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Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep

Author: Margaret (MacKay) Mackay Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,093 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep, From which none ever wakes to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet, To be for such a slumber meet! With holy confidence to sing That death has lost its venomed sting! 3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest: No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus! O for me May such a blissful refuge be! Securely shall my ashes lie, And wait the summons from on high. Amen. Topics: Last Things Death and Burial; Trinity, Twenty-fourth Sunday Used With Tune: BRESLAU

Jesus, While Our Hearts Are Bleeding

Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 140 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding O’er the spoils that death has won, We would, at this solemn meeting, Calmly say, "Thy will be done." 2 Tho' cast down, we’re not forsaken, Though afflicted, not alone; Thou didst give, and Thou hast taken, Blessed Lord--Thy will be done. 3 Though to-day we’re filled with mourning, Mercy still is on the throne; With Thy smiles and love returning, We can sing, "Thy will be done." 4 By Thy hands the boon was given, Thou hast taken but Thine own: Lord of earth, and God of heaven, Evermore Thy will be done. Amen. Topics: Last Things Death and Burial Used With Tune: CROSS OF JESUS

O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I

Author: William Orcutt Cushing, (1823-) Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 232 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O safe to the Rock that is higher than I, My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly; So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be; Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee. Refrain: Hiding in Thee, Hiding in Thee, Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee. 2 In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour, In times when temptation casts o'er me its power; In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea, Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee. [Refrain] 3 How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe, I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe; How often, when trials like sea billows roll Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Last Things Death and Burial; Names and Office of Christ Rock Used With Tune: O SAFE TO THE ROCK

All Praise to Thee, O Lord

Author: Hyde Wyndham Beadon Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All praise to Thee, O Lord, Who by Thy mighty power Didst manifest Thy glory forth In Cana's marriage hour. 2 Thou speakest, it is done: Obedient to Thy word, The water reddening into wine Proclaims the present Lord. 3 Blest were the eyes which saw That wondrous mystery, The great beginning of Thy works, That kindled faith in Thee. 4 And blessèd they who know Thine unseen presence true, When in the kingdom of Thy grace Thou makest all things new. 5 For by thy loving hand Thy people still are fed; Thou art the cup of blessing, Lord, And Thou the heavenly bread. 6 O may this grace be ours, In Thee for aye to live, And drink of those refreshing streams Which Thou alone canst give. 7 So, led from strength to strength, Grant us, O Lord, to see The marriage supper of the Lamb, Thy great Epiphany. Amen. Topics: Church Year Epiphany; Epiphany, Second Sunday; Christ Longing for; Names and Office of Christ Lamb; Lord's Supper; Marriage Supper Scripture: John 2:1-11 Used With Tune: SCHUMANN

Welcome, Happy Morning! Age to Age Shall Say

Author: Venantius Fortunatus, (530-609) Meter: 11.11.11.11.11 Appears in 282 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Welcome, happy morning! age to age shall say, Hell today is vanquished, heav'n is won today. Lo! the Dead is living, God for evermore! Him their true Creator, all His works adore. Welcome, happy morning! age to age shall say. 2 Maker and Redeemer, Life and Health of all, Thou from heaven beholding human nature's fall, Thou of God the Father, true and only Son, Manhood to deliver, manhood didst put on: Hell to-day is vanquished; heaven is won to-day! 3 Thou, of life the Author, death didst undergo, Tread the path of darkness, saving strength to show; Come then, True and Faithful, now fulfill Thy word; 'Tis Thine own third morning: rise, O buried Lord! Welcome, happy morning! age to age shall say. 4 Loose the souls long prisoned, bound with Satan's chain: All that now is fallen raise to life again; Show Thy face in brightness, bid the nations see; Bring again our daylight: day returns with Thee! Welcome, happy morning! Heaven is won to-day! Amen. Topics: Church Year Easter; Easter; Names and Office of Christ Author of Life; Names and Office of Christ Creator; Names and Office of Christ Health; Names and Office of Christ Life; Names and Office of Christ Maker; Names and Office of Christ Redeemer; Christ, author of Life; Christ, the Life; Resurrection of Christ Used With Tune: FORTUNATUS

