trinity-hymnal-data

[ { "title": "A debtor to mercy alone", "author": "", "tune": "Llangristiolus", "number": "99", "lyrics": "A debtor to mercy alone,\nOf covenant mercy I sing;\nNor fear, with thy righteousness on,\nMy person and off'ring to bring.\nThe terrors of law and of God\nWith me can have nothing to do;\nMy Saviour's obedience and blood\nHide all my transgressions from view.\n\nThe work which his goodness began,\nThe arm of his strength will complete;\nHis promise is Yea and Amen,\nAnd never was forfeited yet.\nThings future, nor things that are now,\nNor all things below or above,\nCan make him his purpose forgo,\nOr sever my soul from his love.\n\nMy name from the palms of his hands\nEternity will not erase;\nImpressed on his heart it remains,\nIn marks of indelible grace.\nYes, I to the end shall endure,\nAs sure as the earnest is given;\nMore happy, but not more secure,\nThe glorified spirits in heav'n.", "first_line": "A debtor to mercy alone," }, { "title": "According to thy gracious Word", "author": "", "tune": "Dalehurst", "number": "360", "lyrics": "According to thy gracious word,\nIn meek humility,\nThis will I do, my dying Lord,\nI will remember thee.\n\nThy body, broken for my sake,\nMy bread from heav'n shall be;\nThy testamental cup I take,\nAnd thus remember thee.\n\nGethsemane can I forget?\nOr there thy conflict see,\nThine agony and bloody sweat,\nAnd not remember thee?\n\nWhen to the cross I turn mine eyes,\nAnd rest on Calvary,\nO Lamb of God, my Sacrifice,\nAnd not remember thee?\n\nRemember thee, and all thy pains,\nAnd all thy love to me:\nWhen thou shalt in thy Kingdom come,\nJesus, remember me.", "first_line": "According to thy gracious word," }, { "title": "Can a little child like me thank the Father", "author": "", "tune": "Thanksgiving (Basswood)", "number": "645", "lyrics": "Can a little child like me\nThank the Father fittingly?\nYes, O yes! be good and true,\nPatient, kind in all you do;\nLove the Lord, and do your part;\nLearn to say with all your heart,\n\nFather, we thank thee! Father, we thank thee!\nFather in heaven, we thank thee!\n\nFor the fruit upon the tree,\nFor the birds that sing of thee,\nFor the earth in beauty dressed,\nFather, mother, and the rest,\nFor thy precious, loving care,\nFor thy bounty ev'rywhere,\n\nFor the sunshine warm and bright,\nFor the day and for the night,\nFor the lessons of our youth\nHonor, gratitude and truth,\nFor the love that met us here,\nFor the home and for the cheer,\n\nFor our comrades and our plays,\nAnd our happy holidays,\nFor the joyful work and true\nThat a little child may do,\nFor our lives but just begun,\nFor the great gift of thy Son,", "first_line": "Can a little child like me" }, { "title": "Cast thy burden on the Lord", "author": "", "tune": "Onslow", "number": "659", "lyrics": "Father, we thank thee for the night,\nAnd for the pleasant morning light;\nFor rest and food and loving care,\nAnd all that makes the day so fair.\n\nHelp us to do the things we should,\nTo be to others kind and good;\nIn all we do, in work, or play,\nTo grow more loving ev'ry day.", "first_line": "Father, we thank thee for the night," }, { "title": "Children, come, hither come", "author": "", "tune": "Calling Today", "number": "697", "lyrics": "Jesus is tenderly calling thee home—\n\nCalling today, calling today,\n\nWhy from the sunshine of love wilt thou roam\n\nFarther and farther away?\n\n\nCalling today, calling today,\n\nJesus is calling, is tenderly calling today.\n\n\nJesus is calling the weary to rest—\n\nCalling today, calling today,\n\nBring him thy burden and thou shalt be blest:\n\nHe will not turn thee away.\n\n\nJesus is waiting; O come to him now—\n\nWaiting today, waiting today,\n\nCome with thy sins; at his feet lowly bow;\n\nCome, and no longer delay.\n\n\nJesus is pleading; O list to his voice:\n\nHear him today, hear him today,\n\nThey who believe on his name shall rejoice;\n\nQuickly arise and away.", "first_line": "Jesus is tenderly calling thee home—" }, { "title": "Children of the heavenly King", "author": "", "tune": "Pleyel's Hymn", "number": "499", "lyrics": "Children of the heav'nly King,\nAs ye journey, sweetly sing;\nSing your Saviour's worthy praise,\nGlorious in his works and ways.\n\nWe are trav'ling home to God\nIn the way the fathers trod;\nThey are happy now, and we\nSoon their happiness shall see.\n\nShout, ye little flock and blest;\nYou on Jesus' throne shall rest;\nThere your seat is now prepared,\nThere your kingdom and reward.\n\nLift your eyes, ye sons of light,\nZion's city is in sight;\nThere our endless home shall be,\nThere our Lord we soon shall see.\n\nFear not, brethren; joyful stand\nOn the borders of your land;\nJesus Christ, your Father's Son,\nBids you undismayed go on.\n\nLord, obediently we go,\nGladly leaving all below;\nOnly thou our Leader be,\nAnd we still will follow thee.", "first_line": "Children of the heav'nly King," }, { "title": "Christ, by heavenly hosts adored", "author": "", "tune": "Salzburg", "number": "623", "lyrics": "Christ, by heav'nly hosts adored,\nGracious, mighty, sovereign Lord,\nGod of nations, King of kings,\nHead of all created things,\nBy the Church with joy confessed,\nGod o'er all, for ever blessed,\nPleading at thy throne we stand,\nSave thy people, bless our land.\n\nOn our fields of grass and grain\nSend, O Lord, the kindly rain;\nO'er our wide and goodly land\nCrown the labors of each hand.\nLet thy kind protection be\nO'er our commerce on the sea.\nOpen, Lord, thy bounteous hand;\nBless our people, bless our land.\n\nLet our rulers ever be\nMen that love and honor thee;\nLet the pow'rs by thee ordained\nBe in righteousness maintained.\nIn the people's hearts increase\nLove of piety and peace.\nThus united, may we stand\nOne wide, free, and happy land.", "first_line": "Christ, by heav'nly hosts adored," }, { "title": "Christ for the world we sing", "author": "", "tune": "Braun", "number": "371", "lyrics": "Christ for the world we sing;\nThe world to Christ we bring\nWith loving zeal;\nThe poor and them that mourn,\nThe faint and overborne,\nSin-sick and sorrow-worn,\nWhom Christ doth heal.