By thee must come, thou Gate of love,
Through which the saints undoubting trod;
Till farth discovers, like the dove,
An ark, a resting-place in God.
Shines on through earthly light and bloom;
The pure, the everlasting ray,
The lamp that shines e'en in the tomb;
The light that out of darkness springs,
And guideth those that blindly go;
The word whose precious radiance flings
Its lustre upon all below.
3 Thou art the Life-the blessed Well,
With living waters gushing o'er,
Which those that drink shall ever dwell
Where sin and thirst are known no more.
Thou art the mystic pillar given,
Our lamp by night, our light by day;
Thou art the sacred bread from heaven;
Thou art the Life- the Truth - the Way.
Various Names and Offices of Christ.
1 JESUS, my truth, my way,
My sure, unerring light!
On thee my feeble soul I stay,
Which thou wilt lead aright.
2 My wisdom and my guide,
My counsellor thou art;
O never let me leave thy side,
Or from thy paths depart!
1 To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is given;
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him, all the hosts of heaven.
2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
Forevermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord.
3 His power increasing still shall spread;
His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.
4 To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is given-
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The mighty Lord of heaven."
1 COME, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
2 Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the saints thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every waiting heart.
3 Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a king,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
4 By thine own eternal spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne.
1 THE race that long in darkness pined
Have seen a glorious light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death's surrounding night.
2 To hail thy rise, thou better Sun,
The gathering nations come
Joyous, as when the reapers bear
The harvest treasures home.
3 To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is given;
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him, all the hosts of heaven.
His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
Whose rule shall stretch abroad,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord.
5 His power increasing still shall spread; His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.
1 OUR Lord shall be our hiding-place,
A covert from the storm;
And, by the riches of his grace,
Secure from every harm.
2 As in a dry and barren place Rivers of water flow,
Jesus the riches of his grace
Makes fainting mortals know.
3 As a tall shadow of a rock
Within a weary land,
Is Jesus to his fainting flock-
He guards them with his hand.
4 Clearness of sight he will bestow,
Our dimness take away,
And make us all his goodness know
In an eternal day.
5 There we shall hear the joyful sound,
Salvation in the Lord;
And on the fair celestial ground
Our thankful songs record.
1 JESUS! exalted far on high,
To whom a name is given, -
A name surpassing every name
That's known in earth or heaven!
2 Before thy throne shall every knee
Bow down with one accord;
Before thy throne shall every tongue
Confess that thou art Lord.
3 O may that mind in us be formed,
Which shone so bright in thee:
An humble, meek, and lowly mind,
From pride and envy free!
4 To others we would stoop, and learn
To emulate thy love;
So shall we bear thine image here,
And share thy throne above.
1 JESUS, comforter divine!
Consolations, Lord, are thine;
Mightiest comforts, full of good,
Worthy of the living God.
2 Thou shalt wipe all tears away
Mid the blessed realms of day;
Thou shalt hush each rising sigh;
Sorrow, pain, and death, shall die.
3 Highest praises wait thy name,
Great unchanging, glorious same;
Jesus, comforter divine!
Praises, praises, Lord, be thine.
1 COME, ye who know the Savior's love,
And his indulgent mercies prove,
In cheerful songs his praise express,
For he'll not leave you comfortless.
2 He ever acts the Savior's part,
With strong compassions in his heart;
The least and weakest saint he'll bless,
Nor will he leave him comfortless.
3 His wisdom, goodness, power,
They largely, sweetly, daily share;
He will their every fear suppress,
Nor will he leave them comfortless.
4 While they sojourners are below,
And travel through this world of woe,
In storms and floods of deep distress
He will not leave them comfortless.
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