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Come, Saints, and Adore Him

Author: Jonathan E. Spilman, 1812-1896 Meter: 11.11.11.11 D Appears in 193 hymnals First Line: Thou sweet smiling Kedron, by the silver stream Refrain First Line: Come saints and adore Him, come bow at His feet Lyrics: 1. Thou sweet smiling Kedron, by the silver stream, Our Savior would linger in moonlight’s soft beam, And by thy bright waters, till midnight would stay, And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. Refrain Come saints and adore Him, come bow at His feet, O give Him the glory and praise that is meet, Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 2. How damp were the vapors that fell on His head, How hard was His pillow, how humble His bed, The angels beholding, amazed at the sight, Attended their master with solemn delight. [Refrain] 3. O garden of Olives, thou dear honored spot, The fame of thy wonders shall ne’er be forgot, The theme most transporting to seraphs above, The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love. [Refrain] Used With Tune: AFTON

Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 346 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, let us join our friends above, who have obtained the prize, And on the eagle wings of love to joys celestial rise. Let saints on earth unite to sing with those to glory gone, For all the servants of our king in earth and Heaven are one. 2. One family we dwell in Him, one church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, the narrow stream of death; One army of the living God, to His command we bow; Part of His host have crossed the flood, and part are crossing now. 3. Ten thousand to their endless home this solemn moment fly, And we are to the margin come, and we expect to die. His militant embodied host, with wishful looks we stand, And long to see that happy coast, and reach the heavenly land. 4. Our old companions in distress we haste again to see, And eager long for our release, and full felicity: Even now by faith we join our hands with those that went before; And greet the blood besprinkled bands on the eternal shore. 5. Our spirits too shall quickly join, like theirs with glory crowned, And shout to see our captain’s sign, to hear His trumpet sound. O that we now might grasp our guide! O that the word were given! Come, Lord of Hosts, the waves divide, and land us all in Heaven. Used With Tune: FOREST GREEN Text Sources: Funeral Hymns, 1759

Angels, Roll the Rock Away

Author: Thomas Gibbons (1720-1785); Thomas Scott Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 497 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Angels, roll the rock away, Death, yield up your mighty prey. See, the Savior leaves the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom, Glowing with immortal bloom. 2. Shout, ye seraphs! Gabriel, raise Fame’s eternal trump of praise. Let the world’s remotest bound Hear the joy inspiring sound, Hear the joy inspiring sound. 3. Saints on earth, lift up your eyes Now to glory see Him rise, In long triumph up the sky, Up to waiting worlds on high, Up to waiting worlds on high. 4. Heaven unfolds its portals wide, Gracious Hero, through them ride; King of glory, mount Thy throne, Boundless empire is Thine own, Boundless empire is Thine own. 5. Praise Him, ye celestial choirs, Praise, and sweep your golden lyres, Shout, O earth, in rapturous song; Let the strains be sweet and strong, Let the strains be sweet and strong. 6. Every note with wonder swell, Sin o’erthrown, and captived hell, Where is hell’s once dreaded king? Where, O death, thy mortal sting? Where, O death, thy mortal sting? 7. or 8. Hail! victorious Jesus, hail! On Thy cloud of glory sail In long triumph through the sky, Up to waiting worlds on high, Up to waiting worlds on high. 9. Heaven unfolds its portals wide, Glorious Hero, through them ride: King of glory mount Thy throne, Thy great Father’s, and Thine own, Thy great Father’s, and Thine own. 10. Praise Him all ye heavenly choirs, Raptured, sweep your sounding lyres Sons of men, in humbler strain, Sing your mighty Savior’s reign, Sing your mighty Savior’s reign. 11. Every note with wonder swell; Sin o’erthrown, and captived hell! Where is now, O death! thy sting? Where thy terrors, vanquished king, Where thy terrors, vanquished king! Used With Tune: HENDON Text Sources: Baptist Collection, 1769

