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
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3 The Spirit and Bride freely say—Come! And let him that heareth it, say—Come! And let him that thirsteth to-day—come! And drink of the fountain of life. 322 6s & 4s, peculiar. The garment of praise, etc. Isaiah 61:3. Child of sin and sorrow, filled with dismay, Wait no…
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Hail, ransomed world! awake to glory! For God, the Saviour, bids you rise; Angelic hosts proclaim the story, And speed the tidings from the skies: Shall then the Prince of Darkness reigning, Oppress the earth from pole to pole, And bind in chains the immortal soul— His hands all sacred things profaning? Awake! O Church…
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3 O Jesus! ride onward, triumphantly glorious, O’er sin, death, and hell, thou art more than victorious; Thy name is the theme of the great congregation, While angels and saints raise the shout of salvation. 333 11s & 10s. The wandering sinner, etc. Restless thy…
427 wordsSECTION 64FAITH AND REPENTANCE.
336 L. M. The wise choice. Though all the world my choice deride, Yet Jesus shall my portion be; For I am pleased with none beside; The fairest of the fair is he. 2 Sweet is the vision of thy face, And kindness o’er thy lips is shed; Lovely art thou, and fu…
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3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, With fears within, and foes without— O Lamb of God, I come. 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come. 5 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardo…
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3 Saviour! thy love is still the same As when that healing word was spoke; Still in thine all-redeeming name Dwells power to burst the strongest yoke! O, be that power, that love, displayed, Help those whom thou alone canst aid. 350 L. M. 6 lines. Come unto me, all y…
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5 Amazing love—that yet will call, And yet prolong our days! Our hearts, subdued by goodness, fall, And weep, and love, and praise. 357 C. M. God giveth grace to the humble. Come, let us to the Lord our God, With contrite hearts return! Our God is gracious,…
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2 Nay, but I yield, I yield; I can hold out no more; I sink, by dying love compelled, And own thee conqueror. 3 Though late, I all forsake; My friends, my all, resign; Gracious Redeemer! take, O take, And seal me ever thine. 4 Come, and possess me whole, Nor hence again remove; Settle and fix my wavering soul With al…
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5 Though oft I seem to tread alone Life’s dreary waste, with thorns o’ergrown, Thy voice of love in gentlest tone, Still whispers, “Cling to me!” 6 Though faith and hope are often tried, I ask not, need not aught beside; So safe, so calm, so satisfied, The soul that clings to thee! 372 …
118 wordsSECTION 70BAPTISM.
373 L. M. Ashamed of Jesus. Jesus, and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee: Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glory shines through endless days. 2 Ashamed of Jesus! Sooner far Let evening blush to own a star! He sheds the beams of light …
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4 And when my Saviour calls me home, Still this my cry shall be— Hinder me not—come, welcome death— I’ll gladly go with thee. 381 C. M. He that is ashamed of me, and of my word. Mark 8:38. Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain The mean, ungenerous thought; S…
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390 7s, 6 lines. Lord, save me. Matt. 14:30. Jesus, Lamb of God, for me Thou, the Lord of life, didst die; Whither—whither, but to thee, Can a trembling sinner fly? Death’s dark waters o’er me roll, Save, O save, my sinking soul! 2 Never bowed a martyred head, Wei…
477 wordsSECTION 73REMISSION OF SINS.
395 L. M. The joys of pardon. Forgiveness! ’tis a joyful sound To malefactors doomed to die; Publish the bliss the world around; You seraphs, shout it from the sky! 2 ’Tis the rich gift of love divine; ’Tis full, outmeasuring every crime; Unclouded shall it…
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2 What can I do, so poor, so weak, But from thy hands new blessings seek, A heart to feel thy mercies more, A soul to know thee, and adore? 3 O teach me at thy feet to fall, And yield thee up myself, my all! Before thy saints my debts to own, And live and die to thee alone! 4 Thy Spirit, Lord, at large impart, Expand…
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4 Jesus all the day long is my joy and my song; O that all to this refuge may fly! He has loved me, I cried, he has suffered and died To redeem such a rebel as I! 5 On the wings of his love I am carried above All my sin, and temptation, and pain; O why should I grieve, while on him I believe! O why should I sorrow aga…
170 wordsSECTION 76SPIRIT OF ADOPTION.
409 L. M. You hath he quickened. Col. 2:13. Like morning—when her early breeze Breaks up the surface of the seas, That, in their furrows, dark with night, Her hand may sow the seeds of light— 2 Thy grace can send its breathings o’er The spirit dark and lost…
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3 It tells me of a Father’s smile, Beaming upon his child; It cheers me through this “little while,” Through desert, waste, and wild. 4 It bids my trembling heart rejoice; It dries each rising tear; It tells me in “a still small voice,” To trust and never fear. 5 Jesus! the name I love so well, The name I love to hea…
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3 We ask thy peace, O Lord! Through storm, and fear, and strife, To light and guide us on, Through a long struggling life: While no success or gain Shall cheer the desperate fight, Or nerve, what the world calls, Our wasted might: Yet pressing through the darkness to the light. 4 It is thine own, O Lord! Who toil whil…
373 wordsSECTION 79THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.
