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William Cowper·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Oh, for a closer walk with God!
A calm and heavenly frame!
A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
Verse 2
Where is the blessedness I knew
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and his word?
Verse 3
What peaceful hours I then enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But now I find an aching void
The world can never fill.
Verse 4
Return, oh, holy Dove, return,
Sweet messenger of rest;
I hate the sins that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from, my breast.
Verse 5
The dearest idol I have known,
Whatever that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.
Verse 6
So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
William Cowper, “Oh, for a Closer Walk with God!”
Otterbein 1890 No. 330 · C.M · Balerma
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Oh, for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free--
A heart that always feels thy blood,
So freely spilt for me;--
Verse 2
A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer’s throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
Verse 3
Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within;--
Verse 4
A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of thine.
Verse 5
Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart--
Thy new, best name of Love.
Charles Wesley, “Oh, for a Heart to Praise My God”
Otterbein 1890 No. 331 · C.M · Balerma
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Verse 1
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Verse 2
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved:
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!
Verse 3
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
Verse 4
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Otterbein 1890 No. 332 · C.M · Balerma
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Philip Doddridge·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Grace! ’tis a charming sound
Harmonious to the ear!
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
Verse 2
Grace first contrived a way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.
Verse 3
Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet
While pressing on to God.
Verse 4
Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.
Otterbein 1890 No. 336
Jane E. Leeson·Modern
Verse 1
Savior! teach me, day by day,
Love’s sweet lesson to obey;
Sweeter lesson cannot be,
Loving him who first loved me.
Verse 2
With a child-like heart of love,
At thy bidding may I move;
Prompt to serve and follow thee,
Loving him who first loved me.
Verse 3
Teach me all thy steps to trace,
Strong to follow in thy grace;
Learning how to love from thee,
Loving him who first loved me.
Verse 4
Love in loving finds employ--
In obedience all her joy;
Ever new that joy will be,
Loving him who first loved me.
Jane E. Leeson, “Savior! Teach Me, Day by Day”
Otterbein 1890 No. 342 · 7s · Fulton
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
A. R. W.·Modern
Verse 1
Complete in thee! no work of mine
May take, dear Lord, the place of thine;
Thy blood has pardon bought for me,
And I am now complete in thee.
Verse 2
Complete in thee—no more shall sin
Thy grace has conquered, reign within;
Thy voice will bid the tempter flee,
And I shall stand complete in thee.
Verse 3
Complete in thee—each want supplied,
And no good thing to me denied,
Since thou my portion, Lord, wilt be,
I ask no more—complete in thee.
Verse 4
Dear Savior! when, before thy bar
All tribes and tongues assembled are,
Among thy chosen may I be
At thy right hand—complete in thee.
A. R. W., “Complete in Thee! No Work of Mine”
Otterbein 1890 No. 344 · L. M. · NEWCOMER
William H. Bathurst·Modern
Verse 1
Oh! for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!--
Verse 2
That will not murmur nor complain,
Beneath the chastening rod,
But, in the hour of grief or pain,
Will lean upon its God;--
Verse 3
A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That, when in danger, knows no fear,
In darkness, feels no doubt;--
Verse 4
A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life’s last hour is fled,
And, with a pure and heavenly ray,
Lights up a dying bed!
Verse 5
Lord! give us such a faith as this;
And then, whate’er may come,
We’ll taste, ev’n here, the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.
William H. Bathurst, “Oh! for a Faith That Will Not Shrink”
Otterbein 1890 No. 364 · C.M · Peterborough
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
John Newton·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Verse 2
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved:
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!
Verse 3
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
Verse 4
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 680 · C.M · Balerma
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage