Still out of the deepest abyss

Still out of the deepest abyss

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: MOURNER (Carrell)
Published in 43 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Still out of the deepest abyss
Of trouble I mournfully cry,
And pine to recover my peace,
And see my Redeemer and die.
I cannot, I cannot forbear
These passionate longings for home;
O when shall my spirits be there?
O when will the messenger come?

2 Thy nature I long to put on,
Thine image on earth to regain,
And then in the grave to lay down
My burden of body and pain;
O Jesus in pity draw near,
And lull me to sleep on thy breast,
Appear to my rescue, appear
And gather me into thy rest.

3 To take a poor fugitive in,
The arm of thy mercy display,
And give me to rest from all sin,
And bear me triumphant away:
Away from a world of distress,
Away to the mansions above,
A heaven of seeing thy face,
A heaven of feeling thy love.

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1791

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Still out of the deepest abyss
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 43 of 43)
Page Scan

A Choice Collection of Hymns, in which are some never before printed #CLXXI

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d540

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d774

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d778

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d779

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1040

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d326

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #549

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #549

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d556

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #549

Page Scan

A Collection of Revival Hymns and Plantation Melodies #170

A New and Beautiful Collection of Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d290

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d178

Page Scan

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #S.CLXVI

A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors #d351

Page Scan

Baptist Hymn Book #aB101

Page Scan

Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns #264

Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs for ... Religious Assemblies and Private Christians ... 9th ed. #d139

Page Scan

Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs #111

Page Scan

Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs #CIX

Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs #d136

Page Scan

Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S167

Page Scan

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #681

Page Scan

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #681

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians. 9th ed. #d166

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d161

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d387

Page Scan

Hymns for Christian Melody #830

Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d449

Page Scan

Revival Hymns #7

TextPage Scan

Songs of Zion #22

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d390

Page Scan

The Baptist Hymn Book #B101

Page Scan

The Christian Harmonist #209

Page Scan

The Christian's Duty #CCLXIV

TextPage Scan

The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns #CCLXIV

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d218

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d211

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us