1973  RE-SELECTION
Hymns  276  –  330
276 E. H. CHATER   8.8.8.8.4.4.6.
424 Jubilee / Carren
1 Have you not heard the joyful sound?
Glad tidings through the world resound –
Of pardon, peace, salvation free,
God's blessed way of liberty.
His word believe,
His Son receive,
Who died for such as we.
2 Thy footsteps haste! the day draws near
When careless souls shall quake and fear.
Here is a refuge open wide,
Salvation now in Him who died.
His blood was shed;
Raised from the dead,
He now is glorified.
3 O why not then in Christ confide?
If works could save, would He have died?
Now hearken to His blessed cry,
"'Tis finished!" He is crowned on high.
To Him now look
Who judgement took,
And on His work rely.
4 Henceforth art thou for glory meet,
By blood made nigh, in Christ complete;
And thus to walk before His face,
Blessed in the riches of His grace;
To serve Him here
With godly fear,
A holy heav'nly race.
277 E. H. CHATER   8.7.8.7.
R152 Entreaty / Harvey
1 God and Father, we adore Thee,
Now revealed in Christ the Son,
Joying in Thy holy presence
Through the work that He has done.
2 Filled with praise we bow before Thee;
Thou art evermore the Same:
With adoring hearts we bless Thee,
Magnify Thy holy Name.
3 Worship, honour, praise and glory,
Would we render unto Thee;
Heights unsearched and depths unfathomed
In Thy wondrous love we see.
4 All Thy glory shines transcendent
In the person of the Son,
Jesus Christ, Thy Well-beloved,
Who redemption's glory won.
5 By the Spirit we behold him,
Object of Thy heart's deep love;
Boundless theme of adoration
In that scene of joy above.
6 In Thy grace Thou now hast brought us
Sharers of Thy joy to be,
And to know the blessed secret
Of His preciousness to Thee.
278 J. G. DECK   C.M.
2 Acton
1 Saviour, we long to follow Thee,
Do Thou our hearts prepare
To count all else, whate'er it be,
Unworthy of our care.
2 We are not now our own, but Thine,
The purchase of Thy blood,
And made, by grace and love divine,
The sons and heirs of God.
3 Thy Spirit, too, the present seal
Of all the Father's love,
Shines on us now and doth reveal
The glorious rest above.
4 Thy life is now beyond the grave;
Our souls Thou hast set free;
Life, strength and grace in Thee we have,
And we are one with Thee.
5 O teach us so Thy power to know,
As risen, Lord, with Thee,
That we may own, while here below,
Thyself our life to be.
279 BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX   C.M.
(1091-1153)   54 St. Agnes / Durham
1 Jesus! the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see
And in Thy presence rest.
2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Saviour of mankind!
3 O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
To those who ask how kind Thou art,
How good to those who seek!
4 But what to those who find? Ah! this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is,
None but His loved ones know.
5 Jesus! our present joy art Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be;
In Thee be all our glory now,
As through eternity.
280 W. R. MASON   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Lord Jesus Christ, to Thee a song we raise,
Both heart and voice uniting in Thy praise.
Thine excellence and glory fill our sight;
To Thee be honour, majesty and might!
2 What love from Thee to Thine assembly flows!
What nearness sweet and full she ever knows!
Her joy complete in knowing that Thy heart
Is satisfied with Thy blest counterpart.
3 Bone of Thy bones, flesh of Thy flesh, the bride
Can take her place in glory at Thy side,
In love's complacency – no distance known –
To her Thou'rt Head o'er all things, glorious
One!
4 We joy with Thee, blest Spirit, for Thy part
In bringing us to Christ, joy of His heart;
His saints, the church, His fulness, jewel rare,
Made competent His glory bright to share.
281 J. G. DECK Adapted   L.M.
91 Angelus
1 Jesus, my Saviour! Thou art mine,
The Father's gift of love divine;
What Thou hast done, and what Thou art,
Are now the portion of my heart.
2 Poor, feeble, failing, as I am,
I now can glory in Thy Name;
Now cleansed by Thy most precious blood,
And counted righteous by Thy God.
3 Thy fulness, Lord, is now for me,
All my fresh springs are hid in Thee;
In Thee I live: while I confess
I nothing am, yet all possess.
4 O Saviour, teach me to abide
Close sheltered at Thy trusted side,
Each hour receiving grace on grace,
Until I see Thee face to face.
282 E. H. CHATER   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
Tune to come
1 God gave His Son for sinners;
Christ died upon the tree;
My soul is filled with wonder
As now His grace I see!
Shout, shout aloud, ye saved ones,
And spread abroad His fame!
Praise ye the glorious Saviour,
Give honour to His Name.
