1973  RE-SELECTION
Hymns  56  –  110
56MISS M. BOWLEY   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
D56 St. Catherine / Dale   258 St. Theodulph
1 O Lord, how blest our journey,
Though here on earth we roam,
Who in the Father's favour
Now find our spirits' home:
For where Thou now art sitting
By faith we've found repose,
Free to look up to heaven,
Since our blest Head arose.
2 In spirit there already,
Soon we ourselves shall be
In soul and body perfect,
All glorified, with Thee.
Thy Father's love sustains us
Along the pilgrim way;
Thy Father's house, the dwelling
Made ready for that day.
3 The Comforter, now present,
Assures us of Thy love;
He is the blessed Earnest
Of glory there above;
The river of God's pleasure
Is what sustains us now,
Till Thy new Name's imprinted
On every sinless brow.
4 Lord, we await Thy glory;
We have no home but there,
Where all thine own together
Thy joy with Thee shall share.
No place can fully please us
Where Thou, O Lord, art not;
In Thee, and with Thee, ever
Is found, by grace, our lot.
57E. L. BEVIR   C.M.
68 Southwell
1 Where glory lights the courts on high,
With highest glory crowned,
Thee, Lord of power and majesty,
Celestial hosts surround.
2 O who shall sing that path of worth,
That led up to the throne?
The Corn of Wheat upon this earth
Could but abide alone;
3 But Thou art risen from the dead,
And we, as one with Thee,
Now sing Thy Name, our Lord, our Head,
A heav'nly company.
4 Lord Jesus, Thou art waiting yet
Till, perfect at Thy side,
Thy blest companion shall be set,
Thy fair and spotless bride.
58J. G. DECK   L.M.
87 Abends
1 Lord, we are Thine, bought by Thy blood,
Once the poor guilty slaves of sin;
But thou redeemedst us to God,
And mad'st Thy Spirit dwell within.
2 Lord, we are Thine, Thy claims we own;
Ourselves to Thee we'd wholly give;
O may our hearts Thyself enthrone,
And let us to Thy glory live!
3 Here let us each Thy mind display,
In all Thy gracious image shine;
And haste that long-expected day
When Thou shalt own that we are Thine.
59 T. H. REYNOLDS (1830-1930)   L.M.
109 Maryton
1 O God, Thou dost engage our hearts
With Christ, Thy well-beloved Son;
Thy love a holy joy imparts,
A joy which He for us hath won.
2 To Him Thy voice from out the cloud
Once spake Thy deep, Thy full delight;
And now, without a veil to shroud,
In Him shines forth Thy glory bright.
3 'Tis Jesus fills that holy place
Where glory dwells, and Thy deep love
In its own fulness (known through grace)
Rests where He lives in heav'n above.
4 Yet midst Thine own the Spirit still
Bears witness of His glory there,
And from the sphere which He doth fill
Brings knowledge of His fulness here.
5 Our God we bless Thee, Father Thou
Of Him, Thy well-beloved Son;
As blest in Him before Thee bow,
And joy in all that love has done.
60E. RUBIE   6.6.6.5.6.6.6.5.
189 Clarendon
1 Our Father, we praise Thee,
Thou source of all blessing;
The Son has revealed Thee
In fulness of light.
We joy in Thy presence,
We worship before Thee
In love and, all blameless,
In holiness bright.
61F. D. WATERFALL   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 O God the great "I AM," we worship Thee
For Thine amazing gift has set men free!
Redemption's work has lifted every load,
Secured a princely people for their God.
2 We trace Thy counsels deep ere worlds began,
And see Thine own great thought in making man.
Thy sovereign will has wrought to set all free,
To bring in life and joy and liberty.
3 No tear-filled eyes then left to chill the joy
Of new creation's bliss without alloy!
All grief by Thy blest service there removed;
O God of love, Thy love so fully proved!
4 How choice the notes that rise responsively,
In Thine abode throughout eternity!
The vast extent of the created sphere
Rejoices, knowing Thou, O God, art near
62A. P. BODMAN   6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Tune to come
1 God of the universe,
What hast Thou wrought!
Sphere full of love and praise
Passing all thought!
While endless days endure,
Christ and the church secure
Answer to purpose sure –
What Thou hast sought!
2 We praise and worship Thee
For what Thou art,
Thy love and blessedness
Filling each heart.
Thus blessed God, to Thee
In the assembly be
Glory eternally –
Thine own blest part.
63E. C. BURR   8.8.6.8.8.6.
Tune to come
1 Our God and Father, Thee we bless,
Extol Thy Name, with joy express
Praise that is due to Thee.
"Greater than all" we know Thy place,
But this relationship of grace
Sets all our spirits free.
2 A Father's love holds all in rest,
In Christ in heav'nly places blest,
The Father's chosen ones.
