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Henry F. Lyte·Modern
Verse 1
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who, like me, His praise should sing?
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise the Everlasting King.
Verse 2
Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same for ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless;
Praise Him, praise Him,
Glorious in His faithfulness.
Verse 3
Father-like, He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes;
Praise Him, praise Him,
Widely as His mercy goes.
Verse 4
Angels, help us to adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space,
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise with us the God of grace.
Henry F. Lyte, “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 133 · 8.7.8.7.4.7. · Benedic Anima
Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Rejoice, the Lord is King:
Your Lord and King adore:
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
Verse 2
Jesus, the Saviour, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains,
He took His seat above.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
Verse 3
He sits at God’s right hand
Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
Verse 4
Rejoice in glorious hope:
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take His servants up
To their eternal home.
We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice:
The trump of God shall sound,—Rejoice.
Charles Wesley, “Rejoice, the Lord Is King”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 142 · 6.6.6.6.8.8. · Arthur's Seat
Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
O for a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace.
Verse 2
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy Name.
Verse 3
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.
Verse 4
He breaks the power of reigning sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.
Verse 5
He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive;
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.
Charles Wesley, “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 146 · C.M. · Nativity
John Mason·Post-Reformation
I’ve Found the Pearl of Greatest Price!
Verse 1
I’ve found the pearl of greatest price!
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ is mine!
Christ shall my song employ.
Verse 2
Christ is my Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Prophet full of light,
My great High Priest before the throne,
My King of heavenly might.
Verse 3
Christ is my peace; he died for me,
For me he gave his blood;
And, as my wondrous Sacrifice,
Offered himself to God.
Verse 4
Christ Jesus is my All in All,--
My Comfort, and my Love;
My Life below, and he shall be
My Joy and Crown above.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 176 · C.M · Ortonville
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Horatius Bonar·Modern
Verse 1
Rejoice and be glad! The Redeemer has come!
Go look on His cradle, His cross, and His tomb.
Refrain
Sound His praises, tell the story
Of Him who was slain;
Sound His praises, tell with gladness,
He liveth again.
Verse 2
Rejoice and be glad! It is sunshine at last!
The clouds have departed, the shadows are past.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 19 · 10s & 11s · Revive Us Again
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
William P. Mackay·Modern
Verse 1
We praise Thee, O God! for the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus who died, and is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory,
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory,
Revive us again.
Verse 2
We praise Thee, O God! for Thy Spirit of light,
Who has shown us our Saviour, and scattered our night.
Verse 3
All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins, and hath cleansed every stain.
Verse 4
All glory and praise to the God of all grace,
Who has bought us, and sought us, and guided our ways.
Verse 5
Revive us again; fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 20 · 10s & 11s · Revive Us Again
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Fanny J. Crosby·Modern
Verse 1
Oh, wondrous, deep, unbounded love,
My Savior, can it be
That thou hast borne the crown of thorns
And suffered death for me?
Refrain
At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light
And, the burden of my heart rolled away--
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.
Verse 2
I kneel, repenting, at thy feet,
I give myself to thee;
I plead thy merits, thine alone,
For thou hast died for me.
Verse 3
Oh, let me plunge beneath the tide,
For sinners flowing free,
Then rise, renewed by grace divine,
And shout salvation free.
Verse 4
And when I reach thy place above,
My sweetest notes will be,
Redemption through a Savior’s name,
Who bled and died for me.
Fanny J. Crosby, “Oh, Wondrous, Deep, Unbounded Love”
Otterbein 1890 No. 244 · C.M · At the Cross
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Oh, how happy are they
Who their Savior obey,
And have laid up their treasures above;
Tongue cannot express
The sweet comfort and peace
Of a soul in its earliest love.
Verse 2
That sweet comfort was mine,
When the favor divine
I first found in the blood of the Lamb;
When my heart it believed,
What a joy I received,
What a heaven in Jesus’ name.
Verse 3
’Twas a heaven below
My Redeemer to know,
And the angels could do nothing more
Than to fall at his feet,
And the story repeat,
And the Lover of sinners adore.
