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Pray Without Ceasing

Author: Anonymous Appears in 235 hymnals First Line: Go when the morning shineth Lyrics: Go when the morning shineth, Go when the noon is bright, Go when the eve declineth, Go in the hush of night; Go with pure mind and feeling, Put earthly thoughts away, And, in God’s presence kneeling, Do thou in secret pray. Remember all who love thee, All who are loved by thee; Pray, too, for those who hate thee, If any such there be; Then for thyself, in meekness, A blessing humbly claim, And blend with each petition Thy great Redeemer’s name. Or, if ’tis e’er denied thee In solitude to pray, Should holy thoughts come o’er thee When friends are round thy way, E’en then, the silent breathing Thy spirit lifts above Will reach His throne of glory, Where dwells eternal love. O, not a joy or blessing With this can we compare,— The grace our Father gives us To pour our souls in prayer: Whene’er thou pin’st in sadness, On Him who saveth, call! Remember, in thy gladness, His love who gave thee all.

“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!”

Author: Drummond Appears in 44 hymnals First Line: A Voice from the desert comes awful and shrill Lyrics: A Voice from the desert comes awful and shrill; The Lord is advancing; prepare ye the way! The word of Jehovah he comes to fulfil, And o’er the dark world pour the splendor of day. Bring down the proud mountain, though towering to heaven, And be the low valley exalted on high; The rough path and crooked be made smooth and even, For, Zion! your King, your Redeemer, is nigh. The beams of salvation his progress illume, The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her God; The rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom, And the olive of peace spreads its branches abroad.

The Prince of Peace

Author: Needham Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 82 hymnals First Line: Behold, the Prince of Peace Lyrics: Behold, the Prince of Peace, The chosen of the Lord, God’s well beloved Son, fulfils The sure prophetic word! No royal pomp adorns This King of Righteousness; Meekness and patience, truth and love, Compose his princely dress. The Spirit of the Lord, In rich abundance shed, On this great prophet gently lights, And rests upon his head. Jesus, the light of men! His doctrine life imparts; O, may we feel its quickening power To warm and glad our hearts! Cheered by its beams, our souls Shall run the heavenly way; The path which Christ has marked and trod Will lead to endless day.

Glorying in the Cross

Author: Bowring Appears in 1,520 hymnals First Line: In the cross of Christ we glory, 1 Lyrics: In the cross of Christ we glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. When the woes of life overtake us, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy; Never shall the cross forsake us, Lo! it glows with peace and joy! When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon our way; From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more lustre to the day. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. In the cross of Christ we glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime.

Kindly Judgment

Author: Miss Fletcher Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 138 hymnals First Line: Think gently of the erring one! Lyrics: Think gently of the erring one! O, let us not forget, However darkly stained by sin, He is our brother yet! Heir of the same inheritance, Child of the self-same God, He hath but stumbled in the path We have in weakness trod. Speak gently to the erring ones! We yet may lead them back, With holy words, and tones of love, From misery’s thorny track. Forget not, brother, thou hast sinned, And sinful yet may’st be; Deal gently with the erring heart, As God hath dealt with thee.

“Neither Do I Condemn Thee.”

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: O, If thy brow, serene and calm Lyrics: O, if thy brow, serene and calm, From earthly stain is free, View not with scorn the erring one,— He once was pure like thee. O, if the smiles of love are thine, Its joyous ecstasy, Shun not the poor forsaken one,— He once was loved like thee! And still, ’mid shame, and guilt, and woe, One Being loves him still, Who, blessing thee, hath poured on him The world’s extremest ill. He knows the secret lure which led Those youthful steps astray; He knows that they who holiest are Might fall from Him away. Then, with the love of him who said “Go thou, and sin no more,” Save, save, the sinner from despair, And peace and hope restore.

Looking unto Jesus

Author: Mrs. Miles Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: It was no path of flowers Lyrics: It was no path of flowers, Which, through this world of ours, Beloved of the Father, thou didst tread; And shall we in dismay Shrink from the narrow way, When clouds and darkness are around it spread? O thou, who art our life, Be with us through the strife; Thy holy head by earth’s fierce storms was bowed; Raise thou our eyes above, To see a Father’s love Beam, like a bow of promise, through the cloud. And, O, if thoughts of gloom Should hover o’er the tomb, That light of love our guiding star shall be; Our spirits shall not dread The shadowy way to tread, Friend, Guardian, Saviour, which doth lead to thee.

