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Backsliding confessed
Author: Newton Appears in 116 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Once I thought my mountain strong Used With Tune: NUREMBURG
Backsliding confessed
The closer walk
Author: Cowper Appears in 1,367 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: O for a closer walk with God Used With Tune: HERMON
The closer walk
"Troubleth at my word"
Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 185 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Oh, for that tenderness of heart Lyrics: 1 Oh, for that tenderness of heart,
That bows before the Lord;
That owns how just and good thou art,
And trembles at thy word.
2 Oh, for those humble, contrite tears,
Which from repentance flow;
That sense of guilt which, trembling, fears
The long-suspended blow!
3 Saviour! to me, in pity give,
For sin, the deep distress;
The pledge thou wilt, at last, receive,
And bid me die in peace.
4 Oh, fill my soul with faith and love,
And strength to do thy will;
Raise my desire and hopes above,
Thyself to me reveal.
"Troubleth at my word"
"Something for thee"
Author: S. Dryden Phelps Appears in 555 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Savior, thy dying love Lyrics: 1 Saviour, thy dying love
Thou gavest me:
Nor should I aught withhold,
Dear Lord, from thee:
In love my soul would bow,
My heart fulfill its vow,
Some offering bring thee now,
Something for thee.
2 O'er the blest mercy-seat,
Pleading for me,
My feeble faith looks up,
Jesus, to thee:
Help me the cross to bear,
Thy wondrous love declare,
Some song to raise, or prayer,
Something for thee.
3 Give me a faithful heart
Likeness to thee,
That each departing day
Henceforth may see
Some work of love begun,
Some deed of kindness done,
Some wanderer sought and won,
Something for thee.
4 All that I am and have
Thy gifts so free
In joy, in grief, through life,
Dear Lord, for thee:
And when thy face I see,
My ransomed soul shall be,
Through all eternity,
Something for thee.
"Something for thee"
In the Hour of Trial
Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 485 hymnals Topics: Warning Message Backsliding, Apostasy Scripture: Job 23:10 Used With Tune: PENITENCE
In the Hour of Trial
Come, let us to the Lord our God
Author: Dr. J. Morison, 1749-1798 Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Return from; Backsliding Return from Lyrics: 1 Come, let us to the Lord our God
With contrite hearts return;
Our God is gracious, nor will leave
The desolate to mourn.
2 His voice commands the tempest forth,
And stills the stormy wave;
His arm, though it be strong to smite,
Is also strong to save.
3 Long hath the sight of sorrow reigned;
The dawn shall bring us light;
God shall appear, and we shall rise
With gladness in His sight.
4 Our hearts, if God we seek to know,
Shall know Him and rejoice;
His coming like the morn shall be,
Like morning songs His voice.
5 As dew upon the tender herb,
Diffusing fragrance round;
As showers that usher in the spring,
And cheer the thirsty ground;
6 So shall His presence bless our souls,
And shed a joyful light;
That hallowed morn shall chase away
The sorrows of the night. Used With Tune: ST. PETER
Come, let us to the Lord our God
"A way they knew not"
Author: Charles S. Robinson Appears in 126 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Saviour! I follow on Lyrics: 1 Saviour! I follow on,
Guided by thee,
Seeing not yet the hand
That leadeth me;
Hushed be my heart and still,
Fear I no further ill;
Only to meet thy will
My will shall be.
2 Riven the rock for me
Thirst to relieve,
Manna from heaven falls
Fresh every eve;
Never a want severe
Causeth my eye a tear,
But thou dost whisper near,
"Only believe!"
3 Often to Marah's brink
Have I been brought;
Shrinking the cup to drink,
Help I have sought;
And with the prayer's ascent,
Jesus the branch hath rent--
Quickly relief hath sent,
Sweetening the draught.
4 Saviour! I long to walk
Closer with thee;
Led by thy guiding hand,
Ever to be;
Constantly near thy side,
Quickened and purified,
Living for him who died
Freely for me! Scripture: Exodus 15:23 Used With Tune: EDEN
"A way they knew not"
The backslider's prayer
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.8.7.6 Appears in 302 hymnals Topics: Backslider's Prayer First Line: Jesus, let thy pitying eye Lyrics: 1 Jesus, let thy pitying eye
Call back a wand'ring sheep;
False to thee, like Peter, I
Would fain like Peter, weep;
Let me be by grace restor'd,
On me be all its freeness shewn;
Turn and look upon me, LORD,
And break my heart of stone.
