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Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 289 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation Lyrics: 1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
chosen of the Lord, and precious,
binding all the church in one;
holy Zion's help for ever,
and its confidence alone.
2 To this temple where we call you,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with your faithful loving-kindness
hear your servants as they pray,
and your fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.
3 Here bestow on all your servants
what they ask of you to gain;
what they gain from you for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in your glory
evermore with you to reign.
4 Laud and honour to the Father,
laud and honour to the Son,
laud and honour to the Spirit,
ever three and ever one,
one in mighty, and one in glory,
while unending ages run. Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: Latin, 7th century
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,620 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation Lyrics: 1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes the sorrows, heals the wounds,
and drives away all 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 treasury, filled
with boundless stores of grace.
4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend,
my Prophet, Priest, and King,
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
accept the praise I bring.
5 The effort of my heart is weak,
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see you whom I seek,
I'll praise you as I ought.
Used With Tune: ST PETER
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
He Leadeth Me
Author: Joseph Henry Gilmore Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,269 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation First Line: He leadeth me: O blessed thought! Refrain First Line: He leadeth me! He leadeth me! Lyrics: 1 He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
[Refrain:]
He leadeth me! He leadeth me!
By his own hand he leadeth me!
His faithful follower I would be,
for by his hand he leadeth me!
2 Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom,
sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,
by waters calm, o'er troubled sea,
still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me. [Refrain]
3 Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
nor ever murmur nor repine,
content, whatever lot I see,
since 'tis my God that leadeth me. [Refrain]
4 And when my task on earth is done,
when by thy grace, the victory's won,
even death's cold wave I will not flee,
since God through Jordan leadeth me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: HE LEADETH ME
He Leadeth Me
I Need Thee Every Hour
Author: Annie Sherwood Hawks Meter: 6.4.6.4 with refrain Appears in 973 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation; Comfort/Consolation Refrain First Line: I need thee, O I need thee Lyrics: 1 I need thee every hour,
most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine
can peace afford.
[Refrain:]
I need thee, O I need thee;
every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Saviour;
I come to thee.
2 I need thee every hour;
stay thou near by;
temptations lose their power
when thou art nigh. [Refrain]
3 I need thee every hour,
in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide,
or life is vain. [Refrain]
4 I need thee every hour;
teach me thy will;
and thy rich promises
in me fulfil. [Refrain] Used With Tune: DEPENDENCE (NEED)
I Need Thee Every Hour
Come, let us to the Lord our God
Author: John Morison, 1750-1798 Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Comfort / Consolation Lyrics: 1 Come, let us to the Lord our God
with contrite hearts return;
our God is gracious, nor will leave
the desolate to mourn.
2 God's voice commands the tempest forth
and stills the stormy wave;
God's arm is strong and swift to strike,
but also strong to save.
3 The night of sorrow long has reigned,
but dawn shall bring us light:
God shall appear, and we shall rise
with gladness in God's sight.
4 Then let us know, let us press on
to know our God the Lord,
whose coming is as sure as dawn,
whose name shall be adored.
5 As dew upon the tender grass
diffusing fragrance round,
as rain that ushers in the spring
and cheers the thirsty ground,
6 so shall God's presence bless our souls
and shed a joyful light,
that hallowed morn shall chase away
the sorrows of the night. Scripture: Hosea 6:1-3 Used With Tune: KILMARNOCK Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrase
Come, let us to the Lord our God
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author: Frederick William Faber Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 900 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation Lyrics: 1 There's a wideness in God's mercy
like the wideness of the sea;
there's a kindness in God's justice
which is more than liberty.
2 There is no place where earth's sorrows
are more felt than up in heaven;
there is no place where earth's failings
have such gracious judgement given.
3 There is plentiful redemption
in the blood that Christ has shed;
there is joy for all the members
in the sorrows of the Head.
4 Troubled souls, why will you scatter
like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will you wander
from a love so true and deep?
5 For the love of God is broader
than the measures of the mind,
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind. Used With Tune: GOTT WILL'S MACHEN
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,733 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and king,
the triumphs of God's grace.
2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.
3 He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
4 Hear him, you deaf, you voiceless ones,
your tongues again employ;
you blind, behold your Saviour comes,
and leap, you lame, for joy!
5 My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of your name. Used With Tune: AZMON
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Now the Day Is Over
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 945 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation Lyrics: 1 Now the day is over,
night is drawing nigh,
shadows of the evening
steal across the sky.
2 Now the darkness gathers,
stars begin to peep;
birds, and beasts, and flowers
soon will be asleep.
3 Jesus, give the weary
calm and sweet repose;
with your tender blessing
may my eyelids close.
4 Comfort every sufferer,
watching late in pain;
those who plan some evil
from their sin restrain.
5 When the morning wakens,
then may I arise
pure, and fresh, and sinless
in your holy eyes.
Used With Tune: EVENING
Now the Day Is Over
Nearer, My God, to Thee ( Mon Dieu, plus près de toi)
Author: Sarah Flower Adams; Charles Châtelanat Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,487 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee (Mon Dieu, plus près de toi) Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross
that raiseth me,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
2 Though like the wanderer,
the sun gone down,
darkness be over me,
my rest a stone;
yet in my dreams I'd be
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
3 There let the way appear,
steps unto heaven;
all that thou sendest me,
in mercy given;
angels to beckon me
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
bright with thy praise,
out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
so by my woes to be
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
5 Or if on joyful wing
cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot,
upward I fly,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
French:
1 Mon Dieu, plus près de toi,
plus près de toi!
C'est le cri de ma foi:
Plus près de toi!
Dans le jour où l'épreuve
déborde comme un fleuve,
garde-moi près de toi,
plus près de toi!
2 Plus près de toi, Seigneur,
plus près de toi!
Tiens-moi dans ma douleur
tout près de toi,
alors que la souffrance
fait son oeuvre en silence,
toujours plus près de toi,
plus près de toi!
3 Plus près de toi, toujours,
plus près de toi!
Donne-moit ton secourts,
soutiens ma foi!
Que Satan se déchaîne,
ton amour me ramène
toujours plus près de toi,
plus près de toi!
4 Mon Dieu, plus près de toi!
Dans le désert
j'ai vu, plus près de toi,
ton ciel ouvert,
Pèlerin, bon courage!
Ton chant brave l'orage:
Mon Dieu, plus près de toi,
plus près de toi! Used With Tune: EXCELSIOR (BETHANY)
Nearer, My God, to Thee ( Mon Dieu, plus près de toi)
Break Now the Bread of Life
Author: Mary Artemisia Lathbury Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 721 hymnals Topics: Comfort/Consolation First Line: Break now the bread of life, Saviour, to me Lyrics: 1 Break now the bread of life, Saviour, to me,
as once you broke the loaves beside the sea.
Beyond the sacred page I seek you, Lord;
my spirit waits for you, O Living Word.
2 Bless your own truth, dear Christ, to me, to me,
as when you blessed the bread by Galilee;
then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall,
and I shall find my peace, my all-in-all.
Used With Tune: BREAD OF LIFE
Break Now the Bread of Life
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