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O God, in Whom We Live and Move

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 36 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O God, in whom we live and move, Thy love is law, Thy law is love; Thy present Spirit waits to fill The soul which comes to do Thy will. 2. Unto thy children’s spirits teach Thy love, beyond the powers of speech; And make them know, with joyful awe, The encircling presence of Thy law. 3. Its patient working doth fulfill Man’s hope, and God’s all-perfect will, Nor suffers one true word or thought, Or deed of love, to come to naught. 4. Such faith, O God, our spirits fill, That we may work in patience still. Who works for justice, works for Thee; Who works in love, Thy child shall be. Used With Tune: GERMANY

The Heavens Declare thy Glory

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 592 hymnals First Line: The heav’ns declare Thy glory, Lord Lyrics: 1 The heav’ns declare Thy glory, Lord, In every star Thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold Thy Word, We read Thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, Thy power confess: But the blest volume Thou hast writ Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand: So when Thy truth begun its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading Gospel rest Till through the world Thy truth has run, Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heav’nly light; Thy Gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view In souls renewed and sins forgiv’n; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make Thy Word my guide to Heav’n. Used With Tune: UXBRIDGE Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

A Little Flock! So Calls He Thee

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A little flock! So calls He thee, Who bought thee with His blood; A little flock, disowned of men, But owned and loved of God. 2 A little flock! So calls He thee; Church of the first-born, hear! Be not ashamed to own the name; It is no name of fear. 3 A little flock! Yes, even so; A handful among men, Such is the purpose of thy God; So willeth He, Amen! 4 Not many rich or noble called, Not many great or wise; They whom God makes His kings and priests, Are poor in human eyes. 5 Church of the everlasting God, The Father’s gracious choice, Amid the voices of this earth, How feeble is thy voice! 6 Thy words amid the words of earth, How noiseless and how low! Amid the hurrying crowds of time, Thy steps how calm and slow! 7 But ’mid the wrinkled brows of earth, Thy brow how free from care; ’Mid the flushed cheeks of riot here, Thy cheek how pale and fair! 8 Amid the restless eyes of earth, How steadfast is thine eye, Fixed on the silent loveliness Of the far eastern sky. 9 A little flock! ’Tis well, ’tis well; Such be her lot and name; Thro’ ages past it has been so, And now ’tis still the same. 10 But the chief Shepherd comes at length; Her feeble days are o’er, No more a handful in the earth, A little flock no more. 11 No more a lily among thorns; Weary, and faint, and few, But countless as the stars of heaven, Or as the early dew. 12 Then entering the eternal halls, In robes of victory, That mighty multitude shall keep The joyous jubilee. 13 Unfading palms they bear aloft, Unfaltering songs they sing; Unending festival they keep, In presence of the King. Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet, 1857)

Thus Far the Lord Hath Led Me On

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 657 hymnals Lyrics: Thus far the Lord hath led me on, Thus far His power prolongs my days, And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of His grace. Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But He forgives my follies past, 1. And gives me strength for days to come. I lay my body down to sleep; Peace is the pillow for my head; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 2. In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of His wings. 3. Faith in His name forbids my fear; O may Thy presence ne’er depart! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of Thy heart. 4. Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait Thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. Used With Tune: HEBRON Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

My Gracious Lord, I Own Thy Right

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 259 hymnals 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? ’Tis my delight Thy face to see, And serve the cause of such a Friend. 3. I would not sigh 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 Savior I would live, To Him who for my ransom died; Nor could all worldly honor give Such bliss as crowns me 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: HOLBORN HILL Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)

Now Shall My Solemn Vows Be Paid

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2. My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make His mercies known; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders He has done. 3. When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought His heav’nly aid; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death’s eternal shade. 4. If sin lay covered in my heart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I His praises sung. 5. But God (His name be ever blessed) Has set my spirit free; Nor turned from Him my poor request, Nor turned His heart from me. Used With Tune: NATIVITY Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

Jesus, King Of Glory

Author: W. Hope Davison Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain Appears in 73 hymnals First Line: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky Refrain First Line: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky Lyrics: 1 Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky, Jesus, tender Savior, hear Thy children cry. Pardon our transgressions, cleanse from our sin, By Thy Spirit help us heav’nly life to win. Refrain: Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky, Jesus, tender Savior, hear Thy children cry. 2 Help us ever steadfast in the faith to be: In Thy Church’s conflicts fighting valiantly. Loving Savior, strengthen these weak hearts of ours, Through Thy cross to conquer crafty evil powers. [Refrain] 3 When the shadows lengthen, show us, Lord, Thy way; Through the darkness lead us to the heavenly day; When our course is finished, ended all the strife, Grant us, with the faithful, palms and crowns of life. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ST. ALBAN

