PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Christian Hymn Book A Compilation of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, by A. Campbell and Others
Campbell, Alexander, 1788-1866 · 182,065 words · 253 reading sections
CINCINNATI: H. S. BOSWORTH, PUBLISHER. 1870.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by R. M. Bishop, C. H. Gould, W. H. Lape, O. A. Burgess, and J. B. Bowman, _Trustees_, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. MIAMI PRINTING COMPANY, Printers, Stereotypers, and Binders, WEST EIGHTH ST.…
58 wordsSECTION 2INTRODUCTION.
This Hymn Book is the result of an agreement between Alexander Campbell—the former proprietor of the Christian Hymn Book—and the Christian brotherhood at large, as represented in the American Christian Missionary Society. At the annual meeting of the Society, in 1864, an overture was made by Mr. Campbell, of the copy-r…
568 wordsSECTION 3ISAAC ERRETT, W. K. PENDLETON, W. T. MOORE, T. M. ALLEN, A. S. HAYDEN.
Cincinnati, O., August 7, 1865.…
5 wordsSECTION 4THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
1 L. M. The works and the word of God. Psalm 19. The heavens declare thy glory, Lord! In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, thy pow…
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4 Forgive the sacrilege, and take From off our souls th’ unworthy stain; And show us, for thy Son’s dear sake Thy pure and perfect law again. 8 L. P. M. The entrance of thy word giveth light. Psalm 119:130. I love the volume of thy word; What light and joy t…
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2 ’Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day, And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 3 Thy precepts make us truly wise; We hate the sinner’s road; We hate our own vain thoughts that rise, But love the law, O God. 4 Thy word is everlasting truth; How pure is every page! That…
518 wordsSECTION 7Book of grace, and book of glory! Gift of God to age and youth; Wondrous in thy sacred story, Bright, bright with truth.
2 Book of love! in accents tender, Speaking unto such as we; May it lead us, Lord, to render All, all to thee. 3 Book of hope! the spirit sighing, Consolation finds in thee; As it hears the Saviour crying— “Come, come to me.” 4 Book of life! when we reposing, Bid farewell to friends we love Give us for the life then …
546 wordsSECTION 8GOD: HIS BEING AND PERFECTIONS.
24 L. M. Great is the Lord. Praise ye the Lord! ’tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise: His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 Great is the Lord! and great his might, And all his glories infinite: His wisdom vast, …
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Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord! Essential life’s unbounded sea! What lives and moves, lives by thy word; It lives, and moves, and is, from thee! Whate’er in earth, or sea, or sky, Or shuns, or meets, the wandering thought, Escapes, or strikes, the searching eye, By thee was to existence brought. 2 High is thy power ab…
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4 When he redeemed his chosen sons, He fixed his covenant sure; The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 38 C. M. O God, my heart is fixed. Psalm 57:7. O God! my heart is fully bent To magnify thy name; My tongue, with cheerful songs of …
531 wordsSECTION 11GOD IN CREATION.
43 L. M. The heavens declare the glory of God. Psalm 19:1. The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 Th’ unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator’s power …
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Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; From realm to realm the notes shall sound, And heaven’s exulting sons rejoice To bear the full hosanna round. 2 When, starting from the shades of night, Obedient, Lord, to thy behest, The sun arrayed his limbs in light And earth her virgin beauty drest; 3 Thy praise transported n…
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And shall not man the concert join, For whom this bright creation rose— For whom the fires of morning shine And eve’s still lamps, that woo repose? 2 And shall not he the chorus swell, Whose form the incarnate Godhead wore, Whose guilt, whose fears, whose triumph tell How deep the wounds his Saviour bore? 3 Long as y…
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2 Ye curling fountains, as ye roll Your silver waves along, Whisper to all your verdant shores The subject of my song. 3 Retain it long, ye echoing rocks The sacred sound retain, And from your hollow winding caves Return it oft again. 4 Bear it, ye winds, on all your wings, To distant climes away, And round the wide-…
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3 Father, King, whose heavenly face Shines serene upon our race; Mindful of thy guardian care, Slow to punish, prone to spare; We thy majesty adore, We thy well-known aid implore; Not in vain thy aid we call, Nothing want, for thou art all! 60 7s. All the…
207 wordsSECTION 16GOD: IN PROVIDENCE.
62 L. M. Grace and glory. The Almighty reigns exalted high O’er all the earth, o’er all the sky; Though clouds and darkness vail his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame; He guards the souls…
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3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees; And by his saints it stands confest, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before his awful seat; And, ’midst the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. 70 …
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3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food, Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pardoning word To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power…
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2 Sun, moon, and stars thy love attest In every golden ray; Love draws the curtains of the night, And love brings back the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns With all the bliss it yields, With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain the fields. 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord, Is in the gospel…
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6 Be this alone my fervent prayer: Whate’er my lot may be, Or joys, or sorrows—may they form My soul for heaven and thee! 90 C. M. Majesty of God. Psalm 18. The Lord descended from above And bowed the heavens most high, And underneath his feet he cast The …
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3 All his creatures God doth feed, His full hand supplies their need; Let us therefore warble forth His high majesty and worth. He his mansion hath on high, ’Bove the reach of mortal eye; And his mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 98 P. M. Thou…
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2 Through the valley and shadow of death tho’ I stray, Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay; No harm can befall, with my comforter near. 3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread; With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o’er; With perfume and oil thou anointe…
236 wordsSECTION 23IN REDEMPTION.
