1 :> ^il 'M'm| llnpi'l TTm'iffllr iiHiiJiT 1 \ 4 ■ Br JPF Jfllii 4 S;: : FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 55 50 ■ i <,» > UsNEb IpHBh; «• Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/hympOOandr APP 13 AND DEVOTIONAL POETRY. COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY 0. W . ANDREWS. Xeto*¥orft: PEOT. EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, 11 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE. 1857. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1S57, by the PROT. EPIS. SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New- York. John A. Gray, Printer and Stereotyper, Firk-Frook Buildings, 16 & 18 Jacob St., N. Y. PREFACE. As the following Hymns are not designed for any- one purpose exclusively, they will be found suitable for many — most of them for singing and collective worship, and all of them for devotional reading. None of those in the book of Common Prayer are reprinted here, as they are presumed to be already in the hands of those who will purchase these. A growing demand for more hymns for various uses among our people is proved by the fact that so many thousands of hymn- books are being purchased by them from private and other sources. And should the Church revise and enlarge its Hymnal, there will still be many hymns which, though properly omitted from such a collec- tion, would properly be retained in one like the present. This work has had the benefit of revision by a number of persons reputed to be of most skill in this particular line ; but in the general, not much regard has been had to modern criticisms upon this kind of devotional literature — criticisms which would scarcely leave us fifty hymns in the language having 4 PREFACE. any other merit than mere faultlessness. Our Christ- ian people in general, whether with or without literary culture, have a different standard both of taste and judgment, partly from early and hallowed associations, and partly from a deliberate preference for spirit and effectiveness over mere poetical proprieties, where the last can not be had without sacrificing the first. That many hymns might be made better is very con- ceivable ; and so of numerous translations of the Holy Scriptures; but there is a general and just aversion to having this devotional literature given up to endless change, according to the ever-changing tastes of com- pilers, whether acting in committees or as individuals. The changes in this work are restorations, or the originals have in general been copied, instead of ver- sions. The aim has of course been to exclude hymns which have no merit, either literary or religious, and to include those containing the most condensed and forceful expression of Christian doctrine and Christian feeling. Such hymns, in their effects upon the soul, surpass all other human writings, having a felicity of application, and a depth and concentration of mean- ing, which constitute the nearest approach to the Holy Scriptures. INDEX OF SUBJECTS.* PAGB I. God, 21 II. Christ, 29 III. The Holy Ghost, 49 IT. The Gospel Call : Awakening and Inviting, 60 V. The Way of Saltation, 88 VI. Prayer, lit TIL Praise, 133 VIII. Christian Experience : Warfare, Trials, Hopes, 144 IX. Sanctification, 201 X. Missions, 212 XI. Death, «.. 221 XII. The Resurrection, 253 XIII. Judgment, 25? XIY. Heaven and Hell, 26* XV. Miscellaneous, 2T 6 XYI. Affliction: 1. Severe Suffering, Mental or Bodily, . . 359 2. In Sickness, 381 3. The Believer Submissive and Rejoicing, . 394 4. The Believer Dying, 401 5. "When the Spirit has Fled, 412 * From the nature of many hymns this Index must necessarily bo imperfect. INDEX OF FIRST LINES. A PAGE Abide with me, fast falls the evening tide, 354 A debtor to mercy alone, 182 Again we lift our voice, 235 Ah ! I shall soon be dying, 168 Ah ! my dear Lord, whose changeless love, , . . 337 Ah ! whither should I go, Ill Ah ! who can speak the vast dismay, 63 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed, 80 Alas ! how changed that lovely flower, 238 All hail the power of Jesus' name, 138 All ye that pass by, 93 Along the mountain track of life, 349 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, 282 Am I a soldier of the Cross, 147 Am I to this seclusion brought, 392 And am I born to die, 221 And am I only born to die, 245 And be it so that till this hour, 150 And can I yet delay. 