Thy Will Be Done!

Author: Sarah F. Adams Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower Lyrics: He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower; Alike they’re needful for the flower; And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul fit nourishment: As comes to me or cloud or sun, Father, Thy will, not mine, be done! Can loving children e’er reprove With murmurs whom they trust and love? Creator! I would ever be A trusting, loving child to Thee As comes to me or cloud or sun, Father, Thy will, not mine, be done! O, ne’er will I at life repine! Enough that Thou hast made it mine. When falls the shadow cold of death, I yet will sing, with parting breath,— As comes to me or shade or sun, Father, Thy will, not mine, be done!

Loving-Kindness of God

Author: Bryant Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: Father, to Thy kind love we owe Lyrics: Father, to Thy kind love we owe All that is fair and good below; Bestower of the health that lies On tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes! Giver of sunshine and of rain! Ripener of fruits on hill and plain! Fountain of light, that rayed afar, Fills the vast urns of sun and star! Who send’st Thy storms and frosts to bind The plagues that rise to waste mankind; Then breathest, o’er the naked scene, Spring gales, and life, and tender green. Yet deem we not that thus alone, Thy mercy and Thy love are shown; For we have learned, with higher praise, And holier names, to speak Thy ways. In woe’s dark hour, our kindest stay! Sole trust when life shall pass away! Teacher of hopes that light the gloom Of death, and consecrate the tomb!

God Not Afar Off

Author: Jones Very Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Father! Thy wonders do not singly stand Lyrics: Father! Thy wonders do not singly stand, Nor far removed where feet have seldom strayed; Around us ever lies the enchanted land, In marvels rich to Thine own sons displayed. In finding Thee are all things round us found! In losing Thee are all things lost beside! Ears have we, but in vain sweet voices sound, And to our eyes the vision is denied. Open our eyes that we that world may see! Open our ears that we Thy voice may hear! And in the spirit-land may ever be, And feel Thy presence with us always near; No more to wander ’mid the things of time, No more to suffer death or earthly change; But-with the Christian’s joy and faith sublime, Through all Thy vast, eternal scenes to range.

Hymn for Christmas

Author: Mrs. Hemans Meter: Irregular Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: O Lovely Voices of the sky Lyrics: O Lovely Voices of the sky, Which hymned the Saviour’s birth, Are ye not singing still on high, Ye that sang, “Peace on earth”? To us yet speak the strains, Wherewith, in time gone by, Ye blessed the Syrian swains,— O Voices of the sky! O clear and shining Light, whose beams, That hour, heaven’s glory shed Around the palms, and o’er the streams, And on the shepherds’ head! Be near, through life and death, As in that holiest night Of hope, and joy, and faith; O clear and shining Light! O Star which led to Him whose love Brought down man’s ransom free! Where art thou?—’midst the host above May we still gaze on thee? In heaven thou art not set, Thy rays earth may not dim; Send them to guide us yet, O Star which led to Him!

Daughter of Zion

Author: Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 193 hymnals First Line: Daughter of Zion! from the dust Lyrics: Daughter of Zion! from the dust Exalt thy fallen head; Again in thy Redeemer trust, He calls thee from the dead. Awake, awake! put on thy strength, Thy beautiful array; The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord’s appointed day. Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, And send thy heralds forth; Say to the south, “Give up thy charge, And keep not back, O north!” They come, they come;—thine exiled bands, Where’er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, And hasten to their home.

Walking with God

Author: Gaskell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Through all this life's eventful road Lyrics: Through all this life’s eventful road, Fain would I walk with Thee, my God, And make Thy presence light around, And every step on holy ground. Each blessing would I trace to Thee, In every grief Thy mercy see; And through the paths of duty move, Conscious of Thine encircling love. And when the angel Death stands by, Be this my strength, that Thou art nigh; And this my joy, that I shall be With those who dwell in light with Thee.

Advent

Author: Bowring Appears in 866 hymnals First Line: Watchman! tell us of the night Lyrics: Watchman! tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are; Traveller! o’er yon mountain’s height, See that glory-beaming star! Watchman! does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Traveller! yes; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel! Watchman! tell us of the night, Higher yet the star ascends; Traveller! blessedness and light, Peace and truth, its course portends. Watchman! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth? Traveller! ages are its own; See, it bursts o’er all the earth. Watchman! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn; Traveller! darkness takes its flight; Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman! let thy wanderings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home; Traveller! lo! the Prince of Peace, Lo! the Son of God, is come.

