Our falls oft cause a bitter grief,That no redemption knows;The deep, the painful, bleeding wound,Time here can never close.
Our falls oft cause a bitter grief,
That no redemption knows;
The deep, the painful, bleeding wound,
Time here can never close.
The die when cast, the ship when sunk,To light can never rise.Our good name lost—and all on board,Then goes in sad surprise.
The die when cast, the ship when sunk,
To light can never rise.
Our good name lost—and all on board,
Then goes in sad surprise.
Oh! what a vacancy then made,An empty, aching void;Our peace of mind in silence crushed,And hope’s bright boon destroyed.
Oh! what a vacancy then made,
An empty, aching void;
Our peace of mind in silence crushed,
And hope’s bright boon destroyed.
But there is pardon with our God,For crimes of deepest dye;Be self and pride then humbled low,In dust and ashes lie.
But there is pardon with our God,
For crimes of deepest dye;
Be self and pride then humbled low,
In dust and ashes lie.
It should be there, and God will seeThose whom he loves refined.He’ll keep them in the crucibleTill they his statutes mind.
It should be there, and God will see
Those whom he loves refined.
He’ll keep them in the crucible
Till they his statutes mind.
He’ll watch the furnace and will seeThe gold sustains no loss.Oh! be the faithful process borne,And all consumed the dross.
He’ll watch the furnace and will see
The gold sustains no loss.
Oh! be the faithful process borne,
And all consumed the dross.
God must in us his image see,And we reflect the same.Oh! may we honor and adore,And glorify his name.
God must in us his image see,
And we reflect the same.
Oh! may we honor and adore,
And glorify his name.
Confess your faults, and for each other pray;The slanderous tongue, oh! be it far away;That tameless thing which sets the world on fire,And rouses all the angry passion’s ire.
Confess your faults, and for each other pray;
The slanderous tongue, oh! be it far away;
That tameless thing which sets the world on fire,
And rouses all the angry passion’s ire.
Where this is god, our God can ne’er abide,Nor where there’s lightness, selfishness, or pride;His dwelling’s with the meek and low of heart,And for himself he’ll set all these apart.
Where this is god, our God can ne’er abide,
Nor where there’s lightness, selfishness, or pride;
His dwelling’s with the meek and low of heart,
And for himself he’ll set all these apart.
Who would not thus be honored of the Lord,And have from him a large and rich reward?Who would not be with saints and angels blest,And have in Heaven at last eternal rest?
Who would not thus be honored of the Lord,
And have from him a large and rich reward?
Who would not be with saints and angels blest,
And have in Heaven at last eternal rest?
Live for it, then; all God’s commandments keep,Although the way be through afflictions deep.Cast all your care on Him who cares for you,And he will lead and guide you safely through.
Live for it, then; all God’s commandments keep,
Although the way be through afflictions deep.
Cast all your care on Him who cares for you,
And he will lead and guide you safely through.
And when you reach fair Canaan’s blissful shore,When sin and suffering are forever o’er,You’ll find the city glorious to behold,Christ is its light, its streets all paved with gold.
And when you reach fair Canaan’s blissful shore,
When sin and suffering are forever o’er,
You’ll find the city glorious to behold,
Christ is its light, its streets all paved with gold.
You’ll by the King of kings be welcomed there,Where tuned to praise is every sigh and prayer.No blight to mar, no tear to dim the sight;And to the tree of life you’ll have a right.
You’ll by the King of kings be welcomed there,
Where tuned to praise is every sigh and prayer.
No blight to mar, no tear to dim the sight;
And to the tree of life you’ll have a right.
You’ll meet dear loved ones long since fallen asleep,All deathless raised from their lone caverns deep;Together there you’ll sing, We’re saved by grace,And brought by Jesus to this glorious place.
You’ll meet dear loved ones long since fallen asleep,
All deathless raised from their lone caverns deep;
Together there you’ll sing, We’re saved by grace,
And brought by Jesus to this glorious place.
No farewell parting, no sad word adieu,Your home forever in the earth made new.Oh! bliss which mortal tongue can ne’er express,To be with Jesus, robed in righteousness.
No farewell parting, no sad word adieu,
Your home forever in the earth made new.
Oh! bliss which mortal tongue can ne’er express,
To be with Jesus, robed in righteousness.
Glory and honor will to Him be given,Who’s purchased for us peace and rest in Heaven,Who bore our sins, and by whose stripes we’re healed.And to eternal life and glory sealed.
Glory and honor will to Him be given,
Who’s purchased for us peace and rest in Heaven,
Who bore our sins, and by whose stripes we’re healed.
And to eternal life and glory sealed.
With glory, hallelujah, Heaven will ring,In honor to the Lord our sovereign King.Each will his note the highest strive to raise,To give to Jesus, honor, glory, praise.
With glory, hallelujah, Heaven will ring,
In honor to the Lord our sovereign King.
Each will his note the highest strive to raise,
To give to Jesus, honor, glory, praise.
Angel of mercy art thou hereAnd hovering o’er us now?Oh! may we all before our God,In adoration bow.
Angel of mercy art thou here
And hovering o’er us now?
Oh! may we all before our God,
In adoration bow.
To heed the message, or reject,The world will soon decide.While some in love receive the truth,More will its claims deride;
To heed the message, or reject,
The world will soon decide.
While some in love receive the truth,
More will its claims deride;
Why will they slight the offered boon?Though we their lot deplore,They place themselves beyond the reachOf mercy’s lingering store.
Why will they slight the offered boon?
Though we their lot deplore,
They place themselves beyond the reach
Of mercy’s lingering store.
Too late! their dreadful doom now sealed,Too late! will be their cry;We might have lived, but now, alas!The second death must die.
Too late! their dreadful doom now sealed,
Too late! will be their cry;
We might have lived, but now, alas!
The second death must die.
The Spirit and the bride say come,Let naught obstruct the way;But hasten God’s commands to keep,And all his will obey.
