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Charles Wesley • English
Matthew 6:10
O thou whom we adore! To bless our earth again, Assume thine own almighty power, And o'er the nations reign. The world's desire and hope, All power to thee is given; Now set the last great empire up, Eternal Lord of heaven! A gracious Saviour, thou Wilt all thy children bless; An…
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D. S. Warner • English
Acts 1:8
Tell me, pilgrim, trav’ling homeward, Are you holy, free from sin? Are you flashing light around you? Are you witnessing for Him? Yes! Yes! Yes! It fills my heart with glory To tell the hungry, thirsting soul Of the redemption story. Have you made a consecration Of yourself and e…
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James M. Gray • English
Malachi 3:1-3
He sat by a furnace of seven-fold heat, As he watched by the precious ore, And closer He bent with a searching gaze, As He heated it more and more, He knew He had ore that would stand the test, And He wanted the finest gold To mould as a crown for the King to wear, Set with gems…
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Benjamin Beddome (1787) • English
Acts 8:9
The holy eunuch, when baptiz'd, Went on his way with joy: And who can tell what rapturous thoughts, Did then his mind employ? "Is that most glorious Savior mine, "Of whom I lately read? "Who bearing all my sins and griefs, "Was number'd with the dead? "Is he who bursting from the…
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John Newton • English
Isaiah 32:2
He who on earth as man was known, And bore our sins and pains, Now, seated on th' eternal throne, The God of glory reigns. His hands the wheels of nature guide, With an unerring skill, And countless worlds, extended wide, Obey his sovereign will. While harps unnumbered sound his…
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Albert B. Simpson • English
Matthew 18:11
To the regions beyond I must go, I must go Where the story has never been told; To the millions that never have heard of His love, I must tell the sweet story of old. To the regions beyond I must go, I must go, Till the world, all the world, His salvation shall know. To the harde…
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Psalm 72
O God, to Thy Anointed King Give truth and righteousness; Thy people He will justly judge And give the poor redress. Then every fruitful mountain side Shall yield its rich increase, And righteousness in all the land Shall bear the fruit of peace. The poor man's cause He will main…
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Benjamin Beddome (1769) • English
Luke 15:20-24
Lo! what a rapturous joy possest The tender parent's throbbing breast, To see his spendthrift son return, And hear him his past follies mourn. Thus our bless'd Saviour wont despise The contrite heart for sacrifice; The deep-fetch'd sigh, the secret groan, Rises accepted to his th…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 53:4-6
Behold the wretch whose lust and wine Had wasted his estate, He begs a share among the swine, To taste the husks they eat! "I die with hunger here, 'he cries,' I starve in foreign lands, My father's house has large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. "I'll go, and with a mourn…
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Joel A. Erickson (2008) • English
Matthew 18:10-14
Hear the angels in heaven rejoicing today, For a lamb who was lost on the mountains away Has been found by the Shepherd Who sought for the stray; That lamb is home today. Safe at home in the fold, Free from danger and cold; While it follows the Shepherd and does what it’s told, T…
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Charles Wesley • English
Isaiah 57:2
Lord, I believe a rest remains, To all Thy people known, A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, And Thou art loved alone: A rest, where all our soul's desire Is fixed on things above; Where fear, and sin, and grief expire, Cast out by perfect love. O that I now the rest might know,…
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James Merrick • English
Isaiah 11:12
Arise, great God, and let Thy grace Its beams effuse on Jacob’s race: Restore the long lost scattered band, And call them to their native land. Their misery let Thy mercy heal, Their trespass hide, their pardon seal; Check in mid-course Thy dreadful ire, And bid its kindled flame…
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Clara McAlister Brooks • English
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Now the shadows of the evening Gently steal across the sky; Soon we’ll see our Savior coming— Lo, the hour is drawing nigh— Coming for the pure and holy, By His saints to be admired— Those redeemed from every nation, All in garments white attired. We shall meet Him, we shall meet…
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Barney Elliott Warren • English
John 5:28-29
In the resurrection morning, When the Savior comes, ’tis said, Robed in all His white adorning, He will raise the silent dead; With the mighty trumpet sound, Wake the nations from the ground; Lost of ages shall be found In the resurrection morn. In the resurrection morning, We sh…
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Philip Doddridge • English
Matthew 12:40
Yes, the Redeemer rose, The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish foes High raised His conquering head. In wild dismay The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. Lo! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait His high commands, And worship at His feet. Joyfu…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 30:4-5
Hosanna to the Prince of Light, That clothed himself in clay, Entered the iron gates of death, And tore the bars away. Death is no more the king of dread, Since our Immanuel rose; He took the tyrant's sting away, And spoiled our hellish foes. Raise your devotion, mortal tongues,…
