Sad Thoughts
Sad Thoughts Yes, I am calm, am humbled now;The storm is rocked to rest; Yes, I am calm, am humbled now;The storm is rocked to rest;And I have learnt my head to bow,And count my lot the best. I would not struggle with my God,Or chide what He has given:Why should I murmur at the […]
The Pilgrim’s Progress
The Pilgrim’s Progress Blest is the broken, bleeding heart,For sin constrained to ache! Blest is the broken, bleeding heart,For sin constrained to ache!Soon Heavenly Hands shall bind it up,No more to bleed or break. Blest are the eyes, whose burning tearsO’er past transgressions fall!The Sun of Righteousness shall rise,To dry, or light them all. That […]
Aspirations
Aspirations I would not always sailUpon a sunny sea: I would not always sailUpon a sunny sea:The mountain wave, the sounding gale,Have deeper joys for me. Let others love to creepAlong the flowery dell:Be mine upon the craggy steep,Among the storms to dwell. The rock, the mist, the foam,The wonderful, the wildI feel they form […]
Morning Thoughts
Morning Thoughts Again, O Lord, I ope my eyes,Thy glorious light to see, Again, O Lord, I ope my eyes,Thy glorious light to see,And share the gifts so largely lentTo thankless man by Thee. And why has God o’er me this nightThe watch so kindly kept?And why have I so safely waked?And why so sweetly […]
“Lo, We Have Left All, and Followed Thee”
“Lo, We Have Left All, and Followed Thee” Jesus, I my cross have taken,All to leave and follow Thee: Jesus, I my cross have taken,All to leave and follow Thee:Destitute, despised, forsaken,Thou from hence my all shalt be.Perish, every fond ambition,All I’ve sought, and hoped, and known;Yet how rich is my condition,God and heaven are […]
My Spirit on Thy Care
My Spirit on Thy Care My spirit on thy care,Blest Saviour, I recline; My spirit on thy care,Blest Saviour, I recline;Thou wilt not leave me in despair,For thou art Love divine. In thee I place my trust,On thee I calmly rest;I know thee good, I know thee just,And count thy choice the best. Whate’er events […]
Abide with Me
Abide with Me Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide;The darkness thickens. Lord, with me abide Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide;The darkness thickens. Lord, with me abideWhen other helpers fail, and comforts flee,Help of the helpless, O abide with me! Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;Earth’s joys grow dim, its […]