Thomas Hastings

Thomas Hastings
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Short Name: Thomas Hastings
Full Name: Hastings, Thomas, 1784-1872
Birth Year: 1784
Death Year: 1872

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the greater glory of God through better musical worship; and to this end he was always training choirs, compiling works, and composing music. His hymn-work was a corollary to the proposition of his music-work; he wrote hymns for certain tunes; the one activity seemed to imply and necessitate the other. Although not a great poet, he yet attained considerable success. If we take the aggregate of American hymnals published duriug the last fifty years or for any portion of that time, more hymns by him are found in common use than by any other native writer. Not one of his hymns is of the highest merit, but many of them have become popular and useful. In addition to editing many books of tunes, Hastings also published the following hymnbooks:—

(1) Spiritual Songs for Social Worship: Adapted to the Use of Families and Private Circles in Seasons of Revival, to Missionary Meetings, &c, Utica, 1831-2, in which he was assisted by Lowell Mason; (2) The Mother's Hymn-book, 1834; (3) The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts's Psalms and Hymns, with copious Selections from other Sources, &c, N. Y., 1836, in connection with "William Patton; (4) Church Melodies, N. Y., 1858, assisted by his son, the Rev. T. S. Hastings; (5) Devotional Hymns and Poems, N. Y., 1850. The last contained many, but not all, of his original hymns. (6) Mother's Hymn-book, enlarged 1850.

The authorship of several of Hastings's hymns has been somewhat difficult to determine. All the hymns given in the Spiritual Songs were without signatures. In the Christian Psalmist some of his contributions were signed "Anon." others "M. S.," whilst others bore the names of the tune books in which they had previously appeared; and in the Church Melodies some were signed with his name, and others were left blank. His MSS [manuscript] and Devotional Hymns, &c, enable us to fix the authorship of over 50 which are still in common use. These, following the chronological order of his leading work, are:—
i. From the Spiritual Songs, 1831:—
1. Before Thy footstool kneeling. In Sickness. No. 358, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
2. Bleeding hearts defiled by sin. Fulness of Christ. No. 261, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines.
3. Child of sin and sorrow, Filled with dismay. Lent. No. 315, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. It is sometimes given as "Child of sin and sorrow, Where wilt thou flee?" It is in extensive use.
4. Delay not, delay not, 0 sinner draw near. Exhortation to Repentance. No. 145, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. Given in several important collections.
5. Forgive us, Lord, to Thee we cry. Forgiveness desired. No. 165, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
6. Gently, Lord, 0 gently lead us. Pilgrimage of Life. No. 29, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. It is given in several collections. The first two lines are taken from a hymn which appeared in the Christian Lyre, 1830.
7. Go forth on wings of fervent prayer. For a blessing on the distribution of Books and Tracts. No. 250, in 4 stanzas of 5 lines. It is sometimes given as “Go forth on wings of faith and prayer," as in the Baptist Praise Book, N. Y., 1871, No. 1252; but the alterations are so great as almost to constitute it a new hymn.
8. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning. Missionary Success. No. 239, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In several hymnbooks in Great Britain and America.
9. How calm and beautiful the morn. Easter. No. 291, in 5 stanzas of 6 lines. Very popular.
10. In this calm, impressive hour. Early Morning. No. 235, pt. i. in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. In several collections.
11. Jesus, save my dying soul. Lent. No. 398, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. A deeply penitential hymn.
12. Now be the gospel banner. Missions. No. 178, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. In several collections (see below).
13. Now from labour, and from care. Evening. No. 235. Pt. ii. in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. This hymn, with No. 10 above, "In this calm," &c, constitute one hymn of 6 st. in the Spiritual Songs, but divided into two parts, one for Morning and the other for Evening. Both parts are popular as separate hymns.
14. 0 God of Abraham, hear. Prayer on behalf of Children. No. 288, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. In use in Great Britain.
15. 0 tell me, Thou Life and delight of my soul. Following the Good Shepherd. No. 151, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, on Cant. i. 7, 8.