Verse 4
Jesus, all the day long,
Was my joy and my song;
O that all his salvation might see!
He hath loved me, I cried,
He hath suffered and died
To redeem such a rebel as me.
Verse 5
On the wings of his love
I was carried above
All sin and temptation and pain,
And I could not believe
That I ever should grieve--
That I ever should suffer again.
Verse 6
I then rode on the sky,
Freely justified I,
Nor did envy Elijah his seat;
My soul mounted higher,
In a chariot of tire,
And the moon it was under my feet.
Verse 7
O the rapturous height
Of that holy delight
Which I felt in the life-giving blood,
Of my Savior possessed,
I was perfectly blest,
As if filled with the fullness of God.
Verse 8
Never more will I stray
From my Savior away,
But I’ll follow the Lamb till I die;
I will take up my cross,
And count all things but loss,
Till I meet with my Lord in the sky.
Charles Wesley, “Oh, How Happy Are They”
Otterbein 1890 No. 248 · P.M · Convert
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Verse 1
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows, like sea-billows, roll;
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Verse 2
Tho’ Satan should buffet, tho’ trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed his own blood for my soul.
Verse 3
My sin--oh, the bliss of this glorious tho’t--
My sin--not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to his cross and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh, my soul!
Verse 4
And, Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
“Even so”--it is well with my soul.
H. G. Spafford, “When Peace, Like a River, Attendeth My Way”
Otterbein 1890 No. 251 · P.M · It is Well with My Soul
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Laurentius Laurenti, 1700; tr. Sarah B. Findlater, 1854·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Rejoice, all ye believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near:
The Bridegroom is arising,
And soon He draweth nigh;
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle:
At midnight comes the cry.
Verse 2
See that your lamps are burning;
Replenish them with oil;
And wait for your salvation,
The end of earthly toil.
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go meet Him as He cometh,
With alleluias clear.
Verse 3
Ye saints, who here in patience
Your cross and sufferings bore,
Shall live and reign for ever
When sorrow is no more:
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb ye shall behold,
In triumph cast before Him
Your diadems of gold.
Verse 4
Our Hope and Expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O’er this benighted sphere.
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth’s redemption
That brings us unto Thee.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 255 · 7.6.7.6.D. · Lancashire
Samuel Davies·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Lord, I am thine, entirely thine,
Purchased and saved by blood divine,
With full consent thine I would be,
And own thy sovereign right in me.
Verse 2
Grant one poor sinner more a place
Among the children of thy grace;
A wretched sinner, lost to God,
But ransomed by Immanuel’s blood.
Verse 3
Thine would I live, thine would I die,
Be thine through all eternity;
The vow is past beyond repeal;
And now I set the solemn seal.
Verse 4
Here at that cross where flows the blood,
That bought my guilty soul for God,
Thee, my new Master now I call,
And consecrate to thee my all.
Otterbein 1890 No. 265 · L.M.D · Duane Street
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Edgar P. Stites·Modern
Verse 1
I’ve reached the land of corn and wine.
And all its riches freely mine;
Here shines undimmed one blissful day,
For all my night has passed away.
Refrain
O Beulah land, sweet Beulah land,
As on thy highest mount I stand,
I look away across the sea,
Where mansions are prepared for me,
And view the shining glory shore,
My heaven, my home forevermore.
Verse 2
The Savior comes and walks with me,
And sweet communion here have we;
He gently leads me with his hand,
For this is heaven’s border land.
Verse 3
A sweet perfume upon the breeze,
Is borne from ever vernal trees,
And flowers that never fading grow
Where streams of life forever flow.
Verse 4
The zephyrs seem to float to me,
Sweet sounds of heaven’s melody,
As angels, with the white-robed throng,
Join in the sweet redemption song.
Edgar P. Stites, “I've Reached the Land of Corn and Wine.”
