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Bearing the Cross
Author: Henry F. Lyte Appears in 1,305 hymnals Topics: Abba, Father; Ashamed of Jesus; Church Ordinances of; Church Uniting with; Communion of Saints At Lord's Table; Consecration Of Self; Covenant Christian; Cross of Christ Taking; Cross of Christ Glorying in First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken Lyrics: 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow thee;
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be!
Perish, every fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hoped, or known,
Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heaven are still my own!
2 Let the world despise and leave me,
They have left my Saviour, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me--
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
Oh, while thou dost smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me,
Show thy fact, and all is bright.
3 Man may trouble and distress me,
'Twill but drive me to thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me;
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest!
Oh, tis not in grief to harm me,
While thy love is left to me;
Oh, 'twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with thee.
4 Go, then, earthly fame and treasure!
Come, disaster, scorn, and pain!
In thy service, pain is pleasure,
With thy favor, loss is gain.
I have called thee--Abba, Father!
I have stayed my heart on thee!
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather,
All must work for good to me. Scripture: Matthew 10:32 Used With Tune: ELLESDIE
Bearing the Cross
Christ on the Cross
Author: Richard Lee Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Christ Advocate; Christ Agony of; Christ Crucifixion of; Christ Mediator; Christ Priest; Christ Sun; Church Ordinances of; Church Uniting with; Communion of Saints At Lord's Table; Consecration Of Self; Covenant Christian First Line: When I view my Saviour bleeding Lyrics: 1 When I view my Saviour bleeding,
For my sins, upon the tree;
Oh, how wondrous!--how exceeding
Great his love appears to me!
Floods of deep distress and anguish,
To impede his labors, came;
Yet they all could not extinguish
Love's eternal, burning flame.
2 Now redemption is completed,
Full salvation is procured;
Death and Satan are defeated,
By the sufferings he endured.
Now the gracious Mediator
Risen to the courts of bliss,
Claims for me, a sinful creature,
Pardon, righteousness, and peace!
3 Sure such infinite affection
Lays the highest claims to mine;
All my powers, without exception,
Should in fervent praises join.
Jesus, fit me for thy service;
Form me for thyself alone;
I am thy most costly purchase,--
Take possession of thine own. Scripture: Numbers 21:8 Used With Tune: AUSTRIA
Christ on the Cross
"Trust, strength, calmness"
Author: Samuel Johnson Appears in 125 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With God First Line: Father! in thy mysterious presence kneeling Lyrics: 1 Father! in thy mysterious presence kneeling,
Fain would our souls feel all thy kindling love;
For we are weak, and need some deep revealing
Of trust, and strength, and calmness from above.
2 Lord! we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,
And thou hast made each step an onward one;
And we will ever trust each unknown morrow;
Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.
3 In the heart's depths, a peace serene and holy
Abides; and when pain seems to have her will,
Or we despair, oh! may that peace rise slowly,
Stronger than agony, and we be still.
4 Now, Father! now in thy dear presence kneeling,
Our spirits yearn to feel thy kindling love;
Now make us strong; we need thy deep revealing
Of trust, and strength, and calmness from above. Scripture: Psalm 25:14 Used With Tune: HENLEY
"Trust, strength, calmness"
The name "Jesus"
Author: William W. How Appears in 166 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Jesus, name of wondrous love! Lyrics: 1 Jesus! name of wondrous love!
Name all other names above!
Unto which must every knee
Bow in deep humility.
2 Jesus! name decreed of old:
To the maiden mother told,
Kneeling in her lowly cell,
By the angel Gabriel.
3 Jesus! name of priceless worth
To the fallen sons of earth,
For the promise that it gave--
"Jesus shall his people save."--
4 Jesus! only name that's given
Under all the mighty heaven,
Whereby man, to sin enslaved,
Bursts his fetters, and is saved.
5 Jesus! name of wondrous love!
Human name of God above;
Pleading only this we flee,
Helpless, O our God, to thee.
Scripture: Matthew 1:21 Used With Tune: NOMEN JESU
The name "Jesus"
"A word of Blessing"
Author: Richard Massie Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With God First Line: O Lord, who by thy presence hast made light Lyrics: 1 O Lord, who by thy presence hast made light
The heat and burden of the toilsome day,
Be with us also in the silent night,
Be with us when the daylight fades away.
2 Oh, speak a word of blessing, gracious Lord!
Thy blessing is endued with soothing power;
On human hearts worn out with toil, thy word
Falls soft and gentle as the evening shower.
3 Come then, O Lord, and deign to be our guest,
After the day's confusion, toil, and din;
Oh, come to bring us peace, and joy, and rest,
To give salvation, and to pardon sin!
4 Bind up the wounds, assuage the aching smart
Left in each bosom from the day just past,
And let us on a Father's loving heart
Forget our griefs, and find sweet rest at last.
Used With Tune: EVENTIDE
"A word of Blessing"
"His name Jesus"
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 546 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Jesus! I love thy charming name Lyrics: 1 Jesus! I love thy charming name,
'Tis music to mine ear;
Fain would I sound it out so loud,
That earth and heaven should hear.
2 Yes!--thou art precious to my soul,
My transport and my trust;
Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.
3 All my capacious powers can wish,
In thee doth richly meet;
Not mine eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart,
And sheds its fragrance there;--
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care. Scripture: Matthew 1:21 Used With Tune: HOLY CROSS
"His name Jesus"
Loving and Beloved
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 320 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Do not I love thee, O my Lord? Lyrics: 1 Do not I love thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart, and see;
And turn the dearest idol out
That dares to rival thee.
2 Is not thy name melodious still
To mine attentive ear?
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound,
My Saviour's voice to hear?
3 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock
I would disdain to feed?
Hast thou a foe, before whose face
I fear thy cause to plead?
4 Would not my heart pour forth its blood
In honor of thy name?
And challenge the cold hand of death
To damp the immortal flame?
5 Thou knowest that I love thee, Lord;
But, oh, I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys,
And learn to love thee more.
Scripture: Ezekiel 14:3 Used With Tune: ARMENIA
Loving and Beloved
Psalm 71
Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 308 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: My Saviour! my almighty Friend Lyrics: 1 My Saviour! my almighty Friend;
When I begin thy praise,
Where will the growing numbers end,--
The numbers of thy grace?
2 Thou art my everlasting trust;
Thy goodness I adore;
And, since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.
3 My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road;
And march, with courage in thy strength,
To see my Father God.
4 How will my lips rejoice to tell
The victories of my King!
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell,
Shall thy salvation sing. Used With Tune: ST. PETER
Psalm 71
God of eternal Love
Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: Communion with Saints Lyrics: 1 God of eternal Love,
How fickle are our Ways!
And yet how oft did Isr'el prove
Thy constancy of Grace!
2 They saw thy Wonders wrought,
And then thy Praise they sung;
But soon thy Works of Pow'r forgot,
And murmur'd with their Tongue.
3 Now they believe his Word
While Rocks with Rivers flow;
Now with their Lusts provoke the Lord,
And he reduc'd them low.
4 Yet when they mourn'd their Faults,
He hearken'd to their Groans,
Brought his own Cov'nant to his Thoughts,
And call'd 'em still his Sons.
5 Their Names were in his Book,
He sav'd 'em from their Foes:
Oft he chastis'd, but ne'er forsook
The People that he chose.
6 Let Isr'el bless the Lord,
Who lov'd their ancient Race:
And Christians join the solemn Word,
Amen, to all the Praise. Scripture: Psalm 106:43-48
God of eternal Love
The Church's one foundation
Author: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 862 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Church unity and ecumenism; Communion of Saints Lyrics: 1 The Church's one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she is his new creation
by water and the word;
from heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.
2 Called forth from every nation,
yet one o'er all the earth,
her charter of salvation,
one Lord, one faith, one birth.
One holy name she blesses,
and shares one holy food,
as to one hope she presses,
with every grace endued.
3 In toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war
she waits the consummation
of peace for evermore,
till with the vision glorious
her longing eyes are blest,
and the great Church victorious
shall be the Church at rest.
4 Yet she on earth has union
with God, the Three in one,
and mystical communion
with those whose rest is won.
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we
like them, the meek and lowly,
on high may dwell with thee. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: AURELIA
The Church's one foundation
Lo! what an entertaining sight
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 169 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics:
Lo! what an entertaining sight
Are brethren that agree!
Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite
In bands of piety!
When streams of love from Christ the spring
Descend to every soul,
And heav'nly peace, with balmy wing,
Shades and bedews the whole;
'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet,
On Aaron's reverend head
The trickling drops perfumed his feet,
And o'er his garments spread.
