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Backsliding and returning
Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: How far, alas, in sinful ways Text Sources: Z. Hymns
Backsliding and returning
Backsliding and returning
Author: Thomas Kelly Appears in 78 hymnals First Line: O where is now that glowing love
Backsliding and returning
Backsliding and returning; or, the backslider's Prayer
Appears in 302 hymnals First Line: Jesus let thy pitying eye Lyrics: 1 Jesus let thy pitying eye
Call back a wand'ring sheep;
False to my vows, like Peter, I
Would fain like Peter weep.
Let me be by grace restor'd,
On me be all its freeness shewn;
Turn and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
2 Savior, prince, enthron'd above,
Repentance to impart,
Give me, thro' thy dying love,
The humble, contrite heart;
Give, what I have long implor'd,
A portion of thy grief unknown;
Turn and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
3 See me, Savior, from above,
Nor suffer me to die;
Life and happiness, and love,
Smile in thy gracious eye;
Speak the reconciling word,
And let thy mercy melt me down;
Turn and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
4 Look, as when thy pitying eye
Was clos'd that we might live;
"Father (at the point to die,
My Savior gasp'd) forgive!"
Surely with thy dying word,
He turns, and looks, and cries, "'Tis done!"
O! my loving, bleeding Lord,
This breaks my heart of stone.
Topics: The Christian; Backslidings and Returns; Christian Backsliding and returning; Peter's fall and recovery
Backsliding and returning; or, the backslider's Prayer
Backsliding confessed
Author: Newton Appears in 116 hymnals First Line: Once I thought my mountain strong Topics: Backsliding; Christians Conflicts; Conflict With Sin; Heart Deceitfulness of; Heart Searching of; Self-Examination Used With Tune: NUREMBURG
Backsliding confessed
Backsliding Isr'l, hear the voice
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 1 hymnal
Backsliding Isr'l, hear the voice
Backslidings and returns: or the inconstancy of our love
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 101 hymnals First Line: Why is my heart so far from thee Lyrics: 1 Why is my heart so far from thee,
My God, my chief delight?
Why are my thoughts no more by day
With thee, no more by night?
2 [Why should my foolish passions rove?
Where can such sweetness be
As I have tasted in thy love,
As I have found in thee?]
3 When my forgetful soul renews
The savour of thy grace,
My heart presumes I cannot lose
The relish all my days.
4 But ere one fleeting hour is pass'd,
The flatt'ring world employs
Some sensual bait to seize my taste,
And to pollute my joys.
5 [Trifles of nature, or of art,
With fair, deceitful charms,
Intrude into my thoughtless heart,
And thrust me from thy arms.]
6 Then I repent, and vex my soul
That I should leave thee so:
Where will those wild affections roll
That let a Saviour go?
7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain,
And I am drown'd in grief;
But my dear Lord returns again,
He flies to my relief;
8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise;
He draws with loving bands;
Divine compassion in his eyes,
And pardon in his hands.]
9 [Wretch that I am, to wander thus
In chase of false delight!
Let me be fasten'd to thy cross,
Rather than lose thy sight.
10 Make haste, my days, to reach the goal,
And bring my heart to rest
On the dear centre of my soul,
My God, my Saviour's breast.]
Backslidings and returns: or the inconstancy of our love
Backward looking over the past
Author: John W. Chadwick Appears in 8 hymnals
Backward looking over the past
"Backward never looking"
Author: Godfrey Thring Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Nearer, ever nearer Lyrics: 1 Nearer, ever nearer,
Christ, we draw to thee,
Deep in adoration
Bending low the knee:
Thou for our redemption
Cam'st on earth to die;
Thou, that we might follow,
Hast gone up on high.
2 Onward, ever onward,
Journeying o'er the road
Worn by saints before us,
Journeying on to God:
Leaving all behind us
May we hasten on,
Backward never looking
Till the prize is won.
3 Higher then and higher
Bear the ransomed soul,
Earthly toils forgotten,
Saviour, to its goal;
Where in joys unthought of
Saints with angels sing,
Never weary raising
Praises to their King. Topics: Conflict With Sin; Backsliding; Christians Conflicts; Conflict With Sin; Backsliding; Christians Conflicts; Conflict With Sin
"Backward never looking"
Backward, Turn Backward
Author: F. J. V. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Backward, turn backward, oh, time in your flight Used With Tune: [Backward, turn backward, oh, time in your flight]
Backward, Turn Backward
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