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Hymn 7
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 479 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
Mark the soft-falling snow
Author: Doddridge Appears in 105 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:11 Lyrics: 1 Mark the soft-falling snow,
And the descending rain!
To heaven, from whence it fell,
It turns not back again;
But waters earth through every pore,
And calls forth all her secret store.
2 Arrayed in beauteous green,
The hills and valleys shine,
And man and beast are fed
By providence divine:
The harvest bows its golden ears,
The copious seed of future years.
3 So, saith the God of grace,
My gospels shall descend,
Almighty to effect
The purpose I intend;
Millions of souls shall feel its power,
And bear it down to millions more. Topics: The Bible; As Snow and Rain
Mark the soft-falling snow
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Author: Horatius N. Bonar (1808-1889) Appears in 1,226 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
All good gifts around us
Author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815); Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-1878) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 453 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:10 First Line: We plough the field and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields and scatter
the good seed on the land,
but it is fed and watered
by God's almighty hand;
he sends the snow in winter,
the warmth to swell the grain,
the breezes and the sunshine
and soft refreshing rain.
[Refrain:]
All good gifts around us
are sent from heaven above;
then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
for all his love.
2 He only is the Maker
of all things near and far;
he paints the wayside flower,
he lights the evening star;
the wind and waves obey him,
by him the birds are fed;
much more to us, his children,
he gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank you then, O Father,
for all things bright and good,
the seed-time and the harvest,
our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer
for all your love imparts,
with what we know you long for:
our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]
Topics: Our Response to God in times and seasons; Gratitude; Harvest; Offering of gifts; Providence; Summer; Winter Used With Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN
All good gifts around us
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
The Trees of the Field
Author: Steffi G. Rubin Meter: Irregular Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55 First Line: You shall go out with joy Topics: Deliverance; Songs for Children Bible Songs; Deliverance; Joy; New Creation; Promises Used With Tune: TREES OF THE FIELD
The Trees of the Field
Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old
Author: Joy F. Patterson Meter: Irregular Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-13 Topics: Advent; God Realm of; Jesus Christ Advent; New Creation; Year A Advent 2; Year A Proper 10; Year C Epiphany 8 Used With Tune: JUDAS AND MARY
Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old
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 864 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
Let the Wicked forsake his Way
Appears in 283 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 First Line: Sinners, the Voice of GOD regard Lyrics: 1 Sinners, the Voice of GOD regard;
'Tis Mercy speaks to day;
He calls you by his Sov'reign Word,
From Sin's destructive Way.
2 Like the rough Sea, that cannot rest,
You live devoid of Peace;
A thousand Stings within your Breast,
Deprive your Souls of Ease.
3 Your Way is dark, and leads to Hell;
Why will you persevere?
Can you in endless Torments dwell,
Shut up in black Despair?
4 Why will you in the crooked Ways
Of Sin and Folly go?
In Pain you travel all your Days,
To reap immortal Woe!
5 But he that turns to GOD shall live,
Thro' his abounding Grace;
His Mercy will the Guilt forgive
Of those that seek his Face.
6 Bow to the Sceptre of his Word,
Renouncing every Sin;
Submit to him your sov'reign LORD,
And learn his Will Divine.
7 His LOVE exceeds your highest Thoughts;
He pardons like a GOD;
He will forgive your numerous Faults,
Thro' a Redeemer's Blood
Topics: liturgical Songs of Response; Invitation to Praise and Repentance
Let the Wicked forsake his Way
Word of God, Come Down on Earth
Author: James Quinn, SJ (1919-) Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55, 56:1 Topics: Call and Vocation; Bread; Healing; Jesus Christ the Word; Jesus' Life and Ministry Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER
Word of God, Come Down on Earth
Isaiah 55: Ho! ye that thirst, approach the spring
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 18 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55 First Line: Ho! ye that thirst, approach the spring Lyrics:
Ho! ye that thirst, approach the spring
where living waters flow:
Free to that sacred fountain all
without a price may go.
How long to streams of false delight
will ye in crowds repair?
How long your strength and substance waste
on trifles, light as air?
My stores afford those rich supplies
that health and pleasure give:
Incline your ear, and come to me;
the soul that hears shall live.