From the Depths Do I Invoke Thee

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: 1. From the depths do I invoke Thee, Lord, to me incline Thine ear; To my voice be Thou attentive, And my supplications hear. 2. Lord, if Thou shouldst mark transgressions, In Thy presence who shall stand? But with Thee there is forgiveness, That Thy name may fear command. 3. For Jehovah I am waiting And my hope is in His Word; In His Word of promise given, Yea, my soul waits for the Lord. 4. For the Lord my soul is waiting More than watchers in the night; More than they for morning watching, Watching for the morning light. 5. Hope in God, ye waiting people, Mercies great in Him abound; With the Lord a full redemption From the guilt of sin is found. Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: EVENING PRAYER (Stebbins) Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 363

That Man Is Blest Who, Fearing God

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 26 hymnals Lyrics: 1. That man is blest who, fearing God From sin restrains his feet, Who will not stand with wicked men, Who shuns the scorners’ seat. 2. Yea, blest is he who makes God’s law His portion and delight, And meditates upon that law With gladness day and night. 3. That man is nourished like a tree Set by the river’s side; Its leaf is green, its fruit is sure, And thus his works abide. 4. The wicked like the driven chaff Are swept from off the land; They shall not gather with the just, Nor in the judgment stand. 5. The Lord will guard the righteous well, Their way to Him is known; The way of sinners, far from God, Shall surely be o’erthrown. Scripture: Psalm 1 Used With Tune: MEDITATION

Courage, Brother, Do Not Stumble

Author: Norman MacLeod Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 181 hymnals Refrain First Line: Trust in God, trust in God Lyrics: 1. Courage, brother, do not stumble, Though thy path be dark as night; There’s a star to guide the humble: Trust in God and do the right. Let the road be rough and dreary, And its end far out of sight, Foot it bravely; strong or weary, Refrain: Trust in God, trust in God, Trust in God and do the right. 2. Perish policy and cunning, Perish all that fears the light! Whether losing, whether winning, Trust in God and do the right, Trust no party, sect or faction; Trust no leaders in the fight; Put in every word or action, [Refrain] 3. Some will hate thee, some will love thee, Some will flatter, some will slight; Cease from man, and look above thee: Trust in God and do the right. Simple rule, and safest guiding, Inward peace and inward might, Star upon our path abiding, [Refrain] Alternate form of last verse: 4. Trust no lovely forms of passion— Fiends may look like angels bright; Trust no custom, school or fashion: Trust in God, and do the right. Simple rule, and safest guiding, Inward peace, and inward might, Star upon our path abiding, [Refrain] Used With Tune: COURAGE Text Sources: First appeared as a poem in The Edinburgh Christian Magazine

Gracious Lord, Remember David

Author: Anonymous Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Gracious Lord, remember David, How he made Thy house his care, How he vowed to seek no pleasure Till Thy house he should prepare. Lord, remember his devotion; Restless in his courts he trod Till he found a habitation Fit for Israel’s mighty God; Till he found a habitation Fit for Israel’s mighty God. 2. Far away God’s ark was resting, It is with His people now; We will go into His temple, At His footstool we will bow. With the ark, Thy might revealing, Enter, Lord, into Thy rest; Let Thy priests be clothed with justice, Let Thy joyful saints be blest; Let Thy priests be clothed with justice, Let Thy joyful saints be blest. 3. Let the king behold Thy favor For Thy servant David’s sake, Unto whom a sacred promise, Sure and faithful, Thou didst make. If his children keep Thy covenant And Thy testimony own, Then, as Thou, O Lord, hast promised, They shall sit upon the throne; Then, as Thou, O Lord, hast promised, They shall sit upon the throne. 4. Thou, the Lord, hast chosen Zion, Thou hast ever loved her well; This My resting place forever, Here, Thou say’st, “I choose to dwell. Surely I will bless and help her, Feed her poor, her saints make glad, And her priests shall stand before Me In salvation’s garments clad; And her priests shall stand before Me In salvation’s garments clad. 5. I will cause the might of David Ever more and more to grow; On the path of Mine Anointed I will make a lamp to glow. All His enemies shall perish, I will cover them with shame; But His crown shall ever flourish; Blessèd be His holy name; But His crown shall ever flourish; Blessèd be His holy name. Scripture: Psalm 132 Used With Tune: ALL THE WAY Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 367

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.

As Shadows Lengthen

Author: Richard W. Adams Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: As shadows lengthen and the night grows cold Lyrics: 1. As shadows lengthen and the night grows cold, Not seeing how life’s pages will unfold, Give us Your peace as, yielding to Your will, We trust the Author loves and keeps us still. 2. One thing we pray, when evening round us falls, Show us the place on memory’s darkened walls, As dimming eye and failing flesh grow weak, Show us where pictures of Your love still speak, 3. That we may tell to generations new, Tell of a faithfulness forever true, Tell of a power that keeps us to the end, Tell of our God, protector, guide and friend. 4. Then, when our task is done and comes the wing Of death’s bright angel, teach us how to sing, With soaring confidence to mount on high, Flying to golden streets beyond the sky. Used With Tune: EVENTIDE

