Wake Not, O Mother, Sounds of Lamentation
Wake Not, O Mother, Sounds of Lamentation Wake not, O Mother, sounds of lamentation;Weep not, O widow, weep not hopelessly: Wake not, O Mother, sounds of lamentation;Weep not, O widow, weep not hopelessly:Strong is his arm, the bringer of salvation,Strong is the word of God to succor thee. Bear forth the cold corpse slowly, slowly […]
God Provideth for the Morrow
God Provideth for the Morrow Lo, the lilies of the field,How their leaves instruction yield! Lo, the lilies of the field,How their leaves instruction yield!Hark to nature’s lesson givenBy the blessed birds of Heaven.Every bush and tufted treeWarbles sweet philosophy;‘Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow:God provideth for the morrow. ‘Say, with richer crimson glowsThe kingly […]
Who Yonder on the Desert Heath
Who Yonder on the Desert Heath ‘Who yonder on the desert heath,Complains in feeble tone?’ ‘Who yonder on the desert heath,Complains in feeble tone?’‘A pilgrim in the vale of death,Faint, bleeding and alone.’ ‘How cam’st thou to this dismal strandOf danger, grief, and shame?’‘From blessed Sion’s holy land,By folly led, I came.’ ‘What ruffian hand […]
Creator of the Rolling Flood
Creator of the Rolling Flood Creator of the rolling flood!On whom thy people hope alone; Creator of the rolling flood!On whom thy people hope alone;Who cam’st, by water and by blood,For man’s offences to atone; Who from the labors of the deepDidst set thy servant Peter free,To feed on earth thy chosen sheep,And build an […]
Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem! enthroned once on high,Thou favored home of God on earth, thou heaven below the sky, Jerusalem, Jerusalem! enthroned once on high,Thou favored home of God on earth, thou heaven below the sky,Now brought to bondage with thy sons, a curse and grief to see,Jerusalem, Jerusalem, our tears shall flow for thee. […]
For the Same
For the Same The feeble pulse, the gasping breath,The clenched teeth, the glazed eye, The feeble pulse, the gasping breath,The clenched teeth, the glazed eye,Are these thy sting, thou dreadful Death?O Grave, are these thy victory? The mourners by our parting bed,The wife, the children weeping nigh,The dismal pageant of the dead, –These, these are […]
Room for the Proud!
Room for the Proud! Room for the proud! Ye sons of clay,From far his sweepin pomp survey, Room for the proud! Ye sons of clay,From far his sweepin pomp survey,Nor, rashly curious, clog the wayHis chariot wheels before. Lo, with what scorn his lofty eyeGlances o’er age and poverty,And bids intruding conscience flyFar from his […]
Spirit of Truth
Spirit of Truth Spirit of Truth, on this thy dayTo thee for help we cry; Spirit of Truth, on this thy dayTo thee for help we cry;To guide us through the dreary wayOf dark mortality. We ask not, Lord, thy cloven flame,Or tongues of various tone;But long thy praises to proclaimWith fervor in our own. […]
Sit Thou on My Right Hand, My Son
Sit Thou on My Right Hand, My Son ‘Sit thou on my right hand, my Son!’ saith the Lord.‘Sit thou on my right hand, my Son, ‘Sit thou on my right hand, my Son!’ saith the Lord.‘Sit thou on my right hand, my Son,Till in the fatal hourOf my wrath, and my power,Thy foes shall […]
Life Nor Death Shall Us Dissever
Life Nor Death Shall Us Dissever Life nor Death shall us disseverFrom his love who reigns for ever. Life nor Death shall us disseverFrom his love who reigns for ever.Will he fail us? Never, never,When to him we cry. Sin may seek to snare us,Fiery passion tear us,Doubt and fear and grim despair,Their fangs against […]