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If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee

Author: Georg Neumark; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 181 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If thou but trust in God to guide thee and hope in Him through all thy ways, He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee, and bear thee through the evil days; who trusts in God's unchanging love builds on the Rock that naught can move. 2 What can these anxious cares avail thee, these never ceasing moans and sighs? What can it help if thou bewail thee o'er each dark moment as it flies? Our cross and trials do but press the heavier for our bitterness. 3 Only be still, and wait His leisure in cheerful hope, with heart content to take whate'er thy Father's pleasure and all discerning love have sent; nor doubt our inmost wants are known to Him who chose us for His own. 4 All are alike before the Highest; 'tis easy to our God, we know, to raise thee up though low thou livest, to make the rich man poor and low; true wonders still by Him are wrought who setteth up and bright to naught. 5 Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving; in all thy labor faithful be, and trust His Word; though undeserving, thou yet shalt find it true for thee. God never will forsake in need the soul that trusts in Him indeed. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: NEUMARK

Sun of My Soul

Author: John Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,442 hymnals First Line: Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, it is not night if Thou be near; O, may no earthborn cloud arise, to hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep my weary eyelids gently steep, be my last thought-- how sweet to rest forever on my Savior's breast! 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, for without Thee I cannot live; abide with me when night is nigh, for without Thee I dare not die. 4 Be near to bless me when I wake ere through the world our way I take; abide with me till in Thy love I lose myself in heav'n above. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: HURSLEY

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,296 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God. He whose Word cannot be broken formed thee for His own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply thy sons and daughters and all fear of want remove. Who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver, never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hov'ring, see the cloud and fire appear for a glory and a cov'ring, showing that the Lord is near. Thus deriving from their banner light by night and shade by day, safe they feed upon the manna which God gives them when on their way. 4 Savior, since of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in Thy name. Fading are the world's best pleasures, all its boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN

Jesus Lives, and So Shall I

Author: Christian F. Gellert; John Dunmore Lang Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 50 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus lives, and so shall I; Death, thy sting is gone forever! He who deigned for me to die lives, the bands of death to sever. He shall raise me with the just: Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 2 Jesus lives, and reigns supreme, and, His kingdom still remaining, I shall also be with Him, ever living, ever reigning. God has promised: be it must: Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 3 Jesus lives, and God extends grace to each returning sinner; rebels He receives as friends and exalts to highest honor. God is True as He is Just; Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 4 Jesus lives, and by His grace, vict'ry o'er my passions giving, I will cleanse my heart and ways, ever to His glory living. Me He raises from the dust; Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 5 Jesus lives! I know full well nought from Him my heart can sever, life nor death nor pow'rs of hell, joy nor grief, henceforth forever. None of all His saints is lost; Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 6 Jesus lives, and death is now but my entrance into glory. Courage, then, my soul, for thou hast a crown of life before thee; thou shalt find thy hopes were just; Jesus is the Christian's Trust. Topics: Jesus Christ Resurrection and Exaltation Used With Tune: ZUVERSICHT

Throned Upon the Awful Tree

Author: John Ellerton Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 67 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Throned upon the awful tree, King of grief, I watch with Thee; darkness veils Thine anguished face, none its lines of woe can trace, none can tell what pangs unknown hold Thee silent and alone. 2 Silent through those three dread hours, wrestling with the evil pow'rs, left alone with human sin, gloom around Thee and within, till th'appointed time is nigh, till the Lamb of God may die. 3 Hark that cry that peals aloud upward through the whelming cloud! Thou, the Father’s only Son, Thou, His own Anointed One. Thou dost ask Him--can it be? “Why hast Thou forsaken Me?” 4 Lord, should fear and anguish roll darkly o’er my sinful soul, Thou, who once wast thus bereft that Thine own might ne’er be left-- teach me by that bitter cry in the gloom to know Thee nigh. Topics: Jesus Christ Suffering and Death Used With Tune: ARFON

