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High in the heavens, eternal God

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 380 hymnals Lyrics: 1 High in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That vails thy just and wise designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise as the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 O God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort spring! The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wing. 4 In the provisions of thy house We still shall find a sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. Topics: Worship Attributes and Providence of God Used With Tune: AMES

Holy and reverend is the name

Author: John Needham Appears in 217 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King; Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry; Thrice holy! let us sing. 2 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul! to God; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name Whom words nor thoughts can reach; A broken heart shall please him more Than the best forms of speech. 4 Thou holy God, preserve our souls From all pollution free; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. 5 Till then thy service shall be ours, Thy praise our constant theme; We'll worship thee with all our powers, Whose mercy doth redeem. Topics: Worship Praise and Reverence of God Used With Tune: HARVEY'S CHANT

How beauteous were the marks divine

Author: A. Cleveland Coxe Appears in 208 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How beauteous were the marks divine That in thy meekness used to shine, That lit thy path, O Son of God! The lonely path thy feet have trod. 2 Oh, who like thee, so calm, so mild, So patient, pure, and undefiled? Oh, who like thee did ever go So sinless through a world of woe? 3 Oh, who like thee so humbly bore The scorn, the scoffs of men, before? So meek, so lowly, yet so high, So glorious in humility? 4 A suffering life by thee was led; Thou hadst not where to lay thy head; And since, O Lord, 'twas all for me, Shall I not gladly follow thee? 5 And death, that sets the prisoner free, Was pang, and scoff, and scorn to thee; Yet love through all thy torture glowed, And mercy with thy life-blood flowed. 6 O wondrous Lord, my soul would be Still more and more conformed to thee, And learn of thee, the lowly One, And like thee, all my journey run. Topics: Christ Life and Character Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM

How happy every child of grace

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 383 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How happy every child of grace, Who knows his sins forgiven! This earth, he cries, is not my place, I seek my place in heaven; 2 A country far from mortal sight, Yet, O, by faith I see The land of rest, the saint's delight, The heaven prepared for me. 3 O what a blessed hope is ours! While here on earth we stay We more than taste the heavenly powers, And antedate that day. 4 We feel the resurrection near, Our life in Christ concealed, And with his glorious presence here Our earthen vessels filled. 5 On him with rapture I shall gaze, Who bought the bliss for me, And shout and wonder at his grace Through all eternity. Topics: The Christian Faith, Hope, and Charity Used With Tune: NORTHFIELD

How shall the young secure their hearts

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 486 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How shall the young secure their hearts And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides me all the day; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead my way. 3 Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the sinner's road; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. 4 Thy word is everlasting truth; How pure is every page! That holy book shall guide my youth, And well support my age. Topics: Worship Holy Scriptures Used With Tune: MAITLAND

How sweet the hour of closing day

Author: William Bathurst Appears in 126 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the hour of closing day, When all is peaceful and serene, And the broad sun's retiring ray Sheds mellow luster o'er the scene! 2 Such is the Christian's parting hour; So peacefully he sinks to rest When faith, endued from Heaven with power, Sustains and cheers his languid breast. 3 Mark but that radiance of his eye, That smile upon his wasted cheek; They tell us of his hope on high In language that no tongue can speak. 4 Who would not wish to die like those Whom God's own Spirit deigns to bless? To sink into that soft repose, Then wake to perfect happiness? Topics: Death and Resurrection Used With Tune: WOODWORTH

I know that my Redeemer lives

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 382 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I know that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me; A token of his love he gives, A pledge of liberty. 2 Jesus, I hang upon thy word; I steadfastly believe Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, And to thyself receive. 3 Joyful in hope, my spirit soars To meet thee from above; Thy goodness thankfully adores, And tastes thy precious love. 4 When God is mine and I am his, Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. Topics: Christ Mediation and Atonement Used With Tune: BRADFORD

I would not live alway, I ask not to stay

Author: William A. Muhlenberg Appears in 702 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway, I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way; The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. I would not live always; no; welcome the tomb, Since Jesus has laid there, I dread not its gloom; There sweet be my rest till he bid me arise To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 2 Who, who would live always, away from his God. Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns? There saints of all ages in harmony meet; Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; There anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord in the feast of the soul. Topics: Miscellaneous Old Melodies Used With Tune: AFTON

If, through unruffled seas

Author: Augustus M. Toplady Appears in 242 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If, through unruffled seas, Calmly toward heaven we sail, With grateful hearts, O God, to thee, We'll own the favoring gale, With grateful hearts, O God, to thee, We'll own the favoring gale. 2 But should the surges rise, And rest delay to come, Blest be the sorrow, kind the storm, Which drives us nearer home. 3 Soon shall our doubts and fears All yield to thy control; Thy tender mercies shall illume The midnight of the soul. 4 Teach us in every state, To make thy will our own, And when the joys of sense depart, To live by faith alone. Topics: The Christian Trust and Resignation Used With Tune: SELVIN

Jesus, my love, my chief delight

Author: Anon. Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, my love, my chief delight, For thee I long, for thee I pray, Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day. 2 When shall I see thy smiling face, That face which I have often seen? Arise, thou Sun of Righteousness, Scatter the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious Gift of God To sinners weary and distressed; The first of all his gifts bestowed, And certain pledge of all the rest. 4 Since I can say this gift of mine, I'll tread the world beneath my feet, No more at poverty repine, Nor envy the rich sinner's state. 5 The precious jewel I will keep, And lodge it deep within my heart; At home, abroad, awake, asleep, It never shall from thence depart. Topics: Worship Adoration of Christ Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET