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Jesus, I Thee Adore

Author: Henry Collins Appears in 217 hymnals First Line: Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All Refrain First Line: Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore Used With Tune: SAGINA

And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 286 hymnals First Line: And can it be that I should gain Lyrics: 1. And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? 2. ’Tis mystery all: th’Immortal dies: Who can explore His strange design? In vain the firstborn seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine. ’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no more. ’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore; Let angel minds inquire no more. 3. He left His Father’s throne above So free, so infinite His grace— Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race: ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me! ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me! 4. Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature’s night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray— I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. 5. Still the small inward voice I hear, That whispers all my sins forgiven; Still the atoning blood is near, That quenched the wrath of hostile Heaven. I feel the life His wounds impart; I feel the Savior in my heart. I feel the life His wounds impart; I feel the Savior in my heart. 6. No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him, is mine; Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine, Bold I approach th’eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own. Bold I approach th’eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own. Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: Psalms and Hymns, 1738

What Are These Wounds, So Deep, So Wide?

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: What are these wounds, so deep, so wide Lyrics: "What are these wounds, so deep, so wide, That in Thy sacred hands appear?" "By My own nation crucified, By My own friends I suffer here: My household foes, who bear My name, Have nailed Me to this shameful tree; And every day I wounded am, Thou poor, backsliding soul—by thee!" Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)

Behold the Servant of the Lord

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Behold the servant of the Lord! I wait Thy guiding eye to feel, To hear and keep Thy every word, To prove and do Thy perfect will, Joyful from my own works to cease, Glad to fulfill all righteousness. 2. Me if Thy grace vouchsafe to use, Meanest of all Thy creatures, me, The deed, the time, the manner choose, Let all my fruit be found of Thee; Let all my works in Thee be wrought, By Thee to full perfection brought. 3. My every weak, though good design, O’errule, or change, as seems Thee meet; Jesus, let all my work be Thine! Thy work, O Lord, is all complete, And pleasing in Thy Father’s sight; Thou only hast done all things right. 4. Here then to Thee Thy own I leave; Mold as Thou wilt Thy passive clay; But let me all Thy stamp receive, But let me all Thy words obey, Serve with a single heart and eye, And to Thy glory live and die. Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749

Than Tongue can Tell

Author: J. E. Hall Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: The love that Jesus had for me Refrain First Line: His love is more than tongue can tell! Topics: The Gospel Used With Tune: SAGINA

O God of Light

Author: Arthur S. Booth-Clibborn Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: O God of light, O God of love Lyrics: 1. O God of light, O God of love, Shine on my soul from Heaven above! Let sin appear in Thy pure ray As black as on the judgment day; Let perfect love apply the test, And all that’s wrong make manifest. 2. O take Thy plummet and Thy line, Apply them to this heart of mine, And thus reveal each crooked place, By contrast with true righteousness! Let holy truth condemn each sham; Show what Thou art, and what I am. 3. O smite and spare not, faithful God! A Father’s hand still holds the rod; O make my sin-stained conscience smart, And write Thy law upon my heart So plainly, that my will shall bow In full surrender, here and now! 4. Work on in me Thy perfect will, In me Thy promise, Lord, fulfill; O make me quick to fight for Thee, And set my soul in liberty! My soul can rest in nothing less Than in a spotless holiness. Used With Tune: SAGINA (Short) Text Sources: Salvation Army's War Cry, April 13, 1895

O Happy Nation

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: O happy nation, where the Lord Lyrics: 1. O happy nation, where the Lord Reveals the treasure of His Word, And builds His Church, His earthly throne! His eye the heathen world surveys, He formed their hearts, He knows their ways; But God their maker is unknown. 2. Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength the champion boast; In vain they boast, in vain rely; In vain we trust the brutal force, Or speed, or courage, of a horse, To guard his rider or to fly. 3. The eye of Thy compassion, Lord, Doth more secure defense afford When death or dangers threatening stand; Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make Thy name their fear and trust, When wars or famine waste the land. 4. In sickness, or the bloody field, Thou our physician, Thou our shield, Send us salvation from Thy throne: We wait to see Thy goodness shine; Let us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

Before The Great Jehovah's Bar

Author: Rowland Hill, 1744-1833 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Before the great Jehovah’s bar Lyrics: 1 Before the great Jehovah’s bar Soon must assembled worlds appear, And every word, and deed, and thought Shall into judgment then be brought. Then all shall hear their righteous doom Of wrath, or endless joys to come; And each receive his just reward Of bliss or vengeance from the Lord. 2 Dear Lord, it was Thine highest joy, To save where sin did once destroy; While thundering vengeance rolls above, We trust in Thy redeeming love. Hail! God of unexampled grace, All Heav’n shall sound Thine endless praise; High glories to the dying Lamb, Who death, by His own death, o’ercame. Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: Collection of Psalms and Hymns 7th ed. by Rowland Hill (London: Theodore Page, 1810)

Ancient Of Days! The Years Roll On

Author: Thomas Holme Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Ancient of Days! The years roll on Obedient to Thy sole decree; And when their destined work is done, Merge in the past eternity. Thousand of years have sped their way, Since poised by Thine almighty hand; Sun, moon, and stars, in bright array, Have wheeled in spheres at Thy command. 2 Firm as the heavenly hosts appear, The lines which future things portray, Converge in one predestined year, When Heaven and earth shall pass away. Whate’er that consummation be, Oh, let me, Lord, Thy mercy prove In worlds upheaved, from danger free, Within the covert of Thy love! 3 Ancient of Days! ’Tis Thine to say— Man vainly tries to scan th’unknown— How distant or how near the day, When we must stand before Thy throne. Through each new year vouchsafed to me, Be this my being’s aim and end, Thine here to live, in Heaven with Thee A blessed eternity to spend. Used With Tune: SAGINA Text Sources: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (Christian Book Society, 1861)

Faith Means We're Sure

Author: Susan H. Peterson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Faith means we're sure of what we hope to get Lyrics: 1. Faith means we’re sure of what we hope to get; We’re certain of the things that we do not see. By faith we know that God made the world; What’s here now was not made from what was seen. Abel by faith offered God a better sacrifice; And Enoch, too, by faith died not, but from this life did rise. Though they are gone, they speak this word: That without faith, none can please the Lord. 2. It was by faith that Noah built the ark, When warned by God of things that were yet to pass. Since he had faith, God did spare his life, And made him an heir of His righteousness. Abraham, too, when God said to leave his home behind, Obeyed and went, though he knew not the land he was to find. Though they are gone, they speak this word: That without faith, none can please the Lord. 3. It was by faith that Abr’ham had a son, Then offered him to God as a sacrifice. Faith upheld Moses in Egypt’s land, And faith let a lamb pay the firstborn’s price. By faith the people passed through the sea as on dry land, And faith was why the walls of Jericho just could not stand. Though they are gone, they speak this word: That without faith, none can please the Lord. 4. All these still lived by faith until they died, Receiving not the things that had been made known. They only saw them as from afar; They knew that their country was not their own. God therefore was not ashamed to be named as their Lord; For they believed that He was real and would their faith reward. Oh, give me faith to trust Your Word, That by my life I may please You, Lord. Used With Tune: SAGINA