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S. A.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_3">[3]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak gothic" id="Communion">The Order of Morning Service, or the Communion.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Introduction.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost may be sung.</p> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall rise, and the <i>Minister</i>, standing +at the Altar, shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and +of the Holy Ghost.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be said the <i>Confession of Sins</i>, as here +followeth:</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Confession of Sins.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw +near with a true heart and confess our sins unto +God, our Father, beseeching Him, in the name of +our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant us forgiveness.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then, all kneeling or standing, shall be chanted or said:</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Our help is in the name of the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Who made heaven and earth.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> I said, I will confess my transgressions +unto the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And Thou forgavest the iniquity +of my sin.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we +poor sinners confess unto Thee that we are by +nature sinful and unclean, and that we have +sinned against Thee by thought, word, and deed. +Wherefore we flee for refuge to Thine infinite +mercy, seeking and imploring Thy grace, for the +sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall say with the <i>Minister</i>:</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>O most merciful God, who hast given +Thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have +mercy upon us, and for His sake grant us +<span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_4">[4]</span>remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy +Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee +and of Thy will, and true obedience to Thy +Word, to the end that by Thy grace we may +come to everlasting life; through Jesus +Christ, our Lord. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then the <i>Minister</i>, standing, shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Almighty God, our heavenly Father, hath had +mercy upon us and hath given His only Son to +die for us and for His sake forgiveth us all our +sins. To them that believe on His name He +giveth power to become the sons of God and +hath promised them His Holy Spirit. He that +believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Grant +this, Lord, unto us all.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Congregation</i> chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen</b>.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then, all standing to the close of the <i>Collect</i>, shall be +chanted or said the <i>Introit</i> for the day.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Introit.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Introit</i> with the <i>Gloria Patri</i> may be chanted by +the <i>Choir</i>; or the <i>Introit</i> may be said by the <i>Minister</i> +and the <i>Gloria Patri</i> chanted or said by the <i>Congregation</i>. +Instead of the <i>Introit</i> a Psalm or a Hymn may be used.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Gloria Patri.</h3> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son and +to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, +is now, and ever shall be, world without +end. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall follow the</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Kyrie.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Kyrie</i> may be chanted or said by the <i>Minister</i> and +<i>Congregation</i>, or each petition may be said by the +<i>Minister</i> and chanted or said by the <i>Congregation</i> in +response.</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Lord, have mercy upon us. <br> +Christ, have mercy upon us.<br> +Lord, have mercy upon us. </p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_5">[5]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be chanted the <i>Gloria in Excelsis</i> as here +followeth. Instead of the <i>Gloria in Excelsis</i> another +Canticle or Hymn of Praise may be sung, except on festival +days and when there is a Communion.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Gloria in Excelsis.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">The <i>Minister</i> shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Glory be to God on high!</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant:</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>Glory be to God on high and on earth +peace, good will toward men. We praise +Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we +glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for +Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, +God the Father Almighty.</b></p> + +<p><b>O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus +Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of +the Father, that takest away the sin of the +world, have mercy upon us. Thou that +takest away the sin of the world, receive +our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right +hand of God the Father, have mercy +upon us.</b></p> + +<p><b>For Thou only art holy; Thou only art +the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the +Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of +God the Father. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">The Lord be with you.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>And with thy spirit.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">The <i>Minister</i> shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Let us pray.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Minister</i> say the <i>Collect</i> for the Day.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Collect.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Collect</i> ended, the <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_6">[6]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Minister</i> read the <i>Epistle for the Day</i>. +Other <i>Scripture Lessons</i> may be read before the <i>Epistle</i>, +but the <i>Epistle</i> and <i>Gospel for the Day</i> shall always be +read. The <i>Minister</i> shall announce the <i>Epistle</i>, saying:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The Epistle for (<i>here he shall name the Day</i>) +is written in the —— chapter of ——, beginning at +the —— verse.</p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Epistle for the Day.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">The <i>Epistle</i> ended, the <i>Minister</i> shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Here endeth the Epistle.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Hallelujah</i> be chanted or said, except in +the Passion season.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Hallelujah.</h3> + +<p class="center"><b>Hallelujah!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Instead of the simple <i>Hallelujah</i> a <i>sentence</i> for the +Season of the Church-year may be chanted with it; or +a Psalm or Hymn may be chanted after the <i>Hallelujah</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Hallelujah and Sentence.</h3> + +<h4 class="center">For Advent.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Hallelujah! Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies; for +they have been ever of old. Hallelujah!</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For the Epiphany Season.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Hallelujah! O praise the Lord, all ye nations; and +laud Him, all ye people. For His merciful kindness is great +toward us; and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. +Hallelujah!</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For the Passion Season.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Christ hath humbled Himself and become obedient unto +death, even the death of the cross.</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For the Easter Season.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Hallelujah! Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us. +Hallelujah!</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For Whitsuntide.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Hallelujah! Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are +created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth. Hallelujah!</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">From Trinity to Advent.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Hallelujah! O Lord, deal with Thy servant according +unto Thy mercy and teach me Thy statutes. I am Thy +servant; give me understanding that I may know Thy +testimonies. Hallelujah!</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_7">[7]</span></p> + +<p class="center">or this:</p> + +<p>Hallelujah! Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers: +praise Him, and highly exalt Him forever. Hallelujah!</p> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> announce the <i>Gospel +for the Day</i>, saying:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The holy Gospel is written in the —— chapter +of St. ——, beginning at the —— verse.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> may chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Glory be to Thee, O Lord.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> read<br> +<i>The Gospel for the Day</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Gospel</i> ended, the <i>Minister</i> shall say: Here endeth +the <i>Gospel</i>, and the <i>Congregation</i> shall stand up, unless it +has stood at the reading of the <i>Gospel</i>, and shall chant +or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Praise be to Thee, O Christ.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be said or chanted the <i>Nicene Creed</i> or the +<i>Apostles’ Creed</i>; but if there be a Communion, the +<i>Nicene Creed</i> shall be used.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Nicene Creed.</h3> + +<p><b>I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, +Maker of heaven and earth, And of all +things visible and invisible.</b></p> + +<p><b>And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten +Son of God, begotten of His Father +before all worlds, God of God, Light of +Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, +not made, Being of one substance with the +Father, By whom all things were made; +Who for us men and for our salvation came +down from heaven And was incarnate by +the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary. And +was made man; And was crucified also for +us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and +was buried; and the third day He rose again, +according to the Scripture; and ascended +into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand +of the Father; and He shall come again with +glory to judge both the quick and the dead; +Whose kingdom shall have no end.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_8">[8]</span></p> + +<p><b>And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord +and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the +Father and the Son, Who with the Father +and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, +Who spake by the prophets. And +I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic +Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for +the remission of sins; And I look for the +resurrection of the dead; And the life of the +world to come. Amen.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Apostles’ Creed.</h3> + +<p><b>I believe in God the Father Almighty, +Maker of heaven and earth.</b></p> + +<p><b>And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our +Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy +Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered +under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, +and buried; He descended into hell; The +third day He rose again from the dead; He +ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right +hand of God the Father Almighty; From +thence He shall come to judge the quick and +the dead.</b></p> + +<p><b>I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy +Christian Church, the communion of saints; +The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of +the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then may a Hymn be sung, and the <i>Minister</i> shall go +into the pulpit. After the Hymn shall follow</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Sermon.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">The Sermon ended, the <i>Congregation</i> standing up, the +<i>Minister</i> shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, +keep your hearts and minds through +Christ Jesus.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Offertory</i> shall then be chanted, at the close of which +the <i>Congregation</i> shall be seated.</p> + +<p>One of the <i>Offertories</i> here following, or any other +suitable <i>Offertory</i>, may be used.</p> + +</div> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_9">[9]</span></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Offertory.</h3> + +<h4 class="center">I.</h4> + +<p><b>Create in me a clean heart, O God: and +renew a right spirit within me.</b></p> + +<p><b>Cast me not away from Thy presence: and +take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.</b></p> + +<p><b>Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation: +and uphold me with Thy free Spirit.</b></p> + +<h4 class="center">II.</h4> + +<p><b>The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: +a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou +wilt not despise.</b></p> + +<p><b>Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion: +build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.</b></p> + +<p><b>Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices +of righteousness: with burnt offering +and whole burnt offering.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The Offerings shall be gathered and brought to the +<i>Minister</i>, who shall place them on the Altar.</p> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Minister</i> make mention of any special petition, +intercessions, or thanksgivings which may have been +requested. He may also make mention of the death of any +member of the Congregation.</p> + +<p>Then shall follow the <i>General Prayer</i>. The prayer here +following may be used, or, if there be no Communion, the +<i>Litany</i>, or a selection from the <i>Collects and Prayers</i>, or +any other suitable prayer.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The General Prayer.</h3> + +<p>Almighty and most merciful God, the Father +of our Lord Jesus Christ, we give Thee thanks +for all Thy goodness and tender mercies, especially +for the gift of Thy dear Son and for the +revelation of Thy will and grace; and we beseech +Thee so to implant Thy Word in us that in good +and honest hearts we may keep it and bring +forth fruit by patient continuance in well-doing.</p> + +<p>Most heartily we beseech Thee so to rule and +govern Thy Church Universal, with all its pastors +and ministers, that it may be preserved in the +<span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_10">[10]</span>pure doctrine of Thy saving Word, whereby faith +toward Thee may be strengthened and charity +increased in us toward all mankind.</p> + +<p>Grant also health and prosperity to all that are +in authority, especially to the President [and +Congress] of the United States, the Governor +[and Legislature] of this Commonwealth, and +to all our Judges and Magistrates; and endue +them with grace to rule after Thy good pleasure, +to the maintenance of righteousness and to the +hindrance and punishment of wickedness, that +we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all +godliness and honesty.</p> + +<p>May it please Thee also to turn the hearts of +our enemies and adversaries that they may cease +their enmity and be inclined to walk with us in +meekness and in peace.</p> + +<p>All who are in trouble, want, sickness, anguish +of labor, peril of death, or any other adversity, +especially those who are in suffering for Thy +name and for Thy truth’s sake, comfort, O God, +with Thy Holy Spirit that they may receive and +acknowledge their afflictions as the manifestation +of Thy fatherly will.</p> + +<p>And although we have deserved Thy righteous +wrath and manifold punishments, yet, we entreat +Thee, O most merciful Father, remember not the +sins of our youth nor our many transgressions, +but out of Thine unspeakable goodness, grace, +and mercy defend us from all harm and danger +of body and soul. Preserve us from false and +pernicious doctrine, from war and bloodshed, +from plague and pestilence, from all calamity by +fire and water, from hail and tempest, from +failure of harvest and from famine, from anguish +of heart and despair of Thy mercy, and from an +evil death. And in every time of trouble show +Thyself a very present Help, the Savior of all +men, and especially of them that believe.</p> + +<p>Cause also the needful fruits of the earth to +prosper that we may enjoy them in due season. +<span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_11">[11]</span>Give success to the Christian training of the +young, to all lawful occupations on land and +sea, and to all pure arts and useful knowledge; +and crown them with Thy blessing.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Here special Supplications, Intercessions, and Prayers may +be made.</p> + +</div> + +<p>These and whatsoever other things Thou wouldst +have us ask of Thee, O God, vouchsafe unto us +for the sake of the bitter sufferings and death +of Jesus Christ, Thine only Son, our Lord and +Savior, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and +the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Minister</i>, and the <i>Congregation</i> with +him, say the <i>Lord’s Prayer</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Lord’s Prayer.</h3> + +<p><b>Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed +be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will +be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give +us this day our daily bread; And forgive +us our trespasses, as we forgive those who +trespass against us; And lead us not into +temptation; But deliver us from evil; For +Thine is the kingdom and the power and +the glory forever and ever. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be sung a Hymn.</p> + +</div> + +<hr class="tb"> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>If there be no Communion, a Doxology may be sung, and +the <i>Minister</i>, standing at the Altar, shall pronounce the +<i>Benediction</i>, after which the <i>Congregation</i> shall offer silent +prayer.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Benediction.</h3> + +<p>The Lord bless thee and keep thee.</p> + +<p>The Lord make His face shine upon thee and +be gracious unto thee.</p> + +<p>The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee +and give thee peace.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen</b>.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_12">[12]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>While the Hymn is sung, the <i>Minister</i> shall go to the +Altar, make ready the Communion vessels, and prepare for +the administration of the <i>Holy Communion</i>.</p> + +<p>The Hymn ended, the <i>Congregation</i> shall rise and stand +to the end of the <i>Agnus Dei</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Preface.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">The <i>Minister</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">The Lord be with you.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>And with thy spirit.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Lift up your hearts.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>We lift them up unto the Lord.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Let us give thanks unto the Lord, +our God.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>It is meet and right so to do.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> It is truly meet, right, and salutary +that we should at all times and in all places give +thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, +Everlasting God:</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Here shall follow the <i>Proper Preface</i>, according to the +time, if there be any specially appointed, or else immediately +shall follow,</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Proper Prefaces.</h3> + +<h4 class="center">For Christmas.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>For in the mystery of the Word made flesh Thou hast +given us a new revelation of Thy glory, that, seeing Thee +in the person of Thy Son, we may be drawn to the love of +those things which are not seen. Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For the Passion Season.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Who on the tree of the cross didst give salvation unto +mankind, that, whence death arose, thence Life also might +rise again; and that he, who by a tree once overcame, +might likewise by a tree be overcome through Christ, our +Lord; through whom with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_13">[13]</span></p> + +<h4 class="center">For the Easter Season.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>But chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the glorious +resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; for He +is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us and +hath taken away the sin of the world; who by His death +hath destroyed death and by His rising to life again hath +restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For Ascension Day.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who after His Resurrection +appeared openly to all His disciples and in their +sight was taken up into heaven that He might make us +partakers of His divine nature. Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For Whitsunday.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, our Lord and Savior; +who ascended above the heavens and, sitting at Thy right +hand, poured out on this day the Holy Spirit, as He had +promised, upon the chosen disciples; whereat the whole +earth rejoices with exceeding joy. Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<h4 class="center">For the Festival of the Holy Trinity.</h4> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Who with Thine only-begotten Son and the Holy Ghost +art one God, one Lord. And in the confession of the only +true God we worship the Trinity in Person, and the Unity +in Substance, of Majesty coequal. Therefore with angels, etc.</p> + +</div> + +<hr class="tb"> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">After the <i>Preface</i> shall follow immediately:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Therefore with angels and archangels and with +all the company of heaven we laud and magnify +Thy glorious name, evermore praising Thee and +saying:</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Congregation</i> chant or say the <i>Sanctus</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth! +Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. +Hosanna in the highest!</b></p> + +<p><b>Blessed is He that cometh in the name of +the Lord.</b></p> + +<p><b>Hosanna in the highest!<a id="FNanchor_1" href="#Footnote_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a></b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then the <i>Minister</i>, turning to the Altar, shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Let us pray.</p> + +<p>Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be +Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done +<span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_14">[14]</span>on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our +daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we +forgive those who trespass against us; And lead +us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Congregation</i> chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>For Thine is the kingdom and the power +and the glory forever and ever. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the +night in which He was betrayed, +took bread;<a id="FNanchor_2" href="#Footnote_2" class="fnanchor">[2]</a> and when He +had given thanks, He brake it and gave it to His +disciples and said: Take, eat; this is My body, +which is given for you; this do in remembrance +of Me.</p> + +<p>After the same manner, also, +He took the cup,<a id="FNanchor_3" href="#Footnote_3" class="fnanchor">[3]</a> when He +had supped; and when He had given thanks, He +gave it to them, saying: Drink ye all of it; this +cup is the New Testament in My blood, which is +shed for you and for many for the remission of +sins; this do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance +of Me.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> turn to the congregation and chant +or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The peace of the Lord be with you alway.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall the <i>Congregation</i> chant or say the <i>Agnus +Dei</i>, and the distribution shall begin.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Agnus Dei.</h3> + +<p><b>O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest +away the sin of the world, have mercy +upon us!</b></p> + +<p><b>O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest +away the sin of the world, have mercy +upon us!</b></p> + +<p><b>O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest +away the sin of the world, grant us Thy +peace! Amen.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_15">[15]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">When the <i>Minister</i> giveth the Bread, he shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Take and eat; this is the true body of our +Lord Jesus Christ, given into death for thy sins. +This strengthen and preserve thee in the true +faith unto life eternal. Amen.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">When he giveth the Cup, he shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p>Take and drink; this is the true blood of our +Lord Jesus Christ, shed for the remission of thy +sins. This strengthen and preserve thee in the +true faith unto life eternal. Amen.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">In dismissing the Communicants, the <i>Minister</i> may say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center">Depart in peace.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>If the consecrated bread or wine be spent before all have +communed, the <i>Minister</i> shall consecrate more, saying aloud, +so much of the words of institution as pertaineth to the +element to be consecrated.</p> + +<p>When all have communed, the <i>Minister</i> shall reverently +cover what remaineth of the bread and wine.</p> + +<p>Then, all standing, the <i>Congregation</i> may chant or +say the</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Nunc Dimittis.</h3> + +<p><b>Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart +in peace according to Thy word;</b></p> + +<p><b>For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, +which Thou hast prepared before the face of +all people.</b></p> + +<p><b>A light to lighten the Gentiles; and the +glory of Thy people Israel.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son and +to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be chanted or said:</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Thanksgiving.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> O give thanks unto the Lord, for He +is good.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>And His mercy endureth forever.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_16">[16]</span></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> We give thanks to Thee, Almighty +God, that Thou hast refreshed us through this +salutary gift; and we beseech Thee that of Thy +mercy Thou wouldst strengthen us through the +same in faith toward Thee and in fervent love +toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Thy +dear Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth +with Thee and the Holy Ghost ever one God, +world without end.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then may be chanted or said the</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Benedicamus.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> The Lord be with you.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And with thy spirit.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Bless we the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Thanks be to God!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then shall the <i>Minister</i> say the <i>Benediction</i> as here followeth, +or he may say the words <i>2 Cor. 13, 14</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Benediction.</h3> + +<p>The Lord bless thee and keep thee.</p> + +<p>The Lord make His face shine upon thee and +be gracious unto thee.</p> + +<p>The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and +give thee peace.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>After the <i>Benediction</i> the <i>Congregation</i> should offer +silent prayer.</p> + +</div> + +<hr class="tb"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_17">[17]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p class="center">Then may the <i>Minister</i> give this <i>Exhortation</i>.<a id="FNanchor_4" href="#Footnote_4" class="fnanchor">[4]</a></p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Exhortation.</h3> + +<p>Dearly Beloved! Forasmuch as we purpose to come to +the Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ, it becometh us +diligently to examine ourselves, as St. Paul exhorteth us. +For this holy Sacrament hath been instituted for the special +comfort and strengthening of those who humbly confess their +sins and hunger and thirst after righteousness.</p> + +<p>But if we thus examine ourselves, we shall find nothing +in us but only sin and death, from which we can in no +wise set ourselves free. Therefore our Lord Jesus Christ +hath had mercy upon us and hath taken upon Himself our +nature, that so He might fulfil for us the whole will and +Law of God and for us and for our deliverance suffer death +and all that we by our sins have deserved. And to the end +that we should the more confidently believe this and be +strengthened by our faith in a cheerful obedience to His +holy will, He hath instituted the holy Sacrament of His +Supper, in which He feedeth us with His body and giveth +us to drink of His blood.</p> + +<p>Therefore, whoso eateth of this bread and drinketh of this +cup, firmly believing the words of Christ, dwelleth in Christ +and Christ in him and hath eternal life.</p> + +<p>We should also do this in remembrance of Him, showing +His death, that He was delivered for our offenses and raised +again for our justification, and, rendering unto Him most +hearty thanks for the same, take up our cross and follow +Him, and, according to His commandment, love one another +even as He hath loved us. For we are all one bread and +one body, even as we are all partakers of this one bread +and drink of this one cup.</p> + +<div class="footnotes"> + +<h3 class="center" id="FOOTNOTES">FOOTNOTES:</h3> + +<div class="footnote"> + +<p><a id="Footnote_1" href="#FNanchor_1" class="label">[1]</a> For Exhortation see end of this service.</p> + +</div> + +<div class="footnote"> + +<p><a id="Footnote_2" href="#FNanchor_2" class="label">[2]</a> <i>Here he shall take the Plate with the Bread in his +hand.</i></p> + +</div> + +<div class="footnote"> + +<p><a id="Footnote_3" href="#FNanchor_3" class="label">[3]</a> <i>Here he shall take the Cup in his hand.</i></p> + +</div> + +<div class="footnote"> + +<p><a id="Footnote_4" href="#FNanchor_4" class="label">[4]</a> The Exhortation, if in use, may be inserted at the place +indicated above.</p> + +</div> + +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_18">[18]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak gothic" id="Vespers">The Order of Evening Service, or Vespers.</h2> + +</div> + + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost or another +Hymn may be sung.</p> + +<p>Then shall be chanted or said, responsively, the <i>Versicle</i> +with the <i>Gloria Patri</i> as here followeth, all standing to the +end of the <i>Psalm</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> O Lord, open Thou my lips.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And my mouth shall show +forth Thy praise.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Make haste, O God, to deliver me.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Make haste, to help me, +O Lord.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son and +to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, +is now, and ever shall be, world without +end. Amen.</b></p> + +<p class="center"><b>Hallelujah!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>During the Passion Season the <i>Hallelujah</i> shall be +omitted.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Psalm.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be chanted or said one or more <i>Psalms</i>. At +the end of the <i>Psalm</i> the <i>Gloria Patri</i> shall be chanted. +An <i>Antiphon</i> may be used with each Psalm.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Lesson.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Scripture Lessons</i> shall then be read, and after each +<i>Lesson</i> may be chanted or said:</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> But Thou, O Lord, have mercy +upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Thanks be to Thee, O Lord.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>After the <i>Lessons</i> a <i>Responsory</i> may be chanted.</p> + +<p>Then may be sung a Hymn.</p> + +<p>Then may follow a <i>Sermon</i>, after which the <i>Offerings</i> +may be gathered.</p> + +</div> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_19">[19]</span></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be sung</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Hymn.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then, all standing, may be chanted or said this <i>Versicle</i>.</p> + +<p>But on Festival Days a special <i>Versicle</i> may be used.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Let my prayers be set forth before +Thee as incense;</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And the lifting up of my +hands as the evening sacrifice.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Canticle.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be chanted the</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Magnificat.</h3> + +<p class="center">Luke 1, 46-55.</p> + +<p><b>My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my +spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Savior.</b></p> + +<p><b>For He hath regarded: the low estate of +His handmaiden.</b></p> + +<p><b>For, behold, from henceforth: all generations +shall call me blessed.</b></p> + +<p><b>For He that is mighty hath done to me +great things: and holy is His name.</b></p> + +<p><b>And His mercy is on them that fear Him: +from generation to generation.</b></p> + +<p><b>He hath showed strength with His arm: +He hath scattered the proud in the imagination +of their hearts.</b></p> + +<p><b>He hath put down the mighty from their +seats: and exalted them of low degree.</b></p> + +<p><b>He hath filled the hungry with good +things: and the rich He hath sent empty +away.</b></p> + +<p><b>He hath holpen His servant Israel in +remembrance of His mercy: as He spake to +our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, +forever.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son: +and to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be: world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_20">[20]</span></p> + +<p class="center">or the</p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Nunc Dimittis.</h3> + +<p class="center">Luke 2, 29-32.</p> + +<p><b>Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart +in peace: according to Thy word;</b></p> + +<p><b>For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation: +which Thou hast prepared before the face +of all people;</b></p> + +<p><b>A light to lighten the Gentiles: and the +glory of Thy people Israel.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son: +and to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be: world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>An <i>Antiphon</i> may be chanted with the <i>Canticle</i>.</p> + +<p>Then shall be said the <i>Prayers</i> here following, or the +<i>Suffrages</i>, the <i>Litany</i>, or other prayers.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Prayer.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Lord, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Lord, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Christ, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Christ, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Lord, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Lord, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then all shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed +be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will +be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us +this day our daily bread; And forgive us +our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass +against us; And lead us not into temptation; +But deliver us from evil; For Thine +is the kingdom and the power and the glory +forever and ever. Amen.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> The Lord be with you.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And with thy spirit.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_21">[21]</span></p> + +<p class="center">Let us pray.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be said the <i>Collect</i> for the day. The <i>Collect</i> +for the Sunday is said throughout the week following until +Friday; but on Saturday the <i>Collect</i> for the following +Sunday is said. Then may be said any other <i>Collects</i> and +after that this <i>Collect for Peace</i>. A <i>Versicle</i> may be +used with the <i>Collect</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> The Lord will give strength unto His +people.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>The Lord will bless His people +with peace.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Collect for Peace.</h3> + +<p>O God, from whom all holy desires, all good +counsels, and all just works do proceed, give unto +Thy servants that peace which the world cannot +give, that our hearts may be set to obey Thy +commandments, and also that we by Thee, being +defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass +our time in rest and quietness; through the +merits of Jesus Christ, our Savior.</p> + +<p class="center">Amen.</p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then may be chanted or said the</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Benedicamus.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Bless we the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Thanks be to God!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The service may end with the <i>Benedicamus</i>, or a Closing +Hymn may be sung, after which may be said:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the +love of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost +be with you all.</p> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>At the close of the Service silent prayer should be offered.</p> + +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_22">[22]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak gothic" id="Matins">The Order of Early Service, or Matins.</h2> + +</div> + + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost or another Hymn +may be sung.</p> + +<p>Then shall be chanted or said the <i>Versicles</i> here following, +all standing to the end of the <i>Venite</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> O Lord, open Thou my lips.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And my mouth shall show +forth Thy praise.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Make haste, O God, to deliver me.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Make haste to help me, +O Lord.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and +to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be: world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<p class="center"><b>Hallelujah!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>During the Passion season the <i>Hallelujah</i> shall be +omitted.</p> + +<p>Then shall follow the <i>Invitatory</i> with the <i>Venite</i>. On +Festival Days a special <i>Invitatory</i> may be used.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> O come, let us worship the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>For He is our Maker.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Venite Exultemus.</h3> + +<p class="center">Ps. 95, 1-7.</p> + +<p><b>O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us +make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.</b></p> + +<p><b>Let us come before His presence with +thanksgiving: and make a joyful noise unto +Him with psalms.</b></p> + +<p><b>For the Lord is a great God: and a great +King above all gods.</b></p> + +<p><b>In His hand are the deep places of the +earth: the strength of the hills is His also.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_23">[23]</span></p> + +<p><b>The sea is His, and He made it: and His +hands formed the dry land.</b></p> + +<p><b>O come, let us worship and bow down: +let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.</b></p> + +<p><b>For He is our God: and we are the people +of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son: +and to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be: world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Hymn.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The Hymn shall then be sung.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Psalm.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then, all standing to the end of the <i>Psalm</i>, shall be +chanted or said one or more <i>Psalms</i>. At the end of the +<i>Psalm</i> the <i>Gloria Patri</i> shall be chanted. An <i>Antiphon</i> +may be used with each <i>Psalm</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Lesson.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Scripture Lessons</i> shall then be read. After each +<i>Lesson</i> may be chanted or said:</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Thanks be to God!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>After the <i>Lessons</i> a <i>Responsory</i> may be chanted.</p> + +<p>A brief <i>Exhortation</i> or a <i>Sermon</i> may then follow.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Canticle.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The <i>Congregation</i> shall stand and chant the <i>Te Deum +Laudamus</i> or the <i>Benedictus</i>. An <i>Antiphon</i> may be +chanted with the <i>Benedictus</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<h3 class="gothic">Te Deum Laudamus.</h3> + +<p><b>We praise Thee, O God: we acknowledge +Thee to be the Lord.</b></p> + +<p><b>All the earth doth worship Thee: the +Father everlasting.</b></p> + +<p><b>To Thee all angels cry aloud: the heavens +and all the powers therein.</b></p> + +<p><b>To Thee cherubim and seraphim: continually +do cry:</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_24">[24]</span></p> + +<p><b>Holy, holy, holy: Lord God of Sabaoth;</b></p> + +<p><b>Heaven and earth are full of the majesty: +of Thy glory.</b></p> + +<p><b>The glorious company of the apostles: +praise Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>The goodly fellowship of the prophets: +praise Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>The noble army of martyrs: praise Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>The holy Church throughout all the world: +doth acknowledge Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>The Father: of an infinite Majesty;</b></p> + +<p><b>Thine adorable, true: and only Son.</b></p> + +<p><b>Also the Holy Ghost: the Comforter.</b></p> + +<p><b>Thou art the King of Glory: O Christ.</b></p> + +<p><b>Thou art the everlasting Son: of the +Father.</b></p> + +<p><b>When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver +man: Thou didst humble Thyself to be born +of a virgin.</b></p> + +<p><b>When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness +of death: Thou didst open the kingdom of +heaven to all believers.</b></p> + +<p><b>Thou sittest at the right hand of God: in +the glory of the Father.</b></p> + +<p><b>We believe that Thou shalt come: to be +our Judge.</b></p> + +<p><b>We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants: +whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy +precious blood.</b></p> + +<p><b>Make them to be numbered with Thy +saints: in glory everlasting.</b></p> + +<p><b>O Lord, save Thy people: and bless Thine +inheritance.</b></p> + +<p><b>Govern them: and lift them up forever.</b></p> + +<p><b>Day by day: we magnify Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>And we worship Thy name: ever, world +without end.</b></p> + +<p><b>Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day +without sin.</b></p> + +<p><b>O Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy +upon us.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_25">[25]</span></p> + +<p><b>O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us: as our +trust is in Thee.</b></p> + +<p><b>O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let me +never be confounded. Amen.</b></p> + +<p class="center">or the</p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Benedictus.</h3> + +<p class="center">Luke 1, 68-79.</p> + +<p><b>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for He +hath visited and redeemed His people;</b></p> + +<p><b>And hath raised up a horn of salvation for +us: in the house of His servant David;</b></p> + +<p><b>As He spake by the mouth of His holy +prophets: which have been since the world +began;</b></p> + +<p><b>That we should be saved from our enemies: +and from the hand of all that hate us;</b></p> + +<p><b>To perform the mercy promised to our +fathers: and to remember His holy covenant;</b></p> + +<p><b>The oath which He sware to our father +Abraham: that He would grant unto us;</b></p> + +<p><b>That we, being delivered out of the hand +of our enemies: might serve Him without +fear,</b></p> + +<p><b>In holiness and righteousness before Him: +all the days of our life.</b></p> + +<p><b>And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet +of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the +face of the Lord to prepare His ways;</b></p> + +<p><b>To give knowledge of salvation unto His +people: by the remission of their sins,</b></p> + +<p><b>Through the tender mercy of our God: +whereby the Dayspring from on high hath +visited us,</b></p> + +<p><b>To give light to them that sit in darkness +and in the shadow of death: to guide our +feet in the way of peace.</b></p> + +<p><b>Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and +to the Holy Ghost;</b></p> + +<p><b>As it was in the beginning, is now, and +ever shall be: world without end. Amen.</b></p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Intro_Page_26">[26]</span></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">The Prayer.</h3> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then shall be said the <i>Prayers</i> here following, or the +<i>Suffrages</i>, the <i>Litany</i>, or other prayers.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Lord, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Lord, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Christ, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Christ, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Lord, have mercy upon us.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Lord, have mercy upon us.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then all shall say:</p> + +</div> + +<p><b>Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed +be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will +be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give +us this day our daily bread; And forgive us +our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass +against us; And lead us not into temptation; +But deliver us from evil; For Thine +is the kingdom and the power and the glory +forever and ever. Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>One or more <i>Collects</i> may be used, with the <i>Salutation</i>, +which may be preceded by a <i>Versicle</i>. After each <i>Collect</i> +the <i>Congregation</i> shall chant or say:</p> + +</div> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>Then may be chanted or said the <i>Benedicamus</i> with the +<i>Salutation</i>.</p> + +</div> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> The Lord be with you.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>And with thy spirit.</b></p> + +<h3 class="gothic">Benedicamus.</h3> + +<p><i>Minister.</i> Bless we the Lord.</p> + +<p><i>Congregation.</i> <b>Thanks be to God!</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>The service may end with the <i>Benedicamus</i>, or a closing +Hymn may be sung; after which may be said:</p> + +</div> + +<p>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love +of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost be +with you all.</p> + +<p class="center"><b>Amen.</b></p> + +<div class="smaller"> + +<p>At the close of the service silent prayer should be offered.</p> + +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_1">[1]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="HYMNS">HYMNS</h2> + +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_BEGINNING_OF_WORSHIP">THE BEGINNING OF WORSHIP.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_1">1</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, to us attend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Holy Spirit to us send,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With grace to rule us day by day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead us in true wisdom’s way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Teach Thou our lips to sing Thy praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our hearts in true devotion raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our faith increase, and grant us light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may know Thy name aright;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Until we join the hosts that cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Holy art Thou, O Lord most high!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in the light of that blest place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall gaze upon Thee face to face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Glory to God, the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, O holy Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be praise throughout eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1651.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_2">2</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, open Thou my heart to hear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by Thy Word to me draw near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me Thy Word still pure retain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me Thy child and heir remain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy Word doth move the inmost heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word doth perfect health impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word my soul with joy doth bless.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word brings peace and blessedness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Glory to God the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, O blessed Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be praise throughout eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_2">[2]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_3">3</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed Jesus, at Thy word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We are gathered all to hear Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let our hearts and souls be stirred</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now to seek and love and fear Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy teachings, sweet and holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drawn from earth to love Thee solely.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. All our knowledge, sense, and sight</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lie in deepest darkness shrouded</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Thy Spirit breaks our night,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the beams of truth unclouded.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou alone to God canst win us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou must work all good within us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Glorious Lord, Thyself impart!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Light of Light, from God proceeding;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Open Thou our ears and heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help us by Thy Spirit’s pleading;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear the cry Thy people raises,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear and bless our prayers and praises.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise to Thee and adoration!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that we Thy Word may trust</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And obtain true consolation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While we here below must wander,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till we sing Thy praises yonder.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Clausnitzer, 1663; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_4">4</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy presence, gracious God, afford,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prepare us to receive Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let Thy voice engage our ear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And faith be mixed with what we hear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Distracting thoughts and cares remove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fix our hearts and hopes above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With food divine may we be fed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And satisfied with living bread.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_3">[3]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To us the sacred Word apply</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With sovereign power and energy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may we, in Thy faith and fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Reduce to practise what we hear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Father, in us Thy Son reveal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us to know and do Thy will;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy saving power and love display</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guide us to the realms of day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Fawcett, 1817.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_5">5</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Open now Thy gates of beauty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Zion, let me enter there,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where my soul in joyful duty</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Waits for Him who answers pray’r;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, how blessed is this place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Filled with solace, light, and grace!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yes, my God, I come before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come Thou also down to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where we find Thee and adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There a heaven on earth must be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In my heart, oh, enter Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it be Thy temple now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here Thy praise is gladly chanted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here Thy seed is duly sown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let my soul, where it is planted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring forth precious sheaves alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So that all I hear may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fruitful unto life in me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou my faith increase and quicken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me keep Thy Gift divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Howsoe’er temptations thicken;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May Thy Word still o’er me shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As my pole-star through my life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As my comfort in my strife.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_4">[4]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let Thy will be done indeed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May I undisturbed draw near Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whilst Thou dost Thy people feed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here of life the fountain flows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here is balm for all our woes.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Schmolck, 1734; C. Winkworth, tr., 1862.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_6">6</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, when we bend before Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our confessions pour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us to feel the sins we own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hate what we deplore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Our broken spirit pitying see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True penitence impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then let a kindling glance from Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beam hope upon the heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When our responsive tongues essay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their grateful hymns to raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that our souls may join the lay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mount to Thee in praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When we disclose our wants in prayer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May we our wills resign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And not a thought our bosom share</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That is not wholly Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. May faith each meek petition fill</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And waft it to the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And teach our hearts ’tis goodness still</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That grants it or denies.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. D. Carlyle, 1802.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_7">7</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we come before Thee now,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy feet we humbly bow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, do not our suit disdain!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In compassion now descend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_5">[5]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In Thine own appointed way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now we seek Thee, here we stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we know not how to go</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till a blessing Thou bestow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Send some message from Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That may joy and peace afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy Spirit now impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Full salvation to each heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Comfort those who weep and mourn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the time of joy return;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those that are cast down lift up,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strong in faith, in love, and hope.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Grant that those who seek may find</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee a God sincere and kind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heal the sick, the captive free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us all rejoice in Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Hammond, 1745.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_8">8</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy temple I repair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, I love to worship there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While Thy glorious praise is sung,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Touch my lips, unloose my tongue.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. While the prayers of saints ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God of Love, to mine attend.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear me, for Thy Spirit pleads;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear, for Jesus intercedes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. While I hearken to Thy Law,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill my soul with humble awe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Thy Gospel bring to me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life and immortality.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. While Thy ministers proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace and pardon in Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through their voice, by faith, may I</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear Thee speaking from the sky.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. From Thy house, when I return,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May my heart within me burn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at evening let me say,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“I have walked with God to-day.”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1812.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_6">[6]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CLOSE_OF_WORSHIP">THE CLOSE OF WORSHIP.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_9">9</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Abide, O dearest Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us with Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Satan may not harm us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor we to sin give place.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Abide, O dear Redeemer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us with Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus now and hereafter</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True peace and joy afford.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Abide with heavenly brightness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us, precious Light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy truth direct, and keep us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From error’s gloomy night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Abide with richest blessings</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us, bounteous Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us in grace and wisdom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grow daily through Thy Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Abide with Thy protection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us, Lord, our Strength,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest world and Satan fell us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And overcome at length.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Abide, O faithful Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among us with Thy love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant steadfastness and help us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To reach our home above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Stegmann, 1628; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_10">10</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now our worship sweet is o’er—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Singing, praying, teaching, hearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us gladly God adore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For His gracious strength and cheering.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise our God, who now would save us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the rich repast He gave us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_7">[7]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now the Blessing cheers our heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the service thus is ended,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us joyfully depart,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be our souls to God commended.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May His Spirit ever guide us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with all things well provide us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let our going out be blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bless our entrance in like measure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bless, O Lord, our toil and rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bless our bread, our grief and pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be in death Thy blessing given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make us blest heirs of heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. H. Schenck, 1680; M. Loy, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_11">11</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">On what has now been sown</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The pow’r is Thine alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To make it spring and grow:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou the gracious harvest raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou alone shalt have the praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To Thee our wants are known,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee are all our powers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Accept what is Thine own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pardon what is ours.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our praises, Lord, and prayers receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to Thy Word a blessing give.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O grant that each of us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who meet before Thee here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May meet together thus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When Thou and Thine appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And follow Thee to heaven, our home.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en so, Amen, Lord Jesus, come!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_8">[8]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_12">12</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Word into our minds instil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make our lukewarm hearts to glow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With lowly love and fervent will.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gentle Jesus, be our Light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The day is gone, its hours have run,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thou hast taken count of all—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The scanty triumphs grace hath won,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The broken vow, the frequent fall.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gentle Jesus, be our Light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True absolution and release</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bless us, more than in past days,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With purity and inward peace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gentle Jesus, be our Light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For all we love, the poor, the sad,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sinful, unto Thee we call;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let Thy mercy make us glad;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art our Savior and our All.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gentle Jesus, be our Light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Sweet Savior, bless us; night is come;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through night and darkness near us be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Good angels watch about our home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And we are one day nearer Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gentle Jesus, be our Light.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. W. Faber, 1852.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_9">[9]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_13">13</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Almighty God, Thy Word is cast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like seed into the ground;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let the dew of heaven descend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And righteous fruits abound.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let not the foe of Christ and man</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This holy seed remove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But give it root in every heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To bring forth fruits of love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let not the world’s deceitful cares</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The rising plant destroy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But let it yield a hundredfold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The fruits of peace and joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oft as the precious seed is sown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy quickening grace bestow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all whose souls the truth receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its saving power may know.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Cawood, 1819.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_14">14</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, all my sins confessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gracious hear me when I cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give through faith the promised blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Freely, fully <i>justify</i>.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By Thy Holy Spirit’s leading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring me to Thy bosom nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy blessed footsteps treading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soul and body <i>sanctify</i>.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. So, the days of conflict ended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the mansions of the sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whither, Lord, Thou art ascended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thyself me <i>glorify</i>.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Haweis, 1808, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_15">15</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now may He who from the dead</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus Christ, our king and Head,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All our souls in safety keep.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_10">[10]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. May He teach us to fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is pleasing in His sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Perfect us in all His will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And preserve us day and night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To that dear Redeemer’s praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who the covenant sealed with blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let our hearts and voices raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Loud thanksgivings to our God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_16">16</h3> + +<p class="meter">10s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, again to Thy dear name we raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With one accord our parting hymn of praise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Once more we bless Thee ere our worship cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, lowly bending, wait Thy word of peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in this house have called upon Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grant us Thy peace, Lord, through the coming night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turn Thou for us its darkness into light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From harm and danger keep Thy children free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For dark and light are both alike to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our balm in sorrow and our stay in strife;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Ellerton, 1866.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">[11]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_17">17</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill our hearts with joy and peace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us each, Thy love possessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Triumph in redeeming grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">|: O refresh us, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trav’ling through this wilderness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thanks we give and adoration</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy Gospel’s joyful sound.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May the fruits of Thy salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In our hearts and lives abound:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">|: May Thy presence :|</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With us evermore be found.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. So, whene’er the signal’s given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Us from earth to call away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Borne on angels’ wings to heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glad the summons to obey,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">|: May we, ready, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise and reign in endless day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Fawcett, 1773.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_18">18</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of my life, whose tender care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath led me on till now,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here lowly, at the hour of prayer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before Thy throne I bow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I bless Thy gracious hand and pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgiveness for another day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O may I daily, hourly, strive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In heavenly grace to grow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee and to Thy glory live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dead else to all below;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tread in the path my Savior trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though thorny, yet the path to God!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. With prayer my humble praise I bring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For mercies day by day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, teach my heart Thy love to sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, teach me how to pray!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that I have, I am, to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I offer through eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">“Ω Chelsea,” 1838.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">[12]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="MORNING">MORNING.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_19">19</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When streaming from the eastern skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The morning light salutes my eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Sun of righteousness divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On me with beams of mercy shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Chase the dark clouds of sin away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And turn my darkness into day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When to heaven’s great and glorious King</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My morning sacrifice I bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, grieving o’er my guilt and shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ask mercy, Savior, in Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My conscience sprinkle with Thy blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And be my advocate with God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When each day’s scenes and labors close,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wearied nature seeks repose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With pardoning mercy, richly blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guard me, my Savior, while I rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And as each morning’s sun shall rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O lead me onward to the skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And at my life’s last setting sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My conflict o’er, my labors done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thy heavenly radiance shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To cheer and bless my dying bed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from death’s gloom my spirit raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To see Thy face and sing Thy praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Wm. Shrubsole, 1813, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_20">20</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O holy, blessed Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Divine, essential Unity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou this day my Guide and Host.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My soul and body keep from harm,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er all I have extend Thine arm,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Satan may not cause distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor bring me shame and wretchedness.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">[13]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Father’s love shield me this day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Son’s pure wisdom cheer my way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Holy Spirit’s light divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Illume my heart’s benighted shrine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My Maker, strengthen Thou my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O my Redeemer, help impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest Comforter, keep at my side</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That faith and love in me abide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, bless and keep Thou me as Thine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, make Thy face upon me shine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, lift Thy countenance on me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And give me peace, sweet peace, from Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Behm, 1608; C. H. L. Schuette, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_21">21</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">While yet the morn is breaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I thank my God once more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath whose care awaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I find the night is o’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thank Him that He calls me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To life and health anew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know whate’er befalls me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His care will still be true.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Israel’s Guardian, hear me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watch over me this day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In all I do be near me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For others, too, I pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee I would commend them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Church, our school, our land,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Direct them and defend them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When dangers are at hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O gracious Lord, direct us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy doctrine pure defend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From heresies protect us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for Thy Word contend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may praise Thee ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, with one accord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And say: The Lord, our Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be evermore adored!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">[14]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O grant us peace and gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give us our daily bread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shield us from grief and sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On us Thy blessings shed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that our whole behavior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In truth and righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May praise Thee, Lord, our Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose holy name we bless.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And gently grant Thy blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we may do Thy will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No more Thy ways transgressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our proper task fulfil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Peter’s full affiance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let down our nets again;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Thou art our Reliance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our toil will not be vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. With craftiness unceasing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strives Satan to restrain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What in Thy sight is pleasing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for Thy Church is gain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet vain is his endeavor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou, O Christ, our Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dost rule all things forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thine almighty Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thou art the Vine,—O nourish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The branches graft in Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let them grow and flourish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A fair and fruitful tree.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit pour within us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let His gifts of grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To such good actions win us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As best may show Thy praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Muehlmann, 1610.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_22">22</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My inmost heart now raises,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this fair morning hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A song of thankful praises</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thine almighty power.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">[15]</span><div class="verse indent0">O God, upon Thy throne!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To honor and adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I bring my praise before Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Christ, Thine only Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For Thou from me hast warded</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All perils of the night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From every harm hast guarded</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul till morning’s light.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Humbly to Thee I cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Savior, have compassion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pardon my transgression;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy, Lord most high!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And shield me from all evil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O gracious God, this day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin, and from the devil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From shame and from dismay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From fire’s consuming breath,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From water’s devastation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From need and consternation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From evil sudden death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My life, my soul—defend them!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My wife, child, goods, and home,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy hand I commend them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee my blessings come;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy bounteous hand bestows</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My household and my treasures,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My parents, friends, and pleasures;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My cup with good o’erflows.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Let not Thine angel leave me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While here on earth I stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest Satan’s arts deceive me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lead my soul astray.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then keep Thine angel near</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At night and each new morrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lest soul and body sorrow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, faltering, cost me dear.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_16">[16]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. God shall do my advising,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose might with wisdom blends;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May He bless rest and rising,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My efforts, means, and ends!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To God, forever blessed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will I with mine confide me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And willing let Him guide me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As seemeth to Him best.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Amen! I say, not fearing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That God rejects my prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I doubt not He is hearing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And granting me His care.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So I put forth my hands</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And look not long behind me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But ply the task assigned me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By God as He commands.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Mathesius, 1592.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_23">23</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God, who madest earth and heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who the day and night hast given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sun and moon and starry host;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou whose mighty hand sustains</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth and all that it contains;—</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Praise to Thee my soul shall render,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who this night hast guarded me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My omnipotent Defender,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who from ill dost set me free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free from danger, anguish, woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free from the infernal Foe.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let the night of my transgression</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With night’s darkness pass away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, into Thy possession</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I resign myself to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy wounds I find relief</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From my greatest sin and grief.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_17">[17]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant that I may rise this morning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the lethargy of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So my soul, through Thy adorning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall be glorious within</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I at the Judgment Day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall not be a castaway.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Let my life and conversation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be directed by Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thy constant preservation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thine erring child afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nowhere but alone in Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all harm can I be free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Wholly to Thy blest protection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I commit my heart and mind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mighty God, to Thy direction</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wholly may I be resigned!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, my Shield, my Light divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, accept and own me Thine!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Lord, to me Thine angel sending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep me from the subtle Foe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From his craft and might defending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Never let Thy wand’rer go,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till my final rest shall come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thine angel bear me home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Albert, 1642; J. C. Jacobi and A. T. Russell, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_24">24</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How lovely now the morning star</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In twilight sky bright gleams afar</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While night her curtain raiseth!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each creature hails, with ravished sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The glories of returning light</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And God, its Maker, praiseth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both far And near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things living Thanks are giving,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There high soaring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here through earth’s wide field adoring.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">[18]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Then haste, my soul, thy song to raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor spare in thy Redeemer’s praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To pour thy due oblation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For glory, Lord, to Thee belongs,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy praise resounds in grateful songs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With pious emulation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy rings Glad strings;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Voices sounding, Hearts rebounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus all nature</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sings Thy praise, O great Creator.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Unconscious, I securely slept</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor saw the cruel foes which kept</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Close watch about my slumber;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though evil spirits, through the night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With fiendish craft and watchful spite,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Came round me without number;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose hands In bands,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mischief brewing For my ruin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Had enslaved me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hadst not Thou stood by and saved me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For, Jesus, Thou with saving power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wast near me in that threatening hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Didst save me from their fury;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I reposed in quiet sleep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whilst Thou unwearied watch didst keep;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee all praise and glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, all My soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upward springing, Loudly singing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While on earth I walk before Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. This day my Fortress, Lord, abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now ope Thy gates of mercy wide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Within their shelter place me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Castle and my Rock Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let no foeman’s treacherous dart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee, my Stronghold, chase me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help, Lord, Afford!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Near me tarry Blows to parry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While around me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sword and armor sore confound me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">[19]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Pour down Thy grace in cheering streams</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And warm my heart with mercy’s beams</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From heaven, Thy throne of beauty;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy good Spirit guide my will</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I, whate’er my station, still</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May seek my joy in duty.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Send light And might</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That each measure, Scheme and pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heavenward tending,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still in Thee may find its ending.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Keep grief, if this may be, away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If not, Thy will be done, I say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My choice to Thine resigning.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O come and like the morning dew</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Refresh my heart and make it new,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may, unrepining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bear cross And loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till that morrow Chase all sorrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When upraisèd</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Thy name is ever praisèd.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Meanwhile, my heart, both sing and leap,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid cross and loss good courage keep,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To heaven’s bright gate you hasten;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then lay desponding care aside,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God ever thus His own hath tried</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And those He loves doth chasten;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hope still Midst ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Calm, though grieving, Firm believing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tribulation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is the road to sure salvation.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Wiesenmeyer, 1653; F. E. Cox, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_25">25</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We lift our hearts to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Day-star from on high!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sun itself is but Thy shade,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet cheers both earth and sky.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">[20]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O let Thy rising beams</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The night of sin disperse,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mists of error and of vice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which shade the universe.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How beauteous nature now!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How dark and sad before!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy we view the pleasing change</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And nature’s God adore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O may no gloomy crime</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pollute the rising day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May Jesus’ blood, like morning dew,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wash all our stains away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. May we this life improve</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To mourn for errors past</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And live this short, revolving day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As if it were our last.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1741.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_26">26</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now the shades of night are gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now the morning light is come;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, may we be Thine to-day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drive the shades of sin away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Fill our souls with heavenly light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Banish doubt and cleanse our sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy service, Lord, to-day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us labor, help us pray.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Keep our haughty passions bound,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save us from our foes around;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Going out and coming in,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep us safe from every sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When our work of life is past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, receive us then at last!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Night of sin will be no more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When we reach the heavenly shore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Samson Occom, 1770.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_21">[21]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_27">27</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of my life, O may Thy praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Employ my noblest powers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose goodness lengthens out my days</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fills the circling hours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Preserved by Thine almighty arm,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I pass the shades of night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Serene and safe from every harm,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And see returning light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When sleep, death’s semblance, o’er me spread,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I unconscious lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy watchful care was round my bed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To guard my feeble clay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O let the same almighty care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My waking hours attend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From every trespass, every snare,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heedless steps defend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Smile on my minutes as they roll</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And guide my future days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let Thy goodness fill my soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With gratitude and praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_28">28</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Every morning mercies new</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fall as fresh as morning dew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every morning let us pay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tribute with the early day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy mercies, Lord, are sure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy compassion doth endure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Still the greatness of Thy love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Daily doth our sins remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Daily, far as east from west,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lifts the burden from the breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gives unbought to those who pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strength to stand in evil day.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_22">[22]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let our prayers each morn prevail</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That these gifts may never fail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And as we confess the sin</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the Tempter’s power within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feed us with the Bread of Life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fit us for our daily strife.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. As the morning light returns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the sun with splendor burns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us still to turn to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever-blessed Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With our hands our hearts to raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In unfailing prayer and praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Phillimore, 1863.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_29">29</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, my soul, and with the sun</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy daily stage of duty run;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shake off dull sloth and joyful rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To pay thy morning sacrifice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hast refreshed me while I slept.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I may of endless life partake.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Disperse my sins as morning dew,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guard my first springs of thought and will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with Thyself my spirit fill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Direct, control, suggest, this day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All I design or do or say,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all my powers, with all their might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy sole glory may unite.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him, all creatures here below;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him, above, ye heavenly host:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Ken, 1695.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_23">[23]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="EVENING">EVENING.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_30">30</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Since now the day has reached its close</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sunlight shines no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In sleep the toil-worn find repose</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all who wept before.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But Thou, my God, no rest dost know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No slumber dims Thy sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hatest darkness as Thy foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou Thyself art light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Lord, I pray, remember me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throughout the gloom of night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant to me most graciously</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The shield of Thy great might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Turn from me Satan’s tyranny</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through many an angel arm,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall I be from danger free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And safe from every harm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I know the evil I have done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth cry aloud to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But yet the mercy of Thy Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath full atoned for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Him I present Thee as my bail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While suppliant at Thy feet;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With such assurance I’ll not fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before Thy judgment-seat.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And therefore now I close my eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sleep with tranquil breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why waste the time in fears or sighs?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God watches o’er my rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Away, vain, idle thoughts, depart!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Roam not, my soul, abroad!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For now I build within my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A temple to my God.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_24">[24]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Should this night prove the last for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this dark vale of tears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then lead me, Lord, in heaven to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my elect compeers.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. And thus I live and die to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strong Lord of hosts, indeed!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In life and death Thou helpest me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From every fear and need.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. T. Herzog, before 1670.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_31">31</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Sink not yet, my soul, to slumber,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wake, my heart, go forth and tell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the mercies without number</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That this bygone day befell.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tell how God hath kept afar</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All things that against me war,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath upheld me and defended,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And His grace my soul befriended.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Father, merciful and holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee to-night I praise and bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, to labor true and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grantest ever meet success;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Many a sin and many a woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Many a fierce and subtle foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast Thou checked that once alarmed me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So that naught to-day has harmed me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yes, our wisdom vainly ponders,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fathoms not Thy loving thought.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never tongue can tell the wonders</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That Thy hand for me hath wrought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast guided me to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That no ill hath crossed my way.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There is neither bound nor measure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy love’s o’erflowing treasure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Now the light that nature gladdens,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the pomp of day, is gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And my heart is tired and saddens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As the gloomy night comes on.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_25">[25]</span><div class="verse indent0">Ah, then, with Thy changeless light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Warm and cheer my heart to-night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the shadows round me gather,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me close to Thee, my Father!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Of Thy grace, I pray Thee, pardon</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All my sins and heal their smart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sore and heavy is their burden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sharp their sting within my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And my Foe lays many a snare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But to tempt me to despair.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou alone canst help me, Savior;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Punish not my ill behavior.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Though I have from Thee departed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now I seek Thy face again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy Son, the loving-hearted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Made our peace through bitter pain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yes, far greater than our sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though it still be strong within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is Thy love that fails us never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mercy that endures forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Brightness of th’ eternal city!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Light of every faithful soul!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe beneath Thy sheltering pity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let the tempest past me roll;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now it darkens far and near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still, my God, still be Thou here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou canst comfort, and Thou only,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the night is long and lonely.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. From the power of darkness save me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And from Satan’s hellish snares,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who endeavors to enslave me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And assails me unawares;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me never lose the sight</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Thy good and gracious light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou canst fill my heart with gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That it feel no pain in sadness.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_26">[26]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Though my weary eyes are closing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my senses fall asleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still my soul, on Thee reposing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever must its vigils keep.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let my spirit longingly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Always dream, my God, of Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firmly unto Thee e’er cleaving,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sleeping, yet Thy grace receiving.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Lord, the twilight now hath vanished,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Send Thy blessing on my sleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every sin and terror banished,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let my rest be calm and deep.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul and body, mind and health,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wife and children, house and wealth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Friend and foe, the sick, the stranger,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep Thou safe from harm and danger.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. O Thou mighty God, now hearken</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the prayer Thy child hath made;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, while the night-hours darken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou still my hope, my aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Ghost, on Thee I call,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Friend and Comforter of all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear my earnest prayer, O hear me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thou hearest, Thou art near me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Rist, 1642.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_32">32</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The happy sunshine now is gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gloomy night comes swiftly on;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But shine Thou still, O Christ, our Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let us lose ourselves in night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We thank Thee that throughout the day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy angels watched around our way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And free from harm and vexing fear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have led us on in safety here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whate’er of wrong we’ve done or said,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not the charge on us be laid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, through Thy free forgiveness blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In peaceful slumber we may rest.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_27">[27]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy guardian angels round us place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All evil from our couch to chase;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our soul and body, while we sleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In safety, gracious Father, keep.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Nikolaus Herman, 1560.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_33">33</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now rest beneath night’s shadows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man, beast, town, woods, and meadows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The world in slumber lies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But thou, my heart, awake thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To prayer and song betake thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let praise to thy Creator rise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O sun, where art thou vanished?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The night thy reign hath banished,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The foe of day, the night.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Farewell! For now appeareth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Another Sun and cheereth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart—’tis Jesus Christ, my Light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The last faint beam is going,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The golden stars are glowing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In yonder dark-blue deep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such is the glory given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, called of God to heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On earth no more we pine and weep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To rest my body hasteth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Aside its garments casteth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Types of mortality;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">These I put off and ponder</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How Christ shall give me yonder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A robe of glorious majesty.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Head, hands, and feet, reposing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are glad the day is closing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That work came to an end;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cheer up, my heart, with gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For God from all earth’s sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And from sin’s toil relief will send.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_28">[28]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Ye weary limbs, now rest you,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For toil hath sore oppressed you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And quiet sleep ye crave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A sleep shall once o’ertake you</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From which no man can wake you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In your last narrow bed—the grave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. My heavy eyes are closing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I lie deep reposing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soul, body, where are ye?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To helpless sleep I yield them;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let Thy mercy shield them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou sleepless Eye, their Guardian be!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Lord Jesus, who dost love me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O spread Thy wings above me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shield me from alarm!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though Satan would devour me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let angel-guards sing o’er me:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“This child of God shall meet no harm!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. My loved ones, rest securely,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From every peril surely</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our God will guard your heads.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May He sweet slumbers send you</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bid His hosts attend you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And golden-armed, watch o’er your beds!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_34">34</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, everlasting Source of light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All things are open to Thy sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Splendor of Thy Father’s face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show us the path of truth and grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We now implore Thy sovereign might</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To keep us, Lord, the coming night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve us, Lord, from all distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, Thy mercy we address.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Remove our sinful drowsiness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Satan not our soul oppress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our feeble flesh keep chaste and pure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let us rest in Thee secure.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_29">[29]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And when our eyes are bound in sleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The lamp of faith still burning keep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy hand sustain us while we rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Remove our sin, and we are blest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Great Guardian of Thy Christian flock,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy presence be our saving rock;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine agony and holy blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be always our support, O God!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Remember, Lord, the woes and pains</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which here our body hold in chains;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our soul, which Thou hast ransomed, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O comfort with Thy holy Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. To God the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be glory, praise, and majesty</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now, ever, and eternally.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From Ambrose’s <i>Christe, qui lux es et dies</i>: W. Meusslin, 1527.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_35">35</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne I now appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, bow down Thy gracious ear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To me and cast not from Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sinful child, that sues for grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou, Father of eternity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine image hast impressed on me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee I am and live and move,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor can exist without Thy love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oft hast Thou snatched me from distress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And raised me oft when comfortless,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When but a step, nay, one hair’s breadth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Was ’twixt my tottering life and death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My sense and reason come from Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sustenance Thou givest me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A faithful friend Thou dost bestow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To prove his love in weal and woe.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_30">[30]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thou hast redeemed me, Son of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast shed for me Thy precious blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Law for my sake hast fulfilled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus Thy Father’s wrath hast stilled.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When sin and Satan witness bear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against me that I must despair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Mediator step Thou in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save me from the curse of sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thou art my Advocate for aye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior, Comfort, and my Stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine all-sufficient merit is</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On earth my peace, in heaven my bliss.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. God Holy Spirit, Power Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou workest in this heart of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught can be counted good in me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But what proceeds alone from Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Through Thee I now my God adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And call Him Father evermore;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Thee His Word and Sacrament</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I love and hold till life is spent.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Through Thee I’m in temptation free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From fear and sad despondency;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Thee I’m quickened oft to taste</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sweets of Thine eternal rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. And so I now give thanks to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With heart and tongue most joyfully</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For all Thy mercies, Lord, my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which on my soul Thou hast bestowed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Beseeching Thine almighty grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To aid me, till I’ve run my race,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, body, honor, house, and friend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy protection I commend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Give me a heart that is sincere,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To love Thy truth, and persevere</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In faith and Christian piety</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shun all base hypocrisy.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_31">[31]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. My sins and trespasses forgive;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have patience with me while I live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O give me faith and charity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let my hope rest but in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Grant that in peace I close mine eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But on the Last Day bid me rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let me see Thy face fore’er—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amen, Amen, Lord, hear my prayer!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. von Hodenberg. 1640; J. Gesenius, a. 1650.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_36">36</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to Thee, my God, this night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For all the blessings of the light!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath Thine own almighty wings!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The ill that I this day have done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That with the world, myself, and Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Teach me to live that I may dread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The grave as little as my bed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach me to die that so I may</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy behold the Judgment Day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, may my soul on Thee repose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may sweet sleep my eyelids close!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No powers of darkness me molest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Ken, 1695, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_37">37</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, breathe an evening blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere repose our spirits seal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sin and want we come confessing;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Though destruction walk around us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though the arrows past us fly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Angel-guards from Thee surround us;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We are safe if Thou art nigh.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_32">[32]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though the night be dark and dreary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Darkness cannot hide from Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art He who, never weary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watchest where Thy people be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Should swift death this night o’ertake us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our couch become our tomb,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May the morn in heav’n awake us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Clad in light and deathless bloom.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Edmeston, 1820.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_38">38</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 11, 11, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now God be with us, for the night is closing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The light and darkness are of His disposing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ’neath His shadow here to rest we yield us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For He will shield us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let evil thoughts and spirits flee before us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till morning cometh, watch, O Master, o’er us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In soul and body Thou from harm defend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine angels send us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let pious thoughts be ours when sleep o’ertakes us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our earliest thoughts be Thine when morning wakes us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All day serve Thee, in all that we are doing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy praise pursuing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Through Thy Beloved soothe the sick and weeping</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bid the captive lose his griefs in sleeping;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Widows and orphans, we to Thee commend them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou befriend them.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_33">[33]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. We have no refuge, none on earth to aid us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save Thee, O Father, who Thine own hast made us:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thy dear presence will not leave them lonely</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who seek Thee only.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Father, Thy name be praised, Thy kingdom given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy will be done on earth as ’tis in heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give daily bread, forgive our sins, deliver</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Us now and ever.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bohemian Brethren, 1566; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_39">39</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus far the Lord has led me on,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thus far His power prolongs my days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every evening shall make known</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Some fresh memorial of His grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Much of my time has run to waste,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I, perhaps, am near my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But He forgives my follies past</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gives me strength for days to come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I lay my body down to sleep;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace is the pillow for my head;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His ever-watchful eye will keep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its constant guard around my bed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Faith in Thy name forbids my fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, may Thy presence ne’er depart!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in the morning may I bear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy loving-kindness on my heart!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709, a. and abr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_34">[34]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_40">40</h3> + +<p class="meter">10s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Abide with me! fast falls the eventide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When other helpers fail and comforts flee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help of the helpless, O abide with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Change and decay in all around I see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou, who changest not, abide with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But as Thou dwell’st with Thy disciples, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Familiar, condescending, patient, free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Friend of sinners, thus abide with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On to the close, O Lord, abide with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. I need Thy presence every passing hour:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What but Thy grace can foil the Tempter’s power?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where is death’s sting? where, grave, thy victory?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I triumph still if Thou abide with me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_35">[35]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. F. Lyte, 1847.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_41">41</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The day is past and gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The evening shades appear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O may I ever keep in mind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The night of death draws near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord, keep me safe this night,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Secure from all my fears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May angels guard me while I sleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till morning light appears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And when I early rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And view th’ unwearied sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May I set out to win the prize</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And after glory run,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. That, when my days are past</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I from time remove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, I may in Thy bosom rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The bosom of Thy love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Leland, 1792.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_42">42</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is not night if Thou be near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When the soft dews of kindly sleep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My wearied eyelids gently steep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be my last thought how sweet to rest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever on my Savior’s breast.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_36">[36]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Abide with me from morn till eve,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For without Thee I cannot live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Abide with me when night is nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For without Thee I dare not die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. If some poor wandering child of Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has spurned to-day the voice divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let him no more lie down in sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Watch by the sick, enrich the poor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With blessings from Thy boundless store;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be every mourner’s sleep to-night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like infant’s slumbers, pure and light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Come near and bless us when we wake,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere through the world our way we take;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead us by Thy hand of love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until we reach our home above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Keble, 1820.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_43">43</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Through the day Thy love hath spared us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now we lay us down to rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through the silent watches guard us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let no foe our peace molest:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thou our Guardian be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweet it is to trust in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Pilgrims here on earth and strangers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dwelling in the midst of foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Us and ours preserve from dangers;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thine arms may we repose</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, when life’s sad day is past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rest with Thee in heaven at last.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Triune God, let all adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Saints on earth and saints in heav’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every creature bow before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hast all their being giv’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who dost seek and save the lost:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1806.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_37">[37]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_44">44</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 4, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God, who madest earth and heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Darkness and light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who the day for toil hast given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For rest the night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May Thine angel guards defend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy dreams and hopes attend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This livelong night!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And when we die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us in Thy mighty keeping</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All peaceful lie.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the trumpet’s call shall wake us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do not Thou, blest Lord, forsake us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But to reign in glory take us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee on high.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Reginald Heber, 1827; 2d stanza, R. Whately, 1860.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_45">45</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now the day is over,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Night is drawing nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shadows of the evening</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Steal across the sky.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now the darkness gathers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stars begin to peep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Birds and beasts and flowers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soon will be asleep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, give the weary</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Calm and sweet repose;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy tenderest blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May my eyelids close.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Through the long night-watches</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May Thine angels spread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their white wings above me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watching round my bed.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_38">[38]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When the morning wakens,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then may I arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure and fresh and sinless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy holy eyes!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Glory to the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory to the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to Thee, blest Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While all ages run.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865, abr.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="INVITATION">INVITATION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_46">46</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I heard the voice of Jesus say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Come unto Me and rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lay down, thou weary one, lay down</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy head upon My breast!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I came to Jesus as I was,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Weary and worn and sad;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I found in Him a resting-place,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And He has made me glad.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I heard the voice of Jesus say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Behold, I freely give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The living water; thirsty one,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stoop down and drink and live!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I came to Jesus, and I drank</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of that life-giving stream;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And now I live in Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I heard the voice of Jesus say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“I am this dark world’s Light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all thy day be bright!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I looked to Jesus, and I found</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Him my Star, my Sun;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in that Light of Life I’ll walk</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till traveling days are done.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1846.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_39">[39]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_47">47</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Savior calls; let every ear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Attend the heavenly sound,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hope smiles reviving round.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For every thirsty, longing heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here streams of bounty flow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And life and health and bliss impart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To banish mortal woe.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here springs of sacred pleasures rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To ease your every pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Immortal fountain! full supplies!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor shall you thirst in vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ye sinners, come, ’tis Mercy’s voice;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The gracious call obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mercy invites to heavenly joys,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And can you yet delay?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Dear Savior, draw reluctant hearts;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee let sinners fly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take the bliss Thy love imparts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And drink and never die.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_48">48</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Sinners, turn; why will ye die?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, your Maker, asks you—Why?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, who did your being give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Made you with Himself to live.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He the fatal cause demands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Asks the work of His own hands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why, ye thankless creatures, why</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will ye cross His love and die?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, your Savior, asks you—Why?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He, who did your souls retrieve,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Died Himself that you might live.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_40">[40]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Will ye let Him die in vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Crucify your Lord again?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why, ye ransomed sinners, why</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will ye slight His grace and die?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God the Spirit asks you—Why?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He, who all your lifetime strove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wooed you to embrace His love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Will ye not His grace receive?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will ye still refuse to live?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O ye long-sought sinners, why</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will ye grieve your God and die?</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1741.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_49">49</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">“Come unto Me, ye weary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I will give you rest.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O blessed voice of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which comes to hearts opprest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It tells of benediction,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of pardon, grace, and peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of joy that hath no ending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of love which cannot cease.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. “Come unto Me, dear children,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I will give you light.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O loving voice of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which comes to cheer the night!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our hearts were filled with sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And we had lost our way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But He has brought us gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And songs at break of day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Come unto Me, ye weary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I will give you life,”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O cheering voice of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which comes to aid our strife!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Foe is stern and eager,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The fight is fierce and long;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thou hast made us mighty</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stronger than the strong.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_41">[41]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “And whosoever cometh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I will not cast him out.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O welcome voice of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which drives away our doubt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which calls us, very sinners,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unworthy though we be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of love so free and boundless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To come, dear Lord, to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. C. Dix, 1867.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_50">50</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To-day Thy mercy calls us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wash away our sin.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">However great our trespass,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whatever we have been;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">However long from mercy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our hearts have turned away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy precious blood can cleanse us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make us white to-day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To-day Thy gate is open,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all who enter in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall find a Father’s welcome</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pardon for their sin.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The past shall be forgotten,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A present joy be giv’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A future grace be promised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A glorious crown in heav’n.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To-day our Father calls us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His Holy Spirit waits;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His blessed angels gather</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Around the heavenly gates.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No question will be asked us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How often we have come;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Although we oft have wandered,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It is our Father’s home.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_42">[42]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O all-embracing Mercy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O ever-open Door,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What should we do without Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When heart and eye run o’er?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When all things seem against us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To drive us to despair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We know one gate is open,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One ear will hear our prayer.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">O. Allen, 1862.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_51">51</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold a Stranger at the door!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He gently knocks, has knocked before,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has waited long, is waiting still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You treat no other friend so ill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But will He prove a friend indeed?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will; the very Friend you need;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Friend of sinners—yes, ’tis He,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With garments dyed on Calvary.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O lovely attitude! He stands</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With melting heart and laden hands;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O matchless kindness! and He shows</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This matchless kindness to His foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Admit Him lest His anger burn</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And He, departing, ne’er return;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Admit Him, or the hour’s at hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When at His door denied you’ll stand.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Grigg, 1756, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_52">52</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Spirit in our hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is whispering, “Sinner, come!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To all His children, “Come!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let him that heareth say</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To all about him, “Come!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let him that thirsts for righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Christ, the Fountain, come.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_43">[43]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yes, whosoever will,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O let him freely come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And freely drink the stream of life;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis Jesus bids him come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lo, Jesus, who invites,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Declares, “I quickly come.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, even so; I wait Thine hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, my Savior, come!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. U. Onderdonk, 1826.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_53">53</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let every ear attend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And every heart rejoice;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The trumpet of the Gospel sounds</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With an inviting voice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Ho! all ye starving souls,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That feed upon the wind</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And vainly strive with earthly toys</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To fill an empty mind.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here Wisdom has prepared</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A soul-reviving feast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bids your longing appetites</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The rich provision taste.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ho! ye that pant for streams</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pine away and die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here you may quench your raging thirst</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With springs that never dry.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Rivers of mercy here</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In a rich ocean join;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation in abundance flows</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like floods of milk and wine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The gates of Gospel grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand open night and day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we are come to seek supplies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And drive our wants away.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_44">[44]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_54">54</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Return, O wanderer, return</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And seek an injured Father’s face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those warm desires that in thee burn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Were kindled by reclaiming grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Return, O wanderer, return</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And seek a Father’s melting heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His pitying eyes thy grief discern,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His hand shall heal thine inward smart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Return, O wanderer, return,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Savior bids thy spirit live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Go to His bleeding feet and learn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How freely Jesus can forgive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Return, O wanderer, return</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wipe away the falling tear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis God who says, “No longer mourn,”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis Mercy’s voice invites thee near.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. B. Collyer, 1812.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_55">55</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hasten, O sinner, to be wise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stay not for the morrow’s sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The longer wisdom you despise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The harder is she to be won.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O hasten, mercy to implore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stay not for the morrow’s sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For fear thy season should be o’er</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before this evening’s course be run.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Hasten, O sinner, to return</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stay not for the morrow’s sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For fear thy lamp should fail to burn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before the needful work is done.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_45">[45]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Hasten, O sinner, to be blest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stay not for the morrow’s sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For fear the curse should thee arrest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before the morrow is begun.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Scott, 1773.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_56">56</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus loves to answer prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He Himself has bid thee pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore will not say thee nay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art coming to a King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Large petitions with thee bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His grace and power are such</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None can ever ask too much.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. With my burden I begin:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, remove this load of sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Set my conscience free from guilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, I come to Thee for rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take possession of my breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There Thy blood-bought right maintain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And without a rival reign.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. While I am a pilgrim here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy love my spirit cheer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead me to my journey’s end.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Show me what I have to do,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every hour my strength renew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me live a life of faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me die Thy people’s death.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_46">[46]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_57">57</h3> + +<p class="meter">11s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The waters of life are now flowing for thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No price is demanded; the Savior is here;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A fountain is opened; how canst thou refuse</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wash and be cleansed in His pardoning blood?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For mercy still lingers and calls thee to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of Grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Long grieved and resisted, may take its sad flight</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To sink in the gloom of eternity’s night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Delay not, delay not, the hour is at hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The dead, small and great, in the Judgment shall stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What power then, O sinner, shall lend thee its aid?</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Hastings, 1831.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_47">[47]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_58">58</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, ye weary sinners, come,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All who feel your heavy load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus calls His wanderers home;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hasten to your pardoning God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come, ye guilty souls opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Answer to the Savior’s call:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Come, and I will give you rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, and I will save you all.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, full of truth and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We Thy gracious call obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faithful let Thy mercies prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take our load of guilt away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Fain we would on Thee rely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast on Thee our sin and care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thine arms of mercy fly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Find our lasting quiet there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lo, we come to Thee for ease:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True and gracious as Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How our weary souls release,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Write forgiveness on our heart.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1746, a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="PRAISE">PRAISE.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_59">59</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul, now bless thy Maker!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all within me bless His name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who maketh thee partaker</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of mercies more than thou dar’st claim!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forget Him not, whose meekness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forgiveth all thy sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who healeth all thy weakness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Renews thy life within;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose grace and care are endless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And saved thee through the past;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who leaves no sufferer friendless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But rights the wronged at last.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_48">[48]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He shows to man His treasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of judgment, truth, and righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His love beyond all measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His yearning pity o’er distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor treats us as we merit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But lays His anger by,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The humble, contrite spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Finds His compassion nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far as the heavens above us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As break from close of day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So far, since He doth love us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He casts our sins away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For as a tender father</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath pity on his children here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He in His arms will gather</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All who are His in childlike fear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He knows how frail our powers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who but from dust are made;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We flourish as the flowers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And even so we fade;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The wind but o’er them passes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all their bloom is o’er,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We wither like the grasses,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our place knows us no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. His grace alone endureth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And children’s children yet shall prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How God with strength assureth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The hearts of all that seek His love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In heaven is fixed His dwelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His rule is over all;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Angels in might excelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bright hosts, before Him fall!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him who ever reigneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All ye who hear His Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor our poor hymns disdaineth;—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul, O bless the Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Graumann, 1525; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_49">[49]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_60">60</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To God, the Father of all love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The God of earth and heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mighty God, who reigns above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be praise and glory given!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With healing balm my soul He fills</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every pain and sorrow stills,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The angel host, O King of kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy praise forever telling,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In earth and sky all living things</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beneath Thy shadow dwelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Adore and praise their Maker’s might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose wisdom orders all things right,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. What God’s almighty power hath made</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His gracious mercy keepeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By morning glow or evening shade</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within the kingdom of His might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! all is just and all is right,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I cried to God in my distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His mercy heard me calling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior saw my helplessness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And kept my feet from falling.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this, Lord, praise and thanks to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise God most high, praise God with me,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Lord forsaketh not His flock,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His chosen generation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is their Refuge and their Rock,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their Peace and their Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with a mother’s watchful love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He guides them wheresoe’er they rove,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_50">[50]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When earth can comfort us no more</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor human help availeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Maker comes Himself, whose store</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of blessing never faileth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bends on them a Father’s eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom earth all rest and hope denies,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thus all my pilgrim way along</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll sing aloud Thy praises</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That men may hear the grateful song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My voice unwearied raises.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be joyful in the Lord, my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both soul and body, bear your part,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Ye who confess Christ’s holy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God give praise and glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye who the Father’s power proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God give praise and glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All idols under foot be trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord is God! The Lord is God!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Then come before His presence now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And banish fear and sadness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To your Redeemer pay your vow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sing with joy and gladness:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though great distress my soul befall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord, my God, rules over all,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God all praise and glory!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. J. Schuetz, 1673.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_61">61</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of immortal praise belong</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To my almighty God:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath my heart and He my tongue</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To spread His name abroad.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. How great the works His hand hath wrought!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How glorious in our sight!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And men in every age have sought</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His wonders with delight.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_51">[51]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How most exact is nature’s frame!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How wise th’ eternal Mind!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His counsels never change the scheme</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That His first thoughts designed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When He redeemed the sons of men,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He fixed His covenant sure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The orders that His lips pronounce</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To endless years endure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Nature and time and earth and skies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy heavenly skill proclaim.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What shall we do to make us wise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But learn to read Thy name!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. To fear Thy power, to trust Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is our divinest skill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And he’s the wisest of our race</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who best obeys Thy will.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_62">62</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O that I had a thousand voices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A mouth to speak with thousand tongues!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart, which in the Lord rejoices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then would proclaim in grateful songs</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all, wherever I might be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What great things God hath done for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O that my voice might high be sounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Far as the widely distant poles;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My blood run quick, with rapture bounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Long as its vital current rolls,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every pulse thanksgiving raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every breath a hymn of praise!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O all ye powers that God implanted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Arise, keep silence thus no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Put forth the strength that He hath granted!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Your noblest work is to adore.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul and body, make ye meet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With heartfelt praise your Lord to greet!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_52">[52]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ye forest leaves, so green and tender,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That dance for joy in summer air;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye meadow grasses, bright and slender;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye flowers, so wondrous sweet and fair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye live to show His praise alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me to make His glory known!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O all things that have breath and motion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That throng with life, earth, sea, and sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now join me in my heart’s devotion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me to raise His praises high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My utmost powers can ne’er aright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Declare the wonders of His might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Dear Father, endless praise I render</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For soul and body, strangely joined;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I praise Thee, Guardian kind and tender,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all the noble joys I find</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So richly spread on every side</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And freely for my use supplied.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. What equal praises can I offer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Jesus, for Thy mercy shown?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pangs, my Savior, didst Thou suffer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And thus for all my sins atone!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death alone my soul could free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Satan, to be blest with Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Glory and praise, still onward reaching,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine be it, Spirit of all grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose holy power and faithful teaching</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give me among Thy saints a place!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er of good in me may shine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Comes only from Thy light divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Who grants abundant gifts to bless me?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who but Thyself, O God of love?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who guards my ways lest fears oppress me?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis Thou, Lord God of hosts, above!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when my sins Thy wrath provoke,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy patience, Lord, forbears the stroke.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_53">[53]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. I kiss the rod, too, unrepining,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When God His chastening makes me feel,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My graces call for His refining,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The trial works no lasting ill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It purifies and makes it known</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He regards me as His own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. In life I often have discovered,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With gratitude and glad surprise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When clouds of sorrows o’er me hovered,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God sent from them my best supplies.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In troubles He is ever near</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shows me all a Father’s care.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Why not, then, with a faith unbounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever in His love confide?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why not, with earthly griefs surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rejoicing still in hope abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until I reach that blissful home</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where doubt and sorrow never come?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. No more low vanities regarding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee, in whom I find my rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cry, my inmost soul according,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“My God, Thou art the Highest, Best;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strength, honor, praise, and thanks, and power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thine both now and evermore!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Lord, I will tell, while I am living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy goodness forth with every breath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And greet each morning with thanksgiving</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Until my heart is still in death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, when at last my lips grow cold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy praise shall in my sighs be told.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. O Father, deign Thou, I beseech Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To listen to my earthly lays;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A nobler strain in heav’n shall reach Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When I with angels hymn Thy praise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And learn amid their choirs to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Loud hallelujahs to my King.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Mentzer, 1704.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_54">[54]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_63">63</h3> + +<p class="meter">14, 14, 4, 7, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy Health and Salvation!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Join the full throng;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wake, harp and psalter and song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sound forth in glad adoration!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, as on wings of an eagle, uplifteth, sustaineth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast thou not seen</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How thy desires all have been</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Granted in what He ordaineth?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully, wondrously, made thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Health hath vouchsafed and, when heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What need or grief</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever hath failed of relief?—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wings of His mercy did shade thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Praise to the Lord, who doth visibly bless and defend thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who from the heavens the streams of His mercy doth send thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ponder anew</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What the Almighty can do</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If with His love He befriend thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is thy Light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, keep it always in sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gladly forever adore Him!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Neander, 1680.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_55">[55]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_64">64</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now thank we all our God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With heart and hands and voices,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who wondrous things hath done,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whom His world rejoices;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who from our mother’s arms</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath blessed us on our way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With countless gifts of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still is ours to-day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, may this bounteous God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all this life be near us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With ever joyful hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And blessed peace to cheer us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And keep us in His grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And guide us when perplexed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And free us from all ills</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this world and the next.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. All praise and thanks to God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father now be given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Son, and Him who reigns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With them in highest heaven:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The one eternal God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom earth and heaven adore;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For thus it was, is now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shall be evermore!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Rinckart, 1630; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_65">65</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I will sing my Maker’s praises</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in Him most joyful be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For in all things I see traces</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of His tender love to me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing but His love could move Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With such sweet and tender care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Evermore to raise and bear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All who try to serve and love Him.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_56">[56]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. As an eagle spreadeth over</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her young brood her sheltering wings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So the arm of God did cover</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Me against affliction’s stings.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who life and being gave me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Even in my mother’s womb,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the cradle to the tomb,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall ever guard and save me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yea, so dear did He esteem me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That His Son He loved so well</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath given to redeem me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the quenchless flames of hell.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou Spring of boundless blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How could e’er my feeble mind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Thy depth the bottom find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though my efforts were unceasing?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. God His Spirit to instruct me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In His holy Word hath giv’n</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He safely may conduct me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through this weary world to heav’n.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He my heart’s dark chamber filleth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the clear, pure light of faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which destroys the power of death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, e’en hell itself it stilleth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. All that for my soul is needful</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He doth carefully provide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor of that is He unheedful</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which my body needs beside.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When my strength cannot avail me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When my powers can do no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth my God His strength outpour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In my need He doth not fail me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_57">[57]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. All the hosts of earth and heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wheresoe’er I turn mine eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For my benefit are given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That they may my need supply.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that’s living, all that’s growing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On the heights or in the woods,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the vales or in the floods,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is for my good bestowing.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. When I sleep, He still is near me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er me rests His guardian eye;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And new gifts and blessings cheer me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When the morning streaks the sky.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were it not for God’s protection,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Had His countenance not been</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here my guide, I had not seen</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Any end of my affliction.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Ah, how often doth the devil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cause some great calamity!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But my life from all such evil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till this moment has been free.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the angel whom God sendeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wardeth off each threatening hurt,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Every evil doth avert</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That mine enemy intendeth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. As a father never turneth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wholly from a wayward child,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the prodigal still yearneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Longing to be reconciled:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So my many sins and errors</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Find a tender, pardoning God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Chast’ning frailty with His rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not, in vengeance, with His terrors.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_58">[58]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. All His strokes and scourges truly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For the moment grievous prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And yet, when I weigh them duly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are but tokens of His love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Proofs that He is watching o’er me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And by crosses to His fold,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the world that fain would hold</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul and body, would restore me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. On this thought I dwell with pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For it granteth joy and peace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ’s cross hath its time and measure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And at last will wholly cease.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the winter disappeareth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lovely summer comes again;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joy is giv’n for woe and pain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who his cross in patience beareth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their little day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s great love abides for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Since, then, neither change nor coldness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my Father’s love can be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo, I lift my hands with boldness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thy child I come to Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me grace, O God, I pray Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may with all my might,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All my lifetime, day and night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love and trust Thee and obey Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And when this brief life is o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise and love Thee evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1659.