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The Heavenly Guest

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #67 (1760) First Line: And will the Lord thus condescend Lyrics: I. And will the Lord thus condescend To visit sinful worms? Thus at the door, shall mercy stand In all her winning forms? II. Surprising grace!—and shall my heart Unmov'd and cold remain? Has this hard rock no tender part? Must mercy please in vain? III. Shall Jesus for admission sue, His charming voice unheard? And this vile heart, his rightful due, Remain for ever barr'd? IV. 'Tis sin, alas, with tyrant pow'r, The lodging has possest; And crowds of traitors bar the door Against the heav'nly guest. V. Lord, rise in thy all-conqu'ring grace, Thy mighty pow'r display; One beam of glory from thy face Can drive my foes away. VI. Ye dang'rous inmates, hence depart; Dear Saviour, enter in, And guard the passage to my heart, And keep out ev'ry sin. Scripture: Revelation 3:20 Languages: English

God the Soul's Only Portion

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #68 (1760) First Line: In vain the world's alluring smile Lyrics: I. In vain, the world's alluring smile Would my unwary heart beguile: Deluding world! its brightest day, Dream of a moment, fleets away! II. Earth's highest pleasures, could they last, Would pall and languish on the taste; Such airy chaff was ne'er design'd To feed th'immortal, craving mind. III. To nobler bliss my soul aspires, Come, Lord, and fill these vast desires; Be thou my portion, here I rest, Since of my utmost wish possest. IV. O let thy sacred word impart Its sealing influence to my heart; With pow'r, and light, and love divine, Assure my soul that thou art mine. V. The blissful word, with joy replete, Shall bid my gloomy fears retreat, And heav'n-born hope, serenely bright, Shine chearful thro' this mortal night. VI. Then shall my joyful spirit rise On wings of faith above the skies; And when these transient scenes are o'er, And this vain world shall tempt no more: VII. O may I reach the blissful plains, Where thy unclouded glory reigns, And dwell forever near thy throne In joys to mortal thought unknown. Scripture: Lamentations 3:24

Faith in the Joys of Heaven

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #70 (1760) First Line: Faith leads to joys beyond the sky Lyrics: I. Faith leads to joys beyond the sky; Why then is this weak mind Afraid to raise a chearful eye To more than sense can find? II. Sense can but furnish scenes of woe, In this low vale of tears; No groves of heav'nly pleasure grow, No paradise appears. III. Ah! why should this mistaken mind Still rove with restless pain? Delight on earth expect to find, Yet still expect in vain? IV. Faith, rising upward, points her view To regions in the skies; There lovelier scenes than Eden knew, In bright perspective rise. V. Oh! If this heav'n-born grace were mine, Would not my spirit soar, Transported gaze on joys divine, And cleave to earth no more? VI. If in my heart true faith appears, How weak the sacred ray! Feebly aspiring, prest with fears, Almost it dies away. VII. O thou, from whose almighty breath It first began to rise, Purge off these mists, these dregs of earth, And bid it reach the skies. VIII. Let this weak, erring mind no more, On earth bewilder'd rove, But with celestial ardour soar To endless joys above. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Languages: English

Strength and Safety in God Alone

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #72 (1760) First Line: Permit me, Lord, to seek thy face Lyrics: I. Permit me, Lord, to seek thy face, Obedient to thy call, To seek the presence of thy grace, My strength, my life, my all. II. All I can wish is thine to give; My God, I ask thy love, That greatest bliss I can receive, That bliss of heav'n above. III. In these dark scenes of pain and woe, What can my spirit find? No happiness can dwell below, To fill th' immortal mind. IV. To heav'n my restless heart aspires: O for a quick'ning ray, T' invigorate my faint desires, And cheer the tiresome way. V. The path to thy divine abode, Through a wild desert lies; A thousand snares beset the road, A thousand terrors rise. VI. Satan and sin unite their art, To keep me from my Lord: Dear Saviour, guard my trembling heart, And guide me by thy word. VII. Whene'er the tempting foe alarms, Or spreads the fatal snare, I'll fly to my Redeemer's arms, For safety must be there. VIII. My guardian, my almighty friend, On thee, my soul would rest; On thee alone, my hopes depend, Be near, and I am blest. Scripture: Psalm 105:4 Languages: English

