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Jesus teaching the People

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 357 hymnals First Line: How sweetly flow'd the gospel's sound Lyrics: 1 How sweetly flow'd the gospel’s sound From lips of gentleness and grace, While list'ning thousands gathered round, And joy and rev'ence fill'd the place. 2 From heav’n he came, of heav’n he spoke, To heav'n he led his foll'wers’ way; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 "Come, wand'rers, to my Father’s home; Come, all ye weary ones, and rest!" Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust! Pillars of earthly pride, decay! A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works

The Christian's Charge

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,349 hymnals First Line: A charge to keep I have Lyrics: 1 A charge to keep I have; A God to glorify; A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky; To serve the present age; My calling to fulfill;-- O may it all my pow'rs engage, To do my Master's will! 2 Arm me with jealous care As in thy sight to live; And oh! thy servant, Lord, prepare, A strict account to give. Help me to watch and pray, And, on thyself rely: Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall forsaken die. Topics: The Christian His Conversion

My Spirit shall not always strive

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 231 hymnals First Line: Say, sinner, hath a voice within Lyrics: 1 Say, sinner, hath a voice within Oft whisper'd to thy secret soul, Urg'd thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God’s control? 2 Hath something met thee in the path Of worldliness and vanity, And pointed to the coming wrath, And warn'd thee from that wrath to flee? 3 Sinner, it was a heavenly voice,-- It was the Spirit’s gracious call; It bade thee make the better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 4 Spurn not the call to life and light; Regard in time the warning kind; That call thou may'st not always slight, And yet the gate of mercy find. 5 God’s Spirit will not always strive With harden'd, self-destroying man; Ye, who persist his love to grieve, May never hear his voice again. 6 Sinner--perhaps this very day, Thy last accepted time may be; Oh, should'st thou grieve him now away, Then hope may never beam on thee. Topics: Holy Spirit Gospel Call Scripture: Genesis 6:3

Walking with God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,366 hymnals First Line: Oh! for a closer walk with God Lyrics: 1 Oh! for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame: A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word? 3 What peaceful hour I once enjoy'd, How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn And drove thee from my breast: 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Topics: The Christian His Various Relations Scripture: Genesis 5:24

God a present Help in Trouble

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: To calm the sorrows of the mind Lyrics: 1 To calm the sorrows of the mind, Our heav'nly Friend is nigh, To wipe the anxious tear that starts Or trembles in the eye. 2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The secret wo control; The inward malady canst heal, The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh; Canst sooth each mortal care; And ev'ry deep and heart-felt groan Is wafted to thine ear. 4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still; Thy potent arm can save From threat'ning danger and disease, And the devouring grave. 5 When, pale and languid all the frame, The ruthless hand of pain Arrests the feeble pow'rs of life, The help of man is vain. 6 'Tis thou, great God! alone canst check The progress of disease; And sickness, aw'd by pow'r divine, The high command obeys. 7 Eternal source of life and health, And ev'ry bliss we feel! In sorrow and in joy, to thee Our grateful hearts appeal. Topics: Of God Providence of God

The people of God safe

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 112 hymnals First Line: They, that have made their refuge God Lyrics: 1 They, that have made their refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest their head. 2 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire: God is their life; his wings are spread, To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. 3 If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death: Still they are safe; the poison'd air Again grows pure, if God be there. 4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest: Their very pains and deaths are blest. 5 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their best desire; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord! to thee. Topics: Of God Providence of God

Trust in the Promises of God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 81 hymnals First Line: And art thou with us, gracious Lord Lyrics: 1 And art thou with us, gracious Lord, To dissipate our fear? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God forever near? 2 Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth, And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high its friendly aid, When dangers round us rise? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful scene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green? 4 On thy support our souls shall lean, And banish every care; The gloomy vale of death shall smile, If God be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succor prove, 'Midst all our various ways, The darkest shades, thro' which we pass, Shall echo with his praise. Topics: Of God Providence of God

Shine on our souls, eternal God!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 138 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Shine on our souls, eternal God! With rays of beauty shine; O let thy favor crown our days, And their whole course be thine. 2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain: Small joy success itself could give, If thou thy love restrain. 3 'Tis ours the furrows to prepare, And sow the precious grain; 'This thine, to give the sun and air, And to command the rain. 4 With thee let ev'ry week begin, With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour improv'd, Since each by thee is lent. 5 Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road, Till all our labors cease; And thus prepare our weary souls For everlasting peace. Topics: Of God Providence of God

In Travelling

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 321 hymnals First Line: How are thy servants blest, O Lord! Lyrics: 1 How are thy servants blest, O Lord! How sure is their defense! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt thr' burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil, Makes ev'ry region please; the hoary frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boist'rous seas. 4 Tho' by the dreadful tempest toss'd, High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 6 From all our griefs and fears, O Lord! Thy mercy sets us free; While in the confidence of pray'r Our hearts take hold on thee. 7 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore; And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. 8 My life, while thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And, oh! may death, when death shall come, Unite my soul to thee! Topics: Of God Providence of God

Dark Providence

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 145 hymnals First Line: Thy way, O God, is in the sea Lyrics: 1 Thy way, O God, is in the sea; Thy paths I cannot trace: Nor comprehend the mystery Of thy unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround; Mysterious deeps of providence My wond'ring thoughts confound. 3 As thro' a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above! 4 'Tis but in part I know thy will: I bless thee for the sight; When will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light? 5 With raptures shall I then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. Topics: Of God Providence of God Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:9