\n\nChrist for the world we sing;\nThe world to Christ we bring\nWith fervent pray'r;\nThe wayward and the lost,\nBy restless passions tossed,\nRedeemed at countless cost\nFrom dark despair.\n\nChrist for the world we sing;\nThe world to Christ we bring\nWith one accord;\nWith us the work to share,\nWith us reproach to dare,\nWith us the cross to bear,\nFor Christ our Lord.\n\nChrist for the world we sing;\nThe world to Christ we bring\nWith joyful song;\nThe newborn souls whose days,\nReclaimed from error's ways,\nInspired with hope and praise\nTo Christ belong.", "first_line": "Christ for the world we sing;" }, { "title": "Christ hath a garden walled around", "author": "", "tune": "Leighton", "number": "273", "lyrics": "Christ hath a garden walled around,\nA Paradise of fruitful ground,\nChosen by love and fenced by grace\nFrom out the world's wide wilderness.\n\nLike trees of spice his servants stand,\nThere planted by his mighty hand;\nBy Eden's gracious streams, that flow\nTo feed their beauty where they grow.\n\nAwake, O wind of heav'n and bear\nTheir sweetest perfume through the air:\nStir up, O south, the boughs that bloom,\nTill the beloved Master come:\n\nThat he may come, and linger yet\nAmong the trees that he hath set;\nThat he may evermore be seen\nTo walk amid the springing green.", "first_line": "Christ hath a garden walled around," }, { "title": "Christ in his Word draws near", "author": "", "tune": "Kirby Bedon", "number": "261", "lyrics": "Christ in his Word draws near;\nHush, moaning voice of fear,\nHe bids thee cease;\nWith songs sincere and sweet\nLet us arise, and meet\nHim who comes forth to greet\nOur souls with peace.\n\nRising above thy care,\nMeet him as in the air,\nO weary heart;\nPut on joy's sacred dress;\nLo, as he comes to bless,\nQuite from thy weariness\nSet free thou art.\n\nFor works of love and praise\nHe brings thee summer days,\nWarm days and bright;\nWinter is past and gone,\nNow he, salvation's Sun,\nShineth on ev'ry one\nWith mercy's light.\n\nFrom the bright sky above,\nClad in his robes of love,\n'Tis he, our Lord!\nDim earth itself grows clear,\nAs his light draweth near:\nO let us hush and hear\nHis holy Word.", "first_line": "Christ in his Word draws near;" }, { "title": "Christ is coming! let creation", "author": "", "tune": "Neander", "number": "238", "lyrics": "Christ is coming! let creation\nFrom her groans and travail cease;\nLet the glorious proclamation\nHope restore and faith increase:\nChrist is coming! Christ is coming!\nCome thou blessed Prince of Peace.\n\nEarth can now but tell the story\nOf thy bitter cross and pain;\nShe shall yet behold thy glory,\nWhen thou comest back to reign:\nChrist is coming! Christ is coming!\nLet each heart repeat the strain.\n\nLong thine exiles have been pining,\nFar from rest, and home, and thee:\nBut, in heav'nly vestures shining,\nThey their loving Lord shall see:\nChrist is coming! Christ is coming!\nHaste the joyous jubilee.\n\nWith that blessed hope before us,\nLet no harp remain unstrung;\nLet the mighty advent chorus\nOnward roll from tongue to tongue:\n\"Christ is coming! Christ is coming!\nCome, Lord Jesus, quickly come!\"", "first_line": "Christ is coming! let creation" }, { "title": "Christ is made the sure Foundation", "author": "", "tune": "Regent Square", "number": "268", "lyrics": "Christ is made the sure foundation,\nChrist the Head and Cornerstone,\nChosen of the Lord and precious,\nBinding all the church in one;\nHoly Zion's help for ever\nAnd her confidence alone.\n\nAll that dedicated city,\nDearly loved of God on high,\nIn exultant jubilation\nPours perpetual melody;\nGod the One in Three adoring\nIn glad hymns eternally.\n\nTo this temple, where we call thee,\nCome, O Lord of hosts today:\nWith thy wonted lovingkindness\nHear thy people as they pray;\nAnd thy fullest benediction\nShed within its walls alway.\n\nHere vouchsafe to all thy servants\nWhat they ask of thee to gain,\nWhat they gain from thee for ever\nWith the blessed to retain,\nAnd hereafter in thy glory\nEvermore with thee to reign.\n\nLaud and honor to the Father,\nLaud and honor to the Son,\nLaud and honor to the Spirit,\nEver Three and ever One,\nOne in might, and One in glory,\nWhile unending ages run.", "first_line": "Christ is made the sure foundation," }, { "title": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended (tune 1)", "author": "", "tune": "Iste Confessor", "number": "179", "lyrics": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,\n\nThat man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?\n\nBy foes derided, by thine own rejected,\n\nO most afflicted.\n\n\nWho was the guilty? who brought this upon thee?\n\nAlas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.\n\n'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:\n\nI crucified thee.\n\n\nLo, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered:\n\nThe slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered:\n\nFor man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth,\n\nGod intercedeth.\n\n\nFor me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation,\n\nThy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation:\n\nThy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,\n\nFor my salvation.\n\n\nTherefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,\n\nI do adore thee, and will ever pray thee\n\nThink on thy pity and thy love unswerving,\n\nNot my deserving.", "first_line": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended," }, { "title": "Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands", "author": "", "tune": "Christ lag in Todesbanden", "number": "207", "lyrics": "Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands,\nFor our offenses given;\nBut now at God's right hand he stands\nAnd brings us life from heaven;\nTherefore let us joyful be\nAnd sing to God right thankfully\nLoud songs of hallelujah. Hallelujah!\n\nIt was a strange and dreadful strife\nWhen life and death contended;\nThe victory remained with life,\nThe reign of death was ended;\nHoly Scripture plainly saith\nThat death is swallowed up by death,\nHis sting is lost for ever. Hallelujah!\n\nHere the true Paschal Lamb we see,\nWhom God so freely gave us;\nHe died on the accursed tree\nSo strong his love!to save us.