16. Return, O wanderer, to thy home. The Prodigal recalled. No. 183, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines, with the refrain, " Return, return " (see below).
17. Soft and holy is the place. Public Worship. No. 351, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, N. Y., 1872, and some other collections, the opening line is altered to "Sweet and holy is the place."
18. That warning voice, 0 sinner, hear. Exhortation to Repentance. No. 231, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines.
19. To-day the Saviour calls. Lent. No. 176, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. Dr. Hastings says, in a communication to Dr. Stevenson (Hymns for Church and Home, 1873), this hymn “was offered me in a hasty sketch which I retouched." The sketch was by the Rev. S. F. Smith.
20. Why that look of sadness. Consolation. No. 268, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
21. Zion, dreary and in anguish. The Church Comforted. No. 160, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
Concerning the two hymns, No. 12, "Now be the gospel banner"; and No. 16, "Beturn, O wanderer, to thy home," Dr. Stevenson has the following note in his Hymns for Church and Home, London, 1873:—

"In a letter to the Editor, Dr. Hastings wrote, not more than a fortnight before his death, 'These two hymns of mine were earlier compositions, the former ["Now be," &c.] for a Utica Sunday School celebration, the latter ["Return, 0 wanderer," &c.] after hearing a stirring revival sermon on the Prodigal Son, by the Rev. Mr. Kint, at a large union meeting in the Presbyterian Church, where two hundred converts were present. The preacher at the close eloquently exclaimed with tender emphasis, "Sinner, come home! come home! come home!" It was easy afterwards to write, "Return, 0 wanderer."'"

Several additional hymns in the Spiritual Songs, 1831, have been ascribed to Dr. Hastings, but without confirmation. The sum of what can be said on his behalf is that the hymns are in his style, and that they have not been claimed by others. They are:—
22. Drooping souls, no longer mourn. Pardon promised. No. 40, in 3 stanzas of 8 1., of which st. i., ii. are altered from J. J. Harrod's Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns, Baltimore, 1823, that is, 8 years before the Spiritual Songs were published.
23. Dying souls, fast bound in sin. Pardon offered. No. 41, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines. It is usually given in an abridged form.
ii. From his Mother's Hymn Book, 1834:—-
24. Forbid them not, the Saviour cried. Holy Baptism. No. 44.
25. God of mercy, hear our prayer. On behalf of Cliildrcn, No. 48, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It was included in J. Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book, Lond., 1837, and subsequently in several collections.
26. God of the nations, bow Thine ear. Missions. No. 115, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines. In several collections.
27. How tender is Thy hand. Affliction. No. 99, in 5 stanzas of 41.
28. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding. Death. Resignation. No. 95, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. This is in extensive use and is one of his best and most popular hymns.
29. Lord, I would come to Thee. Self-dedication of a Child. No. 72, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
30. 0 Lord, behold us at Thy feet. Lent. No. 59, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. It is doubtful if this is by Hastings. It is sometimes signed "Mrs. T."
31. The rosy light is dawning. Morning. No. 11, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
32. The Saviour bids us [thee] watch and pray. Watch and Pray. No. 119, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
33. Thou God of sovereign grace. On behalf of Children. No. 66, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines.
34. Wherever two or three may meet. Divine Service. No. 56.
35. Within these quiet walls, 0 Lord. Mothers' Meetings. No. 58, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. In Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, No. 1010, it begins, "Within these peaceful walls." This reading is from J. Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book, London, 1837. It is very doubtful if this is by Hastings.
iii. From the Christian Psalmist, 1836:—
36. Children, hear the melting story. On the life of Christ. No. 430, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. It is given as from the Union Minstrel, and the statement that it is by Hastings is very doubtful, no evidence to that effect being in the possession of his family. Dr. Hatfield, in his Church Hymn Book, dates it 1830, and gives it as "Anon."
37. Go, tune thy voice to sacred song. Praise No. 190, in 5 stanzas of 5 lines, and given as from "ms."
38. He that goeth forth with weeping. Missions No. 212, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines, and given as from "ms." It is in several collections.
