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Come let us all unite and sing
Author: Howard Kingsbury Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: Hymns for the Young Praise to the Father Used With Tune: O SO BRIGHT
Come let us all unite and sing
Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!
Author: John Swertner Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 77 hymnals First Line: Sing hallelujah, praise the Lord! Lyrics: 1 Sing hallelujah, praise the Lord!
Sing with a cheerful voice;
Exalt our God with one accord,
And in His Name rejoice.
Ne'er cease to sing, O ransomed host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Until in realms of endless light
Your praises shall unite.
2 There we for all eternity
Shall join th'angelic praise;
And songs in perfect harmony
To God, our Savior, raise.
He has redeemed us by His blood,
And made us kings and priests to God;
For us, for us the Lamb was slain!
Praise ye the Lord! Amen.
Topics: Praise the Lord; Adoration and Praise God Our Father; Adoration and Praise Jesus Our Savior Used With Tune: BECHLER
Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!
Easter Hymn
Author: Janet Wootton, 1952- Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: At break of day three women came Lyrics: 1 At break of day three women came
To find where Christ was laid.
With myrrh prepared to anoint His corpse,
They wept and mourned the dead.
But now the stone is rolled away,
They worship in the light of day,
Then run to take the good news back
And share their holy joy.
2 O Mary, see your Son again,
In resurrection joy.
Shine, shine Jerusalem, for Christ
Is risen in majesty.
Lift up your eyes, look round and see,
With radiant faces strong and free,
Your children come to find their home
For all eternity.
3 Come celebrate the death of death!
Come share eternal life!
Come leap and praise the living God
Who opens Paradise!
For dawn is come all shining bright,
The foretaste of salvation's might
To break the tomb, burst through the gloom,
And flood the world with light. Topics: Easter; Eternal Life; Funeral; Jesus Christ; Resurrection Scripture: Mark 16:6-7 Used With Tune: STOURBRIDGE Text Sources: Greek, 3rd C.
Easter Hymn
O Rock Of Ages
Author: Horace L. Hastings Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: My soul at last a rest hath found Refrain First Line: O Rock of Ages cleft for me Lyrics: 1 My soul at last a rest hath found,
A rest that will not fail;
A sure and certain anchorage ground
In Christ within the veil.
Refrain:
O Rock of Ages cleft for me,
In Thee my soul securely hide;
My tower of strength, I fly to Thee,
And safely there abide.
2 I’ll hide me in this refuge strong,
From every stormy blast;
And sit and sing until the waves
Of wrath are overpast. [Refrain]
3 Ye comfortless and tempest tossed,
By sins and woes oppressed;
Ye tempted, troubled, ruined, lost,
Come find in Christ your rest. [Refrain]
4 Ye thirsty, from this smitten Rock
Life’s crystal waters spring;
There hide from every stormy shock
And rest, and drink, and sing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: TARTU Text Sources: Winnowed Songs for Sunday Schools, by Ira D. Sankey (Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1890), number 56.
O Rock Of Ages
Come to Thy temple here on earth
Author: Paul Gerhardt; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics:
Come to Thy temple here on earth,
Be Thou my spirit's guest,
Who givest us of mortal birth
A second birth more blest;
Spirit beloved, Thou mighty Lord,
Who with the Father and the Son
Reignest upon an equal throne,
Art equally adored!
Oh enter, let me feel and know
Thy mighty power within,
That can alone our help bestow,
And rescue us from sin.
Oh cleanse my soul and make it white,
That I with heart unstained and true,
May daily render service due,
And honour Thee aright.
I was a wild unfruitful vine
Which Thou shouldst prune and train;
Death pierced through all this life of min,
But Thou my foe hast slain.
Thy holy baptism is his grave,
He perishes beneath the flood
Of His most precious death and blood,
Who died our life to save.
Thou art the Spirit who dost teach
To pray aright, for all
Our prayers are heard if Thou beseech,
Thy songs have sweetest fall.
They soar on tireless wings to heaven,
They fail not from before God's throne,
Till all His goodness we have known
By whom all help is given.
Thou art the Spirit of all joy,
Sadness Thou lovest not;
Thy comfort beaming from on high,
Lights up the darkest lot.
Ah yes, how many a time of old
Thy voice hath rapt my soul away,
To yon bright halls of endless day,
And oped the gates of gold!
