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Psalm 63 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 389 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics:
Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
I've seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heav'nly hour,
That vision so divine.
Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
Not life itself, with all her joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
Thus till my last expiring day
I'll bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63 Part 1
Psalm 63
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 272 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics:
Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engaged to make me blest.
Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood
With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water-brook.
With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face;
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And felt the power of sovereign grace.
Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste,
Nor all the joys our senses know,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise my cheerful passions so.
My life itself without thy love
No taste of pleasure could afford;
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63
Psalm 63
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 196 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics:
My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
My thirsty, fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore;
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place;
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quick'ning grace.
For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compared to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
In wakeful hours at night
I call my God to mind;
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence
My cheerful hope relies.
The shadow of thy wings
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my Father leads,
And he supports my steps.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63
Psalm 63: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 28 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek: Lyrics:
1Lord, thee my God, I’ll early seek:
my soul doth thirst for thee;
My flesh longs in a dry parch’d land,
wherein no waters be:
2That I thy power may behold,
and brightness of thy face,
As I have seen thee heretofore
within thy holy place.
3Since better is thy love than life,
my lips thee praise shall give.
4I in thy name will lift my hands,
and bless thee while I live.
5Ev’n as with marrow and with fat
my soul shall filled be;
Then shall my mouth with joyful lips
sing praises unto thee:
6When I do thee upon my bed
remember with delight,
And when on thee I meditate
in watches of the night.
7In shadow of thy wings I’ll joy;
for thou mine help hast been.
8My soul thee follows hard; and me
thy right hand doth sustain.
9Who seek my soul to spill shall sink
down to earth’s lowest room.
10They by the sword shall be cut off,
and foxes’ prey become.
11Yet shall the king in God rejoice,
and each one glory shall
That swear by him: but stopp’d shall be
the mouth of liars all.
Psalm 63: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek
O God, Thou Art My God Alone
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 131 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Lyrics:
1 O God, thou art my God alone;
early to thee my soul shall cry,
a pilgrim in a land unknown,
a thirty land whose springs are dry.
2 Yet thro' this rough and thorny maze
I follow hard on thee, my God;
thy hand unseen upholds my ways;
I safely tread where thou hast trod.
3 Thee in the watches of the night
when I remember on my bed,
thy presence makes the darkness light;
thy guardian wings are round my head.
4 Better than life itself thy love,
dearer than all beside to me;
for whom have I in heav'n above,
or what on earth, compared with thee?
5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice,
for all thy mercy I will give;
my soul shall still in God rejoice;
my tongue shall bless thee while I live.
Topics: Night Watches; Pilgrimage and Conflict Used With Tune: WAINWRIGHT
O God, Thou Art My God Alone
Psalm 63 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 62 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics:
'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high:
"My God, my life, my hope," I said,
"Bring thy salvation nigh."
My spirit labors up thine hill,
And climbs the heav'nly road;
But thy right hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall for ever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or to the deeps of hell.
Topics: Meditation; Lord's Day Morning; Morning of a sabbath; Delight in God; Seeking God; Longing after God; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Worship public
Psalm 63 Part 2
O LORD, My God, Most Earnestly
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Lyrics: 1 O LORD, my God, most earnestly
I seek your holy face,
within your house again to see
the glories of your grace.
Apart from you I long and thirst,
and naught can satisfy;
I wander in a desert land
where all the streams are dry.
2 The loving-kindness of my God
is more than life to me,
so I will praise you all my days
and pray continually.
In you my soul is satisfied,
my darkness turns to light,
and joyful meditations fill
the watches of the night.
3 Beneath the shadow of your wings
I sing my joy and praise.
Your right hand is my strong support
through troubled nights and days.
All those who seek my life will fall;
my life is in your hand.
God's king and people will rejoice;
in victory they will stand.
Topics: Evening; Lord's Supper; Opening of Worship Used With Tune: THE GREEN HILL Text Sources: Psalter, 1912; Psalter Hymnal, 1987, rev.
O LORD, My God, Most Earnestly
O God, thou art my God
Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Topics: Prose Psalms Used With Tune: [O God, thou art my God] (Croft)
O God, thou art my God
Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting
Author: Michael Joncas Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: O God, you are my God whom I seek Refrain First Line: My soul is thirsting Topics: Thirst; Ordinary Time Seasonal Psalms; Ordinary Time Twelfth Sunday; Ordinary Time Twenty-Second Sunday; Ordinary Time Thirty-Second Sunday Used With Tune: [O God, you are my God whom I seek]
Psalm 63: My Soul Is Thirsting
All praise to thee, my God, this night
Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,047 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6-7 Lyrics: 1 All praise to thee, my God, this night,
for all the blessings of the light!