39. I love the Lord, Whose gracious ear. Ps. cxvi. Page 186, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines, as from "ms."
40. Lord of the harvest, bend Thine ear. For the Increase of the Ministry. No. 407, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, as from "ms." This hymn Dr. Hastings altered for his Devotional Hymns & Poems, 1850, but it has failed to replace the original in the hymnbooks.
iv. From the Reformed Dutch Additional Hymns, 1846:—
41. Child of sorrow, child of care [woe]. Trust. No. 168, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines, appeared in W. Hunter's Minstrel of Zion, 1845.
42. Heirs of an immortal crown. Christian Warfare. No. 136, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines.
43. O Saviour, lend a listening ear. Lent. No. 175. Stanzas vi., i., iv., v., altered.
44. The Lord Jehovah lives. Ps. xviii. No. 26, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines.

These three hymns, together with many others, are given in the Dutch Reformed Hymns of the Church, N. Y., 1869. In the 1847 Psalms & Hymns there were, including these, 38 hymns by Hastings, and 2 which are doubtful.

v. From Dr. Hastings's Devotional Hymns and Religious Poems, 1850:—
45. In time of fear, when trouble's near. Encouragement in Trial. Page 95, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines. In use in Great Britain.
vi. From Church Melodies, 1858:—-
46. For those in bonds as bound with them. Missions. No. 416, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, on Heb. xiii. 3.
47. Forget thyself, Christ bids thee come. Holy Communion. No. 683, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines.
48. Jesus, Merciful and Mild. Leaning on Christ. No. 585, in 4 stanzas of 8 1. In several collections.
49. Pilgrims in this vale of sorrow. Self-denial. No. 397, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
50. Saviour, I look to Thee. Lent. In time of Trouble. No. 129, in 4 stanzas of 7 lines.
51. Saviour of our ruined race. Holy Communion. No. 379, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines.
52. Why that soul's commotion? Lent. No. 211, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines. It is doubtful if this is by Hastings.
vii. In Robinson's Songs of the Church, 1862:
53. Be tranquil, 0 my soul. Patience in Affliction. No. 519, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. Altered in Robinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865.
54. Peace, peace, I leave with you. Peace, the benediction of Christ. No. 386, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines.
55. Saviour, Thy gentle voice. Christ All in All. No. 492, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines.
viii. In Bobinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865:—
56. God of the morning ray. Morning. No. 53, in 2 stanzas of 7 lines.
Of Hastings's hymns about 40 are in the Reformed Dutch Psalms & Hymns, 1847; 39 in Robinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865; 15 in Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872; and 13 in the Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868. They are also largely represented in other collections. Many other of his compositions are found in collections now or recently in common use, but these are not of the highest merit. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Hastings, T., p. 494, i. Additional hymns are:—
