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A Prayer for the promised rest in Christ

Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: Dear friend of guilty sinners, hear Lyrics: 1 Dear friend of guilty sinners, hear, And magnify thy grace divine; Pardon a worm that would draw near, And make his heart to thee resign, A worm, by guilt and sin distrest, That pants to reach the promis'd rest. 2 With holy fear, and rev'rend love, I long to lie beneath thy throne; In thee to live, in thee to move, And stay myself on thee alone: Teach me to lean upon thy breast, To find in thee the promis'd rest. 3 Sure, Lord, thou wilt thy servants keep, And bless them with thy gracious smiles, A gentle shepherd of thy sheep, to guard them from the tempter's wiles; How calm their state, how truly blest, Who trust in thee for promis'd rest. 4 Take me, dear Saviour, for thine own, And make me love thy righteous case; Be thou my portion, Lord, alone, And bend me to obey thy laws: Let me in thy dear arms be blest, And find in thee the promis'd rest! Topics: Prayer For rest in Christ; Prayer For rest in Christ

Patience from an assurance of divine love

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: Dear Lord, though bitter is the cup Lyrics: 1 Dear Lord, though bitter is the cup, Thy gracious hand pours out to me, I cheerfully will drink it up, That cannot hurt which comes from thee. 2 'Tis fill'd with thine unchanging love, And not a drop of wrath is there; The saints for ever bless'd above, Were often most afflicted here. 3 From Jesus, thy incarnate Son, I'll learn obedience to thy will; And humbly kiss the chast'ning rod, When its severest strokes I feel. Topics: Patience; Patience

Desiring to join in the Song of Angels

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 144 hymnals First Line: Earth has engross'd my love too long Lyrics: 1 Earth has engross'd my love too long; 'Tis time I lift mine eyes Upward, dear Father, to thy throne, And to my native skies. 2 There the blest man my Saviour sits; The GOD how bright he shines! And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs with elevated strains, Circle the throne around: And move, and charm the starry plains, With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs; Jesus, my love, they sing; Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. 5 Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too; My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue, Here's joyful work for you. 6 I would begin the music here, And so my soul would rise: O for some heav'nly notes to bear My passions to the skies! 7 There ye that love my Saviour sit; There I would fain have place, Among your thrones, or at your feet, So I might see his face. Topics: Song of desired heaven

Divinity of Christ

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 98 hymnals First Line: Ere the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad Lyrics: 1 Ere the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad, From everlasting was the Word: With God he was; the Word was God, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own pow'r were all things made; By him supported all things stand; He is the whole creation's head, And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars. Thy generation who can tell, Or count the numbers of thy years! 4 But lo! he leaves those heav'nly forms, The Word descends and dwells in clay, That he may hold converse with worms, Dressed in such feeble flesh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face, Th' eternal Father's only Son; How full of truth, how full of grace, When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 6 Archangels leave their high abode To learn new myst'ries here, and tell The loves of our descending God, The glories of Emmanuel. Topics: Christ His divinity; Christ His divinity Scripture: John 1:1-3

God exalted above all Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 227 hymnals First Line: Eternal Power! whose high abode Lyrics: 1 Eternal Power! whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God; Infinite length, beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step above thy seat Rises too high for Gabriel's feet; In vain the tall Arch-angel tries To reach the height with wondering eyes. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High! 4 Earth, from afar, has heard thy fame, And worms have learn'd to lisp thy name; But O, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in Heaven, but man below; Be short our tunes, our words be few: A sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. Topics: God Exalted above all praise; God Exalted above all praise

