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Awake, Thou Spirit, who didst fire

Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Mission Lyrics: 1 AWAKE, Thou Spirit, who didst fire The watchmen of the Church’s youth, Who faced the foe’s envenomed ire, Who witnessed day and night Thy truth Whose voices loud are ringing still, And bringing hosts to know Thy will. 2 Lord let our earnest prayer be heard, The prayer Thy Son hath bid us pray, For lo, thy children’s hearts are stirred In every land in this our day, To cry with fervent soul to Thee, O help us, Lord! So let it be! 3 Oh, haste to help, ere we are lost! Send preachers forth, in spirit strong, Armed with Thy Word, a dauntless host, Bold to attack the rule of wrong; Let them the earth for Thee reclaim, Thy heritage, to know Thy name. 4 Would there were help within our walls! O let Thy spirit come again, Before whom every barrier falls, And now once more shine forth as then! O rend the heavens and make us free! Come, Lord, and bring us back to Thee! 5 And let Thy Word have speedy course, Through every land be glorified, Till all the heathen know its force, And fill Thy churches far and wide; Wake Israel from his sleep, O Lord, And spread the conquest of Thy Word! 6 The Church's desert paths restore; Let stumbling-blocks that in them lie Hinder Thy Word henceforth no more: Error destroy, and heresy, And let Thy Church, from hirelings free, Bloom as a garden fair to Thee!

Father of mercies, in Thy Word

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 755 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Glory of the Word Lyrics: 1 FATHER of mercies, in Thy Word What endless glory shines! For ever be Thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 3 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light! 6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Be Thou forever near; Teach me to love Thy sacred Word, And view my Saviour there.

Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 36 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Loyalty Lyrics: 1 LORD Jesus Christ, with us abide, For round us falls the even-tide; Nor let Thy Word, that heavenly light, For us be ever veiled in night. 2 In these last days of sore distress Grant us, dear Lord, true steadfastness, That pure we keep--till life is spent-- Thy holy Word and Sacrament. 3 Lord Jesus, help, Thy Church uphold, For we are sluggish, thoughtless, cold; Indue Thy Word with power and grace, And spread its truth in every place. 4 O keep us in Thy Word, we pray; The guile and rage of Satan stay; Unto Thy Church grant, Lord, Thy grace, Peace, concord, patience, fearlessness. 5 O God! how sin's dread works abound! Throughout the earth no rest is found. And wide has falsehood's spirit spread, And error boldly rears its head. 6 Those haughty spirits, Lord, restrain, That fain would o'er Thy Christians reign, And always set forth something new, Devised to change Thy doctrine true. 7 And as the cause and glory, Lord, Are Thine, not ours, do Thou afford Us help and strength and constancy; With all our heart we trust in Thee. 8 A trusty weapon is Thy Word, Thy Church's buckler, shield and sword; Lord, let us by this Word abide, That we may seek no other guide. 9 O grant that in Thy holy Word We here may live and die, dear Lord, And when our journey endeth here, Receive us into glory there.

How shall the young secure their hearts

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 474 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Glory of the Word Lyrics: 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin? Thy Word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day; And through the dangers of the night A lamp to lead our way. 3 The starry heavens Thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place; And these Thy servants, night and day, Thy skill and power express. 4 But still Thy Law and Gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine; Not earth stands firmer than Thy Word, Nor stars so nobly shine. 5 Thy Word is everlasting truth: How pure is every page! That holy Book shall guide our youth, And well support our age.

O Christ, our true and only Light

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Mission Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our true and only Light, Enlighten those who sit in night; Let those afar now hear Thy voice, And in Thy fold with us rejoice. 2 Fill with the radiance of Thy grace The souls now lost in error's maze, And all whom in their secret minds Some dark delusion haunts and blinds. 3 And all who else have strayed from Thee, O gently seek! Thy healing be To every wounded conscience given, And let them also share Thy heaven. 4 O make the deaf to hear Thy Word, And teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord, Who dare not yet the faith avow, Though secretly they hold it now. 5 Shine on the darkened and the cold, Recall the wanderers from Thy fold, Unite all those who walk apart, Confirm the weak and doubting heart. 6 So they with us may evermore Such grace with wondering thanks adore, And endless praise to Thee be given by all Thy Church in earth and heaven.

When Israel through the desert passed

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 92 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Power Lyrics: 1 WHEN Israel through the desert passed, A fiery pillar went before, To guide them through the dreary waste, And lessen the fatigues they bore. 2 Such is Thy glorious Word, O God! 'Tis for our light and guidance given; It sheds its luster all abroad, And points the path to bliss and heaven 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight, And quickens its inactive powers; It sets our wand'ring footsteps right, Displays Thy love, and kindles ours. 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts; Its doctrines are divinely true; While highest wisdom it imparts, It comforts and instructs us too. 5 Ye favored lands, that have this Word, Ye saints, who feel its saving power, Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, And His distinguished grace adore!

Behold the sure Foundation-stone

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Cornerstone Laying Lyrics: 1 BEHOLD the sure Foundation-stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And His eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, Let saints adore the name; They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain; Yet on this Rock the Church shall rest And envy rage in vain 4 What though the gates of hell withstood; Yet must this building rise: ’Tis Thine own work, Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes.

Glorious things of Thee are spoken

Meter: 8.7 Appears in 1,292 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Protection of Lyrics: 1 GLORIOUS things of Thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for His own abode; On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply your sons and daughters And all fear of want remove: Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age. 3 Saviour, since of Zion's city I, through grace, a member am, Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in Thy name. Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show; Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know.

Great is the Lord our God

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 301 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Dedication Lyrics: 1 GREAT is the Lord our God, And let His praise be great; He makes the Church His own abode, His most delightful seat. 2 In Zion, God is known,-- A refuge in distress; How bright has His salvation shone Through all her palaces! 3 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold, Where His own sheep have been. 4 In every new distress We’ll to His house repair; We'll think upon His wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there.

How precious is the Book divine

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 635 hymnals Topics: The Word and the Church Glory of the Word Lyrics: 1 HOW precious is the Book divine, By inspiration given! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 2 O'er all the straight and narrow way Its radiant beams are cast; A light whose never weary ray Grows brightest at the last. 3 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears; Life, light, and joy it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 4 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way, Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day.