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3343654The Methodist Hymn-Book Illustrated — The Story of the Hymns and their Writers1906John Telford


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THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS

(The number in parentheses which follows the name of the writer of a hymn indicates the hymn under which a biographical sketch of that writer will be found.)


Chapters (not listed in original)
  1. O for a thousand tongues to sing
  2. All people that on earth do dwell
  3. Before Jehovah's awful throne
  4. O worship the King, all glorious above
  5. Eternal Power, whose high abode
  6. Come, sound His praise abroad
  7. Praise, Lord, for Thee in Zion waits
  8. Earth, with all thy thousand voices
  9. From all that dwell below the skies
  10. Praise the Lord! ye heavens, adore Him
  11. Meet and right it is to sing
  12. O heavenly King, look down from above
  13. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
  14. O God, my strength and fortitude
  15. Father of me, and all mankind
  16. Glory be to God on high,
    God whose glory fills the sky
  17. Through all the changing scenes of life
  18. Meet and right it is to praise
  19. Now thank we all our God
  20. O render thanks to God above
  21. Let us with a gladsome mind
  22. God reveals His presence
  23. Lord of all being, throned afar
  24. For the beauty of the earth
  25. Raise the psalm: let earth adoring
  26. Praise the Lord! who reigns above
  27. The strain upraise of joy and praise, Hallelujah
  28. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
  29. We give immortal praise
  30. Infinite God, to Thee we raise
  31. Father, live, by all things feared
  32. Young men and maidens, raise
  33. Father, in whom we live
  34. Hail! holy, holy, holy Lord!
  35. Jehovah, God the Father, bless
  36. O God, of good the unfathomed sea!
  37. God is a name my soul adores
  38. O God, Thou bottomless abyss!
  39. Thine, Lord, is wisdom, Thine alone
  40. Glorious God, accept a heart
  41. The Lord Jehovah reigns
  42. Father of all! whose powerful voice
  43. Eternal Son, eternal Love
  44. Eternal, spotless Lamb of God
  45. God the Lord is King: before Him
  46. Holy as Thou, O Lord, is none
  47. Hail! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
  48. Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise
  49. Eternal Wisdom! Thee we praise
  50. In all my vast concerns with Thee
  51. Eternal Light! eternal Light!
  52. Lord God, by whom all change is wrought
  53. Far off we need not rove
  54. My God, how wonderful Thou art
  55. Great God! to me the sight afford
  56. Thou, my God, art good and wise
  57. Begin, my soul, some heavenly theme
  58. O Lord, how good, how great art Thou
  59. I'll praise my Maker while I've breath
  60. Ere God had built the mountains
  61. A thousand oracles divine
  62. Praise to the Holiest in the height
  63. O God of God, in whom combine
  64. O God of all grace
  65. Father, whose everlasting love
  66. What shall I do my God to love
  67. Thy ceaseless, unexhausted love
  68. Great God of wonders! all Thy ways
  69. Eternal depth of love divine
  70. O Love of God, how strong and true!
  71. Was there ever kindest shepherd
  72. The King of Love my Shepherd is
  73. Let all that breathe Jehovah praise
  74. Far as creation's bounds extend
  75. The spacious firmament on high
  76. The earth with all her fulness owns
  77. Happy man whom God doth aid!
  78. With glory clad, with strength arrayed
  79. High in the heavens, eternal God
  80. Sweet is the memory of Thy grace
  81. You, who dwell above the skies
  82. Good Thou art, and good Thou dost
  83. Father, how wide Thy glory shines!
  84. All praise and thanks to God most High
  85. There is a book who runs may read
  86. The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want
  87. My Shepherd will supply my need
  88. Thee will I praise with all my heart
  89. O bless the Lord, my soul!
  90. My soul, repeat His praise
  91. The Lord, how wondrous are His ways!
  92. When all Thy mercies, O my God
  93. God of my life, whose gracious power
  94. Call Jehovah thy salvation
  95. O God of Bethel, by whose hand
  96. We come unto our fathers God
  97. Come, let us join our cheerful songs
  98. Jesus! the name high over all
  99. Let earth and heaven agree
