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Angels of Jesus, Angels of light

Author: Rev. Frederick W. Faber Meter: 11.10.11.10.9.11 Appears in 604 hymnals Topics: Immortal Life First Line: Hark! hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling Lyrics: 1 Hark! hark, my soul! Angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore: How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more. Refrain: Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night! 2 Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, "Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come"; And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing, The music of the gospel leads us home. [Refrain] 3 Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea; And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing, Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. [Refrain] 4 Rest comes at length: though life be long and dreary, The day must dawn, and darksome night be past; Faith's journeys end in welcome to the weary, And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. [Refrain] 5 Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping; Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above, Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. [Refrain] Amen. Used With Tune: PILGRIMS (SMART)

Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom

Author: John Henry Newman Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 1,224 hymnals Topics: Immortality

For all the saints who from their labors rest

Author: Bishop William Walsham How Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: Immortal Life Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might; Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, And win with them the victor's crown of gold. Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Alleluia! Alleluia! 5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the ear the distant triumph song, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia! Alleluia! 6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Jesus Lives, and So Shall I

Author: Christian F. Gellert; John Dunmore Lang Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Immortality Text Sources: Aurora Australis (1826)

Jerusalem the golden

Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th century; Rev. John M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 910 hymnals Topics: Immortal Life Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest! Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice oppressed. I know not, O I know not, What joys await us there; What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare. 2 They stand, those halls of Zion, All jubilant with song, And bright with many an angel, And all the martyr throng. The Prince is ever in them, The daylight is serene; The pastures of the blessed Are decked in glorious sheen. 3 There is the throne of David; And there, from care released, The song of them that triumph, The shout of them that feast; And they who with their Leader Have conquered in the fight, Forever and forever Are clad in robes of white. 4 O sweet and blessed country, The home of God's elect! O sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect! Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest; Who art, with God the Father And Spirit, ever blest. Amen. Used With Tune: EWING

When in the Night I Meditate

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Immortality Lyrics: 1 When in the night I meditate On mercies multiplied, My grateful heart inspires my tongue to b less the Lord, my Guide. 2 Forever in my thought the Lord Before my face shall stand; Secure, unmoved, I shall remain, With Him at my right hand. 3 My inmost being thrills with joy And gladness fills my breast; Because on Him my trust is stayed, My flesh in hope shall rest. 4 I know that I shall not be left Forgotten in the grave, And from corruption, Thou, O Lord, Thy Holy One wilt save. 5 The path of life Thou showest me; Of joy a boundless store Is ever found at Thy right hand, and pleasures evermore. Scripture: Psalm 16 Used With Tune: MAITLAND

My Savior First of All

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 14.11.14.11 with refrain Appears in 240 hymnals Topics: The Immortal Life First Line: When my life work is ended, and I cross the swelling tide Refrain First Line: I shall know Him Used With Tune: I SHALL KNOW HIM

Abide With Me

Author: Henry Francis Lyte Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,672 hymnals Topics: Immortality First Line: Abide with me: fast falls the eventide Lyrics: 1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away. Change and decay in all around I see. O thou who changest not, abide with me. 3 I need thy presence every passing hour. What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like thyself my guide and strength can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me. 4 I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless, ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if thou abide with me. 5 Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes. Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee; in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Lift Up Your Hearts, 2013

"For ever with the Lord!"

Author: J. Montgomery, 1771-1854 Appears in 631 hymnals Topics: Immortality Lyrics: 1 "For ever with the Lord!" Amen! so let it be! Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality! Here is the body pent, Absent from Him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. 2 My Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near! At times, to faith's unclouded eye, Thy golden gates appear. Ah! then my spirit faints To reach the land I love The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above! 3 "For ever with the Lord!" Father, if 'tis Thy will, The promise of that faithful word Even here to me fulfil. Be Thou at my right hand, Then can I never fail; Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand; Fight, and I must prevail. 4 So when my latest breath Shall rend the veil in twain, By death I shall escape from death, And life eternal gain. Knowing as I am known, How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne, "For ever with the Lord!" Used With Tune: NEARER HOME