O Father, how our hearts expand
T'wards Thee, as now in Him we stand,
Accepted as Thy sons!
64 J. N. DARBY   S.M.
143 Mullaghmore
1 O bright and blessed scenes,
Where sin can never come;
Whose sight our longing spirit weans
From earth, where yet we roam.
2 And can we call our home
Our Father's house on high,
The rest of God our rest to come,
Our place of liberty?
3 Yes! in that light unstained
Our stainless souls shall live;
Our hearts' deep longings more than gained
When God His rest shall give.
4 His presence there, my soul
Its rest, its joy untold
Shall find, when endless ages roll,
And time shall ne'er grow old.
5 Like Jesus in that place
Of light and love supreme,
Once Man of sorrows, full of grace,
Heav'n's blest and endless theme.
6 O love supreme and bright,
Good to the feeblest heart,
That gives us now as heav'nly light
What soon shall be our part!
65J. HAUSSMAN   7.4.7.4.7.4.7.4.
213 Endbach   214 Guidance
1 Take Thou our hand, Lord Jesus,
Thou knowest best;
Guide us at last, blest Saviour,
To God's own rest.
We cannot tread without Thee
The pathway true;
We need Thee near, whatever
We say or do.
2 Our feeble hearts, in mercy,
Do Thou sustain,
And keep them calm and peaceful
Through joy and pain.
Let us be often sitting
At Thy blest feet;
To be at home with Thee, Lord,
Is comfort sweet.
3 Though here we are not conscious
Of all Thy might,
Still to the goal Thou leadest
On through the night.
So take our hand, Lord Jesus,
Be Thou our Guide,
Till we, made blest and perfect,
Are glorified.
66MISS C. THOMPSON (1822-1909)  7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
  238 Ellacombe   245 Greenland
1 O gracious God, Thy pleasure
Is in Thy Christ made known,
And tells the boundless measure
Of blessing for Thine own.
He has Thy presence entered,
As Man in heav'n is known;
In Him Thy glory's centred,
In Him Thy purpose shown.
2 And O what love is beaming
Refulgent in that face!
What blessed light is streaming
From that most glorious place!
Both love and light proclaiming
What Thou the Father, art,
And wondrous grace revealing,
With Thine own Son, our part.
3 Thou source of every blessing!
Thou spring of all delight!
Thy Name with joy confessing
Let all the saints unite!
Each heart its praise outpouring
To Thee all praise above,
Each voice in strains adoring
Re-echoes – "God is love."
67A. CARRUTHERS (1860-1930)   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
240 Ewing
1 We bless Thee, God and Father,
We joy before Thy face;
Beyond dark death for ever,
We share Thy Son's blest place.
He lives a Man before Thee
In cloudless light above,
In Thine unbounded favour,
Thine everlasting love.
2 His Father and our Father,
His God and ours Thou art;
And He is Thy Beloved,
The gladness of Thy heart.
We're His, in joy He brings us
To share His part and place,
To know Thy love and favour,
The shining of Thy face.
3 Thy love that now enfolds us
Can ne'er wax cold or dim;
In Him that love doth centre,
And we are loved in Him.
In Him Thy love and glory
Find their eternal rest;
The many sons – His brethren –
In Him, how near, how blest!
68E. L. BEVIR   8.8.8.8.8.8.
D61 Eucharistia
1 O Lord of glory, who couldst leave
The height supreme in death to lie,
What tongue shall sing, what heart conceive
The love divine that made Thee die?
Bought with a price, for ever Thine,
We bless Thee for Thy stoop divine.
2 But ris'n, the Firstborn from the dead,
Triumphant hast Thou entered in;
The glorious Man, the living Head,
Thrice worthy Thou our hearts to win!
In Thy blest face all glories shine,
And there we gaze on love divine.
69G. W. FRASER (1840-1896)   S.M.
131 Bexhill   149 St. George
1 O blessed living Lord,
Engage our hearts with Thee,
And strike within the answ'ring chord
To love so rich and free.
2 To know Thy loving heart,
And cleave to Thy blest side;
To gaze upon Thee where Thou art,
And in Thy love abide;
3 To walk with Thee below,
And learn Thy holy ways;
Each day more to Thy stature grow,
To Thine eternal praise –
4 Be this our whole desire –
Thyself our object here:
The goal to which our hearts aspire,
To meet Thee in the air.
70G. W. FRASER   6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
B165 Name of Love
1 Come! hear the gospel sound,
"Yet there is room!"
It tells to all around,
"Yet there is room!"
Though guilty, now draw near;
Though vile, you need not fear;
With joy you now may hear,
"Yet there is room!"
2 God's love in Christ we see –
"Yet there is room!"
Greater it could not be –
"Yet there is room!"
His only Son He gave,
He's righteous now to save
All who on Him believe;
"Yet there is room!"
3 All things are ready: Come!
"Yet there is room!"