2 Give unto Him the glory,
Who, in His wondrous love,
Brought us so great salvation
From yon high courts above.
Jesus our Lord has triumphed;
Salvation free is mine.
Let every soul adore Him,
Saved by His grace divine.
3 Washed in His blood most precious,
Lift up your hearts in praise
Now, all ye heirs of glory,
And to eternal days.
Shout, shout aloud, ye saved ones,
And spread abroad His fame!
Praise ye the glorious Saviour,
Give honour to His Name.
283 C. W. COOPER   8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.
Tune to come
1 Lord, around Thee are Thy brethren,
Of Thy death the fruit and spoil;
Now is o'er the night of weeping,
Now forgotten is Thy toil.
With delight dost Thou behold us;
Thy companions, Lord, are we,
Sanctified and of Thy kindred –
To Thyself the glory be!
2 Firstborn, Thou, of all creation,
Honours high to Thee belong;
Forth from death hast come triumphant,
Firstborn of a heav'nly throng.
Worthy of all adoration,
Gladly, Lord, Thy praise we sing;
To Thee, chiefest of ten thousand,
Worship, honour, now we bring.
284 H. BENNETT   S.M.
136 From Glory to Glory
1 We have a home above,
From all defilement free;
A mansion which eternal love
Prepared our rest to be.
2 The Comforter is come,
The Spirit has been giv'n:
He leads us onward to the home
Reserved for us in heav'n.
3 Thy love, most gracious Lord,
Our joy and strength shall be,
Till Thou shalt speak the gladd'ning word
That bids us rise to Thee.
4 And then through endless days,
Where all Thy glories shine,
In happier, holier strains we'll praise
The grace that made us Thine.
285 P. DODDRIDGE (1702-1751)   C.M.
63 St. Saviour
1 Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes!
The Saviour promised long:
Take up the word, ye ransomed saints,
Renew the gladsome song.
2 He comes creation to release,
In Satan's bondage held;
The tyrant's thraldom to destroy,
And make th'usurper yield.
3 He comes the mighty foe to bind,
The groaning earth to free:
And, as the glorious Son of man,
Himself its Lord to be.
4 Hosannas glad, Thou Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And all creation shall rejoice
In Thy beloved Name.
286G. W. FRASER   8.8.6.8.8.6.
404 Eternal Praise   D163 Sussex
1 What rich eternal bursts of praise
Shall fill yon courts through endless days,
When time shall cease to be!
Round and around the notes shall swell,
As each redeemed one joins to tell
Thy love, so vast and free.
2 Each shall the Saviour's likeness bear,
A royal crown each brow shall wear,
And robes unsullied white.
The everlasting song shall be
To Thee, O Lamb of God, to Thee,
'Mid scenes of purest light.
3 Our joy unhindered then with Thee,
Our eyes undimmed Thy glory see,
Whilst worthy praise we give.
As we await that cloudless day,
Our burning hearts with rapture say
He died that we might live!
287 C. WESLEY (1708-1788) Adapted   6.6.6.6.8.8.
205 Triumph   204 The Gospel of Thy Grace
1 Jesus! life-giving sound,
The joy of earth and heav'n;
No other help is found,
No other name is giv'n
In which the sons of men can boast,
Than His who seeks and saves the lost.
2 His Name the sinner hears
And is from guilt set free;
'Tis music in his ears,
'Tis life and victory;
His heart o'erflows with sacred joy,
And songs of praise his lips employ.
3 Jesus! all praise above;
We sing Thy blessed Name,
We sing Thy dying love,
Thy rising power proclaim:
But soon, to give Thee worthy praise,
Both heav'n and earth their songs shall raise.
288 FROM FRENCH   L.M.
? Rainbow
1 Our hearts Thou dost console, O Lord,
Thou who affordest heav'nly light;
Thy Spirit speaks to us Thy word,
And dwells with us throughout the night.
2 Thy voice, O Lord, is near at hand;
The Spirit gives us access free;
He helps us here to understand,
And moves our hearts with thoughts of Thee.
3 The memory of Thy wondrous love
Thine own still treasure here below;
While in this waste, from heav'n above
Thy glory and Thy grace we know.
4 Thine is the world of life, where more
By far than Eshcol's grapes is found:
Refreshment, strength, from Thy vast store
We have, despite the barren ground.
5 But soon the Spirit's gentle grace
In service shall completed be;
And we in light, and face to face –
Thou Holy One – shall speak to Thee.
289 N. L. ZINZENDORF (1700-1760)   L.M.
From German   B94 Soldau   124 Whitburn
1 Lord Jesus, holy Lamb of God,
Who shed'st for us Thine own life-blood,
Come, teach us all Thy love – then pain
In life were sweet, and death were gain.
