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Author of Our Salvation, Thee
Hymns
(1800)
Author of our salvation, thee,
With lowly, thankful hearts, we praise;
Author of this great mystery,
Figure and means of saving grace.
The sacred, true, effectual sign,
Thy body and thy blood it shows;
The glorious instrument divine,
Thy mercy and thy strength bestows.
We see the blood that seals our peace;
Thy pardoning mercy we receive;
The bread doth visibly express
The strength through which our spirits live.
Our spirits drink a fresh supply,
And eat the bread so freely given,
Till, borne on...
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Come, Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue
Ballads
(1850)
COME, let us anew Our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master appear.
His adorable will Let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve,
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love
Our life is a dream; Our time, as a stream,
Glides swiftly away;
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay.
The arrow is flown; The moment is gone;
The millennial year
Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here.
O that each in the day Of his coming may say,"I have fought my way ...
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And Can I Yet Delay?
Sea songs
(1850)
And can I yet delay
My little all to give?
To tear my soul from earth away
For Jesus to receive?
Nay, but I yield, I yield;
I can hold out no more;
I sink, by dying love compelled,
And own Thee Conqueror.
Though late, I all forsake;
My friends, my all, resign;
Gracious Redeemer, take, O take,
And seal me ever Thine!
Come, and possess me whole,
Nor hence again remove;
Settle and fix my wavering soul
With all Thy weight of love.

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Let Jubil-Trumpets Blow
Love songs
(1850)
Let Jubil-Trumpets blow & hearts in Raptures flow
Our beloved One lies inyemanger lownor Heav'n brighter Sun than Mary's lap can Showth'Alpha & great O—th'allincirling
O.

OCharming Infancy,
My Heart it pants for thee:
Chear my anxious Mind,
Look, look sweet Babe on me,
With all thy Graces kind;
O Princely Majesty,
Draw me after thee, [draw me,&c.]

O Love oth' Father dear,
More meekly Shining here:
We'd in Hell been chain'd,
Incessant Flames to bear:
But he for us Regain'd
The Glories of the ...
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Mother of our Lord and Saviour
Hymns
(1800)
Motherof our Lord and Saviour,
First in beauty as in power,​Glory of the Christian nations,
Ready help in trouble's hour.

Though the gates of Hell against us,
With profoundest fury rage;
Though the ancient foe assault us,
And his fiercest battle wage.

Nought can hurt the pure in spirit,
Who upon thine aid rely;
At thy hand secure of gaining
Strength and mercy from on high

Through the everlasting ages,
Blessed Trinity, to Thee,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Praise and endless glory be
Arise, My Soul, On Wings Sublime
Hymns
(1800)
Arise, my soul, on wings sublime,
Above the vanities of time;
Let faith now pierce the veil, and see
The glories of eternity.
Born by a new, celestial birth,
Why should I grovel here on earth?
Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys,
So near to heaven's eternal joys?
Shall aught beguile me on the road,
The narrow road that leads to God?
Or can I love this earth so well,
As not to long with God to dwell?
To dwell with God, to taste his love,
Is the full heaven enjoyed above:
The glorious expectation ...
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Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Hymns
(1800)
Stabat Mater Dolorosa, often referred to as
Stabat Mater, is a 13th-century Catholic hymn to Mary. It is generally ascribed to
Jacopone da Todi, but has also been attributed to Pope
Gregory I,
Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope
Innocent III, St.
Bonaventure, Pope
John XXII, Pope
Gregory XI, and others. It was used as theliturgical sequencefor the Catholic Feast of the Seven Dolours of
Our Lady.

English-language translations of
Stabat Mater Dolorosainclude:
Now Thank we all our God
Love songs
(1850)
Now thank we all our God,
With heart, and hands, and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In Whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mother's arms
Hath bless'd us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours to-day.
O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessèd peace to cheer us:
And keep us in His grace,
And guide us when perplex'd,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be ...
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Ah Tell Us No More
Hymns
(1800)
Ah, tell us no more
The spirit and pow'r
Of Jesus, our God,
Is not to be found in this lifegiving Blood!
Did Jesus ordain
His supper in vain,
And furnish a feast
For none but His earliest servants to taste?
Nay, but this is His will(We know it and feel),
That we should partake
The banquet for all He so freely did make.
In rapturous bliss
He bids us do this.
The joy it imparts
Hath witness'd His gracious design in our hearts.

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Come holy holy Ghost, Lord our God
Hymns
(1800)
Come holy holy Ghost Lord our God& wththy gifts of Pentecostthe faithfull hearts of Sions Waiters fillthy burning love in them instillthou hast by thy love lightning glancethe Nations calld in Faiths Accordall Tribes to thine Inheritancefor this praise We Sing to our great Kinghalleluiah halleluiah.

