T H E M E T H O D I ST H Y M N BO O K

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JOHN TE L F O RD , B A .

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THE preparation o f u h a volu me as t h is is surrounde d by s c

proble ms T h writer makes no lai m to h ave solved all o f

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the m or to have es aped m istakes and errors H has had

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t h e advantage o f following a host o f diligent workers in su h c

fields and to the m he is under deep obligation T h D i ti y

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of H y m l gy has been
no o onstantly at his side and to t h at c ,

unapproa hed masterpie e he owes a debt on every page

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Mr G J Stevenson s M t/ d t Hym B k has o ften sug

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gested an illustrative in ident ; Mr S W D uffi ld E gl / c . . . e

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Hym t/ A uth d H i t y kindly lent h im by an

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old friend t h e Rev John Rea her and the Rev D A E

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G regory s fas inating F l y L e ture Tn Hym B k f th

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M d o er n Ch / have been of great servi e

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would also a knowledge his obligation to Mr F A Jones s

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F m u Hym d t/ A utl ; the Rev John B w li

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Hym d H ym W it f Tl C l l Hym y and

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other books to whi h referen e is made in the following pages

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Mr W T Brooke the expert in hy mnology began the

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preparation of su h a volu me as this and his notes have helped

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t h e writer in various ways p i lly in dealing with the , e ec a

proble ms of the text and authorship of so me well known -

h ymns .

Th plan of t h e present work was fixed by t h e desire to

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make it a C o m panion to the H y mn Book T h introdu tory -

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se tions on W esley H ymns and H y mn Books and Th

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H ym ns o f the C hristian C h ur h will it is hoped be found c

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use ful to those who wish to gain fuller information on these

subjects than it was possible to give under individual hy mns .

Th area overed is so wide that it has been ne essary to deny

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oneself the luxury of extended exposition or co mment A y . n

c o e tions facts
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be wel o med by the writer

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what s me readers woul d sup p se t he W esleys to k up from

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the b ginning wit h a l ar sighted view of i ts i mp rtan e d

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W t h a ea l th at ens ure d su ss M ethod m n ver uld have

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b eco me what i t d d wi th ut i ts unp arallel e d hymn b ook T hat

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p erh ap s h b een more eff t ive i n p mg i ts ev ngeli al

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as ec reserv a c

theology tha W esl y s Sermons d his N

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T es ta m t W h ere one m
en . read t he hom li s d t he ex an i e an

p os i t i on thousa d sa g the hymns All d i isi s i n C hris

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te nd m have a stamp i mp ri ted on thei r p i ety b y whi h t h y

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easily k nown A to t he f u of M ethod sm th re b no

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mi stak e ; d i t i s owi ng largely to h

an on rete d p rs nal t e c c an e o

chara ter of i ts p sal mody I d oes not d eal i n the al m i

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ll u l ontemp l ation o f ab stra t t hemes however a red

te e c t a c d c , s c an

sub lime ; b ut i the experi n e of b lievers as soldi rs of C hrist

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fighting wat hing suffering work ng d s eking

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f full r demp t ion Y u at h i t he m t he tr ump et b l ast t he

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cry o f th e wounded t h e s hout o f v i tory d t he d irge, a c , an at

warrior s funeral
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W ESLEY H Y M N S AN D H Y M N BOOK S
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T H E H Y M N S O F T H E C H R I ST I AN C H U R C H

T H E STOR Y O F T H E H Y M N S AN D T H E I R W R I T E R S

O R I G I N AL SOU R C E S OF T H E W E SLEY H Y M N S

ALP H ABE T I C AL I N DE X T O T H E H Y M N S

I N D E x OF AU TH OR S
 here is no exer ise that I h d rather live d d i in than
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singing p raises to our Red eemer d Jehov h while I might i n

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the H oly Ass mb li s d now when I m y not as Paul d

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S ilas i n my b onds
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an heavier
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t han my b onds L rd J esus re eive my p rai se d supp li at ions

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first d l a t ly my dep a ti ng soul Am n

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RI A BA CH RD XTER ,

P refa e to V ic f t/wP lm 69
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I N TR O D U C T O R Y

WESLEY H Y M NS AND H Y M N BOOK S -

g oH N W E SL EY
is the father of Methodist hy m nody O his
voyage to G eorgia in 1 7 3 5 he was deeply i mpressed by the quiet
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courage of the Ger man e migrants on board H re fers in his . e

Journal to t h e w y in whi h they al ml y sang on when a

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great sea broke over the vessel at the ti me they were holding
e vi e H began to learn German three days after he went
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on board the S imm d fi G ravesend in order to onverse on s o

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with the Ge mans and gave his mo nings fro m nine to twelve
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to this study H was drawn into very inti mate elations with
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the Mora ians both on board ship and at Savannah H

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translated man y o f their hymns for the use o f our own ‘
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gregations I n 7 3 7 Lewis T i mothy printed for h im at C harles

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town a C ll ti f P lm d Hy m whi h marks the birth

o ec on o sa s an n s, c

of Methodist hy mnody?) C h l W esley had sailed for E ngland ar es

in O tober 7 3 6 so that he had no share in this little book

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Its existen e was unknown till 87 8 when a opy was pur hased
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in London for a few shillings So me years a fter it was sold for .

£ 5 and in 894 £ 4 was refused for it at a sale by au tion

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T h rough the kindness of Mr W T Brooke of H a kney to . . .

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who m the dis overy of this treasure was due a reprint was
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made in 88 at ontains fo ty pie es for Sunday twenty for

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W ednesday or F riday and eighteen ( ounting ea h part as a ,

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psal m or hymn ) for Saturday H alf the contents are fro m D . r.

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W at ts ; s even from John Austen ; six are b ased He be t s on r r

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poe ms Th W att selection in lude

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Be fore Je hovah s w fu l th one

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I ll praise my M ak er w hile I ve breat h

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P rai se ye t h e L ord tis good to rais ’

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Aw k e our soul s ; away our fears

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A d must t hi s bo dy di ?
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C o me ye t h at love t h e Lord , .

0 T h ou t hat h ear st w h en s i nners

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W i th j oy we med i tate th e gra e c .

H w d our state by nature i s l

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T h th ee h ymn by Sa muel W esle y junior to G d the F athe

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the S and the H oly Ghost

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Behold the S aviou of mankind L T here are fi t anslation
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fro m the Germa n

No 4 Thou L mb of G d Th ou Pr i n e o f Pea e
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6 O G d T h ou bottomless abyss
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M y soul b fore T hee prostrate lies

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6 Jesu to T h ee my heart I b w
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O Jesu So ur e o f al m
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and two h ymn fro m Addison s

W h en all Th y mer ie O my G d c s, o .

Th spa i ous fi m m t on hi gh
e c r a en .

C anon E lle ton says W esle y s o yage to G eorgia w m ’

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m b l as a turning point in the hi tory of E ngli h hy mn dy

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s s o .

Th e Oxford Methodists soon beca me friendl y with thei r

Moravian fellow passengers John W esley s i mpres i b le natur .

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was espe ially tou hed by the bright faith and humble hee ful
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piety of these good people who sang their b eloved Lutheran ,

h ym ns day by day through the m ost te mpestuous weather .

I t was the first ti m e that Angli ans and Lutherans singer of c , s

psal ms and singers of hymns had worshipped and tra elled , v

together in familiar inter ourse and one o f the results of their c

fellowship u doubtedly was the large extent to whi h hymn

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singing entered into the devotions of the futu e Methodis t r

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H ereby my passage is open d to the writin gs of holy m e en

in the German Spanish and I talian tongues I hope too

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some good m y o me to others thereby T hat is W esley s

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des ription of one of the benefits conferred on h im by the

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mission to Georgia .
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£111 1 7 3 8, afte his et urn
n land John W e le y pub li hed
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ection P l m a d H
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sa4 p p 8d s ti t
sched ) n ns o, .
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I n this appea ed h i e ion f o m th Spanish

r s v rs r e

l Thou art
0 G d my G d my l
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a d fro m th e Ge ma
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Thou Jesu art our K i ng , , .

Sh ll I for fear o f feeble m a ,

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Al lglory to th e etern lTh re a e.

T hou hi dden love o f G d w h ose h eigh t o , .

0 T h ou to w h ose all sear hing si gh t ,

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D rW att a d the New Ve sio are d rawn upon f eel y and

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Bishop Ken s th ee hy mn are included

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U p to thi mo men t C harles W esley had been silent

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po ti genius reall y awoke on W hit Sunday 17 3 8 when he found

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the e t of faith I n the p eviou Ma ch he had a serious

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illness at Oxfo d nd on his reco e y wrote two tende hymns

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O neof these now o mitted from the Methodist h ymn bo k m y

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b de cri b ed a the fi t f uits of h i wo k

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G d o f my l ife w hat j ust return o ,

C sinful dust d ashe give ? an an s

I only live my s i n to mourn

T lo e my G d I only l i ve ! o v o

After his conversion all th sprin g of C harles W esle y s nature

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burs t into ong T h Hym s d S . d P m published b y e n s an acr e oe s

John and C harles W esley i 1 7 3 9 is a 2m olu me pp i n 1 0 v , . xv ,

22 3 I t consists largely of sele tions fro m G a mbold and H erbe t

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C harle W e ley two h ymns abo e mentioned are included

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and
Fath er o f L igh ts fro m w h om pro eed s , c .

Lord I d espai r myse lf to h ea l , .

Jesu th e s i nner s F ri end to Thee,

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J ul my great H igh p i t above

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Th second part marks the beginning o f C harles W esley s

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s trength It Opens with the C onversion hy mn W here shall

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my wonde in g soul begin ? and oo passes into a eal m of

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pu e gold
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H e a e fou der r n

Th ee O my G d d Ki g , o an n .

0 F il ial D ei ty .

A d it be th at I should gain
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lory be to G d on h igh
G o .

0 T hou w h o w h en I d id o mplain
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E ternal Beam o f L i gh t d i vine .

M y G d i f I m y all T hee mine

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P ea e d oubt i ng h eart—my God s I m

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Arise my sou l arise Th y Saviour s sa ri f

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Saviour t h e worl d s d mine

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Jesu my G d d King
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Servant o f all to to i l for m , an .

Summ d my labour to renew

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he follow the b e y of Fes ti al H ymn s of which th ee a e

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H ark h ow all t h e wel k in rings

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Sons o f m behold from f en , ar .

C h r i st t h e Lord is risen t d y o -
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H ai l th e d y th at sees H im ri se a .

Granted is the Saviour s prayer

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B esides o me already pub li hed the followi g t a slation

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b y John W esle y are included

0 Th ou w h o al l t h ings anst ontro l

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Jesu whose gl ory s streami ng rays

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Into Th y gra i ous hands I fal l c .

C ommi t t h ou all t h y grie fs .

M onar h o f all wit h low l y fear

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0 G d w hat o f fering sh all I give ?

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Jesu Th y boundless love to m

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O G d o f good t h e un fath omed sea

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0 G d o f G d in w h o m omb ine
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L G d i s h ere ! let us dore

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0 T h ou w h om s i nners love w h ose are

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E ternal dept h o f love d ivine .

T h ee wi l l I love my strengt h my tower , , .

C ome Saviour Jesu from above (from A B u ig

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Methodi m had w found it ac ed poe t W e tu o e r

s no s s r . rn v

the lea e of th is volume feeling that

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Th ro k is smi tten
e d to future ye s
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Springs ever fresh t h e ti de o f h oly te s ar

A d h o l y mus i
n w hispering pea e c, c

T i ll ti me d sin toget h er eas an c e.

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Anothe olume appea ed in 7 4 in whi h we fi d

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C hrist w h ose glory fi lls t h e sk ies , .

Jesu i f sti ll t h e same Thou art , .

Jesu Lover o f my soul , .

D ept h o f m er y ! th ere h e c c an .

0 for a t h ous n d tongues to sing a .

H w d Th y mer ies lose m roun d o o c c e

Si of Joh
x W esle y tran lation F o m the Ge ma
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in luded
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Extende d on a ursed tree c .

I thi st Thou wounded Lamb o f G d r , o .

N w I h ave foun d th e groun d wh ere i n

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H o l y La mb w h o T hee re eive , c .

H igh prai se to Th ee all gra ious G d ! ,

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Jesu Th y b lood d righ teousness , an .

T hi olume hows si gns that the E vangeli al Revival h as

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b egun fo it contains the H y mn f Ki gswood C olliers

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G lory to G od whose soverei gn gra e and one headed T ’ ‘

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b esung in a Tu mult E arth rejoi e ; the Lord is King ’

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Th Le f t hy mns
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b ear out the word of the prefa e So m e faint desc iption of

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thi gracious gift of G d is atte mpted in a few of the following

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v erses T his volu me was neve separatel y reprinted b ut was

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in orpo ated with the fourth and fifth editions of the 1 7 39 b ook
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T ho mas Jackson say (Ci l W ly i T h original s tar es es e , .

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h ymns a mong which are some of the finest in the E nglish

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language display a deep pathos with all the energy and da in g

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of C harles genius ’
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In 17 4 1 W esle y pub li hed A C ll ti f P lm d s o ec on o sa s an

Hym and two pamphlets of Hym

n s, G d E l ti g ns on o
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L one i sued in Bristol the other in London I n 17 4 the

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first Methodist tune book was published with fort y two tunes -

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a the y are co mmonl y sung at the F u d T h volu me of ’

s y o n er . e

Hy m d Sn s an d P m for 7 4 2 b ears the na mes of Joh

a cre oe s 1 n

and C harles W esle y T h fi st part has one h ymn fro m the . e r

G e ma — H igh on H i e erlastin g throne I n the se ond

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pa t appea W re tlin g Jacob and these fa ou ite h ymn s

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0 w h t sh all I d my Sav i our to praise ?

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O hw ly K i ng loo k down from abov

ven , e.

M y Fath er my G d I long for Th y love , o , .

Blessing h onour t hank s d praise , , , an .

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H ark ! a voi e d ivides t h e ky c s .

Omn i potent Lord my Saviour d , an

T t h e h aven o f Th y brea t
o s .

Jesu my strength my hope

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H appy sou l w h o sees t h e d y , a .

Bl est b t h e dear un i t i g love

e n .

N one i s l i k e J h u u G d es r n s
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Vain delusive world ad ieu , .

Aris my soul
e, ise , ar .

Man y othe h ymn are also publish d here whi h have

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rooted t h e msel e s i the life of Methodis m Th prefa e says

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that C hristian perfe tion is the subject of man y of the fol c

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In 7 4 W esley is ued twe t y four of the choi est pieces i n

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the 1 7 3 9 olu me for twopence to b ring the m within ea h of

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the poor .

F ro m thi ti me th st ea m of pu b lica tion followed al mos t

s e r s

without inte mission E very national event ever y C hristian

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F estiv al alled f its pa mphle t of h ymn I n 17 47 appeared

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Hymn s for t/zose t/za t s ee/é a n d tl zose th a t [rave Red emp tion in

fi re B l f 7 csus Cl
ood o z rz s t whi c h the R e v Richard G reen says
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deser e the highest place amon gst the group of hy mn
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pamphlets of which it m y b regarded as th la t John a e e s .

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W esley esti mate of thei value is seen f o m the fa t that he

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selec ted twent y four out of the fifty two f inclusion i the
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Large H ymn Book in 17 8 F u e lH y m

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Hym f ti 0. n ra n s, ns or re

W t fi gfit G
a c nz f M t Hy m f Ch ild
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ra ces followed ore ea , ns or ren ,

e a h other in qui k uccession

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I n 1 7 49 C harles W esley pub lish ed Hym d Sa d ns an cre

P m in two volu mes

oe s A list in h i w w iting shows that . s o n r

his friends ub i b ed for copies of which 5 13 were taken

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in London 1 3 6 in Bristol, 1 9 in Ireland Man y f th e

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S o ieties sub cribed f

c the olu me Th pri e w s 6s
s or v s . e c a .

T h preacher acted as agents

e n d the mone y helped the poet
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t t up housekeeping in Bristol
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John W esley ays A I did not these b efore they we e

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published there were o me things i the m that I did t

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approve of (W k xi Th
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o f S rip ture me morials of events in the lives of friends and in

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the progre s of Methodi m in all pa ts of E n gland Ma y were

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addre sed t h i wife b efore a d afte the i mar iage Allth

s o s n r r r . e

Methodi ts thu ha ed thei poe t s j y a he ap tl y p uts it

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u el y both Jesu and H i disciples are bidden Th volumes

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closed with the noble poem on P ri mitive C h istianity H w r . o

well the subs ibers were repaid m y be een by a glan e at

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this list of a few of the t easure ontained i the olu mes

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T h ou G d o f glorious maj esty

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0 Jesus let m bless Th y name ,

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0 Love d ivi ne h ow sweet T h ou art , .

