1973  RE-SELECTION
Hymns  1  –  55
1 W. COWPER (1731-1800) Adapted   C.M.
69 Spohr
1 Of all the gifts Thy love bestows,
Thou Giver of all good!
E'en heaven itself no richer knows
Than the Redeemer's blood.
2 Faith too, that trusts the blood through grace,
From that same grace we gain;
Else, sweetly as it suits our case,
The gift had been in vain.
3 We praise Thee, and would praise Thee more;
To Thee our all we owe;
The precious Saviour, and the power
That makes Him precious too.
2 J. G. DECK (1807-1884) Adapted  8.7.8.7.4.7.
360 Mannheim
1 Father, 'twas Thy love that knew us
Earth's foundation long before;
That same love to Jesus drew us
By its sweet constraining power,
And hath made us
Sons before Thee evermore.
2 Now that changeless love enfolds us,
All its power on us bestows;
While its power unchanging holds us
In a holy calm repose.
God and Father,
Unto Thee our worship flows.
3 E. J. BOYT   L.M.
R36 Llef
1 As Head, O God, exalted Thou,
Riches and glory are of Thee;
Thou rulest over all in love,
And in that love Thy sons are free.
2 Now in Thy hand is power and might,
Thy Spirit makes all great and strong;
So we as strengthened thus for Thee
Now praise Thy glorious Name in song.
3 Thy glorious Name! a hush divine
Falls on our spirits as we sing.
God – Father, Son and Holy Ghost –
To Thee our worship now we bring.
4MISS A. M. HARDING   11.10.11.10. Dactylic
530 Stachys
1 Thine is the love, Lord, that draws us together,
Guiding our steps from the wilderness ways;
Soon face to face we'll adore Thee for ever,
Now our glad hearts would be filled with Thy praise.
2 Faithful Thy grace o'er our pathway has waited,
Deep the delight we have found, Lord, in Thee;
Now with this treasure our spirits are freighted,
Bowed at Thy feet, and the fragrance set free.
3 For us, Lord Jesus, Thyself Thou hast given;
Suff'rings unfathomed for us hast Thou known;
Now, in accord with the homage of heaven,
Rises a song from the hearts of Thine own.
4 Jesus, Lord Jesus, we love and adore Thee,
Glorious Thy Name all our praises above;
Peerless Thy beauty, we worship before Thee;
Hushed are our spirits, at rest in Thy love.
5 MRS. H. A. BERG (Doris Markham)   10.10.4.10.10.4.
462 Erica   463 German Tune No. 197   B436 Shiloah
464 Studley
1 Father of glory, Thine is now the praise,
As in the light of heav'n's unclouded rays
We lift our song.
The glory of a past eternal plan,
The glory of a love ere time began,
To Thee belong.
2 We glory in the thought that Thou wast there
Before there was a creature formed to share
Thy heart of love;
And worship at the mighty sovereign thought,
That we as sons should with Thy Son be brought
To realms above.
3 To fill Thy heart this counsel was conceived;
By Him the working out was all achieved,
Through pathways sore.
What part have we as brought into this place,
Encompassed by illimitable grace,
But to adore?
4 Father, we worship Thee as we discern
That Thou hast been enriched through love's return
To all Thy will;
For, added to the riches that were then,
Thou hast secured vast myriads of men
Thy house to fill.
6 MISS M. BOWLEY (1813-1856)   C.M.
66 Sawley
1 Jesus! how much Thy Name unfolds
To every opened ear!
The pardoned sinner's memory holds
None other half so dear.
2 Thy Name encircles every grace
That God as Man could show;
There only could He fully trace
A life divine below.
3 Jesus – it speaks a life of love,
Of sorrows meekly borne;
It tells of sympathy above,
Whatever makes us mourn.
4 Jesus, the One who knew not sin,
Made sin to make us just;
Thou gav'st Thyself our love to win,
Our full confiding trust.
5 The mention of Thy Name shall bow
Our hearts to worship Thee;
The chiefest of ten thousand Thou,
Whose love has set us free.
7 J. B. STONEY (1814-1897)   8.8.6.8.8.6.
409 Portknockie
1 Hark! happy saints! loud lift your voice,
Tell to the world how we rejoice –
Yon heaven is our home.
There lives our Head with glory crowned;
And we as for His kingdom bound,
All cry – Lord Jesus, come!
8 MISS M. BOWLEY Adapted   6.6.6.5.6.6.6.5.
187 Abbot's Wood
1 O God we acknowledge
Thy greatness, Thy glory,
For of Thee are all things
On earth and in heav'n.