2 Saviour prince, enthron'd above,
Repentance to impart,
Give me thro' thy dying love,
The humble contrite heart;
Give, what I have long implor'd,
A portion of thy grief unknown;
Turn and look upon me, LORD,
And break my heart of stone.
3 See me, Saviour, from above,
Nor suffer me to die;
Life, and happiness, and love,
Drop from thy gracious eye;
Speak the reconciling word
And let thy mercy melt me down;
Turn and look upon me, LORD,
And break my heart of stone.
4 Look as when thy pitying eye,
Was clos'd that we might live;
Father (at the point to die,
My Saviour gasp'd) "Forgive!"
Surely with that dying word,
He turns, and looks, and cries, "'tis done!"
O my loving, bleeding LORD<
Thou breaks my heart of stone. Text Sources: Rippon's Coll.
The backslider's prayer
O Praise the Lord, for He Is Good
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 O praise the Lord, for he is good;
give thanks and bless his name;
his lovingkindness changes not,
from age to age the same.
2 What tongue can tell his mighty deeds,
his wondrous works and ways?
O who can show his glory forth,
or utter all his praise?
3 The Lord will bless and prosper those--
yea, blest indeed are they--
whose ways are just, who constantly
his righteous laws obey.
4 O Lord, remember me in grace,
let me salvation see;
the grace you show unto your saints,
that grace reveal to me.
5 Let me behold your people's good
and in their joy rejoice;
with your triumphant heritage
let me lift up my voice.
6 In evil we have gone astray,
and sinful is our race;
rebelliously our fathers walked
forgetful of your grace.
7 Though they rebelled, yet for their help
in saving strength he came
to make his pow'r almighty known
and glorify his name.
8 He brought them safely through the sea
and overwhelmed their foes;
their faith was stirred, and for the time
their songs of praise arose.
9 Forgetful soon, they tempted God,
nor for his counsel cared;
he sent them leanness in their souls,
while they earth's bounties shared.
10 Their God and Savior they forgot,
their helper and their stay,
but Moses sought the promised grace
and turned God's wrath away.
11 But they despised the pleasant land,
the promised land of God,
and tempted him to make them fall
and scatter them abroad.
12 Against his own inheritance
the Lord's great wrath arose;
his chosen people he condemned
to serve their heathen foes.
13 Save us, O Lord, our gracious God,
from alien lands reclaim,
that we may triumph in your praise
and bless your holy name.
14 Blest be the Lord, our covenant God,
all praise to him accord;
let all the people say, "Amen!"
Forever praise the Lord.
Scripture: Psalm 106:1-15 Used With Tune: BARRE Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; alt; mod.
O Praise the Lord, for He Is Good
Greatness in Service
Author: Thomas H. Gill Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame Lyrics: 1 Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame
My longing soul is stirred;
Oh, give me a diviner name!
Call me thy servant, Lord!
2 No longer would my soul be known
As uncontrolled and free;
Oh, not mine own, oh, not mine own!
Lord, I belong to thee!
3 Thy servant, me thy servant choose;
Naught of thy claim abate!
The glorious name I would not lose,
Nor change the sweet estate.
4 In life, in death, on earth, in heaven,
This is the name for me!
The same sweet style and title given
Through all eternity. Used With Tune: SERENITY
Greatness in Service
Psalm 42
Author: Henry F. Lyte Appears in 321 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: As pants the hart for cooling streams Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for thee,
And thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
Oh, when shall I behold thy face,
Thou Majesty divine!
3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Trust God; who will employ
His aid for thee, and change these sighs
To thankful hymns of joy.
4 I sigh to think of happier days,
When thou, O Lord! wast nigh;
When every heart was tuned to praise,
And none more blest than I.
5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still; and thou shalt sing
The praise of him who is thy God,
Thy health's eternal spring. Used With Tune: CHERITH
Psalm 42
Genesis 28:10-22
Author: Mrs. S. F. Adams Appears in 2,487 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
Ev'n though it be a cross
That raiseth me!
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
2 Though, like a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
3 There let the way appear,
Steps unto heaven:
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee! Used With Tune: BETHANY
Genesis 28:10-22
All for Jesus
Author: Frances R. Havergal Appears in 1,197 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Take my life, and let it be Lyrics: 1 Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to thee,
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of thy love,
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee,
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King.
2 Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from thee,
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as thou shalt choose.
