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My Anchor Holds
Author: William C. Martin Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 123 hymnals First Line: Though the angry surges roll Refrain First Line: And it holds, my anchor holds Lyrics: 1 Though the angry surges roll
on my tempest-driven soul,
I am peaceful, for I know,
wildly though the winds may blow,
I've an anchor safe and sure,
that can evermore endure.
Refrain:
And it holds, my anchor holds;
blow your wildest then, O gale,
on my bark so small and frail:
by his grace I shall not fail,
for my anchor holds, my anchor holds.
2 Mighty tides about me sweep,
perils lurk within the deep,
angry clouds o'ershade the sky,
and the tempest rises high;
still I stand the tempest's shock,
for my anchor grips the Rock. [Refrain]
3 I can feel the anchor fast
as I meet each sudden blast,
and the cable, though unseen,
bears the heavy strain between;
through the storm I safely ride,
till the turning of the tide. [Refrain]
4 Troubles almost 'whelm the soul;
griefs like billows o'er me roll;
tempters seek to lure astray,
storms obscure the light of day:
but in Christ I can be bold,
I've an anchor that shall hold. [Refrain]
Topics: The Christian Life Consolation; Preservation of Christians; Tribulation and Suffering Scripture: Hebrews 6:19 Used With Tune: ANCHOR
My Anchor Holds
Son of Man, to Thee I cry
Author: Richard Mant Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Christian Experience Prayer; Communion at the Lord's Table; Litanies Used With Tune: PALGRAVE Text Sources: Cooke and Denton's "Hymnal," 1853 (alt. and arr. in)
Son of Man, to Thee I cry
Pleading that God would not forsake
Author: Bowdler Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Lord! before thy throne we bend Topics: Cries of the Slave to God
Pleading that God would not forsake
Come, thou Holy Spirit bright
Author: Charles P. Price, b. 1920 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Used With Tune: ARBOR STREET Text Sources: Latin, 12th Cent.
Come, thou Holy Spirit bright
Loving Shepherd, kind and true
Author: Angelus; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics:
Loving Shepherd, kind and true,
Wilt Thou not in pity come
To Thy Lamb? As shepherds do,
Bear me in Thy bosom home;
Take me hence from earth's annoy
To Thy home of endless joy.
See how I have gone astray
In this earthly wilderness;
Come and take me soon away
To Thy flock who dwell in bliss,
And Thy glory, Lord, behold,
Safe within Thy heavenly fold.
For I fain would gaze on Thee,
With the lambs to whom 'tis given
That they feed, from danger free,
In the happy fields of heaven;
Praising Thee, all terrors o'er,
Never can they wander more.
Here I live in sore distress,
Fearing, watching, hour by hour;
For my foes around me press,
And I know their craft and power:
Lord, Thy lamb can never be
Safe one moment, but with Thee.
O Lord Jesus, let me not
'Mid the ravening wolves e'er fall,
Help me as a shepherd ought,
That I may escape them all:
Bear me homeward in Thy breast,
To Thy fold of endless rest.
Loving Shepherd, kind and true
Hail, thou bright and sacred morn
Author: Julia Anne Elliott Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: Times of Worship Used With Tune: VOLLER WUNDER
Hail, thou bright and sacred morn
Jesus Christ, who stands between
Author: C. Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus Christ, who stands between
Angry heaven and guilty men,
Undertakes to buy our peace;
Gives the covenant of grace;
Ratifies and makes it good;
Signs and seals it with his blood.
2 Life his healing blood imparts,
Sprinkled in our peaceful hearts;
Abel's blood for vengeance cried,
Jesus speaks us justified;
Speaks and calls for better things;
Makes us prophets, priests, and kings. Topics: The Christian System Justification By Faith; The Covenant of Grace Signed and Sealed
Jesus Christ, who stands between
I a sinner now draw near
Author: Erdman Neumeister; Joseph A. Seiss Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The Order of Salvation Faith and Justification
I a sinner now draw near
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 131 hymnals Lyrics:
1.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
One in Three and Three in One,
As by the celestial host,
Let thy will on earth be done;
Praise by all to thee be given,
Gracious Lord of earth and heaven.
