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The converted Thief
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: As on the cross the Savior hung Lyrics: 1 As on the cross the Savior hung,
And wept, and bled, and dy'd,
He pour'd salvation on a wretch
That languish'd at his side.
2 His crimes with inward grief and shame,
The penitent confess'd;
Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ,
And thus his prayer address'd:
3 "Jesus, thou son and heir of heaven,
"Thou spotless lamb of God,
"I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears,
"And welt'ring in thy blood.
4 "Yet quickly, from these scenes of woe
"In triumph thou shalt rise,
"Burst thro' the gloomy shades of death,
"And shine above the skies.
5 "Amid the glories of that world,
"Dear Savior, think on me;
"And in the vict'ries of thy death,
Let me a sharer be."
6 His prayer the dying Jesus hears,
And instantly replies,
"To-day thy parting soul shall be
With me in Paradise." Scripture: Luke 23:42 Languages: English
The converted Thief
The Leper healed; or, Sanctification implored
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CII (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Sanctification First Line: Behold the lep'rous jew Lyrics: 1 Behold the lep'rous jew,
Oppress'd with pain and grief,
Pouring his tears at Jesus' feet,
For pity and relief.
2 "O speak the word," he cries,
"And heal me of my pain:
"Lord, thou art able, if thou wilt,
"To make a leper clean."
3 Compassion moves his heart,
He speaks the gracious word;
The leper feels his strength return,
And all his sickness cur'd.
4 To thee, dear Lord, I look,
Sick of a worse disease;
Sin is my painful malady,
And none can give me ease.
5 But thy almighty grace
Can heal my lep'rous soul;
O bathe me in thy precious blood,
And that will make me whole. Scripture: Matthew 8:2-3 Languages: English
The Leper healed; or, Sanctification implored
The Privileges of the Sons of God
Author: Humphreys Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCIV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Adoption First Line: Blessed are the sons of God Lyrics: 1 Blessed are the sons of God,
They are bought with Jesu's blood,
They are ransom'd from the grave,
Life eternal they shall have,
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
2 God did leave them to his son,
Long before the world begun;
They the seal of this receive
When on Jesus they believe.
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
3 They are justify'd by grace,
They enjoy a solid peace;
All their sins are wash'd away,
They shall stand in God's great day,
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
4 They produce the fruits of grace
In the works of righteousness!
Born of God, they hate all sin,
God's pure seed remains within.
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
5 They have fellowship with God,
Thro' the Mediator's blood;
One with God, thro' Jesus one,
Glory is in them begun.
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
6 Tho' they suffer much on earth,
Strangers to the worldlings mirth,
Yet they have an inward joy,
Pleasures which can never cloy.
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
7 They alone are truly blest,
Heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ;
They with love and peace are fill'd,
They are by his xpirit seal'd,
With them number'd may we be,
Now and thro' eternity!
Languages: English
The Privileges of the Sons of God
Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXI (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: Dear Savior, we are thine Lyrics: 1 Dear Savior, we are thine,
By everlasting bonds:
Our names, our hearts, we would resign,
Our souls are in thy hands.
2 To thee we still would cleave
With ever-growing zeal;
If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
O let them ne’er prevail.
3 Thy spirit shall unite
Our souls to thee our head:
Shall form in us thy image bright,
That we thy paths may tread.
4 Death may our souls divide
From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near thy side
Thro' all the gloomy way.
5 Since Christ and we are one,
Why should we doubt or fear?
If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne,
He’ll fix his members there. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:17 Languages: English
Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration
Redemption by Christ alone
Author: Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXX (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption First Line: Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains Lyrics: 1 Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains,
Beneath it's dreadful tyrant sway,
And doom'd to everlasting pains,
We wretched, guilty captives lay.
2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace;
Nor the whole world's collected store
Suffice to purchase our release;
A thousand worlds were all too poor.
3 Jesus the Lord, the mighty God,
An all-sufficient ransom paid:
Invalued price! his precious blood
For vile rebellious traitors shed.
4 Jesus the sacrifice became,
To rescue guilty souls from hell;
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell.
5 Amazing goodness! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace, nor yield to sin,
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!
6 Dear Savior, let thy love persue
The glorious work it has begun,
Each secret lurking foe subdue,
And let our hearts be thine alone. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19 Languages: English
Redemption by Christ alone
Pleading the Atonement
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXVI (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Atonement First Line: Father, God, who seest in me Lyrics: 1 Father, God, who seest in me
Only sin and Misery,
Turn to thy anointed One,
Look on thy beloved Son;
Him, and then the sinner, see;
Look thro' Jesus' wounds on me.
2 Heavenly Father, Lord of all,
Hear, and show thou hear'st my call;
Bow thine ear, in mercy bow,
Smile on me a sinner now:
Now the stone to flesh convert;
Cast a look, and melt my heart.
3 Lord, I cannot let thee go,
Till a blessing thou bestow;
Hear my Advocate divine,
Lo, to his my suit I join,
Join'd with his, it cannot fail;
Let me now with thee prevail.
4 Turn from me thy glorious eues
To his bloody sacrifice,
To the full atonement made,
To the utmost ransom paid;
And, if mine thro' him thou art,
Speak thy mercy to my heart.
5 Jesus, answer from above;
Is not all thy nature love?
Pity from thine eye let fall;
Bless me, whilst on thee I call;
Am I thine thou Son of God?
Take the purchase of thy blood.
6 Father, see the victim slain,
Offer'd up for guilty man;
Hear his blood's prevailing cry;
Let the bowels then reply:
Then thro' him the sinner see;
Then, in Jesus, look on me. Scripture: Psalm 84:9 Languages: English
Pleading the Atonement
God glorious, and Sinners saved
Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CXII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Father, how wide thy glory shines Lyrics: 1 Father, how wide thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise!
Known thro' the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand thro' the skies.
2 [Part of thy name divinely stands
On all thy creatures writ,
They shew the labour of thy hands,
Or impress of thy feet.]
