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People Draw Near to God in Their Distress
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945); Alan Gaunt (1935-) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-6 Lyrics: 1 People draw near to God in their distress,
pleading for help and begging peace and bread,
rescue from guilt and sickness, nearly dead.
Christian or not, all come in helplessness.
2 People draw near when they see God's distress:
find God rejected, homeless, without bread,
burdened with sin and weakness, nearly dead.
Christians reach out to meet God's wretchedness.
3 And God draws near to people in distress,
feeding their souls and bodies with his bread;
Christian or not, for both he's hanging dead,
forgiving, from the cross, their wickedness. Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: SURSUM CORDA
People Draw Near to God in Their Distress
My Song Is Love Unknown
Author: Samuel Crossman (1624?-1683) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 127 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-6 Lyrics: 1 My song is love unknown,
my Savior’s love to me,
love to the loveless shown
that they might lovely be.
O who am I,
that for my sake
my Lord should take
frail flesh, and die?
2 He came from his blest throne
salvation to bestow,
but all made strange, and none
the longed-for Christ would know;
but O my friend,
my friend indeed,
who at my need
his life did spend.
3 Sometimes they strew his way,
and his sweet praises sing,
resounding all the day
hosannas to their King.
Then “Crucify!”
is all their breath,
and for his death
they thirst and cry.
4 Why, what has my Lord done?
What makes this rage and spite?
He made the lame to run,
he gave the blind their sight.
Sweet injuries!
Yet they at these
themselves displease,
and 'gainst him rise.
5 They rise, and needs will have
my dear Lord made away;
a murderer they save,
the Prince of Life they slay.
Yet cheerful he
to suffering goes,
that he his foes
from thence might free.
6 Here might I stay and sing,
no story so divine;
never was love, dear King,
never was grief like thine!
This is my friend,
in whose sweet praise
I all my days
could gladly spend. Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: LOVE UNKNOWN
My Song Is Love Unknown
O Lord, thy work revive
Author: P. H. Brown Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 186 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:4 Lyrics: 1 O Lord, thy work revive,
In Zion's gloomy hour,
And let our dying graces live
By thy restoring power.
2 Oh, let thy chosen few
Awake to earnest prayer;
Their covenant again renew,
And walk in filial fear.
3 Thy spirit then will speak
Through lips of humble clay,
Till hearts of adamant shall break--
Til rebels shall obey.
4 Now lend thy gracious ear;
Now listen to our cry:
Oh, come, and bring salvation near;
Our souls on thee rely. Topics: The Christian Life Courage and Triumph; For Revival
O Lord, thy work revive
Oh, for the happy hour
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 56 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:4 Topics: The Church Progress and Missions; Church Afflicted; Church Revival of; Revival
Oh, for the happy hour
Can I See Another's Woe
Author: William Blake, 1757-1827 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-6 Topics: Justice; Lent (season); Trust Used With Tune: BLAKE
Can I See Another's Woe
Alone Thou Goest Forth, O Lord
Author: Peter Abelard (1079-1142); F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-6 Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: BANGOR
Alone Thou Goest Forth, O Lord