106 And can it be that I should gain, 104 And can my heart aspire so high, 192 And let our bodies part. 301 And let this feeble body fail, 227 And must this body die. 246 And now, my soul, another year, 286 Angels from the realms of glory, 30 Angels your march oppose, 145 Another fleeting day is gone, 315 Arise, my soul, arise, 108 Around the throne of God in heaven, 325 Art thou acquainted, O my soul, 379 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake, , . , 216 8 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. r \ G i A safe stronghold our God is still, 351 Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, 249 Awaked by Sinai's awful sound. 92 Awake and sing the song, 140 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 293 Awake, our drowsy souls, 253 B Begin, my tongue, the heavenly strain, 24 Behold a stranger at the door, 386 Behold the throne of grace, 117 Beset with snares on every hand, 172 Beyond the glittering starry skies, 44 Blest Sabbath eve ! thy holy calm, 329 Blow ye the trumpet, blow, SI Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, 29G Broad is the road that leads to death. 181 Barst, ye emerald gates, and bring, 205 By every means, in every way, 107 By faith in Christ, I walk with God, 176 By faith I see my Saviour dying, 355 o Call Jehovah thy salvation, 303 Cease thou from man, oh ! what to thee, 362 Cease here longer to detain mo, 231 Centre of our hopes Thou art, 209 Chamber of sickness, much to thee I owe, 393 Child of sin and sorrow, $8 Christian brethren, ere we part, 300 Christ is the sure foundation-stono, 35 ( Shrifit Leads mo through no darker rooms, 368 Christ, of all my hopes the ground, L55 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, 32 Come, Holy Ghost, my soul inspire, 5 i Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, 52 INDEX OF FIRST LIXES. 9 PAGE Come. Holy G-host, our souls inspire. 50 Come. Holy Spirit, calm my mind, 50 Come. Holy Spirit, come, 51 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast, 77 Come, let us anew, 298 Come, let us ascend, my companion and friend. 157 Come, let us join our friends above. 233 Come, my fond fluttering heart, 336 Come, my souL thy suit prepare, 118 Come on, my partners in distress, 275 Come. thou Traveller unknown, 309 Come. Thou universal G-ood. 365 Come, ye sinners, to the Lord, 65 Come, sinner, to the Gospel feast 67 Come, Thou Almighty King 131 Come. Thou Fount of every blessing, 297 Come to the land of peace, 366 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed, 66 Come, ye sinners poor and needy, 91 Come, ye souls by sin afflicted, 70 Come, ye weary souls oppressed, 79 Commit thou all thy griefs. 183 D Darkness overspreads us here. 169 Day of judgment, day of wonders, 257 Day of wrath, that day of burning, 295 Deathless spirit, now arise 401 Deep are the wounds which sin has made, 74 Depth of mercy, can there be, 195 Do flesh and nature dread to die, 404 Do not I love Thee, O my Lord, 189 Dwell not, my searching soul, 333 E Earth has engrossed my love too long., 292 1* 10 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. F PAGE Farewell, dear friends, I must be gone, 326 Farewell, ye much-loved friends, 408 Far from the narrow scenes of night, 268 Far from the world, Lord, I flee, 154 Father, how wide Thy glory shines, 26 Father, I stretch my hands to Thee, 171 Father. Son, and Holy Ghost, 317 Forever with the Lord, 323 Forever here my rest shall be, 202 For mercies countless as the sands, 303 For what shall I praise Thee, my God and my King,. . 370 Founcain of Grace, rich, full, and free, 155 Friend after friend departs, 377 From every stormy wind that blows, 130 From my own works at last I cease, 88 From pole to pole let others roam, 188 From sin's dark depths, my God, to Thee, 396 From the Cross uplifted high, 72 From whence this fear and unbelief, 397 G Gently, gently, lay Thy rod, 382 Give Thy love, I ask no more, 208 Glory, glory, everlasting, 33] Glory unto Jesus be, 102 God of my life, to Thee I call, 373 God of my life ! Thy boundless grace, 316 God of pity, God of love, 371 GkxJ th;it madest heaven and earth, 3i:> glory is a wondrous thing, 1 1 ; i i ;<> bo dark l l-ethsemane 43 ,1 notes and numbers bring, 139 H I [ail, everlasting spring, 38 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord 22 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. H PAGE Hail, sovereign love that first began, 100 Hail the day that sees Him rise, 254 Half a wreck by tempest driven, 378 Happy soul, thy days are ended. 229 Hark, an awful voice is sounding, 61 Hark, a voice divides the sky. 243 Hark, from the Cross a voice of peace, 73 Hark, how the G-ospel trumpet sounds, 83 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, 303 Hark, ten thousand harps and voices, 48 Hark, ten thousand voices sounding. 263 Hark, the song of jubilee, 218 Hark, the voice of love and mercy, 281 Hark, what mean these holy voices, 31 Hark, what voice of love is speaking, 240 Hasten. Lord, the glorious time, 214 Haste, my dull soul, arise, 162 He lives, the great Redeemer lives; 41 Hear, sinner ! mercy hails you, 71 Hearts of stone, relent, relent. 75 Here is my heart ! my God, I give it Thee, 57 Ho. every one that thirsts, draw nigh, 82 Holy Lord God, I love Thy truth, 206 How blest the righteous when he dies, 230 How blest the state of saints above, 205 How happy are they, 283 How happy is the pilgrim's lot, 156 How long the time since Christ began, 72 How sad our state by nature is, Ill How solemn the signal I hear, 225 How su'eet the name of Jesus sounds, 37 How swift the torrent rolls, 2 24 How tedious and tasteless the hours, 190 How vain are all things here below, 181 12 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. I PAGE I asked the Lord that I might grow, 185 If death my friends and me divide, 243 If human kindness meets return. 351 If 'tis sweet to mingle where, 281 I know that my Redeemer lives, 406 I lay my sins on Jesus, 99 I look around me, all is sad, 389 I love to steal awhile away, 127 In age and feebleness extreme, 230 In a land of strange delight, 313 In all my vast concerns with Thee, 27 Incarnate God, the soul that knows, 369 In songs of sublime adoration and praise, 115 In themselves as weak as worms, 120 In the sun, and moon, and stars, 272 In true and patient hope, . . ., 153 In vain my fancy strives to paint, 232 In yon blest plains where Jesus reigns, 333 Is this the kind return, 167 I send the joys of earth away, 186 I stood beside the dark death-bed, 406 It matters not when fruit appears, 390 I thirst, but not as once I did, 178 I was a wandering sheep, 165 I would not live alway, live alway below, 346 j Jerusalem, my happy home, 272 Jesus, and didst Thou condescend, 381 Jesus, at Thy command, 279 .I- sos, full of all compassion, 119 Jesus hath died that I might live, , 151 Jesus, I love Thy charming name, 36 Jesus' life of grief and sorrow, 402 Jesus lives, and so shall I, 160 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 13 PAGE Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone, 187 Jesus, my Redeemer, lives, 407 Jesus, my sorrow lies too deep, 359 Jesus, once numbered with, the dead, 247 Jesus, the Conqueror, reigns, 217 Jesus, the very thought of Thee, 149 Jesus, the sinner's friend, to Thee, 102 Jesus, Thou art the sinner's friend. 290 Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness, 95 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me, 211 Jesus, Thy heavenly grace impart, 202 Jesus where'er Thy people meet, 301 Join all the glorious names,. 33 Just as I am, without one plea, 98 Just o'er the grave I hung, 159 K Keep silence, all created things, 23 Kindred in Christ for His dear sake, 299 King of kings, and wilt Thou deign, 345 L Let me be with Thee where Thou art, 410 Let me go. the day is breaking, 242 Let party names no more, 299 Let thoughtless thousands choose the road, 287 Let us love and sing and wonder, 142 Lie down in peace to take thy rest, 415 Life is the hour that G-od hath given, 64 Lo, He comes, with clouds descending, 261 Lo, He cometh, countless trumpets, 262 Lo, the prisoner is released, 244 Lo, what a glorious sight appears. 