3 But when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join,
In their divinest forms;
4 Our thoughts are lost in reverend awe;
We love and we adore;
The first arch-angel never saw
So much of God before.
5 Here the whole Deity is known,
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone,
The justice or the grace.
6 [When sinners broke the Father's laws,
The dying Son atones;
O, the dear mysteries of his cross!
The triumph of his groans!]
7 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.
8 O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song!
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.
Scripture: Isaiah 44:23 Languages: English
God glorious, and Sinners saved
Forgiveness! 'tis a joyful sound
Author: Dr. Gibbons Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXVII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon Lyrics: 1 Forgiveness! 'tis a joyful sound
To malefactors doom'd to die;
Publish the bliss the world around;
Ye seraphs, shout it from the sky!
2 'Tis the rich gift of love divine;
'Tis, full, out-measuring every crime;
Unclouded shall its glories shine,
And fee no change, by changing time.
3 O'er sins unnumber'd as the sand,
And like the mountains for their size,
The seas of sovereign grace expand,
The seas of sovereign grace arise.
4 For this stupendous love of heaven
What grateful honors shall we show?
Where much transgression is forgiven
Let love in equal ardors glow.
5 By this inspir'd, let all our days
With various holiness be crown'd,
Let truth and goodness, prayer and praise
In all abide, in all abound. Scripture: Luke 7:47 Languages: English
Forgiveness! 'tis a joyful sound
Salvation by grace, from first to last
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CXI (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Grace, 'tis a charming sound Lyrics: 1 Grace! 'tis a charming sound!
Harmonious to the ear!
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contriv'd the way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 [Grace first inscrib'd my name
In God's eternal book:
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.]
4 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
5 [Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made my eyes o'erflow:
'Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.]
6 Grace all the work shall crown,
Thro' everlasting days;
It lays in Heaven the topmost stone;
And well deserves the praise.
Scripture: Ephesians 2:5 Languages: English
Salvation by grace, from first to last
The Pardoning God
Author: President Davies Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon First Line: Great God of wonders! all thy ways Lyrics: 1 Great God of wonders! all thy ways,
Are matchless, godlike, and divine;
But the fair glories of thy grace,
More godlike and unrival'd shine:
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
2 Crimes of such horror to forgive,
Such guilty daring worms to spare,
This is thy grand prerogative,
And none shall in the honor share.
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
3 Angels and men, resign your claim,
To pity, mercy, love and grace;
These glories crown Jehovah's name,
With an incomparable blaze.
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
4 In wonder lost, with trembling joy,
We take the pardon of our God,
Pardon, for crimes of deepest dye,
A pardon seal'd with Jesu's blood.
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
5 O may this strange, this matchless grace,
This godlike miracle of love
Fill the wide earth with grateful praise,
And all the angelic choirs above!
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
Scripture: Micah 7:18 Languages: English
The Pardoning God
Efficacious Grace
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXVII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: Hail! mighty Jesus; how divine Lyrics: 1 Hail! mighty Jesus; how divine
Is thy victorious sword!
The stoutest rebel must resign,
At thy commanding word.
2 Deep are the wounds thy arrows give;
They pierce the hardest heart:
Thy smiles of grace the slain revive,
And joy succeeds to smart.
3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh,
Ride with majestic sway:
Go forth, sweet prince, triumphantly
And make thy foes obey.
4 And, when thy victories are complete;
When all the chosen race
Shall round the throne of glory meet,
To sing thy conq'ring grace;
5 O may my humble soul be found
Among that favour'd band!
And I, with them, thy praise will sound
Throughout Immanuel's land.
Scripture: Psalm 45:3-5 Languages: English
Efficacious Grace
Gratitude for the Atonement
Author: L. H. C. Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXV (1792) Meter: 8.7 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Atonement First Line: Hail! thou once despised Jesus Lyrics: 1 Hail! thou once despised Jesus,
Hail thou Galilean King!
Thou didst suffer to release us;
Thou didst fee salvation bring.
Hail, thou agonizing Savior,
Bearer of our sin and shame!
By thy merits we find favor;
Life is given through thy name.
2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on thee were laid:
By Almighty love anointed,
Thou hast full atonement made:
All thy people are forgiven
Through the virtue of thy blood:
Open'd is the gate of heaven:
Peace is made 'twixt man and God.
3 Jesus, hail, enthron'd in glory,
There for ever to abide!
All the heavenly hosts adore thee,
Seated at thy Father's side:
There for sinners thou art pleading,
There thou dost our place prepare;
Ever for us interceding,
Till in glory we appear.
4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing,
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises, without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give:
Help, ye bright angelic spirits!
Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;
Help to sing our Savior's merits;
Help to chant Immanuel's praise.
Languages: English
Gratitude for the Atonement
Finished Redemption
Author: Jonathan Evans Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXI (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption First Line: Hark! the voice of love and mercy Lyrics: 1 Hark! the voice of love and mercy
Sounds aloud from Calvary!
See! it rends the rocks asunder,
Shakes the earth, and veil's the sky!
"It is finish'd!"
Hear the dying Savior cry!
2 It is finish'd! O what pleasure
Do these charming words afford!
Heavenly Blessings without measure,
Flow to us from Christ the Lord.
It is finish'd!
Saints, the dying words record.
3 Finish'd, all the types and shadows
Of the ceremonial law!
Finish'd, all that God hath promis'd;
Death and hell no more shall awe,
It is finish'd!
Saints, from hence your comfort draw.
4 [Happy souls, approach the table,
Taste the soul-reviving food;
Nothing half so sweet and pleasant
As the Savior's flesh and blood.
Ir is finish'd!
Christ has borne the heavy load.]
5 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
All on earth, and all in Heaven,
Join to praise Immanuel's name!
Hallelujah!
Glory to the bleeding Lamb! Languages: English
Finished Redemption
Everlasting Love and electing Grace
Author: Toplady Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXII (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings God's Everlasting Love First Line: How happy are we Lyrics: 1 How happy are we
Our election who see,
And venture, O Lord, for salvation on thee!