\nSee, his blood doth mark our door;\nFaith points to it, death passes o'er,\nAnd Satan cannot harm us. Hallelujah!\n\nSo let us keep the festival\nWhereto the Lord invites us;\nChrist is himself the Joy of all,\nThe Sun that warms and lights us.\nBy his grace he doth impart\nEternal sunshine to the heart;\nThe night of sin is ended. Hallelujah!\n\nThen let us feast this joyful day\nOn Christ, the Bread of heaven;\nThe Word of grace hath purged away\nThe old and evil leaven.\nChrist alone our souls will feed,\nHe is our meat and drink indeed;\nFaith lives upon no other. Hallelujah!", "first_line": "Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands," }, { "title": "Christ of all my hopes the ground", "author": "", "tune": "Hendon", "number": "437", "lyrics": "Christ, of all my hopes the ground,\nChrist, the spring of all my joy,\nStill in thee may I be found,\nStill for thee my pow'rs employ.\n\nLet thy love my heart inflame;\nKeep thy fear before my sight;\nBe thy praise my highest aim;\nBe thy smile my chief delight.\n\nFountain of o'erflowing grace,\nFreely from thy fullness give;\nTill I close my earthly race,\nMay I prove it \"Christ to live.\"\n\nFirmly trusting in thy blood,\nNothing shall my heart confound;\nSafely I shall pass the flood,\nSafely reach Immanuel's ground.\n\nThus, O thus, an entrance give\nTo the land of cloudless sky;\nHaving known it \"Christ to live,\"\nLet me know it \"gain to die.\"", "first_line": "Christ, of all my hopes the ground," }, { "title": "Christ shall have dominion over land and sea", "author": "", "tune": "St. Gertrude", "number": "678", "lyrics": "From Psalm 72:8-14, 17-19\n\nChrist shall have dominion\nOver land and sea,\nEarth's remotest regions\nShall his empire be;\nThey that wilds inhabit\nShall their worship bring,\nKings shall render tribute,\nNations serve our King.\n\nChrist shall have dominion\nOver land and sea,\nEarth's remotest regions\nShall his empire be;\n\nWhen the needy seek him,\nHe will mercy show;\nYea, the weak and helpless\nShall his pity know;\nHe will surely save them\nFrom oppression's might,\nFor their lives are precious\nIn his holy sight.\n\nEver and for ever\nShall his Name endure,\nLong as suns continue\nIt shall stand secure;\nAnd in him for ever\nAll men shall be blest,\nAnd all nations hail him\nKing of kings confessed.\n\nUnto God Almighty\nJoyful Zion sings;\nHe alone is glorious,\nDoing wondrous things.\nEvermore, ye people,\nBless his glorious name,\nHis eternal glory\nThrough the earth proclaim.", "first_line": "From Psalm 72:8-14, 17-19" }, { "title": "Christ the Lord is risen today", "author": "", "tune": "Llanfair", "number": "206", "lyrics": "\"Christ the Lord is risen today,\" Alleluia!\nSons of men and angels say; Alleluia!\nRaise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!\nSing ye heav'ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!\n\nVain the stone, the watch, the seal; Alleluia!\nChrist has burst the gates of hell: Alleluia!\nDeath in vain forbids his rise; Alleluia!\nChrist hath opened Paradise. Alleluia!\n\nLives again our glorious King; Alleluia!\nWhere, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!\nOnce he died, our souls to save; Alleluia!\nWhere thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!\n\nSoar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!\nFollowing our exalted Head; Alleluia!\nMade like him, like him we rise: Alleluia!\nOurs the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!\n\nHail, the Lord of earth and heav'n! Alleluia!\nPraise to thee by both be giv'n; Alleluia!\nThee we greet triumphant now; Alleluia!\nHail, the Resurrection Thou! Alleluia!", "first_line": "\"Christ the Lord is risen today,\" Alleluia!" }, { "title": "Christ, whose glory fills the skies", "author": "", "tune": "Lux Prima", "number": "330", "lyrics": "Christ, whose glory fills the skies,\nChrist the true, the only Light,\nSun of Righteousness, arise,\nTriumph o'er the shades of night;\nDayspring from oh high, be near;\nDaystar, in my heart appear.\n\nDark and cheerless is the morn\nUnaccompanied by thee;\nJoyless is the day's return\nTill thy mercy's beams I see;\nTill thy inward light impart,\nGlad my eyes and warm my heart.\n\nVisit, then, this soul of mine;\nPierce the gloom of sin and grief;\nFill me, Radiancy Divine;\nScatter all my unbelief;\nMore and more thyself display,\nShining to the perfect day.", "first_line": "Christ, whose glory fills the skies," }, { "title": "Christian, dost thou see them", "author": "", "tune": "St. Andrew of Crete", "number": "483", "lyrics": "Christian, dost thou see them\nOn the holy ground,\nHow the pow'rs of darkness\nRage thy steps around?\nChristian, up and smite them,\nCounting gain but loss,\nIn the strength that cometh\nBy the holy cross.\n\nChristian, dost thou feel them,\nHow they work within,\nStriving, tempting, luring,\nGoading into sin?\nChristian, never tremble;\nNever be downcast;\nGird thee for the battle,\nWatch and pray and fast.\n\nChristian, dost thou hear them,\nHow they speak thee fair?\n\"Always fast and vigil?\nAlways watch and prayer?\"\nChristian, answer boldly,\n\"While I breathe I pray!\"\nPeace shall follow battle,\nNight shall end in day.\n\nHear the words of Jesus:\n\"O my servant true:\nThou art very weary,\nI was weary too;\nBut that toil shall make thee\nSome day all mine own,\nAnd the end of sorrow\nShall be near my throne.\"", "first_line": "Christian, dost thou see them" }, { "title": "Christian, seek not yet repose", "author": "", "tune": "Vigilate", "number": "471", "lyrics": "Christian, seek not yet repose,\nCast thy dreams of ease away;\nThou art in the midst of foes:\nWatch and pray.\n\nPrincipalities and pow'rs,\nMust'ring their unseen array,\nWait for thine unguarded hours:\nWatch and pray.\n\nGird thy heav'nly armor on,\nWear it ever, night and day;\nAmbushed lies the evil one:\nWatch and pray.\n\nHear the victors who o'ercame:\nStill they mark each warrior's way;\nAll with one sweet voice exclaim,\n\"Watch and pray.\"\n\nHear, above all, hear thy Lord,\nHim thou lovest to obey;\nHide within thy heart his word,\n\"Watch and pray.