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, ...
The faithfulness of God in the promises.[Begin, my tongue, some heav'nly theme,And speak some boundless thing;The mighty works, or mightier ...
Election sovereign and free.Rom. 9:20-23.Behold the potter and the clay,He forms his vessels as he please:Such is our God, and ...
Prayer heard, saints saved, and oppressors punished.For a humiliation day.Why doth the Lord stand off so far?And why conceal his ...
v.32ffL. M.Backsliding and forgiveness; or, Sin punished and saints saved.Great God, how oft did Isr'el proveBy turns thine anger and ...
Zeal and fortitude.Matt. 5:16.Do I believe what Jesus saith,And think his gospel true?Lord, make me bold to own my faith,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 ...
Restoring and preserving grace.[With all my powers of heart and tongueI'll praise my Maker in my song:Angels shall hear the ...
'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain,"You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again."As the ...
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 ...
Holy resolutions.ver. 93O that thy statutes every hourMight dwell upon my mind!Thence I derive a quick'ning power,And daily peace I ...
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, ...
The wisdom of God in his works.Songs of immortal praise belongTo my almighty God;He has my heart, and he my ...
v.11-22L. M.Religious education; or, Instructions of piety.Children, in years and knowledge young,Your parents' hope, your parents' joy,Attend the counsels of ...
A happy resurrection.No, I'll repine at death no more,But with a cheerful gasp resignTo the cold dungeon of the graveThese ...
v.13-20C. M.Praise to God for hearing prayer.Now shall my solemn vows be paidTo that Almighty Power,That heard the long requests ...
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 ...
v.12,14,10,13S. M.Divine instruction.Where shall the man be foundThat fears t' offend his God?That loves the gospel's joyful sound,And trembles at ...
v.5-9 C. M. The aged saint's reflection and hope. My God, my everlasting hope, I live upon thy truth; Thine ...
God's sovereignty and goodness. O Lord, our heav'nly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are ...
v.7ff C. M. The power and majesty of God; or, Reverential worship. With rev'rence let the saints appear, And bow ...
v.1,2,7-14 C. M. Saints chastised, and sinners destroyed; or, Instructive afflictions. O God, to whom revenge belongs, "Proclaim thy wrath ...
Now I 'm convinced the Lord is kind To men of heart sincere; Yet once my foolish thoughts repined, And ...
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.1,2, paraphrased. L. M. The hosanna of children. Almighty Ruler of the skies, Through the wide earth thy name is ...
v.15ff C. M. A blessed gospel. Blest are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall ...
v.16-23 C. M. God our support and comfort. Who will arise and plead my right Against my num'rous foes, While ...
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