Thou art the Spirit of all love,
The Friend of all kindly life,
Thou wouldst not that our hearts should prove
The pangs of wrath and strife.
Thou hatest hatred's withering reign,
In souls that discord maketh dark
Dost Thou rekindle love's bright spark,
And make them one again.
On Thee is all this world upstaid,
And in Thy hands doth rest;
And Thou canst wayward hearts persuade
To turn as seems Thee best:
Oh therefore give Thy love and peace,
That they may join in strongest bands
Long parted foes, and through our lands
These sad divisions cease.
Thou art the true, the only Source
Whence concord comes to men;
Oh that Thy power might have free course
And bring us peace again!
Oh hear, and stem this mighty flood
That o'er us death and sorrow spreads;
Alas! each day afresh it sheds
Like water human blood.
And let our nation learn to know
What, and how deep, our sin;
Nay, let God's judgments come, if so
A fire be lit within
The hearts that loved themselves to please;
In bitter shame now let them burn,
And loving Thee, repentant spurn
Their selfish worldly ease.
Grace for the contrite heart abounds,
Joy to the sad is given;
To serve God's truth will heal our wounds,
And bring us help from heaven;
Lord, for Thine honour's sake, make known
Thy power, convert the wicked now,
And teach the hard to weep, for Thou
Canst soften steel and stone!
Arise and make an end of all
Our heartache, and our pain;
Thy wandering flock at last recall
And grant them joy again;
To peace and wealth the land restore,
Wasted with fire or plague or sword;
Come to Thy ruined churches, Lord,
And bid them bloom once more!
The rulers of our land defend,
Our sovereign's throne uphold;
That he and we may prosper, send
True wisdom to the old;
With piety the young men bless,
And through the nation shed abroad
True virtue and the fear of God,
A nation's happiness.
Fill every heart with holy zeal
To keep the faith unstained;
Let house and land Thy blessing feel,
Whence all true wealth is gained.
Him who resists Thy inward powers,
The Evil Spirit, make Thou flee;
Whate'er delights Thy heart, would he
Fain root from out of ours.
Give strong and cheerful hearts to stand
Undaunted in the wars
That Satan's fierce and mighty band
Is waging with Thy cause.
Help us to fight as warriors brave,
That we may conquer in the field,
And not one Christian man may yield
His soul to sin a slave.
Order according to Thy mind
Our life from day to day,
And when this life must be resigned,
And death has seized his prey,
When all our days have fleeted by,
Help us to die with fearless spirit,
And let us after death inherit
Eternal life on high.
Come to Thy temple here on earth
Says Jesus, 'Come and gather round'
Author: Leith Fisher (b. 1941) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Public Ministry; Children; Discipleship; Gathering; God Love of; Jesus Teaching; Stages of Life Scripture: Luke 18:15-17 Used With Tune: UNE JEUNE PUCELLE
Says Jesus, 'Come and gather round'
O Lord, with Wondrous Mystery
Author: Michael Gannon Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Eucharist Used With Tune: ANDRIESSEN
O Lord, with Wondrous Mystery
Why This Doleful Wail?
Author: Emma F. R. Campbell Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Why this doleful wail of sadness Lyrics: 1 Why this doleful wail of sadness,
Every year, every year?
Undertoning all our gladness,
Every year, every year?
Why at fleeting years so fretful,
Of the dead past so regretful,
Of the living now forgetful,
Every year, every year?
2 Is not God in wisdom guiding
Every year, every year?
Though to us His purpose hiding,
Every year, every year?
Joy there is for every sorrow,
For each night a bright tomorrow,
From the past fresh strength we borrow,
Every year, every year!
3 Faith and hope are growing stronger,
Every year, every year.
As the trodden way grows longer,
Every year, every year.
Left behind the paths most dreary,
Passed the doubts that vex and weary,
Brighter gleams the sunshine cheery,
Every year, every year!
4 Fewer cares and lighter burdens,
Every year, every year.
Brighter hopes and truer guerdons,
Every year, every year.
Earthly joys may fade forever,
Earthly ties to friends may sever,
One there is more dear than ever,
Every year, every year!
5 And the Father’s house is dearer,
Every year, every year.
And our lost ones coming nearer,
Every year, every year.
Less is there below to charm us,
Less in growing old to harm us,
Less do unknown days alarm us
Every year, every year!
