Laudes Domini Hymnal

1 Take my heart, O Father! take it; Make and keep it all thine own; Let thy Spirit melt and break it-- This proud heart of sin and stone. 2…

1 In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of…

1 By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored, We keep the memory adored, And show the death of our dear Lord, Until he come. 2 His body broken in our stead…

1 My gracious Lord, I own thy right To every service I can pay, And call it my supreme delight To hear thy dictates and obey. 2 What is my…

1 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine, Purchased and saved by blood divine, With full consent thine I would be, And own thy sovereign right in me. 2 Grant one…

1 O thou, my soul, forget no more, The Friend who all thy sorrows bore, Let every idol be forgot; But, O my soul, forget him not. 2 Renounce thy…

1 Jesus is gone above the skies, Where our weak senses reach him not; And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows…

1 Draw near, O Holy Dove, draw near, With peace and gladness on thy wing; Reveal the Saviour's presence here, And light, and life, and comfort bring. 2 "Eat, O…

1 Jesus, thy Blood and Righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; 'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Lord, I believe…

1 How sweet and awful is the place, With Christ within the doors, While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores. 2 When all our hearts, and all our…

1 Jesus! thou art the sinner's Friend; As such I look to thee; Now, in the fullness of thy love, O Lord! remember me. 2 Remember thy pure word of…

1 Prepare us, Lord, to view thy cross, Who all our griefs hast borne; To look on thee, whom we have pierced-- To look on thee and mourn. 2 While…

1 Together with these symbols, Lord, Thy blessed self impart; And let thy holy flesh and blood Feed the believing heart. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, with Jesus' love, Prepare us…

1 According to thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord, I will remember thee. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from…

1 Jesus, at whose supreme command, We now approach to God, Before us in thy vesture stand, Thy vesture dipped in blood. 2 Now, Saviour, now thyself reveal, And make…

1 If human kindness meets return, And owns the grateful tie: If tender thoughts within us burn, To feel a friend is nigh;-- 2 Oh, shall not warmer accents tell…

1 Jesus, I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be! Perish, every fond ambition, All I've…

1 Soul, then know thy full salvation, Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care; Joy, to find in every station Something still to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells…

1 Jesus, who on Calvary's mountain Poured thy precious blood for me, Wash me in its flowing fountain, That my soul may spotless be. 2 In thy word I hear…

1 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross we spend; Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. Truly blessed is this station, Low…

1 From the table now retiring, Which for us the Lord hath spread, May our souls refreshment finding, Grow in all things like our Head! 2 His example while beholding,…

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me! Let me hide myself in thee; Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side that flowed, Be of sin the perfect…

1 Son of God! to thee I cry: By the holy mystery Of thy dwelling here on earth, By thy pure and holy birth, Lord, thy presence let me see,…

1 "Till He come:" oh, let the words Linger on the trembling chords; Let the little while between In their golden light be seen; Let us think how heaven and…

1 When I view my Saviour bleeding, For my sins, upon the tree; Oh, how wondrous!--how exceeding Great his love appears to me! Floods of deep distress and anguish, To…

1 God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from…

1 Great God! whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey; Now give the kingdom to thy Son; Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 As rain on meadows…

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…

1 Why on the bending willows hung, Israel! still sleeps thy tuneful string?-- Still mute remains thy sullen tongue, And Zion's song denies to sing? 2 Awake! thy sweetest raptures…

1 Look from thy sphere of endless day, O God of mercy and of might! In pity look on those who stray, Benighted in this land of light. 2 In…

1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice-- Behold the promised hour! Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes to exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that…

1 A mother may forgetful be, For human love is frail; But thy Creator's love to thee, O Zion, cannot fail. 2 No: thy dear name engraven stands, In characters…

1 Shine, mighty God! on Zion shine With beams of heavenly grace; Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. 2 When shall thy name, from…

1 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise! Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes; See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood…

1 Lord of all worlds, incline thy bounteous ear, Thy children's voice, in tender mercy, hear; Bear thy blest promise, fixed as hills, in mind, And shed renewing grace on…

1 From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand,-- From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call…

1 How beauteous on the mountains, The feet of him that brings, Like streams from living fountains, Good tidings of good things; That publisheth salvation, And jubilee release, To every…

1 Our country's voice is pleading, Ye men of God, arise! His providence is leading, The land before you lies; Day-gleams are o'er it brightening, And promise clothes the soil;…

1 And is the time approaching, By prophets long foretold, When all shall dwell together, One shepherd and one fold? Shall every idol perish, To moles and bats be thrown,…