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_66">66</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee we adore, eternal Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We praise Thy name with one accord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy saints, who here Thy goodness see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all the world do worship Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_59">[59]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To Thee aloud all angels cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavens and all the powers on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee, “Holy, Holy, Holy King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord God of hosts!” they ever sing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Th’ apostles join the glorious throng;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The prophets swell th’ immortal song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy martyrs’ noble army raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal anthems to Thy praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. From day to day, O Lord, do we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Highly exalt and honor Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy name we worship and adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">World without end, forevermore!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To keep us safe from sin this day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy, Lord! We trust in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let us ne’er confounded be!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Cotterill, 1815, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_67">67</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jehovah, let me now adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For where is there a God such, Lord, as Thou?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With songs I fain would come before Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O let Thy Holy Spirit teach me now</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To praise Thee in His name, through whom alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our songs can please Thee, through Thy blessed Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Father, draw me to my Savior</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That Thy dear Son may draw me unto Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit guide my whole behavior</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rule both sense and reason thus in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, Lord, Thy peace I taste may ne’er depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But wake sweet melodies within my heart.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_60">[60]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grant that Thy Spirit prompt my praises,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then shall my singing surely please Thine ear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweet are the sounds my heart then raises,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My prayer in truth and spirit Thou wilt hear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall Thy Spirit raise my heart to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To sing Thee psalms of praise in high degree.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For He can plead for me with sighings</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That are unspeakable to lips like mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bids me pray with earnest cryings,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bears witness with my soul that I am Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joint heir with Christ and thus may dare to say:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Abba, Father, hear me when I pray!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When thus my heart in prayer ascendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through Thine own Holy Spirit unto Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy heart, O Father, kindly bendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its fervent love and favor unto me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoicing my petition to fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which I have made according to Thy will.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. And what Thy Spirit thus hath taught me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To seek from Thee must needs be such a prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou wilt grant, through Him who bought me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And raised me up to be Thy child and heir.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Jesus’ name I, fearless, seek Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take from Thee, my Father, grace for grace.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_61">[61]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O joy! my hope and trust are founded</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On His sure Word and witness in the heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thy mercies are unbounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all good gifts Thou freely wilt impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nay, more is lavished by Thy bounteous hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Than I can ask or seek or understand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O bliss! in Jesus’ name I’ve tendered</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My prayer; He pleads at Thy right hand for me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea and amen in Him is rendered</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What I in faith and spirit ask of Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O joy for me! and praise be ever Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose wondrous love has made such blessings mine!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bartholomew Crasselius, 1697; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_68">68</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise the angels sang,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven with hallelujahs rang,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Jehovah’s work begun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When He spake, and it was done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Songs of praise awoke the morn</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the Prince of Peace was born;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise arose when He</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Captive led captivity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Heaven and earth must pass away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise shall crown that day:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God will make new heavens and earth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise shall hail their birth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And shall man alone be dumb</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till that glorious kingdom come?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No; the Church delights to raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Psalms and hymns and songs of praise.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_62">[62]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Saints below, with heart and voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still in songs of praise rejoice;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learning here, by faith and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise to sing above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Borne upon their latest breath,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise shall conquer death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, amidst eternal joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of praise their powers employ.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1819.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_69">69</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 5, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, ’tis not that I did choose Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That could never be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this heart would still refuse Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou hast chosen me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast from all the sin that stained me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Washed and set me free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And unto this end ordained me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I live to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. ’Twas Thy love and mercy called me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Taught my opening mind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else the world had yet enthralled me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy glories blind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now my heart owns none above Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy grace I thirst;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Knowing well that, if I love Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou didst love me first.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Praise the God of all creation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For His boundless love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise the Lamb, our Expiation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Priest enthroned above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise the Spirit of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Him by whom we live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Undivided adoration</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the Godhead give!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Josiah Condor, † 1855.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_63">[63]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_70">70</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Give to our God immortal praise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mercy and truth are all His ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wonders of grace to God belong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repeat His mercies in your song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Give to the Lord of lords renown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The King of kings with glory crown.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercies ever shall endure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When lords and kings are known no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He built the earth, He spread the sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fixed the starry lights on high.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wonders of grace to God belong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repeat His mercies in your song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He fills the sun with morning light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bids the moon direct the night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercies ever shall endure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When suns and moons shall shine no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He sent His Son with power to save</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From guilt and darkness and the grave.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wonders of grace to God belong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repeat His mercies in your song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Through this vain world He guides our feet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And leads us to His heavenly seat.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercies ever shall endure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When this vain world shall be no more.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 136. Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_71">71</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God of mercy, God of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show the brightness of Thy face!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shine upon us, Savior, shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill Thy Church with light divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thy saving health extend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto earth’s remotest end.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_64">[64]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let the people praise Thee, Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be by all that live adored;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the nations shout and sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to their Lord and King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy feet their tribute pay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thy holy will obey.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let the people praise Thee, Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth shall then her fruits afford,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God to man His blessing give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man to God devoted live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All below and all above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One in joy and light and love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. F. Lyte, 1834.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_72">72</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When all Thy mercies, O my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My rising soul surveys,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Transported with the view, I’m lost</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In wonder, love, and praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My daily thanks employ;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor is the least a cheerful heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That tastes those gifts with joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Through every period of my life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy goodness I’ll pursue;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And after death, in distant worlds,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The glorious theme renew.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When nature fails, and day and night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Divide Thy works no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My ever grateful heart, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy mercies shall adore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Through all eternity to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A joyful song I’ll raise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But oh! eternity’s too short</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To utter all Thy praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Addison, 1712, abr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_65">[65]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_73">73</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll praise my Maker whilst I’ve breath;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when my voice is lost in death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise shall employ my nobler powers.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My days of praise shall ne’er be past</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While life and thought and being last</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or immortality endures.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Happy the man whose hopes rely</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Israel’s God, who made the sky</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And earth and seas with all their train;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His truth forever stands secure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He saves th’ oppressed, He feeds the poor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And none shall find His promise vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Lord gives eyesight to the blind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord supports the sinking mind;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He sends the laboring conscience peace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He helps the stranger in distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The widow and the fatherless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grants the prisoner sweet release.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I’ll praise Him while He lends me breath;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when my voice is lost in death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise shall employ my nobler powers:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My days of praise shall ne’er be past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While life and thought and being last</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or immortality endures.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_74">74</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To God be glory, peace on earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To all mankind good will!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We bless, we praise, we worship Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And glorify Thee still.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And thanks for Thy great glory give,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That fills our soul with light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, our heavenly King, the God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Father of all might!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_66">[66]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And Thou, begotten Son of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before all time begun;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father’s only Son:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Have mercy, Thou, that tak’st the sins</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of all the world away!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy, Savior of mankind,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hear us when we pray!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Thou, who sitt’st at God’s right hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the Father’s throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy on us, Thou, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who art the Holy One!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Thou only, with the Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom earth and heaven adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In glory of the Father art</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Most high forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Supplement to Tate and Brady, 1700, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_75">75</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all the changing scenes of life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In trouble and in joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The praises of my God shall still</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart and tongue employ.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Of His deliverance I will boast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till all that are distrest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From my example comfort take</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And charm their griefs to rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O magnify the Lord with me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With me exalt His name!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When in distress on Him I called,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He to my rescue came.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The hosts of God encamp around</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The dwellings of the just;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliverance He affords to all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who on His succor trust.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_67">[67]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O make but trial of His love!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Experience will decide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How blest are they, and only they,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who in His truth confide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Fear Him, ye Christians, you will then</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have nothing else to fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make you His service your delight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Your wants shall be His care.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 34. Tate and Brady, 1698, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_76">76</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O bless the Lord, my soul!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all within me join</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And aid my tongue to bless His name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose favors are divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O bless the Lord, my soul!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor let His mercies lie</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgotten in unthankfulness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And without praises die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. ’Tis He forgives thy sins;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis He relieves thy pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis He that heals thy sicknesses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gives thee strength again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He crowns thy life with love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When ransomed from the grave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He that redeemed my soul from death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath sovereign power to save.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He fills the poor with good;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He gives the sufferers rest:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord hath judgments for the proud</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And justice for th’ opprest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. His wondrous works and ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He made by Moses known,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But sent the world His truth and grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By His beloved Son.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 103. Isaac Watts, 1719, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_68">[68]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_77">77</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul, repeat His praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose mercies are so great;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose anger is so slow to rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So ready to abate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. God will not always chide;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And when His wrath is felt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His strokes are fewer than our crimes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lighter than our guilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. High as the heavens are raised</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above the ground we tread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So far the riches of His grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our highest thoughts exceed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. His grace subdues our sins;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And His forgiving love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far as the east is from the west</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth all our guilt remove.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The pity of the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To those who fear His name</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is such as tender parents feel;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He knows our feeble frame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Our days are as the grass</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or like the morning flower;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If one sharp blast sweep o’er the field,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It withers in an hour.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. But Thy compassions, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To endless years endure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And children’s children ever find</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy words of promise sure.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 103. Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_78">78</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Jehovah’s awful throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Know that the Lord is God alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He can create and He destroy.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_69">[69]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. His sov’reign power, without our aid,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Made us of clay and formed us men;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when like wandering sheep we strayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He brought us to His fold again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We are His people, we His care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our souls and all our mortal frame.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What lasting honors shall we rear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Almighty Maker, to Thy name?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">High as the heavens our voices raise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Wide as the world is Thy command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Vast as eternity Thy love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When rolling years shall cease to move.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_79">79</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">From all that dwell below the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the Creator’s praise arise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the Redeemer’s name be sung</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through every land, by every tongue.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal truth attends Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till suns shall rise and set no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In songs of praise divinely sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The great salvation loud proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shout for joy the Savior’s name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In every land begin the song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To every land the strains belong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In cheerful sounds all voices raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fill the world with loudest praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_70">[70]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_80">80</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord hath helped me hitherto</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By His surpassing favor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercies ev’ry morn were new,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His kindness did not waver.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God hitherto hath been my Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath pleasures hitherto supplied,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hitherto hath helped me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I praise and thank Thee, Lord, my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thine abundant blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which heretofore Thou hast bestowed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I am still possessing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Inscribe this on my memory:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord hath done great things for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And graciously hath helped me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Help me in future, God of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me on each occasion,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me in each and ev’ry place,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me through Jesus’ Passion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me in life and death, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me through Jesus’ dying blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me as Thou hast helped me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Emilia Juliana, Countess of Schwarzburg, † 1706; A. Crull, tr., 1882.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_REDEEMER">THE REDEEMER.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_81">81</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lamb of God, we fall before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Humbly trusting in Thy cross;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That alone be all our glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things else are only dross.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thee we own a perfect Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Only Source of all that’s good.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every grace and every favor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes to us through Jesus’ blood.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_71">[71]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus gives us true repentance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By His Spirit sent from heav’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whispers this transporting sentence,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Son, thy sins are all forgiv’n.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Faith He grants us to believe it,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grateful hearts His love to prize;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Want we wisdom? He must give it;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hearing ears and seeing eyes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus gives us pure affections,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wills to do what He requires,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Makes us follow His directions,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And what He commands, inspires.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. All our prayers and all our praises,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rightly offered in His name,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He that dictates them is Jesus;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He that answers is the same.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph Hart, 1759.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_82">82</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 7, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, priceless Treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Source of purest pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Truest Friend to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Long my heart hath panted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till it well-nigh fainted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thirsting after Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Thine I am, O spotless Lamb!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will suffer naught to hide Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ask for naught beside Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In Thine arms I rest me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foes who would molest me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cannot reach me here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though the earth be shaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every heart be quaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus calms my fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Sin and hell, In conflict fell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With their heaviest storms assail me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus will not fail me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_72">[72]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Satan, I defy thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death, I need not fly thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fear, I bid thee cease!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rage, O world; thy noises</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cannot drown our voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Singing still of peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">For God’s power Guards every hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth and all its depths adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Silent bow before Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Wealth, I will not heed thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore should I need thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus is my Joy.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Honors, ye may glisten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But I will not listen,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye the soul destroy.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Want or loss Or shame or cross</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ne’er to leave my Lord shall move me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since He deigns to love me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Farewell, thou who choosest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth and heaven refusest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wilt tempt in vain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Farewell, sins, nor blind me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Get ye far behind me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come not forth again.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Past your hour, O pomp and power;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Godless life, thy bonds I sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Farewell now forever!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Hence, all fears and sadness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Lord of gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, enters in.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those who love the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though the storms may gather,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still have peace within;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Yea, whate’er I here must bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still in Thee lies purest pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, priceless Treasure!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Franck, c. 1653; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_73">[73]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_83">83</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 12, 12, 11, 11</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">One thing’s needful! then, Lord Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep this one thing in my mind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All beside, though first it please us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soon a grievous yoke we find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath it the heart is still fretting and striving,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No true, lasting happiness ever deriving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gain of this one thing all loss can requite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And teach me in all things to find true delight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Soul, wilt thou this one thing find thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Seek not midst created things;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What is earthly leave behind thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Over nature stretch thy wings.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For where God and Man both in One are united,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With God’s perfect fulness the heart is delighted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There, there, is the worthiest lot and the best,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My One and my All, and my Joy and my Rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How were Mary’s thoughts devoted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her eternal joy to find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As intent each word she noted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At her Savior’s feet reclined!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How kindled her heart, how devout was its feeling,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While hearing the lessons that Christ was revealing!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Jesus all earthly concerns she forgot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all was repaid in that one happy lot.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thus my longings, heavenward tending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, rest alone on Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me, thus on Thee depending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior, come and dwell in me!</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_74">[74]</span><div class="verse indent0">Although all the world should forsake and forget Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In love I will follow Thee, ne’er will I quit Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, both spirit and life is Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And is there a joy which Thou dost not afford?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Wisdom’s highest, noblest treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, lies concealed in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that this may still the measure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of my will and actions be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Humility there, and simplicity, reigning.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My steps shall in wisdom forever be training.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh! if I of Christ have this knowledge divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The fulness of heavenly wisdom is mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Christ, Thou art the sole oblation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I’ll bring before my God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His sight I’ve acceptation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Only through Thy streaming blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Immaculate righteousness I have acquired,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thou on the tree of the cross hast expired;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The robe of salvation forever is mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this shall my faith through eternity shine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Let my soul, in full exemption,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wake up in Thy likeness now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art made to me redemption,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sanctification Thou.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whatever I need for my journey to heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee, O my Savior, is unto me given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let me all perishing pleasure forego,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thy life, O Jesus, alone let me know.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_75">[75]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Where should else my hopes be centered?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grace o’erwhelms me with its flood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, my Savior, once hast entered</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Holiest heaven through Thy blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal redemption for sinners there finding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From hell’s dark dominion my spirit unbinding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To me perfect freedom Thy entrance has brought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And childlike to cry, “Abba, Father,” I’m taught.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Christ Himself, my Shepherd, feeds me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace and joy my spirit fill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In a pasture green He leads me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forth beside the waters still.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, naught to my soul is so sweet and reviving</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As thus unto Jesus alone to be living;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True happiness this, and this only, supplies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through faith on my Savior to fasten mine eyes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Therefore, Jesus, my Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou my One, my All, shalt be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prove my fixed determination,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Root out all hypocrisy.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look well if on sin’s slipp’ry paths I am hasting,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead me, O Lord, in the way everlasting!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This one thing is needful, all others are vain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I count all but loss that I Christ may obtain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. H. Schroeder, 1697; F. E. Cox, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_76">[76]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_84">84</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thy boundless love to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No thought can reach, no tongue declare;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite my thankful heart to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And reign without a rival there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine wholly, Thine alone, I am;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou alone my constant flame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O grant that nothing in my soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May dwell but Thy pure love alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O may Thy love possess me whole,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Joy, my Treasure, and my Crown.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strange flames far from my heart remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My every act, word, thought, be love!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Love, how cheering is Thy ray!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All pain before Thy presence flies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where’er Thy healing beams arise.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, nothing may I see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing desire or seek but Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Unwearied, may I this pursue,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dauntless to the high prize aspire;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hourly within my soul renew</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This holy flame, this heavenly fire;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And day and night be all my care</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To guard this sacred treasure there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O draw me, Savior, after Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So shall I run and never tire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With gracious words still comfort me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou my Hope, my sole Desire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free me from every weight. Nor fear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor sin can come if Thou art here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. From all eternity, with love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unchangeable Thou hast me viewed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere knew this beating heart to move,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy tender mercies me pursued.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever with me may they abide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And close me in on every side.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_77">[77]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Still let Thy love point out my way;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How wondrous things Thy love hath wrought!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still lead me lest I go astray;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Direct my work, inspire my thought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if I fall, soon may I hear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy voice and know that love is near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. In suffering be Thy love my peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In weakness be Thy love my power;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when the storms of life shall cease,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, in that important hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In death as life be Thou my Guide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save me, who for me hast died!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">P. Gerhardt, 1666; J. Wesley, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_85">85</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord my pasture shall prepare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And feed me with a shepherd’s care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His presence shall my wants supply</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard me with a watchful eye;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My noonday walks He shall attend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all my midnight hours defend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. While on the sultry glebe I faint</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or on the thirsty mountain pant,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To fertile vales and dewy meads</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My ever wandering steps He leads,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where peaceful rivers soft and slow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amid the verdant landscape flow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though in a bare and rugged way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through devious lonely wilds, I stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The barren wilderness shall smile,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With sudden greens and herbage crowned,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And streams shall murmur all around.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_78">[78]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though in the paths of death I tread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With gloomy horrors overspread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou, O Lord, art with me still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy friendly crook shall give me aid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guide me through the dreadful shade.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Addison, 1712.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_86">86</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Jesus, Jesus only</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can my heartfelt longing still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Without Him my soul is lonely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I wish what Jesus will.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For my heart, which He hath filled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever cries: Lord, as Thou wilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. One it is for whom I’m living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom I’m loving faithfully;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, unto whom I’m giving</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What in love He gave to me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus’ blood hides all my guilt;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, O lead me as Thou wilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. What to me may seem a treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But displeasing is to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O remove such harmful pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give instead what profits me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let my heart by Thee be stilled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make me Thine, Lord, as Thou wilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant that always I endeavor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy good pleasure to fulfil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In me, through me, with me ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, accomplish Thou Thy will.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me die, Lord, on Thee built,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When and where and as Thou wilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, my praise shall be unceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou gav’st Thyself to me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, besides, so many a blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I sing most joyfully:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be it unto me, my Shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou wilt, Lord, as Thou wilt.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ludaemilia Elizabeth, Countess of Schwarzburg, 1668; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_79">[79]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_87">87</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 4, 4, 11, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I leave Thee not; Thou art my Jesus ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though earth rebel,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And death and hell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Would from its steadfast hold my faith dissever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ah, no! I ever will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cling to my Helper still.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear what my love is taught:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art my Jesus ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I leave Thee not, O Love! of love the highest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though doubt display</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its battle-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I own the power which Thou, my Lord, appliest.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou didst bear guilt and woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall I to torment go</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When into Judgment brought?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love! of love the highest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I leave Thee not, O Thou who sweetly cheerest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose fresh supplies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cause strength to rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Just in the hour when faith’s decay is nearest.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If sickness chill the soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And nights of languor roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart one hope hath caught.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou who sweetly cheerest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I leave Thee not, Thou Help in tribulation!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heap ill on ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I trust Thee still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I hope when all seems near to desolation.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_80">[80]</span><div class="verse indent2">Do what Thou wilt with me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet will I cling to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy grace I have besought.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Help in tribulation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I leave Thee not; shall I forsake salvation?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No, Jesus, no!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou shalt not go;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mine still Thou art, to free from condemnation.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beyond this fleeting night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy presence brings me light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose ray my soul hath sought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall I forsake salvation?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. I leave Thee not; Thy Word my way shall brighten.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee I go</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through weal and woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy precept wise shall every burden lighten.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Lord, on Thee I hang</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor heed the journey’s pang,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though thorny be my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word my way shall brighten.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. I leave Thee not, Thou Source of all my pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For should I stray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My richest joy must cease to be a treasure.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All joys are dross to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unless delight from Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth cheer my earthly lot.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Source of all my pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_81">[81]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. I leave Thee not! I fear no condemnation;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For how could share</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy child and heir</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The lot of those who spurn their soul’s salvation?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy blood, Lord, cleanseth me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And therefore I am free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From hell, the sinners’ lot.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I fear no condemnation;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. I leave Thee not, my God, my Lord, my Heaven!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor death shall rend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee, my Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who for my sake Thyself to death hast given.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou diedst for love to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My love goes back to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart has but one thought:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, my Lord, my Heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I leave Thee not, I leave Thee not!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. C. Dessler, 1692; J. W. Alexander, tr., 1851.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_88">88</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who for me Himself has given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore unto Him I’ll cleave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor from Him be ever driven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life from Him doth light receive,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus I will never leave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While on earth I am abiding;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My full trust He shall receive;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What I have, without dividing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All to Him I freely give,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_82">[82]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though my eyesight pass away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hearing, taste, and feeling fail me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though the earth’s last light of day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall o’ertake and sore assail me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When my dying sigh I heave,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Nor will I my Jesus leave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When at length I shall come thither</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where His saints He will receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where in bliss they live together;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Endless joy to me He’ll give,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Not for earth’s vain joys I crave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Not for heaven’s glorious pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, who my soul did save,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall be my Desire and Treasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He redemption did achieve,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Jesus I shall never leave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His side still firmly clinging.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ leads all who Him receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To life’s waters ever springing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed they who to Him cleave!—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Chr. Keymann, c. 1656.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_89">89</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 4, 7, 4, 7, 4, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thou my heart’s Delight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetest Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thrill’st my soul with rapture quite,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetest Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All cares vanish at Thy sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetest Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, sweetest Jesus!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Evermore I think of Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Redeemer!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I long for none but Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Redeemer!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yearns my soul with Thee to be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Redeemer!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, my Redeemer!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_83">[83]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Feed Thou me and fill my soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heavenly Manna!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quench my thirst, my heart make whole,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help, Hosanna!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be the Rest unto my soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rest of weary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, Rest of weary!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Naught is lovelier than Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fairest Lover!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught is friendlier than Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gentle Lover!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And naught sweeter is than Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetest Lover,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, sweetest Lover!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I am weak; come, strengthen me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strength in weakness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faint am I, refresh Thou me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetest Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I die, console Thou me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Consoler,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, my Consoler!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Flittner, 1661; J. A. Rimbach, tr., 1903, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_90">90</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, King most wonderful,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Conqueror renowned,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Sweetness most ineffable,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whom all joys are found!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When once Thou visitest the heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then truth begins to shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then earthly vanities depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then kindles love divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Jesus, Light of all below,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Fount of life and fire,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Surpassing all the joys we know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All that we can desire,—</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_84">[84]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. May every heart confess Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ever Thee adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, seeking Thee, itself inflame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To seek Thee more and more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thee may our tongues forever bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee may we love alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever in our lives express</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The image of Thine own.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bernard of Clairvaux, † 1153; E. Caswall, tr., 1848.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_91">91</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, and shall it ever be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A mortal man ashamed of Thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose glories shine through endless days?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Ashamed of Jesus! Sooner far</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let evening blush to own a star;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He sheds the beams of light divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er this benighted soul of mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ashamed of Jesus! Just as soon</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let midnight be ashamed of noon.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis midnight with my soul till He,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright Morning-Star, bids darkness flee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On whom my hopes of heaven depend!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No; when I blush, be this my shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I no more revere His name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I’ve no guilt to wash away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No tear to wipe, no good to crave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No fears to quell, no soul to save.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Till then—nor is my boasting vain—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till then I boast a Savior slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And oh, may this my glory be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Christ is not ashamed of me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Grigg, 1765; B. Francis, 1787.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_85">[85]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_92">92</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, my soul, to joyful lays</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing Thy great Redeemer’s praise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He justly claims a song from me,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how free!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He saw me ruined in the Fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet loved me notwithstanding all;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He saved me from my lost estate,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how great!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When I was Satan’s easy prey</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And deep in debt and bondage lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He paid His life for my discharge,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how large!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though numerous hosts of mighty foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though earth and hell my way oppose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He safely leads my soul along,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how strong!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has gathered thick and thundered loud,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He near my soul has always stood,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how good!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When earthly friends forsake me quite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I have neither skill nor might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’s sure my Helper to appear,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness, O how near!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Often I feel my sinful heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prone from my Jesus to depart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But though I have Him oft forgot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness changes not.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. When I shall pass death’s gloomy vale</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all my mortal power must fail,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O may my last, expiring breath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness sing in death!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Then shall I mount and soar away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the bright world of endless day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing with rapture and surprise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving-kindness in the skies.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Medley, 1782.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_86">[86]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_93">93</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All hail the power of Jesus’ name!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let angels prostrate fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring forth the royal diadem</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who from His altar call;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Extol the Stem of Jesse’s rod</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye ransomed from the Fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail Him, who saves you by His grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom David Lord did call,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The God incarnate, Man divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The wormwood and the gall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Go, spread your trophies at His feet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Let every kindred, every tribe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On this terrestrial ball</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him all majesty ascribe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O that with yonder sacred throng</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We at His feet may fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Join in the everlasting song,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Him Lord of all!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. Perronet, 1780.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_94">94</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art the <i>Way</i>; to Thee alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sin and death we flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And he who would the Father seek,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_87">[87]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art the <i>Truth</i>; Thy Word alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True wisdom can impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou only canst inform the mind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And purify the heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou art the <i>Life</i>; the rending tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Proclaims Thy conquering arm;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And those who put their trust in Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor death nor hell shall harm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant us that Way to know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Truth to keep, that Life to win,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose joys eternal flow.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. W. Doane, 1824.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_95">95</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In the Cross of Christ I glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Towering o’er the wrecks of time;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the light of sacred story</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gathers round its head sublime.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When the woes of life o’ertake me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never shall the Cross forsake me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lo! it glows with peace and joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When the sun of bliss is beaming</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Light and love upon my way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the Cross the radiance streaming</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Adds new luster to the day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By the Cross are sanctified;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace is there that knows no measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joys that through all time abide.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Bowring, 1825.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_96">96</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How sweet the name of Jesus sounds</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In a believer’s ear!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And drives away his fear.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_88">[88]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. It makes the wounded spirit whole</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And calms the troubled breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis manna to the hungry soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to the weary, rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Dear name! the Rock on which I build</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Shield and Hiding-place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My never-failing Treasury, filled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With boundless stores of grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Although with sin defiled:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Satan accuses me in vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I am owned a child.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Prophet, Priest, and King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Accept the praise I bring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Weak is the effort of my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cold my warmest thought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But when I see Thee as Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll praise Thee as I ought.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Till then I would Thy love proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With every fleeting breath;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may the music of Thy name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Refresh my soul in death.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_97">97</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thou art mine forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearer far than earth to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Neither life nor death shall sever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those sweet ties which bind to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. All were drear to me and lonely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If Thy presence gladdened not;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While I sing to Thee, Thee only,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mine’s an ever blissful lot.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_89">[89]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou alone art all my Treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hast died that I may live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou conferrest noblest pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who dost all my sins forgive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Brightest gems and fairest flowers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lose their beauty in Thy frown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy and peace, like balmy showers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy smile come gently down.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus, Thou art mine forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Suffer not myself to stray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me in my weakness never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast my priceless pearl away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lamb of God, I do implore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guard, support me, lest I fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me evermore adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be my everlasting All!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Loy, 1863.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_98">98</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, the very thought of Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With sweetness fills the breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But sweeter far Thy face to see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in Thy presence rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor can the memory find</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A sweeter sound than Thy blest name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Savior of mankind!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Hope of every contrite heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Joy of all the meek!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To those who fall, how kind Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How good to those who seek!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But what to those who find?—Ah! this</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor tongue nor pen can show;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The love of Jesus, what it is,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None but His loved ones know.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_90">[90]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus, our only Joy be Thou!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thou our Prize wilt be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, be Thou our Glory now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And through eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bernard of Clairvaux, † 1153; E. Caswall, tr., 1849, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_99">99</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Chief of sinners though I be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus shed His blood for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Died that I might live on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lived that I might never die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the branch is to the vine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am His, and He is mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O the height of Jesus’ love!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Higher than the heavens above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deeper than the depths of sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lasting as eternity;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love that found me,—wondrous thought!—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Found me when I sought Him not.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus only can impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Balm to heal the smitten heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace that flows from sin forgiv’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy that lifts the soul to heav’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith and hope to walk with God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the way that Enoch trod.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Chief of sinners though I be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is all in all to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All my wants to Him are known,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All my sorrows are His own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe with Him from earthly strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He sustains the hidden life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O my Savior, help afford</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy Spirit and Thy Word!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When my wayward heart would stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me in the narrow way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grace in time of need supply</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While I live and when I die.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Wm. McComb, 1848.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_91">[91]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_100">100</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, whose glory fills the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ, the true, the only Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sun of Righteousness, arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Triumph o’er the shades of night.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day-spring from on high, be near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day-star, in my heart appear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Dark and cheerless is the morn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unaccompanied by Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joyless is the day’s return</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till Thy mercy’s beams I see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till they inward light impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cheer my eyes, and warm my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Visit, then, this soul of mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill me, Radiancy Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Scatter all my unbelief;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More and more Thyself display,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shining to the perfect day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1740.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_101">101</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To our Redeemer’s glorious name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Awake the sacred song!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O may His love, immortal flame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Tune every heart and tongue!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. His love, what mortal thought can reach!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What mortal tongue display!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Imagination’s utmost stretch</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In wonder dies away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He left His radiant throne on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Left the bright realms of bliss,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And came to earth to bleed and die,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was ever love like this?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Dear Lord, while we adoring pay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our humble thanks to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May every heart with rapture say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“The Savior died for me!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_92">[92]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O may the sweet, the blissful theme</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill every heart and tongue</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till strangers love the charming name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And join the sacred song!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_102">102</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, let us join our cheerful songs</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With angels round the throne.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But all their joys are one.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. “Worthy the Lamb that died,” they cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“To be exalted thus.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Worthy the Lamb,” our lips reply,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For He was slain for us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus is worthy to receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Honor and power divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And blessings more than we can give,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be, Lord, forever Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let all that dwell above the sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And air, and earth, and seas</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Conspire to lift Thy glories high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And speak Thine endless praise!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The whole creation join in one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To bless the sacred name</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Him that sits upon the throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to adore the Lamb.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_103">103</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 4, 8, 4, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Morning Star, how fair and bright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou beamest forth in truth and light!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Sovereign meek and lowly!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweet Root of Jesse, David’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My King and Bridegroom, Thou hast won</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart to love Thee solely!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lovely art Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fair and glorious, All victorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rich in blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rule and might o’er all possessing.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_93">[93]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O King high-born, Pearl dearly won,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True Son of God and Mary’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Crown of exceeding glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart calls Thee a Lily, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure milk and honey is Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy sweetest Gospel-story.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rose of Sharon,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail! hosanna! Heavenly Manna,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feed us ever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, I can forget Thee never!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Clear Jasper, Ruby fervent red,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deep, deep into my heart now shed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy love’s pure fire forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill me with joy, grant me to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy member, closely joined to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom naught from Thee may sever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Toward Thee longing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Doth possess me: Come and bless me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eye and heart here pine in sadness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But if Thou look on me in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There straightway falls from God above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A ray of purest pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word and Spirit, flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Refresh my soul with heavenly food,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art my hidden Treasure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy grace, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Warm and cheer me, O draw near me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast taught us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee to seek since Thou hast sought us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord God, my Father, mighty Shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou in Thy Son art all revealed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thou hast loved and known me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Son hath me with Him betrothed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His own whitest raiment clothed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He for His bride will own me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life in heaven Hath He given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Him dwelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still shall I His praise be telling.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_94">[94]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then touch the chords of harp and lute,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let no sweet music now be mute,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But, joyously resounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tell of the marriage-feast, the bride,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavenly Bridegroom at her side,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mid love and joy abounding.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shout for triumph,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Loudly sing ye, Praises bring ye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fall before Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">King of kings, let all adore Him!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Here rests my heart and holds it fast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord I love is First and Last,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The End and the Beginning.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I welcome death, for I shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Him to His own Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above all tears and sinning.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amen! Amen!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Lord Jesus. Soon release us!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With deep yearning,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we look for Thy returning!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">P. Nicolai, 1597; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_104">104</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Crown Him with many crowns,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lamb upon His throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! how the heav’nly anthem drowns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All music but its own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, my soul, and sing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Him who died for thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hail Him as thy matchless King</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all eternity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Crown Him the Virgin’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The God incarnate born,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose arm those crimson trophies won</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which now His brow adorn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fruit of the mystic rose,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As of that rose the stem;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The root whence mercy ever flows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Babe of Bethlehem.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_95">[95]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Crown Him the Lord of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Behold His hands and side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rich wounds, yet visible above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In beauty glorified.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No angel in the sky</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can fully bear that sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But downward bends his wond’ring eye</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At mysteries so bright.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Crown Him the Lord of peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose power a scepter sways</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From pole to pole, that wars may cease</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all be prayer and praise.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His reign shall know no end,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And round His piercèd feet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fair flowers of paradise extend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their fragrance ever sweet.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Crown Him the Lord of years,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Potentate of time,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Creator of the rolling spheres,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ineffably sublime.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All hail, Redeemer, hail!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou hast died for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy praise shall never, never fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throughout eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Bridges, 1851.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_105">105</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I was a wandering sheep,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I did not love the fold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I did not love my Shepherd’s voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I would not be controlled;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I was a wayward child,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I did not love my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I did not love my Father’s voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I loved afar to roam.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Shepherd sought His sheep,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father sought His child;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They followed me o’er vale and hill,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er deserts waste and wild;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_96">[96]</span><div class="verse indent0">They found me nigh to death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Famished and faint and lone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They bound me with the bands of love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They saved the wandering one.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus my Shepherd is,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Twas He that loved my soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas He that washed me in His blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Twas He that made me whole;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas He that sought the lost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That found the wandering sheep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas He that brought me to the fold,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis He that still doth keep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I was a wandering sheep,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I would not be controlled.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But now I love my Shepherd’s voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I love, I love, the fold.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I was a wayward child,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I once preferred to roam,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But now I love my Father’s voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I love, I love, His home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1844.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_106">106</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Savior, come to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me ever be with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come and nevermore depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who reignest in my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord, for Thee I ever sigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing else can satisfy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis my constant cry to Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Jesus, come to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Earthly joys can give no peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cannot bid my longing cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But to have my Jesus near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This is perfect pleasure here.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_97">[97]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. All that makes the angels glad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In their garb of glory clad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only fills me with distress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Thy presence do not bless.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Take Thou all away from me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall still thus minded be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who madest me Thine own</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shalt be e’er my Joy alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, to none on earth beside</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee my heart I open wide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enter Thou, possess it all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee alone mine own I call.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thou alone, my God and Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Art my Glory and Reward;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast bled for me and died,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will be no other’s bride.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Come, then, Lamb for sinners slain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come and ease me of my pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Evermore I cry to Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Jesus, come to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Patiently I wait Thy Day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this gift yet, Lord, I pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, when death shall come to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My sweet Jesus Thou wilt be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Scheffler, c. 1657.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_107">107</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Lover of my soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me to Thy bosom fly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While the waters nearer roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While the tempest still is high.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hide me, O my Savior, hide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till the storm of life is past;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe into the haven guide;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O receive my soul at last!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_98">[98]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Other refuge have I none;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave, ah, leave me not alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still support and comfort me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All my trust on Thee is stayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All my help from Thee I bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cover my defenseless head</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the shadow of Thy wing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wilt Thou not regard my call?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lo! on Thee I cast my care.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Reach me out Thy gracious hand!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While I of Thy strength receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hoping against hope I stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dying, and, behold, I live!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou, O Christ, art all I want;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">More than all in Thee I find.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heal the sick, and lead the blind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Just and holy is Thy name;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am all unrighteousness:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">False and full of sin I am,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art full of truth and grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Plenteous grace with Thee is found,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grace to cover all my sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the healing streams abound;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make and keep me pure within.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou of life the Fountain art,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Freely let me take of Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spring Thou up within my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rise to all eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1740.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_108">108</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O for a thousand tongues to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My great Redeemer’s praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The glories of my God and King,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The triumphs of His grace!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_99">[99]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My gracious Master and my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Assist me to proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To spread through all the earth abroad</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The honors of Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus! the name that charms our fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That bids our sorrows cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis life and health and peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He breaks the power of canceled sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He sets the prisoner free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His blood can make the foulest clean;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His blood avails for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Look unto Him, ye nations; own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Your God, ye fallen race;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look and be saved through faith alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be justified by grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. See all your sins on Jesus laid;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lamb of God was slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His soul was once an offering made</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For every soul of man.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Glory to God and praise and love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be ever, ever giv’n</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By saints below and saints above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Church in earth and heav’n.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1739.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_109">109</h3> + +<p class="meter">8s 10 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O friend of souls, how blest am I</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whene’er Thy love my spirit calms!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sorrow’s dungeon forth I fly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hide me in Thy shelt’ring arms.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The night of weeping flies away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before the heart-reviving ray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of love that beams from out Thy breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here is my heaven on earth begun.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who is not joyful that has won</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thee, O Lord, his joy and rest?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_100">[100]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The world may call herself my foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So be it; for I trust her not,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en though a friendly face she show</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And heap with her good things my lot.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee alone will I rejoice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art the Friend, Lord, of my choice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou art true when friendships fail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid storms of woe Thy truth is still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My anchor; hate me as she will,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The world shall o’er me ne’er prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Law may threaten endless death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From awful Sinai’s burning hill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Straightway from its consuming breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul through faith mounts higher still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She throws herself at Jesus’ feet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And finds with Him a safe retreat,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where curse and death can never come.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though all foes threaten condemnation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet, Jesus, Thou art my Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For in Thy love I find my home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Through deserts of the cross Thou leadest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I follow, leaning on Thy hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From out the clouds Thy child Thou feedest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And giv’st him water from the sand.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thy wondrous ways will end</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In love and blessing, Thou true Friend;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Enough, if Thou art ever near.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know whom Thou wilt glorify</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And raise o’er sun and stars on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou lead’st through depths and darkness here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To others death seems dark and grim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But not, Thou Life of life, to me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thou ne’er forsakest him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose heart and spirit rest in Thee.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_101">[101]</span><div class="verse indent0">Oh, who would fear his journey’s close</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If from dark woods and lurking foes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He then find safety and release?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nay, rather, with a joyful heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From this dark region I depart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy eternal light and peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O Friend of souls, then blest indeed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Am I when on Thy love I lean!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The world nor pain nor death I heed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since Thou, my God, my Joy hast been.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let this peace that Thou hast giv’n</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be but a foretaste of Thy heav’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For goodness infinite is Thine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence, world, with all thy flattering toys!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In God alone lie all my joys;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O rich delight, my Friend is mine!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. C. Dessler, 1692; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="GODS_WORD">GOD’S WORD.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_110">110</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For round us falls the eventide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not Thy Word, that heavenly light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us be ever veiled in night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In these last days of sore distress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us, dear Lord, true steadfastness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That pure we keep, till life is spent,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy holy Word and Sacrament.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord Jesus, help, Thy Church uphold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For we are sluggish, thoughtless, cold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Indue Thy Word with power and grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And spread its truth in every place.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O keep us in Thy Word, we pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The guile and rage of Satan stay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto Thy Church grant, Lord, Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace, concord, patience, fearlessness.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_102">[102]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O God! how sin’s dread works abound!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Throughout the earth no rest is found,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wide has falsehood’s spirit spread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And error boldly rears its head.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Those haughty spirits, Lord, restrain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who o’er Thy Church with might would reign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And always offer something new,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Devised to change Thy doctrine true.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And since the cause and glory, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are Thine, not ours, do Thou afford</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Us help and strength and constancy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all our heart we trust in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. A trusty weapon is Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Church’s buckler, shield, and sword;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, let us in this Word abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may seek no other guide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. O grant that in Thy holy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We here may live and die, dear Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when our journey endeth here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Receive us into glory there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Selnecker, 1611 (3-9 anon.).</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_111">111</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How precious is the Book Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By inspiration given!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To guide our souls to heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Its light, descending from above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Illumes this world so drear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Displays a Savior’s boundless love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And brings His glories near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It shows to man his wandering ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And where his feet have trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And brings to view the matchless grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of a forgiving God.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_103">[103]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O’er all the straight and narrow way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its radiant beams are cast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A light whose never weary ray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grows brightest at the last.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this dark vale of tears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life, light, and joy it still imparts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And quells our rising fears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. This lamp, through all the tedious night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of life shall guide our way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till we behold the clearer light</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of an eternal day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Fawcett, 1782, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_112">112</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How shall the young secure their hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And guard their lives from sin?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word the choicest rules imparts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To keep the conscience clean.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. ’Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That guides us all the day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And through the dangers of the night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A lamp to lead our way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The starry heavens Thy rule obey,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The earth maintains her place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And these Thy servants, night and day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy skill and power express.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But still Thy Law and Gospel, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have lessons more divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not earth stands firmer than Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor stars so nobly shine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy Word is everlasting truth;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How pure is every page!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That holy Book shall guide our youth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And well support our age.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_104">[104]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_113">113</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s, 6s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Word of God Incarnate,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Wisdom from on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Truth unchanged, unchanging,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Light of our dark sky,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We praise Thee for the radiance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That from the hallowed page,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A lantern to our footsteps,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shines on from age to age.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Church from her dear Master</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Received the gift divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And still that light she lifteth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er all the earth to shine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is the golden casket,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where gems of truth are stored;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is the heaven-drawn picture</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Christ, the living Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It floateth like a banner</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before God’s host unfurled;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shineth like a beacon</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above the darkling world;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is the chart and compass</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That o’er life’s surging sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, make Thy Church, dear Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A lamp of burnished gold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bear before the nations</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy true light as of old;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, teach Thy wandering pilgrims</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By this their path to trace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till, clouds and darkness ended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They see Thee face to face.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1867, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_114">114</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In every star Thy wisdom shines;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But when our eyes behold Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We read Thy name in fairer lines.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_105">[105]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The rolling sun, the changing light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And nights and days, Thy power confess;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But the blest Volume Thou didst write</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy Gospel-heralds dare not rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till through the world Thy truth has run;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Christ has all the nations blest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That see the light or feel the sun.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Great Sun of Righteousness, arise;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bless the dark world with heavenly light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Gospel makes the simple wise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy noblest wonders here we view</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In souls renewed and sins forgiv’n.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, cleanse our sins, our souls renew,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make Thy Word our guide to heav’n.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_115">115</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Law of God is good and wise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sets His will before our eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shows us the way of righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And dooms to death when we transgress.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Its light of holiness imparts</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The knowledge of our sinful hearts,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may see our lost estate</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seek deliv’rance ere too late.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To those who help in Christ have found</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And would in works of love abound</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shows what deeds are His delight</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And should be done as good and right.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When men the offered help disdain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wilfully in sin remain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its terror in their ear resounds</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And keeps their wickedness in bounds.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Law is good; but since the Fall</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its holiness condemns us all;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It dooms us for our sin to die</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And has no power to justify.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_106">[106]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. To Jesus we for refuge flee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who from the curse has set us free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And humbly worship at His throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Saved by His grace through faith alone.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Loy, 1863.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_116">116</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Gospel shows the Father’s grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who sent His Son to save our race,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Proclaims how Jesus lived and died</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That man might thus be justified.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. It sets the Lamb before our eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who made th’ atoning sacrifice</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And calls the souls with guilt opprest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To come and find eternal rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It brings the Savior’s righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls to robe in royal dress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all our guilt it brings release</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gives the troubled conscience peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. It is the power of God to save</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and Satan and the grave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It works the faith which firmly clings</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all the treasures which it brings.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. It bears to all the tidings glad</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bids their hearts no more be sad;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavy-laden soul it cheers</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And banishes their guilty fears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. May we in faith its tidings learn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor thanklessly its blessings spurn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we in faith its truth confess</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise the Lord, our Righteousness!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Loy, 1863.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_117">117</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father of mercies, in Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What endless glory shines!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever be Thy name adored</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For these celestial lines.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_107">[107]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here the Redeemer’s welcome voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spreads heavenly peace around;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And life and everlasting joys</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Attend the blissful sound.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oh, may these heavenly pages be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My ever dear delight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And still new beauties may I see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still increasing light!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Divine Instructor, gracious Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou forever near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach me to love Thy sacred Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And view my Savior there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_118">118</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When Israel through the desert passed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A fiery pillar went before</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To guide them through the dreary waste</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lessen the fatigues they bore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Such is Thy glorious Word, O God!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis for our light and guidance giv’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It sheds its luster all abroad</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And points the path to bliss and heav’n.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It fills the soul with sweet delight</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And quickens its inactive powers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It sets our wand’ring footsteps right,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Displays Thy love, and kindles ours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Its promises rejoice our hearts,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its doctrines are divinely true;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While highest wisdom it imparts,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It comforts and instructs us too.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Ye favored lands, that have this Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye saints, who feel its saving power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite your tongues to praise the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And His distinguished grace adore!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Beddome, 1769.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_108">[108]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_119">119</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our path when wont to stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stream from the fount of heav’nly grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brook by the traveler’s way;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Bread of our souls, whereon we feed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True manna from on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our guide and chart, wherein we read</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of realms beyond the sky;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Pillar of fire, through watches dark,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or radiant cloud by day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When waves would break our tossing bark,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our anchor and our stay:—</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Word of the ever-living God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will of His glorious Son;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Without thee, how could earth be trod</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or heaven itself be won?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, grant us all aright to learn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The wisdom it imparts</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to its heavenly teaching turn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With simple, childlike hearts.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Barton, 1826, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_120">120</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We have a sure prophetic Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By inspiration of the Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And though assailed on every hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jehovah’s Word shall ever stand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By powers of empire banned and burned,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By pagan pride rejected, spurned,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Word still stands the Christian’s trust</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While haughty empires lie in dust.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lo! what the Word in times of old</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of future days and deeds foretold</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is all fulfilled, while ages roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As traced on the prophetic scroll.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_109">[109]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Abiding, steadfast, firm, and sure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The teachings of the Word endure:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest he who trusts this steadfast Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His anchor holds in Christ, the Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. Cronenwett, 1880.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_121">121</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christians, come, in sweetest measures,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sing of those who spread the treasures</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the holy Gospel shrined;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed tidings of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace on earth their proclamation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love from God to lost mankind.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See the rivers four that gladden</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With their streams the better Eden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Planted by our Savior dear:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ the Fountain, these the waters.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drink, O Zion’s sons and daughters,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drink, and find salvation here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here our souls, by Jesus sated,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More and more shall be translated</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earth’s temptations far above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Freed from sin’s abhorred dominion,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soaring on angelic pinion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They shall reach the source of love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then shall thanks and praise ascending,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy mercies without ending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rise to Thee, O Savior blest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy gracious aid defend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy guiding light attend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring us to Thy place of rest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Adam of St. Victor, 1150; R. Campbell, tr., 1850, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_122">122</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In vain would boasting reason find</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The path to happiness and God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Her weak directions leave the mind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bewildered in a doubtful road.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_110">[110]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, Thy words alone impart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Eternal life; on these I live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than all the powers of nature give.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here let my constant feet abide;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art the true, the living Way.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy good Spirit be my guide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the bright realms of endless day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The various forms that men devise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To shake my faith with treacherous art</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I scorn as vanity and lies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bind Thy Gospel to my heart.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760, a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_LORDS_DAY">THE LORD’S DAY.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_123">123</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, who the light this day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Out of darkness didst create,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shine upon us now, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While within Thy courts we wait.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wean us from the works of night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make us children of the light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Savior, who this day didst break</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the bondage of the tomb,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid our slumbering souls awake</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dispel their doubt and gloom;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us, from our bonds set free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise from sin and live to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Blessed Spirit, Comforter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sent this day from Christ on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, on us Thy gifts confer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cleanse, illumine, sanctify;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All Thine influence shed abroad;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead us to the truth of God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Julia A. Elliott, 1833, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_111">[111]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_124">124</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Welcome, delightful morn,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou day of sacred rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I hail thy kind return:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, make these moments blest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the low train of mortal toys</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I soar to reach immortal joys.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now may the King descend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fill His throne of grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy scepter, Lord, extend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While saints address Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let sinners feel Thy quickening Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And learn to know and fear the Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Descend, O heavenly Dove,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all Thy quickening powers,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Disclose a Savior’s love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bless these sacred hours.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall my soul new life obtain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor Lord’s Days e’er be spent in vain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Hayward, in Dobell’s New Sel., 1806.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_125">125</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Safely through another week</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God has brought us on our way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us now a blessing seek,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Waiting in His courts to-day:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day of all the week the best,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Emblem of eternal rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Mercies multiplied each hour</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through the week our praise demand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guarded by almighty power,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fed and guided by His hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though ungrateful we have been</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And repaying love with sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. While we pray for pardoning grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through the dear Redeemer’s name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show Thy reconcilèd face,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take away our sin and shame;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From our worldly cares set free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we rest this day in Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_112">[112]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. As we come Thy name to praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May we feel Thy presence near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May Thy glory meet our eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While we in Thy house appear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here afford us, Lord, a taste</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of our everlasting feast.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. May Thy Gospel’s joyful sound</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Conquer sinners, comfort saints;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make the fruits of grace abound,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring relief for all complaints.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus may all our Sabbaths prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till we join the Church above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1774.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_126">126</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">On this day, the first of days,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God the Father’s name we praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, creation’s Fount and Spring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Did the world from darkness bring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. On this day th’ eternal Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Over death His triumph won;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On this day the Spirit came</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His gifts of living flame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oh, that fervent love to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May in every heart have sway,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teaching us to praise aright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, the Source of life and light!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Father, who didst fashion me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Image of Thyself to be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill me with Thy love divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let my every thought be Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Holy Jesus, may I be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dead and buried here with Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, by love inflamed, arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto Thee a sacrifice.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right"><i>Die Parente Temporum</i>, 1748; H. W. Baker, tr., 1861.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_113">[113]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_127">127</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">This day at Thy creating word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">First o’er the earth the light was poured.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, this day upon us shine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fill our souls with light divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This day the Lord for sinners slain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In might victorious rose again.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, may we raised be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From death of sin to life in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. This day the Holy Spirit came</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With fiery tongues of cloven flame.—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Spirit, fill our hearts this day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With grace to hear and grace to pray.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O day of light and life and grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From earthly toils sweet resting-place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy hallowed hours, best gift of love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give we again to God above!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1854.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_128">128</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy we hail the sacred day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which we have called God’s own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy the summons we obey</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To worship at His throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As here Thy servants throng</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To breathe the humble, fervent prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pour the choral song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Spirit of Grace, O deign to dwell</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Within Thy Church below;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make her in holiness excel,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With pure devotion glow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let peace within her walls be found;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all her sons unite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To spread with holy zeal around</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her clear and shining light.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_114">[114]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Great God, we hail the sacred day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which we have called Thine own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy the summons we obey</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To worship at Thy throne.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Auber, 1833, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_129">129</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">This is the day the Lord hath made;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He calls the hours His own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And praise surround the throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To-day He rose and left the dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Satan’s empire fell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To-day the saints His triumph spread</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all His wonders tell.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Hosanna to th’ anointed King,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To David’s holy Son!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us, O Lord; descend and bring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Salvation from Thy throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Blest be the Lord, who comes to men</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With messages of grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who comes in God His Father’s name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To save our sinful race.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Hosanna in the highest strains</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Church on earth can raise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The highest heavens, in which He reigns,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall give Him nobler praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="ADVENT">ADVENT.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_130">130</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Comfort, comfort ye My people,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Speak ye peace, thus saith your God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Comfort those who sit in darkness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mourning ’neath their sorrow’s load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Speak ye to Jerusalem</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of the peace that waits for them;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tell her that her sins I cover,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And her warfare now is over.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_115">[115]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For the Herald’s voice is crying</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the desert far and near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bidding all men to repentance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since the kingdom now is here.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, that warning cry obey!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now prepare for God a way!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the valleys rise to meet Him</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the hills bow down to greet Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Make ye straight what long was crooked,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make the rougher places plain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let your hearts be true and humble,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As befits His holy reign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the glory of the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now o’er earth is shed abroad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all flesh shall see the token</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That His Word is never broken.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671; C. Winkworth, tr., 1862.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_131">131</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus came, the heav’ns adoring,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Came with peace from realms on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus came for man’s redemption,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lowly came on earth to die;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Alleluia! Alleluia!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Came in deep humility.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus comes again in mercy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When our hearts are bowed with care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus comes again in answer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To an earnest, heartfelt prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Alleluia! Alleluia!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes to save us from despair.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus comes to hearts rejoicing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bringing news of sins forgiv’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus comes in sounds of gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leading souls redeemed to heav’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Alleluia! Alleluia!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now the gate of death is riv’n.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_116">[116]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus comes in joy and sorrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shares alike our hopes and fears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus comes, whate’er befalls us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glads our hearts and dries our tears;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Alleluia! Alleluia!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cheering e’en our failing years.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus comes on clouds triumphant</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When the heavens shall pass away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus comes again in glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us, then, our homage pay,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Alleluia! ever singing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till the dawn of endless day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Thring, 1864.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_132">132</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Great David’s greater Son!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, in the time appointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His reign on earth begun!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes to break oppression,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To set the captive free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To take away transgression,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rule in equity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He comes with succor speedy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To those who suffer wrong,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To help the poor and needy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bid the weak be strong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To give them songs for sighing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their darkness turn to light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose souls, condemned and dying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Were precious in His sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He shall come down like showers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the fruitful earth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And love, joy, hope, like flowers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spring in His path to birth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Him on the mountains</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall peace, the herald, go,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And righteousness, in fountains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From hill to valley flow.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_117">[117]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To Him shall prayer unceasing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And daily vows ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His kingdom still increasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A kingdom without end.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The tide of time shall never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His covenant remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His name shall stand forever,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That name to us is Love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1821.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_133">133</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Christ is nigh!” it seems to say;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Cast away the dreams of darkness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O ye children of the day!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Startled at the solemn warning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let the earth-bound soul arise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shines upon the morning skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes with pardon down from heav’n.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One and all, to be forgiv’n.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. So, when next He comes with glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wrapping all the earth in fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His mercy He may shield us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with words of love draw near.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin (c. 5th cent.); E. Caswall, tr. 1849.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_134">134</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Bridegroom soon will call us:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, all ye wedding-guests!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May not His voice appall us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While slumber binds our breasts!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May all our lamps be burning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And oil be found in store,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we, with Him returning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May open find the door!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_118">[118]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There shall we see delighted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our dear Redeemer’s face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who leads our souls benighted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To glory by His grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The patriarchs shall meet us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The prophets’ holy band,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Apostles, martyrs, greet us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In that celestial land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They will not blush to own us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As brothers, sisters dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love ever will be shown us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When we with them appear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We all shall come before Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who for us man became,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Lord and God adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ever bless His name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Our Father, rich in blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will give us crowns of gold</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, to His bosom pressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Impart a bliss untold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will welcome with embraces</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of never-ending love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And deck us with His graces</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In blissful realms above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In yonder home shall never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be silent music’s voice;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With hearts and lips forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We shall in God rejoice.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The angels shall adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All saints shall sing His praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bring with joy before Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their sweetest heavenly lays.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. In mansions fair and spacious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will God the feast prepare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, ever kind and gracious,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid us its riches share;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_119">[119]</span><div class="verse indent0">There bliss that knows no measure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From springs of love shall flow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And never-changing pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His bounty will bestow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thus God shall from all evil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever make us free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and from the devil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From all adversity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sickness, pain, and sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From troubles, cares, and fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant us heavenly gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wipe away our tears.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Johann Walther, † c. 1566.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_135">135</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Thou precious Ransom, come!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Only Hope for sinful mortals!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, O Savior of the world!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Open are to Thee all portals;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Thy beauty let us see:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Anxiously we wait for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O great King of Glory, come!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me be Thy living temple;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enter Thou into my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though I am but poor and simple,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet my riches then shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou reignest, Lord, in me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My hosannas and my palms</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Graciously receive, I pray Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Evermore, as best I can,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior, I will homage pay Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in faith I will embrace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thy merit through Thy grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Hail! Hosanna! David’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help, Lord, hear our supplication!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy kingdom, scepter, crown</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring us blessing and salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That forever we may sing:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail! Hosanna! to our King.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. G. Olearius, 1644; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_120">[120]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_136">136</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, how shall I meet Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How welcome Thee aright?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All nations long to greet Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Hope, my heart’s Delight!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O kindle, dearest Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy lamp within my breast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may know what pleases</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee, Lord, my heav’nly Guest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy Zion strews before Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Green boughs and fairest palms,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I, too, will adore Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With sweetest songs and psalms.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart shall bloom forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thee with praises new</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from Thy name shall never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Withhold the honor due.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. What hast Thou left ungranted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To give me glad relief?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When soul and body panted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In utmost depth of grief,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In deepest degradation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Devoid of joy and peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then Thou, my soul’s Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Didst come to bring release.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I lay in fetters groaning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou com’st to set me free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I stood, my shame bemoaning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou com’st to honor me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A glory Thou dost give me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A treasure safe on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That will not fail or leave me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As earthly riches fly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Naught, naught, dear Lord, could move Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To leave Thy rightful place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save love, for which I love Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A love that could embrace</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_121">[121]</span><div class="verse indent0">A world where sorrow dwelleth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which sin and suffering fill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More than the tongue e’er telleth;—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet Thou couldst love it still!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Rejoice, then, ye sad-hearted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who sit in deepest gloom,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who mourn o’er joys departed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And tremble at your doom.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Despair not, He is near you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yea, standing at the door,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who best can help and cheer you</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bid you weep no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. No care nor effort either</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is needed day or night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How ye may draw Him hither</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In your own strength and might.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes, He comes with gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Moved by His love alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To calm your fear and sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him they well are known.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Sin’s debt, that fearful burden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let not your souls distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your guilt the Lord will pardon</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cover with His grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes, He comes, procuring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The peace of sin forgiv’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all God’s sons securing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their part and lot in heav’n.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Why should the wicked move you?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heed not their craft and spite!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your Savior, who doth love you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will scatter all their might.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes, a King most glorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all His earthly foes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In vain His course victorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Endeavor to oppose.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_122">[122]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. He comes to judge the nations,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A terror to His foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A Light of consolations</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And blessed Hope to those</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who love the Lord’s appearing.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O glorious Sun, now come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Send forth Thy beams so cheering</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And guide us safely home!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_137">137</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Advent of our God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our prayers must now employ,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we must meet Him on His road</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With hymns of holy joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The everlasting Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Incarnate deigns to be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Himself a servant’s form puts on</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To set His people free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Daughter of Zion, rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And greet thy lowly King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And do not wickedly despise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mercies He will bring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. As Judge, in clouds of light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He will come down again</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all His scattered saints unite</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Him in heaven to reign.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Before that dreadful day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May all our sins be gone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May the old man be put away</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the new man put on!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_123">[123]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Praise to the Savior Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the created host;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like praise be to the Father done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to the Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Chandler, 1837, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_138">138</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold, the King of Glory waits;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The King of kings is drawing near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Savior of the world is here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life and salvation He doth bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore rejoice and gladly sing:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We praise Thee, Father, now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Creator, wise art Thou!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Lord is just, a Helper tried,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mercy is ever at His side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His kingly crown is holiness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His scepter, pity in distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The end of all our woe He brings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore the earth is glad and sings:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We praise Thee, Savior, now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mighty in deed art Thou!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O blest the land, the city blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Christ, the Ruler, is confessed!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O happy hearts and happy homes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom this King in triumph comes!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The cloudless Sun of Joy He is,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who bringeth pure delight and bliss.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We praise Thee, Spirit, now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Comforter art Thou!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Fling wide the portals of your heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make it a temple set apart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From earthly use for heaven’s employ,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Adorned with prayer and love and joy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall your Sovereign enter in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And new and nobler life begin.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee, O God, be praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For word and deed and grace!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_124">[124]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Redeemer, come! I open wide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me Thy inner presence feel,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace and love in me reveal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Holy Spirit guide us on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until our glorious goal be won!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Eternal praise and fame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We offer to Thy name.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Weissel, 1633; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_139">139</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark the glad sound! the Savior comes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Savior promised long;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let every heart prepare a throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And every voice a song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He comes the prisoners to release,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Satan’s bondage held;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gates of brass before Him burst,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The iron fetters yield.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He comes from thickest films of vice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To clear the mental ray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And on the eyeballs of the blind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To pour the heav’nly day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He comes the broken heart to bind,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The bleeding soul to cure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with the treasures of His grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">T’ enrich the humble poor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy welcome shall proclaim.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heaven’s eternal arches ring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy beloved name.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1735.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_140">140</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. (with Hall.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Again is come the new church-year;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoice, all Christians, far and near!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy King, O Zion, comes to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore rejoice eternally!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_125">[125]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Amongst us now anew are heard</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The lessons of God’s gracious Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which shows the way to life in heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this all praise to God be given!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. May what is taught in Thy true Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Increase our faith in Thee, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And so abide in us that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May render endless praise to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_141">141</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior of the heathen, come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Virgin’s Son, here make Thy home!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wonder at it, heaven and earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the Lord chose such a birth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Not by human flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the Spirit of our God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Was the Word of God made flesh—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Woman’s blossom, sweet and fresh.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though the virgin was with child,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Chastity proved undefiled;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Many a virtue rare forth shone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God was there upon His throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. From the Father forth He came</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And returned unto the same;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Down to hell He went alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And again to God’s high throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thou, the Father’s equal, win</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Victory in the flesh o’er sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy strength divine, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help to our frail flesh afford.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, Thy manger is so bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Night sends forth a novel light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Darkness must not enter there,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith abides in light fore’er.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_126">[126]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Praise to God the Father sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to God the Son, our King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to God the Spirit be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever and eternally.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Ambrose; Martin Luther, 1524, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_142">142</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Arise, sons of the kingdom!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King is drawing nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Arise and hail with gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Ruler from on high.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye Christians, hasten forth!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Your praise and homage bring Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And glad hosannas sing Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught else your love is worth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Arise, ye drooping mourners!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King is very near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Away with grief and sorrow!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For, lo! your Help is here.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold, in many a place—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O blessed consolation!—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We find Him, our Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His pure means of grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Now hear, ye bold transgressors,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King full well gives heed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all that ye are doing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to the life ye lead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enthralled by sin and hell;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There’s naught in all creation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Escapes His observation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He marketh all things well.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Be righteous, ye His subjects,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King is just and true;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prepare for Him a highway,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make all things straight and new.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He means all for our good;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then let us bear the crosses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which He Himself imposes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In an undaunted mood.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_127">[127]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He nevermore forsaketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A child that feels the rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who Him his Refuge maketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And puts his trust in God.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is our sovereign King;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">E’en death itself shall never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those from their Master sever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who to His mercy cling.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Arise, ye faint and fearful!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King now comes with might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His heart hath long since loved us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He makes our darkness light.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now are our sorrows o’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No wrath shall e’er befall us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since God in grace doth call us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His children evermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The King in grace remembers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His loved ones here below</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With gifts of royal treasures,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yea, doth Himself bestow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through His blest Word and grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O King, arrayed in splendor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee all praise we’ll render</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here and there face to face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O rich the gifts Thou bring’st us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thyself made poor and weak;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love beyond expression</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That thus can sinners seek!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this, O Lord, will we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our joyous tribute bring Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And glad hosannas sing Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever grateful be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Rist, 1651, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_143">143</h3> + +<p class="meter">6s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Once He came in blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our ills redressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Came in likeness lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Son of God most holy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bore the cross to save us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hope and freedom gave us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_128">[128]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Still He comes within us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still His voice would win us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the sins that hurt us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Would to Truth convert us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From our foolish errors,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere He comes in terrors.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thus, if thou hast known Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not ashamed to own Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor dost love Him coldly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But wilt trust Him boldly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will now receive thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heal thee, and forgive thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He who well endureth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright reward secureth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come then, O Lord Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From our sins release us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us here confess Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till in heaven we bless Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Horn (Roh), 1544; C. Winkworth, tr., 1862, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_144">144</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thine expected coming waits:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When will the promised light arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And glory beam from Zion’s gates?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. E’en now, when tempests round us fall</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wintry clouds o’ercast the sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy words with pleasure we recall</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And deem that our redemption’s nigh.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Come, gracious Lord, our hearts renew,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our foes repel, our wrongs redress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man’s rooted enmity subdue,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown Thy Gospel with success.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_129">[129]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O come and reign o’er every land;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let Satan from his throne be hurled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All nations bow to Thy command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grace revive a dying world.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Teach us in watchfulness and prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wait for the appointed hour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fit us by Thy grace to share</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The triumphs of Thy conquering power.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. H. Bathhurst, 1831.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CHRISTMAS">CHRISTMAS.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_145">145</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 6, 8, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All my heart this night rejoices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As I hear Far and near</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweetest angel voices;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Christ is born,” their choirs are singing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till the air Everywhere</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now with joy is ringing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Forth to-day the Conqueror goeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">the foe, Sin and woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death and hell, o’erthroweth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is man, man to deliver;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His dear Son Now is one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With our blood forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Shall we still dread God’s displeasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who, to save, Freely gave</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Us His dearest Treasure?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To redeem us, He hath given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His own Son From the throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of His might in heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Should He, who Himself imparted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Aught withhold From the fold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave us broken-hearted?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Should the Son of God not love us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, to cheer Sufferers here,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Left His throne above us?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_130">[130]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. If our blessed Lord and Maker</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hated men, Would He then</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be of flesh partaker?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If He in our woe delighted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Would He bear All the care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of our race benighted?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. He becomes the Lamb that taketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sin away And for aye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Full atonement maketh.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For our Life His own He tenders</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And our race, By His grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Meet for glory renders.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Hark! a voice from yonder manger,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soft and sweet, Doth entreat:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Flee from woe and danger;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brethren, from all ills that grieve you</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You are freed, All you need</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I will surely give you.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Come, then, banish all your sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One and all, Great and small,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come with songs of gladness.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love Him who with love is glowing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail the Star, Near and far,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Light and joy bestowing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Ye whose anguish knew no measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Weep no more, See the door</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To celestial pleasure.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cling to Him, for He will guide you</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where no cross, Pain, or loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can again betide you.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Hither come, ye heavy-hearted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who for sin, Deep within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Long and sore have smarted;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For the poisoned wounds you’re feeling</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help is near, One is here</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mighty for their healing.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_131">[131]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Hither come, ye poor and wretched,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Know His will Is to fill</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every hand outstretchèd;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here are riches without measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here forget All regret,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill your hearts with treasure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Let me in my arms receive Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Thy breast Let me rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, ne’er to leave Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since Thou hast Thyself presented</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now to me, I shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Evermore contented.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Guilt no longer can distress me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Son of God, Thou my load</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bearest to release me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stain in me Thou findest never;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am clean, All my sin</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is removed forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. I am pure, in Thee believing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thy store Evermore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Righteous robes receiving.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my heart I will enfold Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Treasure rare, Let me there,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Loving, ever hold Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Thee, O Lord, with heed I’ll cherish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While I’ve breath; E’en in death</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall my faith not perish.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I shall dwell with Thee forever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far on high, In the joy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That can alter never.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1656.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_146">146</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the earth now praise the Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who hath truly kept His word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the sinners’ Help and Friend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now at last to us doth send.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_132">[132]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What the fathers most desired,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What the prophets’ heart inspired,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What they longed for many a year,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stands fulfilled in glory here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Abram’s promised great Reward,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Zion’s Helper, Jacob’s Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Him of twofold race behold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Truly came, as long foretold.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Welcome, O my Savior, now!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail! my Portion, Lord, art Thou!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here, too, in my heart, I pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O prepare Thyself a way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. King of Glory, enter in!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse it from the filth of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou hast so often done;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It belongs to Thee alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. As Thy coming was in peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Noiseless, full of gentleness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the same mind dwell in me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That was ever found in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Comfort my desponding heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou my Strength and Refuge art.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am weak, and cunningly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Satan lays his snares for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Bruise for me the Serpent’s head,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, set free from doubt and dread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I may cleave to Thee in faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safely kept through life and death;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. And when Thou dost come again</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As a glorious King to reign,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I with joy may see Thy face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Truly ransomed by Thy grace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Held, 1643; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_133">[133]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_147">147</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 8, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All praise to Jesus’ hallowed name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who of virgin pure became</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True man for us! The angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the glad news to earth they bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Th’ eternal Father’s only Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For a manger leaves His throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Disguised in our poor flesh and blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is now the everlasting Good.