Cradle Hymn (Isaac Watts Poems)
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber; Holy angels guard thy bed; Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe, ...
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber; Holy angels guard thy bed; Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe, ...
v.32ffL. M.Backsliding and forgiveness; or, Sin punished and saints saved.Great God, how oft did Isr'el proveBy turns thine anger and ...
The tree of life[COME, Jet us join a joyful tune,To our exalted Lord,Ye saints on high around his throne,And we ...
FAR in the Heavens my God retires: My God, the mark of my desires, And hides his lovely face; When he descends within ...
v.6-11L. M.Melancholy thoughts reproved; or, Hope in afflictions.My spirit sinks within me, Lord,But I will call thy name to mind,And ...
Alas! and did my Savior bleedAnd did my Sovereign die?Would He devote that sacred headFor such a worm as I?RefrainAt ...
v.47ff8,8,8,8,8,8Life, death, and the resurrection.Think, mighty God, on feeble man;How few his hours! how short his span!Short from the cradle ...
Christ's commission.John 3:16,17Come, happy souls, approach your GodWith new melodious songs;Come, tender to almighty graceThe tribute of your tongues.So strange, ...
A happy resurrection.No, I'll repine at death no more,But with a cheerful gasp resignTo the cold dungeon of the graveThese ...
Hope in the covenant; or, God's promise and truth unchangeable.Heb. 6:17-19.How oft have sin and Satan stroveTo rend my soul ...
The church's prayer under affliction; or, The vineyard of God wasted. Great Shepherd of thine Israel, Who didst between the ...
O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state Let men and ...
v.1-4,10, paraphrased C. M. Delight in ordinances of worship; or, God present in his churches. My soul, how lovely is ...
God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold ...
The pleasure of public worship. How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire ...
Now plead my cause, Almighty God, With all the sons of strife; And fight against the men of blood, Who ...
The covenant made with Christ; or, The true David. For ever shall my song record The truth and mercy of ...
High in the heav'ns, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through ev'ry cloud That ...
The faithfulness of God. My never-ceasing songs shall show The mercies of the Lord; And make succeeding ages know How ...
Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat. With my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim; Thou, sovereign ...
v.8-12 C. M. Infirmities and mortality the effect of sin. Lord, if thine eye surveys our faults, And justice grows ...
v.13ff C. M. Breathing after heaven. Return, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: How long shall ...
v.14-16,22-24 C. M. Christ our strength and righteousness. My Savior, my almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise, Where will ...
v.9-16 C. M. Protection from death, guard of angels, victory and deliverance. Ye sons of men, a feeble race, Exposed ...
v.17-21 C. M. The aged Christian's prayer and song. God of my childhood and my youth, The guide of all ...
v.12ff L. M. The church is the garden of God. Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted ...
Afflicted saints happy, and prosperous sinners cursed. Now I'm convinced the Lord is kind To men of heart sincere; Yet ...
A Psalm before prayer. Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our ...
v.23-28 C. M. God our portion here and hereafter. God, my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near, ...
v.1,3,5-7,11 C. M. Christ's incarnation, and the last judgment. Ye islands of the northern sea, Rejoice, the Savior reigns; His ...
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