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Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish

Author: Thomas Moore; Thomas Hastings Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 1,059 hymnals Topics: Christian Life Consolation Lyrics: 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel: Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot heal. 2 Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure! Here speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying, "Earth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot cure." 3 Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above: Come to the feast prepared; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrows but heav'n can remove. Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 4:16 Used With Tune: ALMA

Take up your cross, the Saviour said

Author: Charles William Everest Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 298 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Call; Calling and Response; Calmness and Serenity; Christian Experience; Christian Year Holy Week; Comfort/Consolation; Commitment; Courage; Faith Journey; Humility; Jesus Christ Call of; Jesus Christ Teacher/Teachings; Obedience; Renunciation; Strength; Suffering; Trust; Victory; Vocation; Wholeness; Proper 7 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Lent 2 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 19 Year B; Epiphany 8 Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; Proper 18 Year C; Tuesday in Holy Week Year ABC Lyrics: 1 Take up your cross, the Saviour said, if you would my disciple be; take up your cross with willing heart and humbly follow after me. 2 Take up your cross; let not its weight fill your weak spirit with alarm; Christ's strength shall bear your spirit up, and brace your heart, and nerve your arm. 3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame, nor let your foolish pride rebel; your Saviour once accepted death upon a cross, on Calvary's hill. 4 Take up your cross, and follow Christ, think not till death to lay it down; for only those who bear the cross may hope to wear the glorious crown. Used With Tune: HESPERUS (QUEBEC)

Cuán firme cimiento

Author: Vicente Mendoza Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: La experiencia con Cristo Prueba y consolación; Confianza y Seguridad; Trust and Security; Fideldad Divina; Divine Faithfulness; Herencia Cristiana; Christian Heritage; Trial and Consolation First Line: Cuán firme cimiento se ha dado a la fe Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: "K" en Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787

Lo the prisoner is released

Author: C. Wesley Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: Death of the righteous; Mourning and Consolation; The Christian's Death

When we cannot see our way

Author: Thomas Kelly Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 When we cannot see our way, Let us trust, and still obey; He who bids us forward go, Cannot fail the way to show. 2 Though the sea be deep and wide, Though a passage be denied; Fearless let us still proceed, Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead. 3 Though it seems the gloom of night, Though we see no ray of light: Since the Lord Himself is there, ‘Tis not meet that we should fear. 4 Night with Him is never night, Where He is, there all is light; When He calls us, why delay? They are happy who obey. 5 Be it ours then while we’re here, Him to follow without fear! Where He calls us, there to go, What He bids us, that to do. Used With Tune: WEBER

The Lord, My Shepherd, Rules My Life

Author: Christpher M. Idle Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation; Faith Journey; Jesus; Order of Christian Funerals Vigils - Hymns; Order of Christian Funerals Funeral Liturgy; Shepherd; Trust in God Lyrics: 1 The Lord, my shepherd, rules my life And gives me all I need; He leads me by refreshing streams; In pastures green I feed. 2 The Lord revives my failing strength, He makes my joy complete; And in right paths, for his name's sake, He guides my faltering feet. 3 Though in a valley dark as death, No evil makes me fear; Your shepherd's staff protects my way, For you are with me there. 4 While all my enemies look on, You spread a royal feast; You fill my cup, anoint my head And treat me as your guest. 5 Your goodness and your gracious love Pursue me all my days; Your house, O Lord, shall be my home, Your name, my endless praise. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: CRIMOND

Oft in sorrow, oft in woe

Author: Henry Kirke White; W. B. Collyer; F. S. Maitland; E. Bickersteth Appears in 348 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Oft in sorrow, oft in woe, Onward, Christians, onward go; Bear the toil, maintain the strife, Strengthened with the Bread of life. 2 Let not sorrow dim your eye, Soon shall every tear be dry; Let not fears your course impede, Great your help, if great your need. 3 Let your drooping hearts be glad; March, in heavenly armor clad; Fight, nor think the battle long, Vict'ry soon shall tune your song. 4 Onward then to battle move, More than conqu'rors ye shall prove; Though begirt with many a foe, Onward, Christians, onward go! Used With Tune: ELIJAH (Wien)

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 878 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; Angels; Christian Year Christmas; Comfort/Consolation; Courage; Hope; Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; Justice; Kingdom of God; Music and Singing; Peace (World); Prophets; Rest; Sin; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Christmas Eve Year C; Christmas Day 1 Year C 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 all, 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 has suffered long; beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong; and warring humankind hears not the love song which they bring. O hush the noise and cease your strife, and hear the angels sing. 4 For, lo! the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold, when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendours fling, and the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing. Used With Tune: CAROL

