l*gsk& ■ :■■■■- : FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 3fB tmJ K.J **) (J Dhisior Sectlor . v~ v- y f b. CLARKE CO KSELLE.RS&STATIONERS 5&28TREMGNT ST.& HYMNS OF COMFORT. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/cordahymnsOOtile g>urj3tim Cottia* HYMNS OF COMFORT. COMPILED BY THE EDITOR OF " QUIET HOURS," " SUNSHINE IN THE SOUL," ETC. Qfyiit} lEUitiotu 11 Abide with me ! fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens ; Lord, with me abide ! When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me." Henry F. Lyte. (Mrs) MaVLj Wilde./ fFaofe v ) TUesVoN BOSTON: ROBERTS BROTHERS, 1891. Copyright^ 1877, a y Roberts Brothers. Cambridge : Press of jfohn Wilson 6° Sot* Preface* 'THHIS volume is intended for all who need comfort and strength, and especially for invalids. I have thought it best to include some of the familiar and cherished old hymns, as well as a large number which are not in the common collections. In many cases, I have given a portion of the hymn instead of the whole. As it was desirable not to make the book too heavy for an invalid to handle, and at the same time to have the type as large as practicable, I preferred to give only the verses which would be most suitable for the special purpose of the book. These songs of the soul range from the Greek Church of the eighth century to the present day, including the devout lyrics of the seventeenth and eighteenth centu- ries from "Lyra Germanica," the quaint and earnest words of George Herbert, the glowing utterances of Charles Wesley, Madame Guyon, and Tersteegen, and vi Preface* the fervent and beautiful poems of men and women who still live among us. It gives me pleasure to express my thanks to the authors who have kindly allowed me to print their poems here ; and also to the publishers — Messrs. J. R. Osgood & Co., E. P. Button & Co., Hurd & Hough- ton, D. Appleton & Co., and Roberts Brothers — for their permission to use copyrighted poems. M W. T. September, 1877. Contents, Pagb A Chant i Out of the Depths 5 Aspiration 33 Morning and Evening 67 Trust and Peace yy Submission in Sorrow 144 Sickness 204 The Last Hour 265 4 Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini? WHO is the Angel that cometh ? Life! Let us not question what he brings, Peace or Strife ; Under the shade of his mighty wings, One by one, Are his secrets told ; One by one, Lit by the rays of each morning sun, Shall a new flower its petals unfold, With the mystery hid in its heart of gold. We will arise and go forth to greet him, Singing gladly, with one accord, — " Blessed is he that cometh In the name of the Lord ! " Who is the Angel that cometh ? Joy! Look at his glittering rainbow wings, — No alloy