Matthew 14:23
Matthew 14:23 It is the quiet evening time, the sun is in the west,And earth enrobed in purple glow awaits her nightly rest;The shadows of the mountain peaks are lengthening o’er the sea,And the flowerets close their eyelids on the shore of Galilee.The multitude are gone away, their restless hum doth cease,The birds have hushed […]
Adoration
Adoration O Master, at Thy feetI bow in rapture sweet; O Master, at Thy feetI bow in rapture sweet;Before me, as in darkening glass,Some glorious outlines pass,Of love, and truth, and holiness, and power;I own them Thine, O Christ, and bless Thee for this hour. O full of truth and grace,Smile of Jehovah’s face,O tenderest […]
Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love “God’s everlasting love! What wouldst thou more?”O true and tender friend, well hast thou spoken. “God’s everlasting love! What wouldst thou more?” O true and tender friend, well hast thou spoken.My heart was restless, weary, sad, and sore,And longed and listened for some heaven-sent token:And, like a child that knows not why it […]
God The Provider
God The Provider Who shall tell our untold need,Deeply felt, though scarcely known! Who shall tell our untold need,Deeply felt, though scarcely known!Who the hungering soul can feed,Guard, and guide, but God alone?Blessèd promise! while we seeEarthly friends must powerless be,Earthly fountains quickly dry:“God” shall all your need supply. He hath said it! so we […]
An April Burst of Beauty
An April Burst of Beauty An April burst of beauty,And a May like the Mays of old, An April burst of beauty,And a May like the Mays of old,And a glow of summer gladnessWhile June her long days told;And a hush of golden silenceAll through the bright July,Without one peal of thunder,Or a storm-wreath in […]
The Star Shower
The Star Shower Oh! to raise a mighty shout,And bid the sleepers all come out! Oh! to raise a mighty shout,And bid the sleepers all come out!No dreamer’s fancy, fair and high,Could image forth a grander sky.And oh, for eyes of swifter powerTo follow fast the starry shower!Oh! for a sweep of vision clearTo grasp […]
Sunbeams in the Wood
Sunbeams in the Wood Mark ye not the sunbeams glancingThrough the cool green shade, Mark ye not the sunbeams glancingThrough the cool green shade,On the waving fern-leaves dancing,In the quiet glade? See you how they change and quiverWhere the broad oaks rise,Rippling like a golden riverFrom their fountain skies? On the gray old timber restingLike […]
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Thanks be to God! to whom earth owesSunshine and breeze, Thanks be to God! to whom earth owesSunshine and breeze,The heath-clad hill, the vale’s repose,Streamlet and seas,The snowdrop and the summer rose,The many-voiced trees. Thanks for the darkness that revealsNight’s starry dower;And for the sable cloud that healsEach fevered flower;And for the rushing storm […]
Threefold Praise
Threefold Praise What is the first and simplest praise,The universal debt,Which yet the thoughtless heart of manSo quickly may forget?“We bless Thee for creation!”So taught the noble bandWho left a sound and holy form,For ages yet to stand,Rich legacy of praise and prayer,Laid up through ages past,Strong witness for the truth of God:Oh, may we […]
Only for One
Only for One I have a smile my friends to greet,Hearty and pleasant for all I meet, I have a smile my friends to greet,Hearty and pleasant for all I meet,Hidden from none:But I have a smile that they do not know,Lit by a deeper, tenderer glow,And I keep it bright in my heart below,Only […]
I Could Not Do Without Thee
I Could Not Do Without Thee I could not do without Thee,O Saviour of the lost, I could not do without Thee,O Saviour of the lost,Whose precious blood redeemed meAt such tremendous cost:Thy righteousness, Thy pardon,Thy sacrifice, must beMy only hope and comfort,My glory and my plea. I could not do without Thee,I cannot stand […]
They Say There Is a Hollow
They Say There Is a Hollow They say there is a hollow, safe and still,A point of coolness and repose They say there is a hollow, safe and still,A point of coolness and reposeWithin the centre of a flame, where life might dwellUnharmed and unconsumed, as in a luminous shell, Which the bright walls of […]
August on the Mountains
August on the Mountains There is sultry gloom on the mountain’s browAnd a sultry glow beneath; There is sultry gloom on the mountain’s browAnd a sultry glow beneath;Oh, for a breeze from the western sea,Soft and reviving, sweet and free,Over the shadowless hill and lea,Over the barren heath. There are clouds and darkness around God’s […]
April
April O the wealth of pearly blossom! O the woodland’s emerald gleam!O the welcome, welcome sunshine on the diamond-sparkling stream! O the wealth of pearly blossom! O the woodland’s emerald gleam!O the welcome, welcome sunshine on the diamond-sparkling stream!O the carol from the hawthorn, and the trill from dazzling blue!O the glory of the spring-time, […]