2 Take Thou our hearts, and let them be
For ever held, O Lord for Thee.
Thy willing servants, let us wear
The seal of love for ever there.
3 How blest are they who still abide
Close sheltered by Thy watchful side,
Who life and strength from Thee receive,
And with Thee move, and in Thee live!
4 Ah, Lord, enlarge our scanty thought,
To know the wonders Thou hast wrought;
Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell
Thy love, immense, unsearchable!
290R. D. EDWARDS Adapted   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
237 Eaton Square
1 I love to sing of Jesus,
The story all so true,
To me most sweet and precious,
The old but ever new.
He came from brightest glory,
From radiant courts on high;
How matchless is the story
Of Him who came to die!
2 The babe in Bethlehem's manger,
The lowly One on earth,
Rejected and a stranger –
Few cared to know His worth.
My soul would now recall Him,
In all His perfect love:
For only Calv'ry's Victim
Its wondrous depths could prove.
3 'Twas there my Saviour suffered,
And tasted death for me;
Yes, there the work He finished,
That sets me ever free –
My sins all laid upon Him,
The wrath and judgement borne,
The power of Satan broken,
In Jesus' death of scorn.
4 And now the Lord is risen,
His pain and travail o'er;
Seated in highest heaven,
Alive to die no more.
And soon He's coming for me,
To take me home above,
Where still I'll sing the story
Of Jesus and His love.
291C. WESLEY Adapted   8.7.8.7.4.7.
361 Olivers
1 Lo! He comes from heav'n descending,
Once for guilty sinners slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumph of His train.
Hallelujah!
Jesus comes, and comes to reign.
3 See the Saviour, long expected,
Now in solemn pomp appear!
And His saints, by man rejected,
In His heav'nly glory share.
Hallelujah!
See the Son of God appear!
3 Israel's race shall then behold Him,
Full of grace and majesty;
Though they set at nought and sold Him,
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
They in glory
Shall their great Messiah see.
4 Lord, the bride is with the Spirit
Calling on Thee now to come;
All the glory to inherit
And to sit upon Thy throne.
All creation
Travails, groans, till Thou shalt come.
5 Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
Highest honour Thine in heav'n;
Saviour, take the power and glory,
All the nations God has giv'n.
Come, Lord Jesus!
Hallelujah! Come, Lord, come!
292 W. R. MASON   8.6.8.6.8.8.
310 Waltham
1 O God, supreme in majesty,
In wisdom, love and might,
Alone in immortality
And unapproached light,
To Thee both heart and voice we raise:
To Thee be honour, power and praise.
2 The whole vast scene of glory bright,
So pleasing unto Thee,
Subsists entire for Thy delight
For all eternity!
What mind sublime could this conceive!
What power divine could all achieve!
3 With wonder filled, sustained and blest,
We joy before Thy face;
The many sons who share Thy rest
Extol Thy glorious grace!
God all in all, we worship Thee,
Supreme, adored eternally.
293 C. A. COATES   10.10.10.10.
501 The Shadow of His Wings
1 Thy grace, O Lord, that measured once the
deep
Of Calv'ry's woe, to seek and save Thy sheep,
Has touched our hearts and made them long for
Thee,
Thyself our treasure and our all to be.
2 Thy glory, Lord, at God's right hand above,
Supreme of all in that blest scene of love,
In sonship tells our hearts their wondrous place,
In Thee accepted by the Father's grace.
3 Thy beauties, Lord, Thy holy precious worth,
Surpassing far the deepest joys of earth,
Attract our hearts – our joy Thy constant love,
Thyself our object in those scenes above.
4 Thy fulness, Lord, of light and love divine,
No thought can grasp, nor human mind define.
The whole vast scene of glory will display
That fulness in a quickly-coming day.
5 When all things filled by Thee are wholly blest,
And God's deep love eternally shall rest
In that which ever speaks to Him of thee,
Thy greatness, Lord, the universe shall see.
294ANONYMOUS   C.M.D.
84 St. Matthew
1 Lord keep Thy flock most graciously,
By Thine all-powerful hand;
Keep us from every harm away,
'Twixt us and danger stand;
Till Thou shalt fully have obtained
In us the fruits of grace,
And we, in joys that never end,
Shall see Thee, face to face.
2 O may the very God of peace
Us wholly sanctify,
And grant us such a rich increase
Of power from on high,
That spirit, soul and body may,
Preserved free from stain,
Be blameless until Thy great day;
Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!
295 MRS V. GOULD   C.M.
Tune to come
1 Lord Jesus, we are gathered now
Once more to Thy blest Name;
What joy and gladness fill our hearts
As we Thyself acclaim!
2 We sing to Thee, blest Spirit, too;
Thy service, O how great!