  100. Thou great Redeemer, dying Lamb
  101. Join all the glorious names
  102. My heart and voice I raise
  103. Jerusalem divine
  104. Jesus, Thou everlasting King
  105. When morning gilds the skies
  106. Jesu, Lover of my soul
  107. Thou hidden Source of calm repose
  108. Christ, of all my hopes the ground
  109. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
  110. Jesu, the very thought of Thee
  111. Jesu, Thou Joy of loving hearts
  112. Behold the sure foundation-stone
  113. Thou art the Way; by Thee alone
  114. What equal honours shall we bring
  115. O filial Deity
  116. Jesus comes with all His grace
  117. We saw Thee not when Thou didst come
  118. Immortal Love, for ever full
  119. O Lord and Master of us all
  120. We know, by faith we surely know
  121. Jesus, the First and Last
  122. Hark! the herald-angels sing
  123. O come, all ye faithful
  124. Christians, awake, salute the happy morn
  125. O Saviour, whom this holy morn
  126. To us a child of royal birth
  127. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
  128. As with gladness men of old
  129. From the eastern mountains
  130. Cradled in a manger, meanly
  131. While shepherds watched their flocks by night
  132. It came upon the midnight clear
  133. Let earth and heaven combine
  134. Glory be to God on high
  135. Arise, my soul, arise,
    Thy Saviour's sacrifice
  136. Glorious Saviour of my soul
  137. Stupendous height of heavenly love
  138. Thou didst leave Thy throne
  139. Hark the glad sound, the Saviour comes
  140. Jesus, Thy far-extended fame
  141. Jesus, Thee Thy works proclaim
  142. Jesus, if still Thou art to-day
  143. O Thou, whom once they flocked to hear
  144. Lord! it is good for us to be
  145. Heal us, Immanuel; hear our prayer
  146. Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep
  147. Lord, we sit and cry to Thee
  148. O help us, Lord I each hour of need
  149. There were ninety and nine that safely lay
  150. Tell me the old, old story
  151. With glorious clouds encompassed round
  152. Plunged in a gulf of dark despair
  153. His name is Jesus Christ the Just
  154. Ride on! ride on in majesty!
  155. When our heads are bowed with woe
  156. Go to dark Gethsemane
  157. Saviour, when in dust to Thee
  158. Behold the Saviour of mankind
  159. Would Jesus have the sinner die?
  160. O Love divine! what hast Thou done?
  161. All ye that pass by
  162. O come and mourn with me awhile
  163. O Sacred Head once wounded
  164. When I survey the wondrous cross
  165. 'Tis finished! the Messiah dies
  166. Not all the blood of beasts
  167. Thou very Paschal Lamb
  168. Rock of Ages, cleft for me
  169. Man of Sorrows! what a name
  170. Christ the Lord is risen to-day!
  171. He dies! the Friend of sinners dies!
  172. Ye humble souls that seek the Lord
  173. In the bonds of death He lay
  174. Christ the Lord is risen again
  175. Jesus lives! thy terrors now
  176. Our Lord is risen from the dead
  177. On wings of living light
  178. The day of resurrection!
  179. Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know
  180. The foe behind, the deep before
  181. Hail the day that sees Him rise
  182. The golden gates are lifted up
  183. Thou art gone up on high
  184. He is gone beyond the skies
  185. God is gone up on high
  186. Clap your hands, ye people all
  187. See the Conqueror mounts in triumph
  188. Holy Ghost, Illuminator
  189. Hail, Thou once despisod Jesus!
  190. O Thou eternal Victim, slain
  191. Jesus, to Thee we fly
  192. Entered the holy place above
  193. With joy we meditate the grace
  194. My sufferings all to Thee are known
  195. There is no sorrow, Lord, too light
  196. Christ, the true anointed Seer
  197. O come, O come, Immanuel
  198. Come, Thou long-expected Jesus
  199. Light of those whose dreary dwelling
  200. Lo! He comes with clouds descending
  201. Ye virgin souls, arise
  202. Behold, behold, the Bridegroom nigh!
  203. Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart
  204. Lord, her watch Thy church is keeping
  205. Break, day of God, O break
  206. Hail to the Lord's Anointed
  207. All hail the power of Jesu's name
  208. Crown Him with many crowns
  209. The head that once was crowned with thorns
  210. My heart is full of Christ, and longs
  211. Jesu, my God and King
  212. Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King!
