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Come, ye sinners, poor and needy

Appears in 1,480 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting

And am I only born to die?

Appears in 124 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 And am I only born to die? And must I suddenly comply With nature’s stern decree? What after death for me remains? Celestial joys, or hellish pains, To all eternity. 2 How then ought I on earth to live, While God prolongs the kind reprieve, And props the house of clay; My sole concern, my single care, To watch, and tremble, and prepare Against the fatal day! 3 No room for mirth or trifling here, For worldly hope, or worldly fear, If life so soon is gone; If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before Th' inexorable throne! 4 No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment’s misery, or joy; But oh! when both shall end, Where shall I find my destin'd place, Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how I may escape the death That never, never dies! How make mine own election sure, And, when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. 6 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray, Be thou my guide, be thou my way To glorious happiness! Ah! write the pardon on my heart, And whensoe’er I hence depart, Let me depart in peace.

Thee we adore, eternal name

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 372 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 Thee, we adore, eternal name, And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms we be! 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As days and months increase; And ev'ry beating pulse we tell, Leaves but the number less. 3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave: Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave. 4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Great God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things! Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings! 6 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on ev'ry breath; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death! 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dang'rous road; And if our souls are hurry'd hence, May they be found with God!

Behold the Saviour of mankind

Appears in 389 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 Behold the Saviour of mankind Nail'd to the shameful tree; How vast the Love that him inclin'd To bleed and die for thee! 2 Hark. how he groans! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend! The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid, "Receive my soul," he cries! See, where he bows his sacred head! He bows his head and dies. 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine; O Lamb of God! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine!

When rising from the bed of death

Appears in 260 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 When rising from the bed of death, O’erwhelmed with guilt and fear, I view my Maker face to face O how shall I appear! 2 If yet while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought; My soul with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought! 3 When thou, O Lord shalt stand disclos'd, In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O how shall I appear! 4 O may my broken contrite heart, Timely my sins lament, And early with repentant tears, Eternal woe prevent. 5 Behold the sorrows of my Heart, Ere yet it be too late; And hear my Saviour’s dying groan; To give those sorrows weight. 6 For never shall my soul despair Her Pardon to secure, Who knows the only Son hath dy'd To make that pardon sure.

Terrible thought, shall I alone

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting

Blow ye the trumpet, blow

Appears in 951 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound, Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come; Return ye ransom'd sinners, home. 2 Jesus, our great High Priest, Hath full atonement made, Ye weary spirits rest, Ye mournful souls be glad; The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 3 Extol the Lamb of God. The all-atoning Lamb; Redemption in his blood, Throughout the world proclaim. The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live. The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 5 Ye, who have sold for nought Your heritage above, Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesu's love. The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 6 The gospel-trumpet hear, The news of heav'nly grace, And sav'd from earth appear Before your Saviour's face. The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.

Sinners turn, why will ye die

Appears in 540 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting

Sinners, obey the gospel word!

Appears in 154 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 Sinners obey the gospel word! Haste to the supper of my Lord; Be wise to know your gracious day! All things are ready; come away. 2 Ready the father is to own, And kiss his late returning son Ready the loving Saviuor stands, And spreads for you his bleeding hands. 3 Ready the spirit of his love, Just now the stony to remove; T' apply, and witness with the blood, And wash, and seal the sons of God. 4 Ready for you the Angels wait, To triumph in your blest estate; Tuning their harps, they long to praise The wonders of redeeming grace. 5 The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Are ready with their shining host: All heav'n is ready to resound, "The Dead's alive! the Lost is found." 6 Come then, ye sinners, to the Lord, In Christ to paradise restor'd: His proffer'd benefits embrace, The plenitude of gospel-grace.

Come, sinners, to the gospel feast

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 461 hymnals Topics: Awakening and Inviting Lyrics: 1 Come sinners, to the gospel-feast; Let every soul be Jesu's guest; Ye need not one be left behind; For God hath bidden all mankind. 2 Sent by my Lord, on you I call; The invitation is to all: Come all the world! come, sinner, thou! All things in Christ are ready now. 3 Come, all ye souls by sin oppres'd, Ye restless wand'rers after rest; Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind, In Christ a hearty welcome find. 4 My message as from God receive; Ye all may come to Christ and live; O let his love your hearts constrain, Nor suffer him to die in vain! 5 His love is mighty to compel: His conq'ring love consent to feel; Yield to his love's resistless power, And fight against your God no more. 6 See him set forth before your eyes, That precious, bleeding sacrifice! His offer'd benefits embrace, And freely now be sav'd by grace! 7 This is the time; no more delay! This is the acceptable day; Come in, this moment, at his call, And live to him who dy'd for all!