In Jesus approv'd,
Eternally lov'd,
Upheld by thy power we cannot be mov'd.
2 'Tis sweet to recline
On the bosom divine,
And experience the comforts peculiar to thine;
While, born from above,
And upheld by thy love
With singing and triumph to Zion we move.
3 Our seeking thy face,
Was all of thy grace;
Thy mercy demands and shall have all the praise.
No sinner can be
Beforehand with thee,
Thy grace is preventing, almighty and free.
4 Our Savior and friend
His love shall extend,
It knew no beginning, and never shall end.
Whom once he receives
is spirit ne'er leaves,
Nor ever repents of the grace that he gives.
5 This proof we would give,
That thee we receive,
Thou art precious alone to the souls that believe.
Be precious to us!
All beside is as dross,
Compar'd with thy love and the blood of thy Cross.
Part the second:
6 Yet, one thing we want
More holiness grant!
For more of thy mind, and thine image we pant;
Thine image impress
On thy favorite race,
O fashion and polish thy vessels of grace.
7 Thy workmanship we
More fully would be,
Lord, stretch out thy hand and conform us to thee;
While outward we move
To Canaan above,
Come fill us with holiness, fill us with love.
8 Vouchsafe us to know
More of thee below
Thus fit us for heaven, and glory bestow
Our harps shall be tun'd,
The Lamb shall be crown'd;
Salvation to Jesus thro' heaven shall resound.
Languages: English
Everlasting Love and electing Grace
Pardoning Love
Author: Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXVI (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon First Line: How oft, alas, this wretched heart Lyrics: 1 How oft, alas, this wretched heart
Has wander'd from the Lord!
How oft my roving thoughts depart
Forgetful of his word!
2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, "return:"
Dear Lord, and may I come!
My vile ingratitude I mourn;
O take the wanderer home.
3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive,
And bid my crimes remove?
And shall a pardon'd rebel live
To speak thy wondrous love!
4 Almighty grace, thy healing power
How glorious, how divine!
That can to life and bliss restore
So vile a heart as mine.
5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet,
Dear Savior, I adore;
Oh, keep me at thy sacred feet,
And let me rove no more. Scripture: Jeremiah 3:22 Languages: English
Pardoning Love
Distinguishing Grace
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CX (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: In songs of sublime adoration and praise Lyrics: 1 In songs of sublime adoration and praise,
Ye pilgrims for Sion who press,
Break forth, and extol the great ancient of days,
His rich and distinguishing grace.
2 His love from eternity fix'd upon you,
Broke forth and discover'd its flame,
And now with the cords of his kindness he draws,
And brings us to love his great name.
3 O had he not pitied the state you were in,
Your bosoms his love had ne'er felt,
You all would have liv'd, would have dy'd too in sin
And sunk with the load of our guilt.
4 What was there in man that could merit esteem,
Or give the Creator delight?
'Twas "even so, Father," you ever must sing,
"Because it seem'd good in thy sight."
5 'Twas all of thy grace we were bro't to obey
While others were suffer'd to go,
The road which by nature we chose as our way,
Which leads to the regions of woe.
6 Then give all the glory to his holy name;
To him all the glory belongs;
Be yours the high joys still to sound forth his fame,
And crown him in each of your songs. Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3 Languages: English
Distinguishing Grace
Free Salvation
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CVIII (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Jesus is our great salvation Lyrics: 1 Jesus is our great salvation'
Worthy of our best esteem!
He has sav'd his favorite nation;
Join to sing aloud to him:
He has sav'd us,
Christ alone could us redeem.
2 When involv'd in sin and ruin,
And no helper there was found;
Jesus our distress was viewing:
Grace did more than sin abound:
He has call'd us,
With salvation in the sound.
3 Save us from a mere profession,
Save us from hypocrisy;
Give us, Lord, the sweet possession
Of thy righteousness and thee:
Best of favors,
None compar'd with this can be.
4 Let us never, Lord, forget thee!
Make us walk as pilgrims here:
We will give thee all the glory,
Of the love that brought us near;
Bid us praise thee,
And rejoice with holy fear.
5 Free election, known by calling,
Is a privilege divine:
Saints are kept from final falling,
All the glory, Lord, be thine.
All the glory,
All the glory, Lord, is thine.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:9 Languages: English
Free Salvation
Perseverance desired
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CVI (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Perseverance First Line: Jesus, my Savior and my God Lyrics: 1 Jesus, my Savior and my God,
Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood;
By ties both natural and divine,
I am, and ever will be thine.
2 But ah! should my inconstant heart,
Ere I'm aware, from thee depart,
What dire reproach would fall on me,
For such ingratitude to thee!
3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate,
The guilt, the shame, I deprecate:
And yet so mighty are my foes
I dare not trust my warmest vows.
4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord,
Grace in the needful hour afford;
O steel this tim'rous heart of mine
With fortitude and love divine.
5 So shall I triumph o'er my fears,
And gather joys from all my tears;
So shall I to the world proclaim
The honors of the Christian name. Languages: English
Perseverance desired
Imputed Righteousness
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXIV (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Justification First Line: Jesus, thy blood and righteousness Lyrics: 1 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in these array'd,
With Joy shall I lift up my head.
2 When from the dust of death I rise
To take my mansion in the skies,
E'en then shall this be all my plea
"Jesus hath liv'd and dy'd for me."
3 Bold shall I stand in thy great day,
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
While thro' thy blood absolv'd I am,
From sins' tremendous curse and shame.
4 Thus Abraham the friend of God,
Thus all the armies bought with blood,
Savior of sinners thee proclaim,
Sinners, of whom the chief I am.
5 This spotless robe the same appears
When ruin'd nature sinks in years:
No age can change its glorious hue,
The robe of Christ is ever new.
6 O! let the dead now hear thy voice,
Bid, Lord, thy banish'd ones rejoice,
Their beauty this, their glorious dress,
Jesus, the Lord our righteousness. Scripture: Jeremiah 23:6 Languages: English
Imputed Righteousness
Adoption
Author: Cruttenden Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCI (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Adoption First Line: Let others boast their ancient line Lyrics: 1 Let others boast their ancient line
In long succession great;
In the proud list let heroes shine,
And monarchs swell the state;
Descended from the King of Kings,
Each saint a nobler title sings.
