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O Happy Band of Pilgrims

St. Joseph the Hymnographer (850) • J. M. Neale (1862) • English

Romans 8:16-17

O happy band of pilgrims, if onward ye will tread, with Jesus as your fellow, to Jesus as your Head! O happy if ye labour as Jesus did for men! O happy if ye hunger as Jesus hungered then! The cross that Jesus carried he carried as your due: the crown that Jesus weareth he wearet…

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O Happy Home

Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1833) • Sarah B. Findlater (1858) • English

Genesis 18:19

O happy home, where thou art loved the dearest, thou loving Friend and Savior of our race, and where among the guests there never cometh one who can hold such high and honored place! O happy home, where two in heart united in holy faith and blessed hope are one, whom death a litt…

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O happy is the man who hears

Michael Bruce • English

2 Chronicles 1:11-12

How happy are all they who hear true Wisdom's guiding voice; and who her understanding make their early, only choice. For she has treasures greater far than east or west unfold; and her rewards more precious are than all their stores of gold. In her right hand she holds to view a…

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O Happy Soul That Lives On High

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 136

Oh, happy soul that lives on high, While men lie grov'ling here, His hopes are fix'd above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. His conscience knows no secret stings, While grace and joy combine To form a life whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. He waits in secret on his Go…

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O he whom Jesus loved has truly spoken

John Greenleaf Whittier • English

John 4:21

O, he whom Jesus loved has truly spoken! The holier worship, which God deigns to bless, Restores the lost, and heals the spirit-broken, And feeds the widow and the fatherless. Then, brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother! For where love dwells, the peace of God is there; To w…

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O Hear My Prayer, Lord

John Craig (1564) • English

Psalm 143

Oh, hear my prayèr, Lord, And unto my desire To bow thine ear accord, I humbly thee require; And, in thy faithfulness, Unto me answer make, And, in thy righteousness, Upon me pity take. In judgment enter not With me thy servant poor; For why, this well I wot, No sinner can endure…

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O Hear, My People, Hear Me Well

Naḥman, of Bratslav (ca. 1800) • English

Hosea 6:6

O hear, my people, hear me well: "I have no need for sacrifice; but mercy, loving kindness shall alone for life and good suffice." Then source of peace, lead us to peace, a place profound, and wholly true. And lead us to a mastery o'er drives in us that war pursue. May deeds we d…

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O Heart, Awake

Bertah Mason • English

Hebrews 10:22

O heart, awake; one loving word For Him who bore thy every fear; Shall not thy voice of praise be heard With those who now are gathered here! O heart, awake; He died for thee; O heart, awake; it cannot be Thou hast for Him no gift to bring, No word to speak, no song to sing. O he…

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O height and depth of boundless love

Paul Henkel • English

Psalm 71

O, Height and depth of boundless love, Not men below, nor saints above! Can search the great Creator's Ways, Or know the riches of his grace. Not angels search, nor human skill, Can ever comprehend his will; His judgments, counsels and his mind, The wisest creature cannot find. Y…

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O help us, Lord; each hour of need

Henry Hart Milman (1827) • English

Psalm 46:1

O help us, Lord! each hour of need thy heavenly succour give; help us in thought and word and deed each hour one earth we live. O help us, when our spirits bleed with contrite anguish sore and when our hearts are cold and dead, O help us, Lord, the more. O help us, through the pr…

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O Hide Me

Charles Price Jones • English

Psalm 143:9

My soul, O Lord, is much distressed, I flee unto Thee to hide me; Where else, O Lord, can a soul find rest? I flee unto Thee to hide me. O hide me from the hidden foe, O hide me from a world of woe, O keep my feet wheree'r I go, I flee unto Thee to hide me. When storms arise and…

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O Hold Me Fast

L. J. Williams • English

Psalm 119:116-117

Oh, let me grow from day to day More perfect, Lord, and strong alway; And may my faith be ever strong, That I may praise Thee in my song. Oh, hold me fast, and give my voice A song of Thee, my heart’s first choice; Oh, hold me fast, and take my hand, And guide me to the promised…

