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Submission and hope in divine goodness

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 258 hymnals First Line: O Lord, my best desires fulfil Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my best desires fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at thy command Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears? 3 No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee; Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favor, all my journey thro' Thou art engag'd to grant; What else i want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way, Shall I resist them both? A poor blind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth! 6 But ah! my inward spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway; Else the next cloud that veils my skies, Will drive these thoughts away. Topics: Submission And hope; Submission And hope

A Hymn for Christian Conference

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 84 hymnals First Line: O Lord, our languid souls inspire Lyrics: 1 O Lord, our languid souls inspire, For here we trust thou art! Send down a coal of heav'nly fire, To warm each waiting heart. 2 Shew us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. 3 Within these walls let holy praise, And love and concord dwell; here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind bestow; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow! 5 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our pray'rs; And in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares. 6 And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforc'd by mighty grace, Induce dead sinners all round, To come and fill the place. Topics: Conference

Christ's Infancy

Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: O sight of anguish! view it near Lyrics: 1 O sight of anguish! view it near, What weeping innocence is here, A manger for his bed! The brutes yield refuge to his woe, Men the worst brutes no pity show, Nor give him friendly aid. 2 Why do no rapid thunders roll? Why do no tempests rock the pole? O miracle of grace! Or why no angels on the wing, Warm for the honors of their King, To punish all the race? 3 Though now an infant bath'd in tears, He call'd to form the rolling spheres; And seraphs own'd his nod. Helpless he calls, but men delay; And guilty sinners disobey The earth-born Son of God. 4 Say, radiant seraphs, thron'd in light, Did love e'er tow'r so high a flight, Or glory sink so low? This wonder angels scarce declare Angels the rapture scarce can bear, Or equal praise bestow. 5 Redemption! 'tis a boundless theme! Thou boundless mind, our hearts inflame With ardor from above. Words are but faint, let joy express; Vain is mere joy, let actions bless This prodigy of love. Topics: Christ His infancy; Christ His infancy

Humble confidence in the power and grace of Christ

Appears in 276 hymnals First Line: O tell me no more of this world's vain store Topics: Faith In the power and grace of Christ; Faith In the power and grace of Christ

Longing for the divine presence under sorrow

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 222 hymnals First Line: O that I knew the secret place Topics: Longing for the divine presence in afflictions; God His presence longed for; Christ His merit; God His presence longed for

The Christian in darkness

Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Saviour, shine and cheer my soul Lyrics: 1 Saviour, shine and cheer my soul, Bid my dying hopes revive; make my wounded spirit whole, Far away the tempter drive: Speak the word, and set me free, Let me live alone to thee. 2 Once I thought my mountain strong, Firmly fix'd no more to move; Then thy grace was all my song, Then my soul was fill'd with love; Those were happy golden days, Sweetly spent in pray'r and praise. 3 Little, then myself I knew, Little thought of Satan's pow'r; Now I feel my sins anew, Now I feel the stormy hour! Sin has put my joys to flight, Sin has chang'd my day to night. 4 Satan asks, and mocks my woe, "Boaster, where is now your God? Silence, Lord, this cruel foe, Let him know I'm bought with blood: Tell him, since I know thy name, Though I change, thou art the same. Topics: Christian In darkness; Darkness Lamented; Christian In darkness; Darkness Lamented

Aaron a type of Christ

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: See Aaron, God's anointed priest Lyrics: 1 See Aaron, God's anointed priest, Within the vail appear, In robes of mystic meaning drest, Presenting Israel's prayer. 2 The plate of gold which crowns his brows, His holiness describes; His breast displays in shining rows, The names of all the tribes. 3 With the atoning blood he stands Before the mercy-seat, And clouds of incense from his hands Arise with odour sweet. 4 Through him, the eye of faith decries A greater priest than he: Thus Jesus pleads above the skies, For you, my friends, and me. 5 He bears the names of all his saints, Deep on his heart engrav'd; Attentive to the state and wants of all his love has sav'd. 6 In him a holiness complete, Light and perfections shine, And wisdom, grace, and glory meet; A Saviour all divine. Topics: Aaron a type of Christ

For a public fast

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 186 hymnals First Line: See, gracious God, before thy throne Lyrics: 1 See gracious God, before thy throne Thy mourning people bend! 'Tis on thy sov'reign grace alone, Our humble hopes depend. 2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand, Thy dreadful pow'r display; Yet mercy spares this guilty land, And still we live to pray. 3 What num'rous crimes increasing rise, Through this apostate land! What land so favor'd of the skies, Yet thoughtless of thy hand? 4 How chang'd alas! are truths divine, For error, guilt, and shame! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the christian name! 5 Regardless of thy smile or frown, Their pleasures they require; And sink with gay indiff'rence down To everlasting fire. 6 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, By thy resistless grace; Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And humbly seek thy face. 7 [Then, should insulting foes invade, We shall not sink in fear; Secure of never-failing aid, If God, our God, is near.] Topics: Fast

Autumn, or the harvest is the end of the world

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: See how brown autumn spreads the field Lyrics: 1 See how brown autumn spreads the field; Mark how the whit'ning hills are turn'd; Behold them to the reapers yield, The wheat is sav'd, the tares are burn'd. 2 Thus the great Judge with glory crown'd, Descends to reap the ripen'd earth; Angelic guards attend him down, The same who sang his humble birth. 3 In sounds of glory, hear him speak; "Go search around the flaming world, Haste, call my saints, to rise and take The seats from which their foes were hurl'd. 4 "Go burn the chaff in endless fire, In flames unquench'd consume each tare; Sinners must feel my holy ire, And sink in guilt to deep despair." 5 Thus ends the harvest of the earth, Angels obey the awful voice: They save the wheat and burn the chaff, All heav'n approves the sov'reign choice. Topics: Autumn; The harvest; The end of the world; Day of Judgment Scripture: Matthew 13:39