  213. Rejoice, the Lord is King!
  214. Jesus, Thou art our King!
  215. Sing we to our conquering Lord
  216. Omnipotent Redeemer
  217. All thanks be to God
  218. See how great a flame aspires
  219. Arm of the Lord, awake, awake!
  220. Salvation! O the joyful sound!
  221. Behold! the mountain of the Lord
  222. Jesus, the word bestow
  223. On all the earth Thy Spirit shower
  224. Saviour, we know Thou art
  225. Sow in the morn thy seed
  226. Blow ye the trumpet, blow!
  227. Come, Thou Conqueror of the nations
  228. Creator Spirit! by whose aid
  229. When God of old came down from heaven
  230. Jesus, we on the word depend
  231. Father, glorify Thy Son
  232. Father of our dying Lord
  233. Father, if justly still we claim
  234. Granted is the Saviour's prayer
  235. Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
  236. Lord, we believe to us and ours
  237. Holy Ghost! my Comforter!
  238. Come to our poor nature's night
  239. Away with our fears
  240. Sinners, lift up your hearts
  241. Eternal Spirit, come
  242. Spirit of truth! on this Thy day
  243. O Breath of God, breathe on us now
  244. Breathe on me, Breath of God
  245. Come, Holy Ghost, all-quickening fire,
    Come, and in me delight to rest
  246. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove
  247. Sovereign of all the worlds on high
  248. Why should the children of a King
  249. Holy Spirit! pity me
  250. I want the Spirit of power within
  251. Spirit of wisdom, turn our eyes
  252. Gracious Spirit, dwell with me
  253. Spirit blest, who art adored
  254. Spirit divine! attend our prayers
  255. Father of mercies, in Thy word
  256. Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
  257. Father of all, in whom alone
  258. Inspirer of the ancient seers
  259. Come, O Thou Prophet of the Lord
  260. Come, divine Interpreter
  261. Spirit of truth, essential God
  262. The Spirit breathes upon the word
  263. Break Thou the bread of life
  264. When quiet in my house I sit
  265. O how blest the hour, Lord Jesus
  266. Jesus, I humbly seek
  267. O Word of God incarnate
  268. Lord, Thy word abideth
  269. How sad our state by nature is!
  270. Come, sinners, to the gospel feast
  271. Ho! every one that thirsts, draw nigh!
  272. O all that pass by, to Jesus draw near
  273. Thy faithfulness, Lord, each moment we find
  274. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
  275. Sinners, obey the gospel word
  276. O come, ye sinners, to your Lord
  277. Weary souls, that wander wide
  278. God, the offended God most High
  279. Come, ye weary sinners, come
  280. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched
  281. Jesus, Thou all-redeeming Lord
  282. Shepherd of souls, with pitying eye
  283. Behold the Lamb of God, who bears
  284. Ye neighbours and friends, to Jesus draw near
  285. Sinners, your hearts lift up
  286. Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult
  287. Come unto Me, ye weary
  288. O Jesus, Thou art standing
  289. Why should I till to-morrow stay
  290. To-day, while it is called to-day
  291. Come, let us, who in Christ believe
  292. By secret influence from above
  293. Art thou weary, art thou languid
  294. Come, ye that love the Lord
  295. Happy the man that finds the grace
  296. Riches unsearchable
  297. Let all men rejoice, by Jesus restored!
  298. How blest is he who ne'er consents
  299. We love Thy kingdom, Lord
  300. Let everlasting glories crown
  301. Father of omnipresent grace
  302. Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes
  303. Thou great mysterious God unknown
  304. Long have I sat beneath the sound
  305. Come, O Thou all-victorious Lord
  306. Lord, I despise myself to heal
  307. Jesus, the sinner's Friend, to Thee
  308. Depth of mercy! can there be
  309. Saviour, Prince of Israel's race
  310. Jesus, if still the same Thou art
  311. I know in Thee all fulness dwells
  312. Father of lights, from whom proceeds
  313. O for that tenderness of heart
  314. O that I could repent
  315. How dread the thought! shall I alone
  316. With broken heart and contrite sigh
  317. Just as I am, without one plea
  318. Saviour, cast a pitying eye
  319. O Jesus, let me bless Thy name!
  320. How shall a sinner find
  321. When shall Thy love constrain
  322. Jesu, let Thy pitying eye
  323. Let the world their virtue boast
  324. O that I, first of love possessed
  325. Ah! whither should I go
  326. Stupendous love of God most high!
  327. Show pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive
  328. Out of the depth of self-despair
  329. O Lord, turn not Thy face away
  330. Thy life was given for me
  331. Lord, I hear of showers of blessing
  332. There is a fountain filled with blood
  333. Jesus, in whom the weary find
  334. Jesu, Friend of sinners, hear
  335. Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay
  336. Now, from this instant now, I will
  337. When, gracious Lord, when shall it be
  338. Weary of wandering from my God
  339. Jesus, I believe Thee near!
  340. O 'tis enough, my God, my God!
  341. I will hearken what the Lord
  342. Come, holy celestial Dove
  343. O for a closer walk with God
