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Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 6.6.5.6.6.5.7.8.6 Appears in 131 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Jesus, priceless treasure, source of purest pleasure, truest Friend to me: ah, how long in anguish shall my spirit languish, yearning, Lord, for thee? Thine I am, O spotless Lamb! I will suffer naught to hide thee, naught I ask beside thee. 2 In thine arms I rest me; foes who would molest me cannot reach me here. Though the earth be shaking, ev'ry heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear. Lightnings flash and thunders crash; yet, though sin and hell assail me, Jesus will not fail me. 3 Satan, I defy thee; death, I now decry thee; fear, I bid thee cease. World, thou shalt not harm me nor thy threats alarm me while I sing of peace. God's great pow'r guards ev'ry hour; earth and all its depths adore him, silent bow before him. 4 Hence with earthly treasure! Thou art all my pleasure, Jesus, all my choice. Hence, thou empty glory! Naught to me thy story, told with tempting voice. Pain or loss or shame or cross shall not from my Savior move me, since he deigns to love me. 5 Hence, all fear and sadness! For the Lord of gladness, Jesus, enters in. Those who love the Father, Though the storms may gather, Still have peace within. Yea, whate'er I here must bear, thou art still my purest pleasure, Jesus, priceless treasure. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:7 Used With Tune: JESU, MEINE FREUDE

As pants the hart for cooling streams

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 321 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams When heated in the chase, So longs my soul, O God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine; O when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty Divine! 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God; and he'll employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Hope still; and thou shalt sing The praise of him who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. Amrn. Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: SPOHR Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Verrsion, 1896, 1898

My faith looks up to thee

Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,205 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 My faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour Divine; Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly thine. 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire; As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, A living fire. 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll, Blest Saviour, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; O bear me safe above, A ransomed soul. Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 Used With Tune: OLIVET

Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 680 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross Lyrics: 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross; there a precious fountain, free to all — a healing stream — flows from Calv'ry's mountain. Refrain: In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever; till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river. 2 Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me; there the Bright and Morning Star shed its beams around me. [Refrain] 3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me; help me walk from day to day with its shadow o'er me. [Refrain] 4 Near the cross I'll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever, till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. [Refrain] Scripture: Galatians 6:14 Used With Tune: NEAR THE CROSS

We Have Not Known Thee As We Ought

Author: Thomas Benson Pollock Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 We have not known thee as we ought, nor learned thy wisdom, grace and pow'r; the things of earth have filled our thought, and trifles of the passing hour. Lord, give us light thy truth to see, and make us wise in knowing thee. 2 We have not feared thee as we ought, nor bowed beneath thine awful eye, nor guarded deed, and word, and thought, remembering that God was nigh. Lord, give us faith to know thee near, and grant the grace of holy fear. 3 We have not loved thee as we ought, nor cared that we are loved by thee; thy presence we have coldly sought, and feebly longed thy face to see. Lord, give a pure and loving heart to feel and own the love thou art. 4 We have not served thee as we ought; alas! the duties left undone, the work with little fervor wrought, the battles lost, or scarcely won! Lord, give the zeal, and give the might, for thee to toil, for thee to fight. 5 When shall we know thee as we ought, and fear, and love, and serve aright! When shall we, out of trial brought, be perfect in the land of light! Lord, may we day by day prepare to see thy face, and serve thee there. Scripture: Nehemiah 1:7 Used With Tune: ST. CHRYSOSTOM

Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts

Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887; Bernard of Clairvaux Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 558 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Used With Tune: MARYTON

Take me, O my Father, take me

Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 145 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Take me, O my Father, take me; Take me, save me, through thy Son; That which thou wouldst have me, make me, Let thy will in me be done. Long from thee my footsteps straying, Thorny proved the way I trod; Weary come I now, and praying, Take me to thy love, my God. 2 Fruitless years with grief recalling, Humbly I confess my sin; At thy feet, O Father, falling, To thy household take me in. Freely now to thee I proffer This relenting heart of mine; Freely life and soul I offer, Gift unworthy love like thine. 3 Once the world's Redeemer, dying, Bore our sins upon the tree; On that sacrifice relying, Now I look in hope to thee: Father, take me; all forgiving, Fold me to thy loving breast; In thy love for ever living I must be for ever blest. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 119:176 Used With Tune: VESPER HYMN

