Thomas Hastings

Thomas Hastings
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Short Name: Thomas Hastings
Full Name: Hastings, Thomas, 1784-1872
Birth Year: 1784
Death Year: 1872

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the greater glory of God through better musical worship; and to this end he was always training choirs, compiling works, and composing music. His hymn-work was a corollary to the proposition of his music-work; he wrote hymns for certain tunes; the one activity seemed to imply and necessitate the other. Although not a great poet, he yet attained considerable success. If we take the aggregate of American hymnals published duriug the last fifty years or for any portion of that time, more hymns by him are found in common use than by any other native writer. Not one of his hymns is of the highest merit, but many of them have become popular and useful. In addition to editing many books of tunes, Hastings also published the following hymnbooks:—

(1) Spiritual Songs for Social Worship: Adapted to the Use of Families and Private Circles in Seasons of Revival, to Missionary Meetings, &c, Utica, 1831-2, in which he was assisted by Lowell Mason; (2) The Mother's Hymn-book, 1834; (3) The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts's Psalms and Hymns, with copious Selections from other Sources, &c, N. Y., 1836, in connection with "William Patton; (4) Church Melodies, N. Y., 1858, assisted by his son, the Rev. T. S. Hastings; (5) Devotional Hymns and Poems, N. Y., 1850. The last contained many, but not all, of his original hymns. (6) Mother's Hymn-book, enlarged 1850.

The authorship of several of Hastings's hymns has been somewhat difficult to determine. All the hymns given in the Spiritual Songs were without signatures. In the Christian Psalmist some of his contributions were signed "Anon." others "M. S.," whilst others bore the names of the tune books in which they had previously appeared; and in the Church Melodies some were signed with his name, and others were left blank. His MSS [manuscript] and Devotional Hymns, &c, enable us to fix the authorship of over 50 which are still in common use. These, following the chronological order of his leading work, are:—
i. From the Spiritual Songs, 1831:—
1. Before Thy footstool kneeling. In Sickness. No. 358, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
2. Bleeding hearts defiled by sin. Fulness of Christ. No. 261, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines.
3. Child of sin and sorrow, Filled with dismay. Lent. No. 315, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. It is sometimes given as "Child of sin and sorrow, Where wilt thou flee?" It is in extensive use.
4. Delay not, delay not, 0 sinner draw near. Exhortation to Repentance. No. 145, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. Given in several important collections.
5. Forgive us, Lord, to Thee we cry. Forgiveness desired. No. 165, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
6. Gently, Lord, 0 gently lead us. Pilgrimage of Life. No. 29, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. It is given in several collections. The first two lines are taken from a hymn which appeared in the Christian Lyre, 1830.
7. Go forth on wings of fervent prayer. For a blessing on the distribution of Books and Tracts. No. 250, in 4 stanzas of 5 lines. It is sometimes given as “Go forth on wings of faith and prayer," as in the Baptist Praise Book, N. Y., 1871, No. 1252; but the alterations are so great as almost to constitute it a new hymn.
8. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning. Missionary Success. No. 239, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In several hymnbooks in Great Britain and America.
9. How calm and beautiful the morn. Easter. No. 291, in 5 stanzas of 6 lines. Very popular.
10. In this calm, impressive hour. Early Morning. No. 235, pt. i. in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. In several collections.
11. Jesus, save my dying soul. Lent. No. 398, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. A deeply penitential hymn.
12. Now be the gospel banner. Missions. No. 178, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines. In several collections (see below).
13. Now from labour, and from care. Evening. No. 235. Pt. ii. in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. This hymn, with No. 10 above, "In this calm," &c, constitute one hymn of 6 st. in the Spiritual Songs, but divided into two parts, one for Morning and the other for Evening. Both parts are popular as separate hymns.
14. 0 God of Abraham, hear. Prayer on behalf of Children. No. 288, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. In use in Great Britain.
15. 0 tell me, Thou Life and delight of my soul. Following the Good Shepherd. No. 151, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, on Cant. i. 7, 8.
