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Infirmities and Mortality the Effects of Sin; or, Life, Old Age, and Preparation for Death

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #160b (1740) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble First Line: Return, O God of Love, return Lyrics: 1 Return, O GOD of Love, return; Earth is a tiresome Place: How long shall we, thy Children, mourn Our Absence from thy Face? 2 Let Heav'n succeed our painful Years, Let Sin and Sorrow cease, And in Proportion to our Tears So make our Joys increase. 3 Thy Wonders to thy Servants show, Make thy own Work complete, Then shall our Souls thy Glory know, And own thy Love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before thy Throne In all thy Beauty, Lord; And the poor Service we have done Meet a divine Reward. Scripture: Psalm 90:13-17 Languages: English

Lord, if thine Eyes survey our Faults

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P90c (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Lord, if thine Eyes surveys our Faults, And Justice grows severe, Thy dreadful Wrath exceeds our Thoughts, And burns beyond our Fear. 2 Thine Anger turns our Frame to Dust, By one Offence to Thee, Adam, with all his Sons, have lost Their Immortality. 3 Life, like a vain Amusement flies, A Fable or a Song; By swift Degrees our Nature dies, Nor can our Joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose Days amount To threescore Years and ten; And all beyond that short Account Is Sorrow, Toil and Pain. 5 [Our Vitals with laborious Strife Bear up the crazy Load, And drag those poor Remains of Life Along the tiresome Road.] 6 Almighty GOD, reveal thy Love, And not thy Wrath alone; Oh! let our sweet Experience prove The Mercies of thy Throne. 7 Our Souls would learn the heav'nly Art T' improve the Hours we have, That we may act the wiser Part, And live beyond the Grave. Scripture: Psalm 90:8-12 Languages: English

Lord, what a feeble Piece

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P90e (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Lord, what a feeble Piece Is this our mortal Frame! Our Life, how poor a Trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the Name. 2 Alas, the brittle Clay That built our Body first! And every Month and every Day 'Tis mould'ring back to Dust. 3 Our Moments fly apace, Nor will our Minutes stay; Just like a Flood, our hasty Days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our Days must fly, We'll keep their End in Sight, We'll spend them all in Wisdom's Way, And let them speed their Flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This Life's tempestuous Sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful Shore Of blest Eternity. Scripture: Psalm 90:12 Languages: English

Remember, Lord, our mortal State

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P89g (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Remember, Lord, our mortal State, How frail our Life, how short the Date! Where is the Man that draws his Breath Safe from Disease, secure from Death? 2 Lord, while we see whole Nations die, Our Flesh and Sense repine and cry, "Must Death for ever rage and reign! "Or hast thou made Mankind in vain?" 3 Where is thy Promise to the Just? Are not thy Servants turn'd to Dust? But Faith forbids these mournful Sighs, And sees the sleeping Dust arise. 4 That glorious Hour, that dreadful Day, Wipes the Reproach of Saints away, And clears the Honour of thy Word: Awake our Souls, and bless the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52 Languages: English

Through every Age, eternal GOD

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P90a (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Through every Age, eternal GOD, Thou art our Rest, our safe Abode; High was thy Throne e'er Heav'n was made, Or Earth, thy humble Footstool, laid. 2 Long hadst thou reign'd, e'er Time began, Or Dust was fashion'd to a Man, And long thy Kingdom shall endure, When Earth and Time shall be no more. 3 But Man, weak Man, is born to die, Made up of Guilt and Vanity: Thy dreadful Sentence, Lord, was just, Return, ye Sinners, to your Dust. 4 [A Thousand of our Years amount Scarce to a Day in thine Account. Like Yesterday's departed Light, Or the last Watch of ending Night.] Pause. 5 Death, like an overflowing Stream, Sweeps us away; our Life's a Dream; An empty Tale; a Morning Flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an Hour. 6 [Our Age to seventy Years is set; How short the Term! How frail the State! And if to Eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan, than live. 7 But O! how oft thy Wrath appears, And cuts off our expected Years! Thy Wrath awakes our humble Dread: We fear that Pow'r that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is Man; And kindly lengthen out our Span, 'Till a wise Care of Piety Fit us to die, and dwell with Thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English

