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Come, Holy Spirit, come
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a109 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, come;
Let Thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the darkness from our minds,
And open all our eyes.
2 Convince us all of sin,
Then lead to Jesus’ blood,
And to our wond’ring view reveal
The mercies of our God.
3 Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flame=
Of never-dying love.
4 ’Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in ev'ry part,
And new-create the whole.
5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts;
Our minds from bondage free;
Then we shall know and praise and love,
The Father, Son, and Thee. Topics: The Church Year Pentecost Languages: English
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Father, in whom we live
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a118 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Father, in whom we live,
In whom we are and move,
All glory, power, and praise receive
For Thy creating love.
2 O Thou incarnate Word,
Let all Thy ransomed race
Unite in thanks, with one accord,
For thy redeeming grace.
3 Spirit of holiness,
Let all Thy saints adore
Thy sacred gifts, and join to bless
Thy heart-renewing power.
4 The grace on man bestowed,
Ye heav'nly choirs, proclaim,
And cry "Salvation to our God!
Salvation to the Lamb!" Topics: The Church Year Trinity Languages: English
Father, in whom we live
O Lord, our God, arise
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a162 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O Lord, our God, arise,
The cause of truth maintain,
And wide o'er all the peopled world
Extend its blessèd reign.
2 Thou Prince of Life, arise,
Nor let Thy glory cease;
Far spread the conquests of Thy grace,
And bless the earth with peace.
3 O Holy Spirit rise,
Expand Thy heav'nly wing,
And o'er a dark and ruined world
Let light and order spring.
4 O all ye nations rise,
To God, the Savior, sing:
From shore to shore, from earth to heav'n,
Let echoing anthems ring.
Topics: The Church Year Mission Languages: English
O Lord, our God, arise
Let ev'ry ear attend
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a184 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Let ev'ry mortal ear attend,
And ev'ry heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
2 Ho! all ye starving souls
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind.
3 Here wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die,
Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
5 Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
6 The gates of Gospel grace
Stand open night and day:
Lord! we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away. Topics: The Catechism The Word Languages: English
Let ev'ry ear attend
I love Thy Zion, Lord!
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a194 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 I love Thy Zion, Lord!
The house of Thine abode;
The Church our blest Redeemer saved
By Thine own precious blood.
2 I love Thy Church, O God!
Her walls before Thee stand,
Dear as the apple of Thine eye,
And graven on Thy hand.
3 Should I with scoffers join
Her alters to abuse?
No! better far my tongue were dumb,
My hand its skill should lose.
4 O ne'er may I forget
Her welfare nor her woe;
Lest ev'ry joy my heart forsake,
And ev'ry grief o'erflow.
5 For her my tears shall fall;
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given,
Till toils and cares shall end.
6 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.
Topics: The Catechism The Church Languages: English
I love Thy Zion, Lord!
Great is the Lord our God
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a201 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Great is the Lord our God,
And let His praise be great;
He makes the church His abode,
His most delightful seat.
2 In Zion God is known,
A refuge in distress:
How bright has His salvation shone
Through all her palaces!
3 When kings against her joined,
And saw the Lord was there,
In wild confusion of the mind,
They fled with hasty fear.
4 Oft have our fathers told,
Our eyes have often seen,
How well our God secures the fold
Where His own sheep have been.
5 In ev'ry new distress
We’ll to His house repair;
We’ll think upon His wondrous grace,
And seek deliv'rance there.
Topics: The Catechism The Church Languages: English
Great is the Lord our God
Our heavenly Father, hear
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a218 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Our heavenly Father, hear
The prayer we offer now;
Thy name he hallowed far and near,
To Thee all nations bow:
2 Thy kingdom come; Thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy holy will above.
3 Our daily bread supply,
While by Thy word We live:
The guilt of our iniquity,
Forgive, as we forgive.
4 From dark temptation's power,
From Satan's wiles defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end.
5 Thine shall forever be
Glory and power divine,
The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are Thine.
