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Abide With Me
Author: Henry Francis Lyte Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,673 hymnals Topics: Old Age 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
Abide With Me
The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope
Author: Watts Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: Old Age First Line: My God! my everlasting hope! Scripture: Psalm 71 Used With Tune: HUMMEL
The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord!
Appears in 2,128 hymnals Topics: Old Age Scripture: Hebrews 13:5 Used With Tune: PORTUGUESE HYMN
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord!
PRECIOUS LORD
Meter: Irregular Appears in 86 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George N. Allen; Thomas A. Dorsey Topics: Old Age Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 34555 13321 16166 Used With Text: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
PRECIOUS LORD
WE'VE COME THIS FAR
Appears in 18 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert A. Goodson; Jimmie Abbington Topics: Old Age Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13332 12366 5443 Used With Text: We've Come This Far by Faith
WE'VE COME THIS FAR
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #125 (1786) Topics: Psalm and Old Age; Psalm and Old Age First Line: God of my childhood, and my youth Lyrics: 1 God of my childhood, and my youth,
The guide of all my days,
I have declar'd thy heavenly truth,
And told thy wondrous ways.
2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainting heart?
Who shall sustain my sinking years
If God my strength depart?
3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim
Before the rising age,
And leave a savour of thy name
When I shall quit the stage.
4 The land of silence and of death
Attends my next remove;
Oh may these poor remains of breath
Teach the wide world thy love!
Pause.
5 Thy righteousness is deep and high,
Unsearchable thy deeds;
Thy glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all my praise exceeds.
6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar,
And oft endur'd the grief:
But when thy hand has prest me sore,
Thy grace was my relief.
7 By long experience have I known
Thy sovereign power to save;
At thy command I venture down
Securely to the grave.
8 When I lie buried deep in dust,
My flesh shall be thy care;
These wither'd limbs with thee I trust
To raise them strong and fair. Scripture: Psalm 71:17-21 Languages: English
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #125 (1790) Topics: Psalm and Old Age; Psalm and Old Age First Line: God of my childhood, and my youth Lyrics: 1 God of my childhood, and my youth,
The guide of all my days,
I have declar'd thy heavenly truth,
And told thy wondrous ways.
2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainting heart;
Who shall sustain my sinking years
If God my strength depart?
3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim
Before the rising age,
And leave a savour of thy name
When I shall quit the stage.
4 The land of silence and of death
Attends my next remove;
Oh may these poor remains of breath
Teach the wide world thy love!
Pause.
5 Thy righteousness is deep and high,
Unsearchable thy deeds;
Thy glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all my praise exceeds.
6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar,
And oft endur'd the grief:
But when thy hand has prest me sore,
Thy grace was my relief.
7 By long experience have I known
Thy sovereign power to save;
At thy command I venture down
Securely to the grave.
8 When I lie buried deep in dust,
My flesh shall be thy care;
These wither'd limbs with thee I trust
To raise them strong and fair. Scripture: Psalm 71:17-21 Languages: English
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, Old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #126 (1740) Topics: Old age and resurrection; Psalm old Age First Line: GOD of my Childhood, and my Youth Lyrics: 1 GOD of my Childhood, and my Youth,
The guide of all my Days,
I have declar'd thy heav'nly Truth,
And told thy wond'rous Ways.
2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary Hairs,
And leave my fainting Heart?
Who shall sustain my sinking Years,
If GOD my Strength depart?
3 Let me thy Pow'r and Truth proclaim
To the surviving Age,
And leave a Savour of thy Name
When I shall quit the Stage.
4 The Lands of Silence and of death
Attends my next Remove;
O may these poor Remains of Breath
Teach the wide World thy Love!
Pause.
5 Thy Righteousness is deep and high,
Unsearchable thy Deeds;
Thy Glory spreads beyond the Sky,
And all my Praise exceeds.
6 Oft have I heard thy Threat'nings roar,
And oft endur'd the Grief;
But when thy Hand has prest me sore,
Thy Grace was my Relief.
7 By long Experience have I known
Thy sov'reign Pow'r to save;
At thy Command I venture down
Securely to the Grave.
8 When I lie bury'd deep in Dust,
My flesh shall be thy Care;
These withering Limbs with Thee I trust,
To raise 'em strong and fair.
Scripture: Psalm 71:17-21 Languages: English
The aged Christian's Prayer and Song; or, Old Age, Death, and the Resurrection
A. R. Cousin
1824 - 1906 Person Name: Mrs. Anne R. Cousin Topics: Old Age; Old Age Author of ""Immanuel's Land"" in Laudes Domini Cousin, Anne Ross, née Cundell, is the only daughter of David Ross Cundell, M.D., Leith, and is the widow of the Rev. William Cousin, late Minister of the Free Church of Melrose. She has contributed many poems to various periodicals; 7 hymns to The Service of Praise, 1865, edited by the Rev. J. H. Wilson, of Edinburgh; and 1 to the Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship, 1866, the Hymnal of the English Presbyterian Church. Four of her hymns are included in the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal, 1876. Her most popular hymn, "The sands of time are sinking," was first published in The Christian Treasury for 1857, and gives its title to the collected edition of her poems published in 1876, as Immanuel’s Land and other Pieces by A. R. C. This is a collection of 107 hymns and poems, many of which are very beautiful. In general they are, however, rather meditations than hymns suited for public worship. Of these the following, in addition to those annotated under their first lines, are in common use:—
1. King Eternal, King Immortal. Christmas.
2. O Christ, what burdens bowed Thy head. Good Friday.
3. To Thee, and to Thy Christ, O God. Praise.
4. To thy father and thy mother. Filial Duty.
[Rev. J. Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Cousin, Anne K., p. 264, ii. Other hymns are:—
1. None but Christ; His merit hides me. None but Christ. From her Immanuel's Land, &c, 1876, into Laudes Domini, 1884, &c.
2. O! Christ, He is the Fountain. This begins with stanza iii. of "The sands of time are sinking," p. 264, ii.
3. Saviour, shed Thy sweetest [richest] blessing. On behalf of Missioriaries. Published in Wilson's Service of Praise, 1865.
4. When we reach our peaceful dwelling. Heaven Anticipated. In her Immanuel's Land, &c.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Cousin, A. R., p. 264, ii, Other hymns that have passed into use are:—
1. In the songless night, the daylight dreary. Jesus near.
2. Lord, mine must be a spotless dress. Christ our Righteousness.
3. O now is the time. Seek the Lord.
4. O Thou that on the billow. Jesus near.
Of these No. 4 appeared in J. H. Wilson's Songs of Zion, 1862; Nos. 1 and 3 in J. H. Wilson's Service of Praise, 1865 ; and No. 2 in her own Immanuel’s Land, 1876. Mrs. Cousin died at Edinburgh Dec. 6, 1906, in her 83rd year. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
A. R. Cousin
Henry Thomas Smart
1813 - 1879 Person Name: Henry Smart, 1813-1879 Topics: Old Age Composer of "LANCASHIRE" in The Hymnal Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known).
Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporizations and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth, Smart designed organs for important places such as St. Andrew Hall in Glasgow and the Town Hall in Leeds. He composed an opera, oratorios, part-songs, some instrumental music, and many hymn tunes, as well as a large number of works for organ and choir. He edited the Choralebook (1858), the English Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), and the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal (1875). Some of his hymn tunes were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861).
Bert Polman
Henry Thomas Smart
John Goss
1800 - 1880 Topics: Life Stages Old Age Composer of "LAUDA ANIMA" in Psalms for All Seasons John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854).
Bert Polman
John Goss
