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Pray, Tell me, How Cam'st Thou so Easily in

Author: Andreas Carl Rutström, 1721-1772 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Pray, tell me, how cam'st thou so easily in Through yonder bright portal of heaven, Since not to a soul here polluted by sin Admission there ever was given? Wast thou not akin to the fallen? 2 By grace did I live, and in grace did I die, By grace did I enter these portals; Lo, this is the ground and the reason why I Am one of the blessed immortals, Who sing hallelujah forever. 3 Oh, blesséd art thou who in life and in death Hast grace for thine only foundation! For sinners condemned, so His holy Word saith, Can plead nothing else for salvation. For grace, then, give thanks everlasting. Amen. Topics: Faith and Justification Used With Tune: ACK, KÄRE, SÅ SÄG

Abide with us, O Saviour Dear

Author: Nicolaus Selnecker, 1532-1592; Jesper Svedberg, 1653-1785 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Abide with us, O Saviour dear, For dark and lowering clouds appear; And let Thy light, Thy Word divine, Continue in Thy church to shine. 2 This is a dark and evil day, Forsake us not, O Lord, we pray; And let us in our grief and pain They Word and Sacraments retain. 3 Lord Jesus, help, Thy church uphold, For we are weak, indifferent, cold; Give us Thy Spirit and Thy grace, And spread Thy truth in every place. 4 And keep us steadfast in Thy Word, Stay Satan's fatal wiles, O Lord; To us Thy grace and power reveal, And let Thy church Thy presence feel. 5 And, gracious Lord, consider too How many teachers are untrue; By wisdom they would know the Lord, And set at naught His holy Word. 6 Those haughty spirits, Lord, restrain, Who do thy holy Word disdain, And ever seek for something new, Contrived to change Thy doctrines true. 7 And since the cause is Thine we pray, Do Thou the arm of evil stay; And grace and power and wisdom lend To those who would Thy Word defend. 8 Thy Word is in distress and need Our comfort and defence indeed; By it Thy church keep pure within And free from error, shame, and sin. 9 Grant that Thy Word may light our way That we in darkness may not stray, But through this vale of sin and woe, May to the heavenly mansions go. Topics: The Church Used With Tune: ACK, BLIF HOS OSS, O JESU KRIST

The Bible, the Bible

Author: Anonymous Meter: 11.11.11.11 D with chorus Appears in 90 hymnals First Line: The Bible! The Bible! more precious than gold Lyrics: 1 The Bible! the Bible! more precious than gold, The hopes and the glories its pages unfold! It speaks of a Saviour, and tells of His love; It shows us the way to the mansions above. 2 The Bible! the Bible! blest volume of truth, How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth! It bids us seek early the pearl of great price, Ere the heart is enslaved in the bondage of vice. 3 The Bible! the Bible! we hail it with joy, Its truths and its glories our tongues shall employ; We’ll sing of its triumphs, we’ll tell of its worth, And send its glad tidings afar o’er the earth. Amen. Topics: The Word Used With Tune: VÅR BIBEL, VÅR BIBEL

How Blest are the Hours that Jesus Bestows

Meter: 11.11.11.6.6.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How blest are the hours that Jesus bestows, When wonders of grace to the spirit He shows! His Word lights the way to the heavenly goal, His Spirit is near us, His Spirit is near us, To rouse us, and teach us, and comfort our soul! 2 Lord Jesus, our Saviour, Thy Spirit us give To quicken, and strengthen, and cause us to live; Grant faith and give love, and in mercy bestow Whatever is needed, Whatever is needed, To exercise faith in our hearts here below. 3 Our hearts are so cold, yea, as hard as a stone; Such are they by nature, and Thou art alone, On earth and in heaven, the Saviour who can, A new heart creating, A new heart creating, A new heart creating, make each a new man. 4 From sorrows of earth wilt Thou now turn our mind, For days that are coming, oh, help us to find Our joy and our comfort in what Thou hast wrought; For we are Thy people, For we are Thy people, With death, wounds, and anguish so preciously bought. 5 Lord, therefore, remember in mercy and love Thy people, and grant us Thy help from above; Thy law cause to wake us, Thy grace give us cheer, And lead us Thy Spirit, And lead us Thy Spirit, So that we may know that Thy presence is near. Amen. Topics: Sanctification Used With Tune: ACK, SALIGA STUNDER Text Sources: Hemlandssänger