All My Heart This Night Rejoices

Author: Paul Gerhardt Meter: 8.3.3.6 D Appears in 281 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All my heart this night rejoices As I hear, Far and near, Sweetest angel voices: "Christ is born," their choirs are singing, Till the air Ev'rywhere Now with joy is ringing. 2 Come and banish all your sadness, One and all, Great and small, Come with songs of gladness; Love Him who with love is yearning; Hail the Star Near and far Light and joy is burning. 3 Hither come, ye heavy-hearted, Who for sin, Deep within, Long and sore have smarted; For the poisoned wounds you're feeling Help is near, One is here Mighty for their healing. 4 Hither come, ye poor and wretched, Know His will Is to fill Every hand outstretchèd; Here are riches without measure, Here forget All regret, Fill your hearts with treasure. 5 Faithfully Thee, Lord, I'll cherish, Live to Thee, And with Thee Dying, shall not perish, But shall dwell with Thee forever, Far on high, In that joy Which can alter never. Amen. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Christmas Day; Names and Office of Christ Physician; Names and Office of Christ Riches; Consecration Used With Tune: WAREM SOLLT ICH MICH DENN GRÄMEN

God Calling Yet

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; Mrs. Sarah (Borthwick) Findlater Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 429 hymnals First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear? Lyrics: 1 God calling yet! shall I not hear? Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear? Shall life's swift passing years all fly, And still my soul in slumbers lie? 2 God calling yet! shall I not rise? Can I His loving voice despise, And basely His kind care repay? He calls me still, can I delay? 3 God calling yet! and shall He knock And I my heart the closer lock? He still is waiting to receive, And shall I dare His Spirit grieve? 4 God calling yet! and shall I give No heed, but still in bondage live? I wait, but He does not forsake; He calls me still: my heart, awake! 5 Ah, yield Him all: in Him confide. Where but with Him doth peace abide? Break loose, let earthly bonds be riven, And let the spirit rise to heaven! 6 God calling yet! I cannot stay, My heart I yield without delay; Vain world, farewell! from thee I part; The voice of God hath reached my heart! Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Invitation to Repentance; Second Sunday after Easter; Trinity, Twentieth Sunday Scripture: Proverbs 1:24 Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET

Approach, My Soul, the Mercy-Seat

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 617 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before His feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh: Thou callest burdened souls to Thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed, By wars without and fears within, I come to Thee for rest. 4 Be Thou my Shield and Hiding-place, That, sheltered near Thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him Thou hast died. 5 O wondrous Love, to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners such as I Might plead Thy gracious Name. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Repentance; Trinity, Eleventh Sunday Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:5 Used With Tune: LONDON NEW

My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Author: Edward Mote Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,113 hymnals Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock I stand Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness: No merit of my own I claim, But wholly lean on Jesus' Name. Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand, All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In ev'ry high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain] 3 His oath, His covenant and blood, Support me in the sinking flood; When every earthly prop gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain] 4 When I shall launch to worlds unseen, O may I then be found in Him! Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Faith and Justification; Advent, Third Sunday; Lent, Fourth Sunday; Trinity, Sixth Sunday; Names and Office of Christ Righteousness; Death Prayer for help in Scripture: Hebrews 6:19 Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE

Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2,001 hymnals First Line: Am I a soldier of the cross Lyrics: 1 Am I a soldier of the cross, A follow'r of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His Name? 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flow'ry beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed thro' bloody seas? 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood? Is this vain world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? 4 Nay, I must fight, if I would reign: Increase my courage, Lord; I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by Thy Word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die; They view the triumph from afar, By faith they bring it nigh. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all Thine armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be Thine. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Christian Soldiers; Spiritual Warfare Used With Tune: ARLINGTON