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Lord, it belongs not to my care

Author: Richard Baxter Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 258 hymnals 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, oh, make me glad The longer to obey; If short, no laborer is sad To end his toilsome day. 3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than He went through before; And he that to God's kingdom comes Must enter by this 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 Then I shall end my sad complaints And weary, sinful days, And join with the triumphant saints Who sing my Saviour's praise. 6 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. Amen. Topics: Home and Personal Use Used With Tune: [Lord, it belongs not to my care]

Lord, when we bend before thy throne

Author: Joseph D. Carlyle Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 326 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, when we bend before Thy throne, And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore. 2 Our broken spirits, pitying, see; True penitence impart; Then let a kindling glance from Thee Beam hope upon the heart. 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign; And not a thought our bosom share Which is not wholly Thine. 5 Let faith each weak petition fill, And waft it to the skies; And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still That grants it, or denies. Amen. Topics: General; Penitence Used With Tune: [Lord, when we bend before Thy throne]

Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel

Author: Rev. J. M. Neale Appears in 511 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 2 Oh come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o'er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 3 Oh come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine Advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 4 Oh come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 5 Oh come, oh come, Thou Lord of might! Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law, In clouds, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Amen. Used With Tune: [Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel] Text Sources: Medeival, 1200

O happy band of pilgrims

Author: Rev. J. M. Neale; St. Joseph Meter: 7.6 Appears in 183 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O happy band of pilgrims, If onward ye will tread With Jesus as your Fellow To Jesus as your Head! 2 Oh, happy, if ye labor As Jesus did for men! Oh, happy, if ye hunger As Jesus hungered then! 3 The cross that Jesus carried He carried as your due: The crown that Jesus weareth He weareth it for you. 4 The faith by which ye see Him, The hope in which ye yearn, The love that through all troubles To Him alone will turn; 5 The trials that beset you, The sorrows ye endure, The manifold temptations That death alone can cure; 6 What are they, but His jewels Of right celestial worth? What are they but the ladder, Set up to heaven on earth? 7 O happy band of pilgrims, Look upward to the skies, Where such a light affliction Shall win so great a prize! Amen. Topics: Processional; Lay Helpers; Associations or Guilds; Perseverance; Work Used With Tune: [O happy band of pilgrims]

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

Author: J. Edmeston Meter: 8.7 Appears in 851 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal; Sin and want we come confessing; Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 2 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from Thee; Thou art He Who, never weary, Watchest where The people be. 3 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past us fly, Angel-guards from Thee surround us; We are safe, if Thou art nigh. 4 Be Thou nigh, should death o'ertake us; Jesu then our refuge be, And in Paradise awake us, There in peace to rest with Thee. 5 Father, to Thy holy keeping Humbly we ourselves resign; Saviour, Who hast slept our sleeping, Make our slumbers pure as Thine; 6 Blessed Spirit, brooding o'er us, Chase the darkness of our night, Till the perfect day before us Breaks in everlasting light. Amen. Topics: Protection; Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: [Saviour, breathe an evening blessing]

Saviour, sprinkle many nations

Author: Bishop Coxe Meter: 8.7 D Appears in 160 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Saviour, sprinkle many nations; Fruitful let Thy sorrows be; By Thy pains and consolations Draw the Gentiles unto Thee! 2 Of Thy cross the wondrous story, Be it to the nations told; Let them see Thee in Thy glory And Thy mercy manifold. 3 Far and wide, though all unknowing, Pants for Thee each mortal breast, Human tears for Thee are flowing, Human hearts in Thee would rest. 4 Thirsting as for dews of even, As the new-mown grass for rain, Thee they seek as God of heaven, Thee as Man for sinners slain. 5 Saviour, lo! the isles are waiting! Stretched the hand and strained the sight, For Thy Spirit, new creating, Love's pure flame, and wisdom's light. 6 Give the word, and of the preacher Speed the foot and touch the tongue, Till on earth by every creature Glory to the Lamb be sung! Amen. Used With Tune: [Saviour, sprinkle many nations]

Triumphant Sion, lift thy head

Author: P. Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 289 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Triumphant Sion, lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead! Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy various charms be known: Decked in the robes of righteousness, The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 4 God from on high has heard thy prayer; His hand thy ruins shall repair; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. Amen. Topics: Church Militant Used With Tune: [Triumphant Sion, lift thy head]

We give Thee but Thine own

Author: Bp. W. W. How Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 489 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We give Thee but Thine own, Whate'er the gift may be: All that we have is Thine alone, A trust, O Lord, from Thee. 2 May we Thy bounties thus As stewards true receive, And gladly, as Thou blessest us, To Thee our first-fruits give. 3 Oh, hearts are bruised and dead, And homes are bare and cold, And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled Are straying from the Fold! 4 To comfort and to bless, To find a balm for woe, To tend the lone and fatherless, Is angels' work below. 5 The captive to release, To God the lost to bring, To teach the way of life and peace, It is a Christ-like thing. 6 And we believe Thy word, Though dim our faith may be. Whate'er for Thine we do, O Lord, We do it unto Thee. Amen. Topics: Almsgiving; Associations or Guilds; Love to Man Used With Tune: [We give Thee but Thine own]

When, streaming from the eastern skies

Author: Wm. Shrubsole Appears in 204 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When, streaming from the eastern skies, The morning light salutes mine eyes, O Sun of Righteousness divine, On me with beams of mercy shine; Chase the dark clouds of guilt away And turn my darkness into day. 2 As every day, Thy mercy spares, Will bring its trials and its cares, O Saviour, till my life shall end, Be Thou my counselor and friend! Teach me Thy precepts, all divine, And be Thy great example mine. 3 When each day's scenes and labors close, And wearied nature seeks repose, With pardoning mercy richly blest, Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest; And as each morning sun shall rise, Oh, lead me onward to the skies! 4 And at my life's last setting sun, My conflicts o'er, my labors done, Jesus, Thy heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed; And, from death's gloom my spirit raise, To see Thy face and sing Thy praise. Amen. Topics: Home and Personal Use Used With Tune: [When, streaming from the eastern skies]

Who are these like stars appearing

Author: Miss F. E. Cox; H. T. Schenck Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 146 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Who are these like stars appearing, These, before God's throne who stand? Each a golden crown is wearing; Who are all this glorious band? Alleluia! hark, they sing, Praising loud their heavenly King. 2 Who are these of dazzling brightness, These in God's own truth arrayed, Clad in robes of purest whiteness, Robes whose lustre ne'er shall fade, Ne'er be touched by time's rude hand? Whence come all this glorious band? 3 These are they who have contended For their Saviour's honor long, Wrestling on till life was ended, Following not the sinful throng: These, who well the fight sustained, Triumph by the Lamb have gained. 4 These are they whose hearts were riven, Sore with woe and anguish tried, Who in prayer full oft have striven With the God they glorified: Now, their painful conflict o'er, God has bid them weep no more. 5 These like priests have watched and waited, Offering up to Christ their will; Soul and body consecrated, Day and night to serve him still: Now in God's most holy place Blest they stand before His face. Amen. Topics: All Saints Used With Tune: [Who are these like stars appearing]