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O thou to whose all-searching sight

Author: Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-60); John Wesley (1703-91) Appears in 391 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge Lyrics: 1 O thou to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee; O burst these bonds and set it free! 2 Wash out its stain, refine its dross, Nail my affections to the cross: Hallow each thought, let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 Saviour, where’er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I’ll follow thee; O let thy hand support me still And lead me to thy holy hill! 4 If rough and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day, Till toil and grief and pain shall cease, Where all is calm and joy and peace.

O when shall my soul find her rest

Author: Bramwell Booth (1856-1929) Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge Lyrics: 1 O when shall my soul find her rest, My strugglings and wrestlings be o’er? My heart, by my Saviour possessed, Be fearing and sinning no more? 2 Now search me, and try me, O Lord! Now Jesus, give ear to my cry! See! helpless I cling to thy word, My soul to my Saviour draws nigh. 3 My idols I cast at thy feet, My all I return thee, who gave; This moment the work is complete, For thou art almighty to save! 4 O Saviour, I dare to believe, Thy blood for my cleansing I see; And, asking in faith, I receive Salvation, full, present and free. 5 O Lord, I shall now comprehend Thy mercy so high and so deep; And long shall my praises ascend, For thou art almighty to keep!

I give my heart to thee

Author: Harry Anderson Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: Saviour, I want thy love to know Lyrics: 1 Saviour, I want thy love to know, That I in love may be like thee; O let it now my heart o’erflow, And live thy life in me! Refrain: I give my heart to thee, Thy dwelling-place to be; I want thee ever in my heart; O live thy life in me! 2 I want thy spotless purity For ever in my heart to be A reflex of thy holiness; O live thy life in me! 3 I want thy wisdom from above That I thy perfect way may see; To follow thee unblamable, Live thou thy life in me. 4 I want thy constant presence, Lord, Then e’en a dark adversity Will be a blessing in disguise; Live thou thy life in me. 5 Then to faith’s vision thou shalt be Ever a bright reality, Keeping my heart in purity, Living thy life in me.

Say but the word, thy servant shall be healèd

Author: Albert Orsborn (1886-1967) Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge

Saviour, my all I will bring

Author: Ruth Tracy (1870-1960) Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: Send out thy light and thy truth, Lord

Whiter than the snow! Whiter than the snow

Author: Samuel Horatio Hodges (d 1922); E. R. Latta Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: Tell me what to do to be pure Lyrics: 1 Tell me what to do to be pure In the sight of the all-seeing eyes; Tell me, is there no thorough cure, No escape from the sins I despise? Tell me, can I never be free From this terrible bondage within? Is there no deliverance for me From the thraldom of indwelling sin? Refrain: Whiter than the snow! Whiter than the snow! Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, And I shall be whiter than snow. 2 Will my Saviour only pass by, Only show me how faulty I’ve been? Will he not attend to my cry? Can I not at this moment be clean? Blessèd Lord, almighty to heal, I know that thy power cannot fail; Here and now I know, yes, I feel The prayer of my heart does prevail. 3 Now I know to me thou wilt show What before I never could see; Now I know in me thou wilt dwell And united to thee I shall be. Surely now thy smile is on me, Thy love to my heart is made known. Now the face of God I shall see, And his power in my life shall be shown.

While the Spirit passes by

Author: Herbert Howard Booth (1862-1926) Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: There are wants my heart is telling Lyrics: 1 There are wants my heart is telling While the Spirit passes by, And with hope my soul is swelling While the Spirit passes by. O what prospects now I see, What a life my life must be, If thy seal is placed on me, While the Spirit passes by! Refrain: While the Spirit passes by, While the Spirit passes by; Let my heart be sealed for thee While the Spirit passes by. 2 There are sins my lips confessing While the Spirit passes by, Treasures long my heart possessing, While the Spirit passes by. All the world’s delight and cheer, All the things I held so dear, Ah, how worthless they appear While the Spirit passes by. 3 Here I stand, myself disdaining, While the Spirit passes by; Stand in faith, thy mercy claiming, While the Spirit passes by; Let thy power my soul refine, Let thy grace my will incline, Take my all and make it thine, While the Spirit passes by.

Lord, cleanse my hands, and cleanse my heart

Author: William Drake Pennick (1884-1944) Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: There is a holy hill of God Lyrics: 1 There is a holy hill of God, Its heights by faith I see; Now to ascend my soul aspires, To leave earth’s vanity. Refrain: Lord, cleanse my hands, and cleanse my heart, All selfish aims I flee, My faith reward, thy love impart, And let me dwell with thee. 2 Though great the world’s attractions be, I pass contented by; Gladly I sacrifice their charms For those enjoyed on high. 3 I seek the blessing from the Lord That humble saints receive, And righteousness, his own reward To all who dare believe. 4 O let me now thy hill ascend, Made worthy by thy grace, There in thy strength to stand and serve Within the holy place!

For thy mission make me holy

Author: Brindley Boon Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: Thou hast called me from the byway

O let us walk in the light

Author: Mary Masters; John Rippon (1751-1836) Appears in 286 hymnals Topics: The life of holiness Challenge First Line: 'Tis religion that can give Lyrics: 1 ‘Tis religion that can give— In the light, in the light— Sweetest pleasures while we live In the light of God. Refrain: O let us walk in the light, Walk in the light, Let us walk in the light, In the light of God. 2 ‘Tis religion must supply— In the light, in the light— Solid comfort when we die In the light of God. 3 After death its joys shall be— In the light, in the light— Lasting as eternity, In the light of God. 4 Be the living God my friend, In the light, in the light Then my bliss shall never end, In the light of God.