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O Holy City, Seen of John

Walter Russell Bowie (1909) • English

Isaiah 25:8

O Holy City, seen of John, Where Christ, the Lamb, does reign, Within those four-square walls shall come No night, nor need, nor pain, And where the tears are wiped from eyes That shall not weep again. O shame to us who rest content While lust and greed for gain In street and sho…

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O holy Emmanuel thy mystery divine

James Relly • English

Matthew 1:23

O holy Emman'el! thy Myst'ry divine, From Glory to Glory, on Zion shall shine, The Myst'ry of God espous'd to a Worm, Who neither had Merit, nor beautiful Form; Yet rais'd to the Bosom of God, the Supreme, She sings she is like him, yet does not blaspheme. O lovely Emman'el! illu…

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O holy father righteous God

Paul Henkel • English

1 Peter 4:12-19

O Holy Father, righteous God! Our souls are fill'd with fear; Thy punishments, thy scourge and rod, Have now approached near. Distressed and alarm'd we stand, To see our awful state; Thy judgments on our guilty land, Is what we must await. Thy punishments are very just, O Lord, w…

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O Holy Ghost eternal God

Barthold Helder • August Crull • English

John 14:16-18

O Holy Ghost, eternal God, Best Comfort for life's rugged road, With all my heart I pray to Thee; Hear my entreaty graciously. O Lord, be Thou my Comforter, Lest in my sins I might despair; Protect me from the snares of hell, Grant that in Jesus Christ I dwell; That always I may…

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O Holy Ghost, the Comforter

Jane Euphemia Saxby • English

John 14:16

O Holy Ghost, the Comforter, How is thy love despised, While the heart longs for sympathy And friends are idolized. O Spirit of the living God, Brooding with dove-like wings Over the helpless and the weak Among created things! Where should our feebleness find strength, Our helple…

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O Holy Ghost, Thy people bless

H. W. Baker • English

Genesis 1:1-4

O Holy Ghost, thy people bless who long to feel thy might, and fain would grow in holiness as children of the light To thee we bring, who art the Lord, our selves to be thy throne; let every thought, and deed, and word thy pure dominion own. Life-giving Spirit, o’er us move, as o…

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O Holy Night

Placide Cappeau (1847) • John S. Dwight • English

Isaiah 52:7

O holy night! the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope- the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! Fall on your…

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O Holy Spirit, Enter In

Michael Schirmer (1650) • Catherine Winkworth (1862) • English

Psalm 51

O Holy Spirit, enter in, and in our hearts your work begin, your dwelling place now make us. Sun of the soul, O Light divine, around and in us brightly shine, to joy and gladness wake us that we may be truly living, to you giving prayer unceasing and in love be still increasing.…

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O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace

Bartholomaüs Ringwaldt (1581) • Sören Jonassön (1693) • English

Psalm 19:7

O Holy Spirit, grant us grace that we our Lord and Savior in faith and fervent love embrace and truly serve him ever, so that when death is near at hand we at his cross may firmly stand and there find our salvation. Help us that we your saving Word in faithful hearts may treasure…

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O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace

Charles Coffin (1736) • John Chandler (1837) • English

John 14:10

O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace, eternal fount of love, inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts with fire from heaven above. As thou in bond of love dost join the Father and the Son, so fill us all with mutual love, and knit our hearts in one. All glory to the Father be, all glory to th…

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O Holy, Holy, Holy Lord

James Wallis Eastburn • English

Isaiah 6:3

O Holy, holy, holy Lord, Bright in Thy deeds and in Thy name, For ever be Thy Name adored, Thy glories let the world proclaim. O Jesus, Lamb once crucified To take our load of sins away, Thine be the hymn that rolls its tide Along the realm of upper day. O Holy Spirit from above,…

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O holy, holy, holy Lord The Almighty God alone

English

Revelation 4:8-9

O Holy! holy! holy LORD! th' Almighty GOD alone! Who was and is, and art to come: who sittest on the throne: And who for ever, ever liv'st! we render thanks to Thee: To Thee all honour, glory yield: nor ever cease shall we.

