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Lord, I Approach Thy Mercy Seat

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 612 hymnals First Line: Lord, I approach, Thy mercy seat Lyrics: 1. Lord, I approach, Thy mercy seat, Where Thou dost answer prayer; There humbly fall before Thy feet, For none can perish there. 2. Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh; Thou callest burdened souls to Thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3. Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed, By war without and fears within, I come to Thee for rest. 4. Be Thou my shield, my hiding place, That, sheltered near Thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him Thou hast died. Used With Tune: BURFORD Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)

Lead Me, Savior

Author: Frank M. Davis Appears in 300 hymnals First Line: Savior, lead me, lest I stray Refrain First Line: Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me lest I stray Lyrics: 1. Savior, lead me, lest I stray, Gently lead me all the way; I am safe when by Thy side, I would in Thy love abide. Refrain Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me lest I stray; Gently down the stream of time, Lead me, Savior, all the way. 2. Thou the refuge of my soul When life’s stormy billows roll; I am safe when Thou art nigh, All my hopes on Thee rely. [Refrain] 3. Savior, lead me, then at last, When the storm of life is past, To the land of endless day, Where all tears are wiped away. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Savior, lead me, lest I stray] Text Sources: Bright Gems, compiled by S. B. Ellenberger, 1881

The Lord Is Come (Watts)

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 74 hymnals First Line: The Lord is come; the heav'ns proclaim Lyrics: 1. The Lord is come; the heav’ns proclaim His birth; the nations learn His name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2. All ye bright armies of the skies, Go, worship where the Savior lies; Angels and kings before Him bow, Those gods on high and gods below. 3. Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound; But Judah shout, but Sion sing, And earth confess her sovereign king. Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

O Jesus, Prince of Life and Truth

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 25 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Jesus, Prince of life and truth, Beneath Thy banner bright, We dedicate our strength and youth To battle for the right. We give our lives with glad intent To serve the world and Thee, To die, to suffer and be spent To set our brothers free. 2. In serried ranks, with fearless tread, O Captain of us all, Thy glory on our banners shed, We answer to Thy call; And where the fiercest battles press Against the hosts of sin, To rescue those in dire distress We gladly enter in. 3. O Jesus, once a Nazareth boy, And tempted like as we, All inward foes help us destroy, And spotless all to be. We trust Thee for the grace to win The high, victorious goal, Where purity shall conquer sin In Christ-like self control. Used With Tune: ALL SAINTS Text Sources: Living Hymns, by William E. Chalmers et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Judson Press, 1923), number 54

O Living Bread from Heaven

Author: Johann Rist; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O living bread from Heaven, How hast Thou fed Thy guest! The gifts Thou now hast given Have filled my heart with rest. O wondrous food of blessing, O cup that heals our woes, My heart, this gift possessing, In thankful song o’erflows! 2. My Lord, Thou here hast led me Within Thy holiest place, And there Thyself hast fed me With treasures of Thy grace; And Thou hast freely given What earth could never buy, The Bread of Life from Heaven, That now I shall not die. 3. Thou givest all I wanted, The food can death destroy; And Thou has freely granted The cup of endless joy. And Lord, I do not merit The favor Thou hast shown, And all my soul and spirit Bow down before Thy throne. 4. Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened With heavenly food, while here My course on earth is lengthened, I serve with holy fear; And when Thou call’st my spirit To leave this world below, I enter, through Thy merit, Where joys unmingled flow. Used With Tune: AURELIA Text Sources: Neuer himmlischer Lieder, 1651; Translation in Lyra Germanica, 1858

O Love of God, How Strong and True

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 110 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O love of God, how strong and true! Eternal, and yet ever new; Uncomprehended and unbought, Beyond all knowledge and all thought. 2. O love of God, how deep and great! Far deeper than man’s deepest hate; Self fed, self kindled, like the light, Changeless, eternal, infinite. 3. O heavenly love, how precious still, In days of weariness and ill, In nights of pain and helplessness, To heal, to comfort, and to bless! 4. O wide embracing, wondrous love! We read Thee in the sky above, We read Thee in the earth below, In seas that swell, and streams that flow. 5. We read Thee best in Him who came To bear for us the cross of shame; Sent by the Father from on high, Our life to live, our death to die. 6. We read Thy power to bless and save, E’en in the darkness of the grave; Still more in resurrection light, We read the fullness of thy might. 7. O love of God, our shield and stay Through all the perils of our way! Eternal love, in Thee we rest Forever safe, forever blest. Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