Thou wouldst our hearts unite as one,
Christ's love to contemplate.
3 By Thee, as with, and in us now,
His suffering love we see;
And then as risen, hear Him say,
This do, remember Me."
4 Thus, blessed Lord, with thoughts of Thee
Our hearts expectant glow;
And fresh impressions of Thy love
Thou giv'st our souls to know.
296 E. H. CHATER   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Blest Son of God, Thou holy One above,
In whom both love and light with truth combine;
Seated and crowned in yonder world of love,
In Thy blest face we see God's glory shine.
2 We bless Thee for the love which brought Thee
down
From Godhead glory to the cross of woe!
Thou who on earth as Man didst win renown,
For Thou by death didst Satan's power lay low.
3 Thy cross, blest Lord! what unsearched depths
of love
Are told, when God's sharp judgement-sword
awoke!
And, darkness all around, from Him above
On Thee, O Saviour, fell the dreadful stroke!
4 "'Tis finished!" See the Father glorified,
Whose glory claimed Thee from the gloomy
grave!
Exalted we behold Thee at His side,
The crowned Victor, mighty now to save.
297 H. J. MILES   8.7.8.7.
Tune to come
1 Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
In this blest and sacred hour,
Yield we worship, praise and blessing,
Glory, riches, wisdom, power.
2 Thou art God through all the ages,
Unapproachable in light,
Incorruptible, eternal,
But, in Jesus, our delight.
3 Sons, the fruit of holy counsel,
Brought before Thee without blame,
We, associated with Him,
Praise Thy great and glorious Name.
4 Glory be in the assembly
In Christ Jesus unto Thee,
Blessed God, Thou Head of all things,
Now and to eternity.
298 M. W. BIGGS   8.7.8.7.
340 Sedan
1 Lord, we treasure with affection
All Thy path of sorrow here,
And those closing scenes of anguish
To our hearts Thyself endear.
2 Deep Thy sorrow then, Lord Jesus,
Deeper far than thought can reach;
Grief intense and suff'rings holy,
Far beyond all tongues to teach.
3 None could follow there, blest Saviour,
When Thou didst for sins atone;
For those suff'rings, deep, unfathomed,
Were, Lord Jesus, Thine alone!
4 Thou didst measure then sin's distance,
Darkness, wrath and curse were Thine;
Man-betrayed, by God forsaken;
Thus we learn Thy love divine!
299 MRS. M. CARLSSON-CARREN   L.M.
From Swedish   Tune to come
1 What will it be with God to dwell,
And there to gaze on Jesus' face!
To meet the One we've known so well
As Priest and Saviour – in that place!
2 Before Christ's Judgement seat to stand,
With Him look back on all the way;
To learn the meaning, at His hand,
Of every deed in every day!
3 Clearer than ever shall we see
The grace which God our Saviour showed,
The love that led so faithfully
Along the pathless desert road.
4 How blessed when this time is o'er,
To find that love had all-sufficed,
As there upon the heav'nly shore
We reach the day of Jesus Christ!
300 MISS H. M. RAIKES   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Spirit of God, to Thee we bow in praise,
For Thou art God, the ever holy One:
One with the Father and the Son, Thy ways
Are merged with Theirs in all that has been
done.
2 Thou didst Thyself, in feelings all sublime,
To hover o'er the scene of waste come down,
Before God made the vast expanse in time,
To work out all His great designs in man.
3 And when at length the Son on earth did stand,
Thou didst descend in love to mark Him out;
Thenceforth to be the power of His hand,
E'en to the off'ring of Himself to God.
4 And now in lowlier stoop and tireless love,
Thou from th'ascended Christ to us hast come,
To open to our view the things above,
And guide and lead a heav'nly people home.
301 I. WATTS   C.M.
38 Merton
1 With joy we meditate the grace
Of God's High priest above;
His heart is filled with tenderness,
His very name is love.
2 Touched with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sorest trials mean,
For He has felt the same.
3 But spotless, undefiled and pure,
The great Redeemer stood,
While Satan's fiery darts He bore,
And did resist to blood.
4 He, in the days of sorrowing flesh,
Poured out His cries and tears,
And, though ascended feels afresh
What every member bears.
5 Then boldly let our faith address
The throne of grace and power;
We shall obtain delivering grace
In every needed hour.
302 MISS C. THOMPSON   8.7.8.7.
339 St. Sylvester   346 Thou art Worthy
1 Gazing on Thee, Lord in glory,
While our hearts in worship bow,
There we read the wondrous story
Of the cross, its shame and woe.
2 Every mark of dark dishonour
Heaped upon the thorn-crowned brow,
All the depths of Thy heart's sorrow
Told in answering glory now.
