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Declension
Author: George W. Bethune Appears in 56 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:4 First Line: Oh, for the happy hour Lyrics: 1 Oh, for the happy hour
When God will hear our cry,
And send, with a reviving power,
His Spirit from on high.
2 While many crowd thy house,
How few, around thy board,
Meet to recount their solemn vows,
And bless thee as their Lord!
3 Thou, thou alone canst give
Thy gospel sure success;
Canst bid the dying sinner live
Anew in holiness.
4 Come, then, with power divine,
Spirit of life and love!
Thou shall this people all be thine,
This church like that above. Topics: Church Missions of; Church Revival of; Church Work of Used With Tune: ST. BRIDE
Declension
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
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
Zion's Glory
Author: William Shrubsole Appears in 106 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:4 First Line: Zion! awake, thy strength renew Lyrics: 1 Zion! awake, thy strength renew;
Put on thy robes of beauteous hue;
And let the admiring world behold
The King's fair daughter clothed in gold.
2 Church of our God! arise and shine,
Bright with the beams of truth divine;
Then shall thy radiance stream afar,
Wide as the heathen nations are.
3 Gentiles and kings thy light shall view,
And shall admire and love thee too;--
They come, like clouds across the sky,
As doves that to their windows fly. Topics: Church Missions of; Church Work of Used With Tune: MENDON
Zion's Glory
Spirit of grace
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 92 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:4 First Line: Come, sacred Spirit, from above Lyrics: 1 Come, sacred Spirit, from above,
And fill the coldest heart with love:
Oh, turn to flesh the flinty stone,
And let thy sovereign power be known.
2 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes
Shall floods of contrite sorrow rise;
While all their glowing souls are borne
To seek that grace which now they scorn.
3 Oh, let a holy flock await
In crowds around thy temple-gate!
Each pressing on with zeal to be
A living sacrifice to thee. Topics: Contrition Used With Tune: WIMBORNE
Spirit of grace
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
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
Our cities cry to you, O God
Author: Margaret Clarkson, 1915- Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 1:1 Lyrics: 1 Our cities cry to you, O God,
from out their pain and strife;
you made us for yourself alone,
but we choose alien life.
Our goals are pleasure, gold and power;
injustice stalks our earth;
in vain we seek for rest, for joy,
for sense of human worth.
2 Yet still you walk our streets, O Christ!
We know your presence here
where humble Christians love and serve
in godly grace and fear.
O Word made flesh, be seen in us!
May all we say and do
affirm you God Incarnate still
and turn sad hearts to you!
3 Your people are your hands and feet
to serve your world today,
our lives the book our cities read
to help them find your way.
O pour your sovereign Spirit out
on heart and will and brain:
inspire your church with love and power
to ease our cities’ pain!
4 O healing Saviour, Prince of Peace,
salvation’s source and sum,
for you our broken cities cry:
Oh come, Lord Jesus, come!
With truth your royal diadem,
with righteousness your rod,
oh come, Lord Jesus, bring to earth
the city of our God! Topics: Church Body of Christ; City / City of God; Jesus Christ Redeemer and Savior; Jesus Christ Prince of Peace; One Life in Christ Justice; Repentance; Righteousness; Servant / Service Used With Tune: THE THIRD TUNE
Our cities cry to you, O God
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