2.
Vilest of the sinful race,
Lo! I answer to thy call;
Meanest vessel of thy grace,
Grace divinely free for all;
Lo! I come to do thy will,
All thy counsel to fulfil.
3.
If so poor a worm as I
My to thy great glory live,
All my actions sanctify,
All my words and thoughts receive;
Claim me for thy service, claim
All I have, and all I am.
4.
Take my soul and body's powers;
Take my memory, mind and will;
All my goods, and all my hours;
All I know, and all I feel;
All I think, or speak, or do;
Take my heart, but make it new.
5.
Now, O my God, thine own I am;
Now I give thee back thine own;
Freedom, friends and health and fame,
Consecrate to thee alone:
Thine I live, thrice happy I!
Happier still if thine I die.
6.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
One in Three and Three in One,
As by the celestial host,
Let thy will on earth be done;
Praise by all to thee be given,
Glorious Lord of earth and heaven.
Used With Tune: STANTON
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Savior, Shine And Cheer My Soul
Author: John Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 7 hymnals
Savior, Shine And Cheer My Soul
Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice
Author: Tracy Y. Cannon, 1879–1961 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1. Praise the Lord with heart and voice.
Let all men on earth rejoice.
Praise to him for life and light,
Truth revealed in splendor bright!
Praise the Lord with heart and voice.
Let all men on earth rejoice.
2. Tell of him in loud acclaim.
Sing the wonders of his name.
Sing with joy for grace made known,
Wondrous love to all men shown.
Tell of him in loud acclaim.
Sing the wonders of his name.
3. Father, God, eternal Friend,
Thou art Life; there is no end.
All creation ev’rywhere
Lives in thee, for thou art there.
Father, God, eternal Friend,
Thou art Life; there is no end. Topics: Music and Song; Praise; Praise and Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: ROSE ANN
Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice
Praise the Lord And Bless His Name
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: [Praise the Lord And Bless His Name] (Dudley-Smith) Text Sources: A House of Praise (Hope Publishing Company,, 2003)
Praise the Lord And Bless His Name
Faith Begins by Letting Go
Author: Carl P. Daw Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1
Faith begins by letting go,
giving up what had seemed sure,
taking risks and pressing on,
though the way feels less secure:
pilgrimage both right and odd,
trusting all our life to God.
2
Faith endures by holding on,
keeping mem’ry’s roots alive
so that hope may bear its fruit;
promise-fed, our souls will thrive,
not through merit we possess
but by God’s great faithfulness.
3
Faith matures by reaching out,
stretching minds, enlarging hearts,
sharing struggles, living prayer,
binding up the broken parts;
till we find the commonplace
ripe with witness to God’s grace.
Faith Begins by Letting Go
Ere the morn in beauty wake
Author: St. John of Damascus; John Brownlie Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics:
Ere the morn in beauty wake,
Let us seek the Saviour’s tomb,—
Not with ointment and perfume,
But with songs the silence break;
We shall see the Christ appear,
Sun of Righteousness to cheer.
They who dwell in death’s abode,
Bound with fetters dark and cold,
Shall the Saviour’s love behold;
They shall hail the light of day,
And their gladsome foot employ
In this festival of joy.
Go ye forth amid the gloom,
And with torches burning bright
Cheer the darkness of the night,
Meet the Bridegroom at the tomb;
Greet with songs of festal glee
Him who sets His people free.
Text Sources: Canon for Easter
Ere the morn in beauty wake
We Believe in One True God
Author: Tobias Clausnitzer; Catherine Winkworth; Howard G. Hageman Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Mary Used With Tune: RATISBON
We Believe in One True God
Come, Thou Holy Spirt, come!
Author: E. Caswall Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: Come, Thou Holy Spirit, come! Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou Holy Spirit, come!
And from Thy celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
Come, Thou Father of the poor!
Come, Thou Source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine!
