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Whatever you do, work heartily
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #301 (2017) Topics: Commission Languages: English
Whatever you do, work heartily
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Author: Martin Luther; Frederick H. Hedge Hymnal: HTLG2017 #302 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Lyrics: 1 A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing;
our helper He, amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
does seek to work us woe;
his craft and pow'r are great,
and armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.
2 Did we in our own strength confide,
our striving would be losing,
were not the right Man on our side,
the Man of God's own choosing.
You ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;
LORD Sabaoth His name,
from age to age the same;
and He must win the battle.
3 And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God has willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure,
for lo! his doom is sure;
one little word shall fell him.
4 That Word above all earthly pow'rs
no thanks to them abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours
thro' Him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
this mortal life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still;
His kingdom is forever. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 46 Languages: English Tune Title: EIN FESTE BURG
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: HTLG2017 #303 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O God, our Help in ages past,
our Hope for years to come,
our Shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal Home.
2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is Thine arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting Thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in Thy sight
are like an ev'ning gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 Time, like an ever rolling stream
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the op'ning day.
6 Our God, our Help in ages past,
our Hope for years to come,
be Thou our Guide while life shall last,
and our eternal Home! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANNE
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: HTLG2017 #304 (2017) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true and only Light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
triumph o'er the shade of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.
2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
unaccompanied by Thee;
joyless is the day's return,
till Thy mercy's beams I see,
till they inward light impart,
glad my eyes, and warm my heart.
3 Visit then this soul of mine,
pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
fill me, radiancy divine,
scatter all my unbelief;
more and more Thyself display,
shining to the perfect day. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
A Sovereign Protector I Have
Author: Augustus M. Toplady Hymnal: HTLG2017 #305 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: A sov'reign Protector I have Lyrics: 1 A sov'reign Protector I have,
unseen, yet forever at hand,
unchangeably faithful to save,
almighty to rule and command.
2 He smiles, and my comforts abound;
His grace as the dew shall descend;
and walls of salvation surround
the soul He delights to defend.
3 Inspirer and hearer of pray'r,
Thou Shepherd and Guardian of Thine,
my all to Thy covenant care
I sleeping and waking resign.
4 If Thou art my Shield and my Sun,
the night is no darkness to me;
and fast as my moments roll on,
they bring me but nearer to Thee.
5 Kind Author and Ground of my hope,
Thee, Thee, for my God I avow;
my glad Ebenezer set up,
and own Thou hast helped me till now.
6 I muse on the years that are past,
wherein my defense Thou hast proved;
nor wilt Thou relinquish at last
a sinner so signally loved! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 46 Languages: English Tune Title: CELESTE
A Sovereign Protector I Have
Thou Hidden Love of God
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; John Wesley Hymnal: HTLG2017 #306 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 First Line: Thou hidden Love of God, whose height Lyrics: 1 Thou hidden Love of God, whose height,
whose depth unfathomed, no man knows,
I see from far Thy beauteous light,
and inly sigh for Thy repose;
my heart is pained, nor can it be
at rest till it finds rest in Thee.
2 'Tis mercy all that Thou hast brought
my mind to seek its peace in Thee;
yet while I seek, but find Thee not,
no peace my wand'ring soul shall see.
O when shall all my wand'rings end,
and all my steps to Thee-ward tend?
3 Is there a thing beneath the sun
that strives with Thee my heart to share?
Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone,
the Lord of ev'ry motion there;
then shall my heart from earth be free,
when it has found repose in Thee.
4 O hide this self from me, that I
no more, but Christ in me, may live;
my vile affections crucify,
nor let one darling lust survive;
in all things nothing may I see,
nothing desire, or seek, but Thee.
5 O Love, Thy sov'reign aid impart
to save me from low-thoughted care;
chase this self-will from all my heart,
from all its hidden mazes there;
make me Thy duteous child, that I
may ceaseless "Abba, Father," cry.
6 Each moment draw from earth away
my heart, that lowly waits Thy call;
speak to my inmost soul, and say
"I am Thy Love, Thy God, Thy all."
To feel Thy pow'r, to hear Thy voice,
to taste Thy love, be all my choice!
Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: VATER UNSER
Thou Hidden Love of God
Children of the Heavenly Father
Author: Caroline Sandell-Berg; Ernst Olsen Hymnal: HTLG2017 #307 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Children of the heav'nly Father Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
Children of the Heavenly Father
Be Still, My Soul
Author: Katrina A. D. von Schlegel; Jane Borthwick Hymnal: HTLG2017 #308 (2017) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 First Line: Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side Lyrics: 1 Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to thy God to order and provide;
in ev'ry change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav'nly Friend
thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
2 Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
to guide the future as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.
3 Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
and all is darkened in the veil of tears,
then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
from His own fullness all He takes away.
4 Be still, my soul: the hour is hast'ning on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: FINLANDIA
Be Still, My Soul
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Author: William Cowper Hymnal: HTLG2017 #309 (2017) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Sometimes a light surprises
the Christian while he sings;
it is the Lord who rises
with healing in His wings;
when comforts are declining,
He grants the soul again
a season of clear shining,
to cheer it after rain.
2 In holy contemplation,
we sweetly then pursue
the theme of God’s salvation,
and find it ever new.
Set free from present sorrow,
we cheerfully can say,
“E'en let the unknown morrow
bring with it what it may.”
3 "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."
4 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: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: BLOMSTERTID
Sometimes a Light Surprises
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Author: John Newton Hymnal: HTLG2017 #310 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
and drives away his fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
and calms the troubled breast;
'tis manna to the hungry soul,
and to the weary rest.
3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build,
my Shield and Hiding Place,
my never-failing Treas'ry filled
with boundless stores of grace!
4 By Thee my pray'rs acceptance gain,
although with sin defiled;
Satan accuses me in vain,
and I am owned a child.
5 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
my Prophet, Priest, and King;
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
accept the praise I bring.
6 Weak is the effort of my heart,
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought!
7 Till then I would Thy love proclaim
with ev'ry fleeting breath;
and may the music of Thy name
refresh my soul in death. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PETER
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Call Jehovah Thy Salvation
Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: HTLG2017 #311 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Call Jehovah thy salvation,
rest beneath th'Almighty's shade;
in His secret habitation
dwell, and never be dismayed.
2 There no tumult shall alarm thee,
thou shalt dread no hidden snare;
guile nor violence can harm thee
in eternal safeguard there.
3 From the sword at noonday wasting,
from the noisome pestilence,
in the depth of midnight blasting,
God shall be thy sure defense.
4 Fear not thou the deadly quiver,
when a thousand feel the blow;
mercy shall thy soul deliver,
though ten thousand be laid low.
5 Only with thine eyes the anguish
of the wicked thou shalt see,
when by slow disease they languish,
when they perish suddenly.
6 Thee, though winds and waves be swelling,
God, thine hope, shall bear through all;
plague shall not come nigh thy dwelling,
thee no evil shall befall. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 91 Languages: English Tune Title: TRUST
Call Jehovah Thy Salvation
Rejoice, Believer, in the Lord
Author: John Newton Hymnal: HTLG2017 #312 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, believer, in the Lord,
who makes your cause His own;
the hope that's built upon His Word
can ne'er be overthrown.
2 Though many foes beset your road,
and feeble is your arm,
your life is hid with Christ in God
beyond the reach of harm.
3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint
or fainting shall not die!
Jesus, the strength of ev'ry saint,
will aid you from on high.
4 Though sometimes unperceived by sense,
faith sees Him always near!
a Guide, a Glory, a Defense;
then what have you to fear?
5 As surely as He overcame
and triumphed once for you,
so surely you that love His name
shall in Him triumph too. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: BRADFIELD
Rejoice, Believer, in the Lord
By awesome deeds You answer us with righteousness
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #313 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
By awesome deeds You answer us with righteousness
Give to the Winds Thy Fears
Author: Paul Gerhardt; John Wesley Hymnal: HTLG2017 #314 (2017) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Give to the winds thy fears,
hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.
2 Through waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears the way;
wait thou His time, so shall this night
soon end in joyous day.
3 Still heavy is thy heart,
still sink thy spirits down?
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
and ev'ry care be gone.
4 What though thou rulest not,
yet heav'n, and earth, and hell
proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
and ruleth all things well.
5 Leave to His sov'reign sway
to choose and to command,
so shalt thou wond'ring own His way,
how wise, how strong His hand!
6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
when fully He the work hath wrought,
that caused thy needless fear.
7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
our hearts are known to Thee;
O lift Thou up the sinking heart,
confirm the feeble knee.