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O How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils Are Ended

Simon Dach • Henry W. Longfellow • English

2 Corinthians 4:16-17

Oh, how blest are they whose toils are ended, Who through death have unto God ascended! They have arisen From the cares which keep us still in prison. We are still as in a dungeon living, Still oppressed with sorrow and misgiving; Our undertakings Are but toils and troubles and h…

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O how divine how sweet the joy

John Needham • English

Luke 15:7

O, how divine, how sweet the joy, When but one sinner turns, And, with an humble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns! Pleased with the news, the saints below In songs their tongues employ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heaven is filled with joy. Well pleased the Fath…

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O how doth God our souls surprise

James Relly • English

Galatians 3:27

O! how doth God our souls surprise, When he our conscience doth baptize Into the holy Nature; Where, free from all Offence and blame, We now possess in Christ the Lamb, The Fulness of his Stature. No free Are we And shall ever, In our Saviour, Stand perfected; With him to this Gr…

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O How Good Is Christ the Lord

English

1 Corinthians 15

O how good is Christ the Lord! On the cross he died for me. In three days he rose again. Glory be to Jesus! Glory be to Jesus! Glory be to Jesus! In three days he rose again. Glory be to Jesus!

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O How Great Is Thy Compassion

August Crull • English

2 Corinthians 9:15

Oh, how great is Your compassion, Faithful Father, God of grace, That with all our fallen race In our depth of degradation You had mercy so that we Might be saved eternally! Your great love for this hath striven That we may, from sin made free, Live with You eternally. Your dear…

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O How He Loves

Marianne Nunn • English

Proverbs 18:24

One there is above all others, O how he loves! His is love beyond a brother’s, O how he loves! Earthly friends may fail or leave us, One day kind, the next deceive us; But this friend will never leave us, O how he loves! ‘Tis eternal life to know him, O how he loves! Think, O thi…

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O How He Loves Me

Johnson Oatman • English

John 3:16

I have a Friend, a precious Friend, Oh, how he loves me; He says his love will never end, Oh, how he loves me; Oh, how he loves me, Oh, how he loves me; I know not why, I only cry, “Oh, how he loves me.” Why he should come I cannot tell, Oh, how he loves me; In my poor broken hea…

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O How I Love Jesus

Frederick Whitfield • English

Isaiah 53:4

There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth; it sounds like music in my ear, the sweetest name on earth. O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, because he first loved me! It tells me of a Savior's love, who died to set me free; it tells me of his…

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O How I Love Thy Holy Law

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 119

O how I love your holy law! It’s daily my delight! From you my meditations draw divine advice by night. If I’m a stranger, or at home, it’s my perpetual feast; Not honey dropping from the comb So much allures my taste. No treasures so enrich the mind; nor shall your word be sold…

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O how I love thy law, it is my study

English

Psalm 119:73-78

O how love I thy law! it is my study all the day: it makes me wiser than my foes; for it doth with me stay. Than all my teachers now I have more understanding far; because my meditation still thy testimonies are. In understanding I excel even those that aged be; because thy prece…

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O How Kindly Hast Thou Led Me

Thomas Grinfield • English

Hebrews 12:7-11

O how kindly hast Thou led me, Heav’nly Father, day by day; Found my dwelling, clothed and fed me, Furnished friends to cheer my way! Didst Thou bless me, didst Thou chasten, With Thy smile or with Thy rod, ’Twas that still my step might hasten Homeward, heav’nward, to my God. O…

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O How Love I Thy Law

English

Psalm 19

Unspotted is the fear of God, And ever doth endure; The judgments of the Lord are truth, And righteousness most pure. O how love I Thy law, O how love I Thy law; It is my meditation all the day; O how love I Thy law, O how love I Thy law; It is my meditation all the day. They mor…

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O How Love I Thy Law

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Psalm 19

God’s law is perfect, and converts the soul in sin that lies: God’s testimony is most sure, and makes the simple wise. The statutes of the Lord are right, and do rejoice the heart: the Lord’s command is pure, and doth light to the eyes impart. Unspotted is the fear of God, and do…

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O How Shall I Receive Thee?

