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If thou but suffer God to guide thee

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Georg Neumark, 1621 - 81 Appears in 181 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If thou but suffer God to guide thee, And hope in him through all thy ways, He'll give thee strength, what e'er betide thee, And bear thee through the evil days; Who trusts in God's unchanging love Builds on the rock that nought can move. 2 What can these anxious cares avail thee, These never-ceasing moans and sighs? What can it help, if thou bewail thee, O'er each dark moment as it flies? Our cross and trials do but press The heavier for our bitterness. 3 Only be still, and await his leisure In cheerful hope, with heart content To take whate'er your Father's pleasure And all discerning love have sent; Nor doubt our inmost wants are known To him who chose us for his own. 4 Sing, pray, and keep his ways unswerving; In all thy labor faithful be, And trust his word; though undeserving, Thou yet shalt find it true for thee: God never will forsake in need The soul that trusts in him indeed. Topics: The Church Year Good Friday; The Life In Christ Conflict and Victory; The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest Used With Tune: NEUMARK (WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT)

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears, 1810 - 76 Appears in 873 hymnals Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: 'Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King!' The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world hath suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The love song which they bring: O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing. 4 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow: Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. 5 For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When, with the ever-circling years, Shall come the Age of Gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its heavenly splendors fling, And all the world give back the song Which now the angels sing. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: CAROL

Make me a captive, Lord

Author: George Matheson, 1842 - 1906 Appears in 120 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, And I shall conqueror be. I sink in life's alarms When by myself I stand; Imprison me within thine arms, And strong shall be my hand. 2 My heart is weak and poor Until it master find; It has no spring of action sure, It varies with the wind. It cannot freely move Till Thou hast wrought its chain; Enslave it with thy matchless love, And deathless it shall reign. A-men. 3 My power is faint and low Till I have learned to serve; It wants the needed fire to glow, It wants the breeze to nerve; It cannot drive the world Until itself be driven; Its flag can only be unfurled When Thou shalt breathe from heaven. 4 My will is not my own Till thou hast made it thine; If it would reach a monarch's throne It must its crown resign; It only stands unbent Amid the clashing strife, When on thy bosom it has leant And found in thee its life. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ The Inner Life; The Life In Christ Consecration Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow

Author: Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1711 Appears in 1,231 hymnals Lyrics: 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. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - The Close of Service; Doxologies Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

O day of rest and gladness

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-85 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 813 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright! On thee the high and lowly, Before the eternal throne, Sing, 'Holy, holy, holy,' To the great Three in One. 2 On thee, at the creation, The light first had its birth; On thee, for our salvation, Christ rose from depths of earth; On thee our Lord victorious The Spirit sent from heaven; And thus on thee most glorious A triple light was given. A-men. 3 Today on weary nations The heavenly manna falls; To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls, Where Gospel light is glowing With pure and radiant beams, And living water flowing With soul-refreshing streams. 5 New graces ever gaining From this our day of rest, We reach the rest remaining To spirits of the blest. To Holy Ghost be praises, To Father, and to Son; The Church her voice upraises To thee, blest Three in One. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Easter; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day Used With Tune: KOMM, SEELE

More love to thee, O Christ

Author: Elizabeth Prentiss, 1818 - 78 Appears in 820 hymnals Lyrics: 1 More love to thee, O Christ, More love to thee! Hear thou the prayer I make On bended knee; This is my earnest plea, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. 2 Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest; Now thee alone I seek, Give what is best: This all my prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. A-men. 3 Then shall my latest breath Whisper thy praise; This be the parting cry My heart shall raise; This still its prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. Amen. Topics: Confirmation; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: MORE LOVE TO THEE

Jesus, Lover of my soul

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Appears in 3,226 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of thy wing. A-men. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in thee I find. Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy Name, I am all unrighteousness; False and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee; Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: HOLLINGSIDE

Lord Jesus Christ, be present now

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1598 - 1662 Appears in 73 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus Christ, be present now, And let thy Holy Spirit bow All hearts in love and fear today, To hear the truth and keep thy way. 2 Our voices tune to sing thy praise, Our hearts in true devotion raise, Our faith increase, and grant us light That we may know thy Name aright. A-men. 3 Then shall we join the hosts that cry, Thrice-holy is the Lord Most High! And dwell with God in that blest place Where we shall see him face to face. 4 Glory to God, the Father, Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One; To thee, O blesséd Trinity, Be praise throughout eternity! Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - In The Presence; The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service Used With Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