Topics: The Catechism Prayer Languages: English
Our heavenly Father, hear
And wilt Thou pardon, Lord
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a239 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 And wilt Thou pardon, LORD,
A sinner such as I?
Although Thy book his crimes record,
Of such a crimson dye?
2 So deep are they engraved,
So terrible their fear--
The righteous scarcely can be saved,
And where shall I appear?
3 O Thou, Physician blest,
Make clean my guilty soul!
And me, by many sins oppressed,
Restore, and keep me whole!
4 I know not how to praise
Thy mercy and Thy love;
But deign Thy servant to upraise,
And I shall learn above!
Topics: The Catechism Repentance Languages: English
And wilt Thou pardon, Lord
Not all the blood of beasts
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a253 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Not all the blood of beasts
On Jewish altars slain
Could give the guilty conscience peace,
Or wash away the stain.
2 But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb,
Takes all our sins away;
A sacrifice of nobler name
And richer blood than they.
3 My faith would lay her hand
On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
And there confess my sin.
4 My soul looks back to see
The burden Thou didst bear
When hanging on the cursed tree;
And knows her guilt was there.
5 Believing, we rejoice
To see the curse remove;
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice
And sing His bleeding love. Topics: The Catechism Justification Languages: English
Not all the blood of beasts
Thy Table I approach
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a270 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Thy Table I approach;
Dear Savior, hear my prayer,
O let no unrepented sin
Prove hurtful to me there.
2 Lo, I confess my sins,
And mourn their wretched bands:
A contrite heart is ever won't
To find grace at Thy hands.
3 Thy body and Thy blood,
Once slain and shed for me,
Are taken at Thy table here—
O wondrous mystery!
4 Here I with mouth and soul,
Incomprehensibly,
Shall eat the precious flesh of Christ
In blest reality.
5 Search not how this takes place,
Nor whether it can be;
God can accomplish vastly more
Than seemeth plain to thee.
6 Vouchsafe, of blessed Lord,
That earth and hell combined,
May ne'er about this Sacrament
A doubt raise in my mind.
7 And may I never fail,
To thank Thee day and night,
For Thy true body and true blood,
O God, my peace and light. Topics: The Catechism Holy Communion Languages: English
Thy Table I approach
The day is past and gone
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a317 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The day is past and gone,
The ev'ning shades appear;
O may I ever keep in mind,
The night of death draws near.
2 Lord keep me safe this night,
Secure from all my fears:
May angels guard me while I sleep,
Till morning light appears.
3 And when I early rise,
And view th' unwearied sun,
May I set out to win the prize,
And after glory run:
5 That when my days are past,
And I from time remove,
Lord I may in Thy bosom rest,
The bosom of Thy love. Topics: The Catechism; Daily Devotion Evening Languages: English
The day is past and gone
Launch out into the deep
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a329 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Launch out into the deep,
And brave the foaming sea,
Fold not thine arms to slothful sleep
When duty calls to thee.
2 Let down thy net again,
Still hopeful of success,
Though long thy toil has seemed in vain,
The Lord will richly bless.
3 Do not faint-hearted say,
Thine is a dreary lot:
Let life seem gloomy as it may,
His goodness falters not.
4 In Jesus put thy trust,
And thou canst never fail;
His mighty Word supports the just,
And that must e'er prevail.
5 Thrust out, then, from the land,
Let down thy net again;
The work performed at God's command
Can never be in vain. Topics: The Catechism Daily Duty Languages: English
Launch out into the deep
How beauteous are their feet
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a335 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 How beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill!
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal.
2 How charming is their voice!
How sweet their tidings are!
"Zion, behold Thy Savior--King,
He reigns and triumphs here."
3 How happy are our ears
That hear this joyful sound,
That kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!
4 How blessed are our eyes
That see this heavenly light;
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight!
5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.
6 The Lord makes bare His arm
Through all the earth abroad:
Let every nation now behold
Their Savior and their God. Topics: The Catechism The Ministry Languages: English
How beauteous are their feet
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a363 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,
And aid my tongue to bless His name
Whose favors are divine.