Paul Gerhardt (1653) • Arthur T. Russell (1855) • English

Psalm 118:25-26

Oh, how shall I receive thee, how meet thee on thy way, bless’d hope of ev’ry nation, my soul’s delight and stay? O Jesus, Jesus, give me now by thine own pure light to know whate’er is pleasing and welcome in thy sight. Love caused thine incarnation; Love brought thee here to me…

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O I Love To Talk with Jesus

English

Jeremiah 12:1

O I love to talk with Jesus, for it smoothes the rugged road; And it seems to help me onward, when I faint beneath my load; When my heart is crush'd with sorrow and my eyes with tears are dim, There is naught can yield me comfort like a little talk with Him. Oft I tell Him I am w…

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O I Want to See Him

R. H. Cornelius (1916) • English

1 John 3:2

As I journey through the land singing as I go, Pointing souls to Calvary– to the crimson flow, Many arrows pierce my soul from without, within; But my Lord leads me on, through Him I must win. Oh, I want to see Him, look upon His face, There to sing forever of His saving grace; O…

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O Israel's Shepherd, Joseph's guide

English

Psalm 80

O Isr'els shepherd, Joseph's guide, Our pray'rs to thee vouchsafe to hear; Thou that dost on the cherubs ride, Again in solemn state appear. Behold how Benjamin expects, With Ephraim and Manasseh join'd, In our celiv'rance, the effects Of thy resistless strength to find. Do thou…

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O it is hard to work for God

Frederick W. Faber • English

Romans 8:31

O, it is hard to work for God, To rise and take his part Upon this battle-field of earth, And not sometimes lose heart! He hides himself so wondrously, As though there were no God; He is least seen when all the powers Of ill are most abroad; Or he deserts us in the hour The fight…

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O It Is Wonderful

Chas. H. Gabriel • English

John 15:13

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me, Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me. I tremble to know that for me he was crucified, That for me, a sinner, he suffered, he bled and died. Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me Enough to die for me! Oh, it is…

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O Jehova omnipotente Dios

Daniel C. Roberts • Anonymous • Spanish

Acts 7:32

¡Oh Jehová, omnipotente Dios! Tú que entre orbes reinas con poder, Presta tu oído a nuestra humilde voz, Nuestra canción hoy dígnate atender. Eterno Padre, nuestro corazón, A Ti profesa un inefable amor; Entre nosotros tu presencia pon; Tiéndenos, pues, tu brazo protector. A nues…

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O Jehovah, Hear My Words

English

Psalm 5

Hear my words, O LORD my God; listen to my sighs and groans. Hear my cry, my king, my God, I will pray to you alone. When the morning comes, O LORD, you shall hear my pleading cries; I will watch when comes the dawn; I will bring my sacrifice. Surely you are not a God who in evil…

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O Jehovah, hear my words, And my meditation weigh

English

Psalm 5:1-6

O Jehovah, hear my words, And my meditation weigh; Hear my cry, my king, my God, For to Thee, O Lord, I’ll pray. In the morning, Lord, my voice Thou shalt hear in suppliant cries; In the morning, Lord, to Thee I will lift my waiting eyes. Thou, Jehovah, art a God Who in sin canno…

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O Jerusalem

Charles Price Jones • English

Isaiah 52:2

O Jerusalem, get you out of the dust, Arise and shine; O Jerusalem, come and live in the light divine. O Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, Get you up, arise and shine! O Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, Come and walk in the light divine. O Jerusalem, hear the voice of thy God As He calls to thee: O…

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O Jesu, King of Glory!