Christ everything hath done:
"Yet there is room!"
His work is now complete;
In Him, the mercy-seat,
A Saviour God you'll meet:
"Yet there is room!"
4 God's house is filling fast,
"Yet there is room!"
Some guest will be the last,
"Yet there is room!"
Yes! still salvation's day
To you may pass away,
Then grace no more will say
"Yet there is room!"
71MISS H. K. BURLINGHAM   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
230 Angel's Story   242 Friend Unfailing
1 O Jesus, Friend unfailing,
How dear art Thou to me!
Are cares or fears assailing?
I find my strength in Thee.
Why should my feet grow weary
Of this my pilgrim way?
Rough though the path and dreary,
It ends in perfect day.
2 Nought, nought I count as pleasure,
Compared, O Lord, with Thee;
Thy sorrow, without measure,
Earned peace and joy for me.
I love to own, Lord Jesus,
Thy claims o'er me divine;
Bought with Thy blood most precious,
Whose can I be but Thine.
3 O worldly pomp and glory,
Your charms are spread in vain!
I've heard a sweeter story,
I've found a truer gain.
Where Christ a place prepareth,
There is my blest abode;
There shall I gaze on Jesus:
There shall I dwell with God.
4 For every tribulation,
For every sore distress,
In Christ I've full salvation,
Sure help and quiet rest.
No fear of foes prevailing!
I triumph, Lord, in Thee:
O Jesus, Friend unfailing,
How dear art Thou to me!
72J. N. DARBY   S.M.
Tune to come
1 Our God whom we have known,
Well known in Jesus' love,
Rests in the blessing of His own
Before Himself above.
2 Our God the centre is,
His presence fills that land,
And countless myriads, owned as His,
Round Him adoring stand.
3 Glory supreme is there,
Glory that shines through all;
More precious still that love to share
As those that love did call.
4 Like Jesus! Grace supreme!
Like Him before Thy face;
Like Him to know that glory beam
Unhindered face to face!
73J. N. DARBY   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Father, Thou lovest! favour all divine,
A cloudless favour rests upon us here;
Thy face shines on us as it still doth shine
On Thy blest Son, whose image we shall bear.
74J. N. DARBY   S.M.
130 Austin
1 Rest of the saints above,
Jerusalem of God!
Who, in thy palaces of love,
That golden street have trod,
2 To us thy joy to tell?
Those courts secure from ill,
Where God Himself vouchsafes to dwell,
And every bosom fill.
3 Who shall to us that joy
Of saint-thronged courts declare;
Tell of that constant sweet employ
Our spirits long to share?
4 That rest, secure from ill,
No cloud of grief e'er stains;
Unfailing praise each heart doth fill,
And love eternal reigns.
5 And see! the Spirit's power
Has ope'd the heav'nly door,
Has brought us to that favoured hour
When toil shall all be o'er.
6 There only to adore,
Our souls their strength shall find;
Their life, their joy for evermore,
By sight, nor sense, defined.
7 God and the Lamb shall there
The light and temple be,
And radiant hosts for ever share
The unveiled mystery!
75W. LAWRENCE (1868-1942)   10.4.10.4.10.10.
458 Sandon
1 Jesus, our Lord, Thy worthiness we sing,
Thy peerless fame.
Our sacrifice of praise to Thee we bring,
And bless Thy Name.
Thy glories fill our vision with delight,
And heart and voice to honour Thee unite.
2 Yet wider praise in Zion waits for Thee,
Her Lord and King;
Creation too, in rest and liberty,
Shall tribute bring;
Both heav'n and earth shall Thy dominion own,
And every tongue confess Thee Lord alone.
3 More blessed still – Thine own peculiar joy
Thy saints shall be,
Who then shall find their constant blest employ
In praising Thee;
And with Thee, Lord, Thy glory shall behold,
While love delights its wonders to unfold.
76J. N. DARBY   8.7.8.7.
313 Alba   379 Downham
1 Rise, my soul, thy God directs thee,
Stranger hands no more impede;
Pass thou on, His hand protects thee –
Strength that has the captive freed.
2 Is the wilderness before thee,
Desert lands where drought abides?
Heav'nly springs shall there restore thee,
Fresh from God's exhaustless tides.
3 Light divine surrounds thy going,
God Himself shall mark thy way;
Secret blessings, richly flowing,
Lead to everlasting day.
4 God, thine everlasting portion,
Feeds thee with the mighty's meat;
Price of Egypt's hard extortion,
Egypt's food no more to eat.
5 Art thou weaned from Egypt's pleasures?
God in secret thee shall keep,
There unfold His hidden treasures,
There His love's exhaustless deep.
6 In the desert God will teach thee
What the God that thou hast found –
Patient, gracious, powerful, holy;
All His grace shall there abound.
