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The Land To Which We Go

Author: Fanny Crosby Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Life has many a pleasant hour Lyrics: 1 Life has many a pleasant hour, Many a bright and cloudless day; Singing bird and smiling flower, Scatter sunbeams on our way; But the sweetest blossoms grow In the land to which we go. 2 Earth has many a cool retreat, Many a spot to memory dear; Oft we find our weary feet Lingering by some fountain clear; Yet the purest waters flow In the land to which we go. 3 Like a cloud that floats away, Like the early morning dew, Here the fairest things decay, There, are pleasures ever new. Only joy the heart will know In the land to which we go. 4 ’Tis the Christian’s promised land; There is everlasting day; There a Savior’s loving hand Wipes the mourner’s tears away; Oh! the rapture we shall know In the land to which we go. Used With Tune: BETTER LAND Text Sources: Christian Songs (New York: Biglow & Main Company, 1872)

Praise Jehovah for His Love

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise Jehovah for His love, God of gods, enthroned above; Praise the mighty King of kings, Who alone doth wondrous things; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 God by wisdom framed the skies, Made the earth from ocean rise, Gave the sun by day for light, Moon and stars to rule the night; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 He made Egypt's greatness vain, Caused their first-born to be slain, Brought forth Israel from their land, Stretching out His mighty hand; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 God the sea asunder clave, Brought His people through the wave, Drowned their foes beneath the deep, Through the desert lead His sheep; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 5 Mighty kings of mighty name He destroyed and put to shame, Made their land a heritage For His saints from age to age; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 6 God remembered all our woe, Rescued us from every foe, Food to all doth He supply, Praise the Lord enthroned on high; For His mercy will endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. Topics: Daily bread; Creation; Faithfulness of God; Guidance of God, of Christ; Israel in Canaan; Name Of God; God in Nature; Omnipotence of God; Praise for Blessings; Praise for God's Perfections; Praise for God's Works; Providence of God; Works of God Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: BETTER LAND

Christ Is Come

Author: Francis Bottome Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Christ is come, come to earth! Lyrics: 1 Christ is come, is come to earth! Low the manger, mean His birth; Son of David, royal seed, None of David’s children heed: Only shepherds wondering gaze, Only strangers seek His face. 2 Yet He comes of Heaven adored, Hosts of angels chant Him Lord! Heaven’s high arches swell the strain, Jesus comes on earth to reign: Wake ye, mortals, wake and see Love’s divinest mystery! 3 Lo! above, the wondrous star, Guiding earnest feet afar, Shining clear, with cold, pale beams, O’er the humble stable gleams; Only wise men see its light Struggling through the murky night. 4 Gay and worldly see no sign In the infant face divine; Child of way-bound traveler there, Why should gay and courtly care? Yet the wise men bend the knee, In the babe Messiah see. 5 Haughty soul and lofty brow May not at the manger bow; Insentient pleasure may not wait Upon the Stranger’s mean estate; Yet to waiting souls the morn Joyful hails the Savior born. 6 So He cometh, ever comes, To our hearts and to our homes, Unobserved of pomp and pride, To the contrite sinner’s side; Smiles on those who eager seek, Makes His advent to the meek. Used With Tune: BETTER LAND Text Sources: Songs from the Parsonage (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1894)