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The Christian's Prospect of Heaven

Meter: 7.6 Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Yes, I shall soon be landed Lyrics: 1 Yes, I shall soon be landed On yonder shores of bliss There, with my powers expanded, Shall dwell where Jesus is. 2 Yes, I shall soon be seated, With Jesus on his throne, My foes be all defeated, And sacred peace made known. 3 With Father, Son and Spirit, I shall for ever reign, Sweet joy and peace inherit, And every good obtain. 4 I soon shall reach the harbour, To which I speed my way, Shall cease from all my labour, And there for ever stay. 5 Sweet Spirit, guide me over This life’s tempestuous sea; Keep me, O holy Lover, For I confide in thee. 6 O that in Jordan’s swelling I may be helped to sing, And pass the river, telling The triumphs of my King. Topics: Heaven and Glory

The One Thing Needful

Author: W. Gadsby Meter: 7.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: What a precious needful thing Lyrics: 1 What a precious, needful thing, Is the Lord and Saviour! Zion shall his mercy sing, Now, henceforth, and ever. In him a rich fulness dwells, And is freely given; Law and conscience Jesus quells; Crooked things makes even. 2 Mercy from his bosom flows, Free as any river; He redresses all the woes Of a weak believer. Sinners in corruption’s pit Know they greatly need him; He and he alone is fit From it to relieve them. 3 He is needful as our All; May we cleave unto him; Every blessing, great and small, Flows to Zion through him; Happy is the man indeed, Who has such a Saviour; Every blessing he can need, Dwells in him for ever. Topics: Christ All and In All

Come, let us sing of Jesus

Meter: 7.6 Appears in 124 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, let us sing of Jesus, While hearts and accents blend; Come, let us sing of Jesus, The sinners’ only friend; His holy soul rejoices Amid the choirs above, To hear our youthful voices Exulting in His love. 2 We love to sing of Jesus, Who wept our path along; We love to sing of Jesus, The tempted and the strong; None who besought His healing, He passed unheeded by, And still retains His feeling For us above the sky. 3 We love to sing of Jesus, Who died our souls to save; We love to sing of Jesus, Triumphant o’er the grave; And in the hour of danger We’ll trust His love alone, Who once slept in a manger, And now sits on the throne. 4 Then let us sing of Jesus, While yet on earth we stay, And hope to sing of Jesus Throughout eternal day; For those who here confess Him, He will in heaven confess, And faithful hearts that bless Him He will forever bless. Used With Tune: PRAISE

If God Himself be for me

Author: Richard Massie; Paul Gerhardt Meter: 7.6 Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If God Himself be for me, I may a host defy; For when I pray, before me My foes confounded fly. If Christ, the Head, befriend me, If God be my support, The mischief they intend me Shall quickly come to naught. 2 I build on this foundation, That Jesus and His Blood Alone are my salvation, My true, eternal good: Without Him, all that pleases Is valueless on earth: The gifts I ow to Jesus Alone my love are worth. 3 His Holy Spirit dwelleth Within my willing heart, Tames it when it rebelleth, And soothes the keenest smart. He crown His work with blessing, And helpeth me to cry "My Father!" without ceasing To Him who reigns on high. 4 To mine His Spirit speaketh Sweet words of soothing power, How God to him that seeketh For rest, hath rest in store. How God Himself prepareth My heritage and lot, And though my body weareth, My heaven shall fail me not. Topics: The Christian Life Trust; Easter Season, Fifth Sunday; Easter Season, Sixth Sunday; Whit-Sunday; Twenty First Sunday after Trinity Used With Tune: OLD 130TH PSALM

O living Bread from heaven

Meter: 7.6 Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O living Bread from heaven, How hast Thou fed Thy guest! The gifts Thou now hast given Have filled my heart with rest. O wondrous food of blessing, O cup that heals our woes! My heart, this gift possessing, With thankful song o'erflows. 2 My Lord, Thou here hast led me Within Thy holiest place, And there Thyself hast fed me With treasures of Thy grace: And Thou hast freely given What earth could never buy,-- The bread of life from heaven, That now I shall not die. 3 Thou gavest all I wanted, The food can death destroy; And Thou hast freely granted The cup of endless joy. Ah, Lord, I do not merit The favor Thou hast shown, And all my soul and spirit Bow down before Thy throne. 4 Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened With heavenly food, while here My course on earth is lengthened, I serve with holy fear: And when Thou callest my spirit To leave this world below, I enter, through Thy merit, Where joys unmingled flow. Topics: Christ Bread; Christian Joy; Light., prayed for; Serving Christ; The Lord's Supper; Word of God Used With Tune: TO THEE, O GOD, I CRY

Sit down beneath His Shadow

Author: F. R. Havergal Meter: 7.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Communion; The Lord's Supper; Peace and Rest Scripture: Psalm 17:8 Used With Tune: ST. ALPHEGE

Let me be Thine forever

Meter: 7.6 Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Let me be Thine forever, My gracious God and Lord, May I forsake Thee never, Nor wander from Thy Word: Preserve me from the mazes Of error and distrust, And I shall sing Thy praises Forever with the just. 2 Lord Jesus! bounteous Giver Of light and life divine, Thou didst my soul deliver, To thee I all resign; Thou hast in mercy bought me With blood and bitter pain: Let me, since Thou hast sought me, Eternal life obtain. 3 And Thou, O Holy Spirit, My Comforter and Guide, In my Redeemer's merit Let ever me confide, His holy name confessing. Help me when death draws nigh; Grant me Thy constant blessing, And save me when I die. Topics: Worship Closing; Christ Abiding in; Holy Ghost Comforter Used With Tune: PRAISE

In holy contemplation

Author: William Cowper Meter: 7.6 Appears in 20 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In holy contemplation We sweetly now pursue The theme of God's salvation, And find it ever new. Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, Let the unknown to-morrow Bring with it what it may. 2 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. 3 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: The Christian Life Trust in God and Providence Used With Tune: BENTLEY

Rejoice, rejoice, ye Christians

Author: Miss Winkworth; Unknown Meter: 7.6 Appears in 29 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, rejoice, ye Christians, With all your hearts, this morn! O hear the blessed tidings, "The Lord, the Christ, is born," Now brought us by the angels That stand about God's throne; O lovely are the voices That make such tidings known! 2 O hearken to their singing! This Child shall be your Friend; The Father so hath willed it, That thus your woes should end. The Son is freely given, That in Him ye may have The Father's grace and blessing, And know He loves to save. 3 Nor deem the form too lowly That clothes Him at this hour; For know ye what it hideth? 'Tis God's almighty power. Though now within the manger So poor and weak He lies, He is the Lord of all things, He reigns above the skies. 4 Sin, death, and hell, and Satan Have lost the victory; This Child shall overthrow them, As ye shall surely see. Their wrath shall naught avail them; Fear not, their reign is o'er; This Child shall overthrow them,-- O hear, and doubt no more! Topics: Christmas; Christmas Day Used With Tune: FREUT EUCH IHR LIEBEN CHRISTEN