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God is love: His mercy brightens

Author: Sir John Bowring, LL. D. Appears in 739 hymnals Topics: The Catechism Works and Attributes of God Lyrics: 1 God is love: His mercy brightens All the path in which we rove; Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens: God is Wisdom, God is Love. 2 Time and change are busy ever, Man decays and ages move; But His mercy waneth never; God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth, Will His changeless goodness prove; From the gloom Him brightness streameth; God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly care entwineth Hope and comfort from above; Everywhere His glory shineth; God is wisdom, God is love. Used With Tune: TALMAR (Chester-Dorrnance)

Love divine, all love excelling

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1,897 hymnals Topics: The Catechism The Redeemer Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav'n, to earth come down! Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, Thou art all compassion; Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter ev'ry trembling heart! 2 Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast; Let us all in Thee inherit; Let us find Thy promised rest. Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, Almighty, to deliver; Let us all Thy life receive; Graciously return, and never, Nevermore Thy temples leave! Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as thy hosts above, Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy precious love. 4 Finish then Thy new creation; Pure and spotless let us be; Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly restored in thee: Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE

Father of mercies, in Thy Word

Author: Anna Steele Appears in 761 hymnals Topics: The Catechism The Word Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies, in Thy Word What endless glory shines! For ever be Thy Name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 3 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see And still increasing light! 4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Be Thou for ever near; Teach me to love Thy sacred Word, And view my Savior there. Used With Tune: MORNINGTON

Thy table I approach

Author: Gerhard Walther Molanus; Anon. Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: The Catechism Holy Communion Lyrics: 1 Thy Table I approach; Dear Savior, hear my pray'r, O let no unrepented sin Prove hurtful to me there. 2 Lo, I confess my sins, And mourn their wretched bands: A contrite heart is ever wont To find grace at Thy hands. 3 Thy body and Thy blood, Once slain and shed for me, Are taken at Thy table here— O wondrous mystery! 4 Here I with mouth and soul, Incomprehensibly, Shall eat the precious flesh of Christ In blest reality. 5 Search not how this takes place, Nor whether it can be; God can accomplish vastly more Than seemeth plain to thee. 6 Vouchsafe, O blessed Lord, That earth and hell combined, May ne'er about this Sacrament A doubt raise in my mind. 7 And may I never fail, To thank Thee day and night, For Thy true body and true blood, O God, my peace and light. Used With Tune: BOYLSTON

Lord, cause Thy face on us to shine

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: The Catechism The Ministry Lyrics: 1 Lord, cause Thy face on us to shine, Give us Thy peace, and seal us Thine; Teach us to prize the means of grace, And love Thine earthly dwelling-place. 2 On is our faith, and one our Lord; One body, Spirit, hope, reward: May we in one communion be One with each other, one with Thee. 3 Bless all whose voice salvation brings, Who minister in holy things; Our pastors, elders deacons, bless; Cloth them with zeal and righteousness: 4 Let many in the judgment-day, Turned from the error of their way, Their hope, their joy, their crown appear:-- Save those who preach, and those who hear.

Lamb of God! we fall before Thee

Author: Joseph Hart Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: The Catechism Justification Lyrics: 1 Lamb of God, we fall before Thee, Humbly trusting in Thy cross; That alone be all our glory, All things else are only dross. 2 Thee we own a perfect Savior, Only source of all that’s good. Ev'ry grace and ev'ry favor Comes to us through Jesus’ blood. 3 Jesus gives us true repentance, By His Spirit sent from heav’n; Whispers this transporting sentence: "Son thy sins are all forgiven." 4 Faith He grants us to believe it, Grateful hearts His love to prize; Want we wisdom? He must give it; Hearing ears, and seeing eyes. 5 Jesus gives us pure affections, Wills to do what He requires: Makes us follow His directions, And what He commands, inspires. 6 All our prayers, and all our praises, Rightly offered in His name,— He that dictates them is Jesus; He that answers is the same. Used With Tune: WILMOT

Thine honor rescue, righteous Lord!

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: The Catechism The Church Lyrics: 1 Thine honor rescue, righteous Lord! Hear Zion’s sighs and help afford; Destroy the wiles of potent foes, Who now Thy Word and truth oppose. 2 Their craft and vaunting pomp are great; High beat their herts, with power elate; Our dearest hopes they but deride And deem us nothing in their pride. 3 Forgive, O Lord, our sins forgive. Show us Thy face and let us live. Convince Thy foes throughout the land That godless counsels shall not stand. 4 Preserve Thy little flock in peace, Nor let Thy boundless mercy cease; Let it to all the world appear Thy holy Church indeed is here. 5 That Thou art with us, loud proclaim Who put'st each enemy to shame; Dost all their haughtiness suppress, And help Thine own in their distress.

Deluded souls, that dream of heav'n

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: The Catechism Faith Lyrics: 1 Deluded souls, that dream of heav'n, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiv'n, While they are slaves to lust! 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead; None but a living power unites To Christ, the living Head: 3 A faith that changes all the heart; A faith that works by love; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 Faith must obey her Father’s will, As well as trust His grace: A pard'ning God requires us still To perfect holiness. Used With Tune: BYEFIELD

Just as I am, without one plea

Author: Charlotte Elliott Appears in 2,214 hymnals Topics: The Catechism Repentance Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea, Save that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidst me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 3 Just as I am, though tossed about, With many a conflict, many a doubt, Dread fears within, and strife without, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 4 Just as I am poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I want— Thee to find— O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 5 Just as I am-- Thou wilt receive, Wilt, pardon, comfort, cleanse, relieve. Because Thy promise I believe,-- O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 6 Just as I am, for love unknown Hath broken every barrier down, Now to be Thine, and Thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! Used With Tune: WOODWORTH

By cool Siloan's shady rill

Author: Reginald Heber Appears in 610 hymnals Topics: The Catechism The Christian Household Lyrics: 1 By cool Siloam’s shady rill, How fair the lily grows; How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon’s dewy rose: 2 And such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod, Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God. 3 By cool Siloam’s shady rill The lily must decay; The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away; 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Of man’s maturer age May shake the soul with sorrow’s power And stormy passion’s rage. 5 O Thou, whose infancy was found With heavenly rays to shine, Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, Were all alike divine,-- 6 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath, We seek Thy grace alone, In childhood, manhood, and in death, To keep us still Thine own. Used With Tune: SILOAM