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Ah, where am I now!
Hymnal: A Pocket Hymn Book #CCVII (1791) Topics: Backslider Lyrics: 1 Ah, where am I now!
When was it, or how
That I fell from my heaven of grace?
I am brought into thrall,
I am stript of my All,
I am banish'd from Jesus's face.
2 Hardly yet do I know
How I let my Lord go,
So insensibly starting aside:
When the tempter came in
With his own subtle sin,
And infected my spirit with pride.
3 But I felt it too soon,
That my Saviour was gone,
Swiftly vanishing out of my sight;
My triumph and boast
On a sudden were lost,
And my day it was turn'd into night.
4 Only pride could destroy
That innocent joy,
And make my Redeemer depart;
But whate'er was the cause,
I lament the sad loss,
For the veil is come over my heart.
5 Ah! wretch that I am!
I can only exclaim,
Like a devil tormented within:
My Saviour is gone,
And has left me alone
To the fury of Satan and sin.
6 Nothing now can relieve,
Without comfort I grieve,
I have lost all my peace and my pow'r;
No access do I find
To the friend of mankind;
I can ask for his mercy no more.
7 Tongue cannot declare
The torment I bear,
(While no end of my troubles I see)
Only Adam could tell
On the day that he fell,
And was turn'd out of Eden, like me.
8 Driven out from my God,
I wander abroad,
Thro' a desert of sorrows I rove;
And how great is my pain,
That I cannot regain
My Eden of Jesus' love!
9 I never shall rise
To my first paradise,
Or come my Redeemer to see:
But I feel a faint hope
That at last he will stoop,
And his pity shall bring him to me. Languages: English
Ah, where am I now!
Peter's Fall and Recovery
Author: Fawcett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCCXIV (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Backslidings and Returns First Line: How did the powers of darkness rage Lyrics: 1 How did the powers of darkness rage
Against the son of God!
While cruel men on earth engage
To shed his precious blood.
2 His friends forsook him with surprise,
When that dread scene began;
And one perfidiously denies
He ever knew the man.
3 How feeble human efforts prove
Against temptation's power!
E'en Peter's flaming zeal and love
Are vanquish'd in an hour.
4 His firmest purpose will not stand
Behold his guilt and shame!
Lord, keep me by thy mighty hand,
Or I shall do the same.
5 At length the suffering Savior turns,
And looks with pitying eyes;
Peter relents, withdraws and mourns,
And loud for mercy cries.
6 So boundless is Jehovah's grace,
He hears the humble prayer;
If I am found in Peter's case,
I would not still dispair.
7 Look on me, Lord, with eyes of love,
My wandering soul restore;
My guilt forgive, my fears remove,
And let me sin no more. Scripture: Luke 22:54-62 Languages: English
Peter's Fall and Recovery
How happy are they
Hymnal: A Pocket Hymn Book #CCVI (1791) Topics: Backslider Lyrics: Part the First.
1 How happy are they,
Who the Saviuor obey,
And have laid up their treasure above
Tongue cannot express
The sweet comfort and peace
Of a soul in its earliest love.
2 That comfort was mine,
When the favour divine
I first found in the blood of the Lamb;
When my heart it believ'd,
O what joy I receiv'd,
What a heaven in Jesus's name!
3 'Twas a heaven below
The Saviour to know;
And the angels could do nothing more
Than to fall at his feet,
And the story repeat,
And the lover of sinners adore.
4 Jesus all the day long
Was my joy and my song;
O that all his salvation might see!
He hath loved me, I cried,
He hath suffer'd and died,
To redeem such a rebel as me.
5 On the wings of his love
I was carry'd above
All sin, and temptation, and pain;
I could not believe
That I ever should grieve
That I ever should suffer again.
6 I rode on the sky,
Freely justify'd I!
Nor envy'd Elijah his seat:
My soul mounted higher
In a chariot of fire,
And the moon it was under my feet.
7 Oh! the rapturous height
Of that holy delight,
Which I felt in the life-giving blood!
Of my Saviour possest,
I was perfectly blest,
As if fill'd with the fulness of God. Languages: English
How happy are they
How shall a lost sinner in pain
Hymnal: A Pocket Hymn Book #CCVIII (1791) Topics: Backslider Lyrics: 1 How shall a lost sinner in pain,
Recover his forfeited peace?
When brought into bondage again,
What hope of a second release?
Will mercy itself be so kind
To spare such a rebel as me?
And O! can I possibly find
Such plenteous redemption in thee!
2 O Jesus, of thee I require,
If still thou art able to save,
The brand to pluck out of the fire,
And ransom my soul from the grave!
The help of thy Spirit restore,
And shew me the life-giving blood,
And pardon a sinner once more,
And bring me again unto God.
3 O Jesus in pity draw near,
Come quickly to help a lost soul,
To comfort a mourner appear,
And make a poor Lazarus whole:
The balm of thy mercy apply,
(Thou seest the sore anguish I feel)
Save, Lord, or I perish, I die,
O save, or I sink into hell!
4 I sink, if thou longer delay
Thy pardoning mercy to shew,
Come quickly, and kindly display
The pow'r of thy passion below.
By all thou hast done for my sake,
One drop of thy blood I implore:
Now, now let it touch me, and make
The sinner a sinner no more. Languages: English
How shall a lost sinner in pain
Perseverance desired
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CVI (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Backslidings and returns Dreaded First Line: Jesus, my Savior and my God Lyrics: 1 Jesus, my Savior and my God,
Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood;
By ties both natural and divine,
I am, and ever will be thine.