How vast is Thy fulness!
Majestic Thy splendour!
We bless Thee, we worship;
Amen and Amen!
9 E. PERRONET (1726-1792)   C.M.
39 Miles Lane   2 All Hail the Power
1 All hail the power of Jesus' Name!
Before Him prostrate fall;
With one accord His praise proclaim,
And crown Him Lord of all.
2 Ye saints redeemed from Adam's race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
3 Tell forth the only Name that's giv'n
On which we now may call,
The Name adored by host's in heav'n,
And crown Him Lord of all.
4 In glory all the ransomed throng
Soon at His feet shall fall;
Join in the blest eternal song,
And crown Him Lord of all.
10 E. L. BEVIR (1847-1922)   10.10.10.10.
484 Eventide
1 Our God and Father, may our souls repose
In the deep sense of Thine unfailing love!
Kept by Thy peace, in Him who died and rose,
Till we are gathered to Thy rest above.
11 J. CONDOR (1789-1855) Adapted   8.6.8.6.8.8.
308 Supremacy
309 Then Shall My Heart Keep Singing
1 Thou art the blest incarnate Word,
The Father's only Son,
God manifest, God seen and heard,
The heav'n's beloved One;
The Lamb of God, exalted Lord,
Worthy art Thou to be adored!
2 In Thee most perfectly expressed
The Father's self doth shine:
Thou of full Deity possessed,
Eternally divine.
With Thee before the Father's face,
We celebrate His boundless grace.
3 Yet loving, Thee on whom His love
Ineffable doth rest,
Our hearts are led to Him above,
And we with Thee are blest.
The Father's Name Thou hast declared,
The Father's love with Thee is shared
4 Of the vast universe of bliss
The centre Thou and Sun;
Th' eternal theme of praise is this,
That God's beloved Son
Fills all that scene, where God alone
In His own rest is fully known.
12 J. N. DARBY (1800-1882)   S.M.
157 Venice
1 Sing without ceasing, sing
The Saviour's present grace,
How all things shine in light divine
For those who've seen His face.
2 He's gone within the veil,
For us that place has won;
In Him we stand, a heav'nly band,
Where He Himself is gone.
3 There all's unsullied light,
Our hearts let in its rays;
And heav'nly light makes all things bright,
Seen in that blissful gaze.
4 Such here on earth we are,
Though we in weakness roam;
Our place on high, God's self so nigh,
His presence is our home.
5 And stayed by joy divine,
As hireling fills his day,
Through scenes of strife and desert life
We tread in peace our way.
6 That way is upward still,
Where life and glory are;
Our rest's above, in perfect love
The glory we shall share.
7 For ever with the Lord,
For ever like Him then,
We'll see His face in that blest place,
Our Father's house in heav'n.
13 MISS H. K BURLINGHAM   6.6.8.4.6.6.8.4.
(1842-1901)   207 Abraham   209 Leoni
1 The Father sent the Son
A ruined world to save;
Man meted to the sinless One
The cross – the grave.
Blest Substitute from God,
Wrath's awful cup He drained;
Laid down His life and e'en the tomb's
Reproach sustained.
2 Earth shuddered as He died,
God's well-beloved Son;
The darkness sought His woes to hide;
His work is done.
He lives to die no more,
Joy dwells upon His brow;
His agonies untold are o'er,
He triumphs now!
3 The new and living way
Stands open now to heav'n;
Thence where the blood is seen alway,
God's gift is giv'n.
The river of His grace,
Through righteousness supplied,
Is flowing o'er the barren place
Where Jesus died.
4 The Lord shall come again;
The Conqueror must reign.
No tongue but shall confess Him then,
The Lamb once slain.
Jesus is worthy now
All homage to receive;
Worthy that all to Him should bow,
The truth believe.
14 J. N. DARBY   8.7.8.7.
B306 Chardstock   336 Romanza
1 Hark! ten thousand voices crying
"Lamb of God" with one accord;
Thousand, thousand saints replying
Wake at once the echoing chord.
2 Praise the Lamb! – the chorus waking,
All in heav'n together throng;
Loud and far, each tongue partaking,
Rolls around the endless song.
3 Grateful incense this, ascending
Ever to the Father's throne;
Every knee to Jesus bending,
All the mind in heav'n is one.
4 All the Father's counsels claiming
Equal honours to the Son;
All the Son's effulgence beaming,
Makes the Father's glory known.
5 By the Spirit all pervading,
Hosts unnumbered round the Lamb,
Crowned with light and joy unfading,
Hail Him as the great "I AM."