Otterbein 1890 No. 284 · L.M · Beulah Land
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
William Hunter·Modern
Verse 1
I am dwelling on the mountain,
Where the golden sunlight gleams
O’er a land whose wondrous beauty
Far exceeds my fondest dreams;
Where the air is pure ethereal,
Laden with the breath of flow’rs,
They are blooming by the fountain,
’Neath the amaranthine bow’rs.
Refrain
Is not this land of Beulah,
Blessed, blessed land of light?
Where the flowers bloom forever,
And the sun is always bright.
Verse 2
I can see far down the mountains,
Where I wandered weary years,
Often hindered in my journey
By the ghosts of doubts and fears;
Broken vows and disappointments,
Thickly sprinkled all the way,
But the Spirit led unerring,
To the land I hold to-day.
Verse 3
I am drinking at the fountain,
Where I ever would abide;
For I’ve tasted life’s pure river,
And my soul is satisfied;
There’s no thirsting for life’s pleasures,
Nor adorning, rich and gay,
For I’ve found a richer treasure.
One that fadeth not away.
Verse 4
Tell me not of heavy crosses,
Nor the burdens hard to bear,
For I’ve found this great salvation
Makes each burden light appear;
And I love to follow Jesus,
Gladly counting all but dross,
Worldly honors all forsaking
For the glory of the cross.
Verse 5
Oh, the cross has wondrous glory!
Oft I’ve proved this to be true;
When I’m in the way so narrow
I can see a pathway thro’;
And how sweetly Jesus whispers:
Take the cross, thou need’st not fear,
For I’ve tried this way before thee.
And the glory lingers near.
William Hunter, “I Am Dwelling on the Mountain”
Otterbein 1890 No. 285 · 8s & 7s. D · The Land of Beulah
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
John Mason·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
I’ve found the pearl of greatest price!
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ is mine!
Christ shall my song employ.
Verse 2
Christ is my Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Prophet full of light,
My great High Priest before the throne,
My King of heavenly might.
Verse 3
Christ is my peace; he died for me,
For me he gave his blood;
And, as my wondrous Sacrifice,
Offered himself to God.
Verse 4
Christ Jesus is my All in All,--
My Comfort, and my Love;
My Life below, and he shall be
My Joy and Crown above.
Otterbein 1890 No. 287 · C.M · Ortonville
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Verse 1
Jesus, the very tho’t of thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far thy face to see,
And in thy presence rest.
Verse 2
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the mem’ry find
A sweeter sound than thy blest name,
O Savior of mankind!
Verse 3
Oh, hope of ev’ry contrite heart!
Oh, joy of all the meek!
To those who fall, how kind thou art!
How good to those who seek.
Verse 4
And those who find thee, find a bliss
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but his loved ones know.
Verse 5
Jesus! our only joy be thou,
As thou our prize wilt be;
Jesus! be thou our glory now,
And through eternity.
Otterbein 1890 No. 291 · C.M · St. Agnes
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
B. H. Kennedy·Modern
Verse 1
Ask ye what great thing I know
That delights and stirs me so?
What the high reward I win?
Whose the name I glory in?
Jesus Christ, the crucified.
Verse 2
What is faith’s foundation strong?
What awakes my lips to song?
He who bore my sinful load,
Purchased for me peace with God;
Jesus Christ, the crucified.
Verse 3
Who is life in life to me?
Who the death of death will be?
Who will place me on his right
With the countless hosts of light?
Jesus Christ, the crucified.
Verse 4
This is that great thing I know;
This delights and stirs me so;
Faith in him who died to save,
Him who triumphed o’er the grave,
Jesus Christ, the crucified.
B. H. Kennedy, “Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know”
Otterbein 1890 No. 313 · 7s · Hendon
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Andrew Reed·Modern
Verse 1
Oh, that I could forever dwell
Delighted at the Savior’s feet,
Behold the form I love so well,
And all his tender words repeat.
Verse 2
The world shut out from all my soul,
And heaven brought in with all its bliss,
Oh! is there aught, from pole to pole,
One moment to compare with this?
Verse 3
This is the hidden life I prize,
A life of penitential love,
When most my follies I despise,
And raise my highest thoughts above.
