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All hail the power of Jesus' name
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3,422 hymnals Matching Instances: 3,411 Lyrics:
1.
All hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all,
(Repeat last 2 lines)
2.
Crown him, ye martyrs of our God
Who from his altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
3.
Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
A remnant weak and small,
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
4.
Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall;
Go, spread your trophies at his feet
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
5.
Babes, men, and sires, who know his love,
Who feel your sin and thrall,
Now join with all the hosts above,
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
6.
Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe,
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
7.
O that, with yonder sacred throng,
We at his feet may fall!
We'll join the everlasting song,
And crown him Lord of all.
(Repeat last 2 lines)
Used With Tune: CORONATION
All hail the power of Jesus' name
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,216 hymnals Matching Instances: 3,204 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, lover of my soul,
let me to thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is high;
hide me, O my Savior, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide,
O receive my soul at last!
2 Other refuge have I none;
hangs my helpless soul on thee;
leave, ah! leave me not alone,
still support and comfort me.
All my trust on thee is stayed,
all my help from thee I bring;
cover my defenseless head
with the shadow of thy wing.
3 Plenteous grace with thee is found,
grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound;
make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art;
freely let me take of thee;
spring thou up within my heart,
rise to all eternity.
Topics: Comfort & Encouragement; Sickness & Health; Walk with God; Comfort & Encouragement; Grace; Hope; Lord's Supper; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Refuge; Sanctification; Sickness & Health; Walk with God Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Rock of Ages, shelter me
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2,900 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,887 Lyrics:
1.
Rock of ages, shelter me,
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Cleanse me from its guilt and power.
2.
Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfil thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone.
3.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to thee for dress,
Helpless, look to thee for grace,
Black, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
4.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyestrings break in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of ages, shelter me,
Let me hide myself in thee.
Used With Tune: ROCK OF AGES
Rock of Ages, shelter me
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Author: Sarah F. Adams Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,487 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,482 Lyrics:
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee,
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song would be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Though like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Or if on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
Amen.
Topics: Sundays after Trinity Faith; Visitation; Burial of the Dead; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: BETHANY
Nearer, my God, to Thee
There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
Author: William Cowper Meter: 8.6.8.6.6.6.8.6 Appears in 2,471 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,458 Lyrics: 1 There is a fountain filled with blood,
drawn from Immanuel's veins;
and sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
lose all their guilty stains:
lose all their guilty stains,
lose all their guilty stains;
and sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
lose all their guilty stains.
2 The dying thief rejoiced to see
that fountain in his day;
and there have I, as vile as he,
washed all my sins away:
washed all my sins away,
washed all my sins away;
and there have I, as vile as he,
washed all my sins away.
3 E'er since by faith I saw the stream
your flowing wounds supply,
redeeming love has been my theme,
and shall be till I die:
and shall be till I die,
and shall be till I die;
redeeming love has been my theme,
and shall be till I die.
4 Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing your pow'r to save,
when this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue
lies silent in the grave:
lies silent in the grave,
lies silent in the grave;
when this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue
lies silent in the grave.
5 Dear dying Lamb, your precious blood
shall never lose its pow'r,
till all the ransomed church of God
be saved, to sin no more:
be saved, to sin no more,
be saved, to sin no more;
till all the ransomed church of God
be saved to sin no more.
Topics: Jesus Christ His Death Scripture: Zechariah 13:1 Used With Tune: FOUNTAIN
There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
Hymn 9
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2,301 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,292 First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed? Lyrics:
Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
[Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine,
And bathed in its own blood,
While all exposed to wrath divine
The glorious Suff'rer stood!]
Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When God, the mighty Maker, died
For man, the creature's sin.
Thus might I hide my blushing face,
While his dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.
But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'Tis all that I can do.
Hymn 9
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Author: John Fawcett Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 2,272 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,266 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 are called to part,
it gives us inward pain;
but we shall still be joined in heart,
and hope to meet again.
