Prayer for Purity
Prayer for Purity O Thou, to whose all-searching sightThe darkness shineth as the light, O Thou, to whose all-searching sightThe darkness shineth as the light,Search, prove my heart; it pants for Thee;O burst these bonds, and set it free! Wash out its stains, refine its dross,Nail my affections to the Cross;Hallow each thought; let all […]
Lift up Your Hearts to Things Above
Lift up Your Hearts to Things Above Lift up your hearts to things above,Ye followers of the Lamb, Lift up your hearts to things above,Ye followers of the Lamb,And join with us to praise his love,And glorify his name. To Jesu’s name give thanks and sing,Whose mercies never end:Rejoice! rejoice! the Lord is king;The King […]
Jesus, Soft, Harmonious Name
Jesus, Soft, Harmonious Name Jesus, soft, harmonious name,Every faithful heart’s desire; Jesus, soft, harmonious name,Every faithful heart’s desire;See thy followers, O Lamb!All at once to thee aspire:Drawn by thy uniting grace,After thee we swiftly run,Hand in hand we seek thy face:Come, and perfect us in one. Mollify our harsher will;Each to each our tempers suit,By […]
God of All Consolation
God of All Consolation God of all consolation, takeThe glory of thy grace! God of all consolation, takeThe glory of thy grace!Thy gifts to thee we render backIn ceaseless songs of praise. Through thee we now together came,In singleness of heart;We met, O Jesus, in thy name,And in thy name we part. We part in […]
Jesus, Accept the Praise
Jesus, Accept the Praise Jesus, accept the praiseThat to thy name belongs; Jesus, accept the praiseThat to thy name belongs;Matter of all our lays,Subject of all our songs:Through thee we now together came,And part exulting in thy name. In flesh we part awhile,But still in spirit joined,To embrace the happy toilThou hast to each assigned;And […]
Lord, We Thy Will Obey
Lord, We Thy Will Obey Lord, we thy will obey,And in thy pleasure rest; Lord, we thy will obey,And in thy pleasure rest;We, only we, can say,“Whatever is, is best;”Joyful to meet, willing to part,Convinced we still are one in heart. Hereby we sweetly knowOur love proceeds from thee,We let each other go,From every creature […]
Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine
Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine Come, let us use the grace divine,And all, with one accord, Come, let us use the grace divine,And all, with one accord,In a perpetual covenant joinOurselves to CHRIST the LORD: Give up ourselves, through Jesu’s power,His name to glorify;And promise, in this sacred hour,For GOD to live and […]
O Saviour, Cast a Gracious Smile!
O Saviour, Cast a Gracious Smile! O Saviour, cast a gracious smile!Our gloomy guilt, and selfish guile, O Saviour, cast a gracious smile!Our gloomy guilt, and selfish guile,And shy distrust remove;The true simplicity impart,To fashion every passive heart,And mould it into love. Our naked hearts to thee we raise;Whate’er obstructs thy work of grace,For ever […]
O Thou, Our Husband, Brother, Friend
O Thou, Our Husband, Brother, Friend O Thou, our Husband, Brother, Friend,Behold a cloud of incense rise! O Thou, our Husband, Brother, Friend,Behold a cloud of incense rise!The prayers of saints to heaven ascend,Grateful, accepted sacrifice. Regard our prayers for Zion’s peace;Shed in our hearts thy love abroad;Thy gifts abundantly increase;Enlarge, and fill us all […]
God of Love, That Hear’st the Prayer
God of Love, That Hear’st the Prayer God of love, that hear’st the prayer,Kindly for thy people care, God of love, that hear’st the prayer,Kindly for thy people care,Who on thee alone depend:Love us, save us to the end. Save us, in the prosperous hour,From the flattering tempter’s power,From his unsuspected wiles,From the world’s pernicious […]