'Tis pleasant as the morning dews
That fall on Zion's hill,
Where God his mildest glory shows,
And makes his grace distil.
Scripture: Psalm 133
Lo! what an entertaining sight
How pleasant 'tis to see
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6.6.8 Appears in 134 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics:
How pleasant 'tis to see
Kindred and friends agree;
Each in their proper station move,
And each fulfil their part,
With sympathizing heart,
In all the cares of life and love!
'Tis like the ointment shed
On Aaron's sacred head,
Divinely rich, divinely sweet;
The oil through all the room
Diffused a choice perfume,
Ran through his robes, and blessed his feet.
Like fruitful showers of rain,
That water all the plain,
Descending from the neighboring hills;
Such streams of pleasure roll
Through every friendly soul,
Where love, like heav'nly dew, distils.
Scripture: Psalm 133
How pleasant 'tis to see
Blest be the tie that binds
Author: John Fawcett Appears in 2,277 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics: 1 Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
2 Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
3 We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
4 When we at death must part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
5 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.
Amen. Used With Tune: DENNIS
Blest be the tie that binds
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould; Bernhard S. Ingemann Appears in 317 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics: 1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the promised land.
Clear before us, through the darkness,
Gleams and burns the guiding light;
Brother clasps the hand of bother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
2 One the light of God's own presence
O'er His ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread:
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires.
3 One the strain the lips of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun:
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the one Almighty Father,
Reigns in love for evermore.
Amen. Used With Tune: MIDDLETON
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Light in Darkness
Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Appears in 559 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Rejoicing in; Aspirations For God; Christ Light; Christ Precious; Communion With God; God all in all; God Portion; Joy, Spiritual; Love For God; Love For Saints First Line: My God, the spring of all my joys Used With Tune: BRADFORD
Light in Darkness
Let saints on earth in concert sing
Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics: 1 Let saints on earth in concert sing
With those to glory gone;
For all the servants of our King,
In earth and heaven are one.
One family--we dwell in Him--
One church above, beneath,
Though now divided by the stream--
The narrow stream of death.
2 One army of the living God,
To His command we bow;
Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing now.
E'en now to their eternal home
Some happy spirits fly;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon will have to die.
3 E'en now, by faith, we join our hands
With those that went before,
And greet the ransomed blessèd bands
Upon th'eternal shore.
Lord Jesus, be our constant guide;
And when the word is given.
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide,
And land us safe in heaven.
Amen. Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE
Let saints on earth in concert sing
Oh, happy day that fixed my choice
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 1,703 hymnals Topics: Communion with saints Lyrics: 1 Oh, happy day that fixed my choice
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
Chorus:
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day;
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away.
2 Oh, happy bond that seals my vows
To Him who merits all my love!
I'll praise Him in His sacred house,
And gladly to His altar move. [Chorus]
3 Now with His saints I choose my part;
With them I come a welcome guest;
Here rest, my once divided heart;
In Him, thy blissful portion, rest. [Chorus]
4 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renewed shall daily hear,
Till, called at last from all below,
I bless in death a bond so dear. [Chorus]
Amen.
Used With Tune: HAPPY DAY
Oh, happy day that fixed my choice
Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face
Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 315 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Holy Communion; liturgical Communion Songs; Closing Hymns; Communion with Christ and God; Companionship with God; Feast; Forgiveness from God; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Presence; Need for God/Christ; Opening Hymns; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Praise; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Easter 5 Year A; Holy Thursday Year B; All Saints Year B Lyrics: 1 Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face,
here would I touch and handle things unseen,
here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
and all my weariness upon you lean.
2 Here I will feed upon the bread of God,
here drink with you the royal wine of heaven;
here I will lay aside each earthly load,
here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.
3 This is the hour of banquet and of song;
this is the heavenly table for me spread;
here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
the fellowship of living wine and bread.
4 Too soon we rise, the symbols disappear.
The feast, though not the love, is past and gone:
the bread and wine remove, but you are here,
nearer than ever, still my shield and sun.
5 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by,
yet, passing, points to that glad feast above,
giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
the Lamb’s great bridal feast of bliss and love. Used With Tune: ST AGNES
Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face
Praise to God; or Communion with Saints
Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: Communion with Saints; Communion with Saints First Line: To God, the great, the ever blest Lyrics: 1 To God, the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honour be addrest;
His mercy firm forever stands;
Give him the thanks his love demands.
