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O love divine, that stooped to share
Author: O. W. Holmes Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 274 hymnals Topics: Burial of the Dead; Burial of the Dead; Love Of God Used With Tune: ABENDS
O love divine, that stooped to share
Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour Dear
Author: Rev. J. Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,438 hymnals 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 the soft dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
Forever 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 If some poor wandering child of Thine
Have spurned to-day the voice divine,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.
5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store;
Be every mourner's sleep to-night,
Like infant's slumbers, pure and light.
6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take,
Till in the ocean of Thy love
We lose ourselves in heaven above.
Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: [Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear]
Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour Dear
Mysterious Presence, Source of All
Author: Seth C. Beach Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Mysterious presence, source of all-- Lyrics: 1. Mysterious presence, source of all—
The world without, the soul within,
Fountain of life, O hear our call,
And pour Thy living waters in!
2. Thou breathest in the rushing wind;
Thy Spirit stirs in leaf and flower;
Nor wilt Thou from the willing mind
Withhold Thy light and love and power.
3. Thy hand unseen to accents clear
Awoke the psalmist’s trembling lyre,
And touched the lip of holy seer
With flame from Thine own altar fire.
4. That touch divine, still, Lord, impart;
Still give the prophet’s burning word;
And, vocal in each waiting heart,
Let living psalms of praise be heard. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Unitarian Hymn & Tune Book, 1866
Mysterious Presence, Source of All
O light of life, O Saviour dear
Author: Francis T. Palgrave Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Christ Abiding with Believers; Christ Light; Times of Worship Used With Tune: [ABENDS]
O light of life, O Saviour dear
O Master, let me walk with Thee
Author: W. Gladden Appears in 573 hymnals Topics: Following Christ Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Master, let me walk with Thee
O holy Lord, content to fill
Author: William Walsham How, 1823 - 97 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 46 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O holy Lord, content to fill
In lowly home the lowliest place,
Thy childhood’s law a mother’s will,
Obedience meek thy brightest grace;
2 Lead every child that bears thy Name
To walk in thine own guileless way,
To dread the touch of sin and shame,
And humbly, like thyself, obey. A-men.
3 Gather thy lambs within thine arm,
And gently in thy bosom bear;
Keep them, O Lord, from hurt and harm,
And bid them rest forever there.
4 So shall they waiting here below,
Like thee their Lord, a little span,
In wisdom and in stature grow,
And favor with both God and man.
Amen. Topics: Church Life and Work Home and Family Used With Tune: ABENDS
O holy Lord, content to fill
O Lord, Thy Benediction Give
Author: John Armstrong Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, Thy benediction give
On all who teach, on all who learn,
So that Thy church may holier live,
And every lamp more brightly burn.
2 Give those who teach pure hearts of love—
Hearts filled with faith and warmed by prayer—
And souls attuned to Thee above,
That they may guide Thy people there.
3 Give those that learn the willing ear,
The spirit meek, the guileless mind.
Such gifts will make the lowliest here
Far better than a kingdom find.
4 O bless the shepherd, bless the sheep,
That guide and guided both be one,
One in the faithful watch they keep,
One in the joy of work well done.
Amen. Scripture: Matthew 18:20 Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Lord, Thy Benediction Give
Up To The Hills I Lift Mine Eyes
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 121 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Th’eternal hills beyond the skies;
Thence all her help my soul derives;
There my almighty refuge lives.
2 He lives, the everlasting God,
That built the world, that spread the flood;
The heav’ns with all their hosts He made,
And darkest regions of the dead.
3 He guides our feet, He guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day;
He spreads the evening veil and keeps
The silent hours while Israel sleeps.
4 Israel, a name divinely blest,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Thy holy guardian’s wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber nor surprise.
5 No sun shall smite thy head by day,
Nor pallid moon with sickly ray
Shall blast thy couch; no baleful star
Dart his malignant fire so far.
6 Should earth and hell with malice burn,
Still thou shalt go and still return
Safe in the Lord; His heav’nly care
Defends thy life from every snare.
7 On thee foul spirits have no power;
And in thy last departing hour
Angels, that trace the airy road,
Shall bear thee homeward to thy God. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719, alt.
Up To The Hills I Lift Mine Eyes
Again, as evening's shadow falls
Author: Samuel Longfellow Appears in 162 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Again, as evening's shadow falls
O Love of God, how strong and true
Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 110 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Love of God, how strong and true
At even ere the sun was set
Author: Henry Twells Appears in 313 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
At even ere the sun was set
Ho! ev'ry one that thirsts draw nigh!
