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There was a Romish lady
Meter: 7.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics:
1.
There was a Romish lady brought up in popery,
Her mother always taught her that the priest she must obey;
O pardon me dear mother, I humbly pray thee now
For unto these false idols I can no longer bow.
2.
Assisted by her handmaid, a Bible she concealed,
And there she gained instruction, till God his love revealed;
No more she prostrates herself to pictures decked with gold,
But soon she was betrayed, and her Bible from her stole.
3.
I'll bow to my dear Jesus, I'll worship God unseen,
I'll live by faith for ever, the works of men are vain;
I cannot worship angels, nor pictures made my men;
Dear mother, use your pleasure, but pardon if you can.
4.
With grief and great vexation, her mother straight did go
To inform the Roman clergy the cause of all her woe:
The priests were soon assembled, and for the maid did call,
And forced her in the dungeon, to fright her soul withal.
5.
The more they strove to fright her, the more she did endure,
Although her age was tender, her faith was strong and sure.
The chains of gold so costly they from this lady took,
And she with all her spirits, the pride of life forsook.
6.
Before the pope they brought her, in hopes of her return,
And there she was condemned in horrid flames to burn.
Before the place of torment they brought her speedily,
With lifted hands to heaven, she then agreed to die.
7.
There being many ladies assembled at the place,
She raised her eyes to heaven, and begged supplying grace
Weep not, ye tender ladies, shed not a tear for me--
While my poor body's burning, my soul the Lord shall see.
8.
Yourselves you need to pity, and Zion's deep decay;
Dear ladies, turn to Jesus, no longer make delay.
In comes her raving mother, her daughter to behold,
And in her hand she brought her pictures decked with gold.
9.
O take from me these Idols remove them from my sight;
Restore to me my Bible, wherein I take delight.
Alas, my aged mother, why on my ruin bent?
'Twas you that did betray me, but I am innocent.
10.
Tormentors, use your pleasure, and do as you think best--
I hope my blessed Jesus will take my soul to rest.
Soon as these words were spoken, up steps the man of death,
And kindled up the fire to stop her mortal breath.
11.
Instead of golden bracelets, with chains they bound her fast;
She cried, "My God give power now must I die at last?
With Jesus and his angels for ever I shall dwell,
God pardon priest and people, and so I bid farewell."
Used With Tune: THE ROMISH LADY
There was a Romish lady
To Father, Son, and Spirit
Meter: 7.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: To Father, Son, and Spirit,
The God Whom we adore,
Be loftiest praises given,
Now and for evermore.
Amen.
To Father, Son, and Spirit
On the death and burial of a friend
Author: Bishop Payne Meter: 7.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Sleep, thou dust and ashes, sleep Topics: Death and Judgment
On the death and burial of a friend
Pray without ceasing
Author: Mrs. Simpson Meter: 7.6 Appears in 235 hymnals First Line: Go when the morning shineth Topics: The Closet and Saints' Communion
Pray without ceasing
O the pangs by Christians felt
Author: Hart Meter: 7.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O the pangs by Christians felt,
When their eyes are open;
When they see the gulfs of guilt
They must wade and grope in;
When the hell appears within,
Causing bitter anguish,
And the loathsome stench of sin
Makes the spirit languish.
2 Now the heart disclosed, betrays
All its hid disorders,
Enmity to God’s right ways,
Blasphemies and murders;
Malice, envy, lust, and pride,
Thoughts obscene and filthy;
Sores corrupt and putrefied,
No part sound or healthy.
3 [All things to promote our fall
Show a mighty fitness;
Satan will accuse withal,
And the conscience witness;
Foes within, and foes without,
Wrath, and law, and terrors,
Rash presumption, timid doubt,
Coldness, deadness, errors.]
4 Brethren, in a state so sad,
When temptations seize us,
When our hearts we feel thus bad,
Let us look to Jesus.
He that hung upon the cross,
For his people bleeding,
Now in heaven sits, for us
Always interceding.
5 Vengeance, when the Saviour died,
Quitted the believer;
Justice cried, “I’m satisfied,
Now, henceforth, for ever.”
“It is finished,” said the Lord,
In his dying minute;
Holy Ghost, repeat the word,
Full salvation’s in it.
6 [Leprous soul, press through the crowd
In thy foul condition;
Struggle hard, and call aloud
On the great Physician.
