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How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,624 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

Light's abode, celestial Salem

Author: Thomas à Kempis, c. 1379-1471; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 91 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Light's abode, celestial Salem, vision whence true peace doth spring, brighter than the heart can fancy, mansion of the highest King; O how glorious are the praises which of thee the prophets sing! 2 There for ever and for ever alleluia is outpoured; for unending, for unbroken is the feast-day of the Lord; all is pure and all is holy that within thy walls is stored. 3 There no cloud or passing vapour dims the brightness of the air; endless noon-day, glorious noon-day, from the Sun of suns is there; there no night brings rest from labour, for unknown are toil and care. 4 O how glorious and resplendent, fragile body, shalt thou be, when endued with so much beauty, full of health and strong and free, full of vigour, full of pleasure that shall last eternally. 5 Now with gladness, now with courage, bear the burden on thee laid, that hereafter these thy labours may with endless gifts be paid; and in everlasting glory thou with brightness be arrayed. 6 Laud and honour to the Father, laud and honour to the Son, laud and honour to the Spirit, ever Three and ever One, consubstantial, co-eternal, while unending ages run. Scripture: Psalm 87:1-3 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

Man of sorrows

Author: Philipp Bliss Meter: 7.7.7.8 Appears in 328 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation First Line: Man of sorrows! What a name Lyrics: 1 Man of sorrows! What a name for the Son of God who came ruined sinners to reclaim! Alleluia! what a Saviour! 2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude, in my place condemned he stood; sealed my pardon with his blood: Alleluia! what a Saviour! 3 Guilty, vile and helpless we; spotless Lamb of God was he: full atonement - can it be? Alleluia! what a Saviour! 4 Lifted up was he to die: “It is finished!” was his cry; now in heav.'n exalted high: Alleluia! what a Saviour! 5 When he comes, our glorious King, all his ransomed home to bring, then anew this song we’ll sing: Alleluia! what a Saviour! Scripture: 1 Peter 1:19 Used With Tune: GETHSEMANE

As pants the hart for cooling streams

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 321 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams when heated in the chase, so longs my soul, O God, for thee, and thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, my thirsty soul doth pine: O when shall I behold thy face, thou majesty divine? 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? hope still, and thou shalt sing the praise of him who is thy God, thy health's eternal spring. 4 To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, the God whom we adore, be glory, as it was, is now, and shall be evermore. Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM Text Sources: "New Version" (Tate and Brady, 1696)

The Church's one foundation

Author: Samuel John Stone, 1839-1900 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 861 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation Lyrics: 1 The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord; she is his new creation, by water and the word: from heav'n he came and sought her to be his holy bride, with his own blood he bought her, and for her life he died. 2 Elect from ev'ry nation, yet one o'er all the earth, her charter of salvation one Lord, one faith, one birth; one holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food, and to one hope she presses with ev'ry grace endued. 3 'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war, she waits the consummation of peace for evermore; till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest, and the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest. 4 Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won: O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: AURELIA

Thy kingdom come!

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840-1929 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 102 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation First Line: Thy kingdom come! on bended knee Lyrics: 1 Thy kingdom come! on bended knee the passing ages pray; and faithful souls have yearned to see on earth that kingdom's day 2 But the slow watches of the night not less to God belong; and for the everlasting right the silent stars are strong. 3 And lo, already on the hills the flags of dawn appear; gird up your loins, ye prophet souls, proclaim the day is near. 4 The day in whose clear-shining light all wrong shall stand revealed, when justice shall be throned in might, and ev'ry hurt be healed. 5 When knowledge, hand in hand with peace, shall walk the earth abroad: the day of perfect righteousness, the promised day of God. Scripture: Luke 11:2-4 Used With Tune: IRISH

Thy Kingdom come, O God

Author: Lewis Hensley, 1824-1905 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation Lyrics: 1 Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin. 2 Where is thy reign of peace and purity and love? When shall all hatred cease, as in the realms above? 3 When comes the promised time that war shall be no more, and lust, oppression, crime shall flee thy face before? 4 We pray thee, Lord, arise, and come in thy great might; revive our longing eyes, which languish for thy sight. 5 Some scorn thy sacred name, and wolves devour thy fold; by many deeds of shame we learn that love grows cold. 6 O'er lands both near and far thick darkness broodeth yet: arise, O morning star, arise, and never set. Scripture: Acts 20:29 Used With Tune: ST CECILIA

What a wonderful change

Author: Rufus H. McDaniel, 1860-1940 Meter: 12.8.12.8 with refrain Appears in 241 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation First Line: What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought Refrain First Line: Since Jesus came in, came into my heart Lyrics: 1 What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought since Jesus came into my heart! I have light in my soul for which long I have sought, since Jesus came into my heart! Refrain: Since Jesus came into my heart, since Jesus came into my heart, floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll, since Jesus came into my heart! 2 I have ceased from my wandering and going astray since Jesus came into my heart! And my sins which were many are all washed away since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] 3 I'm possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure, since Jesus came into my heart! And no dark clouds of doubt now my pathway obscure, since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] 4 There's a light in the valley of death now for me, since Jesus came into my heart! And the gates of the city beyond I can see, since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] 5 I shall go there to dwell in that city, I know, since Jesus came into my heart! And I'm happy, so happy, as onward I go, since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:11 Used With Tune: MCDANIEL

Who are these like stars appearing

Author: Heinrich Theobald Schenck, 1656-1727; Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1812-1897 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 145 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation 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 heav'nly King. 2 Who are these of dazzling brightness, clothed in God's own righteousness, these, whose robes of purest whiteness shall their lustre still possess, still untouched by time's rude hand - whence came all this glorious band? 3 These are they who have contended for their Saviour's honour long, wrestling on till life was ended, following not the sinful throng; these, who well the fight sustained, triumph through 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, th'Almighty contemplating, did as priest before him stand, soul and body, always waiting day and night at his command: now, in God's most holy place blest they stand before his face. Scripture: Revelation 7:13 Used With Tune: ALL SAINTS

Jerusalem, My Happy Home

Author: F. B. P. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 622 hymnals Topics: Consolation Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home, When shall I with you be? When shall my sorrows have an end? Your joys, when shall I see? 2 O happy harbor of the saints, O sweet and pleasant soil! In you no sorrow may be found, No grief, no care, no toil. 3 Your gardens and your gallant walks Continually are green; There grow such sweet and pleasant flow'rs As nowhere else are seen. 4 There, trees forevermore bear fruit And evermore do spring, There, evermore the angels sit And evermore do sing. 5 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, God grant that I may see Your endless joy, and of the same Partaker ever be! Used With Tune: LAND OF REST Text Sources: Song of Mary, London, 1601