6 Joyful now the wide creation
Rests in undisturbed repose,
Blest in Jesus' full salvation,
Sorrow now nor thraldom knows.
7 Hark! still louder swells the singing,
As the notes are heard again;
Through creation's vault is ringing
Joy's response. Amen! Amen!
15 MRS. G. HELYAR (1849-1913)   L.M.
115 Rimington
1 O Lord and Saviour, we recline
On that eternal love of Thine;
Thou art our rest, and Thou alone
Remainest when all else is gone.
2 Yes! "Thou remainest": sea and land,
E'en heav'n shall pass, but Thou shalt stand;
Undimmed Thy radiancy appears,
Changeless through all the changing years.
3 Lord on the Throne Thy love's the same
As once upon Thy cross of shame;
In lowliness Thou cam'st to die,
Thou livest now for us on high.
4 We see Thee there, the Lamb once slain;
Thy loss was our eternal gain;
We see Thee crowned with glory now,
No shade on Thy victorious brow.
The shadow dwelt on Calv'ry's tree,
And now Thine unveiled face we see;
Praise be to God for that blest word,
That "Thou remainest," blessed Lord!
16 MARIE DE FLEURY (d. 1794)   11.11.11.11.
D18Eliezer
1 Lord Jesus, we worship and bow at Thy feet,
And give Thee the glory, the honour that's meet;
While through Thee, O Saviour, our praises ascend
And swell the loud chorus that never shall end.
17 J. NEWTON (1725-1807)   8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.
378 Benediction
1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favour
Rest upon us from above.
Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth can ne'er afford.
18 E. A. LEE   8.8.8.8.8.8.
435 Quemerford   R214 Our Leader
1 Blest Holy Spirit, Thou, divine,
Unseen, yet known to us through grace,
Our Comforter and Guide until
We see our Saviour face to face:
His wondrous love, well known through Thee,
Has set our longing spirits free.
2 We bow and own Thy sovereign will,
Which prompted first our hearts to yield;
Blest impulse giv'n when born anew
By power divine, which Thou didst wield;
That power springs up in life by Thee,
And moves our souls responsively.
3 As with us, blessed Spirit, now,
Thou dost reveal the depths of love
Which eye nor ear hath seen nor heard,
The things prepared by God above.
In glad response we sing to Thee;
With joy we praise exulting!
19 J. N. DARBY   6.5.11.6.5.11.
182 Anameno   183 Ashcombe
1 For ever with Thee, Lord,
And like Thee to be,
For ever with Thee, at Thy coming again;
We'll live in Thy grace, Lord,
We'll gaze on Thy face,
When finished our race, at Thy coming again.
2 The traits of that face, Lord,
Once marred through Thy grace,
With joy we shall trace at Thy coming again;
With Thee evermore, Lord,
Our hearts will adore,
Our sorrow be o'er at Thy coming again.
3 We'll sit on Thy throne, Lord,
Confessed as Thine own,
Of all to be known at Thy coming again.
But glory on high, Lord,
Is not like being nigh,
When all is gone by, at Thy coming again.
20 E. L. BEVIR   4.8.4.8.8.
164 Cypress   165 Revelation
1 To God – alone
Dwelling in uncreated light,
Who hast unknown
Immortal Being beyond sight –
Honour and everlasting might!
2 Yet though our eyes
May not behold Thy Deity –
So broadly lies
The gulf between all else and Thee –
We Thy revealed glories see!
3 By faith we see
Jesus with highest honour crowned,
And majesty
Divine and human, without bound,
Filling with joy all heaven around!
4 In Him revealed
Thy counsel, ere the world began;
Nought is concealed,
O God of all Thy wondrous plan,
Divine perfection in a Man!
21 J. N. DARBY   6.4.6.4.
170 Nain   B155 Pax Tecum   D150 Laetitia
1 O Lord, 'tis sweet the thought
That Thou art mine;
But brighter still the joy
That I am Thine!
2 Thine own, O Lord, the fruit,
The cherished fruit
Of Thine all-perfect love!
No passing root
3 Of evil e'er will dim
Thy cloudless rays;
But a full heart pour forth
Thine endless praise!
4 O joy supreme and full,
Where sunless day
Sheds forth, with light divine,
Its cloudless ray!
22G. V. WIGRAM   11.10.11.10. Dactylic
(1805-1879)   (11.11.11.11.)   523 Doranne
1 How bright, there above, is the mercy of God!
And void of all guilt, and clear of all sin,
Are my conscience and heart, through my Saviour's
blood:
Not a cloud above – not a spot within.
