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Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2,343 hymnals First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed Lyrics: 1 Alas! And did my Savior bleed, And did my Sovereign die! Would He devote that sacred head For sinners such as I! 2 Was it for crimes that I had done He suffered on the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut its glories in, When Christ, the great Redeemer, died For human creatures' sin. 4 But drops of grief can ne’er repay The debt of love I owe; Here, Lord, I give my self away; ’Tis all that I can do. Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-5 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM

O Hear Our Cry, O Lord

Author: Fred R. Anderson Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 80 Used With Tune: VINEYARD HAVEN

My Soul in Silence Waits for God

Author: Fred R. Anderson Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 62 Used With Tune: CHESHIRE Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Now the Day Is Over

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 966 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh, Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky. 2 Jesus, give the weary Calm and sweet repose; With Thy tenderest blessing May mine eyelids close. 3 Comfort those who suffer, Watching late in pain; Those who plan some evil From their sin restrain. 4 When the morning wakens, Then may I arise Pure, and fresh, and sinless In Thy holy eyes. Topics: Evening hymns Scripture: Psalm 4:8 Used With Tune: MERRIAL

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 293 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, Chosen of the Lord and precious, Binding all the church in one; Holy Zion’s help forever, And our confidence alone. 2 To this temple, where we call You, Come, O Lord of Hosts, today; With Your wonted lovingkindness Hear Your people as they pray, And Your fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. 3 Here bestow on all Your servants What they ask of You to gain, What they gain from You forever With the blessed to retain, And hereafter in Your glory Evermore with You to reign. 4 Laud and honor to the Father, Laud and honor to the Son, Laud and honor to the Spirit, Ever three and ever one; One in might and one in glory While unending ages run. Topics: Jesus Christ Praise Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: 7th century, Latin

When Jesus Wept

Author: William Billings Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Lyrics: When Jesus wept, the falling tear In mercy flowed beyond all bound; When Jesus groaned, a trembling fear Seized all the guilty world around. Scripture: John 11:35 Used With Tune: WHEN JESUS WEPT Text Sources: New England Psalm Singer, 1770 (as in)

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Author: Samuel Francis Smith Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,969 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every mountainside, Let freedom ring! 2 My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees, Sweet freedom’s song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers’ God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom’s holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. Topics: National Songs Used With Tune: AMERICA