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
beneath thine own almighty wings.
2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
the ill that I this day have done,
that with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
the grave as little as my bed;
teach me to die, that so I may
rise glorious at the awesome day.
4 O may my soul on thee repose,
and may sweet sleep mine eyelids close, --
sleep that may me more vigorous make
to serve my God when I awake.
5 When in the night I sleepless lie,
my soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
no powers of darkness me molest.
6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in the morning and evening; Purity Of Heart; Renewal Used With Tune: TALLIS'S CANON
All praise to thee, my God, this night
O God, you are my God alone
Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 Topics: Church Worship; God Faithfulness of; Holy Communion; Longing Used With Tune: RESIGNATION
O God, you are my God alone
Psalm 63: Mi Alma Está Sedienta (My Soul Is Thirsting)
Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:2-6 First Line: Oh Dios, tú eres mi Dios, por ti madrugo (O God, my God for you I long) Refrain First Line: Mi alma está sedienta de ti Used With Tune: [Oh Dios, tú eres mi Dios, por ti madrugo] Text Sources: Psalm: Leccionario, Edición Hispanoamérica; English tr: The Grail
Psalm 63: Mi Alma Está Sedienta (My Soul Is Thirsting)
O God, my gracious God, to Thee
Appears in 50 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Lyrics: 1 O God, my gracious God, to Thee
My morning Pray'rs shall offer'd be;
For Thee my thirsty Soul does pant;
My fainting Flesh implores thy Grace,
Within this dry and barren Place
Where I refreshing Waters want.
2 O! to my longing Eyes once more,
That View of glorious Pow'r restore,
Which thy majestic House displays:
3 Because to me thy wond'rous Love
Than Life itself does dearer prove,
My Lips shall always speak thy Praise.
4 My Life, while I that Life enjoy,
In blessing God I will employ;
With lifted Hands adore his Name:
5 My soul's Content shall be as great
As theirs who choicest Dainties eat,
While I with Joy his Praise proclaim.
6 When I down lie, sweet Sleep to find,
Thou, Lord, art present to my Mind;
And when I wake in Dead of Night:
7 Because Thou still dost Succour bring,
Beneath the Shadow of thy Wing
I rest with Safety and Delight.
8 My Soul, when Foes would me devour,
Cleaves fast to thee, whose matchless Pow'r
In her Support is daily shown:
9 But those the righteous Lord shall slay,
That my Destruction wish; and they
that seek my Life, shall lose their own.
10,11 They by untimely Ends shall die,
Their Flesh a Prey to Foxes lie;
But God shall fill the King with Joy:
Who swears by Thee shall still rejoice;
Whilst the false Tongue, and lying voice,
Thou Lord, shalt silence and destroy.
O God, my gracious God, to Thee
The Loving Kindness of the Lord Jesus
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,053 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:3 First Line: Awake, my soul, in joyous lays Lyrics: 1 Awake my soul, in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, O how free!
2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall,
Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all;
He sav'd me from my lost estate,
His loving kindness O how great!
3 Tho' num'rous hosts of mighty foes,
Tho' earth, and ehll, my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along,
His living kindness, O how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gather'd thick, and thunder'd loud,
He near my soul has always stood,
His loving kindness, O how good!
5 Often I feel my sinful heart,
Prone from my Jesys to depart;
But tho' I have him oft' forgot,
His loving kindness changes not.
6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail;
Oh! may my last expiring breath,
His loving kindness sing, in death.
7 Then let me mount and soar away,
To the bright world of endless day;
And sing with rapture, and surprise,
His loving kindness, in the skies. Topics: The Eternal and Unchangeable Love of God, commemorated in Hymns of Thanksgiving Text Sources: Rippon's Coll.
The Loving Kindness of the Lord Jesus
Thy Loving Kindness
Author: Hugh Mitchell Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:3-4 First Line: Thy loving kindness is better than life Topics: Walking with God Provision and Deliverance Used With Tune: THY LOVING KINDNESS
Thy Loving Kindness
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Joachim Neander (1650-1680) Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 384 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation.
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:
All ye who hear,
brothers and sisters draw near,
praise him in glad adoration.