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Author: Dorothy Ann Thrupp Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7 D Appears in 1,139 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need thy tender care; in thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use thy folds prepare: blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou hast bought us, thine we are; blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou hast bought us, thine we are. 2 We are thine; do thou befriend us, be the guardian of our way; keep thy flock, from sin defend us, seek us when we go astray: blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, hear, O hear us when we pray; blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, hear, O hear us when we pray. 3 Thou hast promised to receive us, poor and sinful though we be; thou hast mercy to relieve us, grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free: blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, let us early turn to thee; blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, let us early turn to thee. 4 Early let us seek thy favor; early let us do thy will; blessed Lord and only Savior, with thy love our bosoms fill: blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou hast loved us, love us still, blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou hast loved us, love us still. Scripture: John 10:14 Used With Tune: SHEPHERD Text Sources: Hymns for the Young, 1836

Open now thy gates of beauty

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Benjamin Schmolk, 1672-1737 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 151 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God First Line: Open now thy gates of beauty Used With Tune: GOTT DES HIMMELS

Love Divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,863 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Love Divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav'n, to earth come down: Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown: Jesus, thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation, Enter ev'ry trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Onto ev'ry troubled breast; Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find the promised rest: Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its Beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive; Suddenly return, and never, Nevermore thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above, Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing, Glory in thy perfect love. 4 Finish, then, thy new creation; Pure and spotless let us be: Let us see thy great salvation Perfectly restored in thee; Changed from glory into glory, Till in heav'n we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Amen. Scripture: John 14:21 Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE (LE JEUNE)

Gracious Spirit, Dove Divine

Author: John Stocker Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 483 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Gracious Spirit, Dove divine, let thy light within me shine; all my guilty fears remove, fill me full of heav'n and love. 2 Speak thy pard'ning grace to me, set the burdened sinner free; lead me to the Lamb of God, wash me in his precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart; seal salvation on my heart; breathe thyself into my breast, earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from thee stray, keep me in the narrow way, fill my soul with joy divine, keep me, Lord, forever thine. Scripture: Romans 8:15 Used With Tune: MERCY

Safely through Another Week

Author: John Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,012 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Safely through another week God has brought us on our way; let us now a blessing seek, waiting in his courts today; day of all the week the best, emblem of eternal rest, day of all the week the best, emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we pray for pard'ning grace, through the dear Redeemer's name, show thy reconciling face; take away our sin and shame; from our worldly cares set free, may we rest this day in thee, from our worldly cares set free, may we rest this day in thee. 3 Here we come thy name to praise, let us feel thy presence near; may thy glory meet our eyes, while we in thy house appear: here afford us, Lord, a taste of our everlasting feast, here afford us, Lord, a taste of our everlasting feast. 4 May thy gospel's joyful sound conquer sinners, comfort saints; may the fruits of grace abound, bring relief for all complaints: thus may all our Sabbaths prove, till we join the church above, thus may all our Sabbaths prove, till we join the church above. Scripture: Isaiah 66:23 Used With Tune: SABBATH

O Thou That Hear'st When Sinners Cry

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 342 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, though all my crimes before thee lie, behold them not with angry look, but blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, and form my soul averse to sin; let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, cast out and banish from thy sight; thy holy joys, my God, restore, and guard me, that I fall no more. 4 A broken heart, my God, my King, is all the sacrifice I bring; the God of grace will ne'er despise a broken heart for sacrifice. 5 My soul lies humbled in the dust, and owns thy dreadful sentence just: look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, and save the soul condemned to die. 6 Then will I teach the world thy ways; sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace; I'll lead them to my Savior's blood, and they shall praise a pard'ning God. Scripture: Psalm 51 Used With Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST DICH ZU UNS WEND

Tell Me the Old, Old Story

Author: A. Catherine Hankey Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 504 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Tell me the old, old story of unseen things above, of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love: tell me the story simply, as to a little child, for I am weak and weary, and helpless and defiled. Refrain: Tell me the old, old story, tell me the old, old story, tell me the old, old story of Jesus and his love. 2 Tell me the story softly, with earnest tones and grave; remember, I'm the sinner whom Jesus came to save: tell me the story always, if you would really be, in any time of trouble, a comforter to me. [Refrain] 3 Tell me the same old story, when you have cause to fear that this world's empty glory is costing me too dear: yes, and when that world's glory is dawning on my soul, tell me the old, old story, "Christ Jesus makes thee whole." [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 Used With Tune: EVANGEL

Thou dost reign on high

Author: Emily E. S. Elliott Meter: Irregular Appears in 417 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Thou didst reign on high With a kingly crown, Yet thou camest to earth for me, And in Bethlehem's home Was there found no room For thy holy nativity: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for thee. 2 Heaven's arches rang When the angels sang, Proclaiming thy royal degree; But of lowly birth Didst thou come to earth, And in great humility: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for thee. 3 The foxes found rest, And the birds their nest, In the shade of the forest tree; But Thy couch was the sod, O thou Son of God, In the deserts of Galilee: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for thee. 4 Thou camest, O Lord, With the living word That should set thy people free; But with mocking scorn, And with crown of thorn, They bore Thee to Calvary: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for thee. 5 When heav'n's arches shall ring, And her choirs shall sing, At thy coming to victory, Let thy voice call me home, Saying "Yet there is room, There is room at My side for thee." And my heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus, When thou comest and callest for me. Amen. Scripture: Matthew 8:20 Used With Tune: MARGARET

