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290. Praise and
Confession. Psalm 106. C.M.
Praise ye the
Lord, for He is good;
Give thanks and bless His Name;
His lovingkindness changes not,
From age to age the same.
What tongue can
tell His mighty deeds,
His wondrous works and ways?
O who can show His glory forth,
Or utter all His praise?
The Lord will
bless and prosper those,
Yea, blest indeed are they,
Whose ways are just, who constantly
His righteous law obey.
O Lord, remember
me in grace,Let me salvation see;
The grace Thou
showest to Thy saints,
That grace reveal
to me.
Let me behold Thy
people's good
And in their joy
rejoice;
With Thy
triumphant heritage
Let me lift up my
voice.
In evil we have
gone astray,
And sinful is our
race;
Rebelliously our
fathers walked,
Forgetful of Thy
grace.
Though they
rebelled, yet for their help
In saving
strength He came
To make His power
almighty known
And glorify His
Name.
He brought them
safely through the sea
And overwhelmed
their foes;
Their faith was
stirred, and for the time
Their songs of
praise arose.
Forgetful soon,
they tempted God,
Nor for His
counsel cared;
He sent them
leanness in their souls,
Whilst they
earth's bounties shared.
With envy they
regarded those
Whom God to them
had sent;
The opening
earth, the kindling flame,
Brought awful
punishment.
A golden image
they adorned,
And worshiped at
its shrine;
Thus they
despised the living God
And scorned His
love divine.
291. Sin and Divine
Patience. Psalm 106. C.M.
Their God and
Saviour they forgot,
Their helper and
their stay,
But Moses plead
the promised grace
And turned God's
wrath away.
Yea, they
despised the pleasant land,
The promised land
of God,
And tempted Him
to make them fall
And scatter them
abroad.
They sacrificed
to heathen gods,
And God their sin
repaid;
Then holy wrath
avenged the wrong,
And so the plague
was stayed.
The Lord approved
the righteous act
Of him who sin
abhorred,
And honored him
for evermore
With just and
great reward.
By wicked strife
they angered God,
His wrath they
did provoke;
And, stirred by
their rebellious cries,
Their leader
rashly spoke.
Ensnared, they
served the heathen gods,
And by them were
beguiled;
The blood of
children sacrificed
The very land
defiled.
Against His own
inheritance
Jehovah's wrath
arose,
His chosen people
He condemned
To serve their
heathen foes.
Though from their
harsh oppressors' hand
Ofttimes He set
them free,
Rebellious still,
they were brought low
In their
iniquity.
When unto God
they cried, He heard
And turned again
His face,
In boundless love
remembering
The covenant of
His grace.
He even touched
their captor's hearts,
And made their
very foes
Compassionate and
pitiful
To feel his
people's woes.
Save us, O Lord,
our gracious God,
From alien lands
reclaim,
That we may
triumph in Thy praise
And bless Thy
holy Name.
Blessed be the
Lord our covenant God,
All praise to Him
accord;
Let all the
people say, Amen.
Praise ye, praise
ye the Lord.
292. Redeeming Love. Psalm 107. 7s.
Praise the Lord,
for He is good,
For His mercies
ever sure
From eternity
have stood,
To eternity
endure;
Let His ransomed
people raise
Songs to their
Redeemer's praise.
From captivity
released,
From the south
and from the north,
From the west and
from the east,
In His love He
brought them forth,
Ransomed out of
every land
From the
adversary's hand.
Wandering in the
wilderness,
Far they roamed
the desert way,
Found no settled
dwellingplace
Where in peace
secure to stay,
Till with thirst
and hunger pressed
Courage sank
within their breast.
To Jehovah then
they cried
In their trouble,
and He saved,
He Himself became
their guide,
Let them to the
rest they craved
By a pathway
straight and sure,
To a city strong,
secure.
Sons of men,
awake to praise
God the Lord Who
reigns above,
Gracious in His
works and ways,
Wondrous in
redeeming love;
Longing souls He
satisfies,
Hungry hearts
with good supplies.
293. Emancipation from
Spiritual Slavery. Psalm 107. 7s.
Rebels, who had
dared to show
Proud contempt of
God Most High,
Bound in iron and
in woe,
Shades of death
and darkness nigh,
Humbled low with
toil and pain,
Fell, and looked
for help in vain.
To Jehovah then
they cried
In their trouble,
and He saved,
Threw the prison
open wide
Where they lay to
death enslaved,
Bade the gloomy
shadows flee,
Broke their bonds
and set them free.
