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High Priest
Author: Cennick Appears in 29 hymnals First Line: A good High-Priest is come Lyrics: 1 A good High Priest is come,
Supplying Aaron's place;
And taking up his room,
Dispensing life and grace:
The law by Aaron's priesthood came:
But grace and truth by Jesus' name.
2 My Lord a Priest is made,
As sware the mighty God,
To Israel and his seed,
Ordain'd to offer blood,
For sinners who his mercy seek,
A Priest as was Melchizedek.
3 He once temptations knew,
Of every sort and kind,
That he might succour shew,
To every tempted mind:
In every point the Lamb was try'd
Like us, and then for us he dy'd.
4 He dies, but lives again,
And by the altar stands;
There shews how he was slain,
Op'ning his pierced hands.
Our Priest abides and pleads the cause
Of us who have transgress'd his laws.
5 I other Priests disclaim,
And laws and offerings too;
None but the bleeding Lamb
The mighty work can do:
He shall have all the praise, for he
Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and dy'd for me.
Topics: Son
High Priest
Increase of the Church promised
Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: All hail, incarnate God! Lyrics: 1 All hail, incarnate God!
The wonderous things foretold
Of thee in sacred writ
With joy our eyes behold:
Still does thine arm new trophies wear,
And monuments of glory rear.
2 To thee the hoary head
Its silver honours pays;
To thee the blooming youth
Devotes his brightest days:
And every age their tribute bring,
And bow to thee all-conquering King.
3 O haste, victorious prince,
That happy glorious day,
When souls, like drops of dew,
Shall own thy gentle sway:
Oh may it bless our longing eyes,
And bear our shouts beyond the skies.
4 All hail, triumphant Lord,
Eternal be thy reign;
Behold the nations sue
To wear thy gentle chain:
When earth and time are known no more;
Thy throne shall stand forever sure.
Topics: Zion
Increase of the Church promised
The shortness of Time
Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Almighty Maker of my frame Lyrics: 1 Almighty Maker of my frame,
Teach me the measure of my days,
Teach me to know how frail I am,
And spend the remnant to thy praise.
2 My days are shorter than a span,
A little point my life appears;
How frail at best is dying man!
How vain are all his hopes and fears.
3 Vain his ambition, noise, and show?
Vain are the cares which rack his mind!
He heaps up treasures mix'd with woe;
And dies, and leaves them all behind.
4 O be a nobler portion mine;
My God, I bow before thy throne,
Earth's fleeting treasures I resign,
And fix my hope on thee alone. Topics: Time and Eternity
The shortness of Time
Father, I stretch mine hands to thee
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 540 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Father, I stretch mine hands to thee,
No other help I know:
If thou withdraw thyself from me,
Ah! whither shall I go!
2 What did thine only son endure
Before I drew my breath!
What pain, what labour to secure
My soul from endless death!
3 Author of faith, to thee I lift
My weary, longing eyes;
O let me now receive that gift!—
My soul without it dies!
Topics: Father
Father, I stretch mine hands to thee
New Year's Day
Author: Medley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: Father of mercies! God of love! Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies! God of love!
Whose kind compassion still we prove,
Our praise accept, and bless us here,
As brought to this—another year.
2 We sing Thy goodness all divine,
Whose radiant beams around us shine;
’Tis thro' thy goodness we appear
Spared to this—another year.
3 What shall we render to thy name,
Or how thy glorious praise proclaim!
Whose constant, kind, indulgent care,
Has brought us to—another year.
4 Minutes, and mercies multiply'd,
A constant ever-flowing tide,
Have closely follow'd us while here,
And brought us to—another year.
5 Thy bounty, pity, patience too,
With thankful hearts, Lord, we review;
And own, we've had a plenteous share
To bring us to—another year
6 Our souls, our all, we here resign;
Make us, and keep us, ever thine;
And grant, that in Thy love and fear
We may begin—another year.
7 Be this our sweet experience still,
To know and do thine holy will;
Then shall our souls, with joy sincere,
Bless Thee for this—another year.
8 Help us to wok as in thy sight,
With growing pleasure and delight;
Then, whether life or death appear,
We'll bless thee for—another year.
9 Still, Lord, thro' life thy love display,
And then in death’s approaching day
We’ll joyful part with all that’s here,
Nor wish on earth—another year. Topics: Times and Seasons
New Year's Day
Profession of Love to CHRIST
Author: Stennett Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 31 hymnals First Line: And have I Christ no love to thee Lyrics: 1 And have I, Christ, no love to thee,
No passion for thy charms?