2 Pronounce me, gracious God, thy son,
Own me an heir divine;
I'll pity princes on the throne,
When I can call thee mine;
Scepters and crowns unenvied rise,
And lose their lustre in mine eyes.
3 Content, obscure I pass my days,
To all I meet unknown,
And wait till thou thy child shalt raise,
And seat menear thy throne.
No name, no honors here I crave,
Well pleas'd with those beyond the grave.
4 Jesus, my elder brother, lives,
With him I too shall reign;
Nor sin, nor death, while he survives,
Shall make the promise vain.
In him my title stands secure,
And shall, while endless years endure.
5 When he, in robes divinely bright,
Shall once again appear,
Thou, too my soul, shalt shine in light,
And his full image bear.
Enough!—I wait th' appointed day,
Bless'd Savior, haste, and come away! Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3 Languages: English
Adoption
Perseverance
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Perseverance First Line: Lord, hast thou made me know thy ways? Lyrics: 1 Lord, hast thou made me know thy ways?
Conduct me in thy fear,
And grant me such supplies of grace,
That I may persevere.
2 Let but thy own almighty arm
Sustain a feeble worm,
I shall escape, secure from harm,
Amid the dreadful storm.
3 Be then my all-sufficient friend,
'Till all my toils shall cease;
Guard me thro' life, and let my end
Be everlasting peace. Scripture: Psalm 119:117 Languages: English
Perseverance
Support in God's Covenant under Trouble
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXVII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Covenant of Grace First Line: My God, the covenant of thy love, Lyrics: 1 My God, the covenant of thy love
Abides for ever sure,
And in its matchless grace I feel
My happiness secure.
2 What tho' my house be not with thee,
As nature could desire?
To nobler joys, than nature gives,
Thy servants all aspire.
3 Since thou, the everlasting God,
My father art become;
Jesus my guardian and my friend,
And heaven my final home:
4 I welcome all thy sovereign will:
For all that will is love;
And when I know not what thou dost,
I wait the light above.
5 Thy covenant the last accent claims
Of this poor faltering tongue;
And that shall the first notes employ
Of my celestial song. Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:5 Languages: English
Support in God's Covenant under Trouble
Desiring Communion with God
Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCVII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Communion with God First Line: My rising soul, with strong desires Lyrics: 1 My rising soul, with strong desires,
To perfect happiness aspires,
With steady steps would tread the road,
That leads to heaven, that leads of God.
2 I thirst to drink unmingled love,
From pure fountain-head above;
My dearest Lord, I long to be
Empty'd of sin, and full of thee.
3 For thee I pant, for thee I burn,
Art thou withdrawn? again return,
Nor let me be the first to say,
Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray.
Languages: English
Desiring Communion with God
Pardon spoken by Christ
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon First Line: My Savior, let me hear thy voice Lyrics: 1 My Savior, let me hear thy voice
Pronounce the words of peace!
And all my warmest powers shall join
To celebrate thy grace.
2 With gentle smiles call me thy child,
And speak my sins forgiv'n:
The accents mild shall charm mine ear
All like the harps of heaven.
3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead
The darkest path I'll tread;
Cheerful I'll quit these mortal shores,
And mingle with the dead.
4 When dreadful guilt is done away,
No other fears we know;
That hand, which scatters pardon down,
Shall crowns of life bestow.
Scripture: Matthew 9:2 Languages: English
Pardon spoken by Christ
Confession and Pardon
Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXVIII (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon First Line: My sorrows like a flood Lyrics: 1 My sorrows like a flood,
Impatient of restraint,
Into thy bosom, O my God,
Pour out a long complaint.
2 This impious heart of mine
Could once defy the Lord,
Could rush with violence on to sin,
In presence of thy sword.
3 How often have I stood
A rebel to the skies,
And yet, and yet, O matchless grace!
Thy thunder silent lies.
4 O shall I never feel
The meltings of thy love?
Am I of such hell-harden'd steel
That mercy cannot move.
5 O'ercome by dying love,
Here at thy cross I lie:
And throw my flesh, my soul, my all,
And weep, and love, and die.
6 "Rise," says the Savior, "rise,
"Behold my wounded veins;
"Here flows a sacred crimson flood,
"To wash away thy stains."
7 See, God is reconcil'd!
Behold his smiling face!
Let joyful cherubs clap their wings
And sound aloud his grace.
Scripture: 1 John 1:9 Languages: English
Confession and Pardon
The Security of Christ's Sheep
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CIII (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Perseverance First Line: My soul, with joy attend Lyrics: 1 My soul, with joy attend,
While Jesus silence breaks;
No angel’s harp such music yields,
As what my shepherd speaks.
2 "I know my sheep," he cries,
"My soul approves them well:
"Vain is the treacherous world’s disguise,
"And vain the rage of hell.
3 "I freely feed them now
"With tokens of my love,
"But richer pastures I prepare,
"And sweeter streams above.
4 "Unnumber'd years of bliss
"I to my sheep will give;
"And, while my throne unshaken stands,
"Shall all my chosen live.
5 "This tried almighty hand
"Is rais'd for their defence:
"Where is the power shall reach them there?
"Or what shall force them thence?
6 Enough, my gracious Lord,
Let faith triumphant cry;
My heart can on this promise live,
Can on this promise die. Scripture: John 10:27-30 Languages: English
The Security of Christ's Sheep
Christians the Sons of God
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCV (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Adoption First Line: Not all the nobles of the earth Lyrics: 1 Not all the nobles of the earth,
Who boast the honors of their birth,
Such real dignity can claim,
As those who bear the christian name.
2 To them the privilege is giv'n
To be the sons and heirs of heav'n;
Sons of the God who reigns on high,
And heirs of joys beyond the sky.