The Spirit and the bride say come,
Let naught obstruct the way;
But hasten God’s commands to keep,
And all his will obey.
Oh! be entreated while there’s hope,To heed the message given;That with the ransomed you may findA place of rest in Heaven.
Oh! be entreated while there’s hope,
To heed the message given;
That with the ransomed you may find
A place of rest in Heaven.
We love; for Jesus loves,We love his image here.We love to meet, we love to pray,And hold each other dear.
We love; for Jesus loves,
We love his image here.
We love to meet, we love to pray,
And hold each other dear.
We know it’s of the Lord,Or we could not uniteWith those ne’er seen beforeIn bonds of sweet delight.
We know it’s of the Lord,
Or we could not unite
With those ne’er seen before
In bonds of sweet delight.
By this shall all men know,One family we are.Oh! could they know our joys,And with us in them share!
By this shall all men know,
One family we are.
Oh! could they know our joys,
And with us in them share!
There’s hope, we know there’s hope,That mercy lingers yet,Or we should cease to feel,Their miseries forget.
There’s hope, we know there’s hope,
That mercy lingers yet,
Or we should cease to feel,
Their miseries forget.
We’ll feel as Jesus feels;We’ll love and pity too;We’ll weep, we’ll pray, we’ll plead,And tell them it’s for you.
We’ll feel as Jesus feels;
We’ll love and pity too;
We’ll weep, we’ll pray, we’ll plead,
And tell them it’s for you.
This love we’ll not give o’erThough we endure their hate.’Twill urge, Oh! come to ChristEre it shall be too late.
This love we’ll not give o’er
Though we endure their hate.
’Twill urge, Oh! come to Christ
Ere it shall be too late.
’Twill bring us at their feetIn attitude of prayer,’Twill cry, O Lord, forgive,And these yet longer spare.
’Twill bring us at their feet
In attitude of prayer,
’Twill cry, O Lord, forgive,
And these yet longer spare.
He says, I hear your prayer,I’ll save if they will come,Oh! then to God return,And have in Heaven a home.
He says, I hear your prayer,
I’ll save if they will come,
Oh! then to God return,
And have in Heaven a home.
Have mercy, Lord, we often pray,And lead us in the narrow way,While we ourselves refuse to goWhere God can lead or mercy show.
Have mercy, Lord, we often pray,
And lead us in the narrow way,
While we ourselves refuse to go
Where God can lead or mercy show.
Have mercy on yourselves. BewareLest you are caught in Satan’s snare,Or wandering far on worldly ground,Are in its deadening spirit drowned.
Have mercy on yourselves. Beware
Lest you are caught in Satan’s snare,
Or wandering far on worldly ground,
Are in its deadening spirit drowned.
Have mercy on yourselves. Take heed,That no perverted taste you feed;That neither word nor act degradeThe vows and promises you’ve made.
Have mercy on yourselves. Take heed,
That no perverted taste you feed;
That neither word nor act degrade
The vows and promises you’ve made.
True, in ourselves we helpless areTo help ourselves. Lord help, ’s our prayer,Poor, wretched, miserable and blind,In thee all needed help we find.
True, in ourselves we helpless are
To help ourselves. Lord help, ’s our prayer,
Poor, wretched, miserable and blind,
In thee all needed help we find.
Be this our motto, then: We’ll tryTo help ourselves; while God is nigh;And he in every trying hourWill aid us with his sovereign power.
Be this our motto, then: We’ll try
To help ourselves; while God is nigh;
And he in every trying hour
Will aid us with his sovereign power.
Those who’ve heard the proclamationOf a coming Saviour near,Will behold him in great splendor,When in clouds he shall appear.
Those who’ve heard the proclamation
Of a coming Saviour near,
Will behold him in great splendor,
When in clouds he shall appear.
He will come; this generationWill not pass till all is o’er.Signs foretell he’s now approaching,And is even at the door.
He will come; this generation
Will not pass till all is o’er.
Signs foretell he’s now approaching,
And is even at the door.
Oh! what scenes will burst upon us,When the heavens and earth shall shake,When the trump of God is sounding,And the dead in Christ awake!
Oh! what scenes will burst upon us,
When the heavens and earth shall shake,
When the trump of God is sounding,
And the dead in Christ awake!
Saints now living, made immortal,With the risen from the dead,All arrayed in robes of honor,With their Saviour at their head.
Saints now living, made immortal,
With the risen from the dead,
All arrayed in robes of honor,
With their Saviour at their head.
Freed from sin and every sorrow,Ever to be with their Lord,And for all they’ve suffered for him,Meet a rich and sure reward.
Freed from sin and every sorrow,
Ever to be with their Lord,
And for all they’ve suffered for him,
Meet a rich and sure reward.
But where will the thoughtless sinnerFind a secret place to hide,From the wrath of him who loved us,And for us was crucified?
But where will the thoughtless sinner
Find a secret place to hide,
From the wrath of him who loved us,
And for us was crucified?
Rocks and mountains cannot hide them,Caves and dens are sought in vain;Unlamented and unburied,Will be found the wicked slain.
Rocks and mountains cannot hide them,
Caves and dens are sought in vain;
Unlamented and unburied,
Will be found the wicked slain.
If there’s yet one ray of mercy,Lingering for transgressors here,Let them haste to gain the treasure,Bought and paid for us so dear.
If there’s yet one ray of mercy,
Lingering for transgressors here,
Let them haste to gain the treasure,
Bought and paid for us so dear.
The great day is near, when probation no more,For the careless backslider will longer remain;And the sinner will find when all mercy is o’er,What a treasure he’s lost which he might have attain’d.
The great day is near, when probation no more,
For the careless backslider will longer remain;
And the sinner will find when all mercy is o’er,
What a treasure he’s lost which he might have attain’d.
The saints will come forth in immortal array,Their triumph o’er death and the grave be complete,The living be changed, and together ascend,Their glorious Redeemer in Heaven to meet.
