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Author: Ray Palmer Appears in 2,205 hymnals Topics: Faith 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. Used With Tune: [My faith looks up to thee]

On Christ the solid rock I stand

Author: Edward Mote Appears in 1,086 hymnals Topics: Confession of Faith; Faith Assurance of; Faith Justification by; Faith Walking by; Faith Living by; Salvation By faith First Line: My hope is built on nothing less Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness seems to vail His face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil; On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand. 3 His oath, His covenant, and blood, Support me in the whelming flood; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay; On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand. Amen. Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK

How Firm a Foundation

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,127 hymnals Topics: Faith First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Lyrics: 1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2. "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, for I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3. "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4. "When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie, my grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5. “The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake.” Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: "K" in Rippon's Selection of Hymns, 1787

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LOBE DEN HERREN

Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 413 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. S. Lang, 1891-1971 Topics: Faithfulness of God Tune Sources: Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665 Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 11532 17656 7121 Used With Text: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

EIN FESTE BURG

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 642 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 Topics: Faith Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 11156 71765 17656 Used With Text: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

AUSTRIAN HYMN

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 712 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franz Joseph Haydn Topics: Declaration, Proclamation of Faith Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 12324 32716 54323 Used With Text: Word of God, Across the Ages

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Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863; Joseph R. Alfred, b. 1947 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Worship #813 (2006) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Grace, Faith; Grace, Faith First Line: Faith of our fathers, living still Refrain First Line: Faith of our fathers, holy faith Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers, living still in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword. Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy whene'er we hear that glorious word. Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to you till death. 2 Faith of our mothers, daring faith, your work for Christ is love revealed, spreading God's word from pole to pole, making love known and freedom real. Faith of our mothers, holy faith, we will be true to you till death. 3 Faith of our sisters, brothers too, who still must bear oppression's might, raising on high, in prisons dark, the cross of Christ still burning bright. Faith for today, O living faith, we will be true to you till death. 4 Faith born of God, oh, call us yet, bind us with all who follow you, sharing the struggle of your cross until the world is made anew. Faith born of God, O living faith, we will be true to you till death. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. CATHERINE

Author of Faith, eternal Word

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #13 (1917) Topics: Christ Author of faith; Christ Author of faith; Assurance Of Faith; Author of Faith; Faith Author of; Faith Light of ; Faith Assurance; Faith Prayer for ; Prayer For Faith Lyrics: 1. Author of Faith, eternal Word, Whose Spirit breathes the active flame; Faith, like its Finisher and Lord, To-day, as yesterday, the same: 2. To Thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable; Increase in us the kindled fire, In us the work of faith fulfil. 3. By faith we know Thee strong to save; Save us, a present Saviour Thou! Whate'er we hope, by faith we have, Future and past subsisting now. 4. To him that in Thy name believes Eternal life with Thee is given; Into himself he all receives, Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 5. The things unknown to feeble sense, Unseen by reason's glimmering ray, With strong, commanding evidence, Their heavenly origin display. 6. Faith lends its realizing light, The clouds disperse, the shadows fly, The Invisible appears in sight, And God is seen by mortal eye. Languages: English Tune Title: EDEN

A Stronger Faith

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Hymnal: Young People's Songs of Praise #23 (1902) Topics: Faith First Line: I need, O Lord, a stronger faith Refrain First Line: Grant me, O Lord, a living faith Lyrics: 1 I need, O Lord, a stronger faith, In this poor heart of mine, A faith to take Thee at Thy word, And all for Thee resign. Refrain: Grant me, O Lord, a living faith That I may follow Thee, Thro’ joy or sorrow, doubt or fear, Until Thy face I see. 2 A faith that to Thy promise clings, When clouds above me roll, A faith that sweetly works by love And purifies the soul. [Refrain] 3 A faith that soars beyond the sky, And looks within the veil, A faith that, till my latest hour, Shall never, never fail. [Refrain] 4 A patient, firm, enduring faith, The christian race to run, A faith to teach me how to say, My Lord, Thy will be done. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 17:5 Tune Title: [I need, O Lord, a stronger faith]