Author: Rev. Charles Wesley Appears in 226 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Ho! ev'ry one that thirsts draw nigh!
"Take up thy cross," the Saviour said
Author: Charles William Everest Appears in 297 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
"Take up thy cross," the Saviour said
We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth
Author: George E. L. Cotton, 1813-1866 Appears in 95 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth
Friendship
Author: O. W. Holmes Appears in 67 hymnals First Line: Thou gracious Power, whose mercy lends Used With Tune: ABENDS
Friendship
Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve
Author: J. Edmeston Appears in 70 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve
Father of All From Land and Sea
Author: Christopher Wordsworth Appears in 66 hymnals First Line: Father of all, from land and sea Used With Tune: ABENDS
Father of All From Land and Sea
O God, I thank thee for each sight
Author: Caroline A. Mason (1823-1890) Appears in 56 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O God, I thank thee for each sight
Father, blessed Father! Listen while we sing
Author: Rev. G. Thring Appears in 329 hymnals Used With Tune: OAKELEY
Father, blessed Father! Listen while we sing
Fight The Good Fight
Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 483 hymnals First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might Lyrics: 1 Fight the good fight with all thy might,
Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.
2 Run the straight race through God's good grace
Lift up thine eyes and seek His face;
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
3 Cast care aside, lean on thy guide,
His boundless mercy will provide,
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
4 Faint not nor fear, for He is near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee. Topics: Spiritual Songs Work and Mission Used With Tune: [Fight the good fight with all thy might]
Fight The Good Fight
Go, labor on! spend and be spent
Author: H. Bonar Appears in 440 hymnals Used With Tune: OAKELEY
Go, labor on! spend and be spent
Great God! and wilt thou condescend
Author: Taylor Appears in 106 hymnals Used With Tune: [Great God! and wilt thou condescend]
Great God! and wilt thou condescend
When At Thy Foot-Stool, Lord
Author: H. F. Lyte Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: When at Thy foot-stool, Lord, I bend Used With Tune: ABENDS
When At Thy Foot-Stool, Lord
O Christ! with each returning morn
Author: John Chandler Appears in 49 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Christ! with each returning morn
Creator Spirit
Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: O Source of uncreated light Used With Tune: [O Source of uncreated light]
Creator Spirit
Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts
Author: Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153); Ray Palmer (1808-1887) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 559 hymnals First Line: Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts! Thou fount of life! Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts!
Thou fount of life! Thou light of men!
From the best bliss that earth imparts,
We turn unfilled to Thee again.
2 Thy truth unchanged has ever stood;
Thou savest those that on Thee call;
To them that seek Thee Thou art good,
To them 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 Fountainhead,
And thirst our souls from Thee to fill!
4 Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,
Where-e’r 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’r the world Thy holy light! Topics: Jesus Christ Glory and Praise Used With Tune: ABENDS
Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts
'Tis Gone, That Bright And Orbed Blaze
Author: John Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: ’Tis gone, that bright and orbèd blaze Lyrics: 1 ’Tis gone, that bright and orbèd blaze,
Fast fading from our wistful gaze;
Yon mantling cloud has hid from sight
The last faint pulse of quivering light.
2 In darkness and in weariness
The traveler on his way must press,
No gleam to watch on tree or tower,
Whiling away the lonesome hour.
3 Sun of my soul! Thou Savior dear,
It is not night if Thou be near:
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes!
4 When round Thy wondrous works below
My searching rapturous glance I throw,
Tracing out wisdom, power and love,
In earth or sky, in stream or grove,
5 Or by the light Thy words disclose
Watch time’s full river as it flows,
Scanning Thy gracious providence,
Where not too deep for mortal sense.
6 When with dear friends sweet talk I hold,
And all the flowers of life unfold;
Let not my heart within me burn,
Except in all I Thee discern.
7 When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
For ever on my Savior’s breast.
8 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.
9 Thou framer of the light and dark,
Steer through the tempest Thine own ark:
Amid the howling wintry sea
We are in port if we have Thee.
10 The rulers of this Christian land,
’Twixt Thee and us ordained to stand—
Guide Thou their course, O Lord, aright,
Let all do all as in Thy sight.
11 Oh! by Thine own sad burthen, borne
So meekly up the hill of scorn,
Teach Thou Thy priests their daily cross
To bear as Thine, nor count it loss!
12 If some poor wandering child of Thine
Have spurned today the voice divine,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.
13 Watch by the sick: enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store:
Be every mourner’s sleep tonight,
Like infants’ slumbers, pure and light.
14 Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take;
Till in the ocean of Thy love
We lose ourselves, in Heaven above. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: The Christian Year 1827, alt.
'Tis Gone, That Bright And Orbed Blaze
It may not be our lot to wield
Author: John G. Whittier Appears in 38 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
It may not be our lot to wield
O Love divine, whose constant beam
Author: John G. Whittier Appears in 36 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Love divine, whose constant beam
Awhile in spirit, Lord, to Thee
Author: J. F. Thrupp Appears in 32 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Awhile in spirit, Lord, to Thee
O Thou Whose perfect goodness crowns
Author: John W. Chadwick Appears in 24 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Thou Whose perfect goodness crowns
Around the throne of God a band
Author: John Masib Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Saints' Days and Holy Days St. Michael and All Angels Used With Tune: ABENDS
Around the throne of God a band
O Breath of God, breathe on us now
Author: A. H. Vine Appears in 18 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Breath of God, breathe on us now
Out of the dark the circling sphere
Author: Samuel Longfellow Appears in 18 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Out of the dark the circling sphere
Sol de Mi Ser, Mi Salvador
Author: John Keble, 1792-1866; T. M. Westrup, 1837-1909 Appears in 16 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Sol de Mi Ser, Mi Salvador
Great God who knowest each man's need
Author: E.Tennyson Appears in 13 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Great God who knowest each man's need
The Truth Of God
Author: Thomas H. Stockton Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Can truth divine fulfillment fail? Lyrics: 1 Can truth divine fulfillment fail?
Sooner shall star-crowned nature die!
Truth is the very breath of God—
Part of His own eternity!
2 Earth’s every pulse may cease to flow,
And every voice be heard no more
The forest crumble on the mount—
The sea corrupt upon the shore;
3 The moon’s supply of light expire,
The sun itself grow dense with gloom,
And fairer systems, sphered afar,
Dissolving, own the common doom.
4 But long as stands Jehovah’s throne,
Long as His being shall endure
So long the truth His lips proclaim
Remains inviolably sure. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Stand Up for Jesus! A Christian Ballad (Philadelphia: T. H. Stockton 1858)
The Truth Of God
Though home be dear and life be sweet
Author: Mrs. Ella S. Armitage Appears in 9 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
Though home be dear and life be sweet
I cannot always trace the way
Author: John Bowring Appears in 97 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
I cannot always trace the way
In this glad hour, when children meet
Author: H. Ware, Jun. Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Special Occasions Family Gatherings Used With Tune: ABENDS
In this glad hour, when children meet
God guards the good with watchful eye
Appears in 6 hymnals Used With Tune: ABENDS
God guards the good with watchful eye
Never, My Heart, Wilt Thou Grow Old
Author: Louisa J. Hall Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Never, my heart, wilt thou grow old! Lyrics: 1 Never, my heart, wilt thou grow old!
My hair is white, my blood runs cold,
And one by one my powers depart,
But youth sits smiling in my heart.
2 Down hill the path of age! oh, no;
Up, up with patient steps I go;
I watch the skies fast brightening there,
I breathe a sweeter, purer air.
3 Beside my road small tasks spring up,
Though but to hand the cooling cup,
Speak the true word of hearty cheer,
Tell the lone soul that God is near.
4 Beat on, my heart, and grow not old!
But when thy pulses all are told,
Let me, though working, loving still,
Kneel as I meet my Father’s will. Used With Tune: ABENDS
Never, My Heart, Wilt Thou Grow Old
Jesus, Thou Everlasting Word
Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Jesus Thou everlasting Word! Lyrics: 1 Jesus Thou everlasting Word!
Almighty God and sovereign Lord,
Who art from all eternity,
All things were made and formed by Thee.
2 Thou art the Lord of earth and Heav’n,
By Thee eternal life is giv’n:
Thou art the great and shining light
Which brings the way of truth to sight.
3 Jesus, the glorious Son of God,
Took on Himself our flesh and blood
When He was born the virgin’s Son,
To make the sons of men His own.
4 That mighty Word is come to view,
Which men or angels never knew;
Till in the flesh it was revealed
And all the prophecies fulfilled.
5 That blessèd Word to me reveal
My Lord! and let me taste and feel
That powerful Word, and light divine,
With life and grace in me to shine. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Church Hymn Book by Paul Henkel (New Market, VA: Solomon Henkel, 1816)
Jesus, Thou Everlasting Word
When Sins And Fears Prevailing Rise
Author: Anne Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 162 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When sins and fears prevailing rise,
And fainting hope almost expires;
Jesus, to Thee I lift my eyes,
To Thee I breathe my soul’s desires.
