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Oh Say, What Is Truth?
Author: John Jaques, 1827–1900 Meter: Irregular Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem Lyrics: 1. Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem
That the riches of worlds can produce,
And priceless the value of truth will be when
The proud monarch’s costliest diadem
Is counted but dross and refuse.
2. Yes, say, what is truth? ’Tis the brightest prize
To which mortals or Gods can aspire.
Go search in the depths where it glittering lies,
Or ascend in pursuit to the loftiest skies:
’Tis an aim for the noblest desire.
3. The sceptre may fall from the despot’s grasp
When with winds of stern justice he copes.
But the pillar of truth will endure to the last,
And its firm-rooted bulwarks outstand the rude blast
And the wreck of the fell tyrant’s hopes.
4. Then say, what is truth? ’Tis the last and the first,
For the limits of time it steps o’er.
Tho the heavens depart and the earth’s fountains burst,
Truth, the sum of existence, will weather the worst,
Eternal, unchanged, evermore. Scripture: John 18:37-38 Used With Tune: JAQUES
Oh Say, What Is Truth?
Have I Done Any Good?
Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909 Meter: Irregular Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Special Topics Refrain First Line: Then wake up and do something more Lyrics: 1. Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone’s burden been lighter today
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?
Chorus:
Then wake up and do something more
Than dream of your mansion above.
Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,
A blessing of duty and love.
2. There are chances for work all around just now,
Opportunities right in our way.
Do not let them pass by, saying, “Sometime I’ll try,”
But go and do something today.
’Tis noble of man to work and to give;
Love’s labor has merit alone.
Only he who does something helps others to live.
To God each good work will be known. [Chorus] Scripture: James 1:22 Used With Tune: EAST LIVERPOOL
Have I Done Any Good?
Today, While the Sun Shines
Author: L. Clark Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: Today, while the sun shines, work with a will Refrain First Line: Today, today, work with a will Lyrics: 1. Today, while the sun shines, work with a will;
Today all your duties with patience fulfill.
Today, while the birds sing, harbor no care;
Call life a good gift; call the world fair.
[Chorus:]
Today, today, work with a will;
Today, today, your duties fulfill.
Today, today, work while you may;
Prepare for tomorrow by working today.
2. Today seek the treasure better than gold,
The peace and the joy that are found in the fold.
Today seek the gems that shine in the heart;
While here we labor, choose the better part. [Chorus]
3. Today seek for goodness, virtue, and truth,
As crown of your life and the grace of your youth.
Today, while the heart beats, live to be true,
Constant and faithful all the way through. [Chorus] Used With Tune: CONSTANT
Today, While the Sun Shines
We Are Sowing
Author: Anon. Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Special Topics Lyrics: 1. We are sowing, daily sowing
Countless seeds of good and ill,
Scattered on the level lowland,
Cast upon the windy hill;
Seeds that sink in rich, brown furrows,
Soft with heaven’s gracious rain;
Seeds that rest upon the surface
Of the dry, unyielding plain;
2. Seeds that fall amid the stillness
Of the lonely mountain glen;
Seeds cast out in crowded places,
Trodden under foot of men;
Seeds by idle hearts forgotten,
Flung at random on the air;
Seeds by faithful souls remembered,
Sown in tears and love and prayer;
3. Seeds that lie unchanged, unquickened,
Lifeless on the teeming mold;
Seeds that live and grow and flourish
When the sower’s hand is cold.
By a whisper sow we blessings;
By a breath we scatter strife.
In our words and thoughts and actions
Lie the seeds of death and life.
4. Thou who knowest all our weakness,
Leave us not to sow alone!
Bid thine angels guard the furrows
Where the precious grain is sown,
Till the fields are crown’d with glory,
Filled with mellow, ripened ears,
Filled with fruit of life eternal
From the seed we sowed in tears. Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6 Used With Tune: WESTWOOD Text Sources: Pure Diamonds, Cleveland, 1872
We Are Sowing
True to the Faith
Author: Evan Stephens, 1854–1930 Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: Shall the youth of Zion falter Refrain First Line: True to the faith that our parents have cherished Lyrics: 1. Shall the youth of Zion falter
In defending truth and right?
