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When in the Night I Meditate

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 When in the night I meditate On mercies multiplied, My grateful heart inspires my tongue to b less 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 Thy right hand, and pleasures evermore. Scripture: Psalm 16 Used With Tune: MAITLAND

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Author: Rev. Joseph Scriven Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,692 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer! 2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; Take it to the Lord in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; Take it to the Lord in prayer! 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care?– Precious Savior, still our refuge!– Take it to the Lord in prayer! Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In His arms He'll take and shield thee; Thou wilt find a solace there. Used With Tune: CONVERSE (ERIE)

Thou, O Lord, Art God Alone

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 Thou, O Lord, art God alone; Everlasting is Thy throne; Through the ages men shall sing Praise to heaven's eternal King. Thou, enthroned above the skies, Wilt for Zion's help arise; Let Thy grace to her appear, For the promised time is near. 2 If with love compassionate We, Thy servants, mourn her state, Wilt not Thou, O gracious Lord, Help in Zion's need afford? Lord, Thy glory shall appear, Kings and nations then shall fear; And Thy Name shall be adored When Thy Zion is restored. 3 This all ages shall record For the glory of the Lord; Thou dost hear the humble prayer, For the helpless Thou dost care. Thou eternal art, and great, Heaven and earth Thou didst create, Heaven and earth shall pass away, Changeless Thou shalt live for aye. 4 As one lays a garment by, Thou wilt change the starry sky Like a vesture worn and old; But Thy years shall ne'er be told. Thou wilt make Thy servants' race Ever live before Thy face, And forever at Thy side Children's children shall abide. Scripture: Psalm 102 Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR (ELVEY)

God Guards the Good with Watchful Eye

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 God guards the good with watchful eye, His ear attentive to their cry; Against the wicked sets His face, From earth their memory to erase. 2 The righteous cry, Jehovah hears, And rescues them from all their fears; The Lord draws nigh to broken hearts, To contrite spirits help imparts. 3 Afflictions on the good must fall, But God will bring them safe through all; From harmful stroke He will defend, And sure and full deliverance send. 4 By evil are the evil slain, The hope of sinful men is vain; The wicked, who the righteous hate, Their condemnation shall be great. 5 The Lord redemption will provide For all who in His grace confide; From condemnation they are clear Who trust in Him with holy fear. Scripture: Psalm 34 Used With Tune: GERMANY

Praise Waits for Thee in Zion

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 Praise waits for Thee in Zion; All men shall worship there And pay their vows before Thee, O God Who hearest prayer. Our sins rise up against us, Prevailing day by day, But Thou wilt show us mercy And take their guilt away. 2 How blest the man Thou callest And bringest near to Thee, That in Thy courts forever His dwelling-place may be; He shall within Thy temple Be satisfied with grace, And filled with all the goodness Of Thy most holy place. 3 O God of our salvation, Since Thou dost love the right, Thou wilt an answer send us In wondrous deeds of might. In all earth's habitations, On all the boundless sea, Man finds no sure reliance, No peace, apart from Thee. Scripture: Psalm 65 Used With Tune: MENDEBRAS

My God, is Any Hour So Sweet

Author: Charlotte Elliott Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 287 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 My God, is any hour so sweet From blush of morn to evening star, As that which calls me to Thy feet, The hour of prayer? 2 Then is my strength by Thee renewed; Then are my sins by Thee forgiven; Then dost Thou cheer my solitude With hopes of heaven. 3 No words can tell what sweet relief There for my every want I find, What strength for warfare, balm for grief, What peace of mind. 4 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear; My spirit seems in heaven to stay; And e’en the penitential tear Is wiped away. 5 Lord, till I reach yon blissful shore, No privilege so dear shall be As thus my inmost soul to pour In prayer to Thee. Used With Tune: EUDORA

Ye Children, Come, Give Ear to Me

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 Ye children, come, give ear to me And learn Jehovah's fear; He who would long and happy live, Let him my counsel hear, Let him my counsel hear. 2 Restrain thy lips from speaking guile, From wicked speech depart, From evil turn and do the good, Seek peace with all thy heart, Seek peace with all thy heart. 3 Jehovah's eyes are on the just, He hearkens to their cry; Against the wicked sets His face, Their very name shall die, Their very name shall die. 4 The Lord may suffer many griefs Upon the just to fall, But He will bring them safely through, Delivering them from all, Delivering them from all. 5 By evil are the evil slain, And they that hate the just; But all His servants God redeems, And safe in Him they trust, And safe in Him they trust. Scripture: Psalm 34 Used With Tune: CHRISTMAS

My Grieving Soul Revive, O Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 My grieving soul revive, O Lord, According to Thy word; To Thee my ways I have declared, And Thou my prayer hast heard. 2 Teach me to know Thy holy way And think upon Thy deeds; In grief I ask for promised grace According to my needs. 3 Keep me from falsehood, let Thy law With me in grace abide; The way of faithfulness I choose, Thy precepts are my guide. 4 I cleave unto Thy truth, O Lord; From shame deliver me; In glad obedience I will live Through strength bestowed by Thee. Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: AZMON

I Love the Lord, for My Request

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord, for my request And humble plea He makes His care; In Him through life my faith shall rest, for He both hears and answers prayer. 2 Brought nigh to death and full of grief, The Lord's salvation I besought; He heard my cry, He sent relief, My soul from depths of woe He brought. 3 Most kind and righteous is the Lord, Our God is merciful indeed, Delighting ever to afford His help to me in time of need. 4 Return unto thy rest, my soul, The Lord has richly dealt with thee, Delivered thee from death's control, From sin and sorrow set thee free. 5 Since He has freed my eyes from tears And kept my feet from evil ways, Redeemed from life's distressing fears, With Him I walk, and Him I praise. 6 In my affliction and my pain, When fears alarmed and hopes deceived, I found all human helpers vain, But in the Lord my soul believed. Scripture: Psalm 116 Used With Tune: CANONBURY

Jehovah, Hear Thee in Thy Grief

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: God the Hearer of Prayer First Line: Jehovah hear thee in thy grief Lyrics: 1 Jehovah hear thee in thy grief, Our fathers' 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 offerings bear in mind; Thy heart's desire to thee accord, Fulfilling all thou hast 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 heaven He will an answer send. 5 How vain their every 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. Scripture: Psalm 20 Used With Tune: TALLIS' EVENING HYMN