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Safety in Christ
Hymnal: SHPW1844 #348 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Thy purchased people, gracious Lamb Lyrics: 1 Thy purchased people, gracious Lamb,
Thou never canst forget;
The piercing nails have wrote their name
Upon thy hands and feet.
2 Satan, in vain, with rage assails
Thy dear peculiar ones;
For them thy righteousness avails;
For them thy blood atones.
3 Vainly against the sheep he strives,
And wars with the Most High;
Their glorious Head for ever lives,
Nor can his members die.
4 Jesus shall his elect avenge,
Nor from his own remove;
Nor cancel his decree, nor change
His everlasting love. Topics: Perseverance Scripture: Psalm 137:5 Languages: English
Safety in Christ
Seeking Christ
Author: Adams Hymnal: SHPW1844 #349 (1844) Meter: 8.7.5 First Line: Jesus, Shepherd of thy people Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Shepherd of thy people,
Lead us through this desert land;
We are weak, and poor, and feeble,
Yet we trust thy mighty hand;
Great Protector!
By thy power alone we stand.
2 All thy sheep shall come to Zion;
With them thou wilt never part;
Beasts of prey, nor roaring lion,
None shall pluck them from thy heart;
All thy chosen
Cost thee wounds, and blood, and smart.
3 In thy bosom safely lodgèd,
Thine shall rest from danger free;
They shall never more be judgèd,
Nor shall condemnation see;
Blessed Jesus,
Let us thus rejoice in thee.
Topics: Perseverance Languages: English
Seeking Christ
"The righteous shall hold on his way"
Author: H. Fowler Hymnal: SHPW1844 #350 (1844) Meter: 11.8 First Line: Ye pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God Lyrics: 1 Ye pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God,
Whose spirits are filled with dismay,
Since ye have eternal redemption through blood,
Ye cannot but hold on your way.
2 As Jesus, in covenant love, did engage
A fulness of grace to display,
The powers of darkness in malice may rage,
The righteous shall hold on his way.
3 This truth, like its Author, eternal shall stand,
Though all things in nature decay,
Upheld by Jehovah’s omnipotent hand,
The righteous shall hold on his way.
4 They may on the main of temptation be tossed;
Their sorrows may swell as the sea;
But none of the ransomed shall ever be lost;
The righteous shall hold on his way.
5 Surrounded with sorrows, temptations, and cares,
This truth with delight we survey,
And sing, as we pass through this valley of tears,
The righteous shall hold on his way. Topics: Perseverance Languages: English
"The righteous shall hold on his way"
The sinner that by precious faith
Author: Hart Hymnal: SHPW1844 #351 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The sinner that, by precious faith,
Has felt his sins forgiven,
Is manifestly passed from death,
And sealed an heir of heaven.
2 [Though thousand snares enclose his feet,
Not one shall hold him fast;
Whatever dangers he may meet,
He shall get safe at last.]
3 Not as the world the Saviour gives;
He is no fickle friend;
Whom once he loves he never leaves,
But loves him to the end.
4 [The spirit that would this truth withstand,
Would pull God’s temple down,
Wrest Jesus’ sceptre from his hands,
And spoil him of his crown.
5 Satan might then full victory boast;
The church might wholly fall;
If one believer may be lost,
It follows, so may all.
6 But Christ in every age has proved
His purchase firm and true;
If this foundation be removed,
What shall the righteous do?]
7 Brethren, by this, your claim, abide –
This title to your bliss;
Whatever loss you bear beside,
O never give up this. Topics: Perseverance Scripture: John 13:1 Languages: English
The sinner that by precious faith
The moon and stars shall lose their light
Author: Hart Hymnal: SHPW1844 #352 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The moon and stars shall lose their light,
The sun shall sink in endless night;
Both heaven and earth shall pass away;
The works of nature all decay.
2 But they that in the Lord confide,
And shelter in his wounded side,
Shall see the danger overpast,
Stand every storm, and live at last.
3 What Christ has said must be fulfilled;
On this firm rock, believers build;
His word shall stand, his truth prevail,
And not one jot or tittle fail.
4 His word is this (poor sinners, hear);
“Believe on me, and banish fear;
Cease from your own works, bad or good,
And wash your garments in my blood.” Topics: Perseverance Scripture: Matthew 24:35 Languages: English
The moon and stars shall lose their light
Mistaken men may browl
Author: Hart Hymnal: SHPW1844 #353 (1844) Lyrics: 1 Mistaken men may brawl
Against the grace of God,
And threat with final fall
The purchase of his blood;
But, though they own the Saviour’s name,
From him such gospel never came.
2 Shall babes in Christ, bereft
Of God’s rich gift of faith,
Be to their own will left,
And sin the sin to death?
Shall any child of God be lost,
And Satan cheat the Holy Ghost?
3 Dark unbelief and pride,
With Pharisaic zeal,
We lay you all aside,
And trust a surer seal;
We rest our souls on Jesus’ word,
And give the glory to the Lord.