6 Let us cease then our repining,
Every year, every year.
And believe the Love o’ershining,
Every year, every year.
Nights behind us now forgetting,
Onward press without regretting,
To the morn that knows no setting,
Blest New Year! Blest New Year! Used With Tune: BETTER WORLD Text Sources: The Hymn "Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By": Its History and Other Verses (New York: M. E. Munson, 1909)
Why This Doleful Wail?
Let Me Die
Author: Janette Palmiter Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: O God, my heart doth long for Thee Lyrics: 1 O God, my heart doth long for Thee:
Let me die, let me die.
Now set my soul at liberty:
Let me die, let me die.
To all the trifling things of earth,
They’re now to me of little worth;
My Savior calls, I’m going forth:
Let me die, let me die.
2 Thy slaying power in me display,
Let me die, let me die.
I must be dead from day to day,
Let me die, let me die.
Unto the world and its applause,
To all the customs, fashions, laws,
Of those who hate the humbling cross,
Let me die, let me die.
3 My friends may say, "I’ll ruined be,"
Let me die, let me die.
But all I leave, and follow Thee,
Let me die, let me die.
Their arguments will never weigh,
Nor stand the trying judgment day;
Help me to cast them all away,
Let me die, let me die.
4 Oh, must I die to scoffs and jeers,
Let me die, let me die.
I must be freed from slavish fears,
Let me die, let me die.
So dead that no desire shall rise
To pass for good, or great, or wise,
In any but my Savior’s eyes!
Let me die, let me die.
5 If Christ would live and reign in me,
I must die, I must die.
Like Him I crucified must be,
I must die, I must die.
Lord, drive the nails, nor heed the groans,
My flesh may writhe, and make its moans,
But in this way and this alone,
I must die, I must die.
6 Begin at once to drive the nails,
I must die, I must die.
Oh, suffer not my heart to fail,
I must die, I must die.
O Christ, I look to Thee for power
To help me to endure the hour
When, crucified by sovereign power,
I shall die, I shall die.
7 When I am dead, then, Lord, to Thee
I shall live, I shall live!
My time, my strength, my all to Thee,
Will I give, will I give.
Oh, may the Son now make me free!
Here, Lord, I give my all to Thee,
For time and for eternity,
I will live, I will live.
Used With Tune: TERNOPIL Text Sources: Spiritual Songs and Hymns for Pilgrims (New Church Ed.) by Benjamin Titus Roberts (Rochester, NY: B. T. Roberts, 1879)
Let Me Die
His Yoke Is Easy
Author: D. S. Warner Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 31 hymnals First Line: I've found my Lord and He is mine Refrain First Line: His yoke is easy, His burden is light Used With Tune: [I've found my Lord, and He is mine]
His Yoke Is Easy
All Hail, America
Author: Walter E. Schuette Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: This is the day we celebrate Lyrics: 1 This is the day we celebrate,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
God builds the nation strong and great,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
Columbia praise His mighty name,
Ye sons of freedom, shout acclaim,
And set His altars all aflame
For Free America.
2 O it is meet to swell the song,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
The sounding chorus to prolong,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
In God the land is all at rest,
Its cities safe, its furrows blest,--
The heavens shower down their best
For Free America.
3 We praise the Lord with gladsome joy,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
His honor shall our lips employ,
All hail, America! (all hail!)
America's ten-thousand tongues
Shall fill His courts with soulful songs,
To whom the honor all belongs,
For Free America.
4 Long may His goodness lead our land;
All hail, America! (all hail!)
Long may we trust His faithful hand;
All hail, America! (all hail!)
O may we never see the day
When from His care we go astray,
And may He ever show the way
For Free America. Topics: National; Processionals and Recessionals National Used With Tune: LIEFELD
All Hail, America
Send Me, O Lord, Send Me
Author: Ross Coggins Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: O God of might, O Son of light Topics: The Church at Worship Commitment; Commitment; Evangelism; Missions Used With Tune: SURABAJA
Send Me, O Lord, Send Me
Without Spot and Blameless
Author: William G. Schell Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I'll rise at early morning hour Lyrics: 1 I’ll rise at early morning hour,
With first effulgent rays,
While nature’s songsters in the bow’r,
Send up their Maker’s praise;
I’ll bow before my God so dear,
And tarry till my heart shall hear
The Spirit’s witness sweet and clear:
“Without spot and blameless.”