7 On to Canaan's rest still wending,
E'en thy wants and woes shall bring
Suited grace from high descending;
Thou shalt taste of mercy's spring.
8 Though thy way be long and dreary,
Eagle strength He'll still renew;
Garments fresh and foot unweary
Tell how God hath brought thee through.
9 When to Canaan's long-loved dwelling
Love divine thy foot shall bring,
There with shouts of triumph swelling,
Zion's songs in rest to sing;
10 There no stranger – God shall meet thee –
Stranger thou in courts above!-
He, who to His rest shall greet thee,
Greets thee with a well-known love.
77ADAPTED   8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.
381 Friendship
1 Lord, we love to trace Thy footprints
Here amidst the desert sand,
Ponder o'er Thy path of suff'ring –
Wondrous heart and healing hand;
See Thy stoop to Bethlehem's manger,
Hear Thee still the raging wave,
Learn Thy love in all its fulness
At the cross and in the grave.
2 Lord, we bow in adoration
As we watch that stream of love;
Find its mighty tide still flowing
From Thee now as crowned above.
'Tis a love no heart can fathom,
Which to us Thou dost unfold,
Inexhaustible and boundless –
Wondrous theme that ne'er grows old.
78G. GILPIN   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
D78 Felix
1 O God of grace, our Father,
All praise we give to Thee;
'Tis in Thy sovereign favour
All blessedness we see;
There only is the fountain
Whence living waters flow,
Which like a glorious river
Still gladden as they go.
2 As Thine Thou didst foreknow us
From all eternity;
Thy chosen, loved ones, ever
Kept present to Thine eye;
And when was come the moment,
Thou calling by Thy grace,
Didst gently, firmly draw us
Each from his hiding – place.
3 Thy word, Thyself reflecting,
Doth sanctify by truth,
Still leading on Thy loved ones
With gentle heav'nly growth.
Thus still the work proceedth
(The work begun by grace)
In each, made meet yet training,
To dwell before Thy face.
79J. N. DARBY   S.M.
133 Carlisle   155 Trentham
1 God and the Lamb – 'tis well
I know that source divine
Of joy and love no tongue can tell,
Yet know that all is mine.
2 The Lamb is there, my soul,
Where God Himself doth rest
In love divine diffused through all,
With Him supremely blest.
3 There on the hidden bread
Of Christ, once humbled here –
God's treasured store-for ever fed,
His love my soul shall cheer.
4 Called by that secret name
Of undisclosed delight
(Blest answer to reproach and shame),
Graved on the stone of white.
5 There in effulgence bright,
Saviour and Guide, with Thee
I'll walk and in Thy heav'nly light
Whiter my robe shall be.
6 There, in th' unsullied way
Which His own hand hath dressed,
My feet press on, where brightest day
Shines forth on all the Rest.
7 But who that glorious blaze
Of living light shall tell,
Where all His brightness God displays,
And the Lamb's glories dwell?
8 There with unwearied gaze
Our eyes on Him we'll rest,
And satisfy with endless praise
Our hearts supremely blest.
80L. A. CAMPION   10.10.10.10.10.10.
? Finlandia Theme
1 Lord Jesus, 'tis our joy Thyself to bless,
As now Thou tell'st our hearts of all Thy love.
That love that once in death Thou didst express,
Remained unchanged when Thou didst go above;
And now that love in all its power is known,
As Thou dost take Thy place amongst Thine own.
2 This place is Thine, O Lord, and Thine alone,
Blest lover of Thy church, who for her died!
For now, as ris'n and living Thou art known
And loved by her whom Thou hast made Thy bride;
Secured for Thee in bonds of love divine,
To be for Thee, O Lord, for she is Thine.
3 And Thou art hers! What wondrous bliss, O Lord,
This place of nearness to Thyself to know:
And being loved by Thee, with one accord
We give Thee now our love's responsive flow.
The altogether lovely One thou art,
Supreme, Thou blessed Bridegroom, to our heart!
81J. N. DARBY   C.M.
76 Wiltshire
1 O Lord, Thy glory we behold,
Though not with mortal eyes;
That glory on the Father's throne
No human sight descries.
2 'Tis thence – now Thou art gone on high,
Redemption's work complete –
The Spirit brings Thy glory nigh
To those who for Thee wait.
3 'Tis not for human eye to see,
Nor human ear to hear,
Nor heart conceive what it may be,
Or bring the prospect near.
4 But God in love, has freely giv'n
His Spirit, who reveals
All He's prepared for those, in heav'n,
Whom here on earth He seals.
5 And we our great Forerunner see
In His own glory there;
Yet not ashamed with such as we,
As firstborn, all to share.
6 The new creation's stainless joy
Gleams through the present gloom;
That world of bliss without alloy,
The saints' eternal home.