2 Christ died! then I'm clean: not a spot within.
God's mercy and love! not a cloud above.
'Tis the Spirit through faith, thus triumphs o'er sin:
Not a cloud above – not a spot within.
23 J. HART (1712-1768)   8.8.8.8.
420 Celeste
1 How good is the God we adore,
Our faithful unchangeable Friend,
Whose love is as great as His power,
And knows neither measure nor end.
2 'Tis Jesus the First and the Last,
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We'll praise Him for all that is past,
And trust Him for all that's to come.
24 S. W. GANDY (d. 1851)   S.M.
D151 Silchester   158 Victory / Leflaive
1 His be the Victor's name,
Who fought the fight alone;
Triumphant saints no honour claim,
His conquest was their own.
2 Through weakness and defeat
He won the meed and crown;
Trod all our foes beneath His feet,
In being trodden down.
3 He Satan's power laid low;
Made sin, sin's reign o'erthew;
Bowed to the grave, destroyed it so,
And death by dying slew.
4 Bless, bless the Conqueror slain,
Slain in His victory;
Who lived, who died who lives again
In glorious majesty.
25 J. N. DARBY   C.M.
55 St. Andrew   59 St. Fulbert
1 Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
As children taught by grace,
Lift up our hearts in righteousness
And joy before Thy face.
2 Sweet is the confidence Thou giv'st,
Though high above our praise;
Our hearts resort to where Thou liv'st
In heav'n's unclouded rays.
3 There in the purpose of Thy love
Our place is now prepared,
As sons with Him who is above,
Who all our sorrows shared.
4 Absent as yet, we rest in hope,
Treading the desert path,
Waiting for Him who takes us up
Beyond the power of death.
5 O Holy Father, keep us here
In that blest Name of love,
Walking before Thee without fear,
Till all be joy above.
26 J. N. DARBY   C.M.
9 Bedford   31 Jackson's
1 Father, Thy love our portion is
As sons, like Christ, with Thee;
O who can tell of love like this,
So sovereign, full and free?
2 His Father Thou, and ours through grace,
We taste the same delight;
Blest in the brightness of Thy face,
In heav'n's unclouded light.
3 Unchanging glory fills the place
Where Jesus dwells on high,
But brighter joy our spirits trace
With Him, for ever nigh!
4 Eternal ages shall declare
The riches of Thy grace,
To those who with Thy Son shall share
A son's eternal place.
5 Father, Thy love, the source of all,
Sweeter than all it gives,
Shines on us now without recall,
And lasts while Jesus lives.
6 We joy in Thee, Thy holy love
Our endless portion is –
Like Thine own Son, with Him above,
In brightest heav'nly bliss.
27 I. G. PRESTIDGE   11.11.11.11.
536 St. Denio
1 O God, we rejoice in Thy greatness and might.
To Thee be the glory! To Thee every right!
Thy Name is Almighty, Thy way is unknown,
Thy love is unmeasured, Thy wisdom we own.
2 Though empires should crumble, though nations
should fall,
Thy presence is with us – Thine arm ruleth all.
Thy grace will sustain us the whole journey
through,
As waiting upon Thee our strength we renew.
28 J. BAKEWELL (1721-1819)   8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.
382 Hyfrydol
1 Hail! Thou once despised Jesus
Praises loudly now we sing;
Thou didst suffer Lord, to save us,
Nigh to God Thine own to bring.
Hail! once lowly Man of sorrows,
Bearer of our grief and shame;
Graced in Thee by God's own favour,
Life we have through Thy blest Name.
2 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
There in majesty divine,
There in heav'n our hearts accord Thee
Every honour that is Thine;
Now for us in patience waiting,
With Thy loved ones all to share:
We that joy anticipating
Till in glory we appear.
3 Soon we shall, as come to glory,
Thy transcendent grace relate,
Gladly sing th' amazing story
Of Thy dying love so great.
In that blessed contemplation
We for evermore shall dwell,
Praise with deepest adoration
Love that none below can tell.
29 E. L. BEVIR   6.4.6.4.6.4.6.4.
R63 Culzean   R66Tempestas
1 Jesus, our Lord, our all,
To Thee we cling;
Keep us (while empires fall)
Under Thy wing.
Saviour to Thee we pray,
Knowing Thy Name;
Yesterday and today
Ever the Same!
2 Quickly the moments flee,
Passing away;
One thousand years to Thee
Are as one day.
Changeless Thy majesty,
Wondrous Thy Name;
Through all eternity
Thou art the Same!