2 While proud in heart, at bright midday,
Can find no time for prayer,
My thoughts shall soar from earth away,
To heaven, bright and fair:
Around the fam’ly altar knelt,
My heart with gratitude will melt,
Till blest assurance shall be felt,
“Without spot and blameless.”
3 And when the pleasant evening air
Is dusky with the night,
My soul shall turn to God in prayer,
In heaven’s golden light;
I’ll linger at the great white throne,
Until the thoughts of God are known,
And He shall claim me for His own,
“Without spot and blameless.”
4 With God’s approval on my soul
My body sinks to rest,
No doubts nor waves of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast;
And through the night that hand so mild
Protects from storms and billows wild
His helpless, trusting, loving child,
“Without spot and blameless.” Scripture: 2 Peter 3:14 Used With Tune: [I'll rise at early morning hour] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Without_Spot_and_Blameless); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (193); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (383)
Without Spot and Blameless
O Love Divine
Author: Clara M. Brooks Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O love divine! no soul has e'er Lyrics: 1 O love divine! no soul has e’er
Thy wondrous depths explored;
O priceless gift! we fain would have
Thy riches on us poured.
Let mortals join with all their might,
Let earth and heaven both unite
To sing thy praise both day and night—
The half can ne’er be told.
2 O love divine, what treasures yet
Within thy coffers lie!
The gold and silver of the earth
Would not thy riches buy.
E’en though the sands upon the shore
Of every sea should turn to ore
Of choicest metal, ’twere no more
Than naught compared to thee.
3 O love divine, in thee our souls
Eternal pleasures find,
Surpassing all that earth could give,
Were all its pow’rs combined.
Thy music sweet we love to sing,
Our spirits e’er to thee would cling,
An off’ring now of praise we bring,
In humble sacrifice.
4 O love divine, ’tis wonderful
That mortals here below
May share thy grace most excellent,
Thy wondrous power know!
Around our hearts fore’er entwine,
And let thy beauties in us shine,
That we may be, O love divine,
Completely lost in thee. Scripture: 1 John 4:16 Used With Tune: [O love divine, no soul has e'er] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/O_Love_Divine); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (126); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (161)
O Love Divine
There is a better world, they say
Author: John Lyth, 1821-1886 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Hymns for the Young The Heavenly Home Used With Tune: O SO BRIGHT
There is a better world, they say
We Covenant With Hand And Heart
Author: Samuel T. Benade, 1746-1830 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: We covenant with hand and heart,
To follow Christ, our Lord;
With world, and sin, and self to part,
And to obey His Word;
To love each other heartily,
In truth and in sincerity,
And under cross, reproach and shame,
To glorify His name. Used With Tune: WORSHIP (MORAVIA)
We Covenant With Hand And Heart
In Silent Pain the Eternal Son
Author: Christopher Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In silent pain the eternal Son
Hangs derelict and still;
In darkened day His work is done,
Fulfilled, His Father’s will.
Uplifted for the world to see
He hangs in strangest victory,
For in His body on the tree
He carries all our ill.
2 He died that we might die to sin
And live for righteousness;
The earth is stained, to make us clean
And bring us into peace.
For peace He came, and met its cost;
He gave Himself to save the lost;
He loved us to the uttermost
And paid for our release.
3 For strife He came, to bring a sword,
The truth to end all lies;
To rule in us, our patient Lord,
Until all evil dies:
For in His hand He holds the stars,
His voice shall speak to end our wars,
And those who love Him see His scars
And look into His eyes. Topics: Lent; Good Friday Scripture: Matthew 10:34-39 Used With Tune: REALITY
In Silent Pain the Eternal Son
My Faith, It Is an Oaken Staff
Author: Thomas T. Lynch Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My faith, it is an oaken staff,
The traveler’s well loved aid;
My faith, it is a weapon stout,
The soldier’s trusty blade,
I’ll travel on, and still be stirred,
By silent thought or social word;
By all my perils undeterred,
A soldier pilgrim staid.
2. I have a Guide, and in His steps
When travelers have trod,
Whether beneath was flinty rock
Or yielding grassy sod,
They cared not, but with force unspent,
Unmoved by pain, they onward went,
Unstayed by pleasures, still they bent
Their zealous course to God.
3. My faith, it is an oaken staff,
O let me on it lean!
