The Believer’s Safety II
The Believer’s Safety II That man no guard or weapons needs,Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows; That man no guard or weapons needs,Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows;But safe may pass, if duty leads,Through burning sands or mountain snows. Released from guilt he feels no fear,Redemption is his shield and tow’r;He sees his […]
The Believer’s Safety
The Believer’s Safety Incarnate God! the soul that knowsThy name’s mysterious power Incarnate God! the soul that knowsThy name’s mysterious powerShall dwell in undisturbed repose,Nor fear the trying hour. Thy wisdom, faithfulness and love,To feeble helpless worms;A buckler and a refuge prove,From enemies and storms. In vain the fowler spreads his net,To draw them from […]
None Upon Earth I Desire Besides Thee
None Upon Earth I Desire Besides Thee How tedious and tasteless the hours,When Jesus no longer I see; How tedious and tasteless the hours,When Jesus no longer I see;Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flow’rs,Have lost all their sweetness with me:The mid summer sun shines but dim,The fields strive in vain to look gay;But when […]
Pleading for Mercy
Pleading for Mercy In mercy, not in wrath, rebukeThy feeble worm, my God! In mercy, not in wrath, rebukeThy feeble worm, my God!My spirit dreads thine angry look,And trembles at thy rod. Have mercy, Lord, for I am weak,Regard my heavy groans;O let thy voice of comfort speak,And heal my broken bones! By day my […]
The Change
The Change Savior shine and cheer my soul,Bid my dying hopes revive; Savior shine and cheer my soul,Bid my dying hopes revive;Make my wounded spirit whole,Far away the tempter drive:Speak the word and set me free,Let me live alone to thee. Shall I sigh and pray in vain,Wilt thou still refuse to hear;Wilt thou not […]
Oh That I Were as in Months Past!
Oh That I Were as in Months Past! Sweet was the time when first I feltThe Savior’s pard’ning blood Sweet was the time when first I feltThe Savior’s pard’ning bloodApplied, to cleanse my soul from guilt,And bring me home to God. Soon as the morn the light revealed,His praises tuned my tongue;And when the evening […]
More With Us Than With Them
More With Us Than With Them Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,When he the Syrian army spied, Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,When he the Syrian army spied,But he was soon released from care,In answer to the prophet’s prayer. Straitway he saw, with other eyes,A greater army from the skies;A fiery guard around the hill,Thus are the saints preserved […]
The Borrowed Axe
The Borrowed Axe The prophets sons, in time of old,Though to appearance poor; The prophets sons, in time of old,Though to appearance poor;Were rich without possessing gold,And honored, though obscure. In peace their daily bread they eat,By honest labor earned;While daily at Elisha’s feet,They grace and wisdom learned. The prophet’s presence cheered their toil,They watched […]
Naaman
Naaman Before Elisha’s gateThe Syrian leper stood; Before Elisha’s gateThe Syrian leper stood;But could not brook to wait,He deemed himself too good:He thought the prophet would attend,And not to him a message send. Have I this journey come,And will he not be seen?I were as well at home,Would washing make me clean:Why must I wash […]
Jericho
Jericho Though Jericho pleasantly stood,And looked like a promising soil; Though Jericho pleasantly stood,And looked like a promising soil;The harvest produced little food,To answer the husbandman’s toil.The water some property had,Which poisonous proved to the ground;The springs were corrupted and bad,The streams spread a barrenness round. But soon by the cruse and the salt,Prepared by […]