2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth
shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth:
hast thou not see
how thy entreaties have been
granted in what he ordaineth?
3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee:
ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriend thee.
4 Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
biddeth them cease,
turneth their fury to peace,
whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
5 Praise to the Lord, who when darkness of sin is abounding,
who when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
sheddeth his light,
chaseth the horrors of night,
saints with his mercy surrounding.
6 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath come now with praises before him!
Let the Amen
sound from his people again:
gladly for aye we adore him. Topics: Gathering of the Community; Praise of God; Repentance Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
As Water to the Thirsty
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.6.4.4.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Lyrics: 1 As water to the thirsty,
as beauty to the eyes,
as strength that follows weakness,
as truth instead of lies;
as songtime and springtime
and summertime to be,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.
2 Like calm in place of clamor,
like peace that follows pain,
like meeting after parting,
like sunshine after rain;
like moonlight and starlight
and sunlight on the sea,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.
3 As sleep that follows fever,
as gold instead of grey,
as freedom after bondage,
as sunrise to the day;
as home to the traveler
and all we long to see,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.
Topics: Adoration of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Beauty; Adoration of Jesus Christ; Encouragement; Jesus Christ Beauty Used With Tune: OASIS
As Water to the Thirsty
My Soul Is Thirsting for You
Author: The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); Stee Angrisano Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: O God you are my God Refrain First Line: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord Topics: Word; Darkness; Discernment; Healing; Light; Service Music Gathering; Service Music Confession Used With Tune: [O God you are my God]
My Soul Is Thirsting for You
Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
Author: Ray Palmer (1808-1887) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 558 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-2 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts,
thou light of life, thou fount of grace:
from the best bliss that earth imparts
we turn unfilled to seek thy face.
2 Thy truth unchanged has ever stood;
thou savest those that on thee call:
to those that seek thee thou art good,
to those that find thee, all in all.
3 We taste thee, O thou living bread,
and long to feast upon thee still;
we drink of thee, the fountain-head,
and thirst our souls from thee to fill.
4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
where'er our changeful lot is cast,
glad when thy gracious smile we see,
blest when our faith can hold thee fast.
5 O Jesus, ever with us stay;
make all our moments calm and bright;
chase the dark night of sin away;
shed o'er the world thy holy light. Topics: The Church Celebrates Holy Communion; Longing Used With Tune: MARYTON Text Sources: 12th century
Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
As the Deer
Author: Martin Nystrom, twentieth century Meter: Irregular Appears in 39 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 First Line: As the deer pants for living water Refrain First Line: You alone are my strength and shield Topics: Adoration and Praise; Aspiration; God Holiness; God the Redeemer; Lord's Supper; Protection; Worship Used With Tune: [As the deer pants for living water]
As the Deer
Step by Step
Author: David Strasser p/k/a/Beaker Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 First Line: O God, you are my God Used With Tune: STEP BY STEP
Step by Step
Psalm 63: God is My Great Desire
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: God is my great desire Lyrics: 1 God is my great desire,
his face I seek the first;
to him my heart and soul aspire,
for him I thirst.
As one in desert lands,
whose very flesh is flame,
in burning love I lift my hands
and bless his name.
2 God is my true delight,
my richest feast his praise,
through silent watches of the night,
through all my days.
To him my spirit clings,
on him my soul is cast;
beneath the shadow of his wings
he holds me fast.
3 God is my strong defense
in every evil hour;
in him I face with confidence
the tempter's power.
I trust his mercy sure
with truth and triumph crowned:
my hope and joy forevermore
in him are found.
Topics: Service of the Word Songs from the Psalms; Praise and Thanksgiving Songs for Praising the Father Used With Tune: LEONI
Psalm 63: God is My Great Desire
Psalm 63: Your Love Is Finer Than Life
Author: Marty Haugen Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: As a dry and weary desert land Refrain First Line: O God, I seek you Topics: Thirst; Ordinary Time Seasonal Psalms; Ordinary Time Twelfth Sunday; Ordinary Time Twenty-Second Sunday; Ordinary Time Thirty-Second Sunday Used With Tune: [O God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you]
Psalm 63: Your Love Is Finer Than Life
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Author: C. Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,220 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:7 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Used With Tune: HOLLINGSIDE
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Abide with Me
Author: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,672 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6-8 First Line: Abide with me, fast falls the eventide Lyrics: 1 Abide with me, fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2 I need Thy presence ev'ry passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
3 Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for ev'ry plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
4 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
5 I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still if Thou abide with me!
6 Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Topics: Death and Burial Used With Tune: EVENTIDE
Abide with Me
Glory to His Name!
