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Lord, Make Me More Holy

Author: Roland M. Carter, b. 1942 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Faithfulness of the believer Scripture: Hebrews 12:14 Used With Tune: [Lord, make me more holy] Text Sources: African-American traditional

God our Resort in Trouble

Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Afflictions Prayer in; Aspirations For Church Privileges; Aspirations For Grace; Aspirations For Holiness; Aspirations For the Holy Spirit; Christ Light and Guide; Christians Believers; Despondency; Faith Confidence of; God the judge; Hope in God; Praise For Work of Redemption; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Worship Only as God Appoints First Line: Righteous Judge, from foes defend me Refrain First Line: Now thy light and truth forth sending Scripture: Psalm 43 Used With Tune: [Righteous Judge, from foes defend me]

When Our Confidence Is Shaken

Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: The Gospel in the Christian Life Faith, Trust, Love; Anxiety; Grace of God; God Works in/for believer Lyrics: 1 When our confidence is shaken In beliefs we thought secure; When the spirit in its sickness Seeks but cannot find a cure: God is active in the tensions Of a faith not yet mature. 2 Solar systems, void of meaning, Freeze the spirit into stone; Always our researches lead us To the ultimate Unknown: Faith must die, or come full circle To its source in God alone. 3 In the discipline of praying, When it's hardest to believe; In the drudgery of caring, When it's not enough to grieve: Faith maturing, learns acceptance Of the insights we receive. 4 God is love; and He redeems us In the Christ we crucify: This is God's eternal answer To the world's eternal why; May we in this faith maturing Be content to live and die. Used With Tune: JULION

He'll Understand and Say "Well Done"

Author: Lucie E. Campbell, 1885-1963 Meter: 10.10.10.8 with refrain Appears in 69 hymnals Topics: Faithfulness of the Believer First Line: If when you give the best of your service Refrain First Line: Oh, when I come to the end of my journey Lyrics: 1 If when you give the best of your service, Telling the world that the Savior is come; Be not dismayed when men don't believe you; He'll understand; and say, "Well done." Refrain: Oh, when I come to the end of my journey, Weary of life and the battle is won; Carrying the staff and the cross of redemption, He'll understand and say, "Well done." 2 Misunderstood, the Savior of sinners, Hung on the cross; He was God's only Son; Oh! hear Him calling His Father in Heav'n, "Not my will, but Thine be done." [Refrain] 3 If when this life of labor is ended, And the reward of the race you have run; Oh! the sweet rest prepared for faithful Will be His blest and final "Well done." [Refrain] 4 But if you try and fail in your trying, Hands sore and scarred from the work you've begun; Take up your cross, run quickly to meet Him; He'll understand, and say, "Well done." [Refrain] Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Used With Tune: WELL DONE

How Like a Gentle Spirit

Author: C. Eric Lincoln Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Faithfulness of the Believer First Line: How like a gentle spirit deep within Used With Tune: BALTIMORE

Devout Longings

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Afflictions Prayer in; Aspirations For Church Priveleges; Aspirations For Grace; Aspirations For Holiness; Aspirations For the Holy Spirit; Christ Light and Guide; Christians Believers; Despondency; Faith Confidence of; God Our Guide; God the judge; Gospel Sanctifying and Saving; Hope; House of God Longed for and Loved; Spiritual Illumination; Nature An Emblem of Grace; Praise For Work of Redemption; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Worship public First Line: Judge me, O God, and plead my cause Lyrics: 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause Against a godless race; From men deceitful and unjust Deliver in Thy grace, Deliver in Thy grace. 2 O Thou the God of all my strength, Why hast Thou cast me off? Why go I mourning all the day, While foes oppress and scoff, While foes oppress and scoff? 3 O send Thou forth Thy light and truth, Let them be guides to me, And bring me to Thy holy hill, Thy dwelling-place to see, Thy dwelling-place to see. 4 Then will I to God's altar go, To God, my boundless joy; Yea, God, my God, Thy Name to praise My harp I will employ, My harp I will employ. 5 Why art thou then cast down, my soul, What should discourage thee? And why with vexing tho'ts art thou Disquieted in me, Disquieted in me? 6 Hope thou in God; His praise shall yet My thankful lips employ; He is the spring of all my health, My God, my boundless joy, My God, my boundless joy. Scripture: Psalm 43 Used With Tune: EDMESTON

Divine Help Invoked

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; Afflictions Many and Severe; Afflictions Prayer in; Afflictions Submission under; Aspirations For Grace; Christians Believers; Faith Walking by; God Hearer of Prayer; Gospel Fulness of ; Law of God; Mercy of God Great; Mercy of God Prayer for; Obedience; Quickening; Revival; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Prayers for; Truth; Zeal True First Line: Regard my grief and rescue me Lyrics: 1 Regard my grief and rescue me, For I do not forget Thy laws; As Thou hast promised, save me Lord; Redeem my soul, and plead my cause. 2 Far is salvation from the men Who do not seek Thy statues, Lord; Great are Thy mercies, quicken me According to Thy holy word. 3 I bear the spite of many foes, Yet from Thy law I do not swerve; I saw the faithless and was grieved, For they Thy word do not observe. 4 Behold how I Thy precepts love! In kindness Lord, revive Thou me; The sum of all Thy word is truth, Thy word abides eternally. Scripture: Psalm 119 Used With Tune: EUCHARIST

Faithful Men

Author: Twila Paris Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Faithfulness of the believer First Line: Come and join the reapers Used With Tune: [Come and join the reapers]

Nothing but Christ crucified

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.6.8 Appears in 294 hymnals Topics: Christ Crucified; Christ Died for me; Christ Glorying in the cross of; Christ Gratitude to; Christ Joy of believers in; Christ Victim; Christians Dependence on Christ; Christians Work; Consecration To Christ; Faith Joy of; World Delusive; World Renounced First Line: Vain, delusive world, adieu Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:2

Consecration and Dedication

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Aspirations For Church Priveleges; Christ Grace and Love of; Christ Preciousness of; Christ The Saviour; Christians Believers; Christians Death of; Christians Debt of; Christians Duties of; Consecration and Dedication; Contributions; Death Of Saints; Décision; Deliverance from death; Faith Confession of; Faith Walking by; God Hearer of Prayer; God Love and Mercy; Gospel Fulness of ; Gospel Privileges of; Lord's Supper; Lord's Supper The Hallel, the hymn of Jesus at institution of Supper; Love For God; Mercy of God Celebrated; Missions Triumphs of; Offerings; Praise For Work of Redemption; Preservation; Salvation Thanksgiving for; Thanksgiving Declared; Thanksgiving In Public Worship; Vows; Worship public; Zeal True First Line: What shall I render to the Lord Lyrics: 1 What shall I render to the Lord, What shall my off'ring be, For all the gracious benefits He Has bestowed on me? 2 Salvation's cup my soul will take While to the Lord I pray, And with His people I will meet, My thankful vows to pay. 3 Not lightly does the Lord permit His chosen saints to die; From death Thou hast delivered me, Thy servant, Lord, am I. 4 The sacrifice of praise I bring While to the Lord I pray, And with His people I will meet, My thankful vows to pay. 5 Within His house, the house of prayer, My soul shall bless the Lord, And praise to His holy Name Let all His saints accord. Scripture: Psalm 116 Used With Tune: LAMBETH