4 Led forth by God’s free grace,
And guided by his power,
We reach his holy place,
And live for evermore;
’Twas this place Moses had in view;
Of this he sang, and we sing too. Topics: Perseverance Scripture: Exodus 15:13 Languages: English
Mistaken men may browl
Saints in the Hand of Christ
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #354 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Firm as the earth thy gospel stands Lyrics: 1 Firm as the earth thy gospel stands,
My Lord, my Hope, my Trust;
If I am found in Jesus’ hands,
My soul can ne’er be lost.
2 His honour is engaged to save
The meanest of his sheep;
All that his heavenly Father gave
His hands securely keep.
3 Nor death, nor hell, shall e’er remove
His favourites from his breast;
In the dear bosom of his love
They must for ever rest. Topics: Perseverance Languages: English
Saints in the Hand of Christ
"Let God be true, but every man a liar"
Author: Hart Hymnal: SHPW1844 #355 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The God I trust is true and just Lyrics: 1 The God I trust is true and just;
His mercy has no end;
Himself has said my ransom’s paid,
And I on him depend.
2 Then why so sad, my soul? though bad,
Thou hast a Friend that’s good;
He bought thee dear (abandon fear);
He bought thee with his blood.
3 So rich a cost can ne’er be lost,
Though faith be tried by fire;
Keep Christ in view; let God be true;
And every man a liar. Topics: Perseverance Languages: English
"Let God be true, but every man a liar"
Rest for Weary Souls
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #356 (1844) First Line: Does the gospel-word proclaim Lyrics: 1 Does the gospel-word proclaim
Rest for those who weary be?
Then, my soul, put in thy claim;
Sure that promise speaks to thee.
Marks of grace I cannot show;
All polluted is my breast;
Yet I weary am, I know,
And the weary long for rest.
2 Burdened with a load of sin;
Harassed with tormenting doubt;
Hourly conflicts from within;
Hourly crosses from without;
All my little strength is gone;
Sink I must without supply;
Sure upon the earth there’s none
Can more weary be than I.
3 In the ark the weary dove
Found a welcome resting-place;
Thus my spirit longs to prove
Rest in Christ, the Ark of grace.
Tempest-tossed I long have been,
And the flood increases fast;
Open, Lord, and take me in,
Till the storm be overpast. Topics: Rest for the Weary Languages: English
Rest for Weary Souls
The Lord's Day
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #357 (1844) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest Topics: Rest for the Weary Languages: English
The Lord's Day
The Sabbath
Author: Hart Hymnal: SHPW1844 #358 (1844) Meter: 8.8.6 First Line: God thus commanded Jacob's seed Lyrics: 1 God thus commanded Jacob’s seed,
When, from Egyptian-bondage freed,
He led them by the way:
“Remember, with a mighty hand
I brought thee forth from Pharaoh’s land;
Then keep my Sabbath Day.”
2 [In six days God made heaven and earth
Gave all the various creatures birth,
And from his working ceased;
These days to labour he applied;
The seventh he blessed and sanctified.
And called the day of rest.]
3 To all God’s people now remains
A Sabbatism, a rest from pains,
And works of slavish kind;
When tired with toil, and faint through fear,
The child of God can enter here,
And sweet refreshment find.
4 To this, by faith, he oft retreats;
Bondage and labour quite forgets,
And bids his cares adieu;
Slides softly into promised rest,
Reclines his head on Jesus’ breast,
And proves the Sabbath true.
5 [This, and this only, is the way
To rightly keep the Sabbath Day,
Which God has holy made.
All keepers that come short of this,
The substance of the Sabbath miss,
And grasp an empty shade.] Topics: Rest for the Weary Languages: English
The Sabbath
Social Worship
Author: Stennett Hymnal: SHPW1844 #359 (1844) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: How charming is the place Lyrics: 1 How charming is the place,
Where my Redeemer, God,
Unveils the beauties of his face,
And sheds his love abroad!
2 Not the fair palaces
To which the great resort,
Are once to be compared to this,
Where Jesus holds his court.
3 Here, on the mercy-seat,
With radiant glory crowned,
Our joyful eyes behold him sit,
And smile on all around.
4 [To him their prayers and cries
Each humble soul presents;
He listens to their broken sighs,
And grants them all their wants.
5 To them his sovereign will
He graciously imparts;
And in return accepts with smiles,
The tribute of their hearts.]
6 Give me, O Lord, a place
Within thy blest abode,
Among the children of thy grace,
The servants of my God. Topics: The Church Languages: English
Social Worship
God in his earthly temple lays
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #360 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 God in his earthly temples lays
Foundations for his heavenly praise;
He likes the tents of Jacob well,
But still in Zion loves to dwell.
2 His mercy visits every house,
That pay their night and morning vows;
But makes a more delightful stay
Where churches meet to praise and pray.
3 What glories were described of old!
What wonders are of Zion told!
Thou city of our God below,
Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know.
4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew,
Shall there begin their lives anew;
Angels and men shall join to sing
The hill where living waters spring.
5 When God makes up his last account
Of natives in his holy mount,
’Twill be an honour to appear
As one new-born or nourished there. Topics: The Church Scripture: Psalm 87 Languages: English
God in his earthly temple lays
Church of Christ
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #361 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: How did my heart rejoice to hear Lyrics: 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
“In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day”!