The Lion Of Judah

Author: H. Q. Wilson Meter: 11.11.11 D Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: Twas Jesus, my Saviour, who died on the tree Refrain First Line: For the Lion of Judah shall break every chain Lyrics: 1 Twas Jesus, my Saviour, who died on the tree, To open a fountain for sinners like me; His blood is that fountain which pardon bestows, And cleanses the foulest wherever it flows. Refrain: For the Lion of Judah shall break every chain, And give us the victory, again and again. 2 And when I was willing with all things to part, He gave me His blessing, His love in my heart; So now I am joined with the conquering band Who are marching to glory at Jesus’ command. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ round me the storms of adversity roll, And the waves of destruction encompass my soul; In vain this frail vessel the tempest shall toss— My hope is secure through the blood of the cross. [Refrain] 4 And when with the ransomed, by Jesus, my head, From fountain to fountain I then shall be led; I’ll fall at His feet and His mercy adore, And sing hallelujah to God evermore. [Refrain] Used With Tune: KAIROS Text Sources: Waters' Choral Harp (New York: Horace Waters, 1863)

All Men on Earth That Live

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1. All men on earth that live, To God all glory give, Praise ye the Lord; His lovingkindness bless, His constant faithfulness And changeless truth confess; Praise ye the Lord. Used With Tune: BRAUN Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912)

Now Shall My Solemn Vows Be Paid

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2. My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make His mercies known; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders He has done. 3. When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought His heav’nly aid; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death’s eternal shade. 4. If sin lay covered in my heart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I His praises sung. 5. But God (His name be ever blessed) Has set my spirit free; Nor turned from Him my poor request, Nor turned His heart from me. Used With Tune: NATIVITY Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

O God, in Whom We Live and Move

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 36 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O God, in whom we live and move, Thy love is law, Thy law is love; Thy present Spirit waits to fill The soul which comes to do Thy will. 2. Unto thy children’s spirits teach Thy love, beyond the powers of speech; And make them know, with joyful awe, The encircling presence of Thy law. 3. Its patient working doth fulfill Man’s hope, and God’s all-perfect will, Nor suffers one true word or thought, Or deed of love, to come to naught. 4. Such faith, O God, our spirits fill, That we may work in patience still. Who works for justice, works for Thee; Who works in love, Thy child shall be. Used With Tune: GERMANY

Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 766 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2. The King Himself comes near, And feasts His saints today; Here we may sit, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3. One day in such a place, Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Used With Tune: LISBON Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Come, Humble Sinner

Author: Edmund Jones Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 704 hymnals First Line: Come, humble sinner, in whose breast Lyrics: 1. Come, humble sinner, in whose breast, A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve. 2. I’ll go to Jesus, though my sin Like mountains round me close; I know His courts, I’ll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3. Prostrate I’ll lie before His throne, And there my guilt confess, I’ll tell Him, I’m a wretch undone, Without His sovereign grace. 4. I’ll to the gracious King approach, Whose scepter pardon gives; Perhaps he command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5. Perhaps He will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But, if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 6. I can but perish if I go; I am resolved to try; But if I stay away, I know I must forever die. 7. But, if I die with mercy sought, When I the King have tried, This were to die (delightful thought!) As sinner never died. Used With Tune: ABIDING GRACE Text Sources: Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, by John Rippon, 1787

Jesus, King Of Glory

Author: W. Hope Davison Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain Appears in 73 hymnals First Line: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky Refrain First Line: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky Lyrics: 1 Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky, Jesus, tender Savior, hear Thy children cry. Pardon our transgressions, cleanse from our sin, By Thy Spirit help us heav’nly life to win. Refrain: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky, Jesus, tender Savior, hear Thy children cry. 2 Help us ever steadfast in the faith to be: In Thy Church’s conflicts fighting valiantly. Loving Savior, strengthen these weak hearts of ours, Through Thy cross to conquer crafty evil powers. [Refrain] 3 When the shadows lengthen, show us, Lord, Thy way; Through the darkness lead us to the heavenly day; When our course is finished, ended all the strife, Grant us, with the faithful, palms and crowns of life. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ST. ALBAN