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Still Closer

Author: Bessie Q. Jordan Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I'm saved, O Lord, yes praise Thy name Refrain First Line: Closer still, yes, closer still Lyrics: 1. I’m saved, O Lord, yes praise Thy name! I would with trumpet voice proclaim The blessèd news! But I would be Drawn daily closer, Lord, to Thee. Refrain Closer still, yes, closer still. Ever closer, Lord, to Thee, Blessèd Savior, I would be; And according to Thy will, More like Thee I fain would be. 2. Draw me so close that I may hear When Thou wouldst whisper in my ear; So close that thro’ all earthly noise I clearly hear my Savior’s voice. [Refrain] 3. O glorious Sun, I’d gaze on Thee, Till I no other object see; And yet would plead, if ’tis Thy will, Draw me a little closer still. [Refrain] 4. No other prayer my soul can learn, For Thee alone my soul doth yearn; My prayer throughout eternity, A little closer, Lord, to Thee. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [I'm saved, O Lord, yes praise Thy name] Text Sources: Appeared in Fairer Than Day (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1903), number 58

All To Jesus Bringing

Author: Lula Benton Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All to Jesus bringing, With delight and singing, For to Him alone each blessing we owe; He hath borne our sadness, Given light and gladness, And a truer friend we never shall know. Refrain: All to Jesus we will bring, Talents, love, and earthly store; Serving Him, our only king, Praising him forevermore! 2 All to Jesus bringing, While His praise is ringing, From the depths of grateful hearts for His love; Sin and needs confessing, Praying for His blessing, As we strive by faith to follow above. [Refrain] 3 All to Jesus bringing, To Him ever clinging, Dauntless, although doubts and fears oft assail; On His strength relying, Never Him denying, We are safe, for Jesus never can fail. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [All to Jesus bringing]

Save Me From Sin

Author: Viola M. Zink Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Save me from sin, my blessèd Lord, I pray Lyrics: 1 Save me from sin, my blessèd Lord, I pray, Save me from sin, thro’ all the weary day; From foes without, from doubts and fears within, Oh, heav’nly Father, save, I pray from sin. 2 Save me from sin, when tempted sore and tried, When worldly joys allure on every side; When all seems bright, and life one joyous day, Then, heav’nly Father, save from sin, I pray. 3 Save me from sin, when life seems dark and drear, Oh, let me feel Thy tender presence near; Help me to trust when darkness veils my way, Oh, heav’nly Father, save from sin, I pray. 4 Save me from sin, when evening shadows fall, Hold Thou my hand, on Thee alone I call; Guide Thou my steps, thro’ all the darksome way, Then, heav’nly Father, save at last, I pray. Used With Tune: RAJASTHAN Text Sources: Heart Songs by Frederick A. Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1893)

Merciful God, To Thee We Cry

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Merciful God, to Thee we cry, O think upon us, or we die The ever-living death! Lo! by a mighty tempest tossed, Our ship without Thine aid is lost, Lost in the gulf beneath. 2 The mariners are struck with fear, And shudder at destruction near, So high the billows swell; Ready to o’erwhelm our shattered state, Thy judgments fall with all their weight, To crush us into hell. 3 Ah! wherefore is this evil come? Show us, omniscient God, for whom Thy plagues our Church befall: Give, while we ask, a righteous lot, And let the guilty soul be caught, Who brings Thy curse on all. 4 With trembling awe we humbly pray, Now, now the secret cause display Of our calamity, Whose sins have brought Thy judgments down! Alas, my God, the cause I own, The lot is fallen on me! 5 I am the man, the Jonas I, For me the working waves run high, For me the curse takes place; I have increased the nation’s load, I have called down the wrath of God On all our helpless race. 6 With guilty unbelieving dread Long have I from His presence fled, And shunned the sight of Heaven; In vain the pardoning God pursued, I would not be by grace subdued, I would not be forgiven. 7 I know the tempest roars for me, Till I am cast into the sea, Its rage can never cease: Here then I to my doom submit, Do with me as Thy will sees fit, But give Thy people peace. 8 Save, Jesu, save the sinking ship, And lo! I plunge into the deep Of all Thy judgments here; I fall beneath Thy threatenings, Lord, But let my soul, at last restored, Before Thy face appear. 9 Beneath Thine anger’s present weight I sink, and only deprecate Thy sorer wrath to come: Give me at last in Thee a part, And now, in mercy, now avert The guilty nation’s doom. 10 O bid the angry waves subside, Into a calm the tempest chide By Thy supreme command: Thou in our broken ship remain, Till every soul the harbor gain, And reach the heavenly land. Used With Tune: ADVENT Text Sources: Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution by John and Charles Wesley (London: Strahan, 1744)