Martin Behm (1606) • Catherine Winkworth (1858) • English

Matthew 2:1-12

O Jesus, King of glory, Both David's Lord and Son! Your rule endures forever; In heaven is Your throne. Help that in earth's dominions, From pole to farthest pole, Your reign may spread salvation To each benighted soul. The eastern Magi, coming Their gifts of love to bring, Bear…

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O Jesus Christ, Grow Thou In Me

Johann Caspar Lavater • Mrs Elizabeth Lee Smith (Allen) • English

Psalm 40

O Jesus, Saviour, grow in me, and all things else recede: to you my heart would nearer be, from sin be daily freed. Each day embrace my weakness, Lord, with your supporting might; and let my death be lost in life, my darkness in your light. Let faith in you and in your strength m…

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O Jesus Christ, Our Gracious King

Michael Weisse (1531) • Ewald V. Nolte (1966) • English

Romans 15:22-29

O Jesus Christ, our gracious King, our praise and thanks to you we bring. Look with favor on our off'ring, In your mercy. Amen.

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O Jesus Christ, the righteous, live in me

S. J. Stone • English

Isaiah 61:10

O Jesus Christ the righteous! live in me, That, when in glory I thy face shall see, Within the Father's house, my glorious dress May be the garment of thy righteousness. Then thou wilt welcome me, O righteous Lord, Thine all the merit, mine the great reward; Mine the life won, an…

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O Jesus So Sweet, O Jesus So Mild

Valentin Thilo • G. W. Daisley • English

Romans 5:8-11

O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild, for sinners you became a child. You came from heaven to fulfill your Father's just and holy will. O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild. O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild, with God we now are reconciled. You have for all the ransom paid, your Father…

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O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild, Thy Father's will hast thou fulfilled

Valentin Thilo (1650) • E. Harold Geer (1933) • English

Luke 2:16

O Jesu sweet, O Jesu mild, Thy Father's will hast Thou fulfilled. For Thou hast left Thy heav'nly throne Or lowly state to make Thine own. O Jesu sweet, O Jesu mild. O Jesu sweet, O Jesu mild, Help us to do as Thou hast willed. Whatever we have belongs to Thee: O may we ever fait…

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O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee

Thomas Kingo (1689) • A. J. Mason (1889) • English

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

O Jesu, blessèd Lord, to thee my heartfelt thanks for ever be, who hast so lovingly bestowed on me thy body and thy blood. Break forth, my soul, for joy and say, 'What wealth is come to me today! My Saviour dwells within me now; how blest am I! How good art thou!'

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O Jesus, bruised and wounded more

Cecil Frances Alexander • English

John 6:55

O Jesus, bruised and wounded more Than bursted grape, or bread of wheat, The Life of life within our souls, The Cup of our salvation sweet! We come to show Thy dying hour, Thy streaming vein, Thy broken flesh; And still the blood is warm to save. And still the fragrant wounds are…

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O Jesus, I have promised

John Ernest Bode (1869) • English

Joshua 24:15-16

O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end; be Thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend; I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my side, nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be my Guide. O let me feel Thee near me, the world is ever near; I see the sights that…

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O Jesus, King most wonderful

Bernard of Clairvaux (1153) • Edward Caswall (1848) • English

Psalm 22:28

O Jesus, King most wonderful, O Majesty renowned, O Conqueror invincible, in whom all joys are found. When once you visit darkened hearts, then truth begins to shine, then earthly vanity departs, then kindles love divine. O Jesus, light of all below, O Fount of life and fire, sur…

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O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou Art

Bartolomäus Helder • August Crull • English

John 1:29

O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou art The Life and Comfort of my heart. A sinner poor I come to Thee And bring my many sins with me. O God, my sin indeed is great; I groan beneath the dreadful weight. Be merciful to me, I pray; Take guilt and punishment away. Saint John the Baptist poin…

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O Jesus, Master, when today I meet along the crowded way

