Christian Hymn – Death Of A Child Life is a span, a fleeting hour Hymn
Christian Worship Death Of A Child. Life is a span,-a fleeting hour:How soon the vapor flies!Man is a tender, transient flower,That e’en in blooming dies. The once-loved form, now cold and dead,Each mournful thought employs;And nature weeps, her comforts fled,And withered all her joys. Hope looks beyond the bounds of time,When what we now deploreShall […]
Christian Hymn – The Changes Of Nature Types Of Immortality Hymn
Christian Worship The Changes Of Nature Types Of Immortality. As twilight’s gradual veil is spreadAcross the evening sky;So man’s bright hours decline in shade,And mortal comforts die. The bloom of spring, the summer rose,In vain pale winter brave;Nor youth, nor age, nor wisdom knowsA ransom from the grave. But morning dawns and spring revives,And genial […]
Christian Hymn – Brethren, Beloved For Jesus’ Sake Hymn
Christian Worship Brethren, Beloved For Jesus’ Sake Brethren, beloved for Jesus’ sake,A hearty welcome here receive;May we together now partakeThe joys which he alone can give. May he by whose kind care we meet,Send his good Spirit from above,Make our communion pure and sweet,And cause our hearts to burn with love. Forgotten be each worldly […]
Christian Hymn – And They Found The Stone Rolled Away From The Sepulchre Hymn
Christian Worship And They Found The Stone Rolled Away From The Sepulchre. The mourners came at break of dayUnto the garden-sepulchre;With darkened hearts to weep and pray,For him, the loved one buried there.What radiant light dispels the gloom?An angel sits beside the tomb. Then mourn we not beloved dead,E’en while we come to weep and […]
Christian Hymn – To God Pertain The Issues Of Life And Death Hymn
Christian Worship To God Pertain The Issues Of Life And Death. Sovereign of life! before thine eye,Lo! mortal men by thousands die:One glance from thee at once brings downThe proudest brow that wears a crown. Banished at once from human sightTo the dark grave’s mysterious night,Imprisoned in that dusty bed,We hide our solitary head. Yet […]
Christian Hymn – Close Of Worship. Evening o! the day of rest declineth Hymn
Christian Worship Close Of Worship. Evening. Lo! the day of rest declineth;Gather fast the shades of night-May the Sun that ever shineth,Fill our souls with heavenly light. Softly now the dew is falling;Peace o’er all the scene is spread;-On his children meekly calling,Purer influence God will shed. While thine ear of love addressing,Thus our parting […]
Christian Hymn – For Holiness Hymn
Christian Worship For Holiness. The thing my God doth hateThat I no more may do,Thy creature, Lord, again create,And all my soul renew;Abhor the thing unclean,And, sanctified by love divine,Forever cease from sin. That blessed law of thine,Father, to me impart;The Spirit’s law of life divine,O write it in my heart!Implant it deep within,Whence it […]
Christian Hymn – Power Of The Gospel Hymn
Christian Worship Power Of The Gospel. Behold, the morning sunBegins his glorious way;His beams through all the nations run,And life and light convey. But where the gospel comes,It spreads diviner light;It calls dead sinners from their tombs,And gives the blind their sight. How perfect is thy word!And all thy judgments just!Forever sure thy promise, Lord,And […]
Christian Hymn – The Christian’s Death o! the prisoner is released Hymn
Christian Worship The Christian’s Death. Lo! the prisoner is released,Lightened of his fleshly load;Where the weary are at rest,He is gathered unto God:Lo! the pain of life is past,And his warfare now is o’er;Death and hell behind are cast,Grief and suffering are no more, Yes! the Christian’s course is run,Ended is the glorious strife;Fought the […]
Christian Hymn – Hymn At Sea Hymn
Christian Worship Hymn At Sea. O Thou who hast spread out the skies,And measured the depths of the sea,‘Twixt heavens and ocean shall riseOur incense of praises to thee. We know that thy presence is nearWhile heaves our bark far from the land;-We ride o’er the deep without fear;-The waters are held in thy hand. […]