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Personal Devotion to God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Christ Crucifixion and Death of First Line: The off'ring on the altar burned Lyrics: 1 The off'ring on the altar burned Gives no delight to Thee; The hearing ear, the willing heart, Thou givest unto me. 2 Then, O my God, I come, I come, Thy purpose to fulfill; Thy law is written in my heart, 'Tis joy to do Thy will. 3 Before Thy people I will now Thy righteousness proclaim; Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease To praise Thy holy Name. 4 I never have within my heart Thy faithfulness concealed, But Thy salvation and Thy truth To men I have revealed. Scripture: Psalm 40 Used With Tune: BELMONT

A Prayer of Helpless Distress

Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Christ Crucifixion and Death of First Line: Hear my prayer, O Lord, attend Scripture: Psalm 102:1-8 Used With Tune: [Hear my prayer, O Lord, attend]

God the avenger of wrong

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Christ Crucifixion and Death of First Line: Lord, plead my cause against my foes Scripture: Psalm 35 Used With Tune: [Lord, plead my cause against my foes]

Grace and Gratitude

Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Christ Crucifixion and Death of First Line: I waited for the Lord Most High Lyrics: 1 I waited for the Lord Most High, And He inclined to hear my cry; He took me from destruction's pit And from the miry clay; Upon a rock He set my feet, And steadfast made my way. 2 A new and joyful song of praise He taught my thankful heart to raise; And many, seeing me restored, Shall fear the Lord and trust; And blest are they that trust the Lord, The humble and the just. 3 O Lord my God, how manifold Thy wondrous works which I behold, And all Thy loving, gracious thought Thou hast bestowed on man; To count Thy mercies I have sought, But boundless is their span. 4 Not sacrifice delights the Lord, But he who hears and keeps His word; Thou gavest me to hear Thy will, Thy law is in my heart; I come the Scripture to fulfill, Glad tidings to impart. Scripture: Psalm 40 Used With Tune: DUNSTAN

The sun is sinking fast

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.4.6.6 Appears in 159 hymnals Topics: Afternoon; Christ Passion and Crucifixion; Worship, Times of Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Latin, 1805, trans. from

God So Loved the World

Meter: Irregular Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Christ Atonement, Crucifixion, Suffering and Death; The Life of Christ The Redeemer: His Grace, Love and Mercy Lyrics: God so loved the world. God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso believeth, believeth in Him should not perish, should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world. God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; But that the world through Him might be saved. God so loved the world. God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso believeth, believeth in Him should not perish, should not perish but have everlasting life, everlasting life, everlasting, everlasting life. God so loved the world. God so loved the world. God so loved the world. Scripture: John 3:16-17 Used With Tune: STAINER

He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

Author: Ray Overholt Meter: Irregular Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Angels; Cross of Christ; Good Friday; Jesus Christ Crucifixion & Death; Lent; Testimony; Trials First Line: They bound the hands of Jesus in the garden where He prayed Used With Tune: TEN THOUSAND ANGELS

Jesus, Thy boundless love to me

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 353 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience; Communion With Christ; Crucifixion of Christians to the world; Happiness of fellowship with God and Christ; Love Of Christ; Love To Christ; Preciousness of Christ Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue declare; Oh, knit my thankful heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there. 2 Oh, grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but Thy pure love alone! Oh, may Thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown. 3 Unwearied, may I this pursue, Dauntless to this high prize aspire; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire. 4 Still let Thy love point out my way; How wondrous things Thy love hath wrought! Still lead me, lest I go astray; Direct my word, inspire my thought. 5 In suff'ring, be Thy love my peace, In weakness be Thy love my power, And when the storms of life shall cease, Receive me in the trying hour.

God's Tender Mercies Besought

Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Christ Crucifixion and Death of First Line: I for thy tender mercies cried Scripture: Psalm 40:7-11 Used With Tune: [I for thy tender mercies cried]

What thousands never knew the road!

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Choice of the Christian; Christians their life and experience; Self-Consecration; Crucifixion of Christians to the world; Happiness of life in Christ; Self-Consecration; Vanilty of earthly things; The narrow way Lyrics: 1 What thousands never knew the road! What thousands hate it when 'tis known! None but the upright and sincere Will seek or choose it for their own. 2 A thousand ways in ruin end, One only leads to joys on high; By that my willing steps ascend, Pleased with a journey to the sky. 3 No more I ask, or hope to find Delight or happiness below; Sorrow may well possess the mind That feeds where thorns and thistles grow. 4 The joy that fades is not for me, I seek immortal joys above; There glory, without end, shall be The bright reward of faith and love.