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He whom the world could not inclose</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Doth in Mary’s lap repose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is become an infant small,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who by His might upholdeth all.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Th’ eternal Light, come down from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath to us new sunshine given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shineth in the midst of night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And maketh us the sons of light.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Father’s Son, God ever blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the world became a guest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He leads us from this vale of tears</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And makes us in His kingdom heirs.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. He came to earth despised and poor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man to pity and restore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make us rich in heaven above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The angels’ equal, through His love.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. All this He did that He might prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us sinners His great love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this let Christendom adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise His name forevermore.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1543; R. Massie, tr., a. First stanza since 1370.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_134">[134]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_148">148</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now praise we Christ, the Holy One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The blessed Virgin Mary’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far as the glorious sun doth shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en to the world’s remote confine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He who Himself all things did make</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A servant’s form vouchsafed to take,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He as man mankind might win</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save His creatures from their sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The grace of God, the mighty Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upon the mother was outpoured;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A virgin pure and undefiled</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In wondrous wise conceived a child.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The noble mother bare a Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For so did Gabriel’s promise run,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom John confessed and leaped with joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere yet the mother knew her boy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Upon a manger, filled with hay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In poverty content He lay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With milk was fed the Lord of all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who feeds the ravens when they call.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The heavenly choirs rejoice and raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their voice to God in songs of praise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To humble shepherds is proclaimed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Shepherd who the world hath framed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. All honor unto Christ be paid,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure offspring of the favored maid,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Father and with Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till time in endless time be lost!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Sedulius; Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_149">149</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A great and mighty wonder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Christmas Festal brings:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On earth, a lowly Infant,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Behold the King of kings!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_135">[135]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Word is made incarnate,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Descending from on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And cherubim sing anthems</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To shepherds, from the sky.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And we with them triumphant</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Repeat the hymn again:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“To God on high be glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And peace on earth to men!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. While thus they sing your Monarch,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those bright angelic bands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoice, ye vales and mountains!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye oceans, clap your hands!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Since all He comes to ransom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By all be He adored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Infant born in Bethlehem,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Savior and the Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. All idol forms shall perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And error shall decay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Christ shall wield His scepter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Lord and God, for aye.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Greek of Anatolius, c. 540; J. M. Neale, tr. 1862, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_150">150</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">From heaven above to earth I come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bear good news to every home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glad tidings of great joy I bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whereof I now will say and sing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To you this night is born a child</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Mary, chosen virgin mild;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This little child, of lowly birth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall be the joy of all the earth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. This is the Christ, our God and Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in all need shall aid afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will Himself your Savior be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all your sins to make you free.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_136">[136]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He brings those blessings long ago</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prepared by God for all below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in His heavenly kingdom blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You may with us forever rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. These are the tokens ye shall mark:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The swaddling-clothes and manger dark;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There shall ye find the young Child laid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By whom the heavens and earth were made.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Now let us all with gladsome cheer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Go with the shepherds and draw near</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To see the wondrous gift of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who hath His own dear Son bestowed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What is it in yon manger lies?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who is this child, so young and fair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dear little Jesus lieth there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Welcome to earth, Thou noble Guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through whom the sinful world is blest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou com’st to share my misery,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What thanks shall I return to Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Ah! Lord, who hast created all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How hast Thou made Thee weak and small</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou must choose Thy infant bed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where humble cattle lately fed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. And were the world ten times as wide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With gold and jewels beautified,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It would be far too small to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. For velvets soft and silken stuff</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast but hay and straw so rough,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whereon Thou, King, so rich and great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As ’twere Thy heaven, art throned in state.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_137">[137]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. And thus, dear Lord, it pleasèd Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To make this truth quite plain to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That this world’s honor, wealth, and might</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are naught and worthless in Thy sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Ah! dearest Jesus, holy Child,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within my heart, that it may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A chamber consecrate to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. My heart for very joy doth leap,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My lips no more can silence keep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, too, must sing with joyful tongue</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That sweetest ancient cradle-song:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Glory to God in highest heav’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who unto man His Son hath giv’n!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While angels sing with pious mirth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A glad New Year to all the earth.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1535.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_151">151</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoice, ye sons of men alway!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God comes to you from heaven to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord is born a little child</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Mary, chosen virgin mild.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He is the Branch of Jesse’s tree,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lion out of Judah He,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Gentiles’ Light, the promised Seed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who was to bruise the Serpent’s head.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He brings us peace and happiness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heals all sorrow and distress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which on account of Adam’s fall</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever weighed upon us all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Through His low birth and holy blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We all are saved by Christ, true God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The angels’ glory we shall share</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in His kingdom live fore’er.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Freund, † 1591; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_138">[138]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_152">152</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O rejoice, ye Christians, loudly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For our joy has now begun;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wondrous things our God hath done;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tell abroad His goodness proudly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who our race hath honored thus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That He deigns to dwell with us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ hath done away with sadness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence, all sorrow and repining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Sun of Grace is shining!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See, my soul, thy Savior chooses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Weakness here and poverty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In such love He comes to thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor the hardest couch refuses;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All He suffers for thy good,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To redeem thee by His blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ hath done away with sadness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence, all sorrow and repining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Sun of Grace is shining!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, how shall I thank Thee rightly?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I acknowledge that by Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am saved eternally;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me not forget it lightly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But to Thee through all things cleave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my heart true peace receive.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ hath done away with sadness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence, all sorrow and repining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Sun of Grace is shining!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus, guard and guide Thy members,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill Thy brethren with Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear their prayers in every place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quicken now life’s faintest embers;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant all Christians, far and near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Holy peace, a glad New Year!</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_139">[139]</span><div class="verse indent0">Joy, O joy, beyond all gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ hath done away with sadness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence, all sorrow and repining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Sun of Grace is shining!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Keymann, † 1662; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_153">153</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us all with gladsome voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise the God of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, to bid our hearts rejoice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His own Son hath given.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To this vale of tears He comes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here to serve in sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That with Him in heaven’s fair homes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We may reign in gladness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We are rich, for He was poor;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is not this a wonder?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore praise God evermore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here on earth and yonder!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Lord Christ, our Savior dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou ever near us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us now a glad New Year;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amen, Jesus, hear us!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">U. Langhanns, c. 1560; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_154">154</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the herald-angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory to the new-born King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace on earth and mercy mild,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God and sinners reconciled!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joyful, all ye nations, rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Join the triumph of the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With th’ angelic hosts proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the herald-angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory to the new-born King!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_140">[140]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, th’ incarnate Deity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pleased as man with men to dwell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, our Emmanuel!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Light and life to all He brings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ris’n with healing in His wings.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the herald-angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory to the new-born King!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Mild He lays His glory by,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Born that man no more may die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Born to raise the sons of earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Born to give them second birth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Desire of nations, come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fix in us Thy humble home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, to all Thyself impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Formed in each believing heart!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the herald-angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory to the new-born King!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1739, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_155">155</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To us a Child of hope is born,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To us a Son is given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And on His shoulder ever rests</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All power in earth and heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. His name shall be the Prince of Peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The everlasting Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Wonderful, the Counselor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The God by all adored.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. His righteous government and power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall over all extend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On judgment and on justice based,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His reign shall have no end.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make us Thine alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who with the Father ever art</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Holy Spirit, one.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Morison, 1781, abr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_141">[141]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_156">156</h3> + +<p class="meter">4, 4, 11, 4, 4, 11</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We Christians may Rejoice to-day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When Christ was born to comfort and to save us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who thus believes No longer grieves,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For none are lost who grasp the hope He gave us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O wondrous joy, That God most high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Should take our flesh and thus our race should honor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A virgin mild Hath born this Child;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Such grace and glory God hath put upon her.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sin brought us grief; But Christ, relief,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When down to earth He came for our salvation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since God with us Is dwelling thus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who dares to speak the Christian’s condemnation?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then hither throng With happy song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him whose birth and death are our assurance;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through whom are we At last set free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sins and burdens that surpassed endurance.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Yes, let us praise Our God and raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Loud hallelujahs to the skies above us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bliss bestowed To-day by God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To ceaseless thankfulness and joy should move us.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Caspar Fueger, † 1617; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_157">157</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise God the Lord, ye sons of men,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before His highest throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To-day He opens heaven again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gives us His own Son.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_142">[142]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He leaves His heavenly Father’s throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is born an infant small,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in a manger, poor and lone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lies in a humble stall.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He lays aside His power divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A servant’s form doth take;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In want and lowness He doth pine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who heaven and earth did make.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He nestles at His mother’s breast,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her milk His food must be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom saints and angels call the Blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of David’s house is He.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. ’Tis He who in these latter days</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Judah’s tribe should come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By whom the Lord again would raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His Church, His Christendom.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. A wondrous change which He doth make!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He takes our flesh and blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lays aside for sinners’ sake</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His majesty of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. He serves that I a lord may be;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A great exchange, indeed!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Could Jesus’ love do more for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To help me in my need?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. He opens us again the door</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Paradise to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The cherub guards the gate no more.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God our thanks we pay.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Nikolaus Herman, 1560; A. Crull, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_158">158</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy to the world, the Lord is come!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let earth receive her King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let every heart prepare Him room</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And heaven and nature sing.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_143">[143]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let men their songs employ,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Repeat the sounding joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. No more let sins and sorrows grow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor thorns infest the ground;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes to make His blessings flow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Far as the curse is found.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He rules the world with truth and grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And makes the nations prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The glories of His righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wonders of His love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_159">159</h3> + +<p class="meter">11s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, see in the manger our Savior and King!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To be born of a virgin He does not despise.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Hark, hark to the angels all singing in heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“To God in the highest all glory be given!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_144">[144]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To Thee, then, O Jesus, this day of Thy birth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be glory and honor through heaven and earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O come, let us hasten to worship the Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Latin, 17th cent.; E. Caswall, tr., 1848.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_160">160</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! what mean those holy voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetly sounding through the skies?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! th’ angelic host rejoices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heavenly hallelujahs rise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Listen to the wondrous story</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which they chant in hymns of joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory in the highest, glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to God most high!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Peace on earth, good will from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reaching far as man is found;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Souls redeemed and sins forgiven!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Loud our golden harps shall sound.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Christ is born, the great Anointed;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven and earth, His praises sing!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O receive whom God appointed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For your Prophet, Priest, and King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Hasten, mortals, to adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Learn His name and taste His joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till in heaven ye sing before Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to God most high!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Let us learn the wondrous story</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of our great Redeemer’s birth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spread the brightness of His glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till it cover all the earth.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Cawood, 1819.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_145">[145]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_161">161</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. (with Hall.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Immanuel, we sing Thy praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Prince of Life and Fount of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Flower of heaven and Star of morn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Lord of lords, Thou Virgin-born.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With all Thy saints to Thee we sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise, honor, thanks to Thee we bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou, O long-expected Guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast come at last to make us blest!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For Thee, since first the world was made,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So many hearts have watched and prayed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The patriarchs’ and prophets’ throng</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thee have hoped and waited long.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Above all others longed for Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy people’s king and shepherd, he</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With whom Thou, Lord, so well wert pleased</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When with his harp Thy name he praised.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Oh, that the Savior soon would come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To break our bonds and lead us home!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, that He might salvation bring!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then Jacob would rejoice and sing.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Now Thou art here, Thou Ever-blest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In lowly manger Thou dost rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great things Thou makest, yet art small;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naked Thyself, who clothest all.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. All heavens are Thine, yet Thou dost come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To sojourn in a stranger’s home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A mother’s milk dost not despise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who art the Joy of angels’ eyes.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_146">[146]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Thou hast set bounds to earth and sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet swaddling-bands encircle Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou’rt God—a bed of straw Thou hast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou’rt man—yet art the First and Last.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. From Thee above all gladness flows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet Thou must bear such bitter woes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Gentiles’ Light and Hope Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet findest none to soothe Thy heart.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. The sweetest Friend of man Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet many hate Thee in their heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Herod’s heart Thou art abhorred,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet Thou art our Salvation, Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. But I, Thy humblest servant, may</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Confess my love and freely say,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I love Thee truly, but I would</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I might love Thee as I should.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. I have the will, the power is weak,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet, Lord, my humble offering take</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And graciously the love receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which my poor heart to Thee can give.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Thou to be weak dost not disdain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dost choose the things the world deems vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Art poor and needy and content</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To suffer poverty and want.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Thou sleepest on the lap of earth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The manger where Thou at Thy birth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wast laid to rest, the hay, the stall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were mean and miserable all.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_147">[147]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. And therefore doth my courage rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me also Thou wilt not despise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O dearest Lord, Thy tender grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fills me with hope and happiness.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. Although I’ve passed in sin my days</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wandered far from wisdom’s ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet Thou for this to earth hast come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bring the wandering sinner home.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">17. Had I no load of sin to bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace, O Lord, I could not share;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In vain had’st Thou been born for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If from God’s wrath I had been free.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">18. Now fearlessly I come to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From every grief Thou mak’st me free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou bear’st the wrath, dost death destroy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And turnest sorrow into joy.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">19. Thou art my Head, my Lord divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am Thy member, wholly Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by Thy Spirit’s gracious power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will seek to serve Thee evermore.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">20. I’ll sing loud hallelujahs here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joyful spirit year by year;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy courts of joy above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever I will sing Thy love.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_162">162</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To shepherds, as they watched by night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Appeared a troop of angels bright;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold the tender Babe, they said,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In yonder lowly manger laid,</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_148">[148]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. At Bethlehem, in David’s town,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Micah did of old make known;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis Jesus Christ, your Lord and King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who doth to all salvation bring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Rejoice ye, then, that through His Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is with sinners now at one;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Made like yourselves of flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your Brother is th’ eternal God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. What harm can sin and death, then, do?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The true God now abides with you.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let hell and Satan rage and chafe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is your Brother—ye are safe.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Not one He will, nor can, forsake</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who Him his confidence doth make;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en if their worst your en’mies try,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye may their powerless rage defy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Ye must prevail at last, for ye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have now become God’s family;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To God forever give ye praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Patient and cheerful all your days.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1543; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="END_OF_YEAR">END OF YEAR.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_163">163</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">While with ceaseless course the sun</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hasted through the former year,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Many souls their race have run,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nevermore to meet us here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fixed in an eternal state,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They have done with all below;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We a little longer wait,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But how little, none can know.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. As the wingèd arrow flies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Speedily, the mark to find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the lightning from the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Darts and leaves no trace behind;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_149">[149]</span><div class="verse indent0">Swiftly thus our fleeting days</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bear us down life’s rapid stream.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upward, Lord, our spirits raise;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All below is but a dream.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thanks for mercies past receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pardon of our sins renew,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us henceforth how to live</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With eternity in view.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bless Thy Word to young and old,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill us with a Savior’s love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when life’s short tale is told,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May we dwell with Thee above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1774.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_164">164</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7 (Iambic)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Across the sky the shades of night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This winter’s eve are fleeting;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We deck Thine altar, Lord, with light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In solemn worship meeting;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And as the year’s last hours go by,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We raise to Thee our earnest cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Once more Thy love entreating.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Before the cross subdued we bow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee our prayers addressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Recounting all Thy mercies now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all our sins confessing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beseeching Thee this coming year</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To keep us in Thy faith and fear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And crown us with Thy blessing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And while we pray, we lift our eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To dear ones gone before us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe home with Thee in Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose peace descendeth o’er us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And beg of Thee, when life is past</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To reunite us all at last</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With those who’ve gone before us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_150">[150]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. We gather up, in this brief hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The memory of Thy mercies:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy wondrous goodness, love, and power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our grateful song rehearses:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou hast been our Strength and Stay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In many a dark and dreary day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of sorrows and reverses.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In many an hour, when fear and dread,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like evil spells, have bound us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And clouds were gathering overhead,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy providence hath found us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In many a night, when seas ran high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy gracious presence, drawing nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath made all calm around us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then, O great God, in years to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whatever may betide us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Right onward through our journey home</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou at hand to guide us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor leave us till, at close of life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe from all perils, toil, and strife.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven shall enfold and hide us.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Hamilton, 1882.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_165">165</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who roll’st the year around,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Crowned with mercies large and free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rich Thy gifts to us abound,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Warm our praise shall rise to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Kindly to our worship bow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While our grateful thanks we tell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, sustained by Thee, we now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid the parting year farewell!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. All its numbered days are sped,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All its busy scenes are o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All its joys forever fled,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All its sorrows felt no more.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_151">[151]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Mingled with th’ eternal past,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its remembrance shall decay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet to be revived at last</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At the solemn Judgment Day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. All our follies, Lord, forgive!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cleanse us from each guilty stain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy grace within us live</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we spend not years in vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then, when life’s last eve shall come,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Happy spirits, may we fly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To our everlasting home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To our Father’s house on high!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ray Palmer, 1858.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="NEW_YEAR">NEW YEAR.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_166">166</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 5, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, let me dedicate</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All this year to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In whatever earthly state</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wilt have me be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not from sorrow, pain, or care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Freedom dare I claim;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This alone shall be my prayer:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glorify Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Can a child presume to choose</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where or how to live?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can a Father’s love refuse</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All the best to give?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More Thou givest every day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than the best can claim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor withholdest aught that may</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glorify Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If in mercy Thou wilt spare</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joys that yet are mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If on life, serene and fair,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brighter rays may shine,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_152">[152]</span><div class="verse indent0">Let my glad heart, while it sings,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee in all proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, whate’er the future brings,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glorify Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. If Thou callest to the cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And its shadow come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turning all my gain to loss,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shrouding heart and home,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me think how Thy dear Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His glory came</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in deepest woe pray on:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Glorify Thy name.”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">L. Tuttiett, 1825.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_167">167</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Great God, we sing that mighty Hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By which supported still we stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The opening year Thy mercy shows;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let mercy crown it till it close.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By day, by night, at home, abroad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still we are guarded by our God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By His incessant bounty fed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By His unerring counsel led.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. With grateful hearts the past we own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The future, all to us unknown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We to Thy guardian care commit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In scenes exalted or depressed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou our Joy and Thou our Rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Adored through all our changing days.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When death shall interrupt our songs</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seal in silence mortal tongues,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Helper, God, in whom we trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In better worlds our soul shall boast.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1755.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_153">[153]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_168">168</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy mercy and Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Constant through another year,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear our song of thankfulness;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, our Redeemer, hear!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lo! our sins on Thee we cast,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee, our perfect Sacrifice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, forgetting all the past,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Press unto our glorious prize.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Dark the future; let Thy light</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guide us, bright and Morning Star:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fierce our foes and hard the fight;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Arm us, Savior, for the war.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In our weakness and distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rock of strength, be Thou our Stay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the pathless wilderness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be our true and living Way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Who of us death’s awful road</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the coming year shall tread?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy rod and staff, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comfort Thou his dying bed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Keep us faithful, keep us pure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep us evermore Thine own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help, O help us to endure;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fit us for the promised crown.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. So within Thy palace gate</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We shall praise, on golden strings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee the only Potentate,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord of lords and King of kings.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Downton, 1841, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_169">169</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The new-born Child this early morn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The dear Christ-child, of virgin born,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Again brings from His heavenly home</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A new year to all Christendom.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_154">[154]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This causes joy to angels fair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who love to keep us in their care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They sing that in this wondrous Child</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God now with man is reconciled.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Since God is reconciled with men,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What harm can Satan do us, then?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er Satan and the gates of hell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This Christ-child shall for us prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He brings the year of jubilee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why doubt we yet despondently?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoice! This is a happy day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Christ-child drives all care away.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Schneegass, † 1597; E. Cronenwett, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_170">170</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, our Father, thanks to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this new year we render,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou hast been from misery</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dangers our Defender;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all the year that now has fled</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast given us life and daily bread</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And peace within our borders.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord Jesus Christ, our thanks to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this new year we render,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou still rulest zealously</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy fold, with mercy tender;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast redeemed us with Thy blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art our only Trust and Good,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In life and death our Savior.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord Holy Ghost, our thanks to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this new year we render,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For by Thy grace it is that we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Enjoy Thy Word’s pure splendor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus Thou hast kindled from above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within our hearts true faith and love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And other Christian virtues.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_155">[155]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Our faithful God, we cry to Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still bless us with Thy favor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blot out all our iniquity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hide our sins forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us a happy, good New Year</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, when the hour of death draws near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A blest departure. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Schneegass, † 1597; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_171">171</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me, O Lord! Behold, I enter</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon another year to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee my hopes and thoughts now center,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Renew my courage for the way:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">New life, new strength, new happiness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I ask of Thee, O hear and bless!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. May every plan and undertaking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This year be all begun with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I am sleeping or am waking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still let me know Thou art with me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Abroad do Thou my footsteps guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At home be ever at my side.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be this a time of grace and pardon;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy rod I take with willing mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But suffer naught my heart to harden;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O let me now Thy mercy find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee alone, my God, I live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou only canst my sins forgive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And may this year to me be holy;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy grace so fill my every thought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all my life be pure and lowly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And truthful as a Christian’s ought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So make me, while yet dwelling here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pious and blest from year to year.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_156">[156]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And grant, Lord, when the year is over,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That it for me in peace may close;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In all things care for me and cover</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My head in time of fear and woes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So may I, when my years are gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Appear with joy before Thy throne.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Rist, 1642; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_172">172</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, our Help in ages past,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Hope for years to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Shelter from the stormy blast,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our eternal Home!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Under the shadow of Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy saints have dwelt secure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sufficient is Thine arm alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our defense is sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Before the hills in order stood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or earth received her frame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From everlasting Thou art God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To endless years the same.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. A thousand ages in Thy sight</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are like an evening gone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Short as the watch that ends the night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before the rising sun.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy word commands our flesh to dust:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Return, ye sons of men!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All nations rose from earth at first</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And turn to earth again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bears all its sons away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They fly forgotten, as a dream</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dies at the opening day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Like flowery fields the nations stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pleased with the morning light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The flowers beneath the mower’s hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lie withering ere ’tis night.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_157">[157]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O God, our Help in ages past,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Hope for years to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou our Guard while troubles last</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our eternal Home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_173">173</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The old year now hath passed away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We thank Thee, Christ, our Lord, to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou hast kept us through the year</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When danger and distress were near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We pray Thee, O eternal Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who with the Father reign’st as one,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To guard and rule Thy Christendom</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all the ages yet to come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Take not Thy saving Word away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls’ true comfort, staff, and stay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Abide with us and keep us free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all false doctrines graciously.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O help us to forsake all sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A new and holier course begin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From last year’s sins, Lord, hide Thy face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this new year grant us Thy grace,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. That as true Christians we may live</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or die in peace that Thou wilt give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To rise again when Thou shalt come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And enter our eternal home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Steuerlein, 1588; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_174">174</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let us come before Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With songs and prayers adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who to our life from heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All needed strength hath given.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The stream of years is flowing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we are onward going,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From old to new surviving,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by His mercy thriving.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_158">[158]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In woe we often languish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And pass through times of anguish,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of wars and trepidation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Alarming every nation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. A faithful mother keepeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guard while her infant sleepeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its fear and grief assuaging</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When angry storms are raging.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thus God His children shieldeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And full protection yieldeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When need and woe distress them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving arms caress them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. In vain is all our doing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The labor we’re pursuing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In our hands prospers never</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unless God watches ever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Our song to Thee ascendeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose mercy never endeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our thanks to Thee we render,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who art our strong Defender.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O God of mercy, hear us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Father, be Thou near us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid crosses and in sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou our Fount of gladness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. To all that bow before Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And for Thy grace implore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant Thy benediction</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And patience in affliction.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. With richest blessings crown us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In all our ways, Lord, own us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give grace, who grace bestowest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all, e’en to the lowest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. To all forlorn be Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy erring children gather,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And of the poor and needy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou the Helper speedy.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_159">[159]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Grant help to all afflicted;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to the souls dejected,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By melancholy haunted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May cheerful thoughts be granted!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. O Lord, assistance lend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Holy Spirit send us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He may make us glorious</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead to Thee victorious.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. All this Thy hand bestoweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Life, whence our life floweth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To me and all believers</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant, Lord, these New Year’s favors.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, † 1676; J. Kelly, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CIRCUMCISION_OF_CHRIST">CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_175">175</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The year begins with Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thou begin’st with woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To let the world of sinners see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That blood for sin must flow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thine infant cries, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy tears upon the breast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are not enough; the legal sword</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must do its stern behest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Seemeth it strange to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My own will to deny?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seemeth it sad, my soul, to thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Under the yoke to lie?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I look, and hold my peace:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Giver of all good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en from His birth takes no release</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From suffering, tears, and blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. That I may reap in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me to sow in fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So life a winter’s morn may prove</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To a bright endless year.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Keble, 1827, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_160">[160]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_176">176</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The ancient Law departs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all its terrors cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Jesus makes with faithful hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A covenant of peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Light of light divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True brightness undefiled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bears for us the shame of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A holy, spotless Child.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. His infant body now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Begins our pain to feel;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those precious drops of blood that flow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For death the victim seal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To-day the name is Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At which we bend the knee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They call Thee Jesus, Child Divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Jesus deign to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. All praise, eternal Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy redeeming love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Father, Spirit, ever one,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In glorious might above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Abbé Besnault, 1736.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_177">177</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O sacred day, when first was poured</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The blood of our redeeming Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O solemn day, when first began</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His sufferings for sinful man!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Just born into this world of woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His blood for man was made to flow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His future death was thus expressed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus, too, His early love confessed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. From heaven descending to fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mandates of His Father’s will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en now behold the Victim lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lamb of God, prepared to die.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_161">[161]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Beneath the knife behold the Child,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Innocent, the Undefiled;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For captives He the ransom pays,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For lawless man the Law obeys.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, circumcise our hearts, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our fleshly natures purge away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy name, Thy likeness, may we bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O stamp Thy holy image there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Abbé Besnault, 1736; J. Chandler, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_178">178</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus! Name of wondrous love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Name all other names above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto which must every knee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bow in deep humility.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus! Name decreed of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the maiden mother told,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Kneeling in her lowly cell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the angel Gabriel.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus! Name of priceless worth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the fallen sons of earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the promise that it gave,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus shall His people save.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus! Name of mercy mild,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Given to the holy Child</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the cup of human woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">First He tasted here below.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus! Only name that’s given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Under all the mighty heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whereby man, to sin enslaved,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bursts his fetters and is saved.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Jesus! Name of wondrous love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Human name of God above.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pleading only this, we flee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Helpless, O our God, to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1854, a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_162">[162]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="EPIPHANY">EPIPHANY.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_179">179</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, King of Glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Both David’s Lord and Son!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy realm endures forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In heaven is fixed Thy throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help that in earth’s dominions,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throughout from pole to pole,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy realm may spread salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To each benighted soul!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Eastern sages, bringing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their tribute-gifts to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bear witness to Thy kingdom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And humbly bow the knee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee the star is pointing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee, Incarnate Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hence joyously we hail Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Savior and our Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou art a mighty Monarch,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As by the Word we’re told,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet carest Thou but little</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For earthly goods or gold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On no proud steed Thou ridest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wear’st no jeweled crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor dwell’st in lordly castle,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But bearest scoff and frown.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Yet art Thou decked with beauty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With rays of glorious light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou ever teem’st with goodness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all Thy ways are right.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Vouchsafe to shield Thy people</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thine almighty arm</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That they may dwell in safety</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From those who mean them harm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Ah, look on me with pity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though I am weak and poor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Admit me to Thy kingdom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To dwell there, blest and sure!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_163">[163]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I pray Thee, guide and keep me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Safe from my bitter foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and death and Satan;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Free me from all my woes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. And bid Thy Word within me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shine as the fairest star;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep sin and all false doctrine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever from me far.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me confess Thee truly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with Thy Christendom</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here own Thee King and Savior</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in the world to come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Behm, 1606.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_180">180</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Star proclaims the King is here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But, Herod, why this senseless fear?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He takes no realms of earth away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who gives the realms of heavenly day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The wiser Magi see from far</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And follow on His guiding star;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And led by light to light they press</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by their gifts their God confess.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Within the Jordan’s crystal flood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In meekness stands the Lamb of God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, sinless, sanctifies the wave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mankind from sin to cleanse and save.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. At Cana first His power is shown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His might the blushing waters own</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, changing, as He speaks the word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flow wine, obedient to their Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. All glory, Jesus, be to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this Thy glad Epiphany;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom with the Father we adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Ghost forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Sedulius, 5th cent.; J. N. Neale, tr. 1852, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_164">[164]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_181">181</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 10, 11, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Star of the East, the horizon adorning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Maker and Monarch and Savior of all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Odors of Edom and offerings divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Vainly we offer each ample oblation;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Vainly with gifts would His favor secure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Richer by far is the heart’s adoration;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Star of the East, the horizon adorning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Reginald Heber, 1811.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_165">[165]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_182">182</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, Thou Source of every blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sovereign Father of mankind!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gentiles now, Thy grace possessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy courts admission find.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grateful now we fall before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy Church obtain a place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now by faith behold Thy glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise Thy truth, adore Thy grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Once far off, but now invited,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We approach Thy sacred throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy covenant united,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reconciled, redeemed, made one.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now revealed to Eastern sages,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See the star of mercy shine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mystery hid in former ages,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mystery great of love divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Hail, Thou all-inviting Savior!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gentiles now their offerings bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy temple seek Thy favor.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus Christ, our Lord and King.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we, body, soul, and spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Live devoted to Thy praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glorious realms of bliss inherit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grateful anthems ever raise!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Basil Wood, 1813.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_183">183</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">As with gladness men of old</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Did the guiding star behold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As with joy they hailed its light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leading onward, beaming bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So, most gracious Lord, may we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Evermore be led by Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. As with joyful steps they sped</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To that lowly manger-bed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There to bend the knee before</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Him whom heaven and earth adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So may we with willing feet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever seek Thy mercy-seat.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_166">[166]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. As they offered gifts most rare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At that manger rude and bare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So may we with holy joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure and free from sin’s alloy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our costliest treasures bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Holy Jesus, every day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep us in the narrow way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when earthly things are past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring our ransomed souls at last</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where they need no star to guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where no clouds Thy glory hide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In the heavenly country bright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Need they no created light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou its Sun which goes not down;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There forever may we sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Alleluias to our King!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. C. Dix, 1860.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_184">184</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs of thankfulness and praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Manifested by the star</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the sages from afar,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Branch of royal David’s stem,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy birth at Bethlehem.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Anthems be to Thee addressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in man made manifest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Manifest at Jordan’s stream,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prophet, Priest, and King supreme,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at Cana, wedding-guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy Godhead manifest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Manifest in power divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Changing water into wine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Anthems be to Thee addressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in man made manifest.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_167">[167]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Manifest in making whole</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Palsied limbs and fainting soul;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Manifest in valiant fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quelling all the devil’s might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Manifest in gracious will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever bringing good from ill.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Anthems be to Thee addressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in man made manifest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Sun and moon shall darkened be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stars shall fall, the heavens shall flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ will then like lightning shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All will see His glorious sign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All will then the trumpet hear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All will see the Judge appear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou by all wilt be confessed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in man made manifest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Present in Thy holy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we imitate Thee now</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And be pure as pure art Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we like to Thee may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy great Epiphany</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may praise Thee, ever blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in man made manifest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth, 1862.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="PRESENTATION_OF_CHRIST">PRESENTATION OF CHRIST.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_185">185</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 5, 8, 4, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In peace and joy I now depart</div> + <div class="verse indent4">At God’s disposing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For full of comfort is my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Soft reposing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So the Lord hath promised me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And death is but a slumber.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_168">[168]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. ’Tis Christ that wrought this work for me.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">The faithful Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom Thou hast made mine eyes to see</div> + <div class="verse indent4">By Thy favor.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now I know He is my Life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Help in need and dying.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Him Thou hast unto all set forth</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Their great Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to His kingdom called the earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy dear and wholesome Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In every place resounding.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He is the Hope and saving Light</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Of lands benighted;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Him are they who dwelt in night</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Fed and lighted;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is Israel’s Praise and Bliss,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their Joy, Reward, and Glory.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524; L. W. Bacon, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_186">186</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In His Temple now behold Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See the long-expected Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ancient prophets had foretold Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God has now fulfilled His word.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now to praise Him, His redeemed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall break forth with one accord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In the arms of her who bore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Virgin pure, behold Him lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While His aged saints adore Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere in faith and hope they die.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hallelujah! Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lo, th’ incarnate God most high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, by Thy presentation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou, who didst for us endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make us see our great salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Seal us with Thy promise sure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And present us in Thy glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy Father, cleansed and pure.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. J. Pye, 1853.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_169">[169]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_187">187</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Angels, from the realms of glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wing your flight o’er all the earth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye who sang creation’s story,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Worship Christ, the new-born King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Shepherds, in the fields abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watching o’er your flocks by night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God with man is now residing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yonder shines the heav’nly Light:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Worship Christ, the new-born King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sages, leave your contemplations;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brighter visions beam afar;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seek the great Desire of nations,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye have seen His natal star:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Worship Christ, the new-born King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Saints, before the altar bending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watching long in hope and fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Suddenly the Lord descending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In His temple shall appear:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come and worship;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Worship Christ, the new-born King.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1816, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_188">188</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O dearest Jesus, Thee I pray:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within my heart now make Thy stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I, like Simeon of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By faith may gladly Thee enfold.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_170">[170]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art my Life and Happiness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom God hath sent my soul to bless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O cleanse and purify my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That from Thy paths I ne’er depart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, with Thy light show me the way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That never I may go astray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ward off all sorrow and despair</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let me be Thine own fore’er.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lift up Thy face upon me, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In life and death Thy help afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then I’ll depart most cheerfully</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This life whene’er it pleaseth Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Mylius, 1596; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_189">189</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7 (Iambic)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thank God! my Jesus cleanseth me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From all sins I committed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He paid my debt and set me free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I, therefore, am acquitted</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of sin’s and Satan’s bondage fell.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My faith now laughs at death and hell,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Because my life is Jesus.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Why should I grieve? He who fulfilled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Law, thus to release us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who His Father’s wrath has stilled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By His own death, this Jesus</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still liveth, and all that He hath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He giveth unto me through faith;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is there a greater treasure?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Because my Jesus cleanseth me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sin by His own merit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am from pain and fear set free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Death cannot daunt my spirit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I trust in Jesus’ righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His innocence and blessedness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are now my life and treasure.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_171">[171]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Now I, like Simeon, can end</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My life in peace and gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to my God I can commend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My spirit without sadness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For when my weary eyes I close,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My death becomes a sweet repose,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I see the joys of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. How happy, therefore, shall I be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When life’s frail thread is broken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When holy angels carry me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To joys that ne’er were spoken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I behold Him face to face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I have gained that blessed place,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prepared for me by Jesus.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, grant that e’er prepared I be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That naught from Thee me sever.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when I die, let me with Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In glory live forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come quickly to deliver me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, by Thy death and agony.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yea, come, Lord Jesus! Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_190">190</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Light of the Gentile nations,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy people’s Joy and Love!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drawn by Thy Spirit hither,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We gladly come to prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy presence in Thy temple</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And seek with earnest mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Simeon once had waited</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His Savior God to find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yea, Lord, Thy servants meet Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">E’en now, in every place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Thy true Word hath promised</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That they should see Thy face.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou yet wilt gladly grant us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who gather round Thee here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In faith’s strong arms to bear Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As did that aged seer.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_172">[172]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be Thou our Joy, our Brightness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That shines mid pain and loss,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Sun in times of terror,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Glory round our cross;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A Glow in sinking spirits,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A Sunbeam in distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Physician, Friend, in sickness;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In death, our Happiness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let us, O Lord, be faithful</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like Simeon to the end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So that his dying anthem</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May from our hearts ascend:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“O Lord, now let Thy servant</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Depart in peace, I pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since I have seen my Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have here beheld His day.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. My Savior, I behold Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now with the eye of faith;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No foe of Thee can rob me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though bitter words he saith.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within Thy heart abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thou dost dwell in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No pain, no death, has terrors</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To part my soul from Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, here on earth Thou seemest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At times to frown on me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And through my tears I often</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can scarce distinguish Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But in the heavenly mansions</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall nothing dim my sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I shall see forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine always glorious light.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Franck, 1674; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_173">[173]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="PASSION_OF_CHRIST">PASSION OF CHRIST.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="center" id="GENERAL">GENERAL.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_191">191</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A lamb goes uncomplaining forth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The guilt of all men bearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis laden with the sin of earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None else the burden sharing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It goes its way, grows weak and faint,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To slaughter led without complaint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its spotless life to offer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bears shame, and stripes, and wounds, and death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Anguish and mockery, and saith,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Willing all this I suffer.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This Lamb is Christ, the soul’s great Friend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And everlasting Savior;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Him, Him God chose sin’s reign to end</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bring us to His favor.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Go forth, My Son!” He said, “and bail</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The children who are doomed to hell</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But for Thine intercession.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The punishment is great, and dread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The wrath, but Thou Thy blood shalt shed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And save them from perdition.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Yea, Father, yea, most willingly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll bear what Thou commandest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My will conforms to Thy decree,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I do what Thou demandest.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O wondrous Love, what hast Thou done!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father offers up His Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Son, content, descendeth!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, O Love, how strong art Thou!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In shroud and grave Thou lay’st Him low</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose word the mountains rendeth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou lay’st Him, Love, upon the cross,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With nails and spear Him bruising;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou slay’st Him as a lamb, His loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From soul and body oozing;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_174">[174]</span><div class="verse indent0">From body ’tis the crimson flood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of precious sacrificial blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From soul, the strength of anguish.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My gain it is; sweet Lamb to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What can I give, whose love to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For me doth make Thee languish?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, all my life I’ll cleave to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy love fore’er beholding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee ever, as Thou ever me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With loving arms enfolding.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, Thou shalt be my Beacon-light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To guide me safe through death’s dark night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cheer my heart in sorrow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Henceforth myself and all that’s mine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, my Savior, I consign,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From whom all things I borrow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. From morn till eve my theme shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy mercy’s wondrous measure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To sacrifice myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My foremost aim and pleasure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My stream of life shall flow for Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its steadfast current ceaselessly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In praise to Thee outpouring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all that Thou hast done for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll treasure in my memory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy gracious love adoring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Enlarge, shrine of my heart, and swell,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To thee shall now be given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A treasure that doth far excel</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The worth of earth and heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Away with the Arabian gold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With treasures of an earthly mold!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ve found a better jewel.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My priceless treasure, Lord, my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is Thy most holy, precious blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which flowed from wounds so cruel.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_175">[175]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. This treasure ever I’ll employ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This every aid shall yield me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In sorrow it shall be my joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In conflict it shall shield me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In joy, the music of my feast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when all else has lost its zest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This manna still shall feed me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In thirst my drink; in want my food;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My company in solitude,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To comfort and to lead me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Death’s poison cannot harm me now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy blood new life bestoweth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Shadow from the heat art Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When noonday’s sunlight gloweth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I’m by inward grief opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thee my weary soul shall rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As sick men on their pillows.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art my Anchor, when by woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My bark is driven to and fro</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On trouble’s restless billows.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. And when Thy glory I shall see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And taste Thy kingdom’s pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy blood my royal robe shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And joy beyond all measure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It then shall be my glorious crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus I’ll appear before the throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of God and need not hide me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shall, by Him to Thee betrothed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thee in bridal garments clothed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand as a bride beside Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_192">192</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, I will ponder now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Thy holy Passion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy Spirit me endow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For such meditation.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_176">[176]</span><div class="verse indent0">Grant that I in love and faith</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May the image cherish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Thy suffering, pain, and death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may not perish.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Make me see Thy great distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Anguish, and affliction,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bonds and stripes and wretchedness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thy crucifixion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make me see how scourge and rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spear and nails did wound Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How for man Thou diedst, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who with thorns had crowned Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yet, O Lord, not thus alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make me see Thy Passion,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But its cause to me make known</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And its termination.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah! I also and my sin</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wrought Thy deep affliction;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This the cause alone hath been</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Thy crucifixion.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant that I Thy Passion view</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With repentant grieving</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor Thee crucify anew</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By unholy living.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How could I refuse to shun</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Every sinful pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since for me God’s only Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Suffered without measure?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. If my sins give me alarm</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my conscience grieve me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy cross my fear disarm,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace of conscience give me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that I may trust in Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thy holy Passion.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If His Son so loveth me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God must have compassion.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_177">[177]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Grant that I may willingly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bear with Thee my crosses,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learning humbleness of Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace mid pain and losses.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May I give Thee love for love.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear me, O my Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may in heaven above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sing Thy praise forever.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Sigmund von Birken, 1653; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_193">193</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, Lord Jesus, thanks we give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who diedst for us that we might live</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And through Thy holy, precious blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast made us righteous before God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We pray Thee, O true God and Man,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who wast for our offenses slain:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save us from everlasting death</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And cheer us when we yield our breath.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Defend us, Lord, from sin and shame;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us by Thine almighty name</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bear our crosses patiently,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To trust in Thy great agony,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And thence the full assurance gain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou wilt e’er our Friend remain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And not forsake us in our strife</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until we enter into life.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Chr. Fischer, c. 1568; A. Crull, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_194">194</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, grant that balm and healing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy holy wounds I find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every hour that I am feeling</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pains of body and of mind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Should some evil thought upstart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy cross defend my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show the peril and from sinning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me ere its first beginning.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_178">[178]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Should some lust or sharp temptation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prove too strong for flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me think upon Thy Passion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the breach is soon made good.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or should Satan make his way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To my heart, O let me say:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus Christ for me was wounded,”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the Tempter flees confounded.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If the world my heart entices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On the broad and easy road,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Filled with mirth and pleasant vices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me think upon the load</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou didst once for me endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I flee all thoughts impure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Banishing each wild emotion,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Calm and blest in my devotion.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Yes, whate’er may pain or grieve me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let Thy wounds, Lord, make me whole.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I’m faint, let them revive me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Granting new life to my soul.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May Thy comfort render sweet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every bitter cup I meet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, who by Thy death and Passion</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast procured my soul’s salvation!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O my God, my Rock and Tower!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant that in Thy death I trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Knowing Death has lost his power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since Thou trod’st him in the dust.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, let Thine agony</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever help and comfort me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy death be my protection,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safety, life, and resurrection.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Jesus, grant that balm and healing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy holy wounds I find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every hour that I am feeling</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pains of body and of mind;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_179">[179]</span><div class="verse indent0">And when I this world must leave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that, Lord, to Thee I cleave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy wounds find consolation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And obtain my soul’s salvation.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1644, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_195">195</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Strength by day, my Trust by night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On earth I’m but a passing guest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sorely with my sins opprest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Far off I see my fatherland,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where through Thy blood I hope to stand.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But ere I reach that Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A weary way before me lies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My heart sinks at the journey’s length,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My wasted flesh has little strength,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul alone still cries in me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Lord, take me home, take me to Thee!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O let Thy sufferings give me power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To meet the last and darkest hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sweat refresh and comfort me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy bonds and fetters make me free!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The blows and stripes that fell on Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heal up the wounds of sin in me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy crown of thorns, Thy foes’ mad spite,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let be my glory and delight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. That thirst and bitter draught of Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cause me to bear with patience mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy piercing cry uphold my soul</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When floods of anguish o’er me roll.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O let Thy holy wounds for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Clefts in the rock forever be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where as a dove my soul can hide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And safe from Satan’s rage abide.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_180">[180]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. And when my lips grow white and chill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit cry within me still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And help my soul Thy heaven to find</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When these poor eyes grow dark and blind.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. And when my spirit flies away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy dying words shall be my stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me depart with peaceful brow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I in death my head shall bow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Thy cross shall be my staff in life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy holy grave my rest from strife;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The winding-sheet that covered Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let it be a shroud for me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Lord, in Thy nail-prints let me read</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou to save me hast decreed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant that in Thy opened side</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My troubled soul may ever hide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Since Thou hast died, the Pure, the Just,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I take my homeward way in trust.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gates of heaven, Lord, open wide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When here I may no more abide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. And when the last Great Day shall come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou, our Judge, shalt speak the doom,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me with joy behold the light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And set me then upon Thy right.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Renew this wasted flesh of mine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That like the sun it there may shine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the angels pure and bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, like Thyself in glorious light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Ah, then I’ll have my heart’s desire,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, singing with the angels’ choir,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the ransomed of Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever I’ll behold Thy face!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Behm, 1603.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_181">[181]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_196">196</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, the Life of all the living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ, the Death of death, our foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, Thyself for me once giving</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the darkest depths of woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Madest reconciliation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hast saved me from damnation:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou, ah! Thou, hast taken on Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bonds and stripes, a cruel rod;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pain and scorn were heaped upon Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Thou sinless Son of God!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus didst Thou my soul deliver</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the bonds of sin forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou hast borne the smiting only</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That my wounds might all be whole;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast suffered, sad and lonely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rest to give my weary soul;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, the curse of God enduring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessing unto me securing.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Heartless scoffers did surround Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Treating Thee with cruel scorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with piercing thorns they crowned Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All disgrace Thou, Lord, hast borne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That as Thine Thou mightest own me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with heavenly glory crown me.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thou hast suffered men to bruise Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That from pain I might be free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Falsely did Thy foes accuse Thee—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thence I gain security;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_182">[182]</span><div class="verse indent0">Comfortless once Thou didst languish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me to comfort in my anguish.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Thou hast suffered great affliction</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hast borne it patiently,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Even death by crucifixion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fully to atone for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou didst choose to be tormented</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That my doom should be prevented.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. C. Homburg, 1659.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_197">197</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 8, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When o’er my sins I sorrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, I will look to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hence my comfort borrow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That Thou wast slain for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, Lord, Thy precious blood was spilt</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For me, O most unworthy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To take away my guilt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, what a marvelous offering!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Behold! the Master spares</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His servants, and their suffering</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grief for them He bears.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God stoopeth from His throne on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For me, His guilty creature,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He deigns as man to die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My manifold transgression</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Henceforth can harm me none,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Jesus’ bloody Passion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For me God’s grace hath won.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His precious blood my debts hath paid;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of hell and all its torments</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am no more afraid.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_183">[183]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Therefore I will forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give glory unto Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, loving Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For what Thou didst for me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll spend my breath in songs of thanks</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy sad cry, Thy sufferings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy wrongs, Thy guiltless death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, let Thy woes, Thy patience,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart with strength inspire</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To vanquish all temptations</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And spurn all base desire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This thought I fain would cherish most—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What pain my soul’s redemption</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath Thee, O Savior, cost.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Whate’er may be the burden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The cross here on me laid,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be shame or want my guerdon,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll bear it with Thine aid.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give patience, give me strength to take</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee for my bright example</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all the world forsake.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And let me do to others</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thou hast done to me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love all men as my brothers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And serve them willingly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With ready heart, nor seek my own,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But as Thou, Lord, hast helped us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From purest love alone.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Gesenius, 1646; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_198">198</h4> + +<p class="meter">11, 11, 11, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Beloved Jesus, what law hast Thou broken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That such sharp sentence should on Thee be spoken?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of what great crime hast Thou to make confession,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of what transgression?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_184">[184]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. They crown Thy head with thorns, they smite, they scourge Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With cruel mockings to the cross they urge Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They give Thee gall to drink, they still decry Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They crucify Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whence come these sorrows, whence this mortal anguish?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is my sins for which Thou, Lord, must languish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, all the wrath, the woe Thou dost inherit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis I do merit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. What strangest punishment is suffered yonder?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Shepherd dies for sheep that love to wander;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Master pays the debt His servants owe Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who would not own Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The sinless Son of God must die in sadness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sinful child of man may live in gladness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man forfeited his life and is acquitted,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is committed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. There was no spot in me by sin untainted;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sick with sin’s poison, all my heart had fainted;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heavy guilt to hell had well-nigh brought me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such woe it wrought me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_185">[185]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O wondrous love, whose depth no heart hath sounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That brought Thee here, by foes and thieves surrounded!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All worldly pleasures, heedless, I was trying</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While Thou wert dying.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O mighty King, no time can dim Thy glory!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How shall I spread abroad Thy wondrous story?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How shall I find some worthy gifts to proffer?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What dare I offer?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. For vainly doth our human wisdom ponder</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy woes; Thy mercy still transcends our wonder.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, how should I do aught that could delight Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can I requite Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Yet unrequited, Lord, I would not leave Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will renounce whate’er doth vex or grieve Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And quench with thoughts of Thee and prayers most lowly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All fires unholy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. But since my own strength never will suffice me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To crucify desires that still entice me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all good deeds, oh, let Thy Spirit win me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And reign within me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_186">[186]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. I think upon Thy mercy without ceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That earth’s vain joys to me no more be pleasing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To do Thy will shall be my sole endeavor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Henceforth forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Whate’er of earthly good this life may grant me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll risk for Thee; no shame, no cross, shall daunt me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall not fear what man can do to harm me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor death alarm me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. But, worthless is my sacrifice, I own it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet, Lord, for love’s sake Thou wilt not disown it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou wilt accept my gift in Thy great meekness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor shame my weakness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. And when, dear Lord, before Thy throne in heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To me the crown of joy at last is given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where sweetest hymns Thy saints forever raise Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, too, shall praise Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Anselm of Canterbury; J. Heermann, † 1647. C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_199">199</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Go to dark Gethsemane,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye that feel the Tempter’s power;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your Redeemer’s conflict see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watch with Him one bitter hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turn not from His griefs away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_187">[187]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Follow to the judgment-hall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">View the Lord of life arraigned;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, the wormwood and the gall!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, the pangs His soul sustained!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shun not suffering, shame, or loss;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learn of Him to bear the cross.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Calvary’s mournful mountain climb;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There, adoring at His feet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mark that miracle of time,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s own sacrifice complete.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“It is finished!” hear Him cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learn of Jesus Christ to die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Early hasten to the tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where they laid His breathless clay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All is solitude and gloom,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hath taken Him away?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is risen! He meets our eyes.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, teach us so to rise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1825.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_200">200</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">There is a fountain filled with blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lose all their guilty stains.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The dying thief rejoiced to see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That fountain in his day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there have I, as vile as he,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Washed all my sins away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall never lose its power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till all the ransomed Church of God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be saved to sin no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy flowing wounds supply,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Redeeming love has been my theme</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shall be till I die.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_188">[188]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Then in a nobler, sweeter song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll sing Thy power to save,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When this poor lisping, stammering tongue</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lies silent in the grave.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Cowper, 1771.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_201">201</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O bleeding Head, and wounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And full of pain and scorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In mockery surrounded</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With cruel crown of thorn!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Head, once crowned with glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And heavenly majesty,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But now despised and gory;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet here I welcome Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Men spit upon and jeer Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou noble countenance,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And flee before Thy glance.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How art Thou pale with anguish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With sore abuse and scorn!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How does Thy visage languish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which once was bright as morn!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Now from Thy cheeks has vanished</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their color once so fair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Thy red lips is banished</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The splendor that was there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pale Death, with cruel rigor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bereaveth Thee of life;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus losest Thou Thy vigor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And strength in this sad strife.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My burden, in Thy Passion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, Thou hast borne for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For it was my transgression</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which brought this woe on Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cast me down before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wrath were my rightful lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy, I implore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Redeemer, spurn me not!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_189">[189]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. My Shepherd, now receive me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Guardian, own me Thine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great blessings Thou didst give me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Source of gifts divine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy lips have often fed me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With milk and sweetest food;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit oft has led me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To stores of heavenly good.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Here I will stand beside Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee I will not part;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Savior, do not chide me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When breaks Thy loving heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When soul and body languish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In death’s last fatal grasp,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, in Thy deepest anguish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee in mine arms I’ll clasp.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Naught ever so much blesses,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So much rejoices me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As when in Thy distresses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I take a part with Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All, well for me if lying</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here at Thy feet, my Life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, too, with Thee were dying</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And thus might end my strife!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Thanks from my heart I offer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For all that Thou didst suffer;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My good didst Thou intend.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah! grant that I may ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy truth faithful be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When soul and body sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May I be found in Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. When hence I must betake me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, do not Thou depart!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O nevermore forsake me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When death is at my heart!</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_190">[190]</span><div class="verse indent0">When soul and body languish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O leave me not alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But take away mine anguish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By virtue of Thine own!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Be Thou my Consolation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Shield when I must die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Remind me of Thy Passion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When my last hour draws nigh.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mine eyes shall then behold Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon Thy cross shall dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart by faith enfold Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who dieth thus dies well!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Bernard of Clairvaux; Paul Gerhardt, 1652.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_202">202</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Enslaved by sin and bound in chains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And doomed to everlasting pains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We wretched, guilty captives lay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor all the world’s collected store</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Suffice to purchase our release;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A thousand worlds were all too poor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">An all-sufficient ransom paid.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O matchless price! His precious blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For vile, rebellious traitors shed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus the sacrifice became</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To rescue guilty souls from hell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beneath avenging Justice fell.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Amazing goodness! love divine!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O may our grateful hearts adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The matchless grace; nor yield to sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor wear its cruel fetters more!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, † 1778.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_191">[191]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="GOOD_FRIDAY">GOOD FRIDAY.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_203">203</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lamb of God most holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the cursed tree slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’er patient, meek, and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though heaped with hate and disdain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All sins Thou borest for us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else had despair reigned o’er us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have mercy on us, O Jesus!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Lamb of God, most holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the cursed tree slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’er patient, meek, and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though heaped with hate and disdain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All sins Thou borest for us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else had despair reigned o’er us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have mercy on us, O Jesus!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Lamb of God, most holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the cursed tree slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’er patient, meek, and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though heaped with hate and disdain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All sins Thou borest for us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else had despair reigned o’er us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy peace be with us, O Jesus!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Decius, 1526; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_204">204</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When I survey the wondrous cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On which the Prince of Glory died,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My richest gain I count but loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pour contempt on all my pride.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Save in the death of Christ, my God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the vain things that charm me most,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I sacrifice them to His blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. See, from His head, His hands, His feet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sorrow and love flow mingled down!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Did e’er such love and sorrow meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or thorns compose so rich a crown?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_192">[192]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Were the whole realm of nature mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That were a tribute far too small;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love so amazing, so divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Demands my soul, my life, my all.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_205">205</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">See, world, thy Life assailèd,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On the accursed tree nailèd;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Savior sinks in death!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mighty Prince from heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Himself hath freely given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To shame and blows and cruel wrath.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come hither now and ponder,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twill fill thy soul with wonder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blood streams from every pore.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through grief whose depth none knoweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From His great heart there floweth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sigh after sigh of anguish o’er.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Who is it that afflicts Thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior, what dejects Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And causeth all Thy woe?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sin Thou committedst never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As we and our seed ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of deeds of evil naught dost know.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I, many times transgressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In number far surpassing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sand upon the coast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thus the cause have given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou with grief art riven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with afflictions’ scourging host.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I’ve done it, and deliver</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me hand and foot forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou justly might’st to hell.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mocking to Thee offered,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The scourging Thou hast suffered,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul it was deserved it well.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_193">[193]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The load Thou takest on Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That pressed so sorely on me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than stone more heavily.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A curse, Lord, Thou becamest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus blessings for me claimest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy pain must all my comfort be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Not death itself Thou fearest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Surety Thou appearest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all my debts and me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For me Thy brow is crownèd</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With thorns, and Thou’rt disownèd</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By men and bear’st all patiently.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Into death’s jaws Thou springest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliverance to me bringest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From such a monster dire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My death away Thou takest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grave its grave Thou makest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O love, O unexampled fire!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. I’m bound, my Savior, ever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By ties most sacred never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy service to forsake;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With soul and body ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all my powers t’ endeavor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In praise and service joy to take.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Not much can I be giving</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this poor life I’m living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But one thing do I say:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death and sorrows ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till soul from body sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart remember shall for aye.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Before mine eyes I’ll place them</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And joyfully embrace them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wherever I may be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They’ll be a glass revealing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure innocence and sealing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love and unfeigned sincerity.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_194">[194]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Of sin, how great the danger;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How it excites God’s anger;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How doth His vengeance burn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How sternly He chastiseth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How His wrath’s flood ariseth:—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall I from all Thy suff’rings learn.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. From them shall I be learning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How I may be adorning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart with quietness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And how I still should love them</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose malice aye doth move them</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To grieve me by their wickedness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. When tongues of bad men grieve me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of peace and name deprive me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My restive heart I’ll still,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their evil deeds enduring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of pardon free assuring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My neighbor for his every ill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Upon the cross I’ll nail me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thee; when sins assail me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou shalt my Refuge be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forsaking sins that grieve Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, let me never leave Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let me find my strength in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. Thy groaning and Thy sighing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy thousand tears and crying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That once were heard from Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They’ll lead me to Thy glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where I shall joy before Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And evermore at rest shall be!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653; J. Kelly, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_206">206</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy soul, O Jesus, hallow me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit steep me all in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy body, pierced by ruthless steel,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My wretched soul and body heal.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_195">[195]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The water from Thy side that poured</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For me a cleansing bath afford,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all Thy blood, with life divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Revive this weakened heart of mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The sweat of death upon Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliver me from death’s embrace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all Thy Passion, cross, and pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With strength my feebleness sustain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Christ, turn not away from me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Receive and hide me all in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within Thy holy wounds inclose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And keep me safe from all my foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In death’s dark hour with me abide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And place me, Savior, at Thy side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where with Thy saints I shall adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise Thee, Lord, forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Scheffler, † 1677; M. Loy, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_207">207</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Sev’n times our blessed Savior spoke</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When on the cross our sins He took</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And died lest man should perish.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us His last and dying words</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In our remembrance cherish.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. “Father, forgive these men, for, lo,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They truly know not what they do.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So far His love extended.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forgive us, Lord, for we, too, have</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through ignorance offended.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Now to the contrite thief He cries:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Thou, verily, in Paradise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shalt meet me ere to-morrow.”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, take us to Thy kingdom soon,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who linger here in sorrow.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_196">[196]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To weeping Mary, standing by,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Behold thy Son!” now hear Him cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To John, “Behold thy mother!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Provide, O Lord, for those we leave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let each befriend the other.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Savior’s fourth word was, “I thirst!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O mighty Prince of Life, Thy thirst</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us and our salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is truly great; do help us, then,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we escape damnation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The fifth, “My God, my God, O why</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forsake me?” Hark, the awful cry!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thou wast here forsaken</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we might be received on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let this hope not be shaken.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The sixth, when victory was won,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“’Tis finished!” for Thy work was done.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant, Lord, that, onward pressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We may the work Thou dost impose</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fulfil with Thine own blessing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. The last, as woe and sufferings end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“O God, My Father, I commend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into Thy hands My spirit.”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be this, dear Lord, my dying wish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O heavenly Father, hear it!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Whoe’er, by sense of sin opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upon these words his thoughts will rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He joy and hope obtaineth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And, through God’s love and boundless grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A peaceful conscience gaineth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. O Jesus Christ, Thou Crucified,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who hast for our offenses died,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that we e’er may ponder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy wounds, Thy cross, Thy bitter death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both here below and yonder.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Johann Boeschenstein, 15th cent.; tr., anon.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_197">[197]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_208">208</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 5, 6, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who in bitter pains</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Poured for me the life-blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From His sacred veins!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grace and life eternal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In that blood I find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest be His compassion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Infinitely kind!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Blest through endless ages</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be the precious stream</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which from endless torments</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Did the world redeem!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Abel’s blood for vengeance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pleaded to the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But the blood of Jesus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For our pardon cries.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Oft as earth exulting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wafts its praise on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Angel hosts rejoicing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make their glad reply.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lift we, then, our voices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Swell the mighty flood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Louder still and louder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise the precious blood!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Italian, 18th cent.; E. Caswall, tr., 1857.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_209">209</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See Him dying on the tree!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis the Christ by man rejected;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yes, my soul, ’tis He! ’tis He!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis the long-expected Prophet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">David’s Son, yet David’s Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Proofs I see sufficient of it:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis the true and faithful Word.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_198">[198]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was there ever grief like His?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Friends through fear His cause disowning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Foes insulting His distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Many hands were raised to wound Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None would interpose to save;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But the deepest stroke that pierced Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was the stroke that Justice gave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ye who think of sin but lightly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor suppose the evil great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here may view its nature rightly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here its guilt may estimate.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mark the Sacrifice appointed!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See who bears the awful load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis the <span class="smcap">Word</span>, the <span class="smcap">Lord’s Anointed</span>,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Son of Man and Son of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here we have a firm foundation;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here the refuge of the lost;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ’s the Rock of our salvation:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His the name of which we boast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lamb of God, for sinners wounded!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sacrifice to cancel guilt!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None shall ever be confounded</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who on Him their hope have built.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1804.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_210">210</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Refuge of the weary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Object of the spirit’s love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fountain in life’s desert dreary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior from the world above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O how oft Thine eyes, offended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gaze upon the sinner’s fall!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet, upon the cross extended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou didst bear the pain of all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Do we pass that cross unheeding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Breathing no repentant vow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though we see Thee wounded, bleeding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See Thy thorn-encircled brow?</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_199">[199]</span><div class="verse indent0">Yet Thy sinless death hath brought us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Life eternal, peace, and rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only what Thy grace hath taught us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Calms the sinner’s stormy breast.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, may our hearts be burning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With more fervent love for Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May our eyes be ever turning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy cross of agony;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till in glory, parted never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the blessed Savior’s side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Graven in our hearts forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dwell the cross, the Crucified!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Jerome Savonarola, † 1498.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_211">211</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold the Savior of mankind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nailed to the shameful tree!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How vast the love that Him inclined</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To bleed and die for thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Hark how He groans while nature shakes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And earth’s strong pillars bend!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Temple’s veil in sunder breaks,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The solid marbles rend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. ’Tis done; the precious ransom’s paid;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Receive my soul!” He cries:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See where He bows His sacred head!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He bows His head and dies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But soon He’ll break death’s envious chain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in full glory shine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lamb of God, was ever pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was ever love, like Thine?</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Samuel Wesley, Sr., 1700.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_212">212</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come to Calvary’s holy mountain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sinners, ruined by the Fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here a pure and healing fountain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Flows to you, to me, to all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In a full, perpetual tide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Opened when our Savior died.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_200">[200]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come in poverty and meanness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come defiled, without, within;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From infection and uncleanness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the leprosy of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wash your robes and make them white;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye shall walk with God in light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Come in sorrow and contrition,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wounded, impotent, and blind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here the guilty free remission,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here the troubled peace, may find.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Health this fountain will restore;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He that drinks shall thirst no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He that drinks shall live forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis a soul-renewing flood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is faithful; God will never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Break His covenant of blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Signed when our Redeemer died,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sealed when He was glorified.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1819.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_213">213</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, when in dust to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Low we bow th’ adoring knee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, repentant, to the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Scarce we lift our weeping eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, by all Thy pains and woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Suffered once for man below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bending from Thy throne on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear our solemn litany!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By Thy helpless infant years,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy life of want and tears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy days of sore distress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the savage wilderness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the dread, mysterious hour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of th’ insulting Tempter’s power:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turn, O turn, a favoring eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear our solemn litany!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_201">[201]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. By Thine hour of dire despair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thine agony of prayer,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the cross, the nail, the thorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Piercing spear, and torturing scorn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the gloom that veiled the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er the dreadful sacrifice:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Listen to our humble cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear our solemn litany!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. By Thy deep expiring groan;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the sad sepulchral stone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the vault, whose dark abode</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Held in vain the rising God:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, from earth to heaven restored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mighty, reascended Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Listen, listen to the cry</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of our solemn litany!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Robert Grant, 1815, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_214">214</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Alas! and did my Savior bleed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And did my Sov’reign die?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Would He devote that sacred head</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For such a worm as I?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Was it for crimes that I had done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He groaned upon the tree?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amazing pity, grace unknown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And love beyond degree!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Well might the sun in darkness hide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shut his glories in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When God, the mighty Maker, died</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For man the creature’s sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thus might I hide my blushing face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While His dear Cross appears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And melt my eyes in tears.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_202">[202]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But drops of grief can ne’er repay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The debt of love I owe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here, Lord, I give myself away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis all that I can do.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="BURIAL_OF_JESUS">BURIAL OF JESUS.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_215">215</h4> + +<p class="meter">4, 4, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O darkest woe!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye tears, forth flow!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Has earth so sad a wonder?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God the Father’s only Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now is buried yonder!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O sorrow dread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our God is dead!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But by His expiation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of our guilt upon the cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gained for us salvation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O child of man!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It was the ban</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of death on thee that brought Him</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Down to suffer for thy sins,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And such woe hath wrought Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. See, stained with blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lamb of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Bridegroom, lies before thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pouring out His life that He</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May to life restore thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Ground of faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Laid low in death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweet lips now silent sleeping!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Surely all that live must mourn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here with bitter weeping.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O Virgin-born,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death we mourn,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou lovely Star of gladness!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who could see Thy reeking blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Without grief and sadness?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_203">[203]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Yea, blest is he</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose heart shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fixed here, who apprehendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why the Lord of Glory thus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the grave descendeth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O Jesus blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Help and Rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With tears I now entreat Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make me love Thee to the last,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till in heaven I greet Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">First stanza, anon.; J. Rist, 1641.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_216">216</h4> + +<p class="meter">4, 4, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">So rest, my Rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Ever-blest!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy grave with sinners making;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy precious death from sin</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My dead soul awaking.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. After Thy strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life of my life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou’rt in the tomb reposing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Round Thee now a rock-hewn grave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rock of Ages, closing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How cold art Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior, now!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy fervent love hath driven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee into the cold, dark grave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I might gain heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Breath of all breath!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know from death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wilt my dust awaken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore should I dread the grave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or my faith be shaken?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To me the tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall be a room</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where I lie down on roses;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who by faith hath conquered death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetly there reposes.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_204">[204]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The body dies—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught else—and lies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In dust until victorious</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the grave it shall arise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beautiful and glorious.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Meantime I will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior, still</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Deep in my bosom lay Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever musing on Thy death.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leave me not, I pray Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Sal. Franck, 1716.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_217">217</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, who, our souls to save,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Didst rest and slumber in the grave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now grant us all in Thee to rest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And here to live as seems Thee best.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Give us the strength, the dauntless faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou hast purchased with Thy death</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead us to that glorious place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where we shall see the Father’s face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Lamb of God, who once wast slain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We thank Thee for that bitter pain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us share in Thy death that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May enter into life with Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Werner, 1638; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="EASTER">EASTER.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_218">218</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, my heart, with gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See what to-day is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How after gloom and sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes forth the glorious Sun!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior there was laid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where our bed must be made</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When to the realms of light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our spirit wings its flight.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_205">[205]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. They in the grave did sink Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Foe held jubilee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before he can bethink him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lo! Christ again is free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And “Victory!” He cries</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And waveth toward the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His banner, for the field</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is by the Hero held.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Upon the grave is standing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Hero, looking round;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Foe, no more withstanding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His weapons on the ground</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Throws down, his hellish power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Christ he must give o’er</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to the Victor’s bands</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Must yield his feet and hands.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. This is a sight that gladdens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fills my heart with glee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now naughtsoever saddens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul nor takes from me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My trust or fortitude</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or any precious good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which by His victory</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior gained for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Hell and its prince, the devil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now of their power are shorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I now am safe from evil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sin I laugh to scorn.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grim Death with all his might</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cannot my soul affright;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is a powerless form,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Howe’er he rage and storm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The world against me rageth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its fury I disdain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though bitter war it wageth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its work is all in vain.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_206">[206]</span><div class="verse indent0">My heart from care is free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No trouble troubles me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Misfortune now is play;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And night is bright as day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. I cleave now and forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Christ, a member true;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Head will leave me never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whate’er He passeth through.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He treads the world beneath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His feet and conquers death</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hell and breaks sin’s thrall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’m with Him through it all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. To glory He ascendeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I follow Him fore’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Christ, my Head, defendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His member from all care.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No enemy I fear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Because my Head is near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior is my Shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Him all rage is stilled.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. He brings me to the portal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That opens into bliss,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where, graved in words immortal,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This golden scripture is:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Who there are scorned with Me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here with Me crowned shall be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who there with Me shall die</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall here be raised as I!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1649; J. Kelly, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_219">219</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Savior, and my Head,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I trust in Thee, whose powerful word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath raised Him from the dead.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou know’st for my offense He died</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rose again for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fully and freely justified,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I might live to Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_207">[207]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Eternal life to all mankind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou hast in Jesus giv’n;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all who seek, in Him shall find</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The happiness of heav’n.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Obedient faith, that waits on Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou never wilt reprove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thou wilt form Thy Son in me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And perfect me in love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To Thee the glory of Thy power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And faithfulness I give.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall in Christ at that glad hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Christ in me, shall live.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1742.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_220">220</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus Christ, my sure Defense</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my Savior, ever liveth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Knowing this, my confidence</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rests upon the hope it giveth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though thy night of death be fraught</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still with many an anxious thought.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, my Redeemer, lives!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I, too, unto life must waken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Endless joy my Savior gives;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall my courage, then, be shaken?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall I fear, or could the Head</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise and leave His members dead?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Nay, too closely am I bound</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unto Him by hope forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith’s strong hand the Rock hath found,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grasped it, and will leave it never;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Even death now cannot part</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From its Lord the trusting heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I am only flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And on this corruption seizeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But I know my Lord and God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the grave my body raiseth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That with Him eternally</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His glory I may be.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_208">[208]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Glorified, I shall again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With this skin then be enshrouded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this body I shall then</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See my God with eyes unclouded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this flesh I then shall see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus Christ eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then these eyes my Lord shall know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Redeemer and my Brother;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His love my soul shall glow,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I myself, and not another!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only there shall disappear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Weakness in and round me here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. What now sickens, mourns, and sighs</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ with Him in glory bringeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earthly is the seed and dies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heavenly from the grave it springeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Natural is the death we die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spiritual our life on high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Then take comfort, nay, rejoice!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For His members Christ will cherish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fear not, they will know His voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though awhile they seem to perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the final trump is heard</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the deaf, cold grave is stirred.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Laugh to scorn the gloomy grave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And at death no longer tremble;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Lord, who comes to save,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Round Him shall His saints assemble,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raising them o’er all their foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mortal weakness, fear, and woes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Only draw away your heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now from pleasures base and hollow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Would ye there with Christ have part,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here His footsteps ye must follow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fix your hearts beyond the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whither ye yourselves would rise!