\"\n\nWatch, as if on that alone\nHung the issue of the day;\nPray, that help may be sent down:\nWatch and pray.", "first_line": "Christian, seek not yet repose," }, { "title": "Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell", "author": "", "tune": "Federal Street", "number": "250", "lyrics": "Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell\n\nBy faith and love in ev'ry breast;\n\nThen shall we know and taste and feel\n\nThe joys that cannot be expressed.\n\n\nCome, fill our hearts with inward strength;\n\nMake our enlarged souls possess\n\nAnd learn the height, and breadth, and length\n\nOf thine unmeasurable grace.\n\n\nNow to the God whose pow'r can do\n\nMore than our thoughts or wishes know,\n\nBe everlasting honors done\n\nBy all the church, through Christ his Son.", "first_line": "Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell" }, { "title": "Come, every soul by sin oppressed", "author": "", "tune": "Only Trust Him", "number": "724", "lyrics": "Come, ev'ry soul by sin oppressed,\nThere's mercy with the Lord,\nAnd he will surely give you rest,\nBy trusting in his Word.\n\nOnly trust him, only trust him,\nOnly trust him now;\nHe will save you, he will save you,\nHe will save you now.\n\nFor Jesus shed his precious blood\nRich blessings to bestow;\nPlunge now into the crimson flood\nThat washes white as snow.\n\nYes, Jesus is the Truth, the Way,\nThat leads you into rest;\nBelieve in him without delay,\nAnd you are fully blessed.\n\nCome then, and join this holy band,\nAnd on to glory go,\nTo dwell in that celestial land,\nWhere joys immortal flow.", "first_line": "Come, ev'ry soul by sin oppressed," }, { "title": "Come, for the feast is spread", "author": "", "tune": "Something for Jesus", "number": "391", "lyrics": "Come, for the feast is spread,\nHark to the call:\nCome to the Living Bread\nOffered to all.\nCome to his house of wine,\nLow on his breast recline,\nAll that he has is thine;\nCome, sinner, come.\n\nCome where the fountain flows,\nRiver of life;\nHealing for all thy woes,\nDoubting, and strife.\nMillions have been supplied,\nNo one was e'er denied,\nCome to the crimson tide;\nCome, sinner, come.\n\nCome to the throne of grace,\nBoldly draw near;\nHe who would win the race\nMust tarry here.\nWhate'er thy want may be,\nHere is the grace for thee,\nJesus thine only plea;\nCome, Christian, come.", "first_line": "Come, for the feast is spread," }, { "title": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended (tune 2)", "author": "", "tune": "Flemming", "number": "179", "lyrics": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,\n\nThat man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?\n\nBy foes derided, by thine own rejected,\n\nO most afflicted.\n\n\nWho was the guilty? who brought this upon thee?\n\nAlas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.\n\n'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:\n\nI crucified thee.\n\n\nLo, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered:\n\nThe slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered:\n\nFor man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth,\n\nGod intercedeth.\n\n\nFor me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation,\n\nThy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation:\n\nThy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,\n\nFor my salvation.\n\n\nTherefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,\n\nI do adore thee, and will ever pray thee\n\nThink on thy pity and thy love unswerving,\n\nNot my deserving.", "first_line": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended," }, { "title": "Come, Holy Ghost, in love", "author": "", "tune": "Braun", "number": "249", "lyrics": "Come, Holy Ghost, in love\nShed on us from above\nThine own bright ray:\nDivinely good thou art;\nThy sacred gifts impart\nTo gladden each sad heart:\nO come today.\n\nCome, tend'rest Friend and best,\nOur most delightful Guest,\nWith soothing pow'r:\nRest, which thy weary know;\nShade, 'mid the noontide glow;\nPeace, when deep griefs o'erflow,\nCheer us this hour.\n\nCome, Light serene, and still\nOur inmost bosoms fill;\nDwell in each breast:\nWe know no dawn but thine;\nSend forth thy beams divine\nOn our dark souls to shine,\nAnd make us blest.\n\nExalt our low desires;\nExtinguish passion's fires;\nHis praise employ;\nGive virtue's rich reward;\nVictorious death accord,\nAnd, with our glorious Lord,\nEternal joy.", "first_line": "Come, Holy Ghost, in love" }, { "title": "Come, Holy Spirit, come", "author": "", "tune": "Camberwell", "number": "254", "lyrics": "Come, Holy Spirit, come;\nLet thy bright beams arise;\nDispel the darkness from our minds,\nAnd open all our eyes.\n\nCheer our desponding hearts,\nThou heav'nly Paraclete;\nGive us to lie with humble hope\nAt our Redeemer's feet.\n\nRevive our drooping faith;\nOur doubts and fears remove;\nAnd kindle in our breasts the flames\nOf never-dying love.\n\nConvince us of our sin;\nThen lead to Jesus' blood,\nAnd to our wond'ring view, reveal\nThe secret love of God.\n\n'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,\nTo sanctify the soul,\nTo pour fresh life in ev'ry part,\nAnd new create the whole.\n\nDwell, therefore, in our hearts;\nOur minds from bondage free;\nThen we shall know and praise and love\nThe Father, Son, and Thee.", "first_line": "Come, Holy Spirit, come;" }, { "title": "Come home, come home, ye who are weary, come home", "author": "", "tune": "For You and for Me", "number": "694", "lyrics": "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,\nCalling for you and for me;\nSee, on the portals he's waiting and watching,\nWatching for you and for me.\n\nCome home, come home,\nYe who are weary, come home;\nEarnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,\nCalling, O sinner, come home.\n\nWhy should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,\nPleading for you and for me?\nWhy should we linger and heed not his mercies,\nMercies for you and for me?\n\nTime is now fleeting, the moments are passing,\nPassing from you and from me;\nShadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,\nComing for you and for me.