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Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 193 hymnals Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: Dear Savior, we are thine Lyrics: 1 Dear Savior, we are thine, By everlasting bonds: Our names, our hearts, we would resign, Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave With ever-growing zeal; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O let them ne’er prevail. 3 Thy spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head: Shall form in us thy image bright, That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay; But love shall keep us near thy side Thro' all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear? If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne, He’ll fix his members there. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:17

Our Duty to our Neighbor

Author: Dr. Gibbons Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Scripture The Law First Line: Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth Lyrics: 1 Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth, With all thy mind and might, Fear, love and serve; so shall thy days Be numerous, calm, and bright. 2 The blood of man thou shalt not shed, Its voice will pierce the sky, And thou by the just laws of heaven For the dire crime shall die. 3 To thine own couch thou shalt not take A wife but her thine own: Vast is the guilt, and on thine head Heaven darts its vengeance down. 4 Thou shalt not, or from friend or foe, Take aught by force or stealth; Thy goods, thy stores must grow from right Or God will curse thy wealth. 5 No man shalt thou by a false charge, Or crush or brand with shame: Dear as thine own, so wills thy God, Must be his life and name. 6 Thy soul one wish shall not let loose For that which is not thine; Live in thy lot, or small or great, For God has drawn the line. 7 [O may that God, who gave these laws, Write them on every heart, That all may feel their living power, Nor from his paths depart!] Scripture: Exodus 20:3-12

Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 238 hymnals Topics: Scriptures Inspired; Holy Spirit Inspirer of Scripture; Inspiration Of Scriptures Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, our hearts inspire, Let us Thine influence prove; Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of Light and Love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by Thee The prophets wrote and spoke, Unlock the Truth, Thyself the Key, Unseal the sacred Book. 3 Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove, Brood o'er our nature's night; On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God, through Himself, we then shall know, If Thou within us shine; And sound, with all Thy saints below, The depths of love divine. Used With Tune: RICHMOND

Father of all, in whom alone

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: Scriptures Revealing God; Scriptures Revealing God; The Godhead Holy Scripture Lyrics: 1 Father of all, in whom alone We live, and move, and breathe, One bright, celestial ray dart down, And cheer Thy sons beneath. 2 While in Thy Word we search for Thee, We search with trembling awe! Open our eyes, and let us see The wonders of Thy law. 3 Now let our darkness comprehend The light that shines so clear; Now the revealing Spirit send, And give us ears to hear. 4 Before us make Thy goodness pass, Which here by faith we know; Let us in Jesus see Thy face, And die to all below. Used With Tune: BEDFORD

Your Word Is like a Garden, Lord

Author: Edwin Hodder Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 157 hymnals Topics: God's Word The Holy Scriptures; Holy Scriptures Illumination of Lyrics: 1 Your Word is like a garden, Lord, with flowers bright and fair; and everyone who seeks may pluck a lovely cluster there. Your Word is like a deep, deep mine; and jewels rich and rare are hidden in its mighty depths for every searcher there. 2 Your Word is like a starry host; a thousand rays of light are seen to guide the traveler, and make his pathway bright. Your Word is like an armory, where soldiers may repair, and find, for life's long battle day, all needful weapons there. 3 O may I love your precious Word, may I explore the mine, may I its fragrant flowers glean, may light upon me shine. O may I find my armor there, your Word my trusty sword; I'll learn to fight with every foe the battle of the Lord. Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:3 Used With Tune: SERAPH

Lord, Thy word abideth

Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 209 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Holy Scriptures; Hymns for the Young The Holy Scriptures Used With Tune: RAVENSHAW

God Has Spoken by His Prophets

Author: George Wallace Briggs Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: The Scriptures; Scriptures Lyrics: 1 God has spoken by his prophets, spoken the unchanging word; each from age to age proclaiming God, the one, the righteous Lord. In the world's despair and turmoil, one firm anchor holds us fast: God is king, his throne eternal; God the first, and God the last. 2 God has spoken by Christ Jesus, Christ, the everlasting Son, brightness of the Father's glory, with the Father ever one; spoken by the Word incarnate, God of God, before time was; Light of light, to earth descending, he reveals our God to us. 3 God is speaking by his Spirit, speaking to our hearts of all, in the ageless word expounding God's own message for us all. Through the rise and fall of nations one sure faith yet standing fast: God abides, his word unchanging; God the first, and God the last. Scripture: Acts 3:17-26 Used With Tune: EBENEZER

How Shall the Young Direct Their Way?

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: The Scriptures; Scriptures Lyrics: 1 How shall the young direct their way? What light shall be their perfect guide? Your Word, O Lord, will safely lead if in its wisdom they confide. 2 Sincerely I have sought you, Lord, O let me not from you depart; to know your will and keep from sin, your word I cherish in my heart. 3 O blessed Lord, teach me your law, your righteous judgments I declare; your testimonies make me glad, for they are wealth beyond compare. 4 Upon your precepts and your ways my heart will meditate with awe; your word shall be my chief delight, and I will not forget your law. Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 Used With Tune: QUEBEC Text Sources: Versified, Psalter (1912), alt.

O Spread the Tidings Round

Author: Francis Bottome Appears in 243 hymnals Topics: Holy Scriptures; Scriptures First Line: O spread the tidings 'round Lyrics: 1 O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found, Wherever human hearts and human woes abound; Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: The Comforter has come! 2 The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last, And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast, As o'er the golden hills the day advances fast! The Comforter has come! 3 Lo, the great King of kings with healing in His wings, To ev'ry captive soul a full deliv’rance brings; And thro' the vacant cells the song of triumph rings; The Comforter has come! 4 O boundless love divine! how shall this tongue of mine To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine- That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine! The Comforter has come! Scripture: Acts 2:38 Used With Tune: COMFORTER