Passion-week Memories Sacred and Blest

Author: Ludvig Holmes Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Passion-week memories sacred and blest, Speak to my soul now of stillness and rest; Slowly we go to Gethsemane's dale; Show me the sufferer trembling and pale, Treading forsaken a path full of thorns, Loving the world, which in turn only scorns. 2 Now I perceive Him in shadows of night, Putting the powers of darkness to flight, Crushed 'neath the load of the sin of the world, Death and damnation around Him are hurled. Thorn-crowned and scourged still the sacrificed Lamb, Lifting His brow, says: "A King yet I am." 3 Show me the cross where He patiently died, There in its shadow myself will I hide, There will I hide His victor4ious word, Hear Him exclaim, "It is finished", my Lord, There will I praise for His mercy and grace; Suffering and dying He stood in my place. Amen. Topics: Lent Used With Tune: HELIGA MINNEN I FASTELAGSTID

If God Himself be for me

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If God Himself be for me, I may a host defy; For when I pray, before me My foes confounded fly. If Christ, the Head, befriend me, If God be my support, The mischief they intend me Shall quickly come to naught. 2 I build on this foundation, That Jesus and His blood Alone are my salvation, The true eternal good; Without Him, all that pleases Is valueless on earth: The gifts I owe to Jesus Alone my love are worth. 3 His Holy Spirit dwelleth Within my willing heart, Tames it when it rebelleth, And soothes the keenest smart. He crowns His work with blessing, And helpeth me to cry "My Father!" without ceasing To Him who reigns on high. 4 To mine His Spirit speaketh Sweet words of soothing power, How God in Him that seeketh For rest, hath rest in store. How God Himself prepareth My heritage and lot, And though my body weareth, My heaven shall fail me not. Amen. Topics: Sanctification Used With Tune: JAG SJUNGER NU OM SEGER

To God, the ever-glorious

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 11 hymnals Lyrics: To God, the ever-glorious, The Father and the Son, And Spirit all-victorious, Thrice holy Three in One; The God of our salvation, Whom earth and heaven adore, Praise, glory, adoration, Be now and evermore.

Jesus, Lover of my Soul

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,307 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high! Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past: Safe into the haven guide; Oh, receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee: Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me! All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring: Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of Thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in Thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy Name; I am all unrighteousness: False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound; Make, and keep me pure within. Thou of life the Fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee: Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. Amen. Topics: Faith and Justification Used With Tune: REFUGE

All Praise to Thee, Our Saviour Good

Author: Christopher Vischer, 1520-1597 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All praise to Thee, our Saviour good, Who shedst for us Thy precious blood. From Satan's might and wicked wiles Thou hast us saved, O Jesus Christ. 2 We pray, true God and man, to Thee, Us from the bonds of sin set free, And comfort us, increase our faith, And save us from eternal death. 3 Keep us from sin, from grief, and shame, And help us by thy mighty Name To bear our cross without complaint, And strengthen us when weak and faint. 4 O Jesus Christ, our Brother dear, Thou ever wilt be with us here. Remain with us, in peace, in strife, And grant us everlasting life. Topics: Lent Used With Tune: VI TICKE DIG, O JESU GOD

Lord, Teach us How to Pray Aright

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 225 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, teach us how to pray aright, With reverence and with fear; Though dust and ashes in Thy sight, We may, we must draw near. 2 Burdened with guilt, convinced of sin In weakness, want, and woe, Fightings without, and fears within, Lord, whither shall we go? 3 God of all grace, we come to Thee With broken, contrite hearts; Give, what Thine eye delights to see Truth in the inward parts. 4 Give deep humility; the sense Of godly sorrow give; A strong desire, with confidence, To hear Thy voice and live; 5 Faith in the only Sacrifice That can for sin atone; To cast our loves, to fix our eyes, On Christ, on Christ alone. 6 Give these, and then Thy will be done, Thus strengthened with all might, We, through Thy Spirit and Thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. Amen. Topics: Worship Used With Tune: MANOAH