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Berlin, 1653; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_209">[209]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_221">221</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">“Christ the Lord is risen to-day,”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sons of men and angels say.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise your joys and triumphs high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sing, ye heavens, and, earth, reply.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Love’s redeeming work is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fought the fight, the battle won;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! our Sun’s eclipse is o’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! He sets in blood no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Vain the stone, the watch, the seal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ has burst the gates of hell.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death in vain forbids His rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ has opened Paradise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lives again our glorious King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where, O Death, is now thy sting?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dying once, He all doth save;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where thy victory, O Grave?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Soar we now where Christ has led,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Following our exalted Head.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Made like Him, like Him we rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Hail the Lord of earth and heav’n!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to Thee by both be giv’n!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee we greet triumphant now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, the Resurrection Thou!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1739.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_222">222</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus lives! No longer now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can thy terrors, Death, appal me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus lives! by this I know</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the grave He will recall me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Brighter scenes will then commence;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall be my confidence.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_210">[210]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus lives! To Him the throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">High o’er heaven and earth is given.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall go where He is gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Live and reign with Him in heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is pledged; weak doubtings, hence!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall be my confidence.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus lives! For me He died,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hence will I, to Jesus living,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure in heart and act abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise to Him and glory giving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Freely God doth aid dispense;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall be my confidence.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus lives! I know full well</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Naught from me His love shall sever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life nor death nor powers of hell</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Part me now from Christ forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God will be a sure Defense:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall be my confidence.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus lives! Henceforth is death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But the gate of life immortal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall calm my trembling breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When I pass its gloomy portal.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith shall cry, as fails each sense,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus is my confidence!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. F. Gellert, 1757; Frances E. Cox, tr., † 1864.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_223">223</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Who is this that comes from Edom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All His raiment stained with blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the captive speaking freedom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bringing and bestowing good;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glorious in the garb He wears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glorious in the spoil He bears?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. ’Tis the Savior, now victorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Traveling onward in His might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis the Savior; O how glorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His people is the sight!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Satan conquered and the grave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus now is strong to save.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_211">[211]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Why that blood His raiment staining?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis the blood of many slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of His foes there’s none remaining,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None the contest to maintain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fall’n they are, no more to rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All their glory prostrate lies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Mighty Victor, reign forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wear the crown so dearly won;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never shall Thy people, never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cease to sing what Thou hast done.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast fought Thy people’s foes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast healed Thy people’s woes.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1809, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_224">224</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In death’s strong grasp the Savior lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For our offenses given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But now the Lord is ris’n to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And brings us life from heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore let us all rejoice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise our God with cheerful voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sing loud hallelujahs.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. No son of man could conquer Death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Such mischief sin had wrought us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For innocence dwelt not on earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And therefore Death had brought us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into thraldom from of old</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever grew more strong and bold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And kept us in his bondage.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. But Jesus Christ, God’s only Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To our low state descended,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The cause of Death He has undone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His power forever ended,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ruined all his right and claim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And left him nothing but the name,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His sting is lost forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_212">[212]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. It was a strange and dreadful fray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When Death and Life contended;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But it was Life that won the day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The reign of Death was ended.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Scripture plainly saith</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Death is swallowed up by Death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Made henceforth a derision.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Here the true Paschal Lamb we see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom God so freely gave us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He died on the accursed tree—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So strong His love!—to save us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See, His blood doth mark our door;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith points to it, Death passes o’er.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Murderer cannot harm us.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. So let us keep the festival</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With heartfelt exultation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is Himself the Joy of all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Sun of our salvation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By His grace He doth impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal sunshine to the heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The night of sin is ended.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Then let us feast this Easter Day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Christ, the Bread of heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Word of Grace hath purged away</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The old and evil leaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ alone our souls will feed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is our meat and drink indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faith lives upon no other.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_225">225</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s (with Hall.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ the Lord is risen again!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ has broken death’s strong chain!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark, the angels shout for joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Singing evermore on high:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_213">[213]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He who gave for us His life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who for us endured the strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is our Paschal Lamb to-day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We, too, sing for joy and say:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He who bore all pain and loss</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Comfortless upon the cross</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lives in glory now on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pleads for us and hears our cry:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He whose path no records tell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who descended into hell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who the strong man armed hath bound,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now in highest heaven is crowned:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He who slumbered in the grave</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is exalted now to save;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now through Christendom it rings</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the Lamb is King of kings!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Now He bids us tell mankind</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How all may salvation find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How poor sinners are forgiv’n,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And through faith may enter heav’n:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Thou our Paschal Lamb indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, to-day Thy people feed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take our sins and guilt away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we all may sing for aye:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bohemian Brethren, M. Weiss, 1531; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_226">226</h3> + +<p class="meter">10, 6, 10, 9, 9, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I am content! My Jesus liveth still,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whom my heart is pleased;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath fulfilled the Law of God for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s wrath He hath appeased.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Him from life death could not sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I also shall not die forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am content!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_214">[214]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I am content! My Jesus is my Head,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His member I will be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bowed His head, when on the cross He died,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With cries of agony;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How death is brought into subjection</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For me, too, by His resurrection.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am content!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I am content! My Jesus is my Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Prince of Life and Peace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His loving heart is thirsting after man’s</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Welfare and future bliss.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where He, my Lord and Master, liveth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His servant also He receiveth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am content!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I am content! My Jesus is my Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My radiant Sun of Grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His cheering rays beam blessings forth for all;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweet comfort, hope, and peace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This Easter-sun brings life, salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And everlasting exultation.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am content!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I am content! Lord, draw me but to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That from the dead I rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thee, my Head, and enter cheerfully</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Into Thy heavenly joys.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The fetters of my body sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall my soul rejoice forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am content!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. J. Moeller, 1704; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_227">227</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Where wilt Thou go since night draws near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus Christ, Thou Pilgrim dear?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, make me happy, be my Guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in my heart, oh, deign to rest.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_215">[215]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant my request, O dearest Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For truly I Thy best intend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou knowest that Thou ever art</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A welcome Guest unto my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The day is now far spent and gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The shades of night come quickly on;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then stay with me, Thou heavenly Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And do not leave me in this night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Enlighten me that from the way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That leads to heaven I may not stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may never be misled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though night of sin is round me spread.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And when I on my death-bed lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me and let me gently die.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Abide! I will not let Thee go!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou wilt not leave me, Lord, I know.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. C. Homburg, † 1681; A. Crull, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_228">228</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Welcome, Thou Victor in the strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Welcome from out the cave!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To-day we triumph in Thy life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Around Thine empty grave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Our enemy is put to shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His short-lived triumph o’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our God is with us, we exclaim;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We fear our foe no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The dwellings of the just resound</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With songs of victory;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For in their midst Thou, Lord, art found</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bringest peace with Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O let Thy conquering banner wave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er hearts Thou makest free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And point the path that from the grave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leads heavenward up to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. We bury all our sin and crime</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Deep in our Savior’s tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seek the treasure there that time</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And change can ne’er consume.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_216">[216]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Fearless we lay us in the tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sleep the night away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou art there to break the gloom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And call us back to-day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Schmolck, 1712; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_229">229</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I know that my Redeemer lives!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What comfort this sweet sentence gives!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, He lives, who once was dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, my ever-living Head.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He lives triumphant from the grave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives eternally to save,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives all-glorious in the sky,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives exalted there on high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He lives to bless me with His love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to plead for me above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives my hungry soul to feed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to help in time of need.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He lives to grant me rich supply,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to guide me with His eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to hear my soul’s complaint,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to comfort me when faint.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He lives to silence all my fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to wipe away my tears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to calm my troubled heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives all blessings to impart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives and loves me to the end;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. He lives and grants me daily breath;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, and I shall conquer death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives my mansion to prepare;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives to bring me safely there.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_217">[217]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. He lives, all glory to His name!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives, my Jesus, still the same.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O the sweet joy this sentence gives,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“I know that my Redeemer lives!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Samuel Medley, 1775.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_230">230</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, strong Hero Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grim death Thou hast o’erpowered now,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou dost destroy hell’s gate and chain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dost on the third day rise again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou grantest to Thy friends the grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To look again upon Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And showest them the glorious prize</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Won when from death Thou didst arise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grant that we and all Christians may</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Partake of this great joy to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which by Thy resurrection Thou</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all men freely givest now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant us that we may rise from sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A holy life to lead begin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till we, from sin and pain set free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In endless Easter live with Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Helder, 1620; A. Crull, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="ASCENSION">ASCENSION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_231">231</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See the King in royal state,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Riding on the clouds, His chariot,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His heavenly palace gate!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the choirs of angel voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joyful alleluias sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the portals high are lifted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To receive their heav’nly King.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_218">[218]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Who is this that comes in glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the trump of jubilee?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of battles, God of armies,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He hath gained the victory.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who on the cross did suffer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He who from the grave arose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He has vanquished sin and Satan;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He by death has spoiled His foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. While He raised His hands in blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He was parted from His friends,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While their eager eyes behold Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He upon the clouds ascends;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who walked with God and pleased Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Preaching truth and doom to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He, our Enoch, is translated</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His everlasting home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. How our heav’nly Aaron enters</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With His blood within the veil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joshua now is come to Canaan,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the kings before Him quail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now He plants the tribes of Israel</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In their promised resting-place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now our great Elijah offers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Double portion of His grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thou hast raised our human nature</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On the clouds to God’s right hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There we sit in heav’nly places,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There with Thee in glory stand.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus reigns, adored by angels;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Man with God is on the throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mighty Lord, in Thine ascension</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We by faith behold our own.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth, 1862.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_232">232</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Lord is risen from the dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Jesus is gone up on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The powers of hell are captive led,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Victor rises to the sky.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_219">[219]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There His triumphal chariot waits,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And angels chant the solemn lay:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye everlasting doors, give way!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Loose all your bars of massy light</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wide unfold the radiant scene.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He claims these mansions as His right;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Receive the King of Glory in.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Who is the King of Glory, who?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lord, who all His foes o’ercame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The world, sin, death, and hell o’erthrew;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Jesus is the Conqueror’s name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lo! His triumphal chariot waits,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And angels chant the solemn lay:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye everlasting doors, give way!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Who is the King of Glory, who?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lord, of glorious power possest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The King of saints and angels too,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God over all, forever blest!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1741.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_233">233</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo, God to heaven ascendeth!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throughout its regions vast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With shouts triumphant blendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The trumpet’s thrilling blast:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sing praise to Christ the Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sing praise with exultation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">King of each heathen nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The God of hosts adored!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With joy is heaven resounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ’s glad return to see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold the saints surrounding</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lord who set them free.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright myriads, thronging, come;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The cherub band rejoices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And loud seraphic voices</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Welcome Messiah home.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_220">[220]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. No more the way is hidden</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since Christ, our Head, arose;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No more to man forbidden</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The road that heav’nward goes.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Lord is gone before;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But here He will not leave us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In heaven He’ll soon receive us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He opens wide the door.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Christ is our place preparing;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To heaven we, too, shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, joys angelic sharing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be where our Treasure lies.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There may each heart be found,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Jesus Christ has entered;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There let our hopes be centered,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our course still heavenward bound!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. May we, His servants, thither</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In heart and mind ascend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let us sing together:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“We seek Thee, Christ, our Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee, God’s anointed Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Life, and Way to heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To whom all power is given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Joy, and Hope, and Crown!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Farewell with all thy treasures,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O world, to falsehood giv’n!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy dross gives no true pleasures;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We seek the joys of heav’n.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Savior is our Prize;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He comforts us in sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fills our hearts with gladness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him we lift our eyes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. When, on our vision dawning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will break the wished-for hour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of that all-glorious morning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When Christ shall come with power?</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_221">[221]</span><div class="verse indent0">O come, thou welcome day!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When we, our Savior meeting,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His second advent greeting,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall hail the heaven-sent ray.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. W. Sacer, 1661; F. E. Cox, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_234">234</h3> + +<p class="meter">4, 4, 7, 4, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Draw us to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For then shall we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Walk in Thy steps forever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hasten on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Thou art gone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To be with Thee, dear Savior.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Draw us to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, lovingly;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us depart with gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sorrow, grief, and sadness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Draw us to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant that we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May find the road to heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Direct our way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest we should stray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And from Thy paths be driven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Draw us to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That also we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy heavenly bliss inherit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever dwell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where sin and hell</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No more can vex our spirit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Draw us to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unceasingly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Into Thy kingdom take us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us fore’er</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy glory share,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy saints and joint heirs make us.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Fr. Funcke, † 1699; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_222">[222]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_235">235</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A hymn of glory let us sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">New songs throughout the world shall ring:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By a new way none ever trod</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ mounteth to the throne of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. May our affections thither tend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thither constantly ascend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where, seated on the Father’s throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee reigning in the heavens we own!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be Thou our present Joy, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who wilt be ever our Reward;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And as the countless ages flee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May all our glory be in Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. All glory to the Father be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All glory, Jesus Christ, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who didst to heaven above ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to the Spirit, without end.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bede, † 735; Elizabeth R. Charles, 1858.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_236">236</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Christ has gone to heaven, His home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I, too, that home one day must share;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in this hope I overcome</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All doubt, all anguish, and despair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For where the Head is, well we know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The members He has left below</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In time He surely gathers.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Since Christ has reached His glorious throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mighty gifts henceforth are His,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart can rest in heaven alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On earth my Lord I always miss;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I long to be with Him on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart and thoughts forever fly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where is my only Treasure.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_223">[223]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. From Thy ascension let such grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Lord, be ever found in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That steadfast faith may guide my ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With step unfalt’ring up to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at Thy voice I may depart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy to dwell where Thou, Lord, art;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, hear my supplication!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Wegelin, 1637; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="SESSION">SESSION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_237">237</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Head that once was crowned with thorns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is crowned with glory now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A royal diadem adorns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mighty Victor’s brow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The highest place that heaven affords</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is His by sovereign right,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The King of kings and Lord of lords,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And heaven’s eternal Light;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Joy of all who dwell above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Joy of all below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom He manifests His love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grants His name to know.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To them the cross, with all its shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all its grace, is given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their name an everlasting name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their joy the joy of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. They suffer with their Lord below,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They reign with Him above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their profit and their joy to know</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mystery of His love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The cross He bore is life and health,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though shame and death to Him:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His people’s hope, His people’s wealth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their everlasting theme.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1820.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_224">[224]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_238">238</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! ten thousand harps and voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sound the note of praise above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus reigns, and Heaven rejoices,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus reigns, the God of Love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See, He sits on yonder throne:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus rules the world alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Christians, come, unite your praises</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the angels round His throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon, we hope, our God will raise us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the place where He is gone.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Meet it is that we should sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory, glory, to our King!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sing how Jesus came from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How He bore the cross below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How all power to Him is given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How He reigns in glory now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis a great and endless theme,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, ’tis sweet to sing of Him!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus, hail! whose glory brightens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All above and makes it fair.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of Life, Thy smile enlightens,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cheers, and charms Thy people here.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When we think of love like Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we own it love divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. King of Glory, reign forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine an everlasting crown.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing from Thy love shall sever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those whom Thou hast made Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Happy objects of Thy grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Destined to behold Thy face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Savior, hasten Thine appearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring, O bring the glorious day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, the awful summons hearing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven and earth shall pass away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then with golden harps we’ll sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Glory, glory, to our King!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1806, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_225">[225]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_239">239</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. (with Hall.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou didst into heaven ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O mighty God, Immanuel;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make soul and body strong and well.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now all His Christians can rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing His praise with cheerful voice:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to God in heaven’s high throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Brother is God’s only Son.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ascended to His throne on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He yet to us is always nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As God and man He ever reigns</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And infinite in power remains.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Above all heavens in glory raised,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever by all angels praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All human beings rules our Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All creatures must obey His word.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He rules and reigns at God’s right hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And has all power at His command,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All things are subject to His rod—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Son of man and Son of God.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The world, sin, Satan, death, and hell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are vanquished by Immanuel.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dispute who will His mighty reign,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He still the Victor must remain.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The man who trusts in Him is blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And finds in Him eternal rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This world’s allurements we despise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fix on Christ alone our eyes.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_226">[226]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. We trust in Him, our Lord and God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who hath redeemed us by His blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He captive led captivity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From bitter death to set us free.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. We, therefore, heartily rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing His praise with cheerful voice:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Brother, our own flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is God and King, our greatest Good.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Through Him we heirs of heaven are made;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may firmly trust in Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And live through Thee eternally.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Amen, Amen, O Lord! we cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou, who art exalted high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy pure doctrine keep our hearts</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shield us from the devil’s arts.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Praetorius’s <i>Musae Sioniae</i>, 1607.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="INTERCESSION">INTERCESSION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_240">240</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Arise, my soul, arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shake off thy guilty fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bleeding Sacrifice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my behalf appears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before the throne my Surety stands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My name is written on His hands.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He ever lives above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For me to intercede,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His all-redeeming love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His precious blood to plead;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His blood atoned for all our race</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sprinkles now the throne of grace.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_227">[227]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Five bleeding wounds He bears,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Received on Calvary;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They pour effectual prayers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They strongly speak for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgive him, O forgive, they cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let that ransomed sinner die!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The Father hears Him pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His dear Anointed One;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He cannot turn away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cannot refuse His Son;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Spirit answers to the blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And tells me I am born of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. My God is reconciled,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His pardoning voice I hear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He owns me for His child,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I can no longer fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With confidence I now draw nigh</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And “Father, Abba, Father!” cry.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1742, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_241">241</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Th’ atoning work is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Victim’s blood is shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Jesus now is gone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His people’s cause to plead:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He stands in heaven their great High Priest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bears their names upon His breast.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He sprinkled with His blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mercy-seat above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For justice had withstood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The purposes of love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But justice now withstands no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mercy yields her boundless store.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. No temple made with hands</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His place of service is;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In heaven itself He stands,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A heavenly priesthood His.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Him the shadows of the Law</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are all fulfilled and now withdraw.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_228">[228]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And though awhile He be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hid from the eyes of men,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His people look to see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their great High Priest again;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In brightest glory He will come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take His waiting people home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1806.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_242">242</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, Thou once despisèd Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hail, Thou Galilean King!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou didst suffer to release us;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou didst free salvation bring.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail, Thou agonizing Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bearer of our sin and shame!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy merits we find favor;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Life is given through Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Paschal Lamb, by God appointed.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All our sins on Thee were laid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By almighty love anointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou hast full atonement made.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All Thy people are forgiven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through the virtue of Thy blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Open is the gate of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace is made ’twixt man and God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There forever to abide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the heavenly host adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Seated at Thy Father’s side.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There for sinners Thou art pleading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There Thou dost our place prepare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever for us interceding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till in glory we appear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Worship, honor, power, and blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art worthy to receive;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Loudest praises, without ceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Meet it is for us to give.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_229">[229]</span><div class="verse indent0">Help, ye bright angelic spirits,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help to sing our Savior’s merits,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help to chant Immanuel’s praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Bakewell, 1757; Stanza 3 by M. Toplady, 1776.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_243">243</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hail the day that sees Him rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To His throne above the skies!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, the Lamb for sinners given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Reascends His native heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There the glorious triumph waits:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lift your heads, eternal gates;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath conquered death and sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take the King of Glory in!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Him though highest heaven receives,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still He loves the earth He leaves;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though returning to His throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still He calls mankind His own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. See, He lifts His hands above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See, He shows the prints of love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! His gracious lips bestow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessings on His Church below.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Still for us His death He pleads;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prevalent, He intercedes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Near Himself prepares our place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Harbinger of human race.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. There we shall with Thee remain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Partners of Thy endless reign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There Thy face unclouded see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Find our heaven of heavens in Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1739.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_244">244</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, my great High Priest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Offered His blood and died;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My guilty conscience seeks</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No sacrifice beside.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His powerful blood did once atone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And now it pleads before the throne.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_230">[230]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To this dear Surety’s hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will I commit my cause;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He answers and fulfils</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His Father’s broken laws.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold my soul at freedom set;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Surety paid the dreadful debt.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My Advocate appears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For my defense on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father bows His ears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lays His thunder by.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not all that hell or sin can say</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall turn His heart, His love, away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Should all the hosts of death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And powers of hell unknown</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Put their most dreadful forms</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of rage and mischief on,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall be safe, for Christ displays</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Superior power and guardian grace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_245">245</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I know that my Redeemer lives</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ever prays for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A token of His love He gives,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A pledge of liberty.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I find Him lifting up my head;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He brings salvation near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His presence makes me free indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And He will soon appear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He wills that I should holy be;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What can withstand His will?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The counsel of His grace in me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He surely shall fulfil.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus, I hang upon Thy word:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I steadfastly believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou wilt return and claim me, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to Thyself receive.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_231">[231]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When God is mine and I am His,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Paradise possest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I taste unutterable bliss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And everlasting rest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1742, abr.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="PENTECOST">PENTECOST.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_246">246</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God from all eternity!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us Thy blest grace inherit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our souls be filled with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall spirit, life, and light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drive away our inner night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant our hearts Thy heavenly treasure:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wisdom, counsel, purity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in naught we may take pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Save in that which pleaseth Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy knowledge spread and grow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Working error’s overthrow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lead us to our soul’s salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep us in the paths of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shield us from the world’s temptation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That might foil us in the race;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When we stumble, hear our call,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Work repentance for our fall.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let us trust Thy witness wholly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we children are of God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who rely upon Him solely</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When they pass beneath the rod;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Father’s chastenings</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bless above all earthly things.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Prompt us e’er to come before Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joyously with hope in view;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sigh in us when we implore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever plead for us anew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then our prayer shall not be vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And our faith new strength shall gain.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_232">[232]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. If our soul for comfort languish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And despondency grow strong,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the heart must cry in anguish:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“O my God, my God, how long!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Comfort then the aching breast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us courage, patience, rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Mighty Spirit of reliance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sure Defense in all our need,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the foe bids us defiance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid Thy work in us Godspeed!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us weapons for the strife</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with victory crown our life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Guard, O God, our faith forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let not Satan, death, or shame</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever part us from our Savior;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, our Refuge is Thy name.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though our flesh would fain say Nay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thy Word to us still Yea.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. And when death life’s thread is rending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then assure us yet the more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As the heirs of life unending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of the glory there in store</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which can never be exprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But with which we shall be blest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Held, † 1659.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_247">247</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 4, 8, 4, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Holy Spirit, enter in,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in our hearts Thy work begin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy temple deign to make us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sun of the soul, Thou Light Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Around and in us brightly shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To joy and gladness wake us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we To Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Truly living, To Thee giving</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prayer unceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May in love be still increasing.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_233">[233]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Give to Thy Word impressive power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in our hearts, from this good hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As fire it may be glowing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we confess the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thee, the Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy glory ever showing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O stay And sway</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls ever That they never</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May forsake Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But by faith their refuge make Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou Fountain, whence all wisdom flows</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which God on pious hearts bestows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant us Thy consolation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in our pure faith’s unity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We faithful witnesses may be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of grace that brings salvation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear us, Cheer us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy teaching; Let our preaching</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And our labor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Thee, Lord, and bless our neighbor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Left to ourselves, we shall but stray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O lead us on the narrow way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With wisest counsel guide us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And give us steadfastness that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May ever faithful prove to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whatever woes betide us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, now Heal Thou</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All hearts broken And betoken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art near us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom we trust to light and cheer us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy heavenly strength sustain our heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may act the valiant part</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee as our Reliance;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou our Refuge and our Shield</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may never quit the field,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But stand in bold defiance.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_234">[234]</span><div class="verse indent0">Descend, Defend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all errors And earth’s terrors;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be our constant consolation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O mighty Rock, O Source of Life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy dear Word, mid doubt and strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be so within us burning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we be faithful unto death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy pure love and holy faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee true wisdom learning.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace And peace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On us shower; By Thy power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ confessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us win our Savior’s blessing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O gentle Dew, from heaven now fall</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With power upon the hearts of all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy tender love instilling,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That heart to heart more closely bound,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In kindly deeds be fruitful found,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The law of love fulfilling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, Lord, Discord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall not grieve Thee; We receive Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Thou livest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace and love and joy Thou givest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Grant that our days, while life shall last,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In purest holiness be passed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou our Strength forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that our hearts henceforth be free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sinful lust and vanity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which us from Thee must sever.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep Thou Pure now</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From offenses Heart and senses.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us heavenly life inherit.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Michael Schirmer, 1640; Stanza 2 anon., c. 1660.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_235">[235]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_248">248</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Send, O God, a gentle shower,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For my heart is dry as sand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, bathe Thy drooping flower,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Water Thou Thy thirsty land;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy Holy Spirit’s boon</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er me from Thy heavenly throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like abundant streams be flowing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessings on my heart bestowing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By a human father, even</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though he is by sin defiled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only good gifts will be given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unto a beloved child;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How much more dost Thou the same,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For “Good Father” is Thy name!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou wilt send to me Thy Spirit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy good gifts I shall inherit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, who for my salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the Father didst ascend.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear my earnest supplication,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unto me Thy Spirit send;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the Comforter for aye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bide with me, my Strength and Stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in faith I may not waver,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Steadfast in the truth forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Holy Ghost, Strength of the simple,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O make Thine abode with me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me ever be Thy temple;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cheerfully I welcome Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou purify my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cast out all things that might part</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me from those sweet joys of heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which by Thee to faith are given.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. With Thy gifts my heart endowing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make it new and clean and fair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let in true love it be glowing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Living in Thy grace fore’er;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_236">[236]</span><div class="verse indent0">Give me courage bold and good,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sanctify my flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me, trusting in Christ’s merit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Worship God in truth and spirit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Thus myself I will deliver,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, to Thee; my soul shall strive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only after heaven forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Until there I shall arrive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thyself in heaven’s high throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall praise and all Thy treasures</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In angelic, heavenly measures.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Kraemer, 1683; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_249">249</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, God, Creator, Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And visit Thou the souls of men;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill them with graces, as Thou dost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy creatures make pure again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For Comforter Thy name we call,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweet Gift of God most high above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A holy Unction to us all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A living Fount, Fire, and Love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Our minds enlighten and refresh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Deep in our hearts let love burn bright;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou know’st the weakness of our flesh;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O strengthen us with Thy might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou with Thy wondrous sevenfold gifts,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Finger art of God’s right hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father’s Word Thou sendest swift</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On tongues of fire to each land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Drive far from us our wily foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant us Thy blessed peace within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in Thy footsteps we may go</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shun the dark ways of sin.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_237">[237]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Teach us to know the Father well</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That in our hearts true faith may dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spirit of both, aye adored!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. To God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who from the dead is risen again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be evermore praise. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin <i>Veni, Creator Spiritus</i>, Martin Luther, 1524; L. W. Bacon, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_250">250</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Spirit of mercy, truth, and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O shed Thine influence from above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And still from age to age convey</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The wonders of this sacred day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In every clime, by every tongue,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be God’s surpassing glory sung;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let all the listening earth be taught</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The wonders by our Savior wrought.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Unfailing Comfort, heavenly Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still o’er Thy holy Church preside;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still let mankind Thy blessings prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spirit of mercy, truth, and love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 1774.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_251">251</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Holy Ghost, eternal God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest Comfort for life’s rugged road,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all my heart I pray to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear my entreaty graciously.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Lord, be Thou my Comforter</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest in my sins I might despair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Protect me from the snares of hell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that in Jesus Christ I dwell;</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_238">[238]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. That always I may ready be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To serve this Master faithfully</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And own Him in true living faith</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Lord and Savior unto death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O lead me in the narrow way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from the fold let me not stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That when this mortal frame I leave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The crown of life I may receive.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Helder, † 1635; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_252">252</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O enter, Lord, Thy temple,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou my spirit’s Guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who gavest me, the earth-born,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A second birth more blest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou in the Godhead, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though here to dwell Thou deignest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever equal reignest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Art equally adored.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O enter, let me know Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And feel Thy power within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The power that breaks our fetters</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rescues us from sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So wash and cleanse Thou me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may serve Thee truly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And render honor duly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With perfect heart to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. An olive wild by nature</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou graftedst me anew;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death preyed upon my vitals</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And claimed me as his due:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Christ’s atoning blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In death true comfort granting,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drowned death with all his vaunting,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His baptismal flood.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_239">[239]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou art, O Holy Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The true anointing Oil,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through which are consecrated</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soul, body, ease, and toil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Christ, whose guardian wings,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where’er their lot appointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Protect His own anointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His prophets, priests, and kings.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. ’Tis Thou, O Spirit, teachest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The soul to pray aright;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy songs have sweetest music,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy prayers have wondrous might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unheard they cannot fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They pierce the highest heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till He His help hath given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who surely helpeth all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Joy is Thy gift, O Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wouldst not have us pine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In darkest hours Thy comfort</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth aye most brightly shine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And oh, how oft Thy voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath shed its sweetness o’er me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And opened heaven before me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bid my heart rejoice!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. All love is Thine, O Spirit;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou hatest enmity;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou lovest peace and friendship,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All strife wouldst have us flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where wrath and discord reign,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy whisper inly pleadeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to the heart that heedeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Brings love and light again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. The whole wide world, O Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon Thy hands doth rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our wayward hearts Thou turnest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As it may seem Thee best;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_240">[240]</span><div class="verse indent0">Once more Thy power make known,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Thou hast done so often,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Convert the wicked, soften</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou all the hearts of stone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. O Holy Spirit, hear us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make our sorrow cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy scattered flock restore now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To union, joy, and peace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid flourish once again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The lands by men forsaken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The churches spoiled and shaken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By war’s unhallowed train.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. On those that rule our country,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh! shower Thy blessings down</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy loving-kindness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Adorn, as with a crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With piety our youth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With godliness our nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That all, to gain salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May know Thy heavenly truth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. With holy zeal then fill us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To keep the faith still pure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bless our lands and houses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With wealth that may endure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make the Foe to flee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who in us with Thee striveth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From out our heart he driveth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er delighteth Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Grant steadfastness and courage</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That bravely we contend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against the wiles of Satan;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, Thy flock defend!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us to battle well,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To triumph o’er the devil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To overcome the evil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all the powers of hell.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_241">[241]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Direct our paths in all things</div> + <div class="verse indent2">According to Thy mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when this life is over</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all must be resigned,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant us then to die</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With calm and fearless spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And after death inherit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal life on high.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_253">253</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Gracious Spirit, Dove Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy light within me shine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All my guilty fears remove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill me with Thy heavenly love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Speak Thy pardoning grace to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Set the burdened sinner free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead me to the Lamb of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wash me in His precious blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Life and peace to me impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seal salvation on my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dwell Thyself within my breast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earnest of eternal rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let me never from Thee stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me in the narrow way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill my soul with joy divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me, Lord, forever Thine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Stocker, 1777, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_254">254</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let songs of praises fill the sky:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ, our ascended Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sends down His Spirit from on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">According to His word:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All hail the day of Pentecost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The coming of the Holy Ghost!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_242">[242]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Spirit by His heavenly breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Creates new life within;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He quickens sinners from the death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of trespasses and sin:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All hail the day of Pentecost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The coming of the Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The things of Christ the Spirit takes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shows them unto men;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The fallen soul His temple makes;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s image stamps again:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All hail the day of Pentecost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The coming of the Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come, Holy Spirit, from above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy celestial fire;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come and with flames of zeal and love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our hearts and tongues inspire!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be this our day of Pentecost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The coming of the Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Cotterill, 1819.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_255">255</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all Thy quickening powers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Kindle a flame of sacred love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In these cold hearts of ours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See how we grovel here below,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fond of these earthly toys;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls, how heavily they go</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To reach eternal joys!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In vain we tune our formal songs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In vain we strive to rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hosannas languish on our tongues,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And our devotion dies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Dear Lord, and shall we ever live</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At this poor, dying rate—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our love so cold, so faint to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thine to us so great?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_243">[243]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all Thy quickening powers,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, shed abroad a Savior’s love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And that shall kindle ours.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_256">256</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 5, 6, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Spirit, hear us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On this sacred day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come to us with blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come with us to stay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come as once Thou camest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the faithful few,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Patiently awaiting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus’ promise true.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Up to heaven ascending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our dear Lord has gone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet His little children</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leaves He not alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To His blessed promise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now in faith we cling.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Comforter, most holy!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spread o’er us Thy wing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lighten Thou our darkness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thyself our Light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strengthen Thou our weakness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spirit of all might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Spirit of adoption,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make us overflow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy sevenfold blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in grace to grow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Into Christ baptizèd</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant that we may be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day and night, dear Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Perfected by Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Mohr, 1818; C. F. Hernamann, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_244">[244]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_257">257</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be all Thy graces now outpoured</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On each believer’s mind and heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy fervent love to them impart.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, by the brightness of Thy light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou in the faith dost men unite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of every tongue and every nation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We, therefore, sing with exultation:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah! Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou holy Light, Guide Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O cause the Word of Life to shine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us to know our God aright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And call Him Father with delight.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From error, Lord, our souls defend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That they on Christ alone attend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Him with living faith abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Him with all their might confiding.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah! Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou holy Fire, Source of rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that, with joy and hope possest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We always in Thy service stay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And trouble drive us not away.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, by Thy power prepare each heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To our weak nature strength impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That firmly here we be contending,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through life and death to Thee ascending.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Hallelujah! Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin <i>Veni, Sancte Spiritus</i>; Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_258">258</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Holy Spirit, come!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let Thy bright beams arise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dispel the sorrow from our minds,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The darkness from our eyes.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_245">[245]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Revive our drooping faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our doubts and fears remove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And kindle in our breasts the flame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of never-dying love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Convince us of our sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then lead to Jesus’ blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to our wondering view reveal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mercies of our God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. ’Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To sanctify the soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To pour fresh life on every part,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And new-create the whole.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Dwell, therefore, in our hearts;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our minds from bondage free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall we know and praise and love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father, Son, and Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph Hart, 1759.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_259">259</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Ghost, with light divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shine upon this heart of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Chase the shades of night away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turn the darkness into day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let me see my Savior’s face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me all His beauties trace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show those glorious truths to me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which are only known to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Holy Ghost, with power divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy mercy pity me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin’s bondage set me free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Holy Ghost, with joy divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cheer this saddened heart of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yield a sacred, settled peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it grow and still increase.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_246">[246]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Holy Spirit, all divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dwell within this heart of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cast down every idol-throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Reign supreme and reign alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. See, to Thee I yield my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shed Thy life through every part;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A pure temple I would be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wholly dedicate to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Andrew Reed, 1817.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_260">260</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 9, 11, 10, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now do we pray God the Holy Ghost</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the true faith which we need the most</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And that He defend us when life is ending</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from exile home we shall be wending.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Shine in our hearts, O most precious Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we Jesus Christ may know aright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Clinging to our Savior, whose blood has bought us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who again to our true home has brought us.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou sweetest Love, grace on us bestow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Set our hearts with heavenly fire aglow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That with hearts united we love each other,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of one mind, in peace with every brother.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou highest Comfort in every need!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that neither shame nor death we heed,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_247">[247]</span><div class="verse indent0">That e’en then our courage may never fail us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When at last th’ Accuser shall assail us.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524; Stanza 1, 13th century.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="TRINITY">TRINITY.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_261">261</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All glory be to God on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hath our race befriended!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us no harm shall now come nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The strife at last is ended;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God showeth His good will to men,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And peace shall reign on earth again;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O thank Him for His goodness!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We praise, we worship Thee, we trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And give Thee thanks forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Father, that Thy rule is just</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wise and changes never.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy boundless power o’er all things reigns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Done is whate’er Thy will ordains:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Well for us that Thou rulest!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Jesus Christ, Thou only Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of God, Thy heavenly Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who didst for all our sins atone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the lost sheep dost gather:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From out our depths, we sinners cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have mercy on us, Jesus!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Holy Ghost, Thou precious Gift,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Comforter unfailing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er Satan’s snares our souls uplift</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let Thy power availing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Avert our woes and calm our dread;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us the Savior’s blood was shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We trust in Thee to save us.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Decius, 1526; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_248">[248]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_262">262</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Thou almighty King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us Thy name to sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help us to praise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father all glorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er all victorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come and reign over us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ancient of Days.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, our Lord, arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Scatter our enemies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make them fall.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thine almighty aid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our sure defense be made;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls on Thee be stayed;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, hear our call!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Come, Thou incarnate Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gird on Thy mighty sword,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our prayer attend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come and Thy people bless</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And give Thy Word success;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spirit of Holiness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On us descend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come, holy Comforter,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sacred witness bear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this glad hour.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, who almighty art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now rule in every heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ne’er from us depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spirit of Power!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To the great One in Three</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The highest praises be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hence, evermore!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His sovereign majesty</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we in glory see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to eternity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love and adore!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1757.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_249">[249]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_263">263</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 12, 12, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Perfect in power, in love, and purity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Reginald Heber, 1827.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_264">264</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The mystery hidden from the eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of learned men and sages,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God hath revealed us from the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Scripture’s holy pages,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He alone is King above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All other gods whatever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great, mighty, faithful, full of love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His people’s Shield and Savior;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One Essence, but Three Persons.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_250">[250]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. As Father, Son, and Holy Ghost</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The righteous seed adore Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So named, so praised, He is the boast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of all who bow before Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’s Abraham’s and Isaac’s God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Jacob’s, whom He knoweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord of hosts, who every good,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Both night and day, bestoweth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who only worketh wonders.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Father hath the Son begot,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">First-born of every creature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Son took our weak flesh, but not</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our sinfulness of nature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both from the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Holy Ghost proceedeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all eternity; yet none</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In might and power exceedeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All equal, coeternal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Be glad, my heart, thy Portion see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy priceless Pearl and Treasure!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is thy Friend, supply will He</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy needs with bounteous measure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He made thee in His image, was</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For thy offenses smitten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With true faith fill thee, through His grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Doth all thy crosses sweeten</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His dear word of promise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Rise, then, to Him, the Ever-blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And learn to know Him rightly;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such knowledge can alone bring rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make thy soul burn brightly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With the pure flame of holy love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which cheers thy course to heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For God will show thee things above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which here ’tis only given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To hear of and see darkly.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_251">[251]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. But woe to the ungodly race,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In wilful blindness living,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejecting God and His dear grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their hearts to creatures giving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On them, alas! hell’s dreadful gates</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere long will close forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For him who God rejects and hates</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God will reject and sever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From His eternal kingdom.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O Prince of Might, Thy mercy show,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou God of earth and heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To every sinner here below</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy saving grace be given!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring back Thy sheep that go astray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And blinded eyes enlighten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And turn Thou everything away</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That wickedly might frighten</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine own, whose faith is feeble.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Grant this, that we, Thy people, may</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All reach the heavenly portals</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy kingdom sing for aye</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mid all the blest immortals:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou, O Lord, art King alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above all gods whatever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father, Son, and Spirit, One,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy people’s Shield and Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One Essence, but Three Persons!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1666.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_265">265</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God of my life, Thy boundless grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Chose, pardoned, and adopted me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Rest, my Home, my Dwelling-place:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father, I come to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, my Hope, my Rock, my Shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose precious blood was shed for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into Thy hands my soul I yield:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior, I come to Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_252">[252]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Spirit of glory and of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Long hast Thou deigned my Guide to be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now be Thy comfort sweet bestowed:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My God, I come to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I come to join that countless host</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who praise Thy name unceasingly;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My God, I come to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charlotte Elliott, 1841.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_266">266</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who art Three in unity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True God from all eternity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sun is fading from our sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shine Thou on us with heavenly light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We praise Thee with the dawning day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee at even also pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With our poor song we worship Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now, ever, and eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let God the Father be adored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Son, the only Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Holy Spirit be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Adored throughout eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of St. Ambrose; M. Luther, 1543; R. Massie, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_267">267</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father of glory, to Thy name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Immortal praise we give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who dost an act of grace proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bid us rebels live.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Immortal honor to the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who makes Thine anger cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our lives He ransomed with His own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And died to make our peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To Thine almighty Spirit be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Immortal glory given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose teachings bring us near to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And train us up for heaven.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_253">[253]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let men with their united voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Adore th’ eternal God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And spread His honors and their joys</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through nations far abroad.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Let faith and love and duty join</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One grateful song to raise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let saints in earth and heaven combine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In harmony and praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, c. 1721.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_268">268</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Spirit;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Great Jehovah, Three in One!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Glory, glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While eternal ages run!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Glory be to Him who loved us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Washed us from each spot and stain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to Him who bought us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Made us kings with Him to reign!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Glory, glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the Lamb that once was slain!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Glory to the King of angels,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory to the Church’s King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to the King of nations;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven and earth, your praises bring!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Glory, glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the King of Glory bring!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Glory, blessing, praise eternal!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thus the choir of angels sings;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Honor, riches, power, dominion!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thus its praise creation brings;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Glory, glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory to the King of kings!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1866.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_254">[254]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_269">269</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father of heav’n, whose love profound</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A ransom for our souls has found,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne we sinners bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us Thy pardoning love extend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Almighty Son, Incarnate Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne we sinners bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us Thy saving grace extend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Eternal Spirit, by whose breath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The soul is raised from sin and death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne we sinners bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us Thy quickening power extend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jehovah, Father, Spirit, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal Godhead, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne we sinners bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. Cooper, 1805.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_270">270</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, in whom we live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whom we are and move,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All glory, power, and praise receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy creating love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Thou Incarnate Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all Thy ransomed race</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite in thanks, with one accord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy redeeming grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Spirit of Holiness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all Thy saints adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sacred gifts and join to bless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy heart-renewing power.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Eternal Triune Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all the hosts above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let all the sons of men record,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dwell upon, Thy love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1746.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_255">[255]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_271">271</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 14 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God the Father, be our Stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When hell’s dread powers assail us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse us from our sins, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor in our last hour fail us.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Keep us from the Evil One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm in the faith abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Christ, our Savior, hiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heartily confiding.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us put God’s armor on:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all true Christians running</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our heavenly race and shunning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The devil’s wiles and cunning.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amen, Amen, this be done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So sing we, Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus Christ, be Thou our Stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When hell’s dread powers assail us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse us from our sins, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor in our last hour fail us.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Keep us from the Evil One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm in the faith abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Christ, our Savior, hiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heartily confiding.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us put God’s armor on:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all true Christians running</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our heavenly race and shunning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The devil’s wiles and cunning.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amen, Amen, this be done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So sing we, Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Holy Ghost, be Thou our Stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When hell’s dread powers assail us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse us from our sins, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor in our last hour fail us.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Keep us from the Evil One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm in the faith abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Christ, our Savior, hiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heartily confiding.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_256">[256]</span><div class="verse indent2">Let us put God’s armor on:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all true Christians running</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our heavenly race and shunning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The devil’s wiles and cunning.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amen, Amen, this be done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So sing we, Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Adapted by Martin Luther, 1524, from 15th Cent. Litany.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_272">272</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord, my God, be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Light, my Life from heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Maker, who to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath soul and body given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Father, who protects</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My life from infancy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mighty gifts of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath e’er bestowed on me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Lord, my God, be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Trust, my Life from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father’s own dear Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose life for me was given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who thus atoned for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With His most precious blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who giveth to my faith</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The greatest heavenly good.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The Lord, my God, be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Hope, my Life from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father’s Spirit, whom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Son to me hath given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who revives my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gives me strength and power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help, comfort, and support</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In sorrow’s gloomy hour.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The Lord, my God, be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He who forever liveth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom the heavenly host</div> + <div class="verse indent2">E’er praise and honor giveth.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_257">[257]</span><div class="verse indent0">The Lord, my God, be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whose great name I boast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And God the Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To Him we now sing praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With joy our offering bringing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with the angel host</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The “Holy! Holy!” singing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him all Christendom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sings praises joyfully;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord, my God, be praised</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throughout eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="REFORMATION">REFORMATION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_273">273</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A Mighty Fortress is our God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A trusty Shield and Weapon;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He helps us free from every need</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That hath us now o’ertaken.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The old evil Foe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now means deadly woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deep guile and great might</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are his dread arms in fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On earth is not his equal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With might of ours can naught be done,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soon were our loss effected;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But for us fights the Valiant One,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom God Himself elected.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ask ye, Who is this?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus Christ it is,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Sabaoth Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there’s none other God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He holds the field forever.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_258">[258]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though devils all the world should fill,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All eager to devour us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We tremble not, we fear no ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They shall not overpower us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This world’s prince may still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Scowl fierce as he will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He can harm us none,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’s judged; the deed is done;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One little word can fell him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The Word they still shall let remain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And not a thank have for it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’s by our side upon the plain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With His good gifts and Spirit.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take they our life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Goods, fame, child, and wife:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let these all be gone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They yet have nothing won;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Kingdom ours remaineth.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1527.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_274">274</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, keep us in Thy Word and work,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Restrain the murderous Pope and Turk,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who fain would tear from off Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ Jesus, Thy beloved Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord Jesus Christ, Thy power make known,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou art Lord of lords alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shield Thy poor Christendom that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May evermore sing praise to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou Comforter of priceless worth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give one mind to Thy flock on earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stand by us in our final strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead us out of death to life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Destroy their counsels, Lord, our God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And smite them with an iron rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let them fall into the snare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which for Thy Christians they prepare,</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_259">[259]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. So that at last they may perceive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, Lord, our God, Thou still dost live</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And dost deliver mightily</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All those who put their trust in Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1541; Stanzas 4 and 5, J. Jonas, 1544.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_275">275</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine honor rescue, Christ, our Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear Zion’s sighs and help afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Destroy the wiles of mighty foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who now Thy Word and truth oppose.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Their craft and vaunting pomp is great;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">High beat their hearts, with power elate;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our dearest hopes they but deride,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They deem us nothing in their pride.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Forgive, O Lord, our sins forgive,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant us Thy grace and let us live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Convince Thy foes throughout the land</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That godless counsels shall not stand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Preserve Thy little flock in peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let Thy boundless mercy cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it to all the world appear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thy true Church indeed is here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. That Thou art with us loud proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who put’st our enemies to shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dost all their haughtiness suppress</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And help Thine own in their distress.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1630; M. Loy, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_276">276</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Fear not, O little flock, the Foe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who madly seeks your overthrow;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dread not his rage and power:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What though your courage sometimes faints,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His seeming triumph o’er God’s saints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lasts but a little hour.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_260">[260]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Be of good cheer; your cause belongs</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him who can avenge your wrongs;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leave it to Him, our Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though hidden yet from mortal eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Gideon shall for you arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Uphold you and His Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. As true as God’s own Word is true,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not earth nor hell with all their crew</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Against us shall prevail.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A jest and byword are they grown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is with us, we are His own;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our victory cannot fail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Amen, Lord Jesus, grant our prayer!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great Captain, now Thine arm make bare,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fight for us once again!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall Thy saints and martyrs raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A mighty chorus to Thy praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">World without end. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. M. Altenburg, † 1640; C. Winkworth, tr., 1855, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_277">277</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The mouth of fools doth God confess,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But while their lips draw nigh Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their heart is full of wickedness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all their deeds deny Him.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Corrupt are they, and every one</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Abominable works hath done;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There is not one well-doer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Lord looked from His heavenly throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On all mankind below Him</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To see if there were any one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who truly sought to know Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all his understanding bent</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To search His holy Word, intent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To do His will in earnest.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_261">[261]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. But none there was who walked with God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all aside had slidden,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Delusive paths of folly trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And followed lusts forbidden;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not one there was who practised good,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though many deemed, in haughty mood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their deeds to God were pleasing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “How long, by folly blindly led,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will they oppress the needy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And My own flock devour like bread?”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So fierce are they and greedy!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In God they put no trust at all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor on His name in trouble call,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But be their own providers.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Therefore their heart is never still,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A constant fear dismays them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is with him who doth His will,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who trusts Him and obeys Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye shame the counsel of the poor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mock him when he doth assure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That God is e’er his Refuge.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Who shall to Israel’s outcast race</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Zion bring salvation?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God will Himself at length show grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And loose the captive nation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That will He do by Christ, their King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Jacob then be glad and sing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Israel be joyful.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 14. Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_278">278</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, from heaven look down and see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A sight which well may move Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of godly men, how few there be;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forsaken we who love Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Withheld is Thy pure Word, the light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of faith itself extinguished quite</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In all the sons of Adam.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_262">[262]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Fictions they teach with cunning art</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lies of man’s invention;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not grounded on God’s Word, their heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Breeds naught but strange dissension;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One chooses this, another that,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Untold division they create</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though saintlike in appearance.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. May God root out all heresy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And of false teachers rid us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who proudly say: “Now, where is he</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who would our speech forbid us!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We have the right and might alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And what we say must stand, we own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None as our lord and master.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Therefore saith God: “I must arise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To quell their great wrong-doing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Me ascend My people’s sighs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I have heard their suing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My saving Word shall take the field,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall be the poor man’s strength and shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall conquer all opponents.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. As silver seven times furnace-tried,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is pure from all its drosses,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So doth the Word of God abide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The brighter for its crosses;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For trial shows its worth aright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And manifests its strength and light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That through all lands it shineth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O God, preserve it pure and free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From this vile generation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let us be preserved by Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From their abomination.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The wicked walk on every side</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When mid Thy flock the vile abide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In power and are exalted.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 12. Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_263">[263]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_279">279</h3> + +<p class="meter">10, 10, 10, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, Thou the Champion of the band who own</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Cross, O make Thy succor quickly known!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The schemes of those who long our blood have sought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring Thou to naught.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Do Thou Thyself for us, Thy children, fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Withstand the devil, quell his rage and might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er assails Thy members left below</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou o’erthrow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And give us Thy peace: peace in Church and school;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace to the powers who o’er our country rule;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace to the conscience, peace within the heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou impart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. So shall Thy goodness here be still adored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Guardian of Thy little flock, dear Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And heaven and earth through all eternity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall worship Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. A. von Loewenstern, 1644; C. Winkworth, tr. abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_280">280</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 11, 11, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah! Lord, our God, let them not be confounded</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, though by want and woe and pain surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet day and night still for Thy hope are sighing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee are crying.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_264">[264]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But put to shame Thy foes who breathe defiance</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make their own vain might their sole reliance.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O turn in mercy to Thy generation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, have compassion!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We stand bereft of help and poor and lonely;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twere vain to trust in man. With Thee, Lord, only</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We may defeat the enemies around us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who seek to wound us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou art our Champion, who canst overthrow them</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save the little flock now crushed below them.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We trust in Thee; for Jesus’ sake be near us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help, Helper, hear us!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1630; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_281">281</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">No change of time shall ever shock</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My firm affection, Lord, to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou hast always been a Rock,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A Fortress, and Defense to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou my Deliverer art, my God;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My trust is in Thy mighty power.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art my Shield from foes abroad;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At home, my Safeguard and my Tower.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To Thee I will address my prayer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To whom all praise we justly owe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall I, by Thy watchful care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be guarded safe from every foe.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_265">[265]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let the eternal Lord be praised,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Rock on whose defense I rest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er highest heavens His name be raised</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who me with His salvation blest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 18. Tate and Brady, 1698, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_282">282</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Had God not come, may Israel say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Had God not come to aid us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our enemies before this day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would surely have dismayed us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For we are but a handful small,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Held in contempt and scorn by all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All men rise up against us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Their furious Wrath, did God permit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would surely have consumed us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in the deep and yawning pit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With life and limb entombed us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like men o’er whom dark waters roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The streams had gone e’en o’er our soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mightily o’erwhelmed us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Blest be the Lord, who from the pit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Snatched us when it was gaping;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our souls, like birds that break the net,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the blue skies escaping;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The snare is broken—we are free!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our help is ever, Lord, in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The God of earth and heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 124. Martin Luther, 1525; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_283">283</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When Rome had shrouded earth in night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God said again, Let there be light!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Luther with the Gospel came</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To spread the truth in Jesus’ name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When Rome the saints of God oppressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And burdened souls could find no rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Luther God deliv’rance sent</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By His pure Word and Sacrament.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_266">[266]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though hosts against us stand arrayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ bids us still, Be not afraid.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though all its powers the truth assail,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gates of hell shall not prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To-day with joyful hearts we sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The guardian care of Christ, our King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who through His chosen instrument</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us hath this salvation sent.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Lord, whose mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve to us Thy Gospel pure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it alone within us reign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thine the glory may remain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Loy, 1880.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_284">284</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">If God were not upon our side</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When round us foes are raging,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were not Himself our Help and Guide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When bitter war they’re waging,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were He not Israel’s mighty Shield,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom their utmost craft must yield,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We surely must have perished.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But now no human wit or might</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His chosen people frighteth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God sitteth in the highest height,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And He their counsels blighteth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When craftiest snares and nets they lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God doth His work another way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And makes a path before us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Against our souls they rage and mock,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Exciting great commotion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As billows meet with angry shock</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Out on the stormy ocean,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So they our lives with fury seek.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But God hath pity on the weak,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Him they have forgotten.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_267">[267]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. They call us heretics and aye</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their Christian name are flaunting;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They seek to spill our blood, while they</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their fear of God are vaunting.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah, God! that precious name of Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er many a wicked deed must shine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thou wilt once avenge it.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. They open wide their ravenous jaws</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And threaten to devour us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But thanks to God, who rules our cause,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They shall not overpower us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their snares He yet will bring to naught</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And overthrow what they have taught;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is too mighty for them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. How richly He consoleth those</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom no one else befriendeth!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The door of grace doth never close;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sense cannot comprehend it</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How this may be and deems all lost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When through this very cross a host</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of champions God is raising.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Our foes, O God, are in Thy hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou knowest their endeavor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But only give us strength to stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let us waver never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though reason strives with faith, and still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It fears to wholly trust Thy will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sees not Thy salvation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. But heaven and earth, O Lord, are Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou alone hast made them;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy light let on Thy people shine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in their sorrow aid them.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ignite our hearts to love and faith</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That shall be steadfast e’en to death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Howe’er the world may murmur.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 124. Justus Jonas, 1524; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_268">[268]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="ST_MICHAEL_AND_ALL_ANGELS">ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_285">285</h3> + +<p class="meter">10s 4 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Filled with celestial resplendence and light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">These that, where night never followeth day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise the “Thrice holy, Lord!” ever and aye!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. These are Thy ministers, these dost Thou own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord God of Sabaoth, nearest Thy throne.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">These are Thy messengers; these dost Thou send,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help of the helpless ones, man to defend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When by Thy word earth was first poised in space,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the far planets first sped on their race,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When was completed the six days’ employ,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then “all the sons of God shouted for joy.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Still let them succor us; still let them fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We with the angels may bow and adore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph of the Studium, c. 850; J. M. Neale, tr., 1862, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_286">286</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord God, we all to Thee give praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thank-offerings meet to Thee we raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou didst angel hosts create</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Around Thy glorious throne to wait.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_269">[269]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. They glow with light and heavenly grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And constantly behold Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Obedience to Thy voice they yield</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And are with godly wisdom filled.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They never rest nor sleep as we;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their whole delight is but to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever near Thee, gracious Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy little flock to watch and guard.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The foul old Dragon and dread Foe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With envy, hate, and wrath doth glow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It always is his aim and pride</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Christian people to divide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. As he has blighted earth of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He keeps e’en now his deathly hold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Chafes madly to annihilate</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All virtue, honor, Church, and State.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Therefore no halt or rest he knows;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A roaring lion round he goes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or lies in wait with baneful snare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To drive the Christians to despair.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. But watchful is the angel band</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That follows Christ on every hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guards Thy holy Christendom</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From harm that might from Satan come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. From Daniel’s case this may be seen</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When he sat in the lions’ den,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And likewise angels rescued Lot</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the ungodly harmed him not.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. When the three Hebrews were at last</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into the fiery furnace cast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No power had fiercest flames to harm</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against the rescuing angel’s arm.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_270">[270]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. And thus our God, still at this day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From harm and many an evil way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keeps near us His dear angel guard,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Placed over us as watch and ward.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. For this, now and eternally,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our praise shall rise, O God, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom all the angel hosts adore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy now and forevermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. We also pray Thee to defend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By them unto the latter end</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy fold, that little flock, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That holds in honor Thy blest Word.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of Philip Melanchthon. Paul Eber, 1566.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_287">287</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Brightness of the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Life and Strength of all who live!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the presence of the angels</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory in Thy name we give:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thy wondrous praise rehearse,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Singing in harmonious verse.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Blessed Lord, by their protection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shelter us from harm this day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep us pure in flesh and spirit;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Save us from the Foe, we pray:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And vouchsafe us by Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy paradise a place.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Glory to th’ almighty Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sing we with the heavenly host;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to the great Redeemer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory to the Holy Ghost;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Three in One, and One in Three,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Throughout all eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Rhabanus Maurus, † 856; E. Caswall, tr., 1848, a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_271">[271]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="ALL_SAINTS">ALL SAINTS.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_288">288</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Ten thousand times ten thousand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In sparkling raiment bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The armies of the ransomed saints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Throng up the steeps of light.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis finished! all is finished,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their fight with death and sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fling open wide the golden gates,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let the victors in.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What rush of alleluias</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fills all the earth and sky!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What ringing of a thousand harps</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bespeaks the triumph nigh!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O day, for which creation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all its tribes were made;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O joy, for all its former woes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A thousandfold repaid!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oh, then, what raptured greetings</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Canaan’s happy shore;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What knitting severed friendships up,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where partings are no more!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then eyes with joy shall sparkle</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That brimmed with tears of late;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Orphans no longer fatherless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor widows desolate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Bring near Thy great salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Lamb for sinners slain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill up the roll of Thine elect,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then take Thy power and reign.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Appear, Desire of nations,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine exiles long for home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show in the heav’ns Thy promised sign;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Prince and Savior, come!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Alford, 1867.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_272">[272]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_289">289</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">For all Thy saints, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who strove in Thee to live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who followed Thee, obeyed, adored,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our grateful hymn receive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For all Thy saints, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Accept our thankful cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who counted Thee their great reward</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And strove in Thee to die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They all in life and death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee, their Lord, in view,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Learned from Thy Holy Spirit’s breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To suffer and to do.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For this Thy name we bless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And humbly pray that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May follow them in holiness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And live and die in Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">R. Mant, 1837, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_290">290</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the sound of holy voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Chanting o’er the crystal sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Alleluia, Alleluia,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Alleluia, Lord, to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Multitudes which none can number</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like the stars in glory stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Clothed in white apparel, holding</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Palms of vict’ry in their hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Patriarch, and holy prophet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who prepared the way of Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">King, apostle, saint, confessor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Martyr and evangelist,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Saintly maiden, godly matron,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Widows who have watched to prayer,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joined in holy concert, singing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the Lord of all, are there.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_273">[273]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They have come from tribulation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And have washed their robes in blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Washed them in the blood of Jesus;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Tried they were, and firm they stood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sawn asunder, slain with sword,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They have conquered death and Satan</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By the might of Christ the Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Marching with Thy cross, their banner,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They have triumphed, following</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee, the Captain of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee, their Savior and their King.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gladly, Lord, with Thee they suffered,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gladly, Lord, with Thee they died,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by death to life immortal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They were born and glorified.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Now they reign in heavenly glory.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now they walk in golden light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now they drink, as from a river,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Holy bliss and infinite.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love and peace they taste forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all truth and knowledge see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the beatific vision</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of the blessed Trinity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth, 1862.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="HARVEST_AND_THANKSGIVING">HARVEST AND THANKSGIVING.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_291">291</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, whose bounteous hand again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath poured Thy gifts in plenty down,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who all creation dost sustain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all the earth with goodness crown:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of the harvest, here we own</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our joy Thy gift, and Thine alone.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_274">[274]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O may we ne’er with thankless heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forget from whom our blessings flow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still, Lord, Thy heavenly grace impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still teach us what to Thee we owe.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, may our lives with fruit divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Return Thy care and prove us Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, grant that each may sow to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant us in endless life to reap.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of every heart the Guardian be;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By day and night Thy servants keep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all to Thee may joy afford</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thy great harvest-day, O Lord.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_292">292</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, I sing with lips and heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joy of my soul, to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To earth Thy knowledge I impart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As it is known to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art the Fount of grace, I know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spring so full and free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whence saving health and goodness flow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Each day so bounteously.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For what have all that live and move</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through this wide world below</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That does not from Thy bounteous love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O heavenly Father, flow?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Who built the lofty firmament?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who spread th’ expanse of blue?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By whom are to our pastures sent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Refreshing rain and dew?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Who warmeth us in cold and frost?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who shields us from the wind?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who orders it that oil and must</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We in their season find?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_275">[275]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Who is it life and health bestows?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who keeps us with His hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In golden peace, wards off war’s woes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From our dear native land?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O Lord, of this and all our store</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art the Author blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou keepest watch before our door</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While we securely rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Thou feedest us from year to year</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And constant dost abide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With ready help in time of fear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou standest at our side.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. With patience dost Thou ever chide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And chasten’st sparingly;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou castest all our sins aside</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And drown’st them in the sea.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. When silent woe our bosom rends,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy pity sees our grief</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gives what to our glory tends</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No less than our relief.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Thou knowest when a Christian weeps</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And why his tear-drops fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in the book Thy mercy keeps</div> + <div class="verse indent2">These things are noted all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Our deepest needs dost Thou supply,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou giv’st what lasts for aye;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou lead’st us to our home on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When hence we pass away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Rejoice, my heart, be glad and sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A cheerful trust maintain!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For God, the Source of everything,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Portion will remain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. He is thy Treasure, He thy Joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Life and Light and Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Counselor when doubts annoy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Shield and great Reward.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_276">[276]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. In restless thought or blank despair</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Why spend each day and night?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Him who made thee cast thy care;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He makes our burdens light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. Did not His love and truth and power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watch o’er thy childhood’s day?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has He not oft in threatening hour</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Turned dreaded ills away?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">17. His wisdom never plans in vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ne’er falters or mistakes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that His counsels did ordain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A happy ending makes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">18. Upon thy lips, then, lay thy hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trust His guiding love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then firm as rock thy peace shall stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here and in heaven above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_293">293</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We sing th’ almighty power of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who bade the mountains rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who spread the flowing seas abroad,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And built the lofty skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We sing the wisdom that ordained</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sun to rule the day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The moon shines, too, at His command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all the stars obey.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We sing the goodness of the Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who fills the earth with food;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who formed His creatures by a word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And then pronounced them good.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where’er we turn our eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whene’er we view the ground we tread</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or gaze upon the skies!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_277">[277]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. There’s not a plant nor flower below</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But makes Thy glories known;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And clouds arise and tempests blow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By order from Thy throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. On Thee each moment we depend;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If Thou withdraw, we die.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, may we ne’er that God offend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who is forever nigh!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1715.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_294">294</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In hymns of adoration,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee bring sacrifice of praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With shouts of exultation:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright robes of gold the fields adorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The hills with joy are ringing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The valleys stand so thick with corn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That even they are singing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And now, on this our festal day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy bounteous hand confessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The first-fruits of Thy blessing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thee the souls of men are fed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With gifts of grace supernal,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who dost give us earthly bread,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give us the Bread eternal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We bear the burden of the day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And often toil seems dreary;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But labor ends with sunset ray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rest comes for the weary.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we, the angel-reaping o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand at the last accepted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ’s golden sheaves forevermore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To garners bright elected.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, blessed is that land of God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where saints abide forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where golden fields spread fair and broad,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where flows the crystal river.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_278">[278]</span><div class="verse indent0">The strains of all its holy throng</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With ours to-day are blending;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thrice blessed is that harvest-song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which never hath an ending.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. C. Dix, 1864.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_295">295</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, ye thankful people, come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise the song of Harvest-home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All is safely gathered in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere the winter storms begin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, our Maker, doth provide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For our wants to be supplied.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come to God’s own temple, come;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise the song of Harvest-home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We ourselves are God’s own field,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fruit unto His praise to yield;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wheat and tares together sown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto joy or sorrow grown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">First the blade and then the ear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then the full corn shall appear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of harvest, grant that we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wholesome grain and pure may be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For the Lord, our God, shall come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">and shall take His harvest home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From His field shall purge away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that doth offend, that day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give His angels charge at last</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the fire the tares to cast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But the fruitful ears to store</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His garner evermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come, Thou Lord of harvest, come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy final Harvest-home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gather Thou Thy people in,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free from sorrow, free from sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There, forever purified,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy garner to abide.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come with all Thine angels, come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Raise the glorious Harvest-home!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Alford, 1845.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_279">[279]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_296">296</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, by heav’nly hosts adored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gracious, mighty, sov’reign Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God of nations, King of kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Head of all created things,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the Church with joy contest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God o’er all forever blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pleading at Thy throne we stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save Thy people, bless our land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. On our fields of grass and grain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Send, O Lord, the kindly rain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er our wide and goodly land</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Crown the labors of each hand.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy kind protection be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er our commerce on the sea.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Open, Lord, Thy bounteous hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bless Thy people, bless our land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let our rulers ever be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Men that love and honor Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the powers by Thee ordained</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be in righteousness maintained;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the people’s hearts increase</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love of piety and peace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus united we shall stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One wide, free, and happy land.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Harbaugh, 1860.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_297">297</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise, O praise our God and King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hymns of adoration sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Praise Him that He made the sun</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day by day his course to run;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_280">[280]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And the silver moon by night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shining with her gentle light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Praise Him that He gave the rain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To mature the swelling grain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And hath bid the fruitful field</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Crops of precious increase yield;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Praise Him for our harvest store,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath filled the garner floor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And for richer food than this,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pledge of everlasting bliss;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For His mercies still endure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever faithful, ever sure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Glory to our bounteous King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory let creation sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the Spirit, Three in One!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. W. Baker, 1861.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_298">298</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to God, immortal praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the love that crowns our days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bounteous Source of every joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy praise our tongues employ.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All to Thee, our God, we owe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Source whence all our blessings flow.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_281">[281]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. All the plenty summer pours;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Autumn’s rich, o’erflowing stores;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flocks that whiten all the plain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yellow sheaves of ripened grain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, for these our souls shall raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grateful vows and solemn praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Peace, prosperity, and health,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Private bliss, and public wealth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Knowledge with its gladdening streams,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure religion’s holier beams.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, for these our souls shall raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grateful vows and solemn praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. As Thy prospering hand hath blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we give Thee of our best</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by deeds of kindly love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy mercies grateful prove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sinking thus through all our days,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to God, immortal praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">A. L. (Aikin) Barbauld, 1773, abr.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="NATIONAL">NATIONAL.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_299">299</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Swell the anthem, raise the song,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praises to our God belong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Saints and angels join to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praises to the heavenly King.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessings from His liberal hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flow around this happy land.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Kept by Him, no foes annoy;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace and freedom we enjoy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here, beneath a peaceful sway,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we cheerfully obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never feel oppression’s rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever own and worship God.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the voice of nature sings</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praises to the King of kings;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us join the choral song</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the grateful notes prolong.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Nathan Strong, 1799.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_282">[282]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_300">300</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O bless, Thou heavenly Potentate,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With wisdom, strength, the powers of state,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That wrong and violence may cease</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Church and home abide in peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Bless rich and poor, the great and small,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both friend and foe; Lord, bless Thou all</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The family on earth in love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And fit all for Thy home above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thus, with Thy blessing on each hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will peace and plenty fill the land</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And righteousness spring from the earth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And life below have higher worth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. All praise to Thee, O King of kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose grace to us such blessings brings;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee, with the Father, we adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Ghost, forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_301">301</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">What our Father does is well:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed truth His children tell!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though He send, for plenty, want,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though the harvest-store be scant,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet we rest upon His love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seeking better things above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What our Father does is well:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall the wilful heart rebel</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If a blessing He withhold</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the field or in the fold?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is He not Himself to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our store eternally?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. What our Father does is well:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though He sadden hill and dell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upward yet our praises rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the strength His Word supplies.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He has called us sons of God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can we murmur at His rod?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_283">[283]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. What our Father does is well:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May the thought within us dwell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though nor milk nor honey flow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In our barren Canaan now,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God can save us in our need,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God can bless us, God can feed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Therefore unto Him we raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hymns of glory, songs of praise.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Honor, might, and glory be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now and through eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Schmolck, 1720; H. W. Baker, tr., 1861.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_302">302</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, while for all mankind we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of every clime and coast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, hear us for our native land,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The land we love the most!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, guard our shores from every foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With peace our borders bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With prosperous times our cities crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our fields with plenteousness!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Unite us in the sacred love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of knowledge, truth, and Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let our hills and valleys shout</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The songs of liberty.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here may religion, pure and mild,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Smile on our Sabbath hours</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And piety and virtue bless</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The home of us and ours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord of the nations, thus to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our country we commend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou her Refuge and her Trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her everlasting Friend.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John R. Wreford, 1837.