Mortailty and Hope; A Funeral Psalm

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #156 (1740) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble First Line: Remember, Lord, our mortal State Lyrics: 1 Remember, Lord, our mortal State, How frail our Life, how short the Date! Where is the Man that draws his Breath Safe from Disease, secure from Death? 2 Lord, while we see whole Nations die, Our Flesh and Sense repine and cry, "Must Death for ever rage and reign! "Or hast thou made Mankind in vain?" 3 Where is thy Promise to the Just? Are not thy Servants turn'd to Dust? But Faith forbids these mournful Sighs, And sees the sleeping Dust arise. 4 That glorious Hour, that dreadful Day, Wipes the Reproach of Saints away, And clears the Honour of thy Word: Awake our Souls, and bless the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 89:47-52 Languages: English

Man Mortal and God Eternal: A mournful Song at a Funeral

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #158 (1740) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble First Line: Through every Age, eternal GOD Lyrics: 1 Through every Age, eternal GOD, Thou art our Rest, our safe Abode; High was thy Throne e'er Heav'n was made, Or Earth, thy humble Footstool, laid. 2 Long hadst thou reign'd e'er Time began, Or Dust was fashion'd to a Man, And long thy Kingdom shall endure, When Earth and Time shall be no more. 3 But Man, weak Man, is born to die, Made up of Guilt and Vanity; Thy dreadful Sentence, Lord, was just, Return, ye sinners, to your Dust. 4 [A Thousand of our Years amount Scarce to a Day in thine Account. Like Yesterday's departed Light, Or the last Watch of ending Night.] Pause. 5 [Death, like an overflowing Stream, Sweeps us away; our Life's a Dream, An empty Tale; a morning Flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an Hour. 6 [Our Age to seventy Years is set; How short the Term! How frail the State! And if to Eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan than live. 7 But O! how oft thy Wrath appears, And cuts off our expected Years! Thy Wrath awakes our humble Dread; We fear that Pow'r that strikes us dead.] 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is Man; And kindly lengthen out our Span, 'Till a wise Care of Piety Fit us to die, and dwell with Thee. Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English

For ever shall my Song record

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P89a (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 For ever shall my Song record The Truth and Mercy of the Lord; Mercy and Truth for ever stand, Like Heav'n, establish'd by his Hand. 2 "Thus to his Son he sware, and said, "With Thee my Cov'nant first is made "In Thee shall dying Sinners live, "Glory and Grace are thine to give. 3 "Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest; "Thy Children shall be ever blest; "Thou art my chosen King; thy Throne "Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 "There's none of all my Sons above "So much my Image or my Love; "Celestial Pow'rs thy Subjects are, "Then what can Earth to Thee compare? 5 "David, my Servant, whom I chose "To guard my Flock, to crush my Foes, "And rais'd him to the Jewish Throne, "Was but a Shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the Church rejoice and sing JESUS her Saviour and her King; Angels his heav'nly Wonders show, And Saints declare his Works below. Scripture: Psalm 89 Languages: English

Blest are the Souls that hear and know

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P89d (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Blest are the Souls that hear and know The Gospel's joyful Sound; Peace shall attend the Paths they go, And Light their Steps surround. 2 Their Joy shall bear their Spirits up Through their Redeemer's Name; His Righteousness exalts their Hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord our Glory and Defence, Strength and Salvation gives; Isr'el, thy King for ever reigns, Thy GOD for ever lives. Scripture: Psalm 89:15-18 Languages: English

Hear what the Lord in Vision said

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P89e (1766) Topics: Life and Riches short and feeble Lyrics: 1 Hear what the Lord in Vision said, And made his Mercy known; "Sinners, behold, your Help is laid "On my Almighty Son." 2 Behold the Man my Wisdom chose Among your mortal Race; His Head my holy Oil o'erflows, The Spirit of my Grace. 3 High shall he reign on David's Throne, My People's better King; My Arm shall beat his Rivals down, And still new Subjects bring. 4 My Truth shall guard him in his Way, With Mercy by his Side, While in my Name through Earth and Sea He shall in Triumph ride. 5 Me for his Father, and his God He shall for ever own, Call me his Rock, his high Abode, And I'll support my Son. 6 My first-born Son array'd in Grace At my Right-hand shall sit; Beneath him Angels know their Place, And Monarchs at his Feet. 7 My Cov'nant stands for ever fast, My Promises are strong; Firm as the Heav'ns his Throne shall last, His Seed endure as long. Scripture: Psalm 89:19-29 Languages: English