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Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish

Author: Thomas Moore, 1779-1852 Appears in 1,080 hymnals Topics: Love Feast of; Love Feast of; Bread Of Life; Christ Bread of Heaven; Comforter, Holy Ghost, the; Consolation; Holy Spirit Comforter, the; The Christian Life Comfort and Sympathy; Penitence; Sorrow Personal; Life Bread of; Mercy Seat Lyrics: 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish; Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, "Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure." 3 Here see the bread of life; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above, Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove. Used With Tune: CONSOLATION (II)

I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew

Author: Anonymous Appears in 92 hymnals Topics: Comfort and Consolation

Come unto me, ye weary

Author: William C. Dix Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: Comfort and Consolation

There is a land of peace and rest

Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Comfort and Consolation

O tidings of comfort and joy

Meter: Irregular Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Comfort and Consolation First Line: God rest you merry, gentlemen Lyrics: 1 God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay! for Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas Day, to save us all from Satan's power when we had gone astray: Refrain: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy! 2 From God our heavenly Father a holy angel came; the shepherds saw the glory and heard the voice proclaim that Christ was born in Bethlehem — and Jesus is his name: [Refrain] 3 'Fear not,' then said the angel, 'let nothing cause you fright; to you is born a Saviour in David's town tonight, to free all those who trust in him from Satan's power and might:' [Refrain] 4 The shepherds at these tidings rejoiced in heart and mind, and on the darkened hillside they left their flocks behind, and went to Bethlehem straightway this holy Child to find: [Refrain] 5 And when to Bethlehem they came, where Christ the infant lay, they found him in a manger where oxen fed on hay; and there beside her new-born child his mother knelt to pray: [Refrain] 6 Now to the Lord sing praises, all people in this place; with Christian love and fellowship each other now embrace, and let this Christmas festival all bitterness displace: [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Used With Tune: GOD REST YOU MERRY Text Sources: Traditional, possibly 18th-century adapted by Jubilate Hymns

Lord, thy word abideth

Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 209 hymnals Topics: Comfort and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Lord, thy word abideth, and our footsteps guideth; who its truth believeth light and joy receiveth. 2 When our foes are near us, then thy word doth cheer us, word of consolation, message of salvation. 3 When the storms are o'er us, and dark clouds before us, then its light directeth, and our way protecteth. 4 Who can tell the pleasure, who recount the treasure by thy word imparted to the simple-hearted? 5 Word of mercy, giving succour to the living; word of life, supplying comfort to the dying. 6 O that we discerning its most holy learning, Lord, may love and fear thee, evermore be near thee! Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: RAVENSHAW