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_284">[284]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_303">303</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Almighty Lord, before Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy mourning people bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis on Thy grace in Christ alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our failing hopes depend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Dark judgments from Thy heavy hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy dreadful power display;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet mercy spares our guilty land,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still we live to pray.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How changed, alas! are truths divine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For error, guilt, and shame!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What impious numbers, bold in sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Disgrace the Christian name!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Convert us by Thy grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then shall our hearts obey Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And see again Thy face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Then, should oppressing foes invade,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We will not yield to fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Secure of all-sufficient aid,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When God in Christ is near.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, † 1778.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_304">304</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, our God, we fly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For mercy and for grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, hear our lowly cry</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hide not Thou Thy face!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard and bless our Fatherland.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Arise, O Lord of hosts,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be jealous for Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And drive from out our coasts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sins that put to shame.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard and bless our Fatherland.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_285">[285]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy best gifts from on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In rich abundance pour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may magnify</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And praise Thee more and more.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard and bless our Fatherland.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The powers ordained by Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With heavenly wisdom bless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May they Thy servants be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rule in righteousness.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard and bless our Fatherland.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Church of Thy dear Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Inflame with love’s pure fire;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bind her once more in one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And life and truth inspire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard and bless our Fatherland.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1871.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_305">305</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God bless our native land!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm may she ever stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through storm and night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the wild tempests rave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ruler of wind and wave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou our country save</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thy great might!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For her our prayer shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To God above the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Him we wait:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, who art ever nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guarding with watchful eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee aloud we cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God save the State!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. T. Brooks, 1834; J. S. Dwight, 1844.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_286">[286]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="FAITH_AND_JUSTIFICATION">FAITH AND JUSTIFICATION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_306">306</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My hope is built on nothing less</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I dare not trust the sweetest frame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All other ground is sinking sand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When darkness veils His lovely face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I rest on His unchanging grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In every high and stormy gale</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My anchor holds within the veil.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All other ground is sinking sand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. His oath, His covenant, and blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Support me in the sinking flood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When every earthly prop gives way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He then is all my Hope and Stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All other ground is sinking sand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When I shall launch to worlds unseen,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, may I then be found in Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dressed in His righteousness alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faultless to stand before the throne!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All other ground is sinking sand.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Edward Mote, 1836.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_307">307</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, we confess our numerous faults,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How great our guilt has been:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all our lives were sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But, O my soul, forever praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever love, His name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of folly, sin, and shame.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_287">[287]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. ’Tis not by works of righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which our own hands have done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But we are saved by love and grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Abounding through His Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. ’Tis from the mercy of our God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That all our hopes begin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis by the Water and the Blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our souls are washed from sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. ’Tis through the purchase of His death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hung upon the tree</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Spirit is sent down to breathe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On such dry bones as we.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Raised from the dead, we live anew;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And justified by grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We shall appear in glory too</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And see our Father’s face.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_308">308</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All that I was, my sin, my guilt,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My death, was all my own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that I am, I owe to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My gracious God, alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The evil of my former state</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was mine, and only mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The good in which I now rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is Thine, and only Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The darkness of my former state,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The bondage, all was mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The light of life in which I walk,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The liberty, is Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy grace first made me feel my sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It taught me to believe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, in believing, peace I found,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And now I live, I live!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_288">[288]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. All that I am, e’en here on earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All that I hope to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Jesus comes and glory dawns,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I owe it, Lord, to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1853.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_309">309</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest is the man, forever blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose guilt is pardoned by his God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose sins with sorrow are confessed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And covered with his Savior’s blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Blest is the man to whom the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Imputes not his iniquities;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He pleads no merit of reward</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And not on works, but grace relies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. From guile his heart and lips are free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His humble joy, his holy fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With deep repentance well agree</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And join to prove his faith sincere.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. How glorious is that righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That hides and cancels all his sins,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While a bright evidence of grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through his whole life appears and shines!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_310">310</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Dear Christians, one and all rejoice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With exultation springing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with united heart and voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And holy rapture singing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tell how our God beheld our need</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing His sweet and wondrous deed;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Right dearly it hath cost Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Fast bound in Satan’s chains I lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Death brooded darkly o’er me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My sin oppressed me night and day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Therein my mother bore me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever deeper yet I fell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life had become a living hell,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So firmly sin possessed me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_289">[289]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My good works could avail me naught,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For they with sin were stainèd;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free will against God’s judgment fought</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dead to good remainèd;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grief drove me to despair, and I</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Had nothing left me but to die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To hell I fast was sinking.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then God beheld my wretched state</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With deep commiseration;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He thought upon His mercy great</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And willed my soul’s salvation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He turned to me a Father’s heart—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not small the cost!—to heal my smart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He gave His best and dearest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He spake to His beloved Son:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“’Tis time to have compassion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then go, My heart’s most Precious One,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bring to man salvation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and sorrow set him free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Slay bitter death for him that he</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May live with Thee forever.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The Son His Father did obey,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And, born of virgin mother,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He came a while on earth to stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That He might be my Brother.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mighty power He hidden bore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A servant’s form like mine He wore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To lead the devil captive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. He spake to me: “Hold fast by Me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am thy Rock and Castle;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I wholly give Myself for thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For thee I strive and wrestle;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For I am thine, and thou art Mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Henceforth My place is also thine;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The foe shall never part us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_290">[290]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. “The foe shall shed My precious blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Me of My life bereaving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All this I suffer for thy good;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be steadfast and believing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life shall from death the victory win,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mine innocence shall bear thy sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So art thou blest forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. “Now to My Father I depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From earth to heaven ascending,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thence heavenly wisdom to impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Holy Spirit sending;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall in trouble comfort thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach thee to know and follow Me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Into all truth shall guide thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. “What I have done and taught do thou</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To do and teach endeavor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall My kingdom flourish now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And God be praised forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take heed lest men with base alloy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavenly treasure should destroy;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This counsel I bequeath thee.”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1523.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_311">311</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart, believ’st thou this or not?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why tremblest thou with terror groundless?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Has Scripture e’er a falsehood taught?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then this word also true must be:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By grace there is a crown for thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. By grace! Our works are all rejected,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All claims of merit pass for naught;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The mighty Savior, long expected,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To us this blissful truth has brought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He by death redeems our race</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we are saved alone by grace.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_291">[291]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. By grace! Mark well these words’ true meaning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When thou dost sorrow sin-opprest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Satan tempts with pride o’erweening,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When troubled conscience sighs for rest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What reason cannot comprehend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It pleases God by grace to send.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. By grace His Son, on earth appearing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Vouchsafed beneath thy woe to bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hadst thou, damnation justly fearing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Done aught to render Him thy Friend?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Was’t not that He thy welfare sought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And but by grace deliverance wrought?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. By grace! This ground of our salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As long as God is true, endures;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What saints have penned by inspiration,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What God by His own Word assures,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What all our faith must rest upon,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is grace, free grace, through His dear Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. By grace! But think not, thou who livest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Securely on in godless ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thou—though all are called—receivest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The promised rest that wakes our praise.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By grace none find in heaven a place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who live in sin in hope of grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. By grace! They who have heard this sentence</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must all hypocrisy forego;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For only after deep repentance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can any soul this treasure know;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To sin free grace a trifle seems,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To faith it bright with glory beams.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_292">[292]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. By grace the timid hearts that languish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Find access to the Father’s heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When conflicts fierce and bitter anguish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid all their joy and hopes depart.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where ofttimes should I strength obtain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Did grace my anchor not remain!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. By grace! On this in death I’ll rest me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rejoicing e’en though feeling naught;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know my sin,—it oft oppressed me,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Him, too, who salvation brought.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart exults, grief flees apace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Because my soul is saved by grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. By grace! May sin and Satan hearken!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I bear my flag of faith in hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And pass—for doubts my joy can’t darken—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Red Sea to the Promised Land.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cling to what my Savior taught</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And trust it, whether felt or not.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. L. Scheidt, 1742; M. Loy, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_312">312</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now I have found the sure foundation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where evermore my anchor grounds.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It lay there ere the world’s creation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where else but in my Savior’s wounds?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foundation, which unmoved shall stay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When earth and heaven pass away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. It is that mercy never-ending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which all conception far transcends,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Him who, with love’s arms extending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wretched sinners condescends;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose heart with pity still doth break</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whether we seek Him or forsake.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_293">[293]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Our ruin God has not intended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Salvation He would fain bestow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this His Son to earth descended</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And then to heaven again did go;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this so loudly evermore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He knocketh at our heart’s closed door.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O depth of love, in which, past finding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sins through Christ’s blood disappear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This is for wounds the safest binding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There is no condemnation here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Jesus’ blood through earth and skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever Mercy! Mercy! cries.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I never will forget this crying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In faith I’ll trust it all my days,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when o’er all my sins I’m sighing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I towards my Father’s heart will gaze;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For there is always to be found</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free mercy without end and bound.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Though I be robbed of every pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That soul and body can make glad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bereft of every earthly treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forlorn, forsaken, lone, and sad,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">However far His help may be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercy yet is left to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Though earthly cares and want oppress me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cause me sorrow and regret</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That things so vain can still distress me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And give me so much trouble yet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though I am bowed down to the dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still in His mercy I will trust.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Though in the best of all my actions,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In works that are admired the most,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I must perceive great imperfections,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I surely have no right to boast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet this sweet comfort doth abide:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In mercy only I confide.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_294">[294]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Be it with me as He is willing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose mercy is a boundless sea;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May He Himself my heart be stilling</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That this may ne’er forgotten be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then it will rest, in joy and woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On mercy while it beats below.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. On this foundation I unshrinking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will stand while I on earth remain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This shall engage my acting, thinking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While I the breath of life retain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then I will sing eternally,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unfathomed Mercy, still of Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. A. Rothe, † 1758.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_313">313</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Who shall the Lord’s elect condemn?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis God who justifies their souls,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mercy, like a mighty stream,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er all their sins divinely rolls.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He lives! He lives! and sits above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever interceding there:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who shall divide us from His love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or what should tempt us to despair?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Shall persecution or distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Famine or sword or nakedness?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who hath loved us bears us through</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And makes us more than conquerors too.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Not all that men on earth can do,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor powers on high nor powers below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall cause His mercy to remove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or wean our hearts from Christ, our Love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_295">[295]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_314">314</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation unto us has come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By God’s free grace and favor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Good works cannot avert our doom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They help and save us never:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who did for all the world atone;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He is the Mediator.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What God doth in His Law demand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No man to Him can render,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And so He draws His flaming brand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To punish the offender:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our flesh has not those pure desires</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which first of all the Law requires,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We are in condemnation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It was a false, misleading dream</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That God His Law had given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us to keep and merit claim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And earn our way to heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God’s Law is but a mirror bright</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bring the inbred sin to sight</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That lurks within our nature.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. By our own strength to put aside</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s wrath and win His blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is useless task, by many tried,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is only guilt increasing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For God hypocrisy abhors;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flesh with the spirit ever wars,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For ’tis by nature evil.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And yet the Law fulfilled must be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or we were lost forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore God sent His Son that He</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Might us from death deliver;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He all the Law for us fulfilled</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus His Father’s anger stilled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which over us impended.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_296">[296]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Since Christ hath full atonement made</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And brought to us salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each Christian therefore may be glad</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And build on this foundation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace alone, dear Lord, I plead.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death my life now is indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou hast paid my ransom.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Not doubting this, I trust in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Word cannot be broken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou all dost call, “Come unto Me!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No falsehood hast Thou spoken.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“He that believes and is baptized,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall be saved,” say’st Thou, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“And he shall never perish.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. He’s just ’fore God, and he alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who by this faith is living;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This faith will by good works be known,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God the glory giving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith gives thee peace with God above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But thou thy neighbor, too, wilt love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If thou art a new creature.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. The Law reveals the guilt of sin</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And makes man conscience-stricken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Gospel then doth enter in</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sinful soul to quicken.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come to the Cross, trust Christ and live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Law to you no peace can give</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all its good endeavors.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. From faith in Christ, whene’er ’tis right,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Good works are surely flowing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The faith is dead that shuns the light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No good works ever showing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By faith alone the just shall live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Good works alone the proof can give</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of love, which true faith worketh.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Speratus, 1523, abr. Composite tr. 1910.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_297">[297]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_315">315</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed are the sons of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They are bought with Christ’s own blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They are ransomed from the grave,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life eternal they shall have.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With them numbered may we be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here and in eternity!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. They are justified by grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They enjoy the Savior’s peace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All their sins are washed away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They shall stand in God’s great Day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With them numbered may we be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here and in eternity!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They are lights upon the earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Children of a heavenly birth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One with God, with Jesus one,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory is in them begun.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With them numbered may we be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here and in eternity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Humphreys, 1743.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_316">316</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6 (C. P. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I do not come because my soul</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is free from sin and pure and whole,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And worthy of Thy grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I do not speak to Thee because</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ve ever justly kept Thy laws</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dare to meet Thy face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I know that sin and guilt combine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To reign o’er every thought of mine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And turn from good to ill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know that when I try to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upright and just and true to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am a sinner still.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_298">[298]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I know that often when I strive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To keep a spark of love alive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thee, the powers within</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leap up in unsubmissive might</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And oft benumb my sense of right</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pull me back to sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I know that, though in doing good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I spend my life, I never could</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Atone for all I’ve done;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But though my sins are black as night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I dare to come before Thy sight</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Because I trust Thy Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In Him alone my trust I place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come boldly to Thy throne of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And there commune with Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation sure, O Lord, is mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, all unworthy, I am Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Jesus died for me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. B. St. John, 1878.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_317">317</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O how great is Thy compassion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faithful Father, God of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That upon our wretchedness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That upon man’s sinful station</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou took’st pity, so that we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Might be saved eternally!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy great love for this hath striven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That man from all pain shall free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And forever blessed be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, Thy Son Himself hath given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And extends an earnest call</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His Supper unto all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And for this our soul’s salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Voucheth Thy good Spirit, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy Sacraments and Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He doth prosper Thy vocation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Granteth us the gift of faith</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we fear nor hell nor death.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_299">[299]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, Thy mercy will not leave me,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Truth doth evermore abide,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then in Thee I will confide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thy Word cannot deceive me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My salvation is to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Well assured eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I will praise Thy great compassion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faithful Father, God of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That upon my wretchedness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That upon my sinful station</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou took’st pity graciously;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Evermore be praise to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_318">318</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Just as I am, without one plea</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But that Thy blood was shed for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Just as I am and waiting not</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To rid my soul of one dark blot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Just as I am, though tossed about</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With many a conflict, many a doubt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fightings and fears within, without,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sight, riches, healing of the mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Because Thy promise I believe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_300">[300]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Just as I am, Thy love unknown</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has broken every barrier down;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charlotte Elliott, 1836, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_319">319</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Not all the blood of beasts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Jewish altars slain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Could give the guilty conscience peace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or wash away the stain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Takes all our sins away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A sacrifice of nobler name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And richer blood than they.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My faith would lay her hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On that dear head of Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While like a penitent I stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And there confess my sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My soul looks back to see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The burdens Thou didst bear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When hanging on the cursed tree,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And knows her guilt was there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Believing, we rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To see the curse remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sing His bleeding love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_320">320</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Not what these hands have done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can save this guilty soul;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not what this toiling flesh has borne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can make my spirit whole.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_301">[301]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Not what I feel or do</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can give me peace with God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not all my prayers and sighs and tears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can bear my awful load.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy work alone, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can ease this weight of sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can give me peace within.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy love to me, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Not mine, O Lord, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can rid me of this dark unrest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And set my spirit free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy grace alone, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To me can pardon speak;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy power alone, O Son of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can this sore bondage break.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. I bless the Christ of God;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I rest on love divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with unfaltering lip and heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I call this Savior mine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1861.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_321">321</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Drawn to the cross, which Thou hast blessed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With healing gifts for souls distressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To find in Thee my life, my rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ Crucified, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou knowest all my griefs and fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace abused, my misspent years;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet now to Thee with contrite tears,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ Crucified, I come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wash me and take away each stain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let nothing of my sin remain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For cleansing, though it be through pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ Crucified, I come.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_302">[302]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And then for work to do for Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which shall so sweet a service be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That angels well might envy me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ Crucified, I come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Genevieve M. Irons, 1880.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_322">322</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I lay my sins on Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The spotless Lamb of God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bears them all and frees us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the accursed load.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I bring my guilt to Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wash my crimson stains</div> + <div class="verse indent0">White in His blood most precious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till not a spot remains.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I lay my wants on Jesus;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All fulness dwells in Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He heals all my diseases,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He doth my soul redeem.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I lay my griefs on Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My burdens and my cares;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He from them all releases,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He all my sorrows shares.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I rest my soul on Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This weary soul of mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His right hand me embraces,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I on His breast recline.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I love the name of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Immanuel, Christ, the Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like fragrance on the breezes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His name abroad is poured.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I long to be like Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Meek, loving, lowly, mild;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I long to be like Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father’s holy Child.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I long to be with Jesus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amid the heavenly throng,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To sing with saints His praises,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To learn the angels’ song.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1849.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_303">[303]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_323">323</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Jesus’ blood and merit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am at peace with God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What, then, can daunt my spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">However dark my road?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My courage shall not fail me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For God is on my side;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though hell itself assail me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its rage I may deride.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There’s nothing that can sever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Me from the love of God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No want, no pain whatever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No famine, peril, blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though thousand foes surround me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in their base design</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A sheep for slaughter count me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The victory still is mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yea, neither life’s temptation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor death’s terrific hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor angels of high station,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor any other power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor things that now are present,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor things that are to come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor height, however pleasant,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor depth of deepest gloom,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Nor any creature ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall from the love of God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This wretched sinner sever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For in my Savior’s blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This love its fountain taketh;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He hears my faithful prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And nevermore forsaketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This child of His and heir.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Dach, † 1659; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_304">[304]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_324">324</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer, my God, to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Word and Sacrament,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou com’st to me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace is ever near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit ever here,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drawing to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Ages on ages rolled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere earth appeared;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet Thine unmeasured love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The way prepared.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en then Thou yearn’st for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I might nearer be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy Son has come to earth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sin to bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My every wound to heal,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My pain to share.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“God in the flesh” for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Brings me now nearer Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lo! all my debt is paid,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My guilt is gone.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See! He has ris’n for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My throne is won.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thanks, O my God, to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None now can nearer be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Welcome, then, to Thy home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blest One in Three!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou hast promised, come!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, Lord, to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Work, Thou, O God, through me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Live, Thou, O God, in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever in me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_305">[305]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. By the baptismal stream,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which made me Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the dear flesh and blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy love made mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Purge Thou all sin from me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may nearer be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Surely it matters not</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What earth may bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death is of no account,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grace will I sing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing remains for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save to be nearer Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. E. Jacobs, 1887.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_325">325</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Rock of Ages, cleft for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me hide myself in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the water and the blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Thy riven side which flowed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be of sin the double cure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cleanse me from its guilt and power.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Not the labors of my hands</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can fulfil Thy Law’s demands;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Could my zeal no respite know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Could my tears forever flow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All for sin could not atone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou must save, and Thou alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Nothing in my hand I bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Simply to Thy Cross I cling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naked, come to Thee for dress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Helpless, look to Thee for grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foul, I to the fountain fly,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wash me, Savior, or I die!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_306">[306]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. While I draw this fleeting breath,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When my eyelids close in death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I soar to worlds unknown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See Thee on Thy judgment throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rock of Ages, cleft for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me hide myself in Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">A. M. Toplady, 1776, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_326">326</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My beauty are, my glorious dress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With joy shall I lift up my head.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Bold shall I stand in that great Day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For who aught to my charge shall lay?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fully through these absolved I am</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who from the Father’s bosom came,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who died for me, e’en me t’ atone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now for my Lord and God I own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, I believe Thy precious blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which at the mercy-seat of God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever doth for sinners plead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For me—e’en for my soul—was shed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord, I believe were sinners more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Than sands upon the ocean shore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast for all a ransom paid,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For all a full atonement made.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When from the dust of death I rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To claim my mansion in the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en then this shall be all my plea:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus hath lived and died for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Jesus, be endless praise to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose boundless mercy hath for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For me, and all Thy hands have made,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">An everlasting ransom paid.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">L. v. Zinzendorf, 1739; J. Wesley, 1740.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_307">[307]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_327">327</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Our God so loved the world that He</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gave His own Son and did decree</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all who would in Him believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Should everlasting life receive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Christ Jesus is the ground of faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who was made flesh and suffered death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that confide in Him alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are built on this chief Corner-stone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. God would not have the sinner die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Son with saving grace is nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Spirit in the Word doth teach</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How man the blessed goal may reach.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Be of good cheer, for God’s own Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgives all sins which thou hast done;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou’rt justified by Jesus’ blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Baptism grants the highest good.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. If thou be sick, if death draw near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This truth thy troubled heart can cheer:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ Jesus saves my soul from death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That is the firmest ground of faith.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Glory to God the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, O blessed Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be praise now and eternally!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Olearius, 1671; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_328">328</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Grace! ’tis a charming sound,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Harmonious to the ear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heav’n with the echo shall resound,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all the earth shall hear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grace first contrived the way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To save rebellious man;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all the steps that grace display</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which drew the wondrous plan.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_308">[308]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grace first inscribed my name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God’s eternal book;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who all my sorrows took.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grace led my roving feet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To tread the heavenly road;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And new supplies each hour I meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While pressing on to God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Grace taught my soul to pray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And made my eyes o’erflow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas grace that kept me to this day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And will not let me go.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Grace all the work shall crown</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through everlasting days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It lays in heaven the topmost stone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And well deserves the praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1755.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_329">329</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy works, not mine, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Speak gladness to this heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They tell me all is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They bid my fear depart.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom, save Thee, who canst alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy cross, not mine, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Has borne the awful load</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of sins that none in heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or earth could bear but God.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom, save Thee, who canst alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy death, not mine, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Has paid the ransom due;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ten thousand deaths like mine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would have been all too few.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom, save Thee, who canst alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_309">[309]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy righteousness, O Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Alone can cover me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No righteousness avails</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Save that which is of Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To whom, save Thee, who canst alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1857.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_330">330</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Mystery of Love Divine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That thought and thanks o’erpowers!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, was our portion Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And is Thy portion ours?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Emmanuel, didst Thou take our place</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To set us in Thine own?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Didst Thou our low estate embrace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To lift us to Thy throne?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Didst Thou fulfil each righteous deed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s perfect will express,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we, th’ unfaithful ones, might plead</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy perfect faithfulness?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. On Thy pure soul did dread and gloom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In that drear garden rise?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are ours the brightness and the bloom</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Thine own Paradise?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. For Thee the Father’s hidden face?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thee the bitter cry?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us the Father’s endless grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The song of victory?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Our load of sin and misery</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Didst Thou, the Sinless, bear?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy spotless robe of purity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Do we, the sinners, wear?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_310">[310]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Lord Jesus, is it even so?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have we been lovèd thus?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What love can we on Thee bestow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who hast exchanged with us?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Thou, who our very place didst take,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dwell in our very heart.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, who Thy portion ours dost make,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thyself, Thyself, impart.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. H. Gill, 1864.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="SANCTIFICATION">SANCTIFICATION.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="center" id="OBEDIENCE">OBEDIENCE.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_331">331</h4> + +<p class="meter">5, 5, 8, 8, 5, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, still lead on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till our rest be won;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And although the way be cheerless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We will follow calm and fearless.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guide us by Thy hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To our fatherland.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. If the way be drear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If the Foe be near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let no faithless fears o’ertake us;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let not faith and hope forsake us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For through many a woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To our home we go.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When we seek relief</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From a long-felt grief;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When temptations come alluring,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make us patient and enduring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Show us that bright shore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where we weep no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Jesus, still lead on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till our rest be won.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heavenly Leader, still direct us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still support, control, protect us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till we safely stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In our fatherland.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">L. v. Zinzendorf, 1721; Jane Borthwick, tr., 1853.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_311">[311]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_332">332</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God of my life, whose gracious power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through various deaths my soul hath led;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or turned aside the fatal hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or lifted up my sinking head:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In all my ways Thy hand I own,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy ruling providence I see.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O help me still my course to run</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still direct my path to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whither, O whither should I fly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But to my loving Savior’s breast?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Secure within Thine arms to lie</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And safe beneath Thy wings to rest!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I have no skill the snare to shun;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thou, O Christ, my Wisdom art!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I ever into ruin run;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thou art greater than my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Foolish and impotent and blind,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lead me a way I have not known;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring me where I my heaven may find,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The heaven of loving Thee alone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Enlarge my heart to make Thee room;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Enter and in me ever stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The crooked then shall straight become;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The darkness shall be lost in day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1740.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_333">333</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us ever walk with Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Follow His example pure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flee the world, that would deceive us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to sin our soul allure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever in His footsteps treading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Body here, yet soul above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Full of faith and hope and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us do the Father’s bidding.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faithful Lord, abide with me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior, lead, I follow Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_312">[312]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let us suffer here with Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His image e’er conform;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven’s glory soon will please us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sunshine follow on the storm.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Having sown in tears, in gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We shall reap. With patient cheer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let us hope and, void of fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bide the turning of our sadness.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ, I suffer here with Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There, oh, share Thy joy with me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let us also die with Jesus.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His death from the second death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From our soul’s destruction, frees us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Quickens us with life’s glad breath.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us mortify, while living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Flesh and blood and die to sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the grave that shuts us in</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall but prove the gate to heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, here I die to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There to live eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let us also live with Jesus;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Since He’s risen from the dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Must the conquered grave release us.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, Thou art now our Head,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We Thy body’s cherished members.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thou livest, live shall we;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Own us evermore to be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dearest Friend, Thy loved brethren.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, here I live to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yonder, too, eternally.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. v. Birken, 1652; J. A. Rimbach, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_334">334</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, follow Me, the Savior spake,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All in My way abiding;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deny yourselves, the world forsake,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Obey My call and guiding;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O bear the cross, whate’er betide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take My example for your guide.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_313">[313]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I am the Light, I light the way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A virtuous life displaying;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who comes to Me and follows, aye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I lead from his dark straying.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am the Way, and well I show</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How men should sojourn here below.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My heart in lowliness abounds,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul with love is glowing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from My mouth are words and sounds</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of meekness overflowing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart, My mind, My strength, My all</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To God I yield, on Him I call.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I teach you to avoid and flee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What harms your soul’s salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your heart to purify and free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sin’s abomination.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your Rock and Fortress e’er am I</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead you to the life on high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But if too hot you find the fray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I, at your side, stand ready;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I fight Myself, I lead the way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At all times firm and steady.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A coward he who will not heed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the chief Captain takes the lead.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Who seeks to find his soul’s welfare</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Without Me, he shall lose it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But who to lose it may appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God shall introduce it.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who bears no cross nor follows hard,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deserves not Me nor My reward.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Then let us follow our dear Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bear the cross appointed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, bravely cleaving to His Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In suffering be undaunted.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who has not stood the battle’s strain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The crown of life shall ne’er obtain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Scheffler, 1668; C. W. Schaeffer, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_314">[314]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_335">335</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, I my cross have taken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All to leave and follow Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Destitute, despised, forsaken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou from hence my All shalt be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Perish every fond ambition,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All I’ve sought or hoped or known;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet how rich is my condition!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God and heaven are still my own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let the world despise and leave me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They have left my Savior too;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Human hearts and looks deceive me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art not, like them, untrue.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And while Thou shalt smile upon me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God of wisdom, love, and might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foes may hate and friends may shun me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Show Thy face, and all is bright.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Go, then, earthly fame and treasure!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, disaster, scorn, and pain!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thy service, pain is pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy favor, loss is gain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I have called Thee Abba, Father!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I have stayed my heart on Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Storms may howl, and clouds may gather,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All must work for good to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Man may trouble and distress me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Twill but drive me to Thy breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life with trials hard may press me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While Thy love is left to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Were that joy unmixed with Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Take, my soul, thy full salvation;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rise o’er sin and fear and care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy to find in every station,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Something still to do or bear.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_315">[315]</span><div class="verse indent0">Think what Spirit dwells within thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What a Father’s smile is thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What a Savior died to win thee,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Haste, then, on from grace to glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Armed by faith and winged by prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven’s eternal day’s before thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s own hand shall guide thee there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon shall close thy earthly mission,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hope soon change to glad fruition,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faith to sight and prayer to praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. F. Lyte, 1824.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_336">336</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Father! Thou hast taught me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I should live to Thee alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Year by year Thy hand hath brought me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On through dangers oft unknown.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I wandered, Thou hast found me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When I doubted, sent me light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still Thine arm has been around me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All my paths were in Thy sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In the world will foes assail me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Crafty, stronger far than I;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the strife will never fail me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Well I know, before I die.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore, Lord, I come, believing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou canst give the power I need,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through the prayer of faith receiving</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strength, the Spirit’s strength, indeed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I would trust in Thy protecting,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wholly rest upon Thine arm,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Follow wholly Thy directing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou mine only Guard from harm!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me from mine own undoing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me turn to Thee when tried;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still my footsteps, Father, viewing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep me ever at Thy side.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. M. Neale, 1842, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_316">[316]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_337">337</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, I follow on,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guided by Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seeing not yet the hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That leadeth me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hushed be my heart and still,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fear I no further ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only to meet Thy will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My will shall be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Riven the rock for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thirst to relieve,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Manna from heaven falls</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fresh every eve;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never a want severe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Causeth my eye a tear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thou dost whisper near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Only believe!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Often to Marah’s brink</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have I been brought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shrinking the cup to drink,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help I have sought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with the prayer’s ascent</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus the branch hath rent,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quickly relief hath sent,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweetening the draught.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Savior, I long to walk</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Closer with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Led by Thy guiding hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Constantly near Thy side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quickened and purified,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Living for Him who died</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Freely for me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. S. Robinson, 1862.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_338">338</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou who wouldst not have</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One wretched sinner die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who diedst Thyself my soul to save</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From endless misery,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_317">[317]</span><div class="verse indent0">Teach me my course to run,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While yet I sojourn here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That when Thou comest on Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I may with joy appear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art Thyself the Way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thyself in me reveal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall I pass my life’s short day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Obedient to Thy will;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shall I love my God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Because He first loved me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise Thee in Thy bright abode</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1749, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_339">339</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6 (C. P. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">May we Thy precepts, Lord, fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And do on earth our Father’s will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As angels do above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still walk in Christ, the living Way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all Thy children and obey</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The law of Christian love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. So may we join Thy name to bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy grace adore, Thy power confess,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sin and strife to flee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One is our calling, one our name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The end of all our hopes the same,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A crown of life with Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Spirit of Life, of Love and Peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite our hearts, our joy increase,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy gracious help supply.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To each of us the blessing give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Christian fellowship to live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In joyful hope to die.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Edward Osler, 1836, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_318">[318]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_340">340</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pilgrim through this barren land;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am weak, but Thou art mighty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hold me with Thy powerful hand:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Bread of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feed me till I want no more!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Open now the crystal fountain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whence the healing streams do flow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the fiery, cloudy pillar</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lead me all my journey through:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Strong Deliverer,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou still my Strength and Shield!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid my anxious fears subside;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death of death and hell’s Destruction,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Land me safe on Canaan’s side:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Songs of praises</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will ever give to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Wm. Williams, 1745; P. Williams, tr., 1771.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_341">341</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The man is ever blest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who shuns the sinners’ ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Among their counsels never stands,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor takes the scorners’ place;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But makes the Law of God</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His study and delight</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amid the labors of the day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And watches of the night.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He like a tree shall thrive,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With waters near the root;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fresh as the leaf his name shall live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His works are heavenly fruit.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_319">[319]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Not so th’ ungodly race,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They no such blessings find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before the driving wind.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. How will they bear to stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before that judgment-seat</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where all the saints at Christ’s right hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In full assembly meet?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. He knows and He approves</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The way the righteous go;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But sinners and their works shall meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A dreadful overthrow.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_342">342</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O that the Lord would guide my ways</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To keep His statutes still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O that my God would grant me grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To know and do His will!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Order my footsteps by Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make my heart sincere;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let sin have no dominion, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But keep my conscience clear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Assist my soul, too apt to stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A stricter watch to keep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And should I e’er forget Thy way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Restore Thy wandering sheep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Make me to walk in Thy commands,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis a delightful road,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let my head or heart or hands</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Offend against my God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_320">[320]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_343">343</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God, from all eternity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy Son Thou didst elect me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore, Father, graciously</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my course to heaven direct me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Send to me Thy Holy Spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That His gifts I may inherit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Though alive, I’m dead in sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To all good things lost by nature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Ghost, change me within,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make of me a new-born creature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the flesh deserves damnation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And can never gain salvation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Drive away the gloomy night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of my sinful meditation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quench all thoughts that are not right,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reason hold in limitation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that I from Thee with yearning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wisdom always may be learning.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. All desires and thoughts of mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From my youth, are only evil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Save me by Thy power divine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From myself and from the devil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give me strength in ample measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both to will and do Thy pleasure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Such a heart create in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That in Thee, O God, believing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At the base iniquity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of my sins I may be grieving;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when hours of woe betide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the wounds of Jesus hide me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. As a branchlet in the Vine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my blessed Lord, implant me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever of my Head divine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To remain a member grant me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let Him, my Lord and Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be my Life and Love forever!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_321">[321]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Faith and hope and charity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Graciously, O Father, give me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be my Guardian constantly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That no devil e’er may grieve me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me humbleness and gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace and patience in my sadness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Help me speak what’s right and just,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And keep silence on occasion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me pray, Lord, as I must;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me bear my tribulation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me die and let my spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Everlasting life inherit.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Neumann, 1680; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_344">344</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How can I thank Thee, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all Thy loving-kindness?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast so long a time</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Had patience with my blindness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When dead in many sins</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trespasses I lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And kindled, holy God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine anger every day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord, Thou hast shown to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Divine commiseration:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I persevered in sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thou in great compassion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I did resist Thee, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Deferring to repent;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou didst defer Thy wrath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And instant punishment.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It is Thy work alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That now I am converted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy power o’er Satan’s work</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In me Thou hast asserted;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_322">[322]</span><div class="verse indent0">Thy mercy, that doth reach</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unto the clouds, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Did break my stony heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thine almighty Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though able to offend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee, Lord, by sin and failing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still to regain Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My strength was unavailing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though I could fall from grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And choose the way of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I had no strength to rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A new life to begin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But Thou hast raised me up</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with divine compassion</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast shown me, Lord, the way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That leadeth to salvation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thank Thee, Lord, that now</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My former sins I hate</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And freely—not from fear—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dead works abominate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. That I may not backslide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But life in heaven inherit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me, while here I live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, Thy Holy Spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He may give me strength</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In mine infirmity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And e’er renew my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To serve Thee willingly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O guide and lead me, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While here below I wander;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that I follow Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Guide and my Commander.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For if I lead myself,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I soon am led astray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But if Thou leadest me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I do my duty aye.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_323">[323]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O Father, God of Love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear now my supplication!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, Son of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O grant me Thy salvation!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou, O Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Always abide with me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may serve Thee here</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And there eternally!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Gesenius, c. 1647; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="CONSECRATION">CONSECRATION.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_345">345</h4> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, what return has God, thy Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all He gives thee day by day?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O hast thou in thy gift a favor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That can delight and please Him?—say!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The best of offerings He requires;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give Him thy heart with its desires.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Give God His own if aught thou’rt giving;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Say, soul, to whom belongs thy heart?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can Satan, he who hates the living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or any creature claim a part?—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee alone I will assign,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, my heart and all that’s mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Accept the gift which Thou requirest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The first-fruits of my heart, O God!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The offerings Thou so much desirest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For which Thy Son paid with His blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee alone I now resign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart, to be forever Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Whom should I give my heart’s affection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thee, who givest Thine to faith?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy fervent love is my protection;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, Thou hast loved me unto death.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart with Thine shall ever be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One heart throughout eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. F. Lochner, c. 1673.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_324">[324]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_346">346</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, Thou faithful God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou Fount that ever flowest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Without whom nothing is,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who all good gifts bestowest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A pure and healthy frame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O give me and within</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A conscience free from blame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A soul unhurt by sin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And grant me, Lord, to do,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With ready heart and willing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er Thou shalt command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My calling here fulfilling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To do it when I ought,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all my strength; and bless</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The work I thus have wrought,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou must give success.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O let me never speak</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What bounds of truth exceedeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that no idle word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From out my mouth proceedeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant, when in my place</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I must and ought to speak,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My words due power and grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor let me wound the weak.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. If dangers gather round,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still keep me calm and fearless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me to bear the cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When life is dark and cheerless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me subdue my foe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By words and actions kind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When counsel I would know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Good counsel let me find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And let me with all men,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As far as in me lieth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In peace and friendship live;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And if Thy gift supplieth</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_325">[325]</span><div class="verse indent0">Me wealth and honor fair,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then this refuse me not,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That naught be mingled there</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of goods unjustly got.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. And if a longer life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be here on earth decreed me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou through many a strife</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To age at last wilt lead me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy patience in me shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Avert all sin and shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And crown my hoary head</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With pure, untarnished fame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Let me depart this life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Confiding in my Savior;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do Thou my soul receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That it may live forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let my body have</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A quiet resting-place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beside a Christian’s grave;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let it sleep in peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. And on that solemn day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When all the dead are waking,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stretch o’er my grave Thy hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thyself my slumbers breaking;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then let me hear Thy voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Change Thou this earthly frame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bid me aye rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With those who love Thy name.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1630.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_347">347</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, forsake me not!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy gracious presence lend me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead Thou Thy helpless child,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Holy Spirit send me</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_326">[326]</span><div class="verse indent0">That I my course may run.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou my Light, my Lot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Staff, my Rock, my Shield,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, forsake me not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O God, forsake me not!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take not Thy Spirit from me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And suffer not the might</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of sin to overcome me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Increase my feeble faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which Thou Thyself hast wrought;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou my Strength and Power,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, forsake me not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O God, forsake me not!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, hear my supplication!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In every evil hour</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me o’ercome temptation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when the Prince of hell</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My conscience seeks to blot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou not far from me,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, forsake me not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O God, forsake me not!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy mercy I’m addressing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Father, God of Love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant me Thy heavenly blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To do the duty which</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To me Thou didst allot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To do what pleaseth Thee,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, forsake me not!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O God, forsake me not!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, I am Thine forever.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me true faith in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant that I leave Thee never;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me a blessed end</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When my good fight is fought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me in life and death,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, forsake me not!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Franck, † 1725; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_327">[327]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_348">348</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, who formedst me to wear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The image of Thy Godhead here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who soughtest me with tender care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all my wand’rings wild and drear,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Love, who ere life’s earliest dawn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On me Thy choice hast gently laid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, who here as man wast born</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And like to us in all things made,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Love, who once in time wast slain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pierced through and through with bitter woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, who, wrestling thus, didst gain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That we eternal joy might know,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Love, of whom in truth and light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Word and Spirit, life and power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose heart was bared to them that smite,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To shield us in our trial hour,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Love, who thus hast bound me fast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beneath that gentle yoke of Thine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love, who hast conquered me at last,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Enrapturing this heart of mine,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O Love, who lovest me for aye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who for my soul dost ever plead;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, who didst my ransom pay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who for me e’er dost intercede,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_328">[328]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O Love, who once shalt bid me rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From out this dying life of ours;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, who once above yon skies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shalt set me in the fadeless bowers,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Love, I give myself to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine ever, only Thine, to be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Scheffler, 1657; C. Winkworth, tr., a., 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_349">349</h4> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tower,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee will I love, my Hope, my Joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee will I love with all my power,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With ardor time shall ne’er destroy.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee will I love, O Light Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So long as life is mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thee will I love, my Life, my Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who art my best and truest Friend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee will I love and praise forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For never shall Thy kindness end;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee will I love with all my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou my Bridegroom art.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Alas! that I so late have known Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who art the Fairest and the Best,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor sooner for my Lord could own Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our highest Good, our only Rest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now bitter shame and grief I prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er this my tardy love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I wandered long in willing blindness;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I sought Thee, but I found Thee not;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For still I shunned Thy beams of kindness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The creature-light filled all my thought.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if at last I see Thee now,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas Thou to me didst bow!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_329">[329]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I thank Thee, Jesus, Sun from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose shining hath brought light to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thank Thee, who hast richly given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All that could make me glad and free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thank Thee that my soul is healed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By what Thy lips revealed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O keep me watchful, then, and humble</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And suffer me no more to stray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Uphold me when my feet would stumble,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor let me loiter by the way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fill all my nature with Thy light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Radiance strong and bright!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O teach me, Lord, to love Thee truly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With soul and body, head and heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant me grace that I may duly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Practise fore’er love’s sacred art;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that my every thought may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Directed e’er to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Thee will I love, my Crown of gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee will I love, my God and Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amid the darkest depths of sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Not for the hope of high reward,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thine own sake, O Light Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So long as life is mine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Scheffler, 1657; C. Winkworth, tr., a., 1863.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_350">350</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Renew me, O eternal Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let my heart and soul be bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Illumined with the light of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That issues from Thy holy face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Destroy in me the lust of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all impureness make me clean;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant me power and strength, my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To strive against my flesh and blood.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_330">[330]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Create in me a new heart, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That gladly I obey Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And naught but what Thou wilt, desire;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With such new life my soul inspire.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant that I only Thee may love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seek those things which are above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till I behold Thee face to face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Light eternal, through Thy grace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. F. Ruopp, 1704; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_351">351</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My faith looks up to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Lamb of Calvary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Savior divine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now hear me while I pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take all my guilt away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let me from this day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be wholly Thine!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. May Thy rich grace impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strength to my fainting heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My zeal inspire.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou hast died for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, may my love to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure, warm, and changeless be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A living fire!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. While life’s dark maze I tread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And griefs around me spread,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou my Guide.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid darkness turn to day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wipe sorrow’s tears away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let me ever stray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thee aside.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When ends life’s transient dream,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When death’s cold, sullen stream</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall o’er me roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest Savior, then, in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fear and distrust remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, bear me safe above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A ransomed soul!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ray Palmer, 1830.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_331">[331]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_352">352</h4> + +<p class="meter">6s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy life was giv’n for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy blood, O Lord, was shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I might ransomed be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And quickened from the dead.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy life was giv’n for me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What have I giv’n for Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy Father’s home of light.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy rainbow-circled throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were left for earthly night,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For wanderings sad and lone.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, all was left for me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have I left aught for Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And Thou hast brought to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Down from Thy home above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation full and free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy pardon and Thy love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great gifts Thou broughtest me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What have I brought to Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, let my life be given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My years for Thee be spent,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">World’s fetters all be riven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pain with joy be blent!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou gavest Thyself for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I give myself to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. R. Havergal, 1858, abr. and a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_353">353</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, Thy dying love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou gavest me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor should I aught withhold,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Lord, from Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In love my soul would bow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart fulfil its vow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some off’ring bring Thee now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Something for Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_332">[332]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O’er the blest mercy-seat,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pleading for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My feeble faith looks up,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, to Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me the cross to bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy wondrous love declare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some song to raise or pray’r,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Something for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Give me a faithful heart—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Likeness to Thee—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That each departing day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Henceforth may see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some work of love begun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some deed of kindness done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some wand’rer sought and won,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Something for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. All that I am and have—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy gifts so free—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In joy, in grief, through life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Lord, for Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when Thy face I see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My ransomed soul shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all eternity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Something for Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. D. Phelps, 1867.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_354">354</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O for a faith that will not shrink,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though pressed by many a foe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That will not tremble on the brink</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of poverty or woe;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. That will not murmur nor complain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Beneath the chastening rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But in the hour of grief or pain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can lean upon its God;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. A faith that shines more bright and clear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When tempests rage without;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, when in danger, knows no fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In darkness feels no doubt;</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_333">[333]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor heeds its scornful smile;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That sin’s wild ocean cannot drown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor Satan’s arts beguile;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. A faith that keeps the narrow way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till life’s last hour is fled</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with a pure and heavenly ray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lights up a dying bed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, give us such a faith as this,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And then, whate’er may come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We’ll taste, e’en here, the hallowed bliss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of an eternal home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. H. Bathhurst, 1830, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_355">355</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my life and let it be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my moments and my days,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let them flow in ceaseless praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Take my hands and let them move</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At the impulse of Thy love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my feet and let them be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Swift and beautiful for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Take my voice and let me sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Always, only, for my King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my lips and let them be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Filled with messages from Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Take my silver and my gold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not a mite would I withhold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my intellect and use</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every power as Thou shalt choose.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Take my will and make it Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shall be no longer mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take my heart, it is Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shall be Thy royal throne.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_334">[334]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy feet its treasure-store;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take myself, and I will be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever, only, all for Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. R. Havergal, 1874.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_356">356</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 7, 7, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who Thy Father’s flock dost keep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe we wake and safe we sleep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guarded still by Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In Thy promise firm we stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None can pluck us from Thy hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Speak—we hear—at Thy command</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We will follow Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. By Thy blood our souls were bought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy life salvation wrought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy light our feet are taught,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, to follow Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Father, draw us to Thy Son;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We with joy will follow on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till the work of grace is done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And, from sin set free,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. We, in robes of glory dressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Join th’ assembly of the blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gathered to eternal rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the fold with Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Henry Cook, 1868.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="GIVING">GIVING.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_357">357</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord of heaven and earth and sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee all praise and glory be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How shall we show our love to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who givest all?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But gav’st Him for a world undone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And freely with that Blessed One</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou givest all.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_335">[335]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou giv’st the Spirit’s holy dower,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spirit of Life and Love and Power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And dost His sevenfold graces shower</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon us all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For means of grace and hopes of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What can to Thee, O Lord, be given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who givest all?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. We lose what on ourselves we spend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We have, as treasure without end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who givest all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repaid a thousandfold will be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then gladly will we give to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who givest all.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth, abr., 1863.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_358">358</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of Glory, Thou hast bought us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy life-blood as the price,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never grudging for the lost ones</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That tremendous sacrifice;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with that hast freely given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blessings countless as the sand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To th’ unthankful and the evil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thine own unsparing hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gladly, freely, of Thine own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With the sunshine of Thy goodness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Melt our thankless hearts of stone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till our cold and selfish natures,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Warmed by Thee, at length believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That more happy and more blessed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis to give than to receive.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_336">[336]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wondrous honor hast Thou given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To our humblest charity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thine own mysterious sentence,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Ye have done it unto Me.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can it be, O gracious Master,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou dost deign for alms to sue,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Saying by Thy poor and needy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Give as I have given to you”?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy life-blood as the price,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never grudging for the lost ones</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That tremendous sacrifice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give us faith to trust Thee boldly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hope, to stay our souls on Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But oh! best of all Thy graces,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give us Thine own charity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. S. Alderson, 1868, abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_359">359</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, lead the way the Savior went,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By lane and cell obscure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let love’s treasures still be spent,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like His, upon the poor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Like Him through scenes of deep distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who bore the world’s sad weight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We, in their crowded loneliness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would seek the desolate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For Thou hast placed us side by side</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this wide world of ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And that Thy followers may be tried,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The poor are with us still.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Mean are all offerings we can make,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But Thou hast taught us, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If given for the Savior’s sake,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They lose not their reward.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Crosswell, 1831.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_337">[337]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_360">360</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Almighty Father, heav’n and earth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With lavish wealth before Thee bow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those treasures owe to Thee their birth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Creator, Ruler, Giver, Thou.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The wealth of earth, of sky, of sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The gold, the silver, sparkling gem,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The waving corn, the bending tree,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are Thine; to us Thou lendest them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To Thee, as early morning’s dew,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our praises, alms, and prayer shall rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As rose, when joyous earth was new,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faith’s patriarchal sacrifice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. We, Lord, would lay, at Thy behest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The costliest offerings on Thy shrine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But when we give, and give our best,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We only give Thee what is Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Father, whence all blessings come,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Son, Dispenser of God’s store,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Spirit, bear our offerings home;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, make them Thine forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. A. Dayman, 1868.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_361">361</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We give Thee but Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whate’er the gift may be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that we have is Thine alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A trust, O Lord, from Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. May we Thy bounties thus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As stewards true receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gladly, as Thou blessest us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee our first-fruits give!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To comfort and to bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To find a balm for woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To tend the lone and fatherless—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is angels’ work below.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_338">[338]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The captive to release,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God the lost to bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To teach the way of life and peace—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It is a Christlike thing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And we believe Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though dim our faith may be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er for Thine we do, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We do it unto Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1858, abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_362">362</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God of mercy, God of might,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In love and pity infinite,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us, as ever in Thy sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To live our life to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And Thou, who cam’st on earth to die</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That fallen man might live thereby,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O hear us, for to Thee we cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In hope, O Lord, to Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Teach us the lesson Thou hast taught,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To feel for those Thy blood hath bought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That every word and deed and thought</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May work a work for Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For all are brethren, far and wide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thou, O Lord, for all hast died;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then teach us, whatsoe’er betide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To love them all in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In sickness, sorrow, want, or care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er it be, ’tis ours to share;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we, where help is needed, there</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Give help as unto Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. And may Thy Holy Spirit move</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All those who live to live in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Thou shalt greet in heaven above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All those who give to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Thring, 1879.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_339">[339]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="TRUST">TRUST.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_363">363</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">All depends on our possessing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God’s free love and grace and blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though all earthly wealth depart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who God for his hath taken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid the changing world unshaken</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keeps a free, heroic heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He who hitherto hath fed me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to many a joy hath led me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is and ever shall be mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who did so gently school me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who still doth guide and rule me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will not leave me now to pine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Shall I weary me with fretting</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er vain trifles and regretting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Things that never can remain?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will strive but that to win me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which can shed true rest within me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rest the world must seek in vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When my heart with longing sickens,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hope again my courage quickens,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For my wish shall be fulfilled.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If it please His will most tender,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul and body I surrender</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unto Him on whom I build.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Well He knows how best to grant me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the longing hopes that haunt me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things have their proper day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I would dictate to Him never;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As God wills, so be it ever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When He wills, I will obey.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. If on earth He bids me linger,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will guide me with His finger</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through the years that now look dim.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that earth has fleets and changes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As a river onward ranges,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But I rest in peace on Him.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 1673; C. Winkworth, tr., a., 1858.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_340">[340]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_364">364</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God of Jacob, by whose hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy people still are fed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who through this weary pilgrimage</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hast all our fathers led;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To Thee our humble vows we raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee address our prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy kind and faithful breast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Deposit all our care.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Through each perplexing path of life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our wandering footsteps guide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give us each day our daily bread</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And raiment fit provide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O spread Thy covering wings around</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till all our wanderings cease</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at our Father’s loved abode</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our souls arrive in peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To Thee, as to our covenant God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We’ll our whole selves resign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thankful own that all we are,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all we have, is Thine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1737, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_365">365</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 6, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, hear the voice of my complaint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee I now commend me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not my heart and hope grow faint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But deign Thy grace to send me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True faith from Thee, my God, I seek,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The faith that loves Thee solely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keeps me lowly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And prompt to aid the weak,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mark each word that Thou dost speak.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_341">[341]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yet more from Thee I dare to claim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose goodness is unbounded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let me ne’er be put to shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My hope be ne’er confounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But e’en in death still find Thee true,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in that hour, else lonely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Trust Thee only,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not aught that I can do;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For such false trust I sore should rue.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O grant that from my very heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My foes be all forgiven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgive my sins and heal their smart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grant new life from heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word, that blessed food, bestow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which best the soul can nourish;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make it flourish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all the storms of woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That else my faith might overthrow.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then be the world my foe or friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep me to her a stranger,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy steadfast follower to the end,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through pleasure and through danger;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Thee alone comes such high grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No works of ours obtain it</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or can gain it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our pride hath here no place—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This Thy free promise we embrace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Help me, for I am weak; I fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet scarce can battle longer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cling but to Thy grace and might,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis Thou canst make me stronger;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When sore temptations are my lot</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And tempests round me lower,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Break the power:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So, through deliverance wrought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know that Thou forsak’st me not.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Agricola, 1531; C. Winkworth, 1863, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_342">[342]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_366">366</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, I love Thee from my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I pray Thee, ne’er from me depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With tender mercy cheer me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I scorn the richest earthly lot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en heaven and earth attract me not,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If only Thou be near me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, though my heart be like to break,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou shalt my Trust that naught can shake,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Portion and my Comfort be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who by Thy blood hast purchased me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord Jesus Christ!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God and Lord, my God and Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forsake me not who trust Thy Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yea, Lord, ’twas Thy free bounty gave</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My body, soul, and what I have</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this poor life of labor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant that I may through Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Use all my powers to show Thy praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And serve and help my neighbor.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all false doctrine keep me, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Satan’s lies and malice ward,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In every cross uphold Thou me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may bear it patiently.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord Jesus Christ!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God and Lord, my God and Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In death Thy comfort still afford.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ah! Lord, let Thy dear angels come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At my last end to bear me home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may die unfearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in its narrow chamber keep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My body safe in painless sleep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Until Thy reappearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And then from death awaken me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That these mine eyes with joy may see,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_343">[343]</span><div class="verse indent0">O Son of God, Thy glorious face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior and my Fount of grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord Jesus Christ!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My prayer attend, my prayer attend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I will praise Thee without end.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Schalling, c. 1567.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_367">367</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He makes me down to lie</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In pastures green; He leadeth me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The quiet waters by.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My soul He doth restore again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And me to walk doth make</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within the path of righteousness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">E’en for His own name’s sake.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet will I fear no ill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou art with me, and Thy rod</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And staff me comfort still.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My table Thou hast furnishèd</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In presence of my foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My head Thou dost with oil anoint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my cup overflows.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Goodness and mercy, all my life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall surely follow me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in God’s house forevermore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My dwelling-place shall be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. Rous, 1643.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_368">368</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When I can read my title clear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To mansions in the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I bid farewell to every fear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wipe my weeping eyes.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_344">[344]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Should earth against my soul engage</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hellish darts be hurled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then I can smile at Satan’s rage</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And face a frowning world.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let cares like a wild deluge come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And storms of sorrow fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May I but safely reach my home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My God, my heaven, my all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. There shall I bathe my weary soul</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In seas of heavenly rest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And not a wave of trouble roll</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Across my peaceful breast.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_369">369</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My spirit on Thy care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blest Savior, I recline;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou wilt not leave me to despair,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou art Love divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In Thee I place my trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Thee I calmly rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thee good, I know Thee just,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And count Thy choice the best.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whate’er events betide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy will they all perform;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe in Thy breast my head I hide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor fear the coming storm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let good or ill befall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It must be good for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Secure of having Thee in all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of having all in Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. F. Lyte, 1834.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_370">370</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 5, 8, 3</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Trusting only Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trusting Thee for full salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Great and free.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_345">[345]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I am trusting Thee for pardon,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At Thy feet I bow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy grace and tender mercy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Trusting now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I am trusting Thee for cleansing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the crimson flood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trusting Thee to make me holy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thy blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I am trusting Thee to guide me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou alone shalt lead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every day and hour supplying</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All my need.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I am trusting Thee for power,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine can never fail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Words which Thou Thyself shalt give me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Never let me fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am trusting Thee forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for all.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. R. Havergal, 1874.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_371">371</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee, O dear, dear Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My spirit turns for rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My peace is in Thy favor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My pillow on Thy breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though all the world deceive me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I know that I am Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou wilt never leave me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O blessed Savior mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In Thee my trust abideth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Thee my hope relies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou whose love provideth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For all beneath the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou whose mercy found me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From bondage set me free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And then forever bound me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With threefold cords to Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_346">[346]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My grief is in the dulness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With which this sluggish heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Doth open to the fulness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of all Thou wouldst impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My joy is in Thy beauty</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of holiness divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My comfort in the duty</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That binds my life in Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Alas, that I should ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have failed in love to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The only One who never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forgot or slighted me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, for a heart to love Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">More truly as I ought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And nothing place above Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In deed or word or thought!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Oh, for that choicest blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of living in Thy love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus on earth possessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The peace of heaven above!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, for the bliss that by it</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The soul securely knows</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The holy calm and quiet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of faith’s serene repose!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. S. B. Monsell, 1863.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_372">372</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6 (C. P. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Where’er I go, whate’er my task,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The counsel of my God I ask,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who ruleth all things right;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unless He give both thought and deed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The utmost pains can ne’er succeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And vain must be man’s might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. For what can all my toil avail?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My care, my watching,—all must fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unless my God is there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then let Him order all for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As in His will He shall decree;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Him I cast my care.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_347">[347]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For naught can come, as naught has been,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But what my Father has foreseen</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And what shall work my good.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er He gives me I will take,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er He chooses I will make</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My choice with thankful mood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I lean upon His mighty arm,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which shieldeth me from every harm</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all calamity.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If in His precepts I shall live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er is useful He will give;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And naught can injure me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But only may He of His grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The record of my guilt efface</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wipe out all my debt;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though I have sinned, He will not straight</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pronounce His judgment, He will wait,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have patience with me yet.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. I travel to a distant land</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To serve the post wherein I stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which He hath bid me fill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And He will bless me with His light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may serve His world aright</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make me know His will.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And though through desert wilds I fare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet Jesus Christ is with me there,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lord Himself is near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In all my dangers He will come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And He who kept me safe at home</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can keep me safely here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Yes, He will speed me on my way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And point me where to go and stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And help me still and lead;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me in health and safety live</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And time and wind and weather give</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And whatsoe’er I need.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_348">[348]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. His holy angel being near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My enemies I need not fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For He protects me well;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I owe it to my faithful Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who never yet hath left my side,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I in peace may dwell.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. When late at night my sleep I take,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When early in the morn I wake,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At rest, or on my way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In hours of weakness or in bonds,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, vexed with fears, my heart desponds,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s Word is e’er my stay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Since, then, my course is traced by Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will not fear that future dim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But go, whate’er befall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Well knowing naught awaits me there</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Too hard for me through Him to bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Him I’ll conquer all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. To Him myself I wholly give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At His command I die or live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I trust His love and power;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if to-morrow or to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His summons come, I will obey,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He knows the proper hour.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. But if it please that Love most kind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if this voice within my mind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be whispering not in vain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I yet shall praise my God ere long</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In many a sweet and joyful song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When in my home again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. To those I love will He be near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His consoling light appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who is my Shield and theirs;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And He will grant beyond our thought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What they and I alike have sought</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With tears and fervent prayers.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Fleming, 1642; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_349">[349]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_373">373</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, my Truth, my Way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sure unerring Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thee my feeble soul I stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which Thou wilt lead aright.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My Wisdom and my Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Counselor Thou art;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let me never leave Thy side</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor from Thy paths depart!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou seest my feebleness;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, be Thou my Power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Help and Refuge in distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Fortress and my Tower.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Give me to trust in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be Thou my sure Abode;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Horn and Rock and Buckler be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Savior and my God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Myself I cannot save,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Myself I cannot keep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But strength in Thee I surely have,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose eyelids never sleep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. My soul to Thee alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now, therefore, I commend.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, Jesus, having loved Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wilt love me to the end!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1749.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_374">374</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord my Shepherd is,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I shall be well supplied:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since He is mine and I am His,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What can I want beside?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He leads me to the place</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where heavenly pasture grows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where living waters gently pass</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And full salvation flows.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_350">[350]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If e’er I go astray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He doth my soul reclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guides me in His own right way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For His most holy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. While He affords His aid,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I cannot yield to fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though I should walk through death’s dark shade,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Shepherd’s with me there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The bounties of Thy love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall crown my following days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor from Thy house will I remove</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor cease to speak Thy praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_375">375</h4> + +<p class="meter">11s 4 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What more can He say than to you He hath said,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In every condition,—in sickness, in health,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Fear not, I am with Thee, oh, be not dismayed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_351">[351]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When through the deep waters I call thee to go,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The flames shall not hurt thee; I only design</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. E’en down to old age all My people shall prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will not, I will not, desert to His foes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll never, no never, no never, forsake!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Keen, 1787.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="WARFARE">WARFARE.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_376">376</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Fight the good fight with all thy might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is thy Strength and Christ thy Right.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lay hold on life, and it shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy joy and crown eternally.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_352">[352]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Run the straight race through God’s good grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lift up thine eyes and seek His face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life with its way before us lies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is the Path and Christ the Prize.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Cast care aside; upon thy Guide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lean, and His mercy will provide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lean, and the trusting soul shall prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is its Life and Christ its Love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Faint not, nor fear, His arms are near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He changeth not, and thou art dear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only believe, and thou shalt see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Christ is all in all to thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. S. B. Monsell, 1863.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_377">377</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye soldiers of the Cross;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lift high His royal banner,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It must not suffer loss.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From victory unto victory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His army shall He lead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till every foe is vanquished</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Christ is Lord indeed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The trumpet call obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forth to the mighty conflict</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In this His glorious day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye that are men, now serve Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Against unnumbered foes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let courage rise with danger</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And strength to strength oppose.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand in His strength alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The arm of flesh will fail you,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye dare not trust your own.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_353">[353]</span><div class="verse indent0">Put on the Gospel armor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Each piece put on with prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where duty calls or danger,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be never wanting there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The strife will not be long;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This day the noise of battle,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The next, the victor’s song.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To him that overcometh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A crown of life shall be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He with the King of Glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall reign eternally.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. Duffield, 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_378">378</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Am I a soldier of the Cross,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A follower of the Lamb?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shall I fear to own His cause</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or blush to speak His name?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Must I be carried to the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On flowery beds of ease</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While others fought to win the prize</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sailed through bloody seas?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Are there no foes for me to face?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must I not stem the flood?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is this vile world a friend to grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To help me on to God?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Sure I must fight if I would reign;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Increase my courage, Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Supported by Thy Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy saints, in all this glorious war,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall conquer, though they die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They see the triumph from afar</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With faith’s discerning eye.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_354">[354]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When that illustrious day shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all Thine armies shine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In robes of victory through the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The glory shall be Thine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_379">379</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul, be on thy guard;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ten thousand foes arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hosts of sin are pressing hard</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To draw thee from the skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O watch and fight and pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The battle ne’er give o’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Renew it boldly every day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And help divine implore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ne’er think the victory won,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor lay thine armor down;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine arduous work will not be done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till thou receive thy crown.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Fight on, my soul, till death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall bring thee to thy God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’ll take thee at thy parting breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His divine abode.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">George Heath, 1781.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_380">380</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Soldiers of Christ, arise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And put your armor on;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strong in the strength which God supplies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through His eternal Son.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Strong in the Lord of hosts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in His mighty power.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in the strength of Jesus trusts</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is more than conqueror.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Stand, then, in His great might,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all His strength endued;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But take, to arm you for the fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The panoply of God:</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_355">[355]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. That, having all things done</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all your conflicts past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye may o’ercome through Christ alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stand entire at last.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. From strength to strength go on,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wrestle and fight and pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tread all the powers of darkness down</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And win the well-fought day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Still let the Spirit cry</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In all His soldiers, “Come,”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Christ the Lord descends from high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And takes the conquerors home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1749.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_381">381</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise, my soul, to watch and pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From thy sleep awake thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest at last the evil day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Suddenly o’ertake thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Foe, Well we know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oft his harvest reapeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While the Christian sleepeth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But first rouse thee and awake</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From secure indiff’rence;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else will follow in its wake</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Woe without deliv’rance.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O beware! Soul, take care!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death in sins might find thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere thou look behind thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wake and watch, or else thy night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ can ne’er enlighten;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far off still will seem the light</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That thy path should brighten;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God demands Eyes and hands</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Open for the offers</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He so richly proffers.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_356">[356]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Watch against the devil’s snares</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lest asleep he find thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For, indeed, no pains he spares</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To deceive and blind thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Satan’s prey Oft are they</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who are soundly sleeping</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And no good watch keeping.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Watch against the world that frowns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Darkly to dismay thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Watch when she thy wishes crowns,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Smiling to betray thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Watch and see Thou art free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From false friends that charm thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While they seek to harm thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Watch against thyself, my soul;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See thou do not stifle</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grace that should thy thoughts control</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor with mercy trifle.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pride and sin Lurk within</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All thy hopes to scatter;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">List not when they flatter.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. But while watching, also see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That thou pray unceasing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Lord must make thee free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strength and faith increasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So to do Service true.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not sloth enslave thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pray, and He will save thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Yea, indeed, He bids us pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Promising to hear us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’er to be our Staff and Stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever to be near us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere we plead Will He heed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strengthen, keep, defend us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And deliv’rance send us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_357">[357]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Courage, then, for all things must</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Work for good and bless us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If we but in prayerful trust</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His Son address us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For He will Richly fill</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And His Spirit send us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who to Him commend us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Therefore let us watch and pray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever without ceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For we know with every day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dangers are increasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the end Doth impend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the trumpet calleth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth in ruins falleth.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. B. Freystein, 1704.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_382">382</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye servants of the Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Each in his office wait,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Observant of His heavenly Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And watchful at His gate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let all your lamps be bright</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trim the golden flame;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gird up your loins, as in His sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For awful is His name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Watch! ’tis your Lord’s command;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And while we speak, He’s near.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mark the first signal of His hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ready all appear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O happy servant he</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In such a posture found!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall his Lord with rapture see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And be with honor crowned.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1755.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_358">[358]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="RESIGNATION">RESIGNATION.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_383">383</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, as Thou wilt, deal Thou with me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No other wish I cherish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In life and death I cling to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, let me not perish!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let but Thy grace ne’er from me part,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Else as Thou wilt; grant patient heart:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy will the best is ever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant honor, truth, prosperity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And love Thy Word to ponder;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">False doctrines, Lord, keep far from me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grant both here and yonder</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What serves my everlasting bliss;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve me from unrighteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In all my life and doings.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When at Thy summons I must leave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This world of sin and sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me Thy grace, Lord, not to grieve,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But to depart with gladness.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My spirit I commend to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, a blessed end give me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through Jesus Christ;—yea. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Melissander, 1574.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_384">384</h4> + +<p class="meter">6s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy way, not mine, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">However dark it be!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead me by Thine own hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Choose out my path for me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I dare not choose my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I would not if I might.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Choose Thou for me, my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So shall I walk aright.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The kingdom that I seek</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is Thine; so let the way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That leads to it be Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Else I must surely stray.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_359">[359]</span><div class="verse indent0">Take Thou my cup and it</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With joy or sorrow fill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As best to Thee may seem;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Choose Thou my good and ill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Choose Thou for me my friends,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sickness or my health;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Choose Thou my cares for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My poverty or wealth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not mine, not mine, the choice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In things or great or small;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou my Guide, my Strength,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Wisdom and my All.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Bonar, 1857.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_385">385</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">What is the world to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all its vaunted pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Thou, and Thou alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord Jesus, art my Treasure!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou only, dearest Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul’s Delight shalt be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art my Peace, my Rest,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The world is like the smoke,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A fleeting exhalation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A shadow faint and dim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of very short duration.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Jesus doth abide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though all things fade and flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My everlasting Rock,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The world strives to be praised</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And honored by the mighty</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor will at all reflect</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How frail they are and flighty.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But what I glory in</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above all things is He,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Jesus, He alone,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_360">[360]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The world seeks after wealth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And unto Mammon offers</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its all, content if gold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is hoarded in its coffers.