Fountain of All the Good We See
Fountain of All the Good We See Fountain of all the good we seeStreaming from heaven above, Fountain of all the good we seeStreaming from heaven above,Saviour! our faith we act on Thee,And exercise our love. ‘Tis not the outward food we eatDoth this new strength afford;‘Tis Thou, whose presence makes it meat,Thou the life-giving […]
Blest Be The God Whose Tender Care
Blest Be The God Whose Tender Care Blest be the God whose tender carePrevents His children’s cry; Blest be the God whose tender carePrevents His children’s cry;Whose pity, providently near,Doth all our wants supply. Blest be the God whose bounty’s storeThese cheering gifts imparts;Who veils in bread the secret powerThat feeds and glads our hearts. […]
Father, Our Eyes We Lift to Thee
Father, Our Eyes We Lift to Thee Father, our eyes we lift to Thee,And taste our daily bread: Father, our eyes we lift to Thee,And taste our daily bread:‘Tis now Thy open hand we see,And on Thy bounty feed. ‘Tis now the meaner creatures joinRichly Thy grace to prove;Fulfil Thy primitive design,Enjoy’d by thankful love. […]
Parent of Good, Whose Plenteous Grace
Parent of Good, Whose Plenteous Grace Parent of good, whose plenteous graceO’er all Thy creatures flows, Parent of good, whose plenteous graceO’er all Thy creatures flows,Humbly we ask Thy power to blessThe food Thy love bestows. Thy love provides the sober feast:A second gift impart,Give us with joy our food to taste,And with a single […]
Captain of My Salvation, Hear!
Captain of My Salvation, Hear! Captain of my salvation, hear!Stir up Thy strength, and bow the skies: Captain of my salvation, hear!Stir up Thy strength, and bow the skies:Be Thou, the God of battles, near;In all Thy majesty arise! The day, the dreadful day’s at hand!In battle cover Thou my head:Past is Thy word: I […]
Summon’d My Labour to Renew
Summon’d My Labour to Renew Summon’d my labour to renew,And glad to act my part, Summon’d my labour to renew,And glad to act my part,Lord, in Thy name my task I do,And with a single heart. End of my every action Thou!Thyself in all I see:Accept my hallow’d labour now;I do it unto Thee. Whate’er […]
Son of the Carpenter, Receive
Son of the Carpenter, Receive Son of the Carpenter, receiveThis humble work of mine; Son of the Carpenter, receiveThis humble work of mine;Worth to my meanest labour give,By joining it to Thine. Servant of all, to toil for manThou wouldst not, Lord, refuse:Thy Majesty did not disdainTo be employ’d for us. Thy bright example I […]
Being of Beings, God of Love
Being of Beings, God of Love Being of beings, God of Love,To Thee our hearts we raise; Being of beings, God of Love,To Thee our hearts we raise;Thy all-sustaining power we prove,And gladly sing Thy praise. Thine, wholly Thine, we pant to be;Our sacrifice receive;Made, and preserved, and saved by Thee,To Thee ourselves we give. […]
Enslaved to Sense, to Pleasure Prone
Enslaved to Sense, to Pleasure Prone Enslaved to sense, to pleasure prone,Fond of created good; Enslaved to sense, to pleasure prone,Fond of created good;Father, our helplessness we own,And trembling taste our food. Trembling, we taste: for ah! no moreTo Thee the creatures lead;Changed, they exert a fatal power,And poison while they feed. Cursed for the […]
Fountain of Being, Source of Good
Fountain of Being, Source of Good Fountain of Being, Source of Good!At whose almighty breath Fountain of Being, Source of Good!At whose almighty breathThe creature proves our bane or food,Dispensing life or death: Thee we address with humble fear;Vouchsafe Thy gifts to crown;Father of All, Thy children hear,And send a blessing down. O, may our […]