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Oh, where shall rest be found

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 652 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Oh, where shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul? 'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years-- And all that life is love. 4 There is a death whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath: Oh, what eternal horrors hang Around the second death! 5 Lord God of truth and grace! Teach us that death to shun: Lest we be driven from Thy face, And evermore undone. 6 Here would we end our quest; Alone are found in Thee The life of perfect love, the rest Of immortality.

How can I thank Thee, Lord

Meter: 6.7.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Experience Lyrics: 1 HOW can I thank Thee, Lord, For all Thy loving-kindness? Thou hast so long a time Had patience with my blindness, When dead in many sins And trespasses I lay, I kindled, holy God, Thine anger every day. 2 Lord, Thou hast shown to me Divine commiseration: I persevered in sin, But Thou in great compassion; I did resist Thee, Lord, Deferring to repent; Thou didst defer Thy wrath And instant punishment. 3 It is Thy work alone, That I am now converted, Thy power o'er Satan's work In me Thou hast asserted; Thy mercy, that doth reach Unto the clouds, O Lord, Did break my stony heart By Thine own mighty Word. 4 Though able to offend Thee, Lord, by sin and failing, Still to regain Thy grace My strength was unavailing. Though I could fall from grace And choose the way of sin, I had no strength to rise, A new life to begin. 5 But Thou hast raised me up, And with divine compassion Hast shown me, Lord, the way That leadeth to salvation. I thank Thee, Lord, that now My former sins I hate, And freely--not from fear-- Dead works abominate. 6 That I may not backslide, But life in heaven inherit, Grant me, while here I live, O Lord, Thy holy Spirit, That He may give me strength In mine infirmity, And e'er renew my heart, To serve Thee willingly. 7 O guide and lead me, Lord, While here below I wander; Grant that I follow Thee, My Guide and my Commander. For if I lead myself, I soon am led astray, But if Thou leadest me, I do my duty aye. 8 O Father, God of Love, Hear now my supplication! Lord Jesus, Son of God, O grant me Thy salvation! And Thou, O Holy Ghost, Always abide with me, That I may serve Thee here, And there eternally!

Ever patient, gentle, meek

Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Ever patient, gentle, meek, Holy Saviour! was Thy mind; Vainly in myself I seek, Likeness to my Lord to find; Yet, that mind which was in Thee, May be, must be form'd in me. 2 Days of toil, 'mid throngs of men, Vex'd not, ruffled not Thy soul; Still, collected, calm, serene, Thou each feeling couldst control. Lord, that mind which was in Thee, May be, must be form'd in me. 3 Though such griefs were Thine to bear, For each suff'rer Thou couldst feel; Every mourner's burden share, Every wounded spirit heal: Saviour! let thy grace in me Form that mind which was in Thee.

Oh, that the Lord would guide my ways

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 388 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Oh, that the Lord would guide my ways, To keep His statutes still! Oh, that my God would grant me grace To know and do His will! 2 Order my footsteps by Thy word, And make my heart sincere; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 3 Assist my soul, too apt to stray, A stricter watch to keep: And, should I e'er forget Thy way, Restore Thy wand'ring sheep. 4 Make me to walk in Thy commands; 'Tis a delightful road: Nor let my lips, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God.

Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 398 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay, Though I have done Thee such despite; Cast not a sinner quite away, Nor take Thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have steel'd my stubborn heart, Oft shaken off my guilty fears, And vex'd and urged Thee to depart, For many long rebellious years; 3 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all who e'er Thy grace received, Ten thousand times Thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times Thy goodness grieved; 4 Yes, oh, the chief of sinners spare, In honor of my great High-Priest; Nor in Thy righteous anger swear T'exclude me from Thy people's rest. 5 This only woe I deprecate, This only plague I pray remove, Nor leave me in my lost estate, Nor curse me with this want of love. 6 E'en now my weary soul release, Upraise me with Thy gracious hand, And guide into Thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land.

One sweetly solemn thought

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 726 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer my home to-day Than e'er I've been before; 2 Nearer my Father's house, Where many mansions be, Nearer the throne where Jesus reigns, Nearer the crystal sea. 3 Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down, Nearer leaving the cross of grief, Nearer gaining the crown. 4 But lying darkly between, And winding down through the night, Flows on the deep and unknown stream, That leads me to the light. 5 Jesus, perfect my trust, Strengthen my hand of my faith, And be Thou near me when I stand Upon the shore of death.

Thee we adore, Eternal Name!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 374 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Thee we adore, Eternal Name! And humbly own to Thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we! 2 Our wasting lives are short'ning still, As months and days increase; And ev'ry beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number less. 3 Great God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things! Th'eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 4 Infinite joy, or endless woe Attends on every breath; And yet, how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death! 5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road! And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God.