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The Christian Life as a Paradox
Author: Hart Meter: 11.9 Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: How strange is the course that a Christian must steer Lyrics: 1 How strange is the course that a Christian must steer!
How perplexed is the path he must tread!
The hope of his happiness rises from fear,
And his life he receives from the dead.
2 His fairest pretensions must wholly be waived,
And his best resolutions be crossed;
Nor can he expect to be perfectly saved,
Till he finds himself utterly lost.
3 When all this is done, and his heart is assured
Of the total remission of sins,
When his pardon is signed and his peace is procured,
From that moment his conflict begins.
The Christian Life as a Paradox
Changeableness
Author: W. Gadsby Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: Lord, I freely would confess Lyrics: 1 Lord, I freely would confess,
I am all unrighteousness;
Base and vile, from head to feet;
Full of pride and self-conceit.
2 [When thy presence I enjoy,
I can say, My God is nigh;
And with holy wonder tell,
Thou, dear Lord, dost all things well.]
3 When deliverance thou hast wrought,
I can of thy wonders talk,
And too often proudly say,
Nothing more shall me dismay.
4 [When, by faith, I view my Lord,
Bathed in agonies and blood,
I with joy his love repeat,
Sink to nothing at his feet.]
5 But, alas! how soon I stand
At a distance, unconcerned;
And the trifles of a day
Almost carry me away.
6 Lord, with shame and grief I own,
I to evil still am prone;
Vile and base I am indeed;
When from sin shall I be freed?
7 Make me strong and steadfast too;
Help me all thy will to do;
And with patience may I wait,
Ever knocking at thy gate.
Changeableness
Flesh and Spirit
Author: W. Gadsby Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: The new man and the old Lyrics: 1 The new man and the old
By no means can agree;
The one in sin is bold,
From sin the other’s free.
The principles of grace and sin
A constant warfare must maintain.
2 [One loves to watch and pray,
And walk in Jesus’ path;
The other hates the way,
And loves the road to death;
Christ is the new man’s boast and joy;
Flesh does the old man satisfy.]
3 Christ, and him crucified,
The new man loves to view;
Lust, vanity and pride,
The old man will pursue;
One pants with God to live and reign;
The other hates his sovereign name.
4 The principle of grace
On Jesus puts the crown;
But sin, with shameless face,
Would pull his glory down.
Jesus shall reign, the new man cries;
His right to reign the flesh denies.
5 Well, let old nature toil;
The warfare can’t be long;
And Christians, with a smile,
Shall sing the conqueror’s song;
Through Christ we shall victorious prove,
And live and reign with him above.
Flesh and Spirit
Glorying in Infirmities
Author: W. Gadsby Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: A helpless worm am I Lyrics: 1 A helpless worm am I,
Yet often start aside;
Infirmities annoy,
And enemies deride;
Ten thousand evils me assault,
And wound my soul, and make me halt.
2 I want to be set free
From every hateful foe,
From each infirmity,
And only pleasure know;
But ’tis my heavenly Father’s will,
That I infirmities should feel.
3 [Infirmities, as means,
Have taught my soul to see,
That nought, how fair it seems,
But Christ will do for me;
I must have Christ as All in all,
Or sink in ruin, guilt, and thrall.]
4 I’ll gladly glory, then,
In my infirmity,
That Jesus’ power and name,
May ever rest on me;
I’ll bless his name; he’ll bring me through,
And he’ll have all the glory too.
Glorying in Infirmities
Encompass'd with clouds of distress
Author: Toplady Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind Lyrics: 1 Encompassed with clouds of distress,
And tempted all hope to resign,
I pant for the light of thy face,
That I in thy beauty may shine.
Disheartened with waiting so long,
I sink at thy feet with my load;
All plaintive I pour out my song,
And stretch forth my hands unto God.
2 [Shine, Lord, and my terror shall cease;
The blood of atonement apply;
And lead me to Jesus for peace,
The Rock that is higher than I.
Speak, Saviour, for sweet is thy voice;
Thy presence is fair to behold;
I thirst for thy Spirit, with cries
And groanings that cannot be told.]
3 If sometimes I strive, as I mourn,
My hold of thy promise to keep,
The billows more fiercely return,
And plunge me again in the deep.
While harassed and cast from thy sight,
The tempter suggests with a roar,
“The Lord has forsaken thee quite;
Thy God will be gracious no more.”
4 Yet, Lord, if thy love has designed
No covenant blessing for me,
Ah! tell me, how is it I find
Some sweetness in waiting for thee?
Almighty to rescue thou art,
Thy grace is immortal and free;
Lord, succour and comfort my heart,
And make me live wholly to thee.
Encompass'd with clouds of distress
The Canaanites still in the land
Author: Kent Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind Lyrics: 1 The Canaanites still in the land,
To harass, perplex, and dismay,
Brought Israel of old at a stand,
For Anak was stronger than they.
