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The Broken Shield

Author: Anonymous Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: O, Send me not away! for I would drink Lyrics: O, send me not away! for I would drink, Even I, the weakest, at the fount of life; Chide not my steps, that venture near the brink, Weary and fainting from the deadly strife. Went I not forth undaunted and alone, Strong in the majesty of human might? Lo! I return, all wounded and forlorn, My dream of glory lost in shades of night. Was I not girded for the battle-field? Bore I not helm of pride and glittering sword? Behold the fragments of my broken shield, And lend to me Thy heavenly armor, Lord!

The Penitent Son

Author: Furness Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: O, Richly, Father, have I been Lyrics: O, richly, Father, have I been Blest evermore by Thee! And morning, noon, and night Thou hast Preserved me tenderly. And yet the love which Thou shouldst claim To idols I have given; Too oft have bound to earth the hopes That know no home but heaven. Unworthy to be called Thy son, I come with shame to Thee, Father!—O, more than Father, Thou Hast always been to me! Help me to break the heavy chains The world has round me thrown, And know the glorious liberty Of an obedient son. That I may henceforth heed whate’er Thy voice within me saith, Fix deeply in my heart of hearts A principle of faith,— Faith that, like armor to my soul, Shall keep all evil out, More mighty than an angel host, Encamping round about.

Lord, Have Mercy

Author: Milman Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: Lord, have mercy when we pray Lyrics: Lord, have mercy when we pray Strength to seek a better way; When our wakening thoughts begin First to loathe their cherished sin; When our weary spirits fail, And our aching brows are pale; Then Thy strengthening grace afford; Then, O, then, have mercy, Lord! Lord, have mercy when we know First how vain this world below; When its darker thoughts oppress, Doubts perplex, and fears distress; When the earliest gleam is given Of the bright but distant heaven; Then Thy strengthening grace afford; Then, O, then, have mercy, Lord!

I Will Arise and Go unto My Father

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: To Thine eternal arms, O God Lyrics: To Thine eternal arms, O God, Take us, Thine erring children, in; From dangerous paths too boldly trod, From wandering thoughts and dreams of sin. Those arms were round our childish ways, A guard through helpless years to be; O leave not our maturer days, We still are helpless without Thee! We trusted hope and pride and strength: Our strength proved false, our pride was vain, Our dreams have faded all at length,— We come to Thee, O Lord, again! A guide to trembling steps yet be! Give us of Thine eternal powers! So shall our paths all lead to Thee, And life smile on like childhood’s hours.

The Strength of the Erring

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Yes! prayer is strong, and God is good Lyrics: Yes! prayer is strong, and God is good; Man is not made for endless ill; The offending soul, in darkest mood, Hath yet a hope, a refuge still. Thou, God, wilt hear; these pangs are meant To heal the spirit, not destroy; And even remorse, for chastening sent, When Thou commandest, works for joy.

Prayer for Increase of Faith

Author: Wreford Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 161 hymnals First Line: Lord! I believe; Thy power I own Lyrics: Lord! I believe; Thy power I own Thy word I would obey; I wander comfortless and lone, When from Thy truth I stray. Lord! I believe; but gloomy fears Sometimes bedim my sight; I look to Thee with prayers and tears, And cry for strength and light. Lord! I believe; but oft, I know, My faith is cold and weak; Make strong my weakness, and bestow The confidence I seek! Yes, I believe; and only Thou Canst give my soul relief; Lord! to Thy truth my spirit bow, Help Thou my unbelief!

My God, Remember Me

Author: Bartrum Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: O, From these visions dark and drear Lyrics: O, from these visions dark and drear, Kind Father, set me free; I struggle yet with darkness here,— My God, remember me! Refresh my drooping soul with grace And quickening energy; Still running, toiling in the race,— My God, remember me! Some cheering ray of hope impart, Sweet influence from Thee; And raise this feeble, drooping heart,— My God, remember me! For the inheritance in light, On trembling wings I flee; With sins, and doubts, and fears, I fight,— My God, remember me!

Prayer for Help

Author: Milman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 191 hymnals First Line: O, Help us, Lord! each hour of need Lyrics: O, help us, Lord! each hour of need Thy heavenly succor give; Help us in thought, in word, in deed, Each hour on earth we live. O, help us, when our spirits bleed, With doubt and anguish sore; And when our hearts are cold and dead, O, help us, Lord, the more. O, help us, through the prayer of faith, More firmly to believe; For still the more the servant hath, The more shall he receive. O, help us, Father! from on high; We know no help but Thee; O, help us so to live and die, As Thine in heaven to be!

In Doubt

Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Why, thou never-setting Light Lyrics: Why, thou never-setting Light, Is thy brightness veiled from me? Why does this unwonted night Cloud thy blest benignity? I am lost without thy ray; Guide my wandering footsteps, Lord! Light my dark and erring way To the noontide of Thy word.

Good Lord, Remember Me

Author: Humphries Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 418 hymnals First Line: O Thou, from whom all goodness flows Lyrics: O Thou, from whom all goodness flows, I lift my soul to Thee; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Good Lord, remember me! When on my aching, burdened heart My sins lie heavily, Thy pardon grant, new peace impart; Good Lord, remember me! When trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, O, let my strength be as my day; Good Lord, remember me! When worn with pain, disease, and grief, This feeble body see; Grant patience, rest, and kind relief; Good Lord, remember me! When in the solemn hour of death I wait Thy just decree, Be this the prayer of my last breath,— Good Lord, remember me! And when before Thy throne I stand, And lift my soul to Thee, Then, with the saints at Thy right hand, Good Lord, remember me!