With you a cov’nant I will make,
that ever shall endure;
The hope which gladdened David’s heart
my mercy hath made sure.
Behold he comes! your leader comes,
with might and honour crowned;
A witness who shall spread my name
to earth’s remotest bound.
134
See! nations hasten to his call
from ev’ry distant shore;
Isles, yet unknown, shall bow to him,
and Isr’el’s God adore.
Seek ye the Lord while yet his ear
is open to your call;
While offered mercy still is near,
before his footstool fall.
Let sinners quit their evil ways,
their evil thoughts forego:
And God, when they to him return,
returning grace will show.
He pardons with o’erflowing love:
for, hear the voice divine!
My nature is not like to yours,
nor like your ways are mine:
But far as heav’n’s resplendent orbs
beyond earth’s spot extend,
As far my thoughts, as far my ways,
your ways and thoughts transcend.
And as the rains from heav’n distil,
nor thither mount again,
But swell the earth with fruitful juice,
and all its tribes sustain:
So not a word that flows from me
shall ineffectual fall;
But universal nature prove
obedient to my call.
With joy and peace shall then be led
the glad converted lands;
The lofty mountains then shall sing,
the forests clap their hands.
Where briers grew ‘midst barren wilds,
shall firs and myrtles spring;
And nature, through its utmost bounds,
eternal praises sing.
Isaiah 55: Ho! ye that thirst, approach the spring
Todos Los Que Tengan Sed
Author: Desconocido Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1 Used With Tune: [Todos los que tengan sed]
Todos Los Que Tengan Sed
Tal Como Soy
Author: H. G. J. Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-8 First Line: Tal como soy, sin más decir Used With Tune: [Tal como soy, sin más decir]
Tal Como Soy
Table of Plenty
Author: Daniel L. Schutte, b. 1947 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55 First Line: O come and sit at my table Refrain First Line: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Topics: Elements of Worship Lord's Supper Used With Tune: TABLE OF PLENTY
Table of Plenty
Seek the Lord
Author: Roc O'Connor, SJ, b. 1949 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9 First Line: Today is the day and now the proper hour Refrain First Line: Seek the Lord while he may be found Topics: Challenge of Gospel; Christian Initiation; Commitment; Conversion; Eternal Life; Faithfulness of God; Gathering; Going Forth; Interfaith; Lent; Life; Penance; Wisdom Used With Tune: [Today is the day and now the proper hour]
Seek the Lord
Come to the Feast
Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55 First Line: Ho, ev'ry one who thirsts Topics: Seasons and Feasts Easter Vigil; Thirst Used With Tune: [Ho, ev'ryone who thirsts]
Come to the Feast
Will You Come? (Catlin)
Author: W. E. Catlin Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:3 First Line: Come and give your heart to Jesus Refrain First Line: Will you come to our dear Savior? Lyrics: 1 Come and give your heart to Jesus,
He who died on Calvary;
For He shed His blood most precious,
To redeem and set you free.
Refrain:
Will you come to our dear Savior?
Will you come? He’ll set you free;
Will you come and let Him save you?
Will you come, God’s child to be? [Refrain]
2 Turn from all your worldly treasure,
Give your heart to Jesus now;
You will find a sweeter pleasure,
When to our dear Lord you bow. [Refrain]
3 Give up all your will to Jesus,
And be led by Him alone;
He will fill your heart with gladness,
When He’s seated on its throne. [Refrain] Topics: Invitation Used With Tune: [Come and give your heart to Jesus] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Will_You_Come_Catlin); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (82); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (603)
Will You Come? (Catlin)
Just as I Am
Author: Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2,115 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1 First Line: Just as I am, without one plea but that thy blood Topics: Invited by Christ; Repentance Used With Tune: WOODWORTH
Just as I Am
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Author: William Cowper Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,129 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:8 Lyrics: 1 God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea
and rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
of never failing skill,
he treasures up his bright designs
and works his sovereign will.
3 You fearful saints, fresh courage take;
the clouds you so much dread
are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
4 His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour.
The bud may have a bitter taste,
but sweet will be the flower.
5 Blind unbelief is sure to err
and scan his work in vain.