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know a higher good,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which e’er my joy shall be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Jesus is my Wealth,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The world is sorely grieved</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whenever it is slighted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As though an enemy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its honor would have blighted.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, I bear Thy reproach</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While thus it pleaseth Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’m honored by my Lord,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The world cannot extol</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Too highly sinful pleasures</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And foolishly resigns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For them the heavenly treasures.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let others love the world</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To please their vanity:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I love the Lord, my God,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. What is the world to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It rapidly must vanish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all its gorgeous pomp</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pale death it cannot banish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its riches pass away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all its joys must flee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Jesus doth abide,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. What is the world to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Jesus is my Treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Life, my Wealth, my All,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Friend, my Love, my Pleasure,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_361">[361]</span><div class="verse indent0">My heavenly Happiness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Bliss eternally.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Once more, then, I would say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What is the world to me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. M. Pfefferkorn, 1667; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_386">386</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, my Father, while I stray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far from my home, on life’s rough way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O teach me from my heart to say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Though dark my path and sad my lot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me be still and murmur not.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. What though in lonely grief I sigh</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For friends beloved, no longer nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Submissive still would I reply,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though Thou hast called me to resign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What most I prized, it ne’er was mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I have but yielded what was Thine:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Should grief or sickness waste away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My life in premature decay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Father, still I strive to say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Let but my fainting heart be blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy sweet Spirit for its Guest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, to Thee I leave the rest:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Renew my will from day to day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blend it with Thine and take away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All that now makes it hard to say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_362">[362]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Then, when on earth I breathe no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The prayer, oft mixed with tears before,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll sing upon a happier shore,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Thy will be done!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charlotte Elliott, 1834.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_387">387</h4> + +<p class="meter">6s 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My Jesus, as Thou wilt!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, may Thy will be mine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into Thy hand of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I would my all resign.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through sorrow or through joy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Conduct me as Thine own</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And help me still to say,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Lord, Thy will be done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My Jesus, as Thou wilt!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If needy here and poor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give me Thy people’s bread,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their portion rich and sure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The manna of Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let my soul feed upon;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if all else should fail,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Lord, Thy will be done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My Jesus, as Thou wilt!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though seen through many a tear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not my star of hope</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grow dim or disappear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thou on earth hast wept</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sorrowed oft alone.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If I must weep with Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Lord, Thy will be done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My Jesus, as Thou wilt!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All shall be well for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each changing future scene</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I gladly trust with Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Straight to my home above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I travel calmly on</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing in life or death,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Lord, Thy will be done.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Schmolck, † 1737; Jane Borthwick, tr., 1854.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_363">[363]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_388">388</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest be Thy love, dear Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That taught us this sweet way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only to love Thee for Thyself</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for that love obey.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Thou, our soul’s chief Hope,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We to Thy mercy fly;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where’er we are Thou canst protect,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whate’er we need, supply.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whether we sleep or wake,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee we both resign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The darkest night is as the day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If Thy light on us shine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Whether we live or die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Both we submit to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In death we live, as well as life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If Thine in death we be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Austin, 1668.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_389">389</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, my best desire fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And help me to resign</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life, health, and comfort to Thy will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make Thy pleasure mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Why should I shrink at Thy command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose love forbids my fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or tremble at the gracious hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That wipes away my tears?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. No, rather let me freely yield</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What most I prize to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who never hast a good withheld,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor wilt withhold, from me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy favor, all my journey through,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art engaged to grant;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What else I want, or think I do,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis better still to want.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Cowper, 1779.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_364">[364]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CATECHISM">CATECHISM.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_390">390</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, grant that we e’er pure retain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The catechismal doctrine plain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Luther taught the heavenly truth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In simple words to tender youth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. That we Thy holy Law may know</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mourn our sin and all its woe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And yet believe in Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. That we on Thee, our Father, call,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who canst and wilt give help to all;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That as Thy children we may live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom Thou in Baptism didst receive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. That, if we fall, we rise again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repentingly confess our sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take the Sacrament in faith.—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amen. God grant a happy death!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">L. Helmbold, 1577; M. Loy, tr.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="LAW">LAW.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_391">391</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 7, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">That man a godly life might live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God did these Ten Commandments give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By His true servant Moses, high</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upon the Mount Sinai.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I am thy God and Lord alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No other god beside Me own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Put thy whole confidence in Me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And love Me e’er cordially.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. By idle word and speech profane</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take not My holy name in vain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise but that as good and true</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which I Myself say and do.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_365">[365]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Hallow the day which God hath blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thou and all thy house may rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep hand and heart from labor free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That God may so work in thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Give to thy parents honor due,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be dutiful, and loving too,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And help them when their strength decays,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So shalt thou have length of days.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. In sinful wrath thou shalt not kill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor hate, nor render ill for ill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be patient and of gentle mood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to thy foe do thou good.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Be faithful to thy marriage vows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy heart give only to thy spouse;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy life keep pure, and lest thou sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Use temp’rance and discipline.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Steal not; all usury abhor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor wring their life-blood from the poor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But open wide thy loving hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all the poor in the land.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Bear not false witness nor belie</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy neighbor by foul calumny;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Defend his innocence from blame;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With charity hide his shame.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Thy neighbor’s house desire thou not,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His wife, nor aught that he hath got,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But wish that his such good may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As thy heart doth wish for thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_366">[366]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. God these commandments gave, therein</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To show thee, child of man, thy sin</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make thee also well perceive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How man unto God should live.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Help us, Lord Jesus Christ, for we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A Mediator have in Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our works cannot salvation gain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They merit but endless pain.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_392">392</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 7, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Wilt thou, O man, live happily</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And dwell with God eternally?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Ten Commandments keep, for thus</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our God Himself biddeth us.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I am thy Lord and God; take heed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest other gods do thee mislead.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy heart shall trust alone in Me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou shalt My own kingdom be.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Honor My name in word and deed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And call on Me in time of need.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hallow the Sabbath that I may</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Work in thy heart on that day.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Obedient always, next to Me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To father and to mother be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Kill no man, but to wrath be slow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be true to thy marriage vow.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Steal not nor do thy neighbor wrong</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By bearing witness with false tongue.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy neighbor’s wife desire thou not</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor grudge him aught he hath got.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Have mercy, Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1525; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_367">[367]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="CREED">CREED.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_393">393</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We all believe in one true God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Present Helper in all need,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praised by all the heavenly host,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By whose mighty power alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All is made and wrought and done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And we believe in Jesus Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Son of God and Mary’s Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who from heaven above came down</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And leads us to heaven’s throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By whose blood and death are we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rescued from all misery.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And we confess the Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who from both fore’er proceeds;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who upholds and comforts us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the midst of fears and needs.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest and holy Trinity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise forever be to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Clausnitzer, † 1684.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_394">394</h4> + +<p class="meter">8s 10 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We all believe in one true God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Maker of the earth and heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father, who to us in love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath the claim of children given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He in soul and body feeds us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All we want His hand provides us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all snares and perils leads us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watches that no harm betides us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He cares for us by day and night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All things are governed by His might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And we believe in Jesus Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His own Son, our Lord, possessing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">An equal Godhead, throne, and might,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through whom comes the Father’s blessing:</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_368">[368]</span><div class="verse indent0">Conceived of the Holy Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Born of Mary, virgin-mother,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That lost man might life inherit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Made true man, our Elder Brother,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Was crucified for sinful men,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And raised by God to life again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We in the Holy Ghost believe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who sweet grace and comfort giveth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In eternal glory liveth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who the Christian Church doth even</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep in unity of spirit.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sins are truly here forgiven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through the blest Redeemer’s merit.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All flesh shall rise again, and we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall live with God eternally. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1525.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="PRAYER">PRAYER.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_395">395</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">What a Friend we have in Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All our sins and griefs to bear!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What a privilege to carry</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Everything to God in prayer!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, what peace we often forfeit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, what needless pain we bear,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All because we do not carry</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Everything to God in prayer!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Have we trials and temptations?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is there trouble anywhere?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We should never be discouraged,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take it to the Lord in prayer.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can we find a Friend so faithful,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who will all our sorrows share?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus knows our every weakness,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take it to the Lord in prayer.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_369">[369]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Are we weak and heavy-laden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cumbered with a load of care?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Precious Savior, still our Refuge,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take it to the Lord in prayer.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take it to the Lord in prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou wilt find a solace there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph Scriven, 1855.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_396">396</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Father, Thou in heaven above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who biddest us to dwell in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As brothers of one family,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And cry for all we need to Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us to mean the words we say</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from our inmost heart to pray.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy name be hallowed! Help us, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To keep in purity Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead according to Thy name</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A holy life, untouched by blame.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let no false teachings do us hurt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All poor, deluded souls convert.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy kingdom come! Thine let it be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In time and through eternity!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let Thy Holy Spirit dwell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With us to rule and guide us well.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Satan’s mighty power and rage</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve Thy Church from age to age.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy will be done on earth, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As where in heaven Thou art adored!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Patience in time of grief bestow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Obedience in weal and woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our sinful flesh and blood control</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thwart Thy will within the soul.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_370">[370]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Give us this day our daily bread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all that for this life we need;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From war and strife be our Defense,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From famine and from pestilence,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may live in godly peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unvexed by cares and avarice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, all our trespasses forgive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That they our hearts no more may grieve,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As we forgive their trespasses</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who unto us have done amiss.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus let us dwell in charity</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And serve each other willingly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Into temptation lead us not;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when the Foe doth war and plot</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against our souls on every hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then, armed with faith, O may we stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against him as a valiant host,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through comfort of the Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. From evil, Lord, deliver us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The times and days are perilous.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Redeem us from eternal death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when we yield our dying breath,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Console us, grant us calm release,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take our souls to Thee in peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Amen! that is, So let it be!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Confirm our faith continually</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may doubt not, but believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That what we ask we shall receive;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus in Thy name and at Thy word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We say: Amen; O hear us, Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1539.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_397">397</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Our heavenly Father, hear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The prayer we offer now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy name be hallowed far and near,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee all nations bow.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_371">[371]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy kingdom come; Thy will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On earth be done in love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As saints and seraphim fulfil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy holy will above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Our daily bread supply</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While by Thy word we live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The guilt of our iniquity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forgive as we forgive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. From dark temptation’s power,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Satan’s wiles defend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliver in the evil hour</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And guide us to the end.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thine shall forever be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory and power divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The scepter, throne, and majesty</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of heaven and earth are Thine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1825.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_398">398</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Uttered or unexpressed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The motion of a hidden fire</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That trembles in the breast.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Prayer is the burden of a sigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The falling of a tear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The upward glancing of an eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When none but God is near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Prayer is the simplest form of speech</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That infant lips can try;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prayer the sublimest strains that reach</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Majesty on high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Returning from his ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While angels in their songs rejoice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cry, “Behold, he prays!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_372">[372]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Christian’s native air,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His watchword at the gate of death,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He enters heaven with prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The saints in prayer appear as one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In word and deed and mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While with the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweet fellowship they find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Nor prayer is made by man alone,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Holy Spirit pleads,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Jesus on th’ eternal throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For sinners intercedes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. O Thou, by whom we come to God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Life, the Truth, the Way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The path of prayer Thyself hast trod,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, teach us how to pray!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1818.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_399">399</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Jesus answers prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There humbly fall before His feet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For none can perish there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thy promise is my only plea,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With this I venture nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And such, O Lord, am I.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Bowed down beneath a load of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Satan sorely pressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By wars without and fears within,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I come to Thee for rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Be Thou my Shield and Hiding-place,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That, sheltered near Thy side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I may my fierce Accuser face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And tell him Thou hast died.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_373">[373]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O wondrous Love, to bleed and die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To bear the cross and shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That guilty sinners such as I</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Might plead Thy gracious name!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="BAPTISM">BAPTISM.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_400">400</h4> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Baptized into Thy name most holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I claim a place, though weak and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Among Thy seed, Thy chosen host.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Buried with Christ and dead to sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit now shall live within.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My loving Father, Thou dost take me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To be henceforth Thy child and heir;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My faithful Savior, Thou dost make me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The fruit of all Thy sorrows share;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, Holy Ghost, wilt comfort me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When darkest clouds around I see.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And I have vowed to fear and love Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to obey Thee, Lord, alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I felt Thy Holy Spirit move me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And freely pledged myself Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Renouncing sin to keep the faith</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And war with evil unto death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My faithful God, Thou failest never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy covenant surely will abide;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O cast me not away forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Should I transgress it on my side;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If I have sore my soul defiled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet still forgive, restore Thy child.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Yea, all I am and love most dearly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee I offer new the whole;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O let me make my vows sincerely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take full possession of my soul;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let naught within me, naught I own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Serve any will but Thine alone.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_374">[374]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Depart, depart, thou Prince of Darkness!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No more by thee I’ll be enticed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mine is indeed a tarnished conscience,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But sprinkled with the blood of Christ.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Away, vain world! O sin, away!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! I renounce you all this day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And never let my purpose falter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But keep me faithful to Thine altar</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till Thou shalt call me from my post;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So unto Thee I’ll live and die</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And praise Thee evermore on high.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. J. Rambach, † 1735; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_401">401</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Jordan came our Lord, the Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To do God’s pleasure willing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there was by Saint John baptized,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All righteousness fulfilling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There did He consecrate a bath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wash away transgression</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And quench the bitterness of death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By His own blood and Passion,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He would a new life give us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. So hear ye all and well perceive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What God doth call a Baptism</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And what a Christian should believe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who error shuns and schism:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we should water use the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Declareth is His pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not simple water, but the Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spirit without measure;—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is the true Baptizer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To show us this, He hath His Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With signs and symbols given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Jordan’s banks was plainly heard</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father’s voice from heaven:</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_375">[375]</span><div class="verse indent0">“This is My well-beloved Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In whom My soul delighteth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear Him!” Yea, hear Him, every one,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom He Himself inviteth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear and obey His teaching!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In tender manhood God the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Jordan’s water standeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Holy Ghost from heaven’s throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In dovelike form descendeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thus the truth be not denied,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor should our faith e’er waver,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all three Persons do preside</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At Baptism’s holy laver</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And dwell with the believer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thus Jesus His disciples sent:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Go, teach ye every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, lost in sin, they must repent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And flee from condemnation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He that believes and is baptized</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall thereby have salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A new-born man he is in Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From death free and damnation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall inherit heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Who in this mercy hath not faith</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor aught therein discerneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is yet in sin, condemned to death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fire that ever burneth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His holiness avails him not,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor aught which he is doing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His inborn sin brings all to naught</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And maketh sure his ruin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Himself he cannot succor.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The eye of sense alone is dim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And nothing sees but water;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faith sees Christ Jesus and in Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lamb ordained for slaughter;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_376">[376]</span><div class="verse indent0">It sees the cleansing fountain, red</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the dear blood of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which from the sins, inherited</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From fallen Adam, frees us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from our own misdoings.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1543; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_402">402</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blessed Jesus, here we stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Met to do as Thou hast spoken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And this child, at Thy command,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now we bring to Thee in token</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That to Christ it here is given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For of such shall be Thy heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yes, Thy warning voice is plain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And we would obey it duly:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“He who is not born again,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heart and life renewing truly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Born of water and the Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will My kingdom ne’er inherit.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Therefore hasten we to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take the pledge we bring, O take it!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us here Thy glory see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And in tender pity make it</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now Thy child and leave it never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine on earth and Thine forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Wash it, Jesus, in Thy blood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From the sin-stain of its nature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it rise from out this flood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Clothed in Thee, a new-born creature;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May it, washed as Thou hast bidden,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thine innocence be hidden.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Turn its darkness into light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy grace receive and save it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heal the Serpent’s venomed bite</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the font where now we lave it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here let flow a Jordan river</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from leprosy deliver.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_377">[377]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Make it, Head, Thy member now;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shepherd, take Thy lamb and feed it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prince of Peace, its Peace be Thou;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Way of Life, to heaven lead it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Vine, this branch may nothing sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Graft by faith in Thee forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Now into Thy heart we pour</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prayers that from our hearts proceeded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let our sighing heavenward soar,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let our warm desires be heeded.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Write the name we now have given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Write it in the book of heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Schmolck, 1704; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_403">403</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now Christ, the very Son of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On sinners sends another flood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is the water which the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has comprehended in the Word.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This flood, to cleanse sin’s leprosy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mere earthly water cannot be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But water and God’s gracious Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Conjoined, this saving bath afford.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Go ye,” says Christ, “My Word proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Baptize the nations in God’s name;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All who are baptized and believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My full salvation shall receive.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To be baptized invites the host;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will be present, though unseen,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all their sins to wash them clean.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. So, too, by our repentance, must</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The old man, with his sins and lust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be daily drowned and then arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A new man, righteous, pure, and wise.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_378">[378]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. That by the water and the Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We’re born again, we thank Thee, Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In life and death Thine let us be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thine in all eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Selnecker, 1572; C. H. L. Schuette, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_404">404</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">This child we dedicate to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God of grace and purity!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shield it from sin and threatening wrong</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let Thy love its life prolong.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, may Thy Spirit gently draw</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Its willing soul to keep Thy Law!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May virtue, piety, and truth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dawn even with its dawning youth!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We, too, before Thy gracious sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Once shared the blest baptismal rite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And would renew its solemn vow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With love and thanks and praises now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Grant that with true and faithful heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We still may act the Christian’s part,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cheered by each promise Thou hast given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And laboring for the prize in heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the German. S. Gilman, tr., 1823.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_405">405</h4> + +<p class="meter">10, 6, 10, 6, 8, 8, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father of heaven, who hast created all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rulest all, we pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look on this babe, who at Thy gracious call</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now enters on life’s way.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, make it Thine; Thy blessing give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That to Thy glory it may live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father of heav’n!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_379">[379]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Son of God, atoning Lord, behold,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We bring this babe to Thee:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take it, O loving Shepherd, to Thy fold,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forever Thine to be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Defend it through this earthly strife</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lead it on the path of life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Son of God!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Holy Ghost, who broodest o’er the wave,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Descend upon this child;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give it undying life, its spirit lave</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With waters undefiled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make it evermore to be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">An heir of bliss, a shrine for Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Triune God, what Thou hast willed is done;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We speak, but Thine the might.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This babe hath hardly seen our earthly sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet on it pour Thy light</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of faith and hope and joyful love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Sun of all below, above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Triune God!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">A. Knapp, 1841; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_406">406</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Savior kindly calls</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our children to His breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He folds them in His gracious arms,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Himself declares them blest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. “Let them approach,” He cries,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Nor scorn their humble claim;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heirs of heaven are such as these,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For such as these I came.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. With joy we bring them, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Devoting them to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Imploring that, as we are Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine may our offspring be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. U. Onderdonk, 1826.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_380">[380]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_407">407</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Stand, soldier of the Cross,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy high allegiance claim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And vow to hold the world but loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy Redeemer’s name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Arise and be baptized</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wash thy sins away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy league with God be solemnized,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy faith confessed to-day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. No more thine own, but Christ’s;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all the saints of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Apostles, seers, evangelists,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And martyr-throngs enrolled:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In God’s whole armor strong,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Front hell’s embattled powers.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The warfare may be sharp and long,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The victory must be ours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O bright the conqueror’s crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The song of triumph sweet.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When faith casts every trophy down</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At our great Captain’s feet!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. H. Bickersteth, 1870, a.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="CONFIRMATION">CONFIRMATION.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_408">408</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me be Thine forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou faithful God and Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me forsake Thee never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor wander from Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, do not let me waver,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But give me steadfastness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And for such grace forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy holy name I’ll bless.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord Jesus, my Salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Light, my Life divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My only Consolation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O make me wholly Thine!</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_381">[381]</span><div class="verse indent0">For Thou hast dearly bought me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With blood and bitter pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me, since Thou hast sought me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Eternal life obtain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And Thou, O Holy Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Comforter and Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that in Jesus’ merit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I always may confide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Him to the end confessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom I have known by faith.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give me Thy constant blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grant a Christian death.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Selnecker, 1572; M. Loy, tr., a., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_409">409</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 5, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In the hour of trial,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, plead for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lest by base denial</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I depart from Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Thou see’st me waver,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With a look recall</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor from fear or favor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Suffer me to fall.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With forbidden pleasures</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would this vain world charm</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or its sordid treasures</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spread to work me harm.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring to my remembrance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sad Gethsemane</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or, in darker semblance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cross-crowned Calvary.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Should Thy mercy send me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sorrow, toil, and woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or should pain attend me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On my path below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that I may never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fail Thy hand to see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that I may ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast my care on Thee.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_382">[382]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When my last hour cometh,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fraught with strife and pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When my dust returneth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the dust again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thy truth relying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through that mortal strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, take me, dying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To eternal life.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1834, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_410">410</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Arm these Thy soldiers, mighty Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With shield of faith and Spirit’s sword.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forth to the battle may they go</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And boldly fight against the foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With banner of the Cross unfurled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by it overcome the world;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And so at last receive from Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The palm and crown of victory.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come, ever-blessed Spirit, come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make Thy servants’ hearts Thy home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May each a living temple be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hallowed forever, Lord, to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enrich that temple’s holy shrine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With sevenfold gifts of grace divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With wisdom, light, and knowledge bless,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With counsel, strength, fear, godliness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Trinity in Unity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One only God and Persons Three;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In whom, through whom, by whom we live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee we praise and glory give.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O grant us so to use Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may see Thy glorious face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ever with the heavenly host</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth, 1862.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_383">[383]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_411">411</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine forever, God of Love!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear us from Thy throne above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine forever may we be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here and in eternity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thine forever, Lord of Life!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shield us through our earthly strife;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guide us to the realms of day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thine forever! O how blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They who find in Thee their rest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, Guardian, heavenly Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O defend us to the end!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thine forever! Savior, keep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">These Thy frail and trembling sheep!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe alone beneath Thy care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let us all Thy goodness share.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thine forever! Thou our Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our wants by Thee supplied,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our sins by Thee forgiven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Mary F. Maude, 1848.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_412">412</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, accept my heart this day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make it always Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I from Thee no more may stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No more from Thee decline.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Before the cross of Him who died,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Behold, I prostrate fall;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let every sin be crucified,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let Christ be all in all!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Adopt me for Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may see Thy glorious face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And worship at Thy throne!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_384">[384]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. May the dear blood, once shed for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My blest atonement prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I from first to last may be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The purchase of Thy love!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Let every thought and work and word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee be ever given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And death the gate of heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Bridges, 1848.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="CONFESSION">CONFESSION.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_413">413</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, in Thee alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My only hope on earth I place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For other comforter is none,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No help have I but in Thy grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There is no man nor creature here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No angel in the heavenly sphere,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in my need can succor me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cry to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thee I trust implicitly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My sin is very sore and great,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I mourn beneath its dreadful load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O free me from this heavy weight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Savior, through Thy precious blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with Thy Father for me plead</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou hast suffered in my stead;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From me the burden then is rolled.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, I lay hold</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thy dear promises of old.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And in Thy mercy now bestow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">True Christian faith on me, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That all the sweetness I may know</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which in Thy holy Cross is stored,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love Thee o’er earthly pride or pelf,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And love my neighbor as myself;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when at last is come my end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou my Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Satan’s wiles my soul defend.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_385">[385]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Glory to God in highest heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father of eternal love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To His dear Son, for sinners given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose watchful grace we daily prove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To God the Holy Ghost on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, ever be His comfort nigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And teach us, in His love and fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To please Him here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And serve Him in the heavenly sphere!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Schneesing, 1542; C. Winkworth, tr., a., 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_414">414</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O may all this saying ponder</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in sin’s delusions live</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And from God and heaven wander!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This alone sure hope can give—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We deserve but grief and shame,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet His words, rich grace revealing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pardon, peace, and life proclaim;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here their ills have perfect healing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who with humble hearts believe—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sheep that from the fold did stray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Every faithful shepherd seeketh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Weary souls that lost their way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ, the Shepherd, seeks and taketh</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In His arms that they may live—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come, ye sinners, one and all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, ye all have invitation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, obey His gracious call,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, accept His free salvation!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firmly in these words believe:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_386">[386]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. I, a sinner, come to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And acknowledge my transgression;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Tender mercy show to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant me graciously remission;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let these words my soul relieve:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Henceforth I need fear no foe;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Were as scarlet my transgression,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It shall be as white as snow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By the virtue of Thy Passion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For in these words I believe:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Now my conscience is at ease,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now I fear no condemnation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who grants me full release</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath atoned for my transgression.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In true faith to Him I cleave,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Jesus sinners doth receive!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Erdmann Neumeister, 1718.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_415">415</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Out of the depths I cry to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, hear my lamentation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bend down Thy gracious ear to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And grant my supplication;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For if Thou fix Thy searching eye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On all sin and iniquity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who, Lord, can stand before Thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. But love and grace with Thee prevail,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, our sins forgiving;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The best and holiest deeds must fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of all before Thee living;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thee none can boasting stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But all must fear Thy strict demand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And live alone by mercy.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_387">[387]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My hope I rest, then, on the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And build not on my merit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart shall trust His gracious Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His goodness stays my spirit.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His precious Word assureth me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will my Joy and Comfort be;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This is my firm reliance.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And though it tarry till the night</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And till the morn appeareth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart still trusteth in His might,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It doubteth not nor feareth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do thus, O ye of Israel’s seed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye of the Spirit born indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wait for your God’s appearing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Though great our sins and sore our woes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His grace much more aboundeth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His helping love no limit knows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our utmost need it soundeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Shepherd is the Lord, and He</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At last shall set His Israel free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From all their sin and sorrow.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_416">416</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, to Thee I make confession,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I have sinned and gone astray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I have multiplied transgression,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Chosen for myself my way.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Led at last to see my errors,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, I tremble at Thy terrors.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Yet, though conscience’ voice appall me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father, I will seek Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though Thy child I dare not call me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet receive me to Thy grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do not for my sins forsake me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not yet Thy wrath o’ertake me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_388">[388]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For Thy Son hath suffered for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the blood He shed for sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That can heal me and restore me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Quench this burning fire within;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis alone His cross can vanquish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">These dark fears and soothe this anguish.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then on Him I cast my burden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sink it in the depths below!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me feel Thy gracious pardon,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wash me, make me white as snow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy Spirit leave me never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Make me only Thine forever!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Franck, 1649; C. Winkworth, tr., 1862.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_417">417</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, Lamb of God, who art</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Life and Comfort of my heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, wretched sinner, come to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bring so many sins with me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O God, my sinfulness is great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I groan beneath a dreadful weight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet be Thou merciful, I pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take guilt and punishment away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Saint John the Baptist biddeth me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To cast my burden, Lord, on Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thou hast left Thy heavenly throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That for our sins Thou might’st atone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Help me amend my ways, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And willingly obey Thy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do always, then, abide with me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when I die, take me to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Helder, 1620; A. Crull, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_418">418</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">With broken heart and contrite sigh,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy pardoning grace is rich and free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, be merciful to me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_389">[389]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I smite upon my troubled breast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With deep and conscious guilt opprest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ and His Cross my only plea;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, be merciful to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Far off I stand with tearful eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor dare uplift them to the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thou dost all my anguish see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, be merciful to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Nor alms nor deeds that I have done</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can for a single sin atone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Calvary alone I flee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, be merciful to me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And when, redeemed from sin and hell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all the ransomed throng I dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My raptured song shall ever be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God has been merciful to me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Elven, 1852.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_419">419</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou that hear’st when sinners cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though all my crimes before Thee lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold them not with angry look,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But blot their memory from Thy book.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Create my nature pure within,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And form my soul averse to sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy good Spirit ne’er depart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor hide Thy presence from my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I cannot live without Thy light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Cast out and banished from Thy sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy holy joys, my God, restore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guard me that I fall no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His help and comfort still afford;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let me now come near Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To plead the merits of Thy Son.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_390">[390]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. A broken heart, my God, my King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is all the sacrifice I bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save the soul condemned to die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O may Thy love inspire my tongue!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation shall be all my song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all my powers shall join to bless</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_420">420</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Th’ abyss of many a former sin</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Encloses me and bars me in;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like billows my transgressions roll—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou the Pilot of my soul—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to salvation’s harbor bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Savior and Thou glorious King!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My Father’s heritage abused,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wasted by lust, by sin misused,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To shame and want and misery brought,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The slave to many a fruitless thought:—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cry to Thee, who lovest men,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O pity and receive again!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In hunger now, no more possest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of that my portion bright and blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The exile and the alien see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who yet would fain return to Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And save me, Lord, who seeks to raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy dear love the hymn of praise!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. With that saved thief my prayer I make,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Remember for Thy mercy’s sake!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With that poor publican I cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Be merciful, O God most high!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With that lost prodigal I fain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Back to my home would turn again.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_391">[391]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Mourn, mourn, my soul, with earnest care</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And raise to Christ the contrite prayer:—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou, who freely wast made poor</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My sorrows and my sins to cure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me, poor of all good works, embrace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enriching with Thy boundless grace!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph of the Studium, c. 860; J. M. Neale, tr., 1862.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_421">421</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Alas, my God! my sins are great,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My conscience doth upbraid me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And now I find that in my strait</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No man hath power to aid me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And fled I hence in my despair</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In some lone spot to hide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My griefs would still be with me there</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And peace still be denied me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, Thee I seek. I merit naught,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet pity and restore me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be not Thy wrath, just God, my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Son hath suffered for me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. If pain and woe must follow sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then be my path still rougher.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here spare me not; if heaven I win,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On earth I gladly suffer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But curb my heart, forgive my guilt,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make Thou my patience firmer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For they must miss the good Thou wilt</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who at Thy chastenings murmur.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then deal with me as seems Thee best,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy grace will help me bear it,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If but at last I see Thy rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with my Savior share it.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Rutilius, 1604; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_392">[392]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_422">422</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And wilt Thou pardon, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A sinner such as I,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Although Thy book his crimes record</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of such a crimson dye?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. So deep are they engraved,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So terrible their fear:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The righteous scarcely shall be saved,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And where shall I appear?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Thou Physician blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make clean my guilty soul</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And me, by many a sin opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Restore and keep me whole.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I know not how to praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy mercy and Thy love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But deign Thy servant to upraise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I shall learn above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Joseph of the Studium, c. 860; J. M. Neale, tr., 1862.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_423">423</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Out of the deep I call</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thee, O Lord, to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne of grace I fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be merciful to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Out of the deep I cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The woeful deep of sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of evil done in days gone by,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of evil now within;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Out of the deep of fear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dread of coming shame.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From morning watch till night is near</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I plead the precious name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, there is mercy now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As ever was, with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before Thy throne of grace I bow;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be merciful to me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. W. Baker, 1868.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_393">[393]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="ABSOLUTION">ABSOLUTION.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_424">424</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, Thou righteous, faithful Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I have not kept Thy holy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But sinned and oft offended Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now I repent, it grieveth me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou, Father, merciful and kind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No pleasure in my death dost find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But strong desire doth in Thee burn</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I should unto Thee return.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Since Thou, dear Father, callest me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I, poor lost sinner, come to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Relying on Christ’s precious blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which from His holy five wounds flowed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I pray through Christ, Thine only Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who for my good our flesh put on,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To me let Thy love never fail,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er justice let Thy grace prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. In mercy, Father, let Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Jesus’ blood my sins efface;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then I, the poor lost child, will be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From all my sins forever free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Grant that, according to Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I lead a godly life, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let me, after time is o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Inherit life forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 1650; A. Crull, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_425">425</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O faithful God, we worship Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou pardon’st our iniquity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou grantest help in sin’s distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And soul and body Thou dost bless.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou, through Thy servant, say’st to me:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Thy sins are all forgiven thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Depart in peace; but sin no more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And e’er My pardoning grace adore.”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_394">[394]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Lord, we bless Thy gracious heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou Thyself dost heal our smart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Christ our Savior’s precious blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which for the sake of sinners flowed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Give us Thy Spirit, peace afford</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now and forever, gracious Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word and holy Sacrament</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve to us till life is spent.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Selnecker, 1587.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_426">426</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, as I live, Jehovah saith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I do not wish the sinner’s death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But that he turn from error’s ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repent, and live through endless days.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Hence Christ His servants gave command:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Go forth and preach in every land;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgiveness to each soul extend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That mourns, believes, and will amend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Whose sins soever ye remit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I truly pardon and acquit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose sins soever ye retain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Condemned and guilty shall remain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “What ye shall bind, that bound shall be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What ye shall loose, that shall be free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all alike the keys are given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To ope and close the gates of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. “They who believe, when ye proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The joyful tidings in My name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I for them My blood have shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are free from guilt and Judgment dread.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The words which absolution give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are His who died that we might live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The minister whom Christ has sent</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is but His humble instrument.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_395">[395]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. However great our sin may be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The absolution sets us free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Appointed by God’s own dear Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bring the pardon He has won.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. When ministers lay on their hands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Absolved by Christ the sinner stands;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who by grace the Word believes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The purchase of His blood receives.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. This is the power of holy keys,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It binds and doth again release;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Church retains them at her side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our mother and Christ’s holy bride.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Let those who stings of conscience bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom sin would drive to dark despair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Jesus come with trustful mind</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And peace in absolution find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. All praise, eternal Son, to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For absolution full and free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In which Thou showest forth Thy grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From false indulgence guard our race.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Praise God the Father and the Son</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As ’twas, is now, and so shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">World without end, eternally!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Nikolaus Herman, 1560; M. Loy, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="THE_LORDS_SUPPER">THE LORD’S SUPPER.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_427">427</h4> + +<p class="meter">10s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Draw nigh and take the body of your Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And drink the holy blood for you outpoured.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Offered was He for greatest and for least,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Himself the Victim and Himself the Priest.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_396">[396]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He that in this world rules His saints and shields,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To all believers life eternal yields,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With heavenly bread makes them that hunger whole,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gives living waters to the thirsting soul.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Approach ye, then, with faithful hearts sincere</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take the pledges of salvation here.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Judge of all, our only Savior Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this Thy feast of love be with us now.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Latin, c. 680; J. M. Neale, tr., 1851, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_428">428</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Jesus, bruised and wounded more</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than bursted grape or bread of wheat,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Life of life without our souls,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Cup of our salvation sweet!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We come to show Thy dying hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy streaming vein, Thy broken flesh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And still the blood is warm to save,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still the fragrant wounds are fresh.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Heart, that with a double tide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of blood and water maketh pure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Flesh, once offered on the cross,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The gift that makes our pardon sure,—</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let nevermore our sinful souls</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The anguish of Thy cross renew</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor forge again the cruel nails</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That pierced Thy victim body through.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Come, Bread of heaven, to feed our souls,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with Thee, Jesus, enter in!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Wine of God! and as we drink</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His precious blood, wash out our sin.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Mrs. C. F. Alexander.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_397">[397]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_429">429</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, and is Thy table spread?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And does Thy cup with love o’erflow?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thither be all Thy children led</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let them all its sweetness know.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Hail, sacred feast which Jesus makes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rich banquet of His flesh and blood!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thrice happy he who here partakes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That sacred stream, that heavenly food!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Why are its blessings all in vain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before unwilling hearts displayed?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Was not for us the Victim slain?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are we forbid the children’s bread?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O let Thy table honored be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And furnished well with joyful guests;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may each soul salvation see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That here its sacred pledges tastes!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, 1755, abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_430">430</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy table I approach,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Savior, hear my prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let no unrepented sin</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prove hurtful to me there!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lo, I confess my sins</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mourn their wretched bands;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A contrite heart is ever wont</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To find grace at Thy hands.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy body and Thy blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Once slain and shed for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are taken at Thy table here—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A wondrous mystery!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here I with mouth and soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Incomprehensibly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall eat the precious flesh of Christ</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In blest reality.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_398">[398]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Search not how this takes place,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor whether it can be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God can accomplish vastly more</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than seemeth plain to thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Vouchsafe, O blessed Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That earth and hell combined</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May ne’er about this Sacrament</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A doubt raise in my mind!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And may I never fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To thank Thee day and night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thy true body and true blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God, my Peace and Light!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. W. Molanus, 1673; M. Loy, 1880, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_431">431</h4> + +<p class="meter">11, 8, 11, 8, 5, 9, 9, 6, 7, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">May God be praised henceforth and blest forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who, Himself both Gift and Giver,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His own flesh and blood our souls doth nourish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May they grow thereby and flourish!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy holy body, the selfsame</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which from Thine own mother Mary came,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the drops Thou didst bleed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us in the hour of need.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou hast to death Thy holy body given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life to win for us in heaven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By stronger love, dear Lord, Thou couldst not bind us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whereof this should well remind us.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thy love constrained Thee for our good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mighty things to do by Thy dear blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast paid all we owed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast made our peace with God.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_399">[399]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. May God bestow on us His grace and blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, His holy footsteps tracing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We walk as brethren dear in love and union</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor repent this sweet Communion.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not Thy good Spirit forsake us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that heavenly-minded He make us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thy poor Church may see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Days of peace and unity.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, have mercy!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">1st stanza 15th cent.; Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_432">432</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come into the daylight’s splendor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There with joy thy praises render</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto Him whose grace unbounded</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath this wondrous banquet founded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">High o’er all the heavens He reigneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet to dwell with thee He deigneth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Hasten as a bride to meet Him</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with loving reverence greet Him;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For with words of life immortal</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now He knocketh at thy portal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Haste to ope the gates before Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Saying, while thou dost adore Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Suffer, Lord, that I receive Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I nevermore will leave Thee.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He who costly goods desireth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To obtain much gold requireth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But to freely give the treasure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Thy love is Thy good pleasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For on earth there is no coffer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which as payment we might offer</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this cup, Thy blood containing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And this manna, on us raining.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_400">[400]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ah, how hungers all my spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the love I do not merit!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oft have I, with sighs fast thronging,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thought upon this food with longing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the battle well-nigh worsted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this cup of life have thirsted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the Friend, who here invites us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to God Himself unites us.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Now I sink before Thee lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Filled with joy most deep and holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As with trembling awe and wonder</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thy mighty works I ponder,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How, by mystery surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Depths no man hath ever sounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None may dare to pierce unbidden,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Secrets that with Thee are hidden.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Nay, though reason here doth ponder,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It can never reach this wonder,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That this bread is never lessened,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though it nourish thousands present,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And that Christ His blood is giving</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With the wine we are receiving.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, these mysteries, unsounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are by God alone expounded!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Sun, who all my life doth brighten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Light, who dost my soul enlighten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joy, the sweetest man e’er knoweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fount, whence all my being floweth,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy feet I cry, my Maker,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me be a fit partaker</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of this blessed food from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For our good, Thy glory, given.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Lord, Thy fervent love hath driven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee to leave Thy throne in heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For us on the cross to languish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to die in bitter anguish,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_401">[401]</span><div class="verse indent0">To forego all joy and gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to shed Thy blood in sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which we drink now; grant that never</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We forget Thy love, dear Savior!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Jesus, Bread of life, I pray Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me gladly here obey Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Never to my hurt invited,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thy love with love requited;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From this banquet let me measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, how vast and deep love’s treasure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through the gifts Thou here dost give me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thy guest in heaven receive me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Franck, 1649; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_433">433</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo, upon the altar lies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bread of heaven from the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Food to mortal wanderers given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the sons and heirs of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Thy flock in safety keep.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Living Bread! Thy life supply;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strengthen us, or else we die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou, who feedest us below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Source of all we have or know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that with Thy saints above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We may reach Thy feast of love!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Aquinas, † 1274; E. Caswall, tr., 1848.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_434">434</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We celebrate with one accord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is our comfort in distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our heart’s sweet joy and happiness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He blotted out with His own blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The judgment that against us stood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He full atonement for us made,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all our debt He fully paid.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_402">[402]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. That this is so and ever true</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He gives an earnest ever new,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this His holy Supper here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We taste His love so sweet, so near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For His true body, as He said,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And His true blood, for sinners shed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In this communion we receive;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His sacred Word we do believe.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. A precious food this is indeed,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It never faileth, such we need,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A heavenly manna for our soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may safely reach our goal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then blessed is each worthy guest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in this promise finds His rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Jesus will in love abide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With those who do in Him confide:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. The guest that comes with true intent</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To turn to God and to repent,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live for Christ, to die to sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus a holy life begin.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Who does unworthy here appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Does not believe nor is sincere,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation here he cannot find.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May we this warning bear in mind!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. O Jesus Christ, our Brother dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto Thy cross we now draw near;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sacred wounds indeed make whole</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A wounded and afflicted soul.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Help us sincerely to believe</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we Thy mercy do receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy grace do find our rest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Amen. He who believes is blest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Spegel, 1686; J. O. Wallin, 1814.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_403">[403]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_435">435</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O living Bread from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How hast Thou fed Thy guest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gifts Thou now hast given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have filled my heart with rest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O wondrous Food of blessing!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Cup that heals our woes!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My heart, this gift possessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In thankful song o’erflows.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My Lord, Thou here hast led me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Within Thy holiest place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there Thyself hast fed me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With treasures of Thy grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou hast freely given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What earth could never buy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Bread of life from heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That now I shall not die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou givest all I wanted.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The food can death destroy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou hast freely granted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The cup of endless joy.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah, Lord, I do not merit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The favor Thou hast shown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all my soul and spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bow down before Thy throne.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With heavenly food, while here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My course on earth is lengthened,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I serve with holy fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when Thou call’st my spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To leave this world below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I enter, through Thy merit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where joys unmingled flow.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Rist, 1651, a.; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_436">436</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, Thou art truly good;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou spread’st for our salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy body and Thy blood as food</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And giv’st us invitation;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_404">[404]</span><div class="verse indent0">As weary souls, with sin opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We come to Thee for needed rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For counsel and forgiveness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Although Thou didst ascend to heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where angels bow before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And now to mortals ’tis not given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By sight here to adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until begins Thy Judgment grand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When we before Thy throne shall stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cheerfully behold Thee;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Yet art Thou ever with us, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with Thy congregation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And not confined—so says Thy Word—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To any habitation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm as a rock Thy Word still stands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unshaken by the en’mies’ hands</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though they be e’er so cunning.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou say’st: “This is My body; eat</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And orally receive Me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This is My blood; drink all of it</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And henceforth never leave Me.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What Thou hast spoken true must be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art almighty, and with Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Impossible is nothing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Although my reason cannot see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How in so many places</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy body at one time may be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet faith Thy Word embraces.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How it can be I leave to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word alone sufficeth me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou wilt that we trust it.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, I believe in simple trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strength in my weakness give me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For I am naught but sinful dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor of Thy Word bereave me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Baptism, Supper, and Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My consolation are, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For they contain my treasure.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_405">[405]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Grant that we worthily receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Supper, Lord, our Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That for our sins we truly grieve</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And prove by our behavior</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we obtained Thy saving grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And trust in it throughout our days;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then will our life be godly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. For Thy consoling Supper, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be praised throughout all ages!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Preserve it, for with one accord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The world against it rages.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant that Thy body and Thy blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May be my comfort and sweet food</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my last moments. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Kinner, 1638; E. Cronenwett, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_437">437</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">An awful mystery is here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To challenge faith and waken fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Savior comes as food divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Concealed in earthly bread and wine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This world is loveless—but above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What wondrous boundlessness of love!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The King of Glory stoops to me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My spirit’s Life and Strength to be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In consecrated wine and bread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No eye perceives the mystery dread;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Jesus’ words are strong and clear:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“My body and My blood are here.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. How dull are all the powers of sense,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Employed on proofs of love immense!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The richest food remains unseen,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And highest gifts appear how mean!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But here we have no boon on earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And faith alone discerns its worth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Word, not sense, must be our guide</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And faith assure, since sight’s denied.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_406">[406]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Lord, show us still that Thou art good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grant us evermore this food;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give faith to ev’ry wav’ring soul</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make each wounded spirit whole.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Loy, 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_438">438</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Invited, Lord, by boundless grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I stood a guest before Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As host Thou spread’st no common food;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here is Thy body and Thy blood!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. How holy is this Sacrament,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where pardon, peace, and life are spent!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This bread and cup my lips have pressed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou blessedst, and my soul is blessed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Now lettest Thou Thy guest depart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With full assurance in his heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For such communion, Lord, with Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May a new life my offering be!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When Thou shalt in Thy glory come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To gather all Thy people home,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then let me, as Thy heavenly guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In anthems praise Thee with the blest!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. Cronenwett, c. 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_439">439</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twas on that dark, that doleful night,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When powers of earth and hell arose</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against the Son of God’s delight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And friends betrayed Him to His foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Before the mournful scene began,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He took the bread and blessed and brake;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What love through all His actions ran!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What wondrous words of grace He spake!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “This is My body, broke for sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Receive and eat the living food”;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then took the cup and blessed the wine:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“’Tis the new covenant in My blood.”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_407">[407]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “Do this,” He said, “till time shall end,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In memory of your dying Friend.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Meet at My table and record</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The love of your departed Lord.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus, Thy feast we celebrate;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We show Thy death, we sing Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till Thou return and we shall eat</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The marriage supper of the Lamb.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_440">440</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">At Thy command, our dearest Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here we attend Thy dying feast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy blood, like wine, adorns the board,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thine own flesh feeds every guest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Our faith adores Thy bleeding love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trusts for life in One that died;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We hope for heavenly crowns above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From a Redeemer crucified.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let the vain world pronounce it shame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fling their scandals on the cause;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We come to boast our Savior’s name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And make our triumphs in His cross.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. With joy we tell the scoffing age,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He that was dead has left His tomb;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He lives above their utmost rage,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And we are waiting till He come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_441">441</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Turned away God’s wrath forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Suffering pains no tongue can tell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He saved us from the pains of hell.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To remind us that, to save us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He hath died, His flesh He gave us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With this bread, a quick’ning food,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with this wine His precious blood.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_408">[408]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whoso to this board repaireth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take good heed how he prepareth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death instead of life shall he</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Receive who comes unworthily.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou shalt hold with faith unshaken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That this food is to be taken</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the sick who are distressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By those whose heart is sin-oppressed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Christ says: “Come, ye heavy-laden,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I your weary hearts will gladden;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They that are yet strong and well,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Despise the best physician’s skill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. “Couldst thou earn thine own salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Useless were My death and Passion;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This feast is not spread for thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If thine own helper thou wilt be.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. If thou this believest truly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And confession makest duly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou a welcome guest art here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This heavenly food thy soul shall cheer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. But the fruits must not be missing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love thy neighbor without ceasing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That true love let him receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which here to thee thy God doth give.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Huss, † 1415; Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="MARRIAGE_FAMILY_CHILDREN">HOME, MARRIAGE, CHILDREN.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_442">442</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The voice that breathed o’er Eden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That earliest wedding-day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The primal marriage blessing,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It hath not passed away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Still in the pure espousal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Christian man and maid,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Holy Three are with us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The threefold grace is said.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_409">[409]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be present, loving Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To give away this bride,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Eve Thou gav’st to Adam</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Out of his own pierced side.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Be present, Son of Mary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To join their loving hands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou didst bind two natures</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thine eternal bands.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Be present, Holiest Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To bless them as they kneel,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou for Christ, the Bridegroom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The heavenly spouse dost seal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O spread Thy pure wings o’er them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let no ill power find place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When onward to Thine altar</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their hallowed path they trace,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. To cast their crowns before Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In perfect sacrifice,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till to the home of gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Christ’s own Bride they rise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Keble, 1857, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_443">443</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, who at Cana’s wedding-feast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Didst as a Guest appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou dearer far than earthly guest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Vouchsafe Thy presence here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For holy Thou indeed dost prove</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The marriage-vow to be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Proclaiming it a type of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Between the Church and Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The holiest vow that man can make,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The golden thread in life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bond that none may dare to break,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That bindeth man and wife;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which, blessed by Thee, whate’er betides,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No evil shall destroy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through care-worn days each care divides,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And doubles every joy.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_410">[410]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. On those who now before Thee kneel,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, Thy blessing pour,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That each may wake the other’s zeal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To love Thee more and more.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, grant them here in peace to live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In purity and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, this world leaving, to receive</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A crown of life above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">A. Thrupp, 1853, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_444">444</h4> + +<p class="meter">11, 10, 11, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lowly we kneel in pray’r before Thy throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That theirs may be the love which knows no ending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whom Thou forevermore dost join in one.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of tender charity and steadfast faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of patient hope and quiet, brave endurance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With childlike trust, that fears nor pain nor death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to life’s day the glorious unknown morrow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That dawns upon eternal love and life.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Dorothy F. Bloomfield, 1883.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_445">445</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O blest the house, whate’er befall,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Jesus Christ is all in all;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, if He were not dwelling there,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How poor and dark and void it were!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_411">[411]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O blest that house where faith ye find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all within have set their mind</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To trust their God and serve Him still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And do in all His holy will!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O blest the parents who give heed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto their children’s foremost need</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And weary not of care or cost!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To them and heaven shall none be lost.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Blest such a house, it prospers well,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In peace and joy the parents dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in their children’s lot is shown</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How richly God can bless His own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Then here will I and mine to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A solemn covenant make and say:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though all the world forsake Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I and my house will serve the Lord.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. C. von Pfeil, 1782; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_446">446</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Happy the man who feareth God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose feet His holy ways have trod;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine own good hand shall nourish thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And well and happy shalt thou be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lo! to that man these blessings cleave</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who in God’s holy fear doth live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From him the ancient curse hath fled</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Adam’s race inherited.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Out of Mount Zion God shall send</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And crown with joy thy latter end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thou Jerusalem may’st see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In favor and prosperity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He shall be with thee in thy ways</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And give thee health and strength of days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, thou shalt children’s children see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And peace on Israel shall be.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_412">[412]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Praise God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Spirit, Three in One;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As ’twas through ages heretofore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is now, and shall be evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr., abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_447">447</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Gracious Savior, gentle Shepherd,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Children all are dear to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gathered with Thine arms and carried</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy bosom may they be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweetly, fondly, safely tended,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From all want and danger free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Tender Shepherd, never leave them</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From Thy fold to go astray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy warning love directed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May they walk the narrow way!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus direct them, thus defend them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lest they fall an easy prey.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Cleanse their hearts from sinful folly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the stream Thy love supplied,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mingled stream of blood and water</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Flowing from Thy wounded side;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to heavenly pastures lead them,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thine own still waters glide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let Thy holy Word instruct them;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill their minds with heavenly light;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy powerful grace constrain them</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To approve whate’er is right;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let them feel Thy yoke is easy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let them prove Thy burden light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Taught to lisp Thy holy praises</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which on earth Thy children sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both with lips and hearts, unfeignèd,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glad thank-offerings may they bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then with all the saints in glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Join to praise their Lord and King.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Jane E. Leeson, 1857.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_413">[413]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_448">448</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Shepherd of tender youth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guiding in love and truth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through devious ways;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, our triumphant King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We come Thy name to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And here our children bring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To join Thy praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art our holy Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O all-subduing Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Healer of strife.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou didst Thyself abase</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That from sin’s deep disgrace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou mightest save our race</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And give us life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thou art the great High Priest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast prepared the feast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of holy love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in our mortal pain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">None calls on Thee in vain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help Thou dost not disdain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help from above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ever be near our side,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Shepherd and our Guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Staff and Song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, Thou Christ of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thine enduring Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead us where Thou hast trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make our faith strong.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. So now, and till we die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sound we Thy praises high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And joyful sing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let all the holy throng</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who to Thy Church belong</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite and swell the song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Christ, our King!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Clement of Alexandria, 211; H. M. Dexter, tr., 1846.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_414">[414]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_449">449</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, who Thy flock art feeding</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the Shepherd’s kindest care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the feeble gently leading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While the lambs Thy bosom share,—</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now, these little ones receiving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fold them in Thy gracious arm;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There, we know, Thy Word believing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Only there secure from harm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Never, from Thy pasture roving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let them be the Lion’s prey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy tenderness, so loving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep them through life’s dangerous way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then within Thy fold eternal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let them find a resting-place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feed in pastures ever vernal,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drink the rivers of Thy grace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. A. Muehlenberg, 1826.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CHURCH">CHURCH.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="center" id="LAYING_OF_CORNER-STONE">LAYING OF CORNER-STONE.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_450">450</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bounds of the eternal hills</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And yet vouchsaf’st, in Christian lands,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To dwell in temples made with hands;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant that all we who here to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoicing this foundation lay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May be in very deed Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Built on the precious Corner-stone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The heads that guide endue with skill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The hands that work preserve from ill,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we, who these foundations lay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May raise the top-stone in its day.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_415">[415]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But now and ever, Lord, protect</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The temple of Thine own elect;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou in them and they in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O ever-blessed Trinity!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. M. Neale, 1844, abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_451">451</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In the name which earth and heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever worship, praise, and fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall a house be builded here.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here with prayer its deep foundations,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the faith of Christ, we lay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trusting by His help to crown it</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the top-stone in its day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here as in their due succession</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stone on stone the workmen place;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus, we pray, unseen, but surely,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus, build us up in grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till, within these walls completed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We complete in Thee are found</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to Thee, the one Foundation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strong and living stones, are bound.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Fair shall be Thine earthly temple;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here the careless passer-by</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall bethink him, in its beauty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of the holier house on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Weary hearts and troubled spirits</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here shall find a still retreat;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sinful souls shall bring their burden</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here to the Absolver’s feet.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Yet with truer, nobler beauty,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, we pray, this house adorn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Thy Bride, Thy Church redeemèd,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Robes her for her marriage morn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Clothed in garments of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rich with gems of heavenly grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spouse of Christ, arrayed and waiting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till she may behold His face.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_416">[416]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Here in due and solemn order</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May her ceaseless prayer arise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here may strains of holy gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lift her heart above the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here the Word of Life be spoken;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here the child of God be sealed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here the Bread of Heaven be broken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Till He come,” Himself revealed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Praise to Thee, O Master Builder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Maker of the earth and skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to Thee, in whom Thy temple,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fitly framed together, lies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise to Thee, eternal Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Binding all that lives in one,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till our earthly praise be ended</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And th’ eternal song begun!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Ellerton, 1871, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_452">452</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Behold the sure Foundation-stone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which God in Zion lays</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To build our heavenly hopes upon</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And His eternal praise!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Chosen of God, to sinners dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let saints adore the name;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They trust their whole salvation here,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor shall they suffer shame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The foolish builders, scribe and priest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reject it with disdain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet on this Rock the Church shall rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And envy rage in vain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. What though the gates of hell withstood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet must this building rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis Thine own work, Almighty God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wondrous in our eyes.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_417">[417]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_453">453</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ is our Corner-stone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Him alone we build:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His true saints alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The courts of heav’n are filled;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On His great love our hopes we place,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of present grace and joys above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, then with hymns of praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">These hallowed courts shall ring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our voices we will raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Three in One to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thus proclaim in joyful song,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Both loud and long, that glorious name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here, gracious God, do Thou</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forevermore draw nigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Accept each faithful vow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mark each suppliant sigh;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In copious shower, on all who pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each holy day, Thy blessing pour.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here may we gain from heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The grace which we implore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may that grace, once given,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be with us evermore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until that day when all the blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To endless rest are called away!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin, 6th or 7th cent.; J. Chandler, tr., 1837.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="DEDICATION_OF_CHURCH">DEDICATION OF CHURCH.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_454">454</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ, Thou art the sure Foundation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou the Head and Corner-stone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Chosen of the Lord and precious,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Binding all the Church in one;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou Thy Zion’s Help forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And her Confidence alone.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_418">[418]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To this temple, where we call Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, O Lord of hosts, to-day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thy wonted loving-kindness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear Thy servants as they pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thy fullest benediction</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shed within these walls alway.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What they ask of Thee to gain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What they gain from Thee forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the blessed to retain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hereafter in Thy glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Evermore with Thee to reign.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Praise and honor to the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise and honor to the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise and honor to the Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever Three and ever One;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One in might and one in glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While eternal ages run.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin; J. M. Neale, 1851, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_455">455</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Jesus, from the sapphire throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thy redeemed behold Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enter this temple, now Thine own,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let Thy glory fill the place.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We praise Thee that to-day we see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its sacred walls before Thee stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis Thine for us; ’tis ours for Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Reared by Thy kind, assisting hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oft as returns the day of rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let heartfelt worship here ascend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thine own joy fill every breast,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thine own power Thy Word attend.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_419">[419]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here in the dark and sorrowing day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid Thou the throbbing heart be still;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, wipe the mourner’s tears away</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And give new strength to meet Thy will!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When at Thine altar we shall meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And keep the feast of dying love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be our communion ever sweet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee and with Thy Church above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Come, faithful Shepherd, feed Thy sheep;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thine own arms the lambs infold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give help to climb the heavenward steep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till Thy full glory we behold.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ray Palmer, 1875, a. and abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_456">456</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal Son of God, O Thou,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before whom earth and heaven bow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Regard Thy people as they raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee their songs of prayer and praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This house they dedicate to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That here Thy glory they may see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy body and Thy blood they here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Receive their fainting souls to cheer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here in baptismal water pure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They find for sin a gracious cure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their children here to Thee they bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou our death-subduing King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here sin’s diseases healing find;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The weak grow strong, light cheers the blind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The troubled heart with peace is blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And weariness finds heavenly rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When tempests shake the world around,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The rock-built Church secure is found;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gates of hell may here assail</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whom Christ defends, but not prevail.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_420">[420]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. To God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be praise! Do Thou, whom we adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us to praise Thee evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_457">457</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In loud, exalted strains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The King of Glory praise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er heav’n and earth He reigns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through everlasting days;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Zion, with His presence blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is His delight, His chosen rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O King of Glory, come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with Thy favor crown</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This temple as Thy home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This people as Thy own;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath this roof vouchsafe to show</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How God can dwell with men below.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Now let Thine ear attend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our supplicating cries;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let our praise ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Accepted, to the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let Thy Gospel’s joyful sound</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spread its celestial influence round.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Here may the listening throng</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Imbibe Thy truth and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here Christians join the song</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of seraphim above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till all who humbly seek Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rejoice in Thy abounding grace.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Francis, 1774.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_458">458</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Great is the Lord, our God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let His praise be great;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He makes the Church His own abode,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His most delightful seat.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_421">[421]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In Zion God is known,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A Refuge in distress;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How bright has His salvation shone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all her palaces!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oft have our fathers told,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our eyes have often seen,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How well our God secures the fold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where His own sheep have been.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. In every new distress</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We’ll to His house repair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We’ll think upon His wondrous grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And seek deliverance there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719, abr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_459">459</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Here in Thy name, eternal God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We build this earthly house for Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, choose it for Thy fixed abode</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And keep it from all error free!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here, when Thy people seek Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And dying sinners pray to live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear Thou in heaven, Thy dwelling-place;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And when Thou hearest, Lord, forgive.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here, when Thy messengers proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The blessed Gospel of Thy Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still by the power of His great name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be mighty signs and wonders done.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When children’s voices raise the song,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Hosanna to the heavenly King!”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let heaven with earth the strain prolong,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hosanna! let the angels sing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thy glory never hence depart;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy kingdom come to every heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In every bosom fix Thy throne.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1822.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_422">[422]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="THE_COMMUNION_OF_SAINTS">THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_460">460</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">There is within this heart of mine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A little church, with sacred shrine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And stained forever with the blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here dwelleth God the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Holy Spirit, Three in One;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is my soul’s beloved Guest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And grants my heart true peace and rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. This little church looks poor and odd;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But being the abode of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It has a glorious, peerless grace:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is God’s royal dwelling-place.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. This little church, Lord, I commend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unto Thy care and pray: Defend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shield it from calamity,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dwell there now and eternally.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From the Latin of B. Walther; B. Derschau, † 1639; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_461">461</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, in Thy kingdom there shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No aliens from each other,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But even as he loves himself</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Each saint shall love his brother.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When in Thy courts below we meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To mourn our sinful living</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with united hearts repeat</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Confession, creed, thanksgiving:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Make us to hear in each sweet word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Holy Spirit calling</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To oneness with Thy Church and Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That heavenly bond forestalling.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. One Baptism and one faith have we,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One Spirit sent to win us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One Lord, one Father, and one God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Above and through and in us.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_423">[423]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Never, by schism or by sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May we that union sever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till all, to perfect stature grown,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are one with Thee forever!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Anstice, † 1836.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_462">462</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest be the tie that binds</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our hearts in Christian love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The fellowship of kindred minds</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is like to that above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Before our Father’s throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We pour our ardent prayers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our comforts and our cares.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. We share our mutual woes;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our mutual burdens bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And often for each other flows</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The sympathizing tear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When we asunder part,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It gives us inward pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But we shall still be joined in heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hope to meet again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. This glorious hope revives</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our courage by the way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While each in expectation lives</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And longs to see the day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. From sorrow, toil, and pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sin we shall be free;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And perfect love and friendship reign</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all eternity.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Fawcett, 1772.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_463">463</h4> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The saints on earth and those above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But one communion make;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Joined to their Lord, in bonds of love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All of His grace partake.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_424">[424]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. One family, we dwell in Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One Church above, beneath;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though now divided by the stream,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The narrow stream, of death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. One army of the living God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To His commands we bow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Part of the host have passed the flood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And part are crossing now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lo, thousands to their endless home</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are swiftly borne away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we are to the margin come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And soon must launch as they.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lord Jesus, be our constant Guide;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then, when the word is given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid death’s cold flood its waves divide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And land us safe in heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709, and Charles Wesley, 1759, a.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="GLORY_OF_THE_CHURCH">GLORY OF THE CHURCH.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_464">464</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glorious things of thee are spoken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Zion, city of our God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He whose word cannot be broken</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Formed thee for His own abode:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On the Rock of Ages founded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What can shake thy sure repose?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With salvation’s walls surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See, the streams of living waters</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Springing from eternal love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Well supply thy sons and daughters</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all fear of want remove.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who can faint while such a river</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever flows their thirst t’assuage—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Never fails from age to age?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_425">[425]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Savior, since of Zion’s city</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I, through grace, a member am,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the world deride or pity,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I will glory in Thy name.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fading is the worldling’s pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All his boasted pomp and show;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Solid joys and lasting treasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">None but Zion’s children know.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">John Newton, 1779.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_465">465</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Zion stands with hills surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Zion, kept by power divine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All her foes shall be confounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though the world in arms combine.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Happy Zion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What a happy lot is thine!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Every human tie may perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Friend to friend unfaithful prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Brothers cease their own to cherish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven and earth at last remove;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">But no changes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can attend Jehovah’s love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In the furnace God may prove thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thence to bring thee forth more bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But can never cease to love thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art precious in His sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">God is with thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God, thine everlasting Light.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Kelly, 1806.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_466">466</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Church’s one foundation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is Jesus Christ, her Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She is His new creation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By water and the Word.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From heav’n He came and sought her</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To be His holy bride;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With His own blood He bought her,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for her life He died.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_426">[426]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Elect from every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet one o’er all the earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Her charter of salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One Lord, one faith, one birth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One holy name she blesses,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Partakes one holy food,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And to one hope she presses,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With every grace endued.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Though with a scornful wonder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Men see her sore oppressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By schisms rent asunder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By heresies distressed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet saints their watch are keeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their cry goes up, “How long?”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And soon the night of weeping</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall be the morn of song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Mid toil and tribulation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And tumult of her war</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She waits the consummation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of peace forevermore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till with the vision glorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her longing eyes are blest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the great Church victorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall be the Church at rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Yet she on earth hath union</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With God, the Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And mystic, sweet communion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With those whose rest is won.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O happy ones and holy!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, give us grace that we,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like them, the meek and lowly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On high may dwell with Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. J. Stone, 1866.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_467">467</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the Church proclaims her honor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And her strength is only this;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God hath laid her choice upon her,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the work she doth is His.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_427">[427]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. He His Church has firmly founded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He will guard what He began;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We, by sin and foes surrounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Build her bulwarks as we can.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Frail and fleeting are our powers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Short our days, our foresight dim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we own the choice not ours,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We were chosen first by Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Onward, then! for naught despairing;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Calm we follow at His word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus through joy and sorrow bearing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Faithful witness to our Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Though we here must strive in weakness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though in tears we often bend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What His might began in meekness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall achieve a glorious end.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Preiswerk, 1844; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_468">468</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I love Thy Zion, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The house of Thine abode,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Church our blest Redeemer saved</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With His own precious blood.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I love Thy Church, O God!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her walls before Thee stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dear as the apple of Thine eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And graven on Thy hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Should I with scoffers join</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her altars to abuse?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No! better far my tongue were dumb,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My hand its skill should lose.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For her my tears shall fall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For her my prayers ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To her my cares and toils be given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till toils and cares shall end.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_428">[428]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Beyond my highest joy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I prize her heavenly ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Her sweet communion, solemn vows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her hymns of love and praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Jesus, Thou Friend Divine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our Savior and our King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy hand from every snare and foe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall great deliverance bring.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Sure as Thy truth shall last,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Zion shall be given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The brightest glories earth can yield</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And brighter bliss of heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Dwight, 1800, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_469">469</h4> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of the worlds above,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How pleasant and how fair</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The dwellings of Thy love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine earthly temples are!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thine abode</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart aspires,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With warm desires</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To see my God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, happy souls who pray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where God appoints to hear!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, happy men who pay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their constant service there!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They praise Thee still;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And happy they</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who love the way</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Zion’s hill.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. They go from strength to strength</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through this dark vale of tears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till each arrives at length,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till each in heaven appears.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, glorious seat,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When God, our King,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall thither bring</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our willing feet!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_429">[429]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="MISSIONS">MISSIONS.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_470">470</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Saints of God, the dawn is brightening,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Token of our coming Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er the earth the field is whitening;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Louder rings the Master’s word:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Pray for reapers</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In the harvest of the Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now, O Lord, fulfil Thy pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Breathe upon Thy chosen band,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, with Pentecostal measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Send forth reapers o’er our land,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Faithful reapers,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gathering sheaves for Thy right hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Broad the shadow of our nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Eager millions hither roam;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! they wait for Thy salvation.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">By Thy Spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring Thy ransomed people home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Soon shall end the time of weeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soon the reaping time will come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven and earth together keeping</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s eternal Harvest-home.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Saints and angels</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shout the world’s great Harvest-home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Maxwell, 1849.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_471">471</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The morning light is breaking;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The darkness disappears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sons of earth are waking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To penitential tears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each breeze that sweeps the ocean</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brings tidings from afar</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of nations in commotion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prepared for Zion’s war.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_430">[430]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See heathen nations bending</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before the God we love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thousand hearts ascending</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In gratitude above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While sinners, now confessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Gospel call obey</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seek the Savior’s blessing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A nation in a day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Blest river of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pursue thy onward way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Flow thou to every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor in thy richness stay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stay not till all the lowly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Triumphant reach their home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Stay not till all the holy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Proclaim, “The Lord is come!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. F. Smith, 1832.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_472">472</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Our country’s voice is pleading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye men of God, arise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His providence is leading,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The land before you lies;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Day-gleams are o’er it brightening,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And promise clothes the soil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wide fields, for harvest whitening,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Invite the reaper’s toil.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Go where the waves are breaking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On California’s shore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ’s precious Gospel taking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">More rich than golden ore;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Alleghany’s mountains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all the Western vale,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beside Missouri’s fountains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rehearse the wondrous tale.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_431">[431]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. His love of Christ unfolding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Speed on from east to west,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till all, His Cross beholding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Him are fully blessed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great Author of salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Haste, haste the glorious day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When we, a ransomed nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy scepter shall obey.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Maria F. Anderson, 1848.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_473">473</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Spirit of the living God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In all Thy plenitude of grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where’er the foot of man hath trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Descend on our apostate race.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Give tongues of fire and hearts of love</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To preach the reconciling Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give power and unction from above</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where’er the joyful sound is heard.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Confusion—order, in Thy path;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Souls without strength inspire with might;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bid mercy triumph over wrath.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Spirit of the Lord, prepare</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A sinful world their God to meet;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Breathe Thou abroad like morning air</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till hearts of stone begin to beat.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Baptize the nations; far and nigh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The triumphs of the Cross record;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The name of Jesus glorify</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till every kindred call Him Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. God from eternity hath willed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All flesh shall His salvation see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So be the Father’s love fulfilled,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Savior’s sufferings crowned through Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1825.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_432">[432]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_474">474</h4> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">From Greenland’s icy mountains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From India’s coral strand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where Afric’s sunny fountains</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Roll down their golden sand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From many an ancient river,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From many a palmy plain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They call us to deliver</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their land from error’s chain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What though the spicy breezes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though every prospect pleases</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And only man is vile;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In vain with lavish kindness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The gifts of God are strown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heathen in his blindness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bows down to wood and stone.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Shall we, whose souls are lighted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With wisdom from on high,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall we to men benighted</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The lamp of life deny?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Salvation, O salvation!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The joyful sound proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till earth’s remotest nation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Has learned Messiah’s name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And you, ye waters, roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till, like a sea of glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It spreads from pole to pole;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till o’er our ransomed nature</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lamb for sinners slain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Redeemer, King, Creator,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In bliss returns to reign.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Reginald Heber, 1819.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_475">475</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Christ, our true and only Light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enlighten those who sit in night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let those afar now hear Thy voice</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy fold with us rejoice.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_433">[433]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Fill with the radiance of Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The souls now lost in error’s maze</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all whom in their secret minds</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some dark delusion haunts and blinds.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. And all who else have strayed from Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O gently seek! Thy healing be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To every wounded conscience given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let them also share Thy heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O make the deaf to hear Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who dare not yet the faith avow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though secretly they hold it now.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Shine on the darkened and the cold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Recall the wanderers from Thy fold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite all those who walk apart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Confirm the weak and doubting heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. So they with us may evermore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such grace with wondering thanks adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And endless praise to Thee be given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By all Thy Church in earth and heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1630; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_476">476</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! the voice of Jesus crying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Who will go and work to-day?