5 This glorious hope revives
our courage by the way;
while each in expectation lives
and waits to see the day.
6 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
and sin, we shall be free;
and perfect love and friendship reign
through all eternity.
Topics: Close of Worship; Close of Worship; Hope Scripture: Galatians 3:28 Used With Tune: DENNIS
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,203 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,198 Lyrics: 1 My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
take all my guilt away.
O let me from this day
be wholly thine!
2 May thy rich grace impart
strength to my fainting heart,
my zeal inspire.
As thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee
pure, warm, and changeless be,
a living fire!
3 While life's dark maze I tread
and griefs around me spread,
be thou my guide.
Bid darkness turn to day,
wipe sorrow's tears away,
nor let me ever stray
from thee aside.
4 When life's swift race is run,
death's cold work almost done,
be near to me.
Blest Savior, then in love
fear and distrust remove.
O bear me safe above,
redeemed and free!
Topics: Biblical Names & Places Calvary; Funerals; Love Our Love to God; Confession and Forgiveness; Biblical Names & Places Calvary; Confession of Sin; Forgiveness; Funerals; Lamb of God; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Prayer Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16 Used With Tune: OLIVET
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Come, thou fount of ev'ry blessing
Meter: 8.7 Appears in 2,201 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,194 Lyrics:
1.
Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount--I'm fixed upon it--
Mount of thy unchanging love
Used With Tune: OLNEY
Come, thou fount of ev'ry blessing
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,126 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,104 Lyrics:
1.
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled.
Used With Tune: SOLICITUDE
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
Just as I Am, without One Plea
Author: Charlotte Elliott Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2,112 hymnals Matching Instances: 2,088 Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea,
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidd'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
2 Just as I am, and waiting not
to rid my soul of one dark blot,
to thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
3 Just as I am, though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
4 Just as I am, thou wilt receive,
wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
Topics: Commitment & Dedication; Doubt; Confession and Forgiveness; Assurance; Blood of Christ; Commitment & Dedication; Confession of Sin; Doubt; Forgiveness; Lamb of God Scripture: John 6:37 Used With Tune: WOODWORTH
Just as I Am, without One Plea
Hymn 7
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,995 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,986 First Line: When I survey the wondrous cross Lyrics:
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.
See from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown!
[His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o'er his body on the tree:
Then am I dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.]
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Scripture: Galatians 6:14
Hymn 7
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Author: Samuel Francis Smith Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,944 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,943 Lyrics: 1 My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountainside,
Let freedom ring!
2 My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
3 Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees,
Sweet freedom’s song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
4 Our fathers’ God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
Topics: National Songs Used With Tune: AMERICA
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Hymn 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,941 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,938 First Line: Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Lyrics:
Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
A follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own His cause,
Or blush to speak His name?
Must I be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed through bloody seas?
Are there no foes for me to fight?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this dark world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
Sure, I must fight if I would reign
Increase my courage, Lord.
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by Thy word.
Thy saints, in all this glorious war
Shall conquer, though they die;
They see the triumph from afar
By faith's discerning eye.
When that illustrious day shall rise
And all Thine armies shine
In robes of victory through the skies,
The glory shall be Thine.
Hymn 1
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,862 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,855 Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down;
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter every trembling heart.
2 Come, Almighty to deliver,
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return, and never,
nevermore thy temples leave.
Thee we would always blessing,
serve thee with thy hosts above,
pray and praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
3 Finish, then, thy new creation;
pure and spotless let us be;
let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee:
changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Topics: Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; Love God's Love to Us; Walk with God; Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; Love God's Love to Us; New Creation; Salvation; Walk with God Scripture: John 3:16 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Psalm 98 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,856 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,849 First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord is come! Lyrics:
Joy to the world! the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heav'n and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.
Topics: Judgment day; Gentiles owning the true God; Gospel joyful sound; Christ first and second coming, or his incarnation, kingdom, and judgment; Praise for the gospel Scripture: Psalm 98
Psalm 98 Part 2
Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer
Author: William Williams, 1717-1791; Peter Williams Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 1,820 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,813 Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.
