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Benediction

Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: The peace which God bestows Lyrics: The peace which God bestows Through him who died and rose, The peace the Father giveth through the Son, Be known in every mind, The broken heart to bind, And bless each traveller as he journeys on. Ye who have known to weep, Where your beloved sleep; Ye who have raised the deep, the bitter cry— God’s blessing be as balm, The fevered heart to calm, And wondrous peace the troubled mind supply. Ere daily strifes begin The war without, within, The God of love, with spirit and with power, Now on each bended head His deepest blessing shed, And keep us all through every troubled hour.

Christ’s Kingdom

Author: Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,805 hymnals First Line: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Lyrics: Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. People, and realms, of every tongue, Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. Blessings abound where’er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen!

Hymn of the Church Triumphant

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 289 hymnals First Line: Triumphant Zion! lift thy head Lyrics: Triumphant Zion! lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead; Though humbled long, awake at length And gird thee with thy Saviour’s strength! Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thine excellence be known; Decked in the robes of righteousness, Thy glories shall the world confess. No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall sin’s insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. Thy God on high has heard thy prayer, His hand thy ruin shall repair; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace.

The Holy Spirit

Meter: Irregular Appears in 562 hymnals First Line: Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed Lyrics: Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed His tender, last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed, With us to dwell. He came, in tongues of living flame, To teach, convince, subdue; All powerful as the wind he came, As viewless too. He came sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing guest, While he can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear And speaks of heaven. And every virtue we possess, And every victory won, And every thought of holiness, Are his alone. Spirit of purity and grace, Our weakness pitying see; O, make our hearts Thy dwelling-place, And worthier Thee!

The Prodigal

Author: Anonymous Appears in 102 hymnals First Line: Brother, hast thou wandered far Lyrics: Brother, hast thou wandered far From thy Father’s happy home, With thyself and God at war? Turn thee, brother, homeward come! Hast thou wasted all the powers God for noble uses gave? Squandered life’s most golden hours? Turn thee, brother, God can save! Is a mighty famine now In thy heart and in thy soul? Discontent upon thy brow? Turn thee, God will make thee whole! He can heal thy bitterest wound, He thy gentlest prayer can hear; Seek Him, for He may be found; Call upon Him; He is near.

Turn, Child of Doubt

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Turn, child of doubt, estranged from God! Lyrics: Turn, child of doubt, estranged from God! To error’s joyless waste betrayed; No light will there illume thy road, No friendly voice will give thee aid. O, turn, and leave that cheerless waste! The shade of death,—the maze of woe! There is a path that leads to rest, A fount of life is given below. Thy friend, thy Lord, from heaven revealed, The lost, the erring, to recall, That sacred fountain hath unsealed; With voice of love he speaks to all. He bids the dying wanderer turn, To walk in duty’s way, and live; He speaks to wounded souls that mourn, He speaks,—to heal and to forgive.

Christ Who Strengtheneth Me

Author: Furness Appears in 86 hymnals First Line: Feeble, helpless, how shall I Lyrics: Feeble, helpless, how shall I Learn to live and learn to die? Who, O God, my guide shall be? Who shall lead thy child to Thee? Blessed Father, gracious One, Thou hast sent thy holy Son; He will give the light I need, He my trembling steps will lead. Through this world, uncertain, dim, Let me ever learn of him; From his precepts wisdom draw, Make his life my solemn law. Thus in deed, and thought, and word, Led by Jesus Christ the Lord, In my weakness, thus shall I Learn to live and learn to die; Learn to live in peace and love, Like the perfect ones above;— Learn to die without a fear, Feeling Thee, my Father, near.

The Spirit Giveth Life

Author: Bowring Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: 'Tis not the gift, but 'tis the spirit Lyrics: ’Tis not the gift, but ’tis the spirit With which ’tis given, That on the gift confers a merit, As seen by Heaven. ’Tis not the prayer, however boldly It strikes the ear; It mounts in vain, it falls but coldly If not sincere. ’Tis not the deeds the loudest lauded That brightest shine; There’s many a virtue unapplauded, And yet divine. ’Tis not the word that sounds the sweetest That’s soonest heard; A sigh, when humbled thou retreatest, May be preferred. The outward show may be delusive,— A cheating name; The inner spirit is conclusive Of worth or shame.

All Must Pray

Author: Mrs. Hemans Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: Child, amidst the flowers at play Lyrics: Child, amidst the flowers at play, While the red light fades away; Mother, with thine earnest eye, Ever following silently; Father, by the breeze of eve Called thy daily toil to leave; Pray! ere yet the dark hours be, Lift the heart, and bend the knee! Traveller in the stranger’s land, Far from thine own household band; Mourner, haunted by the tone Of a voice from this world gone; Captive, in whose narrow cell Sunshine hath not leave to dwell; Sailor, on the darkening sea, Lift the heart, and bend the knee! Ye that triumph, ye that sigh, Kindred by one holy tie, Heaven’s first star alike ye see; Lift the heart, and bend the knee!

The Most High God

Author: Lange Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord! Lyrics: Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord! Essential life’s unbounded sea! What lives and moves, lives by Thy word; It lives and moves and is, from Thee! Whate’er in earth, or sea, or sky, Or shuns, or meets, the wandering thought, Escapes, or strikes, the searching eye, By Thee was to existence brought. High is Thy power above all height, Whate’er Thy will decrees is done; Thy wisdom, holiness and might Can by no finite mind be known. What our dim eyes could never see, Is plain and naked in Thy sight; What thickest darkness veils, to Thee Shines clearly as the morning light; Thine, Lord, is holiness, alone: Justice and Truth before Thee stand: Yet, nearer to Thy sacred throne, Love ever dwells at Thy right hand. And to Thy love and ceaseless care, Father! this light, this breath, we owe; And all we have, and all we are From Thee, great Source of Life! doth flow.