Not all my pleasure nor my play
Shall tempt me to forget this day.
3 O write upon my memory, Lord,
The texts and doctrines of thy word;
That I may break thy laws no more,
But love thee better than before.
4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine Fill up this foolish heart of mine;
That, hoping pardon through his blood,
I may lie down and wake with God.
LORD, fix our wandering thoughts,
Thy sacred word to hear,
With deep attention and with love,
With reverence and with fear.
2 Let us remember still
That God is present here,
And let our hearts be all engaged
When we draw near in prayer.
3 And when the humble notes
Of praise our lips employ,
Give us to taste the sweet delight
Which saints in heaven enjoy.
4 O may thy sacred word
Sink deep in every breast,
And let us all by grace be brought
To Christ the promised rest.
God's own house for me to play, While Christians meet to hear and pray Is to profane his holy place,
And tempt the Almighty to his face.
2 When angels bow before the Lord,
And devils tremble at his word,
Shall I, a feeble mortal, dare
To mock, and sport, and trifle there?
3 Great God! compassionate and mild,
Forgive the follies of a child;
Teach me to pray and mind thy word,
That I may learn to serve the Lord.
LORD, we come before thee now,
At thy feet we humbly bow;
O! do not our suit disdain;
Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain?
2 Lord, on thee our souls depend;
In compassion now descend;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace,
Tune our lips to sing thy praise.
3 In thine own appointed way,
Now we seek thee, here we stay ;
Lord, we know not how to go,
Till a blessing thou bestow.
4 Grant that all may seek and find,
Thee a gracious God, and kind;
Heal the sick, the captive free;
Let us all rejoice in thee.
LORD of the sabbath! hear us pray,
In this thy house on this thy day;
Accept as grateful sacrifice
The songs which from thy temple rise.
2 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love; But there's a nobler rest above:
O that we might that rest attain,
From sin, from sorrow, and from pain!
3 In thy bless'd kingdom we shall be
From every mortal trouble free:
No groans shall mingle with the songs
Resounding from immortal tongues.
4 No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun;
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
5 O long-expected day, begin!
Dawn on these realms of wo and sin,
So shall we leave this weary road,
To sleep in death, and rest with God.
LORD, help us as we pray,
To come with hearts sincere,
And as we run in wisdom's way,
To seek thy blessing here.
2 Lord, help us as we sing,
To mean the words we use,
And not to mock our heavenly King,
And all his love abuse.
3 Lord, help us as we hear,
To treasure up thy word,
And not to-morrow to appear
As if it were unheard.
4 Lord, help us while we live,
Thy servants to abide;
The aid of thy good Spirit give;
In mercy be our guide.
5 Lord, help us when we die,
To reach yon heavenly shore,
That we with angel hosts on high
May praise thee evermore.
FALL OF MAN AND REDEMPTION BY CHRIST
LORD, we are vile, conceived in sin,
And born unholy and unclean;
Sprung from the man whose guilty fall
Corrupts the race and taints us all.
2 Soon as we draw our infant breath,
The seeds of sin grow up for death;
The law demands a perfect heart,
But we're defiled in every part.
3 Behold, we fall before thy face
Our only refuge is thy grace;
No outward forms can make us clean;
The leprosy lies deep within.
4 When guilt disturbs and breaks our pea
Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease:
Lord, let us hear thy pardoning voice,
Now bid our broken hearts rejoice.
BLESS'D be the wisdom and the power
The justice and the grace,
That join'd in counsel to restore
And save our ruin'd race.
2 Bless'd be the Lord, who sent his Son
To take our flesh and blood:
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