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Restore, O Father, to our times restore

Author: Anon. Hymnal: VoP1873 #764 (1873) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Restore, O Father, to our times restore, The peace which filled thine infant church of yore, Ere lust of power had sown the seeds of strife, And quenched the new-born charities of life. 2 Oh, never more may different judgments part From kindly sympathy a brother's heart! But, linked in one, believing thousands kneel, And share with each the sacred joy they feel. 3 From soul to soul, quick as the sunbeam's ray, Let concord spread one universal day; And faith by love lead all mankind to thee, Parent of peace, and fount of harmony! Topics: The Christian Nation At Peace; National Concord

Pour, blessed Gospel, glorious news for man!

Author: Ashworth Hymnal: VoP1873 #805 (1873) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Pour, blessed Gospel, glorious news for man! Thy stream of life o'er springless deserts roll: Thy bond of peace the mighty earth can span, And make one brotherhood from pole to pole. 2 On, piercing Gospel, on! of every heart, In every latitude, thou own'st the key: From their dull slumbers savage souls shall start, With all their treasures first unlocked by thee. 3 Spread, mighty Gospel, spread thy soaring wings! Gather thy scattered ones from every land: Call home the wanderers to the King of kings; Proclaim them all thine own--'tis Christ's command! Topics: The Christian Nation Brotherhood; The Gospel Aggressive

Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide

Author: Lyte Hymnal: VoP1873 #865 (1873) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide, The darkness deepens--Lord, with me abide! When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me! 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O thou, who changest not, abide with me! 3 I need thy presence every passing hour: What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, oh, abide with me! 4 Not a brief glance I long, a passing word, But as thou dwell'st with thy disciples, Lord,-- Familiar, condescending, patient, free, Come, not to sojourn, but t' abide with me. Topics: Youth and Age; Abide with Me

Joyfully, joyfully, onward I move

Author: Wm. Hunter Hymnal: VoP1873 #1013 (1873) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Joyfully, joyfully, onward I move, Bound to the land of bright spirits above; Angelic choristers, sing as I come, Joyfully, joyfully haste to thy home! Soon, with my pilgrimage ended below, Home to the land of delight will I go; Pilgrim and stranger no more shall I roam; Joyfully, joyfully resting at home. 2 Friends, fondly cherished, have passed on before; Waiting, they watch me approaching the shore; Singing, to cheer me through death's chilling gloom, Joyfully, joyfully haste to thy home. Sounds of sweet melody fall on my ear; Harps of the blessed, your voices I hear! Rings with the harmony heaven's high dome; Joyfully, joyfully haste to thy home. 3 Death, with thy weapons of war, lay me low; Strike, king of terrors! I fear not the blow; Jesus hath broken the bars of the tomb; Joyfully, joyfully will I go home. Bright will the morn of eternity dawn, Death shall be banished, his scepter be gone; Joyfully, then, shall I witness his doom, Joyfully, joyfully, safely at home. Topics: Spiritual Songs; The Pilgrim's Progress

O Father Almighty, to thee be addressed

Hymnal: VoP1873 #D16 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 O FATHER Almighty, to thee be addressed, With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever blest, All glory and worship, from earth and from heaven, As was, and is now, and shall ever be given. Topics: Doxologies

Oh, worship the King all-glorious above

Author: R. Grant Hymnal: VoP1873 #104 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 Oh, worship the King all-glorious above, And gratefully sing his wonderful love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 2 Oh, tell of his might, and sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In thee we do trust, nor find thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender! how firm to the end! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend. Topics: Attributes of God Holiness; Appellations of Majesty Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:9-12

Thou sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver streams

Author: Maria De Fleury Hymnal: VoP1873 #185 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 Thou sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver streams, Our Saviour, at midnight, when moonlight's pale beams Shone bright on thy waters, would frequently stray, And lose, in thy murmurs, the toils of the day. 2 How damp were the vapors that fell on his head! How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed! The angels, astonished, grew sad at the sight, And followed their Master with solemn delight. 3 O Garden of Olivet, thou dear honored spot, The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot; The theme most transporting to seraphs above; The triumph of sorrow,--the triumph of love! 4 Come, saints, and adore him; come, bow at his feet: Oh, give him the glory, the praise that is meet; Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. Topics: Christ Sufferings and Death; In the Garden

Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near

Author: Hastings Hymnal: VoP1873 #833 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near, The waters of life are now flowing for thee; No price is demanded, the Saviour is here; Redemption is purchased, salvation is free. 2 Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse The love and compassion of Jesus thy God? A fountain is open, how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood? 3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come, For Mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day; Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb; Her message unheeded will soon pass away. 4 Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace, Long grieved and resisted, may take his sad flight, And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the gloom of eternity's night. 5 Delay not, delay not; the hour is at hand, The earth shall dissolve, the heavens shall fade; The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand; What power then, O sinner, will lend thee its aid? Topics: Provisions of the Gospel Invitations and Promises; Free Salvation