3 Take my will, and make it thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own!
It shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At thy feet its treasure-store;
Take myself, and I will be,
Ever, only, all, for thee! Used With Tune: CULFORD
All for Jesus
Come, thou Fount of every blessing
Author: R. Robinson, 1735-1790 Appears in 2,201 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Fear of; Backsliding Fear of Lyrics: 1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace,
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some celestial measure,
Sung by ransomed hosts above;
O the vast, the boundless treasure
Of my Lord's unchanging love!
2 Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I've come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God:
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
3 O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here's my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above!
Used With Tune: NETTLETON
Come, thou Fount of every blessing
"Return"
Author: Anne Steele Appears in 361 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: O thou, whose tender mercy hears Lyrics: 1 O thou, whose tender mercy hears
Contrition's humble sigh;
Whose hand indulgent wipes the tears
From sorrow's weeping eye;--
2 See, Lord, before thy throne of grace,
A wretched wanderer mourn;
Hast thou not bid me seek thy face?
Hast thou not said--"Return?"
3 And shall my guilty fears prevail
To drive me from thy feet?
Oh, let not this dear refuge fail,
This only safe retreat!
4 Oh, shine on this benighted heart,
With beams of mercy shine!
And let thy healing voice impart
The sense of joy divine. Used With Tune: AVON
"Return"
Life's Sea
Author: Edward Hopper Appears in 1,177 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Jesus, Saviour, pilot me Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Saviour, pilot me,
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;
Chart and compass came from thee:
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
2 As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey thy will
When thou say'st to them "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
3 When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on thy breast,
May I hear thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee!" Scripture: Matthew 8:26 Used With Tune: PILOT
Life's Sea
"I need thee"
Author: Mrs. A. S. Hawks Appears in 973 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: I need thee every hour Lyrics: 1 I need thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like thine
Can peace afford.
Refrain:
I need thee, oh, I need thee;
Every hour I need thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour!
I come to thee.
2 I need thee every hour;
Stay thou near by;
Temptations lose their power
When thou art nigh. [Refrain]
3 I need thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain. [Refrain]
4 I need thee every hour;
Teach me thy will;
And thy rich promises
In me fulfill. [Refrain]
5 I need thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son. [Refrain] Used With Tune: I NEED THEE
"I need thee"
Psalm 51
Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 785 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Show pity, Lord! O Lord! forgive Lyrics: 1 Show pity, Lord! O Lord! forgive;
Let a repenting rebel live;
Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in thee?
2 Oh, wash my soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean;
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain mine eyes.
3 My lips with shame my sins confess,
Against thy law, against thy grace:
Lord! should thy judgments grow severe,
I am condemned, but thou art clear.
4 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath,
I must pronounce thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.
5 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord!
Whose hope still hovering round thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair. Scripture: Psalm 51:17 Used With Tune: WOODWORTH
Psalm 51
"Home at last"
Author: Thomas R. Taylor Appears in 626 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: We are but strangers here Refrain First Line: Heaven is our home Lyrics: 1 We are but strangers here,
Heaven is our home;
Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is our home.
Danger and sorrow stand
Round us on every hand,
Heaven is our Fatherland,
Heaven is our home.
2 What though the tempest rage?
Heaven is our home;
Short is our pilgrimage,
Heaven is our home.
And Time's wild wintry blast
Soon shall be overpast,
We shall reach home at last;
Heaven is our home.
3 There at our Saviour's side,
Heaven is our home;
May we be glorified;
Heaven is our home:
There are the good and blest,
Those we love most and best,
Grant us with them to rest;
Heaven is our home.
4 Grant us to murmur not,
Heaven is our home,
Whate'er our earthly lot,
Heaven is our home.
Grant us at last to stand
There at thine own right hand,
Jesus, in Fatherland:
Heaven is our home! Used With Tune: OAK
"Home at last"
Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet
Author: Lady Lucy E. G. Whitmore Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 132 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath thy feet:
Again to thee our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing thy praise.
2 O we would bless thee for thy ceaseless care,
And all thy works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not thine arm encircle us around?
3 Alas, unworthy of thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father's home.
4 O by that Name in whom all fulness dwells,
O by that love which ev'ry love excels,
O by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in.