In heavenly love abiding

Author: Anna Laetitia Waring, 1820 - 1910 Appears in 567 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here: The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? 2 Wherever he may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, He knows the way he taketh, And I will walk with him. 3 Green pastures are before me, Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be o'er me, Where darkest clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure, The path to life is free; My Saviour has my treasure, And he will walk with me. Topics: The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest Used With Tune: NYLAND

O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord

Author: St. Gregory, 540 - 604; Ray Palmer, 1808 - 87 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord, Saviour of all who trust thy word, To them who seek thee ever near, Now to our praises bend thine ear. 2 In thy dear Cross a grace is found, It flows from every streaming wound, Whose power our inbred sin controls, Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souls. 3 Thou didst create the stars of night, Yet thou hast veiled in flesh thy light, Hast deigned a mortal form to wear, A mortal's painful lot to bear. A-men. 4 When thou didst hang upon the Tree The quaking earth acknowledged thee, When thou didst there yield up thy breath The world grew dark as shades of death. 5 Now in the Father's glory high, Great Conqueror, never more to die, Us by thy mighty power defend, And reign through ages without end. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Palm Sunday Used With Tune: GRACE CHURCH

I know not what the future hath

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92 Appears in 41 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I know not what the future hath Of marvel or surprise, Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies. 2 I know not where his islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond his love and care. 3 And so beside the silent sea I wait the muffled oar; No harm from him can come to me On ocean or on shore. 4 And thou, O Lord, by whom are seen Thy creatures as they be, Forgive me if too close I lean My human heart on thee. 5 And if my heart and flesh are weak To bear an untried pain, The bruisèd reed thou wilt not break, But strengthen and sustain. Topics: The Life In Christ Contemplation; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: DALEHURST

Give me the wings of faith to rise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 514 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give me the wings of faith to rise Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins and doubts and fears. 3 I ask them whence their victory came; They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They marked the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspired their breast, And, following their incarnate God, Possess the promised rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of witnesses Shows the same path to heaven. Topics: The Church Year Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: BALLERMA

God himself is present

Author: Frederick William Foster, 1760 - 1835; Gerhard Tersteegen, 1697 - 1769; John Miller, 1756 - 1790 Appears in 122 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God himself is present, Let us now adore him, And with awe appear before him! God is in his temple, All within keep silence, Prostrate lie with deepest reverence. Him alone God we own, Him, our God and Saviour; Praise his Name forever! A-men. 2 God himself is present, Hear the harps resounding; See the crowds the throne surrounding! 'Holy, Holy, Holy,' Hear the hymn ascending, Angels, saints, their voices blending! Bow thine ear To us here: Hear, O Christ, the praises That thy Church now raises. 3 O thou Fount of blessing Purify my spirit, Trusting only in thy merit; Like the holy angels Who behold thy glory, May I ceaselessly adore thee. Let thy will Ever still Rule thy Church terrestrial, As the hosts celestial. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - In The Presence Used With Tune: ARNSBERG (WUNDERBARER, KONIG)

To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise

Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837 - 98 Appears in 110 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise In hymns of adoration, To thee bring sacrifice of praise With shouts of exultation. Bright robes of gold the fields adorn, The hills with joy are ringing, The valleys stand so thick with corn That even they are singing. 2 And now, on this our festal day, Thy bounteous hand confessing, Upon thine altar, Lord, we lay The first-fruits of thy blessing. By thee the souls of men are fed With gifts of grace supernal; Thou, who dost give us daily bread, Give us the bread eternal. 3 We bear the burden of the day, And often toil seems dreary; But labor ends with sunset ray, And rest is for the weary. May we, the angel-reaping o'er, Stand at the last accepted, Christ's golden sheaves, for evermore To garners bright elected. 4 O blessèd is that land of God Where saints abide for ever, Where golden fields spread fair and broad, Where flows the crystal river. The strains of all its holy throng With ours today are blending; Thrice blessèd is that harvest-song Which never hath an ending. Topics: The Life In Christ Thanksgiving Used With Tune: BISHOPGARTH

