Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For ’tis their nature too.
But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other’s eyes.
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v.23-87
The way and end of the righteous and the wicked.My God, the steps of pious menAre ordered by thy will;Though they should fall, they rise again,Thy hand supports them still.The Lord delights to see their ways,Their virtue he approves;He’ll ne’er deprive them of his grace,Nor leave the men he loves.The heav’nly heritage is theirs,Their portion…
Courage and perseverance under persecution.
When pain and anguish seize me, Lord,All my support is from thy word:My soul dissolves for heaviness;Uphold me with thy strength’ning grace.ver. 51,69,110The proud have framed their scoffs and lies,They watch my feet with envious eyes,And tempt my soul to snares and sin,Yet thy commands I ne’er decline.ver. 161,78They hate me, Lord, without a cause,They…
Youth and judgment.
Lo! the young tribes of Adam rise,And through all nature roveFulfil the wishes of their eyes,And taste the joys they love.They give a loose to wild desires;But let the sinners knowThe strict account that God requiresOf all the works they do.The Judge prepares his throne on high,The frighted earth and seasAvoid the fury of his…
v.1,2, paraphrased.
The hosanna of children.Almighty Ruler of the skies,Through the wide earth thy name is spread;And thine eternal glories riseO’er all the heav’ns thy hands have made.To thee the voices of the youngA monument of honor raise;And babes, with uninstructed tongue,Declare the wonders of thy praise.Thy power assists their tender ageTo bring proud rebels to the…
The humiliation and exaltation of Christ.
Like sheep we went astray,And broke the fold of God,Each wand’ring in a diff’rent way,But all the downward road.How dreadful was the hourWhen God our wand’rings laid,And did at once his vengeance pour,Upon the Shepherd’s head!How glorious was the graceWhen Christ sustained the strokeHis life and blood the Shepherd paysA ransom for the flock.His honor…
The Divine Perfections.
That infinite Unknown?Who can ascend his high abode,Or venture near his throne?[The great Invisible! he dwellsConcealed in dazzling light;But his all-searching eye revealsThe secrets of the night.Those watchful eyes that never sleepSurvey the world aroundHis wisdom is a boundless deepWhere all our thoughts are drowned.][Speak we of strength? his arm is strongTo save or to…
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For ’tis their nature, too.
But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise:
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other’s eyes.
Let love through all your actions run,
And all your words be mild:
Live like the blessed Virgin’s Son,
That sweet and lovely child.
His soul was gentle as a lamb;
And as his stature grew,
He grew in favor both with man,
And God his Father too.
Now, Lord of all, he reigns above;
And from his heavenly throne
He sees what children dwell in love,
And marks them for his own.
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Summer and winter.
O Britain, praise thy mighty God,And make his honors known abroad,He bid the ocean round thee flow;Not bars of brass could guard thee so.Thy children are secure and blest;Thy shores have peace, thy cities rest;He feeds thy sons with finest wheat,And adds his blessing to their meat.Thy changing seasons he ordains,Thine early and thy latter…
Divine protection.
Th’ eternal hills beyond the skies;Thence all her help my soul derives;There my Almighty refuge lives.He lives; the everlasting God,That built the world, that spread the flood;The heav’ns with all their hosts he made,And the dark regions of the dead.He guides our feet, he guards our way;His morning smiles bless all the day;He spreads the…
Death of kindred improved.
Must friends and kindred droop and die,And helpers be withdrawn?While sorrow with a weeping eyeCounts up our comforts gone?Be thou our comfort, mighty God!Our helper and our friend;Nor leave us in this dangerous road,Till all our trials end.O may our feet pursue the wayOur pious fathers led!With love and holy zeal obeyThe counsels of the…
A plain translation. Praise to our Creator.
Before the Lord, your sovereign King;Serve him with cheerful heart and voice,With all your tongues his glory sing.The Lord is God; ’tis he aloneDoth life, and breath, and being give;We are his work, and not our own,The sheep that on his pastures live.Enter his gates with songs of joy,With praises to his courts repair;And make…
Justification by faith, not by works.
Vain are the hopes the sons of menOn their own works have built;Their hearts by nature all unclean,And all their actions guilt.Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouthsWithout a murm’ring word,And the whole race of Adam standGuilty before the Lord.In vain we ask God’s righteous lawTo justify us now;Since to convince and to condemnIs all…
v.1-5
Man frail, and God eternal.Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.Under the shadow of thy throneThy saints have dwelt secure;Sufficient is thine arm alone,And our defence is sure.Before the hills in order stood,Or earth received her frame,From everlasting thou art God,To endless…