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Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

Author: Henry Alford Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 727 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come; raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin. God, our Maker, doth provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God's own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home. 2 All the world is God's own field, fruit unto His praise to yield, wheat and tares together sown, unto joy or sorrow grown. First the blade, and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear, Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be. 3 For the Lord our God shall come and shall take His harvest home; from His field shall in that day all offenses purge away, give His angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast, but the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore. 4 Even so, Lord, quickly come to Thy final harvest home; gather Thou Thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, there forever purified, in Thy presence to abide. Come, with all Thine angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home. Topics: Commission Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

Go, Labor On

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 439 hymnals First Line: Go, labor on; spend, and be spent Lyrics: 1 Go, labor on; spend, and be spent, thy joy to do the Father's will; it is the way the Master went; should not the servant tread it still? 2 Go, labor on; 'tis not for naught; thine earthly loss is heav'nly gain; men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not; the Master praises--what are men? 3 Go labor on; enough while here if He shall praise thee, if He deign thy willing heart to mark and cheer; no toil for Him shall be in vain. 4 Go, labor on while it is day: the world's dark night is hast'ning on. Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away; It is not thus that souls are won. 5 Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray; be wise the erring soul to win; go forth into the world's highway, compel the wand'rer to come in. 6 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice; for toil comes rest, for exile home; soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, the midnight peal, "Behold, I come." Topics: Commission Used With Tune: SONG 34

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Martin Luther; Frederick H. Hedge Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 675 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe does seek to work us woe; his craft and pow'r are great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal. 2 Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing, were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God's own choosing. You ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He; LORD Sabaoth His name, from age to age the same; and He must win the battle. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God has willed His truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him. 4 That Word above all earthly pow'rs no thanks to them abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours thro' Him who with us sideth. Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; the body they may kill: God's truth abideth still; His kingdom is forever. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: EIN FESTE BURG

Thou Hidden Love of God

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; John Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 265 hymnals First Line: Thou hidden Love of God, whose height Lyrics: 1 Thou hidden Love of God, whose height, whose depth unfathomed, no man knows, I see from far Thy beauteous light, and inly sigh for Thy repose; my heart is pained, nor can it be at rest till it finds rest in Thee. 2 'Tis mercy all that Thou hast brought my mind to seek its peace in Thee; yet while I seek, but find Thee not, no peace my wand'ring soul shall see. O when shall all my wand'rings end, and all my steps to Thee-ward tend? 3 Is there a thing beneath the sun that strives with Thee my heart to share? Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone, the Lord of ev'ry motion there; then shall my heart from earth be free, when it has found repose in Thee. 4 O hide this self from me, that I no more, but Christ in me, may live; my vile affections crucify, nor let one darling lust survive; in all things nothing may I see, nothing desire, or seek, but Thee. 5 O Love, Thy sov'reign aid impart to save me from low-thoughted care; chase this self-will from all my heart, from all its hidden mazes there; make me Thy duteous child, that I may ceaseless "Abba, Father," cry. 6 Each moment draw from earth away my heart, that lowly waits Thy call; speak to my inmost soul, and say "I am Thy Love, Thy God, Thy all." To feel Thy pow'r, to hear Thy voice, to taste Thy love, be all my choice! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: VATER UNSER

Give to the Winds Thy Fears

Author: Paul Gerhardt; John Wesley Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 518 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give to the winds thy fears, hope and be undismayed; God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through waves and clouds and storms, He gently clears the way; wait thou His time, so shall this night soon end in joyous day. 3 Still heavy is thy heart, still sink thy spirits down? Cast off the weight, let fear depart, and ev'ry care be gone. 4 What though thou rulest not, yet heav'n, and earth, and hell proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, and ruleth all things well. 5 Leave to His sov'reign sway to choose and to command, so shalt thou wond'ring own His way, how wise, how strong His hand! 6 Far, far above thy thought His counsel shall appear, when fully He the work hath wrought, that caused thy needless fear. 7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord, our hearts are known to Thee; O lift Thou up the sinking heart, confirm the feeble knee. 8 Let us in life, in death, Thy steadfast truth declare, and publish with our latest breath Thy love and guardian care. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: ST. BRIDE