\n\nOh! for the wonderful love he has promised\nPromised for you and for me;\nThough we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,\nPardon for you and for me.", "first_line": "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling," }, { "title": "Come, let us join with one accord", "author": "", "tune": "Beatitudo", "number": "323", "lyrics": "Come, let us join with one accord\nIn hymns around the throne:\nThis is the day our rising Lord\nHath made and called his own.\n\nThis is the day that God hath blessed,\nThe brightest of the sev'n,\nType of that everlasting rest\nThe saints enjoy in heav'n.\n\nThen let us in his Name sing on,\nAnd hasten to that day\nWhen our Redeemer shall come down,\nAnd shadows pass away.\n\nNot one, but all our days below,\nLet us in hymns employ;\nAnd in our Lord rejoicing, go\nTo his eternal joy.", "first_line": "Come, let us join with one accord" }, { "title": "Come, let us sing of a wonderful love", "author": "", "tune": "Wonderful Love", "number": "669", "lyrics": "Come, let us sing of a wonderful love,\nTender and true, tender and true,\nOut of the heart of the Father above,\nStreaming to me and to you:\nWonderful love, wonderful love,\nDwells in the heart of the Father above.\n\nJesus the Saviour this gospel to tell\nJoyfully came, joyfully came,\nCame with the helpless and hopeless to dwell,\nSharing their sorrow and shame:\nSeeking the lost, seeking the lost,\nSaving, redeeming at measureless cost.\n\nJesus is seeking the wanderers yet;\nWhy do they roam? why do they roam?\nLove only waits to forgive and forget;\nHome, weary wanderers, home!\nWonderful love, wonderful love,\nDwells in the heart of the Father above.\n\nCome to my heart, O thou wonderful Love!\nCome and abide, come and abide,\nLifting my life till it rises above\nEnvy and falsehood and pride:\nSeeking to be, seeking to be,\nLowly and humble, a learner of thee.", "first_line": "Come, let us sing of a wonderful love," }, { "title": "Come, let us sing unto the Lord", "author": "", "tune": "Duke Street", "number": "15", "lyrics": "Psalm 98\n\nCome, let us sing unto the Lord\nNew songs of praise with sweet accord;\nFor wonders great by him are done,\nHis hand and arm the victory won.\n\nThe great salvation of our God\nIs seen through all the earth abroad;\nBefore the heaven's wondering sight\nHe hath revealed his truth and right.\n\nHe called to mind his truth and grace\nIn promise made to Israel's race;\nAnd unto earth's remotest bound\nGlad tidings of salvation sound.\n\nAll lands, to God lift up your voice;\nSing praise to him, with shouts rejoice,\nWith voice of joy and loud acclaim\nLet all unite and praise his name.\n\nPraise God with harp, with harp sing praise,\nWith voice of psalms his glory raise;\nWith trumpets, cornets, gladly sing\nAnd shout before the Lord, the king.\n\nLet earth be glad, let billows roar\nAnd all that dwell from shore to shore;\nLet floods clap hands with one accord,\nLet hills rejoice before the Lord.\n\nFor lo, he comes; at his command\nAll nations shall in judgment stand;\nIn justice robed and throned in light,\nThe Lord shall judge, dispensing right.", "first_line": "Psalm 98" }, { "title": "Come, let us to the Lord our God", "author": "", "tune": "Soho", "number": "516", "lyrics": "Come, let us to the Lord our God\nWith contrite hearts return;\nOur God is gracious, nor will leave\nThe desolate to mourn.\n\nHis voice commands the tempest forth,\nAnd stills the stormy wave;\nAnd, though his arm be strong to smite,\n'Tis also strong to save.\n\nLong hath the night of sorrow reigned;\nThe dawn shall bring us light:\nGod shall appear, and we shall rise\nWith gladness in his sight.\n\nOur hearts, if God we seek to know,\nShall know him, and rejoice;\nHis coming like the morn shall be,\nLike morning songs his voice.\n\nAs dew upon the tender herb,\nDiffusing fragrance round,\nAs show'rs that usher in the spring,\nAnd cheer the thirsty ground;\n\nSo shall his presence bless our souls,\nAnd shed a joyful light;\nThat hallowed morn shall chase away\nThe sorrows of the night.", "first_line": "Come, let us to the Lord our God" }, { "title": "Come, my soul, thou must be waking", "author": "", "tune": "Haydn", "number": "334", "lyrics": "Come, my soul, thou must be waking;\nNow is breaking o'er the earth another day:\nCome to him who made this splendor;\nSee thou render all thy feeble pow'rs can pay.\n\nThou, too, hail the light returning;\nReady burning be the incense of thy pow'rs;\nFor the night is safely ended,\nGod hath tended with his care thy helpless hours.\n\nPray that he may prosper ever\nEach endeavor, when thine aim is good and true;\nBut that he may ever thwart thee,\nAnd convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue.\n\nThink that he thy ways beholdeth;\nHe unfoldeth ev'ry fault that lurks within;\nEv'ry stain of shame glossed over\nCan discover, and discern each deed of sin.\n\nOnly God's free gifts abuse not,\nLight refuse not, but his Spirit's voice obey;\nThou with him shalt dwell, beholding\nLight enfolding all things in unclouded day.", "first_line": "Come, my soul, thou must be waking;" }, { "title": "Come, my soul, thy suit prepare", "author": "", "tune": "Hendon", "number": "531", "lyrics": "Come, my soul, thy suit prepare:\nJesus loves to answer pray'r;\nHe himself has bid thee pray,\nTherefore will not say thee nay.\n\nThou art coming to a King,\nLarge petitions with thee bring;\nFor his grace and pow'r are such,\nNone can ever ask too much.\n\nWith my burden I begin:\nLord, remove this load of sin;\nLet thy blood, for sinners spilt,\nSet my conscience free from guilt.\n\nLord, I come to thee for rest,\nTake possession of my breast;\nThere thy blood-bought right maintain,\nAnd without a rival reign.\n\nWhile I am a pilgrim here,\nLet thy love my spirit cheer;\nAs my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,\nLead me to my journey's end.\n\nShow me what I have to do,\nEv'ry hour my strength renew:\nLet me live a life of faith,\nLet me die thy people's death.", "first_line": "Come, my soul, thy suit prepare:" }, { "title": "Come, O come, thou quick'ning Spirit", "author": "", "tune": "Lux Prima", "number": "247", "lyrics": "Come, O come, thou quick'ning Spirit,\nGod from all eternity!