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I Am Coming Back

Author: J. Wakefield MacGill, 1829-1902 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There is something strangely tender Refrain First Line: "Ah," He whispered, when He left them Lyrics: 1 There is something strangely tender In His parting words so sweet, "Do not let your heart be troubled, For we by and by shall meet In the home of many mansions, Which I go now to prepare. And when I am ready, dear ones, I will come and take you there." Refrain: "Ah," He whispered, when He left them, "I am coming back again," And will take you to your new home, Ever near Me to remain. 2 Ah, those words, so strangely tender, Still keep echoing all round, And tho’ they have gone to glory, And have reached the hallowed ground, The sweet promise has not failed them, They are with their Lord tonight. We shall find them ready, waiting, Just within the gates of light. [Refrain] 3 Don’t you hear the words so tender? Don’t they echo in your heart? Don’t they woo you from this poor life, That with which you soon must part? Those who wait His coming glorious Then will form His royal train; Oh, the rapturous hour of meeting When the Lord comes back to reign. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ALDERSHOT

Will You Meet Me At The Fountain?

Author: Nelson Gilreath Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Will you meet me at the fountain Refrain First Line: Yes, I’ll meet you at the fountain Lyrics: 1 Will you meet me at the fountain, Where the crystal waters flow? Will you meet me at the fountain? You can wash as white as snow. There we’ll meet our loving Savior, Hear His gentle words of love; And we’ll live in sweet communion With the saints in Heav’n above. Refrain: Yes, I’ll meet you at the fountain, With its waters bright and clear (Oh, yes, I’ll meet you, meet you); Yes, I’ll meet you at the fountain, Yes, I’ll meet you, meet you there. 2 Will you meet me at the fountain? Christ, our Savior, bids you come; Will you meet me at the fountain? He’ll prepare for you a home. Other friends will give you welcome, Many loving hearts you’ll cheer; Won’t you meet me at the fountain, At the fountain bright and clear? [Refrain] 3 Will you meet me at the fountain, Join the heav’nly choir above? Will you meet me at the fountain, There where all is peace and love? There’ll be music at the fountain, Not a sorrow, not a tear; Christ is waiting there to greet you, Won’t you, won’t you meet me there? [Refrain] Used With Tune: ANHALT

The Christian Graces

Author: Theodore J. Price Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Let us learn the Christian graces Refrain First Line: For the love we owe to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Let us learn the Christian graces, As we walk the heavenly road, Mark the pathway each one traces, Upward to the blest abode. He who loves must learn forbearance, He who gains must suffer loss; Tribulation worketh patience, Patience meekly bears the cross. Refrain: For the love we owe to Jesus, For the love He has bestowed, Let us learn the Christian graces, As we walk the heav’nly road. 2 Patience still the cross upbearing, Lowly at its foot we bow, Sinful, trembling, weeping, fearing— Faith has crowned with flowers its brow! Lo! its beauty now discerning, Virtue adds another wreath; And its growing glories learning, Knowledge hangs some fruits beneath. [Refrain\ Temperance has brought her lilies, Spotless white to wind around— Patience with her burden smiling, Plants its foot upon the ground; Sweet experience now shall aid her To sustain the lighter load; While fond hope inspires new vigor, Pointing to the blest abode. [Refrain] 4 Now in songs of loud hosannas, Lift our voices heavenward; Lo! what wondrous grace advances? "Holiness, unto the Lord!" Godliness, her name—Oh hear it!— Welcome, loveliest sister here! Godliness, in life and spirit, Godliness in faith and prayer. [Refrain] Used With Tune: FINISTÈRE Text Sources: The River of Life by Henry S. Perkins and Warren Bentley (New York: Oliver Ditson, 1873)

Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters

Author: Robert Edgar Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 9 hymnals Refrain First Line: Time will tell the joyful story, Lyrics: 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters, You will find it by and by; Let not faith a moment falter, God will bring the blessing nigh; Many days may pass in darkness, Many nights in clouds and tears, Hope may almost die in sadness, Life be lengthened many years. Refrain: Time will tell the joyful story, Good deeds done cannot be lost, Here in time or there in glory, They shall far outweigh the cost. 2 Sow the seed in life’s young morning, Ere the rising sun is high, Let good fruits be still adorning, Willing hearts and hands that try. Work for God will never perish, Work for souls should never end, Prayer for sinners God will cherish, And a happy answer send. [Refrain] 3 Tell the sick, there still is healing, Tho’ they turn a listless eye; Tell the lost that Christ has feeling, And will hear their earnest cry. Scatter crumbs of life around you, Let them float on every wave; Let this music still surround you: Jesus, Jesus died to save. [Refrain] Used With Tune: YOZGAT Text Sources: Songs of the Bible by Alonzo Abbey and William A. Ogden (Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1873)

He Is Risen

Author: Louisa G. Richards Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: He is risen! He is risen! Refrain First Line: O my heart, be still and listen Lyrics: 1 He is risen! He is risen! From the darkness of the tomb; Cease thy strife, Oh! heart, and listen; Open wide and give Him room. Lo! the mighty rock is riven; At the door the angels sing, Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Risen Lord and mighty King! Refrain: O my heart, be still and listen, Let my lips the glad news sing: He is risen—He is risen! Jesus, Savior, Lord and King! 2 I am one with God, the Father! Were the words divinely spoke. Even loving hearts were faithless, ’Till that Easter morning broke; Then what wonder, joy and rapture Flooded every heart that morn; Faith had ripened to fruition, From the grave rose hope, reborn. [Refrain] 3 Glory be to God the Father! Glory be to Christ the Son! Glory to the Holy Spirit, Now I know the victory won! On my heart the resurrection, Now I feel the touch divine, On my soul the glory anthem, Christ is risen—Christ is mine! [Refrain] Used With Tune: CHANGCHUN Text Sources: Voices of Victory by Peter P. Bilhorn (Chicago: Bilhorn Brothers, 1913)

He That Keepeth

Author: Edith B. Spaulding Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O, thou mourning one of Zion Refrain First Line: O, then fear not, tho the shadows Lyrics: 1 O, thou mourning one of Zion, To the mountains lift thine eyes; To the hills, beyond whose barrier, Fair the promised Canaan lies. Tho the darkness groweth deeper, Faint not as the shadows creep, For the Lord, who is thy keeper, He will slumber not, nor sleep. Refrain: O, then fear not, tho the shadows Of the night lie dark and deep, For He that keepeth Israel Shall slumber not, nor sleep. 2 O, thou wanderer who treadest Paths as treacherous as fair, Never road so far can lead thee, That thy Father will not care. By eternal love constraining, He will call His straying sheep, Lost? O no, the Lord is reigning, He will slumber not, nor sleep. [Refrain] 3 Thou who workest for the Master, Long and faithful, striving still, Who hast done His bidding bravely, Yet the world must have its will— Tho in tears may be the sowing, Joys eternal thou shalt reap, For, all-pitying, all-knowing, God will slumber not, nor sleep. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ŞANLIURFA Text Sources: The Song-Land Way by Anthony J. Showalter et al. (Dalton, GA: A. J. Showalter, 1925)