Light Shining out of Darkness
Light Shining out of Darkness God moves in a mysterious wayHis wonders to perform; God moves in a mysterious wayHis wonders to perform;He plants his footsteps in the sea,And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable minesOf never failing skill,He treasures up his bright designs,And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,The […]
Jehovah-Shammah
Jehovah-Shammah “As birds their infant brood protect,And spread their wings to shelter them, “As birds their infant brood protect,And spread their wings to shelter them,(Thus saith the LORD to his elect,)So will I guard Jerusalem.” And what then is Jerusalem,This darling object of his care?Where is its worth in God’s esteem,Who built it? who inhabits […]
The Future Peace and Glory of the Church
The Future Peace and Glory of the Church Hear what God the Lord hath spoken:“O my people, faint and few, Hear what God the Lord hath spoken:“O my people, faint and few,Comfortless, afflicted, broken,Fair abodes I build for you.Thorns of heartfelt tribulationShall no more perplex your ways:You shall name your walls Salvation,And your gates shall […]
Stanzas on Death III
Stanzas on Death III He lives who lives to God alone,And all are dead beside; He lives who lives to God alone,And all are dead beside;For other source than God is noneWhence life can be supplied. To live to God is to requiteHis love as best we may:To make his precepts our delight,His promises our […]
Stanzas on Death II
Stanzas on Death II Thankless for favours from on high,Man thinks he fades too soon; Thankless for favours from on high,Man thinks he fades too soon;Though ’tis his privilege to die,Would he improve the boon. But he, not wise enough to scanHis blest concerns aright,Would gladly stretch life’s little spanTo ages, if he might. To […]
Stanzas on Death
Stanzas on Death “O most delightful hour by manExperienced here below, “O most delightful hour by manExperienced here below,The hour that terminates his span,His folly and his woe! “Worlds should not bribe me back to treadAgain life’s dreary waste,To see again my day o’erspreadWith all the gloomy past. “My home henceforth is in the skies,Earth, […]