O Sacred Head

Author: James Waddell Alexander; Paul Gerhardt; Henri Capieu Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 728 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Holy Week; Comfort/Consolation; Confession; Consecration; Faith; God Love; Gratitude; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Life; Love for God/Christ; Penitence; Petition; Redemption; Repentance; Sacrifice; Salvation; Suffering; Palm/Passion Sunday Year A; Palm/Passion Sunday Year B; Holy Thursday Year B; Good Friday Year B; Lent 2 Year C; Palm/Passion Sunday Year C; Holy Thursday Year C; Good Friday Year C; Good Friday Year ABC First Line: O sacred head, sore wounded (Ô douloureux visage) Lyrics: 1 O sacred head, sore wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, now scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown: how art thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn; how does that visage languish which once was bright as morn! 2 Thy grief and bitter passion were all for sinners' gain; mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the cruel pain. Lo, here I fall, my Saviour, turn not from me thy face; but look on me with favour, and grant to me thy grace. 3 What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend, for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end? O make me thine forever; and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee. 4 Be near me when I am dying, O show thy cross to me; and for my succour flying, come, Lord, to set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving, from thee shall not remove, for all who die believing, die safely through thy love. [French translation under copyright] Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

The King of Love

Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 678 hymnals Topics: God Nature of God; Assurance; Christian Experience; Comfort/Consolation; Discipleship and Service; Eternal Life; God Faithfulness; God Goodness; God Guidance; God Images; God Love; God Nature; God Presence; God Shepherd; God Trust; Grace; Healing; Holy Communion; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Life; Love; Mercy; Nurture; Petition; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Praise; Providence; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Repentance; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Trials; Trust; Welcome; Worship; Christmas 2 Year A; Lent 4 Year A; Easter 4 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Christmas 2 Year B; Easter 4 Year B; Proper 11 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Easter 4 Year C; Proper 19 Year C First Line: The King of love my shepherd is Lyrics: 1 The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine for ever. 2 Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and O what transport of delight from thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never: Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house for ever. Used With Tune: ST COLUMBA

Nearer, my God, to Thee

Author: Sarah Flower Adams Appears in 2,499 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; yet in my dreams I'd be, Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer to Thee! 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven; All that thou sendest me, In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 4 Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer to Thee! 5 Or if on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer to Thee! Used With Tune: BETHANY

Sometimes a light surprises

Author: William Cowper Appears in 407 hymnals Topics: Christians Blessedness of; Consolation; Hope; Joy; Trials Blessings of; Trust In Providence; Trust In Providence Lyrics: 1 Sometimes a light surprises The Christian while he sings; It is the Lord, Who rises With healing in His wings; When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation, We sweetly then pursue The theme of God’s salvation, And find it ever new; Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, Let an unknown to-morrow Bring with it what it may. 3 It can bring with it nothing But He will bear us through; Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe His people, too: Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed; And He who feeds the ravens, Will give His children bread. 4 Though neither vine nor fig-tree Its wonted fruit should bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there; Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice; For while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. Amen. Used With Tune: EVARTS

O For a Faith that Will Not Shrink

Author: William H. Bathurst, 1796-1877 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 696 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Faith and Assurance; Assurance; Consolation; Faith Lyrics: 1 O for a faith that will not shrink, Though pressed by every foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe. 2 That will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chastening rod, But, in the hour of grief or pain, Will lean upon its God; 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage without: That when in danger knows no fear, In darkness feels no doubt; 4 That bears, unmoved, the world’s dread frown, Nor heeds the scornful smile; That seas of trouble cannot drown, Nor Satan’s arts beguile; 5 A faith that keeps the narrow way Till life’s last hour is fled, And with a pure and heavenly ray Illumes up a dying bed: 6 Lord, give us such a faith as this; And then, what e’er may come, I’ll taste, e’en now, the hallowed bliss Of an eternal home. Scripture: Luke 17:5 Used With Tune: MANOAH

Mercy comes to the Miserable

Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Christian Consolation First Line: Mercy is welcome News indeed Lyrics: 1 Mercy is welcome News indeed, To those that guilty stand: Wretches that feel what Help they need, Will bless the helping Hand. 2 Who rightly would his Alms dispose, Must give them to the Poor: None but the wounded Patient knows That Comfort of his Cure. 3 We all have sinn'd against our GOD: Exception none can boast: But he that feels the heaviest Load, Will prize Forgiveness most. 4 No Reck'ning can we rightly keep; For who the Sums can know? Some Souls are fifty Pieces deep; And some Five Hundred owe. 5 But let out Debts be what they may, However great, or small; As soon as we have nought to pay, Our LORD forgives us all. 6 'Tis perfect Poverty alone, That sets the Soul at large; While we can call one Mite our own, We have no full Discharge.

