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Lord Jesus Christ, the children's Friend

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: Lord Jesus Christ, the children's Friend, On us lift up Thy gracious hands, And from Thy holy temple send Blessings on our united bands. 335 How precious in Thy Father's sight Were children's souls, when Thee He gave, His only Son, His heart's delight, From hell to heaven those souls to save! What love to them, what love was Thine, Meek Lamb of God, when Thou didst give Thy soul, a sacrifice divine, Dying Thyself that they might live! Nor less the Holy Spirit's grace, When by His light He Thee reveals, As though they saw Thee face to face, And them as heirs of glory seals. Are children's souls of such high price? With grief and gladness may we see, How sad their loss in Paradise, How great their gain on Calvary. Our own no longer, Thine thy are, In mercy bind them to Thy Cross; Safe only from the tempter there, From second death and endless loss. Topics: Christ walking with; Christ the Friend of children; Soul, the ransomed by death of Christ

Youth, health, and strength are ours to-day

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: Youth, health, and strength are ours to-day, And years to come in prospect lie; But youth, health, strength, must soon decay, This year--this moment, we may die. Brought to the altar of the Lord, Eternal enmity, we now To sin and Satan would record; To Christ eternal homage vow. 337 Lord, to Thyself our spirits draw, Bind our affections with Thy love; Incline our hearts to keep Thy law, And fix our hopes on things above. The fragrance, dew, and flower of youth, The health and strength of Nature's prime, We here present;--Oh! Thine in truth Be all our talents, all our time. Heavenward our course on earth be bent, Where'er our future lot is cast; And life, thus well and wisely spent, Be pure and holy to the last. Topics: Vows and prayers of youth; Youth vowing to serve the Lord

When Jesus left His Father's throne

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: When Jesus left His Father's throne, He chose an humble birth; Like us, unhonour'd and unknown, He came to dwell on earth. Like Him, may we be found below In Wisdom's paths of peace! Like Him, in grace and knowledge grow, As years and strength increase. Jesus pass'd by the rich and great, For men of low degree; He sanctified our parents' state, For poor, like them, was He. Sweet were His words, and kind His look, When mothers round Him press'd; Their infants in His arms He took, And on His bosom bless'd. Safe from the world's alluring harms, Beneath His watchful eye, Thus in the circle of His arms, May we for ever lie. 347 When Jesus into Salem rode, The children sang around; For joy they pluck'd the palms, and strow'd Their garments on the ground. Hosanna, our glad voices raise, Hosanna to our King; Should we forget our Saviour's praise, The stones themselves would sing. For we have learn'd to love His Name: That Name divinely sweet, May every pulse through life proclaim, And our last breath repeat. Topics: Christ's love to children

Let me go, the day is breaking

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8 Appears in 31 hymnals Lyrics: Let me go, the day is breaking, Dear companions, let me go; We have spent a night of waking In the wilderness below; 135 Upward now I bend my way, Part we here at break of day. Let me go, I may not tarry, Wrestling thus with doubts and fears, Angels wait my soul to carry, Where my risen Lord appears; Friends and kindred, weep not so, If you love me let me go. We have travell'd long together, Hand in hand, and heart in heart, Both through calm and stormy weather, And 'tis hard, 'tis hard to part, Yet we must;--"Farewell!" to you; Answer, one and all, "Adieu!" 'Tis not darkness gathering round me, Which withdraws me from your sight; Walls of flesh no more can bound me, But, translated into light, Like the lark on mounting wing, Though unseen you hear me sing. Heaven's broad day hath o'er me broken, Far beyond earth's span of sky; I am dead;--nay, by this token, Know that I have ceased to die; Would you solve the mystery? Come up hither,--come and see! Topics: Heavenly longings Scripture: Genesis 32:26

Come, ye that fear the Lord

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: Come, ye that fear the Lord, And love Him while ye fear; Come, and with heart and hand record Your vow and covenant here. Vow to be His alone Who bought you with a price; Now render back to God His own, By free-will sacrifice. Here to His altar brought, Your covenant renew, To be in word, and deed, and thought, Faithful to Him and true. And true and faithful He To you will ever prove, Though hills were swept into the sea, And mountains should remove. Then be His law our choice, The joy of young and old, As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice, And follow to the fold. 39 So shall His staff and rod Conduct us and defend: God is a covenant-keeping God, And loves unto the end. Topics: Covenanting with God