No wish my Saviour's face to see,
And dwell within his arms?
2 Is there no spark of gratitude
In this cold heart of mine,
To him whose generous bosom glow'd
With friendship all divine?
3 Can I pronounce his charming name,
His acts of kindness tell;
And, while I dwell upon the theme,
No sweet emotion feel?
4 Such base ingratitude as this
What heart but must detest!
Sure Christ deserves the noblest place
In every human breast.
5 A very wretch, Lord, I should prove,
Had I no love to thee:
Rather than not my Saviour love,
O may I cease to be! Topics: The Christian Life
Profession of Love to CHRIST
Christ our Example
Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 195 hymnals First Line: And is the gospel peace and love Lyrics: 1 And is the gospel, peace and love?
Such let our conversation be:
The serpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek simplicity.
2 Whene'er the angry passions rise,
And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife,
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,
Bright pattern of the Christian life!
3 O how benevolent and kind!
How mild! how ready to forgive!
Be this the temper of our mind,
And these the rules by which we live.
4 To do his heavenly Father's will,
Was his employment and delight;
Humility and holy zeal
Shone thro' his life, divinely bright!
5 Dispensing good where'er he came,
The labours of his life were love;
O, if we love the Savior's name,
Let his divine example move.
6 Thy fair example may we trace,
To teach us what we ought to be;
Make us by thy transforming grace,
Dear Saviour, daily more like thee. Topics: Son Scripture: John 13:15
Christ our Example
Surrender to GOD
Author: Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: And will the eternal King Lyrics: 1 And will the eternal King
So mean a gift reward?
That offering, Lord, with joy we bring,
Which thine own hand prepar'd.
2 We own thy various claim,
And to thine altar move
The willing victims of thy grace,
And bound with cords of love.
3 Descend, celestial fire,
The sacrafice inflame;
So shall a grateful odour rise
Thro' our Redeemer's name.
Topics: The Christian Life Scripture: Romans 12:1
Surrender to GOD
The Sabbath
Author: Stennett Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 449 hymnals First Line: Another six days' work is done Lyrics: 1 Another six days work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun;
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God hath blest.
2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to wearied minds;
Provides an antepast of heaven,
And gives this day the food of seven.
3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise,
As grateful incense, to the skies.
And draw from heaven that sweet repose
Which none, but he that feels it knows!
4 This heavenly calm, within the breast,
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains,
The end of cares, the end of pains.
5 With joy, great God, thy works we view,
In various scenes both old and new;
With praise, we think on mercies past,
With hope, we future pleasures taste.
6 In holy duties let the day,
In holy pleasures pass away:
How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend,
In hope of one that ne'er shall end!
Topics: Lord's Day
The Sabbath
Celebrating the loving-kindness of the Lord
Author: Medley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,053 hymnals First Line: Awake my soul in joyful lays Lyrics: 1 Awake my soul in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness is so free.
2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall
Yet lov'd notwithstanding all,
He sav'd me from my lost estate,
His loving kindness is so great.
3 When I was satan's easy prey,
And deep in debt and bondage lay,
He paid his life for my discharge,
His loving kindness is so large.
4 Thro' mighty hosts of cruel foes,
Where earth and hell my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along,
HIs loving kindness is so strong.
5 When earthly friends forsake me quite,
And I have neither skill nor might,
He's sure my helper to appear,
His loving kindness is so near.
6 Often I feel my sinful heart
Prone from my Jesus to depart,
And tho' I oft have him forgot,
His loving kindness changes not.
Topics: The Christian Life
Celebrating the loving-kindness of the Lord
The Christian Race
Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,053 hymnals First Line: Awake my soul, stretch every nerve Lyrics: 1 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on:
An heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
2 'Tis God's all-animating voice,
Which calls thee from on high:
'Tis his own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.
3 A cloud of witnesses around,
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.
4 Bless'd Saviour, introduc'd by thee,
Have we our race begun;
And, crown'd with victory, at thy feet
We lay our laurels down.
Topics: The Christian Life
The Christian Race
Lord's Day Morning
Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Awake our drowsy souls Lyrics: 1 Awake, our drowsy souls,
Shake off each slothful band,
The wonders of this day
Our noblest songs demand:
Auspicious morn! thy blissful rays,
Bright seraphs hail in song of praise.
