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Religion is the chief concern

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 255 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Religion is the chief concern Of mortals here below: May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know! 2. More needful this than glittering wealth, Or aught the world bestows; Nor reputation, food, or health, Can give us such repose. 3. Religion should our thoughts engage Amidst our youthful bloom; 'Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. 4. O, may my heart, by grace renew'd Be my Redeemer's throne; And be my stubborn will subdued, His government to own! 5. Let deep repentance, faith, and love Be joined with godly fear; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 6. Preserve me from the snares of sin Through my remaining days, And in me let each virtue shine To my Redeemer's praise. 7. Let lively hope my soul inspire; Let warm affections rise; And may I wait with strong desire To mount above the skies! Used With Tune: PLEASANT HILL Text Sources: Baptist Harmony, p. 273
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Our bondage it shall end, by and by

Meter: 12.9 Appears in 105 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Our bondage it shall end, by and by, by and by, Our bondage it shall end, by and by; From Egypt's yoke set free; Hail the glorious jubilee, And to Canaan we'll return, by and by, by and by, And to Canaan we'll return, by and by. 2. Our deliverer he shall come, by and by, by and by, Our deliverer he shall come, by and by; And our sorrows have an end, With our threescore years and ten, And vast glory crown the day, by and by, by and by, And vast glory crown the day, by and by. 3. Though our enemies are strong, we'll go on, we'll go on, Though our enemies are strong, we'll go on; Though our hearts dissolve with fear, Lo, Sinai's God is near, While the fiery pillar moves, we'll go on, we'll go on, While the fiery pillar moves, we'll go on. 4. Though Marah has bitter streams, we'll go on, we'll go on, Though Marah has bitter streams, we'll go on; Though Baca's vale be dry, And the land yield no supply; To a land of corn and wine, we'll go on, we'll go on, To a land of corn and wine, we'll go on. 5. And when to Jordan's floods, we are come, we are come, And when to Jordan's floods, we are come; Jehovah rules the tide, And the waters he'll divide, And the ransomed host shall shout, we are come, we are come, And the ransomed host shall shout, we are come. 6. Then friends shall meet again, who have loved, ho have loved, Then friends shall meet again, who have loved; Our embraces shall be sweet At the dear Redeemer's feet, When we meet to part no more, who have loved, who have loved, When we meet to part no more, who have love. 7. Then with all the happy throng, we'll rejoice, we'll rejoice, Then with all the happy throng, we'll rejoice; Shouting glory to our King, Till the vaults of heaven ring, And through all eternity we'll rejoice, we'll rejoice, And through all eternity we'll rejoice. Used With Tune: THE SAINTS BOUND FOR HEAVEN
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Father, I long, I faint to see

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 100 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Father, I long, I faint to see The place of thy abode, I'd leave these earthly courts, and flee Up to thy courts, my God. Here I behold thy distant face, And 'tis a pleasing sight, But to abide in thine embrace Is infinite delight. Used With Tune: FIDUCIA
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How precious, Lord, thy sacred word

Meter: 8.8.6 Appears in 20 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How precious, Lord, thy sacred word; What light and joy these leaves afford, To souls in deep distress, Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads to rest. 2. Thy threatenings wake our slumbering eyes, And warn me us where our danger lies; But 'tis thy gospel, Lord, That makes the guilty conscience clean, Converts the soul, and conquers sin, And gives a free reward. Used With Tune: WILLOUGHBY
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How sweet to reflect on those joys that await me

Meter: 12.11.12.11.12.12.12.11 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How sweet to reflect on the joys that await me In yon blissful region, the haven of rest, Where glorified spirits with welcome shall greet me, And lead me to mansions prepared for the blest; Encircled in light, and with glory enshrouded, My happiness perfect, my mind's sky unclouded, I'll bathe in the ocean of pleasure unbounded, And range with delight through the Eden of love. 2. While angelic legions, with harps tuned celestial, Harmoniously join in the concert of praise, The saints, as they flock from the regions terrestrial, In loud hallelujah their voices will raise; Then songs to the Lamb shall re-echo through heaven, My soul will respond, to Immanuel be given All glory, all honor, all might and dominion, Who brought us, through grace to the Eden of love. 3. Then hail, blessed state! hail, ye songsters of glory! Ye harpers of bliss, soon I'll meet you above, And join your full choir in rehearsing the story, Salvation from sorrow through Jesus's love. Though prisoned in earth, yet by anticipation Already my soul feels a sweet prelibation Of joys that await me when freed from probation My heart's now in heaven the Eden of love. Used With Tune: EDEN OF LOVE
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Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 127 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine; To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But O their end! their dreadful end! Thy sanctuary taught me so; On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. Used With Tune: HUNTINGTON
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Vital spark of heav'nly flame

