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Christian Hearts, in Love United

Author: Nicolaus L. von Zinzendorf; Frederick William Foster Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christian hearts, in love united, seek alone in Jesus rest; has He not your love excited? Then let love inspire each breast. Members on our Head depending, lights reflecting Him, our Sun, Christians, His commands attending, we in Him, our Lord, are one. 2 Come, then, come, O flock of Jesus, covenant with Him anew; unto Him who conquered for us, pledge we love and service true; and should our love’s union holy firmly linked no more remain, wait ye at His footstool lowly, till He draw it close again. 3 Grant, Lord, that with Thy direction "Love each other," we comply. Aiming with unfeigned affection Thy love to exemplify, let our mutual love be glowing, so that all will plainly see that we, as on one stem growing, living branches are in Thee. 4 O that such may be our union as Thine with the Father is, and not one of our communion e’er forsake the path of bliss; may our light shine forth with brightness, from Thy light reflected, shine; thus the world will bear us witness, that we, Lord, are truly Thine. Topics: Submission and Profession Used With Tune: O DU LIEBE MEINER LIEBE

King of Glory, King of Peace

Author: George Herbert Meter: 7.4.7.4 D Appears in 59 hymnals Lyrics: 1 King of glory, King of peace, I will love Thee; and that love may never cease, I will move Thee. Thou hast granted my request, Thou hast heard me; Thou didst note my working breast, Thou hast spared me. 2 Wherefore with my utmost art I will sing Thee, and the cream of all my heart I will bring Thee. Though my sins against me cried, Thou didst clear me; and alone, when they replied, Thou didst hear me. 3 Sev'n whole days, not one in sev'n, I will praise Thee; in my heart, though not in heav'n, I can raise Thee. Small it is, in this poor sort to enroll Thee: e'en eternity's too short to extol Thee. Topics: Revelation and Adoration Used With Tune: GWALCHMAI

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

What God Ordains Is Always Good

Author: Samuel Rodigast Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.7 Appears in 14 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What God ordains is always good: His will is just and holy. As He directs my life for me, I follow meek and lowly. My God indeed in ev'ry need knows well how He will shield me; to Him, then, I will yield me. 2 What God ordains is always good: He never will deceive me; He leads me in His righteous way, and never will He leave me. I take content what He has sent; His hand that sends me sadness will turn my tears to gladness. 3 What God ordains is always good: His loving thought attends me; no poison can be in the cup that my Physician sends me. My God is true; each morning new I trust His grace unending, My life to Him commending. 4 What God ordains is always good: He is my Friend and Father; He suffers naught to do me harm though many storms may gather. Now I may know both joy and woe; some day I shall see clearly that He has loved me dearly. 5 What God ordains is always good: though I the cup am drinking which savors now of bitterness, I take it without shrinking. For after grief God gives relief, my heart with comfort filling and all my sorrow stilling. 6 What God ordains is always good: this truth remains unshaken. Though sorrow, need, or death be mine, I shall not be forsaken. I fear no harm, for with His arm He shall embrace and shield me; so to my God I yield me. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: WAS GOTT TUT Text Sources: Tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941

Before the Throne of God Above

Author: Charitie Bancroft Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 57 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea, a great High Priest, whose name is Love who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, my name is written on His heart; I know that while in heav'n He stands no tongue can bid me thence depart. 2 When Satan tempts me to despair and tells me of the guilt within, upward I look, and see Him there who made an end of all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died, my sinful soul is counted free, for God the just is satisfied to look on Him and pardon me. 3 Behold Him there! the risen Lamb! my perfect, spotless righteousness, the great unchangeable I AM, the King of glory and of grace! One with Himself, I cannot die; my soul is purchased by His blood; my life is hid with Christ on high, with Christ my Savior and my God. Topics: Salvation Used With Tune: JERUSALEM

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Author: Joseph S. Cook Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 48 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger; there He lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger; such a Babe in such a place, can He be the Savior? Ask the saved of all the race who have found His favor. 2 Angels sang about His birth; wise men sought and found Him; heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around Him; shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing; all the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing. 3 Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger; He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger; Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story; praise His name in all the earth; hail the King of glory! Topics: Jesus Christ Incarnation Used With Tune: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM

O Gladsome Light

Author: Robert S. Bridges Meter: 6.6.7.6.6.7 Appears in 55 hymnals First Line: O gladsome Light, O Grace Lyrics: 1 O gladsome Light, O Grace of God the Father's face, th'eternal splendor wearing; celestial, holy, blest, our Savior Jesus Christ, joyful in Thine appearing! 2 Now, as day fadeth quite, we see the evening light, our wonted hymn outpouring; Father of might unknown, Thee, His incarnate Son, and Holy Ghost adoring. 3 To Thee of right belongs all praise of holy songs, O Son of God, Life-giver; Thee, therefore, O Most High, the world does glorify and shall exalt forever. Topics: Benediction Used With Tune: NUNC DIMITTIS Text Sources: Greek Phos Hilaron, c. 200

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

Author: Thomas Kelly Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 87 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree! 'Tis the Christ by man rejected; yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He! 'Tis the long-expected Prophet, David's Son, yet David's Lord; by His Son God now has spoken: 'tis the true and faithful Word. 2 Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning, was there ever grief like His? Friends thro' fear His cause disowning, foes insulting His distress; many hands were raised to wound Him, none would interpose to save; but the deepest stroke that pierced Him was the stroke that Justice gave. 3 Ye who think of sin but lightly nor suppose the evil great here may view its nature rightly, here its guilt may estimate. Mark the sacrifice appointed, see who bears the awful load; 'tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed, Son of Man and Son of God. 4 Here we have a firm foundation; here the refuge of the lost; Christ, the Rock of our salvation, His the Name of which we boast. Lamb of God, for sinners wounded, sacrifice to cancel guilt! None shall ever be confounded who on him their hope have built. Topics: Jesus Christ Suffering and Death Used With Tune: O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN

No, Not Despairingly

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4 Appears in 104 hymnals Lyrics: 1 No, not despairingly come I to Thee; no, not distrustingly bend I the knee; sin hath gone over me, yet is this still my plea, Jesus hath died. 2 Ah! Mine iniquity crimson has been, infinite, infinite, sin upon sin; sin of not loving Thee, sin of not trusting Thee, infinite sin. 3 Lord, I confess to Thee sadly my sin; all I am, tell to Thee, all I have been; purge Thou my sin away, wash Thou my soul this day; Lord, make me clean. 4 Faithful and just art Thou, forgiving all; loving and kind art Thou when poor ones call; Lord, let the cleansing blood, blood of the Lamb of God, pass o'er my soul. 5 Then all is peace and light this soul within; thus shall I walk with Thee, the loved Unseen; leaning on Thee, my God, guided along the road, nothing between. Topics: Repentance and Faith Used With Tune: NENTHORN

We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight

Author: Henry Alford Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 72 hymnals First Line: We walk by faith, and not by sight Lyrics: 1 We walk by faith, and not by sight; no gracious words we hear from Him who spoke as none e'er spoke, but we believe Him near. 2 We may not touch His hands and side, nor follow where He trod; but in His promise we rejoice and cry, "My Lord and God!" 3 Help then, O Lord, our unbelief; and may our faith abound to call on You when You are near and seek where You are found. 4 That, when our life of faith is done, in realms of clearer light, may we behold You as You are with full and endless sight. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Used With Tune: ST. BOTOLPH