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Beneath the shadow of the cross

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Christian Experience Love and Communion with Christ; Communion With Christ; Love brotherly; Love To Christ Used With Tune: [SERENITY]

O not to fill the mouth of fame

Author: Thomas H. Gill Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Christian Experience Conflict with Sin Used With Tune: SERENITY

Immortal Love, forever full

Author: John G. Whittier Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 315 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Immortal Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, A never-ebbing sea! 2 We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For Him no depths can drown. 3 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is He; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee. 4 The healing of His seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch Him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again. 5 O Lord and Master of us all, Whate'er our name or sign, We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call, We test our lives by Thine. Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ the Lord His Living Presence; Calmness; Christ Abiding with Believers; Christ Advocate; Christ Friend, The; Christ Presence, His Living; Christ Love of; Christ Son of Man; Christ Sympathy of; Comfort; Confidence; Love and Communion Used With Tune: SERENITY

The twilight falls the night is near

Author: Unknown Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Scripture: Job 23:10 Used With Tune: SERENITY

We Need Not Climb the Heavenly Steeps

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, (1802-1892) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 269 hymnals First Line: We need not climb the heav'nly steeps Lyrics: 1 We may not climb the heav'nly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For Him no depths can drown. 2 The healing of the seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch Him in life’s throng and press, And we are whole again. 3 Through Him the first fond prayers are said Our lips of childhood frame; The last low whispers of our dead Are burdened with His Name. 4 O Lord and Master of us all, Whate’er our name or sign, We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call, We test our lives by Thine! Amen. Topics: Church Year Trinity Season; Trinity, Twenty-fourth Sunday; Christ Presence of; Names and Office of Christ Master; Presence of Christ Scripture: Psalm 139:8 Used With Tune: SERENITY