The Nativity

Author: Patrick Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,106 hymnals First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night Lyrics: While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. “Fear not,” said he,—for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind,— “Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. “To you, in David’s town, this day Is born, of David’s line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign: “The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.” Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Address their joyful song: “All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace! Good-will henceforth, from heaven to men, Begin and never cease!”

Christian Equality

Author: H. Martineau Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: All men are equal in their birth Lyrics: All men are equal in their birth, Heirs of the earth and skies; All men are equal, when that earth Fails from their dying eyes. God greets the throngs who pay their vows In courts their hands have made; And hears the worshipper who bows Beneath the plantain shade. ’Tis man alone who difference sees, And speaks of high and low; And worships those, and tramples these, While the same path they go. O, let man hasten to restore To all their rights of love! In power and wealth exult no more, In wisdom lowly move. Ye great! renounce your earth-born pride; Ye low! your shame and fear; Live, as ye worship, side by side; Your brotherhood revere.

Thy Kingdom Come!

Author: Gaskell Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: O God! the darkness roll away Lyrics: O God! the darkness roll away Which clouds the human soul, And let the bright, the perfect day, Speed onward to its goal. Let every hateful passion die, Which makes of brethren foes; And war no longer raise its cry, To mar the world’s repose. Let faith, and hope, and charity, Go forth through all the earth; And man, in heavenly bearing, be True to his heavenly birth. Yea, let Thy glorious kingdom come Of holiness and love, And make this world a portal meet For Thy bright courts above.

The Kingdom of Heaven

Author: Cowper Appears in 200 hymnals First Line: Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken Lyrics: Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken; O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you; 164 Scenes of heartfelt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways; You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise. There, in undisturbed possession, Peace and righteousness shall reign; Never shall you feel oppression, Never hear of war again; God shall rise, and, shining o’er you, Change to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light.

A Penitential Hymn

Author: John Taylor Appears in 189 hymnals First Line: God of mercy! God of love! Lyrics: God of mercy! God of love! Hear our sad, repentant songs; Listen to Thy suppliant ones, Thou, to whom all grace belongs! Deep regret for follies past, Talents wasted, time misspent; Hearts debased by worldly cares, Thankless for the blessings lent;— Foolish fears and fond desires, Vain regrets for things as vain; Lips too seldom taught to praise, Oft to murmur and complain;— These, and every secret fault, Filled with grief and shame, we own; Humbled at Thy feet we bow, Seeking strength from Thee alone. God of mercy! God of love! Hear our sad, repentant songs; O, restore Thy suppliant ones, Thou to whom all grace belongs!

Prayer and Action

Author: Bulfinch Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: O, Not alone on the mount of prayer Lyrics: O, not alone on the mount of prayer Must the Christian serve his God; But the burden of daily life must bear, And tread where his Saviour trod. Yet with him through every changing scene Doth the spirit of prayer abide; When earth is lovely, and heaven serene, That spirit his course shall guide. And when the storm rages, and woe and wrath Would an earth-born courage quell, He knows that his God is around his path, And ordereth all things well.

Benediction

Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: The peace which God bestows Lyrics: The peace which God bestows Through him who died and rose, The peace the Father giveth through the Son, Be known in every mind, The broken heart to bind, And bless each traveller as he journeys on. Ye who have known to weep, Where your beloved sleep; Ye who have raised the deep, the bitter cry— God’s blessing be as balm, The fevered heart to calm, And wondrous peace the troubled mind supply. Ere daily strifes begin The war without, within, The God of love, with spirit and with power, Now on each bended head His deepest blessing shed, And keep us all through every troubled hour.

Christ’s Kingdom

Author: Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,805 hymnals 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. 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 prisoner leaps to loose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen!

Hymn of the Church Triumphant

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 289 hymnals First Line: Triumphant Zion! lift thy head Lyrics: Triumphant Zion! lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead; Though humbled long, awake at length And gird thee with thy Saviour’s strength! Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thine excellence be known; Decked in the robes of righteousness, Thy glories shall the world confess. No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall sin’s insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. Thy God on high has heard thy prayer, His hand thy ruin shall repair; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace.