O King Of Saints, With Pitying Eye

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O King of saints with pitying eye Lyrics: 1 O King of saints with pitying eye, Thy poor afflicted people see, Who hold Thy Word, nor dare deny Thy name, though suffering loss for Thee. Exposed to shame, and want, and pain, Crushed by the persecutor’s power, Thou, Lord, their fainting souls sustain, And keep them in their trying hour. 2 From anger, and contemptuous pride, From low revenge, and faithless fear, Preserve, and still their spirits hide, Till Thou in their behalf appear. Their feeble hearts confirm, unite, And fix on their reward above: Embolden with Thy Spirit’s might, And arm them with Thy patient love. 3 Thee let the witnesses confess Before the rebel sons of men, Proclaim Thine all victorious grace, And suffer till with Thee they reign: To Thee, and to each other cleave, While midst the ravening wolves they lie, A pattern to believers live, A pattern to believers die! Used With Tune: KIAWAH Text Sources: Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution by John and Charles Wesley (London: Strahan, 1744)

The Day, The Dreadful Day, Draws Nigh

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: The day, the dreadful day draws nigh Refrain First Line: 88.88.88 Lyrics: 1 The day, the dreadful day draws nigh, When God in judgment shall appear, Shall by His laws His people try, And prove with scrutiny severe The sinners settled on their lees, And punish all that dwell at ease. 2 The men whose hearts deny His love, His guardian love and righteous sway, Who say Secure He sits above, And lets us each pursue our way, Nor will He e’er our deeds regard, Or punish mortals, or reward. 3 On these the Lord His wrath shall show, And give them to the Waster’s power, Stir up the fierce invading foe, Their goods and houses to devour: Houses they shall for others build, And sow, but never reap the field. 4 For lo! the Lord’s great day is near, Is near, and swiftly hastens on; The mighty men shall cry for fear And anguish while His wrath comes down, While God the sacred panic darts And speaks in thunder to their hearts. 5 Who can that awful day declare? A day of trouble and distress, A day of raging, wasteful war, Of darkness, clouds and gloominess, A day to join th’embattled powers, And storm the forts, and shake the towers. 6 The Lord shall bring a sudden snare, The wicked by His judgments blind; Because His utmost plagues they dare They here their punishment shall find; Their blood shall be as dust poured forth, Their carcasses shall dung the earth. 7 Not all their treasures shall redeem Their lives in that tremendous day, When God’s great jealousy shall flame Vindictive, and devour its prey, The land where in their sins they dwell Burn up—burn after them to hell. 8 Turn then to God, ye sinners, turn, Let every heart at once relent; The whole devoted nation mourn, By general grief the curse prevent; In penitential sorrow join, And deprecate the wrath divine. 9 Repent before the dire decree Bring forth the irrevocable doom; Before the day as chaff ye see Pass by, before the vengeance come; Before the Lord let loose His ire, And make you fuel to the fire. 10 Or if the wicked will not hear, Ye humble souls that keep His Word, Ye meek ones of the earth, revere, And seek with double zeal your Lord; Walk on in all His righteous ways, And labor for the perfect grace. 11 It may be God, the God ye love Will hide you in His anger’s day, Far off from you the sword remove— Or if it sweeps your lives away, Your souls with swifter motion driv’n Shall in a whirlwind fly to Heav’n. Used With Tune: MATLOCK Text Sources: Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution by John and Charles Wesley (London: Strahan, 1744)