The saints will come forth in immortal array,
Their triumph o’er death and the grave be complete,
The living be changed, and together ascend,
Their glorious Redeemer in Heaven to meet.
With him forever, ’tis said they will be,And the song of their victory never shall end.Forever with Christ in his glorious home,—Oh, who can such glory and bliss comprehend?
With him forever, ’tis said they will be,
And the song of their victory never shall end.
Forever with Christ in his glorious home,—
Oh, who can such glory and bliss comprehend?
And are we prepared for this glorious place?Are we able to stand when the Lord shall appear?Our victory o’er self must be full and entire,Or still for ourselves may we tremble and fear.
And are we prepared for this glorious place?
Are we able to stand when the Lord shall appear?
Our victory o’er self must be full and entire,
Or still for ourselves may we tremble and fear.
God loves to redeem and to save us from sin;Let us haste to pursue the true path of reform;And the strength of Omnipotence then will be ours;We shall conquer the foe, we shall weather the storm.
God loves to redeem and to save us from sin;
Let us haste to pursue the true path of reform;
And the strength of Omnipotence then will be ours;
We shall conquer the foe, we shall weather the storm.
From the story “A Skeleton in every house.”
Domestic afflictions! Oh! how they divide;How sad when we can’t in each other confide,This anguish, though deep, must in silence be borne,Abroad, home afflictions should not be made known.
Domestic afflictions! Oh! how they divide;
How sad when we can’t in each other confide,
This anguish, though deep, must in silence be borne,
Abroad, home afflictions should not be made known.
Beware when ’tis said, Oh! how happy you are,Not even to hint there’s a skeleton there,The sight of which fills with deep anguish the heart,Oh! ’tis nought to see loved ones and kindred depart.
Beware when ’tis said, Oh! how happy you are,
Not even to hint there’s a skeleton there,
The sight of which fills with deep anguish the heart,
Oh! ’tis nought to see loved ones and kindred depart.
When the grave has enclosed them, the grief wears away;But oh! living griefs on the stoutest hearts prey;Though you smile and seem joyful, ’tis but to concealThe depth of the misery you inwardly feel.
When the grave has enclosed them, the grief wears away;
But oh! living griefs on the stoutest hearts prey;
Though you smile and seem joyful, ’tis but to conceal
The depth of the misery you inwardly feel.
How oft, where true peace undisturbed is enjoyed,By a member additional, all is destroyed;No congenial spirit, domestic joys o’er,And home, O sweet home, there is realized no more.
How oft, where true peace undisturbed is enjoyed,
By a member additional, all is destroyed;
No congenial spirit, domestic joys o’er,
And home, O sweet home, there is realized no more.
When obliged to have inmates aside from our own,How oft seeds of discord and anguish are sown;The world thus is filled with confusion and strife,Embittering the peace and the quiet of life.
When obliged to have inmates aside from our own,
How oft seeds of discord and anguish are sown;
The world thus is filled with confusion and strife,
Embittering the peace and the quiet of life.
Well, be this our portion; be broken each tie;On the arm of the Lord we alone must rely.With a meek, quiet spirit, resigning our all,Content in our Father’s allotments to fall.
Well, be this our portion; be broken each tie;
On the arm of the Lord we alone must rely.
With a meek, quiet spirit, resigning our all,
Content in our Father’s allotments to fall.
I long, O God! to call thee mine,And know that I am truly thine;That all I think, or say, or do,May meet thine approbation, too.
I long, O God! to call thee mine,
And know that I am truly thine;
That all I think, or say, or do,
May meet thine approbation, too.
In all, thy glory I would seek,And but for thee, Lord, would not speak;I’d raise my voice in grateful lays,Nor would I move but to thy praise.
In all, thy glory I would seek,
And but for thee, Lord, would not speak;
I’d raise my voice in grateful lays,
Nor would I move but to thy praise.
I’d part with joys of earthly mould,And pass through trials yet untold,Could I but know my Lord was there,And did each bitter cup prepare.
I’d part with joys of earthly mould,
And pass through trials yet untold,
Could I but know my Lord was there,
And did each bitter cup prepare.
I’d love to drink it, and rejoiceTo have thy will, dear Lord, my choice.If I might choose, I’d leave to theeThe whole control of mine and me.
I’d love to drink it, and rejoice
To have thy will, dear Lord, my choice.
If I might choose, I’d leave to thee
The whole control of mine and me.
God will protect and save his own,Though in the fiery furnace thrown;But did we know our case was sure,’T might not effect sin’s needed cure.
God will protect and save his own,
Though in the fiery furnace thrown;
But did we know our case was sure,
’T might not effect sin’s needed cure.
To break our hold of every tie,That we to sin and self may die,God seems to quite forsake us here,Nor leave one ray of light to cheer.
To break our hold of every tie,
That we to sin and self may die,
God seems to quite forsake us here,
Nor leave one ray of light to cheer.
Though painful now, “the darkest day,To-morrow, will have passed away,”Deliverance will be found ere long,And then will come the conquerer’s song.
Though painful now, “the darkest day,
To-morrow, will have passed away,”
Deliverance will be found ere long,
And then will come the conquerer’s song.
If I am favored here to shareAn answer to my Saviour’s prayer,We shall be one, his voice I’ll hear,When in the clouds he shall appear.
If I am favored here to share
An answer to my Saviour’s prayer,
We shall be one, his voice I’ll hear,
When in the clouds he shall appear.
Oh! glorious day to those who’re foundIn Him when the last trump shall sound;Their sorrows and their sufferings o’er,And prayer to praise turned evermore.
Oh! glorious day to those who’re found
In Him when the last trump shall sound;
Their sorrows and their sufferings o’er,
And prayer to praise turned evermore.
Temptations are presented, and we yield e’er we’re aware,And again become entangled in the tempter’s subtle snare;Our warring passions raging, with the sound of battle din,Though outward foes in arms array, this warfare is within.