82P. W. DOLTON   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
Tune to come
1 O Jesus, Lord, we love Thee,
Thy Name by us adored;
No other name more worthy,
We own no other lord;
For Thou cam'st down from glory
God's holy will to do,
All righteousness fulfilling –
The Holy and the True.
2 As when on earth Thou drewest
Thine own around Thee, Lord,
To learn Thy love's sweet story,
To hear Thy blessed word,
So now, O Lord, we gather
Unto Thy precious Name;
Thy love's appeal and greatness
Our hearts' affections claim
83H. P. WELLS   8.7.8.7.
Tune to come
1 O the wondrous joy of dwelling,
Father, in Thy house above!
Every feature Christ reflecting,
And Thine own surpassing love.
2 Thoughts divine conceived in purpose,
There fulfilled for Thy delight;
All that shone in Christ, once humbled,
There expands in glory's light.
3 By the Spirit's power is strengthened
Every eye on Him to gaze;
Every view of Him unfolding
Wakes fresh bursts of joyful praise!
4 Every circle gathered round Thee
Yields of Christ some beauteous ray;
And for Thy delight and pleasure
Shines throughout th' eternal day.
5 There Thy love o'er all transcendent
Shall for ever find its rest;
While each heart, its joy outpouring,
In that love is ever blest.
84T. WILLEY (1847-1930)   10.10.10.10.
479 Denton   497 St. Agnes / Hoyland
1 Lord Jesus, gladly do our lips express
Our hearts' deep sense of all Thy worthiness;
Thou risen One, the Holy and the True,
We give Thee now the praise so justly due.
2 Thou giv'st us, Lord, once more to taste down here
The joy Thy presence brings, its warmth and cheer;
With great delight we 'neath Thy shadow rest;
Thy fruit is sweet to those Thy love has blest.
3 Thou wast alone, till like the precious grain
In death Thou layest but didst rise again;
And in Thy risen life a countless host
Are "all of one" with Thee, Thy joy and boast.
4 We bless Thee, Lord, Thou lov'st to take Thy place
Amongst Thine own, who taste Thy boundless
grace;
'Tis thus we know Thee as Thou'rt known above
In heav'nly glory – home of perfect love.
85J. N. DARBY   8.8.11.8.
443 There is Rest   441 Comfort   442 Eirene
1 There is rest for the weary soul –
There is rest in the Saviour's love;
There is rest in the grace that has made us whole,
And that seeketh out those who rove.
2 There is rest in the tender love
That has trodden our path below
That has found us a place in those realms above.
But can now all our sorrows know.
3 There is rest in the calming grace
That flows out from those realms above;
O what rest in the thought – we shall see His face,
Who has giv'n us to know His love.
4 There is rest in the midst of grief –
For His grief was the proof of love;
O 'tis sweet in that love now to find relief,
When the sorrows of earth we prove.
5 There is rest in the Saviour's heart,
Who would never turn grief away:
But has found, in what sin once had made our part,
The domain of His love's display.
6 There is rest in the blessed yoke,
And in proving no will but His,
While we learn from His path, and the words He
spoke,
What that patience of Jesus is!
7 So where Jesus is gone before
Is the path which we have to tread;
And it leads to the rest where all sorrow's o'er –
To the place where His steps have led.
86MISS M. BOWLY   8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4.
286 All is Well
1 Through the love of God our Saviour,
All will be well;
Free and changeless is His favour,
All, all is well.
Mighty is the power that healed us,
Precious is the grace that sealed us,
Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us:
All must be well.
2 Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well;
Ours is such a full salvation,
All, all is well.
Happy still in God confiding;
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding;
Steadfast, through the Spirit's guiding:
All must be well.
3 We expect a bright tomorrow;
All will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well.
On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
Or in living, or in dying,
All must be well.
87J. N. DARBY   L.M.
103 Heimath
1 Father, Thy sovereign love has sought
Captives to sin, gone far from Thee;
The work that Thine own Son hath wrought
Has brought us back in peace and free.
2 And now, as sons before Thy face,
With joyful steps the path we tread,
Which leads us on to that blest place
Prepared for us by Christ our Head.
3 O keep us Love divine, near Thee,
That we our nothingness may know,
And ever to Thy glory be
Walking in faith while here below.
88J. N. DARBY   L.M.
98 Eastbourne
1 Thou gav'st us Father in Thy love,
To Christ to bring us home to Thee,
Suited to Thine own thoughts above,
As sons like Him, with Him to be
2 In Thine own house. There love divine
Fills the bright courts with cloudless joy;
But 'tis the love that made us Thine
Fills all that house without alloy.
3 O boundless grace! What fills with joy
Unmingled all that enter there,
God's nature, love without alloy,
Our hearts are giv'n e'en now to share.
4 God's righteousness with glory bright,
Which with its radiance fills that sphere –
E'en Christ of God the power and light –
Our title is that light to share.