1. Children hear the wondrous story; and "Sinners, hear the melting story," are altered forms of No. 36, on p. 495, i.
2. Father, we for our children plead. On behalf of Children.
3. Forgive my folly, O Lord most holy. Lent.
4. Hosanna to the King, That for, &c. Praise to Jesus.
5. I look to Thee, O Lord, alone. Pardon desired.
6. Jesus, full of every grace. Pardon desired.
7. O why should gloomy thoughts arise? The Mourner Encouraged.
8. Peace to thee, O favoured one. Peace in Jesus.
9. Saviour, hear us through Thy merit. Forgiveness. Of these hymns, No. 3 is in Hasting’s Spiritual Songs, 1831; No. 9 in his Mother's Hymn Book, 1834, and his Devotional Hymns, 1850; and Nos. 4, 5 & 8 in his Devotional Hymns, 1850.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)


Texts by Thomas Hastings (187)AsAuthority LanguagesInstancessort descending
Abide with us, for day declinesHastings (Author)1
Be strong, my soul, in God most highHastings (Author)English1
Come Holy Spirit, from above, And from the realms of light and loveThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fireThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Great God, how powerful is thy handThomas Hastings (Author)1
هلم هلم ادن يا مذنبThomas Hastings (Author)Arabic1
Herr, lass deinen GottessegenThomas Hastings (Author)German1
I hear the deep toned solemn bellThomas Hastings (Author)1
Idag hoar Jesu roestThomas Hastings (Author)1
In Thy name, O Lord, assemblingT. H. (Author)English1
Jesus, Lamb of God, for meT. Hastings (Author)English1
Jesus, Savior all divineThomas Hastings (Author)1
Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for guilty sinners slainHastings (Author)English1
Lo! I behold the scattering shadesThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Look not upon the ruby wineDr. Thomas Hastings (Author)English1
Majestic sweetness sits enthronedThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voicesThos. Hastings (Author (v. 3))English1
O kehr' zurück ins VaterhausThomas Hastings (Author)German1
O there will be mourning, mourning, mourning, mourningThomas Hastings (Arranger)English1
O why delay to shun the way where sinners love to goThomas Hastings (Author)1
Over the distant mountains breakingThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Once more we raise the hallowed songHastings (Author)1
Our children, Lord, in faith and prayerThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English1
Quietly, peacefully, gently reposeThomas Hastings (Author)1
Return, O wanderer, return And seek an injured Father's faceHastings (Author)English1
Shepherd of the fold of GodThomas Hastings (Author)1
Sleep, O sleep, while breezes so softly are blowingHastings (Author)English1
Songs anew of honor framingThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Sovereign Ruler, Lord of allThomas Hastings (Alterer)English1
Sweet meditation on the LordHastings (Translator)English1
To Thee, my God, my Savior, My heart exulting singsThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English1
Wanderer weary, darkness drearyDr. Hastings (Author)1
Warum blickst du trübeThomas Hastings (Author)German1
Watch unto prayer, with holy meditationDr. Hastings (Author)1
We look to Thee, O Lord, aloneThomas Hastings (Author)English1
A child with sin and sorrowThomas Hastings (Author)2
As at the wicket gateHastings (Author)2
Astro el más bello en la regia cohorteThomas Hastings (Author)Spanish2
Behold, he standeth at the doorHastings (Author)2
Churches below, with saintsDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)2
Come, ye children, seek the blessingThomas Hastings (Author)2
Glorious Immanuel, Thee we adore!Dr. Thos. Hastings (Author)2
Hail, blest Redeemer! Thy praises bringingThomas Hastings (Author (chorus))English2
Hast thou not heard of Gilead's balmHastings (Author)2
How swiftly the years have been rolling awayThomas Hastings (Author)2
I mourn the hidings of thy faceThomas Hastings (Author)2
來罷,憂傷的人,隨帶你煩惱 (Lái bà, yōushāng de rén, suídài nǐ fánnǎo)Thomas Hastings (Author)Chinese2
Let me go, for morn is breakingThomas Hastings (Author)2
Let us now with glad emotionThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Light divine resplendent shiningThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Looking unto Jesus as the Lamb of GodThomas Hastings (Author)English2
O praise ye the Lord, foreverThomas Hastings (Author)2
Our heavenly Father, hallowed nameThomas Hastings (Author)2
