Christian Hymns

Christian Worship Invoking A Blessing. Lord! when thy people seek thy face,And dying sinners pray to live,Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling-place,And, when thou hearest, O forgive! Here, when thy messengers proclaimThe blessed Gospel of thy Son,Still, by the power of his great name,Be mighty signs and wonders done. But will indeed Jehovah deignHere to […]

Christian Worship The Mercy-seat. From every stormy wind that blows,From every swelling tide of woes,There is a calm, a sure retreat;‘Tis found before the mercy-seat. There is a place were Jesus shedsThe oil of gladness on our heads,-A place of all on earth most sweet;It is the heavenly mercy-seat. There is a scene where spirits […]

Christian Worship Sabbath Hymn With Nature. King of the world! I worship thee:Lord of the mind! the Sabbath’s thine:-A contrite heart, a bended knee,To-day shall be my corn, my wine.A choral song for sacrificeWill mount as fire, and heavenward ownThe green-leaved earth, through joys and sighsA satellite round Mercy’s throne. The moon comes up to […]

Christian Worship The Traveller’s Hymn. How are thy servants blest, O Lord!How sure is their defence!Eternal wisdom is their guide,Their help omnipotence. In foreign realms, and lands remote,Supported by thy care,They pass unhurt through burning climes,And breathe in tainted air. Thy mercy sweetens every soil,Makes every region please;The hoary, frozen hills it warms,And smooths the […]

Christian Worship Praise From All Nature. Begin the high, celestial strain,My raptured soul, and singA sacred hymn of grateful praiseTo heaven’s almighty King. Ye curling fountains, as ye rollYour silver waves along,Repeat to all your verdant shoresThe subject of the song. Bear it, ye breezes, on your wings,To distant climes away,And round the wide-extended worldThe […]

Christian Worship Peace After A Storm. When darkness long has veiled my mind,And smiling day once more appears,Then, my Creator! then I findThe folly of my doubts and fears. Straight I upbraid my wandering heart,And blush that I should ever beThus prone to act so base a part,Or harbor one hard thought of thee. O! […]

Christian Worship Prayer For The Abolition Of Slavery. With thy pure dews and rains,Wash out, O God! the stainsFrom Afric’s shore;And while her palm trees bud,Let not her children’s blood,With her broad Niger’s flood,Be mingled more. Quench, righteous God! the thirst,That Congo’s sons hath cursed-The thirst for gold;Shall not thy thunders speak,Where Mammon’s altars reek,Where […]

Christian Worship Patience. Patience, O, ‘t is a grace divine,Sent from the God of peace and love,That leans upon our Father’s arm,As through the wilds of life we rove. By patience, we serenely bearThe troubles of our mortal state,And wait, contented, our discharge,Nor think our glory comes too late. O, for this grace to aid […]

Christian Worship Christian Worship. Father of all! where shall we findA temple suited to thy praise?To thee, the uncreated Mind,What earthly altar shall we raise? We’ll call a multitude around,And gladly seek the house of prayer;There thy salvation we have found,And still, O God, we’ll seek it there. From breast to breast the holy flameShall […]

Christian Worship Missionaries Encouraged. Ye Christian heralds,-go, proclaimSalvation in Immanuel’s name:To distant climes the tidings bear,And plant the rose of Sharon there. He’ll shield you with a wall of fire,With holy zeal your hearts inspire,Bid raging winds their fury cease,And calm the savage breast to peace. And when our labors all are o’er,Then shall we […]