Christ, the Life of All the Living

Author: Ernst C. Homburg; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 66 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ, the life of all the living, Christ, the death of death, our foe; who Thyself for me once giving to the darkest depths of woe, patiently didst yield Thy breath but to save my soul from death; praise and glory ever be, blessed Jesus, unto Thee. 2 Thou, O Christ, hast taken on Thee bitter strokes, a cruel rod; pain and scorn were heaped upon Thee, 0 Thou sinless Son of God; only thus for me to win, rescue from the bonds of sin; praise and glory ever be, blessed Jesus, unto Thee. 3 Thou didst bear the smiting only that it might not fall on me; stoodest falsely charged and lonely that I might be safe and free; comfortless that I might know comfort from Thy boundless woe; praise and glory ever be, blessed Jesus, unto Thee. 4 Then for all that wrought our pardon, for the sorrows deep and sore, for The anguish in the garden, I will thank Thee evermore, thank Thee with my latest breath for Thy sad and cruel death, for that last and bitter cry, praise Thee evermore on high. Topics: Jesus Christ Suffering and Death Used With Tune: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN

Sometimes a Light Surprises

Author: William Cowper Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 407 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sometimes a light surprises the Christian while he sings; it is the Lord who rises with healing in His wings; when comforts are declining, He grants the soul again a season of clear shining, to cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation, we sweetly then pursue the theme of God’s salvation, and find it ever new. Set free from present sorrow, we cheerfully can say, “E'en let the unknown morrow bring with it what it may.” 3 "It can bring with it nothing, but He will bear us through; who gives the lilies clothing will clothe His people, too; beneath the spreading heavens no creature but is fed; and He who feeds the ravens will give His children bread." 4 Though vine nor fig tree neither their wonted fruit should bear, though all the field should wither, nor flocks nor herds be there, yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice; for while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: BLOMSTERTID

To Avert from Men God's Wrath

Author: John Hus; Martin Luther; Christian Ignatius La Trobe Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 16 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To avert from men God’s wrath, Jesus suffered in our stead; by an ignominious death He a full atonement made; and by His most precious blood brought us, sinners, nigh to God. 2 Christ bids each afflicted soul, "Come that I may soothe your grief. No one who is strong and whole needs a doctor for relief; therefore have no fear, draw nigh, that your want I may supply." 3 But examine first your case, whether you be in the faith; do you long for pard’ning grace? Is your only hope His death? Then, how e’er your soul’s oppressed, come, you are a worthy guest. 4 They who Jesus’ mercy knows are from wrath and envy freed; love unto our neighbor shows that we are His flock indeed; thus we may in all our ways show forth our Redeemer’s praise. Topics: Communion Used With Tune: REDHEAD

Not What I Am, O Lord

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 21 hymnals First Line: Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art Lyrics: 1 Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art, that, that alone can be my soul’s true rest; Thy love, not mine, bids fear and doubt depart, and stills the tempest of my throbbing breast. 2 Thy Name is Love, I hear it from yon cross; Thy Name is Love, I hear it from yon tomb; all meaner love is perishable dross, but this shall light me through time’s thickest gloom. 3 Girt with the love of God on ev'ry side, breathing that love as heav’ns own healing air, I work or wait, still following my Guide, braving each foe, escaping ev'ry snare. 4 ’Tis what I know of Thee, my Lord and God, that fills my soul with peace, my lips with song; Thou art my Health, my Joy, my Staff and Rod; leaning on Thee, in weakness I am strong. 5 More of Thyself, O show me hour by hour; more of Thy glory, O my God and Lord; more of Thyself, in all Thy grace and pow'r; more of Thy love and truth, incarnate Word! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: LANGRAN

He Dies, the Friend of Sinners Dies

Author: Isaac Watts; Augustus Toplady Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 643 hymnals First Line: He dies, the Friend of sinners dies! Lyrics: 1 He dies, the Friend of sinners dies! Lo! Salem's daughters weep around. A solemn darkness veils the skies; a sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Here's love and grief beyond degree: the Lord of glory dies for men; but lo, what sudden joys we see! Jesus, the dead, revives again. 3 The rising God forsakes the tomb! The tomb in vain forbids His rise: Cherubic legions guard Him home, And shout Him welcome to the skies. 4 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell how high your great Deliv'rer reigns. Sing how He spoiled the hosts of hell, and led the monster, Death, in chains. 5 Say: "Live forever, wondrous King, born to redeem, and strong to save!" Then ask the monster: "Where's thy sting? And where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?" Topics: Jesus Christ Suffering and Death Used With Tune: BLOCKLEY