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How pleased and blest was I

Author: Watts Appears in 266 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How pleased and blest was I, To hear the people cry, Come, let us seek our God to-day! Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honors pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorned with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round: In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait, To bless the soul of every guest: The man who seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest! 4 My tongue repeats her vows, Peace to this sacred house! For here my friends and kindred dwell: And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. Topics: General Praise; Joy in God's Worship Scripture: Psalm 51:18

I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God

Author: J. Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 244 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God, To wash me in thy cleansing blood; To dwell within thy bounds: then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 2 Take my poor heart, and let it be For ever closed to all but thee: Seal thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. 3 How blest are they who still abide Close sheltered in thy bleeding side! Who thence their life and strength derive, And by thee move, and in thee live. 4 What are works but sin and death, Till thou thy quick'ning Spirit breathe? Thou giv'st the power thy grace to move, Oh, wondrous grace! oh, boundless love! 5 How can it be, thou heavenly King, That thou shouldst us to glory bring; Make slaves the partners of thy throne, Decked with a never-fading crown? Topics: The Christian System Justification By Faith; Thirsting for the Fullness of Love Scripture: Psalm 63:1

Lord, lead the way the Savior went

Author: W. Crosswell Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 200 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, lead the way the Saviour went, By lane and cell obscure, And let our treasures still be spent, Like his, upon the poor. 2 Like him, through scenes of deep distress, Who bore the world's sad weight, We, in their gloomy loneliness, Would see the desolate. 3 For thou hast placed us side by side In this wide world of ill; And that thy followers may be tried, The poor are with us still. 4 Small are the offerings we can make; Yet thou hast taught us, Lord, If given for the Saviour's sake, They lose not their reward. Topics: Benevolence; Imitation of Christ's Kindness Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Lord, on this sadly-solemn day

Author: S. W. Widney Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, on this sadly-solemn day, We bow our souls--we fast and pray; Before our eyes our sins appear, And give us sorrow, shame, and fear. 2 Our private sins of heart and thought, Our words and deeds with errors fraught, Obnoxious to thy holiness, We mourn before thee, and confess. 3 The demon with the poisonous bowl That kills the body--damns the soul-- O'er bleeding bosoms stalks along, With maniac laugh and drunken song. 4 In vain they fast, they pray in vain, Who lift the hands that forget the chain To bind the body or the soul A slave to man or to the bowl. 5 Forgive us, Lord; regard us now, While here we pledge our solemn vow, To shun the vile oppressor's ways, And labor fallen man to raise. Topics: The Christian Nation Fast-Day; Fast-Day Hymn

Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee!

Author: Sarah F. Adams Appears in 2,498 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be-- Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! 2 Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven; All that thou sendest me, In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! 4 Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise, Out of my stony griefs, Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! 5 Or if on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! Topics: The Christian Life Growth in Grace; Approach to God Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

I my Ebenezer raise

Author: Fawcett Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I my Ebenezer raise To my kind Redeemr's praise; With a grateful heart I own Hitherto thy help I've known. 2 I my all to thee resign; Father, let thy will be mine; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. 3 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise; So the last, the closing scene, Shall be tranquil and serene. 4 To thy will I leave the rest; Grant me but this one request-- Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love. Topics: The Christian Family Birthday; A Birthday Hymn

Come, thou omniscient Son of man

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 40 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, thou omniscient Son of man, Display thy sifting power; Come, with thy Spirit's winn'wing fan, And thoroughly purge thy floor. 2 The chaff of sin, th' accursed thing, Far from our souls be driven; The wheat into thy garner bring, And lay us up for heaven. 3 Whate'er offends thy glorious eyes, Far from our hearts remove; As dust before the whirlwind flies, Disperse it by thy love. 4 Then let us all thy fullness know, From every sin set free; Saved to the utmost, saved below, And perfected in thee. Topics: The Christian System Adoption And Sanctification; The Garner of God

Come to the house of prayer! Oh, thou afflicted, come

Author: E. Taylor Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 131 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come to the house of prayer! Oh, thou afflicted, come; The God of peace shall meet thee there; He makes that house his home. 2 Come to the house of praise! Ye who are happy now, In sweet accord your voices raise, In kindred homage bow. 3 Ye aged, hither come! For ye have felt his love; So shall your trembling tongues be dumb, Your lips forget to move. 4 Ye young, before his throne, Come, bow; your voices raise; Let not your hearts his praise disown, Who gives the power to praise. 5 Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all, Who seest the tear of misery, And hear'st the mourner's call, 6 Up to thy dwelling-place, Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, And heaven on earth be won. Topics: Prayer; Invitations to Prayer

Comfort, ye ministers of grace!

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Comfort, ye ministers of grace! Comfort the people of your Lord; Oh, lift ye up the fallen race, And cheer them by the gospel word. 2 Go into every nation, go; Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry, Glad tidings unto all we show: Jerusalem! thy God is nigh. 3 The glory of the Lord displayed Shall all mankind together view; And what his mouth in truth hath said, His own almighty hand shall do. Topics: The Christian Church Ministry; Comfort the People Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5

Deep are the wounds which sin has made

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 166 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Deep are the wounds which sin has made: Where shall the sinner find a cure? In vain, alas! is nature's aid; The work exceeds all nature's power. 2 There is a great Physician near: Look up, O fainting soul! and live: See, in his heavenly smiles appear Such ease as nature can not give. 3 See, in the Saviour's dying blood Life, health, and bliss abundant flow; 'Tis only this dear, sacred flood Can ease thy pain and heal thy woe. Topics: Provisions of the Gospel Invitations and Promises; The Great Physician Scripture: Jeremiah 8:22