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More love to thee, O Christ!

Author: Mrs. E. P. Prentiss Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4 Appears in 867 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 More love to Thee, O Christ! More love to Thee! Hear Thou the prayer I make On bended knee: This is my earnest plea, More love, O Christ, to Thee. 2 Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest: Now Thee alone I seek; Give what is best: This all my prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to Thee! More love to Thee! More love to Thee! 3 Let sorrow do its work, Send grief and pain; Sweet are Thy messengers, Sweet their refrain, When they can sing with me, More love, O Christ, to Thee. More love to Thee. More love to Thee. 4 Then shall my latest breath Whisper Thy praise; This be the parting cry My heart shall raise, This still its prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to Thee. More love to Thee! More love to Thee! Amen. Used With Tune: [More love to thee, O Christ!]

Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow

Author: J. Borthwick Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: General Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow Of the sad heart that comes to Thee for rest; Cares of today, and burdens of tomorrow, Blessings implored, and sins to be confest; We come before Thee at Thy gracious word, And lay them at Thy feet: Thou knowest, Lord. 2 Thou knowest all the past; how long and blindly On the dark mountains the lost wand'rer strayed; How the Good Shepherd followed, and how kindly He bore it home, upon His shoulders laid; And healed the bleeding wounds, and soothed the pain, And brought back life, and hope, and strength again. 3 Thou knowest all the present; each temptation, Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear; All to each one assigned, of tribulation, Or to beloved ones, than self more dear; All pensive mem'ries, as we journey on, Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone. 4 Thou knowest all the future; gleams of gladness By stormy clouds too quickly overcast; Hours of sweet fellowship and parting sadness, And the dark river to be crossed at last. O what could hope and confidence afford To tread that path, but this? Thou knowest, Lord. 5 Thou knowest, not alone as God, all-knowing; As Man, our mortal weakness Thou hast proved; On earth, with purest sympathies o'erflowing, O Saviour, Thou hast wept, and Thou hast loved; And love and sorrow still to Thee may come, And find a hiding-place, a rest, a home. 6 Therefore we come, Thy gentle call obeying, And lay our sins and sorrows at Thy feet; On everlasting strength our weakness staying, Clothed in Thy robe of righteousness complete: Then rising and refreshed we leave Thy throne, And follow on to know as we are known. Used With Tune: GRASMERE

He leads us on by paths we did not know

Author: H. O. Wiley Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: General Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 He leads us on by paths we did not know; Upward He leads us, though our steps be slow; Though oft we faint and falter on the way, Tho' storms and darkness oft obscure the day, Yet, when the clouds are gone, We know He leads us on. 2 He leads us on through all the unquiet years; Past all our dreamland hopes, and doubts, and fears He guides our steps; through all the tangled maze Of losses, sorrows, and o'erclouded days We know His will is done, And still He leads us on. 3 And He, at last, after the weary strife, After the restless fever we call life, After the dreariness, the aching pain, The wayward struggles which have proved in vain, After our toils are past, Will give us rest at last. Used With Tune: ZENNOR

No change of time shall ever shock

Author: N. Tate; N. Brady Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 149 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 No change of time shall ever shock My firm affection, Lord, to Thee; For Thou hast always been my rock, A fortress and defense to me. 2 Thou my Deliverer art, my God; My trust is in Thy mighty power: Thou art my shield from foes abroad, At home my safeguard and my tower. 3 To Thee I will address my prayer, To Whom all praise we justly owe; So shall I, by Thy watchful care, Be guarded safe from every foe. Amen. Used With Tune: [No change of time shall ever shock]

Breast the wave, Christian

Author: James Stammers Meter: Irregular Appears in 157 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 Breast the wave, Christian, When it is strongest; Watch for day, Christian, When the night's longest; Onward and onward still Be Thine endeavor; The rest that remaineth Will be forever. 2 Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o'er thee; Run the race, Christian, Heaven is before thee; He Who hath promised Faltereth never; He Who hath loved so well, Loveth forever. 3 Lift thine eye, Christian, Just as it closeth; Raise thy heart, Christian, Ere it reposeth; Thee from the love of Christ Nothing shall sever; And, when thy work is done, Praise Him forever. Amen. Used With Tune: [Breast the wave, Christian]

My heart is resting, O my God

Author: A. L. Waring Appears in 97 hymnals Topics: General Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 My heart is resting, O my God, I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source Of every precious thing. 2 Now the frail vessel Thou hast made, No hand but Thine shall fill; The waters of the earth have failed, And I am thirsty still. 3 I thirst for springs of heavenly life, And here all day they rise; I seek the treasure of Thy love, And close at hand it lies. 4 And a new song is in my mouth, To long-loved music set; Glory to Thee for all the grace I have not tasted yet. 5 I have a heritage of joy, That yet I must not see; The hand that bled to make it mine Is keeping it for me. 6 There is a certainty of love That sets my heart at rest; A calm assurance for to-day, That to be poor is best; 7 A prayer, reposing on His truth, Who hath made all things mine, That draws my captive will to Him, And makes it one with Thine. Used With Tune: DUMMERSTON

Hear our prayer, O Heavenly Father

Author: Harriett Parr Meter: 8.7 Appears in 77 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 Hear our prayer, O Heavenly Father, Ere we lay us down to sleep; Bid Thine angels pure and holy, Round our bed their vigils keep. 2 Heavy though our sins, Thy mercy Far outweighs them every one; Down before the cross we cast them, Trusting in thy help alone. 3 Keep us through this night of peril Safe beneath its sheltering shade; Take us to Thy rest, we pray Thee, When our pilgrimage is made. 4 None can measure out Thy patience By the span of human thought; None can bound the tender mercies Which Thy holy Son has bought. 5 Pardon all our past transgressions, Give us strength for days to come; Guide and guard us with Thy blessing, Till Thine angles bear us home. Amen. Used With Tune: [Hear our prayer, O Heavenly Father]

As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs

Author: Bishop Lowth; Geo. Gregory Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, That sinks exhausted in the summer's chase, So pants my soul for Thee, great King of kings, So thirsts to reach Thy sacred dwelling place. 2 Lord, Thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, My heart shall gladden through the tedious day; And 'midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, To Thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful lay. 3 Why faint, my soul? why doubt Jehovah's aid? Thy God, the God of mercy, still shall prove; Within His courts thy thanks shall yet be paid: Unquestioned be His faithfulness and love. Amen. Used With Tune: [As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs]

There is a land of peace and love

Author: F. Stanfield Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: General Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 There is a land of peace and love, Where troubled hearts find rest No gloom, no storm, nor lonely night Can ever dim th' eternal light Of that bright home above. 2 No sorrow e'er can reach that shore, And there no tear shall fall; Earth's glories all shall pass away, Lost in the light of endless day, And grief shall be no more. 3 And oh! when on our raptured gaze Shall break the sight of God, Then shall our harboured spirits rest Wrapt in the vision of the bless'd Mid songs of ceaseless praise. 4 Then shall life's fevered toil be o'er, And restless hearts be calm; Then shall these anxious yearnings cease, And troubled spirits rest in peace On Heaven's eternal shore. 5 Fear not, though still earth's dark'ning gloom O'ershadows life's lone path; Jesus has shown the heavenward way Which leads to realms of endless day, To our dear Father's home. Used With Tune: STANFIELD

Whate'er my God ordains is right

Author: Miss Winkworth; Rev. Samuel Rodigast Meter: Irregular Appears in 77 hymnals Topics: Home and Personal Use Lyrics: 1 Whate'er my God ordains is right; His will is ever just; Howe'er He orders now my cause I will be still and trust He is my God; Though dark my road, He holds me that I shall not fall, Wherefore to him I leave it all. 2 Whate'er my God ordains is right: He never will deceive; He leads me by the proper path; And so to Him I cleave, And take content What He hath sent; His hand can turn my griefs away, And patiently I wait His day. 3 Whate'er my God ordains is right: Though I the cup must drink That bitter seems to my faint heart, I will not fear nor shrink; Tears pass away When dawn of day; Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, And pain and sorrow shall depart. 4 Whate'er my God ordains is right; My light, my life is He, Who cannot will me aught but good; I trust Him utterly; For well I know, In joy or woe, We soon shall see, as sunlight clear, How faithful was our guardian here. 5 Whate'er my God ordains is right: Here will I take my stand Though sorrow, need, or death make earth For me a desert land. My Father's care Is round me there, He holds me that I shall not fall; And so to Him I leave it all. Amen. Used With Tune: [Whate'er my God ordains is right]