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Invitation

Author: Emily Taylor Hymnal: BHPPD866 #1 (1866) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Come to the house of prayer Lyrics: Come to the house of prayer, O ye afflicted, come! The God of peace shall meet you there, He makes that house His home. Come to the house of praise, Ye who are happy now; In sweet accord your voices raise, In kindred homage bow. Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt His love; Soon shall ye lift a holier song In fairer courts above. Ye young, before His throne, Come, bow; your voices raise; Let not your hearts His praise disown, Who gives the power to praise. Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all; Who seest the tear of misery, And hear’st the mourner’s call; Up to Thy dwelling-place Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace, And heaven on earth be won. Languages: English

Call to Prayer

Author: H. Ware Hymnal: BHPPD866 #2 (1866) Meter: Irregular First Line: To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks Lyrics: To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks, And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes; His light is on all below and above, The light of gladness, and life, and love: O, then, on the breath of this early air, Send upward the incense of grateful prayer. To prayer!—for the day that God has blest Comes tranquilly on with its solemn rest; It speaks of creation’s early bloom,— It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb: Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers, And devote to heaven the hallowed hours. Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength, To join Christ’s holy band at length; To Him who unceasing love displays, Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise; To Him thy heart and thy hours be given, For a life of prayer is the life of heaven. Languages: English

Cheerful Worship

Author: Watts Hymnal: BHPPD866 #3 (1866) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Come, ye who love the Lord! Lyrics: Come, ye who love the Lord! And let your joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround His throne. The sorrows of the mind Be banished from this place! Religion never was designed To make our pleasures less. The sons of God have found That heaven begins below: Celestial fruits, on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow. Then let our sorrows cease, And every tear be dry; We’re travelling through the paths of peace To fairer worlds on high. Languages: English

The House of God

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: BHPPD866 #4 (1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Be still! be still! for all around Lyrics: Be still! be still! for all around, On either hand, is holy ground: Here in His house, the Lord to-day Will listen, while His people pray. Thou, tost upon the waves of care, Ready to sink with deep despair, Here ask relief, with heart sincere, And thou shalt find that God is here. Thou who hast laid within the grave Those whom thou hadst no power to save, Believe their spirits now are near, For angels wait while God is here. Thou who hast dear ones far away, In foreign lands, ’mid ocean’s spray, Pray for them now, and dry the tear, And trust the God who listens here. Thou who art mourning o’er thy sin, Deploring guilt that reigns within, The God of peace is ever near; The troubled spirit meets Him here. Languages: English

Seeking God

Hymnal: BHPPD866 #5 (1866) First Line: Thirsting for a living spring Lyrics: Thirsting for a living spring, Seeking for a higher home, Resting where our souls must cling, Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come. Glorious hopes our spirit fill, When we feel that Thou art near: Father! then our fears are still, Then the soul’s bright end is clear. Life’s hard conflict we would win, Read the meaning of life’s frown; Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin For the spirit’s starry crown. Make us beautiful within By Thy spirit’s holy light: Guard us when our faith burns dim, Father of all love and might! Languages: English

The Sanctuary

Author: Heber Hymnal: BHPPD866 #6 (1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Forth from the dark and stormy sky Lyrics: Forth from the dark and stormy sky, Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly; Forth from the world, its hope and fear, Father, we seek Thy shelter here: Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray; Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away. Long have we roamed in want and pain, Long have we sought Thy rest in vain; Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, Long have our souls been tempest-tost: Low at Thy feet our sins we lay; Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away. Languages: English

The Sabbath of the Soul

Hymnal: BHPPD866 #7 (1866) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: O Father, though the anxious fear Lyrics: O Father, though the anxious fear May cloud to-morrow’s way, No fear nor doubt shall enter here; All shall be Thine to-day. We will not bring divided hearts To worship at Thy shrine; But each unworthy thought departs, And leaves this temple Thine. Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares, Of earth and folly born; Ye shall not dim the light that streams From this celestial morn. To-morrow will be time enough To feel your harsh control; Ye shall not violate this day, The sabbath of the soul. Languages: English

Love Divine

Hymnal: BHPPD866 #8 (1866) First Line: Love divine, all love excelling Lyrics: Love divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down! Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown. Father! Thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter every longing heart. Breathe, O, breathe Thy loving spirit Into every troubled breast; Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find Thy promised rest. Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy life receive; Graciously come down, and never, Never more Thy temples leave! Languages: English

Seeking God’s Presence

Author: J. Taylor Hymnal: BHPPD866 #9 (1866) First Line: Far from mortal cares retreating Lyrics: Far from mortal cares retreating, Sordid hopes, and fond desires, Here our willing footsteps meeting, Every heart to heaven aspires. 31 From the Fount of glory beaming, Light celestial cheers our eyes; Mercy from above proclaiming Peace and pardon from the skies. Who may share this great salvation?— Every pure and humble mind; Every kindred, tongue, and nation, From the dross of guilt refined: Blessings all around bestowing, God withholds His care from none; Grace and mercy ever flowing From the fountain of His throne. Every stain of guilt abhorring, Firm and bold in virtue’s cause, Still Thy providence adoring, Faithful subjects to Thy laws, Lord! with favor still attend us, Bless us with Thy wondrous love; Thou, our sun and shield, defend us; All our hope is from above. Languages: English

“It is Good to be Here.”

Author: Gaskell Hymnal: BHPPD866 #10 (1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Unto Thy temple, God of love Lyrics: Unto Thy temple, God of love, Once more we come with willing feet, To raise our thoughts this world above, And Thy paternal blessing meet. May all Thy purest presence feel, And silent keep each vain desire; With humble hearts before Thee kneel, And unto holier strength aspire. May all be bound in bonds more true To Thee, who art our life and light, That through each path which we pursue, We still may keep Thy love in sight. And may we, when the day shall close, Review its course without a fear; And, nearer heaven than when it rose, Feel it is good to have been here. Languages: English