426 L. M. Our life is a vapor. James 4:14. How vain is all beneath the skies! How transient every earthly bliss! How slender all the fondest ties That bind us to a world like this! 2 The evening cloud, the morning dew, The withering grass, the fading flower…
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4 All o’er these wide, extended plains, Shines one eternal day; There God, the Son, for ever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds nor poisonous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, And be for eve…
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The world may change from old to new, From new to old again; Yet hope and heaven, for ever true, Within our hearts remain. 2 Hope leads the child to plant the flower, The man to sow the seed; Nor leaves fulfillment to her hour— But prompts again to deed. 3 And ere upon the old man’s dust The grass is seen to wave, We…
476 wordsSECTION 82THE CHURCH—DIVINE CONSTITUTION.
441 L. M. God is the midst of her. Psalm 46:5. Happy the church, thou sacred place, The seat of thy Creator’s grace! Thine holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God! 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors wai…
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3 For if, unheeding or beguiled, In danger’s path they roam, His pity follows through the wild, And guards them safely home. 4 O, gentle Shepherd, still behold Thy helpless charge in me; And take a wanderer to thy fold, That, trembling, turns to thee. 449 C…
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3 And now while in thy courts, Do thou our love increase; Give us the food our spirits need, And fill our hearts with peace. 456 S. M. The ark of God. Like Noah’s weary dove, That soared the earth around, But not a resting-place above The cheerless waters f…
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2 O, never more may different judgments part From kindled sympathy a brother’s heart! But, linked in one, believing thousands kneel, And share with each the sacred joy they feel. 3 From soul to soul, quick as the sunbeam’s ray, Let concord spread one universal day; And faith by love lead all mankind to thee, Parent of…
467 wordsSECTION 86OFFICERS.
465 L. M. Go ye into all the world. Mark 16:15. Ye Christian heralds! go, proclaim Salvation through Immanuel’s name; To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there. 2 He’ll shield you with a wall of a fire, With holy zeal your heart…
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3 Watch! ’tis the Lord’s command; And while we speak, he’s near; Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he, In such a posture found! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crowned. 473 S. M. D. Math. 9:38. Lo…
593 wordsSECTION 88LOVE, UNITY AND FELLOWSHIP.
477 L. M. Christian fellowship. Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake A hearty welcome here receive; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good spirit from above; Make our communications s…
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Lord, bless thy saints assembled here, In solemn covenant now to join; Unite them in thy holy fear, And in thy love their hearts combine. 2 O give this church a large increase Of such as thou wilt own and bless; Lord, fill their hearts with joy and peace, And clothe them with thy righteousness. 3 Make her a garden wa…
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3 Speak gently to the erring ones! We yet may lead them back, With holy words and tones of love, From misery’s thorny track. 4 Forget not, brother, thou hast sinned, And sinful yet may be; Deal gently with the erring heart, As God hath dealt with thee. 491 …
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Let party names no more The Christian world o’erspread, Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ, their Head. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. 3 Thus will the church below Resemble that above, Where streams of pleasure eve…
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When shall we meet again? Meet ne’er to sever? When will Peace wreathe her chain Round us for ever? Our hearts will ne’er repose Safe from each blast that blows In this dark vail of woes, Never—no, never! 2 When shall love freely flow, Pure as life’s river? When shall sweet friendship glow, Changeless for ever? Where …
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510 11s. Home. Phil. 3:20. ’Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaints, How sweet to my soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there’s room, And feel in the presence of Jesus at home. 2 Sweet bonds, that unite all the children …
284 wordsSECTION 94THE LORD’S SUPPER.
512 L. M. Glorying only in the cross. Gal. 6:14. When I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride! 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, m…
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4 Then let me take thy gracious hand, And walk beside thee onward still; Till my glad feet shall safely stand Forever firm on Zion’s hill. 519 C. M. They came together to break bread. Acts 20:7. Lord, may the spirit of this feast— The earnest of thy love— M…
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4 One faith, one hope, one Lord One God alone we know; Brethren we are; let every heart With kind affections grow. 527 S. M. After the supper. Now let each happy guest The sacred concert raise, To close the honors of the feast, And sing the Master’s praise.…
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536 P. M. It was for us. Near the cross our station taking, Earthly cares and joys forsaking, Meet it is for us to mourn: ’Twas for us he came from heaven, ’Twas for us his heart was riven; All his griefs for us were borne. 2 When no eye its pity gave us, W…
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I saw the cross of Jesus When burdened with my sin; I sought the cross of Jesus To give me peace within; I brought my soul to Jesus; He cleansed it in his blood; And in the cross of Jesus I found my peace with God. 2 I love the cross of Jesus— It tells what I am; A vile and guilty creature, Saved only through the Lamb…
541 wordsSECTION 99PRAYER AND SOCIAL MEETINGS.