Saviour P rin e o f Israe l s ra e

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0 Jesus my h ope , .

Stay T h ou insulted Sp i r i t stay

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Al l ye th at pass b y .

Jesus Th y far extended fame

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Jesu let Th y pityi ng eye

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H w happy are t h ey
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W eary o f w nderi ng fro m my G d a o .

Jesu Sheph rd o f t h e sheep

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But it b that I should prove

c an e .

Omn i present G d w hose id o , a .

G d o f my l ife to T h ee
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Jesu my Truth my W y
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M y G d I m T hi ne o , a .

Jesus th e C onqueror rei gns

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Sol di ers o f C h r i st ari se , .

T hou hi dden Sour e o f l m repose c ca .

F ort h i n Th y na me 0 Lord I g , , o.

G d o f al mi gh ty love
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Y ne ighbours
e d fri ends Of Jesus d raw near
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S how great a flame aspi res

ee .

M ster I own Th y l w ful l ai m

a , a c .

C ome on my partners i n d i str s ,

e s.

Shep h erd d i v ine u wants re li eve , o r .

C ome ye followers o f t h e L or d
, .

Again we li ft u vo i e o r c .

H appy soul t h y days are ended , .

H rk h ow t h e wat h men
a , yl c cr

Y vi rgin souls ar i se
e , .

Surrounded b y a h ost o f foes .

Jesu omes with all H i g a e

s c s r c .

C ome let us s end , a c .

In 17 6 2 C harle s W esley published S nort H y mn s on

P ass ages of S cr ip ture, in two olu mes here are v . T hymns ,

ranging ove r th e whole Bible T h p efa e ays . e r c s , Go d having

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graciousl y laid H i hand upon my b ody and disabled m f r s ,
e o

the pri ncipal work of the ministry has therefo e given m an , r e

unexpe ted o asion of writing the following h ymns Several

c cc .
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of the m were on the subject of C hristian P e fe tion and John r c ,

W esle y had to caution his people against being hurt b y wha t ‘

they might find in these volu me ontra y to the do trine the y s c r c

had long re eived T his eferred to ome pe uliar expression

c .
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r s c s

about piritual darkness b eing ent as a means for the i mprove

s s

m en t of the C hristian s gra es and other matters whi h showed ’

c , c

that the poet was so mewhat morb id and mysti al i h i c n s

t ea hing
c .

C harle W esle y took a wat hful inte e t in h i sales

s H c r s s . e

mention that Mr Salthou e who wa t ha e been his

s m
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panion to B i tol ould not leave the books at London without

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great los s and disappoint ment of my sub scribe s J Jones

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proved a broken eed and the poet expresse h i esolve to r , s s r

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look a fter his book hi mself on his return to Bristol D uring s .
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the i mprison ment of E arl Ferrers in 7 60 Miss Shirley gave 1 ,

C harles W esley a guinea for his hy mns .

W hen he died he left three s mall quarto volu me of hymns s

and poe ms a poeti version of a onsiderable part of t h e

, c c

P sal ms whi h appeared in the A mi i

,
c M g i But the r n an a az ne .

most interesting lega y w fi qua to volumes of hymns on c as ve r

the G ospels and Act of the Apo tles in manus ript with notes of s s c ,

revision F inished April 4 1 7 6 5

. T h revisal finished ,
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April 4 1 7 74 2 ,
Anothe re isal finished January 8
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17 79 O A . A third e isal fi nished F eb uary 9 7 8

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A fi fth revisal finished August 6 7 83 A sixth finished , 2 ,
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O tober 8 1 7 84
c 2 Th seventh if not the last Janua y
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1 1, 7 86
1 G loria T i uni D
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1 7 87 H allelujah
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John W esle y thou ght o me of the m h d so me m ean ; ‘

s a

s ome mo t ex ellentl y good The y give the true sense of

s c .

S ripture alwa ys in good E nglish gene lly in good erse

c , ,
ra v .

Many are equal to most if not to any he e er wrote b ut so me , , v

s till savou of tha t poisonou mysti is m with whi h we were

r s c , c

b oth not a little tainted b efore we went to America .

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C anon E ller ton sa ys N E n glish h ymn write app oache s

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C ha les W esle y in copiousness

r Of course in so va t a .
, s

c olle tion there must be man y epetitions and man y pie es

c r , c

that we no longer re me mbe care f ; but y t it is only r or or e

doing ju tice to the e famou me to y tha t th e depth of

s s s n sa
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whethe spe ulative
r practical ; y a to illu t ate the m all
c or e , s r ,

and to prove the m b oth by Scripture and eason and this i s r

done in a egular orde Th h ymns are not arelessly ju mbled

r r
. e c

together but are fully anged unde proper heads a cording

, c r r , c

to the experien e of real C hristians S that in e ffe t this

c . o c

book is a little body of experi mental and practical divinity .

I n what other publication of the kind have y u so distin t and o c

full an a ount of S riptural C hristianit y ? su h a de laration

cc c c c

of the heights and depths of eligion spe ulative and pra ti al ? r , c c c

so strong autions against the most p acti al e rors p ti u

c r c r , ar c

l l
ar y those that are now pre alent ? and so clea direc t ions f
so v r or

m aking you alling and ele tion sure f perf ctin g holiness
r c c , or e

in the fear of G d ? James Ma tineau (L if ii 99) ab unda ntly

o
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c onfirmed that tate ment Afte the S riptures the W esle y

s :
‘
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H y m n b ok appear to m the grande t inst u ment f popula

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eli gious ulture that C hristendo m has ever produced

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Afte W esle y death the book went through a su cessio

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o falteration I n the edition of 7 97 twenty fo ur fthe h ymns

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he sele ted were o mitted and sixt y fi others inse ted Th

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ve r . e

C on feren e of 7 99 appointed a o mmittee to redu e it t its

c 1 c
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pri mitive si mplicity as published in the second editi b ut it

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was not entirely su cessful Methodis m h ad to wait till 1904

c .
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when on urrentl y with the new M t/ di t Hym B k an

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edition was published which i an exact reprint of the olu me s v

as it le ft W esley s hand ’
s.

I n 83 1 a supple ment wa added to W esle y hymn b ook

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and in 1 87 5 it was evised and a new supple ment prepared

r , .

Th fa t that th
e earl y pub li ations of the W esleys bea
c e c r

the na me of b oth b rother has made it di ffi ult t disti guish s c o n

b etween thei work Osbo n aid tha t his own in q uiries ‘

D r . r. r s

h a d led h im to think it likel y tha t Mr John W esle y contributed .

more largel y to these join t publi ations than i o mmonl y sup c s c

p sed ; and that the hab it of att ibuting al most everythin g

o r

found in them to his brother is a cely onsi tent with a du , sc r c s e

r egard to accuracy (P ti lW k iii ’

oe ca or s , v .

Against this may be t John W e le y s s tate men t in the

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prefa e of the Large H ymn b ook 17 8 : But a s mall part f

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these hy mns is of my own co mposing Ri ha d W at on in ’

. c r s ,

the first edition of his Life of W esle y actually attributed all ,

the translations to C harles ; and though he modified thi in s

a later edition he still held that there was inte al e iden e

,
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of C ha les W esley manne Mis W esle y howe e doubted

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whethe (Jackson s Ck l W ly
r 4 56 ) h father knew
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G er man D Julian ay I t has been the o mmon practi

. r. s s,
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f a hundred yea s
or more t ascribe all t anslations fro m the
r or o r

G e man to John W esley as he only of the two b rothers knew

r ,

that language and to as ig to C harles W esley all the original s n

hymns except u h as are traceable to John W esley through

s c

his journals and other works I n this D i ti y this course . c on ar ,

h asb een adopted throughout T hat principle has been followed .

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in the index to TI M t/ di t Hym B k f 9 4 I t is ze e to s n -

oo or 1 0 .

po sible that more light may y t be thrown on this di ffi ult

s e c

questio ; b ut if John W esley suffers injusti e substantial

n c ,

justi e is at last done to his b rother Th E vangeli al Revival

c . e c

see m to have silen ed John W esle y s muse whilst it woke up

s c
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C harles to a poeti fervour whi h only ea ed with his la t breath

c c c s s .

H had begun to wri te poetr y in Georgia

e G eneral Ogle .

tho pe wife told h hu b and fathe in a lette fro m Ameri a

r
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that C harles W esley was taying with the m Sh added he s . e ,

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has the gift of e se and h written many sweet hymns v r ,
as

whi h we sing O h i return to E ngland he w making

c .
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as

poet y fro m his conversion to h i death bed O Mar h 1 5

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1 7 44 he w u mmoned to W akefield to answer a foolish

, as s

c harge of disloyalty and wrote on the w y a hy mn in whi h ,

a c

he co mmitted hi mself into the hands of his Maste ; when he r

won the d y he poured out h i gratitude i a hy mn of thanks

a , s n

giving H rode with a loose ein jottin g down his thoughts

. e r ,

on a card H e tells h i wife I c ept on inging making

. s ,
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s or

h ymns till I got unaware to C an te bu y

, s r r .
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C anon E lle ton sa ys A ti me went on the h ymn writin g

r ,
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pa ed al most entirely f o m th hands of John W esley into

ss r e

those of the younge brothe Th R John Kirk re koned r r .

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e e v. c

that in the S ele tion whi h the b rothe s left behind the m f
‘
c c r or

use th ou ghout the W esleyan congregations out of 7 7 1 h ymns

r ,
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6 6 were b y C harle and 3 3 b y John W esle y

2 s .

T h onl y ti me when we clearl y

e John W e ley b ur t in to see s s

poetry i when G ra e Murray was torn from h im John

s c .

W esle y contri b ution to Methodis t worship ong w that

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s as

unlockin g of th treasure of G e man h ymnody in whi h hee s r c

w a pionee
as H i fine ta te and sound judge ment whi h we e
r. s s , c r

greatly needed in dealin g with the lu ciou Mo a ian hy mns s s r v ,

were also e mployed in the e ision of his brothe s work to r v r

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it ad an tage and to the fo mation of a hi gh tandard in su h

s v r s c

matter s i Methodi t ci cle nH is wo d (Se mon 1 1 7 W k s ii r s. r s r ,

or s , v .
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2 94 written in Au gust 7 89 how how careful he was t avoid
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a y expres ion that savoured of fa miliarity in addres ing G d

n s s o .

In the Index of 187 5 C harles W esley name onl y appeared ’

s

on e as Mr C L F ord points out in an int oductory note

c , . . .
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not very onspi uous whi h probabl y not one in a thousand

c c , c

reads Also the W used in ases of un ertaint y and in one

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c ase where there is no doubt at all Jesu Love of my ul ,

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is misleading F in al most all these ases the probabilit y is

. or c

v ery largel y in favou of C harles W esley s authorship r

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F so me years a t ong desire had been felt f the evision

or s r or r

of the 187 5 hy mn book and in 19 the C onferen e appointed a -

, 00 c

C o mmittee to onside the prin iples on which it hould be

_
c r c s

carried out After a eful consideration it was felt that it

. c r ,

would be i mpossible t retain W esley s Large H ymn b ook in o

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its separate for m as many pieces in it had passed out of use , ,

and no satisfa tory ar ange ment ould be secured if two books

c r c ,

an old and a new were thus set side by side Th C o mmittee , . e

therefore re o mmended that an entirely new arran gement

c

s h ould be adopted C onference approved this re o mmendation . c .

G reat regre t was fel t that so venerable a Methodist m anual of

devotion and of theolog y— a m irror of the spiritual a tivities ‘
c

of the E vangeli al Revi al — poeti al P ilgri m s P rogress c v a c

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should thu be recast but provision was made that it s h ould be

s ,

issued a separate volu me in the exa t for m it le ft John

as c

W esle y s hands Th C onferen e of 90 appointed a C o mmittee

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of Revision whi h acted with the friendly ope ation of

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representative of the Methodist New C onnexion and the

s

W esle yan Refor m U nion Th Methodist C hur h of Australasia . e c

also joined in the work b y correspondence .

Th C o mmittee had fi st to de ide wha t h ymns hould b

e r c s e

ex luded fro m the new olle tion T h ut most are was used
c c c . e c

to etain every h ymn that had endeared itself to the Methodist

r

people b e o me re ogni ed as an e mb odi ment of Methodist

or c c z

theology I n m an y ases the o mission of a verse or verses

. c

r escued a whole hy mn fro m hopeless negle t It was found c .

tha t about 3 hy mn might safel y be o mitted W hen this

00 s .

di ffi cult part of its task had been done the C o mmittee set ,

itself to study hy mn b ooks and other source fro m whi h -

s c

new hy mns might be drawn Spe ial pain were taken to make . c s

ade q uate p ovision f the growing require ments of public

r or

worship in all its parts espe iall y f the Lord s D y and the ,
c or
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Sea ons the eeds of child e and youn g people and the a ied
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as pects of C hristian e i e a d philanthrop y in all thei s rv c n r

mode n develop ments

r Th addition of the C anticle h a . e s s

g eatly enri hed Methodis t e i es

r c s rv c .

S i H enry H F owle paid fitting tribute at one meetin g to the

r . r

pre e minent servi e endered b y the Rev W T D avison D D

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as hairman o f the C o mmittee H i ta t his i mpa tiality his

c . s c , r ,

appreciation of strongl y onfli ting opinions his vast and varied c c ,

knowledge of hy mnology and his unflin hing loyalt y to Metho ,

c

di ms only so me of the qualifi ations whi h added distin tion

, are c c c

to a me morable P residency Th work o f the Rev Nehe miah .

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C u no k as senior se etary of the H y mn book C o mmittee and

r c cr -

s e retary of the T une book C o mmittee was invaluable and

c -

ea ned the spe ial thanks of the C onferen e A enormous

r c c . n

a mount o f labour was put into the preparation of indexes Th . e

I ndex of T exts in the 87 5 H y mn book contained 1 -

r eferen es to its c verses ; the present index has about

though the hy mn have a hundred fewer verses Refer s .

e n c es to the Apo rypha have been added and inti mation given
c ,

where the P rayer book Version o f the P sal ms bears more

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dire tly on the hy mns than the Authori ed Version Mr H

c z . . .

A thu Sm ith M A on who m with the Rev G A Bennetts

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B A and Mr T o mbleson the burden o f preparing this I ndex

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fell says T prea h ers w h o are are ful in their hoi e o f hy mn

, , o c c c c s

bearing upon their subje t and text t h e benefit of su h referen es c , c c

will be obvious enoug h I n many ases indeed it will be found . c , ,

that t h e Bi b le texts re ferred to are quoted as having suggested

the language rather than the thought of the hy mn I f such .

cases are not a direct help to the prea her as su h they are c c ,

c ertainly of interest to the student espe ially to the student of ,

c

the W esley poetry illustrating as they do t h e poet s method

, , ,
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and mental pro esses E xtensive as this olle tion of texts now
c . c c

is it mig h t have been added to indefinitely for there are many

, ,

c ases in whi h every line of a verse of

c glances at a
distin t passage o f S ripture
c c .
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Th Rev H Arnaud S ott had the main responsibilit y of

e . . c

preparing the I ndex o f Subje ts and here also our C hur h will c ,
c

reap the benefit of mu h laborious work T h Biographical c . e

Index the Alphabeti al Index and the I ndex to the Verses were
, c ,

prepared by the present writer as one of the Se retaries D c . r .

D avison was responsible for the P refa e and the arrange ment c

of t h e hy mns and the headings o f t h e various se tions whi h

,
c c

so skil fully blend the new headings with the old and preserve ,
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on a page th e phrases so lo n g an d happil y familiar in
man y
Methodist wors hip .

Th e ta sk of e isin g the old h ymn s o a s to e mo e ex r v s r v ~

pressions which migh t di stract attention or o ffend a modern

taste was ot the least anxious part of the C o mmittee s work
n
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I t has b een done with the mini mu m of ha ge y t it has c n , e

added materiall y to the value and e ffecti ene ss of the book v .