Creator, Redeemer, and Spirit of Truth

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 11.8.11.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: Creator, Redeemer, and Spirit of Truth, One God over all evermore, In songs of thanksgiving, let manhood and youth Extol Thee, and praise, and adore. Thy power we behold in the works of Thy hand The heavens Thy glory declare; Thy Providence rules over ocean and land; All creatures that live are Thy care. Thy love beyond thought in the Gospel we trace; The gift of all gifts is Thy Son, Redeeming, restoring, and blessing our race, When fallen, condemn'd, and undone. Thy kindness, long-suffering and mercy to crown, The heirs of salvation to seal, And dwell in Thy people,--the Spirit came down; His influence now let us feel. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit of truth, One God over all evermore, Let manhood and age join with childhood and youth, To honour, praise, love, and adore. Topics: Adoration of the Creator; God in all things; Providence

Children of Zion, know your King

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: Children of Zion, know your King, Your own Messiah hail: Hosanna in His temple sing, For He hath rent the veil. Himself the sacrifice for sin, As your High-Priest He died; With His own blood, He enter'd in,-- Behold Him crucified! Behold Him on the Mercy-seat, High in the holiest place; Now cast yourselves before His feet, Then rise to see His face. That face with reconciling beams Shines forth upon you all; No longer mourn by Babel's streams, He calls you,--hear His call. So shall your hearts within you burn; While guided by His voice, With songs to Zion you return, And in your God rejoice. 241 At His great name, bow every knee; Let every tongue confess Christ, whom your fathers slew, is HE, The Lord your Righteousness. Topics: Jews, invitation to

Let the land mourn through all its coasts

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: Let the land mourn through all its coasts, The king lay by his state; Princes and rulers, at their posts, Awhile sit desolate. Let priests and people, high and low, Rich, poor, and great, and small, Invoke, in fellowship of woe, The Maker of them all. For God hath summon'd from his place Death, in a direr form, To waken, warn, and scourge our race, Than earthquake, fire, or storm. Let Churches weep within their pale, And families apart; Let each in secresy bewail The plague of his own heart. So, while the land bemoans its sin, The pestilence may cease, And mercy, tempering wrath, bring in Not health alone, but peace:-- The peace of God, which passeth thought, Keep every heart and mind, Till all, by this affliction taught, Be to His will resign'd. Topics: Cholera visitation of

The glorious universe around

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 65 hymnals Lyrics: The glorious universe around, The heavens with all their train, Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound, In one mysterious chain. The earth, the ocean, and the sky, To form one world agree, Where all that walk, or swim, or fly, Compose one family. God in creation thus displays His wisdom and His might, While all His works with all His ways Harmoniously unite. In one fraternal bond of love, One fellowship of mind, The saints below, and saints above, Their bliss and glory find. 8 Here, in their house of pilgrimage, Thy statutes are their song; There, through one bright eternal age, Thy praises they prolong. Lord, may our union form a part Of that thrice happy whole, Derive its pulse from Thee the Heart, Its life from Thee the Soul. Topics: Christian unity and peace

In time of tribulation

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: In time of tribulation, Hear, Lord, my feeble cries, With humble supplication To Thee my spirit flies: 188 My heart with grief is breaking, Scarce can my voice complain; Mine eyes, with tears kept waking, Still watch and weep in vain. The days of old, in vision, Bring vanish'd bliss to view; The years of lost fruition Their joys in pangs renew; Remember'd songs of gladness, Through night's lone silence brought, Strike notes of deeper sadness, And stir desponding thought. Hath God cast off for ever? Can time His truth impair? His tender mercy, never Shall I presume to share? Hath He His loving-kindness Shut up in endless wrath? No;--this is my own blindness, That cannot see His path. I call to recollection The years of His right hand, And, strong in His protection, Again through faith I stand: Thy deeds, O Lord! are wonder, Holy are all Thy ways, The secret place of thunder Shall utter forth Thy praise. Thee, with the tribes assembled, O God! the billows saw; 189 They saw Thee, and they trembled, Turn'd, and stood still with awe: The clouds shot hail--they lighten'd, The earth reel'd to and fro; The fiery pillar brighten'd The gulph of gloom below. Thy way is in great waters, Thy footsteps are not known; Let Adam's sons and daughters Confide in Thee alone: Through the wild sea Thou leddest Thy chosen flock of yore; Still on the waves Thou treadest, And Thy redeem'd pass o'er. Topics: Despondency corrected; Past and present Scripture: Psalm 77