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Come to the Feast
Author: James E. Moore, Jr., b.1951 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Pastoral Care of the Sick Sacraments First Line: On this mountain the Lord will provide for his people Refrain First Line: Come to the feast, come hear the Word Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9 Used With Tune: [On this mountain the Lord will provide for his people]
Come to the Feast
Great God, before thy throne we bow
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Pastoral Care
Great God, before thy throne we bow
Band of brethren, who are given
Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 Band of brethren, who are given
To the Lamb of Calvary,
Call'd to preach the reign of heaven,
And the gospel jubilee;
Jesus asks us:
"Simon Peter, lov'st thou me?"
2 Lord, thou knowest that we love thee;
Oh for grace to love thee more:
Let our notes of praise now move thee
Down upon our souls to pour
Thy good Spirit,
Then we all shall love thee more.
3 When the sacred page we ponder,
Shine upon it from above,
When we gaze with deepest wonder
On the bleeding Saviour's love,
Holy Spirit,
Then our warm affections move.
4 Teach us all our high vocation,
Fill us with the love of souls,
Spread abroad thy great salvation
From the centre to the poles,
Till the Saviour
Sees the travail of his soul
5 Grant us heav'nly strength and blessing,
To be faithful to the end,
Let not one thy love possessing
Join at last th'Iscariot band!
O the traitor!
Save us, Jesus, from his end!
6 Sooner may the rocks and mountains
Fall upon us from on high,
And our life blood's deepest fountains
In our inmost souls go dry,
Than betray him
Who to save us left the sky.
Band of brethren, who are given
O that I were as heretofore
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 O that I were as heretofore;
When first sent forth in Jesus' name,
I rush'd through every open door,
And cried to all, "behold the Lamb!"
2 The God who kills and makes alive,
To me the quickening power impart;
Thy grace restore, thy work revive,
Retouch my lips, renew my heart.
3 I would the precious time redeem,
And longer live for this alone,
To spend, and to be spent for them
Who have not yet my Saviour known.
4 My talents, gifts, and graces, Lord,
Into thy blessed hands receive;
And let me live to preach thy word,
And let me for thy glory live.
5 Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart
with boundless charity divine:
So shall I all my strength exert,
And love them with a zeal like thine.
Scripture: Job 29:2
O that I were as heretofore
What contradictions meet
Meter: Irregular Appears in 38 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 What contradictions meet
In ministers' employ!
It is a bitter sweet--
A sorrow full of joy;
No other post affords a place
For equal honour or disgrace!
2 Who can describe the pain
Which faithful preachers feel,
Constrain'd to preach in vain,
To hearts as hard as steel?
Or who can tell the pleasures felt,
When stubborn hearts begin to melt?
3 The Saviour's dying love,
The soul's amazing worth,
Their utmost efforts move,
And draw their bowels forth:
They pray and strive--their rest departs,
Till Christ be form'd in sinners hearts.
4 If some small hope appear,
They still are not content;
But with a jealous fear,
They watch for the event:
Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd;
Then how their inmost souls are griev'd!
5 But when their pain succeed,
And from the tender blade
The rip'ning ears proceed,
Their toils are overpaid:
No harvest-joy can equal theirs,
To find the fruit of all their cares.
6 On what has now been sown
Thy blessing, Lord bestow;
The power is thine alone,
To make it spring and grow;
Do thou the gracious harvest raise,
And thou, alone, shalt have the praise. Scripture: Galatians 4:16
What contradictions meet
Shepherd of souls, if thou indeed
Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 Shepherd of souls, if thou indeed
Hast rais'd me up thy flock to feed,
(Thy meanest servant me,)
O may I all thy burdens share,
And gently in my bosom bear,
The lambs redeem'd by thee.
2 Thy Spirit send me from above,
Spirit of meek, long-suffering love,
Of all-sufficient grace;
Endue me with thy constant mind,
So good, so obstinately kind
To our rebellious race.
3 A faithful steward of my Lord,
Give me to minister thy word,
And in thy steps to tread;
By every sore temptation tried,
By sufferings fully qualified
Thy ailing flock to lead.
Shepherd of souls, if thou indeed
High on his everlasting throne
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 High on His everlasting throne
The King of saints his work surveys,
Marks the dear souls he calls his own,
And smiles on the peculiar race.
2 See where the servants of the Lord,
A busy multitude, appear;
For Jesus day and night employ'd,
His heritage they toil to clear.
3 The love of Christ their hearts constrains,
And strengthens their unwearied hands,
They spend their sweat, and blood, and pains,
To cultivate Emmanuel's land.
4 Jesus their toil delighted sees,
Their industry vouchsafes to crown;
He kindly gives the wish'd increase,
And sends the promis'd blessing down.
5 O multiply thy sower’s seed,
And fruit we every hour shall bear,
Throughout the world thy gospel spread,
Thine everlasting truth declare!
High on his everlasting throne
Draw near, O Son of God, draw near
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 Draw near, O Son of God, draw near,
Us with thy flaming eye behold;
Still in thy church vouchsafe t'appear,
And let our candlestick be gold.
2 Still hold the stars in thy right hand,
And let them in thy lustre glow,
The lights of a benighted land,
The angels of thy church below.
3 Make good their apostolic boast,
Their high commission let them prove,
Be temples of the Holy ghost,
And fill'd with faith, and hope, and love.
4 Their hearts from things of earth remove,
Sprinkle them, Lord, from sin and fear;
Fix their affections all above,
And lay up all their treasures there.
5 Give them an ear to hear thy word;
Thou speakest to the churches now:
And let all tongues confess their Lord,
Let every knee to Jesus bow.
Draw near, O Son of God, draw near
Equip me for the war
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 111 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 Equip me for the war,
And teach my hands to fight;
My simple, upright heart prepare,
And guide my words aright.
2 Control my ev'ry thought;
My whole of sin remove;
Let all my works in thee be wrought,
Let all be wrought in love.
3 O arm me with the mind,
Meek Lamb, that was in thee!
And let my knowing zeal be join'd
With perfect charity.
4 With calm and temper'd zeal,
Let me enforce thy call;
And vindicate thy gracious will,
Which offers life to all.
5 O may I love like thee!
In all thy footsteps tread;
Thou hatest all inquity,
But nothing thou hast made.
6 O may I learn the art,
With meekness to reprove!
And hate the sin with all my heart,
But still the sinner love. Scripture: Ephesians 6:13
Equip me for the war
When Paul was parted from his friends
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 When Paul was parted from his friends,
It was a weeping day;
But Jesus made them all amends,
And wip'd their tears away.
2 In heav'n they met again with joy,
Secure, no more to part;
Where praises ev'ry tongue employ,
And pleasure fills each heart.
3 Thus all the preachers of his grace
Their children soon shall meet;
Together see their Saviour's face,
And worship at his feet.
4 But they who heard the word in vain,
Though oft and plainly warn'd,
Will tremble when they meet again,
The ministers they scorn'd.
5 On your own heads your blood will fall,
If any perish here;
The preachers who have told you all,
Shall stand approv'd and clear.
6 Yet, Lord to save themselves alone,
Is not their utmost view;
O hear their pray'r, thy message own,
And save their hearers too. Scripture: Acts 20:26
When Paul was parted from his friends
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