Tell Me the Story of Jesus

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 8.7.8.7 D with refrain Appears in 223 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Tell me the story of Jesus, write on my heart ev'ry word; tell me the story most precious, sweetest that ever was heard. Tell how the angels, in chorus, sang as they welcomed his birth, "Glory to God in the highest! Peace and good tidings to earth." Refrain: Tell me the story of Jesus, write on my heart ev'ry word; tell me the story most precious, sweetest that ever was heard. 2 Fasting alone in the desert, tell of the days that are past, how for our sins he was tempted, yet was triumphant at last. Tell of the years of his labor, tell of the sorrow he bore; he was despised and afflicted, homeless, rejected, and poor. [Refrain] 3 Tell of the cross where they nailed him, writhing in anguish and pain; tell of the grave where they laid him, tell how he liveth again. Love in that story so tender, clearer than ever I see: stay, let me weep while you whisper; love paid the ransom for me. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 24:27 Used With Tune: STORY OF JESUS

Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 315 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face; here would I touch and handle things unseen, here grasp with firmer hand th'eternal grace, and all my weariness upon thee lean. 2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God, here drink with thee the royal wine of heav'n; here would I lay aside each earthly load, here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv'n. 3 This is the hour of banquet and of song; this is the heav'nly table spread for me: here let me feast, and, feasting, still prolong the brief, bright hour of fellowship with thee. 4 I have no help but thine, nor do I need another arm save thine to lean upon: it is enough, my Lord, enough indeed; my strength is in thy might, thy might alone. 5 Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness; mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood; here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace: thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord my God. Scripture: Matthew 26:26-28 Used With Tune: MORECAMBE

More Love to Thee, O Christ

Author: Elizabeth Payson Prentiss Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4.4 Appears in 818 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 More love to thee, O Christ, more love to thee! Hear thou the prayer I make on bended knee; this is my earnest plea: more love, O Christ, to thee, more love to thee, more love to thee! 2 Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest; now thee alone I seek, give what is best; this all my prayer shall be: more love, O Christ, to thee, more love to thee, more love to thee! 3 Let sorrow do its work, send grief and pain; sweet are thy messengers, sweet their refrain, when they can sing with me: more love, O Christ, to thee, more love to thee, more love to thee! 4 Then shall my latest breath whisper thy praise; this be the parting cry my heart shall raise; this still its prayer shall be: more love, O Christ, to thee, more love to thee, more love to thee! Scripture: Psalm 73:25 Used With Tune: MORE LOVE TO THEE

I need thee, precious Jesus

Author: Frederick Whitfield Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 304 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 I need thee, precious Jesus, For I am full of sin; My soul is dark and guilty, My heart is dead within. I need the cleansing fountain Where I can always flee, The blood of Christ most precious, The sinner's perfect plea. 2 I need thee, precious Jesus, For I am very poor; A stranger and a pilgrim, I have no earthly store. I need the love of Jesus To cheer me on my way, To guide my doubting footsteps, To be my strength and stay. 3 I need thee, precious Jesus, And hope to see thee soon, Encircled with the rainbow And seated on thy throne. There, with thy blood-bought children, My joy shall ever be, To sing my Jesus' praises, Amen. Scripture: Psalm 41:4 Used With Tune: MEIRIONYDD

Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?

Author: Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly Meter: 8.3.3.6 D Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Longing for Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Why should cross and trial grieve me? Christ is near with his cheer; never will he leave me. Who can rob me of the heaven that God's Son for my own to my faith hath given? 2 God oft gives me days of gladness; shall I grieve if he give seasons, too, of sadness? God is good and tempers ever all my ill, and he will wholly leave me never. 3 Death cannot destroy forever; from our fears, cares, and tears it will us deliver. It will close life's mournful story; make a way that we may enter heav'nly glory. 4 Lord, my Shepherd, take me to thee. Thou art mine; I was thine, even ere I knew thee. I am thine, for thou hast bought me; lost I stood, but thy blood free salvation brought me. 5 Thou art mine; I love and own thee. Light of joy, ne'er shall I from my heart dethrone thee. Savior, let me soon behold thee face to face; may thy grace evermore enfold me. Scripture: Psalm 73:23-24 Used With Tune: WARUM SOLLT' ICH MICH DENN GRÄMEN Text Sources: trans. composite, based on John Kelly, 1867

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