2 'Tis He forgives thy sins;
'Tis He relieves thy pain;
'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses,
And gives thee strength again.
3 He crowns thy life with love,
When rescued from the grave;
He, that redeemed my souls from death,
Hath boundless power to save.
4 He fills the poor with good,
He gives the suff'rers rest;
The Lord hath justice for the proud,
And mercy for th'oppressed.
5 His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;
But sent the world His truth and grace
By His beloved Son.
6 O bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let this mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Praise Languages: English
O bless the Lord, my soul!
My soul, repeat His praise
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a367 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat His praise
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of His grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
3 His grace subdues our sins,
And His forgiving love,
Far as the east is from the west
Doth all our guilt remove.
4 The pity of the Lord
To those who fear His name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
5 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower!
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
6 But Thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.
Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Praise Languages: English
My soul, repeat His praise
Grace! 'tis a charming sound
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a370 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Grace! ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear!
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies, each hour, I meet,
While pressing on to God.
4 Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heav'n the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Call to Grace &c. Languages: English
Grace! 'tis a charming sound
The Spirit in our hearts
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a380 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The Spirit in our hearts
Is whisp'ring, "Sinner, come!"
The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims
To all His children, "Come!"
2 Let him that heareth say
To all about him, "Come!"
Let him that thirsts for righteousness,
To Christ the fountain come.
3 Yes, whosoever will,
O let him freely come,
And freely drink the stream of life,
'Tis Jesus bids him come.
4 Lo! Jesus, who invites,
Declares, "I quickly come:"
Lord, even so; we wait Thine hour:
O blest Redeemer, come. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Call to Grace, &c. Languages: English
The Spirit in our hearts
And shall we still be slaves
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a381 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 And shall we still be slaves,
And in our fetters lie,
When summoned by a voice divine
T'assert our liberty?
2 Did Christ the Saviour bleed,
Our freedom to obtain?
And shall we trample on His blood,
And glory in our chain?
3 Shall we go on to sin,
Because His grace abounds;
Or crucify the Lord again,
And open all His wounds?
4 Forbid it, mighty God!
Nor let it e'er be said
That those, for whom Thy Son has died,
In vice are lost and dead.
Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Christian Resolve and Holiness Languages: English
And shall we still be slaves
The man is ever blessed
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a386 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 That man is ever blest
Who shuns the sinners ways;
Amongst their councils never stands,
Nor takes a scorner's place:
2 But makes the law of God
Hid study and delight,
Amidst the labors of the day
And watches of the night;
3 He like a tree shall thrive,
With waters near the root:
Fresh as the leaf His name shall live,
His works are heavenly fruit.
4 Not so th' ungodly race:
They no such blessings find;
Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff
Before the driving wind.
5 How will they bear to stand
Before that judgment-seat,
Where all the saints at Christ's right hand
In full assembly meet?
6 He knows and He approves
The way the righteous go:
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overthrow. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Christian Resolve and Holiness Languages: English
The man is ever blessed
Lo, what a pleasing sight
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a392 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Lo, what a pleasing sight
Are brethren that agree!
How blest are all whose hearts unite
In bonds of piety!
2 From those celestial springs,
Such streams of comfort flow,
As no increase of riches brings,
Nor honors can bestow.
3 All in their stations move,
And each performs his part,
In all the cares of life and love,
With sympathizing heart.
4 Formed for the purest joys,
By one desire possesed,
One aim the zeal of all employs,
To make each other blest.
5 No bliss can equal theirs,
Where such affections meet;
While praise devout, and mingled pray'rs,
Make their communion sweet.
6 'Tis the same pleasure fills
The breast in worlds above,
Where joy like morning dew distils,
And all the air is love. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Christian Resolve of Holiness Languages: English
Lo, what a pleasing sight
Blest be Thy love, dear Lord
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a404 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Blest be Thy love, dear Lord,
That taught us this sweet way,
Only to love Thee for Thyself,
And for that love obey.