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Joseph of the Studium • J. M. Neale (1862) • English
Psalm 107:80
Safe Home, safe Home in port! Rent cordage, shattered deck, Torn sails, provisions short, And only not a wreck: But O the joy upon the shore To tell our voyage perils o’er! The prize, the prize secure! The warrior nearly fell; Bare all he could endure, And bare not always well: B…
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L. H. Sigourney • English
Luke 15:11-24
The long-lost son, with streaming eyes, From folly just awake, Reviews his wanderings with surprise; His heart begins to break. I starve, he cries, nor can I bear The famine in this land, While servants of my father share The bounty of his hand. With deep repentance I'll return,…
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Charles Wesley • English
Exodus 33:18-19
Father of all, in whom alone We live and move and breathe, One bright celestial ray dart down And cheer thy sons beneath. When in thy word we search for thee, We search with trembling awe; Open our eyes and let us see The wonders of thy law. Now let our darkness comprehend The li…
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John Needham • English
Luke 12:16-20
Deluded souls! who think to find A silid bliss below: Bliss! the fair flower of Paradise, On earth can never grow. See how the foolish wretch is pleas'd, T' increase his wordly store; Too scanty now he finds his barns, And covets room for more. "What shall I do?" distrest he crie…
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James Relly • English
Matthew 8:20
Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! How excellent thy name! Unclouded heaven's in thy face, Thou venerable Lamb. Tho' thou wast rich in angel's songs, Thou willingly wast born To feel the rage of mortal Ttongues, Their ridicule and scorn. Tho' thou wast rich in pow'r supreme, Yet d…
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Philip Doddridge • English
Luke 6:25
In what confusion earth appears! God's dearest children bathed in tears; While they, who heaven itself deride, Riot in luxury and pride. But patient let my soul attend, And, ere I censure, view the end; That end, how different, who can tell? The wide extremes of heaven and hell.…
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Isaac Watts • English
Job 3:14-15
In vain the wealthy mortals toil, And heap their shining dust in vain, Look down and scorn the humble poor, And boast their lofty hills of gain. Their golden cordials cannot ease Their pained hearts or aching heads, Nor fright nor bribe approaching death From glitt'ring roofs and…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 49
Why do the proud insult the poor, And boast the large estates they have! How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave! They can’t redeem one hour from death With all the wealth in which they trust; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down t…
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Psalm 31
How great the goodness kept in store For those who fear thee and adore In meek humility. How great the deeds with mercy fraught Which openly thy hand has wrought For those who trust in thee. Secured by thine unfailing grace, In thee they find a hiding-place When foes their plots…
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Charles Wesley • English
2 Samuel 7:18
What am I, O Thou glorious God! And what my father’s house to Thee, That Thou such mercies hast bestowed On me, the chief of sinners, me! I take the blessing from above, And wonder at Thy boundless love. Me in my blood Thy love passed by, And stopped, my ruin to retrieve; Wept o’…
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Lewis Hartsough • English
1 Corinthians 10:4
In the Rifted Rock I'm resting, Sure and safe from all alarm; Storms and billows have united All in vain to do me harm; In the Rifted Rock I'm resting, Surf is dashing at my feet, Storm-clouds dark are o'er me hov'ring, Yet my rest is all complete. In the Rifted Rock I'm resting,…
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Psalm 37
The wicked, watching for their prey, Desire the righteous man to slay, But God is on his side; He will not leave him in their hands, Nor count him guilty when he stands In judgment to be tried. Wait on the Lord and keep His way; He will exalt thee, nor delay To give the land to t…
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Psalm 75
To Thee, O God, we render thanks, to Thee give thanks sincere, because Thy wondrous works declare that Thou art ever near. Thy righteous judgment, Thou hast said, shall in due time appear, and Thou who didst establish it wilt fill the earth with fear. Thou teachest meekness to th…
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Charles Wesley • English
Romans 10:6
Oft I in my heart have said, Who shall ascend on high, Mount to Christ my glorious head, And bring him from the sky? Borne on contemplation's wing, Surely I should find him there, Where the angels praise their King, And gain the morning-star. Oft I in my heart have said, Who to t…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 17
The rights of justice hear, O Lord, Attend unto my cry; A gracious ear my prayer afford, From lips which do not lie. O let my sentence from thy face Impartially proceed; The rights, and justice, of my case, Let thine eyes closely heed. My heart, and reins, thou Lord hast tried In…
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Anne Steele • English
Psalm 65
The rising morn, the closing day, Repeat thy praise with grateful voice; Both in their turns thy pow'r display, And, laden with thy gifts, rejoice. Earth's wide-extended, varying scenes, All smiling round, thy bounty show. From seas or clouds, full magazines, Thy rich diffusive b…