16. Return, O wanderer, to thy home. The Prodigal recalled. No. 183, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines, with the refrain, " Return, return " (see below).
17. Soft and holy is the place. Public Worship. No. 351, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, N. Y., 1872, and some other collections, the opening line is altered to "Sweet and holy is the place."
18. That warning voice, 0 sinner, hear. Exhortation to Repentance. No. 231, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines.
19. To-day the Saviour calls. Lent. No. 176, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. Dr. Hastings says, in a communication to Dr. Stevenson (Hymns for Church and Home, 1873), this hymn “was offered me in a hasty sketch which I retouched." The sketch was by the Rev. S. F. Smith.
20. Why that look of sadness. Consolation. No. 268, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
21. Zion, dreary and in anguish. The Church Comforted. No. 160, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
Concerning the two hymns, No. 12, "Now be the gospel banner"; and No. 16, "Beturn, O wanderer, to thy home," Dr. Stevenson has the following note in his Hymns for Church and Home, London, 1873:—

"In a letter to the Editor, Dr. Hastings wrote, not more than a fortnight before his death, 'These two hymns of mine were earlier compositions, the former ["Now be," &c.] for a Utica Sunday School celebration, the latter ["Return, 0 wanderer," &c.] after hearing a stirring revival sermon on the Prodigal Son, by the Rev. Mr. Kint, at a large union meeting in the Presbyterian Church, where two hundred converts were present. The preacher at the close eloquently exclaimed with tender emphasis, "Sinner, come home! come home! come home!" It was easy afterwards to write, "Return, 0 wanderer."'"

Several additional hymns in the Spiritual Songs, 1831, have been ascribed to Dr. Hastings, but without confirmation. The sum of what can be said on his behalf is that the hymns are in his style, and that they have not been claimed by others. They are:—
22. Drooping souls, no longer mourn. Pardon promised. No. 40, in 3 stanzas of 8 1., of which st. i., ii. are altered from J. J. Harrod's Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns, Baltimore, 1823, that is, 8 years before the Spiritual Songs were published.
23. Dying souls, fast bound in sin. Pardon offered. No. 41, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines. It is usually given in an abridged form.
ii. From his Mother's Hymn Book, 1834:—-
24. Forbid them not, the Saviour cried. Holy Baptism. No. 44.
25. God of mercy, hear our prayer. On behalf of Cliildrcn, No. 48, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It was included in J. Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book, Lond., 1837, and subsequently in several collections.
26. God of the nations, bow Thine ear. Missions. No. 115, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines. In several collections.
27. How tender is Thy hand. Affliction. No. 99, in 5 stanzas of 41.
28. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding. Death. Resignation. No. 95, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. This is in extensive use and is one of his best and most popular hymns.
29. Lord, I would come to Thee. Self-dedication of a Child. No. 72, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
30. 0 Lord, behold us at Thy feet. Lent. No. 59, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. It is doubtful if this is by Hastings. It is sometimes signed "Mrs. T."
31. The rosy light is dawning. Morning. No. 11, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines.
32. The Saviour bids us [thee] watch and pray. Watch and Pray. No. 119, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
33. Thou God of sovereign grace. On behalf of Children. No. 66, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines.
34. Wherever two or three may meet. Divine Service. No. 56.
35. Within these quiet walls, 0 Lord. Mothers' Meetings. No. 58, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. In Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, No. 1010, it begins, "Within these peaceful walls." This reading is from J. Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book, London, 1837. It is very doubtful if this is by Hastings.
iii. From the Christian Psalmist, 1836:—
36. Children, hear the melting story. On the life of Christ. No. 430, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. It is given as from the Union Minstrel, and the statement that it is by Hastings is very doubtful, no evidence to that effect being in the possession of his family. Dr. Hatfield, in his Church Hymn Book, dates it 1830, and gives it as "Anon."
37. Go, tune thy voice to sacred song. Praise No. 190, in 5 stanzas of 5 lines, and given as from "ms."
38. He that goeth forth with weeping. Missions No. 212, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines, and given as from "ms." It is in several collections.