2 At thy approaching dawn,
Reluctant death resign'd
The glorious prince of life,
In dark domains confin'd:
Th' angelic host around him bends,
And, 'midst their shouts, the God ascends.
3 All hail, triumphant Lord,
Heaven with hosannas rings;
While earth, in humbler strains,
Thy praise responsive sings:
Worthy art thou, who once was slain,
Through endless years to live and reign.
4 Gird on, great God, thy sword,
Ascend thy conquering carr,
While justice, truth and love
Maintain the glorious war:
Victorious thou, thy foes shalt tread,
And sin and hell in triumph lead.
5 Make bare thy potent arm,
And wing th' unerring dart,
With salutary pangs,
To each rebellious heart:
Then dying souls for life shall sue,
Numerous as drops of morning dew.
Topics: Lord's Day
Lord's Day Morning
Christ's Intercession
Author: Toplady Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 44 hymnals First Line: Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing Lyrics: 1 Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing
Th' ascended Saviour's love;
Sing how he lives to carry on
His people's cause above.
2 With cries and tears he offer'd up
His humble suit below;
But with authority he asks
Enthron'd in glory now.
3 For all that come to God by him,
Salvation he demands;
Points to their names upon his breast,
And spreads his wounded hands.
4 His sweet atoning sacrifice,
Gives sanction to his claim:
"Father, I will that all my saints,
"Be with me where I am:
5 "By their salvation, recommence
"The sorrows I endur'd;
"Just to the merits of thy Son,
"And faithful to thy word."
6 Eternal life, at his request,
To every saint is given:
Safety on earth, and, after death,
The plenitude of Heaven. Topics: Son Scripture: John 17:24
Christ's Intercession
Address to Backsliders
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 41 hymnals First Line: Backsliders, who your misery feel Lyrics: 1 Backsliders, who your misery feel,
Attend your Saviour's call;
Return, he'll your backslidings heal;
O crown him Lord of all/
2 Though crimson sin increase your guilt,
And painful is your thrall;
For broken hearts his blood was spilt;
O crown him Lord of all.
3 Take with you words, approach his throne,
And low before him fall;
He understands the spirit's groan;
O crown him Lord of all.
4 Whoever comes he'll not cast out,
Altho' your faith be small;
His faithfulness you cannot doubt;
O crown him Lord of all. Topics: The Christian Life
Address to Backsliders
Looking unto Jesus
Author: Medley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Behold a sinner, gracious Lord Lyrics: 1 Behold a sinner, gracious Lord,
Whose soul encourag'd by thy word,
At mercy's footstool would remain,
And there would look, and look again.
2 How oft deceiv'd by self and pride,
Has my vile heart been turn'd aside;
And Jonah like has fled from thee,
Till thou hast look'd again on me.
3 Ah bring a wretched wanderer home,
And to thy footstool let me come,
And tell thee all my grief and pain,
And wait and look, and look again.
4 Take courage then, my trembling soul,
One look from christ will make thee whole
Trust thou in him, 'tis not in vain,
But wait and look, and look again.
5 Look to the Lord, his word, his throne:
Look to his grace, and not your own:
There wait and look, and look again;
You shall not wait, nor look in vain.
6 Ere long that happy day will come,
When I shall reach my blissful home;
And when to glory I attain,
O then I'll look, and look again.
Topics: The Christian Life
Looking unto Jesus
The Throne of Grace
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 306 hymnals First Line: Behold the throne of grace Lyrics: 1 Behold the throne of grace!
The promise calls me near;
There Jesus shews his smiling face,
And waits to answer pray'r.
2 That rich atoning blood
Which, sprinkled round I see,
Provides for those who come to GOD,
An all-prevailing plea.
3 My soul, ask what thou wilt,
Thou canst not be too bold;
Since his own blood for thee he spilt,
What else can he withhold?
4 Thine image, Lord, bestow,
Thy presence and thy love;
I ask to serve thee here below,
And reign with thee above.
5 Teach me to live by faith,
Conform my will to thine;
Let me victorious be in death,
And then in glory shine. Topics: The Christian Life
The Throne of Grace
Love to the Brethren
Author: Fawcett Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 2,272 hymnals First Line: Blest be the tie that binds Lyrics: 1 Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
2 Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
3 We share our mutual woes;
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
4 When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be join'd in heart,
And hope to meet again.