2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways?
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise?
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.
3 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.
4 Oh may I see thy saints rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice!
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Join'd to thy saints, and near to thee. Scripture: Psalm 106:1-5
Praise to God; or Communion with Saints
Communion of Saints; or, Love and Worship in a Family
Appears in 313 hymnals Topics: Communion with Saints; Communion with Saints First Line: Blest are the sons of peace Lyrics: 1 Blest are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one,
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.
2 Blest is the pious house
Where zeal and friendship meet,
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows
Make their communion sweet.
3 Thus when on Aaron's head
They pour'd the rich perfume,
The oil through all his raiment spread,
And pleasure fill'd the room.
4 Thus on the heavenly hills
The saints are blest above,
Where joy like morning dew distils,
And all the air is love. Scripture: Psalm 133
Communion of Saints; or, Love and Worship in a Family
The Song of Christ's Flock
Appears in 576 hymnals Topics: Aspirations For Christ; Aspirations For Heaven; Assurance Declared; Assurance Enjoyed; Christ Communion with; Christ Grace and Love of; Christ Preciousness of; Christ Providences of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Death of; Christians Happiness of; Christians Heirs of Heaven; Christians Saved by Grace; Comfort in Trials; Death Of Saints; Faith Confidence of; Faith Walking by; Glory of God In Creation; God Guide; God Loving and Merciful; Gospel Freeness of ; Heaven; Life Everlasting ; Lord's Supper; Nature An Emblem of Grace; Prayer For Christ's Sake; Resurrection; The Righteous Honor and Safety of; Worship Grace Needed for First Line: The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: [The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want]
The Song of Christ's Flock
"Whom unseen, we love"
Author: Ray Palmer Appears in 240 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Jesus, these eyes have never seen Lyrics: 1 Jesus, these eyes have never seen
That radiant form of thine!
The vail of sense hangs dark between
Thy blessed face and mine!
2 I see thee not, I hear thee not,
Yet art thou oft with me;
And earth has ne'er so dear a spot,
As where I meet with thee.
3 Like some bright dream that comes unsought,
When slumbers o'er me roll,
Thine image ever fills my thought,
And charms my ravished soul.
4 Yet though I have not seen, and still
Must rest in faith alone;
I love thee, dearest Lord!--and will,
Unseen, but not unknown.
5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal,
And still this throbbing heart,
The rending vail shall thee reveal,
All glorious as thou art! Scripture: John 12:21 Used With Tune: ST. AGNES
"Whom unseen, we love"
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer
Author: William W. Walford Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 1,297 hymnals Topics: Christian Life Prayer; The Church Communion of Saints; Conflict With Sin; Prayer Times of Lyrics: 1 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father's throne,
Make all my wants and wishes known!
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter's snare,
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.
2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
The joys I feel, the bliss I share
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God, my Saviour, shows his face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.
3 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To him, whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless:
And since he bids me seek his face,
Believe his Word, and trust his grace,
I'll cast on him my ev'ry care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.
Amen. Scripture: Acts 3:1 Used With Tune: SWEET HOUR
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
Author: Rev. Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 Appears in 1,679 hymnals Topics: Christ Abiding with Believers; Christ Indwelling; Christ Preciousness of; Christ Presence of; Christians Dependence on Christ; Communion with Christ; Life Brevity of; Need of Christ; Saints Union with Christ Used With Tune: EVENTIDE (MONK)
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
Ye holy angels bright
Author: Richard Baxter (1615-1691) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in adoration and gratitude; The Church Celebrates Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Angels; Communion of Saints; Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Ye holy angels bright,
who wait at God's right hand,
or through the realms of light
fly at your Lord's command,
assist our song,
or else the theme
too high doth seem
for mortal tongue.
2 Ye blessèd souls at rest,
who ran this earthly race,
and now, from sin released,
behold the Saviour's face,
his praises sound,
as in his sight
with sweet delight
ye do abound.
3 Ye saints, who toil below,
adore your heavenly King,
and onward as ye go
some joyful anthem sing;
take what he gives
and praise him still,
through good or ill,
who ever lives.
