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More Holiness Give Me

Author: Philip Paul Bliss, 1838–1876 Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 146 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication Lyrics: 1. More holiness give me, More strivings within, More patience in suff’ring, More sorrow for sin, More faith in my Savior, More sense of his care, More joy in his service, More purpose in prayer. 2. More gratitude give me, More trust in the Lord, More pride in his glory, More hope in his word, More tears for his sorrows, More pain at his grief, More meekness in trial, More praise for relief. 3. More purity give me, More strength to o’ercome, More freedom from earth-stains, More longing for home. More fit for the kingdom, More used would I be, More blessed and holy— More, Savior, like thee. Used With Tune: MY PRAYER

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Author: William W. Walford, 1772–1850 Appears in 1,293 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication First Line: Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! Lyrics: 1. Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer! And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer! 2. Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear To him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless. And since he bids me seek his face, Believe his word, and trust his grace, I’ll cast on him my ev’ry care And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! I’ll cast on him my ev’ry care And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! Scripture: Psalm 55:16-22 Used With Tune: SWEET HOUR

I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Annie S. Hawks, 1835–1918 Meter: 6.4.6.4.7.6.7.4 Appears in 975 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication First Line: I need thee ev'ry hour Refrain First Line: I need thee, oh, I need thee Lyrics: 1. I need thee ev’ry hour, Most gracious Lord. No tender voice like thine Can peace afford. Chorus: I need thee, oh, I need thee; Ev’ry hour I need thee! Oh, bless me now, my Savior; I come to thee! 2. I need thee ev’ry hour; Stay thou nearby. Temptations lose their pow’r When thou art nigh. [Chorus] 3. I need thee ev’ry hour, In joy or pain. Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. [Chorus] 4. I need thee ev’ry hour, Most holy One. Oh, make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son! [Chorus] Scripture: Psalm 143:1 Used With Tune: NEED

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,220 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication Lyrics: 1. Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Savior, hide, Till the storm of life is past. Safe into the haven guide; Oh, receive my soul at last. 2. Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on thee. Leave, oh, leave me not alone; Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed; All my help from thee I bring. Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of thy wing. Scripture: Isaiah 25:4 Used With Tune: REFUGE

Softly Now the Light of Day

Author: George W. Doane, 1799–1859 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 875 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication Lyrics: Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away. Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee. Scripture: Psalm 55:16-17 Used With Tune: SEYMOUR

Come unto Him

Author: Theodore E. Curtis, 1872–1957 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication First Line: I wander through the still of night Lyrics: 1. I wander through the still of night, When solitude is ev’rywhere— Alone, beneath the starry light, And yet I know that God is there. I kneel upon the grass and pray; An answer comes without a voice. It takes my burden all away And makes my aching heart rejoice. 2. When I am filled with strong desire And ask a boon of him, I see No miracle of living fire, But what I ask flows into me. And when the tempest rages high I feel no arm around me thrust, But ev’ry storm goes rolling by When I repose in him my trust. 3. It matters not what may befall, What threat’ning hand hangs over me; He is my rampart through it all, My refuge from mine enemy. Come unto him all ye depressed, Ye erring souls whose eyes are dim, Ye weary ones who long for rest. Come unto him! Come unto him! Scripture: Psalm 55:16-22 Used With Tune: YOUNG

Master, the Tempest Is Raging

Author: Mary Ann Baker, 1831–1921 Meter: Irregular Appears in 269 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication First Line: Master, the tempest is raging! Refrain First Line: The winds and the waves shall obey thy will Lyrics: 1. Master, the tempest is raging! The billows are tossing high! The sky is o’ershadowed with blackness. No shelter or help is nigh. Carest thou not that we perish? How canst thou lie asleep When each moment so madly is threat’ning A grave in the angry deep? [Chorus:] The winds and the waves shall obey thy will: Peace, be still. Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea Or demons or men or whatever it be, No waters can swallow the ship where lies The Master of ocean and earth and skies. They all shall sweetly obey thy will: Peace, be still; peace, be still. They all shall sweetly obey thy will: Peace, peace, be still. 2. Master, with anguish of spirit I bow in my grief today. The depths of my sad heart are troubled. Oh, waken and save, I pray! Torrents of sin and of anguish Sweep o’er my sinking soul, And I perish! I perish! dear Master. Oh, hasten and take control! [Chorus] 3. Master, the terror is over. The elements sweetly rest. Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored, And heaven’s within my breast. Linger, O blessed Redeemer! Leave me alone no more, And with joy I shall make the blest harbor And rest on the blissful shore. [Chorus] Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27 Used With Tune: PEACE, BE STILL

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Author: James Montgomery, 1771–1854 Appears in 592 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication Lyrics: 1. The Lord is my Shepherd; no want shall I know. I feed in green pastures; safe-folded I rest. He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wand’ring, redeems when oppressed, Restores me when wand’ring, redeems when oppressed. 2. Thru the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear. Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay. No harm can befall with my Comforter near. No harm can befall with my Comforter near. 3. In the midst of affliction my table is spread. With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o’er. With perfume and oil thou anointest my head. Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more? Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more? Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: FORSAKEN

Come unto Jesus

Author: Orson Pratt Huish, 1851–1932 Meter: 10.9.10.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication First Line: Come unto Jesus, ye heavy laden Lyrics: 1. Come unto Jesus, ye heavy laden, Careworn and fainting, by sin oppressed. He’ll safely guide you unto that haven Where all who trust him may rest. 2. Come unto Jesus; He’ll ever heed you, Though in the darkness you’ve gone astray. His love will find you and gently lead you From darkest night into day. 3. Come unto Jesus; He’ll surely hear you, If you in meekness plead for his love. Oh, know you not that angels are near you From brightest mansions above? 4. Come unto Jesus from ev’ry nation, From ev’ry land and isle of the sea. Unto the high and lowly in station, Ever he calls, “Come to me.” Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Used With Tune: NIBLET

Ye Simple Souls Who Stray

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Supplication Lyrics: 1. Ye simple souls who stray Far from the path of peace, That lonely, unfrequented way To life and happiness, Why will ye folly love, And throng the downward road, And hate the wisdom from above, And mock the sons of God? 2. Madness and misery Ye count our life beneath, And nothing great or good can see Or glorious in our death. But thru the Holy Ghost We witness better things, For he whose blood is all our boast Has made us priests and kings. 3. Riches unsearchable In Jesus’ love we know, And pleasures springing from the well Of life our souls o’erflow. As we seek heav’nly bliss, Angels our steps attend, And God himself our Father is, And Jesus is our Friend. 4. With him we walk in white; We in his image shine; Our robes are robes of glorious light, Our righteousness divine. On all the kings of earth With pity we look down And claim, in virtue of our birth, A never-fading crown. Scripture: Revelation 1:5-6 Used With Tune: MARTHA