5 This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.
6 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Thro' all eternity. Topics: Graces
Love to the Brethren
Pleading the Spirit's aid
Author: Hart Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Blest Spir't of truth, eternal God Lyrics: 1 Blest Spir't of truth, eternal God,
Thou meek and lowly Dove,
Who fill’st the soul, thro' Jesu''s blood,
With faith, and hope, and love:
2 Who comfortest the heavy heart,
By sin and sorrow prest;
Who to the dead can'st life impart,
And to the weary, rest.
3 Thy sweet communion charms the soul,
And gives true peace and joy,
Which satan’s pow'r cannot controul,
Nor all his wiles destroy.
4 Come from the blissful realms above;
Our longing breasts inspire
With thy soft flames of heav'nly love,
And fan the sacred fire.
5 The Father sent the Son to die;
The willing Son obey'd;
The witness thou, to ratify
The purchase Christ has made. Topics: Holy Spirit
Pleading the Spirit's aid
The Jubilee
Author: Toplady Appears in 948 hymnals First Line: Blow ye the trumpet, blow Lyrics: 1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound!
Let all the nations know
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
2 Exalt the Lamb of God.
The sin atoning Lamb;
Redemption by his blood,
Thro' all the lands proclaim:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
3 Ye, who have sold for nought
Your heritage above,
Shall have it back, unbought,
The gift of Jesu's love:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
4 The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pardoning grace;
Ye happy souls draw near,
Behold your Saviour's face:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return ye ransom'd sinners, home.
5 Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hath full atonement made;
Ye weary spirits rest,
Ye mournful souls be glad!
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
Topics: Redemption
The Jubilee
Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 602 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With light and comfort from above;
Be thou our guardian, thou our guide
O'er every thought and step preside.
2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far
From every sin and hurtful snare;
Lead to thy word that rules must give
And teach us lessons how to live.
3 The light of truth to us display,
And make us know and choose thy way;
Plant holy fear in every heart,
That we from God may ne'er depart.
4 Lead us to holiness, the road,
That we must take to dwell with God;
Lead us to Christ, the living way,
Nor let us from his pastures stray.
Topics: Holy Spirit
Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
Pleading the Spirit's aid
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 66 hymnals First Line: Come Holy Ghost, inspire my song Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, inspire my song
With thy immortal flame.
And teach my heart, and teach my tongue
The Saviour's lovely name.
2 The Saviour! O what endless charms
Dwell in the blissful sound!
Its influence ev'ry fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round.
3 Here, pardon, life, and joys divine
In rich effusion flow,
For guilty rebels lost in sin,
And doom'd to endless woe.
4 O the rich depths of love divine!
O bliss, a boundless store!
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine,
I cannot wish for more.
Topics: Holy Spirit
Pleading the Spirit's aid
Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 235 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire;
Let us thine influence prove;
Source of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.
2 Come, Holy Ghost, for mov'd by Thee
The prophets wrote and spoke;
Unlock the truth (Thyself the key!)
Unseal the sacred book:
3 Water with heavenly dew thy word,
In this appointed hour;
Attend it with thy presence, Lord,
And bid it come with pow'r:
4 Open the hearts of them that hear,
To make the Saviour room;
Now let us find redemption near,
Let faith by hearing come. Topics: Holy Spirit
Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 541 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, come;
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the darkness from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
2 Cheer our desponding hearts
With visitations sweet;
Give us to lie, with humble hope,
At our Redeemer’s feet.
3 Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flames
Of never-dying love.
4 Convince us of our sin,
Then lead to Jesu's blood;
And to our wond'ring view reveal
The secret love of God.
5 Shew us the sinner's Friend
That rules the courts of bliss;
The Lord of hosts, the mighty God,
Th' eternal Prince of Peace.
6 ’Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
T'illuminate the soul,
To pour fresh life on ev'ry part,
And new-create the whole.
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Praise to the exalted Lamb
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,000 hymnals First Line: Come, let us join our cheerful songs Lyrics: 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs
With angels round the throne;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.
2 Worthy the Lamb that dy'd, they cry,
To be exalted thus:
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,
For he was slain for us!
3 Jesus is worthy to receive
Honour and pow'r divine:
And blessings more than we can give,
Be, Lord, for ever thine.
4 The whole creation join in one,
To bless the sacred name
Of him that sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb. Topics: Son
Praise to the exalted Lamb
The Joys of Heaven
Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 159 hymnals First Line: Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart Lyrics: 1 Come Lord, and warm each languid heart,
Inspire each lifeless tongue;
And let the joys of Heaven impart
Their influence to our song.
