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Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 910 hymnals Topics: Promises Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me; See, on the portals He's waiting and watching, Watching for you and for me. Refrain: Come home, come home, Ye who are weary, come home; Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling- Calling, "O sinner, come home!" 2 Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading, Pleading for you and for me? Why should we linger and heed not His mercies, Mercies for you and for me? [Refrain] 3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing, Passing from you and from me; Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming, Coming for you and for me. [Refrain] 4 O for the wonderful love He has promised, Promised for you and for me; Though we have sinned He has mercy and pardon, Pardon for you and for me. [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 11:28 Used With Tune: THOMPSON

Come, Ye Disconsolate

Author: Thomas Moore; Thomas Hastings Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 1,075 hymnals Topics: Promises First Line: Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish Lyrics: 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel: here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; earth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure! Here speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying, "Earth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot cure." 3 Here see the bread of life; see waters flowing forth from the throne of God, pure from above. Come to the feast prepared; come, ever knowing earth has no sorrows but heav'n can remove. Scripture: Psalm 34:18-19 Used With Tune: CONSOLATOR (ALMA)

Lo, he comes with clouds descending

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788); John Cennick (1718-1755) Meter: 8.7.8.7.12.7 Appears in 782 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending, Christ, the Lamb, for sinners slain; thousand thousand saints attending join the sing the glad refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, robed in dreadful majesty; those who set at naught and sold him, pierced, and nailed him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Those deep wounds of cross and passion still his glorious body bears: cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshipers: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! See! the day of God appears. 4 Yea, amen, let all adore you, high on your eternal throne: Saviour, take the power and glory, claim the kingdom for your own: oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, Alleluia! come, Lord, come! Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Used With Tune: HELMSLEY

On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry

Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 237 hymnals Topics: Christ Promised His First Advent Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh; awake and hearken, for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings! 2 Then cleansed be every life from sin; make straight the way for God within, and let us all our hearts prepare for Christ to come and enter there. 3 We hail You as our Saviour, Lord, our refuge, and our great reward; O let Your face upon us shine and fill the world with love divine. 4 All praise to You, eternal Son, whose advent has our freedom won, whom with the Father we adore, and Holy Spirit, evermore. Amen. Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW (CRASSELIUS)

Whosoever Will

Author: P. P. B. Appears in 322 hymnals Topics: Promise First Line: "Whosoever heareth," shout, shout the sound Refrain First Line: "Whosoever will, whosoever will" Used With Tune: ["Whosoever heareth," shout, shout the sound]

Thanks to God Whose Word Was Spoken

Author: R. T. Brooks, 1918-1985 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Promise and Covenant Scripture: John 1:17 Used With Tune: PRAISE, MY SOUL

The Trees of the Field

Author: Steffi Geiser Rubin Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Promises First Line: You shall go out with joy Used With Tune: [You shall go out with joy]

Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 831 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Lyrics: 1 Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes, the Saviour promised long: let every heart exult with joy, and every voice with song! 2 He comes, the prisoners to relieve, in Satan's bondage held; the gates of brass before him burst, the iron fetters yield. 3 He comes the broken hearts to bind, the bleeding souls to cure; and with the treasures of his grace to enrich the humble poor. 4 The sacred year has now revolved, accepted of the Lord, when heaven's high promise is fulfilled, and Israel is restored. 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim; and heaven's exalted arches ring with thy most honoured name. Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Used With Tune: CREDITON Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781

Revive your church, O Lord

Author: A. Midlane (1825-1909) Appears in 232 hymnals Topics: The Promise of Redemption Moses Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Commit Your Way to God the Lord

Author: Michael Perry Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: God's Promises Lyrics: 1 Commit your way to God the Lord your cause will shine as bright as fire; delight to do God’s holy word and you shall find what you desire. 2 Be still before the Lord and wait, and do not fret when wrong succeeds; refrain from anger, turn from hate, for God will punish evil deeds. 3 Salvation comes from God alone: the faithful know their help is sure; to heaven all our needs are known, and in God’s strength we are secure. 4 Commit your way to God the Lord, to peace and truth and grace aspire; then mercy shall be your reward, God's promises your heart's desire. Scripture: Psalm 37 Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM