Jehovah Jesus
Jehovah Jesus My song shall bless the Lord of all,My praise shall climb to his abode; My song shall bless the Lord of all,My praise shall climb to his abode;Thee, Saviour, by that name I call,The great Supreme, the Mighty God. Without beginning or decline,Object of faith and not of sense;Eternal ages saw him shine,He […]
Pleading for and with Youth
Pleading for and with Youth Sin has undone our wretched race;But Jesus has restored, Sin has undone our wretched race;But Jesus has restored,And brought the sinner face to faceWith his forgiving Lord. This we repeat from year to year,And press upon our youth;Lord, give them an attentive ear,Lord, save them by thy truth! Blessings upon […]
Praise for the Fountain Opened
Praise for the Fountain Opened There is a fountain filled with bloodDrawn from Emmanuel’s veins; There is a fountain filled with bloodDrawn from Emmanuel’s veins;And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,Lose all their guilty stains. The dying thief rejoiced to seeThat fountain in his day;And there have I, as vile as he,Washed all my sins away. […]
The Covenant
The Covenant The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!“Behold, I change your hearts of stone; The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!“Behold, I change your hearts of stone;Each shall renounce his idol-god,And serve, henceforth, the Lord alone. “My grace, a flowing stream, proceedsTo wash your filthiness away;Ye shall abhor your former deeds,And learn my statutes to obey. […]
Jehovah-Shalom
Jehovah-Shalom Jesus! whose blood so freely streamedTo satisfy the law’s demand; Jesus! whose blood so freely streamedTo satisfy the law’s demand;By thee from guilt and wrath redeemed,Before the Father’s face I stand. To reconcile offending man,Make Justice drop her angry rod;What creature could have formed the plan,Or who fulfil it but a God? No drop […]
Jehovah-Rophi
Jehovah-Rophi Heal us, Emmanuel! here we are,Waiting to feel thy touch; Heal us, Emmanuel! here we are,Waiting to feel thy touch;Deep wounded souls to thee repair,And, Saviour we are such. Our faith is feeble, we confess,We faintly trust thy word;But wilt thou pity us the less?Be that far from thee, Lord! Remember him who once […]
A Tale, Founded on a Fact
A Tale, Founded on a Fact Where Humber pours his rich commercial streamThere dwelt a wretch, who breathed but to blaspheme;In subterraneous caves his life he led,Black as the mine in which he wrought for bread. When on a day, emerging from the deep,A Sabbath-day (such Sabbaths thousands keep!)The wages of his weekly toil he […]