What God had designed they possessed,
Supported and kept by his hand;
Yet, lest on their lees they should rest,
The Canaanites dwelt in the land.
2 ’Tis thus with the Israel on earth,
Who groan with a body of sin,
Partake of a spiritual birth,
The work of God’s Spirit within;
Today, with a taste of his love,
Jehovah their souls will expand,
Tomorrow he’ll give them to prove
The Canaanites still in the land.
3 [Corruptions like vapours shall rise;
Light, love, and delight shall be gone;
The sun shall be dark in the skies,
And hell, with its legions, come on;
Yet all things shall work for their good,
Afflictions, temptations, or pain;
And still, through the Lamb and his blood
Their cause they shall ever maintain.]
4 [Like Gad, by a troop overcome,
They fall, through the workings of sin;
Yet glory they not in their shame,
But mourn their defilement within.
On Zion’s bright summit above,
Victorious at last they shall stand,
Though now for a season they prove
The Canaanites still in the land.]
5 [A thorn in the flesh they shall have,
Their roving affections to win,
To teach them how Jesus can save,
And show them the depth of their sin;
Yea, down to the Jordan of death,
His foes shall the Christian withstand,
And feel, when resigning his breath,
The Canaanites still in the land.]
6 [To them he his oath shall fulfil,
A poor, little, faint-hearted band;
For ’tis of their Father’s good will
The Canaanites dwell in the land.
Their place of repose is on high,
No Canaanite enters therein,
To drink of the rivers of joy,
Remote from the regions of sin.]
Scripture: Joshua 17:12
The Canaanites still in the land
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Author: J. W.; C. W. Appears in 3,302 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the raging billows roll,
While the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last!
2 [Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone;
Still support and comfort me.
All my trust on thee is stayed;
All my help from thee I bring;
Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of thy wing.]
3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
All in all in thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is thy name;
I am all unrighteousness;
Vile and full of sin I am;
Thou art full of truth and grace;
4 Plenteous grace with thee is found;
Grace to pardon all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound;
Make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the Fountain art;
Freely let me take of thee;
Spring thou up within my heart,
Rise to all eternity.
Scripture: Psalm 57:1
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Stony Heart
Author: Hart Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 280 hymnals Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: O! for a glance of heavenly day Lyrics: 1 O for a glance of heavenly day,
To take this stubborn stone away:
And thaw, with beams of love divine,
This heart, this frozen heart of mine!
2 [The rocks can rend, the earth can quake,
The seas can roar, the mountains shake;
Of feeling all things show some sign,
But this unfeeling heart of mine.]
3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt,
Dear Lord, an adamant would melt;
But I can read each moving line,
And nothing move this heart of mine.
4 Thy judgments, too, unmoved I hear,
(Amazing thought!) which devils fear;
Goodness and wrath in vain combine
To stir this stupid heart of mine.
5 But something yet can do the deed,
And that dear something much I need;
Thy Spirit can from dross refine,
And move and melt this heart of mine.
Stony Heart
"What will ye see in the Shulamite?"
Author: W. Gadsby Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind First Line: In every believer two armies are seen Lyrics: 1 In every believer two armies are seen,
The new man of grace, and the old man of sin;
In Christ he is perfect, and free from all guilt,
Yet in himself evils are both seen and felt.
2 As one in the Lord, he’s a true son of peace;
In himself, he is nothing but sin and disgrace;
His body’s the temple of the Holy Ghost,
And Christ in him dwelleth as King of one host.
3 When Christ takes possession, and proves himself King,
Then sin, world, and Satan, their forces will bring;
Nor will they be wanting of gun-shot from hell;
The old prince of darkness will furnish them well.
4 Yet such is the power and love of our King,
In spite of all hell we of victory sing;
For though sin and devils against us unite,
’Tis Christ fights our battles, and puts them to flight.
5 The victory is thine! then let hell do its worst;
For Christ will still reign, and of Christ thou shalt boast;
And when the fight’s ended, the crown thou shalt wear,
And glory immortal with Christ thou shalt share.
"What will ye see in the Shulamite?"
Creatures are but vain at best
Author: W. Gadsby Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind Lyrics: 1 Creatures are but vain at best;
In them is no solid rest.
All the world calls good or great
Cannot perfect bliss create.
2 Souls renewed by grace divine,
Carnal pleasures will resign;
Holiness, without a stain,
They are thirsting to obtain.
3 Satisfied! not they indeed,
Till with Christ, their living Head,
They in heavenly bliss appear,
And his likeness fully bear.
4 [Heart and flesh may fail, ’tis true;
Sin and Satan plague them too!
Hell and earth their powers unite,
Christ to banish from their sight;
5 For a season they may be
Left at an uncertainty,
Overwhelmed with fear and doubt,
Scarcely know what they’re about;
6 Yet they feel a panting mind
For a God supremely kind;
Satisfied they cannot be,
But as they his beauty see.]
Scripture: Psalm 15:19
Creatures are but vain at best
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