2 Open now the crystal fountain,
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you.
Topics: Biblical Names & Places Jordan; Bread of Life; Deliverance; Funerals; Walk with God; Biblical Names & Places Jordan; Bread of Life; Deliverance; Funerals; Guidance; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Walk with God Scripture: Exodus 13:21-22 Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA
Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 1,795 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,792 Lyrics: 1 Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal master, leads against the foe;
forward into battle see his banners go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
2 Like a mighty army moves the church of God;
let us boldly follow where the saints have trod.
We are not divided; all one body we
one in hope and doctrine, one in charity. Refrain
3 Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
but the church of Jesus constant will remain;
gates of hell can never 'gainst that church prevail.
We have Christ's own promise, and that cannot fail. Refrain
4 Onward, then, O people, join our happy throng:
blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King,
we through countless ages with the angels sing. Refrain
Topics: Cross of Christ; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual; Songs for Children Hymns; Church and Mission; Church; Cross of Christ; Kingdom; Missions; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 Used With Tune: ST. GERTRUDE
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Psalm 72 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,801 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,790 First Line: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Lyrics:
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
[Behold the islands with their kings,
And Europe her best tribute brings;
From north to south the princes meet,
To pay their homage at his feet.
There Persia, glorious to behold,
There India shines in eastern gold;
And barb'rous nations at his word
Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.]
For him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
Blessings abound where'er he reigns,
The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
[Where he displays his healing power
Death and the curse are known no more;
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.
Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the long Amen.]
Topics: Christ exalted to the kingdom; Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom; Gentiles given to Christ; Gentiles church; Christ his kingdom among the Gentiles Scripture: Psalm 72
Psalm 72 Part 2
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
Author: George Duffield Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 1,787 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,784 Lyrics: 1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus
as soldiers of the cross;
lift high his royal banner,
it must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory
his army shall he lead,
till every foe is vanquished
and Christ is Lord indeed.
2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
the trumpet call obey;
then join the mighty conflict
in this, his glorious day.
Be strong in faith and serve him
against unnumbered foes;
let courage rise with danger,
and all God's foes oppose.
3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
stand in his strength alone;
the arm of flesh will fail you,
you dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor,
each piece put on with prayer;
where duty calls, or danger,
be never failing there.
4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
the fight will not be long
this day the noise of battle,
the next the victor's song.
To every one who conquers,
a crown of life shall be;
we with the King of glory
shall reign eternally.
Topics: Comfort & Encouragement; Cross of Christ; Warfare, Spiritual; Songs for Children Hymns; Walk with God; Cross of Christ; Victory; Walk with God; Warfare, Spiritual Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13 Used With Tune: WEBB
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
Come, thou Almighty king
Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,790 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,783 Lyrics:
1.
Come, thou almighty King,
Help us thy name to sing,
Help us to praise!
Father all glorious,
O'er all victorious,
Come, and reign over us,
Ancient of days!
2.
Come, thou Incarnate Word,
Gird on thy mighty sword,
Our prayer attend;
Come, and thy people bless,
And give thy word success:
Spirit of holiness,
On us descend!
3.
Come Holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear,
In this glad hour:
Thou who almighty art,
Now rule in every heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power!
4.
To the great One and Three,
The highest praises be
Hence, evermore:
His sovereign majesty
May we in glory see,
And to eternity
Love and adore
Used With Tune: NEW HAVEN
Come, thou Almighty king
Hymn 30
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,786 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,778 First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Lyrics:
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.
[The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from the place;
Religion never was designed
To make our pleasures less.]
Let those refuse to sing
That never knew our God;
But favorites of the heav'nly King
May speak their joys abroad.
[The God that rules on high,
And thunders when he please,
That rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas;]
This aweful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love;
He shall send down his heav'nly powers
To carry us above.