8 Let us in life, in death,
Thy steadfast truth declare,
and publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: ST. BRIDE
Give to the Winds Thy Fears
Like a River Glorious
Author: Frances R. Havergal Hymnal: HTLG2017 #315 (2017) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Refrain First Line: Stayed upon Jehovah Lyrics: 1 Like a river glorious
is God’s perfect peace,
over all victorious
in its bright increase;
perfect, yet it floweth
fuller ev'ry day;
perfect, yet it groweth
deeper all the way.
Refrain:
Stayed upon Jehovah,
hearts are fully blest;
finding, as He promised,
perfect peace and rest.
2 Hidden in the hollow
of His blessed hand,
never foe can follow,
never traitor stand;
not a surge of worry,
not a shade of care,
not a blast of hurry
touch the spirit there. [Refrain]
3 Ev'ry joy or trial
falleth from above,
traced upon our dial
by the Sun of Love;
we may trust Him fully
all for us to do;
they who trust Him wholly
find Him wholly true. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: WYE VALLEY
Like a River Glorious
Not What I Am, O Lord
Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: HTLG2017 #316 (2017) Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art Lyrics: 1 Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art,
that, that alone can be my soul’s true rest;
Thy love, not mine, bids fear and doubt depart,
and stills the tempest of my throbbing breast.
2 Thy Name is Love, I hear it from yon cross;
Thy Name is Love, I hear it from yon tomb;
all meaner love is perishable dross,
but this shall light me through time’s thickest gloom.
3 Girt with the love of God on ev'ry side,
breathing that love as heav’ns own healing air,
I work or wait, still following my Guide,
braving each foe, escaping ev'ry snare.
4 ’Tis what I know of Thee, my Lord and God,
that fills my soul with peace, my lips with song;
Thou art my Health, my Joy, my Staff and Rod;
leaning on Thee, in weakness I am strong.
5 More of Thyself, O show me hour by hour;
more of Thy glory, O my God and Lord;
more of Thyself, in all Thy grace and pow'r;
more of Thy love and truth, incarnate Word!
Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: LANGRAN
Not What I Am, O Lord
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Author: Henry W. Baker Hymnal: HTLG2017 #317 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 The King of love my Shepherd is,
whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His
and He is mine forever.
2 Where streams of living water flow
my ransomed soul He leadeth,
and, where the verdant pastures grow,
with food celestial feedeth.
3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
but yet in love He sought me.
And on His shoulder gently laid,
and home rejoicing brought me.
4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill
with Thee, dear Lord beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy cross before to guide me.
5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
and O what transport of delight
from Thy pure chalice floweth!
6 And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
within Thy house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Languages: English Tune Title: DOMINUS REGIT ME
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The LORD is my shepherd
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #318 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
The LORD is my shepherd
The LORD'S my Shepherd
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #319 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The LORD's my Shepherd, i'll not want Lyrics: 1 The LORD's my Shepherd, I'll not want.
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green; He leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
2 My soul He doth restore again;
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for His own name's sake.
3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear no ill;
for Thou art with me, and Thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
4 My table Thou hast furnishèd
in presence of my foes;
my head Thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
5 Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house for evermore
my dwelling place shall be. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 23 Languages: English Tune Title: CRIMOND
The LORD'S my Shepherd
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: HTLG2017 #320 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is His Name;
in pastures fresh He makes me feed,
beside the living stream.
He brings my wand'ring spirit back
when I forsake His ways;
and leads me, for His mercy's sake,
in paths of truth and grace.
2 When I walk thro' the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;
a word of Thy supporting breath
drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
doth still my table spread,
my cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
3 The sure provisions of my God
attend me all my days;
O may Thy house be mine abode,
and all my work be praise!
There would I find a settled rest,
while others go and come;
no more a stranger or a guest,
but like a child at home. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 23 Languages: English Tune Title: RESIGNATION
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: HTLG2017 #321 (2017) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Lyrics: 1 Jesus, lover of my soul,
let me to Thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is high;
hide me, O my Savior, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last.
2 Other refuge have I none;
hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
leave, ah, leave me not alone,
still support and comfort me;
all my trust on Thee is stayed,
all my help from Thee I bring;
cover my defenceless head
with the shadow of Thy wing.
3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
more than all in Thee I find;
raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy Name,
I am all unrighteousness!
Vile and full of sin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.
