Christian Hymns

Christian Worship The Soul Returning To God. Return, my soul, unto thy rest,From vain pursuits and maddening cares,From lonely woes that wring thy breast,The world’s allurements, toils and snares. Return unto thy rest, my soul,From all the wanderings of thy thought;From sickness unto death made whole;Safe through a thousand perils brought. Then to thy rest, […]

Christian Worship Not That Thou Wouldst Take Them Out Of The World, But Keep Them From Its Evil. Sweet is the bliss of souls serene,When they have sworn and steadfast mean,Counting the cost, in all t’ espyTheir God, in all themselves deny. O could we learn that sacrifice,What lights would all around us rise!How would […]

Christian Worship Early Piety. When children give their hearts to God,‘Tis pleasing in his eyes;A flower, when offered in the bud,Is no vain sacrifice. It saves us from a thousand snaresTo mind religion young;Grace will preserve our following years,And make our virtues strong. To thee, Almighty God, to theeMay we our hearts resign;‘Twill please us […]

Christian Worship The World To Come. There is a world we have not seen,That wasting time can ne’er destroy,Where mortal footstep hath not been,Nor ear hath caught its sounds of joy. That world to come! and O how blest!-Fairer than prophets ever told;And never did an angel-guestOne half its blessedness unfold. It is all holy […]

Christian Worship Dedication Of Children To God And Christ. See Israel’s gentle Shepherd stand,With all-engaging charms;Hark! how he calls the tender lambs,And folds them in his arms! Permit them to approach, he cries,Nor scorn their humble name;For ’twas to bless such souls as these,The Lord of angels came. We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,And […]

Christian Worship The Sabbath And The Earthly Temple. The joyful morn, my God, is come,That calls me to thy sacred dome,Thy presence to adore:My feet the summons shall attend,With willing steps thy courts ascendAnd tread the hallowed floor. With holy joy I hail the day,That warns my thirsting soul away;What transports fill my breast!For, lo! […]

Christian Worship Through Thee We Now Together Came Through thee we now together came,In singleness of heart;We met, O, Jesus, in thy name,And in thy name we part. We part in body, not in mind;Our minds continue one;And, each to each in Jesus joined,We hand in hand go on. Present we still in spirit are,And […]

Christian Worship A Blessing Sought. Again our earthly cares we leave,And to thy courts repair;Again, with joyful feet we comeTo meet our Saviour here. The feeling heart, the melting eye,The humble mind, bestow;And shine upon us from on high,To make our graces grow. May we in faith receive thy word,In faith present our prayers,And in […]

Christian Worship Report Of The Watchman. Watchman! tell us of the night,What its signs of promise are.Traveller! o’er yon mountain’s height,See that glory-beaming star.Watchman! does its beauteous rayAught of joy or hope foretell?Traveller! yes; it brings the day,Promised day of Israel. Watchman! tell us of the night;Higher yet that star ascends.Traveller! blessedness and light,Peace and […]

Christian Worship The Re-union Of Friends After Death. Blest be the hour when friends shall meet,Shall meet to part no more,And with celestial welcome greet,On an immortal shore. Sweet hope, deep cherished, not in vain,Now art thou richly crowned!All that was dead revives again;All that was lost is found! The parent eyes his long-lost child;Brothers […]