3 Maker of worlds of old,
The starry sky;
Thou shalt their glories fold,
And lay them by.
Yet Thy years never fail,
Endless Thy fame;
Thy mighty power we hail,
Thou art the Same!
30 H. S. T. BULLOCK (1858-1938)   8.7.8.7.
338 St. Oswald
1 Love's remembrance, Lord, Thou seekest
From Thine own assembled thus;
In the bread we break Thou speakest
Of Thy body giv'n for us:
2 Holy vessel of God's pleasure
In His service day by day;
Nothing but His will Thy measure
All along that suffering way.
3 Lord, we drink the cup of blessing,
The communion of Thy blood,
Thus as one our love confessing
For Thyself, blest Son of God.
31 M. COSIDO   6.6.6.5.6.6.6.5. (12.11.12.11.)
From Spanish   544 Waiting and Watching
1 A while, yes, a very short while now of waiting,
And then will our Lord come to call us away;
With prayer and with fasting then let us be
watching,
For – well do we know it – He will not delay.
2 With voice of archangel, from heaven descending,
With great acclamation and trumpet of God,
To us shall the One whom our hearts are awaiting,
That very same Jesus appear on the cloud.
3 We know that the saints who in Christ have been
sleeping,
By God's mighty power from sleep shall awake;
We shall not before them be caught up to heaven,
But Christ all His loved ones together shall take.
4 Revealed to our sight in Thy glorious descending,
Lord Jesus, Thou shalt to Thy lovers appear;
And then shalt Thou take us to heaven rejoicing,
Eternally with Thee Thy glories to share.
32 W. C. BOOTH   S.M.
156 Upward
1 O Blessed Holy One,
Thou Comforter divine,
Our hearts unite to render Thee
The honour that is Thine
2 Constrain us now to be
Submissive to Thy voice;
To grieve Thee not, on Thee depend,
And in Thy light rejoice.
3 Thus would we seek to move,
Blest Spirit in Thy power;
By grace and strength which Thou dost give,
Sustained through every hour.
4 Thou Holy One from heav'n
Our Helper here below,
From worshipful and thankful hearts
To Thee our praises flow.
33 E. L. BEVIR   6.4.6.4.6.4.6.4.
173 Lathbury   174 Light After Darkness
1 Come, Prince of Peace, for now
The sands are run!
The root of David thou,
Yet David's Son;
Man of the Father's choice,
Faithful and tried.
Come saith the Spirit's voice,
Come saith the bride.
2 To Him who sits above,
Far over all,
Rises the voice of love,
That eager call
From the vast desert dry,
Here where He died:
Come 'tis the Spirit's cry,
Come saith the bride.
3 Darkness is o'er in part,
Clouds pass away.
Shine on the longing heart,
Bright Star of Day,
Calling Thy spouse on high
Close to Thy side!
Come 'tis the Spirit's cry,
Come saith the bride.
34 E. H. CHATER (1845-1915)   8.8.8.8.8.8.
430 Creation
1 The Saviour, Jesus, who is He?
The mighty God, a Man become!
A Saviour now for such as we,
To bring to God the wand'rers home.
His blood was shed upon the tree,
To cleanse from sin and make us free.
2 In this poor world thou'lt find no rest;
Then from thy fruitless strivings cease!
Thou'lt find it in the Saviour blest
There shall thy soul have perfect peace.
The Saviour, Jesus, who is He?
The One who gave Himself for me!
35 E. RUBIE (1846-1942)   C.M.
70 Stracathro   D35 Watersmeet
1 O God of love, how measureless
Thy thoughts to us are shown!
More precious they than tongue can tell,
Their fulness none have known.
2 We can but bless Thee for the light
In which Thou art revealed,
The favour of Thy countenance
To those Thy love has sealed.
3 We boast in Thee, Thou source of good,
Thy glory fills our sight;
Now reconciled through Jesus' death,
We praise with great delight.
4 Our hearts are more than filled with joy;
Our cup indeed runs o'er;
And, Father, in Thy presence now
We worship and adore.
36 J. MONTGOMERY (1771-1854)   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
237 Eaton Square
1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed,
Great David's greater Son!
When to the time appointed
The rolling years shall run,
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2 The heav'ns which now conceal Him
In counsels deep and wise,
In glory shall reveal Him
Before our joyful eyes;
He, who with hands uplifted
Went from the earth below,
Shall come again all gifted
His blessing to bestow.
3 He shall come down like showers
Upon the new-mown grass,
And joy and hope, like flowers,
Spring up where He doth pass;
Before Him on the mountains
Shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
4 Kings shall fall down before Him
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing.