4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found,
grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound,
make and keep me pure within;
Thou of life the Fountain art,
freely let me take of Thee,
spring Thou up within my heart,
rise to all eternity. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: ABERYSTWYTH
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Thou Sweet Beloved Will of God
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; Frances Bevan Hymnal: HTLG2017 #322 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Thou sweet beloved will of God,
my anchor ground, my fortress hill,
my spirit’s silent fair abode,
in thee I hide me and am still.
2 O will, that willest good alone,
lead thou the way, thou guidest best;
a little child, I follow on,
and trusting, lean upon thy breast.
3 God’s will doth make the bitter sweet,
and all is well when it is done;
unless His will doth hallow it,
the glory of all joy is gone.
4 Self, sense, and reason, they may scorn
that hidden way that leads on high--
still be my deepest will uptorn,
and so the pow'r of nature die.
5 And if in gloom I see thee not,
I lean upon thy love unknown--
in me thy blessèd will is wrought,
if I will nothing of my own.
6 O spirit of a little child,
Of will bereft, untroubled, pure,
I seek thy glory undefiled;
Lord, take my will, Thy love is sure.
7 O will of God, my soul’s desire,
my bread of life in want and pain;
O will of God, my guiding fire,
unite my will to thine again.
8 O will, in me thy work be done,
for time, and for eternity--
give joy or sorrow, all are one
to that blest soul that loveth thee. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: GERMANY
Thou Sweet Beloved Will of God
If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee
Author: Georg Neumark; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: HTLG2017 #323 (2017) Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 If thou but trust in God to guide thee
and hope in Him through all thy ways,
He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee,
and bear thee through the evil days;
who trusts in God's unchanging love
builds on the Rock that naught can move.
2 What can these anxious cares avail thee,
these never ceasing moans and sighs?
What can it help if thou bewail thee
o'er each dark moment as it flies?
Our cross and trials do but press
the heavier for our bitterness.
3 Only be still, and wait His leisure
in cheerful hope, with heart content
to take whate'er thy Father's pleasure
and all discerning love have sent;
nor doubt our inmost wants are known
to Him who chose us for His own.
4 All are alike before the Highest;
'tis easy to our God, we know,
to raise thee up though low thou livest,
to make the rich man poor and low;
true wonders still by Him are wrought
who setteth up and bright to naught.
5 Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving;
in all thy labor faithful be,
and trust His Word; though undeserving,
thou yet shalt find it true for thee.
God never will forsake in need
the soul that trusts in Him indeed. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: NEUMARK
If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee
What God Ordains Is Always Good
Author: Samuel Rodigast Hymnal: HTLG2017 #324 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.7 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 Languages: English Tune Title: WAS GOTT TUT
What God Ordains Is Always Good
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Author: William Cowper Hymnal: HTLG2017 #325 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
and rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-failing skill;
He treasures up his bright designs,
and works His sov'reign will.
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
the clouds you so much dread
are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
but trust Him for His grace;
behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding ev'ry hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste,
but sweet will be the flow'r.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
and He will make it plain. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: DUNDEE
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
Author: Henry Alford Hymnal: HTLG2017 #326 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 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 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. BOTOLPH
We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
So we are always of good courage
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #327 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
So we are always of good courage
Abide with Me
Author: Henry Francis Lyte Hymnal: HTLG2017 #328 (2017) Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Abide with me: fast falls the eventide Lyrics: 1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see.
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
3 I need Thy presence ev'ry passing hour;
what but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
Who like Thyself my Guide and Stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
4 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
5 Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee.
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: EVENTIDE
Abide with Me
Sun of My Soul
Author: John Keble Hymnal: HTLG2017 #329 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
it is not night if Thou be near;
O, may no earthborn cloud arise,
to hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
my weary eyelids gently steep,
be my last thought-- how sweet to rest
forever on my Savior's breast!
3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
for without Thee I cannot live;
abide with me when night is nigh,
for without Thee I dare not die.
4 Be near to bless me when I wake
ere through the world our way I take;
abide with me till in Thy love
I lose myself in heav'n above. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: HURSLEY
Sun of My Soul
It is good to give thanks to the LORD
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #330 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
It is good to give thanks to the LORD
O Thou, in Whose Presence
Author: Joseph Swain Hymnal: HTLG2017 #331 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: O Thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight Lyrics: 1 O Thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight,
on whom in affliction I call,
my Comfort by day and my Song in the night,
my Hope, my Salvation, my All.
2 Where dost Thou, dear Shepherd, resort with Thy sheep,
to feed them in pastures of love?