My faith, it is a trusty sword,
May falsehood find it keen!
Thy Spirit, Lord, to me impart,
O make me what Thou ever art,
Of patient and courageous heart,
As all true saints have been. Used With Tune: THE STAFF OF FAITH Text Sources: The Rivulet: A Contribution to Sacred Song (London: Longman, 1855).
My Faith, It Is an Oaken Staff
Safe At Home
Author: William F. Cosner Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Ah! this heart shall cease its longing Lyrics: 1 Ah! this heart shall cease its longing,
Safe at home! safe at home!
Where no anxious cares are thronging,
Safe at home! safe at home!
Now a heavy burden presses,
And I walk thro’ thorny places,
Till my weary wandering ceases,
Safe at home! safe at home!
2 There I’ll see no tempest raging,
Safe at home! safe at home!
Sin no warfare wild is waging,
Safe at home! safe at home!
When shall come the blissful waking,
Where no painful head is aching,
Where no throbbing heart is breaking,
Safe at home! safe at home!
3 There are friends who with me parted,
Safe at home! safe at home!
No more wandering broken hearted,
Safe at home! safe at home!
Undisturbed while storms are sweeping,
Calmly now the loved are sleeping,
Ever in their Father’s keeping,
Safe at home! safe at home!
4 Dear ones gone before will meet me,
Safe at home! safe at home!
At the pearly gate will greet me,
Safe at home! safe at home!
Savior, dearest Savior, hear me,
I am weary, be Thou near me,
Oh, sustain me till Thou cheer me,
Safe at home! safe at home! Used With Tune: WHITE PLAINS Text Sources: Gospel Praise Book by Asa Hull (New York: D. W. Knowles, 1879)
Safe At Home
Gather And Sing
Author: Fanny Crosby Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Cheerily hail the Christmas morn Refrain First Line: Merrily now the bells we hear Lyrics: 1 Cheerily hail the Christmas morn,
Carol a tuneful lay;
Welcome the infant Savior born,
Greet Him with joy today.
Refrain:
Merrily now the bells we hear,
Chiming in chorus sweet and clear,
Gather and sing, gather and sing,
Welcome the children’s King.
2 Wonderful song of holy mirth,
Sweeping along the sky;
Glory to God, and peace on earth,
Glory to God on high. [Refrain]
3 Over the world good news proclaim,
Heralds of love, away;
Jesus the Lord has come to reign,
Tell it with joy today. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ENGLEWOOD
Gather And Sing
If Asked Whereon I Rest My Claim
Author: A. Samuel Wallgren, 1885-1940 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Atonement; Cross; Grace Through Faith; Jesus Christ Redeemer; Joy in Christ; Lord's Supper; Trust Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19 Used With Tune: SALIGHETSGRUND Text Sources: Brödraförsamlingen, Copenhagen, 1748
If Asked Whereon I Rest My Claim
For Me
Author: Wallace I. Coburn Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O Jesus, Savior, can it be Refrain First Line: It was for me, it was for me Lyrics: 1. O Jesus, Savior, can it be
That Thou didst bow Thine head
And suffer death on Calvary?
For me was Thy blood shed?
Refrain
It was for me, it was for me,
That Thou didst die on Calvary!
Thy grief, Thy woe, Thy death, I know
Were all for me, for me!
2. The thorns that pressed Thine hallowed brow,
The spear that would not spare,
The nails that fixed Thy loving hands
And held Thee suffering there. [Refrain]
3. The dreariness, the dread dark hour,
When Thou didst hang alone;
O Christ, what awful woe was Thine,
When Thou didst sin atone! [Refrain]
4. O cross of Christ, what word thou hast
Of pain and agony!
Oh, help me read that other word—
’Twas all, ’twas all for me! [Refrain] Used With Tune: MERAMEC Text Sources: Hymns of the Heart, by Joseph F. Berry & Charles H. Gabriel (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1914), number 119
For Me
Christ Is My Redeemer
Author: Daniel W. Whittle Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: How sweet the joy that fills my soul Lyrics: 1 How sweet the joy that fills my soul,
Christ is my Redeemer;
His precious blood has made me whole,
Christ is my Redeemer;
My sins were all upon Him laid,
A full atonement He hath made,
For me He hath the ransom paid;
Christ is my Redeemer.