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fields are white and harvests waiting,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who will bear the sheaves away?”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Loud and long the Master calleth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rich reward He offers thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who will answer, gladly saying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Here am I, send me, send me”?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. If you cannot cross the ocean</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the heathen lands explore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You can find the heathen nearer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">You can help them at your door;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If you cannot give your thousands,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">You can give the widow’s mite;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the least you give for Jesus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will be precious in His sight.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_434">[434]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If you cannot speak like angels,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If you cannot preach like Paul,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You can tell the love of Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">You can say He died for all.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If you cannot rouse the wicked</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the Judgment’s dread alarms,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You can lead the little children</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To the Savior’s waiting arms.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Let none hear you idly saying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“There is nothing I can do,”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While the souls of men are dying</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the Master calls for you.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Take the task He gives you gladly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let His work your pleasure be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Answer quickly when He calleth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Here am I, send me, send me!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">D. March, 1868.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_477">477</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, sprinkle many nations;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fruitful let Thy sorrows be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thy pains and consolations</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Draw the Gentiles unto Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Thy Cross the wondrous story,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be it to the nations told;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let them see Thee in Thy glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thy mercy manifold.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let to mortals all be given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee to know and life to gain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee the very God of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee the Man for sinners slain!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Speak Thou, through the Gospel-tiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Peace to every human breast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant to all in Thee confiding</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Mercy, solace, hope, and rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Great the need in every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dense the darkness of sin’s night;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Thy Spirit bring salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love’s pure flame, and wisdom’s light.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_435">[435]</span><div class="verse indent0">Give the Word, Thy preachers strengthen</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With the prophets’ power of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help them Zion’s cords to lengthen,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All Thy wandering sheep to fold!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">A. C. Coxe, 1851; Stanzas 2 and 3 a., W. G. Polack, 1927.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_478">478</h4> + +<p class="meter">10s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See heaven its sparkling portals wide display</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And break upon thee in a flood of day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. See a long race thy spacious court adorn;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See future sons and daughters, yet unborn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In crowding ranks on every side arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Demanding life, impatient for the skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. See barbarous nations at thy gates attend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Walk in the light and in thy temple bend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While every land its joyful tribute brings.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But fixed this Word, this saving power, remains;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy realms shall last, thy own Messiah reigns.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Alexander Pope, 1720.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_479">479</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Look from Thy sphere of endless day,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O God of mercy and of might!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In pity look on those who stray</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Benighted in this land of light.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_436">[436]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In peopled vale, in lonely glen,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In crowded mart, by stream or sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How many of the sons of men</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear not the message sent from Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Send forth Thy heralds, Lord, to call</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The thoughtless young, the hardened old,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A scattered, homeless flock, till all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be gathered to Thy peaceful fold.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Send them Thy mighty Word to speak,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till faith shall dawn and doubt depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To awe the bold, to stay the weak,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bind and heal the broken heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Then all these wastes, a dreary scene,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That makes us sadden as we gaze,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall grow with living waters green</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lift to heaven the voice of praise.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">William Cullen Bryant, 1840, a.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_480">480</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">May God bestow on us His grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With blessings rich provide us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And may the brightness of His face,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To life eternal guide us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we His gracious work may know</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And what is His good pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And also to the heathen show</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ’s riches without measure</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And unto God convert them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thine over all shall be the praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And thanks of every nation,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all the world with joy shall raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The voice of exultation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou shalt judge the earth, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor suffer sin to flourish;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy people’s pasture is Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their souls to feed and nourish,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In righteous paths to keep them.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_437">[437]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O let the people praise Thy worth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In all good works increasing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The land shall plenteous fruit bring forth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy Word is rich in blessing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And God the Spirit bless us!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let all the world praise Him alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let solemn awe possess us.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let our hearts say, Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Luther, 1524.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_481">481</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, Thou Spirit, who didst fire</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The watchmen of the Church’s youth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who faced the foe’s envenomed ire,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who witnessed day and night Thy truth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose voices loud are ringing still</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bringing hosts to know Thy will.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Lord, let our earnest prayer be heard,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The prayer Thy Son hath bid us pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For, lo, Thy children’s hearts are stirred</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In every land in this our day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To cry with fervent soul to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O help us, Lord! So let it be!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O haste to help ere we are lost!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Send preachers forth, in spirit strong,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Armed with Thy Word, a dauntless host,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bold to attack the rule of wrong;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let them the earth for Thee reclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy heritage, to know Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Would there were help within our walls!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O let Thy Spirit come again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Before whom every barrier falls;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And now once more shine forth as then.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O rend the heavens and make us free!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, Lord, and bring us back to Thee!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_438">[438]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And let Thy Word have speedy course,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through every land be glorified,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till all the heathen know its force</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fill Thy churches far and wide.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spread Thou the conquest of Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let Thy kingdom come, O Lord!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The Church’s desert paths restore;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let stumbling-blocks that in them lie</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hinder Thy Word henceforth no more;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Error destroy, and heresy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let Thy Church, from hirelings free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bloom as a garden fair to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. H. Bogatzky, 1750; C. Winkworth, tr., a., 1855.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_482">482</h4> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Soldiers of the Cross, arise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gird you with your armor bright;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mighty are your enemies,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hard the battle ye must fight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O’er a faithless, fallen world</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Raise your banner in the sky;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let it float there wide unfurled;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bear it onward, lift it high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Mid the homes of want and woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strangers to the living Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let the Savior’s heralds go,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let the voice of hope be heard.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Where the shadows deepest lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Carry truth’s unsullied ray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where are crimes of blackest dye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There the saving sign display.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. To the weary and the worn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Tell of realms where sorrows cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the outcast and forlorn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Speak of mercy and of peace.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_439">[439]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Guard the helpless; seek the strayed;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comfort troubles; banish grief;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the might of God arrayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Scatter sin and unbelief.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Be the banner still unfurled,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still unsheathed the Spirit’s Sword,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till the kingdoms of the world</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are the kingdom of the Lord.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. W. How, 1854.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_483">483</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus shall reign where’er the sun</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Does his successive journeys run;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His kingdom stretch from shore to shore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till moons shall wax and wane no more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To Him shall endless prayer be made</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And endless praises crown His head;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With every morning sacrifice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. People and realms of every tongue</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dwell on His love with sweetest song;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And infant voices shall proclaim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their early blessings on His name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Blessings abound where’er He reigns;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The prisoner leaps to loose his chains,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The weary find eternal rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all the sons of want are blest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Where He displays His healing power,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death and the curse are known no more;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Him the tribes of Adam boast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More blessings than their father lost.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Let every creature rise and bring</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peculiar honors to our King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Angels descend with songs again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And earth repeat the loud Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1719.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_440">[440]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_484">484</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Send Thou, O Lord, to every place</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Swift messengers before Thy face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heralds of Thy wondrous grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thou Thyself wilt come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Send men whose eyes have seen the King,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Men in whose ears His sweet words ring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Send such Thy lost ones home to bring;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Send them where Thou wilt come,—</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To bring good news to souls in sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bruised and broken hearts to win;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In every place to bring them in</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thou Thyself wilt come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou who hast died, Thy victory claim;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Assert, O Christ, Thy glory’s name</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And far to lands of pagan shame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Send men where Thou wilt come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Gird each one with the Spirit’s Sword,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sword of Thine own deathless Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And make them conquerors, conquering Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thou Thyself wilt come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Raise up, O Lord the Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From this broad land a mighty host,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their war-cry, “We will seek the lost</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thou, O Christ, wilt come!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Mrs. M. E. Gates, 1889.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="THE_MINISTRY">THE MINISTRY.</h3> + +<h4 id="hymn_485">485</h4> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6 (C. P. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of the Church, we humbly pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For those who guide us in Thy way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And speak Thy holy Word;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With love divine their hearts inspire</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And touch their lips with hallowed fire</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And needful strength afford.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_441">[441]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Help them to preach the Truth of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Redemption through the Savior’s blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor let the Spirit cease</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On all the Church His gifts to shower,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To them a messenger of power;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To us, of life and peace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. So may they live to Thee alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then hear the welcome word, “Well done!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And take their crown above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Enter into their Master’s joy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all eternity employ</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In praise and bliss and love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">E. Osler, 1836.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_486">486</h4> + +<p class="meter">10s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God of the prophets, bless the prophets’ sons;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Elijah’s mantle o’er Elisha cast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Each age its solemn task may claim but once;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make each a nobler, stronger than the last!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Anoint them prophets! Make their ears attent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Thy divinest speech; their hearts awake</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To human need; their lips make eloquent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">T’assure the right and every evil break.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Anoint them priests! Strong intercessors they</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For pardon and for charity and peace!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah, if with them the world might pass, astray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Into the dear Christ’s life of sacrifice!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_442">[442]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Anoint them kings; aye, kindly kings, O Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Anoint them with the Spirit of Thy Son!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Theirs not a jeweled crown, a blood-stained sword;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Theirs, by sweet love, for Christ a kingdom won!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Make them apostles, heralds of Thy Cross!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forth may they go to tell all realms Thy grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Inspired of Thee, may they count all but loss</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And stand at last with joy before Thy face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O mighty age of prophet-kings, return!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O truth, O faith, enrich our urgent time!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, again with us sojourn;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A weary world awaits Thy reign sublime!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">D. Wortman, 1884.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_487">487</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, when at Thy command</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Word of Life we sow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Watered by Thy almighty hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The seed shall surely grow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The virtue of Thy grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A large increase shall give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And multiply the faithful race</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who to Thy glory live.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Now, then, the ceaseless shower</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Gospel-blessings send</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let the soul-converting power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy ministers attend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On multitudes confer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The heart-renewing love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by the joy of grace prepare</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For fuller joys above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_443">[443]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_488">488</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, pour Thy Spirit from on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Thine ordainèd servants bless;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Graces and gifts to each supply</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And clothe Thy priests with righteousness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Within Thy temple when they stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To teach the truth as taught by Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Savior, like stars in Thy right hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let all Thy Church’s pastors be.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wisdom and zeal and faith impart,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Firmness and meekness from above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To bear Thy people in their heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And love the souls whom Thou dost love;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. To watch and pray and never faint</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By day and night strict guard to keep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To feed Thy lambs, and fold Thy sheep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. So, when their work is finished here,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They may in hope their charge resign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So, when their Master shall appear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They may with crowns of glory shine.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1833.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_489">489</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">We bid thee welcome in the name</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of Jesus, our exalted Head.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come as a servant,—so He came,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And we receive thee in His stead.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Come as a shepherd; guard and keep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This fold from hell and earth and sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nourish the lambs and feed the sheep;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The wounded heal, the lost bring in.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Come as a teacher sent from God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Charged His whole counsel to declare;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lift o’er our ranks the prophet’s rod</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While we uphold thy hands with prayer.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_444">[444]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come as a messenger of peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Filled with the Spirit, fired with love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Live to behold our large increase</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And die to meet us all above.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_490">490</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">How beauteous are their feet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who stand on Zion’s hill;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who bring salvation on their tongues</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And words of peace reveal!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. How charming is their voice!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How sweet their tidings are!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Zion, behold thy Savior-King!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He reigns and triumphs here.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. How happy are our ears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That hear this joyful sound</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Which kings and prophets waited for</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sought, but never found!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. How blessed are our eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That see this heavenly light!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Prophets and kings desired it long,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But died without the sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The watchmen join their voice</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And tuneful notes employ;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And deserts learn the joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The Lord makes bare His arm</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all the earth abroad.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let every nation now behold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their Savior and their God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_491">491</h4> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of the harvest, hear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy needy servants cry;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Answer our faith’s effectual prayer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all our wants supply.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_445">[445]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. On Thee we humbly wait,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our wants are in Thy view.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The harvest, truly, Lord, is great,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The laborers are few.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Convert and send forth more</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Into Thy Church abroad</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let them speak Thy Word of Power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As workers with their God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, let them spread Thy name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their mission fully prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy universal grace proclaim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine all-redeeming love!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1742.</p> + +<h4 id="hymn_492">492</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou who the night in prayer didst spend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And then didst Thine apostles send,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bidd’st us pray the harvest’s Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To send forth sowers of Thy Word,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hear and Thy chosen servants bless</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With sevenfold gifts of holiness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Oh, may Thy pastors faithful be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not laboring for themselves, but Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give grace to feed with wholesome food</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The sheep and lambs bought by Thy blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To tend Thy flock, and thus to prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How dearly they the Shepherd love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oh, may Thy people faithful be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in Thy pastors honor Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with them work, and for them pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gladly Thee in them obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Receive the prophet of the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gain the prophet’s own reward!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. So may we, when our work is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Together stand before Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And joyful hearts and voices raise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In one united song of praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all the bright celestial host,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Wordsworth.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_446">[446]</span></p> + +<h4 id="hymn_493">493</h4> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Bow down Thine ear, almighty Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hear Thy Church’s suppliant cry</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For all who preach Thy saving Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And wait upon Thy ministry.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In mercy, Father, now give heed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pour Thy quickening Spirit’s breath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On those whom Thou dost call to feed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy flock redeemed by Jesus’ death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Savior, from Thy piercèd hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shed o’er them all Thy gifts divine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That those who in Thy presence stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May do Thy will with love like Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Blest Spirit, in their hearts abide</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And give them grace to watch and pray,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That, as they seek Thy flock to guide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Themselves may keep the narrow way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O God, Thy strength and mercy send</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To shield them in their strife with sin;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant them, enduring to the end,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The crown of life at last to win.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. E. Powell, 1864.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CROSS_AND_COMFORT">CROSS AND COMFORT.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_494">494</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er God will, let that be done;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His will is ever wisest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His grace will all thy hope outrun</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who to that faith arisest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gracious Lord Will help afford,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He chastens with forbearing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who God believes And to Him cleaves,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall not be left despairing.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_447">[447]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My God is my sure Confidence,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Hope, and my Existence;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His counsel is beyond my sense,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet I’ll not make resistance.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Word declares The very hairs</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon my head are numbered;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His mercy large Holds me in charge,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With care that never slumbered.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The time has come when at His will</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My life in this world ceases;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I think upon it and am still,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let come whate’er He pleases.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him I trust My soul, my dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When flesh and spirit sever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Christ we sing Has plucked the sting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Away from death forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Yet one thing, Lord, I ask of Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O grant my supplication:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Satan sorely tempteth me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Save me from desperation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, my Lord, True to Thy Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Do Thou my soul deliver!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who doth believe, He shall receive.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy name be praised forever!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 1554; N. L. Frothingham, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_495">495</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave me not helpless in the dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me not be confounded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let in Thy Word My faith, O Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be always firmly grounded.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Bow down Thy gracious ear to me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hear my prayers, Lord, speedily,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O grant me Thy protection!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For woes and fear Surround me here;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me in my affliction.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_448">[448]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My God and Shield, now let Thy power</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be unto me a mighty tower,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whence bravely I defend me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Against the foes That round me close;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Lord, assistance lend me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy Word hath said, Thou art my Rock,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Fortress that can fear no shock,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Help, my Life, my Treasure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Howe’er distress And dangers press,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All must perform Thy pleasure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The world for me has falsely set</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Full many a secret snare and net,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dark lies, and sore temptations.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, hear my prayers And break these snares</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hellish machinations.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. With Thee, Lord, would I cast my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, my God, forsake me not;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For, Lord, I am commending</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul to Thee; Deliver me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now and when life is ending.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. All honor, praise, and majesty</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Father, Son, and Spirit be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our God forever glorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In whose rich grace We’ll run our race</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till we depart victorious.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 31. Adam Reusner, 1533; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_496">496</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, it belongs not to my care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whether I die or live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To love and serve Thee is my share,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And this Thy grace must give.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. If life be long, I will be glad</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I may long obey;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If short, yet why should I be sad</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To soar to endless day?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_449">[449]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Christ leads me through no darker rooms</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than He went through before;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He that into God’s kingdom comes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must enter by this door.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy blessed face to see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For if Thy work on earth is sweet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What will Thy glory be?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Then shall I end my sad complaints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And weary, sinful days</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And join with the triumphant saints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That sing Jehovah’s praise.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. My knowledge of that life is small,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The eye of faith is dim;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But ’tis enough that Christ knows all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I shall be with Him.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Richard Baxter, 1681, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_497">497</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Thou, from whom all goodness flows,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I lift my heart to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dear Lord, remember me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When on my aching, burdened heart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sins lie heavily,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My pardon speak, new peace impart;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In love remember me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Temptations sore obstruct my way,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ills I cannot flee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O give me strength, Lord, as my day;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For good remember me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Distressed with pain, disease, and grief,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This feeble body see;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant patience, rest, and kind relief;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear and remember me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_450">[450]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When in the solemn hour of death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I wait Thy just decree,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be this the prayer of my last breath,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Good Lord, remember me!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. And when before Thy throne I stand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And lift my soul to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then with the saints at Thy right hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Good Lord, remember me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas Haweis and Thomas Cotterill, 1792, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_498">498</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">If thou but suffer God to guide thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hope in Him through all thy ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’ll give thee strength, whate’er betide thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bear thee through the evil days.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who trusts in God’s unchanging love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Builds on the Rock that naught can move.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What can these anxious cares avail thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">These never-ceasing moans and sighs?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What can it help if thou bewail thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er each dark moment as it flies?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our cross and trials do but press</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavier for our bitterness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Be patient and await His leisure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In cheerful hope, with heart content,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To take whate’er thy Father’s pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And His discerning love hath sent,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor doubt our inmost wants are known</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him who chose us for His own.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He knows the time for joy and, truly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will send it when He sees it meet;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When He has tried and purged thee duly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And finds thee free from all deceit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He comes to thee all unaware</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And makes thee own His loving care.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_451">[451]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Nor think amid the heat of trial</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That God hath cast thee off unheard;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That he whose hopes meet no denial</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must surely be of God preferred;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Time passes and much change doth bring</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sets a bound to everything.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. All are alike before the Highest;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis easy to our God, we know,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To raise thee up, though low thou liest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To make the rich man poor and low.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True wonders still by Him are wrought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who setteth up and brings to naught.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So do thine own part faithfully</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And trust His Word, though undeserving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou yet shalt find it true for thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God never will forsake in need</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The soul that trusts in Him indeed.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ps. 55, 23. George Neumark, 1657; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_499">499</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I leave all things to God’s direction,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He loveth me in weal and woe;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His will is good, true His affection,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With tender love His heart doth glow.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Fortress and my Rock is He:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My God hath all things in His keeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He is the ever faithful Friend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He grants me laughter after weeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all His ways in blessings end.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His love endures eternally:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. The will of God shall be my pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While here on earth is mine abode;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My will is wrong beyond all measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It doth not will what pleaseth God.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Christian’s maxim e’er must be:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_452">[452]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. God knows what must be done to save me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His love for me will never cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For He upon His palms did grave me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With purest gold of loving grace.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Away, my own will, off with thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. My God desires the soul’s salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Me also He desires to save;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore, with Christian resignation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All earthly troubles I will brave.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His will be done eternally:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 17th cent.; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_500">500</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Oft in sorrow, oft in woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Onward, Christians, onward go!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bear the toil, maintain the strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strengthened with the Bread of Life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Let not sorrow dim your eye;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon shall every tear be dry.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not woe your course impede;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Great your help if great your need.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Let your drooping hearts be glad;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">March, in heavenly armor clad.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fight, nor think the battle long;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Victory soon shall tune your song.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Onward, then, to battle move!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More than conquerors you shall prove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though begirt with many a foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Onward, Christians, onward go!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. K. White, 1806, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_501">501</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 6, 8, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Why should sorrow ever grieve me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ is near, What can here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’er of Him deprive me?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who can rob me of my heaven</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That God’s Son As my own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To my faith hath given?</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_453">[453]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Naked was I and unswathèd</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When on earth At my birth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My first breath I breathèd.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Naked hence shall I betake me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I go From earth’s woe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my breath forsakes me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Naught—not e’en the life I’m living—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is my own, God alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All to me is giving.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Must I, then, His own restore Him?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though bereft Of each gift,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Still shall I adore Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Though a heavy cross I’m bearing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And my heart Feels the smart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall I be despairing?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God can help me, who doth send it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He doth know All my woe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And how best to end it.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. God oft gives me days of gladness;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall I grieve If He give</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seasons, too, of sadness?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is good and tempers ever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Every hurt; Me desert</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wholly can He never.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Though united world and devil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All their power Can no more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Do than mock and cavil.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let derision now employ them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ e’en here Will appear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ’fore all destroy them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. True believers, shrinking never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where they dwell, Should reveal</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their true colors ever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When approaching death would scare them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still should they Patient stay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And with courage bear them.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_454">[454]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Death can never kill us even,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But relief From all grief</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To us then is given.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It doth close life’s mournful story,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Makes a way That we may</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pass to heavenly glory.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. There I’ll reap enduring pleasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">After woe Here below</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Suffered in large measure.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lasting good we find here never,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the earth Deemeth worth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Vanisheth forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. What is all this life possesseth?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But a hand Full of sand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the heart distresseth.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Noble gifts that pall me never</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ so free There gives me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To enjoy forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Lord, Thou Fount of joy forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou art mine, I am Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No one can us sever.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am Thine, because Thou gavest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life and blood For my good,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thy death me savest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Thou art mine, I love and own Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ne’er shall I, Light of joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From my heart dethrone Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Let me, let me, soon behold Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Face to face,—Thy embrace,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May it soon enfold me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653; J. Kelly, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_502">502</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Dear Refuge of my weary soul,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On Thee, when sorrows rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My fainting hope relies.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_455">[455]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. To Thee I tell each rising grief,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thou alone canst heal;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Word can bring a sweet relief</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For every pain I feel.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shall I seek in vain?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And can the ear of pardoning grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be deaf when I complain?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. No, still the ear of saving grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Attends the mourner’s prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O may I ever find access</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To breathe my sorrows there!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_503">503</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O God, my days are dark indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How oft this aching heart must bleed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The narrow way,—how filled with pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I must pass, ere heaven I gain!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. How hard to teach this flesh and blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To seek alone th’ eternal God!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah! whither now for comfort turn?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thee, my Jesus, do I yearn.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. In Thee have I, howe’er distrest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Found ever counsel, aid, and rest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I cannot all forsaken be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While still my heart can trust in Thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thine office and Thy person show</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That Thou great miracles canst do;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Miraculous was, Lord, Thy birth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Thou wert born a child on earth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And by Thy death Thou mak’st me free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So strangely from all misery.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, my only God and Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What sweetness in Thy name is stored!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_456">[456]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. No grief can ever be so sore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thy sweet name can cheer me more;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So keen no sorrow’s rankling dart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Thy sweet name can heal my heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Although my flesh and heart may fail,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll heed it not, I shall not quail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Savior, if I have but Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall be blest eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. With heart and soul I’m Thine fore’er;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sin, death, and hell I need not fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The world can show no truth like Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And therefore will I not repine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. I know Thou wilt forsake me not,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy truth is fixed, though dark my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou art my Shepherd, and Thy sheep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From harm forever Thou wilt keep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Jesus, my Boast, my Light, my Joy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Treasure naught can e’er destroy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No words, no song that I can frame</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Speak half the sweetness of Thy name.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. They only all its power shall prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose hearts have learned Thy faith and love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How many a time I’ve sadly said,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far better were it I were dead;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Far better ne’er the light to see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If I had not this joy in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For he who hath not Thee in faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His very life is merely death.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Jesus, my Bridegroom and my Crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Thou but smile, the world may frown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Thee lie depths of joy untold,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far richer than the richest gold.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Whenever I but think of Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy dews drop down and solace me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whene’er I hope in Thee, my Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy comfort and Thy peace descend.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_457">[457]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Whene’er in grief I pray and sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I feel new courage in me spring;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy Spirit witnesses that this</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is foretaste of eternal bliss.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. Therefore, while life remains in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ll bear Thy cross and follow Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me a patient, willing mood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know that it shall work my good.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">17. Help me to do my task aright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That it may stand before Thy sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me this flesh and blood control,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From sin and shame preserve my soul.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">18. O keep me steadfast in the faith,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then I am Thine in life and death.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, my Comfort, bend to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah, would I were e’en now with Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Conrad Hojer, 1597.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_504">504</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In weariness and pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By sins and fears opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I turn me to my Rest again,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul’s eternal Rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The Lamb that died for me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And still my load doth bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Jesus’ streaming wounds I flee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And find my quiet there.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Jesus, was ever grief,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was ever love, like Thine?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sorrow, Lord, is my relief,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy life hath ransomed mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O may I rise with Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And soar to things above</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And spend a blest eternity</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In praise of dying love!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1749, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_458">[458]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_505">505</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Zion mourns in fear and anguish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Zion, city of our God.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Ah!” she saith, “how sore I languish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bowed beneath so hard a load!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God hath now forsook me quite</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And forgot my evil plight.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nay, the Lord, who chose thee, spares thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For within His heart He bears thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. “Once,” she mourns, “He promised plainly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That His help should aye be near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet I now must seek Him vainly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my days of woe and fear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will He, then, forevermore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep His anger and no more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help His chosen generation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In its present tribulation?”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Zion, surely I have loved thee!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thus to her the Highest saith.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Although many woes have proved thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And thy soul is sad to death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet now cast thy griefs behind;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where wilt thou a mother find</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For her own child not providing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or in hatred with it chiding?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “And if thou couldst find a mother</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who forgot her infant’s claim</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or whose wrath her love could smother,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet would I be still the same;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For My truth is pledged to thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Zion, thou art dear to Me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I within My heart have set thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I never can forget thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. “Let not Satan make thee craven;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He can fight, but cannot harm.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On My hands thy name is graven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And thy shield is still My arm.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_459">[459]</span><div class="verse indent0">How, then, could it ever be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I failed to think of thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Build the wall of My own city</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And look down on thee with pity?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. “Thou before My eyes art ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In My bosom thou art laid</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As a nursing child, and never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shalt thou lack My timely aid.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Me and thee no time nor stress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">War, nor danger, nor distress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No, nor Satan’s self shall sever,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only be thou faithful ever.”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Heermann, 1636; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_506">506</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let not such a thought e’er pain thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As that thou art cast away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But within God’s Word restrain thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That far otherwise doth say.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en though thou unrighteous art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">True and faithful is God’s heart.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hast thou death deserved forever?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God’s appeased, despond thou never!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Thou art, as is every other,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Tainted by the poison sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That the Serpent and our father</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Adam, by the Fall, brought in.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But if God’s voice thou dost hear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Turn to Me, do good,” ne’er fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be of good cheer, He thy yearning</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will regard, thy prayer ne’er spurning.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. He is not a bear or lion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thirsting only for thy blood,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Faithful is thy God in Zion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Gentle ever is His mood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God aye as a Father feels,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’s afflicted by our ills;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our misfortune sorrow gives Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And our dying ever grieves Him.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_460">[460]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. “Truly,” saith He, “as I’m living,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I the death of none desire,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But that men, themselves upgiving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May be rescued from sin’s mire.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When a prodigal returns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God’s heart then with rapture burns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wills that not the least one even</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ever from His flock be driven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Shepherd was so faithful never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Seeking sheep that go astray.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Couldest thou God’s heart see ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How He cares for them alway,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How it thirsts and sighs and burns</div> + <div class="verse indent0">After him who from Him turns,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From His people’s midst doth wander,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love would make thee weep and ponder.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. God the good not only loveth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those who in His house now dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But His heart compassion moveth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For those whom the Prince of hell</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath enslaved, the cruel foe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who men’s hearts with hate to glow</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Makes ’gainst Him, who when He ever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Moves His foot, can make earth quiver.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Deep His love and most enduring,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His desire is ever great;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is calling and alluring</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Us to enter heaven’s gate.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When they come, whoe’er they be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seeking now that liberty</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the devil’s fangs be given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glad are all the hosts of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. God and all those with Him dwelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Fore whom heaven must hush its voice</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When their Maker’s praise forth telling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’er our penitence rejoice;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_461">[461]</span><div class="verse indent0">But what has been done amiss</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Covered now and buried is,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All offense to Him we’ve given,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All, yea all, is now forgiven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. From no lake so much is gushing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No depth is so deep at all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With such force no stream is rushing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All compared with God is small;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught is like His grace so great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That remits our mighty debt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That He ever throweth over</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All our lives e’en as a cover.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Soul, why art thou sad and dreary?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rest now and contented be!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Why wilt thou thyself so weary</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When there is no need for thee?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though thy sins appear to thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like a vast and shoreless sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If with God’s heart thou compare them,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twill a trifle seem to bear them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Could we myriad worlds discover,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All sunk in apostasy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Had the sins there o’er and over</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Every one been done by thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh! still there were less by far</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Than the light of grace so clear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Could on earth extinguish ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God from greater could deliver.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Of such wondrous love and favor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Open wide the door to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Everywhere and aye, my Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Tasted be Thy grace by me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Love me, Lord, and let me be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer ever drawn to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may embrace and love Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nevermore to anger move Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1653; J. Kelly, tr.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_462">[462]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_507">507</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His righteous will abideth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will be still whate’er He doth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And follow where He guideth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is my God; Though dark my road,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He knoweth how to shield me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore to Him I yield me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He never will deceive me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He leads me by the proper path,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I know He will not leave me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And take content What He hath sent;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His hand that sends my sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Will turn my tears to gladness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His loving thought attends me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No poisoned draught the cup can be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That my Physician sends me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But medicine; God true has been.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of doubt, then, I’ll divest me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And on His goodness rest me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Life, my Light, can never</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Intend me harm; then, to His care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I give myself forever</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In weal or woe; For well I know</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Some day I shall see clearly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That God did love me dearly.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though now this cup in drinking</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May bitter to my taste appear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I take it all unshrinking;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For to my heart God will impart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A timely balm of healing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And end each painful feeling.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_463">[463]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Whatever God ordains is good!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here shall my stand be taken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet am I not forsaken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Father’s care Is round me there,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His arms embrace and shield me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then to my God I yield me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Samuel Rodigast, 1675; C. Winkworth, 1863, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_508">508</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In God, my faithful God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I trust when dark my road;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though many woes o’ertake me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet He will not forsake me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His love it is doth send them</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, when ’tis best, will end them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My sins assail me sore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But I despair no more.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I build on Christ, who loves me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From this Rock nothing moves me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him I all surrender,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him, my soul’s Defender.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If death my portion be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then death is gain to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Christ my Life forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From whom death cannot sever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come when it may, He’ll shield me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him I wholly yield me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Jesus Christ, my Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So meek in deed and word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou once didst die to save us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Because Thou fain wouldst have us</div> + <div class="verse indent0">After this life of sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heirs of heavenly gladness.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_464">[464]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. “So be it,” then I say</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all my heart each day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We, too, dear Lord, adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We sing for joy before Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Guide us while here we wander</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till safely landed yonder.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Weingaertner, 1607; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_509">509</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">From God shall naught divide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For He is true for aye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And on my path will guide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who else should often stray;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His ever-bounteous hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By night and day is heedful</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gives me what is needful,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where’er I go or stand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When man’s help and affection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall unavailing prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God grants me His protection</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And proves His power and love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He helps me in my need,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Delivers me from evil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From sin and death and devil;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He is my Friend indeed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. If sorrow comes, He sent it,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Him I put my trust;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I never shall repent it,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For He is true and just</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And endeth every ill;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My life and soul I render</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To God, my strong Defender;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let Him do as He will.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Whate’er shall be His pleasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is surely best for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He sent His dearest Treasure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That our weak hearts may see</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_465">[465]</span><div class="verse indent0">His good and gracious will.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In His own Son He gave us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whate’er can bless and save us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him who loves us still!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O praise Him, for He never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forgets our daily need;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O blest the hour whenever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our thoughts to Him can speed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, all the time we spend</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Without Him is but wasted,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till we His joy have tasted,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The joy that hath no end.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The world away is passing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all its pomp and pride;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All we have been amassing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No longer may abide.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But in our earthly bed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When safely we are sleeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God hath us in His keeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To wake us from the dead.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Our soul shall never perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But in yon paradise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The joys of heaven shall cherish.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our body shall arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure, holy, new-born, free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From every sin and evil;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The tempting of the devil</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We then no more shall see.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Then, though on earth I suffer</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Much trial, well I know</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I merit ways still rougher,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ’tis to heaven I go.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Christ I know and love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him I now am hasting,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gladness everlasting</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Him my heart shall prove.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_466">[466]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Such is His will that made us.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Father seeks our good;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Son of sin doth rid us,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And saves us by His blood;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His Spirit rules our ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through faith in us abiding,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To heaven our footsteps guiding.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him be thanks and praise!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">L. Helmbold, 1563.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_510">510</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God is Love; His mercy brightens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All the path in which we rove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is Wisdom, God is Love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Chance and change are busy ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Man decays, and ages move,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But His mercy waneth never:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is Wisdom, God is Love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. E’en the hour that darkest seemeth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will His changeless goodness prove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the gloom His brightness streameth:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is Wisdom, God is Love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. He with earthly cares entwineth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hope and comfort from above;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Everywhere His glory shineth:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God is Wisdom, God is Love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Bowring, 1825.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_511">511</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Who puts his trust In God most just</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hath built his house securely;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who relies On Jesus Christ,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaven shall be his most surely.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then fixed on Thee My trust shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thy truth cannot alter;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While mine Thou art Not death’s worst smart</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall make my courage falter.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_467">[467]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Though fiercest foes My course oppose,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A dauntless front I’ll show them;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Champion Thou, Lord Christ, art now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who soon shalt overthrow them;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if but Thee I have in me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thy good gifts and Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor death nor hell, I know full well,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall hurt me, through Thy merit.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I rest me here Without a fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By Thee shall all be given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I can need, O Friend indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For this life or for heaven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O keep me true, My heart renew,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul and flesh deliver!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, hear my prayer And in Thy care</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Keep me in peace forever.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Magdeburg, 1572; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_512">512</h3> + +<p class="meter">11, 10, 11, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Here see the Bread of Life, see water flowing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Forth from the throne of God, pure from above.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earth has no sorrow but Heaven can remove.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. Moore, 1816. Stanza 3 a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_468">[468]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_513">513</h3> + +<p class="meter">4, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is good; from His compassion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earthly help and comfort flow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strong is His right hand to fashion</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All things well for man below.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trial, oft the most distressing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the end has proved a blessing.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who gave the eye its vision,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall He slumber once or sleep?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who gave the ear its mission,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hears He not His children weep?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is God; His ear attendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the sigh our bosom rendeth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who gives the clouds their measure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stretching out the heavens alone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He who stores the earth with treasure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is not far from every one.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in the hour of need defendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Him whose heart in love ascendeth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is thy cross too great and pond’rous,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast on Him thy grievous load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is great, His love is wondrous,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He will speed thee on the road.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_469">[469]</span><div class="verse indent0">For His truth endureth ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And His mercy ceaseth never.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is the yoke of sin too galling?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Christ Himself has set thee free,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Borne for thee their weight appalling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast them in oblivion’s sea!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In thy deepest grief and sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He can grant thee joy and gladness.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the world would let thee perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Pathless all thy tangled way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God the nearer draws to cherish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Him who makes the Lord his Stay.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Children oft that most He loveth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus with strictest rod He proveth.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven’s huge vault may cleave asunder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Earth’s round globe in ruins burst,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Satan’s fellest rage may thunder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Death and hell may spend their worst;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet will God keep safe and surely</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those who trust in Him securely.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. God liveth still!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soul, despair not, fear no ill!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be thy life until its ending</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Full of thorns, of grief, or need,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_470">[470]</span><div class="verse indent0">God, in love the trial sending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thus His child would heavenwards lead.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For this life’s long night of sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will give thee peace and gladness.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherefore, then, my soul, despair?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God still lives, who heareth prayer.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. F. Zihn, 1782; F. E. Cox, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_514">514</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are framed upon Thy throne above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every dark and bending line</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Meets in the center of Thy love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With feeble light and half obscure,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Poor mortals Thine arrangements view,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not knowing that the least are sure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the mysterious just and true.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy flock, Thine own peculiar care,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though now they seem to roam uneyed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are led or driven only where</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They best and safest may abide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. They neither know nor trace the way;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But whilst they trust Thy guardian eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their feet shall ne’er to ruin stray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor shall the weakest fail or die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. My favored soul shall meekly learn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To lay her reason at Thy throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Too weak Thy secrets to discern,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I’ll trust Thee for my guide alone.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ambrose Serle, 1786.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_515">515</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When in the hour of utmost need</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We know not where to look for aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When days and nights of anxious thought</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_471">[471]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Then this our comfort is alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That we may meet before Thy throne</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And cry, O faithful God, to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For rescue from our misery;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Repenting sore with bitter sighs,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And seek Thy pardon for our sin</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And respite from our griefs within.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For Thou hast promised graciously</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To hear all those who cry to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through Him whose name alone is great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Savior and our Advocate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And thus we come, O God, to-day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all our woes before Thee lay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For tried, afflicted, lo! we stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Perils and foes on every hand.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Ah! hide not for our sins Thy face,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Absolve us through Thy boundless grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be with us in our anguish still,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Free us at last from every ill,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. That so with all our hearts we may</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Once more our glad thanksgivings pay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And walk obedient to Thy Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And now and ever praise Thee, Lord.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Eber, 1547; C. Winkworth, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_516">516</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Seems it in my anguish lone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As if God forsook His own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet I hold the knowledge fast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God will surely help at last.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Though awhile it be delayed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He denieth not His aid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though it come not oft with speed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It will surely come at need.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_472">[472]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. As a father not too soon</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grants his child the longed-for boon,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So our God gives when He will;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wait His pleasure and be still.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. I can rest in thoughts of Him</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When all courage else grows dim,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For I know my soul shall prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His is more than father’s love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Would the powers of ill affright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I can smile at all their might;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or the cross be pressing sore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, my God, lives evermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Man may hate me causelessly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man may plot to ruin me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Foes my heart may pierce and rend;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in heaven is still my Friend.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Earth against me may declare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For her love I do not care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though the world bear me a grudge,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God, my Father, is my Judge.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Earth may all her gifts deny,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Safe my treasure is on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And if heaven at last be mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All things else I can resign.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. I renounce thee willingly,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">World, I hate what pleases thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Baneful every gift of thine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only be, my God, still mine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Ah! Lord, if but Thee I have,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Naught of other good I crave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bright is even death’s dark road</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If but Thou art there, my God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">C. Titius, † 1703; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_473">[473]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_517">517</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord God, who art my Father dear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I pray in Jesus’ name: O hear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What, trusting in His promised Word,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I humbly ask of Thee, good Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Grant us Thy Word, Thy Spirit give,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That by His grace we godly live;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give shelter, peace, good friends, and food,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Protect our native land, O God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Save us from sin and Satan’s fraud,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliver us from evil, God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be with us in our dying hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thine is the kingdom, glory, power.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord, at Thy word Amen I say;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Increase my feeble faith, I pray.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou lead’st me with a father’s care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let me be Thy child and heir!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Mathesius, † 1565; A. Crull, tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_518">518</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Beloved, “It is well!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God’s ways are always right;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And perfect love is o’er them all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though far above our sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Beloved, “It is well!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though deep and sore the smart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The hand that wounds knows how to bind</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And heal the broken heart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Beloved, “It is well!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Though sorrow clouds our way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Twill only make the joy more dear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That ushers in the day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Beloved, “It is well!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The path that Jesus trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though rough and strait and dark it be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Leads home to heaven and God.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">G. W. Doane, 1833.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_474">[474]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_519">519</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">My Father! cheering name!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O may I call Thee mine!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give me with humble hope to claim</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A portion so divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Whate’er Thy will denies</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I calmly would resign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou art just and good and wise,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, bend my will to Thine!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whate’er Thy will ordains,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, give me strength to bear!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still let me know a Father reigns</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trust a Father’s care.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thy ways are little known</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To my weak, erring sight;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet shall my soul, believing, own</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That all Thy ways are right.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anne Steele, 1760, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_520">520</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer, my God, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en though it be a cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That raiseth me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still all my song shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer, my God, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer, my God, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Nearer, my Lord, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who to Thy cross didst come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dying for me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strengthen my willing feet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hold me in service sweet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer, O Christ, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_475">[475]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Nearer, O Comforter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who with my loving Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dwellest with me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant me Thy fellowship,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me each day to keep</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer, my Guide, to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But to be nearer still,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bring me, O God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not by the visioned steeps</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Angels have trod.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here where Thy cross I see,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, I wait for Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then evermore to be</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Sarah F. Adams, 1841; a. by H. D. Ganse, † 1891.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_521">521</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M. 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And let this feeble body fail</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let it faint or die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul shall quit the mournful vale</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And soar to worlds on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall join the disembodied saints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And find its long-sought rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That only bliss for which it pants,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my Redeemer’s breast.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In hope of that immortal crown</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I now the cross sustain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And gladly wander up and down</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And smile at toil and pain.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I suffer on my threescore years</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till my Deliverer come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wipe away His servant’s tears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And take His exile home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Oh, what hath Jesus bought for me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before my ravished eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rivers of life divine I see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And trees of paradise!</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_476">[476]</span><div class="verse indent0">I see a world of spirits bright</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who reap the pleasures there;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They all are robed in spotless white,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And conquering palms they bear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, what are all my sufferings here</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If, Lord, Thou count me meet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With that enraptured host t’appear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And worship at Thy feet!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Take life or friends away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But let me find them all again</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In that eternal day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1759, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_522">522</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God of my life, to Thee I call;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Afflicted, at Thy feet I fall:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the great water-floods prevail,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave not my trembling heart to fail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Friend of the friendless and the faint,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where should I lodge my deep complaint?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where but with Thee, whose open door</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Invites the helpless and the poor?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Did ever mourner plead with Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou refuse that mourner’s plea?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Does not the word still fixed remain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That none shall seek Thy face in vain?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. That were a grief I could not bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Didst Thou not hear and answer prayer;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But a prayer-hearing, answering God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Supports me under every load.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Fair is the lot that’s cast for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I have an Advocate with Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They whom the world caresses most</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have no such privilege to boast.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_477">[477]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Poor though I be, despised, forgot,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet God, my God, forgets me not;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And he is safe and must succeed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For whom the Lord Himself does plead.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Cowper, 1779, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_523">523</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Help me, O Lord, in fear and need,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Have mercy, to my prayer give heed!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thou lov’st me still as Thine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though world and hell ’gainst me combine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My God and Lord, I trust in Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What need I if Thou art with me?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou, Lord Jesus Christ, art mine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God and Savior, I am Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Therefore my happiness is great;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I am content, for Thee I wait,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trust wholly in Thy name, and then</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know Thy help is sure. Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Martin Moller, 1598.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_524">524</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">God moves in a mysterious way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His wonders to perform;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He plants His footsteps in the sea</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And rides upon the storm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Deep in unfathomable mines</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of never-failing skill</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He treasures up His bright designs</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And works His sovereign will.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The clouds ye so much dread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are big with mercy and shall break</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In blessings on your head.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_478">[478]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But trust Him for His grace;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Behind a frowning providence</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He hides a smiling face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. His purposes will ripen fast,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Unfolding every hour;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bud may have a bitter taste,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But sweet will be the flower.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Blind unbelief is sure to err</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And scan His work in vain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is His own interpreter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And He will make it plain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. Cowper, 1772.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_525">525</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Commit whatever grieves thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At heart, and all thy ways,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him who never leaves thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On whom creation stays,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who freest courses maketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For clouds and air and wind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who care and counsel taketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A path for thee to find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. On God repose forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If thou wouldst prosper sure;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On his work gaze thou ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">If thine is to endure.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By anxious care and grieving,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By self-consuming pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God is not moved to giving;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By prayer must thou obtain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Thy grace, that ever floweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O Father, what is good</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or evil, ever knoweth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To mortal flesh and blood.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What to Thine eye all-seeing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And to Thy counsel wise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Seems good must into being,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O mighty Prince, arise.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_479">[479]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. For means it fails Thee never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou always find’st a way,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy deeds are blessing ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy path like brightest day.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy work no one can hinder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy labor cannot rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Thou design’st Thy tender</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Children should all be blessed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Though all the power of evil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Should rise up to resist,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Without a doubt or cavil</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God never will desist;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His undertakings ever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At length He carries through;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What He designs He never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can fail at all to do.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Hope on, thou heart, grief-riven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In hope courageous be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where anguish thee had driven</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou shalt deliverance see.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God from thy pit of sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall raise thee graciously;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wait, and the sun of gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thine eyes shall early see.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Arise, to pain and anguish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A long good night now say;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Drive all that makes thee languish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In grief and woe away.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not thine ’tis to endeavor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The ruler’s part to play;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God sits as Ruler ever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Guides all things well each day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Let Him alone and tarry,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He is a Prince all-wise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shall Himself so carry</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Twill strange seem in thine eyes,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_480">[480]</span><div class="verse indent0">When He, as Him beseemeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In wonderful decree,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall as Himself good deemeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O’errule what grieveth thee.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. He may, a while still staying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His comforts keep from thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, on His part delaying,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Seem to have utterly</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgotten and forsaken</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And put thee out of mind,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though grief hath thee o’ertaken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No time for thee to find.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. But if thou never shrinkest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And true dost still remain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He’ll come when least thou thinkest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And set thee free again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee from the load deliver,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That burdeneth thy heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That thou hast carried never</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For any evil part.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Hail! child of faith, who gainest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The victory alway,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who honor’s crown obtainest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That never fades away.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God in thy hand will give thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">One day the glorious palm;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who ne’er in grief did leave thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him thou’lt sing thy psalm.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. O Lord, no longer lengthen</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Our time of misery;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our hands and feet do strengthen;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And until death may we</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thee be watched and cared for,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In faithfulness and love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So come we where prepared for</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Us is our blessed abode.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Gerhardt, 1656; J. Kelly, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_481">[481]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_526">526</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">If God Himself be for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I may a host defy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For when I pray, before me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My foes confounded fly.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Christ, my Head and Master,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Befriend me from above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What foe or what disaster</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can drive me from His love?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. This I believe—yea, rather,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of this I make my boast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That God is my dear Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Friend who loves me most;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And that, whate’er betide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My Savior is at hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through stormy seas to guide me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bring me safe to land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I build on this foundation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That Jesus and His blood</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Alone are my salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The true, eternal good;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Without Him all that pleases</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is valueless on earth;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The gifts I owe to Jesus</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Alone my love are worth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. My Jesus is my Splendor,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My soul’s bright-beaming Sun;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Were He not my Defender</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Before God’s awful throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I never should find favor</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And mercy in His sight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But be destroyed forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As darkness by the light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He canceled my offenses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And saved my soul from death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis He who ever cleanses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Me from my sins through faith.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_482">[482]</span><div class="verse indent0">In Him I can be cheerful,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Bold, and undaunted aye;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In Him I am not fearful</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of God’s great Judgment Day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Naught, naught can e’er condemn me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor set my hope aside;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now hell no more can claim me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Its fury I deride.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No sentence e’er reproves me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No ill destroys my peace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Christ, my Savior, loves me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And screens me with His grace.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. His Spirit in me dwelleth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And o’er my mind He reigns.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All sorrow He dispelleth</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And soothes away all pains.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He crowns His work with blessing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And helpeth me to cry,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“My Father!” without ceasing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him who dwells on high.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. To mine His Spirit speaketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sweet words of holy cheer,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How God, to Him that seeketh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For rest, is always near,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And how He hath erected</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A city fair and new,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where what our faith expected</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We evermore shall view.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. In yonder home doth flourish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heritage, my lot;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though here I die and perish,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heaven shall fail me not.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though care my life oft saddens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And causeth tears to flow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The light of Jesus gladdens</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sweetens every woe.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_483">[483]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Who clings with resolution</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Him whom Satan hates</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Must look for persecution;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For him the burden waits</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of mockery, shame, and losses,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heaped on his guiltless head;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A thousand plagues and crosses</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall be his daily bread.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. All this I am prepared for,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yet am I not afraid;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By Thee shall all be cared for,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To whom my vows were paid.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though life and limb it cost me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And everything I have,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unshaken shall I trust Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thee never shall I leave.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Though earth be rent asunder,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou’rt mine eternally;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not fire nor sword nor thunder</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall sever me from Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not hunger, thirst, nor danger,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Not pain nor poverty,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor mighty princes’ anger,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall ever hinder me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. No angel and no gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No throne, no pomp, no show,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No love, no hate, no sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No pain, no depth of woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No scheme of man’s contrivance,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">However small or great,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall draw me from Thy guidance</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor from Thee separate.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. My heart for joy is springing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And can no more be sad,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis full of mirth and singing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sees naught but sunshine glad.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_484">[484]</span><div class="verse indent0">The Sun that cheers my spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is Jesus Christ, my King;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That which I shall inherit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hereafter, makes me sing.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Rom. 8, 31-39. Paul Gerhardt, 1664; R. Massie, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="DEATH_AND_BURIAL">DEATH AND BURIAL.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_527">527</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who borest anguish, scorn, the rod,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And diedst at last upon the tree</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To gain Thy Father’s grace for me:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I pray Thee, through that bitter woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let me, a sinner, mercy know</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When comes the hour of failing breath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I must wrestle, Lord, with death;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When from my sight all fades away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when my tongue no more can say,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when mine ears no more can hear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when my heart is racked with fear;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When all my mind is darkened o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And human help can do no more;—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then come, Lord Jesus, come with speed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And help me in the hour of need.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lead me from this dark vale beneath</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And shorten then the pangs of death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All evil spirits drive away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But let Thy Spirit with me stay,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Until my soul the body leave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then in Thy hands my soul receive</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And let the earth the body keep</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till the Last Day shall break its sleep.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Joyful my resurrection be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou in the Judgment plead for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hide my sins, Lord, from Thy face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And give me life, of Thy dear grace!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_485">[485]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Implicitly I trust Thee, Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou hast promised in Thy Word:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“In truth I tell you, who receives</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My Word, and keeps it, and believes,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. “Shall never fall God’s wrath beneath,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall never taste eternal death;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though here he must return to dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He still is noways therefore lost;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. “For I will with a mighty hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deliver him from death’s strong band</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And lift him hence that he shall be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever in My realm with Me,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. “Forever living there in bliss.”</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oh, let us not that glory miss!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dear Lord, forgive us all our guilt,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Help us to wait until Thou wilt</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. That we depart; and let our faith</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be brave and conquer e’en in death,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Firm resting in Thy sacred Word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Until we sleep in Thee, our Lord.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Paul Eber, 1565; C. Winkworth, tr., 1855.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_528">528</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When my last hour is close at hand</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And I must hence betake me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus Christ, beside me stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor let Thy help forsake me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thy blest hands I now commend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul, at this my earthly end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Thou wilt safely keep it.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My sins, dear Lord, disturb me sore,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My conscience cannot slumber;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But though as sands upon the shore</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My sins may be in number,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will not quail, but think of Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death, Thy sorrow, borne for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy sufferings, shall uphold me.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_486">[486]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I have been grafted in the Vine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And hence my comfort borrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou wilt surely keep me Thine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through fear and pain and sorrow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, though I die, I die to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who through Thy death hast won for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The right to life eternal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Since Thou from death didst rise again,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In death Thou wilt not leave me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord, Thy ascension soothes my pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No fear of death shall grieve me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For Thou wilt have me where Thou art,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And so with joy I can depart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To be with Thee forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. And so I stretch mine arms to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And gladly hence betake me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peaceful and calm my sleep shall be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No human voice can wake me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But Christ is with me through the strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And He will bear me into life</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And open heaven before me.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Nikolaus Herman, 1560; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_529">529</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">For me to live is Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To die is gain for me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him I gladly yield me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And die right cheerfully.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. From hence I go with gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Christ my Brother’s side</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may soon be with Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And e’er with Him abide.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I have o’ercome life’s crosses;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grief, pain, and sorrow cease;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through His five wounds most holy</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With God I am at peace.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_487">[487]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When all my powers are breaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My breath comes heavily,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor word more I can utter,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, hear my sighs to Thee!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When reason, sense, and thinking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fail like a flickering light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That to and fro doth waver</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere ’tis extinguished quite,</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then let me softly, gently,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, fall asleep in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When by Thy will and counsel</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My last hour comes to me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. As to the oak the ivy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So let me cleave to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And live in heavenly glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Thee eternally.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Amen! This wilt Thou, Jesus,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grant graciously to me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Endow me with Thy Spirit</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That I die happily.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Anon., 1609; E. Cronenwett, tr., 1880.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_530">530</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! a voice saith, “All are mortal.”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yea, all flesh must fade as grass,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Only through death’s gloomy portal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To a better land we pass;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This frail body here must perish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere the heavenly joys it cherish,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere it gain the free reward</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the ransomed of the Lord.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Therefore, when my God doth choose it,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Willingly I’ll yield my life,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor will grieve that I should lose it,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For with sorrows it was rife;</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_488">[488]</span><div class="verse indent0">In my dear Redeemer’s merit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace hath found my troubled spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And in death my comfort is</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus’ death—sweet comfort this!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For my sake He went before me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And His death is now my gain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Peace and hope He conquered for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So without regret or pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, with joy I’ll quit earth’s sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For the beauteous heaven of gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where I shall eternally</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See the holy Trinity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. There is joy beyond our telling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where so many saints have gone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thousands, thousands, there are dwelling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Worshiping before the throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There the seraphim are shining,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Evermore in chorus joining:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Holy, holy, holy, Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Triune God, for aye adored!”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. There great men, of sacred story,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prophets, patriarchs, are met;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There apostles, too, in glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fill twelve thrones by Jesus set;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All the saints that have ascended</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Age on age, through time extended,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There in blissful concert sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hallelujahs to their King.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O Jerusalem, how glorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dost thou shine, thou city fair!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! I hear the tones victorious</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever sweetly sounding there!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O the bliss that there surprises!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lo! the sun of morn now rises,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the breaking day I see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That shall never end for me!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_489">[489]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Yea, I see what here was told me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">See that wondrous glory shine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feel the spotless robes enfold me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Know a golden crown is mine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thus before the throne so glorious</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now I stand, a soul victorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Gazing on that joy for aye</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That shall never pass away.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. G. Albinus, 1652; C. Winkworth, 1863, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_531">531</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">One sweetly solemn thought</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes to me o’er and o’er,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer my home to-day am I</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Than e’er I’ve been before;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Nearer my Father’s house,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where many mansions be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer to-day the great white throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer the crystal sea;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Nearer the bound of life</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where burdens are laid down;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nearer to leave the heavy cross;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer to gain the crown.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But, lying dark between,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Winding down through the night,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There rolls the silent, unknown stream</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That leads at last to light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. E’en now, perchance, my feet</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are slipping on the brink,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I to-day am nearer home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nearer than now I think.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Father, perfect my trust;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Strengthen my spirit’s faith;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor let me stand at last alone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Upon the shore of death.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Phoebe Cary, 1852.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_490">[490]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_532">532</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Farewell! I say with gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">False, evil world, farewell!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy life is sin and sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With thee I would not dwell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In heaven are better pleasures,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I long for that bright sphere</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where God grants endless treasures</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To those that served Him here.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Do with me as it pleases</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy heart, O Son of God!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When anguish on me seizes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Help me to bear my load;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor then my sorrows lengthen,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But take me hence on high;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My fearful spirit strengthen</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And let me calmly die.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When all around is darkling,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy name and cross, still bright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Deep in my heart are sparkling</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Like stars in blackest night.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Appear Thou in Thy sorrow,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For Thine was woe indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from Thy cross I borrow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All comfort heart can need.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Thou diedst for me,—O hide me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When tempests round me roll;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through all my foes, O guide me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Receive my trembling soul.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If I but grasp Thee firmer,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What matters pain when past?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath he a cause to murmur</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who reaches heaven at last?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O write my name, I pray Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now in the book of life;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So let me here obey Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And there, where joys are rife,</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_491">[491]</span><div class="verse indent0">Forever bloom before Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy perfect freedom prove,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And tell, as I adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How faithful was Thy love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">V. Herberger, 1613; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_533">533</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">It is not death to die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To leave this weary road,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And midst the brotherhood on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To be at home with God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. It is not death to close</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The eye long dimmed by tears</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wake in glorious repose</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To spend eternal years.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It is not death to bear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The wrench that sets us free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From dungeon chain, to breathe the air</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of boundless liberty.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. It is not death to fling</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Aside this sinful dust</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And rise, on strong, exulting wing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To live among the just.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Jesus, Thou Prince of Life,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy chosen cannot die;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Like Thee, they conquer in the strife</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To reign with Thee on high.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. A. C. Malan, 1832; G. W. Bethune, tr., 1847.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_534">534</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And must this body die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This mortal frame decay?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And must these active limbs of mine</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lie moldering in the clay?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. God, my Redeemer, lives</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ever from the skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Looks down and watches all my dust</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Till He shall bid it rise.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_492">[492]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Arrayed in glorious grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall these vile bodies shine</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every shape and every face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Look heavenly and divine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. These lively hopes we owe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Jesus’ dying love;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We would adore His grace below</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sing His power above.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Dear Lord, accept the praise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of these our humble songs</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till tunes of nobler sound we raise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With our immortal tongues.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_535">535</h3> + +<p class="meter">11s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I would not live alway; I ask not to stay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where storm after storm rises dark o’er the way;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are enough for life’s woes, full enough for its cheer.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. I would not live alway; thus fettered by sin,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Temptation without and corruption within;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There sweet be my rest till He bid me arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To hail Him in triumph descending the skies.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_493">[493]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Who, who would live alway, away from his God?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where the rivers of pleasure flow o’er the bright plains,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the noontide of glory eternally reigns;</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their Savior and brethren transported to greet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul?</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. A. Muehlenberg, 1826.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_536">536</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark! a voice divides the sky:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Happy are the faithful dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In the Lord who sweetly die;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They from all their toils are freed.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Them the Spirit hath declared</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Blest, unutterably blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus is their great Reward,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jesus is their endless Rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Followed by their works, they go</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where their Head had gone before;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Reconciled by grace below,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Grace hath opened mercy’s door.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Justified through faith alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here they knew their sins forgiven;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Here they laid their burden down,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hallowed and made meet for heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When from flesh the spirit freed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hastens homeward to return,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mortals cry, “A man is dead!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Angels sing, “A child is born!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Charles Wesley, 1742.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_494">[494]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_537">537</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now Thy little lamb’s brief weeping;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ah! how peaceful, pale, and mild,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In its narrow bed ’tis sleeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And no sigh of anguish sore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaves that little bosom more.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. In this world of care and pain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To the sunny, heavenly plain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Dost Thou now with joy receive it;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Clothed in robes of spotless white,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now it dwells with Thee in light.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where it lives may soon be living,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And the lovely pastures see</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That its heavenly food are giving;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then the gain of death we prove</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though Thou take what most we love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. W. Meinhold, 1835; C. Winkworth, tr., 1853.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_538">538</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now lay we calmly in the grave</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This form, whereof no doubt we have</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That it shall rise again that day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In glorious triumph o’er decay.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And so to earth again we trust</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What came from dust and turns to dust</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And from the dust shall surely rise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the last trumpet fills the skies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. His soul forever lives in God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose grace his pardon hath bestowed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who through His Son redeemed him here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From bondage unto sin and fear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. His trials and his griefs are past;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A blessed end is his at last;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He bore Christ’s yoke and did His will;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And though he died, he liveth still.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_495">[495]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. He lives where none do mourn and weep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And calmly shall his body sleep.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis God shall death Himself destroy</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And raise it into glorious joy.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. He suffered pain and grief below,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ heals him now from all his woe.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For him hath endless joy begun;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He shines in glory like the sun.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. Then let us leave him to his rest</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And homeward turn, for he is blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And we must well our souls prepare,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For death may seize us everywhere.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. So help us, Christ, our Hope in loss;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou hast redeemed us by Thy cross</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From endless death and misery;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We praise, we bless, we worship Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. Weiss, 1531; Stanza 8, Martin Luther; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_539">539</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Now hush your cries and shed no tear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On such death none should look with fear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He died a faithful Christian man,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And with his death true life began.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Coffin and grave we deck with care,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His body reverently bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It is not dead, but rests in God</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And softly sleeps beneath the sod.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. It seems as all were over now,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The heavy limbs, the soulless brow,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet through these rigid limbs once more</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A noble life ere long shall pour.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. These bones, now dead, again shall feel</div> + <div class="verse indent0">New warmth and vigor through them steal,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And reunited they shall soar</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On high to live forevermore.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_496">[496]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. This body, lying stiff and stark,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall soon rise upward from the dark</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And swiftly mount up to the skies,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">E’en as the spirit heavenward flies.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The buried grain of wheat must die,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Withered and worthless long must lie,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet springs to light all sweet and fair</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And proper fruits shall rightly bear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. E’en so this body, made of dust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To earth we once again entrust,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where it shall slumber free from pain</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till from the dead it rise again.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. God breathed into this house of clay</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The spirit that hath passed away;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The righteous mind, the noble heart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The living faith, did Christ impart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Now earth has hid it from our eyes</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till God shall bid it wake and rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who ne’er the creature will forget,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On whom His image He hath set.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Ah, would that promised day were here</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Christ will once again appear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bring them to their heavenly home</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who have been buried in the tomb!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">“Deus, ignee fons animarum.” Tr. from the German, C. Winkworth, 1856.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_540">540</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From which none ever wakes to weep;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A calm and undisturbed repose,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unbroken by the last of foes.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To be for such a slumber meet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With holy confidence to sing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That death has lost his venomed sting.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_497">[497]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose waking is supremely blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That manifests the Savior’s power.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Asleep in Jesus! Oh, for me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">May such a blissful refuge be!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Securely shall my ashes lie</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And wait the summons from on high.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Margaret Mackay, 1832, abr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_541">541</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, I live to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Loveliest and Best;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My life in Thee, Thy life in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy blest love I rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Jesus, I die to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whenever death shall come;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To die in Thee is life to me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In my eternal home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Whether to live or die,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I know not which is best;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live in Thee is bliss to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To die is endless rest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Living or dying, Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I ask but to be Thine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My life in Thee, Thy life in me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make heaven forever mine!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. Harbaugh, 1850.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_542">542</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Why do we mourn departing friends</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or shake at death’s alarms?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis but the voice that Jesus sends</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To call them to His arms.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Are we not tending upward, too,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As fast as time can move?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor would we wish the hours more slow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To keep us from our love.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_498">[498]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Why should we tremble to convey</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their bodies to the tomb?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There the dear flesh of Jesus lay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And scattered all the gloom.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The graves of all the saints He blessed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And softened every bed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where should the dying members rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But with their dying Head?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Thence He arose, ascending high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And showed our feet the way.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Up to the Lord we, too, shall fly</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At the great rising-day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Then let the last loud trumpet sound</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bid our kindred rise;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Awake, ye nations under ground!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye saints, ascend the skies!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1709.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_543">543</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In my distress Thou helpest me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul and body I commend</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Into Thy hands; Thine angel send</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To guide me home and cheer my heart</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Since Thou dost call me to depart.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Once slain to take away our load,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now let Thy cross, Thine agony,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Avail to save and solace me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy death to open heaven and there</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid me the joy of angels share.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Holy Spirit, at the end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sweet Comforter, be Thou my Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When death and hell assail me sore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave me, O leave me nevermore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But bear me safely through the strife,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As Thou hast promised, into life.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">N. Selnecker, † 1592; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_499">[499]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_544">544</h3> + +<p class="meter">8s 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Who knows how near my end may be?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Time speeds away, and death comes on;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How swiftly, ah, how suddenly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May death be here and life be gone!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The world that smiled when morn was come</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May change for me ere close of eve;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So long as earth is still my home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In peril of my death I live.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Teach me to ponder oft my end,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And ere the hour of death appears,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To cast my soul on Christ, her Friend,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor spare repentant cries and tears.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. And let me now so order all</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That ever ready I may be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To say with joy, Whate’er befall,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Lord, do Thou as Thou wilt with me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Let heaven to me be ever sweet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And this world bitter let me find,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I, mid all its toil and heat,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">May keep eternity in mind.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. O Father, cover all my sins</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Jesus’ merits, who alone</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The pardon that I covet wins</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And makes His long-sought rest my own.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_500">[500]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. His sorrows and His cross I know</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Make deathbeds soft and light the grave;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They comfort in the hour of woe,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They give me all I fain would have.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. From Him can naught my soul divide,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor life nor death can part us now;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thrust my hand into His side</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And say, My Lord and God art Thou!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. In Holy Baptism long ago</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I joined me to the living Vine;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou lovest me in Him, I know,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Him Thou dost accept me Thine.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. And I have eaten His own flesh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And drunk His blood,—nor can I be</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forsaken now nor doubt afresh</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I am in Him and He in me.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Then death may come or tarry yet,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I know in Christ I perish not;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He never will His own forget,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">He gives me robes without a spot.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy peace may bless my dying day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. And thus I live in God at peace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And die without a thought of fear,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Content to take what God decrees,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For through His Son my faith is clear.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His grace shall be in death my stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And peace shall bless my dying day.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Countess Emilie Juliane, 1686; C. Winkworth, tr., 1858, a.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_501">[501]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_545">545</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I fall asleep in Jesus’ wounds,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There pardon for my sins abounds;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yea, Jesus’ blood and righteousness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My jewels are, my glorious dress,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherein before my God I’ll stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When I shall reach the heavenly land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. With peace and joy I now depart,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God’s child I am with all my heart;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I thank thee, Death, thou leadest me</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To that true life where I would be.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So cleansed by Christ, I fear not death.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, strengthen Thou my faith!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Probably Paul Eber, † 1569; C. Winkworth, 1869, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_546">546</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 7, 7, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When the day of toil is done,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the race of life is run,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, grant Thy wearied one</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rest forevermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When the strife of sin is stilled,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the foe within is killed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thy gracious word fulfilled,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Peace forevermore.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. When the darkness melts away</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At the breaking of the day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bid us hail the cheering ray,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Light forevermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. When the heart, by sorrow tried,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Feels at length its throbs subside,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Bring us where all tears are dried,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Joy forevermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. When for vanished days we yearn,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Days that never can return,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Teach us in Thy love to learn</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Love forevermore.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_502">[502]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When the breath of life is flown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the grave must claim its own,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord of life, be ours Thy crown,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Life forevermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Ellerton, 1871.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_547">547</h3> + +<p class="meter">10, 10, 5, 10</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who through death have unto God ascended!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye have arisen</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From the cares which keep us still in prison.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. We are still as in a dungeon living,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Still oppressed with sorrow and misgiving;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our undertakings</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Are but toils and troubles and heartbreakings.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ye, meanwhile, are in your chambers sleeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Quiet, and set free from all our weeping;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No cross or sadness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There can hinder your untroubled gladness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Christ has wiped away your tears forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye have that for which we still endeavor;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To you are chanted</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Songs that ne’er to mortal ears were granted.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Ah! who would, then, not depart with gladness</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To inherit heaven for earthly sadness?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who here would languish</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Longer in bewailing and in anguish?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Come, O Christ, and loose the chains that bind us!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead us forth and cast this world behind us!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With Thee, th’ Anointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Finds the soul its joy and rest appointed.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">S. Dach, 1635; H. W. Longfellow, tr., a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_503">[503]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="JUDGMENT">JUDGMENT.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_548">548</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O’er the distant mountains breaking</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes the redd’ning dawn of day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rise, my soul, from sleep awaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Rise, and sing, and watch, and pray;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">|: ’Tis thy Savior, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On His bright returning way.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Thou long-expected, weary</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Waits my anxious soul for Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life is dark, and earth is dreary,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where Thy light I do not see;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">|: O my Savior, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When wilt Thou return to me?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Nearer is my soul’s salvation,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spent the night, the day at hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Keep me in my lowly station,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Watching for Thee, till I stand,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">|: O my Savior, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In Thy bright, Thy promised land.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. With my lamp well trimmed and burning,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Swift to hear and loath to roam,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Watching for Thy glad returning</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To restore me to my home.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">|: Come, my Savior, :|</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou hast promised: quickly come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. S. B. Monsell, 1863, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_549">549</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 9, 8, 6, 6, 4, 8, 8</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Wake, awake, for night is flying,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The watchmen on the heights are crying:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Awake, Jerusalem, arise!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Midnight hears the welcome voices,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at the thrilling cry rejoices;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O where are ye, ye virgins wise?</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_504">[504]</span><div class="verse indent0">The Bridegroom comes, awake!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Your lamps with gladness take!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With bridal care Yourselves prepare</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To meet the Bridegroom, who is near!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Zion hears the watchmen singing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all her heart with joy is springing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">She wakes, she rises from her gloom;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For her Lord comes down all glorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The strong in grace, in truth victorious,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Her Star is risen, her Light is come!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now come, Thou Blessed One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lord Jesus, God’s own Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hail! Hosanna!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The joyful call We answer all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And follow to the nuptial hall.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Glory unto Thee be given,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By men and by the host of heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With harp and cymbal’s clearest tone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of one pearl each shining portal,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where we are with the choir immortal</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of angels round Thy dazzling throne.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor eye hath seen, nor ear</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hath yet attained to hear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Such great glory;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Therefore will we Eternally</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sing hymns of joy and praise to Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Ph. Nicolai, 1599; Comp. tr.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_550">550</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Let thoughtless thousands choose the road</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That leads the soul away from God;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This happiness, dear Lord, be mine,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live and die entirely Thine.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. On Christ, by faith, I fain would live,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Him my life, my all, receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him devote my fleeting hours,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Serve Him alone with all my powers.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_505">[505]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Christ is my everlasting All;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Him I look, on Him I call;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He will my every want supply</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In time and through eternity.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Soon will the Lord, my Life, appear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon shall I end my trials here,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live is Christ, to die is gain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Soon will the saints in glory meet,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon walk through every golden street,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And sing on every blissful plain,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live is Christ, to die is gain.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. Haskins, 1789.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_551">551</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">That day of wrath, that dreadful day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When heaven and earth shall pass away!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What power shall be the sinner’s stay?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How shall he meet that dreadful day?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When, shriveling like a parchèd scroll,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The flaming heavens together roll;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When louder yet, and yet more dread,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Swells the high trump that wakes the dead:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Lord, on that day, that wrathful day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When man to Judgment wakes from clay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be Thou the trembling sinner’s stay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Though heaven and earth shall pass away.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas of Celano, 13th cent.; Walter Scott, 1805, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_552">552</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The day is surely drawing near</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When God’s Son, the Anointed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall with great majesty appear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As Judge of all appointed.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All mirth and laughter then shall cease,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When flames on flames will still increase,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As the Apostle teacheth.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_506">[506]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. A trumpet loud shall then resound,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all the earth be shaken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then all who in their graves are found</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall from their sleep awaken;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But all that live shall in that hour</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By the Almighty’s boundless power</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Be changed at His commanding.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. A book is opened then to all,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A record truly telling</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What each hath done, both great and small,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When he on earth was dwelling;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And every heart be clearly seen,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all be known as they have been,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In thoughts and words and actions.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Then woe to those who scorned the Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sought but carnal pleasures,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who here despised His precious Word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And loved their earthly treasures!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With shame and trembling they will stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And at the Judge’s stern command</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Satan be delivered.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O Jesus, who my debt didst pay</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for my sin wast smitten,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Within the book of life, O may</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My name be also written!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I will not doubt; I trust in Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From Satan Thou hast made me free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And from all condemnation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Therefore my Intercessor be,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And for Thy bloody merit</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Declare my name from judgment free,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all who life inherit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That I may see Thee face to face</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all Thy saints in that blest place</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which Thou for us hast purchased.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_507">[507]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. O Jesus Christ, do not delay,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But hasten our salvation!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We often tremble on our way</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In fear and tribulation.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then hear us when we cry to Thee;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come, mighty Judge, and make us free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">From every evil! Amen.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">B. Ringwaldt, † 1599; P. A. Peter, 1880, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_553">553</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Great God, what do I see and hear?