Temptations are presented, and we yield e’er we’re aware,
And again become entangled in the tempter’s subtle snare;
Our warring passions raging, with the sound of battle din,
Though outward foes in arms array, this warfare is within.
There’s hatred, pride and unbelief, and many evils there,And our besetting sins oft battle faith and humble prayer;Thus wasted are our energies, our strength and nobler powers,And we ourselves deprive of joys, which otherwise were ours.
There’s hatred, pride and unbelief, and many evils there,
And our besetting sins oft battle faith and humble prayer;
Thus wasted are our energies, our strength and nobler powers,
And we ourselves deprive of joys, which otherwise were ours.
Poor, wretched, miserable and blind, how vain our boastings all;Our misspent moments, worse than lost, we never can recall.The good we might have done, had we obeyed each precept given,Will be a blank, and less will be our crowns of joy in Heaven.
Poor, wretched, miserable and blind, how vain our boastings all;
Our misspent moments, worse than lost, we never can recall.
The good we might have done, had we obeyed each precept given,
Will be a blank, and less will be our crowns of joy in Heaven.
Why wound our souls? Why take the gall perverted tastes to please,When nought but Jesus’ dying blood, God’s anger can appease?Like Peter we deny our Lord, and spurn his tender care;Such base ingratitude as this, who but a God could bear?
Why wound our souls? Why take the gall perverted tastes to please,
When nought but Jesus’ dying blood, God’s anger can appease?
Like Peter we deny our Lord, and spurn his tender care;
Such base ingratitude as this, who but a God could bear?
Most deeply must we feel and weep, ere Christ will on us look,And bless us with the assurance, that our names are in life’s book;He knows our frailties and is touched with penitential tears;’Tis just like Jesus to forgive, and banish all our fears.
Most deeply must we feel and weep, ere Christ will on us look,
And bless us with the assurance, that our names are in life’s book;
He knows our frailties and is touched with penitential tears;
’Tis just like Jesus to forgive, and banish all our fears.
Such depths of love, such pity, too, should make us prostrate fallBefore our King whom we should crown forever “Lord of all;”And when we’re freely justified, continued help we crave,Our strength is weakness, and ourselves from sin we cannot save.
Such depths of love, such pity, too, should make us prostrate fall
Before our King whom we should crown forever “Lord of all;”
And when we’re freely justified, continued help we crave,
Our strength is weakness, and ourselves from sin we cannot save.
Thy mission here was, Lord, to save thy people from their sins,And here if e’er we overcome, is where our hope begins.Through Christ alone the victory’s gained, and nothing can we merit;If we are overcomers, we in him all things inherit.
Thy mission here was, Lord, to save thy people from their sins,
And here if e’er we overcome, is where our hope begins.
Through Christ alone the victory’s gained, and nothing can we merit;
If we are overcomers, we in him all things inherit.
Not unto us, but Lord to thee, the glory shall be given;It is the noblest song on earth, ’twill noblest be in Heaven;No warring passions to unstring the holy, heavenly lyre,At the loss of all things here, would I be one in that blest choir.
Not unto us, but Lord to thee, the glory shall be given;
It is the noblest song on earth, ’twill noblest be in Heaven;
No warring passions to unstring the holy, heavenly lyre,
At the loss of all things here, would I be one in that blest choir.
If our heart do not condemn us, we have confidence in God,We can bear the world’s reproaches, we can bear affliction’s rod;If we suffer with the Saviour, we shall also with him reign,Here we cast our burden on him, with the promise, he’ll sustain.
If our heart do not condemn us, we have confidence in God,
We can bear the world’s reproaches, we can bear affliction’s rod;
If we suffer with the Saviour, we shall also with him reign,
Here we cast our burden on him, with the promise, he’ll sustain.
What though false reports are started, and believed by those we love?We can love though they turn from us; we can plead for them above;Lord, impart the Holy Spirit; for the want of this they erred;Had they waited for thy teachings, they the Shepherd’s voice had heard;
What though false reports are started, and believed by those we love?
We can love though they turn from us; we can plead for them above;
Lord, impart the Holy Spirit; for the want of this they erred;
Had they waited for thy teachings, they the Shepherd’s voice had heard;
Would have known thy stately steppings, when thy glory was displayed;Would have felt the holy influence, and thine urgent call obeyed.Oh! withhold no blessing from them, for the wrong dealt out to me,But for Jesus’ sake have mercy; mercy, Lord, is all our plea.
Would have known thy stately steppings, when thy glory was displayed;
Would have felt the holy influence, and thine urgent call obeyed.
Oh! withhold no blessing from them, for the wrong dealt out to me,
But for Jesus’ sake have mercy; mercy, Lord, is all our plea.
Jesus has pronounced a blessing on those falsely here accused,Who for his sake are derided, persecuted and abused;He has said, Rejoice, in that day ye may be exceeding glad,Greater still our joy in Heaven, when in robes of glory clad.
Jesus has pronounced a blessing on those falsely here accused,
Who for his sake are derided, persecuted and abused;
He has said, Rejoice, in that day ye may be exceeding glad,
Greater still our joy in Heaven, when in robes of glory clad.
He will hide in his pavilion; there we’re safe from every foe,Under the Almighty’s shadow we can through disasters go;Well can we bear wrongs and censure, while God knows our innocence,While he justifies us freely; is our shield and our defense.
He will hide in his pavilion; there we’re safe from every foe,
Under the Almighty’s shadow we can through disasters go;
Well can we bear wrongs and censure, while God knows our innocence,
While he justifies us freely; is our shield and our defense.
Glory to the Lord, my Saviour! glory to his holy name!Oh! for his sake I can suffer, bear reproach and grief and shame!Who, with such a friend as Jesus, can be troubled or dismayed?Who while on the waters walking, said, ’Tis I, be not afraid.
Glory to the Lord, my Saviour! glory to his holy name!