4 My soul, take now thy part,
triumph in God above:
and with a well-tuned heart
sing out the songs of love.
Let all thy days
till life shall end,
whate'er he send,
be filled with praise. Scripture: Colossians 3:16 Used With Tune: CROFT'S 136th
Ye holy angels bright
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Author: John Newton (1725-1807) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,295 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Church Body of Christ; Communion of Saints; Heaven Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
he whose word cannot be broken
formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
thou mayest smile at all thy foes.
2 See! the streams of living waters,
springing from eternal love,
well supply thy sons and daughters
and all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
ever will their thirst assuage --
grace which, like the Lord, the Giver,
never fails from age to age?
3 Saviour, since of Zion's city
I, through grace, a member am,
let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in thy Name.
Fading is the worldling's pleasure,
and all boasted pomp and show;
solid joys and lasting treasure
none but Zion's children know.
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:4 Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN
Glorious things of thee are spoken
For all the saints, who from their labours rest
Author: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Meter: 10.10.10 wiht alleluias Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Communion of Saints; Funerals general; Heaven; Jesus Names and images for Lyrics: 1 For all the saints, who from their labors rest;
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 Oh, may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave, again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
7 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
For all the saints, who from their labours rest
Jerusalem the golden
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Bernard of Cluny (12th century) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Communion of Saints; Funerals general; Heaven Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the golden,
with milk and honey blessed,
beneath your contemplation
sink heart and voice oppressed:
I know not, oh, I know not
what joys await us there,
what radiancy of glory,
what bliss beyond compare.
2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
all jubilant with song,
and radiant with the angels,
and all the martyr throng;
the Prince is ever in them,
the daylight is serene,
the pastures of the blessèd
are decked in glorious sheen.
3 There is the throne of David;
and there, from care released,
the shout of those who triumph,
the song of those who feast;
and they who, with their Leader,
have conquered in the fight,
for ever and for ever
are clad in robes of white.
4 O sweet and blessèd country,
the home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessèd country,
that eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
to that dear land above,
where you, with God the Father,
and Spirit, reign in love. Scripture: Ezekiel 44:1-4 Used With Tune: EWING
Jerusalem the golden
"Sun of my soul!"
Author: John Keble Appears in 1,441 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if thou be near:
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes!
2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought--how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour's breast!
3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without thee I dare not die.
4 Be near to bless me when I wake,
Ere through the world my way I take;
Abide with me till in thy love
I lose myself in heaven above. Scripture: Luke 24:29 Used With Tune: HURSLEY
"Sun of my soul!"
"Still with thee"
Author: James D. Burns Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With God First Line: Still, still with thee, my God Lyrics: 1 Still, still with thee, my God,
I would desire to be:
By day, by night, at home, abroad,
I would be still with thee.
2 With thee, when dawn comes in,
And calls me back to care,
Each day returning to begin
With thee, my God, in prayer.
3 With thee, when day is done,
And evening calms the mind;
The setting, as the rising, sun
With thee my heart would find.
4 With thee, in thee, by faith
Abiding I would be;
By day, by night, in life, in death,
I would be still with thee. Scripture: Psalm 139:18 Used With Tune: DENNIS
"Still with thee"
Evening
Author: G. W. Doane Appears in 878 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Softly now the light of day 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
Naught escapes without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.
3 Soon, for me, the light of day
Shall for ever 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. Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
Evening
"Foretastes"
Author: O. P. Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With God First Line: For the mercies of the day Lyrics: 1 For the mercies of the day,
For this rest upon our way,
Thanks to thee alone be given,
Lord of earth and King of heaven!
2 Cold our services have been,
Mingled every prayer with sin:
But thou canst and wilt forgive;
By thy grace alone we live.
3 While this thorny path we tread,
May thy love our footsteps lead;
When our journey here is past,
May we rest with thee at last.
4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove
Fortastes of our joys above;
While their steps thy children bend
To the rest which knows no end. Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
"Foretastes"
"With you always"
Author: Edwin H. Nevin Appears in 148 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Always with us, always with us-- Lyrics: 1 Always with us, always with us--
Words of cheer and words of love;
Thus the risen Saviour whispers,
From his dwelling-place above.
2 With us when we toil in sadness,
Sowing much and reaping none;
Telling us that in the future
Golden harvests shall be won.
3 With us when the storm is sweeping
O'er our pathway dark and drear;
Waking hope within our bosoms,
Stilling every anxious fear.
4 With us in the lonely valley,
When we cross the chilling stream--
Lighting up the steps to glory
With salvation's radiant beam. Scripture: Matthew 28:20 Used With Tune: WILMOT
"With you always"
"Immanuel"
Author: John Newton Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Sweeter sounds than music knows Lyrics: 1 Sweeter sounds than music knows
Charm me in Immanuel's name;
All her hopes my spirit owes
To his birth, and cross, and shame.
2 When he came, the angels sung,
"Glory be to God on high:"
Lord, unloose my stammering tongue;
Who should louder sing than I?
3 Did the Lord a man become,
That he might the law fulfill,
Bleed and suffer in my room,--
And canst thou, my tongue, be still?
4 No; I must my praises bring,
Though they worthless are, and weak;
For should I refuse to sing,
Sure the very stones would speak.
5 O my Saviour! Shield and Sun,
Shepherd, Brother, Lord, and Friend--
Every precious name in one!
I will love thee without end. Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: NOMEN JESU
"Immanuel"
"Altogether lovely"
Author: Frances E. Cox Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Earth has nothing sweet or fair Lyrics: 1 Earth has nothing sweet or fair,
Lovely forms or beauties rare,
But before my eyes they bring
Christ, of beauty Source and Spring.
2 When the morning paints the skies,
When the golden sunbeams rise,
Then my Saviour's form I find
Brightly imaged on my mind.
3 When the star-beams pierce the night,
Oft I think on Jesus' light;
Think how bright that light will be,
Shining through eternity.
4 Come, Lord Jesus! and dispel
This dark cloud in which I dwell,
And to me the power impart
To behold thee as thou art.
Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Used With Tune: ST. BEES
"Altogether lovely"
"He is precious"
Author: John Newton Appears in 1,624 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
3 Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
4 Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see thee as thou art,
I'll praise thee as I ought.
5 Till then I would thy love proclaim,
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name,
Refresh my soul in death. Used With Tune: HEBER
"He is precious"
"Jesus only"
Author: Edward Caswall Appears in 1,026 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Jesus, the very thought of thee Lyrics: 1 Jesus, the very thought of thee,
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far thy face to see
And in thy presence rest.
2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than thy blest name,
O Saviour of mankind!
3 O Hope of every contrite heart!
O Joy of all the meek!
To those who fall, how kind thou art!
How good to those who seek!
4 But what to those who find? Ah! this,
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is,
None but his loved ones know.
5 Jesus, our only joy be thou,
As thou our prize wilt be;
Jesus, be thou our glory now,
And through eternity. Used With Tune: HEBER
"Jesus only"
"Jesus is my friend"
Author: C. Winkworth Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints With Christ First Line: Since Jesus is my friend" Lyrics: 1 Since Jesus is my friend,
And I to him belong,
It matters not what foes intend,
However fierce and strong.
2 He whispers in my breast
Sweet words of holy cheer,
How they who seek in God their rest
Shall ever find him near;--
3 How God hath built above
A city fair and new,
Where eye and heart shall see and prove
What faith has counted true.
4 My heart for gladness springs;
It cannot more be sad;
For very joy it smiles and sings,--
Sees naught but sunshine glad. Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10 Used With Tune: GREENWOOD
"Jesus is my friend"
Living in Christ
Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 259 hymnals Topics: Church Ordinances of; Church Uniting with; Communion of Saints At Lord's Table; Covenant Christian First Line: My gracious Lord, I own thy right Lyrics: 1 My gracious Lord, I own thy right
To every service I can pay,
And call it my supreme delight
To hear thy dictates and obey.
2 What is my being, but for thee,
Its sure support, its noblest end?
Thine ever-smiling face to see,
And serve the cause of such a Friend.
3 I would not breathe for worldly joy,
Or to increase my worldly good;
Nor future days nor powers employ
To spread a sounding name abroad.
4 'Tis to my Saviour I would live,
To him who for my ransom died;
Nor could the bowers of Eden give
Such bliss as blossoms at his side.
5 His work my hoary age shall bless,
When youthful vigor is no more;
And my last hour of life confess
His dying love, his saving power. Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM (Mason's)
Living in Christ
"Bought with a price"
Author: Samuel Davies Appears in 400 hymnals Topics: Christ Immanuel; Church Ordinances of; Church Uniting with; Communion of Saints At Lord's Table; Consecration Of Self; Cross of Christ Taking First Line: Lord, I am thine, entirely thine Lyrics: 1 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine,
Purchased and saved by blood divine,
With full consent thine I would be,
And own thy sovereign right in me.