Say, why in the valley of death should I weep,
or alone in this wilderness rove?
3 O why should I wander, an alien from Thee,
or cry in the desert for bread?
Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see,
and smile at the tears I have shed.
4 He looks! and ten thousands of angels rejoice,
and myriads wait for His word;
He speaks! and eternity, filled with His voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.
5 Dear Shepherd! I hear, and will follow Thy call;
I know the sweet sound of Thy voice;
restore and defend me, for Thou art my All,
And in Thee I will ever rejoice.
Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: DAVIS
O Thou, in Whose Presence
Jesus, Priceless Treasure
Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: HTLG2017 #332 (2017) Meter: 6.6.5.6.6.5.7.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, priceless Treasure,
source of purest pleasure,
truest Friend to me;
Long my heart hath panted
till it well nigh fainted,
thirsting after Thee.
Thine I am, O spotless Lamb,
I will suffer nought to hide Thee,
ask for nought beside Thee.
2 In Thine arms I rest me,
foes who would oppress me
cannot reach me here;
though the earth be shaking,
every heart be quaking,
Jesus calms my fear;
sin and hell in conflict fell
with their heaviest storms assail me.
Jesus will not fail me.
3 Satan, I defy thee;
death, I need not fly thee;
fear, I bid thee cease!
Rage, O world, thy noises
cannot drown our voices
singing still of peace;
for God's pow'r guards ev'ry hour;
earth and all the depths adore Him,
silent bow before Him.
4 Wealth, I will not heed thee;
wherefore should I need thee?
Jesus is my joy;
honors, ye may glisten,
but I will not listen,
ye the soul destroy;
want or loss or shame or cross
ne'er to leave my Lord shall move me,
since He deigns to love me.
5 Farewell, thou who choosest
earth, and heaven refuses,
thou wilt tempt in vain;
hence, ye sins, nor blind me,
get ye far behind me,
come not forth again:
past your hour, O pomp and power;
godless life, thy bonds I sever,
leave thee now for ever!
6 Hence, all thoughts sadness,
for the Lord of gladness,
Jesus, enters in;
those who love the Father,
though the storms may gather,
still have peace within;
yea, whate'er I here must bear,
Thou art still my purest pleasure,
Jesus, priceless Treasure!
Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: JESU, MEINE FREUDE
Jesus, Priceless Treasure
Indeed, I count everything as loss
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #333 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
Indeed, I count everything as loss
Arise, O LORD, Our God, Arise
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #334 (2017) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Arise, O LORD, our God, arise,
and enter now into Thy rest:
O let this house be Thine abode,
forever with Thy presence blest.
2 Thy gracious cov'nant, LORD, fulfill,
turn not away from us Thy face;
establish Thou Messiah's throne
and let Him reign within this place.
3 Thy Zion Thou hast chosen, LORD,
and Thou hast said, "I love her well,
this is My constant resting place,
and here will I delight to dwell." Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Scripture: Psalm 132 Languages: English Tune Title: HERR JESU CHRIST
Arise, O LORD, Our God, Arise
Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #335 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Author: John Newton Hymnal: HTLG2017 #336 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God.
He whose Word cannot be broken
formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
2 See, the streams of living waters,
springing from eternal love,
well supply thy sons and daughters
and all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver,
never fails from age to age.
3 Round each habitation hov'ring,
see the cloud and fire appear
for a glory and a cov'ring,
showing that the Lord is near.
Thus deriving from their banner
light by night and shade by day,
safe they feed upon the manna
which God gives them when on their way.
4 Savior, since of Zion's city
I through grace a member am,
let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in Thy name.
Fading are the world's best pleasures,
all its boasted pomp and show;
solid joys and lasting treasures
none but Zion's children know. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: AUSTRIAN HYMN
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Jerusalem, the Golden
Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th cent.; John Mason Neale Hymnal: HTLG2017 #337 (2017) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, the golden,
with milk and honey blest,
beneath your contemplation
sink heart and voice oppressed;
I know not, O I know not
what joys await me there,
what radiancy of glory,
what bliss beyond compare!
2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
all jubilant with song,
and bright with many an angel,
and all the martyr throng;
the Prince is ever in them,
the daylight is serene;
the pastures of the blessed
are decked in glorious sheen.
3 There is the throne of David;
and there, from care released,
the shout of them that triumph,
the song of them that feast;
and they, who with their Leader
have conquered in the fight,
forever and forever
are clad in robes of white.
