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King of Saints

Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 279 hymnals First Line: Come, ye that love the Savioor's name Lyrics: 1 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name, And joy to make it known: The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour crown'd With glories all divine: And tell the wondering nations round, How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite power, and boundless grace, In him unite their rays; You that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise? 4 When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King; We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long to wish in vain? Lord teach our songs to rise! Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 O happy period! glorious day! When Heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. Topics: Son

Faith

Author: Beddome Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Faith— 'tis a precious grace Lyrics: 1 Faith— 'tis a precious grace, Where'er it is bestow'd! It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God! 2 Jesus it owns a king, An all-atoning priest; It claims no merit of its own, But finds it all in Christ. 3 To him it leads the soul, When fill'd with deep distress; Flies to the fountain of his blood, And trusts his righteousness. 4 Since 'tis thy work alone, And that divinely free, Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son To work this faith in me. Topics: Graces Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Father

Author: Steele Appears in 117 hymnals First Line: And can my heart aspire so high Lyrics: 1 And can my heart aspire so high, To say, "my father, God!" Lord, at thy feet I fain would lie, And learn to kiss the rod. 2 I would submit to all thy will, For thou art good and wise; Let every anxious thought be still, Nor one faint murmur rise. 3 Thy love can cheer the darksome gloom, And bid me wait serene, Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, And brighten all the scene. 4 "My father"—O permit my heart To plead her humble claim, And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name. Topics: Father Scripture: Hebrews 12:7

Submission under Affliction

Author: Beddome Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: Dost thou my profit seek Lyrics: 1 Dost thou my profit seek, And chasten as a friend? O God, I'll kiss the smarting rod, There's honey at the end. 2 Dost thou thro' death's dark vale Conduct to heaven at last? The future good will make amends For all the evil past. 3 Lord, I would not repine At strokes in mercy sent; If the chastisement comes in love, My soul shall be content. Topics: Affliction

The Believer's Wish

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Again, indulgent Lord, I come Lyrics: 1 Again, indulgent Lord, I come; Again to tell my wants presume; I want to know thee as thou art; I want to find thee in my heart. 2 I want to feel I die to sin; I would no longer live therein: No earthly bliss can do me good, I want the balm of Jesu's blood. 3 I want acquaintance with the Lamb, To know the virtues of his name; I want assurance of my faith; I want a conquest over death. 4 I want to be made free indeed, And trample on the serpent's head: I want my wants to be supply'd, And have ten thousand wants beside. 5 I want—I want my wants to know; I want in faith and hope to grow: I want thyself! this favour grant, And thou has granted all I want. Topics: The Christian Life

New Year's Day

Author: Medley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: Father of mercies! God of love! Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies! God of love! Whose kind compassion still we prove, Our praise accept, and bless us here, As brought to this—another year. 2 We sing Thy goodness all divine, Whose radiant beams around us shine; ’Tis thro' thy goodness we appear Spared to this—another year. 3 What shall we render to thy name, Or how thy glorious praise proclaim! Whose constant, kind, indulgent care, Has brought us to—another year. 4 Minutes, and mercies multiply'd, A constant ever-flowing tide, Have closely follow'd us while here, And brought us to—another year. 5 Thy bounty, pity, patience too, With thankful hearts, Lord, we review; And own, we've had a plenteous share To bring us to—another year 6 Our souls, our all, we here resign; Make us, and keep us, ever thine; And grant, that in Thy love and fear We may begin—another year. 7 Be this our sweet experience still, To know and do thine holy will; Then shall our souls, with joy sincere, Bless Thee for this—another year. 8 Help us to wok as in thy sight, With growing pleasure and delight; Then, whether life or death appear, We'll bless thee for—another year. 9 Still, Lord, thro' life thy love display, And then in death’s approaching day We’ll joyful part with all that’s here, Nor wish on earth—another year. Topics: Times and Seasons

Pride lamented

Author: Stennett Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: Oft have I turned my eye within Lyrics: 1 Oft have I turn'd my eye within, And brought to light some latent sin, But pride, the vice I most detest, Still lurks securely in my breast. 2 Here with a thousand arts she tries To dress me in a fair disguise, To make a guilty wretched worm Put on an angel's brightest form. 3 She hides my follies from my eyes, And lifts my virtues to the skies; And while the specious tale she tells, Her own deformity conceals. 4 Rend, O my God, the veil away, Bring forth the monster to the day; Expose her hideous form to view, And all her restless power subdue. 5 So shall humility divine Again possess this heart of mine; And form a temple for my God, Which he will make his lov'd abode. Topics: The Christian Life

Sion's Feast

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 59 hymnals First Line: On Sion, his own holy mount Lyrics: 1 On Sion, his most holy mount, God will a feast prepare, And Israel's sons, and Gentile lands Shall in the banquet share. 2 Marrow and fatness are the food His bounteous hand bestows: Wine on the lees, and well refin'd, In rich abundance flows. 3 See to the vilest of the vile A free acceptance given! See, rebels by adopting grace 4 The pain'd, the sick, the dying, now To ease and health restor'd, With eager appetites partake The plenties of the board. 5 But O what draughts of bliss unknown, What dainties shall be given, When, with the myriads round the throne, We join the feast of heaven! 6 There joys immeasurably high Shall overflow the soul, And springs of life, that never dry, In thousand channels roll. Topics: Zion Scripture: Isaiah 25:6

The best Friend

Appears in 687 hymnals First Line: One there is, above all others Lyrics: 1 One there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who once His kindness prove, Find it everlasting love. 2 Which of all our friends to save us, Could or would have shed their blood? But our Jesus dy'd to have us Reconcil'd in him to God: This was boundless love indeed! Jesus is a friend in need. 3 When He liv'd on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name; Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same: Still he calls them brethren, friends, And to all their wants attends. 4 Oh! for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love; We, alas! forget too often, What a friend we have above: But when home souls are brought, We will love thee as we ought. Topics: Son

Communion with GOD and CHRIST

Author: Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 169 hymnals First Line: Our heavenly Father calls Lyrics: 1 Our heavenly Father calls, And Christ invites us near; With both our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear. 2 God pities all our griefs; He pardons every day; Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way. 3 How large his bounties are! What various stores of good, Diffus'd from our Redeemer's hand, And purchas'd with his blood! 4 Jesus, our living head, We bless thy faithful care; Our advocate before the throne, And our forerunner there. 5 Here fix, my roving heart! Here wait, my warmest love! Till the communion be complete In nobler scenes above. Topics: The Christian Life Scripture: 1 John 1:3