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Lo! what a glorious sight appears

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 297 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo! what a glorious sight appears to our admiring eyes! The former seas have pass'd away, the former earth and skies. 2 From heav’n the New Jerus’lem comes, all worthy of its Lord; See all things now at last renew'd, and paradise restor'd! 3 Attending ... Scripture: Revelation 21:1-9 Used With Tune: HARINGTON (RETIREMENT)

Behold the Saviour on the cross

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold the Saviour on the cross, a spectacle of woe! See from his agonizing wounds the blood incessant flow; 2 till death’s pale ensigns o’er his cheek and trembling lips were spread; till light forsook his closing eyes, and life his drooping head! 3 ’ ... Scripture: John 19:30 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM (FENWICK)

Behold the glories of the Lamb

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 282 hymnals Lyrics: ... all their hearts are one. 6 Worthy the Lamb that dy ... 'd, they cry, to be exalted ... be pow’r divine ascrib'd, and endless blessings paid; ... on his head! 8 Thou hast redeem'd us with thy blood ... lands and isles have shar'd the riches of thy grace ... Scripture: Revelation 5:6-14 Used With Tune: ST MAGNUS (NOTTINGHAM)

Dear Refuge of my weary soul

Author: Anne Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 367 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Dear Refuge of my weary soul, On Thee, when sorrows rise; On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To Thee I tell each rising grief, For Thou alone canst heal; Thy word can bring a sweet relief, For every pain I feel. 3 Hast Thou ... Topics: The Cross and Comfort; The Cross and Comfort In Outward Suffering; Epiphany, Third Sunday; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Used With Tune: LONDON NEW

All that I Was

Author: H. Bonar, 1808-99 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 123 hymnals First Line: All that I was, my sin, my guilt Lyrics: 1 All that I was, my sin, my guilt, My death, was all my own; All that I am I owe to Thee, My gracious God, alone. 2 The evil of my former state Was mine, and only mine; The good in which I now rejoice Is Thine, and only Thine. 3 The darkness of my former ... Topics: Humility: Pharisee and Publican; Trinity 11 Used With Tune: DETROIT

How bright these glorious spirits shine!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 160 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How bright these glorious spirits shine! whence all their white array? How came they to the blissful seats of everlasting day? 2 Lo, these are they from suff'rings great, who came to realms of light, and in the blood of Christ have wash'd those robes ... Scripture: Revelation 7:13-17 Used With Tune: DUNFERMLINE