T h T une book C o mmittee took the ut mo st possible care in

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th e adaptation o f tune s to the h ymns It was an untold advantage .

to have so distinguished a musical editor as Si F rederi k B idge r c r ,

and he entered with en thusias m into the great task of moulding

Methodist musi for a gene ation H e ecured the c o operation
c r . s -

of nearly allthe leaders in th musical profe ion of the day e ss

S i C H H P a y S i A C Ma ken ie Si G eorge C Ma rtin

r . . . rr ,
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Si C harles V S tanford Si W alte P arrat t D

r . Kee ton of ,
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P eterb rough D o P ea e of Live pool D Bridge ofC he s te

, r. c r , r . r,

M W G Al o k a mong man y o the s

r. . . T here is no ma
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m atte how great his distin tion in the musi al world who has
r c c ,

not ounted it an honou to b e asked to write tunes for th

c r e

W esle y h ym n s T h Appendix of old tune s su h as D iade m

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C alvary S overeignt y L ydia and P rai s e is a e y happ y

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feature of the book an d these will often b e used fo special , r

s ervi esc .

T h Rev A E Sh arple y thinks th e ou tstanding glory of

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the book will be the fine t eat ment of those old C ha le W esley r r s

hymns whi h associated with peciall y o mp osed tunes by

c ,
s c

w ite s of the highest order will renew their youth and with a
r r , ,

new lease o f life will ring out again their fervid m ag eded e ss e, n e

as mu h in this twentieth entury as in the ei ghteenth so that

c c ,

the hara teristic do trines of Methodis m e mphasi ed by

c c c , z

these old hymns d fragran t with thei breath of revival ” ,

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will on e m ore be ome popular in our chur hes and resound

c c c ,

again throughout the land T h old tunes whi h the W esleys .

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sang reset in so me ases by the skilful hand of Si F B idge

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will b eco me inc easin gl y popular r .

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T H E H Y M N S OF T H E C H R I S TI AN
C H U RC H

A FEWfact concerning the C hur h praise will b of interes t

s c
’
s e

in su h a olum e a thi Th subje t m y b pursued with

c v s s. e c a e

growing delight in the page of D Julian s monumental s r.

’

D i ti c y f Hym lgy
on ar Th vastness of the subje t can
o no o . e c

be gauged when we e me mber that we ha e ab ove r v

hy mns in more than two hundred di fferent lan guage and

,
s

dialect s .

Augustine ay a h ymn is a ong with p ai s sofG d If ‘

s r se o .

thou i g t a d p ai t t G d thou uttere t no h ymn A

s n es n r ses no o , s .

h ym then containeth these three things on g a d praise

n, , : s ,
n ,

a d that of G d
n P raise then of G d in song is called a
o .
, , o

h ymn G egory N a i
.
’
put it thus M dul t l u t
r z an z en :
‘
o a a a s es

kym u n A definition in the C ottonian M S says a h ym n m ust

s.
’
.

b praise of God
e of H i saints be capable of b eing sung a d
or s , , n

b met ical
e Lo d S elbor e in his B k f P i
r . r holds that n , oo o ra s e,
‘
a good h ymn should ha e si mplicit y freshness and realit y of v , ,

feeling ; a on istent ele ation of tone and a hythm ea y and

'

c s v , r s

harmonious but not jinglin g tri ial I t language m y b

, or v . s a e

homel y but should not b lovenly mean Afi ctati

,
e s or .
’

e on or

v isible arti fic e i wo se tha ex e of homeline ; a h ymn i

s r n c ss ss s

e asil y poilt b y a single falsetto o te N o will th e mos t

s n . r

exe mpla y soundne of do t ine atone f do ggerel or edee m

r ss c r or , r

fro m failure a p o aic didactic t yle r s , s .

’

I f that tanda d we e trictl y applied all our h ymn b ook

s r r s ,
-
s

would shrink I i e and man y of h che ished treasu e would

n s z , er r r s

lose thei place I the C hu ch s p ai e H appil y for us all it is

r n r
’
r s .
,

no t possi b le to appl y lt .

Lord By on tribute to th fi st g ea t leade of chu ch mu ic

’
r s e r r r r s

gains wmea i g as we trace h i influence in u eeding age

ne n n s s cc s.

D a id l yre grew mightier than his throne onve ys afte all

’ ’
v s ,
c r

b ut a fain t expres ion of th e e g owin g i fluence of tha t s e v r -

r n
 TH E H YM NS OF T H E C H R ST AN C H I I U RC H 19

min strel king who opened a w doo in the side of sa ed ‘

ne r cr

literature— Bible within a Bible Th P sal ms were our Lord s

a .
’
e
’

hy mn book from which H and H i dis iple gathered o mfo t

-

, e s c s c r

w h en having h ymned the y wen t forth to the Mount of Olives

,
‘
,
’
.

Ambrose bears witness t the har m of the P salte in the fourth o c r

c entury when he says that if other parts of the S ripture were

,
c

read in hur h you could s ar e hear anything but when the

c c c c ,

P salter was read all were silent S t Augustine found in those . .

faith ful songs and sounds o f de otion whi h ex lude all swelling v ,
c c

of pirit a voi e to express his most intense and varied feeling

S ,
’
c

in the risis of his li fe at Milan W h at utte an es would I

c .
‘
r c

send up unto T hee in those P sal ms and how was I inflamed ,

to ward Thee by the m and burned to rehearse the m if it were

s , ,

possible throughout the whole world against the pride of the

, ,

hu man a e (C f i x 4
r c Th P sal ms earl y found
’
on ess on s , .
, e

their pla e in E nglish hur h li fe W hen the wat h man who

c c c . c

had been posted on the tower o f Lindis farne saw the signal of
C uthbert s death f wh i h he had been waiting and hurried
’
or c ,

with the news into the hur h the breth ren of H oly Island c c ,

were singing the words Thou hast ast us out and s at tered ,
‘
c c

us abroad T hou hast also been displeased T hou hast shown

T h y people heav y things T hou hast given us a drink of deadl y
wine .
’

T h distin tivel y C hristian hy mn h a it root in the poet y

e c s s r

and worship of the Old T esta ment whose songs and rhyth mi al ,
c

passages pa sed dire tly into the servi es of the G reek C hur h
s c c c .

Th Alleluia was early in orpo ated with C hristian so g

e c r n .

Jerome note how the C hristian plough man shouted it at his

s

work Sailor en ouraged one anothe by a loud alleluia as

. s c r

the y plied the oar St G er manns of Aux erre and h i soldie s . . s r

used the wo d a thei battle y when the y won the Alleluia

r s r -
cr

victo y over the P i ts and S ots in 4 9 It became the

r c c 2 .

recogni ed E aste mo ning alutation and soon gained a fixed

z r r s ,

p sition in the liturgies of the d y espe iall y on the great

o a , c

festivals Th T S a ctus derived fro m the hy mn in Isa

. e er n ,
.

vi 3 had also b een used in Jewish ritual Th H osanna

.
,
.
‘
e

whi h so onstantly ac ompanies it in early liturgies w partly

c c c as

the echo of the T riumphal E ntry but partly also of the older ,

ref ain used at the Feast of T aberna les Antiphonal singing

r c .
’
,

whi h Ignatius introd u ed a mong the Greeks at Antio h m y

c c c ,
a

be tra ed to the hoir o f the old Jewish te mple T h re frains

c c . e

a d sho t ej
n ulatio s of praise which are a marked feature of
r ac n
20 TH E M TH O E D I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
G reek h ymns are also a le gac y fro m the Jewish to the C hristian
C hur h c .

Th great hy mns of the Nati it y whi h we owe to St Luke s

’
e v ,
c .

r esearch were probably used as canti les at a very earl y period

,
c .

T hey m y fairly be des ribed as the first and grandest songs of

a c

the C hristian C hur h Th rh ymic fragments in the E pistles c . e

throw o me light on the hy mns whi h St P aul bids the

s c .

chur hes at E phesus and C olossae use Awake t h ou that

c .
‘
,

sleepest and arise fro m the dead and C h ist shall give thee
, , r

light perhaps bears the eviden e of su h use T w of the

,
’
c c . o

faithful sayings o f the P astoral E pistles and the grand frag

ment ( T im iii on our Lord s I n arnation and triu mp h
1 . .
’
c ,
’

betray a si milar origin C le ment of Alexandria s Bridle of .

’ ‘

S teeds unta med is the oldest of all C hristian h ymns Its’

.
,

phraseology is adapted to the pe fe t G nosti of the second r c c

century but there is nothin g in its bright versi les— full of

,
‘
c

c hildlike trust in C hrist as the Shepherd the F isher of Souls , , ,

the E verlasting W ord the E ternal Light — that i t to b , s no e

found in the pages of H oly W rit T h greatest early h ymnist .

’
e ,

G egory N i
r who wrote in lassi m etres has been m
az an z en , c c , co

pared to our own Ken C ertain passages in his troubled history .

furnish a triking pa allel to the life of u de out and high

s r o r v

souled b ishop Gregory s morning and evening h ymns are f

.
’
ar

inferio to Ken s but i n all his other produ tion the G eek
r
’
, c s r

hymn writer distin tl y b ea s the pal m

-
c r .

T h co mpositions of Sy
e iu lie on the b orde land between n es s r

C hristianity and Neo P latonis m but the y ontain many fine -

, c

spe i mens of spe ulative adoration of the T riune G odhead

c c ,

su h as the P latoni philosophy inspired S ph iu P atri

c c . o ron s,

ar h f Jerusale m in 6 9 was the autho of long poe ms on

c o 2 , r

the hief events of New T estament history T hat on the

c .

H oly P la es has spe ial interest fro m the insight it gives into
c
’
c

the appearance of Jerusale m and its sa red sites in the seventh c

centu y Basil peaks of the T hanksgiving at La mp lighting

r . S -

,
’

whi h wa already old in the latter hal f of the fourth entury

c s c .

Th G reek form of the G lo ia in E x elsis is of earl y date

e r c
’
,

and the T D eu m see ms t have had a Gallican origin T hese

e o .

fa ts for m landma k in th hi to y of earl y hymnody in the

c r s e s r

E ast .

Th younge P liny tells u in h i fa mou letter t T rajan

e r s s s o

that the C hristians we e ac usto med to meet before d y and r c a ,

to in g a h ymn C hrist a G d b y tu ns one afte another

s s o ,
‘
r , r .
’
 TH E H YM N S OF T H E C H R ST AN C H I I U RC H 2!

T he e was however a ce rtain eserve a t thei ge e al

r , , r s o r n r

introdu tion into the se vi es of the C hu h An tioch indeed

c r c rc .

adopted this form of praise so earl y as 6 9 b ut even in the 2 ,

fo urth and fifth enturies the more onservative monasti s had

c c c

s ruples as to the use of an ything save the P salms Th

c . e

C oun il of Braga in Spain whi h m t in 56

c a tuall y forbade ,
c e 1, c

the use of hymns T hey see m indeed to have made thei .

, , r

reputat ion out of doo s a mong the people and thus gradually r ,

to have established their i ght to a place within the C hur h r c .

H ymns have in all age b een a favou ite means of propaganda s r .

Th earl y hereti s were quick to perceive their e ffi cacy as a

e c

vehicle for sp eading thei w pinion T h C hur h was not

r ro n O s. e c

slow to lea the same lesson Th Gnosti hy mns of his day

rn . e c

led E phre m the Syrian to adop t si milar metre and rh yth m s s .

H i metri al ho milies sung in the religiou ser ices were

s c , s v ,

longer than h ymns and more distin tly dida ti in ha a ter c c c c r c ,

b ut they rendered great servi e to the hur hes of Syria Th c c c . e

Arians of Alex ndria and C onstantinople taught their songs to

a

m illers sailors and mer hants

,
Athanasius and C hryso to m
,
c . s

thus learned what an i mportant part hymns might play in the

servi e of o thodoxy and used the weapon with great success
c r , .

Greek h ymnology rea hed its m os t splendid develop ment t c a

the lose of the eighth entury St Andrew of C rete who e

c c . .
, s

G reat C anon strophes in length is sung entire

, , on

T hursday in Mid Lent um lab ore multo t p ulm um fatiga ‘

-
c e on

tione is one of the hief h ymnists of the ti me Th st ophe

,
’
c . e r s

of his anon have not the point of those of John of D amas us

c c ,

and make no use of re frains T h aim of it is penitential ; a . e

spirit of t ue peniten e breathe through it it h m any beauti

r c s , as

ful passages and is ri h in allusions to the personages o f the

, c

Bible eit h er as warnings or exa mples to the penitent b ut its

, ,

ex ellen es are marred by repetition and prolixity Th Laura

c c .
’
e

of St Sabas between J erusale m and Bethlehe m be ame the

.
, , c

centre of a s hool of hy mn —writers of whom C os mas and John

c ,

o f D a mas us hold fore most rank among the G reek e lesiasti al

c cc c

poets Th C anon on the As ension by John o f D a ma cus is

. e c , s ,

full of triu mph and gladness and dra mati reali ation H i
, , c z . s

E aster C anon is the grandes t e f fort of sa red poetry in the c

G reek C hur h A spirit of rapt conte mplation is the h ief

c . c

chara teristi of E aste n hy mnod y W here an E nglish hymn

c c r .

opens up the hu man blessings and seeks to bring ho me the ,

great t uths of eligion to hea t a d co cien e the Greek

r r r n ns c ,
22 TH E M TH O E D I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

h ymni t is ab sorbed with th do t i ne itself Th human

s e c r . e

aspe t is either made se ond ry or entirely overlooked Th

c c a . e

c ont t be tween the genius of th G eek d t h e Lati a e is

ra s e r an n r c

st ikingly evident in the h ymnology o f the two hur hes as

r c c ,

inde d in th whole ou e of their history

e e O is peculative c rs . ne S ,

th oth er p a ti cal Th E aste n h ymns on the di ine per

e r c . e r v

fec ti d the I n a nation di f

on s an fer widel y fro m our self c r
‘

r egardi g m ode of praise T his habit o f thought has however

n .
’
, ,

its disad ant ge By it dis o u agement of the develop ment

v a s . s c r

of human e motion a pi ation a d benefit the r nge o f subje t , s r , n , a c s

an d refle tion is na owed and i th later poets the repetition

c rr ,
n e

of the sam e typ epithe t and metaphors issues in sameness

es, s, , ,

c onventional diction and fossil thought I t is i mpossible to ,

.

avoid th conviction that the g eat bulk of Greek h ymns would

e r

ha e had a ri her value if inspi ation had b een sought in the

v c r

deep sp iri tual analysis of St P aul or the i te pretation of th .

, n r e

changing m ood of the soul whi h of su h preciou ne s in

s , c are c s s

th e P al ms s .

W ha e dw lt i so m e detail on G reek h ym od y because

e v e n n

th e E a t fi s t taught th
s alue of hymn singing to the Latin
r e v -

C hu h rcH ymn made their way wi th C h risti nity a it spread

. s a s

over th Ro man E m pi e Jero m e indeed omplain in th

e r .
, , c s e

p eface to his C mm t y
r t/ G l ti that the y we e
o en a r on ze a a a ns r

unacceptable i N o the n G aul but that region wa a st iking

n r r , s r

e x ept ion to the ul

c e Th hymns were at fi t u g in th r . e rs s n e

o iginalG reek for Lati n had not yet o me into comm on use
r , c .

I t is o mewhat su prising to find that no am e

s b a o r n c an e ss

i ted wi th
c a y Lati h ymn till we a rive at the times of St
an n r .

H il ry and P ope D m u
a Ambrose o f Milan is the founde a as s .
r

of Lat in h ymnod y I t was he who taught th whole cong e . e r

g a ti to
on ta ke its share in singi ng the p alms and h ym s ns

whi h up to that tim e h ad b een e it ed by in di idual singly

c , , r c v s

or b y lerks D u in g his me m o able st uggle w

c . ith th A ia
r r r e r n

E mp e J u tina th A chbishop and his faithful peo ple

r s s, s , e r

enlivened the ir long vigil with hym ns o f p ai se and t ust s r r .

A ugu tine add tha t this ingi g w

s i mitated by m y y a
s s n as an , e ,

by alm ost ll of Th y o g egations throughout th rest of th

a c n r e e
wo ld Th fi ct whi h t h e Ambro ia hym ody p odu ed
r .
’
e e
'
e c s n n r c

on St Augusti e find me mo able xpre sio i the C f i

. n s r e s n n o n ess on s .