\nMay thy power never fail us;\nDwell within us constantly.\nThen shall truth and life and light\nBanish all the gloom of night.\n\nGrant our hearts in fullest measure\nWisdom, counsel, purity,\nThat we ever may be seeking\nOnly that which pleaseth thee.\nLet thy knowledge spread and grow,\nWorking error's overthrow.\n\nShow us, Lord, the path of blessing;\nWhen we trespass on our way,\nCast, O Lord, our sins behind thee\nAnd be with us day by day.\nShould we stray, O Lord, recall;\nWork repentance when we fall.\n\nHoly Spirit, strong and mighty,\nThou who makest all things new,\nMake thy work within us perfect\nAnd the evil foe subdue.\nGrant us weapons for the strife\nAnd with vict'ry crown our life.", "first_line": "Come, O come, thou quick'ning Spirit," }, { "title": "Alas! and did my Saviour bleed", "author": "", "tune": "Martyrdom", "number": "195", "lyrics": "Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,\nAnd did my Sovereign die!\nWould he devote that sacred head\nFor such a worm as I!\n\nWas it for crimes that I had done\nHe groaned upon the tree!\nAmazing pity! grace unknown!\nAnd love beyond degree!\n\nWell might the sun in darkness hide,\nAnd shut his glories in,\nWhen Christ, the mighty Maker, died\nFor man the creature's sin.\n\nThus might I hide my blushing face\nWhile his dear cross appears;\nDissolve my heart in thankfulness,\nAnd melt mine eyes in tears.\n\nBut drops of grief can ne'er repay\nThe debt of love I owe;\nHere, Lord, I give myself away,\n'Tis all that I can do.", "first_line": "Alas! and did my Saviour bleed," }, { "title": "Come, O Creator, Spirit blest", "author": "", "tune": "Wachet auf", "number": "251", "lyrics": "Come, O Creator Spirit blest,\n\nAnd in our hearts take up thy rest;\n\nSpirit of grace, with heav'nly aid\n\nCome to the souls whom thou hast made.\n\n\nThou art the Comforter, we cry,\n\nSent to the earth from God Most High,\n\nFountain of life and Fire of love,\n\nAnd our Anointing from above.\n\n\nBringing from heav'n our sev'nfold dow'r,\n\nSign of our God's right hand of pow'r,\n\nO blessed Spirit, promised long,\n\nThy coming wakes the heart to song.\n\n\nMake our dull minds with rapture glow,\n\nLet human hearts with love o'erflow;\n\nAnd, when our feeble flesh would fail,\n\nMay thine immortal strength prevail.\n\n\nFar from our souls the foe repel,\n\nGrant us in peace henceforth to dwell;\n\nIll shall not come, nor harm betide,\n\nIf only thou wilt be our Guide.\n\n\nShow us the Father, Holy One,\n\nHelp us to know th'Eternal Son;\n\nSpirit Divine, for evermore\n\nThee will we trust and thee adore.", "first_line": "Come, O Creator Spirit blest," }, { "title": "Come, sound his praise abroad", "author": "", "tune": "Silver Street", "number": "102", "lyrics": "From Psalm 95\n\nCome, sound his praise abroad,\nAnd hymns of glory sing:\nJehovah is the sovereign God,\nThe universal King.\n\nHe formed the deeps unknown,\nHe gave the seas their bound;\nThe wat'ry worlds are all his own,\nAnd all the solid ground.\n\nCome, worship at his throne;\nCome, bow before the Lord:\nWe are his works, and not our own;\nHe formed us by his word.\n\nToday attend his voice,\nNor dare provoke his rod;\nCome, like the people of his choice,\nAnd own your gracious God.", "first_line": "From Psalm 95" }, { "title": "Come, thou Almighty King", "author": "", "tune": "Trinity", "number": "89", "lyrics": "Come, thou Almighty King,\nHelp us thy name to sing,\nHelp us to praise:\nFather, all glorious,\nO'er all victorious,\nCome, and reign over us,\nAncient of days.\n\nCome, thou Incarnate Word,\nGird on thy mighty sword,\nOur prayer attend:\nCome and thy people bless,\nAnd give thy Word success;\nSpirit of holiness,\nOn us descend.\n\nCome, Holy Comforter,\nThy sacred witness bear\nIn this glad hour:\nThou who almighty art,\nNow rule in every heart,\nAnd ne'er from us depart,\nSpirit of power.\n\nTo the great One in Three\nEternal praises be,\nHence evermore.\nHis sovereign majesty\nMay we in glory see,\nAnd to eternity\nLove and adore.", "first_line": "Come, thou Almighty King," }, { "title": "Come, thou Fount of every blessing", "author": "", "tune": "Nettleton", "number": "400", "lyrics": "Come, thou Fount of ev'ry blessing,\nTune my heart to sing thy grace;\nStreams of mercy, never ceasing,\nCall for songs of loudest praise,\nTeach me some melodious sonnet,\nSung by flaming tongues above;\nPraise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,\nMount of God's unchanging love.\n\nHere I raise my Ebenezer;\nHither by thy help I'm come;\nAnd I hope, by thy good pleasure,\nSafely to arrive at home.\nJesus sought me when a stranger,\nWand'ring from the fold of God:\nHe, to rescue me from danger,\nInterposed his precious blood.\n\nO to grace how great a debtor\nDaily I'm constrained to be;\nLet that grace now, like a fetter,\nBind my wand'ring heart to thee.\nProne to wander, Lord, I feel it,\nProne to leave the God I love;\nHere's my heart, O take and seal it,\nSeal it for thy courts above.", "first_line": "Come, thou Fount of ev'ry blessing," }, { "title": "Come, thou long-expected Jesus", "author": "", "tune": "Hyfrydol", "number": "145", "lyrics": "Come, thou long-expected Jesus,\nBorn to set thy people free;\nFrom our fears and sins release us;\nLet us find our rest in thee.\nIsrael's strength and consolation,\nHope of all the earth thou art;\nDear Desire of ev'ry nation,\nJoy of every longing heart.\n\nBorn thy people to deliver,\nBorn a child, and yet a King,\nBorn to reign in us for ever,\nNow thy gracious kingdom bring.\nBy thine own eternal Spirit\nRule in all our hearts alone;\nBy thine all-sufficient merit\nRaise us to thy glorious throne.", "first_line": "Come, thou long-expected Jesus," }, { "title": "Come to our poor nature's night", "author": "", "tune": "Irene", "number": "248", "lyrics": "Come to our poor nature's night,\nWith thy blessed inward light,\nHoly Ghost, the Infinite,\nComforter Divine.\n\nWe are sinfulcleanse us, Lord;\nSick and faintthy strength afford;\nLostuntil by thee restored,\nComforter Divine.\n\nLike the dew thy peace distill;\nGuide, subdue our wayward will,\nThings of Christ unfolding still,\nComforter Divine.