King of Kings

Author: Anonymous Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: O thank the Lord, the Lord of love Refrain First Line: King of kings forever and ever Lyrics: 1. O thank the Lord, the Lord of love; O thank the God all gods above; O thank the mighty King of kings, Whose arm hath done such wondrous things. Refrain King of kings forever and ever; Lord of lords, forever and ever, King of kings forever and ever; King of kings and Lord of lords! 2. Give thanks to God, for good is He, Thanks to the God of gods give ye; Thanks give the Lord of lords unto, Who only wonders great can do. [Refrain] 3. Who thought on us amidst our woes, And rescued us from all our foes; Who daily feeds each living thing; O thank the Heav’n’s Almighty King. [Refrain] 4. O praise the Lord, for He is kind, Give thanks to Him with heart and mind; His mercy flows an endless stream, To all eternity the same. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: [O thank the Lord, the Lord of love]

Ascribe to the Lord Our God

Author: Susan H. Peterson Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1. Ascribe to the Lord our God, Ascribe to Him glory, might. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name And worship Him aright. Come worship in the splendor of holiness. 2. The voice of the Lord is heard; The Lord thunders o’er the sea. The voice of the Lord is powerful and strong; God speaks with majesty. We hear Your voice and worship in holiness. 3. God’s voice breaks the cedars tall; He strips all the forests bare. The mountains He shakes; they skip just like a calf. His glory all declare. We hear Your voice and worship in holiness. 4. The voice of the Lord does strike With flashes of lightning bright. The voice of the Lord does shake the desert sands; The deer give birth in fright. We hear Your voice and worship in holiness. 5. The Lord o’er the flood did reign; As King, He’s fore’er enthroned. The Lord gives His people strength for every day; With peace, they’re blessed and crowned. You’ve blessed us, Lord; we worship in holiness. Used With Tune: MARION

Lord, Hear the Right

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Lord, hear the right, regard my cry Lyrics: 1. Lord, hear the right, regard my cry, My prayer from lips sincere, Send Thine approval from on high, My righteousness make clear. Thou in the night my heart hast tried, Nor found it turned from Thee aside. 2. With steadfast courage I design No wrong to speak or do; Thy path of life I choose for mine And walk with purpose true. For help, O God, I cry to Thee, Assured that Thou wilt answer me. 3. O Thou that ever savest those Whose trust on Thee is stayed, Preserving them from all their foes By Thine almighty aid, Let me Thy lovingkindness see, Thy wondrous mercy, full and free. 4. O guard me well as one would guard The apple of the eye; While deadly foes are pressing hard, To Thee, to Thee I cry; Do Thou my rest and refuge be, O let Thy wings o’ershadow me. 5. Mine enemy, grown strong in pride, Would take my life away, A lion lurking by my side, Most greedy for his prey. Confront and cast him down, O Lord, From evil save me by Thy sword. 6. Defend me from the men of pride, Whose portion is below, Who, with life’s treasures satisfied, No better portion know; They, with earth’s joys and wealth content, Must leave them all when life is spent. 7. When I in righteousness at last Thy glorious face shall see, When all the weary night is past, And I awake with Thee To view the glories that abide, Then, then I shall be satisfied. Scripture: Psalm 17 Used With Tune: LONGFELLOW Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912)

Ah, What Can I Do?

Author: John Newton Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Ah, what can I do, or where be secure? Lyrics: 1. Ah, what can I do, or where be secure? If justice pursue, what heart can endure? When God speaks in thunder and makes Himself known, The heart breaks asunder though hard as a stone. 2. With terror I read my sins’ heavy score, The numbers exceed the sands on the shore; Guilt makes me unable to stand or to flee, So Cain murdered Abel, and trembled like me. 3. Each sin, like his blood, with terrible cry, Calls loudly on God to strike from on high: Nor can my repentance, extorted by fear, Reverse the just sentence; ’tis just, though severe. 4. The case is too plain, I have my own choice; Again, and again I slighted His voice; His warnings neglected, His patience abused, His Gospel rejected, His mercy refused. 5. And must I then go, forever to dwell In torments and woe with devils in hell? Oh where is the Savior I scorned in times past? His word in my favor would save me at last. 6. Lord Jesus, on Thee I venture to call, Oh look upon me, the vilest of all! For whom didst Thou languish and bleed on the tree? Oh pity my anguish, and say, ’Twas for thee. 7. A case such as mine will honor Thy power; All hell will repine, all Heav’n will adore; If in condemnation strict justice takes place, It shines in salvation more glorious through grace. Used With Tune: OLD 104TH Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 6.

While Thee I Seek, Protecting Power

Author: Helen M. Williams Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 684 hymnals Lyrics: 1. While Thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2. Thy love the power of thought bestowed; To Thee my thoughts would soar: Thy mercy o’er my life has flowed; That mercy I adore. 3. In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by Thee. 4. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5. When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet Thy will. 6. My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see: My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on Thee. Used With Tune: SIMPSON Text Sources: Poems, 1786

Why Do We Mourn Departing Friends?

