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Seeking Rest

Author: Montgomery Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 646 hymnals First Line: O, Where shall rest be found Lyrics: O, where shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul? ’Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole: The world can never give The rest for which we sigh; ’Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. In Thee we end our quest; Alone are found in Thee The life of perfect love,—the rest Of immortality.

Blessed Are Ye That Sow Beside All Waters

Author: Barton Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: O, Be not faithless! with the morn Lyrics: O, be not faithless! with the morn Cast thou abroad thy grain! At noontide faint not thou forlorn, At evening sow again! Blessed are they, whate’er betide, Who thus all waters sow beside. Thou knowest not which seed shall grow, Or which may die, or live; In faith, and hope, and patience, sow! The increase God shall give, According to His gracious will,— As best his purpose may fulfil. O, could our inward eye but view, Our hearts but feel aright, What faith, and love, and hope, can do, By their celestial might, We should not say, till these be dead, The power of miracle is fled.

As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap

Author: Jones Very Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: The bud will soon become a flower Lyrics: The bud will soon become a flower, The flower become a seed; Then seize, O youth, the present hour,— Of that thou hast most need. Do thy best always,—do it now,— For in the present time, As in the furrows of a plough, Fall seeds of good or crime. The sun and rain will ripen fast Each seed that thou hast sown; And every act and word at last By its own fruit be known. And soon the harvest of thy toil Rejoicing thou shalt reap; Or o’er thy wild, neglected soil Go forth in shame to weep.

Onward and Upward

Author: Staughton Meter: Irregular Appears in 156 hymnals First Line: Breast the wave, Christian! when it is strongest Lyrics: Breast the wave, Christian! when it is strongest; Watch for day, Christian! when the night’s longest; Onward and onward still be thine endeavor; The rest that remaineth will be forever. Fight the fight, Christian! Jesus is o’er thee; Run the race, Christian! heaven is before thee; He who hath promised faltereth never; The love of eternity flows on forever. Lift the eye, Christian! just as it closeth; Raise the heart, Christian! ere it reposeth; Thee from the love of Christ nothing shall sever; Mount when the work is done,—praise God forever!

Light in Darkness

Author: Jane Roscoe Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: My Father, when around me spread Lyrics: My Father, when around me spread I see the shadows of the tomb, When life’s bright visions droop and fade, And darkness veils the days to come,— O, in that anguished hour I turn With a still trusting heart to Thee, And holy thoughts arise and burn Amid that cold, sad destiny! They fill my soul with heavenly light, While all around is pain and woe; And strengthened by them, in Thy sight, Father, to drink Thy cup I go.

Angels

Author: Wilson Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: O, NOT when the death-prayer is said Lyrics: O, not when the death-prayer is said, The life of life departs; The body in the grave is laid, Its beauty in our hearts. At holy midnight, voices sweet, Like fragrance, fill the room; And happy ghosts, with noiseless feet, Come brightening through the gloom. We know who sends the visions bright, From whose dear side they came; We veil our eyes before Thy light, We bless our Father’s name! This frame, O God, this feeble breath, Thy hand may soon destroy; We think of Thee, and feel in death A deep and holy joy. Dim is the light of vanished years In glory yet to come; O idle grief, O foolish tears, When Jesus calls us home!

Brightening Unto the Perfect Day

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Gone is the hollow, murky night Lyrics: Gone is the hollow, murky night, With all its shadows dun; O shine upon us, heavenly light, As on the earth the sun! Pour on our hearts Thy heavenly beam, In radiance sublime! Retire before that ray supreme, Ye sins of elder time! Lo, on the morn that now is here No night shall ever fall; But faith shall burn, undimmed and clear, Till God be all in all. This is the dawn of infant faith; The day will follow soon, When hope shall breathe with freer breath, And morn be lost in noon; For to the seed that’s sown to-day A harvest time is given, When charity with faith to stay, Shall make on earth a heaven.

Call to Prayer

Author: H. Ware Meter: Irregular Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks Lyrics: To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks, And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes; His light is on all below and above, The light of gladness, and life, and love: O, then, on the breath of this early air, Send upward the incense of grateful prayer. To prayer!—for the day that God has blest Comes tranquilly on with its solemn rest; It speaks of creation’s early bloom,— It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb: Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers, And devote to heaven the hallowed hours. Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength, To join Christ’s holy band at length; To Him who unceasing love displays, Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise; To Him thy heart and thy hours be given, For a life of prayer is the life of heaven.

“Thy Kingdom Come.”

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Father and God of all mankind Lyrics: Father and God of all mankind, And all the hosts above, Let every understanding mind Unite to praise Thy love. Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, To every heart of man; Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness, In all our bosoms reign. The righteousness that never ends, But makes an end of sin; The joy that human thought transcends, Now to our souls bring in: The kingdom of established peace, Which can no more remove; The perfect powers of godliness, The omnipotence of Love.

For God’s Presence

Author: H. Ware, Jr Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Father in heaven, to whom our hearts Lyrics: Father in heaven, to whom our hearts Would lift themselves in prayer, Drive from our souls each earthly thought, And show Thy presence there. Each moment of our lives renews The mercies of the Lord; Each moment is itself a gift To bear us on to God. Help us to break the galling chains This world has round us thrown; Each passion of our hearts subdue, Each cherished sin disown. O Father! kindle in our souls A never-dying flame Of holy love, of grateful trust, In Thine almighty name.