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Penitence and hope

Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 113 hymnals First Line: Dear Savior, when my thoughts recall Lyrics: 1 Dear Savior, when my thoughts recall The wonders of thy grace; Low at thy feet asham'd I fall, And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid? Ah vile ungrateful heart! By earth's low cares, detain'd, betray'd, From Jesus to depart. 3 From Jesus who alone can give True pleasure, peace, and rest: When Absent from my Lord, I live Unsatisfy'd unblest. 4 But he, for his own mercy's sake, My wand'ring soul restores: He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 O while I breathe to thee my Lord, The penitential sigh, Confirm the kind, forgiving word With pity in thine eye! 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet, Rejoice to seek thy face; And grateful own how kind! how sweet! Thy condescending grace. Topics: Graces of the Spirit Repentance; Penitence and hope; Repentance and Hope

Christ exalted to be a prince and a savior to give repentance

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 58 hymnals First Line: Exalted prince of life, we own Lyrics: 1 Exalted prince of life, we own The royal honors of thy throne; 'Tis fix'd by God's almighty hand, And seraphs bow at thy command. 2 Exalted savior, we confess The sovereign triumphs of thy grace; Where beams of gentle radiance, And temper majesty divine. 3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway, Till all thine enemies obey; Wide may thy cross its virtue prove, And conquer millions by its love. 4 Mighty to vanquish, and forgive! Thine Israel shall repent and live; And laud proclaim thy healing breath, Which works their life, who wrought thy death. Topics: Graces of the Spirit Repentance; Christ Prince and Savior; Christ The only Savior; Exaltation of Christ

The Grave, or, Christ a guide thro' death to Glory

Appears in 1,863 hymnals First Line: Guide me, O thou great Jehovah! Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah! Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand; Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow, Let the fiery cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey thro': Strong deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of deaths, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. Topics: Death; Christ Guide; Grave

Head of the Church

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 48 hymnals First Line: Jesus, I sing thy matchless grace Lyrics: 1 Jesus, I sing thy matchless grace, That calls a worm thy own; Gives me among thy saints a place To make thy glories known. 2 Allied to thee our vital head, We act, and grow, and thrive: Form thee divided, each is dead, When most he seems alive. 3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, Here join in sweet accord: One body all in mutual love, And thou, our common Lord. 4 O may my faith each hour derive Thy spirit with delight; While death and hell in vain shall strive This bond to disunite. 5 Thou the whole body wilt present Before thy Father's face; Nor shall a wrinkle or a spot Its beauteous form disgrace. Topics: Characters and Representations of Christ Head ; Christ Head of the Church Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Our Duty to God

Author: Dr. Gibbons Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: That God, who made the worlds on high Lyrics: 1 That God, who made the worlds on high, And air, and earth, and sea, Own as thy God, and to his name In homage bow the knee. 2 Let not a shape which hands have wrought Of wood, or clay, or stone, Be deem'd thy God, nor think him like Aught thou hast seen or known. 3 Take not in vain the name of God: Nor must thou ever dare, To make thy falshood pass for truth, By his dread name to swear. 4 That day on which he bids thee rest From toil, to pray, and praise, That day, keep holy to the Lord, And consecrate it rays. 5 O may that God, who gave these laws, Write them on every heart, That all may feel their living power, Nor from his paths depart! Topics: Scripture The Law; Duty to God; Moral Law; Sabbath Scripture: Exodus 20:3-12

Our Duty to our Neighbor

Author: Dr. Gibbons Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth Lyrics: 1 Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth, With all thy mind and might, Fear, love and serve; so shall thy days Be numerous, calm, and bright. 2 The blood of man thou shalt not shed, Its voice will pierce the sky, And thou by the just laws of heaven For the dire crime shall die. 3 To thine own couch thou shalt not take A wife but her thine own: Vast is the guilt, and on thine head Heaven darts its vengeance down. 4 Thou shalt not, or from friend or foe, Take aught by force or stealth; Thy goods, thy stores must grow from right Or God will curse thy wealth. 5 No man shalt thou by a false charge, Or crush or brand with shame: Dear as thine own, so wills thy God, Must be his life and name. 6 Thy soul one wish shall not let loose For that which is not thine; Live in thy lot, or small or great, For God has drawn the line. 7 [O may that God, who gave these laws, Write them on every heart, That all may feel their living power, Nor from his paths depart!] Topics: Scripture The Law; Duty to God And our neighbor; Moral Law Scripture: Exodus 20:3-12

Waiting for the coming of his Lord; or, the active christian

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 458 hymnals First Line: Ye servants of the Lord Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of his heavenly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command; And while we speak, he's near: Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he In such a posture found! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crown'd. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread With his own bounteous hand, And raise that favorite servant's head Amidst th' angelic band. Topics: The Christian; Activity in religion; Christian Waiting for the coming of his Lord; Diligence and holy zeal; Watchfulness rewarded Scripture: Luke 12:35-38

Deliverances

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: What hath God wrought! might Isreal say Lyrics: 1 What hath God wrought! might Israel say, When Jordan roll'd its tide away, And gave a passage to their bands, Safely to march across its sands. 2 What hath God wrought! might well be said, When Jesus, rising from the dead, Scatter'd the shades of pagan night, And bless'd the nations with his light. 3 What hath God wrought! let Britain see, Freed from the plagues of popery, Its ten fold night, its iron chains, Its galling yoke, its cruel pains. 4 What hath God wrought! in glad surprize, Shall sound thro' all the earth and skies, When, like a mill-stone in the main, Proud Rome shall sink, nor rise again. 5 What hath God wrought! O blissful theme! Are we redeem'd, and call'd by him? Shall we be led the desert thro'?— And safe arrive at glory too?— 6 The news shall every heart employ, Fill every tongue with rapturous joy; When shall we join the heavenly throng, To swell the triumph and the song! Topics: Times and Seasons Deliverances; National deliverances celebrated; National prayer and praise; November the fifth Scripture: Numbers 23:23