2 Thou, of comforters the best;
Thou, the soul's most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
3 O most blessèd Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill!
Where thou art not, man hath naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
4 Heal our wounds; our strength renew;
On our dryness pour Thy dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
5 On the faithful, who adore
And confess Thee, evermore
In Thy sevenfold gifts descend;
Give them virtue's sure reward;
Give them Thy salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Topics: Whitsuntide; General; Processionals Whitsuntide; Whitsuntide Used With Tune: VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS
Come, Thou Holy Spirt, come!
God of concrete, God of steel
Author: Richard G. Jones (b. 1926) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Offering; God--the Father Creator Used With Tune: ZEALS
God of concrete, God of steel
Father, Who the Light This Day
Author: J. A. Elliot, d. 1941 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 16 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Father, who the light this day
Out of darkness didst create,
Shine upon us now, we pray,
While within Thy courts we wait;
Wean us from the works of night,
Make us children of the light.
2 Savior, who this day didst break
From the bondage of the tomb,
Bid our slumb'ring souls awake,
And dispel their doubt and gloom;
Let us, from our bonds set free,
Rise from sin and live to Thee.
3 Blessed Spirit, Comforter,
Sent this day from Christ on high,
Lord, on us Thy gifts confer,
Cleanse, illumine, sanctify;
All Thine influence shed abroad;
Lead us to the truth of God. Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: FRED TIL BOD (Hartmann)
Father, Who the Light This Day
Christ Is Come
Author: Francis Bottome Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Christ is come, come to earth! Text Sources: Songs from the Parsonage (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1894)
Christ Is Come
See the Morning Sun Ascending
Author: Charles Parkin Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1. See the morning sun ascending,
radiant in the eastern sky;
hear the angel voices blending
in their praise to God on high!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory be to God on high!
2. So may we, in lowly station,
join the choristers above;
singing with the whole creation,
praising thee for thy great love.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory be to God above!
3. For thy loving-kindness ever
shed upon our earthly way;
for thy mercy, ceasing never,
for thy blessing day by day:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory be to God alway!
4. "Wisdom, honor, power, and blessing!"
with the angelic host we cry;
round thy throne, thy name confessing,
Lord, we would to thee draw nigh.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory be to God on high!
Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; Particular Times of Worship Morning; Morning Prayer; Music and Singing Scripture: Revelation 5:11-14 Used With Tune: UNSER HERRSCHER
See the Morning Sun Ascending
Go and dig my grave today!
Author: Ernst Moritz Arndt; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 6 hymnals
Go and dig my grave today!
Now From Labor And From Care
Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 91 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now from labor and from care,
Evening shades have set me free;
In the work of praise and prayer,
Lord, I would converse with Thee:
O, behold me from above,
Fill me with a Savior’s love.
2 Sin and sorrow, guilt and woe,
Wither all my earthly joys;
Naught can charm me here below,
But my Savior’s melting voice.
Lord, forgive, Thy grace restore;
Make me Thine for evermore.
3 For the blessings of this day,
For the mercies of this hour;
For the Gospel’s cheering ray,
For the Spirit’s quickening power,
Grateful notes to Thee I raise,
Oh, accept my song of praise. Used With Tune: HALLE Text Sources: Spiritual Songs for Social Worship (Utica, New York: 1831)
Now From Labor And From Care
Pão da Vida
Author: Salomão Luiz Ginsburg Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Pão da vida, pão de Deus Used With Tune: DISMISSAL
Pão da Vida
Jesus in Gethsemane
Author: Albert H. Frank Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Jesus in Gethsemane, You kept watch in agony
Jesus in Gethsemane
Once I thought my mountain strong
Author: Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 116 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Once I thought my mountain strong,
Firmly fixed no more to move;
Then my Saviour was my song,
Then my soul was filled with love:
Those were happy, golden days,
Sweetly spent in prayer and praise.
2 Little then myself I knew,
Little thought of Satan's power;
Now I feel my sins renew,
Now I feel the stormy hour:
Sin has put my joys to flight,
Sin has turned my day to night.
3 Saviour, shine and cheer my soul,
Bid my dying hopes revive,
Make my wounded spirit whole,
Far away the tempter drive:
Speak the word and set me free,
Let me live alone to thee. Topics: The Christian Life Declension and Renewal; For Renewal Scripture: Job 29:2
Once I thought my mountain strong
Alleluia! Jesus Lives!