While the enemy assaileth,
Shall we shrink or shun the fight? No!
[Chorus:]
True to the faith that our parents have cherished,
True to the truth for which martyrs have perished,
To God’s command,
Soul, heart, and hand,
Faithful and true we will ever stand.
2. While we know the pow’rs of darkness
Seek to thwart the work of God,
Shall the children of the promise
Cease to grasp the iron rod? No! [Chorus]
3. We will work out our salvation;
We will cleave unto the truth;
We will watch and pray and labor
With the fervent zeal of youth. Yes! [Chorus]
4. We will strive to be found worthy
Of the kingdom of our Lord,
With the faithful ones redeemed
Who have loved and kept his word. Yes! [Chorus] Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12 Used With Tune: ANN
True to the Faith
Come Away to the Sunday School
Author: Robert B. Baird, 1855-1916 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.6.8.7.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: When the rosy light of morning Refrain First Line: Then away, haste away! Lyrics: 1. When the rosy light of morning
Softly beams above the hill,
And the birds, sweet heav’nly songsters,
Ev’ry dell with music fill,
Fresh from slumber we awaken;
Sunshine chases clouds away.
Nature breathes her sweetest fragrance
On the holy Sabbath day.
Chorus:
Then away, haste away!
Come away to the Sunday School!
Then away, do not delay!
Come away to the Sunday School!
2. For a good and glorious purpose
Thus we meet each Sabbath day,
Each one striving for salvation
Thru the Lord’s appointed way.
Earnest toil will be rewarded;
Zealous hearts need not repine.
God will not withhold his blessings
From the eager, seeking mind. [Chorus]
3. Let us then press boldly onward,
Prove ourselves as soldiers true.
He will lead us; he will guide us.
Come, there’s work for all to do,
Never tiring, never doubting,
Boldly struggling to the end.
In the world, tho foes assail us,
God will surely be our friend. [Chorus] Scripture: Isaiah 58:13-14 Used With Tune: GLASGOW
Come Away to the Sunday School
Let Us All Press On
Author: Evan Stephens, 1854–1930 Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: Let us all press on in the work of the Lord Refrain First Line: Fear not, though the enemy deride Lyrics: 1. Let us all press on in the work of the Lord,
That when life is o’er we may gain a reward;
In the fight for right let us wield a sword,
The mighty sword of truth.
[Chorus:]
Fear not, though the enemy deride;
Courage, for the Lord is on our side.
We will heed not what the wicked may say,
But the Lord alone we will obey.
2. We will not retreat, though our numbers may be few
When compared with the opposite host in view;
But an unseen pow’r will aid me and you
In the glorious cause of truth. [Chorus]
3. If we do what’s right we have no need to fear,
For the Lord, our helper, will ever be near;
In the days of trial his Saints he will cheer,
And prosper the cause of truth. [Chorus] Used With Tune: COURAGE
Let Us All Press On
Come Along, Come Along
Author: William Willes, 1814–1890 Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Special Topics First Line: "Come along, come along" is the call that will win Refrain First Line: "Come along, come along" is the call that will win Lyrics: 1. “Come along, come along” is the call that will win,
To lead us to virtue and keep us from sin;
Most men can be led, but few can be driv’n
In shunning perdition and striving for heav’n.
[Chorus:]
“Come along, come along” is the call that will win
In leading to virtue and keeping from sin;
“Come along, come along” is the call that will win
In leading to virtue and keeping from sin.
2. “Come to me, come to me” sweetly falls on the ear,
The word of the Lord full of comfort and cheer,
To bind up the broken, the captive set free,
In the good time that’s coming, we hope soon to see. [Chorus]
3. Let us govern by kindness and never by force,
All cheering and bright, like the sun in its course;
Obedience will spring from each heart with a bound,
And brotherhood flourish the wide world around. [Chorus] Scripture: Isaiah 55:3 Used With Tune: SPENCER
Come Along, Come Along
Each Life That Touches Ours for Good
Author: Karen Lynn Davidson, b. 1943 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Special Topics Scripture: Proverbs 17:17 Used With Tune: HERMANA
Each Life That Touches Ours for Good
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