Hymns for Christian Devotion Part 72

Christ Desired.

1 Come, O thou universal good!

Balm of the wounded conscience, come!

The hungry, dying spirit's food; The weary, wand'ring pilgrim's home; Haven to take the s.h.i.+pwrecked in, My everlasting rest from sin!

2 Come, O my comfort and delight!

My strength and health, and s.h.i.+eld, and sun My boast, my confidence, and might, My joy, my glory, and my crown; My gospel-hope, my calling's prize, My tree of life, my paradise.

436. C. M. Newton.

"Unto you who believe he is precious."

1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, It calms the troubled breast; 'T is manna to the hungry soul, And, to the weary, rest.

3 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought, But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought.

4 Till then I would thy love proclaim, With every fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death.

437. 11s. M. Mrs. Hale.

The Lord's Prayer.

1 Our Father in heaven, we hallow thy name!

May thy kingdom holy on earth be the same!

O give to us daily our portion of bread; It is from thy bounty that all must be fed.

2 Forgive our transgressions, and teach us to know That humble compa.s.sion which pardons each foe: Keep us from temptation, from weakness and sin, And thine be the glory forever--Amen.

438. C. M. T. Whittemore.

The Same.

1 Our Father, who in heaven art, All hallowed be thy name: Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, On earth, in heaven the same.

2 Give us this day our daily bread, Our debts, O Lord, forgive, As we forgive our enemies And thus obedient live.

3 Into temptation lead us not, From evil keep us clean; Thine is the kingdom, glory, power Forevermore, Amen.

439. S. M. Montgomery.

The Same.

1 Our heavenly Father, hear The prayer we offer now:-- Thy name be hallowed far and near, To thee all nations bow.

2 Thy kingdom come; thy will On earth be done in love, As saints and seraphim fulfil Thy perfect law above.

3 Our daily bread supply, While by thy word we live; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive.

4 From dark temptation's power Our feeble hearts defend; Deliver in the evil hour, And guide us to the end.

5 Thine, then, forever be Glory and power divine; The sceptre, throne, and majesty Of heaven and earth are thine.

440. C. M. Anonymous.

The Lord's Prayer.

1 O Thou, enthroned in worlds above, Our Father and our Friend!

Lo, at the footstool of thy love, Thy children humbly bend.

2 All reverence to thy name be given; Thy kingdom wide displayed; And, as thy will is done in heaven, Be it on earth obeyed.

3 Our table may thy bounty spread, From thine exhaustless store, From day to day with daily bread,-- Nor would we ask for more.

4 That pardon we to others give, Do thou to us extend; From all temptation, Lord, relieve; From every ill defend.

5 And now to thee belong, Most High, The kingdom, glory, power, Through the broad earth and s.p.a.cious sky, Both now and evermore.

441. 10s. M. Dr. Johnson.

From Boethius.

Seeking G.o.d.