2 O Thou, our soul's chief Hope!
We to Thy mercy fly;
What'er we are, Thou canst protect,
What'er we need, supply.
3 Whether we sleep or wake,
To Thee we both resign;
The darkest night is as the day,
If Thy light on us shine.
4 Whether we live or die,
Both we submit to Thee;
In death we live as well as life,
If Thine in faith we be.
Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Christian Resolve and Holiness Languages: English
Blest be Thy love, dear Lord
My Father! cheering name!
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a424 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 My Father! cheering name!
Oh, may I call Thee mine?
Give me with humble hope to claim
A portion so divine.
2 Whate'er Thy will denies,
I calmly would resign,
For Thou art just, and good, and wise:
O bend my will to Thine!
3 Whate'er Thy will ordains,
O give me strength to bear;
Still let me know a Father reigns,
And trust a Father's care.
4 Thy ways are little known
To my weak, erring sight;
Yet shall my soul, believing, own,
That all Thy ways are right. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Cross and Consolation Languages: English
My Father! cheering name!
Beloved, "It is well!"
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a427 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Beloved, "It is well!"
God’s ways are always right;
And perfect love is o’er them all
Though far above our sight.
2 Beloved, "It is well!"
Though deep and sore the smart;
The hand that wounds knows how to bind
And heal the broken heart.
3 Beloved, "It is well!"
Though sorrow clouds our way,
’Twill only make the joy more dear
That ushers in the day.
4 Beloved, "It is well!"
The path that Jesus trod,
Though rough and strait and dark it be,
Leads home to Heaven and God.
Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Walk of Godliness Cross and Contemplation Languages: English
Beloved, "It is well!"
The year begins with Thee
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a44 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The year begins with Thee,
And Thou begin'st with woe,
To let the world of sinners see
That blood for sin must flow.
2 Thine infant cries, O Lord,
Thy tears upon the breast,
Are not enough,--the legal sword
Must do its stern behest.
3 Am I a child of tears,
Cradled in care and woe?
And seems it hard my vernal years
Few vernal joys can show?
4 Seemeth it strange to me
My own will to deny?
Seemeth it sad, my soul, to thee,
Under the yoke to lie?
5 I look, and hold my peace:
The Giver of all good
E'en from the womb takes no release
From suffering, tears, and blood.
6 That I may reap in love,
Help me to sow in fear:
So life a winter's morn may prove
To a bright, endless year. Topics: The Church Year New Year Languages: English
The year begins with Thee
And must this body die?
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a450 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 And must this body die?
This mortal frame decay?
And must these active limbs of mine
Lie mould'ring in the clay?
2 Corruption, earth, and worms,
Shall but refine this flesh,
Till my triumphant spirit comes
To put it on afresh.
3 God, my Redeemer, lives,
And ever, from the skies,
Looks down and watches all my dust,
Till He shall bid it rise.
4 Arrayed in glorious grace
Shall these vile bodies shine,
And every shape, and every face,
Look heav'nly and divine.
5 These lively hopes we owe
To Jesus' dying love;
We would adore His grace below,
And sing His power above.
6 Dear Lord, accept the praise
Of these our humble songs,
Till tunes of nobler sound we raise
With our immortal tongues. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Consummation Hope of Resurrection and Future Life Languages: English
And must this body die?
And will the Judge descend?
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a458 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 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 num'rous guilty throng,
Spread black despair around?
3 "Depart from me, accursed,
"To everlasting flame,
For rebel-angels first prepared,
Where mercy never came."
4 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day,
When earth and heav'n, before His face,
Astonished, 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.
Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Consummation Judgment Languages: English
And will the Judge descend?
My Father's house on high
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a465 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 My Father's house on high,
Home of my soul! how near,
At times, to faith's foreseeing eye,
Thy golden gates appear!
2 Ah! then my spirit faints
To reach the land I love,
The bright inheritance of saints,
Jerusalem above!
