I Will Praise the Lord at All Times
I Will Praise the Lord at All Times Winter has a joy for me,While the Saviour’s charms I read, Winter has a joy for me,While the Saviour’s charms I read,Lowly, meek, from blemish free,In the snowdrop’s pensive head. Spring returns, and brings alongLife-invigorating suns:Hark! the turtle’s plaintive songSeems to speak his dying groans! Summer has […]
Grace and Providence
Grace and Providence Almighty King! whose wondrous handSupports the weight of sea and land; Almighty King! whose wondrous handSupports the weight of sea and land;Whose grace is such a boundless store,No heart shall break that sighs for more. Thy providence supplies my food,And ’tis thy blessing makes it good;My soul is nourished by thy word:Let […]
Praise for Faith
Praise for Faith Of all the gifts thine hand bestows,Thou Giver of all good! Of all the gifts thine hand bestows,Thou Giver of all good!Not heaven itself a richer knowsThan my Redeemer’s blood. Faith too, the blood-receiving grace,From the same hand we gain;Else, sweetly as it suits our case,That gift had been in vain. Till […]
The Hidden Life
The Hidden Life To tell the Saviour all my wants,How pleasing is the task! To tell the Saviour all my wants,How pleasing is the task!Nor less to praise him when he grantsBeyond what I can ask. My labouring spirit vainly seeksTo tell but half the joy;With how much tenderness he speaks,And helps me to reply. […]
Retirement
Retirement Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,From strife and tumult far; Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,From strife and tumult far;From scenes where Satan wages stillHis most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade,With prayer and praise agree;And seem by thy sweet bounty madeFor those who follow thee. There, if […]
Prayer for Patience
Prayer for Patience Lord, who hast suffered all for me,My peace and pardon to procure, Lord, who hast suffered all for me,My peace and pardon to procure,The lighter cross I bear for theeHelp me with patience to endure. The storm of loud repining hush;I would in humble silence mourn;Why should the unburnt, though burning bush,Be […]
Self-Acquaintance
Self-Acquaintance Dear Lord! accept a sinful heart,Which of itself complains, Dear Lord! accept a sinful heart,Which of itself complains,And mourns, with much and frequent smart,The evil it contains. There fiery seeds of anger lurk,Which often hurt my frame;And wait but for the tempter’s workTo fan them to a flame. Legality holds out a bribeTo purchase […]
Peace After a Storm
Peace After a Storm When darkness long has veiled my mind,And smiling day once more appears, When darkness long has veiled my mind,And smiling day once more appears,Then, my Redeemer, then I findThe folly of my doubts and fears. Straight I upbraid my wandering heart,And blush that I should ever beThus prone to act so […]
The Waiting Soul
The Waiting Soul Breathe from the gentle south, O Lord,And cheer me from the north; Breathe from the gentle south, O Lord,And cheer me from the north;Blow on the treasures of thy word,And call the spices forth! I wish, thou know’st, to be resigned,And wait with patient hope;But hope delayed fatigues the mind,And drinks the […]
Exhortation to Prayer
Exhortation to Prayer What various hindrances we meetIn coming to a mercy-seat! What various hindrances we meetIn coming to a mercy-seat!Yet who that knows the worth of prayerBut wishes to be often there? Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw,Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw,Gives exercise to faith and love,Brings every blessing from above. Restraining prayer, […]
On Opening a Place for Social Prayer
On Opening a Place for Social Prayer Jesus! where’er thy people meet,There they behold thy mercy seat; Jesus! where’er thy people meet,There they behold thy mercy seat;Where’er they seek thee, thou art found,And every place is hallowed ground. For thou, within no walls confined,Inhabitest the humble mind;Such ever bring thee where they come,And going, take […]
Prayer for Children
Prayer for Children Gracious Lord, our children see,By thy mercy we are free; Gracious Lord, our children see,By thy mercy we are free;But shall these, alas! remainSubjects still of Satan’s reign?Israel’s young ones, when of oldPharaoh threatened to withhold,Then thy messenger said, “No;Let the children also go!” When the angel of the Lord,Drawing forth his […]
Prayer for a Blessing on the Young
Prayer for a Blessing on the Young Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth,The gift of saving grace; Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth,The gift of saving grace;And let the seed of sacred truthFall in a fruitful place. Grace is a plant, where’er it grows,Of pure and heavenly root;But fairest in the youngest shows,And yields the […]
The House of Prayer
The House of Prayer Thy mansion is the Christian’s heart,O Lord, thy dwelling place secure! Thy mansion is the Christian’s heart,O Lord, thy dwelling-place secure!Bid the unruly throng depart,And leave the consecrated door. Devoted as it is to thee,A thievish swarm frequents the place;They steal away my joys from me,And rob my Saviour of his […]
The Contrite Heart
The Contrite Heart The Lord will happiness divineOn contrite hearts bestow; The Lord will happiness divineOn contrite hearts bestow;Then tell me, gracious God, is mineA contrite heart, or no? I hear, but seem to hear in vain,Insensible as steel;If aught is felt, ’tis only pain,To find I cannot feel. I sometimes think myself inclinedTo love […]
O Lord, I Will Praise Thee
O Lord, I Will Praise Thee I will praise thee every dayNow thine anger’s turned away; I will praise thee every dayNow thine anger’s turned away;Comfortable thoughts ariseFrom the bleeding sacrifice. Here, in the fair Gospel-field,Wells of free salvation yieldStreams of life, a plenteous store,And my soul shall thirst no more. Jesus is become at […]