Charles S. Newhall (1913) • English

Isaiah 41:6

O Jesus, Master, when today, I meet, along the crowded way, My burdened brothers—mine and Thine— May then through me Thy Spirit shine. To cheer them in their onward way, Till evening ends the varied day, To kindle so a growing light, Where else might be but gloom and night. Grant…

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O Jesus, My Savior

Anonymous • English

1 Timothy 1:15-17

O Jesus, my Savior, with Thee I am blest, My life and salvation, my joy and my rest; Thy name be my theme, and Thy love be my song; Thy grace shall inspire both my heart and my tongue. Oh, who’s like my Savior, He’s Salem’s bright King; He smiles and He loves me, and helps me to…

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O Jesus, Once a Nazareth Boy

Ethel Wendell Trout (1926) • English

Matthew 4:1

O Jesus, once a Nazareth boy, And tempted like as we, All inward foes help us destroy And spotless all to be. We trust thee for the grace to win The high, victorious, goal, Where purity shall conquer sin In Christlike self control. O Jesus, Prince of life and truth, Beneath thy b…

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O Jesús, Pastor divino

Spanish

Psalm 23

¡Oh Jesús, pastor divino! Acudímoste a rogar Que desciendas amoroso Tus corderos a buscar; ¡Oh Pastor!, ven: tu rebaño Te reclama sin cesar. Al herido del pecado No le dejes sucumbir; Al que va por otra senda Déjale tu voz oir; Ven, Pastor: el lobo llega, Y nos quiere destruir. G…

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O Jesus, So Sweet

Valentin Thilo • G. W. Daisley • English

Matthew 11:29

O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild! For sinners You became a child. You came from heaven down to earth In human flesh through human birth. O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild! O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild! With God we now are reconciled. You have for all the ransom paid, Your F…

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O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed

Ray Palmer (1867) • English

John 1:29

O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed, While at thy cross I kneel, Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head, And all thy sorrows feel. My heart dissolves to see thee bleed, This heart so hard before; I hear thee for the guilty plead, And grief o'erflows the more. I know this cleansing blood…

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O Jesus, the Giver

English

Ecclesiastes 5:19-20

O Jesus, the giver of all we enjoy, Our lives to thy honor we wish to employ; With praises unceasing we'll sing of thy name, Thy goodness ne'er ceasing, thy love we'll proclaim. We now are enlisted in Jesus' blest cause, Divinely assisted to conquer his foes; His grace will suppo…

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O Jesus, the Savior

Charles Price Jones • English

Titus 3:4-5

O Jesus, the Saviour, I plead unto Thee, My conscience to cleanse And my soul to make free; The burden of sin is too heavy to bear, O Jesus, have pity and answer my prayer. And answer my prayer, And answer my prayer, O Jesus, have pity and answer my prayer! O Jesus, the Saviour,…

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O Jesus, Thou Art Standing

William Walsham How (1867) • English

Song of Solomon 5:2

O Jesu, thou art standing outside the fast-closed door, in lowly patience waiting to pass the threshold o'er: shame on us, Christian brethren, his name and sign who bear, oh shame, thrice shame upon us to keep him standing there! O Jesu, thou art knocking; and lo! That hand is sc…

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O Jesus, We Adore Thee

Arthur T. Russell (1851) • English

Isaiah 53:3-7

O Jesus, we adore thee, upon the cross, our King! We bow our hearts before thee, thy gracious name we sing. That name hath brought salvation, that name in life our stay, our peace, our consolation, when life shall fade away. Yet doth the world disdain thee, still passing by the c…

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O Jesus, when I think of Thee

George W. Bethune (1847) • English

Philippians 1:21

O Jesus, when I think of thee, thy manger, cross, and throne, my spirit trusts exultingly in thee, and thee alone. I see thee in thy weakness first; then, glorious from thy shame, I see thee death's strong fetters burst and reach heav'n's mightiest name. O let me share thy holy b…