2 Tho’ Satan oft my way oppose,
Christ is my Redeemer;
With this I boldly meet my foes,
Christ is my Redeemer;
’Twas this that gave me life and light,
’Tis this that nerves me for the fight,
’Tis this my hope that shines so bright;
Christ is my Redeemer.
3 When trials come I still confess,
Christ is my Redeemer;
He gives me grace each care to bless,
Christ is my Redeemer;
He guides and keeps me day by day,
He closer comes when dark the way,
He doth with this my fears allay;
Christ is my Redeemer.
4 The victory by this I gain,
Christ is my Redeemer;
By this I break sin’s galling chain,
Christ is my Redeemer;
And if He tarry and I sleep,
My dying hour this hope shall keep,
That when He comes the grave to reap,
Christ is my Redeemer. Used With Tune: AMISTAD Text Sources: Gospel Hymns No. 6 by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan and George C. Stebbins (New York/Chicago: Biglow & Main/John Church, 1891)
Christ Is My Redeemer
Nearer the Cross
Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 211 hymnals First Line: Nearer the cross, my heart can say Topics: Christians Aspiration & Longing; Cross Scripture: James 4:8 Used With Tune: KNAPP
Nearer the Cross
O Blessèd Hour
Author: Charles Groenendyke Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O blessèd hour when first I knew Lyrics: 1. O blessèd hour when first I knew
Jesus, my dear Savior,
When to the cross my soul He drew,
Jesus, my dear Savior;
’Twas there I found sweet peace and rest,
A trembling joy within my breast,
A precious Friend, a heav’nly Guest,
Jesus, my dear Savior.
2. He rolled the burden from my soul,
Jesus, my dear Savior,
He made my wounded spirit whole,
Jesus, my dear Savior;
He banished all my grief and pain,
He washed away my guilty stain;
He made my heart rejoice again,
Jesus, my dear Savior.
3. What can I do for this kind Friend,
Jesus, my dear Savior?
I’ll love Him, serve Him to the end,
Jesus, my dear Savior;
And when at last my work is o’er,
And I shall reach the heav’nly shore,
I’ll sing His praises evermore,
Jesus, my dear Savior. Used With Tune: OVERLAND PARK Text Sources: The Bow of Promise, by George D. Elderkin et al. (Chicago, Illinois: R. R. McCabe & Company, 1898), number 51
O Blessèd Hour
Will You Go?
Author: Anon. Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 252 hymnals First Line: We're marching on to heav'n above Lyrics: 1 We’re marching on to heav’n above,
Will you go? Will you go?
To sing the Saviour’s dying love—
Will you go? Will you go?
Millions have reach'd that blissful shore,
Their trials and their labours o'er,
And yet there's room for millions more—
Will you go? Will you go?
2 The way to heav'n is strait, but plain,
Will you come? Will you come?
Repent, believe, be born again,
Will you come? Will you come?
Christ offers pardon free to all,
Who will accept His loving call,
And at His feet repentant fall—
Will you come? Will you come?
3 How blessed 'tis to serve Him here!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Redeem'd from ev'ry doubt and fear,
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Tho' tribulation cross our way,
Affliction or adversity,
Yet Jesus saves us ev'ry day,
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
4 And when our day of fighting's o'er;
Home at last! Home at last!
We'll praise Him on the other shore,
Home at last! Home at last!
We'll join again in songs of praise
With those who see the Master's face,
And ever sing redeeming grace—
Home at last! Home at last! Topics: The Gospel Used With Tune: BETTER WORLD
Will You Go?
Om någon mig åtspörja vill
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Om någon mig åtspörja vill
Min grund til salighet,
Om icke mer behöfs därtill,
Som man bör hafva med
Förutom Jesu blod och sår,
Som man så ofta höra får,
Jag svarar då: Min grund år god,
Den heter Jesu blod.
2 Det är den fasta klippegrund,
Som evigt skall bestå.
Ja, och uti min sista stund
Jag hvilar tryggt därpå.
Och når jag hän från världen går,
Så sjunger jag om Jesu sår,
Och lammets blod är nyckelen
Till själfva himmelen. Topics: Sinnesändring och Tro; Conversion and Faith Used With Tune: I UNGDOMSÅR
Om någon mig åtspörja vill
How Blessed Is The Little Flock
Author: N. J. Holm Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How blessed is the little flock,
Whom Jesus calls His own!
