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The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors
Publication Date: 1799 Publisher: John Babcock Publication Place: Hartford, Conn. Editors: Nathan Strong; Abel Flint; Joseph Steward; John Babcock
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors
Christian Self-denial
Appears in 138 hymnals First Line: And must I part with all I have Lyrics: 1 And must I part with all I have,
My dearest Lord for thee?
It is but right since thou hast done
Much more than this for me.
2 Yes, let it go--one look from thee
Will more than make amends,
For all the losses I sustain
Of credit, riches, friends.
3 Ten thousand worlds, then thousand lives,
How worthless they appear,
Compar'd with thee, supremely good,
Divinely bright and fair!
4 Saviour of souls, could I from thee
A single smile obtain,
Tho' destitute of all things else,
I'd glory in my gain.
Topics: Self-Denial; Self-Denial Scripture: Mark 8:34
Christian Self-denial
The final sentence and misery of the wicked
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 305 hymnals First Line: And will the Judge descend? Lyrics: 1 And will the Judge descend?
And must the dead arise?
And not a single soul escape
His all-discerning eyes?
2 And from his righteous lips
Shall this dread sentence sound;
And through the numerous guilty throng,
Spread black despair around?
3 "Depart from me, accurs'd,
"To everlasting flame,
"For rebel angels first prepar'd,
"Where mercy never came."
4 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day:
When earth and heav'n, before his face,
Astonish'd shrink away?
5 But ere that trumpet shakes
The mansions of the dead;
Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound,
What joyful tidings spread!
6 Ye sinners, seek his grace,
Whose wrath ye cannot bear;
Fly to the shelter of his cross,
And find salvation there.
7 So shall that curse remove
By which the Saviour bled;
And the last awful day shall pour
His blessings on your head.
Topics: Song of desired heaven Scripture: Matthew 25:41
The final sentence and misery of the wicked
The evil Heart
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 82 hymnals First Line: Astonish'd and distress'd Lyrics: 1 Astonish'd and distress'd,
I turn mine eyes within;
My heart with loads of guilt oprest,
The seat of every sin.
2 What croads of evil thoughts,
What vile affections there!
Distrust, presumption, artful guile,
Pride, envy, slavish fear.
3 Almighty King of saints
These tyrant lusts subdue;
Expel the darkness of my mind,
And all my powers renew.
4 This done, my cheerful voice
Shall loud hosannas raise;
My soul shall glow with gratitude,
My lips proclaim thy praise.
Topics: Heart Evil; Heart Evil Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9
The evil Heart
The spirit of God insensibly withdrawn
Hymnal: HSHM1799 #CIX (1799) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: A present God is all our strength Lyrics: 1 A present God is all our strength,
And all our joy and hope;
When he withdraws, our comforts die,
And every grace must droop.
2 But flattering trifles charm our hearts
To court their false embrace,
Till justly this neglected friend
Averts his angry face.
3 He leaves us and we miss him not;
But go presumptuous on,
Till baffled, wounded, and enslav'd,
We learn that God is gone.
4 And what, my soul, can then remain
One ray of light to give?
Sever'd from him, their better life,
How can his children live?
5 Hence, all ye painted forms of joy,
And leave my heart to mourn:
I would devote these eyes to tears,
Till chear'd by his return.
6 Look back, my Lord, and own the place,
Where once thy temple stood;
For lo, its ruins bear the mark
Of rich atoning blood. Topics: Spirit Withdrawn; Spirit Withdrawn Scripture: Judges 16:20 Languages: English
The spirit of God insensibly withdrawn
Orignial Sin; or, The first and second Adam
Hymnal: HSHM1799 #XXVIII (1799) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Adam our father and our head Lyrics: 1 Adam our father and our head,
Transgress'd, and justice doom'd us dead;
The fiery law speaks all despair,
There's no reprieve nor pardon there.
2 Call a bright council in the skies;
Seraphs the mighty and the wise,
Speak; are you strong to bear the load,
The weighty vengeance of a God?
3 In vain we ask; for all around
Stand silent thro' the heavenly ground;
There's not a glorious mind above
Has half the strength, or half the love.
4 But O! unmeasuraable grace!
The eternal Son takes Adam's place;
Down to our world the Saviour flies,
Stretches his arms, and bleeds, and dies.
5 Amazing work! look down, ye skies,
Wonder and gaze with all your eyes;
Ye saints below and saints above,
And bow to this mysterious love. Topics: Sin Original; Sin Original Languages: English
Orignial Sin; or, The first and second Adam
As thy days, so shall thy strength be
Hymnal: HSHM1799 #XCVII (1799) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near Lyrics: 1 Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near,
The Saviour's gracious promise hear;
His faithful word declares to thee,
That as thy days, thy strength shall be.
2 Let not thy heart despond and say,
"How shall I stand the trying day?"
he has engag'd by firm decree,
That as thy days, thy strength shall be.
3 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong;
And though the conflict should be long,
Thy Lord will make the tempter flee;
for as thy days, thy strength shall be.
4 Should persecution rage and flame,
Still trust in thy Redeemer's name;
In fiery trials thou shalt see,
That as thy days, thy strength shall be,
5 When call'd to bear the weighty cross,
Of sore affliction, pain or loss,
Or deep distress, or poverty,
Still as thy days, thy strength shall be.
6 When ghastly death appears in view,
Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue;
he comes to set thy spirit free,
And as thy days, thy strength shall be.
Topics: Grace proportioned to our need; Grace proportioned to our need Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:25 Languages: English
As thy days, so shall thy strength be
Nathan Strong
1748 - 1816 Editor of "" in The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors Strong, Nathan, D.D., a leading Congregational divine of his day, was born at Coventry, Connecticut, Oct. 16, 1748, and educated at Yale College, where he graduated in 1769. He first studied law, but soon turned his attention to the ministry. In January 1774 he became the Pastor of the First Congregational Church at Hartford, and remained there to his death in 1816. In 1796 he won much repute through his essay on The Doctrine of Eternal Misery consistent with the Infinite Benevolence of God. He founded The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, in 1800, and also took a prominent part in establishing the Connecticut Home Mission Society in 1801. His degree of D.D. was conferred by the University of Princeton. His services to American hymnology, as the principal editor of the Hartford Selection, 1799, have been very great. As in that Selection the author's names were not given, most of his numerous contributions thereto cannot be identified. Six of these hymns, however, are reproduced in Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, with his name attached thereto. These are:—
1. Alas, alas, how blind I've been . The Sinner awakened.
2. Blest Lord, behold the guilty scorn . Prayer for opposers to Revivals.
3. Long have I walked this dreary road . The Sinner's Complaint.
4. Sinner, behold, I've heard thy groans . The Pardoning God.
5. Smote by the law, I'm justly slain . The Law, and the Gospel.
6. The summer harvest spreads the fields . The Great Harvest.
In addition to these the following are from the Hartford Selection, 1799 (but not in the Village Hymns.) They are the best known and most widely used of Strong's hymns:—
7. Almighty Sovereign of the skies . National Thanksgiving.
8. Swell the anthem, raise the song . National Thanksgiving. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Nathan Strong
Abel Flint
Editor of "" in The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors
Abel Flint
John Babcock
Publisher of "" in The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors
John Babcock