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 522 hymnals First Line: Why do we mourn departing friends Lyrics: 1. Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death’s alarms? ’Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to His arms. 2. Are we not tending upward, too, As fast as time can move? Nor would we wish the hours more slow To keep us from our love. 3. Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4. The graves of all His saints He blessed, And softened every bed; Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying Head? 5. Thence He arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. 6. Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise; Awake, ye nations under ground; Ye saints, ascend the skies. Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Bright Was the Guiding Star That Led

Author: Harriet Auber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 154 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Bright was the guiding star that led, With mild, benignant ray, The Gentiles to the lowly shed, Where the Redeemer lay. 2. But lo! a brighter, clearer, light Now points to His abode; It shines, through sin and sorrow’s night, To guide us to our God. 3. Oh! haste to follow where it leads The gracious call obey; Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, The Christian’s destined way. 4. Oh! gladly tread the narrow path, While light and grace are given; Who meekly follow Christ on earth Shall reign with Him in Heaven. Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA Text Sources: Spirit of the Psalms, 1829

Laden with Guilt, and Full of Fears

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 192 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Laden with guilt, and full of fears, I fly to Thee, my Lord, And not a glimpse of hope appears But in Thy written Word. 2. The volume of my Father’s grace Does all my griefs assuage; Here I behold my Savior’s face Almost in every page. 3. This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown; That merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own. 4. Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein. 5. This is the Judge that ends the strife Where wit and reason fail, My guide to everlasting life Through all this gloomy vale. 6. O may Thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command; Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to Thy right hand. Used With Tune: ST. SAVIOUR (Baker) Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-1709

Great God, And Wilt Thou Condescend?

Author: Ann T. Gilbert Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 106 hymnals First Line: Great God! and wilt Thou condescend Lyrics: 1 Great God! and wilt Thou condescend To be my father and my friend? I but a child—and Thou so high, The Lord of earth and air and sky! 2 Art Thou my father? Let me be A meek, obedient child to Thee; And try, in word and deed and thought, To serve and please Thee as I ought. 3 Art Thou my father? I’ll depend Upon the care of such a friend; And only wish to do and be Whatever seemeth good to Thee. 4 Art Thou my father? Then, at last, When all my days on earth are past, Send down, and take me, in Thy love, To be Thy better child above. Used With Tune: HOLLEY Text Sources: Hymns for Infant Minds

Alpha, Omega

Author: Susan H. Peterson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Alpha, Omega, beginning and end Lyrics: 1. Alpha, Omega, beginning and end, Who is, who was, and who is yet to come— May grace and peace now upon us descend From Father, Spirit, and Christ the Son. 2. Lord Jesus Christ, First and Last, faithful e’er, Once You were dead; now You live evermore. The keys to death and to hell You now bear. You rule the kings of earth by Your power. 3. To Him who loves us and shed His own blood— All of our sins in His body He bore, Made us a kingdom and priests serving God— To Him be glory, pow’r evermore! 4. Look, He is coming! With clouds He’s adorned. All eyes will see Him when He comes again. Because of Him, all earth’s peoples will mourn. So shall it be! Amen and amen. Used With Tune: HAMBURG

How Good and Pleasant Is the Sight

Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How good and pleasant is the sight When brethren make it their delight To dwell in blest accord; Such love is like anointing oil That consecrates for holy toil The servants of the Lord. 2. Such love in peace and joy distils, As o’er the slopes of Hermon’s hills Refreshing dew descends; The Lord commands His blessing there, And they that walk in love shall share In life that never ends. 3. How good and pleasant is the sight When brethren make it their delight To dwell in blest accord; The Lord commands His blessing there, And they that walk in love shall share In life that never ends. Scripture: Psalm 133 Used With Tune: PRESSLY Text Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912)

Jesus, While Our Hearts Are Bleeding

Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 140 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding O’er the spoils that death has won, We would at this solemn meeting Calmly say, Thy will be done. 2. Though cast down, we’re not forsaken, Though afflicted, not alone; Thou didst give, and Thou hast taken; Blessèd Lord, Thy will be done. 3. Though today we’re filled with mourning, Mercy still is on the throne; With Thy smiles and love returning, We can sing, Thy will be done. 4. By Thy hands the boon was given; Thou hast taken but Thine own; Lord of earth, and God of Heaven, Evermore, Thy will be done. Used With Tune: BATTY Text Sources: Mother's Hymn Book, 1834

The Heavens Declare Thy Glory (Birks)

Author: Thomas Birks Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 58 hymnals First Line: The heavens declare Thy glory Lyrics: 1. The heavens declare Thy glory, The firmament Thy power; Day unto day the story Repeats from hour to hour; Night unto night replying, Proclaims in every land, O Lord, with voice undying, The wonders of Thy hand. 2. The sun with royal splendor Goes forth to chant Thy praise; And moonbeams soft and tender Their gentler anthem raise; O’er every tribe and nation That music strange is poured, The song of all creation, To Thee, creation’s Lord. 3. How perfect, just, and holy The precepts Thou hast given; Still making wise the lowly, They lift the thoughts to heaven; How pure, how soul restoring Thy Gospel’s heavenly ray, A brighter radiance pouring Than noon of brightest day. 4. All heaven on high rejoices To do its Maker’s will; The stars with solemn voices Resound Thy praises still; So let my whole behavior, Thoughts, words, and actions be, O Lord, my Strength, my Savior, One ceaseless song to Thee. Used With Tune: CHENIES

