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Ye ransomed souls from guilt and shame
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon
Ye ransomed souls from guilt and shame
The Joys of Heaven
Author: Steel Appears in 159 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Come, LORD, and warm each languid heart Lyrics: 1 Come, LORD, and warm each languid heart,
Inspire each lifeless tongue;
And let the joys of heaven impart
Their influ'nce to our song.
2 Then to the shining seats of bliss
The wings of faith shall soar,
And all the charms of paradise
Our raptur'd thoughts explore.
3 Pleasures unsully'd flourish there,
Beyond the reach of time;
Not blooming Eden smil'd so fair
In all her flow'ry prime.
4 Sorrow and pain, and ev'ry care,
And discord there shall cease;
And perfect joy and love sincere
Adorn the realms of peace.
5 The soul, from sin for ever free,
shall mourn its pow'r no more;
But cloth'd in spotless purity,
Redeeming love adore.
6 There shall the followers of the Lamb,
Join in immortal songs;
And endless honours to his name
Employ their tuneful tongues.
7 LORD, tune our hearts to praise and love
Our feeble notes inspire;
Till in thy blissful courts above
We join th' angelic choir.
The Joys of Heaven
God exalted above all praise
Appears in 227 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Eternal Power, whose high abode Lyrics: 1 Eternal power, whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God,
Infinite length, beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds.
2 The lowest step above thy seat,
Rises too high for Gabriel's feet.
In vain the tall arch-angel tries;
To reach the hight with wond'ring eyes.
3 Lord what shall earth and ashes do?
We would adore our maker too;
From sin and dust to thee we cry,
The great, the holy, and the high.
4 Earth from afar, has heard thy fame,
And worms have learnt to lisp thy name
But O, the glories of thy mind
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind.
5 God is in heaven, and men below;
Be short our tunes our words be few,
A sacred rev'rence checks our songs,
And praise sits silent on our tongues. Text Sources: Lyric Poems
God exalted above all praise
A Song to Creating Wisdom
Appears in 197 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Eternal Wisdom thee we praise Lyrics: 1 Eternal wisdom, thee we praise,
Thee the creation sings
With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills and seas
And heav'n's high palace rings.
2 Thy hand how wide it spread the sky!
How glorious to behold!
Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starr'd with sparkling gold.
3 Thy glorious blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,
Thro' skies, and seas, and solid ground
With terror and delight.
4 Infinite strength, and equal skill,
Shine thro' the worlds abroad,
Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder GOD.
5 But the sweet beauties of thy grace
Our softer passions move;
Pity divine in JESUS' face
We see, adore, and love. Text Sources: Lyric Poems
A Song to Creating Wisdom
Devout retirement
Author: Dr. Watts Appears in 352 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Far from my thoughts, vain world, be gone Lyrics: 1 Far from my thoughts vain world be gone,
Let my religious hours alone;
Fain would my eyes my Saviour see,
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.
2 My heart grows warm with holy fire,
And kindles with a pure desire:
Come my dear Jesus, from above,
3 O haste, but with a smiling face,
And spread the table of thy grace;
Bring down a taste of truth divine,
And cheer my heart with sacred wine.
4 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare!
How sweet thy entertainments are!
Never did angels taste above
Redeeming grace and dying love.
5 Hail great Immanuel, all divine!
In thee thy Father's glories shine;
Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one,
That eyes have seen, or angels known.
Devout retirement
Obedience and Death of Christ
Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace Lyrics: 1 Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace,
I bless my Saviour's name.
He bought salvation for the poor,
And bore the sinners shame.
2 His deep distress has rais'd us high;
His duty and his zeal.
Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke,
And finish'd all thy will.
3 His dying groans, his living songs,
Shall better please my God,
Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound,
Than goats or bullocks blood.
4 This shall his humble foll'wers see,
And set their hearts at rest;
They by his death draw near to thee,
And live for ever blest.
4 Let heav'n, and all that dwell on high,
To God their voices raise,
While lands and seas assist the sky,
And join'd t' advance the praise.
Scripture: Psalm 69
Obedience and Death of Christ
The Excellency of the Scripture
Author: Steel Appears in 761 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Father of mercies, in thy word Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines?
For ever be thy name ador'd
For these celestial lines.
2 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows,
Invite the longing taste.
3 Here springs of consolation rise,
To chear the fainting mind;
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.
4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heav'nly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
5 O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight,
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.
6 Divine instructor, gracious LORD!
Be thou for ever near;
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.
The Excellency of the Scripture
The Freeness of the Gospel
Author: Beddome Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon First Line: How free and boundless is the grace Lyrics: 1 How free and boundless is the grace
Of our redeeming God,
Extending to the Greek and Jew,
And men of every blood!
2 The mightiest king, and meanest slave,
May his rich mercy taste;
He bids the beggar and the prince,
Unto the gospel feast.
3 None are excluded thence, but those
Who do themselves exclude;
Welcome the learned and polite,
The ignorant and rude.
4 Come then ye men of every name,
Of every rank and tongue;
What you are willing to receive,
Doth unto you belong.
The Freeness of the Gospel
In vain Apollo's silver tongue
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Worship Hymns Before Sermon Lyrics: In vain Apollo's silver tongue,
And Paul's with strains profound,
Diffuse among the listening throng,
The gospel's gladdening sound:
2 Jesus, the work is wholly thine
To form the heart anew,
Now let thy sovereign grace divine
Each stubborn soul subdue. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5
In vain Apollo's silver tongue
The gospel worthy of all acceptance
Author: Dr. Gibbons Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Before Sermon First Line: Jesus the eternal Son of God Lyrics: 1 Jesus the eternal Son of God,
Whom seraphim obey,
The bosom of the Father leaves,
And enters human clay.
2 Into our sinful world he comes
The Messenger of grace,
And on the bloody tree expires
A victim in our place.
3 Transgressors of the deepest stain
In him salvation find;
His blood removes the foulest guilt,
His spirit heals the mind.
4 Our Jesus saves from sin and hell,
His words are true and sure,
And on this rock our faith may rest
Immoveably secure.
5 O let these Tidings be receiv'd,
With universal joy,
And let the high angel praise,
Our tuneful pow'rs employ,
6 "Glory to God, who gave his son"
To bear our shame and pain,
Hence peace on earth and grace to men
In endless blessings reign.
The gospel worthy of all acceptance
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