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The end of things created;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Judge of mankind doth appear</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On clouds of glory seated;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The trumpet sounds; the graves restore</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The dead which they contained before:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The dead in Christ shall first arise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At the last trumpet’s sounding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Caught up to meet Him in the skies;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With joy their Lord surrounding;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No gloomy fears their souls dismay;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His presence sheds eternal day</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On those prepared to meet Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. But sinners, filled with guilty fears,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Behold His wrath prevailing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For they shall rise and find their tears</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And sighs are unavailing;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The day of grace is past and gone;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Trembling they stand before the throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All unprepared to meet Him.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Christ, who diedst and yet dost live,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To me impart Thy merit;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My pardon seal, my sins forgive,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cleanse me by Thy Spirit.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath Thy cross I view the day</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When heaven and earth shall pass away,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And thus prepare to meet Thee.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. B. Collyer, 1812.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_508">[508]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_554">554</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And will the Judge descend?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And must the dead arise</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And not a single soul escape</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His all-discerning eyes?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And from His righteous lips</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall this dread sentence sound;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, through the numerous guilty throng,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Spread black despair around?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. “Depart from Me, accursed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To everlasting flame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For rebel angels first prepared,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where mercy never came.”</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. How will my heart endure</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The terrors of that day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When earth and heaven before His face</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Astonished shrink away?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. But ere that trumpet shakes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The mansions of the dead,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hark, from the Gospel’s cheering sound</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What joyful tidings spread!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Ye sinners, seek His grace</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose wrath ye cannot bear;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fly to the shelter of His cross</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And find salvation there.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Philip Doddridge, † 1751.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_555">555</h3> + +<p class="meter">8s 3 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Day of wrath, that day of mourning!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">See fulfilled the Prophet’s warning,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heaven and earth in ashes burning!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O what fear man’s bosom rendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When from heaven the Judge descendeth</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On whose sentence all dependeth!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Through earth’s sepulchers it ringeth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All before the throne it bringeth.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_509">[509]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Death is struck and nature quaking;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All creation is awaking,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To its Judge an answer making.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Lo, the book, exactly worded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Wherein all hath been recorded;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thence shall judgment be awarded.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. When the Judge His seat attaineth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And each hidden deed arraigneth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nothing unavenged remaineth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. What shall I, frail man, be pleading?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who for me be interceding,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When the just are mercy needing?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. King of majesty tremendous,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who dost free salvation send us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fount of pity, then befriend us!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">9. Think, kind Jesus! my salvation</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Caused Thy wondrous incarnation;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Leave me not to reprobation!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. Faint and weary Thou hast sought me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On the cross of suffering bought me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Shall such grace in vain be brought me?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. Righteous Judge of retribution,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Grant Thy gift of absolution</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ere that day’s dread execution.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. Guilty, now I pour my moaning,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All my shame with anguish owning:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spare, O God, Thy suppliant groaning!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Thou the women gav’st remission,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heard’st the dying thief’s petition;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Hopeless else were my condition.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Worthless are my prayers and sighing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet, good Lord, in grace complying,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Rescue me from fires undying!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_510">[510]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. With Thy favored sheep, O place me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor amid the goats abase me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But to Thy right hand upraise me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. While the wicked are confounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Call me, with Thy saints surrounded.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">17. Bows my heart in meek submission,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Strewn with ashes of contrition.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Succor Thou my lost condition!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">18. Day of sorrow, day of weeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, in dust no longer sleeping,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Man awakes in Thy dread keeping!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">19. To the rest Thou didst prepare me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">On Thy cross, O Christ, upbear me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Spare, O God, in mercy spare me!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Thomas of Celano, c. 1250; W. J. Irons, tr., 1848, a.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="HEAVEN">HEAVEN.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_556">556</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jerusalem the golden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With milk and honey blest!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beneath thy contemplation</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Sink heart and voice opprest.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I know not, O I know not</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What joys await us there,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">What radiancy of glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What bliss beyond compare!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There is the throne of David;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And there, from care released,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The songs of them that triumph,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The shout of them that feast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And they who, with their Leader,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Have conquered in the fight,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forever and forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are clad in robes of white!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_511">[511]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Exult, O dust and ashes!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Lord shall be thy Part;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His only, His forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou shalt be and thou art!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, in mercy bring us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Soon to that land of rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who art, with God the Father</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spirit, ever blest!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bernard of Cluny, 12th cent.; J. M. Neale, tr., 1851.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_557">557</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Brief life is here our portion;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Brief sorrow, short-lived care;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The life that knows no ending,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The tearless life, is there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O happy retribution!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Short toil, eternal rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For mortals and for sinners</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A mansion with the blest!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. And now we fight the battle,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But then shall wear the crown</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of full and everlasting</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And passionless renown;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And now we watch and struggle,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And now we live in hope,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And Zion in her anguish</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With Babylon must cope.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. But He whom now we trust in</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall then be seen and known;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And they that know and see Him</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall have Him for their own.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there is David’s fountain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And life in fullest glow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there the light is golden,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And milk and honey flow.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_512">[512]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. The morning shall awaken,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shadows shall decay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And each true-hearted servant</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall shine as doth the day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yes! God, my King and Portion,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In fulness of His grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">We then shall see forever</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And worship face to face.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O sweet and blessed country,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The home of God’s elect!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O sweet and blessed country</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That eager hearts expect!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Jesus, in mercy bring us</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To that dear land of rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who art, with God the Father</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spirit, ever blest.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Bernard of Cluny, 12th cent.; J. M. Neale, tr., 1851.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_558">558</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jerusalem, my happy home,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Name ever dear to me,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When shall my labors have an end</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In joy and peace and thee?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pearly gates behold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thy bulwarks with salvation strong</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And streets of shining gold?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O when, thou city of my God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall I thy courts ascend,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where evermore the angels sing,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where sabbaths have no end?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. There happier bowers than Eden’s bloom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor sin nor sorrow know;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Blest seats! through rude and stormy scenes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I onward press to you.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_513">[513]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Why should I shrink from pain and woe</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Or feel at death dismay?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’ve Canaan’s goodly land in view</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And realms of endless day.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Around my Savior stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And soon my friends in Christ below</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Will join the glorious band.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">From an ancient hymn, anon., 1801.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_559">559</h3> + +<p class="meter">10, 6, 10, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Jerusalem, thou city fair and high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Would God I were in thee!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My longing heart fain, fain to thee would fly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">It will not stay with me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Far over vale and mountain,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Far over field and plain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">It hastes to seek its Fountain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And quit this world of pain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O happy day, and yet far happier hour,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When wilt thou come at last,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When fearless to my Father’s love and power,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose promise standeth fast,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">My soul I gladly render?</div> + <div class="verse indent2">For surely will His hand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Lead her, with guidance tender,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To heaven, her fatherland.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. A moment’s space, and gently, wondrously,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Released from earthly ties,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Elijah’s chariot bears her up to thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Through all these lower skies</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To yonder shining regions,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While down to meet her come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The blessed angel legions</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And bid her welcome home.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_514">[514]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O Zion, hail! Bright city, now unfold</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The gates of grace to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How many a time I longed for thee of old,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ere yet I was set free</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From yon dark life of sadness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Yon world of shadowy naught,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God had given the gladness,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The heritage I sought.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O what the tribe, or what the glorious host,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Comes sweeping swiftly down?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The chosen ones on earth who wrought the most,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The Church’s brightest crown,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Lord hath sent to meet me,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As in the far-off years</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their words oft came to greet me</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In yonder land of tears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. The patriarchs’ and prophets’ noble train,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all Christ’s followers true,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who bore the cross and could the worst disdain</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That tyrants dared to do,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I see them shine forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All glorious as the sun,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Mid light that fadeth never,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their perfect freedom won.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. And when within that lovely paradise</div> + <div class="verse indent2">At last I safely dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">From out my soul what songs of bliss shall rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What joy my lips shall tell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While holy saints are singing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hosannas o’er and o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Pure hallelujahs ringing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Around me evermore!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_515">[515]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Innumerous choirs before the shining throne</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Their joyful anthems raise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Till heaven’s glad halls are echoing with the tone</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of that great hymn of praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And all its host rejoices,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all its blessed throng</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unite their myriad voices</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In one eternal song.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. M. Meyfart, 1626; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_560">560</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">There is a land of pure delight,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where saints immortal reign;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal day excludes the night,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And pleasures banish pain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There everlasting spring abides,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And never-withering flowers;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Death, like a narrow sea, divides</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This heavenly land from ours.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand dressed in living green;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">So to the Jews old Canaan stood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While Jordan rolled between.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. But timorous mortals start and shrink</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To cross this narrow sea,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And linger, shivering, on the brink</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And fear to launch away.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. O could we make our doubts remove,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Those gloomy doubts that rise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And view the Canaan that we love,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With unbeclouded eyes:</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Could we but climb where Moses stood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And view the landscape o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Not Jordan’s stream nor death’s cold flood</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Should fright us from the shore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">Isaac Watts, 1707.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_516">[516]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_561">561</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Paradise, O Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Who doth not crave for rest?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who would not seek the happy land</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where they that loved are blest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where loyal hearts, and true,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand ever in the light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All rapture through and through,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God’s most holy sight?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. O Paradise, O Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The world is growing old;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who would not be at rest and free</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where love is never cold;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where loyal hearts, and true,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand ever in the light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All rapture through and through,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God’s most holy sight?</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. O Paradise, O Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">I greatly long to see</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The special place my dearest Lord</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In love prepares for me;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where loyal hearts, and true,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand ever in the light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All rapture through and through,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God’s most holy sight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Lord Jesus, King of Paradise,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Oh, keep me in Thy love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And guide me to that happy land</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of perfect rest above,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where loyal hearts, and true,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Stand ever in the light,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All rapture through and through,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In God’s most holy sight.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">F. W. Faber, 1862.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_517">[517]</span></p> + +<h3 id="hymn_562">562</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Homeland! O the Homeland!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The land of souls free born!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No gloomy night is known there,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But aye the fadeless morn.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I’m sighing for that country,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My heart is aching here;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There is no pain in the Homeland,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To which I’m drawing near.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. My Lord is in the Homeland,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With angels bright and fair;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">No sinful thing nor evil,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Can ever enter there.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The music of the ransomed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is ringing in my ears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And when I think of the Homeland,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">My eyes are wet with tears.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. For loved ones in the Homeland</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are waiting me to come</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where neither death nor sorrow</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Invades their holy home.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O dear, dear native country!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">O rest and peace above!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Christ bring us all to the Homeland</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of His eternal love.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">H. R. Haweis, 1855.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_563">563</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">I’m but a stranger here,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth is a desert drear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Danger and sorrow stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Round me on every hand;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heav’n is my fatherland,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_518">[518]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. What though the tempest rage,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Short is my pilgrimage,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And time’s wild wintry blast</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon shall be overpast;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall reach home at last,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. There at my Savior’s side—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">I shall be glorified,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There are the good and blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Those I love most and best;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And there I, too, shall rest,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Therefore I murmur not—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whate’er my earthly lot,—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And I shall surely stand</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There at my Lord’s right hand,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Heav’n is my fatherland,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Heav’n is my home.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">T. R. Taylor, 1836, a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_564">564</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 6, 8, 8, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">There is an hour of peaceful rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To mourning wanderers given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There is a joy for souls distrest,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A balm for every wounded breast:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis found above—in heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. There is a soft, a downy bed,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis fair as breath of even;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A couch for weary mortals spread</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where they may rest the aching head</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And find repose—in heaven.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_519">[519]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. There is a home for weary souls,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">By sin and sorrow driven,—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When tossed on life’s tempestuous shoals,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where storms arise and ocean rolls,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all is drear—but heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. There faith lifts up her cheerful eye,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To brighter prospects given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And views the tempest passing by,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The evening shadows quickly fly,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And all serene—in heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. There fragrant flowers immortal bloom,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And joys supreme are given;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There rays divine disperse the gloom;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Beyond the confines of the tomb</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Appears the dawn of heaven.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">W. B. Tappan, 1818.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_565">565</h3> + +<p class="meter">9, 8, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A slumber I know, in Jesus’ name,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A rest from all toil and sorrow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Earth tenderly takes my weary frame</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To sleep till the blissful morrow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In heaven my soul with God abides,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Forgotten are cares and trials.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. An even I know, serene and blest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And oft is my spirit longing,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When, weary and worn, it finds no rest</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While woes on the way are thronging;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Oft longing to see the journey’s end,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And rest in a blissful slumber.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. A morning I know, so bright and fair,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">When tidings of joy shall wake us,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When anthems from high shall fill the air</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And God to His glory take us;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When Jesus shall bid us rise from sleep—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How joyous that hour of awaking!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_520">[520]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Oh, dear is that morning fair to me!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And oft, o’er the mountains beaming,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In spirit its heavenly light I see,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">As golden the peaks are gleaming.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For joy I must sing as birds at dawn</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Their carols in lofty lindens.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. The Savior then comes unto our graves;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">His mighty command is given.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Then break from the deep the ocean waves,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Each tomb and restraint is riven.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">All earth hears the cry, Ye dead, come forth!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In glory we go to meet Him.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">M. B. Landstad, † 1880.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_566">566</h3> + +<p class="meter">8s 10 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Yes, there remaineth still a rest!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Arise, sad heart, that darkly pines,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By heavy care and pain opprest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On whom no sun of gladness shines;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Look to the Lamb! In yon bright fields</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thou’lt know the joy His presence yields.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Cast off thy load and thither haste;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon shalt thou fight and bleed no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Soon, soon thy weary course be o’er,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And deep the rest thou then shalt taste.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. The rest appointed thee of God,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The rest that naught shall break or move,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That ere this earth by man was trod,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Was set apart for thee by Love.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Our Savior gave His life to win</div> + <div class="verse indent0">This rest for thee; O enter in!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Hear how His voice sounds far and wide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">“Ye weary souls, no more delay,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Loiter not faithless by the way;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here in My peace and rest abide!”</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_521">[521]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. Ye heavy-laden, come to Him!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ye who are bent with many a load,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Come from your prisons drear and dim,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Toil thus not sadly on your road!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye’ve borne the burden of the day,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And hear ye not the Savior say:</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“I am your Refuge and your Rest”?</div> + <div class="verse indent0">His children ye, of heavenly birth,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Howe’er may rage sin, hell, or earth,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Here ye are safe, here calmly blest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. O what contentment fills the breast</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Of wanderers through the desert plains</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If they have found a place to rest,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To quench their thirst and cure their pains!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">How welcome is a humble bed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Where they may rest their weary head,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To persons that are sick and sore!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such hours of sweet repose soon fly.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But there remains a rest on high</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Where we shall rest forevermore.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. Yonder in joy the sheaves we bring,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Whose seed was sown on earth in tears;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There in our Father’s house we sing</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The song too sweet for mortal ears.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sorrow and sighing all are past,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And pain and death are fled at last.</div> + <div class="verse indent2">There with the lamb of God we dwell,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He leads us to the crystal river,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">He wipes away all tears forever;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">What there is ours no tongue can tell.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Nor thirst nor hunger pains us there,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The time of recompense is come,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Nor cold nor scorching heat we bear,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">We’re sheltered in our Savior’s home.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Lamb is in the midst; and those</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who followed Him through shame and woes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are crowned with honor, joy, and peace.</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_522">[522]</span><div class="verse indent0">The dry bones gather life again,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One Sabbath over all shall reign,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Wherein all toil and labor cease.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. There is untroubled calm and light,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No gnawing care shall mar our rest;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Ye weary, heed this word aright;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come, lean upon your Savior’s breast!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fain would I linger here no more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Fain to yon happier world upsoar,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And join that bright, expectant band.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">O raise, my soul, the joyful song</div> + <div class="verse indent0">That rings through yon triumphant throng;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy perfect rest is nigh at hand.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">J. S. Kunth, 1733; C. Winkworth, tr., a.</p> + +<h3 id="hymn_567">567</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">“Forever with the Lord!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Amen! so let it be;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Life from the dead is in that word,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Tis immortality.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">2. Here in the body pent,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Absent from Him I roam,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Yet nightly pitch my moving tent</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A day’s march nearer home.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">3. My Father’s house on high,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Home of my soul! how near</div> + <div class="verse indent0">At times to faith’s foreseeing eye</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The golden gates appear!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">4. Ah! then my spirit faints</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To reach the land I love,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The bright inheritance of saints,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jerusalem above!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">5. “Forever with the Lord!”</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Father, if ’tis Thy will,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The promise of that faithful word</div> + <div class="verse indent2">E’en here to me fulfil.</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_523">[523]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">6. Be Thou at my right hand,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Then I can never fail;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fight, and I must prevail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">7. So when my latest breath</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Shall rend the veil in twain,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By death I shall escape from death</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And life eternal gain.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">8. Knowing as I am known,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">How shall I love that word</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And oft repeat before the throne,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">“Forever with the Lord!”</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p class="right">James Montgomery, 1835.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_524">[524]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CHANTS">CHANTS.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_568">568<br> +Gloria in Excelsis.</h3> + +<p class="in2"><i>Congregation</i>:—</p> + +<p>Glory be to | God on high, | and on earth | peace, +good | will toward | men! ||</p> + +<p class="in2"><i>Choir or Congregation</i>:—</p> + +<p>We | praise Thee, we | bless Thee, we | wor-ship | +Thee, we | glo-ri-fy | Thee, we | give thanks to | Thee +for Thy great | glo-ry. O | Lord God, | heavenly King, | +God the Fa-ther Al- | might-y! O | Lord the only-be- | +got-ten Son, | Jesus Christ, | O Lord God, Thou | +Lamb of God, Son | of the Fa-ther, | that tak-est a- | +way the sin of the | world, have | mer-cy up- | on us! || +Thou, that | tak-est a-way the | sin of the world, re-| +ceive our | prayer! Thou that | sit-test at the | right +hand of | God the | Father, have | mer-cy up- | on us! +For | Thou on-ly art | ho-ly, Thou | on-ly art the | Lord, +Thou | on-ly, O | Christ, with the | Ho-ly | Ghost, | +art most | high in the | glo-ry of | God the | Fa-ther. | +A- | men.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_569">569<br> +Levavi Oculos.</h3> + +<p>1. I will lift up mine <i>eyes</i> un- | to the | hills || +From <i>whence</i> | com-eth | my — | help.</p> + +<p>2. My help <i>com</i>eth | from the | Lord || Who hath | +made — | heaven and | earth.</p> + +<p>3. He will not <i>suf</i>fer thy | foot to be | moved. || <i>He</i> +that | keepeth thee | will not | slumber.</p> + +<p>4. Behold, <i>He</i> that | keep-eth | Israel || <i>Shall</i> | nei-ther | +slumber nor | sleep.</p> + +<p>5. The <i>Lord</i> Him- | self is thy | Keeper: || The <i>Lord</i> +is thy De- | fense up-on | thy right | hand,</p> + +<p>6. So that the sun shall not <i>burn</i> | thee by | day || +<i>Nor</i> the | moon — | by — | night.</p> + +<p>7. The Lord shall pre<i>serve</i> thee | from all | evil || +<i>He</i> | shall pre- | serve thy | soul.</p> + +<p>8. The Lord shall preserve thy going <i>out</i> and thy | +coming | in || From <i>this</i> time | forth for- | ev-er- | more.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_525">[525]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_570">570<br> +Benedictus.</h3> + +<p>1. Blessed be the Lord <i>God</i> of | Is-ra- | el, || for He +hath <i>visit</i>ed | and re- | deem-ed His | people:</p> + +<p>2. And hath raised up a <i>mighty</i> sal- | va-tion | for +us || in the <i>house</i> | of His | servant | David;</p> + +<p>3. As He spake by the <i>mouth</i> of His | ho-ly | prophets || +which have <i>been</i> | since the | world be- | gan;</p> + +<p>4. That we should be <i>saved</i> | from our | enemies || +and from the <i>hand</i> of | all that | hate — | us;</p> + +<p>5. To perform the mercy <i>promis</i>ed to | our fore- | +fathers, || and to re<i>mem</i>ber His | ho-ly | Cov-e- | nant:</p> + +<p>6. To perform the oath which He sware to our fore-<i>fa</i>ther | +A-bra- | ham || that | He would | give —| us;</p> + +<p>7. That we, being delivered out of the <i>hand</i> of our | +en-e- | mies, || might <i>serve</i> | Him with- | out — | fear,</p> + +<p>8. In holiness and <i>right</i>eous- | ness be- | fore Him || +<i>all</i> the | days of | our — | life.</p> + +<p>9. And thou, child, shalt be called the <i>prophet</i> | of +the | Highest, || for thou shalt go before the face of +the <i>Lord</i> | to pre- | pare His | ways;</p> + +<p>10. To give knowledge of sal<i>va</i>tion | unto His | +people || <i>for</i> the re- | mis-sion | of their | sins,</p> + +<p>11. Through the tender <i>mer</i>cy | of our | God || whereby +the Day-spring <i>from</i> on | high hath | visit-ed | us;</p> + +<p>12. To give light to them that sit in darkness and +<i>in</i> the | shadow of | death || and to guide our <i>feet</i> | +into the | way of | peace.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ever | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_571">571<br> +Te Deum Laudamus.</h3> + +<p>1. We <i>praise</i> | Thee, O | God, || we ac<i>knowl</i>edge | Thee +to | be the | Lord.</p> + +<p>2. All the <i>earth</i> doth | wor-ship | Thee, || <i>the</i> | Fa-ther | +ev-er- | lasting.</p> + +<p>3. To Thee all <i>an</i>gels | cry a- | loud, || the <i>Heavens</i> +and | all the | powers there- | in.</p> + +<p>4. To Thee cheru<i>bim</i> and | Ser-a- | phim || <i>con-</i> | tin-ual- | ly +do | cry,</p> + +<p>5. <i>Ho</i>ly | ho-ly | holy, || <i>Lord</i> | God of | Sab-a- | oth;</p> + +<p>6. Heaven and earth are <i>full</i> of the | maj-es- | ty || +<i>of</i> | Thy — | glo- — | ry.</p> + +<p>7. The glorious <i>com</i>pany | of the a- | postles || +<i>praise</i> | — — | — — | Thee.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_526">[526]</span></p> + +<p>8. The goodly <i>fel</i>lowship | of the | prophets || <i>praise</i> | +— — | — — | Thee.</p> + +<p>9. The <i>no</i>ble | army of | martyrs || <i>praise</i> | — — | +— — | Thee.</p> + +<p>10. The holy <i>Church</i> throughout | all the | world || +<i>doth</i> | — ac- | knowl-edge | Thee;</p> + +<p>11. <i>The</i> | Fa- — ther || <i>of</i> an | in-finite | maj-es | ty;</p> + +<p>12. <i>Thine</i> a- | dor-able, | true, || <i>and</i> | on- — | — ly | +Son;</p> + +<p>13. Al<i>so</i> the | Holy | Ghost, || <i>the</i> | Com- — | fort- — | er.</p> + +<p>14. <i>Thou</i> art the King of | Glory, || O | — — | — — | +Christ!</p> + +<p>15. Thou art the <i>ev</i>er- | last-ing | Son || <i>of</i> | — the | +Fa- — | ther.</p> + +<p>16. When Thou tookest upon <i>Thee</i> to de- | liv-er | +man, || Thou didst humble Thy<i>self</i> to be | born — | of +a | virgin.</p> + +<p>17. When Thou hadst over<i>come</i> the | sharpness of | +death, || Thou didst open the <i>king</i>dom of | heaven +to | all be- | lievers.</p> + +<p>18. Thou sittest at the <i>right</i> | hand of | God || <i>in</i> +the | glo-ry | of the | Father.</p> + +<p>19. We be<i>lieve</i> that | Thou shalt | come || <i>to</i> | be — | +our — | Judge.</p> + +<p>20. We therefore <i>pray</i> Thee, | Help Thy | servants, || +whom Thou hast <i>redeem</i>ed | with Thy | precious | blood!</p> + +<p>21. Make them to be <i>num</i>bered | with Thy | saints || +<i>in</i> | glo-ry | ev-er- | lasting.</p> + +<p>22. O <i>Lord</i>, | save Thy | people || <i>and</i> | bless Thine | +her-it- | age!</p> + +<p>23. <i>Gov-</i> | — ern | them || <i>and</i> | lift them | up for- | +ever!</p> + +<p>24. <i>Day</i> | by — | day || <i>we</i> | mag-ni | fy — | Thee;</p> + +<p>25. <i>And</i> we | worship Thy | name || <i>ev</i>er, | world +with- | out — | end.</p> + +<p>26. <i>Vouch-</i> | safe, O | Lord, || to keep <i>us</i> this | day +with- | out — | sin.</p> + +<p>27. O <i>Lord</i>, have | mercy up- | on us, || <i>have</i> | mercy +up- | on — us!</p> + +<p>28. O Lord, let Thy <i>mer</i>cy | be up- | on us, || <i>as</i> our | +trust — | is in | Thee.</p> + +<p>29. O Lord, in <i>Thee</i> | have I | trusted; || <i>let</i> me | +nev-er | be con- | founded!</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_572">572<br> +Magnificat.</h3> + +<p>1. My soul doth <i>mag</i>ni- | fy the | Lord, || and my +spirit <i>hath</i> re- | joiced in | God, my | Savior.</p> + +<p>2. <i>For</i> He | hath re- | garded || the <i>low</i>li- | ness | of | +His hand- | maiden.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_527">[527]</span></p> + +<p>3. <i>For</i>, be- | hold, from | henceforth || all <i>gen</i>er- | a-tions +shall | call me | blessed.</p> + +<p>4. For He that is <i>mighty</i> hath | magni-fied | me, || +<i>and</i> | ho-ly | is His | name.</p> + +<p>5. And His mer<i>cy</i> is on | them that | fear Him || +<i>through-</i> | out all | gen-er- | ations.</p> + +<p>6. He hath showed <i>strength</i> | with His | arm; || He +hath scattered the proud in the im<i>ag</i>i- | na-tion | of +their | hearts.</p> + +<p>7. He hath put down the <i>mighty</i> | from their | seats || +and <i>hath</i> ex- | alted the | humble and | meek.</p> + +<p>8. He hath filled the <i>hun</i>gry | with good | things, || +and the <i>rich</i> He hath | sent — | empty a- | way.</p> + +<p>9. He, remembering His mercy, hath holpen His +<i>ser</i>vant | Is-ra- | el, || as He promised to our fore-fathers, +Abra<i>ham</i> | and his | seed for- | ever.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_573">573<br> +Dominus Regit Me.</h3> + +<p>1. The <i>Lord</i> | is my | Shepherd, || I | shall | not | want.</p> + +<p>2. He maketh me to lie <i>down</i> in | green | pastures; || +He leadeth <i>me</i> be- | side the | still — | waters.</p> + +<p>3. <i>He</i> re- | storeth my | soul; || He leadeth me in the +paths of righteous<i>ness</i> | for His | name’s | sake.</p> + +<p>4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the +shadow of <i>death</i>, I will | fear no | evil; || for Thou art +with me; Thy <i>rod</i> and Thy | staff, they | comfort | me.</p> + +<p>5. Thou preparest a table before me in the <i>pres</i>ence | +of mine | enemies; || Thou anointest my head with <i>oil</i>; +my | cup | run-neth | over.</p> + +<p>6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all +the <i>days</i> | of my | life, || and I will dwell in the <i>house</i> | +of the | Lord for- | ever.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_574">574<br> +De Profundis.</h3> + +<p>1. Out of the deep have I called unto <i>Thee</i>, O | +Lord! || <i>Lord</i>, hear my | voice!</p> + +<p>2. O let Thine ears con<i>sid</i>er | well || the voice of <i>my</i> +com- | plaint.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_528">[528]</span></p> + +<p>3. If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is +<i>done</i> a- | miss, || O Lord, who <i>may</i> a- | bide it?</p> + +<p>4. For there is mer<i>cy</i> with | Thee; || therefore shalt +<i>Thou</i> be | feared.</p> + +<p>5. I look for the Lord; my soul doth <i>wait</i> for | +Him; || in His <i>Word</i> is my | trust.</p> + +<p>6. My soul <i>fleeth</i> unto the | Lord || before the morning +watch, I say, before the <i>morn</i>ing | watch.</p> + +<p>7. O Israel, trust in the Lord; for with the <i>Lord</i> +there is | mercy, || and with Him is plent<i>eous</i> re- | +demption.</p> + +<p>8. And He shall re<i>deem</i> Isra- | el || from <i>all</i> his sins.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_575">575<br> +Venite, Exultemus.</h3> + +<p>1. O come, let us sing | unto the | Lord; || let us +make a joyful noise to the | Rock of | our sal- | vation!</p> + +<p>2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks- | +giving, || and make a joyful | noise unto | Him with | +psalms.</p> + +<p>3. For the Lord is a | great | God || and a great | +King a- | bove all | gods.</p> + +<p>4. In His hand are the deep places | of the | earth; || +the strength of the | hills is | His | also.</p> + +<p>5. The sea is His, and | He | made it; || and His +hands | form-ed | the | dry | land.</p> + +<p>6. O come, let us worship | and bow | down; || let us +kneel be- | fore the | Lord, our | Maker!</p> + +<p>7. For He | is our | God, || and we are the people of +His pasture | and the | sheep of His | hand.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_576">576<br> +The Lord’s Prayer.</h3> + +<p>1. Our Fa<i>ther</i> which | art in | heaven! || <i>Hal</i>lowed | +be — | Thy — | name.</p> + +<p>2. <i>Thy</i> | kingdom | come. || Thy will be done in <i>earth</i> | +as it | is in | heaven.</p> + +<p>3. Give us this <i>day</i> our | daily | bread. || And forgive +us our <i>debts</i> as | we for- | give our | debtors.</p> + +<p>4. And lead us <i>not</i> | into temp- | tation, || but de- | +liv-er | us from | evil.</p> + +<p>5. For Thine is the king<i>dom</i> and the | power and +the | glory || <i>for-</i> | ever. | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_529">[529]</span></p> + +<h3 class="center" id="hymn_577">577<br> +The Beatitudes.</h3> + +<p>1. Bless<i>ed</i> are the | poor in | spirit, || <i>for</i> | theirs is +the | kingdom of | heaven.</p> + +<p>2. Bless<i>ed</i> are | they that | mourn, || <i>for</i> | they — | +shall be | comforted.</p> + +<p>3. Bless<i>ed</i> | are the | meek, || <i>for</i> | they shall in- | +herit the | earth.</p> + +<p>4. Blessed are they which do hunger and <i>thirst</i> +after | right-eous- | ness, || <i>for</i> | they — | shall be | filled.</p> + +<p>5. Bless<i>ed</i> are the | mer-ci- | ful, || <i>for</i> | they shall +ob- | tain | mercy.</p> + +<p>6. Bless<i>ed</i> are the | pure in | heart, || <i>for</i> | they shall | +see | God.</p> + +<p>7. Bless<i>ed</i> are the | peace- | makers, || for they shall +be <i>call</i>ed the | children | of | God.</p> + +<p>8. Blessed are they which are persecut<i>ed</i> for | righteous-ness’ +| sake, || <i>for</i> | theirs is the | kingdom of | +heaven.</p> + +<p>9. Blessed are ye when men shall revile <i>you</i>, and | +perse-cute | you, || and shall say all manner of evil +<i>against</i> you | false-ly | for My | sake.</p> + +<p>10. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is <i>your</i> +re- | ward in | heaven; || for so persecuted <i>they</i> the | +prophets which | were be- | fore you.</p> + +<p>Glory be to the <i>Fa</i>ther | and to the | Son || <i>and</i> | to +the | Ho-ly | Ghost,</p> + +<p>As it was in the beginning, is <i>now</i>, and | ev-er | +shall be, || <i>world</i> without | end! — | <i>A-</i> — | <i>men</i>.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_530">[530]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="DOXOLOGIES">DOXOLOGIES.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_578">578</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him, all creatures here below;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Him above, ye heavenly host:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_579">579</h3> + +<p class="meter">L. M. 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And God the Spirit, Three in One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be glory in the highest given</div> + <div class="verse indent0">By all on earth and all in heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As was through ages heretofore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is now, and shall be evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_580">580</h3> + +<p class="meter">C. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The God whom we adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be glory as it was, is now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shall be evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_581">581</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 5, 6, 5</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, Son, and Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Endless One in Three,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now, henceforth, forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to Thee!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_582">582</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To Father, Son, and Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Eternal One and Three,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As was and is forever,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All praise and glory be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_583">583</h3> + +<p class="meter">TROCHAIC, 7, 6, 7, 6</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God Most High,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory to the Savior,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory to the Holy Ghost,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Now, henceforth, forever.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_531">[531]</span> + +<h3 id="hymn_584">584</h3> + +<p class="meter">7, 6, 8 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O mighty God and holy,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Fount of unchanging grace,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Whose mercy ever shineth—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The brightness of Thy face;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee all praise and glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou God of love and might:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father, Son, and Spirit—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thou uncreated Light!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_585">585</h3> + +<p class="meter">7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee, eternal God Most High,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee we laud and magnify;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glorious o’er the heavenly host—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_586">586</h3> + +<p class="meter">TROCHAIC, 7s</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Father, holy Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Holy Spirit, Three in One!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory, as of old, to Thee</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now and evermore shall be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_587">587</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To God the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spirit, One in Three,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Be glory as it was, is now,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And shall forever be.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_588">588</h3> + +<p class="meter">6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8 (H. M.)</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">O Blessed, Holy One!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">All worship, praise, and love</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To Thee—the Father, Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And Spirit—God above!</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Let earth and heaven with one accord</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Sing Thine eternal glory, Lord!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_589">589</h3> + +<p class="meter">S. M.</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Eternal, holy Lord!</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Thy name we glorify—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Jehovah, God Most High!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_532">[532]</span> + +<h3 id="hymn_590">590</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise the Father, earth and heaven,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise the Son, the Spirit praise,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">As it was, and is, be given</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory through eternal days.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_591">591</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 6 l</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise and honor to the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Praise and honor to the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Praise and honor to the Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Ever Three and ever One,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">One in might and one in glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While eternal ages run.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_592">592</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Great Jehovah, Three in One:</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Glory, glory,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">While eternal ages run.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_593">593</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Great Jehovah, we adore Thee,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">God the Father, God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">God the Spirit, joined in glory</div> + <div class="verse indent2">On the same eternal throne;</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Endless praises</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To Jehovah, Three in One.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 id="hymn_594">594</h3> + +<p class="meter">8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7</p> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Father,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Glory be to God the Son,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Glory be to God the Spirit,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Everlasting Three in One:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Thee let heaven and earth adore,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Now, henceforth, and evermore.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_533">[533]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="VERSICLES">VERSICLES FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS AND GENERAL OCCASIONS.</h2> + +</div> + +<h3 class="center">List I.</h3> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">1. The eyes of all wait upon Thee.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And Thou givest them their meat in due season.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">2. The Lord is merciful and gracious. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">3. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">That He would send forth laborers into His harvest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">4. Ask, and ye shall receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">That your Joy may be full.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">5. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For His mercy endureth forever. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">6. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">7. Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thou wilt preserve their heart; Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">8. The Lord will give strength unto His people. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The Lord will bless His people with peace. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">9. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">10. By Me kings reign and princes decree justice.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">By Me princes rule and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">11. He shall give His angels charge over thee</div> + <div class="verse indent3">To keep thee in all thy ways.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">12. The Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord will give grace and glory. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_534">[534]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">13. Sanctify us through Thy truth. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thy Word is truth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">14. Lord, teach me to do Thy will. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Let Thy good Spirit lead me in the right way. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">15. Show me Thy ways, O Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Teach me Thy paths. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">16. Save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Feed them also and lift them up forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">17. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Deliver us and purge away our sins for Thy name’s sake.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">18. I have trusted in Thy mercy.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">19. Suffer the little children to come unto Me and forbid them not;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For of such is the kingdom of heaven.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">20. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">21. Call upon Me in the day of trouble.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">22. Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Strengthen Thou me according to Thy Word.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h3 class="center">List II.</h3> + +<h4 class="center">GENERAL.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">23. <b><i>Minister</i></b>: The Lord be with you.</div> + <div class="verse indent3"><b><i>Congregation</i></b>: And with thy spirit.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">ADVENT.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">24. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For He hath visited and redeemed His people. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">25. Hosanna to the Son of David! Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Hosanna in the highest! Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">26. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors! Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And the King of Glory shall come in. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_535">[535]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">27. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Our God shall come. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">28. Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Make His paths straight. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">CHRISTMAS.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">29. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Which shall be to all people. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">30. Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">God is the Lord, which hath showed us light. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">31. The Word was made flesh. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And dwelt among us. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">32. Unto us a Child is born. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Unto us a Son is given. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">33. Unto you is born this day a Savior. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Which is Christ the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">NEW YEAR.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">34. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">35. Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">36. Show me Thy ways, O Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Teach me Thy paths.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">37. Thou shalt call His name Jesus. Hallelujah.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For He shall save His people from their sins. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">EPIPHANY.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">38. All they from Sheba shall come. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">They shall bring gold and incense. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">39. Arise, shine, for thy light is come. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_536">[536]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">40. O praise the Lord, all ye nations. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Praise Him, all ye people. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">41. There shall come a Star out of Jacob. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And a Scepter shall rise out of Israel. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">THE PASSION SEASON.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">42. Christ became obedient unto death;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Even the death of the cross.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">43. God spared not His own Son;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">But delivered Him up for us all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">44. He was wounded for our transgressions;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">He was bruised for our iniquities.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">45. Surely He hath borne our griefs</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And carried our sorrows.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">46. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And with His stripes we are healed.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">HOLY THURSDAY.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">47. As often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Ye do show the Lord’s death till He come.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">48. He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">EASTER.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">49. Christ was delivered for our offenses. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And was raised again for our justification. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">50. Death is swallowed up in victory. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory! Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">51. I know that my Redeemer liveth. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">52. Jesus Christ hath abolished death. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And hath brought life and immortality to light. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_537">[537]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">53. O death, where is thy sting? Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">O grave, where is thy victory? Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">54. The Lord is risen. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The Lord is risen indeed. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">55. This is the day which the Lord hath made. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">We will rejoice and be glad in it. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">ASCENSION DAY.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">56. Christ hath ascended on high. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">He hath led captivity captive. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">57. God is gone up with a shout. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">WHITSUNTIDE.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">58. Create in me a clean heart, O God.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And renew a right spirit within me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">59. God is the Lord which hath showed us light. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">60. The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">He shall teach you all things. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">THE FESTIVAL OF TRINITY.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">61. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The whole earth is full of His glory. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">62. We praise God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">We praise Him now and evermore. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">ST. MICHAEL’S AND ALL ANGELS’.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">63. Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Ye ministers of His that do His pleasure. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">64. He shall give His angels charge over thee. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">To keep thee in all thy ways. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_538">[538]</span></p> + +<h4 class="center">THE FESTIVAL OF HARVEST OR THANKSGIVING.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">65. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">66. O give thanks unto the Lord: for He is good. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For His mercy endureth forever. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">67. Praise Him for His mighty acts. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">68. The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And Thou givest them their meat in due season. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">THE FESTIVAL OF REFORMATION.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">69. Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">70. Stand fast therefore in the liberty</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Wherewith Christ hath made you free.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">71. The Lord, our God, be with us</div> + <div class="verse indent3">As He was with our fathers.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">72. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And a light unto my path. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">A DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">73. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord;</div> + <div class="verse indent3">For in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">74. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">According unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">75. Lord, deal not with us after our sins,</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Nor reward us according to our iniquities.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">76. We have sinned with our fathers.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_539">[539]</span></p> + +<h4 class="center">FAITH AND JUSTIFICATION.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">77. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Whose sin is covered. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">78. O Lord, I have trusted in Thy mercy. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">My ear shall rejoice in Thy salvation. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">79. The Lord hath clothed me with the garments of salvation. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">80. The Lord is merciful and gracious. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">81. We have trusted in Thy mercy.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Our heart shall rejoice In Thy salvation.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">82. With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">SANCTIFICATION.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">83. Sanctify us, O Lord, through Thy truth.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thy Word is truth.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">84. Show me Thy ways, O Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Teach me Thy paths.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">85. Teach me, O Lord, to do Thy will.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">86. Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Unite my heart to fear Thy name.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">CHURCH AND MISSIONS.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">87. How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">88. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And the place where Thine honor dwelleth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_540">[540]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">89. Lord, preserve unto us Thy Word.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Thy Word is unto us the joy and rejoicing of our hearts.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">90. Pray ye the Lord of the harvest</div> + <div class="verse indent3">That He would send forth laborers into His harvest.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">91. Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance.</div> + <div class="verse indent3">Feed them also and lift them up forever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">92. The Gentiles shall come to thy light. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And kings to the brightness of thy rising. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">93. Their voice is gone out through all the earth. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">And their words to the end of the world. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">94. The Lord God is a Sun and Shield, the Lord will give grace and glory. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">95. The Lord will give strength unto His people. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent3">The Lord will bless His people with peace. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<h4 class="center">FOR OTHER OCCASIONS.</h4> + +<div class="poetry-container"> +<div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">96. Ask, and ye shall receive,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">That your joy may be full.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">97. Be thou faithful unto death,</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And I will give thee the crown of life.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">98. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">They rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent1">99. Call upon Me in the day of trouble.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">100. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And deliver us and purge away our sins for Thy name’s sake.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">101. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">My soul shall be joyful in my God. Hallelujah!</div> + </div><span class="pagenum" id="Page_541">[541]</span> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">102. My soul doth magnify the Lord. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Savior. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">103. Serve the Lord with gladness. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">Come before His presence with singing. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">104. Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">For of such is the kingdom of God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">105. The Lord is my Shepherd. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">I shall not want. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">106. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">To all that call upon Him in truth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">107. The Lord shall judge the world with righteousness. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And the people with His truth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">108. The Word of the Lord is right. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And all His works are done in truth. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">109. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">And they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">110. This is the day which the Lord hath made. Hallelujah!</div> + <div class="verse indent4">We will rejoice and be glad in it. Hallelujah!</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">111. Turn Thou us, and we shall be turned.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">For Thou art the Lord, our God.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">112. We have here no continuing city.</div> + <div class="verse indent4">But we seek one to come.</div> + </div> +</div> +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_542">[542]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Morning_Prayer">Morning Prayer.</h2> + +</div> + +<p>In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy +Ghost. Amen.</p> + +<p>I thank Thee, my heavenly Father, through +Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept +me this night from all harm and danger; and +I pray Thee that Thou wouldst keep me this day +also from sin and every evil, that all my doings +and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands +I commend myself, my body and soul, and all +things. Let Thy holy angel be with me that the +wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.</p> + +<hr class="tb"> + +<p>O Thou crucified Lord Jesus Christ, who, as +the truly patient Lamb of God, didst suffer for +me the most shameful death on the cross and with +Thy precious blood didst redeem me from all sins, +from death, and from the power of the devil: +I pray Thee, give me the assurance of this redemption +through Thy Word, govern my heart with +Thy Holy Spirit, preserve me with Thy divine +love, and hide me this day, both soul and body, in +Thy holy wounds. Wash me clean from all my +sins, teach me to live a life of good works, and +finally lead me from this world of sorrows to Thine +eternal joy and glory, Thou most faithful Savior, +Jesus Christ, mine only Comfort, Hope, and Life. +Amen.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_543">[543]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Evening_Prayer">Evening Prayer.</h2> + +</div> + +<p>In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy +Ghost. Amen.</p> + +<p>I thank Thee, my heavenly Father, through +Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast +graciously kept me this day; and I pray Thee +that Thou wouldst forgive me all my sins where +I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this +night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, +my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy +angel be with me that the wicked Foe may have +no power over me. Amen.</p> + +<hr class="tb"> + +<p>O Lord Jesus Christ, Thou patient Lamb of +God, Thou holy Sacrificial Offering for all my +sins, and not for mine only, but for the sins of +the whole world: I most heartily thank Thee +that Thou hast graciously kept both my body +and soul under Thy protecting care this day; and +I pray Thee that Thou wouldst graciously pardon +and forgive all my sins which I have committed +this day, both through the weakness of my old +evil nature and the temptations of the Evil Spirit, +all of which sorely oppress my heart and conscience. +Cover me this night with the wings of +Thy grace and grant that my body may sleep in +safety while my soul watches for Thy glorious +coming to Judgment, ready to enter Thy blessed +Kingdom of Glory. Grant this, O Lord, for the +sake of Thy suffering and death. Amen.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_544">[544]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Before_Meals">Before Meals.</h2> + +</div> + +<p>The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord, and +Thou givest them their meat in due season; Thou +openest Thine hand and satisfiest the desire of +every living thing.</p> + +<p>Lord God, heavenly Father, bless us and these +Thy gifts which we receive from Thy bountiful +goodness; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="After_Meals">After Meals.</h2> + +</div> + +<p>O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; +for His mercy endureth forever. He giveth food +to all flesh: He giveth to the beast his food and +to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth +not in the strength of the horse. He taketh not +pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord taketh +pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that +hope in His mercy.</p> + +<p>We thank Thee, Lord God, heavenly Father, +through Jesus Christ, our Lord, for all Thy +benefits, who livest and reignest forever and ever. +Amen.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_545">[545]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Short_Form_for_Baptism">A Short Form for Holy Baptism in Cases of Necessity.</h2> + +</div> + +<p>In urgent cases, in the absence of the pastor, +any Christian may administer Holy Baptism.</p> + +<p>Take water, call the child by its name, pour or +sprinkle the water on the child, saying:—</p> + +<p><b>I baptize thee in the name of God the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. +Amen.</b></p> + +<p>If there is time, the baptism may be preceded +by the following <i>prayer</i>:—</p> + +<p>Eternal, merciful God! We pray Thee, extend +Thy goodness and mercy unto this child who now +asks; open the door to it who knocks, that it +may enjoy the everlasting blessing of Thy heavenly +washing and may come to the eternal kingdom +which Thou hast prepared through Christ, our +Lord. Amen.</p> + +<p>Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be +Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done +on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day +our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, +as we forgive those who trespass against us. And +lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from +evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power +and the glory forever and ever. Amen.</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_546">[546]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="CONTENTS">CONTENTS.</h2> + +</div> + +<table> + <tr> + <td></td> + <td class="tdpg smaller">PAGE</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Morning Service, or the Communion</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Communion">3</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Evening Service</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Vespers">18</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Early Service, or Matins</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Matins">22</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="tdc" colspan="2">THE HYMNS.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td></td> + <td class="tdpg smaller">HYMN</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Beginning of Worship</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_BEGINNING_OF_WORSHIP">1</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Close of Worship</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_CLOSE_OF_WORSHIP">9</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Morning</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#MORNING">19</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Evening</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#EVENING">30</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Invitation</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#INVITATION">46</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Praise</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#PRAISE">59</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>The Redeemer</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_REDEEMER">81</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>God’s Word</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#GODS_WORD">110</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>The Lord’s Day</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_LORDS_DAY">123</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Advent</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#ADVENT">130</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Christmas</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHRISTMAS">145</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>End of Year</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#END_OF_YEAR">163</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>New Year</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#NEW_YEAR">166</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Circumcision</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CIRCUMCISION_OF_CHRIST">175</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Epiphany</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#EPIPHANY">179</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Presentation</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#PRESENTATION_OF_CHRIST">185</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Passion:—</td> + <td class="tdpg"></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">General</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#GENERAL">191</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Good Friday</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#GOOD_FRIDAY">203</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Burial of Jesus</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#BURIAL_OF_JESUS">215</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Easter</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#EASTER">218</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Ascension</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#ASCENSION">231</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Session</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#SESSION">237</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Intercession</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#INTERCESSION">240</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Pentecost</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#PENTECOST">246</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Trinity</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#TRINITY">261</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Festival of the Reformation</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#REFORMATION">273</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>St. Michael and All Angels</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#ST_MICHAEL_AND_ALL_ANGELS">285</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>All Saints</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#ALL_SAINTS">288</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Harvest and Thanksgiving</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#HARVEST_AND_THANKSGIVING">291</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>National</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#NATIONAL">299</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Faith and Justification</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#FAITH_AND_JUSTIFICATION">306</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td><span class="pagenum" id="Page_547">[547]</span>Sanctification:—</td> + <td class="tdpg"></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Obedience</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#OBEDIENCE">331</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Consecration</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CONSECRATION">345</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Giving</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#GIVING">357</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Trust</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#TRUST">363</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Warfare</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#WARFARE">376</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Resignation</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#RESIGNATION">383</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Catechism</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CATECHISM">390</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Law</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#LAW">391</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Creed</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CREED">393</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Prayer</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#PRAYER">395</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Baptism</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#BAPTISM">400</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Confirmation</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CONFIRMATION">408</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Confession</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CONFESSION">413</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Absolution</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#ABSOLUTION">424</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">The Lord’s Supper</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_LORDS_SUPPER">427</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Marriage, Family, Children</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#MARRIAGE_FAMILY_CHILDREN">442</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Church:—</td> + <td class="tdpg"></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Laying of Corner-Stone</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#LAYING_OF_CORNER-STONE">450</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Dedication of Church</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#DEDICATION_OF_CHURCH">454</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">The Communion of Saints</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_COMMUNION_OF_SAINTS">460</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Glory of the Church</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#GLORY_OF_THE_CHURCH">464</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">Missions</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#MISSIONS">470</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td class="in1">The Ministry</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#THE_MINISTRY">485</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Cross and Comfort</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CROSS_AND_COMFORT">494</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Death and Burial</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#DEATH_AND_BURIAL">527</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Judgment</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#JUDGMENT">548</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Heaven</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#HEAVEN">556</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Chants</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#CHANTS">568</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Doxologies</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#DOXOLOGIES">578</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td></td> + <td class="tdpg smaller">PAGE</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Versicles</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#VERSICLES">533</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Morning Prayer</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Morning_Prayer">542</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Evening Prayer</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Evening_Prayer">543</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Prayer before Meals</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Before_Meals">544</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Prayer after Meals</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#After_Meals">544</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Short Form for Baptism</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Short_Form_for_Baptism">545</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>First Lines of Hymns</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#INDEX_OF_FIRST_LINES">548</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>First Lines of Chants</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Index_of_Selections_for_Chanting">559</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>First Lines of Doxologies</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#Index_of_Doxologies">559</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Authors and Translators</td> + <td class="tdpg"><a href="#INDEX_OF_AUTHORS_AND_TRANSLATORS">560</a></td> + </tr> +</table> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_548">[548]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="INDEX_OF_FIRST_LINES">INDEX OF FIRST LINES.</h2> + +</div> + +<ul> + +<li class="ifrst">Abide, O dearest Jesus, <a href="#hymn_9">9</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Abide with me; fast falls the eventide, <a href="#hymn_40">40</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Across the sky the shades of night, <a href="#hymn_164">164</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Again is come the new church-year, <a href="#hymn_140">140</a></li> + +<li class="indx">A great and mighty wonder, <a href="#hymn_149">149</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Ah! Lord, our God, let them not be confounded, <a href="#hymn_280">280</a></li> + +<li class="indx">A hymn of glory let us sing, <a href="#hymn_235">235</a></li> + +<li class="indx">A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth, <a href="#hymn_191">191</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Alas, and did my Savior bleed, <a href="#hymn_214">214</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Alas, my God, my sins are great, <a href="#hymn_421">421</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All depends on our possessing, <a href="#hymn_363">363</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All glory be to God on high, <a href="#hymn_261">261</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All hall the power of Jesus’ name, <a href="#hymn_93">93</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All my heart this night rejoices, <a href="#hymn_145">145</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All praise to Jesus’ hallowed name, <a href="#hymn_147">147</a></li> + +<li class="indx">All that I was, my sin, my guilt, <a href="#hymn_308">308</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Almighty Father, heaven and earth, <a href="#hymn_360">360</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Almighty God, Thy Word is cast, <a href="#hymn_13">13</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Almighty Lord, before Thy throne, <a href="#hymn_303">303</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Am I a soldier of the Cross, <a href="#hymn_378">378</a></li> + +<li class="indx">A mighty Fortress is our God, <a href="#hymn_273">273</a></li> + +<li class="indx">An awful mystery is here, <a href="#hymn_437">437</a></li> + +<li class="indx">And let this feeble body fail, <a href="#hymn_521">521</a></li> + +<li class="indx">And must this body die, <a href="#hymn_534">534</a></li> + +<li class="indx">And will the Judge descend, <a href="#hymn_554">554</a></li> + +<li class="indx">And wilt Thou pardon, Lord, <a href="#hymn_422">422</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Angels from the realms of glory, <a href="#hymn_187">187</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat, <a href="#hymn_399">399</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Arise, my soul, arise, <a href="#hymn_240">240</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Arise, sons of the kingdom, <a href="#hymn_142">142</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Arm these, Thy soldiers, mighty Lord, <a href="#hymn_410">410</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, <a href="#hymn_540">540</a></li> + +<li class="indx">A slumber I know, in Jesus’ name, <a href="#hymn_565">565</a></li> + +<li class="indx">As with gladness men of old, <a href="#hymn_183">183</a></li> + +<li class="indx">At Thy command, our dearest Lord, <a href="#hymn_440">440</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Awake, my heart, with gladness, <a href="#hymn_218">218</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Awake, my soul, and with the sun, <a href="#hymn_29">29</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, <a href="#hymn_92">92</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Awake, Thou Spirit, who didst fire, <a href="#hymn_481">481</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Baptised into Thy name most holy, <a href="#hymn_400">400</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Before Jehovah’s awful throne, <a href="#hymn_78">78</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Before Thy throne I now appear, <a href="#hymn_35">35</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Behold a Stranger at the door, <a href="#hymn_51">51</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Behold the Savior of mankind, <a href="#hymn_211">211</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Behold the sure Foundation-stone, <a href="#hymn_452">452</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Beloved, it is well, <a href="#hymn_518">518</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Beloved Jesus, what law hast Thou broken, <a href="#hymn_198">198</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blessed are the sons of God, <a href="#hymn_315">315</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_549">[549]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Blessed Jesus, at Thy word, <a href="#hymn_3">3</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blessed Jesus, here we stand, <a href="#hymn_402">402</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blest be the tie that binds, <a href="#hymn_462">462</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blest be Thy love, dear Lord, <a href="#hymn_388">388</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blest is the man, forever blest, <a href="#hymn_309">309</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Bow down Thine ear, <a href="#hymn_493">493</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Brief life is here our portion, <a href="#hymn_557">557</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, <a href="#hymn_181">181</a></li> + +<li class="indx">By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless, <a href="#hymn_311">311</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Chief of sinners though I be, <a href="#hymn_99">99</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, by heavenly hosts adored, <a href="#hymn_296">296</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, everlasting Source of light, <a href="#hymn_34">34</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christians, come, in sweetest measures, <a href="#hymn_121">121</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ is our Corner-stone, <a href="#hymn_453">453</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, the Life of all the living, <a href="#hymn_196">196</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, the Lord, is risen again, <a href="#hymn_225">225</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, <a href="#hymn_221">221</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, Thou art the sure Foundation, <a href="#hymn_454">454</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, Thou the Champion of the band who own, <a href="#hymn_279">279</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Christ, whose glory fills the skies, <a href="#hymn_100">100</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, follow Me, the Savior spake, <a href="#hymn_334">334</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost, <a href="#hymn_249">249</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing, <a href="#hymn_159">159</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord, <a href="#hymn_257">257</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Holy Spirit, come, <a href="#hymn_258">258</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, <a href="#hymn_255">255</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Jesus, from the sapphire throne, <a href="#hymn_455">455</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, let us join our cheerful songs, <a href="#hymn_102">102</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, <a href="#hymn_56">56</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit, <a href="#hymn_246">246</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Thou Almighty King, <a href="#hymn_262">262</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, Thou precious Ransom, come, <a href="#hymn_135">135</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come to Calvary’s holy mountain, <a href="#hymn_212">212</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come unto Me, ye weary, <a href="#hymn_49">49</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish, <a href="#hymn_512">512</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, ye thankful people, come, <a href="#hymn_295">295</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Come, ye weary sinners, come, <a href="#hymn_58">58</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Comfort, comfort ye My people, <a href="#hymn_130">130</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Commit whatever grieves thee, <a href="#hymn_525">525</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Crown Him with many crowns, <a href="#hymn_104">104</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Day of wrath, that day of mourning, <a href="#hymn_555">555</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Dear Christians, one and all rejoice, <a href="#hymn_310">310</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Dear Refuge of my weary soul, <a href="#hymn_502">502</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness, <a href="#hymn_432">432</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Delay not, delay not, O sinner, <a href="#hymn_57">57</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Draw nigh and take the body of your Lord, <a href="#hymn_427">427</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Drawn to the cross, <a href="#hymn_321">321</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Draw us to Thee, <a href="#hymn_234">234</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Enslaved by sin and bound in chains, <a href="#hymn_202">202</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Eternal Son of God, O Thou, <a href="#hymn_456">456</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Every morning mercies new, <a href="#hymn_28">28</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_550">[550]</span></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Farewell I say with gladness, <a href="#hymn_532">532</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father, in whom we live, <a href="#hymn_270">270</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father, let me dedicate, <a href="#hymn_166">166</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father of Glory, to Thy name, <a href="#hymn_267">267</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father of heaven, who hast created all, <a href="#hymn_405">405</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father of heaven, whose love profound, <a href="#hymn_269">269</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord, <a href="#hymn_219">219</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father of mercies, in Thy Word, <a href="#hymn_117">117</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father, who the light this day, <a href="#hymn_123">123</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Fear not, O little flock, the Foe, <a href="#hymn_276">276</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Fight the good fight, <a href="#hymn_376">376</a></li> + +<li class="indx">For all Thy saints, O Lord, <a href="#hymn_289">289</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Forever with the Lord, <a href="#hymn_567">567</a></li> + +<li class="indx">For me to live is Jesus, <a href="#hymn_529">529</a></li> + +<li class="indx">For Thy mercy and Thy grace, <a href="#hymn_168">168</a></li> + +<li class="indx">From all that dwell below the skies, <a href="#hymn_79">79</a></li> + +<li class="indx">From God shall naught divide me, <a href="#hymn_509">509</a></li> + +<li class="indx">From Greenland’s icy mountains, <a href="#hymn_474">474</a></li> + +<li class="indx">From heaven above to earth I come, <a href="#hymn_150">150</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled, <a href="#hymn_537">537</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Give to our God immortal praise, <a href="#hymn_70">70</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glorious things of thee are spoken, <a href="#hymn_464">464</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory be to God the Father, <a href="#hymn_268">268</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory be to Jesus, <a href="#hymn_208">208</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory to Thee, my God, this night, <a href="#hymn_36">36</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Go to dark Gethsemane, <a href="#hymn_199">199</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God bless our native land, <a href="#hymn_305">305</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God, from all eternity, <a href="#hymn_343">343</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God is love, His mercy brightens, <a href="#hymn_510">510</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God liveth still, <a href="#hymn_513">513</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God moves in a mysterious way, <a href="#hymn_524">524</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God of mercy, God of grace, <a href="#hymn_71">71</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God of my life, Thy boundless grace, <a href="#hymn_265">265</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God of my life, to Thee I call, <a href="#hymn_522">522</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God of my life, whose gracious power, <a href="#hymn_332">332</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God of the prophets, bless the prophets’ sons, <a href="#hymn_486">486</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God the Father, be our Stay, <a href="#hymn_271">271</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God, who madest earth and heaven, <a href="#hymn_23">23</a></li> + +<li class="indx">God, who madest earth and heaven, Darkness, <a href="#hymn_44">44</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Grace, ’tis a charming sound, <a href="#hymn_328">328</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Gracious Savior, gentle Shepherd, <a href="#hymn_447">447</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Gracious Spirit, Dove Divine, <a href="#hymn_253">253</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Great God, we sing that mighty Hand, <a href="#hymn_167">167</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Great God, what do I see and hear, <a href="#hymn_553">553</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Great is the Lord, our God, <a href="#hymn_458">458</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, <a href="#hymn_340">340</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Had God not come, may Israel say, <a href="#hymn_282">282</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hail the day that sees Him rise, <a href="#hymn_243">243</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hail, Thou once despised Jesus, <a href="#hymn_242">242</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hail, Thou Source of every blessing, <a href="#hymn_182">182</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_551">[551]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, <a href="#hymn_132">132</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Happy the man who feareth God, <a href="#hymn_446">446</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding, <a href="#hymn_133">133</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, a voice divides the sky, <a href="#hymn_536">536</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, a voice saith, all are mortal, <a href="#hymn_530">530</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, ten thousand harps and voices, <a href="#hymn_238">238</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, the Church proclaims her honor, <a href="#hymn_467">467</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes, <a href="#hymn_139">139</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark! the herald-angels sing, <a href="#hymn_154">154</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark! the sound of holy voices, <a href="#hymn_290">290</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark! the voice of Jesus crying, <a href="#hymn_476">476</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hark! what mean those holy voices, <a href="#hymn_160">160</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Hasten, O sinner, to be wise, <a href="#hymn_55">55</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Help, Helper, help in fear and need, <a href="#hymn_523">523</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Help us, O Lord, behold, we enter, <a href="#hymn_171">171</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Here in Thy name, eternal God, <a href="#hymn_450">450</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Holy Father, Thou hast taught me, <a href="#hymn_336">336</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Holy Ghost, with light divine, <a href="#hymn_259">259</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, <a href="#hymn_263">263</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Holy Spirit, hear us, <a href="#hymn_256">256</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How beauteous are their feet, <a href="#hymn_490">490</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How can I thank Thee, Lord, <a href="#hymn_344">344</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, <a href="#hymn_375">375</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How lovely now the morning star, <a href="#hymn_24">24</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How precious is the Book Divine, <a href="#hymn_111">111</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How shall the young secure their hearts, <a href="#hymn_112">112</a></li> + +<li class="indx">How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, <a href="#hymn_96">96</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">I am content! my Jesus liveth still, <a href="#hymn_226">226</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, <a href="#hymn_370">370</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I do not come because my soul, <a href="#hymn_316">316</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I fall asleep in Jesus’ wounds, <a href="#hymn_545">545</a></li> + +<li class="indx">If God Himself be for me, <a href="#hymn_526">526</a></li> + +<li class="indx">If God were not upon our side, <a href="#hymn_284">284</a></li> + +<li class="indx">If thou but suffer God to guide thee, <a href="#hymn_498">498</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I heard the voice of Jesus say, <a href="#hymn_46">46</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I know that my Redeemer lives and ever prays, <a href="#hymn_245">245</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I know that my Redeemer lives, what, <a href="#hymn_229">229</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I lay my sins on Jesus, <a href="#hymn_322">322</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I leave all things to God’s direction, <a href="#hymn_499">499</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I leave Thee not! Thou art my Jesus ever, <a href="#hymn_87">87</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I’ll praise my Maker whilst I’ve breath, <a href="#hymn_73">73</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I love Thy Zion, Lord, <a href="#hymn_468">468</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I’m but a stranger here, <a href="#hymn_563">563</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Immanuel, we sing Thy praise, <a href="#hymn_161">161</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In death’s strong grasp the Savior lay, <a href="#hymn_224">224</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In God, my faithful God, <a href="#hymn_508">508</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In His temple now behold Him, <a href="#hymn_186">186</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In loud, exalted strains, <a href="#hymn_457">457</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In peace and joy I now depart, <a href="#hymn_185">185</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In the Cross of Christ I glory, <a href="#hymn_95">95</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust, <a href="#hymn_495">495</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In the hour of trial, <a href="#hymn_409">409</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In the name which earth and heaven, <a href="#hymn_451">451</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_552">[552]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">In vain would boasting reason find, <a href="#hymn_122">122</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Invited, Lord, by boundless grace, <a href="#hymn_438">438</a></li> + +<li class="indx">In weariness and pain, <a href="#hymn_504">504</a></li> + +<li class="indx">It is not death to die, <a href="#hymn_533">533</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I was a wandering sheep, <a href="#hymn_105">105</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I will sing my Maker’s praises, <a href="#hymn_65">65</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I would not live alway; I ask not to stay, <a href="#hymn_535">535</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Jehovah, let me now adore Thee, <a href="#hymn_67">67</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jerusalem, my happy home, <a href="#hymn_558">558</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jerusalem, the golden, <a href="#hymn_556">556</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jerusalem, thou city fair and high, <a href="#hymn_559">559</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, and shall it ever be, <a href="#hymn_91">91</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Brightness of the Father, <a href="#hymn_287">287</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus came, the heav’ns adoring, <a href="#hymn_131">131</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus Christ, my sure Defense, <a href="#hymn_220">220</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, <a href="#hymn_441">441</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, grant that balm and healing, <a href="#hymn_194">194</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, I live to Thee, <a href="#hymn_541">541</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, I my cross have taken, <a href="#hymn_335">335</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, I will ponder now, <a href="#hymn_192">192</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Jesus, Jesus only, <a href="#hymn_86">86</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus lives; no longer now, <a href="#hymn_222">222</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Lover of my soul, <a href="#hymn_107">107</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, my great High Priest, <a href="#hymn_244">244</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, my Truth, my Way, <a href="#hymn_373">373</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, name of wondrous love, <a href="#hymn_178">178</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, priceless Treasure, <a href="#hymn_82">82</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Refuge of the weary, <a href="#hymn_210">210</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Savior, come to me, <a href="#hymn_106">106</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus shall reign where’er the sun, <a href="#hymn_483">483</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="#hymn_356">356</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus sinners doth receive, <a href="#hymn_414">414</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, still lead on, <a href="#hymn_331">331</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, the very thought of Thee, <a href="#hymn_98">98</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Thou art mine forever, <a href="#hymn_97">97</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Thou my heart’s Delight, <a href="#hymn_89">89</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness, <a href="#hymn_326">326</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Thy boundless love to me, <a href="#hymn_84">84</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes, <a href="#hymn_144">144</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Joy to the world, the Lord is come, <a href="#hymn_158">158</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Just as I am, without one plea, <a href="#hymn_318">318</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Lamb of God, we fall before Thee, <a href="#hymn_81">81</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace, <a href="#hymn_119">119</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let every ear attend, <a href="#hymn_53">53</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let me be Thine forever, <a href="#hymn_408">408</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let not such a thought e’er pain thee, <a href="#hymn_506">506</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let songs of praises fill the sky, <a href="#hymn_254">254</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let the earth now praise the Lord, <a href="#hymn_146">146</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let thoughtless thousands choose the road, <a href="#hymn_550">550</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let us all with gladsome voice, <a href="#hymn_153">153</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Let us ever walk with Jesus, <a href="#hymn_333">333</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, <a href="#hymn_138">138</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Light of the Gentile nations, <a href="#hymn_190">190</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_553">[553]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Lo, God to heaven ascendeth, <a href="#hymn_233">233</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Look from Thy sphere of endless day, <a href="#hymn_479">479</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, as Thou wilt, deal Thou with me, <a href="#hymn_383">383</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, <a href="#hymn_17">17</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord God, we all to Thee give praise, <a href="#hymn_286">286</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord God, who art my Father dear, <a href="#hymn_517">517</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, grant that we e’er pure retain, <a href="#hymn_390">390</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, hear the voice of my complaint, <a href="#hymn_365">365</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, in Thy kingdom there shall be, <a href="#hymn_461">461</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, it belongs not to my care, <a href="#hymn_496">496</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, in Thee alone, <a href="#hymn_413">413</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light, <a href="#hymn_195">195</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, strong Hero Thou, <a href="#hymn_230">230</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, to us attend, <a href="#hymn_1">1</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, true Man and God, <a href="#hymn_527">527</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide, <a href="#hymn_110">110</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus, Thou art truly good, <a href="#hymn_436">436</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord Jesus, who our souls to save, <a href="#hymn_217">217</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, keep us in Thy Word and work, <a href="#hymn_274">274</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, lead the way the Savior went, <a href="#hymn_359">359</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of Glory, Thou hast bought us, <a href="#hymn_358">358</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of my life, O may Thy praise, <a href="#hymn_27">27</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of my life, whose tender care, <a href="#hymn_18">18</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of the Church, we humbly pray, <a href="#hymn_485">485</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of the harvest, hear, <a href="#hymn_491">491</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord of the worlds above, <a href="#hymn_469">469</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, open Thou my heart to hear, <a href="#hymn_2">2</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, pour Thy Spirit from on high, <a href="#hymn_488">488</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, ’tis not that I did choose Thee, <a href="#hymn_69">69</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, to Thee I make confession, <a href="#hymn_416">416</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, we come before Thee now, <a href="#hymn_7">7</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, we confess our numerous faults, <a href="#hymn_307">307</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, when at Thy command, <a href="#hymn_487">487</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, when we bend before Thy throne, <a href="#hymn_6">6</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, while for all mankind we pray, <a href="#hymn_302">302</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lord, who at Cana’s wedding-feast, <a href="#hymn_443">443</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Lo, upon the altar lies, <a href="#hymn_433">433</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">May God be praised henceforth and blest forever, <a href="#hymn_431">431</a></li> + +<li class="indx">May God bestow on us His grace, <a href="#hymn_480">480</a></li> + +<li class="indx">May we Thy precepts, Lord, fulfil, <a href="#hymn_339">339</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My dear Jesus I’ll not leave, <a href="#hymn_88">88</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My faith looks up to Thee, <a href="#hymn_351">351</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My Father! cheering name!, <a href="#hymn_519">519</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My God, accept my heart this day, <a href="#hymn_412">412</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My God, and is Thy table spread, <a href="#hymn_429">429</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My God, my Father, while I stray, <a href="#hymn_386">386</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My hope is built on nothing less, <a href="#hymn_306">306</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My inmost heart now raises, <a href="#hymn_22">22</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My Jesus, as Thou wilt, <a href="#hymn_387">387</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My soul, be on thy guard, <a href="#hymn_379">379</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My soul, now bless thy Maker, <a href="#hymn_59">59</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My soul, repeat His praise, <a href="#hymn_77">77</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My Spirit on Thy care, <a href="#hymn_369">369</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_554">[554]</span></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Nearer, my God, to Thee, <a href="#hymn_520">520</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Nearer, my God, to Thee, through Word, <a href="#hymn_324">324</a></li> + +<li class="indx">No change of time shall ever shock, <a href="#hymn_281">281</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Not all the blood of beasts, <a href="#hymn_319">319</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Not what these hands have done, <a href="#hymn_320">320</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now, Christ, the very Son of God, <a href="#hymn_403">403</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now do we pray God the Holy Ghost, <a href="#hymn_260">260</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now God be with us, for the night is closing, <a href="#hymn_38">38</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now hush your cries and shed no tear, <a href="#hymn_539">539</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now I have found the sure foundation, <a href="#hymn_312">312</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now lay we calmly in the grave, <a href="#hymn_538">538</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now let us come before Him, <a href="#hymn_174">174</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now may He who from the dead, <a href="#hymn_15">15</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now our worship sweet is o’er, <a href="#hymn_10">10</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now praise we Christ, the Holy One, <a href="#hymn_148">148</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now rest beneath night’s shadows, <a href="#hymn_33">33</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now thank we all our God, <a href="#hymn_64">64</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now the day is over, <a href="#hymn_45">45</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Now the shades of night are gone, <a href="#hymn_26">26</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">O bleeding Head, and wounded, <a href="#hymn_201">201</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O bless the Lord, my soul, <a href="#hymn_76">76</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O bless, Thou heavenly Potentate, <a href="#hymn_300">300</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O blest the house, <a href="#hymn_445">445</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Christ, our true and only Light, <a href="#hymn_475">475</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O darkest woe, <a href="#hymn_215">215</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O dearest Jesus, Thee I pray, <a href="#hymn_188">188</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O enter, Lord, Thy temple, <a href="#hymn_252">252</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O’er the distant mountains breaking, <a href="#hymn_548">548</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O faithful God, we worship Thee, <a href="#hymn_425">425</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O for a faith that will not shrink, <a href="#hymn_354">354</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O for a thousand tongues to sing, <a href="#hymn_108">108</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Friend of souls, how blest am I, <a href="#hymn_109">109</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Oft in sorrow, oft in woe, <a href="#hymn_500">500</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, forsake me not, <a href="#hymn_347">347</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, from heaven look down and see, <a href="#hymn_278">278</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, my days are dark indeed, <a href="#hymn_503">503</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God of Jacob, by whose hand, <a href="#hymn_364">364</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God of mercy, God of might, <a href="#hymn_362">362</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, our Help in ages past, <a href="#hymn_172">172</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, Thou faithful God, <a href="#hymn_346">346</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O God, Thou righteous, faithful Lord, <a href="#hymn_424">424</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O holy, blessed Trinity, <a href="#hymn_20">20</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Holy Ghost, eternal God, <a href="#hymn_251">251</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Holy Spirit, enter in, <a href="#hymn_247">247</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O how blest are ye whose toils are ended, <a href="#hymn_547">547</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O how great is Thy compassion, <a href="#hymn_317">317</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Jesus, bruised and wounded more, <a href="#hymn_428">428</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Jesus, King most wonderful, <a href="#hymn_90">90</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Jesus, King of Glory, <a href="#hymn_179">179</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Jesus, Lamb of God, who art, <a href="#hymn_417">417</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lamb of God, most holy, <a href="#hymn_203">203</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O living Bread from heaven, <a href="#hymn_435">435</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, how shall I meet Thee, <a href="#hymn_136">136</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_555">[555]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, I love Thee from my heart, <a href="#hymn_366">366</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, I sing with mouth and heart, <a href="#hymn_292">292</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, my best desire fulfil, <a href="#hymn_389">389</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee, <a href="#hymn_543">543</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord of heaven and earth and sea, <a href="#hymn_357">357</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills, <a href="#hymn_450">450</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, our Father, thanks to Thee, <a href="#hymn_170">170</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Lord, whose bounteous hand again, <a href="#hymn_291">291</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Love, who formedst me to wear, <a href="#hymn_348">348</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Morning Star, how fair, <a href="#hymn_103">103</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O mystery of Love Divine, <a href="#hymn_330">330</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Once He came in blessing, <a href="#hymn_143">143</a></li> + +<li class="indx">One sweetly solemn thought, <a href="#hymn_531">531</a></li> + +<li class="indx">One thing needful! then, Lord Jesus, <a href="#hymn_83">83</a></li> + +<li class="indx">On this day, the first of days, <a href="#hymn_126">126</a></li> + +<li class="indx">On what has now been sown, <a href="#hymn_11">11</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Paradise, O Paradise, <a href="#hymn_561">561</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Open now Thy gates of beauty, <a href="#hymn_5">5</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O perfect Love, <a href="#hymn_444">444</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O rejoice, ye Christians, loudly, <a href="#hymn_152">152</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O sacred day, <a href="#hymn_177">177</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Spirit of the living God, <a href="#hymn_473">473</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O that I had a thousand voices, <a href="#hymn_62">62</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O that the Lord would guide my ways, <a href="#hymn_342">342</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Thou from whom all goodness flows, <a href="#hymn_497">497</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Thou that hear’st when sinners cry, <a href="#hymn_419">419</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Thou who wouldst not have, <a href="#hymn_338">338</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our country’s voice is pleading, <a href="#hymn_472">472</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our Father, Thou in heaven above, <a href="#hymn_396">396</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our God so loved the world that He, <a href="#hymn_327">327</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our heavenly Father, hear, <a href="#hymn_397">397</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our Lord is risen from the dead, <a href="#hymn_232">232</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Out of the deep I call, <a href="#hymn_423">423</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Out of the depths I cry to Thee, <a href="#hymn_415">415</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Word of God incarnate, <a href="#hymn_113">113</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Praise God the Lord, ye sons of men, <a href="#hymn_157">157</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Praise, O praise our God and King, <a href="#hymn_297">297</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Praise to God, immortal praise, <a href="#hymn_298">298</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation, <a href="#hymn_63">63</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, <a href="#hymn_398">398</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Rejoice, ye sons of men, alway, <a href="#hymn_151">151</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Renew me, O eternal Light, <a href="#hymn_350">350</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Return, O wanderer, return, <a href="#hymn_54">54</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise, <a href="#hymn_478">478</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Rise, my soul, to watch and pray, <a href="#hymn_381">381</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Rock of Ages, cleft for me, <a href="#hymn_325">325</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Safely through another week, <a href="#hymn_125">125</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Saints of God, the dawn is brightening, <a href="#hymn_470">470</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Salvation unto us has come, <a href="#hymn_314">314</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, again to Thy dear name we raise, <a href="#hymn_16">16</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, all my sins confessing, <a href="#hymn_14">14</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_556">[556]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, breathe an evening blessing, <a href="#hymn_37">37</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, I follow on, <a href="#hymn_337">337</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior of the heathen, come, <a href="#hymn_141">141</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, sprinkle many nations, <a href="#hymn_477">477</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, Thy dying love, <a href="#hymn_353">353</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, when in dust to Thee, <a href="#hymn_213">213</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Savior, who Thy flock art feeding, <a href="#hymn_449">449</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Seems it in my anguish lone, <a href="#hymn_516">516</a></li> + +<li class="indx">See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph, <a href="#hymn_231">231</a></li> + +<li class="indx">See, world, thy Life assailed, <a href="#hymn_205">205</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Send, O God, a gentle shower, <a href="#hymn_248">248</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Send Thou, O Lord, to every place, <a href="#hymn_484">484</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Seven times our blessed Savior spoke, <a href="#hymn_207">207</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Shepherd of tender youth, <a href="#hymn_448">448</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Since Christ has gone to heaven, His home, <a href="#hymn_236">236</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Since now the day has reached its close, <a href="#hymn_30">30</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Sink not yet, my soul, to slumber, <a href="#hymn_31">31</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Sinners, turn; why will ye die, <a href="#hymn_48">48</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Soldiers of Christ, arise, <a href="#hymn_380">380</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Soldiers of the Cross, arise, <a href="#hymn_482">482</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Songs of immortal praise belong, <a href="#hymn_61">61</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Songs of praise the angels sang, <a href="#hymn_68">68</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Songs of thankfulness and praise, <a href="#hymn_184">184</a></li> + +<li class="indx">So rest, my Rest, <a href="#hymn_216">216</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Soul, what return has God, thy Savior, <a href="#hymn_345">345</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Spirit of mercy, truth, and love, <a href="#hymn_250">250</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Stand, soldier of the Cross, <a href="#hymn_407">407</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!, <a href="#hymn_377">377</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright, <a href="#hymn_285">285</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, <a href="#hymn_209">209</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, <a href="#hymn_42">42</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go, <a href="#hymn_12">12</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Swell the anthem, raise the song, <a href="#hymn_299">299</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Take my life and let it be, <a href="#hymn_355">355</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Ten thousand times ten thousand, <a href="#hymn_288">288</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Th’ abyss of many a former sin, <a href="#hymn_420">420</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thank God, my Jesus cleanseth me, <a href="#hymn_189">189</a></li> + +<li class="indx">That day of wrath, that dreadful day, <a href="#hymn_551">551</a></li> + +<li class="indx">That man a godly life might live, <a href="#hymn_391">391</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Th’ atoning work is done, <a href="#hymn_241">241</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The advent of our God, <a href="#hymn_137">137</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The ancient Law departs, <a href="#hymn_176">176</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Bridegroom soon will call us, <a href="#hymn_134">134</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Church’s one foundation, <a href="#hymn_466">466</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The day is past and gone, <a href="#hymn_41">41</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The day is surely drawing near, <a href="#hymn_552">552</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord, <a href="#hymn_434">434</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Gospel shows the Father’s grace, <a href="#hymn_116">116</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The happy sunshine now is gone, <a href="#hymn_32">32</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Head that once was crowned with thorns, <a href="#hymn_237">237</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, <a href="#hymn_114">114</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Homeland! O the Homeland, <a href="#hymn_562">562</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Law of God is good and wise, <a href="#hymn_115">115</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_557">[557]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord hath helped me hitherto, <a href="#hymn_80">80</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord, my God, be praised, <a href="#hymn_272">272</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord my pasture shall prepare, <a href="#hymn_85">85</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord my Shepherd is, <a href="#hymn_374">374</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want, <a href="#hymn_367">367</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The man is ever blest, <a href="#hymn_341">341</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The morning light is breaking, <a href="#hymn_471">471</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The mouth of fools doth God confess, <a href="#hymn_277">277</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The mystery hidden from the eyes, <a href="#hymn_264">264</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The new-born Child this early morn, <a href="#hymn_169">169</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The old year now hath passed away, <a href="#hymn_173">173</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The saints on earth and those above, <a href="#hymn_463">463</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Savior calls, let every ear, <a href="#hymn_47">47</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Savior kindly calls, <a href="#hymn_406">406</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Spirit in our hearts, <a href="#hymn_52">52</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Star proclaims the King is here, <a href="#hymn_180">180</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The voice that breathed o’er Eden, <a href="#hymn_442">442</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The year begins with Thee, <a href="#hymn_175">175</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thee we adore, eternal Lord, <a href="#hymn_66">66</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tower, <a href="#hymn_349">349</a></li> + +<li class="indx">There is a fountain filled with blood, <a href="#hymn_200">200</a></li> + +<li class="indx">There is a land of pure delight, <a href="#hymn_560">560</a></li> + +<li class="indx">There is an hour of peaceful rest, <a href="#hymn_564">564</a></li> + +<li class="indx">There is within this heart of mine, <a href="#hymn_460">460</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thine forever! God of Love, <a href="#hymn_411">411</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thine honor rescue, Christ, our Lord, <a href="#hymn_275">275</a></li> + +<li class="indx">This child we dedicate to Thee, <a href="#hymn_404">404</a></li> + +<li class="indx">This day at Thy creating word, <a href="#hymn_127">127</a></li> + +<li class="indx">This is the day the Lord hath made, <a href="#hymn_129">129</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thou art the Way, to Thee alone, <a href="#hymn_94">94</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thou who art Three in unity, <a href="#hymn_266">266</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thou, who roll’st the year around, <a href="#hymn_165">165</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thou, who the night in prayer didst spend, <a href="#hymn_492">492</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Through all the changing scenes of life, <a href="#hymn_75">75</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Through Jesus’ bloody merit, <a href="#hymn_323">323</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Through the day Thy love hath spared us, <a href="#hymn_43">43</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thus far the Lord has led me on, <a href="#hymn_39">39</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy life was giv’n for me, <a href="#hymn_352">352</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy presence, gracious God, afford, <a href="#hymn_4">4</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy soul, O Jesus, hallow me, <a href="#hymn_206">206</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy table I approach, <a href="#hymn_430">430</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy way, not mine, O Lord, <a href="#hymn_384">384</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design, <a href="#hymn_514">514</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thy works, not mine, O Christ, <a href="#hymn_329">329</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To-day Thy mercy calls us, <a href="#hymn_50">50</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To God be glory, peace on earth, <a href="#hymn_74">74</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To God the Father of all love, <a href="#hymn_60">60</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Jordan came our Lord, the Christ, <a href="#hymn_401">401</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To our Redeemer’s glorious name, <a href="#hymn_101">101</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To shepherds, as they watched by night, <a href="#hymn_162">162</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Thee, Lord Jesus, thanks we give, <a href="#hymn_193">193</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Thee, O dear, dear Savior, <a href="#hymn_371">371</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise, <a href="#hymn_294">294</a><span class="pagenum" id="Page_558">[558]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">To Thee, our God, we fly, <a href="#hymn_304">304</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Thy temple I repair, <a href="#hymn_8">8</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To us a Child of hope is born, <a href="#hymn_155">155</a></li> + +<li class="indx">’Twas on that dark, that doleful night, <a href="#hymn_439">439</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Wake, awake, for night is flying, <a href="#hymn_549">549</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We all believe in one true God, Father, <a href="#hymn_393">393</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We all believe in one true God, Maker, <a href="#hymn_394">394</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We bid thee welcome in the name, <a href="#hymn_489">489</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We Christians may rejoice to-day, <a href="#hymn_156">156</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We give Thee but Thine own, <a href="#hymn_361">361</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We have a sure prophetic Word, <a href="#hymn_120">120</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We lift our hearts to Thee, <a href="#hymn_25">25</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We sing th’ almighty power of God, <a href="#hymn_293">293</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend, <a href="#hymn_239">239</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Welcome, delightful morn, <a href="#hymn_124">124</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Welcome, Thou Victor in the strife, <a href="#hymn_228">228</a></li> + +<li class="indx">What a Friend we have in Jesus, <a href="#hymn_395">395</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Whate’er God will, let that be done, <a href="#hymn_494">494</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Whatever God ordains is good, <a href="#hymn_507">507</a></li> + +<li class="indx">What is the world to me, <a href="#hymn_385">385</a></li> + +<li class="indx">What our Father does is well, <a href="#hymn_301">301</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When all Thy mercies, O my God, <a href="#hymn_72">72</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When I can read my title clear, <a href="#hymn_368">368</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When in the hour of utmost need, <a href="#hymn_515">515</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When Israel through the desert passed, <a href="#hymn_118">118</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When I survey the wondrous cross, <a href="#hymn_204">204</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When my last hour is close at hand, <a href="#hymn_528">528</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When o’er my sins I sorrow, <a href="#hymn_197">197</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When Rome had shrouded earth in night, <a href="#hymn_283">283</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When streaming from the eastern skies, <a href="#hymn_19">19</a></li> + +<li class="indx">When the day of toil is done, <a href="#hymn_546">546</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Where’er I go, whate’er my task, <a href="#hymn_372">372</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Where wilt thou go, since night draws near, <a href="#hymn_227">227</a></li> + +<li class="indx">While with ceaseless course the sun, <a href="#hymn_163">163</a></li> + +<li class="indx">While yet the morn is breaking, <a href="#hymn_21">21</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Who is this that comes from Edom, <a href="#hymn_223">223</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Who knows how near my end may be, <a href="#hymn_544">544</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Who puts his trust, <a href="#hymn_511">511</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Who shall the Lord’s elect condemn, <a href="#hymn_313">313</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Why do we mourn departing friends, <a href="#hymn_542">542</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Why should sorrow ever grieve me, <a href="#hymn_501">501</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Wilt thou, O man, live happily, <a href="#hymn_392">392</a></li> + +<li class="indx">With broken heart and contrite sigh, <a href="#hymn_418">418</a></li> + +<li class="indx">With joy we hall the sacred day, <a href="#hymn_128">128</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Yea, as I live, Jehovah saith, <a href="#hymn_426">426</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Ye servants of the Lord, <a href="#hymn_382">382</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Yes, there remaineth yet a rest, <a href="#hymn_566">566</a></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Zion mourns in fear and anguish, <a href="#hymn_505">505</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Zion stands with hills surrounded, <a href="#hymn_465">465</a></li> +</ul> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_559">[559]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Index_of_Selections_for_Chanting">Index of Selections for Chanting.</h2> + +</div> + +<ul> + +<li class="ifrst">Glory be to God on High. (Gloria In Excelsis.), <a href="#hymn_568">568</a></li> + +<li class="indx">I will Lift Up Mine Eyes. (Levavi Oculos.), <a href="#hymn_569">569</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blessed be the Lord God. (Benedictus.), <a href="#hymn_570">570</a></li> + +<li class="indx">We Praise Thee, O God. (Te Deum Laudamus.), <a href="#hymn_571">571</a></li> + +<li class="indx">My Soul doth Magnify the Lord. (Magnificat.), <a href="#hymn_572">572</a></li> + +<li class="indx">The Lord Is My Shepherd. (Dominus Regit Me.), <a href="#hymn_573">573</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Out of the Deep. (De Profundis.), <a href="#hymn_574">574</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Come, Let Us Sing. (Venite, Exultemus.), <a href="#hymn_575">575</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Our Father, which Art in Heaven. (Lord’s Prayer.), <a href="#hymn_576">576</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Blessed Are the Poor. (The Beatitudes.), <a href="#hymn_577">577</a></li> +</ul> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="Index_of_Doxologies">Index of Doxologies.</h2> + +</div> + +<ul> + +<li class="ifrst">Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow, <a href="#hymn_578">578</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To God the Father, God the Son, <a href="#hymn_579">579</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, <a href="#hymn_580">580</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Father, Son, and Spirit, <a href="#hymn_581">581</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To Father, Son, and Spirit, <a href="#hymn_582">582</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory be to God Most High, <a href="#hymn_583">583</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Mighty God and Holy, <a href="#hymn_584">584</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Thee, Eternal God Most High, <a href="#hymn_585">585</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Holy Father, Holy Son, <a href="#hymn_586">586</a></li> + +<li class="indx">To God the Father, Son, <a href="#hymn_587">587</a></li> + +<li class="indx">O Blessed, Holy One, <a href="#hymn_588">588</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Eternal, Holy Lord, <a href="#hymn_589">589</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Praise the Father, Earth and Heaven, <a href="#hymn_590">590</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Praise and Honor to the Father, <a href="#hymn_591">591</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory be to God the Father, <a href="#hymn_592">592</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Great Jehovah, We Adore Thee, <a href="#hymn_593">593</a></li> + +<li class="indx">Glory be to God the Father, <a href="#hymn_594">594</a></li> +</ul> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_560">[560]</span></p> + +<h2 class="nobreak" id="INDEX_OF_AUTHORS_AND_TRANSLATORS">INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TRANSLATORS.</h2> + +<p class="center">(The numbers after the names indicate the hymns.)</p> + +</div> + +<ul> + +<li class="ifrst">Adam of St. Victor, <a href="#hymn_121">121</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Adams, S. F., <a href="#hymn_520">520</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Addison, Joseph, <a href="#hymn_72">72</a>, <a href="#hymn_85">85</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Albert, H., <a href="#hymn_23">23</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Albinus, J. G., <a href="#hymn_530">530</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Alderson, E. S., <a href="#hymn_358">358</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Alexander, J. W., <a href="#hymn_87">87</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Alexander, Mrs. C. F., <a href="#hymn_428">428</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Alford, H., <a href="#hymn_288">288</a>, <a href="#hymn_295">295</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Allen, O., <a href="#hymn_50">50</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Altenburg, J. M., <a href="#hymn_276">276</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ambrosius, <a href="#hymn_34">34</a>, <a href="#hymn_141">141</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anatolius, <a href="#hymn_149">149</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anderson, Maria F., <a href="#hymn_472">472</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anna, Countess of Stolberg, <a href="#hymn_529">529</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anonymous, <a href="#hymn_18">18</a>, <a href="#hymn_74">74</a>, <a href="#hymn_215">215</a> (1), <a href="#hymn_220">220</a>, <a href="#hymn_250">250</a>, <a href="#hymn_291">291</a>, + <a href="#hymn_300">300</a>, <a href="#hymn_363">363</a>, <a href="#hymn_408">408</a> (2, 3), <a href="#hymn_424">424</a>, <a href="#hymn_453">453</a>, + <a href="#hymn_456">456</a>, <a href="#hymn_494">494</a>, <a href="#hymn_499">499</a>, <a href="#hymn_529">529</a>, <a href="#hymn_539">539</a>, <a href="#hymn_553">553</a>, + <a href="#hymn_558">558</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anselm of Canterbury, <a href="#hymn_198">198</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Anstice, J., <a href="#hymn_461">461</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Aquinas, Thomas, <a href="#hymn_433">433</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Auber, H., <a href="#hymn_128">128</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Austin, John, <a href="#hymn_388">388</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Bacon, L. W., <a href="#hymn_185">185</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_249">249</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Baker, H. W., <a href="#hymn_126">126</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_297">297</a>, <a href="#hymn_301">301</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_423">423</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bakewell, John, <a href="#hymn_242">242</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Barbauld, Mrs. A. L., <a href="#hymn_298">298</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Baring-Gould, Sabine, <a href="#hymn_45">45</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Barton, B., <a href="#hymn_119">119</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bathhurst, Wm. Hiley, <a href="#hymn_144">144</a>, <a href="#hymn_354">354</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Baxter, Richard, <a href="#hymn_496">496</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Beddome, B., <a href="#hymn_118">118</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Behm, Martin, <a href="#hymn_20">20</a>, <a href="#hymn_179">179</a>, <a href="#hymn_195">195</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bernard of Clairvaux, <a href="#hymn_90">90</a>, <a href="#hymn_98">98</a>, <a href="#hymn_201">201</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bernard of Cluny, <a href="#hymn_556">556</a>, <a href="#hymn_557">557</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Besnault, Abbé, <a href="#hymn_176">176</a>, <a href="#hymn_177">177</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bethune, G. W., <a href="#hymn_533">533</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Bickersteth, E. H., <a href="#hymn_407">407</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Birken, Sigmund von (Betullus), <a href="#hymn_192">192</a>, <a href="#hymn_333">333</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bloomfield, Dorothy F., <a href="#hymn_444">444</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bodo von Hodenberg, <a href="#hymn_35">35</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Boeschenstein. J., <a href="#hymn_207">207</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bogatzky, C. H., <a href="#hymn_481">481</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_561">[561]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Bohemian Brethren, <a href="#hymn_38">38</a>, <a href="#hymn_225">225</a> (M. Weiss).</li> + +<li class="indx">Bonar, Horatius, <a href="#hymn_46">46</a>, <a href="#hymn_105">105</a>, <a href="#hymn_268">268</a>, <a href="#hymn_308">308</a>, <a href="#hymn_320">320</a>, + <a href="#hymn_322">322</a>, <a href="#hymn_329">329</a>, <a href="#hymn_384">384</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Borthwick, Jane, <a href="#hymn_331">331</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_387">387</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Bowring, Sir John, <a href="#hymn_95">95</a>, <a href="#hymn_510">510</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx" id="Brady">Brady, Nicholas (cf. <a href="#Tate">Nahum Tate</a>), <a href="#hymn_75">75</a>, <a href="#hymn_281">281</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bridges, Matthew, <a href="#hymn_104">104</a>, <a href="#hymn_412">412</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Brooks, C. T., <a href="#hymn_305">305</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Bryant, W. C., <a href="#hymn_479">479</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Campbell, R., <a href="#hymn_121">121</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Carlyle, J. D., <a href="#hymn_6">6</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cary, Phoebe, <a href="#hymn_531">531</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Caswall, Edw., <a href="#hymn_90">90</a>, <a href="#hymn_98">98</a>, <a href="#hymn_133">133</a>, <a href="#hymn_159">159</a>, <a href="#hymn_208">208</a>, <a href="#hymn_287">287</a>, + <a href="#hymn_433">433</a> (all translations).</li> + +<li class="indx">Cawood, J., <a href="#hymn_13">13</a>, <a href="#hymn_160">160</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Celano, Thomas de, <a href="#hymn_551">551</a>, <a href="#hymn_555">555</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Chandler, J., <a href="#hymn_137">137</a>, <a href="#hymn_177">177</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_453">453</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Charles, E. R., <a href="#hymn_235">235</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Clausnitzer, Tobias, <a href="#hymn_3">3</a>, <a href="#hymn_393">393</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Clement of Alexandria, <a href="#hymn_448">448</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Collyer, Wm. B., <a href="#hymn_54">54</a>, <a href="#hymn_553">553</a> (2, 3).</li> + +<li class="indx">Condor, Josiah, <a href="#hymn_69">69</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cook, Henry, <a href="#hymn_356">356</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cooper, E., <a href="#hymn_269">269</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cotterill, Thomas, <a href="#hymn_66">66</a> (additional stanzas), <a href="#hymn_254">254</a>, <a href="#hymn_497">497</a> (with T. Haweis).</li> + +<li class="indx">Cowper, Wm., <a href="#hymn_200">200</a>, <a href="#hymn_389">389</a>, <a href="#hymn_522">522</a>, <a href="#hymn_524">524</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cox, Francis Elizabeth, <a href="#hymn_24">24</a>, <a href="#hymn_83">83</a>, <a href="#hymn_222">222</a>, <a href="#hymn_233">233</a>, <a href="#hymn_513">513</a> + (all translations).</li> + +<li class="indx">Coxe, A. C., <a href="#hymn_477">477</a>, <a href="#hymn_1">1</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Crasselius, B., <a href="#hymn_67">67</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Cronenwett, E., <a href="#hymn_120">120</a>, <a href="#hymn_169">169</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_436">436</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_438">438</a>, <a href="#hymn_520">520</a> + (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Crosswell, W., <a href="#hymn_359">359</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Crull, A., <a href="#hymn_9">9</a>, <a href="#hymn_80">80</a>, <a href="#hymn_86">86</a>, <a href="#hymn_135">135</a>, <a href="#hymn_151">151</a>, <a href="#hymn_157">157</a>, + <a href="#hymn_170">170</a>, <a href="#hymn_188">188</a>, <a href="#hymn_189">189</a>, <a href="#hymn_192">192</a>, <a href="#hymn_193">193</a>, <a href="#hymn_226">226</a>, + <a href="#hymn_227">227</a>, <a href="#hymn_230">230</a>, <a href="#hymn_234">234</a>, <a href="#hymn_248">248</a>, <a href="#hymn_251">251</a>, <a href="#hymn_272">272</a>, + <a href="#hymn_317">317</a>, <a href="#hymn_323">323</a>, <a href="#hymn_327">327</a>, <a href="#hymn_343">343</a>, <a href="#hymn_344">344</a>, <a href="#hymn_347">347</a>, + <a href="#hymn_350">350</a>, <a href="#hymn_385">385</a>, <a href="#hymn_417">417</a>, <a href="#hymn_424">424</a>, <a href="#hymn_460">460</a>, <a href="#hymn_499">499</a>, + <a href="#hymn_517">517</a> (all translations).</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Dach, S., <a href="#hymn_323">323</a>, <a href="#hymn_547">547</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Dayman, E. A., <a href="#hymn_360">360</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Decius, N., <a href="#hymn_203">203</a>, <a href="#hymn_261">261</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Derschau, B., <a href="#hymn_460">460</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Dessler, W. C., <a href="#hymn_87">87</a>, <a href="#hymn_109">109</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Dexter, H. M., <a href="#hymn_448">448</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Dix, W. C., <a href="#hymn_49">49</a>, <a href="#hymn_183">183</a>, <a href="#hymn_294">294</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Doane, Geo. W., <a href="#hymn_94">94</a>, <a href="#hymn_518">518</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Doddridge, Philip, <a href="#hymn_139">139</a>, <a href="#hymn_167">167</a>, <a href="#hymn_328">328</a>, <a href="#hymn_364">364</a>, <a href="#hymn_382">382</a>, + <a href="#hymn_429">429</a>, <a href="#hymn_554">554</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Downton, H., <a href="#hymn_168">168</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Duffield, G., <a href="#hymn_377">377</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Dwight, J., <a href="#hymn_468">468</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Dwight, J. S., <a href="#hymn_305">305</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_562">[562]</span></li> + +<li class="ifrst">Eber, Paul, <a href="#hymn_286">286</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_515">515</a>, <a href="#hymn_527">527</a>, <a href="#hymn_545">545</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Edmeston, J., <a href="#hymn_37">37</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ellerton, J., <a href="#hymn_16">16</a>, <a href="#hymn_451">451</a>, <a href="#hymn_546">546</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Elliott, Charlotte, <a href="#hymn_265">265</a>, <a href="#hymn_318">318</a>, <a href="#hymn_386">386</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Elliott, Julia, A., <a href="#hymn_123">123</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Elven, C., <a href="#hymn_418">418</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Emilie Juliane, Countess, <a href="#hymn_80">80</a>, <a href="#hymn_544">544</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Faber, F. W., <a href="#hymn_12">12</a>, <a href="#hymn_561">561</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Fawcett, John, <a href="#hymn_4">4</a>, <a href="#hymn_17">17</a>, <a href="#hymn_111">111</a>, <a href="#hymn_462">462</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Fischer, Chr., <a href="#hymn_193">193</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Fleming, Paul, <a href="#hymn_372">372</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Flittner, J., <a href="#hymn_89">89</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Francis, B., <a href="#hymn_91">91</a>, <a href="#hymn_457">457</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Franck, J., <a href="#hymn_82">82</a>, <a href="#hymn_190">190</a>, <a href="#hymn_416">416</a>, <a href="#hymn_432">432</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Franck, Sal., <a href="#hymn_216">216</a>, <a href="#hymn_347">347</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Freund, Cornelius, <a href="#hymn_151">151</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Freystein, J. B., <a href="#hymn_381">381</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Frothingham, N. L., <a href="#hymn_494">494</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Fueger, C., <a href="#hymn_156">156</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Funcke, F., <a href="#hymn_234">234</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Ganse, H. D., <a href="#hymn_520">520</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gates, Mrs. M. E., <a href="#hymn_484">484</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gellert, Christian, <a href="#hymn_222">222</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gerhardt, Paul, <a href="#hymn_33">33</a>, <a href="#hymn_65">65</a>, <a href="#hymn_84">84</a>, <a href="#hymn_136">136</a>, <a href="#hymn_145">145</a>, <a href="#hymn_161">161</a>, + <a href="#hymn_174">174</a>, <a href="#hymn_191">191</a>, <a href="#hymn_201">201</a>, <a href="#hymn_205">205</a>, <a href="#hymn_218">218</a>, <a href="#hymn_252">252</a>, + <a href="#hymn_264">264</a>, <a href="#hymn_292">292</a>, <a href="#hymn_501">501</a>, <a href="#hymn_506">506</a>, <a href="#hymn_525">525</a>, <a href="#hymn_526">526</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gesenius, J., <a href="#hymn_35">35</a>, <a href="#hymn_197">197</a>, <a href="#hymn_344">344</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gill, Thomas H., <a href="#hymn_330">330</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Gilman, S., <a href="#hymn_404">404</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Grant, R., <a href="#hymn_213">213</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Graumann, J., <a href="#hymn_59">59</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Grigg, J., <a href="#hymn_51">51</a>, <a href="#hymn_91">91</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Hamilton, James, <a href="#hymn_164">164</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Hammond, W., <a href="#hymn_7">7</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Harbaugh, H., <a href="#hymn_296">296</a>, <a href="#hymn_541">541</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Hart, J., <a href="#hymn_81">81</a>, <a href="#hymn_258">258</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Haskins, J., <a href="#hymn_550">550</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Hastings, T., <a href="#hymn_3">3</a>, <a href="#hymn_57">57</a>, <a href="#hymn_512">512</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Havergal, F. R., <a href="#hymn_352">352</a>, <a href="#hymn_355">355</a>, <a href="#hymn_370">370</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Haweis, H. R., <a href="#hymn_562">562</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Haweis, T., <a href="#hymn_14">14</a>, <a href="#hymn_497">497</a> (with T. Cotterill).</li> + +<li class="indx">Hayward, <a href="#hymn_124">124</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Heath, George, <a href="#hymn_379">379</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Heber, R., <a href="#hymn_44">44</a>, <a href="#hymn_181">181</a>, <a href="#hymn_263">263</a>, <a href="#hymn_474">474</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Heermann, Johann, <a href="#hymn_194">194</a>, <a href="#hymn_198">198</a>, <a href="#hymn_275">275</a>, <a href="#hymn_280">280</a>, <a href="#hymn_346">346</a>, + <a href="#hymn_475">475</a>, <a href="#hymn_505">505</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Held, H., <a href="#hymn_146">146</a>, <a href="#hymn_246">246</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Helder, B., <a href="#hymn_188">188</a>, <a href="#hymn_230">230</a>, <a href="#hymn_251">251</a>, <a href="#hymn_417">417</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Helmbold, L., <a href="#hymn_390">390</a>, <a href="#hymn_509">509</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Herberger, V., <a href="#hymn_532">532</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Herman, N., <a href="#hymn_32">32</a>, <a href="#hymn_157">157</a>, <a href="#hymn_426">426</a>, <a href="#hymn_528">528</a>, <a href="#hymn_539">539</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_563">[563]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Hernamann, Claudia F., <a href="#hymn_266">266</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Herzog, J. F., <a href="#hymn_30">30</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Hojer, Conrad, <a href="#hymn_503">503</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Homburg, E. C., <a href="#hymn_195">195</a>, <a href="#hymn_227">227</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Horn, J., <a href="#hymn_143">143</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">How, W. W., <a href="#hymn_113">113</a>, <a href="#hymn_127">127</a>, <a href="#hymn_178">178</a>, <a href="#hymn_304">304</a>, <a href="#hymn_361">361</a>, + <a href="#hymn_482">482</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Humphreys, J., <a href="#hymn_315">315</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Huss, John, <a href="#hymn_441">441</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Irons, G. M., <a href="#hymn_321">321</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Irons, W. J., <a href="#hymn_555">555</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Jacobi, J. C., <a href="#hymn_23">23</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Jacobs, H. E., <a href="#hymn_324">324</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Jonas, Justus, <a href="#hymn_274">274</a> (4, 5), <a href="#hymn_284">284</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Joseph of the Studium, <a href="#hymn_285">285</a>, <a href="#hymn_420">420</a>, <a href="#hymn_422">422</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Keble, J., <a href="#hymn_42">42</a>, <a href="#hymn_175">175</a>, <a href="#hymn_442">442</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Keen, <a href="#hymn_375">375</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Kelly, J., <a href="#hymn_174">174</a>, <a href="#hymn_205">205</a>, <a href="#hymn_218">218</a>, <a href="#hymn_501">501</a>, <a href="#hymn_506">506</a>, <a href="#hymn_525">525</a> + (all translations).</li> + +<li class="indx">Kelly, T., <a href="#hymn_43">43</a>, <a href="#hymn_209">209</a>, <a href="#hymn_223">223</a>, <a href="#hymn_237">237</a>, <a href="#hymn_238">238</a>, <a href="#hymn_241">241</a>, + <a href="#hymn_465">465</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ken, Thomas, <a href="#hymn_29">29</a>, <a href="#hymn_36">36</a>, <a href="#hymn_578">578</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Keymann, C., <a href="#hymn_88">88</a>, <a href="#hymn_152">152</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Kinner, S., <a href="#hymn_436">436</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Knapp, A., <a href="#hymn_405">405</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Kraemer, M., <a href="#hymn_248">248</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Kunth, J. S., <a href="#hymn_566">566</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Landstad, M. B., <a href="#hymn_565">565</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Langhanns, Urban, <a href="#hymn_153">153</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Leeson, J. E., <a href="#hymn_447">447</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Leland, John, <a href="#hymn_41">41</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Lochner, K. F., <a href="#hymn_345">345</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Loewenstern, M. A. von, <a href="#hymn_279">279</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Longfellow, H. W., <a href="#hymn_547">547</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Loy, M., <a href="#hymn_10">10</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_97">97</a>, <a href="#hymn_115">115</a>, <a href="#hymn_116">116</a>, <a href="#hymn_206">206</a> + (tr.), <a href="#hymn_275">275</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_283">283</a>, <a href="#hymn_311">311</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_390">390</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_426">426</a> + (tr.), <a href="#hymn_430">430</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_437">437</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ludaemilia Elizabeth, Countess of Schwarzburg, <a href="#hymn_86">86</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Luther, Martin, <a href="#hymn_141">141</a>, <a href="#hymn_147">147</a>, <a href="#hymn_148">148</a>, <a href="#hymn_150">150</a>, <a href="#hymn_162">162</a>, + <a href="#hymn_185">185</a>, <a href="#hymn_224">224</a>, <a href="#hymn_249">249</a>, <a href="#hymn_257">257</a>, <a href="#hymn_260">260</a>, <a href="#hymn_266">266</a>, + <a href="#hymn_271">271</a>, <a href="#hymn_273">273</a>, <a href="#hymn_274">274</a>, <a href="#hymn_277">277</a>, <a href="#hymn_278">278</a>, <a href="#hymn_282">282</a>, + <a href="#hymn_310">310</a>, <a href="#hymn_391">391</a>, <a href="#hymn_392">392</a>, <a href="#hymn_394">394</a>, <a href="#hymn_396">396</a>, <a href="#hymn_401">401</a>, + <a href="#hymn_415">415</a>, <a href="#hymn_431">431</a>, <a href="#hymn_441">441</a>, <a href="#hymn_446">446</a>, <a href="#hymn_480">480</a>, <a href="#hymn_538">538</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Lyte, H. F., <a href="#hymn_40">40</a>, <a href="#hymn_71">71</a>, <a href="#hymn_335">335</a>, <a href="#hymn_369">369</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Mackay, Mrs. M., <a href="#hymn_540">540</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Magdeburg, J., <a href="#hymn_511">511</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Malan, M. A. C., <a href="#hymn_533">533</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Mant, R., <a href="#hymn_289">289</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">March, D., <a href="#hymn_476">476</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Massie, R., <a href="#hymn_147">147</a>, <a href="#hymn_148">148</a>, <a href="#hymn_162">162</a>, <a href="#hymn_266">266</a>, <a href="#hymn_277">277</a>, <a href="#hymn_282">282</a>, + <a href="#hymn_391">391</a>, <a href="#hymn_392">392</a>, <a href="#hymn_401">401</a>, <a href="#hymn_431">431</a>, <a href="#hymn_446">446</a>, <a href="#hymn_526">526</a> + (all translations).</li> + +<li class="indx">Mathesius, J., <a href="#hymn_22">22</a>, <a href="#hymn_517">517</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Maude, M. F., <a href="#hymn_411">411</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_564">[564]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Maurus, Rhabanus, <a href="#hymn_287">287</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Maxwell, M., <a href="#hymn_470">470</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">McComb, Wm., <a href="#hymn_99">99</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Medley, Samuel, <a href="#hymn_92">92</a>, <a href="#hymn_229">229</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Meinhold, J. W., <a href="#hymn_537">537</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Melissander, Caspar, <a href="#hymn_388">388</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Mentzer, J., <a href="#hymn_62">62</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Meusslin, W., <a href="#hymn_34">34</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Meyfart, J. M., <a href="#hymn_559">559</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Moeller, J. J., <a href="#hymn_226">226</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Mohr, J., <a href="#hymn_256">256</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Molanus, G. W., <a href="#hymn_430">430</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Moller, M., <a href="#hymn_523">523</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Monsell, J. S. B., <a href="#hymn_371">371</a>, <a href="#hymn_376">376</a>, <a href="#hymn_548">548</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Montgomery, James, <a href="#hymn_8">8</a>, <a href="#hymn_68">68</a>, <a href="#hymn_132">132</a>, <a href="#hymn_187">187</a>, <a href="#hymn_199">199</a>, <a href="#hymn_212">212</a>, + <a href="#hymn_397">397</a>, <a href="#hymn_398">398</a>, <a href="#hymn_409">409</a>, <a href="#hymn_459">459</a>, <a href="#hymn_473">473</a>, <a href="#hymn_488">488</a>, + <a href="#hymn_489">489</a>, <a href="#hymn_567">567</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Moore, T., <a href="#hymn_512">512</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Morison, J., <a href="#hymn_155">155</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Mote, E., <a href="#hymn_306">306</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Muehlenberg, W. A., <a href="#hymn_449">449</a>, <a href="#hymn_535">535</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Muehlmann, J., <a href="#hymn_21">21</a>, <a href="#hymn_511">511</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Mylius, J., <a href="#hymn_188">188</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Neale, J. M., <a href="#hymn_149">149</a>, <a href="#hymn_180">180</a>, <a href="#hymn_285">285</a>, <a href="#hymn_336">336</a>, <a href="#hymn_420">420</a>, + <a href="#hymn_422">422</a>, <a href="#hymn_427">427</a>, <a href="#hymn_450">450</a>, <a href="#hymn_454">454</a>, <a href="#hymn_556">556</a>, <a href="#hymn_557">557</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Neander, J., <a href="#hymn_63">63</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Neumann, C., <a href="#hymn_343">343</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Neumark, G., <a href="#hymn_498">498</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Neumeister, Erdmann, <a href="#hymn_414">414</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Newton, J., <a href="#hymn_11">11</a>, <a href="#hymn_15">15</a>, <a href="#hymn_56">56</a>, <a href="#hymn_96">96</a>, <a href="#hymn_125">125</a>, <a href="#hymn_163">163</a>, + <a href="#hymn_399">399</a>, <a href="#hymn_464">464</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Nicolai, P., <a href="#hymn_103">103</a>, <a href="#hymn_549">549</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Occom, Samson, <a href="#hymn_26">26</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Olearius, J., <a href="#hymn_2">2</a>, <a href="#hymn_130">130</a>, <a href="#hymn_140">140</a>, <a href="#hymn_189">189</a>, <a href="#hymn_272">272</a>, <a href="#hymn_317">317</a>, + <a href="#hymn_327">327</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Olearius, J. G., <a href="#hymn_135">135</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Onderdonk, H. U., <a href="#hymn_52">52</a>, <a href="#hymn_406">406</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Osler, E., <a href="#hymn_339">339</a>, <a href="#hymn_485">485</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Palmer, Ray, <a href="#hymn_165">165</a>, <a href="#hymn_351">351</a>, <a href="#hymn_455">455</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Perronet, E., <a href="#hymn_93">93</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Peter, P. A., <a href="#hymn_552">552</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Pfefferkorn, G. M., <a href="#hymn_385">385</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Pfeil, C. H. von, <a href="#hymn_445">445</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Phelps, S. D., <a href="#hymn_353">353</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Phillimore, G., <a href="#hymn_28">28</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Polack, W. G., <a href="#hymn_477">477</a> (2, 3).</li> + +<li class="indx">Pope, Alexander, <a href="#hymn_478">478</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Powell, T. E., <a href="#hymn_493">493</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Praetorius’s <i>Musae Sioniae</i>, <a href="#hymn_239">239</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Preiswerk, S., <a href="#hymn_467">467</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Pye, H. J., <a href="#hymn_186">186</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Rambach, J. J., <a href="#hymn_400">400</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_565">[565]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Reed, A., <a href="#hymn_259">259</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Reusner, A., <a href="#hymn_495">495</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Rimbach, J. A., <a href="#hymn_89">89</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_333">333</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Rinckart, M., <a href="#hymn_64">64</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ringwaldt, B., <a href="#hymn_552">552</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Rist, J., <a href="#hymn_31">31</a>, <a href="#hymn_142">142</a>, <a href="#hymn_171">171</a>, <a href="#hymn_215">215</a>, <a href="#hymn_435">435</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Robinson, C. S., <a href="#hymn_337">337</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Rodigast, S., <a href="#hymn_507">507</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Rothe, J. A., <a href="#hymn_312">312</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Rous, F., <a href="#hymn_367">367</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Ruopp, J. F., <a href="#hymn_350">350</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Russell, A. T., <a href="#hymn_23">23</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Rutilius, M., <a href="#hymn_421">421</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Sacer, G. W., <a href="#hymn_233">233</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">St. John, F. B., <a href="#hymn_316">316</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Savonarola, Jerome, <a href="#hymn_210">210</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schaeffer, C. W., <a href="#hymn_334">334</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Schalling, M., <a href="#hymn_366">366</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Scheffler, J. (Angelus), <a href="#hymn_106">106</a>, <a href="#hymn_206">206</a>, <a href="#hymn_334">334</a>, <a href="#hymn_348">348</a>, <a href="#hymn_349">349</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Scheidt, C. L., <a href="#hymn_311">311</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schenck, M. H., <a href="#hymn_10">10</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schirmer, M., <a href="#hymn_247">247</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schmolck, B., <a href="#hymn_5">5</a>, <a href="#hymn_228">228</a>, <a href="#hymn_301">301</a>, <a href="#hymn_387">387</a>, <a href="#hymn_402">402</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schneegass, C., <a href="#hymn_169">169</a>, <a href="#hymn_170">170</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schneesing, John, <a href="#hymn_413">413</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schroeder, J. H., <a href="#hymn_83">83</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Schuette, C. H. L., <a href="#hymn_20">20</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_403">403</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Schuetz, J. J., <a href="#hymn_60">60</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Scott, Thomas, <a href="#hymn_55">55</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Scott, Sir Walter, <a href="#hymn_551">551</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Scriven, J., <a href="#hymn_395">395</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Sedulius, <a href="#hymn_148">148</a>, <a href="#hymn_180">180</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Selnecker, N., <a href="#hymn_110">110</a>, <a href="#hymn_403">403</a>, <a href="#hymn_408">408</a>, <a href="#hymn_425">425</a>, <a href="#hymn_543">543</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Serle, Ambrose, <a href="#hymn_514">514</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Shrubsole, Wm., <a href="#hymn_19">19</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Smith, S. F., <a href="#hymn_471">471</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Spegel, H., <a href="#hymn_434">434</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Speratus, Paul, <a href="#hymn_314">314</a>, <a href="#hymn_365">365</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Steele, Anne, <a href="#hymn_27">27</a>, <a href="#hymn_47">47</a>, <a href="#hymn_101">101</a>, <a href="#hymn_117">117</a>, <a href="#hymn_122">122</a>, <a href="#hymn_202">202</a>, + <a href="#hymn_303">303</a>, <a href="#hymn_502">502</a>, <a href="#hymn_519">519</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Stegmann, J., <a href="#hymn_9">9</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Steuerlein, J., <a href="#hymn_173">173</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Stocker, J., <a href="#hymn_253">253</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Stone, S. J., <a href="#hymn_466">466</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Strong, Nathan, <a href="#hymn_299">299</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Tappan, W. B., <a href="#hymn_564">564</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx" id="Tate">Tate, Nahum (cf. <a href="#Brady">Nicholas Brady</a>), <a href="#hymn_75">75</a>, <a href="#hymn_281">281</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Taylor, T. R., <a href="#hymn_563">563</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Thring, G., <a href="#hymn_131">131</a>, <a href="#hymn_362">362</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Thrupp, A., <a href="#hymn_443">443</a>.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_566">[566]</span></li> + +<li class="indx">Titius, C., <a href="#hymn_516">516</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Toplady, A. M., <a href="#hymn_242">242</a>, <a href="#hymn_325">325</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Tuttiett, L., <a href="#hymn_166">166</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Wallin, J. O., <a href="#hymn_434">434</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Walther, B., <a href="#hymn_460">460</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Walther, J., <a href="#hymn_134">134</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Watts, Isaac, <a href="#hymn_39">39</a>, <a href="#hymn_53">53</a>, <a href="#hymn_61">61</a>, <a href="#hymn_70">70</a>, <a href="#hymn_73">73</a>, <a href="#hymn_76">76</a>, + <a href="#hymn_77">77</a>, <a href="#hymn_78">78</a>, <a href="#hymn_79">79</a>, <a href="#hymn_102">102</a>, <a href="#hymn_112">112</a>, <a href="#hymn_114">114</a>, <a href="#hymn_129">129</a>, + <a href="#hymn_158">158</a>, <a href="#hymn_172">172</a>, <a href="#hymn_204">204</a>, <a href="#hymn_214">214</a>, <a href="#hymn_244">244</a>, <a href="#hymn_255">255</a>, + <a href="#hymn_267">267</a>, <a href="#hymn_293">293</a>, <a href="#hymn_309">309</a>, <a href="#hymn_313">313</a>, <a href="#hymn_319">319</a>, <a href="#hymn_341">341</a>, + <a href="#hymn_342">342</a>, <a href="#hymn_368">368</a>, <a href="#hymn_374">374</a>, <a href="#hymn_378">378</a>, <a href="#hymn_419">419</a>, <a href="#hymn_439">439</a>, + <a href="#hymn_440">440</a>, <a href="#hymn_452">452</a>, <a href="#hymn_458">458</a>, <a href="#hymn_469">469</a>, <a href="#hymn_483">483</a>, <a href="#hymn_490">490</a>, + <a href="#hymn_534">534</a>, <a href="#hymn_542">542</a>, <a href="#hymn_560">560</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wegelin, J., <a href="#hymn_236">236</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Weingaertner, S., <a href="#hymn_508">508</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Weiss, M., <a href="#hymn_538">538</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Weissel, G., <a href="#hymn_138">138</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Werner, G., <a href="#hymn_217">217</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wesley, Charles, <a href="#hymn_25">25</a>, <a href="#hymn_48">48</a>, <a href="#hymn_58">58</a>, <a href="#hymn_100">100</a>, <a href="#hymn_107">107</a>, <a href="#hymn_108">108</a>, + <a href="#hymn_154">154</a>, <a href="#hymn_219">219</a>, <a href="#hymn_221">221</a>, <a href="#hymn_232">232</a>, <a href="#hymn_240">240</a>, <a href="#hymn_243">243</a>, + <a href="#hymn_245">245</a>, <a href="#hymn_262">262</a>, <a href="#hymn_270">270</a>, <a href="#hymn_332">332</a>, <a href="#hymn_338">338</a>, <a href="#hymn_373">373</a>, + <a href="#hymn_380">380</a>, <a href="#hymn_463">463</a>, <a href="#hymn_487">487</a>, <a href="#hymn_491">491</a>, <a href="#hymn_504">504</a>, <a href="#hymn_521">521</a>, + <a href="#hymn_531">531</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wesley, John, <a href="#hymn_84">84</a> (tr.), <a href="#hymn_326">326</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Wesley, Samuel, Sr., <a href="#hymn_211">211</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Whately, Richard, <a href="#hymn_44">44</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">White, H. K., <a href="#hymn_500">500</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wiesenmeyer, B., <a href="#hymn_24">24</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, <a href="#hymn_1">1</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Williams, Peter, <a href="#hymn_340">340</a> (tr.).</li> + +<li class="indx">Williams, Wm., <a href="#hymn_340">340</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Winkworth, Catherine, <a href="#hymn_3">3</a>, <a href="#hymn_5">5</a>, <a href="#hymn_38">38</a>, <a href="#hymn_59">59</a>, <a href="#hymn_64">64</a>, <a href="#hymn_67">67</a>, + <a href="#hymn_82">82</a>, <a href="#hymn_103">103</a>, <a href="#hymn_109">109</a>, <a href="#hymn_130">130</a>, <a href="#hymn_138">138</a>, <a href="#hymn_143">143</a>, <a href="#hymn_146">146</a>, + <a href="#hymn_152">152</a>, <a href="#hymn_153">153</a>, <a href="#hymn_156">156</a>, <a href="#hymn_161">161</a>, <a href="#hymn_171">171</a>, <a href="#hymn_173">173</a>, + <a href="#hymn_190">190</a>, <a href="#hymn_197">197</a>, <a href="#hymn_198">198</a>, <a href="#hymn_203">203</a>, <a href="#hymn_217">217</a>, <a href="#hymn_220">220</a>, + <a href="#hymn_225">225</a>, <a href="#hymn_228">228</a>, <a href="#hymn_236">236</a>, <a href="#hymn_261">261</a>, <a href="#hymn_276">276</a>, <a href="#hymn_279">279</a>, + <a href="#hymn_280">280</a>, <a href="#hymn_284">284</a>, <a href="#hymn_348">348</a>, <a href="#hymn_349">349</a>, <a href="#hymn_363">363</a>, <a href="#hymn_365">365</a>, + <a href="#hymn_372">372</a>, <a href="#hymn_400">400</a>, <a href="#hymn_402">402</a>, <a href="#hymn_405">405</a>, <a href="#hymn_413">413</a>, <a href="#hymn_416">416</a>, + <a href="#hymn_421">421</a>, <a href="#hymn_432">432</a>, <a href="#hymn_435">435</a>, <a href="#hymn_445">445</a>, <a href="#hymn_467">467</a>, <a href="#hymn_475">475</a>, + <a href="#hymn_481">481</a>, <a href="#hymn_495">495</a>, <a href="#hymn_498">498</a>, <a href="#hymn_505">505</a>, <a href="#hymn_507">507</a>, <a href="#hymn_508">508</a>, + <a href="#hymn_511">511</a>, <a href="#hymn_515">515</a>, <a href="#hymn_516">516</a>, <a href="#hymn_527">527</a>, <a href="#hymn_528">528</a>, <a href="#hymn_530">530</a>, + <a href="#hymn_532">532</a>, <a href="#hymn_537">537</a>, <a href="#hymn_538">538</a>, <a href="#hymn_539">539</a>, <a href="#hymn_543">543</a>, <a href="#hymn_544">544</a>, + <a href="#hymn_545">545</a>, <a href="#hymn_559">559</a>, <a href="#hymn_566">566</a> (all translations).</li> + +<li class="indx">Wood, Basil, <a href="#hymn_182">182</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wordsworth, C., <a href="#hymn_184">184</a>, <a href="#hymn_231">231</a>, <a href="#hymn_290">290</a>, <a href="#hymn_357">357</a>, <a href="#hymn_410">410</a>, + <a href="#hymn_492">492</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wortman, D., <a href="#hymn_486">486</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Wreford, J. R., <a href="#hymn_302">302</a>.</li> + +<li class="ifrst">Zihn, J. F., <a href="#hymn_513">513</a>.</li> + +<li class="indx">Zinzendorf, Count Ludwig von, <a href="#hymn_326">326</a>, <a href="#hymn_331">331</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<div style='text-align:center'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 76498 ***</div> +</body> +</html> + |