Jesus, thy boundless love to me

Author: John Wesley, 1703 - 91; Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 76 Appears in 347 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue declare; Unite my thankful heart to thee, And reign without a rival there. Thine wholly, thine alone I am; Be thou alone my constant flame. 2 O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone; O may thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown; Strange fires far from my soul remove; May every act, word, thought, be love. 3 O Love, how cheering is thy ray! All pain before thy presence flies; Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, Where'er thy healing beams arise. O Jesus, nothing may I see, Nothing desire or seek, but thee. 4 Unwearied, may I this pursue, Dauntless, to this high prize aspire; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire; And day and night be all my care To guard this sacred treasure there. Topics: The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Life In Christ The Inner Life; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG (CHERUBIC HYMN)

Hail, thou once despised Jesus!

Author: John Bakewell, 1721 - 1819 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 625 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us; Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merits we find favor; Life is given through thy Name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy Blood; Opened is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. A-men. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide; All the heavenly host adore thee Seated at thy Father's side. There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare, Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, All your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Easter Eve; The Church Year Ascension; The Church Worship - In The Presence; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Church Worship - Morning; The Life In Christ Adoration and Praise Used With Tune: SUPPLICATION

I am so glad each Christmas Eve

Author: Peter Andrew Sveeggen, 1881 - ; Marie Wexelsen, 1832 - 1911 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Christmas; Church Life and Work Home and Family Used With Tune: CHRISTMAS EVE

Now once again for help that never faileth

Author: Mildred Whitney Stillman, b. 1890 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now once again for help that never faileth, We bring our grievous burden unto thee; Pour down thy strength, for nothing else availeth, Bless thou the bowing head, the bending knee, 2 That we may rise and go forth from thine altar, To bear the load we could not bear before, With mind serene, with step that does not falter, Knowing thy hand will open every door; A-men. 3 Knowing there will not be so dark a valley But those who watch may find thy guiding ray, Knowing there will not be so blind an alley But it will open on thy broad highway. 4 O Light that led the saints through all the ages, O Hope that lifted up the martyr's head, O Comforter of children and of sages, Lead on lead on, as thou hast always led! Amen. Topics: The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith Used With Tune: WELWYN

Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast

Author: Adelaide Thrupp; Godfrey Thring, 1823 - 1903 Appears in 40 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, who at Cana’s wedding feast Didst as a guest appear, Thou, dearer far than earthly guest, Vouchsafe thy presence here; For holy thou indeed dost prove The marriage vow to be, Proclaiming it a type of love Between the Church and thee; 2 The holiest vow that man can make, The golden thread in life, The bond that none may dare to break, That bindeth man and wife; Which, blest by thee, whate’er betides, No evil shall destroy, Through care-worn days each care divides, And doubles every joy. A-men. 3 On those who at thine altar kneel, O Lord, thy blessing pour, That each may wake the other’s zeal To love thee more and more: O grant them here in peace to live, In purity and love, And, this world leaving, to receive A crown of life above. Amen. Topics: Home and Family; Sacraments and Rites Marriage Used With Tune: ISHPEMING

How marvellous God's greatness

Author: Charles Venn Pilcher; Valdimar Briem, 1848-1930 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How marvellous God's greatness, How glorious his might To this the wor'd bears witness In wonders day and night. In form of flower and snowflake, In morn's resplendent birth, In afterglow at even, In sky and sea and earth. 2 Each tiny floweret whispers The great Life-giver's Name; The mighty mountain masses His majesty proclaim; The hollow vales are hymning God's shelter for his own; The snow-capped peaks are pointing To God's almighty throne. 3 The ocean's vast abysses In one grand psalm record The deep mysterious counsels And mercies of the Lord; The icy waves of winter Are thundering on the strand; E'en grief's chill stream is guided By God's all-gracious hand. 4 The starry hosts are singing Through all the light-strewn sky Of God's majestic temple And palace-courts on high; When in these outer chambers, Such glory gilds the night, What the transcendent brightness Of God's eternal light! Topics: Rogationtide; The Life In Christ Thanksgiving Used With Tune: BLOMSTERTID

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