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O Lord of Hosts, how lovely

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 O Lord of Hosts, how lovely the place where thou dost dwell! Thy tabernacles holy in pleasantness excel. My soul is longing, fainting, Jehovah's courts to see; My heart and flesh are crying, O living God, for thee. 2 Blest who thy house inhabit, they ever give thee praise; Blest all whom thou dost strengthen, who love the sacred ways. So they from strength unwearied go forward unto strength, Till they appear in Zion before the Lord at length. 3 O hear, Lord God of Jacob, to me an answer yield; The face of thine Anointed, behold, O God, our shield. One day excels a thousand if spent thy courts within; I'll choose thy threshold, rather than dwell in tents of sin. 4 Our sun and shield, Jehovah, will grace and glory give; No good will he deny them that uprightly do live. O God of Hosts, Jehovah, how blest is ev'ry one Who confidence reposes on thee, O Lord, alone. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN Text Sources: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Psalter, 1931

Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Used With Tune: ST. PETER Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650, altd.

Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart

Author: Sir Edward Denny Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart, Star of the coming day, Arise, and with thy morning beams Chase all our griefs away. 2 Come, blessed Lord, bid ev'ry shore And answ'ring island sing The praises of thy royal Name, And own thee as their King. 3 Bid the whole earth, responsive now To the bright world above, Break forth in rapturous strains of joy In mem'ry of thy love. 4 Lord, Lord, thy fair creation groans, The air, the earth, the sea, In unison with all our hearts, And calls aloud for thee. 5 Come, then, with all thy quick'ning pow'r, With one awak'ning smile, And bid the serpent's trail no more Thy beauteous realms defile. 6 Thine was the cross, with all its fruits Of grace and peace Divine: Be thine the crown of glory now, The palms of vict'ry thine. Amen. Scripture: Romans 8:19-22 Used With Tune: EAGLEY

O thou to whose all-searching sight

Author: Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf; John Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 396 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 O thou to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart; it pants for thee; O burst these bands and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross; Nail my affections to the cross; Hallow each thought; let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 If in this dark-some wild I stray, Be thou my Light, be thou my Way; No foes, no violence I fear, No harm, while thou, my God, art near. 4 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I follow thee: O let thy hand support me still, And lead me to thy holy hill. 5 If rough and thorny be my way, My strength proportion to my day; Till toil and grief and pain shall cease Where all is calm and joy and peace. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 139:12 Used With Tune: BERA

Come, Holy Ghost, in love

Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 207 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, in love Shed on us from above Thine own bright ray: Divinely good thou art; Thy sacred gifts impart To gladden each sad heart: O come today. 2 Come, tend'rest Friend and best, Our most delightful Guest, With soothing pow'r: Rest, which thy weary know; Shade, 'mid the noontide glow; Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow- Cheer us this hour. 3 Come, Light serene, and still Our inmost bosoms fill; Dwell in each breast: We know no dawn but thine; Send forth thy beams divine On our dark souls to shine, And make us blest. 4 Exalt our low desires; Extinguish passion's fires; Heal ev'ry wound: Our stubborn spirits bend, Our icy coldness end, Our devious steps attend, While heav'n ward bound. 5 Come, all the faithful bless: Let all who Christ confess His praise employ; Give virtue's rich reward; Victorious death accord, And, with our glorious Lord, Eternal joy. Amen. Scripture: Romans 5:5 Used With Tune: BRAUN Text Sources: Anon., latin, 13th century

Saved by Grace

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Appears in 226 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God First Line: Some day the silver cord will break Refrain First Line: And I shall see him face to face Lyrics: 1 Some day the silver cord will break, And I no more as now shall sing; But oh, the joy when I shall wake Within the palace of the King! Refrain: And I shall see him face to face, And tell the story - Saved by grace; And I shall see him face to face, And tell the story - Saved by grace. 2 Some day my earthly house will fall, I cannot tell how soon 'twill be; But this I know - my All in All Has now a place in heav'n for me. [Refrain] 3 Some day, when fades the golden sun Beneath the rosy-tinted west, My blessed Lord will say, "Well done!" And I shall enter into rest. [Refrain] 4. Some day: till then I'll watch and wait, My lamp all trimmed and burning bright, That when my Saviour opes the gate, My soul to him may take its flight. [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Revelation 22:4 Used With Tune: [Some day the silver cord will break]

Why should cross and trial grieve me?

Author: Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly Meter: 8.3.3.6.8.3.3.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Why should cross and trial grieve me? Christ is near With his cheer; Never will he leave me. Who can rob me of the heaven That God's Son For my own To my faith hath given? 2 God oft gives me days of gladness; Shall I grieve If he give Seasons, too, of sadness? God is good and tempers ever All my ill, And he will Wholly leave me never. 3 Death cannot destroy for ever; From our fears, Cares, and tears It will us deliver. It will close life's mournful story, Make a way That we may Enter heav'nly glory. 4 Lord, my Shepherd, take me to thee. Thou art mine; I was thine, Even ere I knew thee. I am thine, for thou hast bought me; Lost I stood, But thy blood Free salvation brought me. 5 Thou art mine; I love and own thee. Light of Joy, Ne'er shall I From my heart dethrone thee. Saviour, let me soon behold thee Face to face,— May thy grace Evermore enfold me! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 73:23-24 Used With Tune: WARUM SOLLT' ICH MICH DENN GRÄMEN Text Sources: Tr. composite based on John Kelly

O for a closer walke with God

Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,418 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God First Line: O for a closer walk with God Used With Tune: CAITHNESS

Jesus, merciful and mild

Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 92 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Jesus, merciful and mild, Lead me as a helpless child: On no other arm but thine Would my weary soul recline. Thou art ready to forgive, Thou canst bid the sinner live; Guide the wand'rer, day by day, In the strait and narrow way. 2 Thou canst fit me by thy grace For the heav'nly dwelling-place; All thy promises are sure, Ever shall thy love endure; Then what more could I desire, How to greater bliss aspire? All I need, in thee I see; Thou art all in all to me. 3 Jesus, Saviour all Divine, Hast thou made me truly thine? Hast thou bought me by thy blood? Reconciled my heart to God? Hearken to my tender prayer Let me thine own image bear, Let me love thee more and more Till I reach heav'n's blissful shore. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 31:3 Used With Tune: HOLLINGSIDE

I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Annie S. Hawks; Robert Lowry Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain Appears in 1,036 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Refrain First Line: I need thee, O I need thee Lyrics: 1 I need thee ev'ry hour, most gracious Lord; no tender voice like thine can peace afford. Refrain: I need thee, O I need thee, ev'ry hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee. 2 I need thee ev'ry hour; stay thou near by; temptations lose their pow'r when thou art nigh. [Refrain] 3 I need thee ev'ry hour, in joy or pain; come quickly, and abide, or life is vain. [Refrain] 4 I need thee ev'ry hour; teach me thy will, and thy rich promises in me fulfil. [Refrain] 5 I need thee ev'ry hour, Most Holy One; O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 86:1 Used With Tune: NEED