Author: Carl B. Garve, 1763-1841; Laurence N. Field, 1896-1983 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Alleluia! Jesus lives! Topics: Easter Used With Tune: FRED TIL BOD
Alleluia! Jesus Lives!
Savior, whither should we go
Author: Nikolai Frederick Severin Grundtvig, 1783-1872; J. C. Aaberg Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics:
Savior, whither should we go
From the truest friend we know,
From the Son of God above,
From the Fount of saving love,
Who in all this world of strife
Hath alone the word of life.
No, I dare not turn from Thee,
Though Thy word oft chasten me,
For throughout this world, O Lord,
Death is still the cruel word.
Whoso saves the soul from death
Brings redemption, life and breath.
“Eat my flesh and drink my blood.”
Saith our Lord, so kind and good.
“Whoso takes the bread and wine,
Shall receive my life divine,
Be redeemed from all his foes
And arise as I arose.”
Hear Him then, my heart distressed,
Beating anxious in my breast.
Take Thy Savior at His word,
Meet Him at His altar-board,
Eat His body, drink His blood,
And obtain eternal good.
Savior, whither should we go
Glory to our boundless God
Author: Carl P. Daw Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal
Glory to our boundless God
Open wide the gate of heaven
Author: John Brownlie Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics:
Open wide the gate of heaven,
Let the glorious Victor in,
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For to Him alone 'tis given,
Who hath quelled the boast of sin--
To ascend the azure height,
Girt with an all-conquering might.
Night and darkness flew before Him,
Sin and death before Him fell;
Angel hosts in bliss, adore Him!
Who hath spoiled the depths of hell,
And ascends the azure height,
Girt with an all-conquering might.
Ah, the mocking and deriding,
Ah, the Cross on which He hung,
And the night, God's presence hiding,
While the darts of hell were flung,--
Now He mounts the azure height,
Girt with an all-conquering might.
Hail Him now, His task completed,
All He strove for man to win;
Victor, Who the foe defeated--
Death, and hell, and vaunting sin,
For He mounts the azure height,
Girt with an all-conquering might.
Jesus, Lord of life undying!
From the throne where Thou art set,
Heed Thy followers who are sighing,
But can ne'er Thy love forget,
And beyond the azure height,
Raise them by Thy saving might,
Open wide the gate of heaven
Gethsemane
Author: H. Petursson; Charles Venn Pilcher Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Jesus in Gethsemane Lyrics:
Jesus in Gethsemane
Bowed with mortal strife I see:
Conscience stings me, for I know
'Twas my sin constrained Him so:
All that weight of agony
God's Son underwent for me.
Lo! my sin doth heavier lie
E'en than earth and sea and sky:
Jesus in His Father's name
Bears this universal frame;
Yet the Word of God falls low,
When He bears sin's weight of woe.
Thus Thou givest me, Lord, Thy peace;
Comfort which can never cease:
Greater that paid ransom's worth
Unto God than heaven and earth:
By Thine agony I win
Certain pardon for my sin.
Gethsemane
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts
Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 124 hymnals First Line: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Godhead Scripture: Isaiah 6:3 Used With Tune: TOPLADY
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts
Lord, Thy Children Guide and Keep
Author: William W. How Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 47 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord, Thy children guide and keep,
As with feeble steps they press
On the pathway rough and steep
Through the weary wilderness.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.
2. There are stony ways to tread;
Give the strength we sorely lack.
There are tangled paths to thread;
Light us, lest we miss the track.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.
3. There are sandy wastes that lie
Cold and sunless, vast and drear,
Where the feeble faint and die;
Grant us grace to persevere.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.
4. There are soft and flowery glades
Decked with golden fruited trees,
Sunny slopes and scented shades;
Keep us, Lord, from slothful ease.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.