H w g eatly did I weep i th y hym s and anti le deepl y

o r n n c c s,

m o ed by the voice of th y w et speaking C hu ch ! Th voi e

v s s e -
r e c s

flowed i to min e ea s a d the t uth wa pou ed fo th into my

n r , n r s r r
 TH B H M S OF T H E C HR IST I AN
’
C HUR CH 23

he a t when ce
r, th e agita tion of my p ie ty over owe d, fl an d my
tears ran over, an d es se d
bl was l th ere in .
’
A l
a rn e d pre fect

trib tu e to the s tyle of the g e a t p e late s hymn s —c lear s we et r r

’
, ,

an d yet i gorous gra nd and n ob le C losen ess of thought i

v , ,
. s

comb i ed with ingular b re i ty of expre ssion A ch b i hop

n s v . r s

T ren h sh ows how s uitabl y the f i th which was i actual

c on fl
c a , n

ict with the powers of the wo rld fo und utte a nce i such , r n

hymn as th es e whe e in i n o oft e pe ha ps little ten d

s ,
‘
r s s n s s, r er

ne ss but a ro ck l
, ik fi mne the old Ro man st oicism t a s
-
e r ss, r n

mut ed an d gl o ifi e d into that noble Ch i tian c ou age which

r r rs r

en co u n t e e d an d at l en gth o ve rca m e th e world

’
r , , .

Ben e dict exp ess ly adopt e d the h ymn s of Amb ro s e and h s

r i

success ors in his O der of \Vo hip Th e as t co mmu ity

‘ ’
r rs . v n

which own ed th e rule of him elf and hi s success ors pm d s s

ra pidl y o er Bumpe v I ts cus toms a d u ages of wo hip we e

. n s rs r

followed i En gla d as wellas over th no th of E u ope an d

n n e r r ,
‘
,

with l al va i ation i th e r mainde r of W e t ern C hri t n

oc r s, n e
'

s s e

dom Th e glorious st a in s of the h ymn E xul te t jam a g e lica

.
’
r
‘
n

turba coelo um said to have b een co mp d b y Augustine

r ,
’
os e

wh n a dea con we e ung b y the d ea on at th e Ben diction

e ,
r s c e

of the P a hal C a dle Th e n ame of B n dict mu t th e e fore

sc n . e e s r

be l ink e d with tha t of Amb ros e in the hi to y fLatin hym nod y s r o .

P ruden tius of S pa in wro te s o me noble hym which fou d ns, n

th eir way into gene al use Be fo e the eleven th an d twelfth r . r

ce n tu i s lo d the place of h ym s i pub lic sa vices h ad b e

re c se n n e n

fixed an d se ttled They found th i way in to th e M issals . e r ,

B ia ie an d othe e mees of tha t tim e Each ch u ch alo

re v r s, r . r s

added localh ymns in honour of its ow fou ders an d pat o n n r n s.

W th a f w t i kin g exceptio n s the clergy a d th e monks had

i e s r , n

b ecom e th chief poets of th e age T hei vers es w ‘

e o . r e re n

lon ger con fi ed to th e d i e c t wors hip and p ai se of th e C r ato

n r r e r,

o f C h i st of the H oly Ghost ; to th

r , h on u of the Blesse d e o r

gin and of the A po stles an d ce tain pri ipa l sain ts and

”
Ir , r nc ,

app opria te d to the a ious solemn ities f th e C hu h lati g

r v r o rc re n

re fin ed i to eul ogies des c iptio of

n , r ns ,
an d me ditat ion s upon , th e
P a ion a d \V u ds of C hrist
ss n o n , on H is Sa cre d Coun ten an ce,
on H i C os s H i Sweet N am
s r , on s e, on th e Va ity of Life
n , on

th e Joys of P a adi th e T e r s e, on rro rs o f J ud gm t ; i to en n

24 T HE M ETH OD I ST H Y MN -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
su fferings of nu merous Saints—most espe iall y into p aise of c r s

the Blessed Virgin on her digni ty on her Joys and D olou

, , rs .
’

W hen Ju mi eges was destroyed b y the No mans in 85 r 1,

so me of its monks took refuge at St Gall b ringing thei .

, r

G regorian Antiphona y with the m Th e anthe m pre edin g the

r . c

G ospel which was known as the Gradual ended on F estal

, ,

days with a lon g Alleluia whi h w a musi al jubilatio on

‘
,
c as c n

a e tain u mbe of notes alled Neu mes withou t word on

c r n r , c , s,

the fi nal A ; also called th S qu tia as followin g the eon e e en , r .

’

T hese Neu me owed thei origin to two hanters ent b y P ope

s r c s

Ad ian t C ha le mag e
r o O Opened a chool at Met the
r n . ne s z,

othe be ame musical p recepto in the monaste y of St Gall

r c r r .
,

wh ere he w detained b y ill ess Th Neu me we e ex

as n . e s r

c ee di gly difficult to e me mbe

n A youn g monk called N tk
r r. o er

was therefo e delighted t fi d that in the Jumi eges mu ic

r o n s

wo ds had b ee atta hed o esponding to th u mb e of th

r n c c rr e n r e

Neu mes T his made it co mparatively easy to ecall th

. r e

caden es H set hi m elf to contrive words f othe mu ical

c . e s or r s

S equen es sung at the di f

c ferent festi als of the year E e y v . v r

n ote now had a co espondin g wo d a ttached T he e u rr r . s n

rh ymed Se q uen es be ame known as Notkerian P o esc c r s .

G raduall y they were rh ymed and inc eased in beaut y a d ,

r n

popula ity T hen an entirel y novel and ori ginal s y te m b oth

r . s

of ifi ati
v ers and musi de ived fro m popula airs w
c on c, r r , as

introdu ed b y the chur h musi ians in th north of F a ce

c c c e r n .

T h S equences co mposed by Adam of St Vi to a

e in gularl y . c r re s

fine and i mp e sive H i musi al and flowing er s . a e s c v rse s r

saturated with Scriptural truth and i mage y Th D i I r . e es rae,

al mos t the oli tary Sequen e which Ital y h produced and

s c as ,

the S t b t M t d l m are among the most pre ious

a a a er a ara c

treasures thus bequeathed to C h istendom Its latest ge ms r .

were due t T ho mas Aquinas but at the begi nning of th four

o , e

t th
ee n entury the glory had departed from Latin h ymnology
c .

King Alfred tells us that when Aldhel m w how the people sa

who had flo ked to attend mass at Mal mesb ury trooped away
c

fro m the hu ch b efore the sermon he took his stand dis guised
c r , ,

as a glee man on a b ridge which the y must cros

,
d gathered s, an

the m round h im to hear his ong with which b gene ally s s, e r

m anaged to weave a little in tru tion Th anecdote u ggests s c . e s

that sa red son gs fo med pa t of the glee man s eperto y Th

c r r
’
r r . e

h ymn whi h C mdm o mposed whilst sleepin g in the tab le

c on c s

is the ea lie t piece of Saxo poet y ex tant Cuthb e t also

r s n r . r
26 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED

legac y of a hundred m arks H i psal ms were originally m . s co

posed for his own godly sola e and sung b y h im to h i ‘

c ,
’
s

organ H i young master E dward V I han ed to overhea

. s , ,
c c r

the m and invited St h ld to repeat them in his presen e

,
e rn o c .

Th first edition of nineteen psal m s was dedicated to the Kin g

e .

W ood says that St h ld had musical notes set to the P sal ms e rn o ,

and hoped that the ou tiers would sing the m instead of thei c r r

am orous and obs ene songs H i psal ms are godl y ballads in

c . s

the older form of o mmon m ea ure known as the C hevy C ha e

c s , c

measure with onl y two rhy mes ,

It w not till 56 2 that the . as 1

co mplete P salter w published by John D aye It was some as .

years later b efo e it as u med its fi nal shape St r h ld hi mself s . ern o

is responsible for fo ty versions j ohn H opkins who see m s t r .

, o

have been a Glouce tershire clergyman and s hool master s c ,

wrote sixty whi h a also in o mmon met e b ut with fou c re c r r

rhymes to a stan a W illiam W hittingham was th holar of

, ,

z . e sc

the o mpan y H had fled from the Marian pe se ution to

c . e r c

G eneva where he married C alvin siste and su eeded Knox

’
,
s r cc

in the pastorate of the exiled E nglish ongregation H had c . e

a pro minent share in the preparation of the G ene an Bible v .

O h i return to E ngland he was made D ean of D urha m

n s .

D uring his tenure of o ffice he protested agains t the wearing of

habits and is said to have de tro yed the i mage of C uthbert
, s ,

but he has the merit of ha ing introduced metri al canti le v c c s

into the C athedral se vices Th Old Version has twelve r . e

psal ms of W h itti gh m F w book ha e had nlong a

’
s .
‘
e s v so a

c aree of influen e P sal m singing soon ca m e to be egarded

r c .
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r

as the most divine pa t of pub li worship W hen a psal m w r c . as

r ead the heads of the worshippe s were cove ed b ut all m sat r r ,

en

b are headed when the psal m wa sung

-
s .

T ho mas Mace in his M u i M um t 1 6 7 6 speaks of ’

,
s cs on en , ,

psal m singing in Y o k M in te b efore the se mon during th

-
r s r r , e

siege of 6 44 W hen that vast on ording unit y of the whole

1 . c c

c ongregational chorus came thundering in even as it mad , so e

the ery ground shake under us oh the unutte ab le ravishing

v , , r

soul s delight l in the which I was so tran po ted and wrapped

’
s r

up in high onte mplations that there was no room left in my

c ,

whole m bod y oul and spiri t f anything below divine and

an , , s , , or

heavenly rapture nor could the e possibl yb an ything to whi h

s r e c

that ery singing might b trul y o mpared ex ep t the right p

v e c , c a ~

prehension on ei ing of that glorious and mi aculous quire

or c c v r ,

r ecorded in the Sc ip ture at the dedicatio of th e T e mple

r s n .
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In the re ision of the P rayer book in 66 1— the famou

v -
1 2 s

rubric was inserted afte the third C olle t at Morning and r c

E vening P ra yer In quires and pla e where the y ing here

‘
,
c s s ,

followeth the Anthe m Authorit y was thus given b y C hur h .

’
c

and State to the introdu tion into the se vice at this point of an c r

anthe m whi h was to be hosen by the minister H ymns in

,
c c .

e se were used well as un m etri al passages of S ipture set

v r as c cr ,

to music by Blow P ur ell and othe o mposers T here was , c , r c .

no te hni al meaning su h as we now atta h to anthe ms but

c c c c ,

metri al hy mns were given a right of way into the servi e

c c .

Th New Version b y T ate and Brady published in 16 96

e , ,

did not easily displa e the Old Bishop Beveridge in 1 7 c .

,
10,

made a vi gorous onslaught on it as fine and m odish flourished ,

’

with wit and fan y g y and fashionab le H says one vest y

c ,
’ ‘
a .
’
e r

had ast it out after it was introduced b y the lergyman

c c .

Beveridge st enuously defends the Ol d Version as a venerab le

r

monu ment of the Refo mation r .

In S otland where service had b een established in the

c ,
s ve r

na ul
c a fte the b rea h with Ro me the met i al psal m was
ar r c , rc

preferred to the hanted p ose psal m both be ause it was c r , c

more onvenient f popula use and was dee med to be neare

c or r r

to the H ebrew stru ture Th P salter has indeed had a c . e , ,

‘

m ighty influen e upon the S ottish mind and heart

c S late c .
’
o

as 1 7 49 metri al psal mody was the only part of the servi e in

c c

whi h S ot h ongregations joined T h singing of hymns

c c c c . e ,

other than the P araphrases o f 7 4 —8 did not be o me at all 1 1 1, c

general among the U nited P resbyterian till afte 185 Th s r 2 . e

E tablished C hur h was eighteen years later and the F ree

s c ,

C hu ch three years later still

r C alvin had adopted M t . aro
’
s

version ofthe P sal ms and when M arot hi m elf fled to G eneva , s

the Reformer indu ed h im to revise his earlier versions and c

add new ones After his death Be a ontinued the work I n

. z c .

the o mpleted P salter published in 56 forty nine ersions

c 1 2, -
v

are by Marot the rest by Be a F en h tune and F ren h

,
z . r c s c

metres found their way fro m this olle tion into the Sco tch c c

P salter h ld psal m s were also kno wn at G eneva and

’
St . e rn o s ,

then e exe ted so me influen e on S otland Th D u d

c r c c . e n ze
'

P l
sam or Gud d G dl B ll t was the firs t versio
er, e an o
’

ze a a er, n

used in S otland T h book was probab ly issued in a udi

c . e r

mentary form as early as 56 8 Th earliest perfe t edition 1 . e c

we p s ss that of 57 8 is a poetical mis ellany It ontains

o se ,
1 ,
c . c

sixteen spi itual Sangis ele en f o m the G e ma one fro m

‘
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v r r n,
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the Latin twenty B ll ti of th Sc ipture o ‘
a a s e r ,
’
ne of which is
fro m the German I ts last edition is entitled P . ral es om fD av id
wit/i a lfter wp l eas afl
d Bal a tzs Tra m l
l f E uel
a tz t out o z z rz dz on
' ' ' ' '

ne

P s almer um to b e s un g T wenty two psal m ve rsions are in .

-

c luded , thirteen Of the m being fro m the G e rman three hy mn s

fro m the G erman , one from the Latin seven adaptatio n s fro m
se c ular ballads , and thirty six other ite ms Some of the pie c es , -
.

though ude have a wonderful pathos and even b eaut y Read

r , , .

ing the anti papal ati es one does not wo de at the rage the y
-
s r ,
n r

excited amon g the Ro man e lesiasti s cc c .

’

I n 1 56 4 appeared the o mplete S ot h P salter p epa ed b y c c c ,

r r

orde of th General Asse mbl y T hi t y nine of th ver ion we e

r e . r -
e s s r

by St h ld thi ty even by H opkins sixteen b y W hittingha m

ern o , r -
s , ,

twenty fi -
b y K th
ve Th Asse mbl y ordained that eve y
e e . e r

ministe eader and e ho ter should have and u a copy

r, r ,
x r se .

C harles I sought to enfor e the use of anothe e sion whi h w c rv r , c as

largely the work of W illiam Alexander E arl of Stirlin g Th , . e

opposition aroused led Alexander largel y to rew ite his version r .

I t was then b ound up with Laud s lu kless Servi e Book of 6 3 7 ’

c c 1 ,

whi h was indi gnantl y rejected by all Scotland Th G eneral

c . e

A se mb l y was e tored and Alexande monopol y came to an ’

s r s , rs

unti mel y end W hen the W est min ter As e mbl y m t in 6 43

. s s e , 1 ,

P arlia ment instructed it t prepare a P alte f use in both o s r or

kingdo ms T his was done with mu h care But the General

. c .

A se mbly Of the C hur h of S otland was not atisfied with the

s c c s

e ult I t therefore appointed four pe sons to make fu the

r s . r r r

re ision Th book was published in 1 6 5 and is to this d y

v . e 0, a

the one P salter used by P resbyterian S otland E ven though c .

so meti mes ude in style its faithfulness igou and te seness

r , ,
v r, r

c annot be denied I t is woven into the ery fib e of the . v r

national eligion r .

Th popularity of psal m singing entirel y destroyed th

e -
e

influen e of Latin h ymnody in E ngland D uring the R f

c . e or

m ation epo h we at h a few e hoes of Luthe muse W ith ’

c c c c rs .

the ex eption of two pie es nearly the whole f C d l

c c , O ov er a e s
’

G oostly P l m d Sp i itu lS g is a more or less

sa es an lose r a on : c

rendering fro m the G erman I t was a m isfortune that C over .

dale s example was not followed ; but C al in s influen e was

’
v
’
c

do minant and he was not prepa ed to ad mit anythin g into

,
r

publi worship save paraphrases f Scripture and eve f

c O ,
‘
n O

S ripture little outside the P sal ms beca me th e te n ule f u

c s r r O o r

hy mnody f the next century and a half

or .
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etri al paraph ases which were pa tly liturgical b ut

Th e m c r ,
r ,

mainly d awn fro m Scripture gradually prepared the w y for

r ,
a

h ymn Th
s real c adle f E nglish hymns is the E nglish
.
‘
e r O

Bible T hat volu me see med to the Refo mers the divinely
.
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r

given wellspring Of praise Much f it a tually onsisted of . O c c

songs fpraise and in tho e days Of heated theologi al debate

O , s c

r igid adherence to the a tual language of the Bible appeared c

to be the one safeguard against error T h Song f Solo mon . e O

was most frequently reprodu ed in these paraphrases but c ,

twelve chapters of the A ts f the Apostles St P aul s E pistles c O ,

.
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and othe so mewhat unlikely parts f S ripture were

r ifi d O c v e rs e .

It was thought that the Bible was universally apable o f musi al c c

expression This feeling though strained unnaturally bore

.
, ,

good fruit T hat grand note o f our greatest hy mns i mpreg

.
‘
,

nation with S ripture is i great measure the heritage o f the

c , n

paraphrases D W atts is are ful to state in the prefa e to

.
’
r
. c c

his h ymns that he might have brought so me text and ‘

applied it to the margin Of every verse T the paraphrases .