Outstretched His wide dominion
O'er river sea and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar.
37 J. PELLATT (1843-1913)   8.7.8.7.
332 Rapture
1 In Christ Jesus – new creation,
We are graced in God's own Son;
Filled our hearts with exultation,
Praise unbounded has begun.
2 Things unseen and yet eternal
Fill the vision of our soul,
While the heav'nly scenes supernal
Through th'eternal ages roll.
3 This – the Spirit's realm of glory –
We rejoice in even now;
'Tis a blissful, endless story.
Now to Thee O God, we bow.
4 "All things new", our eyes look upward,
Old things now have passed away;
Eager looking onward, homeward,
Dawned has God's eternal day!
38 J. WATSON Adapted   8.7.8.7.
R153 Maschil
1 Blessed God, above creation,
Infinite, inscrutable,
Thou in light, beyond relation,
Unapproachable dost dwell.
2 When Thou dost behold in heaven
And on earth the things that are,
It is said, Thyself Thou humblest –
O Thy grace beyond compare!
3 Who to Thee hath given counsel?
Who Thy mind hath ever known?
Not to any Thou accountest
Of the things that are Thine own.
4 But the glory of Thy greatness
Finds in love its counterpart:
Jesus' death th'eternal witness
To the feelings of Thy heart.
5 Wonder of the incarnation!
Thou art now in Christ revealed.
Universal adoration
Be its everlasting yield!
39 J. G. DECK   10.10.10.10.
468 A Little While
1 Thou wast the image, Lord, in lowly guise,
Of the Invisible to mortal eyes;
Son of His bosom, come from heav'n above,
We see in Thee incarnate, "God is love."
2 Thy lips the Father's Name to us reveal;
What burning power in all Thy words we feel,
As with enraptured hearts we hear Thee tell
The heav'nly glories which Thou know'st so well!
40 J. G. DECK   8.6.8.8.6.8.8.
311 Crucifixion   B298 Kingsbury
1 "Look unto Me!" the Saviour cries;
Behold upon the tree
The Holy One a Victim, dies –
The Lamb of God, a sacrifice;
A mighty Saviour He!
God's love in fulness there made known
When Jesus did for sins atone.
2 O solemn hour! O hour alone,
In solitary might,
When God the Father's only Son,
As Man for sinners to atone,
Expires – amazing sight!
The Lord of Glory crucified –
The Lord of Life himself has died!
3 Worthy of death, O God we were,
That vengeance was our due.
In grace Thy spotless Lamb did bear,
Himself our sins while hanging there;
Justice our Surety slew.
With Him, our Surety, we have died,
When He for us was crucified.
4 Quickened with Him in life divine,
Raised with Him from the dead;
His own (and all His own are Thine)
Shall with Him in His glories shine,
Our blessed living Head!
We, who were worthy but to die,
Are by His precious blood made nigh.
41 P. ELLIS   8.5.8.5.8.5.8.5.
209 Hallelujah
1 Lord, together Thee recalling,
Turn we now to praise;
Thankful hearts, Thy Name adoring,
Sweetest song can raise.
Thou hast loved us, Thou hast bought us,
Thou hast made us free;
Hearts and voices blend in singing,
Glory unto Thee.
2 Thine the cost and Thine the suff'ring,
Thine the cross and shame;
Ours the never-ending blessing
Through Thy precious Name.
Thine the fruit now of the travail
Of Thy soul to see;
Thus delighting in Thy praises,
Sing we now to Thee.
42 S. P. TREGELLES (1813-1875)   7.7.8.7.
283 Shoshannim
1 Thy Name we bless, Lord Jesus,
That Name all names excelling;
How great Thy love, all praise above,
Should every tongue be telling!
2 We sing aloud Thy praises,
Our hearts and voices blending;
'Tis Thou alone we worthy own;
Thy beauty's all transcending!
43 H. D'A. CHAMPNEY   11.10.11.10. Dactylic
(1854-1942)   524 Epiphany Hymn
1 Jesus, our Saviour we gladly adore Thee,
Joyfully Thee as our Lord do we own;
Blest in Thy presence we worship before Thee,
Thou who art worthy to sit on the throne.
2 How hast Thou triumphed, and triumphed with
glory!
Battled death's forces, rolled back every wave!
Can we refrain then from telling the story,
How Thou art Victor o'er death and the grave?
3 "Lord what is man?" we would break forth
exclaiming;
Jesus, the crowned One, the Lamb that was slain!
