Christian Hymns

Christian Worship Jesus His Empire Shall Extend Jesus his empire shall extend;Beneath his gentle swayKings of the earth shall humbly bend,And his commands obey. From sea to sea, from shore to shore,All nations shall be blest;We hear the noise of war no more,-He gives his people rest. As clouds descend in gentle showers,When spring renews […]

Christian Worship The Kingdom Of Christ. Pour, blessed Gospel, glorious news for man!Thy stream of life o’er springless deserts roll:Thy bond of peace the mighty earth can span,And make one brotherhood from pole to pole. On, piercing Gospel, on! of every heart,In every latitude, thou own’st the key:From their dull slumbers savage souls shall start,With […]

Christian Worship Prayer For Faith. Lord! I believe; thy power I own,Thy word I would obey;I wander comfortless, and lone,When from thy truth I stray. Lord! I believe; but gloomy fearsSometimes bedim my sight;I look to thee with prayers and tears,And cry for strength and light. Lord! I believe; but oft, I know,My faith is […]

Christian Worship For A Charitable Occasion. Help us, O Lord! thy yoke to wear,Delighting in thy perfect will;Each other’s burdens learn to bear,And thus thy law of love fulfil. Who sparingly his seed bestows,He sparingly shall also reap;But whoso plentifully sows,The plenteous sheaves his hands shall heap. Teach us, with glad and cheerful hearts,As thou […]

Christian Worship Thanks At The Close Of Service. Kind Lord, before thy faceAgain with joy we bow,For all the gifts and graceThou dost on us bestow.Our tongues would all thy love proclaim,And chant the honors of thy name. Here, in thine earthly house,Our joyful souls have met;Here paid our solemn vows,And felt our union sweet.For […]

Christian Worship They Shall Look On Him Whom They Pierced. Bound upon the accursed tree,Faint and bleeding, who is he?By the cheek so pale and wan,By the crown of twisted thorn,By the side so deeply pierced,By the baffled, burning thirst,By the drooping death-dewed brow.Son of man! ’tis thou! ’tis thou! Bound upon the accursed tree,Sad […]

Christian Worship Glory Of The Church. On thy church, O Power Divine,Cause thy glorious face to shine;Till the nations from afarHail her as their guiding star;Till her sons, from zone to zone,Make thy great salvation known. Then shall God, with lavish hand,Scatter blessings o’er the land;Earth shall yield her rich increase,Every breeze shall whisper peace,And […]

Christian Worship For Social Worship. Our God, where’er thy people meet,There they behold thy mercy-seat;Where’er they seek thee, thou art found,And every place is hallowed ground. For thou, within no walls confined,Inhabitest the humble mind;Such ever bring thee where they come,And, going, take thee to their home. Here may we prove the power of prayerTo […]

Christian Worship Preparation For Worship. Lord, before thy presence come,Bow we down with holy fear;Call our erring footsteps home,Let us feel that thou art near. Wandering thoughts and languid powersCome not where devotion kneels;Let the soul expand her stores,Glowing with the joy she feels. At the portals of thine house,We resign our earth-born cares;Nobler thoughts […]

Christian Worship Love To All Mankind. O God, my Father, and my King,Of all I have, or hope, the spring!Send down thy spirit from above,And fill my heart with heavenly love. May I from every act abstain,That hurts or gives another pain:And bear a sympathizing part,Whene’er I meet a wounded heart. And let my neighbor’s […]