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Thus Far the Lord Hath Led Me On

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 654 hymnals Lyrics: Thus far the Lord hath led me on, Thus far His power prolongs my days, And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of His grace. Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But He forgives my follies past, 1. And gives me strength for days to come. I lay my body down to sleep; Peace is the pillow for my head; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 2. In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of His wings. 3. Faith in His name forbids my fear; O may Thy presence ne’er depart! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of Thy heart. 4. Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait Thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. Used With Tune: HEBRON Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 761 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2. The King Himself comes near, And feasts His saints today; Here we may sit, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3. One day in such a place, Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Used With Tune: LISBON Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Why Do We Mourn Departing Friends?

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 520 hymnals First Line: Why do we mourn departing friends Lyrics: 1. Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death’s alarms? ’Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to His arms. 2. Are we not tending upward, too, As fast as time can move? Nor would we wish the hours more slow To keep us from our love. 3. Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4. The graves of all His saints He blessed, And softened every bed; Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying Head? 5. Thence He arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. 6. Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise; Awake, ye nations under ground; Ye saints, ascend the skies. Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707

Salvation! O the Joyful Sound!

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 839 hymnals First Line: Salvation! O the joyful sound Lyrics: 1. Salvation! O the joyful sound! What pleasure to our ears! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2. Buried in sorrow and in sin, And at hell’s dark door we lay; But we arise by grace divine To see a heavenly day. 3. Glory, honor, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb forever: Jesus Christ is our Redeemer: Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. 4. Salvation! let the echo fly The spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound! 5. Salvation! O Thou bleeding Lamb, To Thee the praise belongs; Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues. Used With Tune: ASHLEY Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, 1709

A Little Flock! So Calls He Thee

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A little flock! So calls He thee, Who bought thee with His blood; A little flock, disowned of men, But owned and loved of God. 2 A little flock! So calls He thee; Church of the first-born, hear! Be not ashamed to own the name; It is no name of fear. 3 A little flock! Yes, even so; A handful among men, Such is the purpose of thy God; So willeth He, Amen! 4 Not many rich or noble called, Not many great or wise; They whom God makes His kings and priests, Are poor in human eyes. 5 Church of the everlasting God, The Father’s gracious choice, Amid the voices of this earth, How feeble is thy voice! 6 Thy words amid the words of earth, How noiseless and how low! Amid the hurrying crowds of time, Thy steps how calm and slow! 7 But ’mid the wrinkled brows of earth, Thy brow how free from care; ’Mid the flushed cheeks of riot here, Thy cheek how pale and fair! 8 Amid the restless eyes of earth, How steadfast is thine eye, Fixed on the silent loveliness Of the far eastern sky. 9 A little flock! ’Tis well, ’tis well; Such be her lot and name; Thro’ ages past it has been so, And now ’tis still the same. 10 But the chief Shepherd comes at length; Her feeble days are o’er, No more a handful in the earth, A little flock no more. 11 No more a lily among thorns; Weary, and faint, and few, But countless as the stars of heaven, Or as the early dew. 12 Then entering the eternal halls, In robes of victory, That mighty multitude shall keep The joyous jubilee. 13 Unfading palms they bear aloft, Unfaltering songs they sing; Unending festival they keep, In presence of the King. Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet, 1857)

The Great Physician

Author: William Hunter; Richard Kempenfelt Appears in 687 hymnals First Line: The great Physician now is near Refrain First Line: Sweetest note in seraph song Lyrics: 1. The great Physician now is near, The sympathizing Jesus; He speaks the drooping heart to cheer, Oh! hear the voice of Jesus. Refrain Sweetest note in seraph song, Sweetest name on mortal tongue; Sweetest carol ever sung, Jesus, blessèd Jesus. 2. Your many sins are all forgiv’n, Oh! hear the voice of Jesus; Go on your way in peace to Heav’n, And wear a crown with Jesus. [Refrain] 3. All glory to the dying Lamb! I now believe in Jesus; I love the blessèd Savior’s name, I love the name of Jesus. [Refrain] 4. The children, too, both great and small, Who love the name of Jesus, May now accept the gracious call To work and live for Jesus. [Refrain] 5. Come, brethren, help me sing His praise, Oh, praise the name of Jesus; Oh, sisters, all your voices raise, Oh, bless the name of Jesus. [Refrain] 6. His name dispels my guilt and fear, No other name but Jesus; Oh! how my soul delights to hear The charming name of Jesus. [Refrain] 7. And when to that bright world above, We rise to see our Jesus, We’ll sing around the throne of love His name, the name of Jesus. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [The great Physician now is near] Text Sources: Songs of Devotion, 1859

I'll Live for Him

Author: Ralph E. Hudson Appears in 513 hymnals First Line: My life, my love I give to Thee Refrain First Line: I'll live for Him who died for me Lyrics: 1. My life, my love I give to Thee, Thou Lamb of God who died for me; O may I ever faithful be, My Savior and my God! Refrain I’ll live for Him who died for me, How happy then my life shall be! I’ll live for Him who died for me, My Savior and my God! 2. I now believe Thou dost receive, For Thou hast died that I might live; And now henceforth I trust in Thee, My Savior and my God! [Refrain] 3. O Thou who died on Calvary, To save my soul and make me free, I’ll consecrate my life to Thee, My Savior and my God! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [My life, my love I give to Thee] Text Sources: Salvation Echoes (Alliance, Ohio: 1882)

Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,049 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown, And an immortal crown. 2. A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way, And onward urge thy way. 3. ’Tis God’s all animating voice That calls thee from on high; ’Tis His own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye, To thine aspiring eye. 4. Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on, A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown, And an immortal crown. Used With Tune: CHRISTMAS Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)

He Saves Me

Author: George Rutledge Stuart Appears in 783 hymnals First Line: Jesus, my all, to Heav'n is gone Refrain First Line: He saves me, He saves me Lyrics: 1. Jesus, my all, to Heav’n is gone, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; He whom I fix my hopes upon, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. Refrain He saves me, He saves me, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. He saves me, He saves me, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. 2. This is the way I long have sought, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; And mourned because I found it not, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 3. The King’s highway of holiness, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; I’ll go, for all His paths are peace, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 4. My grief a burden long has been, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Because I was not saved from sin, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 5. Lo! glad I come; and Thou, blest Lamb, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Shalt take me to Thee, as I am; Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 6. Nothing but sin have I to give, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; Nothing but love shall I receive, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] 7. Then will I tell to sinners ’round, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me; What a dear Savior I have found, Glory hallelujah, Jesus saves me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Jesus, my all, to Heav'n is gone]

Father All Holy

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Meter: 10.7.10.7 D Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Father all holy, bend we so lowly Lyrics: 1. Father all holy, bend we so lowly, Glowing with love’s tender flame; Father in Heaven, praises be given, Hallowed forever Thy name. Telling the story, spreading Thy glory, Send forth Thy people, we pray, Till every nation know Thy salvation, Under Thy kingdom’s full sway. 2. Angels adore Thee, waiting before Thee, Swift Thy commands to fulfill: Grant us, we pray Thee, grace to obey Thee, Choosing and serving Thy will. Father, now lead us, day by day feed us, Ever provide and defend; Trespass confessing, seeking Thy blessing, Pardon and peace without end. 3. From sin deliver, keep us forever, Kingdom and glory are Thine; Thine, too, the power, hear us this hour, Father, our Father divine! Jesus is pleading, still interceding, For His redeemed ones again, For His sake hear us, in His name cheer us, He is the faithful Amen. Used With Tune: FATHER ALL HOLY Text Sources: Living Hymns, by John Wanamaker & John R. Sweney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1890), number 1