He is their Savior and their Rock,
They trust in Him alone;
They walk by faith and hope and love,
But they shall dwell with Him above,
When hope and faith shall pass away,
And love shall last for aye.
2 My Jesus, am I in that band,
And wilt Thou call me Thine?
Do I among the chosen stand
Whose lamps so brightly shine?
Oh, let me not lie down to rest
Till this I know, my Savior blest,
Till I can say, by grace restored:
Thou know'st I love Thee, Lord.
3 And even if with tears it be,
That this to Thee I say,
Yet Thou in grace wilt look on me
And wipe my tears away;
Yea, when but Thou who all dost know
In me canst find Thy love below
And own me Thine, then well is me,--
My all I have in Thee. Topics: Closing Hymns
How Blessed Is The Little Flock
What's the News?
Author: Anon. Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 72 hymnals First Line: Whene'er we meet you always say Lyrics: 1 Whene’er we meet you always say,—
"What’s the news? What’s the news?"
Pray, what’s the order of the day—
What’s the news? What’s the news?
Oh, I have got good news to tell!
My Saviour hath done all things well,
And triumphed over death and hell—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
2 The Lamb was slain on Calvary—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
To set a world of sinners free—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
For us He bowed His sacred head,
For us His precious blood was shed,
And now He’s risen from the dead,
That’s the news! That’s the news!
3 The Lord has pardon'd all my sin—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
I feel the witness now within—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
And since He took my guilt away,
And taught me how to watch and pray,
I’m happy now from day to day—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
4 And Jesus Christ can save you too—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
Your sinful heart He can renew—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
This moment, if for sins you grieve,
This moment, if you do believe,
A ready pardon you’ll receive—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
5 And then if any one should say—
"What’s the news! What’s the news?"
Oh, tell them you’ve begun to pray!—
That’s the news! That’s the news!
That you have joined the conqu'ring band,
And now, with joy, at God’s command,
You’re marching to the better land—
That’s the news! That’s the news! Topics: The Gospel Used With Tune: GOOD NEWS
What's the News?
All hail! our Church's Elder dear
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: All hail, thy church's Savior dear Lyrics:
All hail! our Church's Elder dear,
Jesus, her glorious head!
To Thy disciples now appear,
As risen from the dead;
Let our rejoicing souls in Thee,
The tokens of Thy Passion see,
And hear Thy gentle voice anew,
Say "Peace be unto you."
Remembering what our fathers told,
Thou didst in their young day,
This solemn Jubilee we hold,
That we, as then did they,
Ourselves in covenant may bind,
With soul and strength, and heart and mind,
Through life and death, on land, o'er sea,
Meekly to follow Thee.
288
Revive Thy work amidst the years,
Our brethren still employ,
O'er heathen soils to sow in tears,
With hope to reap in joy:
Though wide the fields, the labourers few,
If Thou our failing faith renew,
The weakest of Thy servants, we
Can all things do through Thee.
Through Thee, from Greenland's sterile rocks,
Rich harvests have been led;
In Indian forests wandering flocks,
With heavenly knowledge fed;
In island-prisons o'er the sea,
Bond-slaves have been made gospel-free;
Midst lion-haunts, on Afric sands,
Strange tribes lift holy hands.
To-day, one world-neglected race,
We fervently commend
To Thee, and to Thy Word of grace;
Lord, visit and befriend
People scatter'd, peel'd, and rude,
By land and ocean-solitude,
Cut off from ev'ry social shore,
In dreary Labrador.
Thither, while to and fro she steers,
Still guide our annual bark1313For particulars of the missionary
ship, and the providence which has preserved her through so many perilous
annual voyages, vide periodical accounts of the Missions of
the United Brethren. ,
289
By night and day, through hopes and fears,
While, lonely as the ark,
Along her single track she braves,
Gulphs, whirlpools, ice-fields, winds, and waves,
To waft glad tidings to the shore
Of longing Labrador.
How welcome to the watching eye,
From morn till evening fix'd,
The first faint speck that shews her nigh,
Where surge and sky are miss'd;
Till looming large, and larger yet,
With bounding prow, and sails full set,
She speeds to anchor on the shore
Of joyful Labrador.
Then hearts with hearts, and souls with souls,
In thrilling transport meet,
Though dark and broad the Atlantic rolls,
Between their parted feet:
For written words, with boundless range,
Thoughts, feelings, prayers, can interchange,
And once a year join Britain's shore
To kindred Labrador.