Sons of men,
awake to praise
God the Lord Who
reigns above,
Gracious in His
works and ways,
Wondrous in
redeeming love;
Iron bars He
breaks like clay,
And the brazen
gates give way.
294. Praise for Gracious
Deliverances. Psalm 107. 7s.
Men who walk in
folly's way,
And to evil turn
aside,
Find that sorrow
will repay
Those who
wisdom's laws defied;
Down to death's
dark portals led,
They abhor their
daily bread.
To Jehovah then
they cry
In their trouble,
and He saves,
Sends
compassionate reply,
Gives the health
their spirit craves,
Rescues them with
gracious aid
From the snares
their folly laid.
Sons of men,
awake to praise
God the Lord Who
reigns above,
Gracious in His
works and ways,
Wondrous in
redeeming love;
Let them all
thank offerings bring,
Celebrate His
deeds and sing.
295. The Sovereign of the
Sea. Psalm 107. 7s.
They that traffic
on the sea,
While unceasing
watch they keep,
See Jehovah's
majesty
And His wonders
in the deep;
For He bids the
stormwind fly,
Lifting ocean's
waves on high.
By the billows
heavenward tossed,
Down to dreadful
depths again,
Troubled much,
their courage lost,
Reeling, they
like drunken men
Find their skill
and power o'erthrown;
None can save but
God alone.
To Jehovah then
they cry
In their trouble,
and He saves,
Drives the
darkness from the sky,
Calms the storm
and stills the waves,
Makes their sad
forebodings cease,
To their haven
guides in peace.
Sons of men,
awake to praise
God the Lord Who
reigns above,
Gracious in His
works and ways,
Wondrous in
redeeming love;
Praise Him where
the people meet,
Praise Him in the
elders' seat.
296. Providential
Visitations. Psalm 107. 7s.
Springs and
streams no longer bless
All the dry and
thirsty land;
Fertile fields in
verdant dress
God converts to
desert sand;
For that they who
dwell therein
Turn to
wickedness and sin.
Once again the
waters well,
All the desert
blossoms fair;
There He makes
the hungry dwell,
There a city they
prepare,
Plant their vines
and sow their fields,
And the earth her
increase yields.
Now He blesses
them indeed,
They are greatly
multiplied;
On the hills
their cattle feed,
Fast increasing,
spreading wide;
Then again they
are brought low
Through
oppression, grief, and woe.
His contempt the
princes taste;
Driven out they
helpless fly,
Wandering in the
trackless waste;
But He lifts the
needy high,
Where no evil
shall annoy,
And with children
gives him joy.
When His
righteous judgments come,
Strong to bless
and to destroy,
All iniquity is
dumb,
All the righteous
sing for joy;
Who Jehovah
wisely heed,
In His works His
mercy read.
297. The Praise of the
Redeemed. Psalm 107. C.M.
O praise the
Lord, for He is good,
His mercies still
endure;
Thus let His
ransomed testify,
From all their
foes secure.
He has redeemed
His captive saints
From adversaries'
hands,
Has gathered them
and brought them back
In peace from
hostile lands.
They wandered in
the wilderness
By want and
hunger pressed;
In trouble then
they cried to God,
He saved their
souls distressed.
He made the way
before them plain,
Himself became
their guide;
He brought them
to a city strong
Wherein they
might abide.
O praise the
Lord, ye sons of men,
For all His
goodness shown;
O praise Him for
the wondrous works
To you He has
made known.
The longing soul
that turns to Him
He fully
satisfies;
He fills with
good each hungering one
That for His
mercy cries.
298. Gratitude and
Confidence. Psalm 108. 6s and 4s.
My steadfast
heart, O God,
Will sound Thy
praise abroad
With tuneful
string;
The dawn shall
hear my song,
Thy praise I will
prolong,
And where Thy
people throng
Thanksgiving
bring.
Thy truth and
tender love
Are high as
heaven above;
Thy help we
crave.
Be Thou exalted
high
Above the lofty
sky;
Lest Thy beloved
die,
O hear and save.
God's word shall
surely stand;
His Name through
every land
Shall be adored;
Lord, who shall
lead our host?
Thy aid we covet
most,
In Thee is all
our boast,
Strong in the
Lord.
299. Exultant Confidence. Psalm 108. S.M.
My heart is
fixed, O God,
A grateful song I
raise;
Awake, O harp, in
joyful strains,
Awake, my soul,
to praise.
Among the
nations, Lord,
To Thee my song
shall rise;
Thy truth is
great above the heavens,
Thy mercies reach
the skies.
Above the
heavens, O God,
And over all the
earth,
Let men exult Thy
glorious Name
And tell Thy
matchless worth.
