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Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing

Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman Appears in 15 hymnals Refrain First Line: Open the wells of grace and salvation Lyrics: 1. Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing Into Thy holy likeness to grow; Thirsting for more and deeper communion, Yearning Thy love more fully to know. Refrain Open the wells of grace and salvation, Pour the rich streams deep into my heart; Cleanse and refine my thought and affection, Seal me and make me pure as Thou art. 2. Dead to the world would I be, O Father! Dead unto sin, alive unto Thee; Crucify all the earthly within me, Emptied of sin and self may I be. [Refrain] 3. I would be Thine, and serve Thee forever, Filled with Thy Spirit, lost in Thy love; Come to my heart, Lord, come with anointing, Showers of grace send down from above. [Refrain] Used With Tune: OPEN THE WELLS

O Thou Who Hast, in Every Age

Author: Edward H. Dewart Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Thou who hast, in every age, Thy trusting people safely led, On us, who in Thy work engage, Thy Spirit’s guiding influence shed. 2. As moon and stars their beams unite, To gild and gladden every zone, So blend Thy Word and works their light, To make Thy grace and glory known. 3. Though Thou art holy, wise, and great, And we are sinful worms of clay, Thou dost regard our low estate, And bend to listen while we pray. 4. On those who sow in youthful minds The seeds of harvests yet to be, Bestow the living faith, which binds The heart in loyal love to Thee. 5. Protect our youth from every foe, And lead in paths of truth and peace; As they in age and knowledge grow, May faith and holiness increase. 6. So to Thy Church, in wisdom taught, May men of nobler life be given; Until, by holy deed and thought, This world is lifted nearer Heaven. Used With Tune: HURSLEY Text Sources: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book (Toronto, Canada: Methodist Book and Publishing House, 1894), number 927.

Tell It Again

Author: Mary B. Slade Appears in 114 hymnals First Line: Into the tent where a gypsy boy lay Refrain First Line: Tell it again! Tell it again! Lyrics: 1. Into the tent where a gypsy boy lay, Dying alone at the close of the day, News of salvation we carried; said he: Nobody ever has told it to me! Refrain Tell it again! Tell it again! Salvation’s story repeat o’er and o’er. Till none can say of the children of men, Nobody ever has told me before. 2. Did He so love me, a poor little boy? Send unto me the good tidings of joy? Need I not perish? My hand will He hold? Nobody ever the story has told! [Refrain] 3. Bending we caught the last words of his breath, Just as he entered the valley of death: God sent His Son! Whosoever, said He: Then I am sure that He sent Him for me! [Refrain] 4. Smiling he said, as his last sigh he spent, I am so glad that for me He was sent! Whispered, while low sunk the sun in the west, Lord, I believe, tell it now to the rest! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Into the tent where a gypsy boy lay] Text Sources: Good News, or Songs and Tunes for Sunday Schools, Christian Associations, and Special Meetings, edited by Rigdon M. McIntosh (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1876)

Tell Me The Story

Author: Justin W. Van DeVenter Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: When sorrow and trouble like sea billows roll Refrain First Line: Tell it to me, tell it to me Lyrics: 1 When sorrow and trouble like sea billows roll, Tell me the story of Jesus; When evil assails me and doubts fill my soul, Tell me the story of Jesus. Refrain: Tell it to me, tell it to me, Tell me the story of Jesus; Tell it to me. 2 When weary from labor I rest by the way, Tell me the story of Jesus; It strengthens my purpose and brightens the day, Tell me the story of Jesus. [Refrain] 3 In times of affliction, when suffering from pain, Tell me the story of Jesus; It softens my pillow, revives me again; Tell me the story of Jesus. [Refrain] 4 When life here is over and time is no more, Tell me the story of Jesus; O tell it again on the beautiful shore; Tell me the story of Jesus. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When sorrow and trouble like sea billows roll] Text Sources: New Songs of the Gospel by C. Austin Miles and Maurice A. Clifton (pseudonym of J. Lincoln Hall) (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1900)