’
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also we owe the division of our h ymns into obje tive and sub
,
c

j ti
ec ve . T heir free and joyous praise with the less intro
s p ti
ec expression of so ow and peniten e are a heritage
ve s rr c

fro m the P sal ms the delineation o f m ore subtle e motions and

moods is mainl y the refle tion of the New T estament para c

phrases Th free grouping o f texts whi h hara teri ed the

. e c c c z

later paraphrases naturally led to the type of hymn with whi h c

we are familia in W atts Th habit of sermon and m r .

‘
e co

m entary made it an al mos t irresistible i mpulse to interweave

the familia parallel passages to make one passage a theme of
r ,

expan ion by thers to o mit and o mbine for the sake funity
s O ,
c O

all the while as they believed keeping wit h in the letter f

, , O

S ripture
c T hen a me the li ense of so me onne ting verse as
. c c c c

a pie e of ma hinery A d only one step more onverted the

c c . n c

S riptu al P araphra e into the S riptural H y mn

c r D W atts s c .
’
r.

gave a so mewhat loose interpretation to the word paraphrase ‘

,
’

b ut he kept the thought steadil y in view H i first hym n . s ,

Behold the glories of the La mb is b ased on R and his ,

’
e v. v .
,

b est poetr y b ea s the sa me sta mp r .

Be fore the pub lication f W ithe s olle tion u h ymns O r

’
c c o r

were few in nu mber T he y had alread y however w a place .

, , on

in E nglish devotion D D onne ften had h i w verses . r. O s o n ,

\Vilt T hou forgive that sin ? sung in his presence at St P aul s ’

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Geo ge H erb ert on the las t Sunda y f his life

r alled for his
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viol and sang to its accompani ment his own wo ds Th r ,
‘
e

S undays of man s life F B P H i u l m my h p p i ho m e

’ ’ ’ ’
. . . . s er s a e ,
a e ,

whi h was written before 60 is one of the treasures fE nglish

c 1 1, O

hymnody In 16 3 G eorge W ither gained per mission to have

. 2 ,

his H ym d S g f th C/ u / bound up with eve y op y

n s an on s o e z re z r C

o f the Metrical P sal m Besides the usual paraphrases it s. ,

c on

t i d h ym ns for all the festivals

a ne I nstead of f me and profit . a ,

howe er the work brought h im persecution and loss I n 6 4

v , . 1 1,

man y f these pie es were republished in H lllj / B it i

O c a e n a z, r a n s
’

S econd R m mb e dedi ated to the Long P arliament

e ra n eer, c .

T hat olle tion annot b

c c a used of any want f variet y f
c e cc o ,
or
‘
W hen W ashing O a Boat Sheep shearing H ouse warm in g ,
n ,
-

,
-

F orLovers T ailors Jailer P risone Me mbe of P arliament

, , , r, r ,
’

are so me of its headings .

W owe to this period so me fi

e h ymns Sa muel C ross ne .

ma P ebenda y and afte wa ds D ean of B istol pu b lished

n, r r r r r ,

in 6 6 4 so me pie es whi h
1 still sung with delight in man y
c c are

a on gregation Jerusale m on high and Sweet place sweet

c ,
‘
,
’
,

pla e alone Ken s three hymns we e written within ten yea

c .
’ ’
r rs

f that ti me ; Ri ha d Baxter s tender h ym n f resignation ’

O c r O ,

Lord it belon g not to my ca e appeared in 16 8

,
s r ,
’
1 .

S in ging al most b e a m e a lost art f Non onformity during c or c

th rigour of the C onventi le A t

e A a musin g account of the c c . n

w y in whi h Benja min Keach u eeded in g aduall y es to ing

a c s cc r r r

it to the wor hip of h i own Baptist hurch is give n in Mr

s s c .

S purgeon s history of his T abe na le Keach had ri k ed mu h

’
r c . s c

f devotion al musi
or H i on g egatio h ad been su prised b yc . s c r n r

it sin ging H had hi mself been tra mpled on b y a trooper s ’

s . e

ho se and thrown into prison b ut h i onviction that singin g

r , s c

the praises Of G d was a hol y ordinance of j esus C hrist w

o
‘ ’
as

onl y deepened b y such troubles H wrote a little book in . e

defen e f h ymns and m anaged at last to get the m safel y

c o ,

r estored t D issenting worship Keach also pub lished two

o .

volu mes f h ymns Other olle tions soon sp an g up D

O . c c r . r.

W att made a me mo able advance on his prede essors D

s r c . r .

J ulian pays a high t ibute i the D i ti y n m lgy to r n c on ar o no o

the so ft ri hness f his diction ; h i free igorou h yth m

c O s ,
v s r ,

especially in his lon g metres and t the pe ading joyfulness o rv

and b uoyant faith which light up even his saddest hy mns .

W atts ften co mplained f the fette put on h im by the ld

O O r
‘
O

narrow met es as well as by the ne essi ty of gi ing ea h line

r ,
’
c v c

a co mplete en e in its elf and inking it t the le el of a whole

s s , s o v
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c on g egation H i faults are b o mb ast and doggerel but to

r
’
. s
‘
,
’

h im we owe that p oportion of parts and entral unity whi h r c c

have be o me so ma ked a haracteristi of our hymns T hose

c r c c .

written before h i tim e h ave little unit y Th hange originated

s . e c

probabl y in the slow singing whi h li mited the nu mbe of ,

c r

verses in the lerk s habit Of skipping and o mbining erses

c
’
c v

in the metri al psal m ; and in th preacher s desire to

c s e
’
c on

dense into a losing hymn the substance appli ation of his

c or c

sermon W tt P lm d Hym oo took the pla e of all

. a s s
’
sa s an nr s n c

others in Non onfo mist wo hip and lon g held undisputed

c r rs ,

possession .

T h work which W att b egan wa ca ried on b y the W esle ys

e s s r ,

who are al most inte e tin g fro m the h ymnologist s as from

‘
as r s
’

the C hur h historian point of view Th ld Re tor of

c
’
s .
’
e O c

E pwo th— Sa muel W e le y—wa the au tho

r f the G ood F rida y
s s r O

hy mn
Beh ol d th e Sa iour o f mankin d v

N ai le d to t h e s hame ful tree ,

whi h wa found lying singed on the gra s afte his parsonage

c s s r

had been bu ned do wn ; Samuel W esley jun usher at W est

r ,
.
,

min te S hool wrote Th Lord f S abbath let us praise and

s r c ,
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other hymns of high merit ; John W esle y s translations from ’

the G erman relinked E nglish h ymnody to that of G e many r ,

a d his fine classi

n taste aised the whole tone of Methodist c r

praise D Abel S tevens says j b W esley was igorousl y

. r
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s evere in his criti is ms and appea ed to b aware that the c , r e

p al mod y of Methodis m was to be one of it hie f providential

s s c

fa ts— t once its liturgy and psalte to millions But after

c a r .
’

all says C anon O erton in h i in terestin g b iographi al a ti le

,
’
v s c r c ,
‘
it was C harle W esley who w the g t h ymn w iter of the
s as rea -
r

W esley famil y— perhaps taking q uantity and q uality into ,

c onside ation the g eat h ymn w ite of all ages H i evan

r ,
r -
r r .
’
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g le ical conversion opened his lip in praise and to the end s ,

of his days he s ng on with undi minished fervour H is a . e

said to have ;written i thou and fi hu dred h ymns and s x s ve n ,

‘

though of course in , a t a nu mbe o me are o f une q ual

, so v s r s

m erit it i perfe tl y ma ellous how man y there are which

, s c rv

rise to the highest degree of ex ellence I t would b c . e

si mply i mpossible within our space to enu mera te even those

of the hy mns whi h ha e b ecome reall y classi al Th saying
c v c . e

that a good h ymn is as a e an appearanc a that of a o met r r e s c

3 2 TH E M E TH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

i s falsified b y the work of C ha les W esle y ; for hymns whi h r ,

c

are re lly good in eve y respe t flowed fro m his pen in qui k
a r c ,
c

su ession and death alone topped the course of the perennial

cc ,
s

st ea m
r .
’

C harle W esle y s h ymns we e one of the hief fac tors in the’

s r c

making of Methodis m Mr G arrett H order says F spon . .

,
or

t
an e ity f feeling his hy mns are pre e minent
no T hey are songs
,
-
.

that soar T hey have the rush and fer our whi h bear the soul
. v c

aloft D S haff writes I t is a re markable fa t t h at so me

.
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‘
c

O f the greatest religious revivals in the C hur h — as the R f c e or

mation P ietis m Moravianis m Methodis m— were sung as well

, , ,

as prea hed and written into the hearts of the people and
c , ,

that the leaders of those revivals— Luthe Spener Zin endo f r, ,

z r ,

W esley—were the mselves h ymnists T h for e of those words .

’
e c

will b felt b y every student of chur h history not least by those

e c ,

who are fa miliar with the work of Mr Moody and M Sanke y . r .

in E ngland and S otland Mr Sankey said I find it mu h ‘

more d ifl
c . .
,
c

i ul t to get good words than good musi

c Ou b est c . r

words o me fro m E ngland ; the musi whi h bes t suits our

c c c

purpose co mes fro m Ameri a c .

’

A few h ymns crept into the S ottish P salte of 56 4 5 c r 1 -

b ut the y do not see m to have re eived dire t ecclesiasti al c c c

sanction None f the m were trans ferred to the P salter o f

. O

1 65 0,or to the T ranslations and P araphrases T h G eneral . e

Asse mbl y ha ing already m ade various unsu essful atte mpt
v cc s

to secure a suitable olle tion o f sa red songs appointed a c c c ,

C o mmittee in 7 4 to prepare a volu me of S ripture para

,
1 2, c

p h rases S o me f the S ot h ontributions are good but the

. O c c c ,

colle tion of 7 4 8 is hardly w h at might have been expe ted

c 1 1 -
1
‘
c

from the gi fts and gra es Of the ministe s Of the C hur h of c r c

S otland at that ti me
c
’
.

Th arti le on C hildren s H ymns in the D i ti y f

e c
’
c on ar o

Hym lgy b y Mr W T Brooke

no o whose a quaintan e with . . .
,
‘
c c

earl y E ngli h hymnody the edito ays is un ivalled will

s ,
’
r s ,
r ,

repay areful stud y Th earl y verna ular arols and hymn

c . e c c s

do not appear to have been o mposed expressl y for hildren c c ,

though young folk naturall y rejoi ed to sing the m Th history c . e

Of juvenile hy mnody begins with the Refor mation W ithe s ’

. r

H l ll
a uj h ontain a hy mn or two for the young and H erri k
e a c s ,
c

wrote a hild s gra e j ere my T aylor s G ld G

c
’
ontained c .
’
o en rov e c

so me Festival H y mns fitted to the fan y and devotion of

‘ ’ ‘
c

the younger and piou perso apt for me mo y and to be s n s, r ,

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whi h disfigu ed man y ld h ymns Klops tock alte ed twent y
c r O . r

n ine of the m H wa followed b y a swarm of hymnologi al

. e s c

tinkers and poetasters who had no sy mpathy with the theology

and poetry of the grand old h ymns of faith we akened diluted , ,

mutilated and watered the m and introdu ed these mi i mprove

, , c s -

m ents into the hur hes Th original hy mns of rationalistic

c c . e

prea hers ourt haplains and superintendents now al most

c ,
c c , ,

forgotten were still worse mostly prosy and tedious rh ym es on

, ,

m oral duties I nstead of hymns o f faith and salvation the

.
,

c ongregations were obliged to sing rh ymed ermons on the s

existen e of G d the i mmo tality of the soul the delight of

c o ,
r , s

reunion th dig ity of m the duty of self i mprove ment the

, e n an , -

n ature of the body and the are of ani mals and flowers Y t ,
c .
’
e

this w the classic age of G erman literatu e A better ti me

as r .

dawned at last ; ri h in h ym ns whi h o mbine the old faith ‘

c c c

with the lassi al ele gan e of fo m sound do trine with deep

c c c r , c

feeling .
’

A y one who wishes to appre iate the labours of D Julian

n c r.

and his staff of helper should turn to the annotation and s s

biog aphi al sket he whi h form the staple of his huge

r c c s c

D i ti y
c T welve olu mns deal with the text of the D i
on a r . c es

I dis us it authorship liturgi al use and trans lations of

ra e, c s s ,
c , ,

whi h there are m ore than a hundred and fi ft y D aniel says

c .

every word of this glorious se q uen e is weight y yea even a c

‘
, ,

thunder lap Archbishop T ren h g ows enthusiasti in his

c .
’
c r c

des ription of the triple rhy me falling on the ear like blow
c

followin g blow on the anvil T ho mas C l onfiden e in . e an o s c

’
c

the universal interest of his the me made h im handle it with an

unadorned plainness whi h renders it intelligible to all H i c . s

G reat Judge ment h ymn has written its own history broad and
deep on the Middle Ages W hat influen e a hymn m y exe t i . c a r s

seen in St Bernard s Jesu dul is memoria It was probabl y

.
’ ‘
, c .
’

w itten when he was in retire ment s ma ting under the i dig

r , r n

n ation f his onte mpo aries over the disastrous failure of the
O c r

S e ond C rusade of which he had been the prea her

c It i ,
c . s

t ue that his Joyful Rhyth m on th Na me of Jesus labours

r
‘ ’
e

under the defe t of a ertain monoton y and want of prog e c c r s s,

but the fas ination of the the me and the tende nes and wa mth
c r s r

of th minst el s tou h have made the h ymn a sa red he itage

e r
’
c c r .

A few hym n have b een more extensively translated into E nglish

s
,

but no other poe m in any la guage h fu nished to E nglish

‘
n as r

and Ame ica h ymn b ook so man y h ymns of te ling wo t h

r n
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and well deserv d popularity St Bernard see ms if he had

-
e .
’
. as

s attered abroad the sa ed fire and ai ed up a whole choir of

c cr r s

s ingers who hared his own devotion Around Luthe s most

s . r
’

famou h ym n E i fe te Burg ist unse Got t — the battle son g

s n
’
s r
’
-

of the Reformation a history of its own has gathered Je u ,

.
‘
s ,

Love of my soul is one Of C harle W esle y l y i s the p p u

’ ’
r ,
s s rc , O

l ity of whi h in eases with its age

ar F w h ymn ha e been
c cr . e s v

so extensivel y used Th tran fo mations of it fi rs t fou line. e s r s r s

make the m unique as an edito ial curiosity D Julian know r . r . s

no po tion of a tan a whi h has undergone so man y alte ation

r s z c r s.

H awa d the pal m f popula ity among C harles W esle y

e r s or r
’
s

h ymns to H ark l how all the welkin rings Amongs t E nglish .

’ ‘

h ymns it i equ lled in popularity onl y by T oplady s Ro k of

,
s a
’
c
”
Ages and Bishop Ken s Mo nin g and E vening h ym n an d i
’
r s, s
,

ex elled b y none I n litera y me it it falls little if an ything

c . r r , ,

short of this honou r .

’

Ro man C atholi is m during the econd half of thi centu y c s s r

h a given us a group of hy m n writers whose nam es have been

s -

household words a mong all the chur hes I t is a signifi ant c . c

fact that John H enry New man F rede i k W F aber E dward ,

rc .
,

C wlas l and F rederi k O k ly the hief h ymn w iters of that

a ,
c a e e ,
c -
r

co mmunion were all lergymen of the C hur h Of E ngland

,
c c ,

and went ove to Ro me Be fore New man s a ces ion Ro man

r .
’
c s

C atholic we e car el y aware of the treasure of h ymnod y

‘
s r s c s

in thei own o ffce books ! or awake to the vast possibilitie

r i -
s

of ongregational singin g C onside ing how m an y a re the

c .
‘
r

h ymn of singula powe and beauty vene able also through

s r r , r ,

their long use whi h are ontained in the Ro ma M i l

,
c c n ss a ,

Ofi and B i y it is urprising tha t Ro man C atholic

ces , rev a r ,
s

poet did t long before the pre ent century ende the m more
s no s r r

frequentl y into E nglish e e T here we e o me atte mp ts i v rs .

’
r s n

this direction T h Jesuit Southwell who u ffered f trea o

. e , s or s n

in Queen E li ab eth s eign w ote a few good h ymns and arol

z
’
r , r c s.