3 On that cross, alone, forsaken,
Where no pitying eye was found;
Now to God's right hand exalted,
With Thy praise the heav'ns resound.
4 Did Thy God e'en then forsake Thee,
Hide His face from Thy deep need!
In Thy face, once marred and smitten,
All His glory now we read.
5 Gazing on it we adore Thee,
Blessed, precious, holy Lord!
Thou, the Lamb, art ever worthy!
This be earth's and heav'n's accord.
303 G. V. WIGRAM   S.M.
151 Silchester   89 Falcon Street
1 O what a debt we owe
To Him who shed His blood,
And cleansed our souls, and gave us power
To stand before His God!
2 Saviour and Lord, we own
The riches of Thy grace;
For we can call Thy God, our God,
Can bow before His face.
3 Thy Father, too, above,
We worship as our own,
Who gave with Thee the Spirit's cry
To us, His sons foreknown.
304 G. C. PEARSE   8.7.8.7.4.4.7. Iambic
304 Maryfield
1 Lord Jesus, 'tis our deepest joy
To contemplate Thy glory:
Who dwelt in light supremely bright,
But stooped to tell the story
Of love divine,
That e'er shall shine
In hearts which now adore Thee.
2 Equality in Godhead Thine,
Thou wouldst no reputation;
But take in grace a bondman's place,
In lowly incarnation.
O wondrous sight,
God's great delight,
Blest theme of adoration!
3 To Calv'ry's death Thy blessed feet
Moved in humiliation;
Thy Father's will Thou wouldst fulfil,
Thy joy His revelation.
Endured the cross,
Sustained all loss,
God's love in declaration.
4 O Lord, we raise our song of praise,
Thy Name with joy confessing;
We wait the day when Thy blest sway
Shall fill the earth with blessing;
When all shall own
Thine is the throne,
God's glory thus expressing.
305 J. JAY (1878-1945)   8.7.8.7.7.7.
367 Evening Prayer   D122 Gebet
1 God our Father, we Thy children
Seek Thy help this favoured hour;
Cover us with Thy protection;
Manifest Thy mighty power.
God and Father, bless us now,
As before Thy throne we bow.
2 Here we meet and wait before Thee,
Drawn together through Thy grace;
Every interest precious to Thee
Finding in our hearts a place.
God and Father, bless us now,
As before Thy face we bow.
306 W. YERBURY (d. 1863)   10.10.11.11.
511 Hanover
1 We joy in our God, and sing of that love,
So sovereign and free, which did His heart
move;
When lost our condition, all ruined, undone,
He saw with compassion, and spared not His
Son.
2 His Son, His delight, His loved One, He gave,
The curse to endure – by suff'ring to save;
Sure love so amazing, at Calvary told,
Since Him it hath given, no good will withhold.
3 We praise, then, our God: how rich is His grace!
Though far from Him once – estranged from His
face –
By blood we are purchased, are cleansed and
made nigh,
And blest in Christ Jesus, our Saviour, on high.
307 W. COWPER   C.M.
46 Nottingham
1 God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill,
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
4 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
5 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
308 J. SWAIN (1761-1796)   6.6.6.6.8.8.
202 Safe Home   D80 Boston
1 On earth the songs begins,
In heav'n more sweet and loud:
To Him who cleansed our sins
By His atoning blood,
To Him, we sing in joyful strain,
Be honour, power and praise, Amen.
2 Alone He bore the cross,
Alone its grief sustained;
His was the shame and loss,
And He the vict'ry gained,
The mighty work was all His own,
Though we shall share His glorious throne.
309 W. M. BROWN   C.M.
14 Crimond
1 O God, Thy glory shines supreme;
How perfect is Thy love!
Transcending e'en our highest thoughts,
Our praises far above!
2 Thou spakest, and creation rose –
Eternal Godhead Thine!
Great source of life, Thy wondrous works –
Express Thy power divine.
3 Thy ways, how just and wise and true,
Though ever past our ken!
We bless Thee for Thy matchless grace
That found delight in men.
4 More blessed still, Thy heart made known
In Him who came to die,
In Jesus Christ Thy Son, who lives
For ever now on high.
5 Thy counsel planned in ages past
In Christ is now complete;
Before Thy face with Him we stand,
For glory ever meet.
6 Our God, to Thee all glory be,
All honour, power and praise!
With hearts at rest in Thine own love,
Our song to Thee we raise.
310 J. BEAUMONT   6.6.8.4.6.6.8.4.
208 Covenant
1 Our Shepherd is the Lord,
The living Lord who died;
With all His fulness can afford
We are supplied.
He richly feeds our souls
With blessings from above,
And leads us where the river rolls
Of endless love.
2 Our souls He doth restore,
And keeps us in His way;
He makes our cup of joy run o'er
From day to day.