3 Yet clouds will intervene,
And all my prospect flies;
Like Noah's dove, I flit between
Rough seas and stormy skies.
4 Anon the clouds depart,
The winds and waters cease,
While sweetly o'er my gladdened heart
Expands the bow of peace. Topics: Christian Life and Hope ; The Consummation Eternity Languages: English
My Father's house on high
Ye saints, proclaim abroad
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a60 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Ye saints, proclaim abroad
The honors of your King;
To Jesus, your incarnate God,
Your songs of praises sing.
2 Not angels round the throne
Of majesty above,
Are half so much obliged as we
To our Immanuel's love.
3 They never sunk so low,
They are not raised so high;
They never knew such depths of woe,
Such heights of majesty.
4 The Savior did not join
Their nature to His own;
For them He shed no blood divine,
Nor breathed a single groan.
5 May we with angels vie
The Savior to adore;
Our debts are greater far than theirs,
O be our praises more! Topics: The Church Year Passion Languages: English
Ye saints, proclaim abroad
"The Lord is ris'n indeed"
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a89 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 "The Lord is ris'n indeed,"
And are the tidings true?
Yes, we beheld the Savior bleed,
And saw him living too.
2 "The Lord is ris'n indeed,"
Then Justice asks no more;
Mercy and Truth are now agreed,
Who stood opposed before.
3 "The Lord is ris'n indeed,"
Then is the work performed;
The captive surely now is freed,
And death, our foe, disarmed.
4 "The Lord is ris'n indeed,"
Attending angels hear;
Up to the courts of heav'n, with speed,
The joyful tidings bear.
5 Then take your golden lyres,
And strike each cheerful chord,
Join all the bright celestial choirs
To sing our risen Lord. Topics: The Church Year Easter Languages: English
"The Lord is ris'n indeed"
To God, the Father, Son
Hymnal: ELH91895 #aD1 (1895) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: To God, the Father, Son,
And Spirit, glory be,
Praise to the Holy Three in One,
To all eternity. Languages: English
To God, the Father, Son
Almighty God, Thy Word is cast
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a10 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Almighty God, Thy Word is cast
Like seed upon the ground;
O let the dew of heaven descend,
And shed its influence round.
2 Let not the foe of Christ and man
This holy seed remove;
Make it take root in every heart,
And grow in faith and love!
3 Let not this world's deceitful cares,
Nor worldly wealth and joy,
Nor scorching beam, nor stormy blast,
The rising plant destroy.
4 Where'er the word of life is sown,
A large increase bestow,
That all who hear Thy message, Lord,
Its saving power may know. Topics: Sunday Close of Service Languages: English
Almighty God, Thy Word is cast
The Lord of life, with glory crowned
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a100 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The Lord of life, with glory crowned,
On heaven's exalted throne,
Forgets not those, for whom on earth
He heaved His dying groan.
2 His greatness now no tongue of man
Or seraph bright can tell;
Yet still the chief of all His joys,
That souls are saved from hell.
3 For this He taught, and toiled, and bled;
For this His life was giv'n;
For this He fought, and vanquished death;
For this He reigns in heav'n.
4 Join, all ye saints beneath the sky,
Your grateful praise to give;
Sing loud hosannas to His name,
With whom you too shall live. Topics: The Church Year Ascension Languages: English
The Lord of life, with glory crowned
Spirit divine, attend our prayer
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a110 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayer,
And make our hearts Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious power;
O come, great Spirit, come.
2 Come as the light--to us reveal
Our sinfulness and woe,
And lead us in those paths of life,
Where all the righteous go.
3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let ev'ry soul an off'ring be
To our Redeemer's name.
4 Come as the dove, and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love,
And let the Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above.
Topics: The Church Year Pentecost Languages: English
Spirit divine, attend our prayer
Father of glory! to Thy name
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a117 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Father of glory! to Thy name
Immortal praise we give,
Who dost an act of grace proclaim,
And bid us rebels live.
