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Hark! what mean those holy voices

Author: J. Cawood, 1775-1852 Appears in 727 hymnals Topics: Jesus (See also Christ) Abiding Lyrics: 1 Hark! what means those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo! the angelic host rejoices; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy: "Glory in the highest, glory, Glory be to God most high!" 3 Peace on earth, good will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found; Man redeemed, his sins forgiven, Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth His praises sing; O receive whom God appointed For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore Him; Learn His name, and taste His joy; Till in heaven ye sing before Him, "Glory be to God most high!" 6 Let us learn the wondrous story Of our great Redeemer's birth; Spread the brightness of His glory Till it cover all the earth. Used With Tune: UNSER HERRSCHER

Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 136 hymnals Topics: Jesus (See also Christ) Shepherd Lyrics: 1 Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep, To Thee for help we fly; Thy little flock in safety keep; For O! the wolf is nigh. 2 Us into Thy protection take, And gather with Thy arm; Unless the fold we first forsake The wolf can never harm. 3 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While by our Shepherd's side; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide. 4 O do not suffer him to part The souls that here agree; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in Thee! 5 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. Used With Tune: EVAN

My heart and voice I raise

Author: B. Rhodes, 1743-1815 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Kingdom of Christ (See Missions) Progress and triumph of Lyrics: 1 My heart and voice I raise, To spread Messiah's praise; Messiah's praise let all repeat; The universal Lord, By whose almighty word Creation rose in form complete. 2 A servant's form He wore, And in His body bore Our dreadful curse on Calvary; He like a victim stood, And poured His sacred blood, To set the guilty captives free. 3 But soon the Victor rose Triumphant o'er His foes, And led the vanquished host in chains; He threw their empire down, His foes compelled to own, O'er all the great Messiah reigns. 4 With mercy's mildest grace, He governs all our race In wisdom, righteousness, and love; Who to Messiah fly Shall find redemption nigh, And all His great salvation prove. Used With Tune: ASCALON

Servant of God, well done!

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Conflict (see also Warfare) Ended Lyrics: 1 Servant of God, well done! Thy glorious warfare's past; The battle's fought, the race is won, And thou art crowned at last. 2 With saints enthroned on high, Thou dost thy Lord proclaim, And still to God salvation cry, Salvation to the Lamb! 3 O happy, happy soul! In ecstasies of praise, Long as eternal ages roll, Thou seest thy Saviour's face. 4 Redeemed from earth and pain, Ah! when shall we ascend And all in Jesus' presence reign With our translated friend! Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL

O Lord, be with us when we sail

Author: E. A. Dayman, 1807-1890 Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: Jesus (See also Christ) Pilot Lyrics: 1 O Lord, be with us when we sail Upon the lonely deep, Our guard when on the silent deck The midnight watch we keep. 2 We need not fear, though all around 'Mid rising winds we hear The multitude of waters surge; For Thou, O God, art near. 3 The calm, the breeze, the gale, the storm, That pass from land to land, All, all are Thine, are held within The hollow of Thine hand. 4 As when on blue Gennesaret Rose high the angry wave, And Thy disciples quailed in dread, One word of Thine could save; 5 So when the fiercer storms arise From man's unbridled will, Be Thou, Lord, present in our hearts, To whisper,"Peace, be still!" 6 Across this troubled tide of life Thyself our pilot be, Until we reach that better land, The land that knows no sea. Used With Tune: ST. JAMES

Jesus, Master, whom I serve

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879 Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Jesus (See also Christ) Master Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Master, whom I serve, Though so feebly and so ill, Strengthen hand and heart and nerve, All Thy bidding to fulfill; Open Thou mine eyes to see All the work Thou hast for me. 2 Lord, Thou needest not, I know, Service such as I can bring; Yet I long to prove and show Full allegiance to my King: Thou art light and life to me, Let me be a praise to Thee. 3 Jesus, Master, wilt Thou use One who owes Thee more than all? As Thou wilt, I would not choose, Only let me hear Thy call: Jesus, let me always be In Thy service glad and free. Used With Tune: RATISBON

The Wisdom of God in the formation of Man

Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: All-seeing God; All-seeing God First Line: When I with pleasing wonder stand Lyrics: 1 When I with pleasing wonder stand, And all my frame survey, Lord, tis thy work; I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possest Where unborn nature grew; Thy wisdom all my features trac'd, And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with nicest care survey'd The growth of every part; Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid Was copy'd by thy art. 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire and wind Shew me thy wondrous skill; But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders still. 5 Thy awful glories round me shine, My flesh proclaims thy praise; Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. Scripture: Psalm 139

The Mercies of God innumerable (An Evening Psalm)

Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: All-seeing God; All-seeing God First Line: Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er Lyrics: 1 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise; Not all the sands that spread the shore, To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill, And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! Oh may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee. Scripture: Psalm 139:17-18

The wonderful Formation of Man

Appears in 35 hymnals Topics: All-seeing God; All-seeing God First Line: 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came Lyrics: 1 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came, A work of such a curious frame; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine. 2 Thine eyes could all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay: Thou saweth the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. 3 By thee my growing parts were nam'd, And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd, The breathing lungs, the beating heart, Was copy'd with unerring art. 4 At last to shew my Maker's name, God stamp'd his image on my frame, And in some unknown moment join'd The finish'd members of the mind. 5 There the young seeds of thought began And all the passions of the man, Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise. Pause. 6 Lord, since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 7 I could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore, Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of thy grace. 8 These on my heart are still imprest, With these I give my eyes to rest; And at my waking hour I find God and his love possess my mind. Scripture: Psalm 139

Sincerity profest, and Grace tried; or, the Heart searching God

Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: All-seeing God; All-seeing God First Line: My God, what inward grief I feel Lyrics: 1 My God, what inward grief I feel When impious men transgress thy will! I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count for enemies to me. 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought Though my own heart accuse me not, Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within? Do I indulge some unknown sin? Oh turn my feet whene'er I stray, And lead me in thy perfect way. Scripture: Psalm 139