Blest Day of God, Most Calm, Most Bright

Author: John Mason Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 132 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Blest day of God, most calm, most bright, The first, the best of days; The laborer’s rest, the saint’s delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2. My Savior’s face made thee to shine; His rising thee did raise; And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3. The first-fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind; And they the day of Christ who love, A happy week shall find. 4. This day I must with God appear; For, Lord, the day is Thine; Help me to spend it in Thy fear, And thus to make it mine. Used With Tune: RICHMOND (Haweis) Text Sources: Songs of Praise, 1683

Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 948 hymnals Refrain First Line: The year of jubilee is come! Lyrics: 1. Blow ye the trumpet, blow! The gladly solemn sound Let all the nations know, To earth’s remotest bound: Refrain: The year of jubilee is come! The year of jubilee is come! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 2. Jesus, our great high priest, Hath full atonement made, Ye weary spirits, rest; Ye mournful souls, be glad: [Refrain] 3. Extol the Lamb of God, The sin atoning Lamb; Redemption by His blood Throughout the lands proclaim: [Refrain] 4. Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live: [Refrain] 5. Ye who have sold for naught Your heritage above Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesus’ love: [Refrain] 6. The Gospel trumpet hear, The news of heavenly grace; And saved from earth, appear Before your Savior’s face: [Refrain] Used With Tune: LENOX Text Sources: Hymns for the New Year's Day (London: 1750)

Though Troubles Assail Us

Author: John Newton Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 430 hymnals First Line: Though troubles assail us and dangers affright Lyrics: 1. Though troubles assail us and dangers affright, Though friends should all fail us and foes all unite, Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, The promise assures us, The Lord will provide. 2. The birds, without garner or storehouse, are fed; From them let us learn to trust God for our bread. His saints what is fitting shall ne’er be denied So long as ’tis written, The Lord will provide. 3. We all may, like ships, by tempest be tossed On perilous deeps, but can not be lost; Though Satan enrages the wind and the tide, Yet Scripture engages, The Lord will provide. 4. His call we obey, like Abraham of old: We know not the way, but faith makes bold; For though we are strangers, we have a sure guide, And trust in all dangers, The Lord will provide. 5. When Satan assails us to stop up our path, And courage all fails us, we triumph by faith. He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried, This heart cheering promise, The Lord will provide. 6. He tells us we’re weak, our hope is in vain, The good that we seek we never shall obtain, But when such suggestions, our graces have tried, This answers all questions, The Lord will provide. 7. No strength of our own and no goodness we claim; Yet, since we have known of the Savior’s great name, In this our strong tower for safety we hide: The Lord is our power, The Lord will provide. 8. When life sinks apace, and death is in view, The word of His grace shall comfort us through, Not fearing or doubting, with Christ on our side, We hope to die shouting, The Lord will provide. Used With Tune: ST. DENIO Text Sources: Appeared in The Gospel Magazine, January 1777

How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, Lord?

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How long wilt Thou forget me, Lord? Shall it for ever be? O how long shall it be that Thou Wilt hide Thy face from me? 2. How long take counsel in my soul, Still sad in heart, shall I? How long exalted over me Shall be mine enemy? 3. O Lord my God, consider well, And answer to me make: Mine eyes enlighten, lest the sleep Of death me overtake: 4. Lest that mine enemy should say, Against him I prevailed; And those that trouble me rejoice, When I am moved and failed. 5. But I have all my confidence Thy mercy set upon; My heart within me shall rejoice In Thy salvation. 6. I will unto the Lord my God Sing praises cheerfully, Because He hath His bounty shown To me abundantly. Scripture: Psalm 13 Used With Tune: PARIS Text Sources: Scottish Psalter

Cast Thy Burden on the Lord

Author: Rowland Hill Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 187 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Cast thy burden on the Lord, Only lean upon His Word; Thou wilt soon have cause to bless His eternal faithfulness. 2. He sustains thee by His hand, He enables thee to stand; Those whom Jesus once hath loved From His grace are never moved. 3. Human counsels come to naught; That shall stand which God hath wrought; His compassion, love, and power, Are the same forevermore. 4. Heav’n and earth may pass away, God’s free grace shall not decay; He hath promised to fulfill All the pleasure of His will. 5. Jesus, guardian of Thy flock, Be Thyself our constant rock; Make us, by Thy powerful hand, Strong as Zion’s mountain stand. Used With Tune: MERCY Text Sources: Psalms and Hymns, 1783

Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 345 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, let us join our friends above, who have obtained the prize, And on the eagle wings of love to joys celestial rise. Let saints on earth unite to sing with those to glory gone, For all the servants of our king in earth and Heaven are one. 2. One family we dwell in Him, one church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, the narrow stream of death; One army of the living God, to His command we bow; Part of His host have crossed the flood, and part are crossing now. 3. Ten thousand to their endless home this solemn moment fly, And we are to the margin come, and we expect to die. His militant embodied host, with wishful looks we stand, And long to see that happy coast, and reach the heavenly land. 4. Our old companions in distress we haste again to see, And eager long for our release, and full felicity: Even now by faith we join our hands with those that went before; And greet the blood besprinkled bands on the eternal shore. 5. Our spirits too shall quickly join, like theirs with glory crowned, And shout to see our captain’s sign, to hear His trumpet sound. O that we now might grasp our guide! O that the word were given! Come, Lord of Hosts, the waves divide, and land us all in Heaven. Used With Tune: FOREST GREEN Text Sources: Funeral Hymns, 1759

Sweet Is The Friendly Voice Which Speaks

Author: Thomas Jervis Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 53 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the friendly voice which speaks The words of life and peace; Which bids the penitent rejoice, And sin and sorrow cease. 2 No healing balm on earth like this Can cheer the contrite heart; No flattering dreams of earthly bliss Such pure delight impart. 3 Thou still art merciful and kind; Thy mercy, Lord, reveal: The broken heart ’tis Thou canst bind, The wounded spirit heal. 4 Let Thy bright presence, Lord, restore Peace to my anxious breast: Conduct me in the path that leads To everlasting rest. Used With Tune: BROWN Text Sources: A Collection of Hymns and Psalms for Public and Private Worship (London, 1795)

Gather Around the Christmas Tree

Author: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. Appears in 31 hymnals Refrain First Line: Hosanna, hosanna Lyrics: 1. Gather around the Christmas tree! Gather around the Christmas tree! Evergreen have its branches been, It is king of all the woodland scene; For Christ our King is born today! His reign shall never pass away. Refrain Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest! 2. Gather around the Christmas tree! Gather around the Christmas tree! Once the pride of the mountainside, Now cut down to grace our Christmastide; For Christ from Heav’n to earth came down, To gain, through death, a nobler crown. [Refrain] 3. Gather around the Christmas tree! Gather around the Christmas tree! Every bough bears a burden now— They are gifts of love for us, we trow; For Christ is born, His love to show, And give good gifts to men below. [Refrain] 4. Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree! Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree! Twelve months o’er, we shall meet once more, Merry welcome singing, as of yore, For Christ now reigns, our Savior dear, And gives us Christmas every year! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Gather around the Christmas tree] Text Sources: Carols, Hymns and Songs (New York: Church Book Depository, 1863), pages 18-19

The Great Physician

Author: William Hunter; Richard Kempenfelt Appears in 697 hymnals First Line: The great Physician now is near Refrain First Line: Sweetest note in seraph song Lyrics: 1. The great Physician now is near, The sympathizing Jesus; He speaks the drooping heart to cheer, Oh! hear the voice of Jesus. Refrain Sweetest note in seraph song, Sweetest name on mortal tongue; Sweetest carol ever sung, Jesus, blessèd Jesus. 2. Your many sins are all forgiv’n, Oh! hear the voice of Jesus; Go on your way in peace to Heav’n, And wear a crown with Jesus. [Refrain] 3. All glory to the dying Lamb! I now believe in Jesus; I love the blessèd Savior’s name, I love the name of Jesus. [Refrain] 4. The children, too, both great and small, Who love the name of Jesus, May now accept the gracious call To work and live for Jesus. [Refrain] 5. Come, brethren, help me sing His praise, Oh, praise the name of Jesus; Oh, sisters, all your voices raise, Oh, bless the name of Jesus. [Refrain] 6. His name dispels my guilt and fear, No other name but Jesus; Oh! how my soul delights to hear The charming name of Jesus. [Refrain] 7. And when to that bright world above, We rise to see our Jesus, We’ll sing around the throne of love His name, the name of Jesus. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [The great Physician now is near] Text Sources: Songs of Devotion, 1859

'Mid Scenes of Confusion

Author: David Denham Appears in 491 hymnals First Line: 'Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaint Refrain First Line: Home, home, sweet, sweet home Lyrics: 1. ’Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaint, How sweet to the soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there’s room, And feel in the presence of Jesus at home! Refrain Home, home, sweet, sweet home; Prepare me dear Savior, for Heaven, my home. 2. Sweet bonds that unite all the children of peace! And thrice precious Jesus, whose love cannot cease! Tho’ oft from Thy presence in sadness I roam, I long to behold Thee in glory at home. [Refrain] 3. While here in the valley of conflict I stay, O give me submission, and strength as my day; In all my afflictions to Thee would I come, Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ['Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaint] Text Sources: The Saints' Melody, 1837

Come, Humble Sinner

Author: Edmund Jones Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 702 hymnals First Line: Come, humble sinner, in whose breast Lyrics: 1. Come, humble sinner, in whose breast, A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve. 2. I’ll go to Jesus, though my sin Like mountains round me close; I know His courts, I’ll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3. Prostrate I’ll lie before His throne, And there my guilt confess, I’ll tell Him, I’m a wretch undone, Without His sovereign grace. 4. I’ll to the gracious King approach, Whose scepter pardon gives; Perhaps he command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5. Perhaps He will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But, if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 6. I can but perish if I go; I am resolved to try; But if I stay away, I know I must forever die. 7. But, if I die with mercy sought, When I the King have tried, This were to die (delightful thought!) As sinner never died. Used With Tune: ABIDING GRACE Text Sources: Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, by John Rippon, 1787

