Christ’s Presence Makes Death Easy
Christ’s Presence Makes Death Easy Why should we start, and fear to dieWhat timorous worms we mortals are! Why should we start, and fear to dieWhat timorous worms we mortals are!Death is the gate of endless joy,And yet we dread to enter there. The pains, the groans, and dying strife,Fright our approaching souls away;Still we […]
The Pharisee and Publican
The Pharisee and Publican Saints, at your heav’nly Father’s wordGive up your comforts to the Lord; Saints, at your heav’nly Father’s wordGive up your comforts to the Lord;Behold how sinners disagree,The publican and Pharisee!One doth his righteousness proclaim,The other owns his guilt and shame. This man at humble distance stands,And cries for grace with lifted […]
The Son of God Incarnate
The Son of God Incarnate The lands that long in darkness layNow have beheld a heav’nly light; The lands that long in darkness layNow have beheld a heav’nly light;Nations that sat in death’s cold shadeAre blessed with beams divinely bright. The virgin’s promised Son is born,Behold th’ expected child appear:What shall his names or titles […]
Christ’s Compassion to the Weak and Tempted
Christ’s Compassion to the Weak and Tempted With joy we meditate the graceOf our High Priest above; With joy we meditate the graceOf our High Priest above;His heart is made of tenderness,His bowels melt with love. Touched with a sympathy within,He knows our feeble frame;He knows what sore temptations mean,For he has felt the same. […]
The First and Second Adam
The First and Second Adam Deep in the dust before thy throneOur guilt and our disgrace we own; Deep in the dust before thy throneOur guilt and our disgrace we own;Great God! we own th’ unhappy nameWhence sprang our nature and our shame; Adam the sinner: at his fall,Death like a conqueror seized usA thousand […]
Moses and Christ
Moses and Christ The law by Moses came,But peace, and truth, and love, The law by Moses came,But peace, and truth, and love,Were brought by Christ, a nobler name,Descending from above. Amidst the house of GodTheir diff’rent works were done;Moses a faithful servant stood,But Christ a faithful Son. Then to his new commandsBe strict obedience […]
Abraham’s Blessing on the Gentiles II
Abraham’s Blessing on the Gentiles II Gentiles by nature, we belongTo the wild olive wood; Gentiles by nature, we belongTo the wild olive wood;Grace took us from the barren tree,And grafts us in the good. With the same blessings grace endowsThe Gentile and the Jew;If pure and holy be the root,Such are the branches too. […]
Abraham’s Blessing on the Gentiles
Abraham’s Blessing on the Gentiles How large the promise, how divine,To Abram and his seed! How large the promise, how divine,To Abram and his seed!“I’ll be a God to thee and thine,Supplying all their need.” The words of his extensive loveFrom age to age endure;The Angel of the cov’nant proves,And seals the blessing sure. Jesus […]
Christ Unseen and Beloved
Christ Unseen and Beloved Now with our mortal eyesHave we beheld the Lord; Now with our mortal eyesHave we beheld the Lord;Yet we rejoice to hear his name,And love him in his word. On earth we want the sightOf our Redeemer’s face;Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delightTo dwell upon thy grace. And when we taste […]