5. Upward still to purer heights!
Onward yet to scenes more blest,
Calmer regions, clearer lights,
Till we reach the promised rests
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way. Used With Tune: DIX Text Sources: Psalms and Hymns 1854
Lord, Thy Children Guide and Keep
Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide
Author: Marcus M. Wells, 1815-1895 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 681 hymnals Topics: Guidance; Holy Spirit; Pentecost Used With Tune: FAITHFUL GUIDE
Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide
As The Hart, With Eager Looks
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 83 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As the hart, with eager looks,
Panteth for the water-brooks,
So my soul, athirst for Thee,
Pants the living God to see;
When, O when, with filial fear,
Lord, shall I to Thee draw near?
2 Tears my food by night, by day,
Grief consumes my strength away;
While his craft the tempter plies,
"Where is now thy God?" he cries;
This would sink me to despair,
But I pour soul in prayer.
3 For in happier times I went,
Where the multitudes frequent;
I, with them, was wont to bring
Homage to Thy courts, my King:
I, with them, was wont to raise
Festal hymns on holy days.
4 Why art thou cast down, my soul?
God, thy God, shall make thee whole;
Why art thou disquieted?
God shall lift thy fallen head;
And His countenance benign
Be the saving health of thine. Used With Tune: TURIN Text Sources: Songs of Zion, 1822
As The Hart, With Eager Looks
Jesus, Sun of Righteousness
Author: Jane Borthwick; Christian Knorr, Baron von Rosenroth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: Prayer; Morning Used With Tune: WELLS
Jesus, Sun of Righteousness
Gracious and Eternal Lord
Author: Lilian G. Crisp Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals
Gracious and Eternal Lord
Holy Spirit, Lord Of Love
Author: William Dalrymple Maclagan, 1826 - 1910 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 35 hymnals Used With Tune: HEATHLANDS
Holy Spirit, Lord Of Love
Father, Glorify Thy Son
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 31 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Father, glorify Thy Son,
Answering His all powerful prayer;
Send the Intercessor down—
Send that other Comforter,
Whom believingly we claim,
Whom we ask in Jesus’ name.
2. Then by faith we know and feel
Him, the Spirit of truth and grace;
With us He vouchsafes to dwell,
With us while unseen He stays;
All our help and good, we own,
Freely flows from Him alone.
3. Wilt Thou not the promise seal,
Good and faithful as Thou art,
Send the Comforter to dwell
Every moment in our heart?
Yes, Thou wilt the grace bestow;
Christ hath said it shall be so. Used With Tune: DIX Text Sources: Hymns of Petition, 1746
Father, Glorify Thy Son
Glorious from the field of strife
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics:
Glorious from the field of strife,
Lo! the Victor mounts His throne;
Lord of death and King of life,
His the triumph, His alone--
Glorious from the field of strife,
Christ, Immortal King of Life.
Wake to gladness, sons of men!
Heaven, your gates eternal raise!
Welcome to your bliss again
Him, the worthiest of praise--
Glorious from the field of strife,
Christ, Immortal King of Life.
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Ah, the rage of angry foes!
Ah, the garments rolled in blood!
Where were dealt the fiercest blows,
There the valiant Victor stood--
Glorious on the field of strife,
Christ, Immortal King of Life.
Sin and death--the twain assailed,
And the Christ expiring fell;
But the Death o'er death prevailed,
And the might of sin and hell;
Victor from the field of strife,
Hail! Immortal King of Life.
Glorious from the field of strife
God the Lord has heard our prayer
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 4 hymnals
God the Lord has heard our prayer
Who are those before God's throne
Author: Catherine Winkworth; Schenk, d. 1727 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics:
Who are those before God's throne,
What the crownèd host I see?
As the sky with stars thick-strown
Is their shining company:
Hallelujahs, hark, they sing,
Solemn praise to God they bring.
Who are those that in their hands
Bear aloft the conqueror's palm,
As one o'er his foeman stands,
Fallen beneath his mighty arm?
What the war and what the strife,
Whence came such victorious life?
Who are those arrayed in light,
Clothed in righteousness divine,
Wearing robes most pure and white,
That unstained shall ever shine,
That can nevermore decay;
Whence came all this bright array?