I'll Live for Him

Author: Ralph E. Hudson Appears in 521 hymnals First Line: My life, my love I give to Thee Refrain First Line: I'll live for Him who died for me Lyrics: 1. My life, my love I give to Thee, Thou Lamb of God who died for me; O may I ever faithful be, My Savior and my God! Refrain I’ll live for Him who died for me, How happy then my life shall be! I’ll live for Him who died for me, My Savior and my God! 2. I now believe Thou dost receive, For Thou hast died that I might live; And now henceforth I trust in Thee, My Savior and my God! [Refrain] 3. O Thou who died on Calvary, To save my soul and make me free, I’ll consecrate my life to Thee, My Savior and my God! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [My life, my love I give to Thee] Text Sources: Salvation Echoes (Alliance, Ohio: 1882)

Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare

Author: John Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 709 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare: Jesus loves to answer prayer; He Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay; Therefore will not say thee nay. 2. Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much; None can ever ask too much. 3. With my burden I begin: Lord, remove this load of sin; Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt; Set my conscience free from guilt. 4. Lord, I come to Thee for rest, Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood bought right maintain, And without a rival reign; And without a rival reign. 5. As the image in the glass Answers the beholder’s face; Thus unto my heart appear, Print Thine own resemblance there, Print Thine own resemblance there. 6. While I am a pilgrim here, Let Thy love my spirit cheer; As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey’s end; Lead me to my journey’s end. 7. Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew: Let me live a life of faith, Let me die Thy people’s death; Let me die Thy people’s death. Used With Tune: SAVANNAH Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 31

Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?

Author: John Cawood Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 723 hymnals First Line: Hark! what mean those holy voices Lyrics: 1. Hark! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo! the angelic host rejoices Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2. Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy; “Glory in the highest, glory; Glory be to God most high! 3. “Peace on earth, good will from Heaven, Reaching far as man is found; Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven; Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4. “Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth His praises sing: O receive whom God appointed, For your prophet, priest and king. 5. Hasten, mortals to adore Him; Learn His name and taste His joy; Till in Heav’n you sing before Him, Glory be to God most high! 6. Let us learn the wondrous story Of our great Redeemer’s birth; Spread the brightness of His glory Till it cover all the earth. Used With Tune: RATHBUN Text Sources: Selection of Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use, by Thomas Cotterill (London: 1819)

The Morning Light Is Breaking

Author: Samuel Francis Smith Appears in 1,171 hymnals First Line: The morning light is breaking, the darkness disappears Lyrics: 1. The morning light is breaking, the darkness disappears; The sons of earth are waking, to penitential tears; Each breeze that sweeps the ocean brings tidings from afar Of nations in commotion, prepared for Zion’s war. 2. Rich dews of grace come o’er us, in many a gentle shower, And brighter scenes before us, are opening every hour; Each cry to Heaven going, abundant answers brings, And heav’nly winds are blowing, with peace upon their wings. 3. See heathen nations bending before the God we love, And thousand hearts ascending in gratitude above: While sinners, now confessing, the Gospel call obey, And seek the Savior’s blessing, a nation in a day. 4. Blest river of salvation, pursue thy onward way; Flow thou to every nation, nor in thy riches stay: Stay not till all the lowly triumphant reach their home; Stay not till all the holy proclaim, The Lord is come. Used With Tune: WEBB

Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 765 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2. The King Himself comes near, And feasts His saints today; Here we may sit, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3. One day in such a place, Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Used With Tune: LISBON Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Salvation! O the Joyful Sound!

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 840 hymnals First Line: Salvation! O the joyful sound Lyrics: 1. Salvation! O the joyful sound! What pleasure to our ears! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2. Buried in sorrow and in sin, And at hell’s dark door we lay; But we arise by grace divine To see a heavenly day. 3. Glory, honor, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb forever: Jesus Christ is our Redeemer: Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. 4. Salvation! let the echo fly The spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound! 5. Salvation! O Thou bleeding Lamb, To Thee the praise belongs; Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues. Used With Tune: ASHLEY Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, 1709