3 [On them, a happy chosen race,
Their father pours his riches grace:
To them his counsels he imparts,
And stamps his image on their hearts.
4 Their infant-cries, their tender age,
His pity and his love engage:
He clasps them in his arms, and there
Secures them with parental care.]
5 His will he makes them early know,
And teaches their young feet to go;
Whispers instruction to their minds,
And on their hearts his precepts binds.
6 When, thro' temptation they rebel,
His chast'ning rode ne makes them feel
Then, with a father's tender heart,
He sooths the pain, and heals the smart.
7 Their daily wants his hands supply,
Their steps he guards with watchful eye,
Leads them from earth to heaven above,
And crowns them with eternal love.
8 If I've the honor, Lord, to be
One of this num'rous family,
On me the gracious gift bestow,
To call thee Abba, father! too.
9 So may my conduct ever prove
My filial piety and love!
Whilst all my brethren clearly trace
Their father's likeness in my face.
Scripture: John 1:12 Languages: English
Christians the Sons of God
Redeeming Love
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXIX (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption First Line: Now begin the heavenly theme Lyrics: 1 Now begin the heavenly theme,
Sing aloud in Jesu's name:
Ye, who his salvation prove,
Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Ye, who see the Father's grace
Beaming in the Savior's face,
As to Canaan on ye move,
Praise and bless redeeming love.
3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears,
Banish all your guilty fears;
See your guilt and curse remove,
Cancell'd by redeeming love.
4 Ye, alas! who long have been
Willing slaves of death and sin,
Now from bliss no longer rove,
Stop and taste redeeming love.
5 Welcome all, by sin opprest,
Welcome to his sacred rest;
Nothing brought him from above,
Nothing but redeeming love.
6 When his spirit leads us home,
When we to his glory come,
We shall all the fulness prove,
Of our Lord's redeeming love.
7 He subdu'd th' infernal powers,
Those tremendous foes of ours,
From their cursed Empire drove;
Mighty in redeeming love.
8 Hither, then, your music bring,
Strike aloud each cheerful string;
Mortals join the hosts above,
Join to praise redeeming love. Languages: English
Redeeming Love
Walking with God
Author: Cowper Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCVIII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Communion with God First Line: O for a closer walk with God Lyrics: 1 O for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame;
A light, to shine upon the road
That leads me to the lamb!
2 Where is the blessedness I knew,
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus, and his word?
3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd!
How sweet their memory still!
But now I find an aching void,
The world can never fill.
4 Return, O holy dove return,
Sweet Messenger of rest;
I hate the sins that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from my breast.
Scripture: Genesis 5:24 Languages: English
Walking with God
Pleading the Covenant
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXVIII (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Covenant of Grace First Line: O Lord my God, whose sov'reign love Lyrics: 1 O Lord my God, whose sov'reign love
Is still the same, nor e'er can move
Look to the covenant, and see,
Has not thy love been shown to me?
Remember me, my dearest friend,
And love me alway to the end.
2 Be with me still, as heretofore,
And help me forward more and more;
My Strong, my stubborn will incline
To be obedient still to thine;
O lead me by thy gracious hand,
And guide me safe to Canaan's land. Scripture: Psalm 74:20 Languages: English
Pleading the Covenant
Eternal and unchangeable Love
Author: L. H. C. Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXIV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings God's Everlasting Love First Line: O my distrustful heart Lyrics: 1 O, my distrustful heart
How small thy faith appears!
But greater, Lord, thou art,
Than all my doubts and fears.
Did Jesus once upon me shine?
Then Jesus is forever mine.
2 Unchangeable his will,
Tho' dark may be my frame;
His loving heart is still
Eternally the same:
My soul thro' many changes goes;
His love no variation knows.
3 Thou, Lord, wilt carry on,
And perfectly perform
The work thou hast begun
In me a sinful worm;
Midst all my fears, and sin and woe,
Thy Spirit will not let me go.
4 The bowels of thy grace
At first did freely move:
I still shall see thy face,
And feel that God is love!
Myself into thine arms I cast;
Lord, save, O save my soul at last. Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12 Languages: English
Eternal and unchangeable Love
O that I knew where I might find him; or, sins and Sorrows laid before God
Author: Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCIX (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Communion with God First Line: O that I knew the secret place Lyrics: 1 O that I knew the secret place
Where I might find my God!
I'd spread my wants before his face,
And pour my woes abroad.
2 I'd tell him how my sins arise,
What sorrows I sustain;
How grace decays, and comfort dies,
And leaves my heart in pain.
3 He knows what arguments I'd take
To wrestle with my God;
I'd plead for his own mercy's sake,
And for my Savior's blood.
4 My God will pity my complaints,
And heal my broken bones;
He takes the meaning of his saints,
The language of their groans.
5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress,
And banish every fear;
He calls thee to his throne of grace,
To spread thy sorrows there. Scripture: Job 23:3-4 Languages: English
O that I knew where I might find him; or, sins and Sorrows laid before God
Christ's Atonement
Author: Toplady Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXIV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Atonement First Line: O thou, who didst thy glory leave Lyrics: 1 O thou, who didst thy glory leave,
Apostate sinners to retrieve
From nature's deadly fall,
If thou hast bought me with a price,
My sins against me ne'er shall rise,
For thou hast borne them all.
2 And wast thou punish'd in my stead?
Didst thou without the city bleed
To expiate my stains?
On earth my God vouchsaf'd to dwell,
And made of infinite avail,
The suff'rings of the man.
3 And wast thou for transgressors given?
And did the incarnate King of Heaven
For us his foes expire?
Amaz'd, O earth, the tidings hear!
He bore, that we might never bear
His Father's righteous ire.
4 Ye saints, the man of sorrows bless,
The God, for your unrighteousness
Deputed to atone:
Praise, 'till with all the ransom'd throng
Ye sing the never-ending song,
And see him on his throne. Languages: English
Christ's Atonement
The Conversion of Zacheus
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXVIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: Once as the Savior pass'd along Lyrics: 1 Once as the Savior pass'd along,
Zaccheus fain the lord would see:
Of stature small, to 'scape the throng,
he ran before, and climb'd a tree.