4 O sweet and blessed country,
the home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
that eager hearts expect!
In mercy, Jesus, bring us
to that dear land of rest,
who are, with God the Father,
and Spirit, ever blest. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: EWING
Jerusalem, the Golden
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
Author: F. B. P., 16th cent.; Augustine of Hippo, 5th cent. Hymnal: HTLG2017 #338 (2017) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
when shall I come to thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Thy joys, when shall I see?
2 O happy harbor of the saints,
O sweet and pleasant soil!
In thee no sorrow may be found,
no grief, no care, no toil.
3 Thy saints are crowned with glory great;
they see God face to face;
they triumph still, they still rejoice:
most happy is their case.
4 Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
God grant that I may see
thine endless joy, and of the same
partaker ever be! Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: LAND OF REST
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #339 (2017) Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
Author: Anne R. Cousin; Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661 Hymnal: HTLG2017 #340 (2017) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5 Lyrics: 1 The sands of time are sinking;
the dawn of heaven breaks;
the summer morn I've sighed for,
the fair sweet morn awakes;
dark, dark, hath been the midnight,
but dayspring is at hand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.
2 The King there in His beauty
without a veil is seen;
it were a well-spent journey,
though trials lay between:
the Lamb with His fair army
on Zion's mountain stands,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.
3 O Christ, He is the Fountain,
the deep sweet Well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted;
more deep I'll drink above:
there to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.
4 The bride eyes not her garment,
but her dear bridegroom's face;
I will not gaze at glory,
but on my King of grace;
not at the crown He giveth,
but on His piercèd hand;
the Lamb is all the glory
of Emmanuel's land.
Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: RUTHERFORD
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
Oh, What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
Author: Peter Abelard, 12th cent.; John Mason Neale Hymnal: HTLG2017 #341 (2017) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Oh, what their joy and their glory must be,
those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see!
Crowns for the valiant, to weary ones rest;
God shall be all, and in all, ever blest.
2 In new Jerusalem joy shall be found,
blessings of peace shall forever abound;
wish and fulfillment are not severed there,
nor the things prayed for come short of the pray'r.
3 We, where no troubles distraction can bring,
safely the anthems of Zion shall sing;
while for Your grace, Lord, their voices of praise
Your blessed people shall evermore raise.
4 Now let us worship our Lord and our King,
joyfully raising our voices to sing:
Praise to the Father, and praise to the Son,
praise to the Spirit, to God, Three in One. Topics: Comfort, Death, and Glory Languages: English Tune Title: O QUANTA QUALA
Oh, What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
The Duteous Day Now Closeth
Author: Paul Gerhardt; Robert S. Bridges Hymnal: HTLG2017 #342 (2017) Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8 Lyrics: 1 The duteous day now closeth,
each flow'r and tree reposeth,
shade creeps o’er wild and wood;
let us, as night is falling,
on God our Maker calling,
give thanks to Him, the Giver good.
2 Now all the heav'nly splendor
breaks forth in starlight tender
from myriad worlds unknown;
and man, the marvel seeing,
forgets his selfish being,
for joy of beauty not his own.
3 His care he drowneth yonder,
lost in th'abyss of wonder;
to heav'n his soul doth steal;
this life he disesteemeth,
the day it is that dreameth,
that doth from truth his vision seal.
4 Awhile his mortal blindness
may miss God’s loving-kindness
and grope in faithless strife;
but when life’s day is over
shall death’s fair night discover
the fields of everlasting life.
Topics: Benediction Languages: English Tune Title: INNSBRUCK
The Duteous Day Now Closeth
O Gladsome Light
Author: Robert S. Bridges Hymnal: HTLG2017 #343 (2017) Meter: 6.6.7.6.6.7 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 Languages: English Tune Title: NUNC DIMITTIS
O Gladsome Light
Lord, now you are letting Your servant depart in peace
Hymnal: HTLG2017 #344 (2017) Topics: Benediction Languages: English
Lord, now you are letting Your servant depart in peace
May the Grace of Christ Our Savior
Author: John Newton Hymnal: HTLG2017 #345 (2017) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: May the grace of Christ our Savior
and the Father's boundless love,
with the Holy Spirit's favor,
rest upon us from above.
Thus may we abide in union
with each other and the Lord,
and possess in sweet communion
joys which earth cannot afford.
Topics: Benediction Languages: English Tune Title: BEACH SPRING
May the Grace of Christ Our Savior
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