Th E n glish Ro man C atholic who settled on the C ontinent

e s

during day of per e ution i sued so me translation from th e

s s c s s

Latin with e sions of the Ol d C hurch hy mn D r yden s tran ’

v r s . s

lation of Veni C reato Spiritu and P o pe s Vital Spa k w ere

,
r s,
’ ’
r ,
’

notable Ro manist cont i b ution t the general ser i e fpraise r s o v c O .

But it is C ardinal Newma who ank a one of the grea t n r s s

‘

e torers of Ro man C atholic h ymnody H i most popula

r s .
’
s r

hymn Lead kindl y light wa indeed w itten before he

,
‘
, ,
’
s r re

n ou ced An glicani m and his T t O the Ro man Breviary ’

n s , ra c n ,
36 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

pub lished in 183 6 contained translations of fourteen Lati , n

h ymns H a ied on this work when he ought a who me

. e c rr s ne .

D Julian holds that his influence

r. h ymnody has not been on

o fa marked haracte H sa ys two b rilliant ori ginal pieces

c r. e ,
‘
,

and a little more than half a do en translations from the Latin z ,

are all that can lai m to rank with his ini mitable prose W
c .
’
e

are in lined to onsider this a just verdict yet mu h m y b

c c , c a e

said f M E arle s view in the arti le on Roman C atholi

or r.
’
c c

H ymnod y H thinks New man s influen e as in hi m elf a

. e
’
c ,
‘
s

type of h yth mical utteran e and the author of se eral hy mn

r c , v s

and translation f supre me {excellen e ! h b een deep and

s O c . as

wide pread H i P aise to the H oliest i the hei ght from

s . s
‘
r n ,
’

the D eam fG tiu i also a nob le h ymn though it h s

r O eron s,
’
s ,
a

no t attained the popularit y of the ea lie pie e E dward r r c .

C wal
as l ve sion of St Bernard s Jo yful Rh yth m on th Na m e
’
s r .
’ ‘
e

of Jesu has beco me a national treasure I t w pub lished in

s .
’
as

h i Ly
s C tl l i tw year afte he esigned his living and in
ra a zo ca o s r r

the yea b efo e he was received into the Roman C atholi m

r r c co

munion C a w l l translations of the Latin hy mns are onl y

. s a
’
s

s urpas ed in popula it y b y those of D

s Neale H i faithfulne sr r . . s s

to the original and his pu it y of hyth m go far to explain the r r

cha m of h i enderin gs F ederi k F ab er the most f uitful of

r s r . r c ,
r

mode n Ro m anist hy mni t did mo e than

r y othe ma to s s, r an r n

p omote ong egational singin g in his adopted ommunion

r c r c .

H certainl y per eived and appreciated as a s hola and fro m

e c ,
c r,

hi s tandpoint as a Roman C atholi the double ad antage

s c, v

posses ed b y a church whi h ings both in an ancient and

s c s

mode n to gue makin g twofold melody continuall y unto G d

r n , o .

H did not pri e the less the mag ifi ent hy mns of C hri tian
e z n c s

an tiquity in Latin be ause he taught ongregations to sing in

,
c c

the E n glish of to d y I n the prefa e to his y w d M y

-
a .
’
c e : an ar ,

he says it wa natural that an E glish s of St P hilip ‘

n son .

(N i) hould feel the want of a ollection of E n glish C atholic

er s c

hymns fitted f in gin g Th few in the G d f tl S l

or s . e ar en o ze on

we e all that we e at hand an d Of our e they we e t

r r , c s r no

n u merou e ou gh to furn ish the

s n equisite variet y A to tran r . s s

l ti
a the y do t express Saxon thou ghts and feelin gs and
on s, no ,

con equentl y the poo do t take to the m Th domestic

s r no . e

wants of the Orato y too keep ali e the feelin g that so methin g
r , ,
v

of the ort was needed H en e Fabe b ecame a h ymnist H

s .
’
c r . e

had al ead y written h ymns which b ecame very popula with

r
‘
r

a count y co g egation W e gathe that he efe to E lto in

r n r .
’
r r rs n
 T H E H YM N S or TH E C H R ST AN C H I I U RC H 37

H untingdonshire whe e he wa ecto b efo e he left th e A glican

, r sr r r
'

C hurch H had been tau ght the powe of h ymn b efore h e

. e r s

went ove to Ro me W may add that he lea ned his t

r . e r ar

fro m P rotestant models f he set hi mself to e mulate the , or

s i mplicity and intense fervour of the Olne y hy mns and those of

the W esleys Speaking of the m as a whole Fabe r s hy mns are
.
,
'

too lus ious and senti mental neve theless so me of the m

c r are

treasures whi h we would be sorry indeed to la k in u

c c o r

C o mmon Book of P aise M E arle sa ys T these three

r . r. ,
‘
o

C ardinal New man C wal l and Fa b er— the Ro man C atholic

, as ,

hy mnody in E ngla d prin ipally owes it evival Angli ani m

n c s r .
’
c s

produ ed the m all Ro ma C atholi ongregations thus owe

c . n c c

no s mall debt to the C hur h of E ngland d i so me ense c ,

an n s

the y have well repaid it Ou nobles t h ymns are dea alike to . r r

all se tions of the C hu h They show that deep down beneath

c rc .

all our di ffe en es lie g eat fundamen tal t uths in whi h t ue

r c r r c r

C hristia people n at one Such hymns are wha t D ea

are . n

Stanle y would ha e alled the ho mel y facts whi h turn awa y the
v c c

wrath kindled by an anathe ma b y an opinion by an argument

‘
, , .
’

Th hy mns whi h Ro manist and P rotestant alike deli ght t

e c o
S ing are a tep towards that t ue catholi ity of spirit which a mid
s r c ,

all u divergen es we delight to ultivate

o r c , c .

A H enry W ard Bee her puts it

s T he e i al most c ,
‘
r s no

heresy in the hy mn book I n hy mns and psal m we ha e a -

. s v

universal itual It is the theology of the heart that unites m

r . en .

Ou ver y hildhood is e mbal med in ac ed tunes and h ymns

r c s r .

Ou early lives and the lives of our parents han g in the at mo

r

S phere of sa ed song T h t f singin g together is one tha t

cr . e ar O

is for e e winding invisible th eads abou t pe sons

v r r r .
’

E ngland is a nation of h ymn singers M S tead sa ys Th e -

. r .
,

songs of the E glish speaking people are for the most p t

n -
ar

hymns F the mm . or majo ity of our people to— d y th e en s e r a

minstrels y is tha t of the h ym book A d this i t ue of u n -

. n s as r o r

a e beyond the sea as it is Of u race at ho me Surel y thos

r c o r . e

hy mns whi h ha e mo t helped the greatest and b es t of u

c v s o r

ra e are tho e which b ear as it we e the hall ma k Ofhea en

c s , r , r v .
’

uide t the develop ment of the C hu ch s song and to ome

Ag o r
’
s
Of its national di isions m
y be found b y tud yin g the n me s
v a s a

and nu mbers that follow .

T H E P SALM S Venite 9 82 ; Jub ilate 9 85 C an tate 9 87 ;

: , , ,

D eus M i e tu 989 se r a r, .
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E L H YM N S
T H E GOSP : B enedic tu s, 9 84 M agn ificat, 986
N u c D i mittis 988
n , .

LAT N H M N S I Y .

Amb r ose 902, 90 3

,
Te D eu m , 9 83 , 3 0 ; Veni eato
, Cr r

S piritus ,
228, 7 5 1 ; Ve i n , San cte S pi itu r s, 23 7 ; D ies Irae ,

St . B erna d of C lai aux

r rv ,
St Be . r ard of C lu
n n y, N otke r,
San te iiil
, S
t T h eodul
ph . .

Tra n s lators : C ,
r den C handle Irons Neale osin D y , r, , ,

C a wall Oak ely Ray P al me W illia m W i k w rth

s , e , r, s, n o .

T H E G R EE K C H U R C H .

St John of D a ma cu 1 7 8 ; A t l
. iu 9 15 S t Jo eph th s s, na o s, . s e

H ym og aphe 83 5
n Tr lat r Neale
r, . ra n s o : .

G E R M AN H YM N S .

Luthe W eisse P H erbe t Stegmann Lowen te Rin

kart Gerhard t S h ffl Ri hter Neu mark S h lit B essler
r, , . r , , s rn ,

, , c e e r, c , ,
c z, ,

E Lange S h m l k D ober F yl
.
, c i gh u J Lan ge Rothe
o c , ,
re n a s en , .
, ,

Zin endorf G elle t T t eg

z , Span gen b e g C laudiu r , e rs e en , r , s,

B h m i
a n Spittaa er, .

T lt John W esley C arlyle W i k w th C

r a n s a ors , ,
n or , ox,

Alexander Borthwi k F indlater F os ter a d Miller M assie

, c , , n , ,

P ope C a mpbell P Puse y

, , . .

FR E N C H H YM N S B urig Mo od D AN I SH In ge : o n on , n . :

mann SP AN I SH
. X avier and 4 9 2 .

E AR L I E R E N GL I SH H Y M N S .

Ol d Vers ion Stern h ol

d, K e th e , 1 4, 2.

N ew Vers ion T ate and rad

B y, 1 7 , 7 8 13 298 5 20 , ,
1, ,
10 .

Milton ross an More a ter Ken Addison W atts

, C m , , B x , , , ,

Doddridge the esle s owpe Newton C i k By o m

,
W y, C r, , en n c , r ,

Toplad live s a e
y, O r , H rv y .

SC OTC H H Y M N W R I T E R S AN D T R AN SLATOR S Bona -

: r,

Borthwi k B uce C lph a c ,

C ousin F indla ter Small
r , e n e, , , .

I R I SH Kell y D enn y P o tter M Alexa de , , , rs . n r .

W E LSH W W illia ms : . .

AM E R I C AN J W Alexande Bliss Bryan t Brook C oxe

D avies D oane D ufl
: . . r, , , s, ,

,ield D un an D wight Gladden H ol mes

,
‘
,
c , , , ,

H os me Lathbury Ma ch Mille R y P al mer Ra kin Sears

r, , r , r, a , n , ,
W hi tti e W olcott r, .
 TH E S TO R Y OF T H E H Y M N S A N D
TH EI R W R ITE R S

ze fiymn un der
zy rm in dicate: t/
l w/zic/r a biograp h ic alskate/z oftnat
writer willbefoun d ) .

H ymn l O for . a . th o u s an d to n g ue s to s in g .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY .

H ymn s an d S ac red P oe/ m, 1 7 40 ; P oetic a l Works of I . an d C .

lVes ly
e , vol i 99 head d F th e Ann iversary D y o f One s
. . 2 , e ,
‘
or a
’

C onv ion Eighteen verses It begi ns

’
er
s . .

G lory to G d d prai se d love o , an , an

B ever ever gi ven e , ,

By s i nts be l ow d s i nts above

a an a ,

Th C h ur h i n eart h d h eaven
e c an .

O t hi s g l d d y t h e glorious Su
n a a n

O f R i gh teousn s aros ; es e

O my beni gh ted soul H sh one

n e ,

A d fil ld it wit h reposen
’
.

Th sevent h verse i s
e

O for t housand tongues to si ng a

M y dear Red e mer s prai se ! e

’

C harles W esley was onve ted on M y 73 8 c tha t this r a 2 1, 1 , so

h y mn w probably written about M y

as 17 3 9 T h poet tells a 2 1, . e

us nothing abou t the day save that at Mrs C lgg tt he m t ,

. a e
’
s e

W hitefield C i k and other friends

, en n c ,I t is said that i May .
‘

n ,

1 7 3 9 Charles W esley spoke to Bohler a b out onfessing C hrist

, c ,

and re eived the reply H d I a thousand tongues I would

c ,
‘
a ,

p aise H im with the m all Th famous verse was thus sug

r .
’
e

gested to one who e ve failed to make u e of good material

n r s .
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G eo ge W hite field on April 14 7 39 afte receivin g le tte
r , , 1 , r rs

from o me of h i Bristol onve t ex lai ms 0 that I had a

s s c r s, c ,
‘

thousand ton gues wi th which to p ai s e my G d

’
r o .

M t h ymn
en z er s
’

0 dass i h tausend Z ungen h atte c ,

had been published in 1 7 4 and may have uggested B hl 0 , s o er s

’

phra e I t take quite a di ffe ent line f o m C harle W e le y s

s . s r r s s
’

hy mn .

R C o yers introduced the h ymn i to his P lm: a d Hym

. n n sa n n s,

1767 I n W e le y s Hym
. d Sp i itu lS g 1 7 53 it is No
s
’
ns a n r a on s, , .

44 and is headed I vitatio of Sinners t C hri t I ts p e mie ’

, n n o s . r r

place in the W esle yan hymn book ince 7 8 h a given it a -

s 1 0 s

hold on uni ersal Methodis m uch v carcel y a y other h ymn s as s n

possesses I t i al o the first hy mn in Tfi M t/ di t Hym l

. s s e e zo s na

( 9 5) f America T h Rev E T heodo e C arrie de c i b s it

1 0 O . e . . r r s r e

as A C hur h b ell callin g to W o hip Th s e ti men t fth e

‘
c rs .
’
e n o

fi rst erse i earlie than BOh l

‘

v e s r r.

A d if a t h ous nd tongues were mi ne

n a ,

0 d earest Lord t h ey s h oul d be Thi ne ;

A d s anty wou l d t h e fli g b
,
'

n c O er n e,

S r i hl y h ast T h ou l ov ed m o c e .

C harles W esley was bo n at E pworth on D ece mb e 8 1 7 7 r r ,

0 ,

and died in Marylebone Mar h 29 7 88 H was educated at , c ,

1 . e

W est minster S hool and C hri t C hu h O ford M G a et

c s rc ,
x . r. rr

W esley ffered to adopt h im and he had what his brothe

O ,
r

John used to call a fai es ape fro m being drawn into the ‘
r c
’

world of rank and fashion H was the first Oxford Methodist . e ,

and went to Georgia as se retary to G eneral Oglethorpe c .

H w e onve ted on W hit Sunday 7 3 8 and John W esley

as
‘
c r
’
,
1 ,

on the following W ednesday Th fir t ff t of his muse . e s e or

whi h is prese ed w addressed to h i sister Martha be fore

c rv as s

her marriage H i onversion unlo ked his soul and for half
. s c c ,

a entury he was the poet of the Methodist evival John

c r .

W esley said truly in the obituar y of his brother whi h was , c

read at the C onference of 1 7 88 H i least praise was his talent ,

s

for poetry H was a re tle s evangelist a glorious preacher

.
’
e s s , .

a brave soldier of C hrist It is however as the S weet Singer .

, ,
’

o f Methodis m tha t he will always be re membered P oetry .

was for h im a sixth sense E very experience of his w inne . o n r

life e ery phase in the history of the E vangeli al Revivalevery

, v c ,

C h i tian fe ti al e ery n atio al e e t fu ni hed h im with

rs s v , v n v n , r s
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h is as and E aste hy mns) ; mo st of h i works a up

C r tm r s re s

icatory,
pl and his defe ts onne ted with the same habit of c a re c c

m ind He is apt to epeat the sa me thoughts and to lose for e

. r ,
c

b y redundan y— h runs so meti m es even t a tedious length ;

c e o

h i hy mns a
s not always symmetri ally onstructed or well
re c c ,

balan ed and fi nished ff But he has great truth depth and

c o .
, ,

variety of feeling ; his diction i s manly and alwa ys to th , e

poin t ; never florid though so meti mes passionate a d t free , n no

fro m exaggeration often vivid and pi turesque c .

’

C anon Ove ton sa y Regarded merel y as lite a y m

r s,
‘
r r co

positions man y of C harles W esley s h ymns attain a very high

,
’

standard of ex ellen e T hey will b ea and indeed equire

c c . r, r ,

the loses t a alysis in order to dis ove th i hidde b eauties

c n , c r e r n .
’

Tle E ig li alR i al C h ap V I
van e c ev v , . .

l p eop l
H ym/n 2 Al e t h at . on ea rth d o d wel
l .

W I LL I AM K ET H E .

ppeared first i n D y P lt 56
A In t h e A gl G a e :
’
ra er, 1 0 1 -
. n o- en eva n

P ltsa ero f 56 twenty fi P al m versi ons o f K th are gi ven

1 1 -
ve s e e s
’
,

in luding P salm It i not i t h e Engl i h P salter of 56 b ut was

c c. s n s 1 2,

added to th e Appendi x i n 56 4 1 .

Ver M i rt h i n t h e S ott i s h P sa l ter o f 6 5 is tak en from th e

. 1 .
‘
,
’
c 1 0,

c ommon metre versi on of th e psal m i n t h e o l der E ngli h P salters s .