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O Jesus, Youth of Nazareth

Ferdinand Q. Blanchard (1906) • English

Matthew 6:28-34

O Jesus, youth of Nazareth, Preparing for the bitter strife, Wilt Thou impart to every heart Thy perfect purity of life? O Christ whose words make dear the fields And hillsides green of Galilee, Grant us to find with reverent mind The truth Thou saidst should make us free. O suff…

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O Joyous Light of Glory

St. Athenogenes (2nd c.) • Abbey of Our Lady of Mepkin • English

Psalm 141:2

O joyous light of glory, eternal splendor of the Father, holy blessed Son, Jesus Christ! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, the evening lamp is lit; we sing to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. At all times you are worthy to be praised with lips undefiled; O Son of…

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O keep my heart

English

Psalm 26

Judge my integrity, The righteous judge Thy art; Prove me, O Lord, examine me. And try my inmost heart. Thy mercy and Thy grace I love to contemplate; Thy paths of truth my footsteps trace, And wicked men I hate. Clean hands, O Lord, I raise As I Thy altars seek, Where I may sing…

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O King enthroned on high

John Brownlie • English

Matthew 3:16

O King enthroned on high, thou Comforter divine, blest Spirit of all truth, be nigh and make us thine. Thou art the source of life, thou art our treasure-store; give us thy peace and end our strife for evermore. Descend, O heavenly Dove, abide with us alway; and in the fullness o…

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O King of earth, and air, and sea

Reginald Heber • English

Matthew 6:11

O King of earth and air and sea! The hungry ravens cry to Thee; To Thee the scaly tribes that sweep The bosom of the boundless deep; To Thee the lions roaring call, The common Father, kind to all! Then grant Thy servants, Lord! we pray, Our daily bread from day to day! The fishes…

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O King of Glory, David's Son! Why hast Thou come and left Thy throne

Paul Henkel • English

Psalm 149

O King of Glory, David's son! Why has't thou come and left thy throne,. The curse and cross of man to bear Brought thee! O Prince of Glory here. Thy place of birth was Bethlehem, The place was held in low esteem; A place where none, a king would seek: None but the humble and the…

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O Lamb Of God, For Sinners Slain

Charles Wesley (1749) • English

Genesis 32:26

O Lamb of God, for sinners slain, I plead with thee, my suit to gain, — I plead what thou hast done: Didst thou not die the death for me? Jesus, remember Calvary, And break my heart of stone. Take the dear purchase of thy blood, My Friend and Advocate with God, My Ransom and my P…

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O Lamb of God, most holy, On Calvary an offering

Nicolaus Decius • English

Isaiah 53:1-6

O Lamb of God, most holy, On Calvary an offering; Despised, meek and lowly, Thou in Thy death and suffering Our sins didst bear, our anguish: The might of death didst vanquish; Give us Thy peace, O Jesus!

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O Lamb of God, most holy, Who on the cross didst suffer (Russell)

Nikolaus Decius • Arthur T. Russell (1851) • English

Luke 24:45-46

O Lamb of God most holy! Who on the cross didst suffer, And patient still and lowly, Yourself to scorn did offer; Our sins by You were taken, Or hope had us forsaken: Have mercy on us, Jesus! O Lamb of God most holy! Who on the cross didst suffer, And patient still and lowly, You…

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O Lamb of God, still keep me

James G. Deck (1842) • English

Deuteronomy 33:12

O Lamb of God, still keep me Near to Thy wounded side! 'Tis only there in safety And peace I can abide. What foes and snares surround me, What doubts and fears within! The grace that sought and found me, Alone can keep me clean. 'Tis only in Thee hiding, I feel my life secure; On…

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O Land of the Blessed!

Emily Huntington Miller • English

Matthew 25:24

O Land of the blessed! thy shadowless skies Sometimes in my dreaming I see; I hear the glad songs that the glorified sing, Steal over Eternity’s sea; Tho’ dark are the shadows that gather between, I know that thy morning is fair; I catch but a glimpse of thy glory and light, And…

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