Through love so full, so deep,
Anointed is our head;
Mercy and goodness us shall keep,
Where'er we tread.
3 When faith and hope shall cease,
And love abide alone,
Then shall we see Him face to face,
And know as known.
Still shall we lift our voice,
His praise our song shall be,
And we shall in His love rejoice
Who set us free.
311 R. ARRAS From German   14.14.4.7.8.
551 Victory / Neander   550 Exaltation
1 Jesus, our Lord, on the throne of the Father
Thou'rt crowned;
Thou once on Calvary suff'redst, of man the
disowned:
Worthy art Thou!
Glory encircles Thy brow,
Once the despised, now enthroned!
2 We Thy beloved, remember Thee, Lord, and
Thy dying:
Unto that death, as assembled, our hearts are
replying;
Thou hast loved us –
Jesus, who gav'st Thyself thus!
We on Thy love are relying.
3 Here upon earth, till Thy coming, Thy death we
are showing;
But unto Thee in the glory our hearts are outgoing;
To Thee above,
Centre of glory and love,
Gladly our worship is flowing.

312 H. D'A. CHAMPNEY   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 How great, O God, our portion in Thy love,
And with Thy Christ in Thine own realms above,
Before Thyself – our God – in perfect rest,
In Thine eternal presence ever blest!
2 O wondrous thought of Thine, that we should be
At home, O God, in all that suiteth Thee!
Where all is of and for Thyself alone,
And finds its glorious centre in Thy Son.
3 'Tis by the Father's gift that we are His,
That we may be with Him and where He is,
In whom Thou dost Thy precious thoughts
unfold,
As in Himself Thy glory we behold.
4 Beholding it, we worship and adore!
The more we learn Thy love, we love the more!
"Thou art that God," adoring hearts exclaim,
And glory gladly render to Thy Name.
313 MISS S. M. WALKER (1848-1918)  8.8.4.8.8.4.
400 Praise / Walker   401 Swiss Tune
1 O wondrous Saviour! Jesus, Lord,
Worthy art Thou to be adored!
We worship now.
So perfect in Thy matchless grace,
So spotless, pure in all Thy ways!
To Thee we bow.
2 In Thee all human graces blend,
And to Thy Father e'er ascend
As incense rare;
Fragrant to Him Thou ever art,
Source of rejoicing to His heart,
Most sweet and fair.
3 Fairer than all the sons of men,
Beyond all praise of tongue or pen,
Thou peerless One!
Our hearts well forth in praise to Thee,
Our object through eternity,
God's glorious Son.
314MRS. S. HEDMAN From Swedish   10.10.10.10.   Tune to come
1 O God and Father, we our praises bring,
For who more worthy of our praise could be
Than Thou, who seekest worshippers who sing
In spirit and in truth adoringly!
2 All worlds Thou hast created by the Son,
All things are held by His unmeasured power;
Yet we approach Thee in that glorious One:
What cause for worship in this holy hour!
3 'Tis He who leads us in this blessed sphere,
And sings in the assembly unto Thee;
What joy to Him that we should thus be near
As suited and in perfect liberty!
4 Here we unite, our song of joy is one!
And Thou, O God, art fully satisfied.
Amidst the praises led by Christ, Thy Son,
Thou hast a dwelling ever to abide.

315 S. P. TREGELLES   C.M.
6 Ballerma
1 Lord Jesus, Thou whose loving heart
Still for Thy saints doth care,
We shall behold Thee as Thou art,
And Thy full image bear.
2 Thy love sustains us by the way,
While pilgrims here below;
Thou dost, O Saviour, day by day,
Thy suited grace bestow.
3 But O the more we learn of Thee,
And Thy rich mercy prove,
The more we long Thy face to see,
And fully prove Thy love.
4 Then shine, Thou bright and Morning Star,
We wait for Thee to come
And take, from sin and grief afar,
Thy blood-bought people home.
316 H. SATTLER   11.10.11.10. Dactylic
From German   Tune to come
1 Father of glory, our songs we are raising;
Such is Thy love, and so blessedly shown!
We are united in heart and in praising;
High we extol Thee, Thy glory we own.
2 Him Thou hast given – unspeakable giving,
Father of glory – the Son of Thy love!
Glorious answer – response of the living –
Sons ever with Thee, O Father, above.
3 Yea, He has told us the wonderful secrets,
Father of glory, once hidden from man;
Fully revealed now to us by Thy Spirit,
All Thou desiredst – eternity's plan!
4 Father of glory, we bow and adore Thee!
Restful our hearts as we wondering gaze.
O with what joy shall we offer before Thee
In the repose of Thy glory, our praise!
