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Our Own Hymn Book: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Public, Social and Private Worship is unavailable, but you can change that!

For years, the congregation at the Metropolitan Tabernacle used two hymnals—one compiled by John Rippon and the other by Isaac Watts. The confusion caused by two hymnals prompted the church to compile this new hymnal during the years of Charles Spurgeon. Our Own Hymn Book reflects the sentiments of the church and Spurgeon’s influence. It contains the texts of hundreds of hymns, plus metrical...

Mighty Lord decrees, Shall stand for ever sure; The settled purpose of His heart To ages shall endure. 5 How happy, then, are they to whom The Lord for God is known; Whom He, from al the world besides, Has chosen for His own! 6 Our soul on God with patience waits, Our help and shield is He; Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because we trust in Thee. 7 The riches of Thy mercy, Lord, Do Thou to us extend, Since we, for all we want or wish, On Thee alone depend. Tate and Brady, 1696.