Verse 4
When all I am I clearly see,
And freely own with deepest shame;
When the Redeemer’s love to me
Kindles within a deathless flame.
Verse 5
Thus would I live till nature fail
And all my former sins forsake;
Then rise to God within the veil,
And of eternal joys partake.
Andrew Reed, “Oh, That I Could Forever Dwell”
Otterbein 1890 No. 314 · L.M · Woodworth
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
William P. Mackay·Modern
Verse 1
We praise thee, O God! for the Son of thy love,
For Jesus who died, and is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! thine the glory,
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! thine the glory,
Revive us again.
Verse 2
We praise thee, O God! for thy Spirit of light,
Who has shown us our Savior, and scattered our night.
Verse 3
All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,
Who has borne all our sins, and has cleansed ev’ry stain.
Verse 4
All glory and praise to the God of all grace,
Who has bought us, and sought us, and guided our ways.
Verse 5
Revive us again; fill each heart with thy love;
May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.
William P. Mackay, “We Praise Thee, O God! for the Son of Thy Love”
Otterbein 1890 No. 315 · 10s & 11s · Revive Us Again
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Horatius Bonar·Modern
Verse 1
Rejoice and be glad the Redeemer has come!
Go look on his cradle, his cross and his tomb.
Refrain
Sound his praises, tell the story,
Of him who was slain,
Sound his praises, tell with gladness,
He liveth again.
Verse 2
Rejoice and be glad: for the blood has been shed;
Redemption is finished, the price has been paid.
Verse 3
Rejoice and be glad: for the Lamb that was slain,
O’er death is triumphant, and liveth again.
Verse 4
Rejoice and be glad: for our King is on high;
He pleadeth for us on his throne in the sky.
Verse 5
Rejoice and be glad: for he cometh again--
He cometh in glory, the Lamb that was slain.
Horatius Bonar, “Rejoice and Be Glad the Redeemer Has Come!”
Otterbein 1890 No. 316 · 10s & 11s · Revive Us Again
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Samuel Medley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Awake, my soul, to joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, oh, how free!
Verse 2
He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost estate--
His loving kindness, oh, how great!
Verse 3
Though numerous hosts of mighty foes--
Though earth and hell my way oppose;
He safely leads my soul along--
His loving kindness, oh, how strong!
Verse 4
When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He near my soul has always stood--
His loving kindness, oh, how good!
Samuel Medley, “Awake, My Soul, to Joyful Lays”
Otterbein 1890 No. 319 · L.M · Loving Kindness
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Bernard of Clairvaux·Medieval
Verse 1
Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts,
Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men,
From the best bliss that earth imparts
We turn unfilled to Thee again.
Verse 2
Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;
Thou savest those that on Thee call;
To them that seek Thee Thou art good,
To them that find Thee all in all.
Verse 3
We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread,
And long to feast upon Thee still;
We drink of Thee, the Fountain-head,
And thirst our souls from Thee to fill.
Verse 4
Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,
Where’er our changeful lot is cast;
Glad when Thy gracious smile we see,
Blest when our faith can hold Thee fast.
Verse 5
O Jesus, ever with us stay,
Make all our moments calm and bright;
Chase the dark night of sin away,
Shed o’er the world Thy holy light.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 334 · L.M. · Quebec
John M. Neale·Modern
Verse 1
O happy band of pilgrims,
If onward ye will tread,
With Jesus as your Fellow,
To Jesus as your Head.
Verse 2
O happy if ye labor
As Jesus did for men;
O happy if ye hunger
As Jesus hungered then.
Verse 3
The cross that Jesus carried
He carried as your due;
The crown that Jesus weareth
He weareth it for you.
Verse 4
The trials that beset you,
The sorrows ye endure,
The manifold temptations
That death alone can cure,
Verse 5
What are they but His jewels
Of right celestial worth?
What are they but the ladder
Set up to heaven on earth?
Verse 6
O happy band of pilgrims,
Look upward to the skies,
Where such a light affliction
Shall win you such a prize.