Praise the Lord, once meek and lowlyThomas Hastings (Author)2
Quiet Lord this trembling frameThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Quietly rest in the arms of affectionThomas Hastings (Author)2
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in TheeThomas Hastings (Author)English2
¡Salve, Sión! Es tu día ilustreThomas Hastings (Author)Spanish2
Savior of sinners, who for meHastings (Author)2
Sinner, is thy soul preparedThomas Hastings (Author)2
Tell me not of earthly toysHastings (Author)2
That man doth richest blessings shareThomas Hastings (Author)2
This welcome morn our spiritsThomas Hastings (Author)2
Ven, afligidoThomas Hastings (Author (v. 3))Spanish2
Was zoegert ihr SünderThomas Hastings (Author)German2
Welcome, welcome, great RedeemerThomas Hastings (Author)2
Ye heirs of heaven's blissful abodeDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)2
Yes, I adore thee, O my GodThomas Hastings (Author)2
Aia! ke ula ke ao o ZionaThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)Hawaiian3
Bright angels on the wingThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Christian, wouldst thou know the joyThomas Hastings (Author)3
Father, we for our children pleadThomas Hastings (1784-1872) (Author)3
Father, while our eyes are weepingThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Go forth ye glad heraldsThomas Hastings (Author)3
Go to Golgotha, and weepThomas Hastings (Author)3
Jesus, full of every graceThomas Hastings (Author)English3
O sing to the Lord in joyous accordThomas Hastings (Author)English3
O Spirit of holiness, breatheThomas Hastings (Author)3
O there are mansions blestThomas Hastings (Author)3
O what will the sabbath school do for usDr. Hastings (Author)3
Shepherd, whlie thy flocks are feedingDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)3
Songs in the night full oft are givenHastings (Author)3
Tell us of the joys of heavenThomas Hastings (Author)3
The widow and the fatherlessHastings (Author)3
What a precious boon from heavenThos. Hastings (Author)3
Why do ye mourn for lost friendsThomas Hastings (Author)3
Why should gloomy thoughts ariseThomas Hastings (Author)English3
With eye of faith and wings of loveThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Youthful days when bright and cheerfulThomas Hastings (Author)3
Children, when we sing of JesusThomas Hastings (Author)English4
Go, for the Master calls theeThomas Hastings (Author)4
How I love my tender motherThomas Hastings (Author)4
Let gratitude waken the songThomas Hastings (Author)4
O Lord, Thy work reviveHastings (Author)English4
Remember me, my God, Who all my needs can seeThomas Hastings (Author)4
Savior divine, Thy heart of loveHastings (Author)4
The Lord is my strength and my song, The Lord is my Life and my LightThomas Hastings (Author)English4
The songs of Zion oft impartThomas Hastings (Author)4
What sight on earth more blissfulThomas Hastings (Author)4
Fountain of life divineThomas Hastings (Author)English5
From every stormy wind that blowsThomas Hastings (Author)English5
Now let us strike the cheerful strainThomas Hastings (Author)5
O Shepherd of Israel divine, Too far from Thy fold I haveThomas Hastings (Author)English5
Regard my words, O gracious LordThomas Hastings (Author)5
Guide me, O Thou great JehovahThomas Hastings (Author)English6
I look to thee, O Lord, aloneThomas Hastings (Author)6
I love the Lord, whose gracious earThomas Hastings (Author)6
Now we raise our tuneful voices in a new melodiousThomas Hastings (Author)6
One God I must worship supremeThomas Hastings (Author)English6
Our Father, our Father in heavenThomas Hastings (Author)6
Peace to thee, O favored oneThomas Hastings (Author)6
The Lord is my Shepherd, His kindness I knowThomas Hastings (Author)English6
Within these quiet walls, O LordThomas Hastings (Author)English6
Before thy footstool kneelingThomas Hastings (Author)7
Child of sin and sorrow, where wilt thou fleeThomas Hastings (Author)English7
Lord, we bow with deep contritionThomas Hastings (Author)7
Who can tell what notes of sadnessThomas Hastings (Author)7
Why that soul's commotionThomas Hastings (Author)7
For those in bonds as bound with themThomas Hastings (Author)8
Forget thyself, Christ bade thee comeThomas Hastings (Author)8
O Savior, lend a listening earThomas Hastings (Author)English8
Heirs of an immortal crownThomas Hastings (Author)9
O what is earthly pleasureThomas Hastings (Author)9
Our lesson now is o'erThomas Hastings (Author)9