The Holy Spirit

Meter: Irregular Appears in 562 hymnals First Line: Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed Lyrics: Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed His tender, last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed, With us to dwell. He came, in tongues of living flame, To teach, convince, subdue; All powerful as the wind he came, As viewless too. He came sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing guest, While he can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear And speaks of heaven. And every virtue we possess, And every victory won, And every thought of holiness, Are his alone. Spirit of purity and grace, Our weakness pitying see; O, make our hearts Thy dwelling-place, And worthier Thee!

The Prodigal

Author: Anonymous Appears in 102 hymnals First Line: Brother, hast thou wandered far Lyrics: Brother, hast thou wandered far From thy Father’s happy home, With thyself and God at war? Turn thee, brother, homeward come! Hast thou wasted all the powers God for noble uses gave? Squandered life’s most golden hours? Turn thee, brother, God can save! Is a mighty famine now In thy heart and in thy soul? Discontent upon thy brow? Turn thee, God will make thee whole! He can heal thy bitterest wound, He thy gentlest prayer can hear; Seek Him, for He may be found; Call upon Him; He is near.

Turn, Child of Doubt

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Turn, child of doubt, estranged from God! Lyrics: Turn, child of doubt, estranged from God! To error’s joyless waste betrayed; No light will there illume thy road, No friendly voice will give thee aid. O, turn, and leave that cheerless waste! The shade of death,—the maze of woe! There is a path that leads to rest, A fount of life is given below. Thy friend, thy Lord, from heaven revealed, The lost, the erring, to recall, That sacred fountain hath unsealed; With voice of love he speaks to all. He bids the dying wanderer turn, To walk in duty’s way, and live; He speaks to wounded souls that mourn, He speaks,—to heal and to forgive.

Christ Who Strengtheneth Me

Author: Furness Appears in 86 hymnals First Line: Feeble, helpless, how shall I Lyrics: Feeble, helpless, how shall I Learn to live and learn to die? Who, O God, my guide shall be? Who shall lead thy child to Thee? Blessed Father, gracious One, Thou hast sent thy holy Son; He will give the light I need, He my trembling steps will lead. Through this world, uncertain, dim, Let me ever learn of him; From his precepts wisdom draw, Make his life my solemn law. Thus in deed, and thought, and word, Led by Jesus Christ the Lord, In my weakness, thus shall I Learn to live and learn to die; Learn to live in peace and love, Like the perfect ones above;— Learn to die without a fear, Feeling Thee, my Father, near.

The Spirit Giveth Life

Author: Bowring Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: 'Tis not the gift, but 'tis the spirit Lyrics: ’Tis not the gift, but ’tis the spirit With which ’tis given, That on the gift confers a merit, As seen by Heaven. ’Tis not the prayer, however boldly It strikes the ear; It mounts in vain, it falls but coldly If not sincere. ’Tis not the deeds the loudest lauded That brightest shine; There’s many a virtue unapplauded, And yet divine. ’Tis not the word that sounds the sweetest That’s soonest heard; A sigh, when humbled thou retreatest, May be preferred. The outward show may be delusive,— A cheating name; The inner spirit is conclusive Of worth or shame.

All Must Pray

Author: Mrs. Hemans Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: Child, amidst the flowers at play Lyrics: Child, amidst the flowers at play, While the red light fades away; Mother, with thine earnest eye, Ever following silently; Father, by the breeze of eve Called thy daily toil to leave; Pray! ere yet the dark hours be, Lift the heart, and bend the knee! Traveller in the stranger’s land, Far from thine own household band; Mourner, haunted by the tone Of a voice from this world gone; Captive, in whose narrow cell Sunshine hath not leave to dwell; Sailor, on the darkening sea, Lift the heart, and bend the knee! Ye that triumph, ye that sigh, Kindred by one holy tie, Heaven’s first star alike ye see; Lift the heart, and bend the knee!