Joyful we own Thee, Thy praises proclaiming;
Death Thou hast vanquished by rising again.
4 "Lord what is man?" Yes, with deep adoration,
Gladly prolong we this wonderful theme;
Jesus, divine One, Thou Head of creation,
Head of Thy church and o'er all things supreme!
44 A. G. DOUGHTY   8.8.8.6.
416 Ilsley   418 Just as I Am / Bradbury
1 Lord Jesus Christ, in all Thy grace,
God's glory radiant in Thy face,
Who once didst take the sinner's place –
To Thee, my Lord, I come.
2 Now where Thou art, God's blessed son,
In heights of glory Thou hast won
In virtue of Thy work well done –
To Thee, my Lord, I come.
3 To know Thee there in all Thy love,
Seated in highest heights above,
Who once in death that love didst prove –
To Thee, my Lord, I come.
4 Just as Thou art in glory bright,
Centre of heaven's courts of light,
Worthy of honour, power and might –
To Thee, my Lord, I come.
5 Lord, from myself I gladly turn,
In Thee God's grace and love to learn:
For Thou wilt not the weakest spurn!
To Thee, my Lord, I come.
45 H. F. NUNNERLEY (1873-1953)   10.10.10.10.
R249 Coniston
1 Our God and Father, we would now proclaim
With sacred joy the wonders of Thy Name;
Thy perfect love our inmost fear has stilled,
And every heart with peace divine has filled.
2 The glorious worth of Thine own Son we bring,
And His renown with adoration sing –
Jesus the Christ, who stooped in grace so low,
That we Thy love in all its wealth might know.
3 Father, our hearts are filled and Thee we praise –
Thou sovereign fount of joy through endless days!
Now brought to Thee and by Thy Spirit led,
We worship Thee through Christ, our blessed Head.
46 VON DER KAMMER   10.10.10.10.
503 Toulon   C172 Londonderry Air
1 To Thee, O Lord, we bring our note of praise,
Who barest here for us the cross of shame;
What grief Thou knewest on that day of days,
When curse and death on Thee, the Victim came!
2 How great Thy grace! no mind of man can grasp
The love told out in suff'ring on the tree –
Love that has gathered now within its clasp
Those once far off, but now brought home to Thee.
3 How wonderful that love made manifest
In Thee! its fulness told – so that the heart,
Touched by Thy kindness, finds in Thee its rest,
And lost in Thee, adoring, knows its part.
4 There to our hearts Thy rich unmeasured grace,
And love's full fountain in its depths revealed,
Call forth from every mouth Thine endless praise,
And willing lips their heart-felt homage yield.
47 J. N. DARBY   C.M.
35 Lloyd   73 Tiverton
1 Blest Lord, Thou spakest! 'twas Thy voice
That led our hearts to Thee;
That drew us to that better choice,
Where grace has set us free.
2 Thou wouldest that we should rejoice,
And walk by faith below;
Enough that we have heard Thy voice,
And learned Thy love's deep woe.
Thy glory, Lord: this living waste
To us no rest can give;
Our path is on with earnest haste,
Lord, in Thy rest to live.
4 Our happiness, O Lord, with Thee
Is long laid up in store,
For that blest day when Thee we'll see,
And conflict will be o'er.
5 Yes, love divine in Thee we know;
The Father's glories soon
Shall burst upon our ravished view,
Thyself our joy and crown.
6 Soon shall we see Thee as Thou art,
O hope for ever blest!
Thou'lt call us in our heav'nly part,
The Father's house to rest.
7 O rest ineffable, divine,
The rest of God above,
Where we shall ever see Thee shine,
Our joy, eternal love!
48 E. CARREN From Swedish   5.5.4.5.5.4.
168 Stockholm
1 O how inscrutable,
Yea, how unsearchable
Art Thou, O God!
Now lowly bowing,
Thy greatness owning,
We praise and laud.
2 Thy Son beloved,
Knew in its fulness
That heart of Thine.
He has declared Thee,
And here revealed Thee
In love divine.
3 In adoration,
Deep contemplation,
We worship Thee;
In Christ before Thee
We shall adore Thee
Eternally!
49 G. A. LUCAS   7.6.7.6.
225 West View
1 Thy suffering love, Lord Jesus,
Our hearts delight to trace;
The love that sought and claimed us,
In strong yet tender grace.
2 We think of Thy devotion,
Thy blest obedience rare;
Thy holy, deep emotion,
Thy grief that none could share.
3 Thus to our hearts Thou speakest;
Blest Lord, we hear Thy voice;
We know its charm, its sweetness,
And in Thy love rejoice.