Like a River Glorious

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 153 hymnals Refrain First Line: Stayed upon Jehovah Lyrics: 1 Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace, over all victorious in its bright increase; perfect, yet it floweth fuller ev'ry day; perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way. Refrain: Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blest; finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest. 2 Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand, never foe can follow, never traitor stand; not a surge of worry, not a shade of care, not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there. [Refrain] 3 Ev'ry joy or trial falleth from above, traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love; we may trust Him fully all for us to do; they who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: WYE VALLEY

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Author: Henry W. Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 677 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The King of love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am His and He is mine forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow my ransomed soul He leadeth, and, where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love He sought me. And on His shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill with Thee, dear Lord beside me; Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; Thy unction grace bestoweth; and O what transport of delight from Thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise within Thy house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

Thou Sweet Beloved Will of God

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; Frances Bevan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou sweet beloved will of God, my anchor ground, my fortress hill, my spirit’s silent fair abode, in thee I hide me and am still. 2 O will, that willest good alone, lead thou the way, thou guidest best; a little child, I follow on, and trusting, lean upon thy breast. 3 God’s will doth make the bitter sweet, and all is well when it is done; unless His will doth hallow it, the glory of all joy is gone. 4 Self, sense, and reason, they may scorn that hidden way that leads on high-- still be my deepest will uptorn, and so the pow'r of nature die. 5 And if in gloom I see thee not, I lean upon thy love unknown-- in me thy blessèd will is wrought, if I will nothing of my own. 6 O spirit of a little child, Of will bereft, untroubled, pure, I seek thy glory undefiled; Lord, take my will, Thy love is sure. 7 O will of God, my soul’s desire, my bread of life in want and pain; O will of God, my guiding fire, unite my will to thine again. 8 O will, in me thy work be done, for time, and for eternity-- give joy or sorrow, all are one to that blest soul that loveth thee. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: GERMANY

Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 6.6.5.6.6.5.7.8.6 Appears in 131 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, priceless Treasure, source of purest pleasure, truest Friend to me; Long my heart hath panted till it well nigh fainted, thirsting after Thee. Thine I am, O spotless Lamb, I will suffer nought to hide Thee, ask for nought beside Thee. 2 In Thine arms I rest me, foes who would oppress me cannot reach me here; though the earth be shaking, every heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear; sin and hell in conflict fell with their heaviest storms assail me. Jesus will not fail me. 3 Satan, I defy thee; death, I need not fly thee; fear, I bid thee cease! Rage, O world, thy noises cannot drown our voices singing still of peace; for God's pow'r guards ev'ry hour; earth and all the depths adore Him, silent bow before Him. 4 Wealth, I will not heed thee; wherefore should I need thee? Jesus is my joy; honors, ye may glisten, but I will not listen, ye the soul destroy; want or loss or shame or cross ne'er to leave my Lord shall move me, since He deigns to love me. 5 Farewell, thou who choosest earth, and heaven refuses, thou wilt tempt in vain; hence, ye sins, nor blind me, get ye far behind me, come not forth again: past your hour, O pomp and power; godless life, thy bonds I sever, leave thee now for ever! 6 Hence, all thoughts sadness, for the Lord of gladness, Jesus, enters in; those who love the Father, though the storms may gather, still have peace within; yea, whate'er I here must bear, Thou art still my purest pleasure, Jesus, priceless Treasure! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: JESU, MEINE FREUDE

The Sands of Time Are Sinking

Author: Anne R. Cousin; Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5 Appears in 314 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The sands of time are sinking; the dawn of heaven breaks; the summer morn I've sighed for, the fair sweet morn awakes; dark, dark, hath been the midnight, but dayspring is at hand, and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmanuel's land. 2 The King there in His beauty without a veil is seen; it were a well-spent journey, though trials lay between: the Lamb with His fair army on Zion's mountain stands, and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmanuel's land. 3 O Christ, He is the Fountain, the deep sweet Well of love! The streams on earth I've tasted; more deep I'll drink above: there to an ocean fullness His mercy doth expand, and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmanuel's land. 4 The bride eyes not her garment, but her dear bridegroom's face; I will not gaze at glory, but on my King of grace; not at the crown He giveth, but on His piercèd hand; the Lamb is all the glory of Emmanuel's land. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: RUTHERFORD