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D. N. Howe • English
Revelation 22:1
They sing of a river whose value and worth Exceeds richest treasure or gem, Whose flowing is unto the ends of the earth, Whose mission the ransom of men. The river of life, The river of life, The river of life, Is flowing for you, Is flowing for you, Is flowing for me. The river…
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Joseph C. Fisher • English
Revelation 22:1
There’s a river of life with its pure crystal light, Flowing out from the great white throne; In that beautiful land where there is no night, And where sorrow never can be known. By the crystal waters flashing, I stand all redeemed by the blood; I’ll forever praise my God and Kin…
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Philip Doddridge • English
Ezekiel 47:1
Great source of being and of love, Thou waterest all the worlds above, And all the joys we mortals know From Thine exhaustless fountain flow. A sacred spring at Thy command From Zion’s mount, in Canaan’s land, Beside Thy temple, cleaves the ground, And pours its limpid stream aro…
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Barney Elliott Warren (1891) • English
Psalm 36:8
Oh, drink of the river of pleasure, A deep, living stream of delight; The source of all blessings forever, It flashes in heaven’s pure light. Oh, drink of the river of pleasure and love, I feel it so deep in my soul; It gladdens the one who is born from above, And maketh the woun…
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Henry R. Trickett • English
Matthew 7:24
On what are you building, my brother, Your hopes of a eternal home? Is it loose, shifting sand, or the firm, solid rock, You are trusting for ages to come? Hearing and doing, we build on the Rock, Hearing alone, we build on the sand, Both will be tried by the storm and the flood,…
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Martha Shepard Lippincott • English
Psalm 31:3
Surely, surely, there is safety In the shelter of our Lord, He is ready to protect us, When His mercy is implored; Let us look to Him in trouble When upon life’s stormy sea, He will be a place of refuge, Where our souls at rest may be. He will lead us on to heaven If we follow in…
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Erastus Johnson • English
Psalm 18:31-32
O sometimes the shadows are deep, And rough seems the path to the goal, And sorrows, sometimes how they sweep Like tempests down over the soul! O then to the Rock let me fly, To the Rock that is higher than I; O then to the Rock let me fly, To the Rock that is higher than I! O so…
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Augustus Toplady • English
Psalm 61:2
Encompassed with clouds of distress, And tempted all hope to resign, I pant for the light of thy face, That I in thy beauty may shine. Disheartened with waiting so long, I sink at thy feet with my load; All plaintive I pour out my song, And stretch forth my hands unto God. Shine,…
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2 Corinthians 6:2
O the rocks and the mountains shall all flee away, And you shall have a new hiding place that day. Sinner, sinner, give up your heart to God, And you shall have a new hiding place, that day. Seeker, seeker, give up your heart to God, And you shall have a new hiding place, that da…
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Jennie Wilson • English
Psalm 29:11
Will my name be found on the roll of the faithful, In that great assembly by and by, When a true account of our service is rendered, When we gather there beyond the sky? Will my name be found on the roll of the faithful, By and by, by and by? Will the words “well done,” unto me b…
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Barney Elliott Warren (1900) • English
Song of Solomon 2:1
Lord Jesus, my sweet Rose of Sharon, My Prophet, my Priest, and my King— To Thee I will sing all my praises, For blessings Thy mercy doth bring. All glory and honor to Jesus, Who offered His life on the cross, To open a fountain for sinners, And purchase a world that was lost. Sw…
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Cecil Frances Alexander (1852) • English
1 Chronicles 29:15
The roseate hues of early dawn, The brightness of the day, The crimson of the sunset sky, How fast they fade away! O for the pearly gates of heav'n! O for the golden floor! O for the Sun of Righteousness That setteth nevermore! The highest hopes we cherish here, How fast they tir…
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John Chandler • English
Galatians 6:14
The royal banner is unfurled, The cross is reared on high, On which the Saviour of the world Is stretched in agony. See! through His holy hands and feet The cruel nails they drive: Our ransom thus is made complete, Our souls are saved alive. And see! the spear that pierced His si…
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D. S. Warner • English
John 13
Come within that upper chamber, See the King of love and peace, Rising from the paschal supper, Lo, he takes a servant’s place. Now he lays aside his mantle, And to show his love complete, Humbly bowing there before them, Washes his disciples’ feet. Will we keep our Lord’s exampl…
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Frederick M. Lehman (1909) • English
Romans 8:35
Central’s never “busy,” always on the line; You may hear from heaven almost any time; ’Tis a royal service, free for one and all; When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call. Telephone to glory, oh, what joy divine! I can feel the current moving on the line, Built by God…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 15