2 As the omniscient Lord drew nigh,
Upward he look'd, and saw him there;
"Zaccheus, hasten down, for I
"Must be thy guest to-day, prepare,
3 "To-day." the pardoning Savior cries,
"Salvation to thy house is come,
"On wings of sov'reign love it flies;
"Go tell the blissful news at home."
4 Lord, look on souls that gaze around,
To every listening sinner speak;
Now may thine ancient love abound,
From every seat a captive take.
5 Sinners, make haste our God to meet;
Come to the feast his love prepares;
The lost are sought and sav'd, how sweet?
And not the righteous, Christ declares,
6 Say, what are ye come out to view:
Jesus who once for sinners died?
O hear the Savior's voice to you,
"Cast sinful righteous self aside."
7 Lord, wilt thou stoop to be my guest?
Dost thou invite me to my home?
Welcome, dear Savior, to my breast,
To-day let thy salvation come.
Scripture: Luke 19:1-19 Languages: English
The Conversion of Zacheus
Communion with God an Christ
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XCVI (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Communion with God First Line: Our heavenly father calls Lyrics: 1 Our heavenly father calls,
And Christ invites us near;
With both our friendship shall be sweet,
And our communion dear.
2 God pities all our griefs;
He pardons every day;
Almighty to protect our souls,
And wise to guide our way.
3 How large his bounties are!
What various stores of good,
Diffus'd from our redeemer's hand,
And purchas'd with his blood?
4 Jesus, our living head,
We bless thy faithful care;
Our advocate before the throne,
And our forerunner there.
5 Here fix, my roving heart!
Here wait, my warmest love!
'Till the communion be complete
In nobler scenes above.
Scripture: 1 John 1:3 Languages: English
Communion with God an Christ
Abundant Life by Christ our Shepherd
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CI (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Sanctification First Line: Praise to our shepherd's gracious name Lyrics: 1 Praise to our shepherd's gracious name,
Who on so kind an errand came;
Came, that by him his flock might live,
And more abundant life receive.
2 Hail, great Immanuel from above,
High seated on thy throne of love!
O pour the vital torrent down,
Thy people's joy, their Lord's renown.
3 Scarce half alive we sigh and cry;
Scarce raise to thee our languid eye;
Kind Savior let our dying state
Compassion in thy heart create.
4 The shepherd's blood the sheep must heal;
O may we all its influence feel
'Till inward deep experience show,
Christ can begin a heav'n below. Scripture: John 10:10 Languages: English
Abundant Life by Christ our Shepherd
O Lord, say unto my Soul, I am thy Salvation
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CXIII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Salvation! O melodious sound Lyrics: 1 Salvation! O melodious sound
To wretched dying men!
Salvation, that from God proceeds,
And leads to God again.
2 Rescu'd from Hell's eternal gloom,
From fiends, and fires, and chains:
Rais'd to a Paradise of bliss,
Where love triumphant reigns!
3 But may a poor bewilder'd soul,
Sinful and weak as mine,
Presume to raise a trembling eye
To blessings so divine?
4 The lustre of so bright a bliss
My feeble heart o'erbears;
And unbelief almost perverts
The promise into tears.
5 My Savior God, no voice but thine
These dying hopes can raise:
Speak thy salvation to my soul,
And turn my prayer to praise.
Scripture: Psalm 35:3 Languages: English
O Lord, say unto my Soul, I am thy Salvation
Complete Salvation
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CIX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Salvation thro' our dying God Lyrics: 1 Salvation thro' our dying God,
Is finish'd and complete;
He paid whate'er his people ow'd,
And cancell'd all their debt.
2 Salvation now shall be my stay,
"A sinner sav'd," I'll cry;
Then gladly quit this mortal clay,
For better joys on high. Languages: English
Complete Salvation
Gratitude to God for Redemption
Author: D. Turner Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXIII (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption First Line: Shall Jesus descend from the skies Lyrics: 1 Shall Jesus descend from the skies,
To atone for our sins by his blood,
And shall we such goodness despise,
And rebels still be to our God?
2 [No brute could be ever so base!
Shall man thus ungrateful then prove?
Forbid it, O God of all grace;
Forbid it, thou spirit of love!
3 The devils would laugh us to scorn,
For folly so shameful as this;
O let us to God then return,
Sure never was goodness like his.]
4 He sav'd us, or we had been lost,
Nor comfort nor hope had e'er known;
Yet he knew this salvation would cost
No less than the blood of his son.
5 Thro' him we forgiveness shall find,
And taste the sweet blessings of peace,
If contrite and humbly resign'd,
We trust in his promised grace,
6 This world then with all its gay joy,
That its thousands has snar'd and undone,
May tempt, but shall never destroy,
Whom Jesus has mark'd for his own.
7 While here thro' the desert we stray,
Our God shall be all our delight,
Our pillar of cloud in the day,
And also of fire in the night:
8 'Till, 'th' Jordan of death safely pass'd,
We land on the heavenly shore,
Where we the hid manna shall taste,
Nor hunger nor thirst any more.
9 And there while his glories we see,
And feast on the joys of his love,
We chang'd to his likeness shall be,
And then shall all gratitude prove.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7 Languages: English
Gratitude to God for Redemption
The godly Consideration of Election in Christ comfortable
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXV (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Election First Line: Sons we are, thro' God's election Lyrics: 1 Sons we are, thro' God's election,
Who in Jesus Christ believe:
By eternal destination,
Sovereign grace we here receive;
Lord, thy mercy
Does both grace and glory give.
2 Every fallen soul by sinning,
Merits everlasting pain;
But thy love without beginning,
Has restor'd thy sons again:
Countless millions
Shall in life, through Jesus reign.
3 Pause, my soul! adore and wonder!
Ask, "O why such love to me?"
Grace hath put me in the number
Of the Savior's family:
Hallelujah
Thanks, eternal thanks to thee!