2 Sorrow, and pain, and every care,
And discord there shall cease;
And perfect joy, and love sincere
Adorn the realms of peace.
3 The soul, from sin for ever free,
Shall mourn its power no more;
But, cloath'd in spotless purity,
Redeeming love adore.
4 There on a throne, (how dazzling bright!)
Th' exalted Saviour shines;
And beams ineffable delight
On all the heavenly minds.
5 There shall the followers of the lamb
Join in immortal songs;
And endless honours to his name
Employ their tuneful tongues.
6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love,
Our feeble notes inspire;
Till, in thy blissful courts above,
We join th' angelic choir. Topics: Time and Eternity
The Joys of Heaven
The Cross
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: Come, see on bloody Calvary Lyrics: 1 Come see on bloody Calvary,
Suspended on the accursed tree,
A wretched suff'rer cover'd o'er
With shame, and weltering in his gore.
2 Is this the Saviour long foretold
To usher in the age of gold?
To make the reign of sorrow cease,
And bind the jarring world in peace?
3 'Tis he, 'tis he,—he kindly shrouds
His glories in a night of clouds,
That souls might from their ruin rise,
And heir th' unperishable skies.
4 Jesus, what millions of our race
Have been the triumphs of thy grace,
And millions more to thee shall fly,
And on thy sacrifice rely?
5 That tree, that curse-empoison'd tree,
Which prov'd a bloody rack to thee,
Shall in the noblest blessings shoot,
And fill the nations with its fruit.
6 The sorrow, shame, and death were thine,
And all the stores of wrath divine;
Ours are the glory, life, and bliss:
What love can be compar'd to this. Topics: Lord's Supper
The Cross
King of Saints
Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 279 hymnals First Line: Come, ye that love the Savioor's name Lyrics: 1 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name,
And joy to make it known:
The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim,
And bow before his throne.
2 Behold your King, your Saviour crown'd
With glories all divine:
And tell the wondering nations round,
How bright those glories shine.
3 Infinite power, and boundless grace,
In him unite their rays;
You that have e'er beheld his face,
Can you forbear his praise?
4 When in his earthly courts we view
The glories of our King;
We long to love as angels do,
And wish like them to sing.
5 And shall we long to wish in vain?
Lord teach our songs to rise!
Thy love can animate the strain,
And bid it reach the skies.
6 O happy period! glorious day!
When Heaven and earth shall raise,
With all their powers, the raptur'd lay,
To celebrate thy praise.
Topics: Son
King of Saints
The Believers ALL
Author: Toplady Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 76 hymnals First Line: Compar'd with Christ, in all beside Lyrics: 1 Compar'd with Christ, in all beside
No comeliness I see;
The one thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.
2 The sense of thy expiring love
Into my soul convey:
Thyself bestow; for thee alone
My ALL IN ALL I pray.
3 Less than thyself will not suffice,
My comfort to restore:
More than thyself I cannot crave;
And thou canst give no more.
4 Lov'd of my God, for him again
With love intense I'd burn:
Chosen of thee e'er time began,
I'd chuse thee in return.
5 Whate’er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign:
I’m rich to all th' intents of bliss
If thou, O God, art mine. Topics: The Christian Life
The Believers ALL
Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 98 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love
Embrace a wretch so vile!
Wilt thou my load of guilt remove,
And bless me with thy smile!
2 Hast thou the cross for me endur'd
And all its shame despis'd?
And shall I be asham'd O Lord,
With thee to be baptiz'd?
3 Didst thou the great example lead,
In Jordan's swelling flood?
And shall my pride disdain the deed
That's worthy of my God?
4 Dear Lord, the ardor of thy love
Reproves my cold delays:
And now my willing footsteps move
In thy delightful ways.
Topics: Baptism
Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love
GOD a Refuge in Time of Trouble
Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 362 hymnals First Line: Dear refuge of my weary soul Lyrics: 1 Dear refuge of my weary soul,
On thee, when sorrows rise,
On thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
2 To thee I tell each rising grief,
For thou alone canst heal;
Thy word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel.
3 But O! when gloomy doubts prevail,
I fear to call thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline.
4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee?
Thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would cleave to thee,
Tho' prostrate in the dust.
5 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face?
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
6 No, still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner's prayer;
O may I ever find access
To breathe my sorrows there.