When We Get Home

Author: M. A. Hood Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Far beyond the strife of this earthly life Lyrics: 1 Far beyond the strife of this earthly life, There’s a home prepared for us above; And some blessèd day we’ll go there to stay, Evermore to sing of Jesus’ love. Refrain: When we get home, No more we’ll wander, no more roam, But peace complete and rapture sweet We’ll share when we get home. 2 In that home so sweet with its joys complete, We shall find the rest for which we sigh; Sing redemption’s song with the blood washed throng, When we reach that city by and by. [Refrain] 3 Just inside the gate, where our loved ones wait, Jesus our dear Savior we shall see; Look upon His face, praise Him for His grace, O how sweet ’twill be to you and me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Far beyond the strife of this earthly life] Text Sources: The Gospel Way by Anthony J. Showalter et al. (Dalton, GA: A. J. Showalter, 1923)

When The Goodbyes Of Earth Are All Spoken

Author: W. E. Catlin Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When our loved ones we greet Refrain First Line: But when earth’s goodbyes are all spoken Lyrics: 1 When our loved ones we greet, In the homes where we meet, And a foretaste of Heaven enjoy, Then the goodbyes of earth Put an end to our mirth, And our circle of loved ones destroy. Refrain: But when earth’s goodbyes are all spoken, And we’re gathered around the white throne, Our circle will then be unbroken, For there no goodbyes are known. 2 Like the last rays of light, All our joy takes its flight, When with goodbyes our loved ones remove; But how cheering that day In the near "far away," When the ransomed will all meet above. [Refrain] 3 To the friendless on earth Give some joy in their dearth, Bid them share in the pleasures of home, Till they’ve treasures on high, Where we’ll meet by and by, In that lasting reunion to come. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When our loved ones we greet] Text Sources: Song-Land Messenger No. 2 by Anthony J. Showalter (Dallas: Showalter-Lincoln Company, 1898)

Some Day, Beyond The Valley

Author: Jennie Wilson Meter: 9.6.9.6 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Some day, beyond the silent valley Refrain First Line: Some blessèd day beyond the valley, Lyrics: 1 Some day, beyond the silent valley, Where sounds no mortal word, Sweet voices speaking to our spirits, In welcome will be heard. Refrain: Some blessèd day beyond the valley, We’ll reach the heav’nly height, With souls redeemed to dwell forever In never fading light. 2 Some day, beyond the somber valley, The vale so still and dim, We shall behold our Savior’s glory, And we shall be like Him. [Refrain] 3 Some day, beyond the lonely valley, Where none can with us go, We’ll join the throng of bright immortals, Their holy rapture know. [Refrain] 4 Some day, beyond the dismal valley, When earthly strife is o’er, We’ll sing the glad new song of Heaven, Rejoicing evermore. [Refrain] Used With Tune: DÜZCE

Beautiful Star

Author: D. S. Anderson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A most beautiful star burst out one night Refrain First Line: Like a radiant gem it shone upon them, Lyrics: 1 A most beautiful star burst out one night, And it shone with such splendor and holy delight, That wise men from the East, a country afar, Beheld with great joy that dear beautiful star. Refrain: Like a radiant gem it shone upon them, And led them rejoicing to Bethlehem; And the story it told, more precious than gold, Will ever to glory the way unfold. 2 ’Twas a Savior they sought, ’twas a Savior they found, And they told the glad story the country around; Shall not we be as wise as those from afar, And follow the beams of the beautiful star? [Refrain] 3 That bright Bethlehem star is shining yet; It arose in its beauty, but never will set; For the time draweth nigh when nations afar Shall walk in the light of that beautiful star. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [A most beautiful star burst out one night] Text Sources: Crown of Life, by William A. Ogden (Toledo: Willard W. Whitney, 1856)