  344. Son of God, if Thy free grace
  345. Author of faith, eternal Word
  346. Spirit of faith, come down
  347. Faith is a living power from heaven
  348. Author of faith, to Thee I cry
  349. The God of love, to earth He came
  350. Father, I stretch my hands to Thee
  351. Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near
  352. Jesus! Redeemer, Saviour, Lord
  353. Thee, Jesus, Thee, the sinner's Friend
  354. Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
    One God in Persons Three
  355. God of my salvation, hear
  356. Weary of earth, and laden with my sin
  357. Day after day I sought the Lord
  358. Where shall my wondering soul begin?
  359. How can a sinner know
  360. And can it be, that I should gain
  361. I heard the voice of Jesus say
  362. Now I have found the ground wherein
  363. Arise, my soul, arise
  364. What am I, O Thou glorious God!
  365. My Saviour! how shall I proclaim
  366. Glory to God, whose sovereign grace
  367. O what shall I do my Saviour to praise
  368. My God, I am Thine
  369. My God, the spring of all my joys
  370. Jesu, Thy blood and righteousness
  371. Happy soul who sees the day
  372. My soul, inspired with sacred love
  373. What shall I render to my God
  374. The God of Abraham praise
  375. Though nature's strength decay
  376. The God who reigns on high
  377. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing
  378. God of my life, through all my days
  379. My God, I thank Thee, who hast made
  380. I've found a Friend; O such a Friend!
  381. Heavenly Father, Sovereign Lord
  382. How happy are they
  383. Sing praise to God who reigns above
  384. Rejoice and be glad! the Redeemer hath come
  385. Awake, our souls! away, our fears!
  386. Head of Thy church triumphant
  387. The name we still acknowledge
  388. Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim
  389. This, this is the God we adore
  390. Happy soul that free from harms
  391. Father, to Thee my soul I lift
  392. Let not the wise his wisdom boast
  393. Jesus, to Thee I now can fly
  394. Jesus the good Shepherd is
  395. Jesus my Shepherd my want shall supply
  396. One thing with all my soul's desire
  397. Oft I in my heart have said
  398. My spirit on Thy care
  399. To the hills I lift mine eyes
  400. My faith looks up to Thee
  401. Rock of Ages, cleft for me
  402. I bring my sins to Thee
  403. I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
  404. Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
  405. I could not do without Thee
  406. Leave God to order all thy ways
  407. My Saviour, mid life's varied scene
  408. I seek the kingdom first
  409. In heavenly love abiding
  410. Dear Lord and Father of mankind
  411. Jesu, nay Truth, my Way
  412. O Jesus, I have promised
  413. O Thou who art of all that is
  414. Jesu, Thy boundless love to me
  415. My Saviour, Thou Thy love to me
  416. O Love divine, how sweet Thou art!
  417. Hark, my soul! it is the Lord
  418. My God, I love Thee not because
  419. I thirst, Thou wounded Lamb of God
  420. My Father, my God, I long for Thy love
  421. Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
  422. Talk with us, Lord, Thyself reveal
  423. Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine
  424. Open, Lord, my inward ear
  425. What shall I do my God to love
  426. Love divine, all loves excelling
  427. Being of beings, God of love
  428. Save me, O God; for Thou alone
  429. O God, my God, my all Thou art
  430. Nearer, my God, to Thee
  431. I lift my heart to Thee
  432. My heart is resting, O my God
  433. Soldiers of Christ, arise
  434. Surrounded by a host of foes
  435. Equip me for the war
  436. Omnipotent Lord, my Saviour and King
  437. Jesu, my Lord, mighty to save
  438. The Lord is King, and earth submits
  439. Jesus, the Conqueror, reigns
  440. Father, to Thee I lift mine eyes
  441. Gracious Redeemer, shake
  442. God of all grace and majesty
  443. I want a principle within
  444. Help, Lord, to whom for help I fly
  445. Jesus, my Saviour, Brother, Friend
  446. Pierce, fill me with a humble fear
  447. Hark, how the watchmen cry
  448. Ah! Lord, with trembling I confess
  449. Come, O Thou Traveller unknown
  450. Yield to mo now; for I am weak
  451. From trials unexempted
  452. Lead me not into temptation
  453. Christian! seek not yet repose
  454. Oft in danger, oft in woe
  455. Onward! Christian soldiers
  456. I need Thee every hour
  457. O that I could in every place
  458. O it is hard to work for God
  459. Shall I, for fear of feeble man
  460. I m not ashamed to own my Lord
  461. Jesus! and shall it ever be
  462. Stand up! stand up for Jesus
  463. Who is on the Lord's side?
  464. Light of the world, Thy beams I bless
  465. Worship, and thanks, and blessing
  466. A safe stronghold our God is still
  467. Peace, doubting heart! my God's I am
  468. To the haven of Thy breast
  469. Thee, Jesus, full of truth and grace
  470. Saviour of all, what hast Thou done
  471. Come on, my partners in distress
  472. Cast on the fidelity
  473. Father, in the name I pray
  474. Eternal Beam of light divine
  475. Thou Lamb of God, Thou Prince of Peace
  476. O Thou, to whose all-searching sight
