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Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear

Author: John Keble, 1792 - 1866 Appears in 1,462 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die. A-men. 4 If some poor wandering child of thine Have spurned today the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin; Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from thy boundless store; Be every mourner's sleep tonight Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, Till in the ocean of thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest; The Church Worship - Evening Used With Tune: HURSLEY

Sweet is the work, my God, my King

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 782 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy Name, give thanks and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast; My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word. 3 And I shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refined my heart; When doubts and fears no more remain To break my inward peace again. 4 Then shall I see and hear and know All I desired or wished below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. Topics: The Church Worship - The Lord's Day Used With Tune: TRURO

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Meter: Irregular Appears in 229 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? 2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? 3 Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? 4 Were you there when he rose up from the tomb Were you there when he rose up from the tomb? O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when he rose up from the tomb? Topics: The Life In Christ Contemplation Used With Tune: WERE YOU THERE Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

What a friend we have in Jesus

Author: Joseph Scriven, 1820 - 86 Appears in 1,729 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer! 2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3 Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Saviour, still our refuge; Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer: In his arms he'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. Topics: The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession Used With Tune: ERIE (WHAT A FRIEND)

Ten thousand times ten thousand

Author: Henry Alford, 1810 - 71 Appears in 437 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ten thousand times ten thousand In sparkling raiment bright, The armies of the ransomed saints Throng up the steeps of light; 'Tis finished, all is finished, Their fight with death and sin; Fling open wide the golden gates, And let the victors in! 2 What rush of alleluias Fills all the earth and sky; What ringing of a thousand harps Bespeaks the triumph high; O day, for which creation And all its tribes were made; O joy, for all its former woes A thousand-fold repaid! A-men. 3 O then what raptured greetings On Canaan's happy shore, What knitting severed friendships up, Where partings are no more! Then eyes with joy shall sparkle That brimmed with tears of late; Orphans no longer fatherless, Nor widows desolate. 4 Bring near thy great salvation, Thou Lamb for sinners slain; Fill up the roll of thine elect, Then take thy power and reign; Appear, Desire of Nations, Thine exiles long for home; Show in the heavens thy promised sign, Thou Prince and Saviour, come! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: ALFORD

We love the place, O God

Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821 - 77; William Bullock, 1798 - 1874 Appears in 105 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We love the place, O God, Wherein thine honor dwells; The joy of thine abode All earthly joy excels. 2 We love the house of prayer, Wherein thy servants meet; For thou, O Lord, art there Thy chosen flock to greet. 3 We love the sacred font, For there the holy Dove Bestows, as ever wont, His blessing from above. A-men. 4 We love thine altar, Lord; O, what on earth so dear! For there, in faith adored, We find thy presence near. 5 We love the word of life, The Word that tells of peace, Of comfort in the strife, Of joys that never cease. 6 We love to sing below For mercies freely given; But O, we long to know The triumph-song of heaven! 7 Lord Jesus, give us grace On earth to love thee more, In heaven to see thy face, And with thy saints adore. Amen. Topics: The Church The House of God Used With Tune: QUAM DILECTA

From all that dwell below the skies

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 1,288 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's Name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - In The Presence; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Church Worship - Morning; Post-Communion; City, Nation, World; The Life In Christ Thanksgiving; The Life In Christ Adoration and Praise Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

O beautiful for spacious skies

Author: Katherine Lee Bates, 1859-1929 Appears in 517 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law. 3 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine. 4 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees, beyond the years, Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America1 God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. Topics: Harvest; Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Used With Tune: MATERNA

O for a closer walk with God

Author: William Cowper, 1731 - 1800 Appears in 1,381 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame, A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I sought the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void the world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Topics: The Church Year Septuagesima to Lent; The Church Year Lent; Confirmation; The Life in Christ Aspiration; The Life In Christ The Inner Life Used With Tune: CAITHNESS

O sons and daughters, let us sing!

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66; Jean Tisserand, d. 1494 Appears in 193 hymnals Lyrics: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 1 O sons and daughters, let us sing! The King of heaven, the glorious King, O'er death today rose triumphing. Alleluia! 2 That Easter morn, at break of day, The faithful women went their way To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia! 3 An angel clad in white they see, Who sat, and spake unto the three, 'Your Lord goes on to Galilee.' Alleluia! 4 That night the apostles met in fear; Amidst them came their Lord most dear, And said, 'My peace be on all here.' Alleluia! 5 When Thomas first the tidings heard, How they had seen the risen Lord, He doubted the disciples' word. Alleluia! 6 'My piercèd side, O Thomas, see; My hands, my feet, I show to thee; Not faithless, but believing be.' Alleluia! 7 No longer Thomas then denied; He saw the feet, the hands, the side; 'Thou art my Lord and God,' he cried. Alleluia! 8 How blest are they who have not seen, And yet whose faith has constant been, For they eternal life shall win. Alleluia! 9 On this most holy day of days, To God your hearts and voices raise In laud and jubilee and praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Topics: The Church Year Easter Used With Tune: O FILII ET FILIAE