Why lament the Christian dying?Thomas Hastings (Author)English9
O God of Abram [Abraham], hearThomas Hastings (Author)English10
Rejoice in the Lord, believe in his wordThomas Hastings (Author)10
Forgive my folly, O Lord most holyThomas Hastings (Author)11
Peace, peace, I leave with youThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English11
Child of sorrow, child of care, would thou learn thy griefs to bearThomas Hastings (Author)English12
Give me a draught from the crystal springThomas Hastings (Author)English12
How long shall virtue languishThomas Hastings (Author)12
The Lord Jehovah lives, And blessed be my rockThomas Hastings (Author)English12
Welcome, welcome, day of rest, To the world in kindness givenThomas Hastings (Author)English12
Dying souls, fast bound in sinThomas Hastings (Author)English13
God of the nations, bow Thine earThomas Hastings (Author)English13
O why should gloomy thoughts ariseThomas Hastings (Author)English13
Why sinks my soul despondingThomas Hastings (Author)13
Forbid them not, the Savior criedThomas Hastings (Author)14
O Lord, behold us at Thy feetThomas Hastings (Author)English14
Gladly meeting, kindly greetingThomas Hastings (Author)English15
Go [Rise], tune thy voice to sacred songThomas Hastings (Author)English15
Why that look of sadnessThomas Hastings (Author)English15
Thou God of sovereign graceThomas Hastings (Author)16
Wherever two or three may meet To worship in Thy nameThomas Hastings (Author)English16
Savior of our ruined raceT. Hastings (Author)English18
Soft and holy is the placeThomas Hastings (Author)English18
Go forth on wings of fervent [faith and] prayerHastings (Author)English19
God of the morning rayThomas Hastings (Author)English19
Shepherd, while thy flocks are feedingThomas Hastings (Author)English19
Sinner! come, 'mid thy gloomThomas Hastings (Author)English20
Zion, dreary and in anguishThomas Hastings (Author)English20
Bleeding hearts defiled by sinHastings (Author)21
They have gone to the land where the patriarchs restThomas Hastings (Author)English21
Forgive us, Lord, to Thee we cryThomas Hastings (Author)English22
The rosy light is dawningThomas Hastings (Author)English23
Savior, I look to Thee, Be not Thou far from meHastings (Author)English24
That warning voice, O sinner, hearThomas Hastings (Author)English24
In time of fear, when trouble's nearThomas Hastings (Author)English25
Lord of the harvest, bend Thine earThomas Hastings (Author)English25
Be tranquil, O my soulThomas Hastings (Author)English26
Lord, I would come to theeThomas Hastings (Author)English26
Savior, Thy gentle voice, gladly we hearHastings (Author)English26
Children listen to the LordHastings (Author)English27
In this calm impressive hourThomas Hastings (Author)English27
God of mercy, hear our prayerThomas Hastings (Author)English28
Go watch and pray, thou canst not tellThomas Hastings (Author)English31
O tell me, Thou life and delight of my soulThomas Hastings (Author)English33
Jesus, save my dying soulThomas Hastings (Author)English34
Pilgrims in this vale of sorrowThomas Hastings (Author)English35
Drooping souls, no longer mourn [grieve]Thomas Hastings (Author)English39
Children [Sinners], hear the melting storyThomas Hastings (Author)English41
Now, from labor and from careHastings (Author)English55
The Savior bids us watch and prayThomas Hastings (Author)English60
How tender is thy handThomas Hastings (Author)English65
Jesus, merciful and mild, Lead me as a helpless childThomas Hastings (Author)English76
Return, O wanderer, to thy homeThomas Hastings (Author)English96
Jesus, while our hearts are bleedingThos. Hastings (Author)English104
How calm and beautiful the mornThomas Hastings (Author)English133
Child of sin and sorrow, Filled with dismayThomas Hastings (Author)English139
Today the Savior calls! ye wanderers comeThomas Hastings (Author)English148
Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languishThomas Hastings (1784-1872) (Author)English181
Now be the gospel bannerThomas Hastings (Author)English196
Delay not, delay not: O sinner draw near; The waters of life are now flowing for thee!Thomas Hastings (Author)English221
He that goeth forth with weeping, Bearing precious seed in loveThomas Hastings (Author)English227
Gently, Lord, O gently lead us, Through this lonely vale of tearsThomas Hastings (Author)English352
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!Thomas Hastings (Author)English382

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