Oh! for his sake I can suffer, bear reproach and grief and shame!
Who, with such a friend as Jesus, can be troubled or dismayed?
Who while on the waters walking, said, ’Tis I, be not afraid.
He can still the raging tempest; him the winds and waves obey;While we sail these seas of trouble, he will smooth and calm the way.Soon the ship will be in harbor, storms and tempests all be o’er;Oh! how blest the glorious landing, tossed with sins and griefs no more!
He can still the raging tempest; him the winds and waves obey;
While we sail these seas of trouble, he will smooth and calm the way.
Soon the ship will be in harbor, storms and tempests all be o’er;
Oh! how blest the glorious landing, tossed with sins and griefs no more!
The dearest joys of earth can ne’erOne solid pleasure give;We’re only blest when we can knowThat ’tis for God we live.
The dearest joys of earth can ne’er
One solid pleasure give;
We’re only blest when we can know
That ’tis for God we live.
We love by nature what he hates;We shun ourselves to see;We love our appetites and pride,Ease and carnality.
We love by nature what he hates;
We shun ourselves to see;
We love our appetites and pride,
Ease and carnality.
The strife must come, and self must die,Our idols all be slain;How sad should they o’er us at lastTheir cruel victory gain!
The strife must come, and self must die,
Our idols all be slain;
How sad should they o’er us at last
Their cruel victory gain!
Too soon we cannot overcomeOur every sin and wrong.Through Jesus let us conquer self,And join the blood-washed throng.
Too soon we cannot overcome
Our every sin and wrong.
Through Jesus let us conquer self,
And join the blood-washed throng.
Our wings of strength and zeal we plume,And rouse the dormant will,To yield our hearts to Nature’s laws,And all their claims fulfill.
Our wings of strength and zeal we plume,
And rouse the dormant will,
To yield our hearts to Nature’s laws,
And all their claims fulfill.
This move in heavenly wisdom made,To fit for trouble’s hour,Has blessings for the willing heart,Of health and strength and power.
This move in heavenly wisdom made,
To fit for trouble’s hour,
Has blessings for the willing heart,
Of health and strength and power.
That all around may see the light,Let’s raise our banner high,And be epistles known and readBy all who may come nigh.
That all around may see the light,
Let’s raise our banner high,
And be epistles known and read
By all who may come nigh.
The platform for us now is laid;Reform is on the sign;We’ll rally round, resolving each,It’s blessings shall be mine.
The platform for us now is laid;
Reform is on the sign;
We’ll rally round, resolving each,
It’s blessings shall be mine.
The offering has been made,The ransom has been paid;On one full strong to saveHas help for us been laid.Behold, O God, our shield,On thine Anointed look,And blot, for his dear sake,Our sins from out thy book.
The offering has been made,
The ransom has been paid;
On one full strong to save
Has help for us been laid.
Behold, O God, our shield,
On thine Anointed look,
And blot, for his dear sake,
Our sins from out thy book.
Sins now of deepest dye,Can all be washed away;God just, and justifyThose who his laws obey.“Glory to God on high;Good will to men on earth:”—Such was the rapturous cry,That told a Saviour’s birth.
Sins now of deepest dye,
Can all be washed away;
God just, and justify
Those who his laws obey.
“Glory to God on high;
Good will to men on earth:”—
Such was the rapturous cry,
That told a Saviour’s birth.
The Saviour’s life and death,“Has ruined Satan’s throne;”His mighty arm, alone,Can crush his empire down.Though god now of this world,His triumph soon is o’er.We hail the dawning dayWhen he shall reign no more.
The Saviour’s life and death,
“Has ruined Satan’s throne;”
His mighty arm, alone,
Can crush his empire down.
Though god now of this world,
His triumph soon is o’er.
We hail the dawning day
When he shall reign no more.
Salvation’s wondrous plan,Has made all Heaven rejoice;’Tis wisdom now in manTo make this boon his choice.By this can he o’ercome,And when each sin’s forgiven,Be found at last an heirOf glory and of Heaven.
Salvation’s wondrous plan,
Has made all Heaven rejoice;
’Tis wisdom now in man
To make this boon his choice.
By this can he o’ercome,
And when each sin’s forgiven,
Be found at last an heir
Of glory and of Heaven.
Ere long at home in Heaven,His place of final rest—There’s no oppressor there;And none will be oppressed.All harmony and love,All joy and glory there—Say, would you not in theseEternal blessings share?
Ere long at home in Heaven,
His place of final rest—
There’s no oppressor there;
And none will be oppressed.
All harmony and love,
All joy and glory there—
Say, would you not in these
Eternal blessings share?
Live then for joys like these;Hear Jesus’ voice to-day,Who comes to me, I willIn no wise cast away.Just as you are, then, come;Secure his pardoning love,And have, at last, the bliss,And joy of Heaven above.
Live then for joys like these;
Hear Jesus’ voice to-day,
Who comes to me, I will
In no wise cast away.
Just as you are, then, come;
Secure his pardoning love,
And have, at last, the bliss,
And joy of Heaven above.
The voice of a stranger my sheep will not hear;I know them, they follow, my words reach their ear.I’ll lead them, direct them, they never need stray,I myself am the life, and the truth, and the way.
The voice of a stranger my sheep will not hear;
I know them, they follow, my words reach their ear.
I’ll lead them, direct them, they never need stray,
I myself am the life, and the truth, and the way.
Yea, Lord, this we know; but we lose sight of thee;Unguarded we’re snared ere our danger we see;So hidden the net, ’tis in thy light aloneThat a spirit that’s not of thee clearly is known.
Yea, Lord, this we know; but we lose sight of thee;
Unguarded we’re snared ere our danger we see;
So hidden the net, ’tis in thy light alone
That a spirit that’s not of thee clearly is known.
O Lord search us out; our impurities heal;Thou, tempted, though sinless, knowest all that we feel;A way of escape for the humble thou’lt find,And help them the pure testimony to bind.
