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Go forth, my heart, and seek delight
Author: Catherine Winkworth; Paul Gerhardt Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics:
Go forth, my heart, and seek delight
In all the gifts of God's great might,
These pleasant summer hours:
Look how the plains for thee and me
Have decked themselves most fair to see,
All bright and sweet with flowers.
The trees stand thick and dark with leaves,
And earth o'er all here dust now weaves
A robe of living green;
Nor silks of Solomon compare
With glories that the tulips wear,
Or lilies' spotless sheen.
The lark soars singing into space,
The dove forsakes her hiding-place,
And coos the woods among;
The richly-gifted nightingale,
Pours forth her voice o'er hill and dale,
And floods the fields with song.
Here with her brood the hen doth walk,
There builds and guards his nest the stork,
The fleet-winged swallows pass;
The swift stag leaves his rocky home,
And down the light deer bounding come
To taste the long rich grass.
The brooks rush gurgling through the sand,
And from the trees on either hand,
Cool shadows o'er them fall;
The meadows at their side are glad
With herds; and hark! the shepherd lad
Sends forth his mirthful call.
And humming, hovering to and fro,
The never-wearied swarms no go
To seek their honey'd food;
And through the vine's yet feeble shoots
Stream daily upwards from her roots
New strength and juices good.
The corn springs up, a wealth untold,
A sight to gladden young and old,
Who now their voices lift
To Him who gives such plenteous store,
And makes the cup of life run o'er
With many a noble gift.
Thy mighty working, mighty God,
Wakes all my powers; I look abroad
And can no longer rest:
I too must sing when all things sing,
And from my heart the praises ring
The Highest loveth best.
I think, Art Thou so good to us,
And scatterest joy and beauty thus
O'er this poor earth of ours;
What nobler glories shall be given
Hereafter in Thy shining heaven,
Set round with golden towers!
What thrilling joy when on our sight
Christ's garden beams in cloudless light,
Where all the air is sweet,
Still laden with the unwearied hymn
From all the thousand seraphim
Who God's high praise repeat!
Oh were I there! Oh that I now,
Dear God, before Thy throne could bow,
And bear my heavenly palm!
Then like the angels would I raise
My voice, and sing Thy endless praise
In many a sweet-toned psalm.
Nor can I now, O God, forbear,
Though still this mortal yoke I wear,
To utter oft Thy name;
But still my heart is bent to speak
Thy praises; still, though poor and weak,
Would I Thy love proclaim.
But help me; let Thy heavenly showers
Revive and bless my fainting powers,
And let me thrive and grow
Beneath the summer of Thy grace,
And fruits of faith bud forth apace
While yet I dwell below.
And set me, Lord, in Paradise
When I have bloomed beneath these skies
Till my last leaf is flown;
Thus let me serve Thee here in time,
And after, in that happier clime,
And Thee, my God, alone!
Go forth, my heart, and seek delight
O Providence, to thee we owe
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Funeral
O Providence, to thee we owe
Be It My Only Wisdom Here
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 155 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Be it my only wisdom here,
To serve the Lord with filial fear,
With loving gratitude;
Superior sense may I display
By shunning every evil way,
And walking in the good.
2 O may I still from sin depart;
A wise and understanding heart,
Jesus, to me be giv’n!
And let me through Thy Spirit know,
To glorify my God below,
And find my way to Heav’n. Used With Tune: ADOWA Text Sources: Short Hymns, 1762
Be It My Only Wisdom Here
The Loving Word
Author: Anna Letitia Waring Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: A living, loving, lasting word Lyrics:
A living, loving, lasting word,
My listening ear believing heard,
While bending down in prayer;
Like a sweet breeze that none can stay,
It passed my soul upon its way,
And left a blessing there.
Then joyful thoughts that come and go,
By paths the holy angels know,
Encamped around my soul;
As in a dream of blest repose,
Mid withered reeds a river rose,
And through the desert stole.
I lifted up my eyes to see —
The wilderness was glad for me,
Its thorns were bright with bloom;
And onward travellers still in sight,
Marked out a path of shining light,
And shade unmixed with gloom.
O sweet the strains of those before,
“The weary knees are weak no more,
The faithful heart is strong;”
But sweeter, nearer, from above,
That word of everlasting love,
The promise and the song.
Hymns and Meditations, 1873
The Loving Word
Stay, Thou Too Happy Sinner, Stay
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Stay, thou too happy sinner, stay,
Smooth gliding down the flowery way,
The broad, frequented road;
Gay wretch, that dost in pleasure live,
And all thy joy from earth receive,
Thy soul is dead to God!
2 When death doth soul and body part,
If dead to God even then thou art,
Excluded from the skies,
Shut up in darkness palpable,
And justly left to its own hell,
Thy soul for ever dies. Used With Tune: FRANCES
Stay, Thou Too Happy Sinner, Stay
Celestial thought, impulse divine
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Funeral
Celestial thought, impulse divine
O Jesus, Lover of our race
Author: John Brownlie; St. Cosmas, died 760 A. D. Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics:
O Jesus, Lover of our race,
How rich the promise of Thy grace
To Thy disciples made,—
A holy Paraclete to send,
To succour, comfort, and befriend
With His inspiring aid.
On earth the light is shining clear,
The Holy Comforter is here,
To all the faithful given;
And now, what prophets long foretold,
In all His fulness we behold
The Spirit sent from heaven.
O Jesus, Lover of our race
Behold, all ye that serve the Lord
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 134 Used With Tune: PURLEIGH Text Sources: United Presbyterian Book of Psalms, U.S.A., 1871
Behold, all ye that serve the Lord
The Living Principle Of Grace
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 The living principle of grace,
The faith producing holiness,
Now in our hearts doth dwell;
And still it shall in us abide,
’Till saved, and wholly sanctified,
We all Thy fullness feel.
2 Jesus, we steadfastly believe,
The grace Thou dost this moment give,
Thou wilt the next bestow;
Wilt keep us every moment here,
And show Thyself the Finisher,
And never let us go. Used With Tune: ADOWA Text Sources: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
The Living Principle Of Grace
How happy are the little flock
Author: C. Wesley Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life - Conflict and Suffering Christ our refuge in trouble
How happy are the little flock
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