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God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Faith and Assurance Lyrics: 1 God is our Refuge and our Strength, Our ever-present aid, And, therefore, though the earth remove, We will not be afraid; 2 Though hills amidst the seas be cast, Though foaming waters roar, Yea, though the mighty billows shake The mountains on the shore. 3 A river flows whose streams make glad The city of our God, The holy place wherein the Lord Most High has His abode; 4 Since God is in the midst of her, Unmoved her walls shall stand, For God will be her early help, When trouble is at hand. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD Text Sources: The Psalter, 1872, alt.

Lord of mercy and of might

Author: Bishop Reginald Heber Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: Faith in Christ

Soldiers who to Christ belong

Author: Isaac Williams Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Faith In Christ Lyrics: 1 Soldiers who to Christ belong, Trust ye in his Word, be strong; For his promises are sure, His rewards for aye endure. 2 His no crowns that pass away, His no palm that sees decay, His the joy that shall not fade, His the light that knows no shade; 3 His the home for spirits blest, Where he gives them peaceful rest, Far above the starry skies, In the bliss of Paradise. 4 Here on earth ye can but clasp Things that perish in the grasp: Lift your hearts, then, to the skies; God Himself shall be your prize. 5 Praise we now with saints at rest Father, Son and Spirit blest; For his promises are sure, His rewards shall aye endure. Amen. Scripture: 1 Peter 5:4 Used With Tune: NUREMBERG Text Sources: Anon. in Breviary of Châlon-sur-Marne, 1736; Tr. recast in The Hymnary, 1872

Father, in Thy Mysterious Presence Kneeling

Author: Samuel Johnson Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 126 hymnals Topics: Aspiration; Faith; God Presence; Perseverance; Prayer; Life in Christ Prayer and Intercession Lyrics: 1 Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling, Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love; For we are weak, and need some deep revealing Of trust and strength and calmness from above. 2 Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow, And Thou hast made each step an onward one; And we will ever trust each unknown morrow; Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done. 3 Now, Father, now in Thy dear presence kneeling, Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love; Now make us strong; we need Thy deep revealing Of trust and strength and calmness from above. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 32:7 Used With Tune: HENLEY

Trusting Jesus

Author: Mrs. mary Jane Walker Appears in 62 hymnals Topics: Faith Assurance of; Trust In Christ First Line: Jesus, I will trust thee Refrain First Line: In thy love confiding Scripture: Psalm 112:7 Used With Tune: HERMAS

Take time to be holy

Author: W. D. Longstaff, 1822-1894 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 335 hymnals Topics: Eternal Life; Growth in Faith; Holy / Holiness; One Life in Christ Discipleship; Prayer / Prayers / Poems First Line: Take time to be holy; speak oft with thy Lord Lyrics: 1 Take time to be holy; speak oft with thy Lord, abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God's children; help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek. 2 Take time to be holy; the world rushes on; spend much time in secret with Jesus alone. By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be; thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see. 3 Take time to be holy; let him be thy guide, and run not before him, whatever betide. In joy or in sorrow, still follow thy Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word. 4 Take time to be holy; be calm in thy soul; each thought and each motive beneath his control. Thus led by his Spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shalt be fitted for service above. Scripture: Psalm 46:10 Used With Tune: TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY

Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom

Author: Cardinal John H. Newman Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 1,272 hymnals Topics: The Life in Christ Trust; Comfort; Confidence; Faith; Funeral Services; God Guidance, His; God Presence, His Abiding; Trust and Confidence Lyrics: 1 Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on; The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on: Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene— one step enough for me. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone; And with the morn those angel faces smile, Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. Amen. Used With Tune: LUX BENIGNA

Author of Faith, eternal Word

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 97 hymnals Topics: Christ Author of faith; Christ Author of faith; The Godhead Adoration and Praise; Assurance Of Faith; Author of Faith; Faith Author of; Faith Light of ; Faith Assurance; Faith Prayer for ; Eternal Life ; Worship Joy in ; Trust, in Christ; Joy Of Worship; Prayer For Faith Lyrics: 1. Author of Faith, eternal Word, Whose Spirit breathes the active flame; Faith, like its Finisher and Lord, To-day, as yesterday, the same: 2. To Thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable; Increase in us the kindled fire, In us the work of faith fulfil. 3. By faith we know Thee strong to save; Save us, a present Saviour Thou! Whate'er we hope, by faith we have, Future and past subsisting now. 4. To him that in Thy name believes Eternal life with Thee is given; Into himself he all receives, Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 5. The things unknown to feeble sense, Unseen by reason's glimmering ray, With strong, commanding evidence, Their heavenly origin display. 6. Faith lends its realizing light, The clouds disperse, the shadows fly, The Invisible appears in sight, And God is seen by mortal eye. Used With Tune: EDEN

I Belong to Jesus

Author: M. Fraser Meter: 6.5.7.5 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Faith In Christ Lyrics: 1 I belong to Jesus; I am not my own; all I have and all I am, shall be his alone. 2 I belong to Jesus; he is Lord and King, reigning in my inmost heart over ev'rything. 3 I belong to Jesus; blessed, blessed thought! With his own most precious blood has my soul been bought. 4 I belong to Jesus; he has died for me; I am his and he is mine through eternity. 5 I belong to Jesus, he will keep my soul when the deathly waters dark round about me roll. 6 I belong to Jesus; and ere long I'll stand with my precious Savior there in the glory land. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Used With Tune: DEDICATION (Sea)

The Wonders of Divine Grace

Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Adoption; Adoration; Angels; Anger of God Restrained; Christ Atonement of; Christ Glorying in; Christ Grace and Love of; Christ The Saviour; Christ Worshiped; Christians Saved by Grace; Comfort in Trials; Contentment; Covenant Promises; Deliverance From Sin; Faith Confession of; Family; Godly Fear Blessedness of; God Adored and Exalted; God Attributes of; God Compassion of ; God Fatherhood of; God Goodness of; God Kingly Character of; God Love and Mercy; Gospel Freeness of ; Gospel Fulness of ; Grace Justifying; Grace Redeeming; Life Brevity and Uncertainty of; Lord's Supper; Man Mortal and Frail; Mercy of God Great; Pardon Set Forth; Parents and Children; Praise By Universe; Praise Calls to; Praise For God's Mercy; Praise For Spiritual Blessings; Praise For Work of Redemption; Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of; Salvation From Sin and Trouble; Thanksgiving Declared First Line: O come, my soul, bless the Lord our Maker Refrain First Line: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might Lyrics: 1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker, And all within me, bless His holy Name; Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies, His pard'ning grace and saving love proclaim. Refrain: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might, Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight. 2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion, Most slow to anger, plenteous in love; Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him, Boundless and endless as the heav'ns above. [Refrain] 3 His love is like a father's to his children, Tender and kind to all who fear His Name; For well He knows our weakness and our frailty, He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame. [Refrain] 4 We fade and die like flow'rs that grow in beauty, Like tender grass that soon will disappear; But evermore the love of God is changeless, Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. [Refrain] 5 High in the heav'ns His throne is fixed forever, His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole; Bless ye the Lord thro' all His wide dominion, Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: PILGRIMS