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Christ's Sufferings and Zeal

Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Christ his death and resurrection; Christ his obedience and death; Death and resurrection of Christ; Death and sufferings of Christ; Christ his death and resurrection; Christ his obedience and death; Death and resurrection of Christ; Death and sufferings of Christ First Line: 'Twas for our sake, eternal God Lyrics: 1 'Twas for thy sake, eternal God, Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, While shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin; While he fulfill'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3 [My Father's house, said he, was made A place for worship, not for trade; Then scattering all their gold and brass, He scourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4 [Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood: Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.] 5 [His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies: They nail him to the shameful tree; There hung the man that dy'd for me. 7 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son; The hand that rais'd him from the dead, Shall pour the vengeance on their head. Scripture: Psalm 69:7-36

Christ our Strength and Righteousness

Appears in 310 hymnals Topics: Courage in death; Death and the resurrection; Resurrection and death; Courage in death; Death and the resurrection; Resurrection and death First Line: My Saviour, my almighty Friend Lyrics: 1 My Saviour, my almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage in thy strength To see my father God. 4 When I am fill'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my king! My soul redeem'd from sin and hell Shall thy salvation sing. 6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God; His death has brought my foes to shame, And sav'd me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long.] Scripture: Psalm 71:22-24

Triumph over Death, in Hope of the Resurection

Appears in 378 hymnals Topics: Death and Resurrection First Line: And must this Body die? Lyrics: 1 And must this Body die? This mortal Frame decay? And must these active Limbs of mine Lie mould'ring in the Clay? 2 Corruption, Earth, and Worms Shall but refine this Flesh, Till my triumphant Spirit comes To put it on afresh. 3 God my Redeemer lives, And often from the Skies Looks down, and watches all my Dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious Grace Shall these vile Bodies shine, And ev'ry Shape, and ev'ry Face, Look heav'nly and divine. 5 These lively Hopes we owe To Jesus' dying Love; We would adore his Grace below, And sing his Pow'r above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the Praise Of these our humble Songs, Till tunes of nobler Sound we raise With our immortal Tongues.

Death and immediate Glory

Appears in 210 hymnals Topics: Death and Resurrection First Line: There is a House not made with Hands Lyrics: 1 There is a House not made with Hands, Eternal and on High; And here my Spirit waiting stands, 'Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this Prison of my Clay Must be dissolv'd and fall; Then, O my Soul, with Joy obey Thy heav'nly Father's Call. 3 'Tis he, by his Almighty Grace, That forms thee fit for Heav'n; And, as an Earnest of the Place, Has his own Spirit giv'n. 4 We walk by Faith of Joys to come; Faith lives upon his Word; But while the Body is our Home, We're absent from the LORD. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy Grace, But we had rather see; We would be absent from the Flesh, And present, LORD, with thee. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1

Longing for Heaven

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Death The Christian's passage to glory; Death The Christian's passage to glory First Line: Sure 'tis in vain to seek for bliss Lyrics: 1 Sure 'tis in vain to seek for bliss, For bliss can ne'er be found, 'Till we arrive where Jesus is, And tread on heav'nly ground. 2 There's nothing round the spreading skies, Or on this earthy clod; Nothing, my soul that's worth thy joys, Or lovely as thy God. 3 'Tis heav'n on earth to taste his love, To feel his quick'ning grace; And all the heav'n I hope above, Is but to see his face. 4 Why move my years in slow delay? And why this fear to die? Death's but a guide that leads my way, To a superior sky. 5 Dear Sov'reign, break these vital strings, That bind me to my clay; Help me to rise and stretch my wings, And mount and soar away.

Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land

Meter: 6.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Victory over Sin and Death First Line: No man can do like Jesus Lyrics: Refrain: Jesus is a rock in a weary land, a weary land, a weary land; My Jesus is a rock in a weary land, a shelter in the time of storm. 1 No man can do like Jesus, Not a mumbling word He said; He went walking down to Lazarus’ grave, And He raised him from the dead. [Refrain] 2 When Jesus was on earth, The flesh was very weak; He girdled himself with a tow'l, And washed his disciples feet. [Refrain] 3 Yonder comes my Savior, Him whom I love so well; He has the palm of victory, And the keys of death and Hell. [Refrain Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13 Used With Tune: WEARY LAND Text Sources: Traditional

Far from affliction, toil, and care

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 35 hymnals Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Death of their Minister Lyrics: 1 Far from affliction, toil, and care, The happy soul is fled; the breathless clay shall slumber here, Among the silent dead. 2 The gospel was his joy and song, E'en to his latest breath; The truth he had proclaim'd so long Was his support in death. 3 Now he resides where Jesus is, Above this dusky sphere; His soul was ripen'd for that bliss, While yet he sojourn'd here. 4 The Churches' loss we all deplore, And shed the falling tear; Since we shall see his face no more, Till Jesus shall appear. 5 But we are hasting to the tomb; Oh, may we ready stand; Then, dearest Lord, receive us home, To dwell at thy right hand.

Warnings multiplied

Author: Reginald Heber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 188 hymnals Topics: Death Nearness of; Death Universality of First Line: Beneath our feet, and o'er our head Scripture: Ezekiel 33:11

The darkened sky, how thick it lowers

Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Life, Death and Futurity Support in affliction and death Scripture: Psalm 126

Deliverance from a Tumult

Appears in 51 hymnals Topics: Deliverance from death; Deliverance from death First Line: The Lord appears my helper now Lyrics: 1 The Lord appears my helper now, Nor is my faith afraid What all the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid. 2 'Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 3 'Tis thro' the Lord my heart is strong, In him my lips rejoice; While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice! 4 Like angry bees they girt me round; When God appears they fly, So burning thorns with crack'ling sound Make a fierce blaze, and die. 5 Joy to the saints and peace belongs; The Lord protects their days: Let Israel tune immortal songs To his Almighty grace. Scripture: Psalm 118:6-15