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain. Topics: Church Year Lent; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Easter Vigil; Creation; Fear; God's Majesty; God's Providence; God Ways Of; Mercy; War and Revolution Used With Tune: DUNDEE
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts
Author: Bernard of Clairvaux; Ray Palmer Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 558 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-7 Topics: The Church The Sacraments - The Lord's Supper Used With Tune: ST. ALKMUND
Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts
Give to the Winds Thy Fears
Author: Paul Gerhardt; John Wesley Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 518 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:8 Lyrics: 1 Give to the winds thy fears;
hope, and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.
2 Through waves and clouds, and storms
he gently clears thy way;
Wait thou his time, so shall the night
soon end in joyous day.
3 Leave to his sov'reign sway
to choose and to command;
so shalt thou, wond'ring, own his way,
how wise, how strong his hand.
4 Far, far above thy thought
his counsel shall appear,
when fully he the work hath wrought
that caused thy needless fear.
Used With Tune: ST. BRIDE Text Sources: Befiehl du deine Wegen
Give to the Winds Thy Fears
Abundantly able to save
Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Appears in 67 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 First Line: Whoever receiveth the Crucified One Refrain First Line: My brother, the Master is calling for thee Topics: Gospel; Invitation; Promises; Scripture, Bible Used With Tune: [Whoever receiveth the Crucified One]
Abundantly able to save
Cerca de Ti Señor
Author: T. M. Westrup Appears in 21 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 First Line: Cerca de Ti, Señor
Cerca de Ti Señor
All Who Are Thirsty
Author: Michael Perry Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55 First Line: All who are thirsty, come to the Lord Lyrics: 1 All who are thirsty, come to the Lord;
all who are hungry, feed on his Word.
Buy without paying, food without price,
eat with thanksgiving God's sacrifice.
2 Why spend your wealth on what is not bread?
Why do you labor yet are not fed?
God will provide you richest of food.
Come to the waters, drink what is good.
3 Call on God's mercy while he is near;
turn from your evil, come without fear;
Ask him for pardon - grace will abound!
This is the moment God can be found.
4 Where once were briers, flowers will grow.
Where lives were barren, rivers will flow.
Praise to our Savior, grace and renown.
Ours is the blessing, his be the crown! Topics: Baptism and Lord's Supper Used With Tune: MALATE
All Who Are Thirsty
Come to Us
Author: Rory Cooney, b. 1952 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3 First Line: Come to me, come to us Used With Tune: [Come to me, come to us]
Come to Us
Thy Kingdom Come
Author: Rory Cooney, b. 1952 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:10 First Line: O you who taught the mud to dream Refrain First Line: We wait in joy Topics: Seasons and Feasts Christ the King; Gentleness; Salvation History Used With Tune: [O you who taught the mud to dream]
Thy Kingdom Come
Come and Let Us Drink of That New River
Author: John of Damascus, c.675-746; John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Anthony G. Petti, 1932-1985 Meter: 10.9.10.9 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-2 Topics: Seasons and Feasts Ascension Used With Tune: NEW RIVER
Come and Let Us Drink of That New River
Come, Every Soul By Sin Oppressed
Author: J. H. S. Appears in 856 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 First Line: Come, ev'ry soul by sin oppressed Refrain First Line: Only trust him Topics: Evangelistic Invitation Used With Tune: ONLY TRUST HIM
Come, Every Soul By Sin Oppressed
Depth of Mercy
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 811 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 First Line: Depth of mercy! can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Topics: Repentance Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
Depth of Mercy
Lead On, O King Eternal
Author: Ernest W. Shurtleff Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 397 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:4 First Line: Lead on, O King Eternal, The day of march has come Topics: Marriage Used With Tune: [Lead on, O King Eternal]
Lead On, O King Eternal
Kyrie Eleison (Lord, Have Mercy)
Appears in 270 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:4 Lyrics: Greek:
Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison.
English:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Topics: Responses To Confession; Elements of Worship Confession Used With Tune: KYRIE GHANA Text Sources: early Greek Liturgy
Kyrie Eleison (Lord, Have Mercy)
Seek Him while he may be found
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 111 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 First Line: My son, know thou the Lord Topics: The Sinner Inviting
Seek Him while he may be found
Great God of wonders! all Thy ways
Author: Samuel Davies Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 107 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9 Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Gospel - Provided Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE
Great God of wonders! all Thy ways
Victory is on the Lord's side
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 97 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:4 First Line: Arise ye saints, arise! Topics: Duties and Trials The Warfare
Victory is on the Lord's side
We'll Understand It Better By and By
Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Meter: 7.7.15.7.7.11 with refrain Appears in 93 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9 First Line: We are often tossed and driv'n Refrain First Line: By and by when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are often tossed and driv'n
On the restless sea of time.