  477. Comfort, ye ministers of grace
  478. In time of tribulation
  479. Sometimes a light surprises
  480. Commit thou all thy griefs
  481. Give to the winds thy fears
  482. Away, my needless fears
  483. My Father knows the things I need
  484. Thy way, not mine, O Lord
  485. My God, my Father, while I stray
  486. When I survey life's varied scene
  487. Thou doest all things well
  488. God moves in a mysterious way
  489. Since all the downward tracks of time
  490. Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow
  491. I will not let Thee go, Thou Help in time of need!
  492. Begone, unbelief; my Saviour is near
  493. Our Father, at Thy feet we bow
  494. I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
  495. Jesus, I my cross have taken
  496. Thou very present Aid
  497. O Love divine, that stooped to share
  498. Drooping soul, shake off thy fears
  499. Pray, without ceasing pray
  500. The praying Spirit breathe
  501. O wondrous power of faithful prayer!
  502. My God, if I may call Thee mine
  503. Jesus, my strength, my hope
  504. What various hindrances we meet
  505. Lord, teach us how to pray aright
  506. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare
  507. Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
  508. O Lord, how happy should we be
  509. Hear Thou my prayer, O Lord
  510. As pants the hart for cooling streams
  511. Great God, indulge my humble claim
  512. O God, my hope, my heavenly rest
  513. The voice that speaks Jehovah near
  514. Out of the depths I cry to Thee
  515. O disclose Thy lovely face!
  516. Jesus, the all-restoring Word
  517. Jesu, Shepherd of the sheep
  518. Infinite Power, eternal Lord
  519. O Jesus, my hope
  520. None other Lamb, none other Name
  521. Jesu, whose glory's streaming rays
  522. O Sun of Righteousness, arise
  523. Why not now, my God, my God!
  524. Into Thy gracious hands I fall
  525. Come, Thou all-inspiring Spirit
  526. Come, Saviour, Jesus, from above!
  527. The thing my God doth hate
  528. My soul, through my Redeemer's care
  529. O for a heart to praise my God
  530. O Jesus, let Thy dying cry
  531. Thou hidden love of God, whose height
  532. For over here my rest shall be
  533. Jesus, my Life! Thyself apply
  534. Holy Lamb, who Thee receive
  535. Come, Holy Ghost, all-quickening fire!
  536. Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord
  537. My God! I know, I feel Thee mine
  538. O come and dwell in me
  539. O God, most merciful and true
  540. Deepen the wound Thy hands have made
  541. What now is my object and aim?
  542. Give me the enlarged desire
  543. Saviour from sin, I wait to prove
  544. I know that my Redeemer lives,
    And ever prays for me
  545. O that my load of sin were gone!
  546. O Jesus, at Thy feet we wait
  547. Since the Son hath made me free
  548. God of all power, and truth, and grace
  549. Holy and true, and righteous Lord
  550. Light of life, seraphic Fire
  551. All things are possible to him
  552. Lord, I believe a rest remains
  553. O glorious hope of perfect love!
  554. O joyful sound of gospel grace!
  555. What is our calling's glorious hope
  556. He wills that I should holy be
  557. Father, I dare believe
  558. Jesus hath died that I might live
  559. O that I could my Lord receive
  560. Conic, O my God, the promise seal
  561. Lord, in tho strength of grace
  562. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
  563. Give me the faith which can remove
  564. O God, what offering shall I give
  565. Jesus, all-atoning Lamb
  566. Take my life, and let it be
  567. Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God
  568. O the bitter shame and sorrow
  569. In full and glad surrender
  570. Jesu, shall I never be
  571. O Jesu, Source of calm repose
  572. Lord, that I may learn of Thee
  573. Quickened with our immortal Head
  574. When, my Saviour, shall I be
  575. Blest arc the humble souls that see
  576. Blessed are the pure in heart
  577. Happy the heart where graces reign
  578. Lord, who hast taught to us on earth
  579. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
  580. A charge to keep I have
  581. Watched by the world's malignant eye
  582. Be it my only wisdom here
  583. Summoned my labour to renew
  584. Servant of all, to toil for man
  585. God of almighty love
  586. Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go
  587. Lo! I come with joy to do
  588. O Thou who earnest from above
  589. Jesus, I fain would find
  590. Jesus, the gift divine I know
  591. Us, who climb Thy holy hill
  592. God of all-redeeming grace
  593. Let Him to whom we now belong
  594. Behold the servant of the Lord
  595. Thou, Jesu, Thou my breast inspire
  596. Jesus, the word of mercy give
  597. What shall we offer our good Lord
  598. Come, let us arise
  599. Except the Lord conduct the plan
  600. Holy Lamb, who Thee confess
  601. How happy, gracious Lord, are we
  602. Father, I know that all my life
  603. Behold us, Lord, a little space
  604. Their earthly task who fail to do
  605. O Master, let me walk with Thee
  606. Dismiss me not Thy service, Lord
  607. How blessed, from the bonds of sin