The Most High God

Author: Lange Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord! Lyrics: Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord! Essential life’s unbounded sea! What lives and moves, lives by Thy word; It lives and moves and is, from Thee! Whate’er in earth, or sea, or sky, Or shuns, or meets, the wandering thought, Escapes, or strikes, the searching eye, By Thee was to existence brought. High is Thy power above all height, Whate’er Thy will decrees is done; Thy wisdom, holiness and might Can by no finite mind be known. What our dim eyes could never see, Is plain and naked in Thy sight; What thickest darkness veils, to Thee Shines clearly as the morning light; Thine, Lord, is holiness, alone: Justice and Truth before Thee stand: Yet, nearer to Thy sacred throne, Love ever dwells at Thy right hand. And to Thy love and ceaseless care, Father! this light, this breath, we owe; And all we have, and all we are From Thee, great Source of Life! doth flow.

The All-Seeing God

Author: M. Gaskell Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Mighty God! the first, the last! Lyrics: Mighty God! the first, the last! What are ages, in Thy sight, But as yesterday when past, Or a watch within the night? All that being ever knew, Far, far back, ere time had birth, Stands as clear within Thy view As the present things of earth. All that being e’er shall know On, still on, through farthest years, All eternity can show, Bright before Thee now appears. In Thine all-embracing sight, Every change its purpose meets, Every cloud floats into light, Every woe its glory greets. Whatsoe’er our lot may be, Calmly in this thought we’ll rest,— Could we see as Thou dost see, We should choose it as the best.

“The Works Which I Do Bear Witness of Me.”

Author: Bulfinch Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Holy Son of God most high! Lyrics: Holy Son of God most high! Clothed in heavenly majesty, Many a miracle and sign, In thy Father’s name divine, Manifested forth thy might In the chosen people’s sight. But, O Saviour! not alone Thus thy glory was made known; With the mourner thou didst grieve, Every human want relieve; Far thy matchless power above Stands the witness of thy love. Thou, who by the open grave, Ere thy voice was raised to save, Didst with those fond sisters shed Tears above the faithful dead; Even thy word of might appears Less resistless than thy tears. Lord! it is not ours to gaze On thy works of ancient days; But thy love, unchanged and bright, More than all those works of might, More than miracle or sign, Makes us ever, ever thine.

Acquaint Thee with God

Author: Anonymous Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: Acquaint thee, O spirit, acquaint thee with God Lyrics: Acquaint thee, O spirit, acquaint thee with God, And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road; And peace, like the dew, shall descend round thy head, And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. Acquaint thee, O spirit, acquaint thee with God, And he shall be with thee when fears are abroad; Thy safeguard in danger that threatens thy path, Thy joy in the valley and shadow of death.

Prayer for Guidance

Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Guide us, Lord! while, hand in hand Lyrics: Guide us, Lord! while, hand in hand, Journeying toward the better land; Foes we know are to be met, Snares the pilgrim’s path beset; Clouds upon the valley rest, Rough and dark the mountain’s breast; And our home may not be gained, Save through trials well sustained. Guide us, while we onward move, Linked in closest bonds of love, Striving for the holy mind, And the soul from sense refined; That when life no longer burns, And the dust to dust returns, With the strength which Thou hast given We may rise to Thee and heaven. God of mercy! on Thee, all Humbly for Thy guidance call; Save us from the evil tongue, From the heart that thinketh wrong, From the sins, whate’er they be, That divide the soul from Thee. God of grace! on Thee we rest; Bless us, and we shall be blest.

Go in Peace

Author: Anonymous Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Go in peace!—serene dismission Lyrics: Go in peace!—serene dismission To the loving heart made known, When it pours in deep contrition Prayer before the eternal throne. Go in peace! thy sins forgiven, Christ hath healed thee, set thee free Every spirit-fetter riven, Go in peace, and liberty! Saviour! breathe this benediction O’er our spirits while we pray; Let us part in sweet conviction Thou hast blessed our souls to-day.

Christian Farewell

Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 120 hymnals First Line: Thy presence, ever living God! Lyrics: Thy presence, ever living God! Wide through all nature spreads abroad; Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep, In every place Thy children keep. While near each other we remain, Thou dost our lives and powers sustain; When separate, we rejoice to share Thy counsels, and Thy gracious care. To Thee we now commit our ways, And still implore Thy heavenly grace; Still cause Thy face on us to shine, And guard and guide us still as Thine. Give us within Thy house to raise Again united songs of praise; Or, if that joy no more be known, Give us to meet around Thy throne.

