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Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

Author: Tobias Clausnitzer Appears in 147 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, at Thy word We are gathered all to hear Thee; Let our hearts and souls be stirred Now to seek and love and fear Thee; By Thy teachings, sweet and holy, Drawn from earth to love Thee solely. 2 All our knowledge, sense, and sight Lie in deepest darkness shrouded, Till Thy Spirit breaks our night With the beams of truth unclouded. Thou alone to God canst win us; Thou must work all good within us. 3 Glorious Lord, Thyself impart! Light of light, from God proceeding, Open Thou our ears and heart, Help us by Thy Spirit's pleading; Hear the cry Thy people raises, Hear, and bless our prayers and praises. Amen.

Blest Are the Pure in Heart

Author: John Keble Appears in 402 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God; The secret of the Lord is theirs, Their soul is Christ's abode. 2 Still to the lowly soul He will Himself impart; And for His dwelling and His throne Doth choose the pure in heart. 3 Lord, we Thy presence seek, May ours this blessing be; Give us the pure and lowly heart A temple meet for Thee! Amen.

Blest Day of God! Most Calm, Most Bright

Author: John Mason Appears in 132 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blest day of God! most calm, most bright, The first, the best of days; The toiler's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine; His rising thee did raise, And made thee heav'nly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The firstfruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind; And they the day of Christ who love A happy week shall find. 4 This day I must with God appear; For, Lord, the day is Thine; Help me to spend it in Thy fear, And thus to make it mine. Amen.

Blest Easter Day, What Joy Is Thine

Author: Olaus Petri Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Blest Easter day, what joy is thine! Lyrics: 1 Blest Easter day, what joy is thine! We praise, dear Lord, Thy Name divine, For Thou hast triumphed o'er the tomb; No more we need to dread its gloom. 2 The tree where Thou wast offered up Now bears the fruit of life and hope: Thy precious blood for us is shed, Now we may feed on heav'nly bread. 3 We thank Thee, Jesus, that Thy hand Has freed us from sin's galling band; No more its thralldome we need fear; The year of liberty is here. 4 O Jesus Christ, God's Son elect, Our Paschal Lamb without defect, To us Thou givest strength indeed, In all our conflicts, all our need. 5 O grant, that as Thou didst arise, We, too, with joy, may heavenward rise, First from our sin, to love Thy way, Then from the grave on that great Day. 6 All praise to Thee who from death's might, From carnal lust and sin's dark plight Redeemest me, that even I May reach eternal life on high. Amen.

Children of the Heavenly King

Author: John Cennick Appears in 1,189 hymnals First Line: Children of the heav'nly King Lyrics: 1 Children of the heav'nly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in His works and ways! 2 Ye are traveling home to God In the way our fathers trod; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O ye banished seed, be glad; Christ our Advocate is made; Us to save, our flesh assumes, Brother to our souls becomes. 4 Sing, ye little flock and blest; You on Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seat is now prepared, There your kingdom and reward. 5 Lord, obediently we go, Gladly leaving all below; Only Thou our Leader be, And we still will follow Thee. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, from Above

Author: Johan Olaf Wallin; Martin Luther Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, And kindle in our hearts Thy love; In all our darkness on us shine, And fill us with Thy grace divine. 2 The only Comforter Thou art; O come and dwell within each heart, And give us power from above To keep the blessèd law of love. 3 Enlighten every darkened heart, And faith and hope to each impart; What else we need Thou well dost know, This let Thy love and grace bestow. 4 In Thy blest gifts on us outpoured, Thou art the right hand of the Lord; The Word of Truth Thou sendest forth In tongues of fire to all the earth. 5 Defend us from our wily foe, Upon us now Thy peace bestow; Keep us securely all our days In Thy blest covenant of grace. 6 Show us the Father's love and care, And of the Son Thy witness bear; To both Thou showeth us the way, Spirit of both, adored for aye. 7 To God the Father, God the Son, For precious gifts be honor done; And for the Spirit's gracious power Be praise and glory evermore. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 1,222 hymnals First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all Thy quick'ning powers, And light a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 See how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys! 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. Amen.

Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 347 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, let us join our friends above, That have obtained the prize, And on the eagle wings of love To joy celestial rise. 2 Let all the saints terrestrial sing With those to glory gone; For all the servants of our King In earth and heav'n are one. 3 One family, we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath; Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 4 One army of the living God, To His command we bow; Part of His host has crossed the flood, And part is crossing now. 5 E'en now by faith we join our hands With those that went before, And greet the blood-besprinkled bands On the eternal shore. 6 Lord Jesus, be our constant Guide, And when the word is given, Bid the cold waves of death divide, And land us all in heaven. Amen.

Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare

Author: John Newton Appears in 715 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer; He Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay. 2 Thou art coming to a King; Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and pow'r are such None can ever ask too much. 3 With my burden I begin; Lord, remove this load of sin; Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt Set my conscience free from guilt. 4 Lord, I come to Thee for rest; Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 5 While I am a pilgrim here, Let Thy love my spirit cheer; As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 6 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die Thy people's death. Amen.

Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit

Author: Heinrich Held Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: Come, O come, Thou quick'ning Spirit Lyrics: 1 Come, O, come, Thou quick'ning Spirit, Thou forever art divine; Let Thy power never fail me, Always fill this heart of mine; Then shall grace, and truth, and light Dissipate the gloom of night. 2 Grant my mind and my affections Wisdom, counsel, purity, That I may be ever seeking Naught but that which pleases Thee. Let Thy knowledge spread and grow, And all error's overthrow. 3 Lead me to green pastures, lead me By the true and living way, Shield me from each strong temptation That might draw my heart astray; And if e'er my feet should turn, For each error let me mourn. 4 Holy Spirit, strong and mighty, Thou who makest all things new, Make Thy work within me perfect, Help me by Thy Word so true, Arm me with that Sword of Thine, And the victory shall be mine. 5 In the faith, O make me steadfast; Let not Satan, death, or shame Of my confidence deprive me; Lord, my refuge is Thy Name. When the flesh inclines to ill, Let Thy Word prove stronger still. 6 And when my last hour approaches, Let my hopes grow yet more bright; Since I am an heir of heaven, In Thy glorious courts of light, Fairer far than voice can tell, There, redeemed by Christ, to dwell. Amen.