There we shall see his face,
And never, never sin;
There, from the rivers of his grace,
Drink endless pleasures in.
Yes, and before we rise
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.
[The men of grace have found
Glory begun below;
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow.]
The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.
Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground
To fairer worlds on high.
Hymn 30
Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,734 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,727 Lyrics: 1 Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
2 My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of your name.
3 The name of Jesus charms our fears
and bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.
4 He breaks the power of canceled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood avails for me.
5 He speaks, and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice;
the humble poor believe.
6 Hear him, you deaf; you voiceless ones,
your loosened tongues employ;
you blind, behold your Savior come;
and leap, you lame, for joy!
7 To God all glory, praise, and love
be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above,
the church in earth and heaven.
Topics: Doxologies; Praise & Adoration; Songs for Children Hymns; Redemption; Blood of Christ; Doxologies; Grace; Opening of Worship; Praise & Adoration; Redemption Scripture: Luke 4:18-19 Used With Tune: AZMON
Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,698 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,690 Lyrics: 1 O happy day, that fixed my choice
on you, my Savior and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
and tell its raptures all abroad.
2 O happy bond, that seals my vows
to him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill his house,
while to that sacred shrine I move.
3 'Tis done! the great transaction's done!
I am my Lord's, and he is mine;
he drew me, and I followed on,
charmed to confess the voice divine.
4 Now rest, my long-divided heart;
fixed on this blissful center, rest;
with ashes who would grudge to part,
when called on angels' bread to feast?
5 High heav'n, that heard the solemn vow,
that vow renewed shall daily hear,
till in life's latest hour I bow,
and bless in death a bond so dear.
Topics: The Christian Life Peace and Joy; Evangelistic; Faith Confession of; Vows Scripture: Isaiah 61:10 Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Author: Joseph M. Scriven Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,691 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,685 Lyrics: 1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
oh, what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge!
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.
Topics: Brevity & Frailty of Life; Temptation & Trial; Songs for Children Hymns; Walk with God; Afflictions; Assurance; Brevity & Frailty of Life; Prayer; Promises; Walk with God Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
From Greenland's icy mountains
Meter: 7.6 Appears in 1,680 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,673 Lyrics:
1.
From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand;
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand:
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.
2.
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle;
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile?
In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen in his blindness
Bows down to wood and stone.
3.
Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim,
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's name.
4.
Waft, waft, ye winds, his story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole:
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.
Used With Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN Text Sources: Baptist Harmony, p. 338.
From Greenland's icy mountains
Abide with Me
Author: Henry Francis Lyte Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,671 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,664 First Line: Abide with me: fast falls the eventide Lyrics: 1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see.
O Lord who changes not, abide with me.
3 I need your presence every passing hour.
What but your grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like yourself my guide and strength can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
4 I fear no foe with you at hand to bless,
though ills have weight, and tears their bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, your victory?
I triumph still, if you abide with me.
5 Hold now your Word before my closing eyes.
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Topics: Brevity & Frailty of Life; Deliverance; Funerals; Creation and Providence; Afflictions; Assurance; Brevity & Frailty of Life; Close of Worship; Deliverance; Evening; Funerals; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Providence Scripture: Psalm 102:26-27 Used With Tune: EVENTIDE
Abide with Me
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
Author: Reginald Heber Meter: 11.12.12.10 Appears in 1,641 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,637 First Line: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Lyrics: 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert and art and evermore shalt be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Topics: Doxologies; Songs for Children Hymns; Opening of Worship; Angels; Doxologies; Majesty of God; Morning; Opening of Worship; Trinity Scripture: Isaiah 57:15 Used With Tune: NICAEA
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,620 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,609 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.
Dear name! the rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding place;
My never failing treasure, filled
With boundless stores of grace!
4.
Jesus, my Shepherd, Savior, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
5.
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: SALEM Text Sources: Dossey's Choice, p. 58
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Author: John Bowring Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,514 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,508 Lyrics: 1 In the cross of Christ I glory,
towering o'er the wrecks of time;
all the light of sacred story
gathers round its head sublime.