Wait till thy disease he cleanse,
Begging, trusting, cleaving;
When, and where, and by what means,
To his wisdom leaving.] Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind
O the pangs by Christians felt
"But thou shalt know hereafter"
Author: Hart Meter: 7.6 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Righteous are the works of God Lyrics: 1 Righteous are the works of God;
All his ways are holy;
Just his judgments, fit his rod
To correct our folly.
2 All his dealings wise and good,
Uniform, though various;
Though they seem, by reason viewed,
Cross, or quite contrarious.
3 These are truths, and happy he
Who can well receive them;
Brethren, though we cannot see,
Still we should believe them.
4 Why through darksome paths we go,
We may know no reason;
Yet we shall hereafter know,
Each in his due season.
5 Could we see how all is right,
Where were room for credence?
But by faith, and not by sight,
Christians yield obedience.
6 Let all fruitless searches go,
Which perplex and tease us;
We determine nought to know,
But a bleeding Jesus. Topics: Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind
"But thou shalt know hereafter"
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Author: John of Damascus; John Mason Neale Meter: 7.6 Appears in 379 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness!
God hath brought His Israel
Into joy from sadness!
2 ’Tis the spring of souls to-day:
Christ has burst His prison,
And from three days’ sleep in death,
As a sun, has risen.
3 All the winter of our sins,
Long and dark, is flying
From His Light, to whom we give
Thanks and praise undying.
4 Neither might the gates of death,
Nor the tomb’s dark portal,
Nor the watchers, nor the seal,
Hold Thee as a mortal:
5 But to-day amidst the twelve,
Thou didst stand, bestowing
That thy peace, which evermore
Passeth human knowing. Topics: Easter; Easter Sunday Used With Tune: EASTER
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Light of the Gentile nations
Author: Miss Winkworth; John Frank Meter: 7.6 Appears in 37 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou Light of Gentile nations,
Thy people's joy and love!
Drawn by Thy Spirit hither,
We gladly come to prove
Thy presence in Thy temple,
And wait with earnest mind,
As Simeon once had waited
His Saviour God to find.
2 Yes, Lord, Thy servants meet Thee,
Even now, in every place
Where Thy true Word hath promised
That they should see Thy face.
Thou yet wilt gently grant us,
Who gather round Thee here,
In faith's strong arms to bear Thee,
As once that aged seer.
3 Be Thou our Joy, our Brightness,
That shines mid pain and loss,
Our Sun in times of terror,
The glory round our cross:
A glow in sinking spirits,
A sunbeam in distress,
Physician, Friend in sickness,
In death our happiness.
4 Let us, O Lord, be faithful
With Simeon to the end,
That so his dying song may
From all our hearts ascend:
"O Lord, let now Thy servant
Depart in peace for aye,
Since I have seen my Saviour
And here beheld His day."
5 My Saviour, I behold Thee
Now with the eye of Faith:
No foe of Thee can rob me,
Though bitter words he saith.
Within Thy heart abiding,
As Thou dost dwell in me,
No pain, no death has terrors
To part my soul from Thee!
Topics: Epiphany Used With Tune: WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN
Light of the Gentile nations
Quão bemaventurado
Meter: 7.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: BEMAVENTURANÇA
Quão bemaventurado
The people called Christians
Meter: 7.6 Appears in 56 hymnals Lyrics:
1.
The people called Christians
Have many things to tell
About the land of Canaan,
Where saints and angels dwell;
But here a dismal ocean,
Enclosing them around,
With its tides, still divides
Them from Canaan's happy ground.
2.
Many have been impatient
To work their passage through,
And with united wisdom
Have tried what they could do;
But vessels built by human skill
Have never sailed far,
Till we found them aground
On some dreadful, sandy bar.
3.
The everlasting gospel
Hath launched the deep at last
Behold the sails expanded
Around the towering mast!
Along the deck in order,
The joyful sailors stand,
Crying, "Ho!"--here we go
To Immanuel's happy land.
4.
We're now on the wide ocean
We bid the world farewell!
And though where we shall anchor
No human tongue can tell;
About our future destiny
There need be no debate,
While we ride on the tide,
With our Captain and his Mate.
5.
To those who are spectators
What anguish must ensue,
To hear their old companions
Bid them a last adieu!
The pleasures of your paradise
No more our hearts invite;
We will sail--you may rail,
We shall soon be out of sight.
6.
The passengers united
In order, peace, and love;--
The wind is in our favor,
How swiftly do we move!
Though tempests may assail us,
And raging billows roar,
We will sweep through the deep,
Till we reach fair Canaan's shore.
Used With Tune: THE SPIRITUAL SAILOR Text Sources: Dover Selection, p. 133
The people called Christians
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