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O Happy Band of Pilgrims

Author: John M. Neale; Joseph the Hymnographer Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Hope and Aspiration Used With Tune: VULPIUS

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Author: Sarah F. Adams Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,555 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Hope and Aspiration Used With Tune: BETHANY

I'm Pressing on the Upward Way

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 361 hymnals Topics: Sabbath School Hope and Aspiration Refrain First Line: Lord, lift me up, and I shall stand Used With Tune: HIGHER GROUND

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

Author: Samuel Stennett Appears in 1,390 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Hope and Aspiration Refrain First Line: I'm bound for the promised land Used With Tune: BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND

O Sometimes the Shadows Are Deep

Author: E. Johnson (1826-1909) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 292 hymnals Topics: Sabbath School Hope and Aspiration Refrain First Line: O, then to the Rock let me fly Used With Tune: THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER

I'm But a Stranger Here

Author: Thomas Rawson Taylor Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 630 hymnals Topics: Hope and Aspiration Lyrics: 1 I'm but a stranger here, Heav'n is my home; Earth is a desert drear; Heav'n is my home: Danger and sorrow stand Round me on ev'ry hand; Heav'n is my fatherland, Heav'n is my home. 2 What though the tempest rage? Heav'n is my home; Short is my pilgrimage, Heav'n is my home. And time's wild wintry blast Soon shall be overpast; I shall reach home at last; Heav'n is my home. 3 There at my Saviour's side, Heaven is my home; I shall be glorified, Heaven is my home: There are the good and blest, Those I love most and best, Grant me with them to rest; Heaven is my home. 4 Grant me to murmur not, Heaven is my home; Whate'er my earthly lot, Heaven is my home. Grant me at last to stand, Jesus, at Thy right hand, There in my fatherland: Heaven is my home! Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 11:13 Used With Tune: ST. EDMUND

We Would See Jesus

Author: Anna Bartlett Warner, (1821-1915). Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 280 hymnals Topics: Hope and Aspiration First Line: We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen Lyrics: 1 We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen Across this little landscape of our life; We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen For the last weariness, the final strife. 2 We would see Jesus, the great Rock-foundation Whereon our feet were set with sovereign grace: Nor life nor death, with all their agitation, Can thence remove us, if we see His face. 3 We would see Jesus: other lights are paling, Which for long years we have rejoiced to see; The blessings of our pilgrimage are failing; We would not mourn them, for we go to Thee. 4 We would see Jesus: this is all we’re needing; Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight; We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading; Then welcome, day, and farewell, mortal night. Amen. Scripture: John 12:21 Used With Tune: WINDSOR

O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Author: George Matheson Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 697 hymnals Topics: Hope and Aspiration Lyrics: 1 O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. 2 O Light that follow'st all my way, I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in Thy sunshine’s glow its day May brighter, fairer be. 3 O Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be. 4 O Cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to hide from Thee; I lay in dust life’s glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be. Amen. Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET

When Peace Like a River Attendeth My Way

Author: Philip Paul Bliss Meter: 11.8.11.9 Appears in 505 hymnals Topics: Hope and Aspiration Lyrics: 1 When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. 2 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul. 3 My sin, O the bliss of this glorious thought; My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to His cross and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul. 4 And, Lord, haste the day when our faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll, The trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend; Even so--it is well with my soul. Amen. Used With Tune: IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

Lord Jesus, I Long to Be Perfectly Whole (Whiter than Snow)

Author: James L. Nichloson, c. 1828-1876 Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 684 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Hope and Aspiration First Line: Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole Refrain First Line: Whiter than snow, yes whiter than snow Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; I want Thee forever to live in my soul, Break down every idol, cast out every foe; Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Refrain: Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow, Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 2 Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies, And help me to make a complete sacrifice; I give up myself, and whatever I know, Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain] 3 Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat, I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet; By faith, for my cleansing I see Thy blood flow, Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain] 4 Lord Jesus, Thou seeest I patiently wait, Come now, and within me a new heart create; To those who have sought Thee, Thou never saidst "No," Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 51:7 Used With Tune: FISCHER