\n\nWith us, for us, intercede,\nAnd, with voiceless groanings, plead\nOur unutterable need,\nComforter Divine.\n\nIn us Abba, Father! cry,\nEarnest of the bliss on high,\nSeal of immortality,\nComforter Divine.\n\nSearch for us the depths of God;\nUpwards by the starry road,\nBear us to thy high abode,\nComforter Divine.", "first_line": "Come to our poor nature's night," }, { "title": "Come to the light, 'tis shining for thee", "author": "", "tune": "Light of the World", "number": "679", "lyrics": "The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin;\nThe Light of the world is Jesus;\nLike sunshine at noonday his glory shone in,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus.\n\nCome to the Light, 'tis shining for thee;\nSweetly the Light has dawned upon me;\nOnce I was blind, but now I can see;\nThe Light of the world is Jesus.\n\nNo darkness have we who in Jesus abide,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus;\nWe walk in the Light when we follow our Guide,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus.\n\nYe dwellers in darkness with sin-blinded eyes,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus;\nGo, wash at his bidding, and light will arise,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus.\n\nNo need of the sunlight in heaven, we're told,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus;\nThe Lamb is the Light in the City of Gold,\nThe Light of the world is Jesus.", "first_line": "The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin;" }, { "title": "Come to the Saviour, make no delay", "author": "", "tune": "Invitation (Root)", "number": "693", "lyrics": "Come to the Saviour, make no delay:\nHere in his Word he's shown us the way;\nHere in our midst he's standing today,\nTenderly saying, \"Come!\"\n\nJoyful, joyful, will the meeting be,\nWhen from sin our hearts are pure and free;\nAnd we shall gather, Saviour, with thee,\nIn our eternal home.\n\nSuffer the children! O hear his voice!\nLet ev'ry heart leap forth and rejoice;\nAnd let us freely make him our choice:\nDo not delay, but come.\n\nThink once again, he's with us today;\nHeed now his blest command, and obey;\nHear now his accents tenderly say,\n\"Will you, my children, come?\"", "first_line": "Come to the Saviour, make no delay:" }, { "title": "Come to the Saviour now", "author": "", "tune": "Invitation", "number": "395", "lyrics": "Come to the Saviour now,\nHe gently calleth thee;\nIn true repentance bow,\nBefore him bend the knee;\nHe waiteth to bestow\nSalvation, peace and love,\nTrue joy on earth below,\nA home in heav'n above.\n\nCome to the Saviour now,\nYe who have wandered far;\nRenew your solemn vow,\nFor his by right you are;\nCome, like poor wand'ring sheep\nReturning to his fold;\nHis arm will safely keep,\nHis love will ne'er grow cold.\n\nCome to the Saviour, all,\nWhate'er your burdens be;\nHear now his loving call,\n\"Cast all your care on me.\"\nCome, and for ev'ry grief\nIn Jesus you will find\nA sure and safe relief,\nA loving Friend and kind.", "first_line": "Come to the Saviour now," }, { "title": "Come unto me, ye weary", "author": "", "tune": "Llangloffan", "number": "405", "lyrics": "\"Come unto me, ye weary,\nAnd I will give you rest.\"\nO blessed voice of Jesus\nWhich comes to hearts oppressed!\nIt tells of benediction,\nOf pardon, grace, and peace,\nOf joy that hath no ending,\nOf love which cannot cease.\n\n\"Come unto me, dear children,\nAnd I will give you light.\"\nO loving voice of Jesus\nWhich comes to cheer the night!\nOur hearts were filled with sadness,\nAnd we had lost our way;\nBut morning brings us gladness,\nAnd songs the break of day.\n\n\"Come unto me, ye fainting,\nAnd I will give you life.\"\nO peaceful voice of Jesus\nWhich comes to end our strife!\nThe foe is stern and eager,\nThe fight is fierce and long;\nBut thou hast made us mighty,\nAnd stronger than the strong.\n\n\"And whosoever cometh\nI will not cast him out.\"\nO patient love of Jesus\nWhich drives away our doubt;\nWhich calls us, very sinners,\nUnworthy though we be\nOf love so free and boundless,\nTo come, dear Lord, to thee!", "first_line": "\"Come unto me, ye weary," }, { "title": "All earth to him her homage brings", "author": "", "tune": "Vision", "number": "295", "lyrics": "From Psalm 22:27-30\n\nThe ends of all the earth shall hear\nAnd turn unto the Lord in fear;\nAll kindreds of the earth shall own\nAnd worship him as God alone.\n\nAll earth to him her homage brings,\nThe Lord of lords, the King of kings.\n\nFor his the kingdom, his of right,\nHe rules the nations by his might;\nAll earth to him her homage brings,\nThe Lord of lords, the King of kings.\n\nBoth rich and poor, both bond and free,\nShall worship him on bended knee,\nAnd children's children shall proclaim\nThe glorious honor of his Name.", "first_line": "From Psalm 22:27-30" }, { "title": "Come, we that love the Lord", "author": "", "tune": "St. Thomas", "number": "588", "lyrics": "Come, we that love the Lord,\nAnd let our joys be known;\nJoin in a song with sweet accord,\nAnd thus surround the throne.\n\nLet those refuse to sing\nThat never knew our God;\nBut children of the heav'nly King\nMay speak their joys abroad.\n\nThe men of grace have found\nGlory begun below;\nCelestial fruits on earthly ground\nFrom faith and hope may grow.\n\nThe hill of Zion yields\nA thousand sacred sweets,\nBefore we reach the heav'nly fields,\nOr walk the golden streets.\n\nThen let our songs abound,\nAnd ev'ry tear be dry;\nWe're marching through Immanuel's ground\nTo fairer worlds on high.", "first_line": "Come, we that love the Lord," }, { "title": "Come, ye disconsolate", "author": "", "tune": "Alma", "number": "518", "lyrics": "Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish,\nCome to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel:\nHere bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;\nEarth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot heal.\n\nJoy of the comfortless, light of the straying,\nHope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!\nHere speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying,\n\"Earth has no sorrows that heav'n cannot cure.