  608. Go, labour on; spend, and be spent
  609. Hark! the voice of Jesus crying
  610. Leader of faithful souls, and guide
  611. Captain of Israel's host, and Guide
  612. How happy is the pilgrim's lot!
  613. Come, all whoe'er have set
  614. Come, let us anew
    Our journey pursue,
    With vigour arise
  615. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
  616. To God, the only Wise
  617. In every time and place
  618. How happy every child of grace
  619. Forward! be our watchword
  620. Hark! hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling
  621. Saviour, blessed Saviour
  622. Jesus, still lead on
  623. O King of mercy, from Thy throne on high
  624. Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
  625. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
  626. I dared not hope that Thou wouldst deign to come
  627. Light of the world, faint were our weary feet
  628. Through the night of doubt and sorrow
  629. Heavenly Father, Thou hast brought us
  630. Author of faith, appear!
  631. I the good fight have fought
  632. I m but a stranger here
  633. The sands of time are sinking
  634. Come, let us join with one accord
  635. The Lord of Sabbath let us praise
  636. Sweet is the work, my God, my King
  637. Great God, this sacred day of Thine
  638. Dear is the day which God hath made
  639. This is the day of light
  640. O day of rest and gladness
  641. Sweet is the sunlight after rain
  642. We rose to-day with anthems sweet
  643. O Saviour, bless us ere we go
  644. Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise
  645. The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended
  646. Our day of praise is done
  647. Holy Father, cheer our way
  648. Lord of the worlds above
  649. How pleasant, how divinely fair
  650. Pleasant are Thy courts above
  651. How lovely are Thy tents, O Lord!
  652. Great is the Lord our God
  653. Lo! God is here! let us adore
  654. On Thee, O God of purity
  655. Glad was my heart to hear
  656. Jesus, Thou soul of all our joys
  657. We love the place, O God
  658. Angel voices, ever singing
  659. O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
  660. This stone to Thee in faith we lay
  661. Christ is our corner-stone
  662. Christ is the foundation
  663. Great God, Thy watchful care we bless
  664. Be with us, gracious Lord, to-day
  665. O Thou whose hand hath brought us
  666. When the weary, seeking rest
  667. God of pity, God of grace
  668. God is the refuge of His saints
  669. Let Zion in her King rejoice
  670. God, our hope and strength abiding
  671. O God, the help of all Thy saints
  672. Great is our redeeming Lord
  673. Glorious things of thee are spoken
  674. By the holy hills surrounded
  675. All glory to our gracious Lord!
  676. None is like Jeshurun's God
  677. Who in the Lord confide
  678. Whom Jesu's blood doth sanctify
  679. The Church's one foundation
  680. Children of the heavenly King
  681. All praise to our redeeming Lord
  682. How good and pleasant 'tis to see
  683. Behold, how good a thing
  684. How happy are we
  685. Jesus is our common Lord
  686. Our friendship sanctify and guide
  687. Come, let us ascend
  688. Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
  689. Christ, from whom all blessings flow
  690. Jesus, united by Thy grace
  691. Brethren in Christ, and well beloved
  692. Thou God of truth and love
  693. Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep
  694. Try us, O God, and search the ground
  695. Jesus, soft, harmonious name
  696. Come, Wisdom, Power, and Grace divine
  697. Centre of our Lopes Thou art
  698. Jesus, Thou sovereign Lord of all
  699. Shepherd divine, our wants relieve
  700. Jesus, from whom all blessings flow
  701. O God of our forefathers, hear
  702. From every stormy wind that blows
  703. Jesus, where er Thy people meet
  704. Come, Thou omniscient Son of Man
  705. Author of faith, we seek Thy face
  706. Jesu, to Thee our hearts we lift
  707. Father of everlasting grace
  708. O Thou our Husband, Brother, Friend
  709. Happy the souls that first believed
  710. Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee
  711. Unchangeable, almighty Lord
  712. Father, at Thy footstool see
  713. Christ, our Head, gone up on high
  714. God of love, that hear'st the prayer
  715. Let God, who comforts the distressed
  716. God of mercy, God of grace
  717. Abide among us with Thy grace
  718. Jesus, with Thy church abide
  719. How large the promise, how divine
  720. See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
  721. O crucified, triumphant Lord!
  722. Lord of all, with pure intent
  723. Blessed Jesus, here we stand
  724. Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
    Honour the means ordained by Thee
  725. Stand, soldier of the cross
  726. Jesu, at whose supreme command
  727. Victim divine, Thy grace we claim
  728. The promise of My Father's love
  729. Come, all who truly bear
  730. Come, Thou everlasting Spirit
  731. Lamb of God, whose dying love
  732. Let all who truly bear
  733. In memory of the Saviour's love
  734. Be known to us in breaking bread
  735. Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face
