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Long Have I Sat Beneath the Sound

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 162 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Long have I sat beneath the sound Of Thy salvation, Lord; But still how weak my faith is found, And knowledge of Thy Word! 2. Oft I frequent Thy holy place And hear almost in vain; How small a portion of Thy grace My memory can retain! 3. My dear Almighty, and my God, How little art Thou known By all the judgments of Thy rod, And blessings of Thy throne! 4. How cold and feeble is my love! How negligent my fear! How low my hope of joys above! How few affections there! 5. Great God! Thy sovereign power impart To give Thy Word success; Write Thy salvation in my heart, And make me learn Thy grace. 6. Show my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high; There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die. Used With Tune: SILOAM Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1709

O Living Bread from Heaven

Author: Johann Rist; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O living bread from Heaven, How hast Thou fed Thy guest! The gifts Thou now hast given Have filled my heart with rest. O wondrous food of blessing, O cup that heals our woes, My heart, this gift possessing, In thankful song o’erflows! 2. My Lord, Thou here hast led me Within Thy holiest place, And there Thyself hast fed me With treasures of Thy grace; And Thou hast freely given What earth could never buy, The Bread of Life from Heaven, That now I shall not die. 3. Thou givest all I wanted, The food can death destroy; And Thou has freely granted The cup of endless joy. And Lord, I do not merit The favor Thou hast shown, And all my soul and spirit Bow down before Thy throne. 4. Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened With heavenly food, while here My course on earth is lengthened, I serve with holy fear; And when Thou call’st my spirit To leave this world below, I enter, through Thy merit, Where joys unmingled flow. Used With Tune: AURELIA Text Sources: Neuer himmlischer Lieder, 1651; Translation in Lyra Germanica, 1858

What Shall I Render to My God? (Watts)

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 293 hymnals First Line: What shall I render to my God Lyrics: 1. What shall I render to my God For all His kindness shown? My feet shall visit Thine abode, My songs address Thy throne. 2. Among the saints that fill Thine house My off’rings shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3. How much is mercy Thy delight, Thou ever blessèd God! How dear Thy servants in Thy sight! How precious is their blood! 4. How happy all Thy servants are! How great Thy grace to me! My life, which thou hast made Thy care, Lord, I devote to Thee. 5. Now I am Thine, forever Thine, Nor shall my purpose move Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with Thy love. 6. Here in Thy courts I leave my vow, And Thy rich grace record; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. Used With Tune: ALBANO Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

When Wounded Sore the Stricken Heart

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 104 hymnals First Line: When wounded sore, the stricken heart Lyrics: 1. When wounded sore, the stricken heart Lies bleeding and unbound, One only hand, a piercèd hand, Can salve the sinner’s wound. 2. When sorrow swells the laden breast, And tears of anguish flow, One only heart, a broken heart, Can feel the sinner’s woe. 3. When penitential grief has wept Over some foul dark spot, One only stream, a stream of blood, Can wash away the blot. 4. ’Tis Jesus’ blood that washes white, His hand that brings relief, His heart that’s touched with all our joys, And feels for all our grief. 5. Lift up Thy bleeding hand, O Lord, Unseal that cleansing tide; We have no shelter from our sin But in Thy wounded side. Used With Tune: ST. BERNARD (Richardson)

The Year Is Gone, Beyond Recall

Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1. The year is gone, beyond recall, With all its hopes and fears, With all its bright and gladdening smiles, With all its mourners’ tears. 2. Thy thankful people praise Thee, Lord, For countless gifts received; And pray for grace to keep the faith Which saints of old believed. 3. To Thee we come, O gracious Lord, The newborn year to bless; Defend our land from pestilence, Give peace and plenteousness. 4. Forgive this nation’s many sins, The growth of vice restrain; And help us all with sin to strive, And crowns of life to gain. 5. From evil deeds that stain the past We now desire to flee; And pray that future years may all Be spent, good Lord, for Thee. 6. O Father, let Thy watchful eye Still look on us in love, That we may praise Thee, year by year, With angel hosts above. 7. All glory to the Father be, All glory to the Son, All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, While endless ages run. Used With Tune: TALLIS' ORDINAL Text Sources: author unknown in Meaux Breviary, 1713; Translated from Latin to English by Francis Pott, 1832-1909 & the compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern

Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 228 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord, I have made Thy Word my choice, My lasting heritage; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2. I’ll read the histories of Thy love, And keep Thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3. ’Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4. The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. Used With Tune: WETHERBY Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

All Glory to God in the Sky

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 66 hymnals Lyrics: 1. All glory to God in the sky, And peace upon earth be restored! O Jesus, exalted on high, Appear our omnipotent Lord: Who meanly in Bethlehem born, Didst stoop to redeem a lost race, Once more to Thy creature return, And reign in Thy kingdom of grace. 2. When Thou in our flesh didst appear, All nature acknowledged Thy birth; Arose the acceptable year, And Heaven was opened on earth. Receiving its Lord from above, The world was united to bless The Giver of concord and love, The Prince and the Author of peace. 3. O wouldst Thou again be made known, Again in Thy Spirit descend, And set up in each of Thine own A kingdom that never shall end! Thou only art able to bless, And make the glad nations obey, And bid the dire enmity cease, And bow the whole world to Thy sway. 4. Come then to Thy servants again, Who long Thy appearing to know, Thy quiet and peaceable reign, In mercy establish below: All sorrow before Thee shall fly, And anger and hatred be o’er, And envy and malice shall die, And discord afflict us no more. 5. No horrid alarm of war Shall break our eternal repose; No sound of the trumpet is there, Where Jesus’ Spirit o’erflows: Appeased by the charms of Thy grace We all shall in amity join, And kindly each other embrace, And love with a passion like Thine. Used With Tune: GREEN FIELDS Text Sources: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745), number 18

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Author: Joseph S. Cook Appears in 48 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Gentle Mary laid her child lowly in a manger; There He lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger: Such a babe in such a place, can He be the Savior? Ask the saved of all the race who have found His favor. 2. Angels sang about His birth; wise men sought and found Him; Heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around Him: Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing; All the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing. 3. Gentle Mary laid her child lowly in a manger; He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger: Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story; Praise His name in all the earth, hail the King of glory! Used With Tune: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM

How Can I But Love Him?

Author: Jeremiah Eames Rankin Appears in 70 hymnals First Line: So tender, so precious Lyrics: 1 So tender, so precious, My Savior to me; So true and so gracious, I’ve found Him to be; Refrain: How can I but love Him? But love Him, but love Him? There’s no friend above Him, Poor sinner, for thee. 2 So patient, so kindly Tow’rd all of my ways; I blunder so blindly, He love still repays; [Refrain] 3 Of all friends the fairest And truest is He; His love is the rarest, That ever can be. [Refrain] 4 His beauty, tho’ bleeding And circled with thorns, Is then most exceeding, For grief Him adorns. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [So tender, so precious] Text Sources: Francis Murphy's Gospel Temperance Hymnal by Jeremiah E. Rankin and Edmund S. Lorenz (New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1878)

O Savior, Precious Savior

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 244 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Savior, precious Savior, Whom yet unseen we love! O name of might and favor, All other names above! We worship Thee, we bless Thee, To Thee, O Christ, we sing; We praise Thee, and confess Thee Our holy Lord and king. 2. O bringer of salvation, Who wondrously hast wrought, Thyself the revelation Of love beyond our thought; We worship Thee, we bless Thee, To Thee, O Christ, we sing; We praise Thee, and confess Thee Our gracious Lord and king. 3. In Thee all fullness dwelleth, All grace and power divine; The glory that excelleth, O Son of God, is Thine; We worship Thee, we bless Thee, To Thee, O Christ, we sing: We praise Thee, and confess Thee Our glorious Lord and king. 4. O grant the consummation Of this our song above, In endless adoration, And everlasting love! Then shall we praise and bless Thee Where perfect praises ring, And evermore confess Thee Our Savior and our king. Used With Tune: EWING