4 Since that love had no beginning,
And shall never never cease;
Keep, O keep me, Lord, from sinning!
Guide me in the way of peace!
Make me walk in
All the paths of holiness.
5 When I quit this feeble mansion,
And my soul returns to thee;
Let the power of thy ascension
Manifest itself in me:
Thro' thy spirit
Give the final victory!
6 When the angel sounds the trumpet;
When my soul and body join;
When my Savior comes to judgment,
bright in majesty divine;
Let me triumph
In thy righteousness as mine.
7 When in that blest habitation,
Which my God has fore ordain'd;
When in glory's full possession,
I with saints and angels stand
Free grace only
Shall resound thro' Canaan's Land.
Languages: English
The godly Consideration of Election in Christ comfortable
Noah preserved in the Ark, and the believer in Christ
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CIV (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Perseverance First Line: The deluge at the almighty's call Lyrics: 1 The deluge, at th’ almighty’s call,
In what impetuous streams it fell!
Swallow'd the mountains in its rage,
And swept a guilty world to hell.
2 In vain the tallest sons of pride
Fled from the close-pursuing wave,
Nor could their mightiest towers defend,
Nor swiftness ’scape, nor courage save.
3 How dire the wreck? how loud the roar:
How shrill the universal cry
Of millions in the last despair,
Re-echo from the lowering sky!
4 Yet Noah, humble happy saint,
Surrounded with the chosen few,
Sat in his ark, secure from fear,
And sang the grace that steer'd him ’thro.
5 So may I sing, in Jesus safe,
When storms of vengeance round me fall,
Conscious how high my hopes are fix'd,
Beyond what shakes this earthly ball.
6 Enter thine ark, while patience waits,
Nor ever quit that sure retreat;
Then the wide flood, which buries earth,
Shall waft thee to a fairer seat.
7 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen;
There not a wave of trouble rolls;
But the bright rainbow round the throne
Seals endless life to all their souls.
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:20-21 Languages: English
Noah preserved in the Ark, and the believer in Christ
The Covenant God
Author: Oliver Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXVI (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Covenant of Grace First Line: The God of Abraham praise Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise,
Who reigns enthron'd above;
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of love;
Jehovah, Great I AM!
By earth and heaven confest,
I bow and bless the sacred Name,
For ever bless'd.
2 The God of Abram praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise and seek the joys
At his right hand.
I'd all on earth forsake,
Its wisdom, fame, and power;
And him my only portion make,
My shield and tower.
3 The God of Abram praise,
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my happy days,
In all his ways:
He calls a worm his friend?
He calls himself my God!
And he shall save me to the end,
Thro' Jesu's blood.
4 He by himself hath sworn,
I on his oath depend,
I shall, on Eagle's wings up-borne,
To heav'n ascend:
I shall behold his face,
I shall his power adore:
And sing the wonders of his grace
For evermore!
Part the Second.
5 Tho' nature's strength decay,
And earth and hell withstand;
To Canaan's bounds I urge my way
At God's command;
The watry deep I pass,
With Jesus in my view,
And thro' the howling wilderness
My way pursue.
6 The goodly land I see,
With peace and plenty blest;
The land of sacred liberty,
And endless rest.
There milk and honey flow,
And oil and wine abound;
And trees of life for ever grow,
With mercy crown'd.
7 There dwells the Lord our King,
The Lord our righteousness;
Triumphant o'er the world and sin,
The Prince of Peace.
On Sion's sacred height
His kingdom still maintains;
And glorious, with his saints in light,
For ever reigns.
8 The ransom'd nations bow,
Before the Savior's face,
Joyful their radiant crowns they throw,
O'erwhelm'd with grace:
He shews his fears of love;
They kindle to a flame,
And sound thro' all the world above,
"The slaughter'd Lamb."
9 The whole triumphant host;
Give thanks to God on high:
"Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"
They ever cry.
Hail Abram's God and mine,
I join the heavenly lays:
All might and majesty are thine,
And endless praise.
Languages: English
The Covenant God
The method of Salvation
Author: Toplady Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CVII (1792) Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Salvation First Line: Thee, Father, we bless Lyrics: 1 Thee, Father, we bless,
Whose distinguishing grace
Selected a people to shew forth thy praise:
Nor is thy love known
By election alone;
For, O thou hast added the gift of thy son.
2 The goodness in vain
We attempt to explain,
Which found and accepted a ransom for men.
Great surety of thine,
Thou didst not decline
To concur the father’s most gracious design.
3 To Jesus our friend
Our thanks shall ascend,
Who saves to the utmost, and loves to the end.
Our ransom he paid!
In his merit array'd,
We attain to the glory for which we were made.
4 Sweet spirit of grace,
Thy mercy we bless
For thy eminent share in the council of peace:
Great agent divine,
To restore us is thine,
And cause us afresh in thy likeness to shine.
5 O God, ’tis thy part
To convince and convert:
To give a new life, and create a new heart:
By thy presence and grace
We’re upheld in our race,
And are kept in thy love to the end of our days.
6 Father, Spirit and Son
Agree thus in one,
The salvation of those he has mark'd for his own:
Let us too agree
To glorify thee,
Thou ineffable one, thou adorable three?
Languages: English
The method of Salvation
'Tis finish'd so the Savior cried
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Redemption Lyrics: 1 'Tis finish'd so the Savior cried,
And meekly bow'd his head and died.
'Tis finish'd—yes, the race is run,
The battle fought, the victory won.
2 'Tis finish'd–all that Heaven decreed,
And all the ancient Prophets said
Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd,
In me the Savior of mankind.
3 'Tis finish'd—Aaron now no more
Must stain his robes with purple gore:
The sacred veil is rent in twain,
And Jewish rites no more remain.
4 'Tis finish'd—this my dying groan
Shall sins of every kind atone:
Millions shall be redeem'd from death,
By this my last expiring breath.
5 'Tis finish'd—Heav'n is reconcil'd
To God and powers of darkness spoil'd:
Peace, love, and happiness again
Return and dwell with sinful men.