39. I love the Lord, Whose gracious ear. Ps. cxvi. Page 186, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines, as from "ms."
40. Lord of the harvest, bend Thine ear. For the Increase of the Ministry. No. 407, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, as from "ms." This hymn Dr. Hastings altered for his Devotional Hymns & Poems, 1850, but it has failed to replace the original in the hymnbooks.
iv. From the Reformed Dutch Additional Hymns, 1846:—
41. Child of sorrow, child of care [woe]. Trust. No. 168, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines, appeared in W. Hunter's Minstrel of Zion, 1845.
42. Heirs of an immortal crown. Christian Warfare. No. 136, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines.
43. O Saviour, lend a listening ear. Lent. No. 175. Stanzas vi., i., iv., v., altered.
44. The Lord Jehovah lives. Ps. xviii. No. 26, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines.

These three hymns, together with many others, are given in the Dutch Reformed Hymns of the Church, N. Y., 1869. In the 1847 Psalms & Hymns there were, including these, 38 hymns by Hastings, and 2 which are doubtful.

v. From Dr. Hastings's Devotional Hymns and Religious Poems, 1850:—
45. In time of fear, when trouble's near. Encouragement in Trial. Page 95, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines. In use in Great Britain.
vi. From Church Melodies, 1858:—-
46. For those in bonds as bound with them. Missions. No. 416, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, on Heb. xiii. 3.
47. Forget thyself, Christ bids thee come. Holy Communion. No. 683, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines.
48. Jesus, Merciful and Mild. Leaning on Christ. No. 585, in 4 stanzas of 8 1. In several collections.
49. Pilgrims in this vale of sorrow. Self-denial. No. 397, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines.
50. Saviour, I look to Thee. Lent. In time of Trouble. No. 129, in 4 stanzas of 7 lines.
51. Saviour of our ruined race. Holy Communion. No. 379, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines.
52. Why that soul's commotion? Lent. No. 211, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines. It is doubtful if this is by Hastings.
vii. In Robinson's Songs of the Church, 1862:
53. Be tranquil, 0 my soul. Patience in Affliction. No. 519, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. Altered in Robinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865.
54. Peace, peace, I leave with you. Peace, the benediction of Christ. No. 386, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines.
55. Saviour, Thy gentle voice. Christ All in All. No. 492, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines.
viii. In Bobinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865:—
56. God of the morning ray. Morning. No. 53, in 2 stanzas of 7 lines.
Of Hastings's hymns about 40 are in the Reformed Dutch Psalms & Hymns, 1847; 39 in Robinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865; 15 in Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872; and 13 in the Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868. They are also largely represented in other collections. Many other of his compositions are found in collections now or recently in common use, but these are not of the highest merit. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Hastings, T., p. 494, i. Additional hymns are:—