1 Hail to the Lord's anointed, Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free,…

1 The morning light is breaking; The darkness disappears! The sons of earth are waking To penitential tears; Each breeze that sweeps the ocean Brings tidings from afar, Of nations…

1 Oh, that the Lord's salvation Were out of Zion come, To heal his ancient nation, To lead his outcasts home! How long the holy city Shall heathen feet profane?…

1 Roll on, thou mighty ocean; And, as thy billows flow, Bear messengers of mercy To every land below. Arise, ye gales, and waft them Safe to the destined shore;…

1 Saviour, visit thy plantation! Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain: All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again. 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us…

1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain! Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; Zion in triumph begins…

1 Sovereign of worlds! display thy power; Be this thy Zion's favored hour; Bid the bright morning Star arise, And point the nations to the skies. 2 Set up thy…

1 Though now the nations sit beneath The darkness of o'erspreading death, God will arise, with light divine On Zion's holy towers to shine. 2 That light shall shine on…

1 Zion! awake, thy strength renew; Put on thy robes of beauteous hue; And let the admiring world behold The King's fair daughter clothed in gold. 2 Church of our…

1 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness, Cheered by no celestial ray, Sun of Righteousness! arising, Bring the bright, the glorious day; Send the gospel To the earth's remotest bound.…

1 Saints of God! the dawn is brightening, Token of our coming Lord; O'er the earth the field is whitening; Louder rings the Master's word,-- "Pray for reapers In the…

1 On the mountain's top appearing, Lo! the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion bearing-- Zion long in hostile lands: Mourning captive! God himself shall loose thy bands. 2…

1 Hallelujah! best and sweetest Of the hymns of praise above; Hallelujah! thou repeatest, Angel Host, these notes of love; This ye utter, While your golden harps ye move. 2…

1 O Lord, thy work revive, In Zion's gloomy hour, And make her dying graces live By thy restoring power. 2 Awake thy chosen few To fervent earnest prayer; Again…

1 Oh, for the happy hour When God will hear our cry, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high. 2 While many crowd thy house, How…

1 Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending…

1 When downward to the darksome tomb I thoughtful turn my eyes, Frail nature trembles at the gloom And anxious fears arise. 2 Why shrinks my soul?--in death's embrace Once…

1 Why should we start, and fear to die? What timorous worms we mortals are! Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 2…

1 How blest the righteous when he dies,-- When sinks a weary soul to rest! How mildly beam the closing eyes! How gently heaves the expiring breast! 2 So fades…

1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep! From which none ever wake to weep: A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep in Jesus! oh, how…

1 Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-bent shore: How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life…

1 Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated: The trumpet sounds; the…

1 When my last hour is close at hand, My last and journey taken, Do thou, Lord Jesus! by me stand; Let me not be forsaken: O Lord! my spirit…

1 Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon. Refrain: Love, rest…

1 The sands of time are sinking; The dawn of heaven breaks; The summer morn I've sighed for, The fair, sweet morn, awakes. Dark, dark hath been the midnight; But…

1 There is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given; There is a joy for souls distressed; A balm for every wounded breast: 'Tis found above--in heaven. 2…

1 The roseate hues of early dawn, The brightness of the day, The crimson of the sunset sky, How fast they fade away! Oh, for the pearly gates of heaven!…

1 On Jordan's rugged banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene, That rises to…

1 There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers; Death, like…

1 Jerusalem! my happy home! Name ever dear to me! When shall my labors have an end, In joy, and peace, in thee! 2 Oh, when, thou city of my…

1 Jerusalem, the glorious! The glory of the elect,-- O dear and future vision That eager hearts expect! Ev'n now by faith I see thee, Ev'n here thy walls discern;…

1 Oh, fair the gleams of glory, And bright the scenes of mirth, That lighten human story And cheer this weary earth; But richer far our treasure With whom the…

1 Brief life is here our portion; Brief sorrow, short-lived care; The life, that knows no ending, The tearless life, is there: Oh, happy retribution! Short toil, eternal rest; For…

1 O mother dear, Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? 2 O happy harbor of God's…

1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things Toward heaven, thy native place: Sun and moon and stars decay; Time shall soon…

Part 1. 1 Oh, what shall be, oh, when shall be, That holy Sabbath day, Which heavenly care shall ever keep, And celebrate always; When rest is found for weary…

1 Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of Harvest Home! All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin: God our Maker doth provide For our wants…

1 Thou who roll'st the year around, Crowned with mercies large and free, Rich thy gifts to us abound, Warm our praise shall rise to thee. Kindly to our worship…

1 While, with ceaseless course, the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Nevermore to meet us here: Fixed in an eternal state, They have…

