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Christ's birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Awake, my soul, tune ev'ry string Lyrics: Part I Christ's birth and life: 1 Awake, my soul, tune ev'ry string, In God thy Saviour's praise, Join with the heav'nly hosts and sing The highest notes they raise. 2 Tell how the glorious Son of God, Forsook the realms of bliss, Descended to our guilty world, Proclaiming life and peace. 3 Angelic hosts declare his birth, "Glory to God on high, "Good will to men and peace on earth! "Behold the Saviour nigh! 4 "To Bethl'em's city quick repair," Th' etherial spirits cry, "And see the promis'd Saviour there, "Low in a manger lie. 5 "With humble faith and holy fear "Go visit Christ your king." Their heav'nly notes the shepherds hear, And join the praise they sing. 6 On Jordan's banks th' eternal God His birth divine declares; "This is my son!" Lo! on his head The heav'nly dove appears. 7 Holy his life, his doctrines true; (How bright the godhead shone!) Diseases heard and Satan knew, That what he spake was done. Part II Christ's death, resurrection ascension and intercession: 8 Behold the Saviour on the tree, With arms extended wide! From death a sinful world to free, He groan'd, and bled, and dy'd! 9 The sun astonish'd veil'd its face, When the Creator bled; His groans the earth and rocks displace, And wake the sleeping dead. 10 But when th' appointed hour was come, The sleeping Saviour wakes; Behold! he rises from the tomb, And death a captive makes. 11 On the eternal God's right hand The great Redeemer sits; Both heav'n and earth to his command The Father now commits. 12 Our advocate himself he stiles, The sinner's cause he pleads, Through him the Father looks and smiles, While thus he intercedes. 13 Whom once he loves he'll ne'er forget, His counsels guide them still; His grace their weary souls will seat On heav'ns eternal hill. 14 Reviving though! then humble soul, With courage venture on! Though earth and hell against thee roll, In Christ the battle's won. Topics: Christ His death; Christ His incarnation; Christ His intecession; Christ His resurrection

A Hymn for the Lord's day mroning

Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Awake, our drowsy souls Lyrics: 1 Awake, our drowsy souls, Shake off each slothful band, The wonders of this day Our noblest songs demand. Auspicious morn! thy blissful rays, Bright Seraphs hail in songs of praise. 2 At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant death resign'd The glorious Prince of Life, In dark domains confin'd: Th'angelic host around him bends, And 'midst their shouts, the God ascends. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord, Heav'n with hosannas rings; While earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings: Worthy art thou, who once wast slain, Thro' endless years to live and reign. 4 Gird on, great God, thy sword, Ascend thy conquering car, While justice, truth, and love Maintain the glorious war: Victorious thou thy foes shalt tread, And sin and hell in triumph lead. 5 Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' unerring dart, With salutary pangs, To each rebellious heart: Then dying souls for life shall sue, Num'rous as drops of morning dew. Topics: Sabbath

Trust and confidence; or, looking beyond present appearances

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 174 hymnals First Line: Away, my unbelieving fear Lyrics: 1 Away, my unbelieving fear; Fear shall in me no more take place; Tho' Jesus doth not yet appear; He hides the brightness of his face: 2 Still I will never let him go, Nor basely to the tempter yield; His strength will lead triumphing thro' I never will give up the field. 3 Altho' the vine its fruit deny, Altho' the olive yield no oil, The withering fig-tree droop and die, The field illude the tiller's toil; 4 The empty stall no herd afford, And perish all the bleating race, Yet I will triumph in the Lord, The God of my salvation praise. Topics: God Trust in Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-18

The Eternal God his People's Refuge and Support

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Behold the great eternal God Lyrics: 1 Behold the great eternal God, Spreads everlasting arms abroad, And calls our souls to shelter there. Wonders of mingled pow'r and grace, To all his Israel he displays, Guarded from danger, and from fear. 2 Thither my feeble soul shall fly, When terrors press, and death is nigh, And there will I delight to dwell: On that high tow'r I rear my head, Serene, nor knows my heart to dread, Amidst surrounding hosts of hell. 3 The shadow of th' Almighty's wings Composure unmolested brings, While threat'ning horrors round me croad; In vain the storms of rattling hail The walls of this retreat assail, And the wild tempest roars aloud. 4 In louder strains my fearless tongue Shall warble its victorious song, My Father's graces to proclaim; He bears his infant offspring on To glory radiant as his throne, And joys eternal as his name. Topics: God His people's refuge and support Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:27

