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A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth

Author: P. Gerhardt Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 20 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth, The guilt of all men bearing; Laden with all the sins of earth, None else the burden sharing! Goes patient on, grows weak and faint, To slaughter led without complaint, That spotless life to offer; Bears shame, and stripes, and wounds and death, Anguish and mockery, and saith, "Willing all this I suffer." 2 That Lamb is Lord of death and life, God over all forever; The Father's Son, whom to that strife Love doth for us deliver! O mighty Love! what hast Thou done! The Father offers up His Son-- The Son content descendeth! O Love, O Love! how strong art Thou! In shroud and grave Thou lay'st Him low Whose word the mountains rendeth! 3 Him on the cross, O Love, Thou lay'st, Fast to that torture nailing, Him as a spotless Lamb Thou slay'st; His heart and flesh are failing-- The body with that crimson flood, That precious tide of noble blood, The heart with anguish breaking! O Lamb! what shall I render Thee For all Thy tender love to me, Or what return be making? 4 My lifelong days would I still Thee Be steadfastly beholding; Thee ever, as Thou ever me, With loving arms enfolding. And when my heart grows faint and chill, My heart's undying light, O still Abide unchanged before me! Myself Thy heritage I sign, Ransomed to be forever Thine, My only hope and glory. 5 I of Thy majesty and grace Would night and day be singing; A sacrifice of joy and praise Myself to Thee still bringing. My steam of life shall flow to Thee Its steadfast current ceaselessly In praise to Thee outpouring; And all the good Thou dost to me I'll treasure in my memory, Deep in my heart's depths storing! 6 Shrine of my heart, give larger space For wealth that passeth measure! Thou must become a royal place For all-excelling treasure. Away, world, with thy golden hoard, And all the glories in thee stored, My treasure is in heaven: For I have found true riches now; My treasure, Christ, my Lord art Thou Thy blood so freely given! 7 This treasure ever I employ, This ever aid shall yield me; In sorrow it shall be my joy, In conflict it shall shield me. In joy, the music of my feast; And when all else has lost its zest, This manna still shall feed me; In thirst my drink, in want my food, Mu company in solitude, To comfort and to lead me! 8 And when I enter on Thy joys With Thee Thy kingdom sharing, Thyself my robe of triumph, Lord, Thy blood my right declaring, Shall place upon my head the crown, Shall lead me to the Father's throne, And raiment fit provide me; Till I, by Him to Thee betrothed, By Thee in bridal costume clothed, Stand as a bride beside Thee! Topics: The Lent Year Lent and Passion Week; The Church Year Lent and Passion Week; Atonement Used With Tune: [Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended]

Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow

Author: Jane Borthwick Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.10 Appears in 52 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow Of the sad heart that comes to Thee for rest; Cares of today and burdens of tomorrow, Blessings implored and sins to be confest; We come before Thee at Thy gracious word, And lay them at Thy feet, Thou knowest, Lord. 2 Thou knowest all the past; how long and blindly On the dark mountains the lost wanderer strayed; How the Good Shepherd followed, and how kindly He bore it home, upon his shoulders laid; He healed the bleeding wounds and soothed the pain, And brought back life, and hope, and strength again. 3 Thou knowest all the present; each temptation, Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear; All to each one assigned, of tribulation, Or to belovèd ones, than self more dear; All pensive memories, as we journey on, Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone. 4 Thou knowest all the future; gleams of gladness By stormy clouds too quickly overcast, Hours of sweet fellowship and parting sadness, And the dark river to be crossed at last. O what could hope and confidence afford To tread the path, but this: Thou knowest, Lord? 5 Thou knowest, not alone as God all-knowing; As man, our mortal weakness Thou hast proved; On earth with purest sympathies o'erflowing, O Savior, Thou hast wept, and Thou hast loved; And love and sorrow still to Thee may come, And find a hiding-place, a rest, a home. 6 Therefore we come, Thy gentle call obeying, And lay our sins and sorrows at Thy feet; On everlasting strength our weakness staying, Clothed in Thy robe of righteousness complete: Then rising and refreshed, we leave Thy throne, And follow on to know as we are known. Topics: Family Prayer Evening; Family Prayer Evening Used With Tune: [Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow]

And now we must bid one another farewell

Author: Martha Clausen Meter: 11.9.11.9.5.5.9 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 And now we must bid one another farewell; The peace of our God keep you ever! God's peace in our bosom, and all will be well, Or whether we meet or we sever. May Christ, our dear Lord, Be our sure reward When we from this world pass forever! 2 O help us, dear Father, and Christ, Thou the Son, That gladly our course we may finish! And Thou, Holy Spirit, Thou comforting One, Thy love in our hearts so replenish, That we by Thy might May fight the good fight, Till won is the crown everlasting. Topics: Close of Service; Worship in General Close of Service; Close of Service Used With Tune: [And now we must bid one another farewell]

True Light, that lightest all in heaven and earth

Author: G. Thring Meter: 10.6.10.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 True Light, that lightest all in heaven and , Light us Thou Light divine; Children thou mad'st us by a second birth. children, O Lord, of Thine; Heirs of a life undying, The hidden life above, Strong on Thy strength relying, Safe in a Father's love. 2 The earth, erewhile so oft bedewed with tears, Shall be, like man, new-born; The heavens--unrolled through unimagined years-- Be bright with endless morn; No room is there for sorrow, Toll, trouble, want, or care, None anxious for the morrow,-- There is no morrow there. 3 Light there, eternal light and life shall reign O'er all without, within; No stricken soul e'er bow beneath the pain Of unforgotten sing; The day shall have no ending, No night its shadows cast, All present gladness blending With gladness in the past. 4 We darkly now, as in a mirror, see These wondrous worlds on high; Help us, O Lord, to live our life in Thee, The life that cannot die; Till heavenward ever soaring, By Thy redeeming grace, Before Thy throne adoring We see Thee face to face. Topics: The Last Things The Heavenly Home; The Last Things The Heavenly Home; Heaven Used With Tune: [True Light, that lightest all in heaven and earth]