\"\n\nHere see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing\nForth from the throne of God, pure from above:\nCome to the feast prepared; come ever knowing\nEarth has no sorrows but heav'n can remove.", "first_line": "Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish," }, { "title": "Come, ye faithful, raise the strain", "author": "", "tune": "St. Kevin", "number": "200", "lyrics": "Come, ye faithful, raise the strain\nOf triumphant gladness;\nGod hath brought his Israel\nInto joy from sadness;\nLoosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke\nJacob's sons and daughters;\nLed them with unmoistened foot\nThrough the Red Sea waters.\n\n'Tis the spring of souls today;\nChrist hath burst his prison,\nAnd from three days' sleep in death\nAs a sun hath risen;\nAll the winter of our sins,\nLong and dark, is flying\nFrom his light, to whom we give\nLaud and praise undying.\n\nNow the queen of seasons, bright\nWith the day of splendor,\nWith the royal feast of feasts,\nComes its joy to render;\nComes to glad Jerusalem,\nWho with true affection\nWelcomes in unwearied strains\nJesus' resurrection.\n\nNeither might the gates of death,\nNor the tomb's dark portal,\nNor the watchers, nor the seal\nHold thee as a mortal:\nBut today amidst the twelve\nThou didst stand, bestowing\nThat thy peace, which evermore\nPasseth human knowing.", "first_line": "Come, ye faithful, raise the strain" }, { "title": "Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched", "author": "", "tune": "Caersalem", "number": "393", "lyrics": "Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched,\nWeak and wounded, sick and sore;\nJesus ready stands to save you,\nFull of pity joined with pow'r:\nHe is able,\nHe is able,\nHe is able,\nHe is willing; doubt no more.\n\nCome, ye needy, come and welcome,\nGod's free bounty glorify;\nTrue belief and true repentance,\nEv'ry grace that brings you nigh,\nWithout money,\nWithout money,\nWithout money,\nCome to Jesus Christ and buy.\n\nCome, ye weary, heavy laden,\nBruised and broken by the fall;\nIf you tarry till you're better,\nYou will never come at all:\nNot the righteous,\nNot the righteous,\nNot the righteous,\nSinners Jesus came to call.\n\nLet not conscience make you linger,\nNor of fitness fondly dream;\nAll the fitness he requireth\nIs to feel your need of him;\nThis he gives you,\nThis he gives you,\nThis he gives you;\n'Tis the Spirit's rising beam.\n\nLo! th'incarnate God, ascended,\nPleads the merit of his blood;\nVenture on him, venture wholly,\nLet no other trust intrude:\nNone but Jesus,\nNone but Jesus,\nNone but Jesus\nCan do helpless sinners good.", "first_line": "Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched," }, { "title": "Come, ye souls by sin afflicted", "author": "", "tune": "St. Austin", "number": "390", "lyrics": "Come, ye souls by sin afflicted,\nBowed with fruitless sorrow down;\nBy the broken law convicted,\nThrough the cross behold the crown;\nLook to Jesus;\nMercy flows through him alone.\n\nTake his easy yoke and wear it;\nLove will make obedience sweet;\nChrist will give you strength to bear it,\nWhile his wisdom guides your feet\nSafe to glory,\nWhere his ransomed captives meet.\n\nBlessed are the eyes that see him,\nBlest the ears that hear his voice;\nBlessed are the souls that trust him,\nAnd in him alone rejoice:\nHis commandments\nThen become their happy choice.\n\nSweet as home to pilgrim's weary,\nLight to newly opened eyes,\nOr full springs in deserts dreary,\nIs the rest the cross supplies:\nAll who taste it\nShall to rest immortal rise.", "first_line": "Come, ye souls by sin afflicted," }, { "title": "Come, ye thankful people, come", "author": "", "tune": "St. George's Windsor", "number": "615", "lyrics": "Come, ye thankful people, come,\nRaise the song of harvest home:\nAll is safely gathered in,\nEre the winter storms begin;\nGod, our Maker, doth provide\nFor our wants to be supplied:\nCome to God's own temple, come,\nRaise the song of harvest home.\n\nAll the world is God's own field,\nFruit unto his praise to yield;\nWheat and tares together sown,\nUnto joy or sorrow grown:\nFirst the blade, and then the ear,\nThen the full corn shall appear:\nLord of harvest, grant that we\nWholesome grain and pure may be.\n\nFor the Lord our God shall come,\nAnd shall take his harvest home;\nFrom his field shall in that day\nAll offences purge away;\nGive his angels charge at last\nIn the fire the tares to cast,\nBut the fruitful ears to store\nIn his garner evermore.\n\nEven so, Lord, quickly come\nTo thy final harvest home;\nGather thou thy people in,\nFree from sorrow, free from sin;\nThere for ever purified,\nIn thy presence to abide:\nCome, with all thine angels, come,\nRaise the glorious harvest home.", "first_line": "Come, ye thankful people, come," }, { "title": "Comfort, comfort ye my people", "author": "", "tune": "Thirsting", "number": "148", "lyrics": "Comfort, comfort ye my people,\nSpeak ye peace, thus saith our God;\nComfort those who sit in darkness,\nMourning 'neath their sorrow's load.\nSpeak ye to Jerusalem\nOf the peace that waits for them;\nTell her that her sins I cover,\nAnd her warfare now is over.\n\nYea, her sins our God will pardon,\nBlotting out each dark misdeed;\nAll that well deserved his anger\nHe no more will see or heed.\nShe hath suffered many a day\nNow her griefs have passed away;\nGod will change her pining sadness\nInto ever-springing gladness.\n\nFor the herald's voice is crying\nIn the desert far and near,\nBidding all men to repentance,\nSince the kingdom now is here.\nO that warning cry obey!\nNow prepare for God a way;\nLet the valleys rise to meet him,\nAnd the hills bow down to greet him.\n\nMake ye straight what long was crooked,\nMake the rougher places plain;\nLet your hearts be true and humble,\nAs befits his holy reign.\nFor the glory of the Lord\nNow o'er earth is shed abroad;\nAnd all flesh shall see the token,\nThat his word is never broken.", "first_line": "Comfort, comfort ye my people," }, { "title": "Commit thou all thy griefs and ways", "author": "", "tune": "St. George", "number": "560", "lyrics": "Commit thou all thy griefs\nAnd ways in