2 But ah! should my inconstant heart,
Ere I'm aware, from thee depart,
What dire reproach would fall on me,
For such ingratitude to thee!
3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate,
The guilt, the shame, I deprecate:
And yet so mighty are my foes
I dare not trust my warmest vows.
4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord,
Grace in the needful hour afford;
O steel this tim'rous heart of mine
With fortitude and love divine.
5 So shall I triumph o'er my fears,
And gather joys from all my tears;
So shall I to the world proclaim
The honors of the Christian name. Languages: English
Perseverance desired
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
Hymnal: Church Hymn Book #P.LI.III (1816) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Backslider Restored Lyrics: 14 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry,
Tho' all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book.
15 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin:
Let thy good spirit ne'er depart
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
16 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banish'd from thy sight;
Thy holy joys, my God restore
And guard me that I fall no more.
17 Though I have griev'd thy spirit Lord,
Thy help and comfort still afford,
And let a wretch come near thy throne
To plead the merits of thy Son.
18 A broken heart my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
19 My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just,
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye
And save the soul condemn'd to die.
20 Then will I teach the world thy ways;
Sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace;
I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood,
And they shall praise a pard'ning God.
21 O may thy love inspire my tongue!
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my pow'rs shall join to bless
The Lord my strength and righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 51:14-19 Languages: English
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
To whom shall we go but unto thee? or, life and safety in Christ alone
Author: Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CDXL (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Backslidings and returns Dreaded First Line: Thou only sovereign of my heart Lyrics: 1 Thou only sovereign of my heart,
My refuge, my almighty friend—
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend?
2 Whither, ah! whither shall I go,
A wretched wand'rer from my Lord?
Can this dark world of sin and woe
One glimpse of happiness afford?
3 Eternal life thy words impart,
On these my fainting spirit lives;
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart
Than all the round of nature gives.
4 Let earth's alluring joys combine,
While thou art near, in vain they call;
One smile, one blissful smile of thine,
My dearest Lord, outweighs them all.
5 Thy name my inmost powers adore,
Thou art my life, my joy, my care:
Depart from thee—'tis death—'tis more!
'Tis endless ruin, deep despair!
6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie,
Here safety dwells, and peace divine;
Still let me live beneath thine eye,
For life eternal life is thine. Languages: English
To whom shall we go but unto thee? or, life and safety in Christ alone
Apostacy—Will ye also go away?
Author: Newton Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CDXXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Backslidings and returns Dreaded First Line: When any turn from Zion's way Lyrics: 1 When any turn from Zion's way,
(Alas! what numbers do!)
Methinks I hear my Savior say,
"Wilt thou forsake me too?"
2 Ah Lord! with such a heart as mine,
Unless thou hold me fast;
I feel I must, I shall decline,
And prove like them at last.
3 Yet thou alone hast power, I know,
To save a wretch like me:
To whom, or whither, could I go,
If I should turn from thee?
4 Beyond a doubt I rest assur'd
Thou art the Christ, of God;
Who hast eternal life secur'd,
By promise and by blood.
5 The help of men and angels join'd,
Could never reach my case;
Nor can I hope relief to find,
But in thy boundless grace.
6 No voice but thine can give me rest,
And bid my fears depart;
No love but thine can make me bless'd,
And satisfy my heart.
7 What anguish has that question stirr'd,
If I will also go?
Yet, Lord, relying on thy word,
I humbly answer No!
Languages: English
Apostacy—Will ye also go away?
Why is my Heart so far from Thee
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.XX (1766) Topics: Backslidings and Returns Lyrics: 1 Why is my Heart so far from Thee,
My God, my chief Delight;
Why are my Thoughts no more by Day
With Thee, no more by Night?
[2 Why should my foolish Passions rove?
Where can such Sweetness be,
As I have tasted in thy Love,
As I have found in Thee?]
3 When my forgetful Soul renews
The Savour of thy Grace,
My Heart presumes I cannot lose
The Relish all my Days.
4 But ee'r one fleeting Hour is past,
The flatt'ring World employs
Some sensual Bait to seize my Taste,
And to pollute my Joys.
[5 Trifles of Nature or of Art,
With fair deceitful Charms,
Intrude into my thoughtless Heart,
And thrust Thee from my Arms.]
6 Then I repent, and vex my Soul,
That I should leave Thee so,
Where will those wild Affections roll
That let a Saviour go?
[7 Sin's promis'd Joys are turn'd to Pain,
And I am drown'd in Grief;
But my dear Lord returns again,
He flies to my Relief.
8 Seizing my Soul with sweet Surprize,
He draws with loving Bands;
Divine Compassion in his Eyes,
And Pardon in his Hands.]
[9 Wretch that I am, to wander thus,
In Chace of false Delight!
Let me be fasten'd to thy Cross,
Rather than lose thy Sight.]
[10 Make Haste, my Days, to reach the Goal,
And bring my Heart to rest,
On the dear Centre of my Soul,
My God, my Saviour's Breast.] Languages: English
Why is my Heart so far from Thee
O what a cruel wretch am I
Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #B102 (1838) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The backslider returning Languages: English
O what a cruel wretch am I
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