HAil Holy, Holy Light! Diamond Rock,
Of sparkling Truths, shine on thy Flock.
Thou, Godin[1]Loveto know the Grace imparts:
To call Him
Abbain our Hearts.
From Dotrines Strange, O keep us clear:
Let ...
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Ah! Whither Should I Go?
Sea songs
(1850)
Ah! whither should I go,
Burdened and sick and faint?
To whom should I my trouble show,
And pour out my complaint?
My Savior bids me come;
Ah! why do I delay?
He calls the weary sinner home,
And yet from Him I stay.
What is it keeps me back,
From which I cannot part,
Which will not let the Savior take
Possession of my heart?
Searcher of hearts, in mine
Thy trying power display;
Into its darkest corners shine,
And take the veil away.
I now believe in Thee,
Compassion reigns alone;
According to my...
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O Astonishing Grace
Hymns
(1800)
O Astonishing grace,
That the reprobate race
Should be so reconcil'd!
What a wonder of wonders that God is a child!

The Creator of all,
To repair our sad fall,
From his Heav'n stoops down,
Lays hold of our nature, and joins to his own,

Our Immanuel came,
The whole world to redeem,
And incarnated shew'd
That man may again be united to God!

And shall we not hope
After God to wake up,
His nature to know?
His nature is sinless perfection below.

To this heavenly prize
By faith let us rise,
To his...
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Calmer of the Troubled Heart
Work songs
(1880)
Calmer of the troubled heart,
Bid my unbelief depart,
Speak, and all my sorrows cease,
Speak, and all my soul is peace;
Comfort me, whene’er I mourn,
With the hope of thy return,
And till I thy glory see,
Bid me still believe in thee.

This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
All Glory and Praise
Hymns
(1800)
All Glory and Praise
To the Ancient of Days,
Who was born, and was slain to redeem a lost Race.

Salvation to God,
Who carried our Load,
And purchas'd our Lives with the Price of his Blood.

And shall He not have
The Lives which He gave
Such an Infinite Ransom forever to save?

Yes, Lord, we are Thine,
And gladly resign
Our Souls to be fill'd with the Fulness Divine.

We yield Thee thine own,
We serve Thee alone,
Thy Will upon Earth as in Heaven be done.

How, when it shall be
We cannot foresee;...
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Holy, Holy, Lord
Hymns
(1800)
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God the Father, and the Word,
God the Comforter, receive
Blessings more than we can give!
Mixed with those beyond the sky,
Chanters to the Lord Most High,
We our hearts and voices raise,
Echoing Thy eternal praise.

One, inexplicably Three,
Three, in simplest Unity,
God, incline Thy gracious ear,
Us, Thy lisping creatures, hear!
Thee while man, the earth-born, sings,
Angels shrink within their wings;
Prostrate seraphim above
Breathe unutterable love.

Happy they who never ...
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Come, Let Us Rise with Christ
Hymns
(1800)
Come, let us rise with Christ our Head
And seek the things above,
By the almighty Spirit led
And filled with faith and love;
Our hearts detached from all below
Should after Him ascend,
And only wish the joy to know
Of our triumphant Friend.

Enthroned at God’s right hand He sits,
Maintainer of our cause,
Till every vanquished foe submits
To His victorious cross;
Worthy to be exalted thus,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
The Lord our King, Who reigns for us,
And shall forever reign.

To Him our wil...
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He Comes! He Comes! the Judge Severe!
Hymns
(1800)
He comes! He comes! the Judge severe!
The seventh trumpet speaks Him near;
His lightnings flash, His thunders roll;
How welcome to the faithful soul!

From Heav’n angelic voices sound;
See the almighty Jesus crowned,
Girt with omnipotence and grace!
And glory decks the Savior’s face.

Descending on His great white throne,
He claims the kingdoms for His own;
The kingdoms all obey His Word,
And hail Him their triumphant Lord.

Shout, all the people of the sky,
And all the saints of the Most Hi...
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My God, I love Thee, not because
Hymns
(1800)
Translation of
Soneto a Cristo crucificado, here attributed to
Francis Xavierand also occasionally attributed to
Teresa of Avila.

My
God, I love Thee, not because
I hope for Heaven thereby;
Nor because they who love Thee not,
Must burn eternally.

Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me
Upon the Cross embrace;
For me didst bear the nails and spear,
And manifold disgrace;

And griefs and torments numberless,
And sweat of agony;
E'en death itself—and all for one
Who was Thine enemy.

Then why, O blesse...
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Sing, Sing, ye Angel Bands
Hymns
(1800)
Sing, sing, ye Angel bands,
All beautiful and bright;
For higher still, and higher,
Through the vast fields of light,
Mary your Queen ascends,
Like the sweet moon at night.

A fairer flower than she
On earth hath never been;
And, save the throne of God,
Your heav'ns have never seen
A wonder half so bright
As your ascending Queen.

O happy Angels! look,
How beautiful she is!​See! Jesus bears her up,
Her hand is lock'd in His;
Oh, who can tell the height
Of that fair Mother s lies

And shall I l...
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Hail my Soul's true Comforter
Hymns
(1800)
Hail my soul's true Comforterhail my Iesuhail my heart's Inflamer dearhail my Iesustill my life's defender nearhail my Iesuhail my sweetest Iesu.

AThousand times I think on thee.
Come sweet Spouse to me.
A Thousand times I wish for thee:
Come sweet Spouse to me.
A Thousand times I cry to thee;
Come sweet Spouse to me.
Come my sweetest Spouse to me.

Heavenly Pastures me afford;
I new Life shall gain:
Drop the Milk of thy puré Word,
My Lips shall then be[1]fain.
Immerse me in thy Bowels Lord,
H...
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