2 I love her gates; I love the road;
The church, adorned with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God
To show his milder face.
3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown,
The holy tribes repair;
The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.
4 He hears our praises and complaints,
And, while his awful voice
Divides the sinners from the saints,
We tremble and rejoice.
5 Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heavenly grace,
Be her attendants blest.
6 My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell;
There God my Saviour reigns.
Topics: The Church Languages: English
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #362 (1844) First Line: How pleased and blest was I Lyrics: 1 How pleased and blest was I,
To hear the people cry,
“Come, let us seek our God today!”
Yes, with a cheerful zeal,
We haste to Zion’s hill,
And there our vows and honours pay.
2 Zion, thrice happy place!
Adorned with wondrous grace,
And walls of strength embrace thee round;
In thee our tribes appear,
To pray, and praise, and hear
The sacred gospel’s joyful sound.
3 There David’s greater Son
Has fixed his royal throne;
He sits for grace and judgment there.
He bids the saints be glad;
He makes the sinner sad,
And humble souls rejoice with fear.
4 May peace attend thy gate,
And joy within thee wait,
To bless the soul of every guest;
The man that seeks thy peace,
And wishes thy increase,
A thousand blessings on him rest.
5 My tongue repeats her vows,
“Peace to this sacred house,”
For there my friends and kindred dwell;
And since my glorious God
Makes thee his blest abode,
My soul shall ever love thee well.
Topics: The Church Scripture: Psalm 122 Languages: English
Church of Christ
The Church the Garden of Christ
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #363 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: We are a garden wall'd around Lyrics: 1 We are a garden walled around,
Chosen and made peculiar ground;
A little spot enclosed by grace,
Out of the world’s wide wilderness.
2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand,
Planted by God the Father’s hand;
And all his springs in Zion flow
To make the young plantation grow.
3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come,
Blow on this garden of perfume;
Spirit divine, descend and breathe
A gracious gale on plants beneath.
4 Make our best spices flow abroad,
To entertain our Saviour, God;
And faith, and love, and joy appear,
And every grace be active here.
5 [Let my Beloved come and taste
His pleasant fruits at his own feast.
“I come, my spouse, I come,” he cries,
With love and pleasure in his eyes.]
6 [Our Lord into his garden comes,
Well pleased to smell our poor perfumes;
And calls us to a feast divine,
Sweeter than honey, milk, or wine:
7 “Eat of the tree of life, my friends;
The blessings that my Father sends;
Your taste shall all my dainties prove,
And drink abundance of my love.”]
8 [Jesus, we will frequent thy board,
And sing the bounties of our Lord;
But the rich food on which we live
Demands more praise than tongue can give.]
Topics: The Church Languages: English
The Church the Garden of Christ
Happy the church, thou sacred place
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #364 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Happy the church, thou sacred place;
The seat of thy Creator’s grace;
Thy holy courts are his abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God.
2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates
A guard of heavenly warriors waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Fixed on his counsels and his love.
3 Thy foes in vain designs engage;
Against his throne in vain they rage;
Like rising waves with angry roar,
That dash and die upon the shore.
4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell,
Nor fear the wrath of men or hell;
His arms embrace this happy ground,
Like brazen bulwarks built around.
5 God is our Shield, and God our Sun;
Swift as the fleeting moments run;
On us he sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect his brightest praise. Topics: The Church Scripture: Isaiah 60:18-21 Languages: English
Happy the church, thou sacred place
At the Settlement of a Church
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #365 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Where shall we go to seek and find Lyrics: 1 Where shall we go to seek and find
A habitation for our God;
A dwelling for the Eternal Mind,
Amongst the sons of flesh and blood?
2 The God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion, for his ancient rest;
And Zion is his dwelling still;
His church is with his presence blessed.
3 “Here will I fix my gracious throne,
And reign for ever,” says the Lord;
“Here shall my power and love be known,
And blessings shall attend my word.
4 “Here I will meet the hungry poor,
And fill their souls with living bread;
Sinners that wait before my door,
With sweet provisions shall be fed.
5 “Girded with truth, and full of grace,
My priests, my ministers shall shine;
Not Aaron, in his costly dress,
Made an appearance so divine.
6 “The saints, unable to contain
Their inward joys, shall shout and sing,
The Son of David here shall reign,
And Zion triumph in her King.” Topics: The Church Languages: English
At the Settlement of a Church
The Church the Dwelling of God
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #366 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The Lord in Zion placed his name Lyrics: 1 [The Lord in Zion placed his name;
His ark was settled there;
To Zion the whole nation came
To worship thrice a year.
2 But we have no such lengths to go,
Nor wander far abroad;
Where’er thy saints assemble now,
There is a house for God.]
3 Arise, O King of grace, arise,
And enter to thy rest;
Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes,
Thus to be owned and blessed.
4 Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy Word;
All that the ark did once contain,
Could no such grace afford.
5 Here, mighty God! accept our songs;
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.
6 Here let the Son of David reign;
Let God’s anointed shine;
Justice and truth his court maintain,
With love and power divine.
