Love poems
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© Isaac Watts
v.1-4,10, paraphrased
C. M.
Delight in ordinances of worship; or, God present in his churches.
Psalm 80
© Isaac Watts
Great Shepherd of thine Israel,
Who didst between the cherubs dwell,
And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep,
Safe through the desert and the deep;
Psalm 8
© Isaac Watts
O Lord, our heav'nly King,
Thy name is all divine;
Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heav'ns they shine.
Psalm 78 part 3
© Isaac Watts
When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves
And fills their hearts with dread;
Yet he forgives the men he loves,
And sends them heav'nly bread.
Psalm 78 part 2
© Isaac Watts
O What a stiff rebellious house
Was Jacob's ancient race!
False to their own most solemn vows,
And to their Maker's grace.
Psalm 77 part 2
© Isaac Watts
"How awful is thy chast'ning rod!"
May thy own children say:
"The great, the wise, the dreadful God!
How holy is his way !"
Psalm 77 part 1
© Isaac Watts
To God I cried with mournful voice,
I sought his gracious ear,
In the sad day when troubles rose,
And filled the night with fear.
Psalm 74
© Isaac Watts
Will God for ever cast us off?
His wrath for ever smoke
Against the people of his love,
His little chosen flock?
Psalm 73 part 1
© Isaac Watts
Now I'm convinced the Lord is kind
To men of heart sincere;
Yet once my foolish thoughts repined,
And bordered on despair.
Psalm 72 part 2
© Isaac Watts
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Psalm 68 part 3
© Isaac Watts
v.19,9,20-22
L. M.
Praise for temporal blessings; or, Common and special mercies.
Psalm 67
© Isaac Watts
Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine,
With beams of heav'nly grace;
Reveal thy power through all our coasts,
And show thy smiling face.
Psalm 63
© Isaac Watts
Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engaged to make me blest.
Psalm 57
© Isaac Watts
My God, in whom are all the springs
Of boundless love, and grace unknown,
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings,
Till the dark cloud is overblown.