Stretch forth Thy
mighty hand
In answer to our
prayer,
And let Thy own
beloved ones
Thy great
salvation share.
The holy God hath
said,
All lands shall
own My sway;
My people shall
My glory share,
The heathen shall
obey.
O who will lead
our hosts
To triumph o'er
the foe,
If Thou shalt
cast us off, O God,
Nor with our
armies go?
The help of man
is vain,
Be Thou our
helper, Lord;
Through Thee we
shall do valiantly
If Thou Thy aid
afford.
300. Divine Retribution
for Evil. Psalm 109. L.M.
O God, Whom I
delight to praise,
To Thee my cry
for help I raise;
Be Thou my friend
and advocate
When foes assail
with bitter hate.
Against me
slanderous words are flung
From many a false
and lying tongue;
Without a cause
men hurl at me
The shafts of
deadly enmity.
My good with evil
they repay,
My love turns not
their hate away;
The part of
vengeance, Lord, is Thine,
To pray, and only
pray, is mine.
Since love
appeals to him in vain,
The slave of sin
let him remain;
Against him let
his foe be turned,
His sin be
judged, his prayer be spurned.
Let sudden death
upon him break,
His office let
another take,
His children and
his widowed wife
Pursue the
homeless beggar's life.
Let creditors
consume his toil
And strangers
make his wealth their spoil;
Let none in pity
heed his claim,
Cut off his race,
blot out his name.
His parents' sins
be not forgot
Till Thou from
earth his memory blot
Since he
remembered not to show
Compassion to the
sons of woe.
He cursing loved
and blessing loathed;
Unblest, with
cursing he is clothed;
For thus the
justice of the Lord
My adversaries
will reward.
O God, the Lord,
for Thy Name's sake
Let me of Thy
good grace partake;
My need is great,
and great Thou art
To heal my
wounded, stricken heart.
With failing
strength I fast and pine,
Like shadows
swift my days decline,
And when my foes
my weakness see
They shake the
head in scorn at me.
O Lord my God,
Thy help I crave,
In Thy great
loving-kindness save;
Before my foes
Thy mercy show;
That Thou dost
help me make them know.
What though they
curse, if Thou wilt bless?
Then joy shall
banish my distress,
And shame shall
overwhelm the foes
Who would thy
servant's way oppose.
Thanksgiving to
the Lord I raise,
The multitudes
shall hear my praise,
For by the needy
God will stand
To save them from
oppression's hand.
301. Supplication and
Trust. Psalm 109. C.M.
O Lord, my God,
for Thy Name's sake
In mercy deal
with me;
Because Thy
kindness is so great,
From trouble set
me free.
O Thou Who art my
Lord and God,
Thy gracious help
extend,
And for Thy
lovingkindness' sake
O save me and
defend.
My voice shall
greatly bless the Lord
And sing His
worthy praise,
And I amid the
multitude
My thankful song
shall raise.
The Lord be
praised, for ever near
The helpless poor
He stands,
Protecting them
with wondrous power
From their
oppressors' hands.
302. Our Lord Jesus. Psalm 110. 8s
and 7s.
The Lord unto His
Christ hath said,
In glory I
enthrone Thee
Till all Thy
foes, in triumph led,
Their sovereign
King shall own Thee;
From
Thy scepter, till
before Thee bend
The knees of
proud rebellion.
Thy people will
be gladly Thine
When Thou shalt
come victorious,
In holy beauty
Thou shalt shine
Like morning fair
and glorious;
The word of God
shall not depart:
The King of
Righteousness Thou art,
A Royal Priest
forever.
The Lord at Thy
right hand shall smite
Earth's kings in
indignation,
And He shall
judge with sovereign right
Throughout His
wide creation;
While living
streams His strength sustain,
The Christ the
victory shall gain,
Head over all
exalted.
303. Christ Our
Priest-King. Psalm 110. C.M.
The Lord unto His
Christ hath said,
Sit Thou at My
right hand
Until I make Thy
enemies
Submit to Thy
command.
A scepter
prospered by the Lord
Thy mighty hand
shall wield;
From Zion Thou
shalt rule the world,
And all Thy foes
shall yield.
Thy people will
be gladly Thine
When Thou shalt
come in might
Like dawning day,
like hopeful youth,
With holy beauty
bright.
A priesthood that
shall never end
The Lord hath
given Thee;
This He hath
sworn, and evermore
Fulfilled His
word shall be.
Thou subdue the
kings of earth
With God at Thy
right hand;
The nations Thou
shalt rule in might
And judge in
every land.
The Christ,
refreshed by living streams,
Shall neither
faint nor fall,