2 Grant one poor sinner more a place
Among the children of thy grace;
A wretched sinner, lost to God,
But ransomed by Immanuel's blood.
3 Thine would I love, thine would I die,
Be thine through all eternity;
The vow is past beyond repeal;
And now I set the solemn seal.
4 Here at that cross where flows the blood
That bought my guilty soul for God,
Thee, my new Master now I call,
And consecrate to thee my all.
5 Do thou assist a feeble worm,
The great engagement to perform;
Thy grace can full assistance lend,
And on that grace I dare depend. Scripture: Ruth 1:16 Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM (Mason's)
"Bought with a price"
O Lamb of God, still keep me
Author: James George Deck, 1802-1884 Appears in 161 hymnals Topics: Abiding in Christ; Christ Lamb of God; Christians Dependence on Christ; Communion with Christ; Need of Christ; Oneness with Christ; Peace of Christians; Saints Union with Christ Used With Tune: ANGEL'S STORY
O Lamb of God, still keep me
Jesus, I live to thee
Author: Rev. John Henry Harbaugh, 1817-1867 Appears in 164 hymnals Topics: Abiding in Christ; Choosing Christ; Christ Indwelling; Christ Preciousness of; Christians Dependence on Christ; Communion with Christ; Saints Union with Christ Used With Tune: GREENWOOD
Jesus, I live to thee
God's kindness to his Church
Appears in 177 hymnals Topics: Christ Communion with; Christ Worshiped; Christians Conquerors; Christians Happiness of; Church Beloved of God; Church Triumph of; Civil Magistracy; God Adored and Exalted; God Glorious; Gospel Invitations of ; Joy Exhortations to; Judgments On Nations; Praise A Part of Public Worship; Praise By Saints; Praise Calls to; Praise For Work of Redemption; Praise Of the Lord; Retribution Threatened; Salvation God's Gift First Line: O praise ye the Lord! prepare your glad voice Scripture: Psalm 149 Used With Tune: [O praise ye the Lord! prepare your glad voice]
God's kindness to his Church
Communion with God and Christ
Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Appears in 169 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Communion With God; Saints Union of, with Christ First Line: Our Heavenly Father calls Scripture: 1 John 2:1 Used With Tune: THATCHER
Communion with God and Christ
I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord
Author: Annie S. Hawks, 1835-1918 Appears in 978 hymnals Topics: Communion with God, Christ; Inner Peace; Praise; Prayer; Temptation; Living the Saintly Life Prayer and Hope Scripture: Psalm 25:4-5 Used With Tune: LIVORNO
I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Author: James Mongtomery, 1771-1854 Appears in 849 hymnals Topics: Christ The Life; Christ The Way; Communion with God, Christ; Death; Prayer; Living the Saintly Life Prayer and Hope Scripture: Psalm 25:4-7 Used With Tune: DUNDEE
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Savior, I follow on
Author: Charles S. Robinson Appears in 126 hymnals Topics: Communion with God, Christ; Faith; Guidance; Resignation; Living the Saintly Life Guidance Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Used With Tune: ST. EDMUND
Savior, I follow on
Thou my everlasting portion
Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Appears in 415 hymnals Topics: Communion with God, Christ; Death; Eternal Life; Prayer; Living the Saintly Life Prayer and Hope Scripture: Psalm 73:26 Used With Tune: CLOSE TO THEE
Thou my everlasting portion
Walk in the light; so shalt thou know
Author: Bernard Barton, 1784-1849 Appears in 476 hymnals Topics: Communion with God, Christ; God Love of; Grace; Light; Sin; Holy Spirit; Living the Saintly Life Prayer and Hope Scripture: Ephesians 5:8 Used With Tune: MANOAH
Walk in the light; so shalt thou know
Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Author: John Athelstan Laurie Riley, 1858-1945 Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Communion of Saints; Companion / Friend; Gladness / Happiness; Hymns with Doxologies; Jesus Christ Word; Praise; Trinity; Witness / Martyrs Scripture: Daniel 4:17 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Ye watchers and ye holy ones
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