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Samuel Stennett

1727 - 1795 Person Name: S. Stennett Topics: Faith and Justification Author of "'Tis Finished! so the Savior Cried" in Concordia Samuel Stennett was born at Exeter, in 1727. His father was pastor of a Baptist congregation in that city; afterwards of the Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, London. In this latter pastorate the son succeeded the father in 1758. He died in 1795. Dr. Stennett was the author of several doctrinal works, and a few hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872. ====================== Stennett, Samuel, D.D., grandson of Joseph Stennett, named above, and son of the Rev. Joseph Stennett, D.D., was born most pro;bably in 1727, at Exeter, where his father was at that time a Baptist minister. When quite young he removed to London, his father having become pastor of the Baptist Church in Little Wild Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. In 1748, Samuel Stennett became assistant to his father in the ministry, and in 1758 succeeded him in the pastoral office at Little Wild Street. From that time until his death, on Aug. 24, 1795, he held a very prominent position among the Dissenting ministers of London. He was much respected by some of the statesmen of the time, and used his influence with them in support of the principles of religious freedom. The celebrated John Howard was a member of his congregation and an attached friend. In 1763, the University of Aberdeen conferred on him the degree of D.D. Dr. S. Stennett's prose publications consist of volumes of sermons, and pamphlets on Baptism and on Nonconformist Disabilities. He wrote one or two short poems, and contributed 38 hymns to the collection of his friend, Dr. Rippon (1787). His poetical genius was not of the highest order, and his best hymns have neither the originality nor the vigour of some of his grandfather's. The following, however, are pleasing in sentiment and expression, and are in common use more especially in Baptist congregations:— 1. And have I, Christ, no love for Thee? Love for Christ desired. 2. And will the offended God again? The Body the Temple of the Holy Ghost. 3. As on the Cross the Saviour hung. The Thief on the Cross. 4. Behold the leprous Jew. The healing of the Leper. 5. Come, every pious heart. Praise to Christ. 6. Father, at Thy call, I come. Lent. 7. Great God, amid the darksome night. God, a Sun. 8. Great God, what hosts of angels stand. Ministry of Angels. 9. Here at Thy Table, Lord, we meet. Holy Communion. 10. How charming is the place. Public Worship. 11. How shall the sons of men appear? Acceptance through Christ alone. 12. How soft the words my [the] Saviour speaks. Early Piety. 13. How various and how new. Divine Providence. 14. Not all the nobles of the earth. Christians as Sons of God. 15. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand. Heaven anticipated. 16. Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet. Lent. Sometimes, "Dear Saviour, prostrate at Thy feet." 17. Should bounteous nature kindly pour. The greatest of these is Love. From this, "Had I the gift of tongues," st. iii., is taken. 18. Thy counsels of redeeming grace. Holy Scripture. From "Let avarice, from shore to shore." 19. Thy life 1 read, my dearest Lord. Death in Infancy. From this "'Tis Jesus speaks, I fold, says He." 20. 'Tis finished! so the Saviour cried. Good Friday. 21. To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue. Praise of Christ. From this,"Majestic sweetness sits enthroned," st. iii., is taken. 22. To God, my Saviour, and my King. Renewing Grace. 23. To God, the universal King. Praise to God. 24. What wisdom, majesty, and grace. The Gospel. Sometimes, “What majesty and grace." 25. Where two or three with sweet accord. Before the Sermon. 26. Why should a living man complain? Affliction. From this, "Lord, see what floods of sorrow rise," st. iii., is taken. 27. With tears of anguish I lament. Lent. 28. Yonder amazing sight I see. Good Friday. All these hymns, with others by Stennett, were given in Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787, a few having previously appeared in A Collection of Hymns for the use of Christians of all Denominations, London. Printed for the Booksellers, 1782; and No. 16, in the 1778 Supplement to the 3rd edition of the Bristol Baptist Selection of Ash and Evans. The whole of Stennett's poetical pieces and hymns were included in vol. ii. of his Works, together with a Memoir, by W. J. Jones. 4 vols., 1824. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. D. Cornell

