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Christian's Conflict between Light and Darkness

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Dear Saviour, make me wise to see Lyrics: 1 Dear Saviour, make we wise to see My sin, and guilt, and remedy; 'Tis said, of all thy blood has bought, "They shall of Israel's God be taught." 2 Their plague of heart thy people know; They know thy name and trust thee too; They know the Gospel's blissful sound, The paths where endless joys abound. 3 Thy know the Father and the Son, Theirs is eternal life begun; Unto salvation they are wise, Their grace shall into glory rise. 4 But— ignorance itself am I, Born blind— estrang'd from thee I lie; O Lord, to thee I humbly own I nothing know, as should be known. 5 I scarce know God, or Christ, or sin, My foes without, or plague within; Know not my interest, Lord, in thee, In pardon, peace, or liberty. 6 But help me to declare to-day, If many things I cannot say, "One thing I know," all praise to thee, "Tho' blind I was— yet now I see." Topics: The Christian Life Scripture: John 9:25

Union with Christ

Author: Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 193 hymnals First Line: Dear Savior we are thine Lyrics: 1 Dear Saviour, we are thine, By everlasting bonds; Our names, our hearts we would resign Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave With ever growing zeal; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O let them ne’er prevail. 3 Thy spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head; Shall form in us thy image bright, And teach thy paths to tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay; But love shall keep us near thy side Thro' all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear; If he in heaven hath fix'd His throne, He’ll fix his members there. Topics: The Christian Life

Social Prayer

Author: Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 213 hymnals First Line: Dear Shepherd of thy people hear Lyrics: 1 Dear Shepherd of thy people, hear, Thy presence now display; As thou hast given a place for prayer, So give us hearts to pray. 2 Within these walls let holy peace, And love, and concord dwell; Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 3 Shew us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise; And pour thy blessings from above That we may render praise. 4 And may the Gospel’s joyful sound Enforc'd by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place. Topics: Zion

Physician

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 165 hymnals First Line: Deep are the wounds which sin has made Lyrics: 1 Deep are the wounds which sin hath made Where shall the sinner find a cure? In vain, alas, is nature's aid, The work exceeds all nature's power. 2 Sin, like a raging fever reigns, With fatal strength in every part; The dire contagion fills the veins, And spreads its poison to the heart. 3 And can no sovereign balm be found? And is no kind physician nigh To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and hope for ever fly? 4 There is a great physician near, Look up, O fainting soul, and live; See, in his heavenly smiles appear Such ease as nature cannot give! 5 See in the Saviour's dying blood Life, health, and bliss, abundant flow! 'Tis only this dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain and heal thy woe. Topics: Son Scripture: Jeremiah 8:22

Redemption by Christ alone

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 58 hymnals First Line: Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains Lyrics: 1 Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains, Beneath it's dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release: A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid; Invalued price! his precious blood, For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became, To rescue guilty souls from hell; The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace, nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more! 6 Dear Saviour, let thy love persue The glorious work it has begun; Each secret lurking foe subdue, And let our hearts be thine alone. Topics: Redemption Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18

The Crucifixion

Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Flow fast, my tears; the cause is great Lyrics: 1 Flow fast, my tears; the cause is great; This tribute claims an injur'd freind: One whom I long pursu'd with hate, And yet he lov'd me to the end. When death his terrors round me spread, And aim'd his arrows at my head, Christ interpos'd; the wound he bore, And bade the monster dare no more. 2 Fast flow, my tears, yet faster flow; Stream copious as yon purple tide; 'Twas I that dealt the deadly blow, I urg'd the hand that pierc'd his side. Ken pangs and agonizing smart, Oppress his soul, and rend his heart; While justice, arm'd with pow'r divine, Pours on his head what's due to mine. 3 Fast, and yet faster, flow my tears, Love breaks the heart, and drains the eyes His visage marr'd, tow'rds heav'n he rears, And, pleading for his murd'rer dies! My grief nor measure knows, nor end, Till he appears the sinner's friend! And gives me in an happy hour, To feel the risen Saviour's pow'r. Topics: Son

Lord's Day Evening

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 191 hymnals First Line: Frequent the day of God returns Lyrics: 1 Frequent the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams; And yet how slow devotion burns! How languid are its flames! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end: 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on Love divine: 5 Where we, in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers employ; Delighted, range th' etherial plains, And take our fill of joy. Topics: Lord's Day

Fellowship with GOD

Author: Medley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 101 hymnals First Line: From all that's mortal, all that's vain Lyrics: 1 From all that's mortal, all that's vain, And from this earthly clod, Arise, my soul, and strive to gain Sweet fellowship with God. 2 Say, what is there beneath the skies, In all the paths thou'st trod, Can suit thy wishes or thy joys, Like fellowship with God? 3 Not life nor all the toys of art, Nor pleasure's flow'ry road; Can to my soul such bliss impart, As fellowship with God. 4 When I am made in love to bear Affliction's needful rod, Light, sweet, and kind the strokes appear, Thro' fellowship with God. 5 In fierce temptation's fiery blasts, Or dark desertion's road, I'm happy if I can but taste, Some fellowship with God. 7 So when the icy hand of death Shall chill my flowing blood, With joy I'll yield my latest breath, In fellowship with God. Topics: The Christian Life

On the Loss of the dearest Relative

Author: Hawes Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: From my fond arms my love is fled Lyrics: 1 From my fond arms my love is fled, And leaves me here to mourn; Snatch'd to the mansions of the dead, From whence there's no return. 2 My solitary bed forlorn, At night my tears bedew; And with the sun I wake at morn, My sorrows to renew. 3 Where'er I turn my weary eyes, Sad desolations reign; In her all earthly comfort dies, Nor hopes to rise again. 4 Behold me, Lord! thy grace impart! Excessive grief subdue! Compassion fills thy tender heart, Which mortals never knew. 5 In death when the lov'd Lazarus slept How pierc'd with human woe! Over his tomb my Jesus wept, With his, my tears may flow. 6 I would not murmur, though I mourn; He gave, and takes away: My comforts fled shall yet return At the eternal day. Topics: Affliction

Faith

Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: From whence this fear and unbelief! Lyrics: 1 From whence this fear and unbelief! Hast thou, O Father, put to grief Thy spotless Son for me? And will the righteous Judge of men, Condemn me for that debt of sin, Which Lord, was charg'd on thee! 2 Complete atonement thou hast made, And to the utmost farthing paid Whate'er thy people ow'd; How then can wrath on me take place, If shelter'd in thy righteousness, And sprinkled with thy blood? 3 Turn then, my soul, unto thy rest; The merits of thy great High Priest Speak peace and liberty: Trust in his efficacious blood; Nor fear thy banishment from God, Since Jesus dy'd for thee. Topics: Graces