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Almost Persuaded

Author: Philip P. Bliss Appears in 774 hymnals First Line: "Almost persuaded" Lyrics: 1 “Almost persuaded” Now to believe; “Almost persuaded” Christ to receive; Seems now some soul to say, “Go, Spirit, go Thy way, Some more convenient day On Thee I’ll call.” 2 “Almost persuaded” Come, come today; “Almost persuaded” Turn not away; Jesus invites you here, Angels are ling’ring near, Prayers rise from hearts so dear: O wanderer, come. 3 “Almost persuaded,” Harvest is past! “Almost persuaded,” Doom comes at last! “Almost” cannot avail; “Almost” is but to fail! Sad, sad, that bitter wail-- “Almost--but lost!" Topics: The Christian Life Call and Repentance; Closing Hymns Used With Tune: ALMOST PERSUADED

I Love to Tell the Story

Author: Catherine Hankey Appears in 1,245 hymnals First Line: I love to tell the story Of unseen things above Lyrics: 1 I love to tell the story Of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love. I love to tell the story Because I know 'tis true; It satisfies my longings As nothing else can do. Chorus: I love to tell the story, 'Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story Of Jesus and His love. 2 I love to tell the story; More wonderful it seems Than all the golden fancies Of all our golden dreams. I love to tell the story, It did so much for me; And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee. [Chorus] 3 I love to tell the story; 'Tis pleasant to repeat What seems, each time I tell it, More wonderfully sweet. I love to tell the story, For some have never heard The message of salvation From God's own Holy Word. [Chorus] 4 I love to tell the story; For those who know it best Seem hungering and thirsting To hear it, like the rest. And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song, 'Twill be the old, old story, That I have loved so long. [Chorus] Topics: Work and Missions Work; Missions Used With Tune: I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY

Pass me Not, O Gentle Savior

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Appears in 935 hymnals Refrain First Line: Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry Lyrics: 1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art smiling, Do not pass me by. Refrain: Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry, While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 2 Let me at Thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. [Refrain] 3 Trusting only in Thy merit, Would I seek Thy face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by Thy grace. [Refrain] 4 Thou, the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in heav'n but Thee? [Refrain] Topics: Praise and Prayer Prayer Used With Tune: PASS ME NOT

Safe in the Arms of Jesus

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Appears in 463 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast-- There by His love o’ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. Hark! ’tis the voice of angels, Borne in a song to me, Over the fields of glory, Over the jasper sea. Chorus: Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast-- There by His love o’ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. 2 Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe from corroding care; Safe from the world’s temptations, Sin cannot harm me there. Free from the blight of sorrow, Free from my doubts and fears, Only a few more trials, Only a few more tears. [Chorus] 3 Jesus, my heart’s dear refuge, Jesus has died for me; Firm on the Rock of Ages, Ever my trust shall be. Here let me wait with patience, Wait till the night is o’er; Wait till I see the morning Break on the golden shore. [Chorus] Topics: The Christian Life Faith and Justification; Trust and Confidence Used With Tune: SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

Some Day the Silver Cord

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Appears in 216 hymnals First Line: Some day the silver cord will break Refrain First Line: And I shall see Him face to face Lyrics: 1 Some day the silver cord will break, And I no more as now shall sing; But, O, the joy when I shall wake Within the palace of the King! Chorus: And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story—-Saved by grace; And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story—-Saved by grace. 2 Some day my earthly house will fall, I cannot tell how soon ’twill be, But this I know-—my All in All Has now a place in heav’n for me. [Chorus] 3 Some day, when fades the golden sun Beneath the rosy-tinted west, My blessed Lord shall say, “Well done!” And I shall enter into rest. [Chorus] 4 Some day; till then I’ll watch and wait, My lamp all trimm'd and burning bright, That when my Savior ope's the gate, My soul to Him may take its flight. [Chorus] Topics: The Christian Life Aspiration and Hope; Closing Hymns Used With Tune: SAVED BY GRACE