The Battle of Calvary

Author: Neil Barham Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Great Apollyon, grim and awful Lyrics: 1. Great Apollyon, grim and awful, steeped in gore and stained in blood— Death, with all his fearsome forces, has besieged the Son of God. Satan, clothed with evil armor, darkly gleaming, proud and cold— Merciless, he joins the battle, armed and clad with pow’r untold. 2. Bowed beneath demonic onslaughts, Jesus fights His awesome duel! Pain devours its Holy Victim, searing, savage, raging, cruel! Eager waits the Mouth of Sheol, huge, insatiable, and strong! Maw agape, the Grave yearns after Holy Flesh—but not for long. 3. Writhing under Law’s most fearsome curse, ruined, lost, polluted, wrecked; Languishing in Satan’s prison lie the souls of God’s elect. At the Cross—desire of Hell! —Christ gives up that final Breath: Now, at last, the choicest Captive tastes the mortal sting of Death! 4. Darkness falls; the seething smoke of Hell cloaks the battlefield from view. Down the head of God has fallen: Law and Wrath receive their due! Satan smiles in seeming triumph, reaching out, his Prize to take. Three brief days all Hell rejoices— then the stone begins to shake! 5. Now the night of wrong is ended; now the Grave has lost its Prize! Now the Ris’n One breaks the back of Sin: There! Behold! See how Death dies! Resurrection Light now scatters Satan’s armies from the field. Christ has drawn the fearful sting of Death: Sheol and Abaddon yield! 6. At His Glance the mighty prison built by Law and Sin falls down! Countless in their thousand thousands, all His Ransomed praise His Crown! Heav’n and Hell’s astonished spirits in their joy and rage all stare At the Victor of the Cross who won His greatest Battle there. Used With Tune: BLAENHAFREN

Give Me the Wings of Faith

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 514 hymnals First Line: Give me the wings of faith to rise 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 giv’n; While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to Heav’n. Another arrangement, by Walter Kittredge (1834-1905), adds this refrain: Many are the friends who are waiting today, Happy on the golden strand, Many are the voices calling us away, To join their glorious band. Calling us away, calling us away, Calling to the better land, Calling us away, calling us away, Calling to the better land. Used With Tune: BINGHAM Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-9, Book II, number 140

He Saves Me

Author: George Rutledge Stuart Appears in 785 hymnals First Line: Jesus, my all, to Heav'n is gone Refrain First Line: He saves me, He saves me Lyrics: 1. Jesus, my all, to Heav’n is gone, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; He whom I fix my hopes upon, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. Refrain He saves me, He saves me, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. He saves me, He saves me, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. 2. This is the way I long have sought, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; And mourned because I found it not, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 3. The King’s highway of holiness, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; I’ll go, for all His paths are peace, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 4. My grief a burden long has been, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Because I was not saved from sin, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 5. Lo! glad I come; and Thou, blest Lamb, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Shalt take me to Thee, as I am; Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 6. Nothing but sin have I to give, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Nothing but love shall I receive, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 7. Then will I tell to sinners ’round, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; What a dear Savior I have found, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Jesus, my all, to Heav'n is gone]

Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

Author: Robert Seagrave Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Appears in 807 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things, toward Heaven, thy native place: Sun and moon and stars decay, time shall soon this earth remove; Rise, my soul, and haste away to seats prepared above. 2. Rivers to the ocean run, nor stay in all their course; Fire ascending seeks the sun; both speed them to their source: So my soul, that’s born of God, pants to view His glorious face, Upward tends to His abode, to rest in His embrace. 3. Fly me riches, fly me cares, whilst I that coast explore; Flattering world, with all thy snares, solicit me no more. Pilgrims fix not here their home; strangers tarry but a night; When the last dear morn is come, they’ll rise to joyful light. 4. Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, press onward to the prize; Soon thy Savior will return, triumphant in the skies: Yet a season, and you know happy entrance will be given All our sorrows left below, and earth exchanged for Heaven. Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM Text Sources: Hymns for Christian Worship, Partly Composed and Partly Collected from Various Authors, 1742

Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

Author: Rhabanus Maurus; Richard Mant Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 283 hymnals First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest Lyrics: 1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with Thy grace and heav’nly aid, And fill the hearts which Thou hast made. 2. To Thee, the Comforter, we cry; To Thee, the gift of God most high; The fount of life, the fire of love, The soul’s Anointing from above. 3. The sev’nfold gifts of grace are Thine; O finger of the hand divine; True promise of the Father Thou, Who dost the tongue with speech endow. 4. Thy light to every sense impart, And shed Thy love in every heart; Thy own unfailing might supply To strength our infirmity. Used With Tune: MENDON Text Sources: Translation in Ancient Hymns, 1837

The Day of Resurrection

Author: John of Damascus, 675-749; John M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 517 hymnals First Line: The day of resurrection! Lyrics: 1. The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; The Passover of gladness, the Passover of God. From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory. 2. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light; And listening to His accents, may hear, so calm and plain, His own All hail! and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. 3. Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth the song begin! Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein! Let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend, For Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end. Used With Tune: LANCASHIRE

O Lord of Hosts, Almighty King

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Lord of hosts, almighty king, Behold the sacrifice we bring: To every arm Thy strength impart; Thy Spirit shed through every heart. 2. Wake in our breasts the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires; Thy hand hath made our nation free; To die for her is serving Thee. 3. Be Thou a pillared flame to show The midnight snare, the silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guide us in its moving cloud. 4. God of all nations, sovereign Lord, In Thy dread name we draw the sword, We lift the starry flag on high That fills with light our stormy sky. 5. From treason’s rent, from murder’s stain, Guard Thou its folds till peace shall reign, Till fort and field, till shore and sea, Join our loud anthem, praise to Thee. Used With Tune: HESPERUS

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