1. Children hear the wondrous story; and "Sinners, hear the melting story," are altered forms of No. 36, on p. 495, i.
2. Father, we for our children plead. On behalf of Children.
3. Forgive my folly, O Lord most holy. Lent.
4. Hosanna to the King, That for, &c. Praise to Jesus.
5. I look to Thee, O Lord, alone. Pardon desired.
6. Jesus, full of every grace. Pardon desired.
7. O why should gloomy thoughts arise? The Mourner Encouraged.
8. Peace to thee, O favoured one. Peace in Jesus.
9. Saviour, hear us through Thy merit. Forgiveness. Of these hymns, No. 3 is in Hasting’s Spiritual Songs, 1831; No. 9 in his Mother's Hymn Book, 1834, and his Devotional Hymns, 1850; and Nos. 4, 5 & 8 in his Devotional Hymns, 1850.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)


Texts by Thomas Hastings (188)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A child with sin and sorrowThomas Hastings (Author)2
Abide with us, for day declinesHastings (Author)1
Aia! ke ula ke ao o ZionaThomas Hastings (Author)Hawaiian3
As at the wicket gateHastings (Author)2
Astro el más bello en la regia cohorteThomas Hastings (Author)Spanish2
Be strong, my soul, in God most highHastings (Author)English1
Be tranquil, O my soulThomas Hastings (Author)English26
Before thy footstool kneelingThomas Hastings (Author)7
Behold, he standeth at the doorHastings (Author)2
Bleeding hearts defiled by sinThomas Hastings (Author)21
Bright angels on the wingThos. Hastings (Author)English3
Child of sin and sorrow, Filled with dismayThomas Hastings (Author)English139
Child of sin and sorrow, where wilt thou fleeThomas Hastings (Author)English7
Child of sorrow, child of care, would thou learn thy griefs to bearThomas Hastings (Author)English12
Children listen to the LordThomas Hastings (Author)English27
Children, when we sing of JesusThos. Hastings (Author)English4
Christian, wouldst thou know the joyThomas Hastings (Author)3
Churches below, with saintsThomas Hastings (Author)2
Come Holy Spirit, from above, And from the realms of light and loveThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fireThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Come, ye children, seek the blessingThomas Hastings (Author)2
Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languishThomas Hastings (Reviser and Author (st. 3))English189
Delay not, delay not: O sinner draw near; The waters of life are now flowing for thee!Thomas Hastings (Author)English221
Drooping souls, no longer mourn [grieve]Thomas Hastings (Author)English39
Dying souls, fast bound in sinThomas Hastings (Author)English13
Father, we for our children pleadThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Father, while our eyes are weepingThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Firmes, sérios, bem a tempoThomas Hastings (Author)Portuguese2
For those in bonds as bound with themThomas Hastings (Author)8
Forbid them not, the Savior criedThomas Hastings (Author)English14
Forget thyself, Christ bade thee comeT. Hastings (Author)8
Forgive my folly, O Lord most holyThomas Hastings (Author)11
Forgive us, Lord, to Thee we cryThomas Hastings (Author)English22
Fountain of life divineThomas Hastings (Author)English5
From every stormy wind that blowsThomas Hastings (Author)English5
Gently, Lord, O gently lead us, Through this lonely vale of tearsThomas Hastings (Author)English353
Gladly meeting, kindly greetingThomas Hastings (Author)English14
Glorious Immanuel, Thee we adore!Dr. Thos. Hastings (Author)2
Go, for the Master calls theeThomas Hastings (Author)4
Go forth on wings of fervent [faith and] prayerThos. Hastings (Author)English19
Go forth ye glad heraldsThomas Hastings (Author)3
Go to Golgotha, and weepThomas Hastings (Author)3
Go [Rise], tune thy voice to sacred songThomas Hastings (Author)English15
Go watch and pray, thou canst not tellThomas Hastings (Author)English31
God of mercy, hear our prayerThomas Hastings (Author)English28
God of the morning rayThomas Hastings (Author)English19
God of the nations, bow Thine earThomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (Author)English13
Great God, how powerful is thy handThomas Hastings (Author)1
Guide me, O Thou great JehovahThomas Hastings (Author)English6
Hail, blest Redeemer! Thy praises bringingThomas Hastings (Author (Chorus))English2
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!Rev. Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English389
Hast thou not heard of Gilead's balmHastings (Author)2
He that goeth forth with weeping, Bearing precious seed in loveThomas Hastings (Author)English228