7 Here let him hold a lasting throne,
And as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honours shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes. Topics: The Church Languages: English
The Church the Dwelling of God
Great God! thy glory and thy love
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #367 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Great God! thy glory and thy love
Our humble songs employ;
Propitious from thy throne above,
Look down, and aid our joy.
2 Thy presence and thy glories, Lord,
Fill all the realms of space;
O let thy presence, by thy word,
Divinely fill this place.
3 Sacred to thy eternal name,
Behold, these walls we raise;
Long may they stand to show thy fame,
And echo to thy praise.
4 This day begins the solemn sound
Of sacred worship here;
May every saint with joy abound,
And reverential fear.
5 Dear Jesus! Zion’s holy King,
Enter with all thy train,
And here thy choicest blessings bring,
And long may they remain.
6 Eternal Spirit! heavenly Dove!
Enter and fill this place;
Reveal Immanuel’s matchless love
And open all his grace. Topics: The Church Scripture: Zechariah 8:7-9 Languages: English
Great God! thy glory and thy love
O Lord, descend and fill this place
Author: Doddridge Hymnal: SHPW1844 #368 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O Lord, descend and fill this place
With choicest tokens of thy grace!
These walls we to thy honour raise;
Long may they echo with thy praise.
2 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train;
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer foes and cheer his friends. Topics: The Church Languages: English
O Lord, descend and fill this place
The Pleasure of Public Worship
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #369 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: How pleasant, how divinely fair Lyrics: 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair,
O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are!
With long desire my spirit faints,
To meet the assemblies of thy saints.
2 Blest are the saints who sit on high,
Around the throne of majesty;
Thy brightest glories shine above,
And all their work is praise and love.
3 Blest are the souls that find a place
Within the temple of thy grace;
There they behold thy gentler rays,
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise.
4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set
To find the way to Zion’s gate;
God is their strength, and through the road
They lean upon their helper, God. Topics: The Church Languages: English
The Pleasure of Public Worship
The Pleasure of Public Worship
Author: Watts Hymnal: SHPW1844 #370 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God! attend, while Zion sings Lyrics: 1 Great God! attend, while Zion sings
The joy that from thy presence springs;
To spend one day with thee on earth,
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.
2 God is our Sun, he makes our day;
God is our Shield, he guards our way
From all the assaults of hell and sin,
From foes without, and foes within.
3 All needful grace will God bestow,
And crown that grace with glory too;
He gives us all things, and withholds
No real good from upright souls.
4 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway
The glorious hosts in heaven obey;
And devils at thy presence flee;
Blest is the man who trusts in thee. Topics: The Church Scripture: Psalm 84:8-12 Languages: English
The Pleasure of Public Worship
Social Worship
Author: Swain Hymnal: SHPW1844 #371 (1844) First Line: How pleasant is the gate Lyrics: 1 How pleasant is the gate
Where willing converts wait
For fellowship with Zion here;
Where they with wonder tell
How they escaped from hell,
And hope in glory to appear.
2 With wonder we attend,
While they the sinner’s Friend,
With tears of holy joy, extol;
Each heart, once hard as steel,
Now made for sin to feel,
Bears tokens of a ransomed soul.
3 No more of self they boast,
But humbly own the cost
Of their salvation freely paid;
The sins which make them groan,
And must have sunk them down,
They now behold on Jesus laid. Topics: The Church Languages: English
Social Worship
Zion
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #372 (1844) Meter: 8.7 First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!
He whose word can not be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode;
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation’s walls surrounded,
Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.
2 See! the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
Ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver,
Never fails from age to age.
3 Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear,
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near.
Thus deriving from their banner,
Light by night and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna
Which he gives them when they pray.
4 Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Washed in the Redeemer’s blood!
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priests to God
’Tis his love his people raises
Over self to reign as kings;
And as priests, his solemn praises
Each for a thank-offering brings. Topics: The Church Scripture: Psalm 87:3 Languages: English
Zion
Prayer for a Minister
Hymnal: SHPW1844 #373 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: With heavenly power, O Lord, defend Lyrics: 1 With heavenly power, O Lord, defend
Him whom we now to thee commend;
His person bless, his soul secure;
And make him to the end endure.
2 Gird him with all-sufficient grace;
Direct his feet in paths of peace;
Thy truth and faithfulness fulfil,
And help him to obey thy will.
3 Before him thy protection send;
O love him, save him to the end!
Nor let him as thy pilgrim rove
Without the convoy of thy love.
4 Enlarge, inflame, and fill his heart;
In him thy mighty power exert;
That thousands, yet unborn, may praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.
Topics: The Church Languages: English
Prayer for a Minister
Send help, O Lord, we pray
Author: Berridge Hymnal: SHPW1844 #374 (1844) Lyrics: 1 Send help, O Lord, we pray,
And thy own gospel bless;
For godly men decay,
And faithful pastors cease;
The righteous are removèd home,
And scorners rise up in their room.
2 While Satan’s troops are bold,
And thrive in number too,
The flocks in Jesus’ fold,
Are growing lank and few;
Old sheep are moving off each year,
And few lambs in the fold appear.
