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Go, labor on; spend and be spent
Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 439 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness Lyrics: 1 Go, labor on; spend and be spent,
Thy joy to do the Father’s will:
It is the way the Master went;
Should not the servant tread it still?
2 Go, labor on; ’tis not for naught;
Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises-- what are men?
3 Go, labor on; enough, while here,
If He shall praise thee, if He deign
The willing heart to mark and cheer:
No toil for Him shall be in vain.
4 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
For toil comes rest, for exile home;
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom’s voice,
The midnight peal: "Behold, I come!" Used With Tune: MISSIONARY CHANT
Go, labor on; spend and be spent
Flung to the heedless winds
Author: Dr. Martin Luther; John Alexander Messenger Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness Lyrics: 1 Flung to the heedless winds,
Or on the waters cast,
The martyrs' ashes will
Be gathered at the last:
And from that scattered dust,
Around us and abroad,
Shall spring a plenteous seed
Of witnesses for God.
2 Jesus has now received
Their latest living breath;
Yet vain is Satan's boast
Of vict'ry in their death:
Still, still, though dead, they speak,
And, trumpet-tongued, proclaim
To many a wak'ning land
The one availing Name. Used With Tune: JEWETT
Flung to the heedless winds
Now lay we calmly in the grave
Author: Michael Weisse; Catherine Winkworth Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Death and Burial; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Death and Burial Lyrics: 1 Now lay we calmly in the grave
This form, whereof no doubt we have
That it shall rise again that day,
In glorious triumph o'er decay.
2 And so to earth again we trust
What came from dust, and turns to dust,
And from the dust shall surely rise
When the last trumpet fills the skies.
3 His soul is living now in God,
Whose grace his pardon hath bestowed,
Who through His Son redeemed him here
From bonds of Satan, sin, and fear.
4 His trials and his griefs are past;
A blessed end is his at last;
He bore Christ's yoke and did His will,
And though he died he liveth still.
5 He lives where none do mourn and weep,
And calmly shall this body sleep,
Till God shall death himself destroy,
And raise it into glorious joy.
6 He suffered pain and grief below,
Christ heals him now from all his woe;
For him hath endless joy begun;
He shines in glory like the sun.
7 Then let us leave him to his rest,
And homeward turn, for he is blest;
And we must well our souls prepare,
When death shall come, to meet him there.
8 So help us, Christ, our Hope in loss;
Thou hast redeemed us by Thy cross
From endless death and misery;
We praise, we bless, we worship Thee! Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET
Now lay we calmly in the grave
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 252 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Praise; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Praise Lyrics: 1 O bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,
And aid my tongue to bless His Name
Whose favors are divine.
2 'Tis He forgives thy sins;
'Tis He relieves thy pain;
'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses,
And gives thee strength again.
3 He crowns thy life with love,
When rescued from the grave;
He, that redeemed my souls from death,
Hath boundless power to save.
4 He fills the poor with good,
He gives the suff'rers rest;
The Lord hath justice for the proud,
And mercy for th'oppressed.
5 His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;
But sent the world His truth and grace
By His beloved Son.
6 O bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let this mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die. Used With Tune: MORNINGTON
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God
Author: Dr. Paul Eber; Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D. Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Contemplation of Death; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Contemplation of Death Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God,
Thou who for me hast borne the rod,
And on the cross hast died in pain,
For me Thy Father's love to gain:
2 I pray, by all Thy bitter woe,
Thou wouldst Thy grace on me bestow,
When heavily I draw my breath,
In the last agonies of death.
3 And when my spirit leaves its bands,
Then take it, Lord, into Thy hands;
My body, may it rest in clay,
Till the approach of the last day.
4 And at the last resurrection great,
Be Thou my Joy and Advocate!
Remember not my sins so rife,
But pardon grant in grace, and life.
5 As Thou hast promised unto me,
Lord in Thy Word—and I trust Thee—
"Who keeps my Word, I truly say,
And 'bides by faith in me alway,
6 "Shall not be judged! shall by faith,
And nevermore shall taste of death!