Ver K th w ote W are H i f lk or people Th printer

. 2 . e e r , e s o c e,
’
. e

turned it into flo k e by error d it has kept i ts pla e c , an c .

K th is said t have been a S ot h man

e e H was a exile
o c c . e n

at Frankfu t 1 555 at G eneva 1 557 Re tor of C hilde Okeford

r , , c , ,

nea Blandfo d in 1 56 1 his connexion with that living ea ed

r r ,
c s

about 1 593 .

D Julian ays the Old H undredth firs t appea ed in the

r. s
’
r

enlarged editio of th F ren h G enevan P salter of 1 551 as the

n e c

tune to P s al m cxxxiv T h first half of the tune is a musi al . e c

phrase found in various co mbinations but the latter part a d , n

the form of the whole was b y Louis Bourgeois editor of the ,

P salter version was apparently written for this tune

’
K th . e e s .

I n M y Wi f W i
err d (A t ii 1) M
n es F ord o n s or c . SC . rs .

says I would have swo n his disposition would ha e gone to

,
‘
r v

the t uth fhis words but t hey do no more adhere and keep
r O

pla e together than the H undredth P sal m to the tune of Gree

c n

S leeves Bun yan makes our ountry birds sing the last verse
’
. c

to C h i tiana b efo e she goe s down i to the Valle y of Humiliation

rs r n .
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TH E STORY OF T H E H YM N S AN D TH EIR WR I TE RS 43

on gfellow int oduce P i illa i th e C ourt hip of Mile

L r s r sc , n s s

S tandish iii 4
’
, . 0

Si nging t h e H undre dt h P s l m t hat grand l d P uritan ant hem a , O ,

M usi t hat Luther sang to t h e sa re d wor ds o f th P sal mi st

c c e .

Open wi de on h er l p lay t h e we l l worn psal m book o f A inswort h

a - -

P rinted in Amsterdam t h e wor ds d t h e musi togeth er , an c ,

Rough hewn angular notes l ik e stones i n the wall o f a hur hyard

-

, , c c ,

D k ened
ar d over hung b y th runn i ng vine o f t h e verses
an e .

Su h was t h e book from w h ose pages she sang t h e l

c d Purit n o a
anth em .

H ymn 3 . Bf e J
e or e h ov ah '
s a wful th ron e .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .
(16 7 4
F rom
Ttie P sal f D amd imitated in tb e L an guage
m: o
'

f ti e
o N ew
Textamen t, 1 7 19 .

W atts s
’
version ar s th e pass e fro psal singi ng to hymn
m k ag m m -

s i ngi ng N on on formists felt t hat in h is two books t hey h d u h a

. c a
‘
S c

provision for psal mody to answer most o asions o f the C hristian s as cc

’

l ife Th first two verses ran

.
’
e

Sing to t h e Lord wit h j oy ful voi e ; c

L t ev ry l d H i n me adore ;
’
e an s a

T h Br i t i sh i les hall send t h e noise

e s S

A ross t h e o ea to t h e h ore c c n S .

N at i ons attend be fore H i t h rone s

W i th solemn fear wi t h sa red j oy ; , c

Know that th e Lord is G d alone ; o

H reate d H destroy e c an c an e .

In h is C harlestown C ll ti 7 3 7 W esley o mitted ver and o ec on , 1 , . 1,

altered the first part o f ver to the form now adopted . 2

Be fore Je h ovah s aw ful throne

’
,

Y nation bow with sa red j oy e s, c .

W tt fourt h verse is o mitted

a
’
s s

W are H i people we H i a e e s , s c r ,

Ou soul s d all our mortal frame ; r an

\Yb t last i ng h onours sh all we rear e ,

A l migh ty M aker to Th y name ? ,

I saa W atts wa b o n at Southampton and was the

c s r ,

eldes t of the nine children of E noch W att a No confo mis t s, n r

44 TH E M TH O E D I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
sc hool maste who twice ufi d i mp i on ment f h i eligiou s
r, s
'

e re rs or s r

convictions Th poet g andfather Thoma W att sailed with

. e
’
s r , s s,

Blake and b lew up his ship durin g the D ut h W

, in 6 56 c ar 1 ,

perishing along with her T h boy was taugh t Greek Latin . e , ,

and H ebrew b y Mr P i h Re tor of AllSaints Southampton . n orn , c , ,

and head master of the Grammar S hool I n 6 90 he entered c . 1

th e Non on fo mist Acade my at Stoke N ewington kept by

c r ,

Rev T ho mas Rowe who was also pasto of the I ndependent

.
, r

C hu ch at G irdlers H all
r Afte ab ou t fou ye r he returned ’
. r r a s

hom e at the age of twenty and spent two years in Southampton , .

L arge pa t of h i Hy m d Sp i tu l S g published ’

r s ns an n a on s,

17 7 9
0 was written during these two year and ung fro m
-

, s, s

manuscript at th I dependent hapel Behold the glories of

e n c .
‘

the Lamb is said to have b een his fi t e ffo t H co mplained

’
rs r . e

to his father one of the deacons at the meetin ghouse of the

,
-

jolting metre of th psal ms sung and the dull h ymns of \Villi m e a

Ba ton whi h long held the field b ecau e of the lack of good
r , c s

stuff and was told o mewhat sharply to produ e so mething

, s c

better Th re ult was seen next Sunday when his firs t h ymn
. e s ,

w s sun g with a little allu ion to h i eprove t the end

a ,
s s r ra

Prepare new h onours for H i name s ,

A d songs be fore unknow n n.

H was asked to w ite another h ymn f the following week

e r or .

F ortwo yea he p odu ed a new one ea h Sunday H was the

rs r c c . e

firs t to understand the nature of the want in publi worship and c ,

led the way i p ovidi g f it F six yea s he wa tuto n r n or . or r s r

to Si John H t pp son at Stoke Newington H prea hed

r ar o
’
s . e c

his firs t se mon when he was twenty four and in 698 became
r -

,
1

assistant and in 7 pastor of the fa mous Mark Lane C hapel

,
1 02 , ,

which Si John H t pp and othe noted pe sons attended

r ar o r r .

H i health oon began to fail and i

s 7 1 he be a me the guest
s , n 1 2 c

of Si T ho mas Abney I n the Abney family he remained for

r .

thirt y six years first at T heob alds in H erts a hunting lodge of

-

, , ,

James I and then for thi teen years at Stoke N ewington On e

,
r . c

when Lady H untin gdon alled on h im he said Madam you c , , ,

have o me to see m on a ve y re markable d y T his day

c e r a .

thirty years I ame hithe to the house of my good friend c r ,

Si T ho mas intending to pend b ut a week under his hospitab le

r ,
S

roof and I have extended my visit to thirty odd years Si

, .
’
r,
’

s aid Lad y Abney what y u term a lon g thirt y year i it I ,

‘
o
’
s v s ,

con ide a th horte t i i t my famil y e e ecei ed

s r s e s s v s v rr v .
’
 T H E STOR Y OF TH E H M N S AN D T H Y E IR WR I TER S 45

H is L ogic was once a famou book a d his C t h i m s , n a ec s ,

S m pture H i story, and othe wo k we e used la gel y in the r r s, r r

training of the young H was buried in Bu h illFields and a . e n ,

monu ment w ere ted to h im in W est minster Ab be y I t is

as c .

said that his in o me neve exceeded g a yea of which he

c r 100 r,

spent a third in charit y .

D W att was not mu h ab ove fi

r . s feet i hei ght b ut D c ve n ,
r .

Johnson says the gravit y and propriet y of his utterance made

‘

his discourses e y fii a i u H was a ma te in the art

v r e c c o s .
’
e s r
‘

of pronun iation a d had wonde ful flow of thought and

c , n r s

p o mptitude of language Johnson s praise halt when he

r .
’
s

approa hes the h ymnc H i devotional poetry is like that of s . s ,

other unsatis factory Th pau ity of his topi s enforces per

s, . e c c

p tual epetition and the anctity of the matte

e r ,
eje ts the s r r c

o na ments of figurative diction It i su ffi ient f W att to

r . s c or s

have done b ette than other what no ma h a done well

r s n s .
’

H i H m Ly is appeared in 7 06 Hym
o e d Sp i itu l
r eae 1 n s an r a

S ongs, 1 7 07 D iv in e an d Alora lS on gs for th e Us e of C/z il

dren ,
prepa ed for ad r L y Ab n ey s ’
r , 17 1 5 P salmsthree little daughte s
f D av id,
o 1 7 19 .

Ja me Montgo me y called h im the invento of h ymn in ou

s r r s r

lan guage Th extre me poverty of hymn at that ti me ensured

. e s

his work ma ellous popularity H does not always rise to the

rv . e

height of his task b ut he wrote for ordinary people Th meta

,
. e

ph aorsgenerally sunk to the level of vulgar capacities If the

re .

v erse appea gentle and flowing as to incu the ensure of

rs so r c

feeb lene I m y honestl y affi m that it so meti mes ost m

ss, a r c e

lab u to make it so So me of the b eautie of poes y are

o r . s

n eglected and so me wilfully defa ed lest a more exalted tu n

,
c , r

o f thought language should darken or di turb the devotion

or s s

fthe weakest souls

’
o .

F w have left su h a olid cont i b ution t our b est h ymn

e c s r o s

a Isaac W att
s a d no one has so deeply i mpressed hi mself on
s, n

thei t uctu e H i ad an e be yond his prede e so s hows

’
r s r r . s v c c s r s

th e ice b ende ed to a red son g H i fault a e

e s rv e r r s c .
‘
s s r

b mb ast and do gge el

o T urgid epithet and tawd y o na r . s r r

ment we e the fa hion of the ti me and the y p obab l y d

s r s r a ve r

ti d h i h ymn
se in lite a y ci cles a they d id in a parallel
s s r r r ,
s

case that of the N w V i ) H i h ymns have a uni ty

, e ers on s

and sense of p opo tion which were la king in earlier hymns

r r c .

T his aro e partly f o m the low singin g of the day and the
s r s ,
‘

p eache hab i t of co de ing into a h ymn given out at

r
’
rs n ns ,
46 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
the lose the sub stan e
c , application of h i se mon c or s r .

W atts is the eal founder of E nglish h ymnody r Josiah .

C onder says H was the fir t who u eeded in ove o min g

,
‘
e s s cc rc

the prejudice whi h opposed th introdu tion of h ym ns int c e c o

ou public worship
r E arl S elborne writes I t has b ee
.
’
,
‘
n

the fashion with so me to disparage W atts as if he had eve ,

n r

risen above the le el o f his Hym f L ittl v N ns or e 0

doubt his taste i often faulty and his st yle very unequal ; but
s , ,

looking to the good and disregarding the large quantity of ,

inferior matter it is probable that more hymns whi h approa h

, c c

to a very high standard of ex ellen e and are at the sam e ti me c c ,

suitable f ongregational use m y be found in his works than

or c , a

in those of any other E nglish writer A long as pure ne ous . s rv

E nglish una f fe ted fer our strong si mpli it y and liquid y t

,
c v , c ,
e

manl y sweetness are admitted to b ch a te istic of a go od e ar c r s

hymn works su h as these mu t ommand ad miration

, c s c .
’

D W tt r. P sal ms are paraphrases ather th n translations

a s s
’
r a .

T he y so meti mes lack restraining everence and disfi gu ed r , are r

by turgid epithets and gaud y o na ment but they are often r ,

very noble and light up th P sal ms with gospel meanin g T

,
e . o

use his own words he makes D a id a C hristian F ou , v . r

thousand copie were sold in th first year of publi ation H i

s e c . s

Di i S g f r C/ il
v ne on with a wo d ut at the head of ea h
s o z
’
a ren , o c c

h ymn gave the youn g their distinct pla e in worship

, c .

D oddridge says in his L if f C l lj m G di ,

that e o o on e a es ar n er,

th bra e soldie used to repeat aloud

e v sing hy mns as he rode
r or

on his military duties H q uotes a lette from the colonel in . e r

reference to D W att H w often i singing some of his

r. s :
‘
o , n

psal ms h ymns lyri s on hor eb a k and elsewhe e has th

, ,
or c s c , r , e

evil pirit b een made to flee

s

W h ene er my h eart in tune is found ’

,

L i ke D av i d s harp o f sole mn s und ! ’ ’

o

Th e ion of P al m cxx i W he G d e ealed H i g a i u

e v rs s v .
,
‘
n o r v s
'

r c o s

n a me greatl y delighted h im and that of P sal m xlvi

,
’
well , c .
, as

as several others of that ex ellent person s poeti al composures c

’
c .
’

S D oddridge de cri b e the m

o H quotes a lette in which
s s . e r

C olonel Gardiner a ys I ha e been in pain these se eral

s ,
v v

yea s lest that ex ellent person that swee t singe in u I srael

r , c ,
r o r ,

should have been called to heaven b efore I had an oppo rtunit y

of letting h im know how much h i wo k have been ble ed to s r s ss

m and of cou e of e tu nin g h im my hearty tha k s I de i re

e, ,
rs , r r n . s
 T H E STOR Y O F TH E H YM NS AN D TH EIR WR I T E RS 47

to b less G d f the good ew of his ecove y and entreat you

o or n s r r ,

to tell h im that although I annot keep pace with h im here i

,
c n

celebrating the hi gh praise of our glorious Redeemer whi h is s ,

c

the greatest grief of my hea t y t I m persuaded that when I r , e a

join the glorious o mpan y above where there will b no draw

c ,
e

b a ks none will Outsing m there because I shall not find

c , y e ,
an

th t will be more indebted to the wonde ful ri hes of divine

a r c

g a e than I
’
r c .

W hen C o mmodore P er y anchored 3 Japa in 1 853 4 r 0 n -

e vice was held on his flagship T h naval band st u k up

s r . e r c

this hy mn to the Ol d H t/ while thousand listened

’
d zen rea z, s on

th shore
e .

D r. D e mpster of Gar e tt Biblical Institute I l

,
l was on his r ,
.
,

w y with his wife and two brother m is ionaries to S outh Afri a

a s c .

T he y were chased f three days b y a pirate vessel and when

or ,

there see med no hope of es ape all joined in singing this hymn c ,

and in prayer Th e pirate ship chan ged her course and left
.
,

the m in pea e c .

H ymn 4 . O worsh ip th e K in g, al
l gl
ori ou s ab ov e .

R OBE RT GRAN T SI R .

Suggested by K th version o f Psal m i in the A ’

e e s c v. n gl
o -
Gen evan
P sa lt 56 w hi h begi ns
er, 1 1, c

oul e praise th e Lord My S ,

Spe k good o f H i name a s .

0 L ord u gre t G d o r a o ,

H w doest Th ou pp o a eare

8 p ss i ng in gl or i e 0 a

That g eat is Th y fame r ,

H onour d m j est i an a c

In Thee sh ine most leare c .

Si Robert s h y mn appeared in Bi k
’
r t th Gau n P lm dy 83 3 c ers e
’
s re sa o , 1 .

Si R G an t b o n in
r .
7 85 w
r the son of Mr C ha le
, r 1 , as . r s
G rant an E ast India mer hant alled to the E n glish B
, 8 7 c , c ar, 1 0

M P for Inve ness 1 8 6 G overnor of Bo mbay 183 4 H died

. r , 2 , . e

at D p i in W estern India in 1 83 8 Lord Glenelg published

a oor e ,
, .

twelve o f h i b ro ther h ymns a d poe m u de th title S d

s
’
s n s n r e a cre

P oems, 1 839 .
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I LLU STRATED

H ymn 5 E te rn al P owe r, W h o s e h igh

. ab ode .

I SAAC W ATTS , D D . .

Th eon l usion to H m Ly i
c c 7 6 o e r c ae, 1 0 .

It appeared in W esley s P lm d Hj m 743 H altered

’
sa s an l n s, 1 . e
‘
lengt h i ver to lengt h s d hanged Th y da l ing beauties
’
n . 1
‘
,
’
an c
‘
zz

w hi le he si ngs into Thee w hi le t he first ar hangel sings

’
, c .
’

Th se ond stan a w o mi tted

e c z as

Th lowest step above T h y seat e

R ises too hi gh for Gabriel s feet ; ’

In vain th e tall ar hangel tries c

T rea h T hine h e igh t wit h wondering eyes

o c .

Dr B . eaumon t ga e out th e line v s

Th ee while t h e first ar hangel sings

, c ,

H h i des h is fa e be h ind hi s w i ngs

e c ,

in W altha m t eet C hapel H ull on Su da y mo ning Janua y

S r , , n r ,
r

23 1 855
, It w the Sunday s h ol anniversary and afte
. as -
c o ,
r

some inqui y to the s hools he went into the pulpi t and gave
r as c ,

out the second erse of the h ym with sole mn feeling v A the n . s

con g egation a g th e econd lin e he fell dow lifele s in the

r s n s n s

pulpi t .