O Lord search us out; our impurities heal;
Thou, tempted, though sinless, knowest all that we feel;
A way of escape for the humble thou’lt find,
And help them the pure testimony to bind.
How sweet and consoling the true Shepherd’s voice!His love I’ll acknowledge and in him rejoice;O Lord I believe, help my unbelief now,To trust all to thee and perform every vow.
How sweet and consoling the true Shepherd’s voice!
His love I’ll acknowledge and in him rejoice;
O Lord I believe, help my unbelief now,
To trust all to thee and perform every vow.
My strength is but weakness; be thou, Lord, my strength;Thy love may I know in its hight, depth and length;Reflecting thine image, thy will being mine,My darkness enlightened, the true light must shine.
My strength is but weakness; be thou, Lord, my strength;
Thy love may I know in its hight, depth and length;
Reflecting thine image, thy will being mine,
My darkness enlightened, the true light must shine.
We then can do all things through Jesus our Lord,With the sword of the Spirit, his own written word;The foes that lurk inward being all put to flight,God truly goes with us our battles to fight.
We then can do all things through Jesus our Lord,
With the sword of the Spirit, his own written word;
The foes that lurk inward being all put to flight,
God truly goes with us our battles to fight.
Each keeping the ranks, all united in one,Saying, Lord, as thou hast commanded, we’ve done;No weapon will prosper formed here to divide,And victory will turn upon Israel’s side.
Each keeping the ranks, all united in one,
Saying, Lord, as thou hast commanded, we’ve done;
No weapon will prosper formed here to divide,
And victory will turn upon Israel’s side.
“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?” Ps. 42: 3.
Through day and night my tears have been my meat,Anguish and grief there find a blest retreat;The spirit crushed, the heart with anguish riven,Almost forgets there will be rest in Heaven.
Through day and night my tears have been my meat,
Anguish and grief there find a blest retreat;
The spirit crushed, the heart with anguish riven,
Almost forgets there will be rest in Heaven.
Dear loved one sleeping—sympathy, oh, where?Is there no one who will our sorrows share?The flowing streamlet, and the murmuring rill,In ocean find a kindred spirit still.
Dear loved one sleeping—sympathy, oh, where?
Is there no one who will our sorrows share?
The flowing streamlet, and the murmuring rill,
In ocean find a kindred spirit still.
Do tears oft say, Oh! where is now thy God?Submit to this and every chastening rod.I’d calmly yield to every needed ill,And learn to bear God’s visitation still.
Do tears oft say, Oh! where is now thy God?
Submit to this and every chastening rod.
I’d calmly yield to every needed ill,
And learn to bear God’s visitation still.
Not unaccustomed to the galling yoke,Though oft uncalled for, I would bear each stroke;Though wet with tears my pillow oft may be,Still to the Lord for succor will I flee.
Not unaccustomed to the galling yoke,
Though oft uncalled for, I would bear each stroke;
Though wet with tears my pillow oft may be,
Still to the Lord for succor will I flee.
Great peace have they that love thy law,Them nothing will offend;They’ll bear neglect, reproach and scorn,Though without cause contemned.
Great peace have they that love thy law,
Them nothing will offend;
They’ll bear neglect, reproach and scorn,
Though without cause contemned.
Their innocence will bear them up,Though falsely they’re accused;Their hearts will melt with love for thoseBy whom they are abused.
Their innocence will bear them up,
Though falsely they’re accused;
Their hearts will melt with love for those
By whom they are abused.
The court of Heaven their cause will plead,The innocent will clear;Though men may load their names with guilt,While they continue here.
The court of Heaven their cause will plead,
The innocent will clear;
Though men may load their names with guilt,
While they continue here.
A consciousness of right within,Great peace and joy afford;How free, how happy, oh! how blest,Communing with the Lord.
A consciousness of right within,
Great peace and joy afford;
How free, how happy, oh! how blest,
Communing with the Lord.
He says revile not, when reviled,Thy wrongs I will repay;Be every burden cast on me,I’ll be thy strength and stay.
He says revile not, when reviled,
Thy wrongs I will repay;
Be every burden cast on me,
I’ll be thy strength and stay.
In view of dear and loved ones gone,We oft feel desolate and lone.We seek man’s sympathy in vain;A passing look we hardly gain.
In view of dear and loved ones gone,
We oft feel desolate and lone.
We seek man’s sympathy in vain;
A passing look we hardly gain.
But few can feel another’s woe;And fewer still will with us goTo share the depth of heart-felt grief;And sacrifice to give relief.
But few can feel another’s woe;
And fewer still will with us go
To share the depth of heart-felt grief;
And sacrifice to give relief.
To bear affliction’s chastening rod,Our confidence must be in God.With this above the cloud we soar,And soon we’ll shout our suffering o’er.
To bear affliction’s chastening rod,
Our confidence must be in God.
With this above the cloud we soar,
And soon we’ll shout our suffering o’er.
Disease and dark misfortune’s frown,Then will not sink our spirits down.We’ll shout, O death where is thy sting?O grave thou canst no victory bring!
Disease and dark misfortune’s frown,
Then will not sink our spirits down.
We’ll shout, O death where is thy sting?
O grave thou canst no victory bring!
By Jesus, our Deliverer, freed,No light of sun or moon we need.His glory is the city’s light,And with him there we’ve all a right.
By Jesus, our Deliverer, freed,
No light of sun or moon we need.
His glory is the city’s light,
And with him there we’ve all a right.
Each bitter pang which here we bear,Will be a gem of glory there.Th’ eternal weight of glory, wroughtBy suffering is not dearly bought.
Each bitter pang which here we bear,
Will be a gem of glory there.
Th’ eternal weight of glory, wrought
By suffering is not dearly bought.
Be cold indifference, grief or painMine to endure—the loss is gain.Through sorrow’s depths I here would wadeTo be through sufferings perfect made.
Be cold indifference, grief or pain
Mine to endure—the loss is gain.