"I lift my banner," saith the Lord, "Where Antichrist has stood; The city of my gospel foes Shall be a field of blood. "My heart has studied just revenge, And now the day appears; The day of my redeemed is come To wipe away their tears. "Quite weary is my patience grown, And bids…
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Joseph Stennett (1743) • English
Nehemiah 13:19
Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day that God has blessed. Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to weary minds; A blessed antepast is giv'n, On this day more than all the sev'n. O that our t…
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Anne Steele • English
Exodus 20:11
Great God, this sacred day of Thine Demands the soul's collected powers; Gladly we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours: O may our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to Thy throne. All-seeing God! thy piercing eye can every secret thought explore; May worldly…
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Charles Wesley • English
Matthew 28:18-20
Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Honor the means enjoin'd by Thee, Make good our Apostolic boast, And own thy glorious ministry. We now thy promis'd presence claim, Sent to disciple all mankind, Sent to baptize into thy name, We now thy promis'd presence find. Father in these r…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 46:4
There is a stream whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God; Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And wat’ring our divine abode. Flow on silent river, flow on, flow forever! Thy waters shall fail us never, Flow, flow, flow! That sacred stream, Thy holy Word, Supports…
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Thomas Jervis • English
Psalm 5:7
With joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal Love. Before thy throne we bow, O thou almighty King; Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of praise we sing. While in thy house we kneel, With trust and holy fear…
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Psalm 51
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
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Anne Steele (1760) • English
Psalm 27
The LORD, my Savior, is my light; what terrors can my soul affright? While GOD my strength, my life is near, what potent arm shall make me fear? The greatest joy my heart desires, and for which all my soul aspires, is in GOD's house to spend my days, my life devoted to His praise…
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Psalm 34
God guards the good with watchful eye, His ear attentive to their cry; Against the wicked sets His face, From earth their memory to erase. The righteous cry, Jehovah hears, And rescues them from all their fears; The Lord draws nigh to broken hearts, To contrite spirits help impar…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 1
How truly blest are they who shun the sinners' ways, among their counsels never stand, nor take the scorners' place, But make the law of God their study and delight amid the labors of the day and watches of the night. He like a tree shall thrive with waters near the root. Fresh a…
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Isaac Watts (1719) • English
Psalm 125
Unshaken as the sacred hills, And fix'd as mountains stand; Firm as a rock the soul shall rest That trusts th' Almighty hand. Not walls nor hills could guard so well Fair Salem's happy ground, As these eternal arms of love That ev'ry saint surround. Do good, O Lord, do good to th…
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Isaac Watts (1709) • English
Psalm 6:6
Give me the wings of faith to rise Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. Once they were mourning here below And wet their cheeks with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts and fears. I ask them whenc…
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Charles Wesley • English
Hebrews 12:22-24
The saints on earth and those above But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake. One family, we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath; Tho' now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. One army of the living God, To His comm…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 125
Firm and unmoved are they That rest their souls on God; Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and his almighty love Embrace his saints around. What though the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke…
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Psalm 98:2
O sight of anguish! view it near, What weeping innocence is here, A manger for his bed! The brutes yield refuge to his woe, Men the worst brutes no pity show, Nor give him friendly aid. Why do no rapid thunders roll? Why do no tempests rock the pole? O miracle of grace! Or why no…
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Franklin L. Eiland • English
Romans 1:15-16
Preach the gospel of Jesus 'tis God's pow'r unto salvation, to all who it, believeth and believing it obey; 'Tis the same gospel story just as beautiful and true, And as quick and full of power as it was when it was new. 'Tis the same old gospel story just as beautiful and true,…
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Arthur F. Ingler • English
1 Corinthians 7:31
No doubt, my dear friends, you have heard people say: “I’m sick of this ‘up-and-down’ life; I wish I could find ‘a more excellent way’, Where cometh no envy and strife.” “Where cometh no envy and strife, With anger and selfishness rife; I wish I could find ‘a more excellent way’,…
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Charles Wesley • English
Exodus 34:6