A Funeral Hymn

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #74 (1760) First Line: While to the grave our friends are borne Lyrics: I. While to the grave our friends are borne, Around their cold remains, How all the tender passions mourn, And each fond heart complains! II. But down to earth, alas, in vain We bend our weeping eyes; Ah! let us leave these seats of pain, And upward learn to rise. III. Hope chearful smiles amid the gloom, And beams a healing ray, And guides us from the darksome tomb, To realms of endless day. IV. Jesus, who left his blest abode, (Amazing grace!) to die, Mark'd when he rose the shining road To his bright courts on high. V. To those bright courts, when hope ascends, The tears forget to flow; Hope views our absent happy friends, And calms the swelling woe. VI. Then let our hearts repine no more, That earthly comfort dies, But lasting happiness explore, And ask it from the skies. Languages: English

Sin the Cause of Sorrow

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #75 (1760) First Line: The pains that wait our fleeting breath Lyrics: I. The pains that wait our fleeting breath, Too oft my mournful thoughts employ; Amid the gloomy shades of death, The hope of heav'n, is life, is joy. II. But ah! how soon the blissful ray With guilt o'ershaded, disappears: 'Tis sin alone, that coulds my day, 'Tis sin alone, deserves my tears. III. Yes, I have cause indeed to mourn, When God conceals his radiant face; And pray and long 'till he return, With smiles of sweet forgiving grace. IV. Then weep my eyes, complain my heart, But mourn not, hopeless of relief; For sov'reign mercy will impart Its healing beams, to ease my grief. V. The Savior pleads his dying blood, Awake my hope, away my fears; Through him I'll seek my absent God, 'Till his returning smile appears. Languages: English

Intreating the Presence of Christ in his Churches

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #76 (1760) First Line: Come, thou desire of all thy saints Lyrics: I. Come, thou desire of all thy saints, Our humble strains attend, While with our praises and complaints, Low at thy feet we bend. II. When we thy wondrous glories hear, And all thy suff'rings trace, What sweetly awful scenes appear! What rich unbounded grace! III. How should our songs, like those above, With warm devotion rise! How should our souls, on wings of love, Mount upward to the skies! IV. But ah! the song, how cold it flows! How languid our desire! How faint the sacred passion glows, 'Till thou the heart inspire! V. Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise In us the heav'nly flame; Then shall our lips resound thy praise, Our hearts adore thy name. VI. Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine, And fill thy dwellings here, Till life, and love, and joy divine A heav'n on earth appear. VII. Then shall our hearts enraptur'd say, Come, great Redeemer, come, And bring the bright, the glorious day, That calls thy children home. Scripture: Haggai 2:7 Languages: English

Desiring to Trust in God

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #78 (1760) First Line: Great source of boundless pow'r and grace Lyrics: I. Great source of boundless pow'r and grace, Attend my mournful cry; In the dark hour of deep distress, To thee, to thee I fly. II. Thou art my strength, my life, my stay, Assist my feeble trust; Drive these distressing fears away, And raise me from the dust. III. O let me call thy grace to mind, And trust thy glorious name; Jehovah, pow'rful, wise, and kind, Forever is the same. IV. Here let me rest, on thee depend, My God, my hope, my all; Be thou my everlasting friend, And I can never fall. Scripture: Isaiah 26:4 Languages: English

Watchfulness and Prayer

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #79 (1760) First Line: Alas, what hourly dangers rise! Lyrics: I. Alas, what hourly dangers rise! What snares beset my way! To heav'n O let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. II. How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears! My weak resistance, ah, how vain! How strong my foes and fears? III. O gracious God, on whom I live, My feeble efforts aid, Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Tho' trembling and afraid. IV. Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. V. Whene'er temptations fright my heart, Or lure my feet aside, My God, thy pow'rful aid impart, My guardian, and my guide. VI. O keep me in thy heav'nly way, And bid the tempter flee; And let me never, never stray From happiness and thee. Scripture: Matthew 26:41 Languages: English

Divine Compassion

Hymnal: PSCD_v1 #80 (1760) First Line: The Lord forgets his wonted grace Lyrics: I. The Lord forgets his wonted grace, Afflicted Zion said; My God withdraws his smiling face, Withdraws his heav'nly aid. II. Shall the kind mother's gentle breast No soft emotion share; But, ev'ry tender thought supprest, Forget her infant care? III. The helpless child, that oft her eyes Have watch'd with anxious thought, While her fond breast appeas'd his cries— And can he be forgot? IV. Strange as it is, yet this may be, For creature-love is frail; But thy Creator's love to thee, O Zion, cannot fail. V. No, thy dear name engraven stands, In characters of love, On thy almighty Father's hands; And never shall remove. VI. Before his ever-watchful eye Thy mournful state appears, And ev'ry groan, and ev'ry sigh Divine compassion hears. VII. These anxious doubts indulge no more, Be ev'ry fear supprest; Unchanging truth, and love, and pow'r, Command thy cares to rest. Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-16 Languages: English