2 When the woes of life o'ertake me,
hopes deceive and fears annoy,
never shall the cross forsake me;
lo! it glows with peace and joy.
3 When the sun of bliss is beaming
light and love upon my way,
from the cross the radiance, streaming,
adds more luster to the day.
4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
by the cross are sanctified;
peace is there that knows no measure,
joys that through all time abide.
Topics: Cross of Christ; Redemption; Atonement; Cross of Christ; Redemption Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 Used With Tune: RATHBUN
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched
Meter: 8.7.4 Appears in 1,462 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,456 Lyrics:
1.
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and power:
He is able,
He is willing: doubt no more.
2.
Ho! ye thirsty, come and welcome;
God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings us nigh,
Without money,
Come to Jesus Christ and buy.
3.
Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness he requireth
Is to feel your need of him:
This he gives you;
'Tis the Spirit's rising beam.
4.
Come, ye weary heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at all;
Not the righteous,
Sinners Jesus came to call.
5.
View him prostrate in the garden,
On the ground your Savior lies;
On the bloody tree behold him!
Hear him cry before he dies,
"It is finished!"
Sinners, will not this suffice?
6.
Lo! the incarnate God ascending,
Pleads the merit of his blood;
Venture on him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude:
None but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good.
7.
Saints and angels, joined in concert,
Sing the praises of the Lamb;
While the blissful seats of heaven
Sweetly echo with his name.
Hallelujah!
Sinners here may sing the same.
Used With Tune: INVITATION (Walker)
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched
Sun of My soul, Thou Savior Dear
Author: John Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,435 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,431 Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear,
it is not night if thou be near;
O 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
For ever on my Savior'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 wand'ring child of thine
have spurned today 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 ev'ry mourner's sleep tonight,
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 heav'n above.
Topics: The Church Evening; Abiding in Christ; Need for Christ of God; Supplication For Blessings Scripture: Psalm 139:12 Used With Tune: HURSLEY
Sun of My soul, Thou Savior Dear
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,419 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,416 Lyrics:
1.
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
2.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
3.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
4.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
5.
Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
6.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
Used With Tune: NEW BRITAIN
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
Hymn 66
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,401 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,393 First Line: There is a land of pure delight Lyrics:
There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign,
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
There everlasting spring abides,
And never-withering flowers:
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heav'nly land from ours.
[Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green:
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan rolled between.
But timorous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea,'
And linger shiv'ring on the brink,
And fear to launch away.]
O! could we make our doubts remove,
Those gloomy doubts that rise,
And see the Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes!
Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood,
Should fright us from the shore.
Hymn 66
My soul, be on thy guard
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,364 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,358 Lyrics:
1.
My soul, be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
2.
O watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
3.
Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor once at ease sit down;
The arduous work will not be done,
Till thou hast got the crown.
4.
Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath,
Up to his rest above.
Used With Tune: LUTHER
My soul, be on thy guard
Oh! for a closer walk with God
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,367 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,358 Lyrics:
1.
O for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame;
A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
2.
Where is the blessedness I knew,
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul refreshing view
Of Jesus and his word?
3.
What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left and aching void
The world can never fill.
4.
Return, O holy Dove, return,
Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from my breast.
5.
The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.
6.
So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
Used With Tune: MILLEDGEVILLE
Oh! for a closer walk with God
A Charge to Keep I Have
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,350 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,345 Lyrics: 1. A charge to keep I have,
a God to glorify,
a never-dying soul to save,
and fit it for the sky.
2. To serve the present age,
my calling to fulfill;
O may it all my powers engage
to do my Master's will!
3. Arm me with jealous care,
as in thy sight to live,
and oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare
a strict account to give!
4. Help me to watch and pray,
and on thyself rely,
assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.
Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Personal Holiness; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Social Holiness; Commitment; Installation Services; Ordination Scripture: Leviticus 8:35 Used With Tune: BOYLSTON
A Charge to Keep I Have
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,327 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,320 Lyrics:
1.
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie
I am bound for the promised land,
I'm bound for the promised land,
O, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
Used With Tune: THE PROMISED LAND Text Sources: Methodist Hymn Book, p. 471
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,325 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,319 Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King;
peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise;
join the triumph of the skies;
with the angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Refrain:
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
2 Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold him come,
offspring of the virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail the incarnate Deity,
pleased as man with us to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel. Refrain
3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings.
Mild, he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
born to raise the lost on earth,
born to give them second birth. Refrain
Topics: Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem; King, God/Christ as; Alternative Harmonizations; Christmas; Angels; Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem; Christmas; King, God/Christ as; Redemption Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
I Love Your Church, O Lord
Author: Timothy Dwight Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,323 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,317 Lyrics:
1 I love your church, O Lord!
Her saints before you stand,
dear as the apple of your eye,
and graven on your hand.
2 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
her sweet communion, solemn vows,
her hymns of love and praise.
3 I love your church, O God,
the people you have called,
the church our blest Redeemer saved
with his own precious blood.
Topics: Love Our Love to God; Reformation; Church and Mission; Church; Love Our Love to God; Reformation Scripture: Psalm 17:8 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS
I Love Your Church, O Lord
Jesus, I my cross have taken
Appears in 1,304 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,298 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 Savior, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me;
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
And, while thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me;
Show thy face, and all is bright.
3.
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 the, "Abba, Father;"
I have set my heart on thee:
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather,
All must work for good to me.
4.
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.
O 'tis not in grief to harm me,
While thy love is left to me,
O 'twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with thee.
5.
Soul, then know thy full salvation;
Rise o'er sin and fear and care;
Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear.
Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
Think what Father's smiles are thine;
Think that Jesus died to win thee:
Child of heaven, canst thou repine?
6.
Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith, and winged by prayer;
Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days,
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Used With Tune: DISCIPLE Text Sources: Christian Lyre
Jesus, I my cross have taken
Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing
Author: John Fawcett Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,292 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,289 Lyrics: 1 Lord, dismiss us with your blessing;
fill our hearts with joy and peace.
Let us each, your love possessing,
triumph in redeeming grace.
O direct us and protect us
traveling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give and adoration
for your gospel's joyful sound.
May the fruits of your salvation
in our hearts and lives abound.
Ever faithful, ever faithful
to your truth may we be found.
Topics: Preaching; Close of Worship; Close of Worship; Joy; Peace; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Preaching; Thanksgiving & Gratitude; Victory Scripture: Numbers 6:24-26 Used With Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Author: William W. Walford Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 1,292 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,289 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 Savior, 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 the 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.
Topics: Church Communion of Saints; Conflict With Sin; Prayer Times of Scripture: Acts 3:1 Used With Tune: SWEET HOUR
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Meter: 8.7 Appears in 1,291 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,282 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;
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.
On the rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
Used With Tune: JEFFERSON
Glorious things of thee are spoken
From Every Stormy Wind That Blows
Author: Hugh Stowell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,279 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,277 First Line: From ev'ry stormy wind that blows Lyrics: 1 From ev'ry stormy wind that blows,
from ev'ry swelling tide of woes,
there is a calm, a sure retreat;
'tis found beneath the mercy seat.
2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
the oil of gladness on our heads,
a place than all besides more sweet;
it is the blood-stained mercy seat.
3 There is a spot where spirits blend,
where friend holds fellowship with friend,
tho' sundered far; by faith they meet
around the common mercy seat.
4 Ah, whither could we flee for aid,
when tempted, desolate, dismayed,
or how the hosts of hell defeat,
had suff'ring saints no mercy seat?
5 There, there on eagle wings we soar,
and time and sense seem all no more,
and heav'n comes down our souls to greet,
and glory crowns the mercy seat.
