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The Prayer of the Publican

Author: Rev. Cornelius Elven (1797-1873) Appears in 223 hymnals Topics: Sin Confession of First Line: With broken heart and contrite sigh Scripture: Luke 18:13 Used With Tune: WARNER

Come, You Sinners

Author: Joseph Hart Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 1,495 hymnals Topics: Confession of Sin First Line: Come, you sinners, poor and needy Lyrics: 1 Come, you sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus, Son of God, will save you, full of pity, love, and pow'r. Refrain: I will arise and go to Jesus; he will embrace me in his arms; in the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms. 2 Come, you thirsty, come and welcome, God’s free bounty glorify; true belief and true repentance, ev'ry grace that brings you nigh. [Refrain] 3 Come, you weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall; if you tarry till you’re better, you will never come at all. [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 9:13 Used With Tune: RESTORATION (ARISE)

O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord

Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Forgiveness of Sin First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker Refrain First Line: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might Lyrics: 1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker, And all within me bless His holy Name; Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies, His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim. Refrain: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might, Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight. 2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion, Most slow to anger, plenteous in love; Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him, Boundless and endless as the heavens above. [Refrain] 3 His love is like a father's to his children, Tender and kind to all who fear His Name; For well He knows our weakness and our frailty, He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame. [Refrain] 4 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty, Like tender grass that soon will disappear; But evermore the love of God is changeless, Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. [Refrain] 5 High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever, His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole; Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion, Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TIDINGS (TUNBRIDGE)

O Sons and Daughters

Author: Jean Tisserand, d. 1494; John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Appears in 200 hymnals Topics: Victory over Sin and Death First Line: O sons and daughters, let us sing! Lyrics: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 1 O sons and daughters, let us sing! The King of heav'n, the glorious King, O'er death today rose triumphing. Alleluia! 2 That Easter morn, at break of day, The faithful women went their way To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia! 3 An angel clad in white they see, Who sat, and spoke unto the three, "Your Lord has gone to Galilee." Alleluia! 4 That night the apostles met in fear; Amidst them came their Lord most dear, And said, "My peace be on all here." Alleluia! 5 When Thomas, first the tidings heard How they had seen the risen Lord, He doubted the disciples' word. Alleluia! 6 "My wounded side, O Thomas, see; Behold my hands, my feet," said he, "Not faithless, but believing be." Alleluia! 7 No longer Thomas then denied, He saw the feet, the hands, the side; "You are my Lord and God," he cried. Alleluia! 8 How blest are they who have not seen, And yet whose faith has constant been, For they eternal life shall win. Alleluia! 9 On this most holy day of days, To God your hearts and voices raise, In laud, and jubilee and praise. Alleluia! Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 Used With Tune: O FILII ET FILIAE

Onward, Christian Soldiers

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 1,871 hymnals Topics: Triumph Of Christ Over Satan, Sin Used With Tune: ST. GERTRUDE

Obedience is better than Sacrifice

Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: Sins of tongue; Sins of tongue First Line: Thus saith the Lord, the spacious fields Lyrics: 1 Thus saith the Lord, "the spacious fields "And flocks, and herds, are mine, "O'er all the cattle of the hills "I claim a right divine. 2 "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, "Nor bullocks burnt with fire; "To hope and love, to pray and praise, "Is all that I require. 3 "Invoke my name when trouble's near, "My hand shall set thee free; "Then shall thy thankful lips declare "The honuor due to me. 4 "The man that offers humble praise, "Declares my glory best; "And those that tread my holy ways, "Shall my salvation taste." Scripture: Psalm 50:23

"Return"

Author: Anne Steele Appears in 363 hymnals Topics: Conflict With Sin First Line: O thou, whose tender mercy hears Lyrics: 1 O thou, whose tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh; Whose hand indulgent wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye;-- 2 See, Lord, before thy throne of grace, A wretched wanderer mourn; Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? Hast thou not said--"Return?" 3 And shall my guilty fears prevail To drive me from thy feet? Oh, let not this dear refuge fail, This only safe retreat! 4 Oh, shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine! And let thy healing voice impart The sense of joy divine. Used With Tune: AVON

Here we have come, dear Lord, to thee

Author: Cleo Hanthorne Moon Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Sin Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:19-21 Used With Tune: SILVER HILL

Christ's Sufferings and Zeal

Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin; Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin First Line: 'Twas for our sake, eternal God Lyrics: 1 'Twas for thy sake, eternal God, Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, While shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin; While he fulfill'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3 [My Father's house, said he, was made A place for worship, not for trade; Then scattering all their gold and brass, He scourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4 [Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood: Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.] 5 [His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies: They nail him to the shameful tree; There hung the man that dy'd for me. 7 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son; The hand that rais'd him from the dead, Shall pour the vengeance on their head. Scripture: Psalm 69:7-36

Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ

Appears in 118 hymnals Topics: Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Pardon of original and actual sin; Sin original and actual, confessed and pardoned; Blood of Christ cleansing from Sin; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Pardon of original and actual sin; Sin original and actual, confessed and pardoned First Line: O God of mercy, hear my call Lyrics: 1 O God of mercy, hear my call, My loads of guilt remove, Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace, Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats nor heifer slain For sin could e'er attone; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul opprest with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise; A humble groan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. Scripture: Psalm 51:14-17