Through sorrow’s depths I here would wade
To be through sufferings perfect made.
Worldly sorrow worketh death;Sink not beneath its power;’Twill darken much that else were bright,In mercy’s lingering hour.
Worldly sorrow worketh death;
Sink not beneath its power;
’Twill darken much that else were bright,
In mercy’s lingering hour.
Forgotten be the trials past,The present meekly borne;Our burdens cast upon the Lord,Who comforts those that mourn.
Forgotten be the trials past,
The present meekly borne;
Our burdens cast upon the Lord,
Who comforts those that mourn.
With heavenly wisdom we shall knowWhat God would have us do;While moving in his order on,Our hope and strength renew.
With heavenly wisdom we shall know
What God would have us do;
While moving in his order on,
Our hope and strength renew.
Revived and strengthened we’re preparedTo spread the truth abroad,Beseeching men in Jesus’ stead,Be reconciled to God.
Revived and strengthened we’re prepared
To spread the truth abroad,
Beseeching men in Jesus’ stead,
Be reconciled to God.
Then jewels will be gathered in,The church built up again,And all prepared to meet the Lord,Who’s coming soon to reign.
Then jewels will be gathered in,
The church built up again,
And all prepared to meet the Lord,
Who’s coming soon to reign.
Are we loitering on the wayTo the realms of endless day?Sleep we on while danger’s near?Have we nought to dread or fear?
Are we loitering on the way
To the realms of endless day?
Sleep we on while danger’s near?
Have we nought to dread or fear?
Let us heed the call, Awake!Our eternal all’s at stake;One false step our fate may seal,Ruin, soon our souls may feel.
Let us heed the call, Awake!
Our eternal all’s at stake;
One false step our fate may seal,
Ruin, soon our souls may feel.
Foes our every move to spy,All around in ambush lie;Watching, they will take the placeLeft unfortified by grace.
Foes our every move to spy,
All around in ambush lie;
Watching, they will take the place
Left unfortified by grace.
Oh! what havoc then is made,Structures fair in ruin laid;Messengers driven from the field,Those who should be valiant, yield.
Oh! what havoc then is made,
Structures fair in ruin laid;
Messengers driven from the field,
Those who should be valiant, yield.
Some who started to go throughNow a wicked course pursue;What account must soon be given!Why thus sink in sight of Heaven?
Some who started to go through
Now a wicked course pursue;
What account must soon be given!
Why thus sink in sight of Heaven?
Flee, oh! flee the tempter’s snare!There is power with God in prayer;He is ready to forgive,Saying, Look to me and live.
Flee, oh! flee the tempter’s snare!
There is power with God in prayer;
He is ready to forgive,
Saying, Look to me and live.
The heart knows its bitterness, thought ’t may be said,You are happy and blest all the while;The depth of your misery, your burden of sinMay in anguish be hid ’neath a smile.
The heart knows its bitterness, thought ’t may be said,
You are happy and blest all the while;
The depth of your misery, your burden of sin
May in anguish be hid ’neath a smile.
Thy waves and thy billows are over me gone,With the Psalmist, I mournfully say,And ask, Why cast down? Why disquieted, opprest?’Tis why I’ve no heart now to pray?
Thy waves and thy billows are over me gone,
With the Psalmist, I mournfully say,
And ask, Why cast down? Why disquieted, opprest?
’Tis why I’ve no heart now to pray?
Has the Spirit been grieved? Has it taken its flight?To this desolate self am I left?And merited sure, naught else is deserved,But to be thus of comfort bereft.
Has the Spirit been grieved? Has it taken its flight?
To this desolate self am I left?
And merited sure, naught else is deserved,
But to be thus of comfort bereft.
I groan, being burdened, and cannot look up,By reason of sin’s dread array,O keep back from sins, and from secret faults cleanse,Or despairing, I sink in dismay.
I groan, being burdened, and cannot look up,
By reason of sin’s dread array,
O keep back from sins, and from secret faults cleanse,
Or despairing, I sink in dismay.
Sin hardens, and blinds, and shuts up in despair;The way of transgressors is hard,Its end is destruction, its wages are death,Thus forever from Heaven debarred.
Sin hardens, and blinds, and shuts up in despair;
The way of transgressors is hard,
Its end is destruction, its wages are death,
Thus forever from Heaven debarred.
This anguish of spirit, this sad state of the soul,I must bear though I may not submit.God is just though I perish, his throne remains pure,However many he may not acquit.
This anguish of spirit, this sad state of the soul,
I must bear though I may not submit.
God is just though I perish, his throne remains pure,
However many he may not acquit.
Oh! for one gleam of hope, thus to break the dread spell,By which I in misery seem bound;Naught of earth, but the power of Heaven must healSin’s painful, sin’s deep, bleeding wound.
Oh! for one gleam of hope, thus to break the dread spell,
By which I in misery seem bound;
Naught of earth, but the power of Heaven must heal
Sin’s painful, sin’s deep, bleeding wound.
Should I ever again meet the smiles of my God,Should I ever his praise again sing,In rapturous song I would swell the grand theme,And my tribute of thanksgiving bring.
Should I ever again meet the smiles of my God,
Should I ever his praise again sing,
In rapturous song I would swell the grand theme,
And my tribute of thanksgiving bring.
Oh! here is the mystery,—give glory to God;The blessing is coming e’en now.I’ll sing hallelujah, I’ll praise and adore,And low in humility bow.
Oh! here is the mystery,—give glory to God;
The blessing is coming e’en now.
I’ll sing hallelujah, I’ll praise and adore,
And low in humility bow.
With the Psalmist, I cry, Come praise ye the Lord,Praise and glory to God now belong;My heart with my hands, lift to God in the Heavens,Giving praise with the angelic throng.
With the Psalmist, I cry, Come praise ye the Lord,
Praise and glory to God now belong;
My heart with my hands, lift to God in the Heavens,
Giving praise with the angelic throng.