6 O may my hand forget her skill,
my tongue be silent, cold, and still,
this bounding heart forget to beat,
if I forget the mercy seat.
Scripture: Exodus 25:22 Used With Tune: RETREAT
From Every Stormy Wind That Blows
Psalm 117
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,278 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,266 First Line: From all that dwell below the skies Lyrics:
From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Topics: Praise from all nations Scripture: Psalm 117
Psalm 117
Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be
Author: Joseph Grigg; Benjamin Francis Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,271 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,266 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, and shall it ever be,
a mortal man ashamed of thee?
Ashamed of thee whom angels praise,
whose glories shine through endless days!
2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far
let evening blush to own a star:
he sheds the beams of light divine
o'er this benighted soul of mine.
3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon
let midnight be ashamed of noon;
'tis midnight with my soul till he,
bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee.
4 Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend
on whom my hopes of heav'n depend!
No, when I blush, be this my shame,
that I no more revere his name.
5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may
when I've no guilt to wash away,
no tear to wipe, no good to crave,
no fears to quell, no soul to save.
6 Till then - nor is my boasting vain -
till then I boast a Savior slain;
and O may this my glory be,
that Christ is not ashamed of me.
Topics: Christ The Light; Christ Savior; Need for Christ of God Scripture: Mark 8:38 Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD
Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be
He Leadeth Me
Author: Joseph H. Gilmore Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,269 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,265 First Line: He leadeth me: O blessed thought Refrain First Line: He leadeth me, he leadeth me Lyrics: 1 He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
Refrain:
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
by his own hand he leadeth me:
his faithful follower I would be,
for by his hand he leadeth me.
2 Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
sometimes where Eden's flowers bloom,
by waters calm, o'er troubled sea,
still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me. Refrain
3 Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
nor ever murmur nor repine;
content, whatever lot I see,
since 'tis my God that leadeth me. Refrain
4 And when my task on earth is done,
when, by thy grace, the victory's won,
e'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
since God through Jordan leadeth me. Refrain
Topics: Songs for Children Hymns; Creation and Providence; Guidance; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Providence Used With Tune: AUGHTON
He Leadeth Me
Psalm 90 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,238 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,233 First Line: Our God, our help in ages past Lyrics:
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
Thy word commands our flesh to dust,
"Return, ye sons of men:"
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
[The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their lives and cares,
Are carried downwards by the flood,
And lost in following years.
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op'ning day.
Like flowery fields the nations stand
Pleased with the morning light;
The flowers beneath the mower's hand
Lie with'ring ere 'tis night.]
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Topics: Funeral psalm; Man his vanity as mortal; Mortality of man; Saints rewarded at last; Frailty of man; Life short and feeble; Psalm for a funeral; Death the effect of sin; God eternal, and man mortal; Mortality and God's eternity; Old age death Scripture: Psalm 90:1-5
Psalm 90 Part 1
Hallelujah! Thine the Glory
Author: William P. Mackay; Henry J. Kuiper Meter: 5.6.7.5 with refrain Appears in 1,234 hymnals Matching Instances: 1,233 First Line: We praise thee, O God! Lyrics: 1 We praise thee, O God!
for the days of our youth,
for the bright lamp that shineth —
the Word of thy truth.
Refrain:
Hallelujah! thine the glory,
hallelujah! we sing;
hallelujah! thine the glory,
our praise now we bring.
2 We praise thee, O God!
for the Son of thy love,
for Jesus who died
and is now gone above. [Refrain]
3 We praise thee, O God!
for thy Spirit of light,
who has shown us our Savior
and scattered our night. [Refrain]
4 All glory and praise
to the Lamb that was slain,
who has borne all our sins and
has cleansed ev'ry stain! [Refrain]
Topics: Holy Scriptures; Jesus Christ His Praise; Christ Lamb of God; God Praise of Scripture: Psalm 47:6 Used With Tune: THINE THE GLORY
Hallelujah! Thine the Glory
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