1858 - 1936 Topics: Faith Author of "Wonderful Peace" in Victorious Life Hymns Rv Warren Donald Cornell USA 1858-1936. Born in Whiteford, MI, he trained as a school teacher and began teaching in Dallas Public Schools at age 19. Licensed by the Southern Methodist conference in 1879, he was appointed to preach in Denton and Gainesville, TX, for a year in each place. He married Jennie Estelle Roberts in 1880, and they five sons: Warren, Louis, William, Robert, and Donald, and a daughter, Florence. In 1881 he removed to the Oshkosh, WI, area and spent most of his career preaching at various pastorates and in Berlin, WI. He was an eloquent precher, poet, and evangelist. In 1894 he became minister of the People's Christian Assn., in Fond du Lac, WI. The group met for 10 years and disbanded. Cornell pastored an independent church there. In 1905, after pastoring, he entered real estate. He took an interest in political and social issues, and became secretary of the Paving Cutter's Union, and leader of the 'Anti-Tramp Society”. He became a lecturer, and a founding member of the anti-socialist Constitutional Defense League, spending much of his time in this cause. He was no longer a member of clergy, but a touring lecturer for several years. By 1925 he and his family had moved to NY state, where he eventually died. He was buried in Fond du Lac, WI. John Perry

John Chandler

1806 - 1876 Person Name: John Chandler, 1806-1876 Topics: Grace, Faith; Grace, Faith Translator of "O Christ, Our Hope" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship John Chandler, one of the most successful translators of hymns, was born at Witley in Surrey, June 16, 1806. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830. Ordained deacon in 1831 and priest in 1832, he succeeded his father as the patron and vicar of Whitley, in 1837. His first volume, entitled The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated and Arranged, 1837, contained 100 hymns, for the most part ancient, with a few additions from the Paris Breviary of 1736. Four years later, he republished this volume under the title of hymns of the Church, mostly primitive, collected, translated and arranged for public use, 1841. Other publications include a Life of William of Wykeham, 1842, and Horae sacrae: prayers and meditations from the writings of the divines of the Anglican Church, 1854, as well as numerous sermons and tracts. Chandler died at Putney on July 1, 1876. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion =============== Chandler, John, M.A.,one of the earliest and most successful of modern translators of Latin hymns, son of the Rev. John F. Chandler, was born at Witley, Godalming, Surrey, June 16, 1806, and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1827. He took Holy Orders in 1831, and became Vicar of Witley in 1837. He died at Putney, July 1, 1876. Besides numerous Sermons and Tracts, his prose works include Life of William of Wykeham, 1842; and Horae Sacrae; Prayers and Meditations from the writings of the Divines of the Anglican Church, with an Introduction, 1844. His translations, he says, arose out of his desire to see the ancient prayers of the Anglican Liturgy accompanied by hymns of a corresponding date of composition, and his inability to find these hymns until he says, "My attention was a short time ago directed to some translations [by Isaac Williams] which appeared from time to time in the British Magazine, very beautifully executed, of some hymns extracted from the Parisian Breviary,with originals annexed. Some, indeed, of the Sapphic and Alcaic and other Horatian metres, seem to be of little value; but the rest, of the peculiar hymn-metre, Dimeter Iambics, appear ancient, simple, striking, and devotional—in a word in every way likely to answer our purpose. So I got a copy of the Parisian Breviary [1736], and one or two other old books of Latin Hymns, especially one compiled by Georgius Cassander, printed at Cologne, in the year 1556, and regularly applied myself to the work of selection and translation. The result is the collection I now lay before the public." Preface, Hymns of the Primitive Church, viii., ix. This collection is:— (1) The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated, and Arranged, by the Rev. J. Chandler. London, John W. Parker, 1837. These translations were accompanied by the Latin texts. The trsanslations rearranged, with additional translations, original hymns by Chandler and a few taken from other sources, were republished as (2) The Hymns of the Church, mostly Primitive, Collected, Translated, and Arranged/or Public Use, by the Rev. J. Chandler, M.A. London, John W. Parker, 1841. From these works from 30 to 40 translations have come gradually into common use, some of which hold a foremost place in modern hymnals, "Alleluia, best and sweetest;" "Christ is our Corner Stone;" "On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry;" "Jesus, our Hope, our hearts' Desire;" "Now, my soul, thy voice upraising;" "Once more the solemn season calls;" and, "O Jesu, Lord of heavenly grace;" being those which are most widely used. Although Chandler's translations are somewhat free, and, in a few instances, doctrinal difficulties are either evaded or softened down, yet their popularity is unquestionably greater than the translations of several others whose renderings are more massive in style and more literal in execution. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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