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It Is a Thing Most Wonderful

Author: William W. How Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 62 hymnals Lyrics: 1. It is a thing most wonderful, Almost too wonderful to be, That God’s own Son should come from Heav’n, And die to save a child like me. 2. And yet I know that it is true; He chose a poor and humble lot, And wept, and toiled, and mourned, and died, For love of those who loved Him not. 3. I cannot tell how He could love A child so weak and full of sin; His love must be most wonderful, If He could die my love to win. 4. I sometimes think about the cross, And shut my eyes, and try to see The cruel nails and crown of thorns, And Jesus crucified for me. 5. But even could I see Him die, I could but see a little part Of that great love, which, like a fire, Is always burning in His heart. 6. It is most wonderful to know His love for me so free and sure; But ’tis more wonderful to see My love for Him so faint and poor. 7. And yet I want to love Thee, Lord; Oh, light the flame within my heart, And I will love Thee more and more, Until I see Thee as Thou art. Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD Text Sources: Children's Hymns, 1872

Where cross the crowded ways of life

Author: Frank Mason North Appears in 383 hymnals Topics: The City Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

From Every Stormy Wind that Blows

Author: Hugh Stowell, 1799-1865 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,321 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat, ’Tis found beneath the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads; A place than all besides more sweet; It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend, Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 4 Ah! whither could we flee for aid, When tempted, desolate, dismayed; Or how the host of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no mercy-seat? 5 There, there, on eagles’ wing we soar, And sin and sense seem all no more, And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy-seat! Amen. Topics: Faith and Justification Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

Another six days' work is done

Author: Joseph Stennett Appears in 451 hymnals Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

O Love Divine, that stooped to share

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Appears in 280 hymnals Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

How Beauteous Were the Marks Divine

Author: Arthur C. Coxe Appears in 210 hymnals Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

Jesus, and shall it ever be

Author: Rev. Joseph Grigg; Rev. Benjamin Francis Appears in 1,305 hymnals Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

O Son of Man, thou madest known

Author: Milton S. Littlefield Appears in 62 hymnals Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

Go Forth to Life, O Child of Earth

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 50 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Go forth to life, O child of earth! Still mindful of thy heav’nly birth; Thou art not here for ease, or sin, But manhood’s noble crown to win. 2. Tho’ passion’s fires are in thy soul, Thy spirit can their flames control; Tho’ tempters strong beset thy way, Thy spirit is more strong than they. 3. Go on from innocence of youth To manly purity and truth; God’s angels still are near to save, And God Himself doth help the brave. 4. Then forth to life, O child of earth! Be worthy of thy heav’nly birth! For noble service thou art here; Thy brothers help, thy God revere! Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD Text Sources: Hymns of the Spirit, 1864