John M. Neale, “O Happy Band of Pilgrims”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 364 · 7.6.7.6. · Kocher
Bernard of Clairvaux·Medieval
Verse 1
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
Verse 2
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find,
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Saviour of mankind.
Verse 3
O Hope of every contrite heart,
O Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!
Verse 4
But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show:
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but His loved ones know.
Verse 5
Jesus, our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 368 · C.M. · Holy Trinity
Samuel Medley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Awake, my soul, to joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, oh, how free!
Verse 2
He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost estate--
His loving kindness, oh, how great!
Verse 3
Though numerous hosts of mighty foes--
Though earth and hell my way oppose;
He safely leads my soul along--
His loving kindness, oh, how strong!
Verse 4
When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He near my soul has always stood--
His loving kindness, oh, how good!
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 407 · L.M · Loving Kindness
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
John Cennick·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Children of the heavenly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour’s worthy praise,
Glorious in His works and ways.
Verse 2
We are travelling home to God
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
Verse 3
Shout, ye little flock, and blest;
Ye on Jesus’ throne shall rest;
There your seat is now prepared,
There’s your kingdom and reward.
Verse 4
Lift your eyes, ye sons of light,
Zion’s city is in sight;
There our endless home shall be,
There our Lord we soon shall see.
Verse 5
Fear not, brethren; joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father’s Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.
Verse 6
Lord, obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow Thee.
John Cennick, “Children of the Heavenly King”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 411 · 7.7.7.7. · Pleyel's Hymn
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known,
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.
Refrain
We’re marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion,
We’re marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
Verse 2
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.
Verse 3
The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets,
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.
Verse 4
Then let our songs abound,
And ev’ry tear be dry;
We’re marching thro’ Immanuel’s ground
To fairer worlds on high.
Isaac Watts, “Come, We That Love the Lord”
Otterbein 1890 No. 415 · S.M · We're Marching to Zion
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Salvation! O the joyful sound!
’Tis pleasure to our ears,
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.
Verse 2
Buried in sorrow and in sin,
At hell’s dark door we lay;
But we arise, by grace Divine,
To see a heavenly day.
Verse 3
Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around,
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 434 · C.M. · (Azmon)
Henry F. Lyte·Modern
Verse 1
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who, like me, His praise should sing?
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise the Everlasting King.
Verse 2
Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same for ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless;
Praise Him, praise Him,
Glorious in His faithfulness.
Verse 3
Father-like, He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes;
Praise Him, praise Him,
Widely as His mercy goes.
Verse 4
Angels, help us to adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space,
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise with us the God of grace.
Gospel Hymns 1895 No. 468 · 8.7.8.7.4.7. · Benedic Anima
William Cowper·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Sometimes a light surprises
The Christian while he sings;
It is the Lord, who rises
With healing in His wings:
When comforts are declining,
He grants the soul again
A season of clear shining,
To cheer it after rain.
Verse 2
In holy contemplation
We sweetly then pursue
The theme of God’s salvation,
And find it ever new;
Set free from present sorrow,
We cheerfully can say,
Let the unknown to-morrow
Bring with it what it may.
Verse 3
It can bring with it nothing
But He will bear us through;
Who gives the lilies clothing
Will clothe His people too:
Beneath the spreading heavens
No creature but is fed;
And He who feeds the ravens
Will give His children bread.
Verse 4
Though vine nor fig-tree neither
Their wonted fruit shall bear,
Though all the field should wither,
Nor flocks nor herds be there;
Yet God the same abiding,
His praise shall tune my voice,
For, while in Him confiding,
I cannot but rejoice.
William Cowper, “Sometimes a Light Surprises”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 526 · 7.6.7.6.D. · Bentley
Bernard of Clairvaux; tr. Edward Caswall, 1849·Medieval
Verse 1
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
Verse 2
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find,
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Saviour of mankind.
Verse 3
O Hope of every contrite heart,
O Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!
Verse 4
But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show:
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but His loved ones know.
Verse 5
Jesus, our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 546 · C.M. · Holy Trinity