Amen. Scripture: Micah 7:18 Used With Tune: LONGWOOD
Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet
Calling the prodigal
Author: C. H. G. Appears in 121 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: God is calling the prodigal Refrain First Line: Calling now for thee, O weary prodigal, come Used With Tune: [God is calling the prodigal]
Calling the prodigal
My hope, my portion, and my God
Author: Anon. Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 My hope, my portion, and my God,
How little art Thou known
By all the judgments of Thy rod,
And blessings of Thy throne!
2 How cold and feeble is my love!
How negligent my fear!
How low my hope of joys above!
How few affections there!
3 Great God! Thy gracious aid impart
To give Thy word success;
Write Thy salvation in my heart,
That I may learn Thy grace.
4 Show my forgetful feet thy way
That leads to joys on high:
There knowledge grows without decay,
And love shall never die.
Amen. Used With Tune: ST. PETER
My hope, my portion, and my God
Bring Them In
Author: Alexcenah Thomas Appears in 354 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hear Refrain First Line: Bring them in, bring them in Lyrics: 1 Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hear,
Out in the desert dark and drear,
Calling the sheep who've gone astray
Far from the Shepherd's fold away.
Refrain:
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring them in from the fields of sin;
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring the wand'ring ones to Jesus.
2 Who'll go and help this Shepherd kind,
Help him the wand'ring ones to find?
Who'll bring the lost ones to the fold,
Where they'll be sheltered from the cold? [Refrain]
3 Out in the desert hear their cry,
Out on the mountains wild and high;
Hark! 'tis the Master speaks to thee,
"Go find my sheep where'er they be." [Refrain]
Amen. Scripture: Matthew 18:11 Used With Tune: [Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hear]
Bring Them In
Son of God, if thy free grace
Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: For Backsliders Recovered
Son of God, if thy free grace
Adoration and Submission
Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Now with joyful exultation Lyrics: 1 Now with joyful exultation
Let us sing Jehovah's praise;
To the Rock of our salvation
Loud hosannas let us raise;
Thankful tribute gladly bringing,
Let us come before Him now,
And, with psalms His praises singing,
Joyful in His presence bow.
2 For, how great a God, and glorious,
Is Jehovah Whom we sing;
Over idol-gods victorious,
Great is He, our God and King.
In His hand are earth's deep places,
His the strength of all the hills;
His the sea whose bounds He traces,
His the land His bounty fills.
3 To the Lord, such might revealing,
Let us come with rev'rence meet,
And, before our Maker kneeling,
Let us worship at His feet.
He is our own God who leads us,
We the people of His care;
With a shepherd's hand He feeds us
As His flock in pastures fair.
4 While He proffers peace and pardon
Let us hear His voice today,
Lest, if we our hearts should harden,
We should perish in the way;
Lest to us, so unbelieving,
He in judgment should declare:
Ye, so long my Spirit grieving,
Never in My rest can share. Scripture: Psalm 95 Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE
Adoration and Submission
My repentings are kindled
Author: C. Wesley Appears in 811 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Depth of mercy, can there be, Used With Tune: ALETTA
My repentings are kindled
Divine Instruction
Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Soul in Distress and Desertion; Backsliding Soul in Distress and Desertion First Line: Where shall the man be found Lyrics: 1 Where shall the man be found,
That fears t' offend his God,
That loves the gospel's joyful sound,
And trembles at the rod?
2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart,
The wonders of his covenant show,
And all his love impart.
3 The dealings of his power
Are truth and mercy still,
With such as keep his covenant sure,
And love to do his will.
4 Their souls shall dwell at ease
Before their Maker's face,
Their seed shall taste the promises
In their extensive grace. Scripture: Psalm 25:10
Divine Instruction
Nearer to thee
Author: Cleveland Appears in 269 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: O could I find from day to day
Nearer to thee
Pardoning Grace
Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Backsliding pardoned; Backsliding pardoned First Line: Out of the deeps of long distress Lyrics: 1 Out of the deeps of long distress,
The borders of despair,
I sent my cries to seek thy grace,
My groans to move thine ear.
2 Great God, should thy severer eye,
And thine impartial hand,
Mark and revenge iniquity,
No mortal flesh could stand.
3 But there are pardons with my God,
For crimes of high degree!
Thy Son has bought them with his blood,
To draw us near to thee.
4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord,
With strong desires I wait;
My soul, invited by thy word
Stands watching at thy gate.]
5 [Just as the guards that keep the night
Long for the morning skies,
Watch the first beams of breaking light,
And meet them with their eyes;
6 So waits my soul to see thy grace
And more intent than they,
Meets the first openings of thy face,
And finds a brighter day.]
7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust,
Let Israel seek his face;
The Lord is good as well as just,
And plenteous is his grace.
8 There’s full redemption at his throne,
For sinners long enslav'd;
The great Redeemer is his son:
And Israel shall be sav'd. Scripture: Psalm 130
Pardoning Grace
Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ
Appears in 118 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Sol in Distress and Desertion restored; Backsliding Sol in Distress and Desertion restored First Line: O God of mercy, hear my call Lyrics: 1 O God of mercy, hear my call,
My loads of guilt remove,
Break down this separating wall
That bars me from thy love.
2 Give me the presence of thy grace,
Then my rejoicing tongue
Shall speak aloud thy righteousness,
And make thy praise my song.
3 No blood of goats nor heifer slain
For sin could e'er atone;
The death of Christ shall still remain
Sufficient and alone.
4 A soul opprest with sin's desert
My God will ne'er despise;
A humble groan, a broken heart,
Is our best sacrifice. Scripture: Psalm 51:14-17
Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ
Psalm 51 Part 3
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 342 hymnals Topics: Backsliding soul restored First Line: O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry Lyrics:
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry,
Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book.
Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin:
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
I cannot live without thy light
Cast out and banished from thy sight:
Thine holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.
Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord,
His help and comfort still afford;
And let a wretch come near thy throne,
To plead the merits of thy Son.
A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just:
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the soul condemned to die.
Then will I teach the world thy ways;
Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace;
I'll lead them to my Savior's blood,
And they shall praise a pard'ning God.
O may thy love inspire my tongue!
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my strength and righteousness.
Scripture: Psalm 51
Psalm 51 Part 3
Jesus, the all-restoring Word
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: For Persons convinced of Backsliding
Jesus, the all-restoring Word
Jesu, Shepherd of the sheep
Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: For Backsliders Recovered
Jesu, Shepherd of the sheep
"A clean heart"
Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1,162 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Oh, for a heart to praise my God Lyrics: 1 Oh, for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free;
A heart that always feels thy blood
So freely shed for me!
2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone!
3 Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean!
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within.
4 A heart in every thought renewed,
And filled with love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good;
An image, Lord! of thine.
5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love. Used With Tune: FARRANT
"A clean heart"
Mourning departed joys
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 342 hymnals Topics: Humiliation Backslidings Lamented First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Used With Tune: SATTERLEE
Mourning departed joys
"More love"
Author: Mrs. E. P. Prentiss Appears in 817 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: More love to thee, O Christ` Refrain First Line: More love, O Christ, to thee Lyrics: 1 More love to thee, O Christ,
More love to thee!
Hear thou the pray I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea,--
More love, O Christ, to thee,
More love 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!
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!
4 Then shall my latest breath
Whisper thy praise,
This be the parting cry
My heart shall praise;
This still its prayer shall be,--
More love, O Christ, to thee,
More love to thee! Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18 Used With Tune: MORE LOVE
"More love"
The wanderer returning
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 316 hymnals Topics: Humiliation Backslidings Lamented First Line: How oft this wretched heart Scripture: Jeremiah 3:22 Used With Tune: GOLDEN HILL
The wanderer returning
"Remember me"
Author: Thomas Haweis Appears in 418 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: O thou from whom all goodness flows Lyrics: 1 O thou, from whom all goodness flows,
I lift my soul to thee;
In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes,
O Lord, remember me!
2 When on my aching, burdened heart
My sins lie heavily,
Thy pardon grant, new peace impart;
Thus, Lord, remember me!
3 When trials sore obstruct my way,
And ills I cannot flee,
Oh, let my strength be as my day--
Dear Lord, remember me!
4 When in the solemn hour of death
I wait thy just decree:
Be this the prayer of my last breath:
Now, Lord, remember me! Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:25 Used With Tune: AVON
"Remember me"
"I shall be with Him"
Author: Richard Baxter Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Lord, it belongs not to my care Lyrics: 1 Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve thee is my share,
And this thy grace must give.
2 If life be long, I will be glad
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?
3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than he went through before;
No one into his kingdom comes,
But through his opened door.
4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet,
Thy blessed face to see;
For if thy work on earth be sweet,
What will thy glory be!