God Ever Near

Author: Newton Appears in 62 hymnals First Line: As the sun's enlivening eye Lyrics: As the sun’s enlivening eye Shines on every place the same; So the Lord is always nigh To the souls that love His name. When they move at duty’s call, He is with them by the way; He is ever with them all, Those who go and those who stay. From His holy mercy-seat Nothing can their souls confine; Still in spirit they may meet, And in sweet communion join. Father, hear our humble prayer! Tender Shepherd of Thy sheep, Let Thy mercy and Thy care All our souls in safety keep. In Thy strength may we be strong; Sanctify each cross and pain; Give us, if Thou wilt, ere long Here to meet in peace again.

Bearing the Cross

Author: Bulfinch Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Burden of shame and woe! Lyrics: Burden of shame and woe! How does the heart o’erflow At thought of him the bitter cross who bore! But we have each our own, To others oft unknown, Which we must bear till life shall be no more. And shall we fear to tread The path where Jesus led, The pure and holy one, for man who died? Or shall we shrink from shame, Endured for Jesus’ name, Our glorious Lord, once spurned and crucified? Then, ’mid the woes that wait On this our mortal state, Patience shall cheer affliction, toil, and loss, And though the tempter’s art Assail the struggling heart, Still, Saviour! in thy name we bear the cross.

The Crucifixion

Author: Bulfinch Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: In the Saviour's hour of death Lyrics: In the Saviour’s hour of death, Bound upon the cross of fear, While his quick and struggling breath Spoke the fatal moment near, While his proud, triumphant foes Mocked the sufferings that he bore, Then his loving spirit rose More sublime than e’er before. He has taught us to forgive, By his words in days gone by; He has taught us how to live; Can he teach us how to die? Listen! as the cross they raise, One brief prayer ascends to heaven; For his murderers he prays,— Father, may they be forgiven!

“It Is Finished.”

Author: Bulfinch Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: It is finished! glorious word Lyrics: It is finished! glorious word From thy lips, our suffering Lord! Words of high, triumphant might, Ere thy spirit takes its flight. It is finished! all is o’er; Pain and scorn oppress no more. Now, no more foreboding dread Shades the path thy feet must tread; No more fear, lest in thine hour Pain should patience overpower; On the perfect sacrifice Not a stain of weakness lies. Champion! lay thine armor by; ’Tis thine hour of victory! All thy toils are now o’erpast; Thou hast found thy rest at last; All hath faithfully been done, And the world’s salvation won.

The Pool of Bethesda

Author: Bulfinch Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: The aged sufferer waited long Lyrics: The aged sufferer waited long Upon Bethesda’s brink; Till hopes, once rising warm and strong, Began in fears to sink; And heavy were the sighs he drew, And fervent was his prayer, For he, with safety full in view, Still languished helpless there. His hope grew dim; but one was nigh Who saw the sufferer’s grief; That gentle voice, that pitying eye, Gave promise of relief. Each pang that human weakness knows Obeyed that powerful word; He spake, and lo! the sick arose, Rejoicing in his Lord. Father of Jesus, when oppressed With grief and pain we lie, And, longing for Thy heavenly rest, Despair to look on high, O, may the Saviour’s words of peace Within the wounded heart Bid every doubt and suffering cease, And strength and joy impart!

Jesus Teaching the People

Author: Bowring Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 358 hymnals First Line: How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound Lyrics: How sweetly flowed the gospel’s sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gathered round, And joy and reverence filled the place. From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers’ way; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. “Come wanderers, to my Father’s home, Come, all ye weary ones, and rest!” Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. Decay, then, tenements of dust! Pillars of earthly pride, decay! A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way.

Through His Poverty Made Rich

Author: Russell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: On the dark-wave of Galilee Lyrics: On the dark-wave of Galilee The gloom of twilight gathers fast; And o’er the waters heavily Sweeps cold and drear the evening blast. Still near the lake, with weary tread, Lingers a form of human kind; And on his lone, unsheltered head, Flows the chill night-damp of the wind. Why seeks he not a home of rest? Why seeks he not the pillowed bed? Beasts have their dens, the bird his nest;— He hath not where to lay his head. Such was the lot he freely chose, To bless, to save, the human race; And through his poverty there flows A rich, full stream of heavenly grace.

