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Come, and let us sweetly join

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 128 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:41 Topics: Holy Communion; Reconciliation, Healing and Wholeness Used With Tune: LEACH

My heart is resting, O my God

Author: A. L. Waring Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 95 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:24 Lyrics: My heart is resting, O my God, — I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source Of every precious thing. Now the frail vessel Thou hast made No hand but Thine shall fill — For the waters of the Earth have failed, And I am thirsty still. I thirst for springs of heavenly life, And here all day they rise — I seek the treasure of Thy love, And close at hand it lies. And a new song is in my mouth To long loved music set — Glory to Thee for all the grace I have not tasted yet. Glory to Thee for strength withheld, For want and weakness known — And the fear that sends me to Thy breast For what is most my own. I have a heritage of joy That yet I must not see; But the hand that bled to make it mine Is keeping it for me. There is a certainty of love That sets my heart at rest — A calm assurance for today That to be poor is best — A prayer reposing on His truth Who hath made all things mine, That draws my captive will to Him, And makes it one with Thine. I will give thanks for suffering now, For want and toil and loss — For the death that sin makes hard and slow, Upon my Savior's cross — Thanks for the little spring of love That gives me strength to say, If they will leave me part in Him, Let all things pass away. Sometimes I long for promised bliss, But it will not come too late — And the songs of patient spirits rise From the place wherein I wait; While in the faith that makes no haste My soul has time to see A kneeling host of Thy redeemed, In fellowship with me. There is a multitude around Responsive to my prayer; I hear the voice of my desire Resounding everywhere. But the earnest of eternal joy, In every prayer I trace; I see the glory of the Lord: On every chastened face. How oft, in still communion known, Those spirits have been sent To share the travail of my soul, Or show me what it meant! And I long to do some work of love No spoiling hand could touch, For the poor and suffering of Thy flock Who comfort me so much. But the yearning thought is mingled now With the thankful song I sing; For Thy people know the secret source Of every precious thing. The heart that ministers for Thee In Thy own work will rest; And the subject spirit of a child Can serve Thy children best. Mine be the reverent, listening love, That waits all day on Thee, With the service of a watchful heart Which no one else can see — The faith that, in a hidden way No other eye may know, Finds all its daily work prepared, And loves to have it so. My heart is resting, O my God, My heart is in Thy care — I hear the voice of joy and health Resounding everywhere. “Thou art my portion,” saith my soul, Ten thousand voices say, And the music of their glad Amen, Will never die away.

I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew

Author: Anonymous Meter: 10.10.10.6 Appears in 89 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:25 Lyrics: 1 I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew he moved my soul to seek him, seeking me. It was not I that found, O Saviour true; no, I was found of thee. 2 Thou didst reach forth thy hand and mine enfold; I walked and sank not on the storm-vexed sea. ‘Twas not so much that I on thee took hold, as thou, dear Lord, on me. 3 I find, I walk, I love, but oh, the whole of love is but my answer, Lord, to thee! For thou wert long beforehand with my soul; always thou lovedst me. Topics: God Love and Grace of; Jesus Christ Union with; Longing for God and Christ; Sacraments and Ordinances Profession of Faith Used With Tune: PEACE

The Lord my portion

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:24 First Line: Eternal Source of joys divine

Out of the depths of woe

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Appears in 68 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:55 Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: MONSELL

Nun sich die Nacht geendet hat

Appears in 55 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:22 Topics: Morgen-Lied

Divine Mercies in constant Succession

Author: Dr. S. Stennett Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 51 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23 First Line: How various and how new Lyrics: 1 How various and how new Are thy compassions, Lord! Each morning shall thy mercies shew, Each night thy truth record. 2 Thy goodness, like the sun, Dawn'd on our early days, Ere infant-reason had begun To form our lips to praise. 3 Each object we beheld Gave pleasure to our eyes; And nature all our senses held In bands of sweet surprise. 4 But pleasures more refin'd Awaited that bless'd day, When light arose upon our mind, And chas'd our sins away. 5 How new thy mercies then! How sovereign and how free! Our souls that had been dead in sin, Were made alive to thee. Pause. 6 Now we expect a day Still brighter far than this, When death shall bear our souls away To realms of light and bliss. 7 There rapturous scenes of joy Shall burst upon our sight: And every pain, and tear, and sigh, Be drown'd in endless night. 8 Beneath thy balmy sing, O sun of righteousness, Our happy souls shall sit and sing The wonders of thy grace. 9 Nor shall that radiant day So joyfully begun, In evening shadows die away, Beneath the setting sun. 10 How various and how new Are thy compassions, Lord! Eternity thy love shall shew, And all thy truth record. Topics: Time and Eternity; Mercies constant succession

Whom have we, Lord, in heav'n, but thee

Author: Anon. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 50 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:24 Lyrics: 1 Whom have we, Lord, in heav'n, but thee, And whom on earth beside? Where else for succor can we flee, Or in whose strength confide? 2 Thou art our portion here below, Our promised bliss above; Ne'er may our souls an object know So precious as thy love. 3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail, Thou wilt our spirits cheer; Support us through life's thorny vale, And calm each anxious fear. Topics: Provisions of the Gospel Invitations and Promises; God the Portion of the Soul

Pardon and Purity

Author: Benjamin Beddome Appears in 50 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:26 First Line: Can sinners hope for heaven Lyrics: 1 Can sinners hope for heaven, Who love this world so well? Or dream of future happiness, While on the road to hell? 2 Shall they hosannas sing, With an unhallowed tongue? Shall palms adorn the guilty hand Which does its neighbor wrong? 3 Thy grace, O God, alone, Good hope can e'er afford! The pardoned and the pure shall see The glory of the Lord. Topics: Atonement Necessary Used With Tune: PRAYER

Away with our fears

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 5.6.9.6.6.9 Appears in 46 hymnals Scripture: Lamentations 3:23 Topics: Our Journey With God Used With Tune: MUFF FIELD