Father of everlasting grace, thy goodness and thy truth we praise, thy goodness and thy truth we prove; thou hast, in honor of thy Son, the gift unspeakable sent down, the Spirit of life, and power and love. Send us the Spirit of thy Son, to make the depths of Godhead known, to m…
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Samuel Rutherford • English
Deuteronomy 3:25
The sands of time are sinking; the dawn of heaven breaks; the summer morn I've sighed for, the fair sweet morn awakes; dark, dark has been the midnight, but dayspring is at hand, and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmanuel's land. The King there in His beauty without a veil is seen; it…
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W. H. Bagby • English
Revelation 3:20
Behold the Saviour at your door Your kindest, truest Friend Is seeking entrance to your heart, Your life with His to blend. The Saviour’s knocking at your door, And asking entrance in, He’s knocking, asking o’er and o’er; Oh, open unto Him! Oh yes, the blessed Son of God, Tho’ Lo…
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Thomas Hastings • English
Matthew 26:41
The Saviour bids thee watch and pray Through life's momentous hour; And grants the Spirit's quickening ray To those who seek his power. The Saviour bids thee watch and pray, Maintain a warrior's strife; O Christian! hear his voice to-day: Obedience is thy life. The Saviour bids t…
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H. G. Jackson • English
Hebrews 4:7
O sinner, hear the Savior’s voice, He calls you,—haste away; Come, make His law of love your choice; He calls you,—come today. Come, sinner, come today, Come to the blessed Savior, Make no delay, but haste away; He calls you,—come today. From folly, unbelief and sin, He calls you…
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William Robertson • English
Isaiah 53
The Saviour comes! no outward pomp Bespeaks His presence nigh; No earthly beauty shines in Him To draw the carnal eye. Rejected and despised of men, Behold a Man of woe! And grief His close companion still Through all His life below! Yet all the griefs He felt were ours, Ours wer…
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P. P. Bilhorn • English
Hebrews 7:25
The Saviour is my all in all, He is my constant theme! By simply trusting in his word He keeps me pure and clean. Glory! oh, glory! Jesus hath redeemed me; Glory! oh, glory! He washed my sins away! His Spirit gives sweet peace within, And bids all care depart! He fills my soul wi…
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Frans Mikael Franzen • Ernst W. Olson • English
Matthew 28:1-8
The Saviour is risen, Light bursts from the tomb; The living fulfillment Of Scripture is come. Adored by the angels, The Victor comes forth To claim for His kingdom The ransomed on earth. The seal has been broken, The stone rolled away, And fled are the watchers In fear and disma…
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Samuel Medley • English
John 14:19
The Saviour lives, no more to die; He lives, the Lord enthroned on high; He lives triumphant o'er the grave; He lives, eternally to save. He lives, to still his servants' fears; He lives, to wipe away their tears; He lives, their mansions to prepare; He lives, to bring them safel…
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Ottiwell Heginbotham • English
Psalm 50:14
Now let my soul, eternal King, To thee its grateful tribute bring; My knee with humble homage bow, My tongue perform its solemn vow. All nature sings thy boundless love, In worlds below and worlds above; But in thy blessèd word I trace Diviner wonders of thy grace. Here Jesus bid…
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Fanny J. Crosby • English
Exodus 33:15
I must have the Saviour with me, For I dare not walk alone; I must feel his presence near me, And his arm around me thrown. Then my soul shall fear no ill; Let him lead me where he will, I will go without a murmur, And his footsteps follow still. I must have the Saviour with me,…
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William Cowper • English
John 1:10
The Saviour, what a noble flame Was kindl'd in his brest, When hasting to Jerusalem, He march'd before the rest! Good-will to men and zeal for God His ev'ry thought engross; He longs to be baptiz'd with blood; He pants to reach his cross. With all his suff'rings full in view, And…
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Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf • C. Kinchen • English
Matthew 22:11-14
The Savior’s blood and righteousness My beauty is, my glorious dress; Thus well arrayed, I need not fear, When in His presence I appear. The holy, spotless, Lamb of God, Who freely gave His life and blood For all my numerous sins to atone, I for my Lord and Savior own. Therefore…
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Charles Wesley • English
Psalm 24:10
Jesu, thou art our king, To me thy succour bring; Christ, the mighty one art thou, Help for all on thee is laid; This the word, I claim it now, Send me now the promis'd aid. High on thy father's throne, O look with pity down; Help, O help! attend my call, Captive lead captivity:…
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William Hiley Bathurst • English
Titus 2:13
Jesus, your Church with longing eyes For your expected coming waits. When will the promised light arise And glory beam from heaven's gates? E'en now, when tempests round us fall And wintry clouds o'ercast the sky, Your words with pleasure we recall And know that our redemption's…
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Psalm 23
My Shepherd is the Lord who knows my needs, And I am blest; By quiet streams, in pastures green, He leads And makes me rest. My soul He saves and for His own Name's sake He guides my feet the paths of right to take. Though in death's vale and shadow be my way I fear no ill, For T…
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