All praise to Thee, O Lord

Author: H. W. 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 blessed 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, The great Epiphany. Topics: The Church Year Second Sunday after Epiphany; The Church Year Second Sunday after Epiphany Used With Tune: [All praise to Thee]

Lord of glory, Thou hast bought us

Author: Eliza S. Alderson Appears in 65 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord of glory, Thou hast bought us With Thy life-blood as the price, Never grudging for the lost ones That tremendous sacrifice, And with that hast freely given Blessings countless as the sand, To th'unthankful and the evil With Thine own unsparing hand. 2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee, Gladly, freely of Thine own; With the sunshine of Thy goodness Melt our thankless hearts of stone; Till our cold and selfish natures, Warmed by Thee, at length believe That more happy and more blessed 'Tis to give than to receive. 3 Wondrous honor hast Thou given To our humblest charity In Thine own mysterious sentence, "Ye have done it unto Me." Can it be, O gracious Master, Thou dost deign for alms to sue, Saying, by Thy poor and needy, "Give as I have given to you?" 4 Lord of glory, who hast bought us With Thy life-blood as the price, Never grudging for the lost ones That tremendous sacrifice. Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly, Hope, to stay our souls on Thee; But, O best of all Thy graces, Give us Thine own charity. Topics: The Church Year Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity; Benevolence Used With Tune: [Lord of glory, Thou hast bought us]

O Father, Thou who hast created all

Author: A. Knapp Meter: 10.6.10.6.8.8.4 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Father, Thou who hast created all In wisest love, we pray, Look on this babe, who at Thy gracious call Is entering on life’s way; Bend o’er him in his nothingness, Thine image on his soul impress; O Father, hear! 2 O Son of God, who diedst for us, behold, We bring our child to Thee; Thou tender Shepherd, take him to Thy fold, Thine own for aye to be; Defend him through this earthly strife, And lead him in the way of life, O Son of God! 3 O Holy Ghost, who broodest o’er the wave, Descend upon this child; Give him undying life, his spirit lave With waters undefiled; Grant him from earliest years to be Thy learner apt, a home for Thee, O Holy Ghost! 4 O Triune God, what Thou command’st is done; We speak, but Thine the might; This child hath scarce yet seen our earthly sun, Yet pour on him Thy light, In faith and hope, in joy and love, Thou Sun of all below, above, O Triune God! Topics: The Means of Grace Baptism; The Means of Grace Baptism Used With Tune: [O Father, Thou who hast created all]

Abide among us, we implore Thee

Author: N. F. S. Grudtvig Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Abide among us, we implore Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Spirit breathe! And let the babes we bring before Thee Now be baptized into Thy death. 2 Lord, after Thee we Christians all them. O let them in Thy name arise! And keep them Thine whate'er befall them, That they may reach Thy Paradise. 3 If thou their earthly race shouldst lengthen, Thy faithful servants let them prove; If few their days, their weakness strengthen, That they may share Thy dying love. 4 O write Thy blessed name, dear Savior, Upon their hearts we Thee implore; And on Thy palms engrave this favor, That they are Thine for evermore. Topics: The Means of Grace Baptism; The Means of Grace Baptism Used With Tune: [Abide among us, we implore Thee]

Death in all this world prevaileth

Author: J. G. Albinus Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Death in all this world prevaileth: Human life, a summer flower; Blooms at morn,at even faileth, But there comes a brighter hour. When o'er death shall rise victorious, And appear in forms more glorious, To a better life restored, Who have loved and served their Lord. 2 Jesus yielded up His spirit, And His ransomed people gain Life eternal by His merit; Death has armed his sting in vain. For the unfettered soul ascendeth To the world which never endeth, There without a veil to see God's true face eternally. 3 There is life that knows no sadness, There, a numberless array, White-robed denizens of gladness, Unto God their homage pay: Choir aloud to choir rejoices, Seraphs with delighted voices Holy, holy, holy, sing To their Triune God and King. 4 There the patriarchs abiding, There the prophets all have rest, There the noble twelve residing In their Master's love are blest; There the saints in holy splendor To the Lamb their praises render, Harping sweet in solemn strains "Hallelujah! Jesus reigns." Topics: The Church Year Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity; Eternal Life; Resurrection Used With Tune: [Death in all this world prevaileth]

Lord God, our Father, Thou our chiefest stay

Author: M. B. Landstad Meter: 10.8.8.10.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord God, our Father, Thou our chiefest stay, Thou art our souls' delight for aye! O hearken to our humble prayer: Forgive our sins and us in mercy spare! Have mercy on us, O Lord! 2 Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, true light and way, Shepherd of souls, to Thee we pray: Thou wast for our salvation slain Let not Thy death and sufferings be in vain! Have mercy on us, O Lord! 3 Lord God, the Holy Ghost, Thee we implore Be with us now and evermore! Lead us to God, His grace to win, And leave us not to perish in our sin! Have mercy on us, O Lord! Topics: Beginning of Service; Worship in General Beginning of Service; Beginning of Service; Praise and Prayer Used With Tune: [Lord God our Father, Thou our chiefest stay]