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We Are Going (Foster)

Author: John O. Foster Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: We are going, we are going Refrain First Line: We are going, we are going Lyrics: 1. We are going, we are going, Far beyond the setting sun: To a kingdom that is growing From the nations it has won; For the honor-covered sages Who have passed the vale of tears, Have been gathering for ages Where the throne of God appears. Refrain We are going, we are going Where the weary work is o’er, Where the morning light is glowing On the blessèd, sunny shore. 2. We are going where the fountains Of the healing waters flow, Where the valleys and the mountains Bathed in sunlight ever glow; Where the crystal streams are flowing In their bright and silvery sheen, And the tree of life is growing On the banks of living green. [Refrain] 3. We are going where the holy Enter joys they cannot tell, Where the meek and blessèd lowly With the pure in spirit dwell; Where no hungry hearts are aching For the bread of life to share, But forever are partaking Of the fullness over there. [Refrain] Used With Tune: HILLSDALE Text Sources: The Royal Fountain No. 4, by John R. Sweney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1884)

We Shall Meet Our Friends Departed

Author: E. C. Howe Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Refrain First Line: We shall meet, yes, we shall meet them Lyrics: 1 We shall meet our friends departed, Though we left them long ago To their lone and dreamless slumbers, In the silent dust below; We shall meet them, O how glorious! When this weary life is o’er, In those bright, celestial regions, Blest and happy evermore. Refrain: We shall meet, yes, we shall meet them, When our journeyings are o’er, We shall meet them, Hallelujah! On that bright and shining shore. 2 We shall meet our friends departed, Who the promised land have won, Shining as the stars of Heaven, Round the everlasting throne; Onward, every soul, to duty Scatter wide the shades of gloom, All of life is in the future, Life is bliss beyond the tomb. [Refrain] 3 We shall meet our friends departed, Clothed in robes of heav’nly white, And with sainted voices greet them In a land of life and light; Lift no voice of grief or sorrow, That they molder in the dust; We shall meet them on the morrow At the rising of the just. [Refrain] Used With Tune: PHRAE Text Sources: Songs of Free Grace by Daniel B. Towner (Cincinnati: Cranston & stonew, 1883)

The Christian Graces

Author: Theodore J. Price Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Let us learn the Christian graces Refrain First Line: For the love we owe to Jesus Lyrics: 1 Let us learn the Christian graces, As we walk the heavenly road, Mark the pathway each one traces, Upward to the blest abode. He who loves must learn forbearance, He who gains must suffer loss; Tribulation worketh patience, Patience meekly bears the cross. Refrain: For the love we owe to Jesus, For the love He has bestowed, Let us learn the Christian graces, As we walk the heav’nly road. 2 Patience still the cross upbearing, Lowly at its foot we bow, Sinful, trembling, weeping, fearing— Faith has crowned with flowers its brow! Lo! its beauty now discerning, Virtue adds another wreath; And its growing glories learning, Knowledge hangs some fruits beneath. [Refrain\ Temperance has brought her lilies, Spotless white to wind around— Patience with her burden smiling, Plants its foot upon the ground; Sweet experience now shall aid her To sustain the lighter load; While fond hope inspires new vigor, Pointing to the blest abode. [Refrain] 4 Now in songs of loud hosannas, Lift our voices heavenward; Lo! what wondrous grace advances? "Holiness, unto the Lord!" Godliness, her name—Oh hear it!— Welcome, loveliest sister here! Godliness, in life and spirit, Godliness in faith and prayer. [Refrain] Used With Tune: FINISTÈRE Text Sources: The River of Life by Henry S. Perkins and Warren Bentley (New York: Oliver Ditson, 1873)

No Room In the Inn

Author: James E. Hawes Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A holy guest from Heaven’s gate Refrain First Line: No room for Jesus in the inn Lyrics: 1 A holy guest from Heaven’s gate One morn in days now olden, Came down to earth in lowly state Amid the starlight golden; Angelic messengers of peace Sang praise and welcome holy Unto the Prince who brought release To mighty and to lowly. Refrain: No room for Jesus in the inn, The King of earth and Heaven; Today He knocketh at thy heart, What answer shall be given? 2 Yet while He came with blessing sweet, With love and mercy’s story, No kingly courtiers thought it meet To show Him earthly glory; No room was found within the inn, No welcome for this stranger; The Christ, who suffered for our sin, Was cradled in a manger. [Refrain] 3 The message of this Holy One Still through the world is ringing; From eastern land to setting sun The earth His praise is singing; Oh, troubled heart, this message hear, Oh, list the wondrous story; The Babe, once born in Bethlehem, Is now the King of glory. [Refrain] 4 Come, lay thy burdens at His feet, Come, trust Him in thy sorrow; Come, while the Master bids thee come, Delay not till the tomorrow; Within thy heart, oh, give Him room, Prepare for His abiding; Sweet peace and comfort thou shalt know In Christ while safely hiding. [Refrain] Used With Tune: DOHA Text Sources: Chiming Voices by James H. Rosecrans and J. T. Toof (New York: Asa Hull, 1893)

Clinging and Resting

Author: L. B. Carpenter Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: To the cross I long was clinging Refrain First Line: I was clinging, now I'm resting Lyrics: 1 To the cross I long was clinging, As a refuge from despair, Found relief from guilt of sinning, While I lingered, clinging there; Still life’s waves and storms assailed me, Doubts and fears my mind distressed, And with all the cross availed me, Clinging gave no perfect rest. Refrain: I was clinging, now I’m resting, Sweetly resting at the cross; I was clinging, now I’m resting, Sweetly resting at the cross. 2 To the cross I cling no longer, Doubts and fears no longer feel; Faith, and hope, and love are stronger, Jesus’ blood doth fully heal. Now my song is not, "I’m clinging"; That to me would now be loss, When mind, heart and soul are singing, "I am resting at the cross." [Refrain] 3 My salvation is completed, Christ, my hope, my life, my light; Sin, and death, and hell defeated, Can not now my soul affright. Heaven seems in blessèd nearness, And earth’s treasures are as dross, While, ’mid light of cloudless clearness, I am resting at the cross. [Refrain] Used With Tune: TUSCANY Text Sources: The Garner, by John R. Sweney (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1878)

Lend A Helping Hand

Author: Eben E. Rexford Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Lend a helping hand, my brother Refrain First Line: Lend a helping hand, my brother Lyrics: 1 Lend a helping hand, my brother To the weary by the way, Bowed beneath life’s heavy burdens ’Mid the toil and heat of day; Pass no comrade by in silence, Cheerful words and smiles bestow, Let them be as sunshine scattered All along their path below. Refrain: Lend a helping hand, my brother, This shall have its own reward, And the good you do another Is remembered by the Lord. 2 Lend a helping hand, my brother, Someone needs your help each day, Always someone needing comfort You will find along the way. Always hearts that hunger after Words of love, and hope, and cheer— Always faces we may brighten With the smile that dries the tear. [Refrain] 3 In the march of life, my brother, Many falter by the way, Often heart and courage fails them In the moment of the fray. Speak the word of cheer that’s needed, Bid them ask God’s help, and then, With a hand that’s strong but gentle, Lift them to their feet again. [Refrain] Used With Tune: LOS PADRES Text Sources: Young People's Songs of Praise, by I. Allan Sankey (Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1902)

The Angels' Story

Author: Robert Lowe Fletcher Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Angels tell the joyful story

Mother's Grave

Author: Robert H. Washburne Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O the sweetest place in memory Refrain First Line: O the dearest place to memory Lyrics: 1 O the sweetest place in memory Is that lonely mound of earth, Where my mother softly slumbers, Mother dear, who gave me birth; Years have passed since she departed From our midst at set of sun Going to her home in Heaven, For her earthly race was run. Refrain: O the dearest place to memory Is that hillside far away, Where she, sleeping ’neath the flowers, Waits the resurrection day. 2 Oft I wander to the hillside, Sit beside that grave so dear, Where I hear the songs of angels And I feel their presence near; Scenes of earth fade in the distance, And a glorious host I see, There among the white robed seraphs, Mother dear, awaiting me. [Refrain] 3 So I journey on in sadness O’er life’s dreary, barren waste, Cheered by thoughts of blessèd meeting, As my steps toward Heaven haste; There some day I too shall enter, See my loved ones gone before, There shall greet again that mother, There abide forevermore. [Refrain] 4 So I think of that old churchyard On the hillside far away, And the form of that dear mother That we carried there one day; Guarded still by God’s bright angels, Who their solemn vigils keep, Watching o’er her silent slumber, Dearest mother’s gentle sleep. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ALDERSHOT Text Sources: The Revival No. 4 (Atlanta: Charlie Tillman, 1903)

He Is Coming By And By

Author: Laura C. Nourse Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: He is coming! swell the chorus! Refrain First Line: He is coming, coming, coming Lyrics: 1 He is coming! swell the chorus! Strike the loud exultant strain! He whose mercy hovers o’er us, Comes to earth her promised king. Earthly monarchs bow before Him, Saints and sinners bend the knee, Angels stooping low adore Him, Jesus comes and earth is free. Refrain: He is coming, coming, coming, See His chariot rends the sky. Hear His voice in notes of warning, He is coming by and by. 2 He is coming—pomp and glory— Angel hosts His regal train! Jesus born in Bethlehem lowly Comes His kingship to proclaim. Sinners quake with fear before Him, Satan’s minions all are fled; Death’s unnumbered hosts adore Him, Life and hope and joy are wed. [Refrain] 3 He is coming! Hail with gladness Every sign in earth and sky! Death is conquered with its sadness, Sin and sinners all must die. He is coming! Light and splendor, Perfect love and lasting peace; Bow, ye nations, low in wonder, Crown Him Prince, ye saved by grace. [Refrain] Used With Tune: PALAWAN Text Sources: Carols of Joy, by Frank M. Davis (Springfield, Ohio: J. L. Rust & Company, 1882)

No Book Is Like the Bible

Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1. No book is like the Bible, For childhood, youth and age; Our duty, plain and simple, We find on every page. It came by inspiration, A light to guide our way, A voice from Him who gave it, Reproving when we stray. Refrain No book is like the Bible, The blessèd book we love, The pilgrim’s chart of glory, It leads to God above. 2. It tells of man’s creation, His sad, primeval fall; It tells of man’s redemption, Through Christ, who died for all; In sacred words of wisdom It bids us watch and pray, And early come to Jesus, The Life, the Truth, the Way. [Refrain] 3. O, let us love the Bible, And praise it more and more; Our life is like a shadow, Our days will soon be o’er; But if we closely follow The counsel God has giv’n, We then may hope with angels To sing His praise in Heav’n. [Refrain] Used With Tune: HULL Text Sources: Gospel Praise Book, by Asa Hull (New York: D. W. Knowles, 1879), number 82