3 Old shepherds, too, retire,
Who gathered flocks below,
And young ones catch no fire,
Or worldly-prudent grow;
Few run with trumpets in their hand,
To sound alarms by sea and land.
4 O Lord, stir up thy power,
To make the gospel spread;
And thrust out preachers more,
With voice to raise the dead;
With feet to run where thou dost call;
With faith to fight and conquer all.
5 [The flocks that long have dwelt
Around fair Zion’s hill,
And thy sweet grace have felt,
Uphold and feed them still;
But fresh folds build up everywhere,
And plenteously thy truth declare.]
6 As one Elijah dies,
True prophet of the Lord,
Let some Elisha rise
To blaze the gospel-word;
And fast as sheep to Jesus go,
May lambs recruit his fold below. Scripture: Matthew 9:38 Languages: English
Send help, O Lord, we pray
At a Christian Marriage
Author: Berridge Hymnal: SHPW1844 #375 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Our Jesus freely did appear Lyrics: 1 Our Jesus freely did appear
To grace a marriage feast;
And, Lord, we ask thy presence here
To make a wedding-guest.
2 Upon the bridal pair look down;
Who now have plighted hands;
Their union with thy favour crown,
And bless the nuptial bands.
3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow;
(Of all rich dowries best!)
Their substance bless, and peace bestow,
To sweeten all the rest.
4 In purest love their souls unite,
And linked in kindly care,
To render family burdens light,
By taking mutual share.
5 True helpers may they prove indeed,
In prayer, and faith, and hope;
And see with joy a godly seed,
To build thy household up.
6 As Isaac and Rebecca give
A pattern chaste and kind;
So may this new-met couple live,
In faithful friendship joined. Topics: The Church Languages: English
At a Christian Marriage
Lord, I cannot let thee go
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #376 (1844) Lyrics: 1 Lord, I cannot let thee go,
Till a blessing thou bestow;
Do not turn away thy face;
Mine’s an urgent, pressing case.
2 [Dost thou ask me who I am?
Ah, my Lord, thou know’st my name;
Yet the question gives a plea,
To support my suit with thee.]
3 Thou didst once a wretch behold,
In rebellion blindly bold;
Scorn thy grace; thy power defy;
That poor rebel, Lord, was I.
4 Once a sinner near despair
Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer;
Mercy heard and set him free;
Lord, that mercy came to me.
5 Many days have passed since then;
Many changes I have seen;
Yet have been upheld till now;
Who could hold me up but thou?
6 Thou hast helped in every need;
This emboldens me to plead;
After so much mercy past,
Canst thou let me sink at last?
7 No; I must maintain my hold;
’Tis thy goodness makes me bold;
I can no denial take,
When I plead for Jesus’ sake.
Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Scripture: Genesis 32:26 Languages: English
Lord, I cannot let thee go
Encouragement to pray
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #377 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: My soul, take courage from the Lord Lyrics: 1 My soul, take courage from the Lord;
Believe and plead his holy word;
To him alone do thou complain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.
2 Upon him call in humble prayer,
Thou still art his peculiar care;
He’ll surely turn and smile again,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.
3 However sinful, weak, and poor,
Still wait and pray at mercy’s door;
Faithful Jehovah must remain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.
4 [Though the vile tempter’s hellish rage
Will, with his darts, thy soul engage,
God through the fight shall thee sustain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.]
5 [Though the corruptions of thy heart
Daily new cause of grief impart,
Pray that thy lusts may all be slain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.]
6 [Though sharp afflictions still abound,
And clouds and darkness thee surround,
Still pray, for God will all explain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain.]
7 In him, and him alone, confide;
Still at the throne of grace abide;
Eternal victory thou shalt gain,
Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Encouragement to pray
The Beggar's Prayer
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #378 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: A beggar poor, at mercy's door Lyrics: 1 A beggar poor, at mercy’s door,
Lies such a wretch as I;
Thou know’st my need is great indeed,
Lord, hear me when I cry.
2 With guilt beset, and deep in debt,
For pardon, Lord I pray;
O let thy love sufficient prove
To take my sins away.
3 A wicked heart is no small part
Of my distress and shame;
Let sovereign grace its crimes efface,
Through Jesus’ blessed name.
4 [My darkened mind, I daily find,
Is prone to go astray;
Lord, on it shine, with light divine,
And guide it in thy way.]
5 [My stubborn will opposes still
Thy wise and holy hand;
Thy Spirit send to make it bend
To thy supreme command.]
6 Affections wild, by sin defiled,
Oft hurry me away;
Lord, bring them home, nor let them roam
From Christ, the Living Way.
7 [A conscience hard does oft retard
My walk in holy peace;
Let it by thee made tender be,
And all its hardness cease.]
8 [My memory bad, but what is sad,
Can folly still retain;
O fill it, Lord, with thy sweet word,
And let it there remain.]
9 Before thy face I’ve told my case;
Lord, help, and mercy send;
Pity my soul, and make me whole,
And love me to the end. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The Beggar's Prayer
"Ask what I shall give thee"
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #379 (1844) First Line: Come, my soul, thy suit prepare Lyrics: 1 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He himself has bid thee pray,
Therefore will not say thee, Nay.