2 Art Thou not mine, my living Lord?
And can my hope, my comfort die,
Fixed on Thy everlasting word,
That word which built the earth and sky.
3 If my immortal Savior lives,
Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives,
Here let me build, and rest secure.
4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell,
Immovable the promise stands;
Nor all the powers of earth or hell,
Can e’er dissolve the sacred bands.
5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose;
If Jesus is for ever mine,
Not death itself, that last of foes,
Shall break a union so divine. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, 1760
When Sins And Fears Prevailing Rise
God's mercies
Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Our Father, to thy love we owe Used With Tune: [Our Father, to thy love we owe]
God's mercies
Drawn Is The Curtain Of The Night
Author: Fanny Crosby Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Drawn is the curtain of the night,
Oh! ’tis the sacred hour of rest;
Sweet hour, I hail Thee with delight,
Thrice welcome to my weary breast.
2 Oh, God to Thee, my fervent prayer,
I offer, kneeling at Thy feet;
Tho’ humbly breathed, oh! deign to hear—
Smile on me from the mercy seat.
3 While angels round, their watches keep,
Whose harps Thy praise unceasing swell,
"I lay me down in peace, and sleep,"
For Thou in safety mak’st me dwell.
4 Drawn is the curtain of the night—
Thou bid’st creation silent be—
And now, with holy, calm delight,
Father, I would commune with Thee.
5 Shepherd of Israel, deign to keep,
And guard my soul from every ill;
Thus will I lay me down, and sleep,
For Thou in safety mak’st me dwell. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: The Blind Girl, and Other Poems (New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1844)
Drawn Is The Curtain Of The Night
When Youth Devote Their Early Days
Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 When youth devote their early days,
To vain delights and sinful ways,
Their prospects darken as they rise,
And fill them with a dread surprise.
2 Diseases are the fruit of sin,
The malady lies deep within;
An evil course the mind impairs,
And leaves them full of guilt and fears.
3 Sin strengthens with increasing days,
And grows when nature’s self decays;
Indulged, it makes their fetters strong,
And leads the captive slaves along.
4 Beware, ye thoughtless, now beware,
No more presume to persevere;
Today with supplications come,
Tomorrow death may call you home.
5 With earnestness for mercy cry
And God will listen to your sigh;
Now plead for pardon through His Son,
And He’ll forgive what you have done. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
When Youth Devote Their Early Days
Desiring To Love Christ
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: Come, let me love: or is my mind Lyrics: 1 Come, let me love: or is my mind
Hardened to stone, or froze to ice?
I see the blessèd Fair One bend
And stoop t’embrace me from the skies!
2 O! ’tis a thought would melt a rock,
And make a heart of iron move,
That those sweet lips, that heav’nly look,
Should seek and wish a mortal love!
3 I was a traitor doomed to fire,
Bound to sustain eternal pains;
He flew on wings of strong desire,
Assumed my guilt, and took my chains.
4 Infinite grace! almighty charms!
Stand in amaze, ye whirling skies,
Jesus the God, with naked arms,
Hangs on a cross of love, and dies.
5 Did pity ever stoop so low,
Dressed in divinity and blood?
Was ever rebel courted so
In groans of an expiring God?
6 Again He lives, and spreads His hands,
Hands that were nailed to torturing smart;
"By these dear wounds," says He; and stands
And prays to clasp me to His heart.
7 Sure I must love; or are my ears
Still deaf, nor will my passion move?
Then let me melt this heart to tears;
This heart shall yield to death or love. Used With Tune: ABENDS Text Sources: Horae Lyricae Book I, 1706
Desiring To Love Christ
O Thou Who camest from above
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 176 hymnals Topics: God Will of; Holy Spirit Invocation of; The Christian Life Discipleship Used With Tune: ABENDS
O Thou Who camest from above
Almighty Father, bless the word
Author: Anon. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 73 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Almighty Father, bless the word
Which thro' Thy grace we now have heard;
Oh, may the precious seed take root,
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit.
2 We praise Thee for the means of grace,
Thus in Thy courts to seek Thy face:
Grant, Lord, that we who worship here
May all, at last, in heaven appear.
Amen.
Topics: The Lord's Day; Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Used With Tune: ABENDS
Almighty Father, bless the word
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