4 We wait the consummation
Of love's own work divine,
And now in adoration
We joy that we are Thine.
50 J. N. DARBY   8.7.8.7.
326 Hananiah
1 Lord, in Thee we taste the sweetness
Of the Tree of Life above;
Taste its own eternal meetness
For the heav'nly land we love.
2 In eternal counsels purposed,
Food of heav'nly life to be;
Fresh and ever new are yielded
Fruits of life on that blest Tree.
3 Varied fruits of richest flavour
Offers still the Tree divine;
One itself, the same for ever,
Every precious fruit is Thine;
4 Fruits which now our souls have tasted
By the Spirit from above,
While through desert lands we've hasted;
Fruits of perfect, endless love.
51 J. N. DARBY   7.6.7.6.
221 St. Alphege   254 Rest and Home
1 O Lord, Thy love's unbounded,
So sweet, so full, so free;
My soul is all transported
When e'er I think of Thee!
2 Yet Lord, alas! what weakness
Within myself I find;
No infant's changing pleasure
Is like my wand'ring mind.
3 And yet Thy love's unchanging,
And doth recall my heart
To joy in all its brightness,
The peace its beams impart.
4 Yet sure, if in Thy presence
My soul still constant were,
My eye would, more familiar,
Its brighter glories bear.
5 And thus Thy deep perfections
Much better should I know,
And with adoring fervour
In this Thy nature grow.
6 Still sweet 'tis to discover,
If clouds have dimmed my sight,
When passed, eternal Lover,
Towards me as e'er Thou'rt bright.
7 O keep my soul, then, Jesus,
Abiding still with Thee,
And, if I wander, teach me
Soon back to Thee to flee;
8 That all Thy gracious favour
May to my soul be known;
And, versed in this Thy goodness,
My hopes Thyself shalt crown.
52 G. W. FRASER (1830-1896)   7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.
236 Dublin / Trench
1 In deep eternal counsel,
Before the world was made,
Before its deep foundations
On nothingness were laid,
God purposed us for blessing,
And chose us in His Son,
To Him to be conformed,
When here our course was run.
2 And when the day of glory
Shall burst upon this scene,
Dispelling all the darkness
Which deep'ning still had been;
O then He'll come in brightness,
Whom every eye shall see,
Arrayed in power and glory,
And we shall with Him be.
3 For He, who left His glory
To die upon the tree,
Will soon complete the story,
And we, His saints shall be
Conformed to His image;
As known, we then shall know,
And with abiding fervour
Our ceaseless praise shall flow.
53 B. G. HARDINGHAM (1894-1973)
10.4.10.4.10.10.   453 Abington   457 Lux Benigna
1 Father, to Thee a joyful song we raise
With all Thine own,
And in Thy presence sound a note of praise
To Thee alone;
Brought nigh, brought home to Thee – O wondrous
grace,
That gives us now, with Thine own Son our place.
2 How deep the holy joy that fills that scene
Where love is known!
Thy love, our God and Father, now is seen
In Him alone;
As, in the holy calm of Thine own rest,
He leads the praise of those Thy love has blest.
3 He leads the praise, how precious to Thine ear
The song He sings!
How precious, too, to Thee how near how dear –
Are those He brings
To share His place: 'twas thus that Thou didst plan;
Thou lovest Him before the world began.
54 J. NEWTON   C.M.
62 St. Peter
1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
It calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.
3 Blest Name the Rock on which we build,
Our shield and hiding-place;
Our never-failing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.
4 Jesus! our Saviour, Shepherd, Friend,
Thou Prophet, Priest, and King,
Our Lord, our Life, our Way, our End,
Accept the praise we bring.
5 Weak is the effort of our heart,
And cold our warmest thought;
But when we see Thee as Thou art,
We'll praise Thee as we ought.
6 Till then we would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And triumph in Thy blessed Name
Which quells the power of death.
55 P. GERHARDT (1607-1676) From German   S.M.
B126 St. Bride
1 Through waves, through clouds and storms,
God gently clears the way;
We wait His time: so shall the night
Soon end in blissful day.
2 He everywhere hath sway,
And all things serve His might;
His every act pure blessing is,
His path unsullied light.
3 When He makes bare His arm,
Who shall His work withstand?
When He His people's cause defends,
Who then shall stay His hand?
4 We leave it to Himself
To choose and to command;
With wonder filled, we soon shall see
How wise, how strong His hand!
5 We comprehend Him not,
Yet earth and heaven tell,
God sits as sovereign on the throne,
And ruleth all things well.
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