They are those who, strong in faith,
Battled for the mighty God;
Conquerors o'er the world and death,
Following not Sin's crowded road;
Through the Lamb who once was slain,
Did they such high victory gain.
They are those who much have borne,
Trial, sorrow, pain, and care,
Who have wrestled night and morn
With the mighty God in prayer;
Now their strife hath found its close,
God hath turned away their woes.
They are branches of that Stem,
Who hath our Salvation been,
In the blood He shed for them,
Have they made their raiment clean;
Hence they wear such radiant dress,
Clad in spotless holiness.
They are those who hourly here
Served as priests before their Lord,
Offering up with gladsome cheer
Soul and body at His word.
Now within the Holy Place,
They behold Him face to face.
As the harts at noonday pant
For the river fresh and clear,
Did they ofttimes long and faint
For the Living Fountain here.
Now their thirst is quenched, they dwell
With the Lord they loved so well.
Thitherwards I stretch my hands;
O Lord Jesus, day by day,
In Thy house in these strange lands,
Compassed round with foes, I pray,
Let me sink not in the war,
Drive for me my foes afar.
Cast my lot in earth and heaven
With Thy saints made like to Thee,
Let my bonds be also riven,
Make Thy child who loves Thee free;
Near the throne where Thou dost shine,
May a place at last be mine!
Ah! that bliss can ne'er be told,
When with all that army bright,
Thee, my Sun, I shall behold,
Shining star-like, with Thy light.
Amen! Thanks be brought to Thee,
Praise through all eternity.
Who are those before God's throne
God of all human history
Author: Christopher Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Baptism; Confirmation; Ordination/Commissioning; The Serving Community; Year A Fourth Sunday Before Advent; Year A Second Sunday Before Advent Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2 Used With Tune: CALLOW END
God of all human history
Savior, Bless Me Now
Author: James M. Black Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Suff’ring Savior, hear my cry Refrain First Line: Savior, Savior, bless me now Lyrics: 1 Suff’ring Savior, hear my cry;
To Thy loving arms I fly;
Bless me, Savior, bless me now,
While to Thee I humbly bow.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior, bless me now,
While to Thee I humbly bow.
2 Thou alone can keep my feet
From the paths of sin so deep;
Blest Redeemer, Savior kind,
Cause Thy face on me to shine. [Refrain]
3 Let me feel Thy saving power
Sweetly flow this very hour;
Fill my soul with love divine;
Take my heart, O Lord: ’tis Thine. [Refrain] Used With Tune: GWALIOR Text Sources: Precious Gems No. 1 (New York/Chicago: W. A. Pond/Chicago Music, 1881)
Savior, Bless Me Now
Heavenward doth our journey tend
Author: Benjamin Schmolck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 11 hymnals
Heavenward doth our journey tend
God, Your Blessings Overflow!
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal
God, Your Blessings Overflow!
Exemplary Piety
Author: R. F. Mann Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 69 hymnals First Line: Daniel's wisdom may I know
Exemplary Piety
Holy Spirit, Storm of Love
Author: Brian A. Wren Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals
Holy Spirit, Storm of Love
When the Seeds of Love Are Sown
Author: F. Richard Garland Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Used With Tune: RATISBON
When the Seeds of Love Are Sown
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Author: Anonymous Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Christ, the Lord is risen today, Listen while the angels say
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
I will love the Lord; for He
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics:
I will love the Lord; for He
From eternity loved me;
I will love the Lord, who gave
His own Son my soul to save,
And sends down, in love divine,
His good Spirit to strive with mine.
I will love the Son; for He
Loved, and gave Himself for me;
I will love Him on his cross,
And for Him count all things loss;
I will love Him on his throne,
When I know as I am known.
I will love the Spirit; for He
Deigns in love to dwell with me;
I will love Him on my knees,
Helping mine infirmities,
Till my joyful lips record
"Abba, Father!" "Jesus, Lord!"
Thee, o'er all for ever blest,
One, true, only God confest,
I would love, with heart and mind,
Soul and strength;--but what can bind,
O my God! my love to thee!
This alone, Thy love to me.
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I will love the Lord; for He
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