6 'Tis finish'd—let the joyful sound
Be heard thro' all the nations round:
'Tis finish'd—let the echo fly
Thro' heaven and hell, thro' earth and sky. Scripture: John 19:30 Languages: English
'Tis finish'd so the Savior cried
Praise to God for renewing Grace
Author: Dr. S. Stennett Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: To God, my Savior and my king Lyrics: 1 To God, my Savior and my king,
Fain would my soul her tribute bring
Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise,
For ye have known and felt his grace.
2 Wretched and helpless once I lay,
Just breathing all my life away;
He saw me welt'ring in my blood,
And felt the pity of a God.
3 With peed he fled to my relief,
Bound up my wounds, and sooth'd my grief;
Pour'd joys divine into my heart,
And bade each anxious fear depart.
4 These proofs of love, my dearest lord,
Deep in my breast I will record:
The life which I from thee receive,
To thee, behold, I freely give.
5 My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise,
Thro' the remainder of my days;
And when I join the powers above,
My soul shall better sing thy love. Languages: English
Praise to God for renewing Grace
God ready to forgive; or, Despair sinful
Author: Stogdon Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XC (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Pardon First Line: What mean these jealousies and fears Lyrics: 1 What mean these jealousies and fears,
As if the Lord were loth to save,
Or lov'd to see us drench'd in tears,
Or sink with sorrow to the grave?
2 Does he want slaves to grace his throne?
Or crush them with an iron rod?
Loves he the deep despairing groan?
Is he a tyrant, or a God.
3 Not all the sins which we have wrought
So much his tender bowels grieve,
As this unkind injurious thought,
That he's unwilling to forgive.
4 What tho' our crimes are black as night,
Or glowing like the crimson morn,
Immanuel's blood will make them white
As snow thro' the pure aether borne.
5 Lord, 'tis amazing grace we won,
And well may rebel-worms surprise,
But was not thy incarnate son
A most amazing sacrifice?
6 "I've found a ransom," saith the lord,
"No humble penitent shall die;"
Lord, we would now believe thy word,
And thy unbounded mercies try!
Languages: English
God ready to forgive; or, Despair sinful
The lost Sheep found; or, Joy in Heaven on the Conversion of a Sinner
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXIX (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Regeneration First Line: When some kind shepherd from his fold Lyrics: 1 When some kind shepherd from his fold,
Has lost a straying sheep,
Through vales, o'er hills, he anxious roves,
And climbs the mountain's steep.
2 But O the joy! the transport sweet!
When he the wand'rer finds;
Up in his arms he takes his charge,
And to his shoulder binds.
3 Homeward he hastes to tell his joys,
And make his bliss complete:
The neighbours hear the news, and all
The joyful shepherd greet.
4 Yet how much greater is the joy
When but one sinner turns;
When the poor wretch with broken heart,
His sins and errors mourns.
5 Pleas'd with the news, the saints below,
In songs their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies, the tidings go,
And Heaven is fill'd with joy.
6 Well-pleas'd the Father sees and hears
The conscious sinner weep;
Jesus receives him in his arms,
And owns him for his sheep.
7 Nor angels can their joys contain,
But kindle with new fire:
"A wandering sheep's return'd," they sing,
And strike the sounding lyre. Scripture: Luke 15:3-4 Languages: English
The lost Sheep found; or, Joy in Heaven on the Conversion of a Sinner
Sanctification and Pardon
Author: Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #C (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Sanctification First Line: Where shall we sinners hide our heads Lyrics: 1 Where shall we sinners hide our heads,
Can rocks or mountains save?
Or shall we wrap us in the shades
Of midnight and the grave?
2 Is there no shelter from the eye
Of a revenging God?
Jesus, to thy dear wounds we fly,
Bedew us with thy blood,
3 Those guardian drops our souls secure,
And wash away our sins;
Eternal justice frowns no more,
And conscience smiles within.
4 We bless that wondrous purple stream
That cleanses every stain;
Yet are our souls but half redeem'd,
If sin, the tyrant, reign.
5 Lord, blast his empire with thy breath,
That cursed throne must fall;
Ye flattering plagues, that work our death,
Fly, for we hate you all. Languages: English
Sanctification and Pardon
Human righteousness insufficieint to justify
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXXXIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings Justification First Line: Wherewith O Lord, shall I draw near Lyrics: 1 Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near,
Or bow myself before thy face?
How in thy purer eyes appear?
What shall I bring to gain thy grace?
2 Will gifts delight the Lord most high?
Will multiply'd oblations please?
Thousands of rams his favor buy,
Or slaughter'd hecatombs appease.
3 Can these assuage the wrath of God?
Can these wash out my guilty stain?
Rives of oil, or seas of blood,
Alas! they all must flow in vain.
4 What have I then wherein to trust?
I nothing have, I nothing am;
Excluded is my ev'ry boast,
My glory swallow'd up in shame.
5 Guilty, I stand before thy face;
My sole desert, is hell and wrath;
'Twere just the sentence should take place,
But O, I plead my Savior's death!
6 I plead the merits of thy son
Who died for sinners on the tree;
I plead his righteousness alone,
O put the spotless robe on me. Scripture: Micah 6:6-8 Languages: English
Human righteousness insufficieint to justify
The consequences of Election
Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #LXIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings God's Everlasting Love First Line: Who shall condemn to endless flames Lyrics: 1 Who shall condemn to endless flames
The chosen people of our God?
Since in the book of life their names
Are fairly writ in Jesu's blood.
2 He, for the sins of all the elect,
Hath a complete atonement made:
And justice never can expect
That the same debt should twice be paid.
3 Not tribulation, nakedness,
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
Can separate from Christ the Lord.
4 Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height,
Nor powers below, nor powers above;
Not present things, nor things to come,
Can change his purposes of love.
5 His sovereign mercy knows no end,
His faithfulness shall still endure:
And those who on his truth depend,
Shall find his word for ever sure. Scripture: Romans 8:33-39 Languages: English
The consequences of Election
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