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Hither, ye faithful, haste with songs of triumph

Meter: Irregular Appears in 94 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Hither, ye faithful, haste with songs of triumph, To Bethlehem haste, the Lord of life to meet: To you this day is born a Prince and Savior; 2. O Jesus, for such wondrous condescension, Our praises and reverence are an offering meet, Now is the Word made flesh and dwells among us. 3. Shout his almighty name, ye choirs of angels, And let the celestial courts his praise repeat; Unto our God be glory in the highest, O come and let us worship, (Repeat previous line), O come and let us worship at his feet. Used With Tune: PORTUGUESE HYMN

Life is the time to serve the Lord

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 352 hymnals Used With Tune: ROCKBRIDGE

My soul, be on thy guard

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,393 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My soul, be on thy guard; Ten thousand foes arise; The hosts of sin are pressing hard To draw thee from the skies. 2. O watch, and fight, and pray; The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 3. Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down; The arduous work will not be done, Till thou hast got the crown. 4. Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy God; He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, Up to his rest above. Used With Tune: LUTHER

From all that dwell below the skies

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,297 hymnals Lyrics: 1. From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. Used With Tune: SCHENECTADY

From Greenland's icy mountains

Meter: 7.6 Appears in 1,692 hymnals Lyrics: 1. From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand: From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation! O salvation! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name. 4. Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole: Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. Used With Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN Text Sources: Baptist Harmony, p. 338.

Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring

Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 Appears in 185 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring To my raptured vision All the ecstatic joys that spring Round the bright elysian. Lo, we lift our longing eyes, Burst, ye intervening skies, Sun of righteousness, arise, Open the gates of paradise. 2. Floods of everlasting light Freely flash before him; Myriads, with supreme delight, Instantly adore him: Angel trumps resound his fame, Lutes of lucid gold proclaim All the music of his name, Heaven echoing with the theme. 3. Four and twenty elders rise From their princely station: Shout his glorious victories, Sing the great salvation; Cast their crowns before his throne, Cry in reverential tone, Glory give to God alone; 'Holy, holy, holy One!' 4. Hark! the thrilling symphonies Seem, methinks, to seize us Join we too their holy lays, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Sweetest sound in seraph's song-- Sweetest notes on mortal tongue Sweetest carol ever sung-- Jesus, Jesus, roll along. Used With Tune: ELYSIAN Text Sources: Baptist Harmony, p. 471

Come, humble sinner, in whose breast

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 714 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, humble sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve. 2. I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose; I know his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. Used With Tune: SALVATION

How beauteous are their feet

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 715 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill, Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal! How charming is their voice, How sweet the tidings are! Zion, behold thy Savior King; He reigns and triumphs here. 2. How happy are our ears, That hear the joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found! How blessed are your eyes, That see this heavenly light! Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight. 3. The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad; Let every nation now behold Their Savior and their God. Used With Tune: GOSPEL TIDINGS

The Chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire

Meter: 12.12.12.12 Appears in 156 hymnals Lyrics: 1. The chariot! the chariot! it's wheels roll in fire, As the Lord cometh down in the pomp of his ire! Lo! self moving it drives on its pathway of cloud, And the heavens with the burden of Godhead are bowed. 2. The glory! the glory! around him are poured Mighty hosts of the angels that wait on the Lord; And the glorified saints and the martyrs are there, And there all who the palm wreaths of victory wear. 3. The trumpet! the trumpet! the dead have all heard, Lo! the depths of the stone covered charnel are stirred; From the sea, from the earth, from the south, from the north, And the vast generations of man are come forth. 4. The judgment! the judgment! the thrones are all set, Where the Lamb and the white vested elders are met; There all flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord, And the doom of eternity hangs on his word. 5. O mercy! O mercy! look down from above, Great Creator, on us, thy sad children, with love; When beneath to their darkness the wicked are driven, May our justified souls find a welcome in heaven. Used With Tune: THE TRUMPET

Soldiers of the cross, arise

Meter: 7.7.7.5.7.7.7.5 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Soldiers of the cross, arise, Lo, your Captain from the skies, Holding forth the glittering prize, Calls to victory. Fear not, though the battle lower, Firmly stand the trying hour, Stand the tempter's utmost power, Spurn his slavery. 2. Who the cause of Christ would yield! Who would leave the battlefield? Who would cast away his shield?-- Let him basely go: Who for Zion's King will stand? Who will join the faithful band? Let him come with heart and hand, Let him face the foe. 3. By the mercies of our God, By Emmanuel's streaming blood, When alone for us he stood, Ne'er give up the strife: Ever to the latest breath, Hark to what your Captain saith;-- "Be thou faithful unto death; Take the crown of life." 4. By the woes which rebels prove, By the bliss of holy love, Sinners, seek the joys above, Sinners, turn, and live! Here is freedom worth the name; Tyrant sin is put to shame; Grace inspires the hallowed flame God the crown will give. Used With Tune: BRUCE'S ADDRESS

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