowned,
How great His glory in Thy grace!
Forever blest, Thou makest Him
With joy to live before Thy face.
4. The King doth in Jehovah trust,
His lovingkindness He hath proved;
Confiding in the Lord Most High
He standeth evermore unmoved.
1. My God, My God, I cry to Thee;
O why has Thou forsaken Me?
Afar from Me, Thou dost not heed,
Though day and night for help I plead.
2. But Thou art holy in Thy ways,
Enthroned upon Thy people's praise;
Our fathers put their trust in Thee,
Believed, and Thou didst set them free.
3. They cried, and, trusting in Thy Name,
Were saved, and were not put to shame;
But in the dust My honor lies,
While all reproach and all despise.
4. My words a cause for scorn they make,
The lip they curl, the head they shake,
And, mocking, bid Me trust the Lord
Till He salvation shall afford.
5. My trust on Thee I learned to rest
When I was on My mother's breast;
From birth Thou art My God alone,
Thy care My life has ever known.
6. O let Thy strength and presence cheer,
For trouble and distress are near;
Be Thou not far away from Me,
I have no source of help but Thee.
7. Unnumbered foes would do me wrong,
They press about Me, fierce and strong,
Like beasts of prey their rage they vent,
My courage fails, My strength is spent.
8. Down unto death Thou leadest Me,
Consumed by thirst and agony;
With cruel hate and anger fierce
My helpless hands and feet they pierce.
9. While on My wasted form they stare,
The garments torn from Me they share,
My shame and sorrow heeding not,
And for My robe they cast the lot.
10. O Lord, afar no longer stay;
O Thou My helper, haste, I pray;
From death and evil set Me free;
I live, for Thou didst answer Me.
11. I live and will declare Thy fame
Where brethren gather in Thy Name;
Where all Thy faithful people meet,
I will Thy worthy praise repeat.
1. All ye that fear Jehovah's Name,
His glory tell, His praise proclaim;
Ye children of His chosen race,
Stand ye in awe before His face,
Stand ye in awe before His face.
2. The suff'ring one He has not spurned
Who unto Him for succor turned;
From him He has not hid His face,
But answered his request in grace,
But answered his request in grace.
3. O Lord, Thy goodness makes me raise
Amid Thy people songs of praise;
Before all them that fear Thee, now
I worship Thee and pay my vow,
I worship Thee and pay my vow.
4. For all the meek Thou wilt provide,
They shall be fed and satisfied;
All they that seek the Lord shall live
And neverending praises give,
And neverending praises give.
5. The ends of all the earth shall hear
And turn unto the Lord in fear;
All kindreds of the earth shall own
And worship Him as God alone,
And worship Him as God alone.
6. For His the kingdom, His of right,
He rules the nations by His might;
All earth to Him her homage brings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings.
7. Both rich and poor, both bond and free,
Shall worship him with bended knee,
And children's children shall proclaim
The glorious honor of His Name,
The glorious honor of His Name.
8. The Lord's unfailing righteousness
All generations shall confess.
From age to age shall men be taught
What wondrous works the Lord has wrought,
What wondrous works the Lord has wrought.
1. The ends of all the earth shall hear
And turn unto the Lord in fear;
All kindreds of the earth shall own
And worship Him as God alone.
2. For His the kingdom, His of right,
He rules the nations by His might;
All earth to him her homage brings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings.
3. Both rich and poor, both bond and free,
Shall worship Him with bended knee,
And children's children shall proclaim
The glorious honor of His Name.
Chorus:
All earth to Him her homage brings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings.
1. Come, ye that fear Jehovah,
Ye saints, your voices raise;
Come, stand in awe before Him,
And sing His glorious praise.
Ye lowly and afflicted
Who on His work rely,
Your heart shall live forever,
The Lord will satisfy.
2. All kindreds of the nations
To Christ the Lord shall turn,
Through earth's remotest regions
His alterfires shall burn.
All kingdom, pow'r, and glory
Belong to Him alone;
He ruleth o'er the nations,
Kings bow before His throne.
3. Both high and low shall worship,
Both strong and weak shall bend,
A faithful Church shall serve Him
Till generations end.
His praise shall be recounted
To nations yet to be,
The triumphs of His justice
A newborn world shall see.