They Who Seek the Throne of Grace

Author: Oliver Holden, 1765-1844 Appears in 268 hymnals Lyrics: 1 They who seek the throne of grace Find that throne in ev'ry place; If we live a life of prayer, God is present ev'rywhere. 2 In our sickness and our health, In our want, or in our wealth, If we look to God in prayer, God is present ev'rywhere. 3 When our earthly comforts fail, When the foes of life prevail, 'Tis the time for earnest prayer; God is present ev'rywhere. 4 Then, my soul, in ev'ry strait, To thy Father come, and wait; He will answer ev'ry prayer: God is present ev'rywhere. Topics: Praise and Prayer Prayer Used With Tune: HORTON

Come, ye Faithful, raise the Strain

Author: John of Damascus; J. M. Neale Appears in 383 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain Of triumphant gladness, God has brought His Israel Into joy from sadness; Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke Jacob’s sons and daughters, Led them with unmoistened foot Thro' the Red Sea waters. 2 'Tis the spring of souls today, Christ hath burst His prison, And from three days' sleep in death As a sun hath risen; All the winter of our sins, Long and dark, is flying From His light, to whom we give Laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons, bright With the day of splendor, With the royal feast of feasts, Comes its joy to render; Comes to glad Jerusalem, Who with true affection Welcomes, in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither might the gates of death Nor the tomb’s dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal, Hold Thee as a mortal; But today amid Thine own Thou didst stand, bestowing This, Thy peace, which evermore Passeth human knowing. Topics: Church Festivals Passion and Easter Used With Tune: SÖRG O, KJAERE FADER

How Calmly the Evening

Author: Thomas T. Lynch, 1818-71 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: How calmly the evening once more is descending Lyrics: 1 How calmly the evening once more is descending, As kind as a promise, as still as a pray'r; O wing of the Lord, in Thy shelter befriending, May we and our households continue to share. 2 The sky, like the kingdom of heaven, is open; O enter, my soul, at the glorious gates; The silence and smile of His love are the token, Who now for all comers invitingly waits. 3 We come to be soothed with His merciful healing, The dews of the night cure the wounds of the day; We come, our life's worth and its brevity feeling, With thanks for the past, for the future we pray. 4 Lord, save us from folly; be with us in sorrow; Sustain us in work till the time of our rest; When earth's day is over, may heaven's tomorrow Dawn on us, of homes long expected possessed. Topics: Closing and Evening Hymns Evening Used With Tune: WHITCHURCH

O Sacred Head, now Wounded

Author: Paul Gerhardt; J. W. Alexander; Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 Appears in 735 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O sacred Head, now wounded, With grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded With thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, What bliss, till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. 2 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered Was all for sinner's gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, But Thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve Thy place; Look on me with Thy favor, Vouchsafe to me Thy grace. 3 What language shall I borrow To thank Thee, dearest Friend, For this, Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end? O make me Thine forever; And should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love to Thee. 4 Be near when I am dying, O show Thy cross to me; And for my succor flying, Come, Lord, and set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving, From Jesus shall not move, For He who dies believing, Dies safely through Thy love. Topics: Church Festivals Passion and Easter; The Lord's Supper; Trust and Confidence Used With Tune: MIG HJERTELIG NU LÆNGES

The Church's One Foundation

Author: Samuel J. Stone, 1839-1901 Appears in 884 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation, By water and the word: From heav'n He came and sought her To be His holy Bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died. 2 Elect from ev'ry nation, Yet one o'er all the earth; Her charter of salvation, One Lord, one Faith, one birth; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy food; And to one hope she presses, With ev'ry grace endued. 3 'Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace forevermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious, Shall be the Church at rest. 4 Yet she on earth hath union With God, the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won: Oh, happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace, that we, Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with Thee. Topics: The Church and Means of Grace The Church; Missions Used With Tune: AURELIA