317 E. DENNY   C.M.
63 St. Saviour   D117 Crieff
1 O Lord, the bright and blessed hope,
That's cheered us through the past,
Of full eternal rest with Thee,
Will be fulfilled at last.
2 Undazzled by the glorious light
Which shines upon Thy face,
We'll see Thee then without a cloud –
Brought there through boundless grace.
3 Praise, endless praise, alone becomes
That bright and blessed place,
Where every eye beholds unveiled
The riches of Thy grace.
4 Past conflict then: O Lord, 'tis ours
Through everlasting days
To sing our song of vict'ry there,
And only live to praise.
318 F. H. PARROT From French   10.10.10.10.
? Maori Melody
1 For us, O Lord, Thou camest from on high,
And from the manger to the cross didst go;
Through suff'ring Thou didst win the victory,
And on the tree Thou barest all our woe.
2 Unfathomed anguish, and distress untold,
From Thy heart's object turned Thee not away;
Grief, e'en to death, upon Thy spirit rolled:
Thou chosest still, blest Saviour, to obey.
3 Thy life laid down, our sorrows Thou didst bear,
A priceless off'ring all our thoughts above!
Thou gav'st Thyself in grace beyond compare,
Reserving nothing save the right to love.
4 But joy now reigns, Thy suff'rings all are o'er;
Lord, Thou art ris'n, enthroned in glory bright;
And Thy redeemed ones know for evermore
Thy peace and love, unchanging, infinite!
5 Unquenched by death, eternal, still the same,
Living and ever precious is Thy love!
Soon Thou shalt come Thy ransomed saints to
claim,
To be with Thee for evermore above.
319 J. E. MUTTON   8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.
Tune to come
1 Blessed God, we own Thy greatness
From and to eternity,
Yet brought nigh, in holy splendour,
Of Thine own we give to Thee;
Head o'er all – how vast Thy glory –
Worshipping, our song we raise;
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
As Thy Name so is Thy praise.
320 FROM FRENCH   10.10.10.10.
Tune to come
1 Father of lights, to Thee our hearts we lift
In thanks for every good and perfect gift;
Thou lovest still – as we approach Thy throne –
Our prayers to answer, and to bless Thine own.
2 Father of mercies, Thou from day to day
Dost comfort and sustain us on our way;
We praise Thee that Thou givest us below,
The depth and fulness of Thy love to know.
3 O Holy Father, may Thy Name be blest!
Thy chosen ones in Thee may safely rest,
Since by Thy power and with Thy presence near,
Kept in Christ Jesus, they have nought to fear.
4 Father of glory, who art ever wise,
How wondrous are Thy counsels in our eyes!
How vast the heritage that Thou dost see
For ever in the saints secured for Thee!
5 Father, we thank Thee and we bless Thy Name;
To Thee we voice our praise with one acclaim;
Thy love and grace, surpassing every need,
The deepest longings of our hearts exceed.
321 H. P. WELLS   8.5.8.3.
291 Cairnbrook
1 Wilt thou yield to love's entreaty?
Canst thou turn away
From the God who marks thy goings
Every day?
2 Dost thou feel that thou hast wandered,
And ignored His love?
Listen to the wondrous message
From above.
3 From sin's burden He would free thee,
Satisfy thy heart;
And with love's embrace receive thee,
As thou art.
4 No reproach, no condemnation,
Does He hold for thee;
Grace has met the claims of justice
Righteously.
5 When thy journey all is over,
Thou with Christ above
Shalt forever be a trophy
Of His love.
322 E. CARREN From Swedish   L.M.
Tune to come
1 "Behold the Man!" O blessed Lord,
These words evoke an answering chord;
We see Thee on the path below,
That led the way to Calv'ry's woe.
2 A King, despite a crown of thorn!
Man's violent hatred meekly borne;
Despised, O Lord, and left alone,
Thou, the rejected Corner-stone!
3 Betrayed, denied, forsaken there,
The sins of many Thou didst bear;
Didst for transgressors intercede,
Blest answer to the sinner's need!
4 O holy Saviour, Thou didst die,
And for us in the grave did lie!
But now in triumph Thou art gone
To sit upon the Father's throne.
5 O Lord, eternally to praise
Our voices now we gladly raise
In one loud anthem we combine
To celebrate such love as Thine!
323 E. H. CHATER   8.8.6.8.8.6.
Tune to come
1 'Tis finished!" our blest Saviour said,
And meekly bowed His blessed head,
Poured out His soul, and died.
The veil by God was rent in twain,
And He who died now lives again:
Sound the glad message wide!
2 'Tis finshed!" Love unfathomed flows
In that blest word. No angel knows
Such solace for the soul.
Love far beyond all angel ken,
The work of Christ in love for men,
Which makes the sin-sick whole.