2 [Thou art coming to a King;
Large petitions with thee bring;
For his grace and power are such,
None can ever ask too much.
3 With my burden I begin;
Lord, remove this load of sin;
Let thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.]
4 Lord, I come to thee for rest;
Take possession of my breast;
There thy blood-bought right maintain,
And without a rival reign.
5 As the image in the glass
Answers the beholder’s face,
Thus unto my heart appear;
Print thy own resemblance there.
6 While I am a pilgrim here,
Let thy love my spirit cheer;
As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,
Lead me to my journey’s end.
7 Show me what I have to do;
Every hour my strength renew;
Let me live a life of faith;
Let me die thy people’s death. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
"Ask what I shall give thee"
Praying for Confidence
Author: Burnham Hymnal: SHPW1844 #380 (1844) First Line: O Jesus, thou fountain of grace Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, thou fountain of grace,
Enlighten, enliven my heart,
And show the sweet smiles of thy face
And from me bid evil depart;
Pronounce, O pronounce I am thine;
A sinner once purchased by blood;
And may I for ever recline
On the bosom of Jesus, my Lord.
2 Thou great and compassionate King,
Drive all my sad doubtings away;
And let me with confidence sing,
“The Saviour expired for me.”
The witness that I am thy child,
O Jesus, to me now impart;
The pleasing sensation will yield
Unspeakable joy to my heart.
3 Bestow this rich blessing on me,
And heaven below I shall prove;
I’ll then go exulting in thee,
And tell of thy wonderful love.
Lord, teach me thy cause to maintain;
For constant support to thee fly;
And fight till the conquest I gain.
Resolved for thy glory to die. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Praying for Confidence
The House of Prayer
Author: Cowper Hymnal: SHPW1844 #381 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Thy mansion is the Christian's heart Lyrics: 1 Thy mansion is the Christian’s heart,
O Lord, thy dwelling-place secure!
Bid the unruly throng depart,
And leave the consecrated door.
2 Devoted as it is to thee,
A thievish swarm frequents the place;
They steal away my joys from me,
And rob my Saviour of his praise.
3 There, too, a sharp designing trade,
Sin, Satan, and the world maintain;
Nor cease to press me, and persuade
To part with ease and purchase pain.
4 I know them, and I hate their din;
Am weary of the bustling crowd;
But while their voice is heard within,
I cannot serve thee as I would.
5 O for the joy thy presence gives;
What peace shall reign when thou art here;
Thy presence makes this den of thieves
A calm, delightful house of prayer.
6 And if thou make thy temple shine,
Yet, self-abased, will I adore;
The gold and silver are not mine;
I give thee what was thine before. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The House of Prayer
The Throne of Grace
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #382 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Dear Lord! to us assembled here Lyrics: 1 Dear Lord! to us assembled here
Reveal thy smiling face,
While we, by faith, with love and fear,
Approach the throne of grace.
2 Thy house is called the house of prayer,
A solemn sacred place;
O let us now thy presence share,
While at the throne of grace.
3 With holy boldness may we come,
Though of a sinful race,
Thankful to find there yet is room
Before the throne of grace.
4 Our earnest, fervent cry attend,
And all our faith increase,
While we address our heavenly Friend
Upon the throne of grace.
5 [His tender pity and his love
Our every fear will chase;
And all our help, we then shall prove,
Comes from the throne of grace.]
6 Dear Lord, our many wants supply;
Attend to every case;
While humbled in the dust we lie,
Low at the throne of grace.
7 We bless thee for thy word and laws;
We bless thee for thy peace;
And we do bless thee, Lord, because
There is a throne of grace.
Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The Throne of Grace
Wherewith shall we approach the Lord
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #383 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Wherewith shall we approach the Lord,
And bow before his throne?
By trusting in his faithful word,
And pleading Christ alone.
2 The blood, the righteousness, and love
Of Jesus, will we plead;
He lives within the vail above,
For us to intercede.
3 Sure ground, and sure foundation too,
We find in Jesus’ name;
Herein we every blessing view,
And every favour claim.
4 Then let his name for ever be
To us supremely dear;
Our only, all-prevailing plea,
For all our hope is there.
5 This is the name the Father loves
To hear his children plead;
And all such pleading he approves,
And blesses them indeed. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Scripture: Hebrews 7:25 Languages: English
Wherewith shall we approach the Lord
"O save me, for thy mercies' sake"
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #384 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Regard, great God! my mournful prayer Lyrics: 1 Regard, great God! my mournful prayer;
Make my poor trembling soul thy care;
For me in pity undertake,
And save me for thy mercies’ sake.
2 [My soul’s cast down within me, Lord,
And only thou canst help afford;
Let not my heart with sorrow break,
But save me for thy mercies’ sake.]
3 Such dismal storms are raised within,
By Satan and indwelling sin,
Which all my soul with horror shake;
O save me for thy mercies’ sake.
4 [I’ve foes and fears of every shape,
Nor from them can my soul escape;
Upon me, Lord, some pity take,
And save me for thy mercies’ sake.]
5 [I’ve scarce a glimmering ray of light;
With me ‘tis little else but night;
O for my help do thou awake,
And save me for thy mercies’ sake.]