547 L. M. The Mercy Seat. From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat— ’Tis found beneath the Mercy Seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads, A place than all beside…
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Thou, Saviour, from thy throne on high, Enrobed with light, and girt with power, Dost note the thought, the prayer, the sigh, Of hearts that love the tranquil hour. 2 Oft thou thyself didst steal away, At eventide, from labor done, In some still peaceful shade to pray, Till morning watches were begun. 3 Thou hast not…
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3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love, by faith, to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life’s toilsome day is o’er, May its departing ray Be cal…
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Come, let us pray; ’tis sweet to feel That God himself is near; That while we at his footstool kneel, His mercy deigns to hear: Though sorrows cloud life’s dreary way, This is our solace—let us pray. 2 Come, let us pray: the burning brow, The heart oppressed with care, And all the woes that throng us now, Will be reli…
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Stealing from the world away, We are come to seek thy face; Kindly meet us, Lord, we pray, Grant us thy reviving grace. 2 Yonder stars that gild the sky, Shine but with a borrowed light: We, unless thy light be nigh, Wander, wrapt in gloomy night. 3 Sun of Righteousness! dispel All our darkness, doubts and fears; May…
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4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light; Though storms rage around us, our God is our might; So faint, yet pursuing, still onward we come; The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our home. 584 11s & 10s. For divine strength. Father, in thy mysterious…
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3 Let all thy loving kindness which attends us, Let all thy mercy on our souls be sealed; Lord, if thou wilt, thy saving power can cleanse us; O, speak the word! thy servants shall be healed. 590 P. M. Lead thou me on. Shed kindly light amid the encircling …
175 wordsSECTION 106ITS GROWTH AND FUTURE TRIUMPHS.
591 L. M. Put on thy strength, O Zion. Isaiah 52:1. Triumphant Zion! lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead! Though humbled long—awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour’s strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy excell…
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Come, O thou mighty Saviour, We look for thine appearing; Descend, we pray, Thy love display, Our waiting spirits cheering. 2 Come, clothed with glorious power; Let all thy saints adore thee, And let thy word, The Spirit’s sword, Subdue thy foes before thee. 3 May every heart with gladness, Thine offered grace receiv…
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2 Has thy night been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved? Cease thy mourning; Zion still is well-beloved. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee: He himself appears thy Friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee; Here their boasts…
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3 Before thine awful face Millions of foes shall fall, The captives of thy grace— The grace that captures all. The world shall know, great King of kings, What wondrous things thine arm can do. 4 Here to my willing soul Bend thy triumphant way; Here every foe control, And all thy power display; My heart, thy throne, bl…
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611 L. M. It is a good thing to give thanks, etc. Psalm 92:1. Sweet is the work, my God! my King! To praise thy name, give thanks and sing; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal c…
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2 This is the day which God has blessed, The brightest of the seven, Type of the everlasting rest The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on, And hasten on that day, When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our days below, Our hearts his praise employ; And in our…
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Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day: Here may we sit and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day, amid the place Where Christ my Lord, hath been, Is sweeter than ten …
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2 Now may the King descend And fill his throne with grace; The scepter, Lord, extend, While saints address thy face: Let sinners feel thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. 633 7s & 6s. The first day of the week. O day of rest and gladness, …
168 wordsSECTION 114GRATITUDE AND PRAISE.
634 L. M. Loving kindness. Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing the great Redeemer’s praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost es…
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5 Then tears shall all be wiped away, And Christians never go astray; When we are freed from cumbrous clay, We’ll praise the Lord in endless day, And give to Jesus glory. 641 C. M. My sheep—follow me. John 10:27. To thee, my Shepherd and my Lord, A grateful…
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3 Creatures no more divide my choice— I bid them all depart; His name, his love, his gracious voice, Have fixed my roving heart. 4 But may I hope, that thou wilt own A worthless worm like me? Dear Lord! I would be thine alone, And wholly live to thee. 648 S…
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5 Borne upon the latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death; Then amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. 655 7s. Praise waiteth for thee, etc. Psalm 65:1. Praise on thee, in Zion’s gates, Daily, O Jehovah, waits; Unto thee, who h…
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Bright the vision that delighted Once the sight of Judah’s seer; Sweet the countless tongues united To entrance the prophet’s ear. Round the Lord in glory seated, Cherubim and seraphim Filled his temple, and repeated Each to each th’ alternate hymn: 2 “Lord, thy glory fills the heaven; Earth is with its fullness store…
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Glory to God on high! Let heaven and earth reply; Praise ye his name; His love and grace adore, Who all our sorrows bore, And sing for evermore, “Worthy the Lamb.” 2 Ye who surround the throne, Join cheerfully in one, Praising his name; Ye who have felt his blood Sealing your peace with God, Sound his dear name abroad…
842 wordsSECTION 120OPENING HYMNS.
674 L. M. Psalm 100. Before Jehovah’s awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when like wandering sheep we …
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.