I would not live alway; I ask not to stay

Author: Muhlenberg Hymnal: VoP1873 #952 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway; I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way; The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here Are enough for life's joys, full enough for its cheer. 2 I would not live alway; no--welcome the tomb! Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom: There sweet be my rest till he bid me arise, To hail him in triumph descending the skies, 3 Who, who would live alway, away from his God-- Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o'er the plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns? 4 There saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. Topics: Heaven; I Would not Live Alway Scripture: Job 7:16

In seasons of grief to my God I'll repair

Author: Wm. Hunter Hymnal: VoP1873 #1035 (1873) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 In seasons of grief to my God I'll repair, When my heart is o'erwhelmed with sorrow and care; From the end of the earth unto thee will I cry,-- Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, Higher than I, higher than I, Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. 2 When Satan, the tempter, comes in like a flood, To drive my poor soul from the fountain of good, I'll pray to the Lord, who for sinners did die, Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. 3 And when I have finished my pilgrimage here, Complete in Christ's righteousness I shall appear, In the swellings of Jordan all dangers defy, And look to the Rock that is higher than I. 4 And when the last trumpet shall sound through the skies, And the dead from the dust of the earth shall arise, Transported, I'll join with the ransomed on high To praise the great Rock that is higher than I, Higher than I, higher than I, To praise the great Rock that is higher than I. Topics: Spiritual Songs; The Rock that is Higher than I

And the flag of our fathers, in God's name unfurled

Author: T. H. Stockton Hymnal: VoP1873 #793 (1873) Meter: 12.12.12.12 First Line: In the name of Jehovah our banner we raise Lyrics: 1 In the name of Jehovah our banner we raise, With its stars and its stripes pledged anew to his praise: 'Tis the ensign of truth, 'tis the standard of right, 'Tis the herald of liberty, union, and right. Chorus: And the flag of our fathers, in God's name unfurled, O'er their children shall wave to the end of the world. 2 If it ever prove false to its glorious trust, May its foes drag it down with contempt to the dust; But as long as 'tis true to the blazon it holds, Shall the arm of Omnipotence bear up its folds. [Chorus] 3 Here at home, with one sky and one land, let it be But the flag of one people, harmonious and free; From the north to the south, from the east to the west, With no treason to part it, no war to molest. [Chorus] 4 So abroad on all seas and all shores let it shine As the symbol of manhood, redeemed and divine; That the down-trodden nations in triumph may rise, With their feet on their chains, and their brows to the skies. [Chorus] Topics: The Christian Nation Patriotism; National Hymn

May freedom speed onward, wherever the blood

Author: Whittier Hymnal: VoP1873 #800 (1873) Meter: 12.12.12.12 Lyrics: 1 May freedom speed onward, wherever the blood Of the wronged and the guiltless is crying to God; Wherever from kindred, torn rudely apart, Comes the sorrowful wait of the broken of heart. 2 Wherever the shackles of tyranny bind In silence and darkness the God-given mind, There, Lord, speed it onward! the truth shall be felt, The bonds shall be loosened, the iron will melt. 3 Help us turn from the cavil of words, to unite Once again for the poor in defense of the right, Unappalled by the danger, the shame, or the pain, And counting each trial for truth as our gain. Topics: The Christian Nation Freedom; Freedom for All

Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee

Author: Heber Hymnal: VoP1873 #900 (1873) Meter: 12.12.12.12 Lyrics: 1 Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb: The Saviour hath passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom. 2 Thou art gone to the grave! we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side; But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may die, for the Sinless hath died. 3 Thou art gone to the grave! and, its mansion forsaking, What though thy weak spirit in fear lingered long: The sunshine of Paradise beamed on thy waking, And the sound which thou heardst was the seraphim's song. 4 Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee, For God was thy ransom, thy Guardian, and Guide: He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee; And death has no sting, for the Saviour hath died. Topics: Life and Death; Gone to the Grave

The chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire

Author: Milman Hymnal: VoP1873 #926 (1873) Meter: 12.12.12.12 Lyrics: 1 The chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire, As the Lord cometh down in the pomp of his ire; Self-moving, it drives on its pathway of cloud, And the heavens with the burden of God-head are bowed. 2 The glory! the glory! around him are poured Mighty hosts of the angels to wait on their Lord; And the glorified saints and the martyrs are there, And there all who the palm-wreath of victory wear. 3 The trumpet! the trumpet! the dead have all heard; Lo, the depths of the stone-covered charnel are stirred! From the sea, from the land, from the south, from the north, All the vast generations of men are come forth. 4 The judgment! the judgment! the thrones are all set, Where the Lamb and the white-vested elders are met. There all flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord, And the doom of eternity hangs on his word. 5 O mercy! O mercy! look down from above, Great Creator, on us, thy sad children, with love; When beneath to their darkness the wicked are driven, May our sanctified souls find a mansion in heaven. Topics: Resurrection and Judgment; The Chariot

Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath purchased our pardon

Author: Thornby Hymnal: VoP1873 #1012 (1873) Meter: 12.12.12.12 First Line: The voice of free grace cries,--Escape to the mountain! Lyrics: 1 The voice of free grace cries,--Escape to the mountain! For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a fountain; For sin and uncleanness, and every transgression, His blood flows most freely in streams of salvation. Chorus: Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath purchased our pardon; We'll praise him again when we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded! oh, flee to the Saviour; He calls you in mercy,--'tis infinite favor; Your sins are increasing,--escape to the mountain; His blood can remove them, it flows from the fountain. Hallelujah to the Lamb, &c. [Chorus] 3 O Jesus, ride onward, triumphantly glorious, O'er sin, death, and hell thou art more than victorious; Thy name is the theme of the great congregation, While angels and men raise the shout of salvation. Hallelujah to the Lamb, &c. 4 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore; With harps in our hands, we will praise him the more; We'll range the sweet plains on the bank of the river, And sing of salvation for ever and ever! Hallelujah to the Lamb, &c. Topics: Spiritual Songs; Passing over Jordan Scripture: Genesis 19:17

Jesus, the Christ of God

Author: Bonar Hymnal: VoP1873 #145 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Jesus, the Christ of God, The Father's blessed Son; The Father's bosom thine abode, The Father's love thine own: Jesus, the Lamb of God,-- Who us from hell to raise Hast shed thy reconciling blood,-- We give thee endless praise! 2 God, and yet man thou art! True God, true man art thou; Of man, and of man's earth a part, One with us thou art now: Great sacrifice for sin, Giver of life for life, Restorer of the peace within, True ender of the strife. 3 To thee, the Christ of God, Thy saints exulting sing; The bearer of our heavy load, Our own anointed King: Rest of the weary, thou, To thee, our rest, we come; In thee to find our dwelling now, Our everlasting home. Topics: Christ Divinity; The Christ of God Scripture: Luke 1:47

It is the hour of prayer

Author: Anon. Hymnal: VoP1873 #313 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 It is the hour of prayer: Draw near, and bend the knee, And fill the calm and holy air With voice of melody! O'erwearied with the heat And burden of the day, Now let us rest our wandering feet, And gather here to pray. 2 Oh, blessed is the hour That lifts our hearts on high! Like sunlight, when the tempests lower, Prayer to the soul is nigh; Though dark may be our lot, Our eyes be dim with care, These saddening thoughts shall trouble not This holy hour of prayer. Topics: Prayer; Opening Prayer-Meeting

Give to the winds thy fears

Author: J. Wesley Hymnal: VoP1873 #629 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Give to the winds thy fears; Hope, and be undismayed; God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head: Through waves and clouds and storms He gently clears the way: Wait thou his time, so shall this night Soon end in joyous day. 2 Still heavy is thy heart? Still sink thy spirits down? Cast off the weight--let fear depart, And every care be gone. What though thou rulest not; Yet heaven and earth and hell Proclaim--God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well. 3 Leave to his sov-reign sway To choose and to command; So shalt thou, wond'ring, own his way, How wise, how strong his hand! Far, far above thy thought His counsel shall appear, When fully he the work hath wrought That caused thy needless fear. Topics: The Christian Life Trial and Patience; He Ruleth All Things Well Scripture: Psalm 27:14

Angels our march oppose

Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: VoP1873 #641 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Angels our march oppose, Who still in strength excel-- Our secret, sworn, eternal foes, Countless, invisible; From thrones of glory driven, By flaming vengeance hurled, They throng the air, and darken heaven, And rule this lower world. 2 But shall believers fear? But shall believers fly? Or see the bloody cross appear, And all their powers defy? By all hell's host withstood; We all hell's host o'erthrow; And, conq'ring them through Jesus' blood, We on to conquer go. Topics: The Christian Life Courage and Triumph; Spiritual Enemies to be Encountered

Urge on your rapid course

Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: VoP1873 #642 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Urge on your rapid course, Ye blood-besprinkled bands; The heavenly kingdom suffers force; 'Tis seized by violent hands: See there the starry crown That glitters through the skies; Satan, the world, and sin tread down, And take the glorious prize. 2 Through much distress and pain, Through many a conflict here, Through blood ye must the entrance gain, Yet, oh, disdain to fear: Courage, your Captain cries, Who all your toil foreknew; Toil ye shall have, yet all despise; I have o'ercome for you. 3 The world can not withstand Its ancient Conqueror; The world must sink beneath the Hand Which arms us for the war: This is the victory-- Before our faith they fall; Jesus hath died for you and me; Believe, and conquer all. Topics: The Christian Life Courage and Triumph; Courage Insures Victory

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