2 Immortal honor to the Son,
Who makes Thine anger cease;
Our lives He ransomed with His own,
And died to make our peace.
3 To Thy Almighty Spirit be
Immortal glory given,
Whose teachings brings us near to Thee,
And trains us up for heaven.
4 Let men, with their united voice,
Adore th'eternal God,
And spread His honors and their joys,
Through nations far abroad.
5 Let faith, and love, and duty join,
One grateful song to raise;
And saints in earth and heav'n combine
In harmony and praise. Topics: The Church Year Trinity Languages: English
Father of glory! to Thy name
Though angels bright escape our sight
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a123 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Though angels bright escape our sight,
Unheard their songs are sung,
They hover 'round us day and night,
These earthly mists among.
2 Amid the snares, amid the cares
That danger bring each day,
Our Lord an angel band prepares
To guide us on our way.
3 With malice fell the prince of hell
Would fain the Church o'erthrow,
But holy angels guard it well,
And put to shame the foe.
4 This mercy shown, O Lord, we own:
To Thee our thanks we bring;
And with the angels 'round Thy throne
Would endless praises sing. Topics: The Church Year Michaelmas Languages: English
Though angels bright escape our sight
Songs of immortal praise belong
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a166 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Songs of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God;
He hath my heart, and He my tongue,
To spread His name abroad.
2 How great the works His hands have wrought!
How glorious in our sight!
And men in every age have sought
His wonders with delight.
3 How most exact is nature's frame!
Th' eternal God, how wise!
His counsels never change the scheme
That His first thoughts devise.
4 When He through Christ redeemed our race
He fixed His covenant sure;
His precious promises of grace
To endless years endure.
5 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies,
His heavenly skill proclaim;
But they alone are truly wise,
Who know in Christ His name.
Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God. Languages: English
Songs of immortal praise belong
We sing th'almighty power of God
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a167 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 We sing th' almighty power of God
Who made the mountains rise,
Who spread the flowing seas abroad
And built the lofty skies.
2 We sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines, too, at His command,
And all the stars obey.
3 We sing the goodness of the Lord,
Who fills the earth with food;
Who formed His creatures by a word,
And then pronounced them good.
4 Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
Where'er we turn our eyes,
Whether we view the ground we tread,
or gaze upon the skies.
5 But far more glorious is thy grace
Revealed in Christ, Thy Son,
In whom we see a Father's face
And worship at His throne. Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God Languages: English
We sing th'almighty power of God
Maker of all things, mighty Lord!
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a168 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Maker of all things, mighty Lord!
We own Thy power divine;
The winds and waves obey Thy word,
For all their strength is Thine.
2 Wide as the wintry tempests sweep,
They work Thy sovereign will;
Thy voice is heard upon the deep,
And all its waves are still.
3 When dangers threat in every form,
And death itself is near;
O God, amid the raging storm,
We're safe beneath Thy care.
4 With cheerful hope on Thee we stay,
To rescue from the grave;
Thou, whom the elements obey,
In Christ art near to save.
Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God Languages: English
Maker of all things, mighty Lord!
God moves in a mysterious way
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a175 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sov'reign will.
3 Ye fearful saints! fresh courage take:
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan His work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God Languages: English
God moves in a mysterious way
Our God, our Help in ages past
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a177 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Our God, our Help in ages past,
Our Hope for years to come,
Our Shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal Home!
2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
For aye wilt be the same.
4 A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6 Our God, our Help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our Guard while life shall last,
and our eternal home!
Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God Languages: English
Our God, our Help in ages past
Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a20 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long!
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
2 He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held:
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, the thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray;
And on the eyes, oppressed with night,
To pour celestial day.
4 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved name. Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English
Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes
The saints of earth and those above
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a200 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The saints on earth and those above
But one communion make;
Joined to their Lord, in bonds of love,
All of His grace partake.
2 One family, we dwell in Him,
One church above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death.
3 One army of the living God,
To His command we bow;
Part of the host have crossed the flood
And part are crossing now.
