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Hymn 7
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 478 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-2 First Line: Let every mortal ear attend Lyrics:
Let every mortal ear attend,
And every heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
Lo! all ye hungry, starving souls.
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind.
Eternal Wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die,
here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
[Ye perishing and naked poor,
Who work with mighty pain
To weave a garment of your own
That will not hide your sin,
Come naked, and adorn your souls
In robes prepared by God,
Wrought by the labors of his Son,
And dyed in his own blood.]
Dear God! the treasures of thy love
Are everlasting mines,
Deep as our helpless miseries are,
And boundless as our sins.
The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day;
Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away.
Hymn 7
Come, Ye Sinner, Poor and Needy
Author: Joseph Hart Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,462 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1 First Line: Come ye sinners, poor and needy Topics: Evangelistic Invitation Used With Tune: GREENVILLE
Come, Ye Sinner, Poor and Needy
Invitation to free salvation
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 226 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1 First Line: Ho! ev'ry one that thirsts, draw nigh Lyrics: 1 Ho! ev'ry one that thirsts, draw nigh,
('Tis God invites the fallen race)
Mercy and free salvation buy;
Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace.
2 Come to the living waters, come,
Sinners, obey your Maker's voice;
Return, ye weary wanderers, home,
And in redeeming love rejoice.
3 See, from the rock, a fountain rise!
For you in healing streams it rolls:
Money ye need not bring, nor price,
Ye lab'ring, burthen'd, thirsting souls.
4 Ye nothing in exchange can give;
Leave all you have, and are behind:
Frankly the gift of God receive;
Pardon and peace in Jesus find. Topics: Invitation to free salvation
Invitation to free salvation
Come to the Water
Author: John Foley, b. 1939 Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-2 First Line: O let all who thirst Topics: Baptism Used With Tune: [O let all who thirst]
Come to the Water
Hymn 9
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 58 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-2 First Line: In vain we lavish out our lives Lyrics:
In vain we lavish out our lives
To gather empty wind;
The choicest blessings earth can yield
Will starve a hungry mind.
Come, and the Lord shall feed our souls
With more substantial meat,
With such as saints in glory love,
With such as angels eat.
Our God will every want supply,
And fill our hearts with peace;
He gives by cov'nant and by oath
The riches of his grace.
Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls,
And wash away our stains
In the dear fountain that his Son
Poured from his dying veins.
[Our guilt shall vanish all away,
Though black as hell before;
Our sins shall sink beneath the sea,
And shall be found no more.
And, lest pollution should o'erspread
Our inward powers again,
His Spirit shall bedew our souls,
Like purifying rain.]
Our heart, that flinty, stubborn thing,
That terrors cannot move,
That fears no threat'nings of his wrath,
Shall be dissolved by love.
Or he can take the flint away
That would not be refined;
And from the treasures of his grace
Bestow a softer mind.
There shall his sacred Spirit dwell,
And deep engrave his law,
And every motion of our souls
To swift obedience draw.
Thus will he pour salvation down,
And we shall render praise;
We the dear people of his love,
And he our God of grace.
Hymn 9
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Author: Horatius N. Bonar (1808-1889) Appears in 1,224 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3 Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
'Come unto me and rest;
lay down, thou weary one, lay down
thy head upon my breast':
I came to Jesus as I was,
so weary, worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting-place,
and he has made me glad.
2 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
'Behold, I freely give
the living water; thirsty one,
stoop down and drink, and live':
I came to Jesus, and I drank
of that life-giving stream;
my thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I live in him.
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
'I am this dark world's Light;
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy day be bright':
I looked to Jesus, and I found
in him my Star, my Sun;
and in that light of life I'll walk,
till travelling days are done. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Jesus Names and images for; Light; Rest; Water Used With Tune: THE ROWAN TREE
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Return, O wanderer, now return
Author: Collyer Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 536 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7-8 Lyrics: 1 Return, O wanderer, now return,
And seek thy Father's face!
Those new desires, which in thee burn,
Were kindled by his grace.
2 Return, O wanderer, now return!
He hears thy humble sigh;
He sees thy softened spirit mourn,
When no one else is nigh.
3 Return, O wanderer, now return!
Thy Saviour bids thee live:
Go to his bleeding feet, and learn
How freely he'll forgive.
4 Return, O wanderer, now return,
And wipe the falling tear!
Thy Father calls--no longer mourn:
His love invites thee near. Topics: Provisions of the Gospel Warnings ; The Invitation of Love
Return, O wanderer, now return
We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
Author: Henry Alford Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 72 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 Lyrics: 1 We walk by faith and not by sight;
No gracious words we hear
From Christ Who spoke as none e’er spoke;
But we believe Him near.
2 We may not touch His hands and side,
Nor follow where He trod;
But in His promise we rejoice,
And cry, “My Lord and God!”
3 Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;
And may our faith abound
To call on You when You are near
And seek where You are found:
4 That, when our life of faith is done,
In realms of clearer light
We may behold You as You are,
With full and endless sight.
Used With Tune: DUNLAP'S CREEK
We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author: Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 900 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 Lyrics:
1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice
Which is more than liberty.
2 There is welcome for the sinner
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.
3 For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of the mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
4 If our love were but more simple
We should take Him at His word,
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.
Amen. Topics: God the Father Love and Mercy Used With Tune: WELLESLEY
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Come home, come home
Author: W. L. T. Appears in 860 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:3 First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Lyrics: 1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
At the heart's portal he's waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
Chorus:
Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
2 Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
Mercies for you and for me? [Chorus]
3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gath'ring and death's night is coming,
Coming for you and for me. [Chorus]
4 Think of the wonderful love he has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Tho' we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me. [Chorus] Topics: Bible Songs Invitation Used With Tune: CALLING
Come home, come home
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