3 'Tis finished!" Joyous let us sing;
No other hand need aught to bring,
'Tis finished every whit.
God's righteousness is now revealed;
Believers, by the Spirit sealed,
Are thus for Him made fit.
324 R. D. EDWARDS   11.11.11.11.
533 Bury Thy Sorrow
1 O come to the Saviour, He's calling today;
How long wilt thou linger? His voice now obey.
He's speaking from heaven in love to thy soul;
His blood He has given: wilt thou be made
whole?
2 The Father is calling: His language is, Come!
His rich grace is bringing the wanderers home;
His heart is delighting the lost ones to bless;
His love is inviting the weary to rest.
3 No need now to labour, the work has been done;
To be in God's favour, believe on the Son!
Christ's death has secured salvation so free;
The cross He endured for you and for me.
4 The Saviour is coming for all who believe,
From heaven descending His own to receive.
O sinner, confess Him, the throne-seated Lord;
And thou shalt be with Him where He is adored.
325 J. BREWER (1752-1817)   6.6.6.5.6.6.6.5.
Tune to come
1 Our blest God and Father,
To Thee we do homage –
How great is Thy purpose,
Thy counsel divine!
How patient Thy workings
In wisdom unfathomed,
In grace, rich, unmeasured –
The glory be Thine!
2 The wondrous outshining
Of Thy holy Person,
In love, deep, eternal,
Is filling our sight;
And finds now its answer
In those who approach Thee
Through Christ, by the Spirit,
For Thine own delight.
3 Thou hast now Thy portion
In sons who adore Thee,
At home in Thy presence,
Responsive and free;
And soon all the fam'lies,
On earth and in heaven,
Shall swell the vast chorus
Of worship to Thee.
326 J. WATSON   C.M.
Tune to come
1 Lord, it has touched our hearts that Thou
Shouldst now for us provide
A rich occasion, Thee to know,
Where Thou hast been denied.
2 Thy grace, O Lord, has furnished now
A blessed calm retreat;
Thy saints assembled gladly bow,
And here Thyself would greet.
3 Acknowledging Thy love's own claim,
The Spirit giving power,
As gathered to Thy precious Name,
We bless Thee for this hour.
4 The love that gave Thyself for us
Forgotten cannot be;
Its fresh appeal – a joy to those
Who now remember Thee.
327 C. T. LAMBERT   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
Tune to come
1 Our joyful hallelujahs
To Thee, O God, we raise!
We antidate the chorus
Of universal praise.
We own Thy glorious greatness,
For Thou art Head o'er all;
In holy adoration
Before Thee now we fall.
2 Thou art the God of glory,
Thy dwelling purest light;
We praise Thee in Thy splendour,
Thy majesty and might!
To Thee be glory ever,
For all things are of Thee,
Through Thee, O God, and for Thee,
To all eternity.
328 C. WESLEY (verse 3, G. W. FRASER)
8.8.8.8.8.8.   438 St. Catherine / Walton
1 Our hearts delight in Christ and long
Their glorious matter to declare.
Of Thee we make our loftier song,
We cannot from Thy praise forbear.
Our ready tongues make haste to sing
The glories of the heav'nly King.
2 Fairer than all the earth-born race,
Perfect in comeliness Thou art;
Replenished are Thy lips with grace,
And full of love Thy tender heart.
God ever blest! we bow the knee,
And own all fulness dwells in Thee.
3 Be Thou the object bright and fair
To fill and satisfy the heart;
Our hope to meet Thee in the air,
And nevermore from Thee to part;
So may we undistracted be
To follow, serve, and wait for Thee.
329 G. V. WIGRAM   C.M.
42 Nativity
1 Well may we sing, with triumph sing,
The great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of the living God,
Revealed in Jesus' face!
2 The love of God it was that sought
From sin to set us free;
That gave the Son, whose precious blood
Has wrought our liberty.
3 In Him we read the Father's love,
And find eternal peace;
We meet in Him a Saviour God,
And fear and terror cease.
4 Then gladly sing and sound abroad
The great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of the living God,
The riches of His grace!
330 I. WATTS Adapted   L.M.
108 Mainzer
1 O God! we see Thee in the Lamb
To be our hope, our joy, our, rest;
The glories that compose Thy Name
Standing engaged to make us blest.
2 Thou great and good! Thou just and wise!
Hail! as our Father and our God!
For we are Thine by sacred ties,
Thy sons and daughters – bought with blood.
3 Then oh! to us this grace afford,
That far from Thee we ne'er may move;
Our guard – the presence of the Lord;
Our joy – Thy perfect present love.
4 This gives us ever to rejoice,
Turning to light our darkest days;
And lifts on high each feeble voice,
While we have breath to pray or praise.
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