Heirs of an immortal crownThomas Hastings (Author)9
Herr, lass deinen GottessegenThomas Hastings (Author)German1
هلم هلم ادن يا مذنبThomas Hastings (Author)Arabic1
How calm and beautiful the mornThomas Hastings (Author)English135
How I love my tender motherThomas Hastings (Author)4
How long shall virtue languishThomas Hastings (Author)12
How swiftly the years have been rolling awayThomas Hastings (Author)2
How tender is Thy handThomas Hastings (Author)English65
I hear the deep toned solemn bellThomas Hastings (Author)1
I look to thee, O Lord, aloneThomas Hastings (Author)6
I love the Lord, whose gracious earThomas Hastings (Author)6
I mourn the hidings of thy faceThomas Hastings (Author)2
Idag hoar Jesu roestThomas Hastings (Author)1
In this calm impressive hourThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English27
In Thy name, O Lord, assemblingT. H. (Author)English1
In time of fear, when trouble's nearThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English25
Jesus, full of every graceThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Jesus, Lamb of God, for meT. Hastings (Author)English1
Jesus, merciful and mild, Lead me as a helpless childThos. Hastings (Author)English76
Jesus, save my dying soulThomas Hastings (Author)English34
Jesus, Savior all divineThomas Hastings (Author)1
Jesus, while our hearts are bleedingThomas Hastings (Author)English104
來罷,憂傷的人,隨帶你煩惱 (Lái bà, yōushāng de rén, suídài nǐ fánnǎo)Thomas Hastings (Author)Chinese2
Let gratitude waken the songThomas Hastings (Author)4
Let me go, for morn is breakingThomas Hastings (Author)2
Let us now with glad emotionThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Light divine resplendent shiningThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for guilty sinners slainHastings (Author)English1
Lo! I behold the scattering shadesThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Look not upon the ruby wineDr. Thomas Hastings (Author)English1
Looking unto Jesus as the Lamb of GodThos. Hastings (Author)English2
Lord, I would come to theeThomas Hastings (Author)English26
Lord of the harvest, bend Thine earThomas Hastings (Author)English25
Lord, we bow with deep contritionThomas Hastings (Author)7
Majestic sweetness sits enthronedThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Now be the gospel bannerThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English198
Now, from labor and from careThomas Hastings (Author)English55
Now let us strike the cheerful strainThomas Hastings (Author)5
Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voicesThos. Hastings (Author (v. 3))English1
Now we raise our tuneful voices in a new melodiousThomas Hastings (Author)6
Give me a draught from the crystal springT. Hastings (Author)English12
O God of Abram [Abraham], hearThomas Hastings (Author)English10
O kehr' zurück ins VaterhausThomas Hastings (Author)German1
O Lord, behold us at Thy feetThomas Hastings (Author)English14
O Lord, Thy work reviveDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)English4
O praise ye the Lord, foreverThomas Hastings (Author)2
O Savior, lend a listening earThomas Hastings (Author)English8
O Shepherd of Israel divine, Too far from Thy fold I haveThomas Hastings (Author)English5
O sing to the Lord in joyous accordThomas Hastings (Author)English3
O Spirit of holiness, breatheThomas Hastings (Author)3
O tell me, Thou life and delight of my soulThomas Hastings (Author)English33
O there are mansions blestThomas Hastings (Author)3
O what is earthly pleasureThomas Hastings (Author)9
O what will the sabbath school do for usThomas Hastings (Author)3
O why delay to shun the way where sinners love to goThomas Hastings (Author)1
O why should gloomy thoughts ariseHastings (Author)English13
Over the distant mountains breakingThomas Hastings (Author)English1
O there will be mourning, mourning, mourning, mourningThomas Hastings (Arranger)English1
Once more we raise the hallowed songHastings (Author)1
One God I must worship supremeHastings (Author)English6
Our children, Lord, in faith and prayerThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English1
Our Father, our Father in heavenThomas Hastings (Author)6
Our heavenly Father, hallowed nameThomas Hastings (Author)2
Our lesson now is o'erThomas Hastings (Author)9
Peace, peace, I leave with youThomas Hastings (Author)English11
Peace to thee, O favored oneT. Hastings (Author)6
Pilgrims in this vale of sorrowThomas Hastings (Author)English35
Praise the Lord, once meek and lowlyThomas Hastings (Author)2
