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O mother dear, Jerusalem

Author: "F. B. P." Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 622 hymnals Lyrics: O mother dear, Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? O happy harbour of God's saints! O sweet and pleasant soil! In thee no sorrow can be found, Nor grief, nor care, nor toil. No murky cloud o'ershadows thee, Nor gloom, nor darksome night; But every soul shines as the sun; For God himself gives light. 465 O my sweet home, Jerusalem, Thy joys when shall I see? The King that sitteth on thy throne In his felicity? Thy gardens and thy goodly walks Continually are green, Where grow such sweet and pleasant flowers As nowhere else are seen. Right through thy streets, with silver sound, The living waters flow, And on the banks, on either side, The trees of life do grow. Those trees for evermore bear fruit, And evermore do spring: There evermore the angels are And evermore do sing. Jerusalem, my happy home, Would God I were in thee! Would God my woes were at an end, Thy joys that I might see! Topics: The Church Triumphant; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: JERUSALEM

Lord, teach us how to pray aright

Appears in 222 hymnals Used With Tune: [Lord, teach us how to pray aright]

O Lord, My Best Desire Fulfill

Author: William Cowper Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 258 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my best desire fulfill, And help me to resign, Life, health, and comfort to Thy will, And make Thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at Thy command, Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears? 3 No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize to Thee; Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favor, all my journey through, Thou art engaged to grant; What else I want, or think I do, ’Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way, Shall I resist them both? A poor blind creature of a day, And crushed before the moth! 6 But ah! my inward spirit cries, Still bind me to Thy sway; Else the next cloud that veils my skies Drives all these thoughts away. Used With Tune: JERUSALEM Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 3