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Fear not, for I am with thee

Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Scripture Invitations and Promises First Line: And art thou with us, gracious Lord Lyrics: 1 And art thou with us, gracious Lord, To dissipate our fear? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near? 2 Dost thou a Father's bowels feel For all thy humble saints? And is such friendly accents speak To sooth their sad complaints? 3 Why droops our hearts? Why flow our eyes While such a voice we hear; Why rise our sorrows and our fears, While such a friend is near? 4 To all thine other favors add A heart to trust thy word; And death itself shall hear us sing, While resting on the Lord.

The converted Thief

Author: Dr. S. Stennett Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 173 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: As on the cross the Savior hung Lyrics: 1 As on the cross the Savior hung, And wept, and bled, and dy'd, He pour'd salvation on a wretch That languish'd at his side. 2 His crimes with inward grief and shame, The penitent confess'd; Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his prayer address'd: 3 "Jesus, thou son and heir of heaven, "Thou spotless lamb of God, "I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears, "And welt'ring in thy blood. 4 "Yet quickly, from these scenes of woe "In triumph thou shalt rise, "Burst thro' the gloomy shades of death, "And shine above the skies. 5 "Amid the glories of that world, "Dear Savior, think on me; "And in the vict'ries of thy death, Let me a sharer be." 6 His prayer the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, "To-day thy parting soul shall be With me in Paradise." Scripture: Luke 23:42

The Leper healed; or, Sanctification implored

Author: Dr. S. Stennett Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Sanctification First Line: Behold the lep'rous jew Lyrics: 1 Behold the lep'rous jew, Oppress'd with pain and grief, Pouring his tears at Jesus' feet, For pity and relief. 2 "O speak the word," he cries, "And heal me of my pain: "Lord, thou art able, if thou wilt, "To make a leper clean." 3 Compassion moves his heart, He speaks the gracious word; The leper feels his strength return, And all his sickness cur'd. 4 To thee, dear Lord, I look, Sick of a worse disease; Sin is my painful malady, And none can give me ease. 5 But thy almighty grace Can heal my lep'rous soul; O bathe me in thy precious blood, And that will make me whole. Scripture: Matthew 8:2-3

The Privileges of the Sons of God

Author: Humphreys Appears in 207 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Adoption First Line: Blessed are the sons of God Lyrics: 1 Blessed are the sons of God, They are bought with Jesu's blood, They are ransom'd from the grave, Life eternal they shall have, With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 2 God did leave them to his son, Long before the world begun; They the seal of this receive When on Jesus they believe. With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 3 They are justify'd by grace, They enjoy a solid peace; All their sins are wash'd away, They shall stand in God's great day, With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 4 They produce the fruits of grace In the works of righteousness! Born of God, they hate all sin, God's pure seed remains within. With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 5 They have fellowship with God, Thro' the Mediator's blood; One with God, thro' Jesus one, Glory is in them begun. With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 6 Tho' they suffer much on earth, Strangers to the worldlings mirth, Yet they have an inward joy, Pleasures which can never cloy. With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity! 7 They alone are truly blest, Heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ; They with love and peace are fill'd, They are by his xpirit seal'd, With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity!

God reasoning with Men

Author: Dr. S. Stennett Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Scripture Invitations and Promises First Line: Come, sinners, saith the mighty God Lyrics: 1 Come, sinners, saith the mighty God, Heinous as all your crimes have been, Lo! I descend from mine abode, To reason with the sons of men. 2 No clouds of darkness veil my face, No vengeful lightnings flash around: I come with terms of life and peace; Where sin hath reign'd let grace abound. 3 Yes, Lord, we will obey thy call, And to thy gracious sceptre bow; O make our crimson sins like wool, Our scarlet crimes as white as snow. 4 So shall our thankful lips repeat Thy praises with a tuneful voice, While humbly prostrate at thy feet, We wonder, tremble, and rejoice. Scripture: Isaiah 1:18

Weary Soul invited to Rest

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 301 hymnals Topics: Scripture Invitations and Promises First Line: Come, weary souls with sins distrest Lyrics: 1 Come, weary souls with sin distrest, Come, and accept the promis'd rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load; O come, and spread your woes abroad; Divine compassion, mighty love Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes; Pardon, and life, and endless peace; How rich the gift— how free the grace! 4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart, The hopes thy gracious words impart; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind, inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove; And sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest. Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Redemption by Christ alone

Author: Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption First Line: Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains Lyrics: 1 Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains, Beneath it's dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched, guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid: Invalued price! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became, To rescue guilty souls from hell; The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace, nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more! 6 Dear Savior, let thy love persue The glorious work it has begun, Each secret lurking foe subdue, And let our hearts be thine alone. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19

Pleading the Atonement

Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Atonement First Line: Father, God, who seest in me Lyrics: 1 Father, God, who seest in me Only sin and Misery, Turn to thy anointed One, Look on thy beloved Son; Him, and then the sinner, see; Look thro' Jesus' wounds on me. 2 Heavenly Father, Lord of all, Hear, and show thou hear'st my call; Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Smile on me a sinner now: Now the stone to flesh convert; Cast a look, and melt my heart. 3 Lord, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow; Hear my Advocate divine, Lo, to his my suit I join, Join'd with his, it cannot fail; Let me now with thee prevail. 4 Turn from me thy glorious eues To his bloody sacrifice, To the full atonement made, To the utmost ransom paid; And, if mine thro' him thou art, Speak thy mercy to my heart. 5 Jesus, answer from above; Is not all thy nature love? Pity from thine eye let fall; Bless me, whilst on thee I call; Am I thine thou Son of God? Take the purchase of thy blood. 6 Father, see the victim slain, Offer'd up for guilty man; Hear his blood's prevailing cry; Let the bowels then reply: Then thro' him the sinner see; Then, in Jesus, look on me. Scripture: Psalm 84:9

God glorious, and Sinners saved

Author: Dr. Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 311 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Father, how wide thy glory shines Lyrics: 1 Father, how wide thy glory shines! How high thy wonders rise! Known thro' the earth by thousand signs, By thousand thro' the skies. 2 [Part of thy name divinely stands On all thy creatures writ, They shew the labour of thy hands, Or impress of thy feet.] 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join, In their divinest forms; 4 Our thoughts are lost in reverend awe; We love and we adore; The first arch-angel never saw So much of God before. 5 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace. 6 [When sinners broke the Father's laws, The dying Son atones; O, the dear mysteries of his cross! The triumph of his groans!] 7 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains; Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 8 O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. Scripture: Isaiah 44:23 Text Sources: Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems

Forgiveness! 'tis a joyful sound

Author: Dr. Gibbons Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon Lyrics: 1 Forgiveness! 'tis a joyful sound To malefactors doom'd to die; Publish the bliss the world around; Ye seraphs, shout it from the sky! 2 'Tis the rich gift of love divine; 'Tis, full, out-measuring every crime; Unclouded shall its glories shine, And fee no change, by changing time. 3 O'er sins unnumber'd as the sand, And like the mountains for their size, The seas of sovereign grace expand, The seas of sovereign grace arise. 4 For this stupendous love of heaven What grateful honors shall we show? Where much transgression is forgiven Let love in equal ardors glow. 5 By this inspir'd, let all our days With various holiness be crown'd, Let truth and goodness, prayer and praise In all abide, in all abound. Scripture: Luke 7:47