Author: E. A. Hoffman Appears in 798 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:4 First Line: Down at the cross where the Savior died Used With Tune: [Down at the cross where the Savior died]
Glory to His Name!
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Author: Julia W. Howe, 1819-1910 Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 553 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:3 First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on. [Refrain]
3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of all before his judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on. [Refrain]
4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me;
As he died to make us holy, let us die that all be free!
While God is marching on. [Refrain] Topics: Judgment; Patriotic; Power of God; Second Coming; The Liturgical Year The Transfiguarion of the Lord (August 6) Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Psalm 42
Author: Henry F. Lyte Appears in 321 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 First Line: As pants the hart for cooling streams Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for thee,
And thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God--the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
Oh, when shall I behold thy face,
Thou Majesty divine!
3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Trust God: who will employ
His aid for thee, and change these sighs
To thankful hymns of joy.
4 I sigh to think of happier days,
When thou, O Lord! wast nigh;
When every heart was tuned to praise,
And none more blest than I.
5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still; and thou shalt sing
The praise of him who is thy God,
Thy health's eternal spring. Topics: Afflictions; Backsliding; Christians Conflicts; Conflict With Sin; Declenson spiritual; Despondency Used With Tune: CHERITH
Psalm 42
I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God
Author: J. Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 244 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Lyrics: 1 I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God,
To wash me in thy cleansing blood;
To dwell within thy bounds: then pain
Is sweet, and life or death is gain.
2 Take my poor heart, and let it be
For ever closed to all but thee:
Seal thou my breast, and let me wear
That pledge of love for ever there.
3 How blest are they who still abide
Close sheltered in thy bleeding side!
Who thence their life and strength derive,
And by thee move, and in thee live.
4 What are works but sin and death,
Till thou thy quick'ning Spirit breathe?
Thou giv'st the power thy grace to move,
Oh, wondrous grace! oh, boundless love!
5 How can it be, thou heavenly King,
That thou shouldst us to glory bring;
Make slaves the partners of thy throne,
Decked with a never-fading crown? Topics: The Christian System Justification By Faith; Thirsting for the Fullness of Love
I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God
Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne (188-1931); Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860-1935) Meter: 10.10.10.10 irregular Appears in 159 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6 Lyrics: 1 Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art;
thou my best thought, in the day or the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2 Be thou my Wisdom, be thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father: thine own I would be;
thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.
3 Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
thou my soul's shelter, and thou my high tower:
raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
4 Riches I heed not, nor earth's empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.
5 High King of Heaven, after victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood; Conflict; God Protection of; God names and imags of; Heaven Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish, 8th century
Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
My Spirit Longs for Thee
Author: John Byrom Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 117 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Lyrics: 1 My spirit longs for Thee
Within my troubled breast,
Though I unworthy be
Of so divine a Guest.
Of so divine a Guest
Unworthy though I be,
Yet has my heart no rest,
Unless it come from Thee.
2 Unless it come from Thee,
In vain I look around;
In all that I can see
No rest is to be found.
No rest is to be found
But in Thy blessed love;
O let my wish be crowned,
And send it from above!
Amen. Topics: Aspiration; Christ Strength and Refuge; Hope; Humility; Inner Life, The; Life in Christ Hope and Aspiration Used With Tune: FINGAL
My Spirit Longs for Thee
Nunca, Dios mío
Author: Juan Bautista Cabrera Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 31 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 First Line: Nunca, Dios mío, cesará mi labio Lyrics: 1 Nunca, Dios mío, cesará mi labio
de bendecirte, de cantar tu gloria,
Porque conservo de tu amor inmenso
grata memoria.
2 Cuando perdido en mundanal sendero,
no me cercaba sino niebla oscura.
Tú me miraste, y alumbróme un rayo
de tu luz pura.
3 Cuando inclinaba mi abatida frente
del mal obrar el oneroso yugo,
Dulce reposo y eficaz alivio
darme te plugo.