Quiet Lord this trembling frameThomas Hastings (Author)English2
Quietly, peacefully, gently reposeThomas Hastings (Author)1
Quietly rest in the arms of affectionThomas Hastings (Author)2
Regard my words, O gracious LordThomas Hastings (Author)5
Rejoice in the Lord, believe in his wordThomas Hastings (Author)10
Remember me, my God, Who all my needs can seeThomas Hastings (Author)4
Return, O wanderer, return And seek an injured Father's faceHastings (Author)English1
Return, O wanderer, to thy homeThomas Hastings (Author)English97
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in TheeThomas Hastings (Author)English2
¡Salve, Sión! Es tu día ilustreThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)Spanish2
Savior divine, Thy heart of loveHastings (Author)4
Savior of sinners, who for meHastings (Author)2
Savior, Thy gentle voice, gladly we hearThomas Hastings (Author)English26
Savior, I look to Thee, Be not Thou far from meThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English24
Savior of our ruined raceDr. Thomas Hastings (Author)English18
Shepherd of the fold of GodThomas Hastings (Author)1
Shepherd, while thy flocks are feedingThomas Hastings (Author)English19
Shepherd, whlie thy flocks are feedingDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)3
Sinner, is thy soul preparedThomas Hastings (Author)2
Sinner! come, 'mid thy gloomThomas Hastings (Author)English20
Children [Sinners], hear the melting storyThomas Hastings (Author)English41
Sleep, O sleep, while breezes so softly are blowingHastings (Author)English1
Soft and holy is the placeThomas Hastings (Author)English18
Songs anew of honor framingThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Songs in the night full oft are givenThomas Hastings (Author)3
Sovereign Ruler, Lord of allThomas Hastings (Alterer)English1
Sweet meditation on the LordHastings (Translator)English1
Tell me not of earthly toysHastings (Author)2
Tell us of the joys of heavenDr. T. Hastings (Author)3
That man doth richest blessings shareThomas Hastings (Author)2
That warning voice, O sinner, hearThomas Hastings (Author)English24
The Lord is my Shepherd, His kindness I knowThomas Hastings (Author)English6
The Lord is my strength and my song, The Lord is my Life and my LightThomas Hastings (Author)English4
The Lord Jehovah lives, And blessed be my rockThomas Hastings (Author)English12
The rosy light is dawningThomas Hastings (Author)English23
The Savior bids us watch and prayThomas Hastings (Author)English61
The songs of Zion oft impartThomas Hastings (Author)4
The widow and the fatherlessHastings (Author)3
They have gone to the land where the patriarchs restThomas Hastings (Author)English21
This welcome morn our spiritsThomas Hastings (Author)2
Thou God of sovereign graceThomas Hastings (Author)16
To Thee, my God, my Savior, My heart exulting singsThomas Hastings, 1784-1872 (Author)English1
Today the Savior calls! ye wanderers comeThomas Hastings (Author)English147
Ven, afligidoThomas Hastings, 1784-1892 (Author (v. 3))Spanish2
Wanderer weary, darkness drearyDr. Hastings (Author)1
Warum blickst du trübeThomas Hastings (Author)German1
Was zoegert ihr SünderThomas Hastings (Author)German2
Watch unto prayer, with holy meditationDr. Hastings (Author)1
We look to Thee, O Lord, aloneThomas Hastings (Author)English1
Welcome, welcome, day of rest, To the world in kindness givenThomas Hastings (Author)English12
Welcome, welcome, great RedeemerThomas Hastings (Author)2
What a precious boon from heavenThomas Hastings (Author)3
What sight on earth more blissfulThomas Hastings (Author)4
Wherever two or three may meet To worship in Thy nameThomas Hastings (Author)English16
Who can tell what notes of sadnessThomas Hastings (Author)7
Why do ye mourn for lost friendsThomas Hastings (Author)3
Why lament the Christian dying?Thomas Hastings (Author)English9
Why should gloomy thoughts ariseThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Why sinks my soul despondingHastings (Author)13
Why that look of sadnessThomas Hastings (Author)English15
Why that soul's commotionThomas Hastings (Author)7
With eye of faith and wings of loveThomas Hastings (Author)English3
Within these quiet walls, O LordThomas Hastings (Author)English6
Ye heirs of heaven's blissful abodeDr. Thos. Hastings (Author)2
Yes, I adore thee, O my GodThomas Hastings (Author)2
Youthful days when bright and cheerfulThomas Hastings (Author)3
Zion, dreary and in anguishThomas Hastings (Author)English20

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