105 L. M. God only wise. Awake, my tongue; thy tribute bring To him who gave thee power to sing; Praise him who is all praise above, The source of wisdom and of love. 2 How vast his knowledge! how profound! A depth where all our thoughts are drowned; The st…
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7 O! may I bear some humble part In that immortal song; Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. 112 C. M. Heaven and earth are full of his glory. Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise; Thee all thy creatures sing: While with thy name, rocks…
551 wordsSECTION 25CHRIST: THE NATIVITY.
117 L. M. Luke 2:11. When Jordan hushed his waters still, And silence slept on Zion’s hill, When Bethlehem’s shepherds, thro’ the night, Watched o’er their flocks by starry light— 2 Hark! from the midnight hills around, A voice of more than mortal sound, In…
267 wordsSECTION 26HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS.
119 C. H. M. Glory to God—good will to men. In hymns of praise, eternal God, When thy creating hand Stretched the blue arch of heaven abroad, And meted sea and land, The morning stars together sung, And shouts of joy from angels rung. 2 Than earth’s prime hour…
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2 He comes, the prisoner to release In Satan’s bondage held; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray, And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day. 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And with t…
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2 Silent night! hallowed night! On the plain wakes the strain, Sung by heavenly harbingers bright, Fraught with tidings of boundless delight: Christ the Saviour has come. 3 Silent night! hallowed night! Earth awake, silence break, High your anthems of melody raise, Heaven and earth in full chorus of praise: Peace for …
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2 Shepherds, in the field abiding, Watching o’er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant light; Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great desire of nations; Ye have seen his natal star! Come a…
498 wordsSECTION 30LIFE AND MINISTRY.
141 L. M. His teaching. How sweetly flowed the gospel sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gathered round, And joy and gladness filled the place! 2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers’ way; Da…
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147 L. M. He so loved the world. John 3:16. Not to condemn the sons of men, Did Christ, the Son of God, appear; No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of man so well, He sent …
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3 The frown and the murmur went round thro’ them all, That one so unhallowed should tread in the hall; And some said the poor would be objects more meet For the wealth of the perfume she showered on his feet. 4 She heard but her Saviour—she spoke but in sighs, She dared not look up to the heaven of his eyes: And the h…
613 wordsSECTION 33CHRIST: SUFFERINGS.
157 L. M. Christ the sufferer. O suffering Friend of human kind! How, as the fatal hour drew near, Came thronging on thy holy mind The images of grief and fear! 2 Gethsemane’s sad midnight scene, The faithless friends, th’ exulting foes, The thorny crown, t…
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2 He bows beneath the sins of men; He cries to God, and cries again, In sad Gethsemane: He lifts his mournful eyes above— “My Father, can this cup remove?” 3 With gentle resignation still, He yielded to his Father’s will In sad Gethsemane; “Behold me here, thine only Son; And, Father, let thy will be done.” 4 The Fat…
661 wordsSECTION 35THE CRUCIFIXION.
168 L. M. The bitter cry. From Calvary a cry was heard— A bitter and heart-rending cry: My Saviour! every mournful word Bespeaks thy soul’s deep agony. 2 A horror of great darkness fell On thee, thou spotless holy One! And all the swarming hosts of hell Con…
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175 C. M. They nailed him to the cross. Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree! How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for me! 2 Hark! how he groans, while nature shakes, And earth’s strong pillars bend! The temple’s vail as…
742 wordsSECTION 37BURIAL AND RESURRECTION.
180 L. M. He rose—according to the Scriptures. 1 Cor. 15:4. When we the sacred grave survey, In which the Saviour deigned to lie, We see fulfilled what prophets say, And all the power of death defy, 2 This empty tomb shall now proclaim How weak the bands of…
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3 Now cheerful to the house of prayer Your early footsteps bend, The Saviour will himself be there, Your advocate and friend: Once by the law your hopes were slain, But now in Christ ye live again. 4 How tranquil now the rising day! ’Tis Jesus still appears, A risen Lord to chase away Your unbelieving fears: O! weep n…
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2 Jesus who is always near, Though too often unperceived, Came her drooping heart to cheer, Kindly asking why she grieved: Though at first she knew him not, When he called her by her name, She her heavy griefs forgot, For she found him still the same. 3 And her sorrows, quickly fled, When she heard his welcome voice; …
458 wordsSECTION 40THE ASCENSION.
195 L. M. Lift up your heads, ye gates. Psalm 24:7. Our Lord is risen from the dead, Our Jesus is gone up on high; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay; L…
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3 Enter, incarnate God! No feet but thine have trod The serpent down: Blow the full trumpets, blow! Wider yon portals throw! Saviour, triumphant, go And take thy crown! 4 Lion of Judah—hail! And let thy name prevail From age to age: Lord of the rolling years— Claim for thine own the spheres, For thou hast bought with …
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All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Crown him, you martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call; Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod, And crown him Lord of all. 3 You chosen seed of Israel’s race, A remnant weak and small, Hail him who save…
612 wordsSECTION 43MEDIATORIAL REIGN.
208 L. M. Of his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke 1:33. King Jesus, reign for evermore, Unrivaled in thy courts above; While we, with all thy saints, adore The wonders of redeeming love. 2 No other Lord but thee we’ll know No other power but thine confes…
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3 Thou didst create the stars of night: Yet thou hast vailed in flesh thy light— Hast deigned a mortal form to wear, A mortal’s painful lot to bear. 4 When thou didst hang upon the tree, The quaking earth acknowledged thee; When thou didst there yield up thy breath, The world grew dark as shades of death. 5 Now in th…
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222 L. M. Lord, to whom shall we go? John 6:68. Thou only Sovereign of my heart, My Refuge, my almighty Friend— And can my soul from thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend? 2 Whither, ah! whither shall I go, A wretched wanderer from my Lord? Can this da…
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2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 3 He in the days of feeble flesh, Poured out his cries and tears; And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 4 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power; We shall o…
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3 The names of all his saints he bears Deep graven on his heart; Nor shall the weakest Christian say That he has lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide, Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns, Have moldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my breast May thy loved name be worn—…
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2 They first their own burnt-offerings brought To purge themselves from sin: Thy life was pure, without a spot, And all thy nature clean. 3 Fresh blood, as constant as the day, Was on their altar spilt; But thy one offering takes away For ever all our guilt. 4 Their priesthood ran through several hands, For mortal wa…
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2 Thou art my everlasting trust; Thy goodness I adore; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road; And march, with courage, in thy strength, To see my Father God. 4 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King! My soul, redeeme…
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2 Lo! in the clouds of heaven appears God’s well-belovéd Son; He brings a train of brighter years— His kingdom is begun: He comes, a guilty world to bless With mercy, truth and righteousness. 3 O Father, haste the promised hour When at his feet shall lie All rule, authority, and power, Beneath the ample sky, When he s…
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2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee! Leave, O leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me: All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring, Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want, Boundless love in thee I find; Raise the fallen,…
625 wordsSECTION 52THE GOSPEL—THE PROCLAMATION.
266 L. M. The Christian banner. The Christian banner! dread no loss Where that broad ensign floats unrolled; But let the fair and sacred cross Blaze out from every radiant fold: Stern foes arise, a countless throng, Loud as the storms of Kara’s sea, But thou…
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3 How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgments just! For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And we securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given! O, may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. 272 8s & 7s. The gospel trumpet. Ha…
623 wordsSECTION 54INVITATIONS.
276 L. M. peculiar. Haste thee; escape thither. Gen. 19:22. Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on, And many a shining hour is gone; The storm is gathering in the west, And thou art far from home and rest: Haste, traveler, haste! 2 Awake, awake! pursue thy way Wi…
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Why will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God’s compassion spares; While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot? 2 Shall God invite you from above? Shall Jesus urge his dying love? Shall troubled conscience give you pain? And all these pleas unite in vain? 3 Not so your eyes will …
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3 Return, O wanderer, now return! Thy Saviour bids thee live; Go to his feet, and grateful learn How freely he’ll forgive. 4 Return, O wanderer, now return! And wipe the falling tear; Thy Father calls—no longer mourn, ’Tis love invites thee near. 289 C. M. …
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3 While grace is offered to the prince, The poor may take his share; No mortal has a just pretense To perish in despair. 4 Come, all ye wretched sinners, come, He’ll form your souls anew; His gospel and his heart have room For rebels such as you. 5 His doctrine is almighty love; There’s virtue in his name To turn the…
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4 “Soon the days of life shall end; Lo! I come, your Saviour, Friend, Safe your spirits to convey To the realms of endless day, Up to my eternal home; Come and welcome, sinner, come.” 304 7s. Turn ye; for why will ye die? Ezekiel 18:31. Sinners, turn—why …
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Weeping sinners, dry your tears; Jesus on the throne appears; Mercy comes with balmy wing, Bids you his salvation sing. 2 Peace he brings you by his death, Peace he speaks with every breath; Can you slight such heavenly charms? Flee, O flee to Jesus’ arms. 311 …
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316 8s, 7s & 4. The voice of mercy. Hear, O sinner! mercy hails you, Now with sweetest voice she calls; Bids you haste to seek the Saviour, Ere the hand of Justice falls: Trust in Jesus; ’Tis the voice of mercy calls. 2 Haste, O sinner! to the Saviour— Seek his m…
852 wordsSource & rights
Public domain in the USA; original historical text digitized by Project Gutenberg.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.