Topics: Adoración; Worship; Afflicción; Affliction; Amor de Dios; Love Of God; Anhelo y Aspiración; Longing and Aspiration; Apertura del Culto; Opening of Worship; Cantar Cristiano; Singing Used With Tune: FLEMMING Text Sources: Bas. en Charlotte Elliot, 1834
Nunca, Dios mío
Dulce Comunión
Author: Elisha A. Hoffman; Pedro Grado Valdés Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Appears in 30 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 First Line: Dulce comunión la que gozo ya Lyrics: 1 Dulce comunión la que gozo ya
en los brazos de mi Salvador;
¡Qué gran bendición en su paz me da!
¡Oh! yo siento en mí su tierno amor.
Coro:
Libre, salvo, del pecado y del temor;
Libre, salvo, en los brazos de mi Salvador.
2 ¡Cuán dulce es vivir, cuán dulce es gozar!
en los brazos de mi Salvador;
Allí quiero ir y con él morar,
siendo objeto de su tierno amor. [Coro]
3 No hay que temer, ni que desconfiar,
en los brazos de mi Salvador;
Por su gran poder él me guardará
de los lazos del engañador. [Coro] Topics: Comunión con Dios; Communion with God; Confianza; Confidence; Cristo Su Amor; Christ His love; Gozo; Joy; Libertad Espiritual; Spiritual Liberty; Protección Divina; Divine Protection Used With Tune: SHOWALTER
Dulce Comunión
Worn and Weary
Author: Mrs. Sarah Roberts Boyle (1812-1869) Appears in 18 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 First Line: My feet are worn and weary with the march Topics: Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Faith Walking by; Pilgrimage Used With Tune: LANGRAN
Worn and Weary
My Soul Is Satisfied
Author: Daniel S. Warner Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.8.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:5 First Line: All this world, its wealth and honor Lyrics: 1 All this world, its wealth and honor,
Cannot sate the human breast;
But when filled with God, our Father,
Every want is fully blest.
Refrain:
My soul is satisfied,
My soul is satisfied;
I am complete in Jesus love,
And my soul is satisfied.
2 All my soul can wish forever
I do find in Christ replete;
Every blessing and the Giver
In my peaceful bosom meet. [Refrain]
3 Is thy life bereft of comfort?
And thy heart a cheerless spot?
Say not Christ is in thy desert—
For we can believe it not. [Refrain]
4 Can a bird drink up the ocean,
Thirsting still from shore to shore;
Or the God of all creation
Leave thy heart yet craving more? [Refrain]
5 Would my soul could more encompass
Heaven’s glory, willed to me;
Oh, the love of God so precious,
’Tis a deep and shoreless sea. [Refrain] Topics: Satisfaction Used With Tune: [All this world, its wealth and honor] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/My_Soul_Is_Satisfied); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (313); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (97); The Gospel Trumpet Comp
My Soul Is Satisfied
Thou Art My God, O God of Grace
Meter: 8.8.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Topics: Love Of God; Post-Communion Service; Praise To God, Jesus Christ; Water of Life; House of God ; Opening Of The Service; Communion With God, With Christ Used With Tune: AMERICUS
Thou Art My God, O God of Grace
Jesus, Your Spirit in Us
Author: Taizé Community Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 First Line: Jesus, your Spirit in us Used With Tune: [Jesus, your Spirit in us]
Jesus, Your Spirit in Us
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah
Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 First Line: O God thou art my God, I will Lyrics: 1 O God thou art my God, I will
Betime for thee inquire;
My soul doth thirst for thee, thee still
My flesh doth much desire.
I'th' land whereas no waters be,
That thirsty is and dry:
2 As in thine house I saw to see
Thy strength and majesty.
3 Because thy loving kindness more
In goodness doth excel,
Than life it self; my lips therefore
Thy praises forth shall tell.
4 Thus I'll thee bless continually
Whilst that alive I am:
And I these hands of mine on high
Will lift up in thy name.
5 So as with marrow and with fat
My soul shall filled be;
With joyful lips my mouth also
Shall render praise to thee.
6 When thee I to remembrance call
As on my bed I lie;
In watches of the night withal
When on thee muse do I.
7 Because thou art my help I will
Rejoice in thy wing's shade.
8 My soul cleaves close unto thee still;
Thy right hand hath me staid.
9 But they that seek my soul to waste,
Down under earth shall go.
10 Slain by the sword, they shall be cast
A portion foxes to.