4 Lo! thousands to their endless home
Are swiftly borne away;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon must launch as they.
5 Lord Jesus! be our constant guide!
Then, when the word is given,
Bid death’s flood its waves divide,
And land us safe in heaven. Topics: The Catechism The Church Languages: English
The saints of earth and those above
Let Children hear the mighty deeds
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a202 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Let children hear the mighty deeds
Which God performed of old,
Which in our younger years we saw,
And which our fathers told.
2 He bids us make His glories known,
His works of power and grace;
And will convey His wonders down,
Through every rising race.
3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons,
And they again to theirs
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.
4 Thus learn that in our God alone
Their hope securely stands,
That they may ne'er forget His works,
But practice His commands. Topics: The Catechism Catechetical Instruction Languages: English
Let Children hear the mighty deeds
Deluded souls, that dream of heaven
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a212 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Deluded souls, that dream of heaven,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven,
While they are slaves to lust!
2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living power unites
To Christ, the living Head:
3 A faith that changes all the heart;
A faith that works by love;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.
4 Faith must obey her Father’s will,
As well as trust His grace:
A pard'ning God requires us still
To perfect holiness. Topics: The Catechism Faith Languages: English
Deluded souls, that dream of heaven
O let triumphant faith dispel
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a213 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O let triumphant faith dispel
The fears of guilt and woe!
If God be for us, God the Lord,
Who, who shall be our foe?
2 He who his only Son gave up
To death, that we might live,
Shall He not all things freely grant
That boundless love can give.
3 Who now his people shall accuse?
'Tis God hath justified:
Who now His people shall condemn?
The Lamb of God hath died.
4 And He who died hath risen again,
Triumphant from the grave;
At God's right hand for us He pleads,
Omnipotent to save. Topics: The Catechism Faith Languages: English
O let triumphant faith dispel
O for a faith that will not shrink
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a214 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by ev'ry foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!
2 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chast'ning rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Will lean upon its God.
3 A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without,
That, when in danger, knows no fear,
In darkness, feels no doubt;
4 That bears, unmoved the world’s dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That seas of trouble cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile,
5 A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life’s last hour is fled
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up a dying bed.
6 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate’er may come,
We’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home. Topics: The Catechism Faith Languages: English
O for a faith that will not shrink
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a215 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.
3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.
4 Prayer is the Christians' vital breath,
The Christians' native air;
His watch-word at the gate of death--
He enters heaven with prayer.
5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice
Returning from his ways,
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And say, "Behold, he prays." Topics: The Catechism Prayer Languages: English
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Ye men and angels, witness now
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a229 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Ye men and angels, witness now,
Before the Lord we speak;
To Him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we may not break:
2 That long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we'll yield;
Nor from His cause will we depart,
Or ever quit the field.
3 We trust not in our unaided strength,
But on his grace rely;
May He, with our returning wants,
All needful help supply.
4 Lord guide our doubtful feet aright,
And keep us in Thy ways;
And while we turn our vows to prayers,
Turn Thou our prayers to praise. Topics: The Catechism Confirmation Languages: English
Ye men and angels, witness now
Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a23 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns,
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love. Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English
Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
As by one's sin fell all our kin
Hymnal: ELH91895 #a248 (1895) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 As by one's sin fell all our kin,
Conceived and born sin-stained,
So by One's grace, who took the place
Of all, are all regained.
2 The blood-red tide from Christ's cleft side,
Shed for the good of all,
Is laver pure to cleanse and cure
All lost in Adam's fall.
3 Of it are born, though one forlorn,
The saints in Him baptized,
Its life receive all who believe
That Jesus is the Christ.
4 His righteousness is crown and dress
Of those who own Him Lord,
Who, sin-oppressed, find in Him rest,
And keep His faithful Word.
5 To God be praise through endless days,
In whom we live and move,
God—Father, Son, and Spirit—One,
The Triune God of Love! Topics: The Catechism Justification Languages: English
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