  736. According to Thy gracious word
  737. Bread of heaven, on Thee I feed
  738. Bread of the world, in mercy broken
  739. By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored
  740. Come, and let us sweetly join
  741. Come, Thou high and lofty Lord!
  742. Let us join—'tis God commands
  743. Partners of a glorious hope
  744. Saviour of all, to Thee we bow
  745. Come, let us use the grace divine
  746. O God, how often hath Thine ear
  747. O happy day that fixed ray choice
  748. Lord, from this time wo cry to Theo
  749. When Thy soldiers take their swords
  750. The Saviour, when to heaven He rose
  751. Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
  752. Lord of the harvest, hear
  753. Jesus, Thy wandering sheep behold!
  754. How beauteous are their feet
  755. Jesus, Thy servants bless
  756. Lord, if at Thy command
  757. Disposer Supreme, and Judge of the earth
  758. Not from a stock of ours but Thine
  759. Jesus, the needy sinner's Friend
  760. Lord of the living harvest
  761. Shine Thou upon us, Lord
  762. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
  763. Master, speak! Thy servant heareth
  764. Look from Thy sphere of endless day
  765. Lord, grant us, like the watching five
  766. Great God, whose universal sway
  767. Jesus shall reign where er the sun
  768. Saviour, sprinkle many nations
  769. The heathen perish; day by clay
  770. From Greenland's icy mountains
  771. Jesu, be endless praise to Thee
  772. Head of Thy Church, whose Spirit fills
  773. Father of boundless grace
  774. The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord
  775. Eternal Lord of earth and skies
  776. Almighty God of love
  777. O let the prisoners mournful cries
  778. Thou whose almighty word
  779. O that the Lord's salvation
  780. Lord, Thy ransomed church is waking
  781. Christ for the world! we sing
  782. Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King
  783. Spread, O spread, thou mighty word
  784. Speed Thy servants, Saviour, speed them
  785. And are we yet alive
  786. All thanks to the Lamb, who gives us to meet!
  787. Glory be to God above
  788. Appointed by Thee, we meet in Thy name
  789. Jesus, we look to Thee
  790. See, Jesu, Thy disciples see
  791. Blest be the dear uniting love
  792. And let our bodies part
  793. Jesus, accept the praise
  794. God of all consolation, take
  795. Lift up your hearts to things above
  796. The grace of Jesus Christ the Son
  797. May the grace of Christ our Saviour
  798. Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
  799. Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
  800. God be with you till we meet again
  801. Happy the souls to Jesus joined
  802. What are these arrayed in white
  803. Give mo the wings of faith to rise
  804. O God, to whom the faithful dead
  805. Come, let us join our friends above
  806. The Son of God goes forth to war
  807. For all the saints who from their labours rest
  808. How bright those glorious spirits shine!
  809. The saints of God! their conflict past
  810. Hark! the sound of holy voices
  811. Lord of our life, and God of our salvation
  812. O God, our help in ages past
  813. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place
  814. Thee we adore, eternal Name!
  815. O God, the Rock of Ages
  816. I hoped that with the brave and strong
  817. While ebbing nature grieves
  818. Almighty Maker of my frame
  819. Sunset and evening star
  820. Who fathoms the eternal Thought?
  821. In age and feebleness extreme
  822. The morning flowers display their sweets
  823. Shrinking from the cold hand of death
  824. Lord, it belongs not to my care
  825. Thou, Lord, on whom I still depend
  826. Why do we mourn departing friends
  827. Blessing, honour, thanks, and praise
  828. Hark! a voice divides the sky
  829. Again we lift our voice
  830. Glory be to God on high
  831. Rejoice for a brother deceased
  832. Happy soul, thy days are ended
  833. God of the living, in whose eyes
  834. Safely, safely gathered in
  835. Safe home, safe home in port!
  836. Now the labourer's task is o'er
  837. Days and moments quickly flying
  838. A few more years shall roll
  839. Hearken to the solemn voice
  840. Thou Judge of quick and dead
  841. O Thou who wouldst not have
  842. Thou God of glorious majesty
  843. This is the field, the world below
  844. Day of wrath! O day of mourning!
  845. The day of wrath, that dreadful day
  846. Great God! what do I see and hear?
  847. How weak the thoughts, and vain
  848. Away with our sorrow and fear!
  849. Lift your eyes of faith, and see
  850. There is a land of pure delight
  851. Brief life is here our portion
  852. Jerusalem the golden
  853. Jerusalem, my happy homo
  854. Sweet place; sweet place alone!
  855. Jerusalem on high
  856. For ever with the Lord
  857. O what hath Jesus bought for me!
  858. When the day of toil is done
  859. Ten thousand times ten thousand
  860. All glory, laud, and honour
  861. When, His salvation bringing
  862. Children of Jerusalem
  863. Once in royal David's city
  864. O little town of Bethlehem
  865. Jesus, when He left the sky