Then at the vessel's glad return,
The absent meet again;
At home our hearts within us burn,
To trace the cunning pen,
Whose strokes, like rays from star to star,
Bring happy messages from far,
And once a year to Britain's shore
Join Christian Labrador.
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O Thou, in whom we all are one,
If faithful found and true,
Thy will on earth by each be done,
As each in heaven would do:
To Thee ourselves we first would give,
Live to Thy glory while we live;
From step to step on Thee rely,
Then in Thy service die.
Sacred Poems and Hymns
All hail! our Church's Elder dear
When Jesus came from Nazareth
Author: Thomas Herbert O'Driscoll, 1928- Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Sacraments and Other Occasions Ember Days Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25 Used With Tune: THE SEVEN JOYS OF MARY
When Jesus came from Nazareth
Under The Stars
Author: Anna S. Driscoll Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Under the stars, one holy night, Lyrics: 1 Under the stars, one holy night,
A little Babe was born;
Over His head a star shone bright,
And glistened till the morn;
And wise men came from far away,
And shepherds wondered where He lay
Upon His lowly bed of hay,
Under the stars one night.
2 Under the stars, one blessed night,
The Christ-Child came on earth,
And thro’ the darkness broke the light
Of morning at His birth!
And sweet hosannas filled the air,
And guardian angels watched Him where
The virgin mother knelt in prayer,
Under the stars one night.
3 Under the stars this happy night,
We wait for Him once more,
And seem to see the wondrous sight
The shepherds saw of yore.
O Baby born in Bethlehem!
Come to us as You came to them,
And crown us with love’s diadem,
Under the stars tonight. Used With Tune: CAMDEN MARKET Text Sources: Bible Study Songs, by Bertha F. Vella and Daniel. B. Towner (Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1899)
Under The Stars
Since I Am Sanctified
Author: Barney Elliott Warren Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The Comforter abides within Lyrics: 1 The Comforter abides within,
Since I am sanctified;
He cleanseth all my heart from sin,
Since I am sanctified.
The blood by faith now reaches me,
In soul and body I am free,
And now I’ve constant victory,
Since I am sanctified.
2 The Comforter is all I need,
Since I am sanctified;
I’ve nothing but His grace to plead,
Since I am sanctified.
He guides me in the truth and right,
He helps me conquer in the fight,
His service is my heart’s delight,
Since I am sanctified.
3 The Comforter is life and peace,
Since I am sanctified;
His grace and glory do increase,
Since I am sanctified.
My heart with rapture overflows,
My life on earth much sweeter grows,
And in me dwells no hind’ring foes,
Since I am sanctified.
4 The Comforter is life complete,
Since I am sanctified;
In His rich favor I’m replete,
Since I am sanctified.
I’m never lonely, tired with care,
For He, a present help, is there,
And all my burdens He doth bear,
Since I am sanctified.
Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths) Used With Tune: [The Comforter abides within]
Since I Am Sanctified
Escuto a Voz do Bom Jesus
Author: Salomão Luiz Ginsburg; George D. Watson Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Escuto a voz do bom Jesus: "Segue-me, vem, segue-me." Used With Tune: GINSBURG
Escuto a Voz do Bom Jesus
I'm But A Little Child
Author: Robert Gillies Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I’m but a little child, I know Refrain First Line: A little child, a little child Lyrics: 1 I’m but a little child, I know,
And little I can do;
But I can sing the Savior’s love,
Who died for me and you.
Refrain:
A little child, a little child,
I’m but a little child, I know;
But I will give my heart to Him,
Because He loves me so.
2 I’m but a little child, I know,
And little I can say;
But I can praise Him in the songs
I sing from day to day. [Refrain]
3 I’m but a little child, I know,
But little feet can stray;
And so I need a Savior’s hand
To guide me on the way. [Refrain]
4 He, too, was once a little child,
As such to earth He came;
Though seated high in glory now,
He loves me just the same. [Refrain] Used With Tune: SECUNDERABAD Text Sources: The Bright Array by Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1889)
I'm But A Little Child
The Cleansing Wave
Author: Phoebe Palmer Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 330 hymnals First Line: O now I see the cleansing wave! Refrain First Line: The cleansing stream I see, I see Topics: The Gospel Used With Tune: FAITH
The Cleansing Wave