11 Yet shall the king in God rejoice,
All they that by him swear
Shall likewise glory; but their mouth
Be stop'd that lies declare.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah
Señor, mi alma está sedienta de ti (My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord)
Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63 Topics: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time C; 12º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario C Used With Tune: [Señor, mi alma está sedienta de ti]
Señor, mi alma está sedienta de ti (My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord)
Now the Day Is Over
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 946 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6-8 Topics: Rest; Times and Seasons Used With Tune: MERRIAL
Now the Day Is Over
Softly Now the Light of Day
Author: George W. Doane Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 875 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:6 Lyrics: 1 Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with Thee.
2 Thou, whose all pervading eye
Nought escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.
3 Soon for me the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
All of man's infirmity;
Then, from Thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.
Amen. Topics: Aspiration; Evening; Forgiveness; Life Everlasting, The; Penitence; Sin; Worship Evening Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
Softly Now the Light of Day
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 849 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:2 Topics: The Christian Prayer
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
All Is Well with My Soul
Author: Horatio Gates Spafford, 1827-1888; Carey Landry, b. 1944 Meter: 11.8.11.9 with refrain Appears in 478 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:5 First Line: When peace, like a river, attendeth my way Refrain First Line: It is well with my soul Topics: Comfort; Comfort; Comfort; Trust; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy Used With Tune: VILLE DU HAVRE
All Is Well with My Soul
The God of Abraham praise
Author: Thomas Olivers (1725-1799) Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 454 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:2 Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise,
who reigns enthroned above,
Ancient of everlasting days,
and God of love.
Jehovah, Great I AM!
by earth and heaven confessed,
I bow, and bless the sacred name
for ever blest.
2 The God of Abraham praise,
at whose supreme command
from earth I rise, and seek the joys
at his right hand.
I all on earth forsake,
its wisdom, fame and power,
and him my only portion make,
my shield and tower.
3 He by himself has sworn,
I on his oath depend:
I shall, on eagle's wings upborne,
to heaven ascend;
I shall behold his face,
I shall his power adore
and sing the wonders of his grace
for evermore.
4 There dwells the Lord our King,
the Lord our Righteousness,
triumphant o'er the world and sin,
the Prince of Peace;
on Zion's sacred height
his kingdom he maintains,
and glorious with his saints in light
for ever reigns.
5 The whole triumphant host
give thanks to God on high;
'Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!'
they ever cry.
Hail, Abraham's God, and mine!–
I join the heavenly praise–
all might and majesty are thine,
through endless days. Topics: The Activity of God God in human experience; Adoration Of God; Communion of Saints; Covenant; Heaven Used With Tune: LEONI Text Sources: Based on the Jewish Yigdal
The God of Abraham praise
Savior, More than Life to Me
Author: Frances J. Crosby Meter: 7.9.7.9.6.7.7.9 Appears in 417 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:3 First Line: Savior, more than life to me Refrain First Line: Every day, every hour Lyrics: 1 Savior, more than life to me,
I am clinging, clinging, close to Thee;
Let Thy precious blood applied,
Keep me ever, ever near Thy side.
Refrain:
Every day, every hour,
Let me feel Thy cleansing pow’r;
May Thy tender love to me
Bind me closer, closer, Lord to Thee.
2 Through this changing world below,
Lead me gently, gently as I go;
Trusting Thee, I cannot stray,
I can never, never lose my way. [Refrain]
3 Let me love Thee more and more,
Till this fleeting, fleeting life is o’er;
Till my soul is lost in love,
In a brighter, brighter world above. [Refrain] Topics: Supplication Used With Tune: EVERY DAY AND HOUR Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Savior_More_than_Life_to_Me); Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary (http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0008/x000856.htm); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (460)
Savior, More than Life to Me
My heart is resting, O my God
Author: Anna Laetitia Waring Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 95 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Topics: The Christian Life Joy and Peace Used With Tune: REST
My heart is resting, O my God
I hunger and I thirst
Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 66 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Lyrics: 1 I hunger and I thirst:
Jesu, my manna be;
ye living waters, burst
out of the rock for me.
2 Thou bruised and broken Bread,
my life-long wants supply;
as living souls are fed,
O feed me, or I die.
3 Thou true life-giving Vine,
let me thy sweetness prove;
renew my life with thine,
refresh my soul with love.
4 Rough paths my feet have trod
since first their course began:
feed me, thou Bread of God;
help me, thou Son of Man.
5 For still the desert lies
my thirsting soul before:
O living waters, rise
within me evermore. Topics: Holy Communion; Jesus Names and images for; Longing; Pilgrimage; Renewal; Water Used With Tune: MARIA JUNG UND ZART
I hunger and I thirst
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