Appears in 277 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Vital spark of heavenly flame, Quit, O quit this mortal frame; Trembling, hoping, lingering, Flying flying flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying! 184 Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life; And let me languish into life. Hark! hark! hark! Hark they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away; Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite— Steals my senses, shuts my sight? 185 Drowns my spirit, draws my breath, Tell me, my soul, can this be death? Tell me, my soul, can this be death? Tell me my soul can this be death? The world recedes, it disappears, Heaven opens on my eyes, My ears with sounds seraphic ring, My ears with sounds seraphic ring, My ears with sounds seraphic ring. 186 Lend, lend your wings! I mount, I fly! I mount! I fly! O grave! where is thy victory? Thy victory? O grave! Where is thy victory? Thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! I mount! I fly! I mount! I fly, I fly! 187 O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? I mount, I fly, I mount, I fly! O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? Used With Tune: CLAREMONT
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How painfully pleasing the fond recollection

Meter: 12.11 Appears in 110 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How painfully pleasing the fond recollection Of youthful connexion and innocent joy, While blest with parental advice and affection, Surrounded by mercy and peace from on high; I still view the chairs of my father and mother, The seats of their offspring arranged on each hand, And the richest of books, which excels every other, The family Bible that lay on the stand. 2. The Bible, that volume of God's inspiration, At morning and evening could yield us delight; The prayers of our father, a sweet invocation, For mercy by day and for safety by night; O hymns of thanksgiving with harmonious sweetness, As warmed by the hearts of the family band, Hath raised us from earth to that rapturous dwelling, Described in the Bible that lay on the stand. 3. Ye scenes of enjoyment, long have we been parted, My hopes almost gone, and my parents no more; In sorrow and sadness I live broken hearted, And wander alone on a far distant shore; O why should I doubt a dear Savior's protection, Forgetful of gifts from his bountiful hand; O let me with patience receive his correction, And think of the Bible that lay on the stand. 4. Blest Bible! the light and the guide of the stranger, With it I seem circled with parents and friends; Thy kind admonition shall guide me from danger; On thee my last lingering hope then depends. Hope weakens to vigor and rises to glory; I'll hasten and flee to the promised land, And for refuge lay hold on the hope set before me, Revealed in the Bible that lay on the stand. 5. Hail, rising the brightest and best of the morning, The star which has guided my parents safe home; The beam of thy glory, my pathway adorning, Shall scatter the darkness and brighten the gloom. As the old Eastern sages to worship the stranger Did hasten with ecstasy to Canaan's land, I'll bow to adore him, not in a low manger,-- He's seen in the Bible that lay on the stand. 6. Though age and misfortune press hard on my feelings, I'll flee to the Bible, and trust in the Lord; Though darkness should cover his merciful dealings, My soul is still cheered by his heavenly word. And now from things earthly my soul is removing I soon shall glory with heaven's bright bands, And in rapture of joy be forever adoring The God of the Bible that lay on the stand. Used With Tune: THE FAMILY BIBLE
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How pleasant 'tis to see

Meter: Irregular Appears in 136 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How pleasant 'tis to see, Kindred and friends agree, Each in his proper station move, (Repeat previous line), And each fulfil his part, With sympathizing heart, In all the cares of life, In all the cares of life and love. Used With Tune: SHARON
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People of the living God

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 328 hymnals Lyrics: 1. People of the living God, I have sought the world around, Paths of sin and sorrow trod, Peace and comfort nowhere found; Now to you my spirit turns, Turns a fugitive unblest; Brethren, where your altar burns, Oh! receive me into rest. Used With Tune: AMITY [2]

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