7 Thy mercy-seat is open still;
Here let my soul retreat;
With humble hope attend thy will,
And wait beneath thy feet. Topics: Affliction
GOD a Refuge in Time of Trouble
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
Christian's Conflict between Light and Darkness
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
Union with Christ
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
Social Prayer
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
Physician
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
Redemption by Christ alone
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
The Crucifixion
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
Lord's Day Evening
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
Fellowship with GOD
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
On the Loss of the dearest Relative
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
Faith
Spring
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: From winter's barren clods Lyrics: 1 From winter's barren clods
From winter's joyless waste,
The spring in sudden youth appears,
With blooming beauty grac'd.
2 How balmy is the air!
How warm the solar beams!
And to refresh the ground, the rains
Descend in gentle streams.
3 Great God, at thy command
Seasons in order rise:
Thy power in love and concert reign
Thro' earth, and seas, and skies:
4 With grateful praise we own
Thy providential hand,
While grass for kine, and herb and corn
For men, enrich the land:
5 But greater still the gift
Of thine incarnate Son;
By him forgiveness, peace, and joy
Thro' endless ages run.
Topics: Times and Seasons
Spring
Immanuel
Appears in 82 hymnals First Line: God with us! O glorious name Lyrics: 1 God with us! O glorious name!
Let it shine in endless fame:
God and Man in Christ unite,
O mysterious depth and height!
2 God with us! amazing love
Brought him from his courts above;
Now ye saints his grace admire,
Swell the song with holy fire.
3 God with us! but tainted not
With the first transgressors blot;
Yet did he our sins sustain,
Bear the guilt, the curse the pain.
4 God with us! O wonderous grace!
Let us see him face to face,
That we may Immanuel sing,
As we ought, our God and King.
Topics: Son Scripture: Matthew 1:23
Immanuel
Salvation by Grace
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 825 hymnals First Line: Grace! 'tis a charming sound! Lyrics: 1 Grace! ’tis a charming sound!
Harmonious to the ear!
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contriv'd a way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 'Twas grace that wrote my name
In God's eternal book:
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb
Who all my sorrows took.
4 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
5 Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made my eyes o'erflow:
'Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
6 Grace all the work shall crown,
Thro' everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone;
And well deserves the praise.
Topics: Redemption Scripture: Ephesians 2:5
Salvation by Grace
New-Year's Day
Appears in 491 hymnals First Line: Great God, we sing that mighty hand Lyrics: 1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand,
By which supported still we stand:
The opening year thy mercy shews.
Let mercy crown it till it close.
2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guarded by our God;
By thine incessant bounty fed,
By thine unerring counsel led.
3 With grateful hearts the past we own;
The future, all to us unknown,
We to thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before thy feet.
4 In scenes exalted or depress'd,
Be thou our joy, and thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Ador'd thro' all our changing days.
5 When death shall interrupt these songs,
And seal in silence mortal tongues,
Our helper God, in whom we trust,
In better words our souls shall boast.
Topics: Times and Seasons
New-Year's Day
Persecution to be expected by every true Christian
Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Great leader of thine Israel's host Lyrics: 1 Great leader of thine Israel's host,
We shout thy conquering name;
Legions of foes beset thee round,
And legions fled with shame.
2 A victory glorious and complete
Thou by thy death didst gain;
So in thy cause may we contend,
And death itself sustain.
3 By our illustrious general fir'd,
We no extremes would fear;
Prepar'd to struggle and to bleed,
If you, our Lord, be near.
4 We'll trace the footsteps then hast drawn
To triumph and renown;
Nor shun thy combat and thy cross,
May we but share thy crown. Topics: Affliction Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12
Persecution to be expected by every true Christian
Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord!
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord!
Be endless praise to thee!
Supreme, essential One, ador'd
In co-eternal Three.
2 Enthron'd in everlasting state,
E'er time its round began,
Who join'd in council to create
The dignity of man.
3 To whom Isaiah's vision shew'd
The seraph's veil their wings,
While thee, Jehovah, Lord, and God,
Th' angelic army sings.
4 To thee, by mystic pow'rs on high
Were humble praises given,
When John behold with favour'd eye,
Th' inhabitants of heaven!
5 All that the name of creature owns,
To thee in hymns aspire;
May we as angels on our thrones,
For ever join the choir.
6 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord!
Be endless praise to thee;
Supreme, essential One, ador'd
In co-eternal Three. Topics: Holy Trinity
Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord!