5 O Mind divine, so must it be
That glory all belongs to God!
O Love divine, that did decree
We should be part, through Jesus' blood.
89A. H. GRIFFETHS   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
Tune to come
1 O blessed Holy Spirit,
Thy power is with us now,
As we approach the Father
Before His face to bow.
'Tis Christ's delight to bring us
To this most blessed place,
Where access to the Father
Is ours, through wondrous grace.
2 Most blessed this our portion
Which now, by Thee, we know,
As first of all the fam'lies
In heav'n or earth below :
And in this place of favour
There e'er ascends, by Thee,
Eternal praise and worship
From sons for ever free.
90A. BECKER From German   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Our God and Father, we respond anew
To love in Christ revealed, and praise Thy Name.
He did Thy will: and for the joy in view,
Endured the cross, despising all the shame.
2 He midst His brethren strikes the note of praise;
We hear His song, our hearts responsive swell;
And on this day when He His voice doth raise,
In spirit enter where we soon shall dwell.
3 Chosen in Him, Thy well-beloved Son,
We have our part in joy before Thy face;
Predestined, ere this world had yet begun,
For that blest world, where all bespeaks Thy grace.
4 Sons loved and loving, who Thy house shall fill,
Our endless portion there in love to be;
Each with some trait of Him who loves so well,
For Thy delight and joy eternally.
91A. P. BODMAN   6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Tune to come
1 God the unchangeable,
Ever the Same;
Thou self-existent One,
Boundless Thy fame!
Glorious Thy majesty;
Gladly we worship Thee;
Wondrous economy –
Triune "The Name."
92G. V. WIGRAM   S.M.
D92 Nebel
1 What raised the wondrous thought,
Or who did this suggest, –
The church should be to glory brought,
And with the Son be blest?
2 O God the thought was Thine,
Thine only could it be,
Fruit of the wisdom, love divine,
Peculiar unto Thee.
3 For, sure no other mind,
For thoughts so bold, so free,
Greatness or strength could ever find;
Thine only could it be.
4 The motives, too, Thine own,
The plan, the counsel, Thine;
Made for Thy Son, bone of His bone,
In glory bright to shine.
5 O God with great delight
Thy wondrous thought we see;
Upon His throne, in glory bright,
The bride of Christ shall be.
6 Sealed with the Holy Ghost,
We triumph in that love;
Thy wondrous thought has made our boast,
Glory with Christ above!
93E. DENNY (1796-1889)   C.M.
8 Beatitudo
1 Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart,
Star of the coming day,
Arise and with Thy morning beams
Chase all our griefs away!
2 Come, blessed Lord! bid every shore
And answering island sing
The praises of Thy royal Name,
And own Thee as their King.
3 Bid the whole earth, responsive now
To the bright world above,
Break forth in rapturous strains of joy
In memory of Thy love.
4 O Lord, Thy fair creation groans,
The air, the earth, the sea,
In unison with all our hearts,
And calls aloud for Thee.
5 Thine was the cross, with all its fruits
Of grace and peace divine;
Be Thine the crown of glory now,
The palm of vict'ry Thine!
94H. ALLEN   C.M.
16 Dublin / Stevenson
1 Father, Thine own unbounded love
Has reached us through Thy Son;
We now are one with Him above;
Eternity's begun.
2 As thus before Thee without blame,
In Him who lives we live;
Our spirits rise to bless Thy Name,
And holy worship give.
3 The praises led by Thy Beloved
Delight Thy holy ear;
And we, with hearts divinely moved,
Rejoice that praise to share.
4 Father, Thy love our portion is;
Thou gav'st us to Thy Son,
For Thine own glory and for His,
Made like that blessed One.
95T. H. REYNOLDS   C.M.
22 French   50 Remember Me
1 Blest God and Father in Thy sight
We bow and own Thy grace;
We worship in Thy glorious light,
Which shines in Jesus' face.
2 He fills Thy presence: fully known
His worth alone to Thee;
But in our hearts Thy light hath shone,
In love which sets us free.
3 The glories of His work we bring,
Thee glorified we see;
His deep perfections gladly sing,
And tell them forth to Thee.
4 With great delight His name we praise,
Blest Father, in Thine ear,
And songs of joy and triumph raise,
As sons to Thee brought near.
96J. CLARK   10.4.10.4.10.10.
454 Brackley
1 Our glorious God, how wondrous to be near,
With Christ our part:
Thy mighty love in Him has brought us here,
And bows our heart.
O love divine! How wondrous is Thy will
That myriad sons Thy presence blest should fill!
2 Then, blessed God, Thou all in all shalt be,
In tranquil rest;
New heav'ns and earth, from thraldom ever free,
Where all is blest.
Christ and the church Thy glory will display
Where Thou dost dwell through that eternal day.
97A. H. GRIFFITHS   C.M.
