To Ellen

To Ellen Ah wherefore should the silent tearDown Ellen’s youthful visage stray, Ah wherefore should the silent tearDown Ellen’s youthful visage stray,When such a Hand unseen is nearTo wipe each falling drop away;A hand that bears a balm from high,For every earthly tear and sigh? And wherefore mourn a parent’s doom,When such a Parent from […]

Inscription on A Monument

Inscription on A Monument What shall we write on this memorial stone?Thy merits? Thou didst rest on Christ’s alone. What shall we write on this memorial stone?Thy merits? Thou didst rest on Christ’s alone.Our sorrows? Thou woulds chide the selfish tear.Our love? Alas, it needs no record here.Praise to thy God and ours?  His truth […]

“Is This Thy Kindness to Thy Friend?”

“Is This Thy Kindness to Thy Friend?” Oh, think, how He, whom thou hast wounded,Hast scourged, and scorned, and spit upon, Oh, think, how He, whom thou hast wounded,Hast scourged, and scorned, and spit upon,Hath paid thy ransom, and compoundedFor thy distresses with his own!How He, whose blood thy sins have spilt,Whose limbs they to […]

A Fallen Sister

A Fallen Sister She is not dead she only sleeps:Life in her soul its vigil keeps: “The maid is not dead, but sleepeth.” She is not dead she only sleeps:Life in her soul its vigil keeps:Though dark the cloud, though strong the chain,Speak, Lord, and she shall live again! She is not dead: it cannot […]

Jesus Wept

Jesus Wept Did Christ o’er sinners weep?And shall our cheeks be dry? Did Christ o’er sinners weep? And shall our cheeks be dry?Let floods of penitential griefBurst forth from every eye. The Son of God in tearsThe angels wondering see:Hast thou no wonder, O my soul?He shed those tears for thee! He wept that we […]

“Return Unto Me, and I Will Return Unto Thee.”

“Return Unto Me, and I Will Return Unto Thee. Wilt Thou return to me, O Lord,If I return to Thee? Wilt Thou return to me, O Lord,If I return to Thee?O Heavenly truth!  O Gracious word!My Hope and Refuge be! Silence from Thy foot I dared to roam.My soul has found no rest,Chastised and contrite, […]

O That the Lord’s Salvation

O That the Lord’s Salvation O that the Lord’s salvationWere out of Zion come, O that the Lord’s salvationWere out of Zion come,To heal His ancient nation,To lead His outcasts home! How long the holy cityShall heathen feet profane?Return, O Lord, in pity;Rebuild her walls again. Let fall Thy rod of terror;Thy saving grace impart;Roll […]