264 Long let the breathing music float, 239 Look down, O Lord ! with pitying eye, 53 Lord, at Thy feet in dust I lie. 1 24 14 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. PAGE Lord, fix a principle within, 210 Lord God, the Holy Ghost, 49 Lord, I believe a rest remains, 193 Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear, 294 Lord, in the strength of grace, 327 Lord Jesus, are we one with Thee, 332 Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God, 410 Lord of all power and might, 387 Lord of my life, length of my days, 276 Lord, teach us how to pray aright, 121 Lord, Thou hast won, at length I yield, 113 Love divine, all love excelling, 207 M Mary to the Saviour's tomb, 255 Marked as the purpose of the skies, 218 Many woes had Christ endured, 46 Mercy alone can meet my case, 105 Mercy, Thou Son of David, 101 Mortals, awake, with angels join, 137 My days, my weeks, my months, my years, 222 My faith looks up to Thee, 174 My former hopes are fled, 114 My God, my Father, while I stray, 164 My God, whose gracious pity I may claim, 373 My hope, my all, my Saviour Thou, 184 My song shall bless the Lord of all, 40 My span of life will soon be done, 158 My soul, be on thy guard, 149 My soul would fain indulge a hope, 194 My Bufferings all to Thee are known, 367 My times are in Thy hand, 320 N Nay. 1 will BO! let Thee go, 130 No more, my God, I boast no more, 89 INDEX OF FIBST LINES. 15 PAGE No war nor battle sound, 29 Not for the pious dead we weep. 412 Not willingly dost Thou afflict. 333 Now I have found the ground wherein. 109 Now let us join with hearts and tongues, 136 Now let our souls on wings sublime, 226 Now to the Lord a noble song. 25 Now rests her soul in Jesus' arms, 412 o blessed souls are they, 293 O'er the gloomy bills of darkness, 216 Oh ! could I find from day to day, 175 Oh ! could I speak the matchless worth, 135 Oh ! fly, mourning sinner, saith Jesus to me, K<7 Oh ! for a faith that will not shrink, 152 Oh ! for a heart to praise my God, 203 Oh ! for a thousand tongues to sing, 37 Oh ! draw me, Saviour, after Thee, 333 glorious hope of perfect love, 284 God, from whom my spirit came, 372 God ! most merciful and true, 201 God ! our help in ages past. 287 God ! we praise Thee and confess, 28 God ! what am I in thy sight, 384 Oh ! had I the wings of a dove, 328 Oh ! how I long to reach my home, 405 Oh 1 how soft that bed must be, 382 Oh ! may the great Redeemer's name, 213 Oh ! may Thy powerful word, 145 holy, holy, holy Lord, 21 Oh ! that I knew the secret place, 184 Oh ! the delights, the heavenly joys, 41 Oh ! the hour when this material, 329 Oh I what a mighty change, 271 Oh ! when some tender, gracious word, 352 Oh ! where can the soul find relief from its woes 269 16 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. PAGE Oh ! wondrous power of faithful prayer, 126 Jesus ! let Thy dying cry, 204 Jesus ! source of calm repose, 39 Lord ! I put my trust in Thee, 394 Lord ! my best desire fulfill, 376 Lord my God ! in mercy turn, 888 Lord ! Thy work revive, 53 Mother, dear Jerusalem, 27:: my soul ! what means this sadness, 191 On earth the song begins, 141 One sole baptismal sign, 318 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 2 GO On the mountain's top appearing, 312 Prince of life I I know, Ill sacred head, now wounded, 42 Saviour ! when Thy beauteous feet, 342 Saviour! whose mercy severe in its kindness, 3G<> silent Lamb ! for me Thou hast endured, 316 Thou by long experience tried, 151 Thou from whom all goodness flows, 289 Thou Great Power in whom I move, 368 Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight, .... 196 Thou that wouldst not have, 124 Thou whose mercy guides my way, 364 time ! how few thy value weigh, 63 Our beloved have departed, 416 Our souls by love together knit, 280 p Parting soul, the floods await thee, 224 Pass a few swiftly fleeting years, 230 People of the living God, 312 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair, 139 Plead Thou, oh ! plead my cause, 125 Praise ye Jehovah's name, 134 Prayer wbm appointed to convey, 123 Pfcostrnte