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Appears in 619 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Consolation First Line: What a fellowship, what a joy divine Refrain First Line: Leaning, leaning Lyrics: 1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 2 Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; oh, how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] 3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:27 Used With Tune: SHOWALTER

My Anchor Holds

Author: William C. Martin Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 125 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Consolation First Line: Though the angry surges roll Refrain First Line: And it holds, my anchor holds Lyrics: 1 Though the angry surges roll on my tempest-driven soul, I am peaceful, for I know, wildly though the winds may blow, I've an anchor safe and sure, that can evermore endure. Refrain: And it holds, my anchor holds; blow your wildest then, O gale, on my bark so small and frail: by his grace I shall not fail, for my anchor holds, my anchor holds. 2 Mighty tides about me sweep, perils lurk within the deep, angry clouds o'ershade the sky, and the tempest rises high; still I stand the tempest's shock, for my anchor grips the Rock. [Refrain] 3 I can feel the anchor fast as I meet each sudden blast, and the cable, though unseen, bears the heavy strain between; through the storm I safely ride, till the turning of the tide. [Refrain] 4 Troubles almost 'whelm the soul; griefs like billows o'er me roll; tempters seek to lure astray, storms obscure the light of day: but in Christ I can be bold, I've an anchor that shall hold. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 6:19 Used With Tune: ANCHOR

Praying for Relations

Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Christian Consolation First Line: Kind souls, who for the miseries moan Lyrics: 1 Kind Souls, who for the Mis'ries moan Of those who seldom mind their own; But treat your Zeal with cold Disdain, Resolv'd to make your Labours vain. 2 You whose sincere Affection tends, To help your dear, ungrateful Friends, Who think you Foes, or Mad, or Fools, Because you fain would save their Souls. 3 Though deaf to ev'ry Warning giv,n, They scorn to walk with you to Heav'n; But ofthen think, and sometimes say, They'll never go if that's the Way. 4 Though they the Spirit of God resist, Or ridicule your Faith in Christ; Tho' they blaspheme, oppose, contemn; And hate you for your Love to them. 5 One secret Way is left you still, To do them Good against their Will: Here they can no Obstruction give; You may do this without their Leave. 6 Fly to the Throne of Grace by Pray'r, And pour out all your Wishes there: Effectual fervent Pray'r prevails, When ev'ry other Method fails.

The Church, the Garden of Christ

Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Christian Consolation First Line: We are a Garden wall'd around Lyrics: 1 We are a Garden wall'd around, Chosen and made peculiar Ground; A little Spot, enclos'd by Grace Out of the World's wide Wilderness. 2 Like Trees of Myrrh and Spice we stand, Planted by God the Father's Hand; And all his Springs in Sion flow, To make the young Plantation grow. 3 Awake, O, heav'nly Wind, and come, Blow on this Garden of Perfume; Spirit Divine! descend and breathe A gracious Gale on Plants beneath. 4 Make our best Spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour God; And Faith, and Love, and Joy appear, And ev'ry Grace be active here. [5 Let my Beloved come and taste His pleasant Fruits at his own Feast; I come, my Spouse, I come, he cries, With Love and Pleasure in his Eyes. 6 Our Lord into his Garden comes, Well pleas'd to smell our poor Perfumes, And calls us to a Feast Divine, Sweeter than Honey, Milk, or Wine. 7 Eat of the Tree of Life, my Friends, The Blessings that my Father sends; Your Taste shall all my Dainties prove, And drink abundance of my Love. 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy Board, And sing the Bounties of our Lord; But the rich Food on which we live Demands more Praise than Tongues can give.] Scripture: Song of Solomon 4:12-15

O my soul, what means this sadness?

Author: Dr John Fawcett Appears in 188 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 O my soul, what means this sadness? Wherefore art thou thus cast down? Let thy griefs be turned to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone; Look to Jesus, Look to Jesus, And rejoice in His dear Name. 2 What though Satan's strong temptations Vex and grieve thee day by day? And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay? Thou shalt conquer, Thou shalt conquer, Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within, Jesus saith He'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin: He is faithful, He is faithful, To perform His gracious Word. 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And Thou tread'st the thorny road, His right hand shall still defend thee; Soon He'll bring thee home to God! Therefore praise Him, Therefore praise Him, Praise thy great Redeemer's Name. Used With Tune: CALVARY

Seems it in my anguish lone

Author: Christoph Titius; Catherine Winkworth Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Seems it in my anguish lone, As though God forsook His own, Yet I hold this knowledge fast, God will surely help at last. 2 Though awhile it be delayed, He denieth not His aid; Though it come not oft with speed, It will surely come in need. 3 As a father not too soon Grants his child the longed-for boon, So our God gives when He will; Wait His pleasure and be still. 4 I can rest in thoughts of Him, When all courage else grows dim, For I know my soul shall prove His is more than father's love. 5 Would the powers of ill affright, I can smile at all their might; Or the cross be pressing sore, God, my God, lives evermore! 6 Man may hate me causelessly, Man may plot to ruin me, Foes my heart may piecer and rend: God in heaven is still my Friend. 7 Earth may all her gifts deny, Safe my treasure is on high; And if heaven at last be mine, All things else I can resign. 8 I renounce thee willingly, World, I hate what pleases thee, Baneful every gift of thine, Only be my God still mine. 9 Ah Lord, if but Thee I have, Nought of other good I crave, Bright is even death's dark road, If but Thou art there, my God. Used With Tune: WEBER (Seymour)

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