The Hiding Place
Author: Medley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 222 hymnals First Line: Hail, sove'eign love, that first began Lyrics: 1 Hail sove'eign love, that first began
The scheme to rescue fallen man!
Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace,
That gave my soul a hiding place!
2 Against the God that built the sky
I fought, with hands uplifted high;
Despis'd the mansions of his grace,
Too proud to seek a hiding place.
3 Enwrap'd in dark Egyptian night,
And fond of darkness, more that light;
Madly I ran the sinful race,
Secure without a hiding place.
4 But thus th' eternal council ran;
"Almighty love arrest the man!"
I felt the arrows of distress,
And found I had no hiding place.
5 Indignant justice stood in view:
To Sinai's fiery Mount I flew;
But justice cry'd with frowning face,
"This mountain is no hiding place."
6 E'er long a heav'nly voice I heard,
And mercy's angel form appear'd:
He led me on, with pleasing pace,
To Jesus, as my hiding place.
7 Should storms of sev'nfold thunder roll,
And shake the globe from pole to pole;
No flaming bolt shall daunt my face,
For Jesus is my hiding place.
8 On him, almighty vengeance fell,
That must have sunk a world to hell;
He bore it for his chosen race,
And thus became their hiding place.
9 A few more rolling suns at most
Will land me on fair Canaan's coast;
Where I shall sing the song of grace,
And see my glorious hiding place. Topics: The Christian Life
The Hiding Place
Holy Fear
Author: Needham Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 26 hymnals First Line: Happy beyond description he Lyrics: 1 Happy beyond description he
Who fears the Lord his God;
Who hears his threats with holy awe,
And trembles at his rod.
2 Fear, sacred passion, ever dwells
With it's far partner love;
Blending their beauties, both proclaim
Their source is from above.
3 Let terrors fright th' unwilling slave,
The child with joy appears;
Cheerful he does his Father's will,
And loves as much as fears.
4 Let but thy fear, most holy God!
Possess this soul of mine;
Then shall I worship thee aright,
And taste thy joys divine. Topics: Graces Scripture: Proverbs 14:26
Holy Fear
Walking in Darkness
Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 83 hymnals First Line: Hear, gracious God, my humble moan Lyrics: 1 Hear, gracious God, my humble moan,
To thee I breathe my sighs,
When all the mournful night be gone?
And when my joys arise?
2 My God—O could I make the claim—
My father and my friend—
And call thee mine, by every name,
On which thy saints depend!
3 By every name of power and love,
I would thy grace intreat;
Nor should my humble hopes remove,
Nor leave thy sacred seat.
4 Yet tho' my soul in darkness mourns,
Thy word is all my stay;
Here I would rest, till light returns,
Thy presence makes my day.
5 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace
Relieve my aking heart;
O smile, and bid my sorrows cease,
And all their gloom depart.
6 Then shall my drooping spirit rise,
And bless thy healing rays,
And change these deep complaining sighs,
For songs of sacred praise. Topics: The Christian Life
Walking in Darkness
Close of the Year
Author: Medley Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Heav'nly Father here we bless thee Lyrics: 1 Heav'nly Father here we bless thee,
All thu goodness we adore;
And with humble songs address thee,
God of mercy, love, and pow'r!
Thou hast been our great salvation,
Thro' the world's deceitful maze;
Thro' affliction and temptation,
Thou hast kept us all our days.
2 Having help from thee obtained,
Here before thee, Lord, we stand;
Foes and fears thou hat restrained,
By thy gracious, mighty hand;
Ev'ry want has thou supplied,
Life, and health, and needful food;
Nothing has thy love denied
Which thou knew'st would do us good.
3 But renewing love and favor
In us wrought by sovereign grace,
Thro' a dear and precious Saviour,
Call for songs of loudest praise:
Here our sins are all forgiven;
Here our mighty debt is paid;
Here we've peace, and peace with heav'n,
Made in him our living head.
4 He, dear Shepherd, kindly sought us,
Strong, to save us he drew near;
Hitherto his love has brought us,
And we close another year.
Pardon, Lord, our ev'ry failing;
O forgive our follies past;
Let thy grace be still prevailing,
Safe to bring us home at last.
5 If another year thou spare us,
Grace, and strength and mercy give;
For thy holy will prepare us,
Whether we shall die or live.
Now to God, the great Jehovah,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Be the highest praise for ever,
Here, and by the heav'nly host. Topics: Times and Seasons
Close of the Year
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