Gravity and decency

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 44 hymnals First Line: Behold the sons, the heirs of God Lyrics: 1 Behold the sons, the heirs of God, So dearly bought with Jesu's blood! Are they not born to heav'nly joys, And shall they stoop to earthly toys? 2 Can laughter feed th' immortal mind? Were spirits of celestial kind Made for a jest, for sport and play, To wear out time and waste the day? 3 Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth, Well suit the honors of their birth? Shall they be fond of gay attire, Which children love, and fools admire? 4 Lord, with a heav'n-directed eye, We'll pass these glittering trifles by. Oh, raise our hearts and passions higher; Touch our vain souls with sacred fire; 6 Then we will look on toys below With such disdain as angels do; And wait the call that bids us rise To mansions promis'd in the skies. Topics: Gravity and decency; Gravity and decency

The good that I would, I do not

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals First Line: I would, but cannot sing Topics: Christian Complaining of remaining sin; Christian Complaining of remaining sin Scripture: Romans 7:19

Power of Divine Love

Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: If God had bid his thunders roll Lyrics: 1 If GOD had bid his thunder roll, And lightnings flash, to blast my soul, I still had stubborn been: But mercy has my heart subdu'd, A bleeding Saviour I have view'd, And now I hate my sin. 2 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, Come take possession of thine own, For thou hast set me free; Releas'd from Satan's hard command, See all my pow'rs in waiting stand, To be employ'd by thee. 3 My will conform'd to thine would move, On thee my hope, desire, and love, In fix'd attention join; My hands, my eyes, my ears, my tongue, Have Satan's servants been too long, But now they shall be thine. 4 And can I be the very same, Who lately durst blaspheme thy name, And on thy gospel tread? Surely each one who hears my case, Will praise thee, and confess thy grace Invincible indeed! Topics: Love Divine Scripture: Acts 9:6

The sovereign call of Christ

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: In his own appointed hour Lyrics: 1 In his own appointed hour, To my heart the Saviour spoke; Touch's me by his spirit's pow'r, And my dang'rous slumber broke. 2 Then I saw and own'd my guilt, Soon my gracious Lord reply'd: "Fear not, I my blook have spilt, 'Twas for such as thee I dy'd." 3 Shame and wonder, joy and love, All at once possess'd my heart; Can I hope thy grace to prove, After acting such a part? 4 "Thou hast greatly sinn'd, he said, But I freely all forgive; I myself the debt have paid, Now I bid thee rise and live." Topics: Christ His sovereign call

The happy change

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: In sin by blinded passions led Lyrics: 1 In sin by blinded passions led, In search of fancy's good we range; The paths of disappointment tread, To nothing fix'd, but love of change. 2 But when the Holy Ghost imparts A knowledge of the Saviour's love; Our wand'ring, weary, restless hearts, Are then renew'd no more to rove. 3 Now a new principle takes place, Which guides and animates the will, This love, another name for grace, Constrains to good, and bars from ill. 4 By love's pure light we soon perceive Our noblest bliss and proper end; And gladly ev'ry idol leave, To love and serve our Lord and friend. Topics: Regeneration

The death of A Believer

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 102 hymnals First Line: In vain my fancy strives to paint Lyrics: 1 In vain my fancy strives to paint The moment after death, The glories that surround a saint, When yielding up his breath. 2 One gentle sigh his fetters breaks, We scarce can say, "he's gone!" Before the willing spirit takes Its mansions near the throne. 3 Faith strives, but all its efforts fail, To trace the spirit's flight; No eye can pierce within the veil Which hides that world of light. 4 Thus much (and this is all) we know, Saints are completely blest; Have done with sin, and care, and woe, And with their Saviour rest. 5 On harps of gold they praise his name, His face they always view; Then let us followers be of them, That we may praise him too. Topics: Saints Death of; Funeral; Saints Death of