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O come, ye sinners, to your Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 44 hymnals Topics: The Gospel Call Used With Tune: ELIM (HESPERUS)

Prayerful Desire

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: O Lord, make haste to hear my cry Lyrics: 1 O Lord, make haste to hear my cry, To Thee I call, on Thee rely. Incline to me a gracious ear, And when I call, in mercy hear. 2 When in the morning unto Thee I lift my voice and bring my plea, Then let my prayer as incense rise To God enthroned above the skies. 3 When unto Thee I look and pray With lifted hands at close of day, Then as the evening sacrifice Let my request accepted rise. 4 Guard Thou my thoughts, I Thee implore, And of my lips O keep Thou the door; Nor leave my sinful heart to stray Where evil footsteps lead the way. 5 O righteous God, Thy chastisement, Though sent thro' foes, in love is sent; Though grievous it will profit me, A healing ointment it shall be. 6 While wickedness my foes devise, To Thee my constant prayer shall rise; When their injustice is o'erthrown Mu gentleness shall still be shown. 7 Brought nigh to death and sore distressed, O Lord, my God, in Thee I rest; Forsake me not, I look to Thee, Let me Thy great salvation see. 8 Themselves entangled in their snare, Their own defeat my foes prepare; O keep me, Lord, for let me fall, Protect and lead me safe through all. Topics: Afflictions Benefits of; Afflictions Comfort under; Afflictions Prayer in; Aspirations For Holiness; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Graces of; Death Deprecated; Evening Psalms; Morning Psalms; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; Sin Salvation from; Temperance Songs; Temptation; The Wicked Separation from Scripture: Psalm 141 Used With Tune: HESPERUS

Let There Be Light, Lord God of Hosts

Author: William Merrell Vories (b. 1880) Appears in 77 hymnals First Line: Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts! Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Christian Life Nonresistance to Evil, Agape Love Scripture: Matthew 5:39 Used With Tune: MISSIONARY CHANT

Not To Ourselves

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: Not to ourselves, who are but dust Lyrics: 1 Not to ourselves, who are but dust, Not to ourselves is glory due, Eternal God, Thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise and true. 2 Shine forth in all Thy dreadful name; Why should a heathen’s haughty tongue Insult us, and, to raise our shame, Say, Where’s the God you’ve served so long? 3 The God we serve maintains His throne Above the clouds, above the skies; Through all the earth His will is done; He knows our groans, He hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Are senseless shapes of stone and wood; At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint or golden god. 5 With eyes and ears they carve their head; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind; In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scattered in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals pray; Mortals that pay them fear or love Seem to be blind and deaf as they. 7 O Israel! make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest; The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 8 The dead can no more speak Thy praise, They dwell in silence and the grave; But we shall live to sing Thy grace, And tell the world Thy power to save. Used With Tune: HESPERUS Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

Happy the Man That Finds the Grace

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 127 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Happy the man that finds the grace, The blessing of God’s chosen race, The wisdom coming from above, The faith that sweetly works by love. 2. Happy beyond description he Who knows: The Savior died for me; The gift unspeakable obtains, And heavenly understanding gains. 3. Wisdom divine! Who tells the price Of wisdom’s costly merchandise; Wisdom to silver we prefer, And gold is dross compared to her. 4. Her hands are filled with length of days, True riches, and immortal praise, Riches of Christ, on all bestowed, And honor that descends from God. 5. To purest joys she all invites, Chaste, holy, spiritual delights; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace. 6. Happy the man who wisdom gains, Thrice happy who his Guest retains! He owns, and shall for ever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and Heaven are one. Used With Tune: HESPERUS Text Sources: Hymns for Those That Seek and Those That Have Redemption, 1747, number 18