5 Aser
1 O Holy Spirit of our God,
May Thy blest voice be heard,
As we, assembled, seek again
Help from the sacred word.
2 Thy voice, so true and constant, speaks
In tones of faithful love,
Conveying to th'assemblies here
The mind of heav'n above.
3 Thy grace we know that freely serves
In every needed hour,
Sustaining still each faithful few
With fresh supplies of power.
4 Thy joy is e'er afresh to show
The things of Christ above,
To stimulate our hearts anew
With touches of His love.
5 Thy presence here with saints on earth
Makes our glad hearts rejoice;
Blest Comforter, Thou speakest still!
Grant us to hear Thy voice.
98J. W. PARRY   L.M.
Tune to come
1 O God, our hearts are filled with joy,
And praises rich our lips employ,
As we anticipate the hour
When Thou wilt manifest Thy power –
2 When heav'n and earth shall pass away,
Ended for ever death's dark sway;
And Thou wilt then make all things new,
New heav'n and earth bring into view –
3 When Thou shalt wipe away all tears,
Banish all sorrow, pain and fears:
With rapture then each heart shall swell,
When Thou Thyself with men shalt dwell.
4 Thy tabernacle then shall be
The centre blest, and all will see
Thy glory, love without recall,
And Thou, O God, be all in all!
99MRS. A. M. HAYWARD   10.10.10.10.
486 Glenartney
1 Lord Jesus, Thou by whom the worlds were made,
As holy Babe wast in a manger laid;
Yet did angelic hosts Thy title own,
And highest glory give to God alone.
2 Thy lowly pathway grace and truth displayed,
But wicked hands Thy brow with thorns arrayed;
Now glory-crowned, blest answer to Thy shame,
Thy saints with joy Thy worthiness acclaim.
3 To win Thy bride what depths of woe were Thine,
Scorned and betrayed, beset by powers malign!
Thy pierced hands, Thy riven side revealed
The strength of love that by Thy death was sealed.
4 Most blessed Lord, fain would learn of Thee;
To fill our part, yea more like Thee to be;
With purpose fixed, Thy path our happy choice,
Thyself our all, until we hear Thy voice.
100J. H. EAMES   12.13.12.10.
546 Nicaea   R286 Eli
1 Holy, holy, holy! Blessed God, we praise Thee;
From eternity Thou art, to Thee all glory be!
O what strains adoring, from Thy saints
outpouring!
Worship and praise we render unto Thee.
2 Holy, holy, holy! of Thine own we give Thee;
Thou art evermore the Same, in power and
majesty:
Greatness all transcending, glory never ending,
All, all is Thine, Thine only could it be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! worshipping before Thee,
Lifting holy hands on high, our place Thy
sanctuary;
Love in its own dwelling, every voice is telling
Of glory known, yet wondrous mystery.
4 Holy, holy, holy! hearts and voices blending;
To eternity Thou art! a rev'rent note raise.
Hear the song unending from Thy sons
ascending!
Our glorious God, to Thee be all the praise!
101 C. R. BOSWOOD   8.7.8.7.
Tune to come
1 Blessed God, in adoration
Now Thy work we contemplate;
All of Thee – a new creation –
Holy and inviolate.
2 Ended now time's toil and travail,
Love's full purpose is complete;
Thou dost rest, for every detail
With Christ's fulness is replete.
3 Evil's challenge, long permitted –
Met by Thy supremacy –
In Thy ways was wisely fitted
To display the Trinity.
4 So again burst forth our praises
As fresh wonders thrill our sight;
Limitless the beauteous phases,
Ever new and ever bright!
102 F. H. PARROT From French   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 To us Thou comest, faithful to Thy word;
Thou dost not leave Thine own as orphans here.
"Peace unto you," Thou sayest, blessed Lord;
The glorious morn has risen our hearts to cheer.
2 And now Thou joyest in Thy saints, O Lord
Thy banner over us is endless love.
We praise Thee, for Thy presence doth afford
A foretaste of unclouded bliss above.
103 T. KELLY (1769-1855)   8.8.8.8.
Tune to come
1 We'll sing of the Shepherd that died,
That died for the sake of the flock;
His love to the utmost was tried,
But firmly endured as a rock.
2 What love from this Shepherd did flow,
When in care for the sheep He was led
To stand between them and the foe,
And lay down His life in their stead!
3 Our song then for ever shall be
Of the Shepherd who gave Himself thus;
No subject's more glorious than He,
No theme more affecting to us.
4 Of Him and His love will we sing,
His praises our tongues shall employ,
Till heavenly anthems we bring
In yonder bright regions of joy.
104 P. F. HILLER (1699-1769)   8.7.8.7.8.7.   From
German   371 Luther   D104 Jena   370 Ilford
1 We wait for Thee, O Son of God,
And long for Thine appearing;
"A little while" – Thou'lt come, O Lord,
Thy waiting people cheering.