5 My knowledge of that life is small;
The eye of faith is dim;
But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with him. Scripture: Romans 14:8 Used With Tune: CHERITH
"I shall be with Him"
Oh, then, to the Rock let me fly
Author: E. Johnson Appears in 276 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Oh, sometimes the shadows are deep Lyrics: 1 Oh, sometimes the shadows are deep,
And rough seems the path to the goal;
And sorrows sometimes how they sweep
Like tempests down over the soul.
Refrain:
Oh, then, to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I:
Oh, then to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I.
2 Oh, sometimes how long seems the day,
And sometimes how weary my feet;
But toiling is life's dusty way,
The Rock's blessed shadow how sweet. [Refrain]
3 Oh, near to the Rock let me keep,
If blessings or sorrows prevail;
Or climbing the mountain way steep,
Or walking the shadowy vale. [Refrain]
Used With Tune: THE HIGH ROCK
Oh, then, to the Rock let me fly
"What hourly dangers!"
Author: Anne Steele Appears in 247 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Alas! what hourly dangers rise! Lyrics: 1 Alas! what hourly dangers rise!
What snares beset my way!
To heaven, oh, let me lift mine eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.
2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain,
And melt in flowing tears!
My weak resistance, ah, how vain!
How strong my foes and fears!
3 O gracious God! in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid;
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.
4 Increase my faith, increase, my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.
5 Oh, keep me in thy heavenly way,
And bid the tempter flee!
And let me never, never stray
From happiness and thee. Scripture: Matthew 26:41 Used With Tune: COOLING
"What hourly dangers!"
Guidance
Author: William Williams Appears in 1,820 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open thou the crystal fountain
Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong Deliverer,
Be thou still my Strength and Shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death! and hell's Destruction!
Land me safe on Canaan's side;
Songs of praises
I will ever give to thee. Used With Tune: SEGUR
Guidance
"Even me"
Author: Mrs. E. Codner Appears in 843 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Lord, I hear of showers of blessing Lyrics: 1 Lord, I hear of showers of blessing
Thou art scattering full and free;
Showers the thirsty soul refreshing;
Let some droppings fall on me!
Refrain:
Even me, Even me,
Let some droppings fall on me.
2 Pass me not, O gracious Father!
Lost and sinful though I be;
Thou might'st curse me, but the rather
Let thy mercy light on me. [Refrain]
3 Pass me not, O mighty Spirit!
Thou canst make the blind to see;
Testify of Jesus' merit,
Speak the word of peace to me. [Refrain]
4 Love of God, so pure and changeless;
Blood of Christ, so rich and free;
Grace of God, so strong and boundless,
Magnify it all in me. [Refrain]
5 Pass me not, but, pardon bringing,
Bind my heart, O Lord, to thee;
Whilst the streams of life are springing,
Blessing others, oh, bless me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: EVEN ME
"Even me"
All for Jesus
Author: Godfrey Thring Appears in 329 hymnals Topics: Backsliding; Backsliding First Line: Saviour, blessed Saviour Lyrics: 1 Saviour, blessed Saviour,
Listen while we sing,
Hearts and voices raising
Praises to our King.
All we have we offer,
All we hope to be,
Body, soul, and spirit,
All we yield to thee.
2 Great and ever greater
Are thy mercies here,
True and everlasting
Are the glories there,
Where no pain, or sorrow,
Toil, or care, is known,
Where the angel-legions
Circle round thy throne.
3 Dark and ever darker
Was the wintry past;
Now a ray of gladness
O'er our path is cast.
Every day that passeth,
Every hour that flies,
Tells of love unfeigned,
Love that never dies.
4 Clearer still and clearer
Dawns the light from heaven,
In our sadness bringing
News of sin forgiven.
Life has lost its shadows,
Pure the light within;
Thou hast shed thy radiance
On a world of sin. Used With Tune: EDINA
All for Jesus
"The voice of Jesus"
Author: Samuel J. Stone Appears in 219 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Weary of earth, and laden with my sin Lyrics: 1 Weary of earth, and laden with my sin,
I look at heaven and long to enter in,
But there no evil thing may find a home:
And yet I hear a voice that bids me "Come."
2 So vile I am, how dare I hope to stand
In the pure glory of that holy land?
Before the whiteness of that throne appear?
Yet there are hands stretched out to draw me near.
3 The while I fain would tread the heavenly way,
Evil is ever with me day by day;
Yet on mine ears the gracious tidings fall,
"Repent, confess, thou shalt be loosed from all."