The Convert

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: Far from thy fold, O God, my feet Lyrics: 1 Far from thy fold, O God, my feet Once mov'd in error's devious maze, Nor found religious duties sweet, Now sought thy face, nor lov'd thy ways. 2 With tend'rest voice thou bad'st me flee The paths which thou couldst ne'er approve; And gently drew my soul to thee, With cords of sweet, eternal love. 3 Now to thy footstool, Lord,I fly, And low in self-abasement fall; A vile, a helpless worm I lie, And thou, my God, art all in all. 4 Dearer, far dearer to my heart Than all the joys that earth can give; From fame, from wealth, from friends I'd part, Beneath thy countenance to live. 5 And when, in smiling friendship drest, Death bids me quit this mortal frame, Gently reclin'd on Jesu's breast, My latest breath shall bless his name. 6 Then my unfetter'd soul shall rise, And soar above yon starry spheres, Join the fall chorus of the skies, And sing thy praise through endless years. Topics: Convert

Secret prayer

Appears in 103 hymnals First Line: Father divine, thy piercing eye Lyrics: 1 Father divine, thy piercing eye Sees thro' the darkest night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart discerning sight. 2 There may thy piercing eye survey My solemn homage paid, With ev'ry morning's dawning ray, And ev'ry evening's shade. 3 O let thy own celestial fire The incense still inflame; While my warm vows to thee aspire, Thro' my Redeemer's name. 4 So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless; So shalt thou deign in worlds above Thy suppliant to confess. Topics: Prayer Secret Scripture: Matthew 6:6

The excellency and sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 760 hymnals First Line: Father of mercies, in thy word Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shines! For ever be thy name ador'd For these celestial lines. 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find; Riches, above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast, Sublimer sweets that nature knows, Invite the longing taste. 4 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around; And life, and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light! 6 Divine instructor, gracious Lord, Be Thou for ever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. Topics: Scriptures Sufficiency and excellence of; Scriptures Sufficiency and excellence of

The Lord's prayer imitated

Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Father Supreme! all nature's God Lyrics: 1 Father Supreme! all nature's God, Display thy majesty abroad, And in full glory shine: To thy great name be honors paid, Throughout all worlds which thou hast made; Let each the chorus join. 2 Here place thy throne, and at thy feet Make all thy stubborn foes submit, And own thy sov'reign sway; Thine influence far and wide extend, Till haughty rebels lowly bend, And cheerfully obey. 3 Oh let thy perfect will be done, Not by those heav'nly hosts alone Who're wing'd with love and zeal; We too with love and zeal would rise, To catch the ardor of the skies, And fly to do thy will. 4 O Thou who art both wise and good, We trust thee for our daily food, And what thou seest is best; Our foolish wishes, Lord, deny, But kindly nature's wants supply; To thee we leave the rest. 5 Teach us the needy to relieve; Our foes to pity and forgive, And conquer them with love: As we to others mercy show, Thy mercy, Lord, on us bestow, And all our guilt remove. 6 Let thy good spirit guard our hearts, Against the tempter's guileful arts, And ev'ry dang'rous snare; Or if we once should go astray, Teach us again to find the way, And walk with better care. 7 Thy name with rev'rence we adore, For thine's the glory, thine the pow'r, And thine the right to reign; In thy dominion we rejoice' To thy commands our heart and voice Unite, and say--Amen. Topics: Lord's Prayer imitated

Contentment

Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: Fierce passions discompose the mind Lyrics: 1 Fierce passions discompose the mind, As tempest vex the sea; But calm content and peace we find, When, Lord, we turn to thee. 2 In vain by reason and by rule, We try to bend the will; For none but in the Saviour's school Can learn the heavn'ly skill. 3 Since at his feet my soul has sat, His gracious words to hear, contented with my present state, I cast on him my care. 4 'Tis he appoints my daily lot, And will do all things well; Soon shall I leave this wretched spot, And rise with him to dwell. 5 In life his grace shall strength supply, Proportion'd to my day; In death I still shall find him nigh, To bear my soul away. 6 Thus I, who once my wretched days In vain repinings spent; Taught in my Saviour's school of grace, Have learn'd to be content. Topics: Contentment Scripture: Philippians 4:11