1 Swell the anthem, raise the song; Praises to our God belong; Saints and angels join to sing Praises to the heavenly King. Blessings from his liberal hand Flow around…

1 Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days! Bounteous Source of every joy, Let thy praise our tongues employ. For the blessings of the field,…

1 Lord! while for all mankind we pray, Of every clime and coast, Oh, hear us for our native land, The land we love the most. 2 Oh, guard our…

1 Thee we adore, eternal Name! And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we! 2 The year rolls round, and steals away…

1 Our Father! through the coming year We know not what shall be; But we would leave without a fear Its ordering all to thee. 2 It may be we…

1 We come, O Lord, before thy throne, And, with united plea, We meet and pray for those who roam Far off upon the sea. 2 Oh, may the Holy…

1 O God, beneath thy guiding hand, Our exiled fathers crossed the sea, And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshiped thee. 2 Thou heardst,…

1 Great God! we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand; The opening year thy mercy shows; Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day,…

1 Our Helper, God! we bless thy name, Whose love for ever is the same; The tokens of thy gracious care Open, and crown, and close the year. 2 Amid…

1 Eternal Father! strong to save, Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep: Oh, hear us when we cry…

1 Days and moments quickly flying Blend the living with the dead; Soon shall we who sing be lying, Each within our narrow bed. 2 Soon our souls to God…

1 My country! 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims' pride! From every mountain side Let freedom…

1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want; he maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. 2 He restoreth my…

1 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; 2 Give us this day…

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen,…

1 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise him, all creatures here below! Praise him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Praise God, from Whom…

1 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, three in one, Be honor, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. As…

1 Eternal Father, throned above, Thou fountain of redeeming love! Eternal Word! who left thy throne For man's rebellion to atone; Eternal Spirit, who dost give That grace whereby our…

1 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Lyrics…

1 Let God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, be adored, Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. Let God the Father,…

1 The God of mercy be adored, Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word And new-creating breath; To praise the Father and the Son And…

1 Ye angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, praise the Son, And bless the Spirit, too. Ye Angels Round the Throne Lyrics Title: Doxologies…

1 The Father and the Son And Spirit we adore; We praise, we bless, we worship thee, Both now and evermore. The Father and the Son Lyrics Title: Doxologies Author:…

1 To God the Father's throne Your highest honors raise; Glory to God the Son; To God, the Spirit, praise; With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing,…

1 Sing we to our God above Praise eternal as his love; Praise him, all ye heavenly host Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Sing We to Our God Above Lyrics…

1 Praise the name of God most high, Praise him, all below the sky, Praise him, all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; As through countless ages past,…

1 Praise our glorious King and Lord, Angels waiting on his word, Saints that walk with him in white, Pilgrims walking in his light; Glory to the Eternal One, Glory…

1 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be praise amid the heavenly host, And in the church below; From whom all creatures draw their breath, By whom redemption blessed the…

1 Praise the Father, earth and heaven, Praise the Son, the Spirit praise; As it was, and is, be given Glory through eternal days. Praise the Father, Earth and Heaven…

1 Praise and honor to the Father, Praise and honor to the Son, Praise and honor to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One; One in might and one in…

1 Praise the God of all creation; Praise the Father's boundless love: Praise the Lamb, our expiation, Priest and King enthroned above: Praise the Fountain of salvation, Him by whom…

1 Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son, Glory be to God the Spirit, Glory to the Three in One; Hallelujah! God, the Lord is…

1 Great Jehovah! we adore thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, joined in glory On the same eternal throne; Endless praises To Jehovah, Three in One.…

1 To Father, Son, and Spirit, ever blest, Eternal praise and worship be addressed; From age to age, ye saints, his name adore, And spread his fame, till time shall…

1 To Father and to Son, And, Holy Ghost! to thee, Eternal Three in One! Eternal glory be; As hath been, and is now, And shall be evermore; Before thy…

1 To Thee be praise for ever, Thou glorious King of kings! Thy wondrous love and favor Each ransomed spirit sings: We'll celebrate thy glory With all thy saints above,…

1 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God, whom we adore, Join we with the heavenly host To praise thee evermore: Live, by heaven and earth adored, Three in One,…

1. O Father Almighty! to Thee be addressed, With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever blest, All glory and worship, from earth and from heaven, As was, and is…

To God, the Father, Son, and Spirit, Three in One, All praise be Given! Crown Him in every song; To Him your hearts belong: Let all His praise prolong, On…

1 Jesus calls us o'er the tumult of our life's wild, restless sea; day by day his voice invites me, saying "Christian, follow me!" 2 As the first disciples heard…