4 It is the voice of Jesus that I hear,
His are the hands stretched out to draw me near,
And his the blood that can for all atone,
And set me faultless there before the throne.
5 'Twas he who found me on the deathly wild,
And made me heir of heaven, the Father's child,
And day by day, whereby my soul may live,
Gives me his grace of pardon, and will give. Scripture: Job 22:21 Used With Tune: LANGRAN
"The voice of Jesus"
"Finish thy new creation"
Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1,862 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Love divine, all love excelling Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all love excelling,--
Joy of heaven, to earth come down!
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown:
Jesus! thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
2 Breathe, oh, breathe thy loving Spirit,
Into every trouble breast!
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find the promised rest:
Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy life receive!
Speedily return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave!
3 Finish then thy new creation,
Pure, unspotted may we be:
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly secured by thee!
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place;
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Scripture: Philippians 1:6 Used With Tune: MANSFIELD
"Finish thy new creation"
The Litany
Author: James J. Cummins Appears in 94 hymnals Topics: Backsliding First Line: Jesus, Lord of life and glory Refrain First Line: By thy mercy Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Lord of life and glory,
Bend from heaven thy gracious ear;
While our waiting souls adore thee,
Friend of helpless sinners, hear:
By thy mercy
Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
2 From the depths of nature's blindness,
From the hardening power of sin,
From all malice and unkindness,
From the pride that lurks within,
By thy mercy,
Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
3 When temptation sorely presses,
In the day of Satan's power,
In our times of deep distresses,
In each dark and trying hour,
By thy mercy,
Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
4 In the solemn hour of dying,
In the awful judgment-day,
May our souls, on thee relying,
Find thee still our Hope and Stay:
By thy mercy,
Oh, deliver us, good Lord. Used With Tune: RAPHAEL
The Litany
I was a wand'ring sheep
Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 498 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 I was a wand'ring sheep,
I did not love the fold;
I did not love my Shepherd's voice,
I would not be controlled.
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home;
I did not love my Father's voice,
I loved afar to roam.
2 The Shepherd sought his sheep,
The Father sought his child;
They followed me o'er vale and hill,
O'er deserts waste and wild:
They found me nigh to death,
Famished and faint and lone;
They bound me with the bands of love,
They saved the wand'ring one.
3 Jesus my Shepherd is;
'Twas he that loved my soul,
'Twas he that washed me in his blood,
'Twas he that made me whole;
'Twas he that sought the lost,
That found the wand'ring sheep,
'Twas he that brought me to the fold,
'Tis he that still doth keep.
4 I was a wand'ring sheep,
I would not be controlled;
But now I love my Shepherd's voice,
I love, I love the fold.
I was a wayward child,
I once preferred to roam;
But now I love my Father's voice,
I love, I love his home.
Amen. Scripture: Isaiah 53:6 Used With Tune: LEBANON
I was a wand'ring sheep
Come to the Savior Now
Author: John M. Wigner Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 85 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 Come to the Savior now,
he gently calleth thee;
in true repentance bow,
before him bend the knee;
he waiteth to bestow
salvation, peace and love,
true joy on earth below,
a home in heav'n above.
2 Come to the Savior now,
ye who have wandered far;
renew your solemn vow,
for his by right you are;
come, like poor wand'ring sheep
returning to his fold;
his arm will safely keep,
his love will ne'er grow cold.
3 Come to the Savior, all,
whate'er your burdens be;
hear now his loving call,
"Cast all your care on me."
Come, and for ev'ry grief
in Jesus you will find
a sure and safe relief,
a loving Friend and kind.
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Used With Tune: INVITATION
Come to the Savior Now
Thou Lord of all above
Author: Benjamin Beddome Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Backsliding Lyrics: 1 Thou Lord of all above,
And all below the sky,
Before Thy feet I prostrate fall,
And for Thy mercy cry.
2 Forgive my follies past,
The crimes which I have done;
Oh, bid a contrite sinner live,
Through thine incarnate Son.
3 Guilt, like a heavy load,
Upon my conscience lies;
To Thee I make my sorrows known,
And lift my weeping eyes.
4 The burden which I feel,
Thou only canst remove;
Display, O Lord, Thy pardoning grace,
And Thine unbounded love.
5 One gracious look of thine
Will ease my troubled breast;
Oh, let me know my sins forgiven,
And I shall then be blest.
Amen. Used With Tune: OLMUTZ
Thou Lord of all above
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