  866. I think, when I read that sweet story of old
  867. I love to hear the story
  868. Jesus is our Shepherd
  869. There is a green hill far away
  870. Jesus, high in glory
  871. There's a Friend for little children
  872. One there is above all others
  873. Every morning the red sun
  874. I sing the almighty power of God
  875. All things bright and beautiful
  876. Hushed was the evening hymn
  877. By cool Siloam's shady rill
  878. Jesus, who calledst little ones to Thee
  879. Gentle Jesus, meek and mild
  880. Lamb of God, I look to Thee
  881. I lay my sins on Jesus
  882. Saviour, while my heart is tender
  883. Lord, in the fulness of my might
  884. Now the day is over
  885. Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
  886. O Lord of all, we bring to Thee our sacrifice of praise
  887. Brightly gleams our banner
  888. Around the throne of God in heaven
  889. There is a better world, they say
  890. Father of all, Thy care we bless
  891. Mercy and judgment will I sing
  892. Day by day we magnify Thee
  893. Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
    To whom we for our children cry
  894. Captain of our salvation, take
  895. God of my life, to Thee
  896. Away with our fears!
  897. Thou gracious God, whose mercy lends
  898. Lord of power, Lord of might
  899. O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest
  900. Awake, my soul, and with the sun
  901. O timely happy, timely wise
  902. Once more the sun is beaming bright
  903. O Jesus, Lord of heavenly grace
  904. Christ, whose glory fills the skies
  905. Thou, Lord, art a shield for me
  906. Every morning mercies new
  907. Thou who art enthroned above
  908. Morning comes with light all-cheering
  909. Glory to Thee, my God, this night
  910. Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear
  911. Abide with me! fast falls the eventide
  912. How do Thy mercies close me round!
  913. Omnipresent God! whose aid
  914. O Lord, who by Thy presence hast made light
  915. The day is past and over
  916. At even, ere the sun was set
  917. Through the day Thy love hath spared us
  918. God the Father, be Thou near
  919. The roseate hues of early dawn
  920. The shadows of the evening hours
  921. The radiant morn hath passed away
  922. Fading like a lifetime ends another day
  923. God, who madest earth and heaven
  924. Day is dying in the west
  925. The night is come, wherein at last we rest
  926. Ere I sleep, for every favour
  927. Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
  928. All praise to Him who dwells in bliss
  929. Safely through another week
  930. Come, let us anew
  931. Sing to the great Jehovah's praise!
  932. The Lord of earth and sky
  933. Eternal Source of every joy
  934. The old year's long campaign is o'er
  935. How many pass the guilty night
  936. Join, all ye ransomed sons of grace
  937. Across the sky the shades of night
  938. Praise, O praise our God and King!
  939. Summer suns are glowing
  940. O Thou God who hearest prayer
  941. We plough the fields, and scatter
  942. Come, ye thankful people, come
  943. The sower went forth sowing
  944. To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
  945. Now the year is crowned with blessing
  946. For all Thy love and goodness, so bountiful and free
  947. Hear us, O Lord, from heaven, Thy dwelling-place
  948. O Lord of heaven, and earth, and sea
  949. We give Thee but Thine own
  950. Thou to whom the sick and dying
  951. From Thee all skill and science flow
  952. O Thou through suffering perfect made
  953. Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old
  954. O Thou, whose chosen place of birth
  955. O Thou before whose presence
  956. Here, Lord, assembled in Thy name
  957. Onward, brothers, onward!
  958. O Lord of hosts, the fight is long
  959. There's a glorious work before us
  960. The voice that breathed o er Eden
  961. O Father, all creating
  962. O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
  963. How are Thy servants blest, O Lord!
  964. Father, who art alone
  965. Thou, Lord, hast blessed my going out
  966. Lord, whom winds and seas obey
  967. Eternal Father! strong to save
  968. Lord of the wide, extensive main
  969. While lone upon the furious waves
  970. O Lord, be with us when we sail
  971. God save our gracious King
  972. God bless our native land!
  973. Blessed be our everlasting Lord
  974. Praise to our God, whose bounteous hand
  975. O King of kings, O Lord of hosts, whose throne is lifted high
  976. Lord, while for all mankind we pray
  977. O God, who holdest in Thy hand
  978. To Thee our God we fly
  979. All glory to God in the sky
  980. These things shall be! a loftier race
  981. Grant, O Saviour, to our prayers
  982. O come, let us sing unto the Lord
  983. We praise Thee, O God
  984. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
  985. O be joyful in the Lord
  986. My soul doth magnify the Lord
  987. O sing unto the Lord a new song
  988. Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace
  989. God be merciful unto us, and bless us
  990. The Ten Commandments
  991. The Beatitudes
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