The Agony in the Garden

Author: Mrs. Hemans Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: He knelt; the Saviour knelt and prayed Lyrics: He knelt; the Saviour knelt and prayed, When but his Father’s eye Looked, through the lonely garden’s shade, On that dread agony; He poured in prayer his suppliant breath, Bowed down with sorrow unto death. The sun went down in fearful hour; The heavens might well grow dim, When this mortality had power Thus to o’ershadow him; That he who came to save might know The very depths of human woe. He knew them all,—the doubt, the strife, The faint, perplexing dread; The mists that hang o’er parting life All darkened round his head; And the Deliverer knelt to pray; Yet passed it not, that cup, away. It passed not, though the stormy wave Had sunk beneath his tread; It passed not, though to him the grave Had yielded up its dead; But there was sent him, from on high, A gift of strength, for man to die. And was his mortal hour beset With anguish and dismay? How may we meet our conflict yet In the dark, narrow way? How, but through him that path who trod? Save, or we perish, Son of God!

Stabat Mater

Author: W. J. Fox Meter: Irregular Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: Jews were wrought to cruel madness Lyrics: Jews were wrought to cruel madness, Christians fled in fear and sadness, Mary stood the cross beside. At its foot her foot she planted, By the dreadful scene undaunted, Till the gentle sufferer died. Poets oft have sung her story; Painters decked her brow with glory; Priests her name have deified; But no worship, song, or glory, Touches like that simple story,— “Mary stood the cross beside.” And when under fierce oppression Goodness suffers like transgression, Christ again is crucified. But if love be there, true-hearted, By no grief or terror parted, Mary stands the cross beside.

Looking to Jesus

Author: Emily Taylor Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: If love, the noblest, purest, best Lyrics: If love, the noblest, purest, best, If truth, all other truth above, May claim return from every breast, O, surely Jesus claims our love! There’s not a hope with comfort fraught, Triumphant over death and time, But Jesus mingles in that thought, Forerunner of our course sublime. His image meets us in the hour Of joy, and brightens every smile; We see him, when the tempests lower, Each terror soothe, each grief beguile. We see him in the daily round Of social duty, mild and meek; With him we tread the hallowed ground, Communion with our God to seek. We see his pitying, gentle eye, When lonely want appeals for aid; We hear him in the frequent sigh, That mourns the waste that sin has made. We meet him at the lowly tomb, And weep where Jesus wept before; And there, above the grave’s dark gloom, We see him rise,—and weep no more.

The Presence of Jesus

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: When, blest Redeemer, thou art near Lyrics: When, blest Redeemer, thou art near, The soul enjoys a sacred peace: Thy presence calms our every fear, And gives from every doubt release. Be with us now, in truth and love, In strength that conquers every sin; O, cleanse, and bless, and lift above, And may thy cross our hearts still win. In suffering may we strength receive From memory of thy victory won; In doubt our drooping hopes revive;— Thus be thy presence with us shown! Be ever near our spirits, Lord; And, drawn by sympathy, may we Still, through thy cross, thy life, thy word, In faith and love come near to thee!

The Weary and Heavy-Laden

Author: Anonymous Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Come to Jesus, O my brothers Lyrics: Come to Jesus, O my brothers, Come in this accepted hour; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power; He is able, He is willing,—doubt no more. 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 struggling beam. Come, ye weary, heavy laden; Wait not,—’tis your Saviour’s call; If you tarry till you’re better, You will never come at all. Not the righteous, Sinners, Jesus came to call.

Let There Be Light

Author: Marriott Appears in 446 hymnals First Line: Thou, whose almighty word Lyrics: Thou, whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight! Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the gospel day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light! Thou, who didst come to bring, On Thy redeeming wing, Healing and sight! Health to the sick in mind, Light to the inly blind, O, now to all mankind Let there be light! Descend Thou from above, Spirit of truth and love, Speed on Thy flight! Move o’er the waters’ face, Spirit of hope and grace, And in earth’s darkest place Let there be light! Blessed and glorious three, Thrice holy trinity, Wisdom, love, might! Boundless as ocean’s tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Through the world, far and wide, Let there be light!

The Latter Day

Author: Moore Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Who shall behold the glorious day Lyrics: Who shall behold the glorious day, When, throned on Zion’s brow, The Lord shall rend the veil away Which hides the nations now! When earth no more beneath the fear Of His rebuke shall lie; When pain shall cease, and every tear Be wiped from every eye. Then shall the world no longer mourn Beneath oppression’s chain; The days of splendor shall return, And all be new again. The fount of life shall then be quaffed In peace by all who come, And every wind that blows shall waft Some long-lost exile home.

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