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We Three Kings of Orient Are
Hymns
(1800)
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshipping God on high.

Myrr...
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O King of Kings
Hymns
(1800)
O Kingof kings: Thy blessing shed
On our anointed Sovereign's head:
And, looking from Thy holy Heaven,
Protect the crown Thyself hast given.
Him may we honour and obey,
Uphold his right and lawful sway;
Rememb'ring that the powers that be
Are ministers ordained of Thee.
Him with Thy choicest mercies bless,
To all his counsels give success;[1]Alike in joy and sorrow bring
Thy mighty aid, God save the King!
And oh! when earthly thrones decay,
And earthly kingdoms fade away,
Grant him a throne in w...
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On Christmas Night
Christmas carols
(1850)
This version of "The Sussex Carol" was sung by Mr. William Bayliss of Buckland (Gloucestershire). For more information, see
Notes on the Songsat the end of this volume.
On
Christmas night all Christians sing
To hear what news those angels bring;
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our Saviour King's own birth.
Then why should men on earth be so sad?
Since our Redeemer made us glad,
When from sin He set us free
All for to gain our liberty.
Now sin depart, behold His grace,
Everlasting...
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And Wilt Thou Yet Be Found
Hymns
(1800)
And wilt Thou yet be found,
And may I still draw near?
Then listen to the plaintive sound
Of a poor sinner's prayer.
Jesus, thine aid afford,
If still the same thou art: to thee I look, to thee, my Lord,
I lift my helpless heart.
Thou seest my troubled breast,
The strugglings of my will,
The foes that interrupt my rest,
The agonies I feel.
O my offended Lord,
Restore my inward peace;
I know thou canst; pronounce the word,
And bid the tempest cease.
I long to see thy face;
Thy Spirit I implore--T...
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To Christ, the Prince of Peace
Hymns
(1800)
To
Christ, the Prince of Peace,
And Son of God most high,
The Father of the world to come,
Sing we with holy joy.

Deep in His Heart for us
The Wound of love He bore;—That love, which still He kindles in
The hearts that Him adore.

O Jesu! Victim blest!
What else but love divine
Could Thee constrain to open thus
That sacred Heart of Thine?

O Fount of endless life!
O Spring of waters clear!
O Flame celestial, cleansing all
Who unto Thee draw near!

Hide me in Thy dear Heart,
For thither do I f...
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Head of Thy Church, Whose Spirit Fills
Hymns
(1800)
Head of Thy church, whose Spirit fills
And flows through every faithful soul,
Unites in mystic love, and seals
Them one, and sanctifies the whole;

“Come, Lord,” Thy glorious Spirit cries,
And souls beneath the altar groan;“Come, Lord,” the bride on earth replies,“And perfect all our souls in one.”

Pour out the promised gift on all,
Answer the universal “Come!”The fullness of the Gentiles call,
And take thine ancient people home.

To Thee let all the nations flow,
Let all obey t...
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Te mater alma numinis
Hymns
(1800)
Motherof Almighty God,
Suppliant at thy feet we pray;
Shelter us from Satan's fraud,
Safe beneath thy wing this day.

'Twas by reason of our fall,
In our first forefather's crime,
That the mighty Lord of all
Rais'd thee to thy rank sublime.

Oh, then upon Adam's race
Look thou with a pitying eye,
And entreat of Jesu's grace,
Till he lay his anger by.

Honour, virtue, glory, merit,
Be to Thee, O Virgin's Son,
With the Father and the Spirit,
While eternal ages run.
Father, God, We Glorify
Hymns
(1800)
FATHER GOD, we glorify,
Thy Love to
Adam's Seed,
Love that gave thy Son to die,
And rais'd Him from the Dead:
Him, for our Offences slain,
That we all might Pardon find,
Thou hast brought to Life again
The Saviour of Mankind.
By thy own Right-hand of Power
Thou hast exalted Him,
Sent the Mighty Conqueror
Thy People to redeem;
King of Saints, and Prince of Peace,
Him Thou hast for Sinners given,
Sinners from their Sins to bless,
And lift them up to Heaven.

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Father, GOD, to Us impart
The Gift...
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The Great Archangel's Trump
Hymns
(1800)
The great archangel’s trump shall sound,
While twice ten thousand thunders roar
Tear up the graves, and cleave the ground,
And make the greedy sea restore.

The greedy sea shall yield her dead,
The earth no more her slain conceal;
Sinners shall lift their guilty head,
And shrink to see a yawning hell.

But we, who now our Lord confess,
And faithful to the end endure,
Shall stand in Jesus’ righteousness,
Stand, as the Rock of ages, sure.

We, while the stars from heaven shall fall,
And mounta...
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Te Redemptoris Dominique nostri
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
Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Hymns
(1800)
Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Whom one all-perfect God we own,
Restorer of Thine image lost,
Thy various offices make known;
Display, our fallen souls to raise,
Thy whole economy of grace.