O Lord, While We Confess the Worth

Author: Mary B. Peters Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Lord, while we confess the worth Of this the outward seal, Do Thou the truths herein set forth To every heart reveal. 2. Death to the world we here avow, Death to each fleshly lust; Newness of life our calling now, A risen Lord our trust. 3. And we, O Lord, who now partake Of resurrection life, With every sin, for Thy dear sake, Would be at constant strife. 4. Baptized into the Father’s name, We’d walk as sons of God; Baptized in Thine, we own Thy claim As ransomed by Thy blood. 5. Baptized into the Holy Ghost, We’d keep His temple pure, And make Thy grace our only boast, And by Thy strength endure. Used With Tune: SERENITY Text Sources: Hymns Intended to Help the Communion of Saints (London: Nisbet & Co., 1847)

O My Soul, Bless Thou Jehovah

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 95 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O my soul, bless thou Jehovah, All within me, bless His name; Bless Jehovah and forget not All His mercies to proclaim. He forgives all thy transgressions, Heals thy sicknesses and pains; He redeems thee from destruction, And His love thy life sustains. 2. He with tender mercies crowns thee, Satisfies thy full request, So that, like the tireless eagle, Thou with youth renewed art blessed. Righteous is the Lord in judgment Unto all that are oppressed; To His people He has ever Made His goodness manifest. 3. Yea, the Lord is full of mercy And compassion for distress, Slow to anger and abundant In His grace and tenderness. He will be not be angry alway, Nor will He forever chide; Though we oft have sinned against Him, Still His love and grace abide. 4. As the heav’ns are high above us, Great His love to us has proved; Far as east from west is distant, He has all our sins removed. As a father loves his children, Feeling pity for their woes, So the Lord to those who fear Him Mercy and compassion shows. Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: AUTUMN Text Sources: United Presbyterian Book of Psalms, 1871

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux; Paul Gerhardt; James W. Alexander Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 724 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. 2. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, was all for sinners’ gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve Thy place; Look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace. 3. Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee, Thou noble countenance, Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee and flee before Thy glance. How art thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn! How doth Thy visage languish that once was bright as morn! 4. Now from Thy cheeks has vanished their color once so fair; From Thy red lips is banished the splendor that was there. Grim death, with cruel rigor, hath robbed Thee of Thy life; Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor, Thy strength in this sad strife. 5. My burden in Thy Passion, Lord, Thou hast borne for me, For it was my transgression which brought this woe on Thee. I cast me down before Thee, wrath were my rightful lot; Have mercy, I implore Thee; Redeemer, spurn me not! 6. What language shall I borrow to thank Thee, dearest friend, For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end? O make me Thine forever, and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to Thee. 7. My shepherd, now receive me; my guardian, own me Thine. Great blessings Thou didst give me, O source of gifts divine. Thy lips have often fed me with words of truth and love; Thy Spirit oft hath led me to heavenly joys above. 8. Here I will stand beside Thee, from Thee I will not part; O Savior, do not chide me! When breaks Thy loving heart, When soul and body languish in death’s cold, cruel grasp, Then, in Thy deepest anguish, Thee in mine arms I’ll clasp. 9. The joy can never be spoken, above all joys beside, When in Thy body broken I thus with safety hide. O Lord of life, desiring Thy glory now to see, Beside Thy cross expiring, I’d breathe my soul to Thee. 10. My Savior, be Thou near me when death is at my door; Then let Thy presence cheer me, forsake me nevermore! When soul and body languish, oh, leave me not alone, But take away mine anguish by virtue of Thine own! 11. Be Thou my consolation, my shield when I must die; Remind me of Thy passion when my last hour draws nigh. Mine eyes shall then behold Thee, upon Thy cross shall dwell, My heart by faith enfolds Thee. Who dieth thus dies well. Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE Text Sources: Latin: "Salve caput cruentatum"

O Thou, in All Thy Might So Far

Author: Frederick L. Hosmer Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 86 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Thou, in all Thy might so far, In all Thy love so near, Beyond the range of sun and star, And yet beside us here. 2. What heart can comprehend Thy name, Or, searching, find Thee out, Who art within, a quickening Flame, A Presence round about. 3. Yet though I know Thee but in part, I ask not, Lord, for more; Enough for me to know Thou art, To love Thee and adore. 4. And dearer than all things I know Is childlike faith to me, That makes the darkest way I go An open path to Thee. Used With Tune: SERENITY Text Sources: First published in the New York Inquirer