And though his body here shall die,
Destruction still shall not come nigh.
7 "But I will with my mighty hands
Deliever him from death's cold bands,
And take him to my realm to me,
Where he shall e'er my glory see,
8 "And ever live in joys with me."
To which help us, yea! graciously.
O Lord! forgive our sins so great,
And help that we in patience wait,
9 Till our last hour on earth draws nigh,
And that our faith with watchful eye
May trust Thy Word e'er steadfastly,
Till blessedly we sleep in Thee. Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH
Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God
There is an hour of peaceful rest
Author: William Bingham Tappan Appears in 566 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life Lyrics: 1 There is an hour of peaceful rest,
To mourning wand’rers giv'n:
There is a joy for souls distressed,
A balm for ev'ry wounded breast,
’Tis found above in heav'n.
2 There is a soft, a downy bed,
'Tis fair as breath of even;
A couch for weary mortals spread,
Where they may rest the aching head,
And find repose in heaven.
3 There is a home for weary souls,
By sin and sorrow driven;
When tossed on life’s tempestuous shoals,
Where storms arise and ocean rolls,
And all is drear but heaven.
4 There, faith lifts up her cheerful eye,
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The ev'ning shadows quickly fly,
And all serene in heaven.
5 There fragrant flow'rs immortal bloom,
And joys supreme are given;
There, joys divine disperse the gloom:
Beyond the confines of the tomb
Appears the dawn of heaven. Used With Tune: TAPPAN
There is an hour of peaceful rest
Jesus, I my cross have taken
Author: Henry Francis Lyte Appears in 1,304 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness; Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness Lyrics: 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my All shalt be.
Man may trouble and distress me,
'Twill but drive me to Thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me,
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.
2 Haste my soul from grace to glory,
Armed by faith and winged by prayer,
Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. Used With Tune: MANT (Autumn)
Jesus, I my cross have taken
In the Cross of Christ I glory
Author: Sir John Bowring Appears in 1,515 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 In the Cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o'er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.
2 When the woes of life o'ertake me,
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the Cross forsake me;
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.
3 When the sun of bliss is beaming
Light and love upon my way,
From the Cross the radiance streaming
Adds new lustre to the day.
4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
By the Cross are sanctified:
Peace is there that knows no measure,
Joys that through all time abide. Used With Tune: RATHBUN
In the Cross of Christ I glory
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
Author: Benjamin Schmolck; Jane Borthwick Appears in 611 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation Lyrics: 1 My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
O may Thy will be mine;
Into Thy hand of love
I would my all resign.
Through sorrow, or through joy,
Conduct me as Thine own;
And help me still to say,
My Lord, Thy will be done!
2 My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
If needy here and poor,
Give me Thy people’s bread,
Their portion rich and sure
The manna of Thy Word
Let my soul feed upon;
And if all else should fail
My Lord, Thy will be done!
3 My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
Though seen through many a tear,
Let not my star of hope
Grow dim or disappear;
Since Thou on earth hast wept,
And sorrowed oft alone,
If I must weep with Thee,
My Lord, Thy will be done!
4 My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
When death itself draws nigh,
To Thy dear wounded side
I would for refuge fly.
Leaning on Thee, to go
Where Thou before hast gone.
The rest as Thou shalt please;
My Lord, Thy will be done!
5 My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
All shall be well for me;
Each changing future scene
I gladly trust with Thee.
Thus to my home above
I travel calmly on,
And sing, in life or death,
My Lord, Thy will be done! Used With Tune: JEWETT
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
I would not live alway: I ask not to stay
Author: William Augustus Mühlenberg, D. D. Appears in 701 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Eternity Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway: I ask not to stay
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er our way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer.
2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin,
Temptation without, and corruption within:
E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears,
And the cup of salvation with penitent tears.
3 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb:
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom:
There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies.
4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God?
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode,
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns;
5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Saviour and brethren, transported, to greet:
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll,
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul! Used With Tune: FREDERICK
I would not live alway: I ask not to stay
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