Thus hast Thou said; we lift the head
In joyful expectation,
For Thou wilt bring salvation.
2 We wait for Thee, content to share
In patience, days of trial;
So meekly Thou the cross didst bear,
Our sin, reproach, denial.
How should not we receive with Thee
The cup of shame and sorrow,
Until the promised morrow?
3 We wait for Thee, for Thou e'en here,
Hast won our hearts' affection;
In spirit still we find Thee near,
Our solace and protection.
In cloudless light and glory bright,
We in the air shall meet Thee,
And thus with joy shall greet Thee.
4 We wait for Thee – Thou wilt arise,
Whilst hope her watch is keeping;
Forgotten then in glad surprise
Shall be our years of weeping.
Our hearts beat high, the dawn is nigh
That ends our pilgrim story
In Thine eternal glory.
105 T. KELLY   8.7.8.7.4.7.
357 Cwm Rhondda
1 Glory, glory everlasting
Be to Him who bore the cross,
Who redeemed our souls by tasting
Death, the death deserved by us.
Spread His glory,
Who redeemed His people thus!
2 His is love, 'tis love unbounded,
Without measure, without end;
Human thought is here confounded,
'Tis too vast to comprehend.
Praise the Saviour!
Magnify the sinner's Friend!
3 While we tell the wondrous story
Of the Saviour's cross and shame,
Sing we, Everlasting glory
Be to God and to the Lamb.
Hallelujah!
Give ye glory to His Name!
106 J. N. GRACE   C.M.
Tune to come
1 To Thee, blest Holy Spirit, now
With joyful notes we sing;
In conscious joy and liberty
Our willing tribute bring.
2 How perfect is Thy work divine,
The way of love how blest,
In bringing Christ before our hearts
That love might be at rest!
3 Thy wondrous glory wakes our song,
Draws out our worship now;
Blest Spirit, unto Thee our hearts
In holy homage bow.
107 S. MEDLEY (1738-1799)   L.M.
125 Winchester New   123 Warrington
1 Awake, each saint in joyful lays,
To sing the great redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from thee;
His loving-kindness O how free!
2 He saw us ruined in the fall,
Yet loved us not withstanding all;
He saved us from our lost estate:
His loving-kindness, O how great!
3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes,
Though earth and hell our way oppose,
He safely leads His saints along:
His loving-kindness, O how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He by His church has always stood:
His loving kindness, O how good!
5 Soon He will call us hence away
To the bright realms of endless day;
There shall we with Himself above
His loving-kindness ever prove.
108 W. B. HARRIS   L.M.
Tune to come
1 O Holy Spirit, Thee we bless,
Thy Person and Thy power confess;
Equal in Godhead glory Thou,
To Thee our souls in worship bow.
2 In love and perfect unity,
One of the hallowed Trinity,
Thou Holy One from heav'n come forth
How great, how glorious, is Thy worth!
3 With saints on earth now pleased to dwell,
The Comforter, blest springing well:
To Thee responsive songs we raise
To Thee devote our joyful praise.
4 We worship in Thy presence thus,
Rejoicing that Thou art with us.
O heav'nly foretaste here below
Of nearness we shall ever know!
109 R. G. FEAR   6.6.6.6.8.8.
R82 Clifton Hampden
1 Blest Holy Spirit, Thou
Who strivest here with men,
We seek Thy service now,
That Thou might'st show again
A demonstration of God's power,
To crown the service of this hour.
2 Because of who Thou art,
There is no mystery
Within the human heart –
'Tis all laid bare to Thee;
And Thou dost with unerring skill
Expose its depths, subdue its will.
3 O may God's word anew
Move every soul today;
May nought obscure our view,
Or catch the seed away;
And let Thy voice be clearly heard
As Thou dost clothe the spoken word.
4 Soon shall this service cease,
Thy patient toil be o'er;
The harvest's full increase
Be God's for evermore,
When Thy great work, in secret might,
Has brought the treasure all to light.
110 G. H. BROWN   11.10.11.10. Dactylic
Tune to come
1 Jesus our Lord, we would joyfully render
Worship and honour and praise to Thy Name!
Peerless, unique in Thy glory and splendour,
Thee we would hail and Thy greatness proclaim.
2 God over all Thou for ever remainest –
Blessed, almighty Creator art Thou!
All by the word of Thy pow'r Thou sustainest,
Prostrate in worship before Thee we bow.
3 Yet in devotion and grace beyond measure,
Lord, Thou didst die to accomplish God's will –
Here as a Man for His glory and pleasure
All the designs of His love to fulfil.
4 Vanquished all foes, Thou art risen victorious,
Glories unnumbered encircle Thy brow;
Thus to Thine own, Lord, Thou comest all
glorious:
Worship and homage we give to Thee now!
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