This praise ne’er will end; the redeemed will unite,And with angels, God’s glory repeat.To the pure tree of life all will there have a right,And the fruit of the vineyard will eat.
This praise ne’er will end; the redeemed will unite,
And with angels, God’s glory repeat.
To the pure tree of life all will there have a right,
And the fruit of the vineyard will eat.
How blest to know Jesus our Lord will be there,The glory and light of the place.And the song which forever will rise on its air,Will be sung to his sovereign grace.
How blest to know Jesus our Lord will be there,
The glory and light of the place.
And the song which forever will rise on its air,
Will be sung to his sovereign grace.
We may look for a Pentecost season to dawnWhen the saints through the purifying process have gone;When Jesus’ loved image in them we can trace,Reflecting the glory of full sovereign grace.
We may look for a Pentecost season to dawn
When the saints through the purifying process have gone;
When Jesus’ loved image in them we can trace,
Reflecting the glory of full sovereign grace.
Who then will not wish when this glory they seeTo join in the song, Hallelujah, we’re free!Yea, free in the Lord, while our voices we raiseIn victory’s songs and hosannas of praise.
Who then will not wish when this glory they see
To join in the song, Hallelujah, we’re free!
Yea, free in the Lord, while our voices we raise
In victory’s songs and hosannas of praise.
The true melting Spirit is felt from the Lord,And light and instruction shine out from his word.God’s power is made known and his glory displayed,While scoffers will feel that they need Heaven’s aid.
The true melting Spirit is felt from the Lord,
And light and instruction shine out from his word.
God’s power is made known and his glory displayed,
While scoffers will feel that they need Heaven’s aid.
Who here long can stand with his sins unconfessed?May all be searched out, and God’s people be blessed.Confess ye your faults, and thus honor your King,And into his store-house your offerings bring.
Who here long can stand with his sins unconfessed?
May all be searched out, and God’s people be blessed.
Confess ye your faults, and thus honor your King,
And into his store-house your offerings bring.
’Tis a cross-bearing way by which Heaven is obtained;In humility’s vale is the victory gained.True love there prevails; and our sins are forgiven,While union and strength mark the pilgrims for Heaven.
’Tis a cross-bearing way by which Heaven is obtained;
In humility’s vale is the victory gained.
True love there prevails; and our sins are forgiven,
While union and strength mark the pilgrims for Heaven.
The time has come, that all-important day,When sins must be confessed and washed away!When hearts must feel, and conscience’ voice be heardIn swift obedience to God’s holy word.
The time has come, that all-important day,
When sins must be confessed and washed away!
When hearts must feel, and conscience’ voice be heard
In swift obedience to God’s holy word.
“Be zealous and repent,” is God’s command.We must in humble ranks united stand.With us, ’tis said, the judgment first begins;And we must soon be cleansed from all our sins.
“Be zealous and repent,” is God’s command.
We must in humble ranks united stand.
With us, ’tis said, the judgment first begins;
And we must soon be cleansed from all our sins.
We must let Jesus in. Our mighty foeIs ready to effect our overthrow.With Christ we’re safe; in conflict he’ll unite,Help on to victory, and maintain the right.
We must let Jesus in. Our mighty foe
Is ready to effect our overthrow.
With Christ we’re safe; in conflict he’ll unite,
Help on to victory, and maintain the right.
The eye-salve, well applied, sheds light around,And all our secret faults and sins are found,To be confessed, while Jesus intercedes,And while for us his precious blood he pleads.
The eye-salve, well applied, sheds light around,
And all our secret faults and sins are found,
To be confessed, while Jesus intercedes,
And while for us his precious blood he pleads.
Though scarlet be our sins—of crimson dye—If penitent, he’ll not our suit deny.He waits for full confession, which, when made,Whate’er our sin and guilt, he’ll not upbraid.
Though scarlet be our sins—of crimson dye—
If penitent, he’ll not our suit deny.
He waits for full confession, which, when made,
Whate’er our sin and guilt, he’ll not upbraid.
He’s ready to acquit and set us free,And will proclaim our perfect liberty.He’ll seal us his, and make us here his care;He’ll fit us for his throne, and take us there.
He’s ready to acquit and set us free,
And will proclaim our perfect liberty.
He’ll seal us his, and make us here his care;
He’ll fit us for his throne, and take us there.
He’s cutting short his work in righteousness,And coming soon his waiting saints to bless.When once he’s left the mediatorial place,No ray of mercy lights our ruined race.
He’s cutting short his work in righteousness,
And coming soon his waiting saints to bless.
When once he’s left the mediatorial place,
No ray of mercy lights our ruined race.
’Twill then be known, the offers we’ve refused,The blood-bought privileges that we’ve abused—How must it sharpen every pang of guiltTo think, for us the Saviour’s blood was spilt;
’Twill then be known, the offers we’ve refused,
The blood-bought privileges that we’ve abused—
How must it sharpen every pang of guilt
To think, for us the Saviour’s blood was spilt;
To know we might have had our sins forgiven,And lived forever with the loved in Heaven.In view of anguish deep we then must feel.No wounds of sin may we here slightly heal.
To know we might have had our sins forgiven,
And lived forever with the loved in Heaven.
In view of anguish deep we then must feel.
No wounds of sin may we here slightly heal.
Broad as th’ offense, confession I will make,And all my dear, loved idol sins forsake.Yes, glory be to God! the victory’s gained,And self-denial shall be hence maintained.
Broad as th’ offense, confession I will make,
And all my dear, loved idol sins forsake.
Yes, glory be to God! the victory’s gained,
And self-denial shall be hence maintained.
’Twill take our all to buy the pure tried gold;And naught of earth can we in heart withhold.A cheaper way I would not, could I, go;A dearer way no one can ever show.
’Twill take our all to buy the pure tried gold;
And naught of earth can we in heart withhold.
A cheaper way I would not, could I, go;
A dearer way no one can ever show.