Somber skies and howling tempests
oft succeed a bright sunshine.
In that land of perfect day,
When the mists have rolled away,
We will understand it better by and by.
Refrain:
By and by when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We will tell the story how we've overcome;
For we'll understand it better by and by.
2 We are often destitute
Of the things that life demands.
Want of food and want of shelter,
thirsty hills and barren lands.
We are trusting in the Lord,
And according to his Word,
We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
3 Trials dark on ev'ry hand,
And we cannot understand,
All the ways that God would lead us
to that blessed Promised Land.
But he guides us with his eye
And we'll follow till we die.
For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
4 Temptations, hidden snares
Often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed
for some thoughtless word or deed.
And we wonder why the test
When we try to do our best,
But we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Burdens; Communion of Saints; Eternal Life; Faith; Guidance; Heaven; Hope; Hunger and Thirst; Providence; Refuge, Security; Struggle; Temptation; Trust, Confidence; Understanding Used With Tune: BY AND BY
We'll Understand It Better By and By
Pilgrims and strangers: homeward bound
Appears in 91 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:4 First Line: Leader of faithful souls, and guide Topics: Duties and Trials Steadfastness and Growth in Grace Used With Tune: REQUEST
Pilgrims and strangers: homeward bound
As the sun doth daily rise
Author: Earl Nelson; King Alfred, 848-901 Appears in 89 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:3 Used With Tune: HENDON
As the sun doth daily rise
Ich will von meiner missetat
Author: Luise H. Churfürstin von Brandenburg, 1617-1667 Appears in 80 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:7 Topics: Die Heilsordnung Buße und Bekehrung
Ich will von meiner missetat
A safe stronghold our God is still
Author: Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881); Martin Luther (1483-1546) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 68 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:11 Lyrics: 1 A safe stronghold our God is still,
a trusty shield and weapon;
he'll keep us clear from all the ill
that hath us now o'ertaken.
The ancient prince of hell
hath risen with purpose fell;
strong mail of craft and power
he weareth in this hour;
on earth is not his fellow.
2 With force of arms we nothing can,
full soon were we down-ridden;
but for us fights the proper Man,
whom God himself hath bidden.
Ask ye who is this same?
Christ Jesus is his name,
the Lord Sabaoth's Son;
he, and no other one,
shall conquer in the battle.
3 And were this world all devils o'er,
and watching to devour us,
we lay it not to heart so sore;
they cannot overpower us.
And let the prince of ill
look grim as e'er he will,
he harms us not a whit;
for why? his doom is writ;
a word shall quickly slay him.
4 God's word, for all their craft and force,
one moment will not linger,
but, spite of hell, shall have its course;
'tis written by his finger.
And, though they take our life,
goods, honour, children, wife,
yet is their profit small;
these things shall vanish all:
the city of God remaineth. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood; Conflict; God Protection of; Victory Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG
A safe stronghold our God is still
Restore my peace
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 64 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 First Line: And wilt thou yet be found Topics: Humiliation Unfaithfulness Mourned Used With Tune: SINCERITY
Restore my peace
Here I am Lord. Is it I, Lord?
Author: Dan Schutte, b. 1947 Meter: 7.7.7.4 Appears in 63 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11 First Line: I, the Lord of sea and sky Topics: Epiphany II Year B; Lent II Year B; Proper 17 Year A; Peace and Justice; Baptism and Confirmation Used With Tune: HERE I AM, LORD
Here I am Lord. Is it I, Lord?
All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine
Author: F. Bland Tucker, 1895-1984 Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 52 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11 Topics: Redeemer Used With Tune: ENGELBERG
All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine
All Who Love and Serve Your City
Author: Erik Routley Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 33 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 Topics: Social Justice Used With Tune: CHARLESTOWN
All Who Love and Serve Your City
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