My Griefs of Heart Abound

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.6.6.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My griefs of heart abound, Relieve my sore distress, See my affliction and my pain, Forgive my sinfulness. 2. Consider Thou my foes, So many and so bold, For cruel is the hatred, Lord, Which they against me hold. 3. Defend and keep my soul, From foes deliver me, And let me not be brought to shame: I put my trust in Thee. 4. Be truth and right my shield, Because I wait for Thee; Thy Church, O God, do Thou redeem From all adversity. Used With Tune: PALMER Text Sources: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 63

Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

Author: Helen H. Lemmel Appears in 72 hymnals First Line: O soul, are you weary and troubled? Lyrics: 1. O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? There’s a light for a look at the Savior, And life more abundant and free! Refrain Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace. 2. Through death into life everlasting He passed, and we follow Him there; Over us sin no more hath dominion— For more than conquerors we are! [Refrain] 3. His Word shall not fail you—He promised; Believe Him, and all will be well: Then go to a world that is dying, His perfect salvation to tell! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O soul, are you weary and troubled?]

Now Shall My Solemn Vows Be Paid

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2. My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make His mercies known; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders He has done. 3. When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought His heav’nly aid; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death’s eternal shade. 4. If sin lay covered in my heart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I His praises sung. 5. But God (His name be ever blessed) Has set my spirit free; Nor turned from Him my poor request, Nor turned His heart from me. Used With Tune: NATIVITY Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

O My Savior, Lifted

Author: William W. How Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O my Savior, lifted From the earth for me, Draw me, in Thy mercy, Nearer unto Thee. 2. Lift my earthbound longings, Fix them, Lord, above; Draw me with the magnet Of Thy mighty love. 3. Lord, Thine arms are stretching Ever far and wide, To enfold Thy children To Thy loving side. 4. And I come, O Jesus; Dare I turn away? No! Thy love hath conquered, And I come today. 5. Bringing all my burdens, Sorrow, sin, and care, At Thy feet I lay them And I leave them there. Used With Tune: NORTH COATES Text Sources: Hymns for Mission Services, 1876

As Oft, with Worn and Weary Feet

Author: James Edmeston Appears in 59 hymnals Lyrics: 1. As oft, with worn and weary feet, We tread earth’s rugged valley o’er, The thought, how comforting and sweet: Christ trod this very path before! Our wants and weaknesses He knows, From life’s first dawning to its close. 2. Does sickness, feebleness or pain Or sorrow in our path appear? The recollection will remain, More deeply did He suffer here: His life, how truly sad and brief, Filled up with suffering and with grief. 3. If Satan tempt our hearts to stray And whisper evil things within, So did he, in the desert way, Assail our Lord with thoughts of sin, When worn and in a feeble hour The tempter came with all his power. 4. Just such as I, this earth He trod, With every human ill but sin; And though indeed the very God, As I am now so He has been. My God, my Savior, look on me, With pity, love and sympathy. Used With Tune: BREMEN (Neumark) Text Sources: Fifty Original Hymns (Northampton, England: 1833), number 4

The Golden Gates Are Lifted Up

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 132 hymnals Lyrics: 1. The golden gates are lifted up, The doors are opened wide; The King of Glory is gone in Unto His Father’s side. 2. Thou art gone up before us, Lord, To make for us a place, That we may be where now Thou art, And look upon God’s face. 3. And ever on our earthly path A gleam of glory lies, A light still breaks behind the cloud That veiled Thee from our eyes. 4. Lift up our hearts, lift up our minds: Let Thy dear grace be giv’n; That, while we wander here below, Our treasure be in Heav’n. 5. That where Thou art, at God’s right hand, Our hope, our love, may be: Dwell Thou in us, that we may dwell Forevermore in Thee. Used With Tune: MIRFIELD Text Sources: Originally appeared as "The Eternal Gates Lift Up Their Heads" in Hymns, by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1852; Published in revised form in Alexander's Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858