6 To me, dear Saviour, turn once more;
To my poor soul thy joys restore;
Let me again thy smiles partake.
Lord, save me for thy mercies’ sake. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
"O save me, for thy mercies' sake"
"God be merciful to me a sinner"
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #385 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Hear, gracious God, a sinner's cry Lyrics: 1 Hear, gracious God, a sinner’s cry,
For I have nowhere else to fly;
My hope, my only hope’s in thee;
O God, be merciful to me!
2 [To thee I come, a sinner poor,
And wait for mercy at thy door;
Indeed, I’ve nowhere else to flee;
O God, be merciful to me!]
3 [To thee I come, a sinner weak,
And scarce know how to pray or speak;
From fear and weakness set me free;
O God, be merciful to me!]
4 [To thee I come, a sinner vile;
Upon me, Lord, vouchsafe to smile;
Mercy, through blood, I make my plea;
O God, be merciful to me!]
5 [To thee I come, a sinner great,
And well thou knowest all my state;
Yet full forgiveness is with thee;
O God, be merciful to me!]
6 To thee I come, a sinner lost,
Nor have I aught wherein to trust;
But where thou art, Lord, I would be;
O God, be merciful to me!
7 To glory bring me, Lord, at last,
And there, when all my fears are past,
With all thy saints I’ll then agree,
God has been merciful to me! Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
"God be merciful to me a sinner"
Weary of earth, myself, and sin
Author: Medley Hymnal: SHPW1844 #386 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Weary of earth, myself, and sin,
Dear Jesus, set me free,
And to thy glory take me in,
For there I long to be.
2 Burdened, dejected, and oppressed,
Ah! whither shall I flee
But to thy arms, for peace and rest?
For there I long to be.
3 Empty, polluted, dark, and vain,
Is all this world to me;
May I the better world obtain;
For there I long to be.
4 Lord, let a tempest-tossèd soul
That peaceful harbour see,
Where waves and billows never roll;
For there I long to be.
5 Let a poor labourer here below,
When from his toil set free,
To rest and peace eternal go;
For there I long to be. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Scripture: Psalm 119:174 Languages: English
Weary of earth, myself, and sin
How sweet to wait upon the Lord
Author: Swain Hymnal: SHPW1844 #387 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 How sweet to wait upon the Lord,
While he fulfils his gracious word;
To seek his face, and not in vain,
To be beloved, and love again!
2 To see, while prostrate at his feet,
Jehovah on the mercy-seat;
And Jesus, at the Lord’s right hand,
With his divine atonement stand!
3 “Father,” he cries, “I will that these
Before thee on their bended knees,
For whom my life I once laid down,
Be with me soon on this my throne.”
4 Amen! our hearts with rapture cry,
May we with reverence look so high;
Ascended Saviour, fix our eyes,
By faith upon this glorious prize!
5 With this delightful prospect fired,
We’ll run, nor in thy ways be tired;
And all the trials here we see,
Will make us long to reign with thee. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
How sweet to wait upon the Lord
An Approach to the Mercy-Seat
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #388 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Approach, my soul, the mercy seat Lyrics: 1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before his 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 wars without, and fears within,
I come to thee for rest.
4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place,
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
And tell him thou hast died.
5 [O wondrous love! to bleed and die;
To bear the cross and shame;
That guilty sinners such as I,
Might plead thy gracious name.]
6 [“Poor tempest-tossèd soul, be still;
My promised grace receive;
I’ll work in thee both power and will;
Thou shalt in me believe.”] Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
An Approach to the Mercy-Seat
Drawn by Divine Love
Author: Adams Hymnal: SHPW1844 #389 (1844) First Line: Draw my soul to thee, my Lord Lyrics: 1 Draw my soul to thee, my Lord;
Make me love thy precious word!
Bid me seek thy smiling face;
Willing to be saved by grace.
2 Dearest Jesus, bid me come;
Let me find thyself my home;
Thou the Refuge of my soul,
Where I may my troubles roll.
3 Lord, thy powerful work begun,
Thou wilt never leave undone;
Teach me to confide in thee;
Thy salvation’s wholly free. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Drawn by Divine Love
Praying for Restoration
Author: C. W. Hymnal: SHPW1844 #390 (1844) Meter: 7.6.8 First Line: Jesus, let thy pitying eye Lyrics: 1 Jesus, let thy pitying eye
Call back a wandering sheep;
False to thee, like Peter, I
Would fain like Peter, weep;
Let me be by grace restored;
On me be all its freeness shown;
Turn, and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
2 Saviour, Prince, enthroned above,
Repentance to impart,
Give me, through thy dying love,
The humble, contrite heart.
Give, what I have long implored,
A portion of thy love unknown,
Turn, and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
3 Look as when thy pitying eye
Was closed, that we might live;
“Father,” (at the point to die,
My Saviour gasped), “forgive!”
Surely, with that dying word,
He turns, and looks, and cries, “’Tis done.”
O my loving, bleeding Lord,
This breaks the heart of stone.
Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Praying for Restoration
Prayer for Restoration
Author: J. W.; C. W. Hymnal: SHPW1844 #391 (1844) Meter: 7.6.8 First Line: Jesus, Friend of sinners, hear Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Friend of sinners, hear
A feeble creature pray;
From my debt of sin set clear,
For I have nought to pay.
Speak, O speak my kind release,
A poor backsliding soul restore;
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more.
2 [Though my sins as mountains rise,
And swell, and reach to heaven,
Mercy is above the skies,
And I shall stand forgiven.
Mighty is my guilt’s increase,
But greater is thy mercy’s store!
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more.
3 From the oppressive weight of sin,
My struggling spirit free;
Blood and righteousness divine
Can rescue even me.
Holy Spirit, shed thy grace,
And let me feel the softening shower;
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Prayer for Restoration
Confession
Author: Steele Hymnal: SHPW1844 #392 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: How oft, alas, this wretched heart Lyrics: 1 How oft, alas, this wretched heart
Has wandered from the Lord,
How oft my roving thoughts depart,
Forgetful of his word!
2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, “Return!”
Dear Lord, and may I come?
My vile ingratitude I mourn;
O take the wanderer home.
3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive,
And bid my crimes remove?
And shall a pardoned rebel live,
To speak thy wondrous love?
4 Almighty grace, thy healing power
How glorious, how divine!
That can to life and bliss restore
So vile a heart as mine!
5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet,
Dear Saviour, I adore;
O keep me at thy sacred feet,
And let me rove no more. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Confession
Craving a Crumb of Mercy
Hymnal: SHPW1844 #393 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: A crumb of mercy, Lord, I crave Lyrics: 1 A crumb of mercy, Lord, I crave,
Unworthy to be fed
With dainties such as angels have,
Or with the children’s bread.
2 Have pity on my needy soul;
Thy peace and pardon give;
Thy love can make the wounded whole,
And bid the dying live.
3 Behold me prostrate at thy gate;
Do not my suit deny;
With longing eyes for thee I wait;
O help me, or I die.
4 When thou dost give a heart to pray,
Thou wilt incline thy ear;
From me turn not thy face away,
But my petition hear.
5 So shall my joyful soul adore
The riches of thy grace;
No sinner needed mercy more,
That ever sought thy face. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Craving a Crumb of Mercy
Exhortation to Prayer
Author: Cowper Hymnal: SHPW1844 #394 (1844) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: What various hindrances we meet Lyrics: 1 What various hindrances we meet,
In coming to the mercy-seat!
Yet who that knows the worth of prayer,
But wishes to be often there?
2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw,
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw;
Gives exercise to faith and love;
Brings every blessing from above.
3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight;
Prayer makes the Christian’s armour bright;
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.
4 [While Moses stood with arms spread wide,
Success was found on Israel’s side;
But when, through weariness, they failed,
That moment Amalek prevailed.]
5 [Have you no words? ah! think again;
Words flow apace when you complain,
And fill your fellow-creatures’ ear
With the sad tale of all your care.
6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent,
To heaven in supplication sent,
Your cheerful song would oftener be,
“Hear what the Lord has done for me.”] Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
Exhortation to Prayer
The Throne of Grace
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #395 (1844) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Behold the Throne of Grace Lyrics: 1 Behold the throne of grace!
The promise calls me near;
There Jesus shows his smiling face;
And waits to answer prayer.
2 That rich atoning blood
Which, sprinkled round, I see,
Provides for those who come to God
An all-prevailing plea.
3 My soul, ask what thou wilt,
Thou canst not be too bold;
Since his own blood for thee he spilt,
What else can he withhold?
4 Beyond thy utmost wants
His love and power can bless.
To praying souls he always grants
More than they can express. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The Throne of Grace
The Prayer of Necessity
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #396 (1844) Meter: 8.7 First Line: Could the creatures help or ease us Lyrics: 1 Could the creatures help or ease us,
Seldom should we think of prayer;
Few, if any, come to Jesus,
Till reduced to self-despair,
Long we either slight or doubt him,
But, when all the means we try
Prove we cannot do without him,
Then at last to him we cry.
2 Fear thou not, distressed believer;
Venture on his mighty name;
He is able to deliver,
And his love is still the same.
Can his pity or his power
Suffer thee to pray in vain?
Wait but his appointed hour,
And thy suit thou shalt obtain. Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The Prayer of Necessity
The Power of Prayer
Author: Newton Hymnal: SHPW1844 #397 (1844) First Line: In themselves as weak as worms Lyrics: 1 In themselves as weak as worms,
How can poor believers stand,
When temptations, foes, and storms,
Press them close on every hand?
2 Weak, indeed, they feel they are,
But they know the Throne of Grace;
And the God who answers prayer,
Helps them when they seek his face.
3 Though the Lord awhile delay,
Succour they at length obtain;
He who taught their hearts to pray,
Will not let them cry in vain.
4 Wrestling prayer can wonders do;
Bring relief in deepest straits!
Prayer can force a passage through
Iron bars and brazen gates.
5 For the wonders he has wrought,
Let us now our praises give;
And, by sweet experience taught,
Call upon him while we live.
Topics: Prayer and Watchfulness Languages: English
The Power of Prayer
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