Jehovah in Three Persons, come,
And draw, and sprinkle us, and seal
Poor, guilty, dying worms, in whom
Thou dost eternal life reveal;
The knowledge of Thyself bestow,
And all Thy glorious goodness show.

Soon as our pardoned hearts believe
That Thou art pure, essential love,
The proof we in ourselves rec...
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Holy as Thou, O Lord, Is None
Hymns
(1800)
Holy as Thou, O Lord, is none;
Thy holiness is all Thine own;
A drop of that unbounded sea
Is ours—a drop derived from Thee.

And when Thy purity we share,
Thine only glory we declare;
And, humbled into nothing, own,
Holy and pure is God alone.

Sole, self-existing God and Lord,
By all Thy heav’nly hosts adored,
Let all on earth bow down to Thee,
And own Thy peerless majesty.

Thy power unparalleled confess,
Established on the Rock of peace;
The Rock that never shall remove,
The Rock of pure...
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Come, Divine Interpreter
Work songs
(1880)
Come, divine Interpreter,
Bring me eyes Thy book to read,
Ears the mystic words to hear,
Words which did from Thee proceed,
Words that endless bliss impart,
Kept in an obedient heart.

All who read, or hear, are blessed,
If Thy plain commands we do;
Of Thy kingdom here possessed,
Thee we shall in glory view
When Thou comest on earth to abide,
Reign triumphant at Thy side.

This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 yea...
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Let Saints on Earth in Concert Sing
Hymns
(1800)
Let saints on earth in concert sing
With those whose work is done;
For all the servants of our King
In earth and heav'n are one.

One family, we dwell in Him,
One Church, above, beneath,
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death.

One army of the living God,
To His command we bow;
Part of His host hath cross'd the flood,
And part are crossing now.

Ten thousand to their endless home
This solemn moment fly;
And we are to the margin come,
And we expect to die.

Oh that we now ma...
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Author of Life Divine
Work songs
(1880)
Author of life divine,
Who hast a table spread,
Furnished with mystic wine
And everlasting bread,
Preserve the life Thyself hast given,
And feed and train us up for Heav’n.
Our needy souls sustain
With fresh supplies of love,
Till all Thy life we gain,
And all Thy fullness prove,
And, strengthened by Thy perfect grace,
Behold without a veil Thy face.

This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
And Are We Yet Alive?
Hymns
(1800)
And are we yet alive,
And see each other's face?
Glory and thanks to Jesus give
For his almighty grace!

Preserved by power divine
To full salvation here,
Again in Jesus' praise we join,
And in his sight appear.

What troubles have we seen,
What mighty conflicts past,
Fightings without, and fears within,
Since we assembled last!

Yet out of all the Lord
Hath brought us by his love;
And still he doth his help afford,
And hides our life above.

Then let us make our boast
Of his redeeming power,
Wh...
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A Few More Years Shall Roll
Hymns
(1800)
A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall be with those that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
Then, O my Lord, prepared
My soul for that great day;
O wash me in thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!
A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time;
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime.
A few more storms shall beat
On this wild rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more.
A few more struggles here,
A few more par...
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Come, Let Us Who in Christ Believe
Love songs
(1850)
Come, let us, who in Christ believe,
Our common Savior praise,
To Him with joyful voices give
The glory of His grace.

He now stands knocking at the door
Of every sinner’s heart;
The worst need keep Him out no more,
Or force Him to depart.

Through grace we hearken to Thy voice,
Yield to be saved from sin;
In sure and certain hope rejoice,
That Thou wilt enter in.

Come quickly in, Thou heavenly Guest,
Nor ever hence remove;
But sup with us, and let the feast
Be everlasting love.

This work wa...
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Author of Faith, Eternal Word
Hymns
(1800)
Author of faith, eternal Word,
Whose Spirit breathes the active flame;
Faith like its finisher and Lord,
Today as yesterday the same.

To Thee our humble hearts aspire,
And ask the gift unspeakable;
Increase in us the kindled fire,
In us the work of faith fulfill.

By faith we know Thee strong to save;
Save us, a present Savior Thou!
Whate’er we hope, by faith we have
Future and past subsisting now.

To him that in Thy Name believes
Eternal life with Thee is given;
Into Himself He all receives...
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Hail, Jesus, Hail
Hymns
(1800)
Hail, Jesus! hail! who for my sake
Sweet Blood from Mary's veins didst take,
And shed it all for me;
Oh, blessed be my Saviour's Blood,
My life, my light, my only good,
To all eternity.

To endless ages let us praise
The Precious Blood whose price could raise
The world from wrath and sin;​Whose streams our inward thirst appease,
And heal the sinner's worst disease,
If he but bathe therein.

Oh, to be sprinkled from the wells
Of Christ's own sacred Blood excels
Earth's best and highest bliss:
T...
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