H ymn 6 . C o me , s oun d H is p ra is e ab road .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

sal m
P from Til P lm fD id 7 19
xcv . e sa s o av , 1 .

It is headed A Psal m before Sermon and closes with tw other

‘
,
’
o

verses
But if your ears re fuse
Th language o f H i g ace e s r ,

A d h earts g ow har d l i k e tubborn Jews

n r , s ,

T hat unbel i ev ing ra e c

ord in vengean e drest

Th e L , c ,

W ill l ift H i hand d swear s an ,

Y u t h at despise M y p mi d rest
’
o ro s

Sh all h ave no portion t h re

’
e .
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I LLU STRATED
flight again to the South ; the little faithful ob in i e ery r s v

m o ning at my window
r weetl y warnin g m that autumnal , s e

hours are at hand Th wallows are preparin g f flight and . e s or

inviting m to a co mpan y the m ; and y t alas ! while I talk

e c e ,

of flyi g I m just able to awl and ask myself whethe I

n , a cr , r

shall b ab le to leave E ngland t all

e a .
’

H ymn 8 E a rth , . with l th

al y th o u s an d v oic e s .

D D C H U RTON D D ( 800
E WAR ,
. . 1

P sal m lx i from t h e C l l d P l
v t. Th B h f P l m i eve an sa er : e oo o sa s n

E glnih V s 854 in w h i h were in luded pie es from M iles Smyt h s

erse, 1 , c c c
’

version of th e seventeent h entury c .

D C hurton was the son of A chdeacon Ralph C hurton

r. r ,

and was edu ated at C harterhouse where he be ame one Ofthe

c , c

m asters H w the fi t head maste of H a kne y C hur h of

. e as rs r c c

E ngland S hool Recto of C ayke c 83 5 P ebendary i Y ork

, r r ,
1 , r n

C athedral and Ar hdeaco ,

of C leveland H wa a well c n . e s

known w ite and poe t r r .

H ym n 9 . F rom l th
al at d we l o w th e
l b el s k ie s .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

P sal m c xv n. from Th e ms qfD avid,

P s al 1 7 19 . U naltered .

H ym n 10 P ra is e t h e Lord ! ye h e av e n s ,
. a d ore H im .

P sa l m xlv iii G iven i c four page sheet Hym f P i for

. n '
a -

, . ns o ra s e,

Found li ng apprent i es attendi ng di i l i to render t hank s pasted

c v n e serv c e ,

at t he d o f t h e 796 musi al edi t ion o f P lm Hym

en 1 d A th m c sa s, n s, a n n e s

f
o t h F eu d i
l g H
o n p it l L d n d at t h e d o f t
osh e e ditions o
a f , on on , an en

word only publi sh ed i n 8

s ,
It i s h e ded H ymn from Psal m 48 1 0 1. a 1 ,

H aydn T h auth orshi p i s not k nown

.
’
e .

H ym n 11 M e e t . an d righ t it is to s in g .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

I fymn s for th e Wateh n zght , NO . 8; Hymn s an d S ac red P oe ms,

1 74 9 ; Works , v
It i s a paraph rase o f th e words in th e C m
. 2 79 . o

mun i on Servi e It is very meet righ t c d our bounden duty th at we

, , , an ,

sh ou l d at al l t i mes d in all pla es give thank s unto Thee O Lord

, an c , , ,

H o l y Fath er Al migh ty Everlasting G d &

’
, , o , c.
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D TH EIR WR I T E RS SI

T oplady s la t h ym n pu b li hed in
’
.
s , s 17 7 6 , is a pa aphrase of r

Very meet d righ t it is an

T h y wondrous love to s i ng

Ofheaven s incarnate K i ng
’
.

F w hat H hath k indl y done

or e ,

A d endured to set us free

n , ,

Fat her H oly G h ost

, d S , an on ,

B e qual prai se to T h ee
e .

H ymn 12 O h e a v e n l o o k d own fro m

y K in g, l
.

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

[IO /in ns an d S acred P oems , 1 7 42 ; Works , 11. 17 7 .

‘
A T hanks
gi v ing .
’

A delightful exp e sio r s n of C harles W e ley s happy eligion s

’
r .

H ym n 13 . P ra is e , m y u l th e K in g of h e av e n
so ,
.

H E N R Y F LY T E .

In Th e Sp irit of th e P l
sa m 834
s, 1 P sal m iii Th fo urt h verse i s
. c . e

omi tted
Frai l summer s flower we flour ish
as
’

Bl ows t h e w i nd d i t i s gone ; , an

But w hi le mortals r i se d per is h an ,

G d endures un hang i ng on
o c .

P ra i se H im P rai e H im , s ,

P raise t h e H igh E tern l O a n e.

H ymn 14 O God , m y . st ren gth an d fort it ud e .

T H OM AS STER N H OLD .

P sal m xviii Version It has forty nine stan as

. Ol
d .
-
z .

St h l
e rnd (died 549) see m s to have been a G loucestershire
o 1

m an ,who studi d at O xford and was G roo m of the Robes to

e ,

H enry VI I I who le ft h im a be q uest o f a h undred marks

,
H . e

served in the sa me apa ity under E dward VI St h ld wrote

c c . e rn o

his psal ms for his own godly sola e but the young king over c ,
’

heard the m a d they we e epeated in h i p esen e Musical

, n r r s r c .
5 2 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

note were t to the m in the h p that th e courtiers would sin g

s se O e

the m in tead of their a morous and obs ene songs H i fo t y

s c . s r

versions are nearly all in C M with two rh ymes only like the . .
, ,

ballad of C hevy C ha e H wished to make sa red ballads f c . e c or

the people Th early and lasting su cess of the Version is due

. e c

to this use o f a few si mple metres I t be a me so popular that . c

it even displa ed the T D um and o ther C anticles fro m th

c e e e

C hur h Servi e
c c .

H i first edition undated contains ni eteen psal ms and is

s , , n ,

in the British Museum C t y P lm hose out of the .

‘
er a n e sa es, c

P salter of D uid and drawe into E gl

a i h metre b y T ho mas
,
n s e

d gro me of ye K y g M i ti A edition
’
h l
’
St e rn o , b n es a es e s roo es .
’
n

of 56 des ribes the version as very mete to be used of all

1 0 c
‘

sorts of people privately f thei g dly sola e and o mfort or r o e c c

laying aparte all u g dly songes and ballade whi h tende onl y
n o e s, c

to the nourishing o f vi e and corrupting of youth Just b efore c .

’

his death he published version of thirty se en P sal ms dedicated s -

v

to King E dward Th dedi ation says Alb eit I anno t give

. e c ,
‘
c

to you Majest y great loaves or brin g into the Lord s barn

r ,
’

great handfuls I am bold to present unto your Majesty a few

,

cr u mb whi h I have pi ked up fro m unde the Lord s board

s c c r
’
.
’

J ohn H opkins added e en versions in the edition o f 55 S v 1 1 .

Ro hes ter poked much fun at the parish lerk who wa inging
c c , s s

f o m the Old Version a C harle I I passed b y

r s s

St h ld d H op k ins h d great qual ms

ern o an a ,

W h en t hey transl ated D av i d s psal ms ’

,

T mak e t h e h eart r igh t gl ado

But h d i t been K i ng D av i d s fatea

’

T h ear t h ee s i ng o d t h e m translate an ,

By twould set h im m d ’
a .

T ho ma F uller say St h ld and H opkin were m ‘

s s ern o s en

whose piet y was better than thei poetry and the y had d unk r , r

more of Jordan than of H eli on Jewel des ribes the e ffect c .

’
c

produ ed in Queen E li ab eth s ti me by congregations of

c z
’

persons youn g and old singing the Old Versio psal m afte
, , n s r

the prea hing at St P aul s C ross

c .
’
.

O er e m y show the oddities of the version

ne v s a

W h y dost w i t h draw T h y hand aba k c

A d hi de i t i n Th y lap ? n

C o me plu k i t out d b not s l a k, c , an e c

T give Th y foes a p o ra .
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H Y M NS AN D T H EIR \VR I T ER S 53

this one hy mn is enough to ecure i mmortality for

But s

St h l
e rn d oTh elder S aliger said he would rathe have
. e c r

written the verse O he ub and on cheru b i m than a y of h is n c r ,

’
n

own learned works .

Sa muel W esley allowed the novel way of paro hial singing ‘

c

at E pworth and spent a good deal o f pains in drilling his people

,

so that the y did sing well a fter it had ost a pretty deal to
‘
c

tea h the m Th E pworth people preferred the Old Version

c .
’
e

to the new one having a strange genius at understanding

,
‘

nonsense That is Sa muel W esley s austi fling at St h ld

.
’ ’
c c e rn o

and H opkins .

H ymn 15 F a th e r . of me , an d al
l man k in d .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Sh ort ffjlmn s on Sel

ec t P ass ages of S crip ture, 1 76 2 PVor/l
s,
’
xi . 200 .

Luke x i . 2— r s Prayer
4 , T h e Lo d
’
.

Th e origi nal o f ver 4 l i ne i s .

, 2, T hat finish s our si n e .
’

H ym n 16 . Gl
ory b e t o Go d on h igh ,
God wh ose gl
ory fi ll s th e sk y .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d i 5
S ac red P oems , 1 73 9 Vorhs ,
l . 11 .

araphr se o f the G lor i i n Ex elsis in t he C ommunion Servi e

P a a c c .

Ver 7 reads W i th Th y gl or ious Sire art one I

.
,
’

T h e Gloria in excelsis is an expan sion of the an gel s son g ’

(Luke ii and is found in the C d A l d i u in the

. o ex ex an r n s

B itish Museu m whi h b elongs to the close of the fi fth entu y

r ,
c c r .

It is there headed A Morning H y mn Th e Latin form is ‘

.
’

found in an eighth century M S in the British Museu m T h -

. . e

form in the E nglish C o mmunion Se vi e is a translation from r c

the Latin text .

H ymn 17 . Th ro gh u al
lth e an gin g ch sc en es of ife
l .

T AT E and BR ADY .

Nahu m T ate ( 6 52 17 15) was the of a Irish cle gyman 1 -

son n r ,

Faithful Te ate who wa the autho of o m r li gious e se

, s r s e e v r .
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Th e was bo n in D ublin and wrote under D ryden s super
s on r , ,
’

v ision the se ond pa t of A b lm d A h it ph l excep t

, c r sa o an c o e ,

about two hundred lines H be ame P oet Laureate in 16 9 . e c 2

historiographer royal 7 H is said to ha e been i t m

-

,
1 02 . e v n e

perate and i mprovident H died i n London H defended . e . e

the st yle of the New Version against B idg atta k eve r e s

’
c .

N i holas Brady ( 6 59 7 6 ) was born at Bandon educated

c 1 -
1 2 ,

at W est minster C hrist C hur h Oxford and T rinity C ollege

, c , , ,

D ublin H was an adherent of W illia m I I I and in th Irish

. e ,
e

war thrice saved his native to wn from b eing bu ned H ame t r . e c o

London with a petition fro m Bandon and was appointed C hap ,

lain to the King H becam e popular as a prea he in London

. e c r ,

w presented to the living of St C atherine C ree he w i um

as . as n c

b ent f Ri h mond S urre y (16 96

o c where he kept a school ,
.

H was Recto of S tratford u Avon 7 —5 of C lapham 7 5 6

e r -
o -
1 02 1 0 -
.

I n 6 96 he and Nahu m T ate published A N w V i f th

1 e ers on o e

P l sa m fD id fi tt d t th Tu
s o avu d i Ch u h ,
It w e o e n es se n rc es . as

dedi ated to W illia m I I I Th King gave permission f it to

c . e or

be used in such hur hes shall think fit to e eive the m

c c
‘
as r c .
’

T here was strong dissatis fa tion with St h ld and H opkins c e rn o ,

and this helped the New Version to win popula ity though r ,

W illiam Beveridge who be a me Bishop of St Asaph in 1 7 4 , c . 0 ,

made a strong protest a gainst it as fine and modish flourished ’

,

with wit and fan y gay and fashionable and spoke of th dis c ,
’
,
’
e

tra tion aused by two versions I n ti me he said we might

c c .
,
’
,
‘

have one Se undu m usu m London another Se undu m usu m

c ,
c

Rich mond another S e undu m usu m Saru m But despite all

, c .
’

c riticis m it won its way to favour and so me of it sweet and , s

si mple e sions will always have a pla e of honour i u

v r c n o r

h ym n bo ks P sal m xxxiv is one ofthe most successful versions

-
o . . .

I t i i mpo ssi b le to distinguish b etween the work of Tate and

s

B ad y in the New Ver ion

r s .

H ymn 18 M ee t . an d righ t it is t o p r is e a .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for th e Use of F amil ies , 1 76 7 Worh s, VI I 16 . .

Th e c se on verse begi ns e st of al l
d ‘
L a we with an
Th y mercies , ,
’

allusi on to eorge erbert s otto ess than th e l east o f all God s

G H
’
m ,
‘
L ’

er i es
m c b ut as thi s igh t e n t hat o s s lvation was th e least o f
m m a G d
’
a

H i mer ies t h e word w altered to

s c , reatures as c .
’
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H M N S AN D T H Y EIR WR I TE R S 55

Rev H enry Mo e ay N umb l exa mples migh t

Th e . or s s er ess

b e given of th genius and taste of the Rev C ha les W esle y

e . r .

But howeve un fashionable it m y appear I cannot but give

, r a ,
”
the palm to his Family H ymn b ook Su h a u mulated -
. c cc

strength and beaut yof exp e sion in presenting the daily want r s , s,

pains trials and e mb a ra s ments of a family to the G d of the

, , r s o

familie of the whole earth surel y never b efore was presented

s ,

to th u ffe ing child e of m

e s I t see m a if he b d a fter
r r n en . s s a ,

he be ame a do me ti m noted e ery want that flesh is hei

c s c an , v r

to within that circle and that h i one desi e was to elevate and
,
s r

dire t the ubje ts of the urse to that only re med y whi h turn
c s c c c s

allinto bles ing W expe t a m of eal geniu to be great

s . e c an r s

where the subje t is inspi ing but to be g eat in the p iva ies
c r r r c

of o mmon li fe to be a t ue poe t (whi l

c e the m of G d equall y
,
r an o

appears ) in those littlenesses so called of dail y o ur en e , , cc r c ,

shows an elevation and spiritualit y of mind that has been

rarely if eve equalled A shrewd judge of hu man nature h
, r, . as

said that no m eve appeared great i n the eyes of h i valet

an r s .

C harle W esle y w a great in the eyes of the etired partners

s as s r

ofhis do mestic joys and so ows as i the hools o f philosoph y rr , n sc

a d the a t
n or the dangers and toils of the field in whi h he
r s, c

entreated sinner to be recon iled unto G d —L if y W ly s c o .

’
e es e ,

n .
37 1 .

ho ma Jackson (L f f C W ly
T s 37) ays N i e o . es e ,
II. 2 s , 0

person of a pure mind read this volu me withou t lo ing its c an v

author I n ad miration of the m the poet is forgotten T h

. an , . e

affe tionate hus b and the yearning fat h e

c th e wa m hea ted , r, r -
r

friend the meek submissive praying t usting grateful C hristian

, , , , r , ,

i here seen in all his lovelines and glo y though nothing could
s s r

b fu ther fro m his thought than an exhibition of hi msel f H i

e r s . s

onl y d esig in publishin g the workings of his own heart was to

n

as ist C hristian fa milies in all the a ffai s of li fe devoutl y to

s , r ,

re og i e th e p o idence a nd g ace of G d
’
c n z r v r o .

H ym n 19 N ow t h an k . we l our
al God .

M ARTI N t anslated b y M I SS W I N KWORT H

R I N KART r .

N u d k t al l e Gott b se d on E lus i
‘
n an e 4 d t h e t hi rd ,
’
a cc . . 22 2 -

, an

ver e of the G lori Patri app e ed with i ts musi in C ug P m!

s a ,
’
ar ,
c, r
'

er s
’
ra ,

d prob bly in yw fl t Bi hli 6 36 M is W i k w th ’

6 48
‘

1 , an a e er z -
ee e n , 1 . s n or s

tr n lt ion i from h Ly G m i
a s a s d Serie 858 er ra er a n ca, 2n s, 1 .
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bor in 1 586 w the son of a ooper at E ilenb u g
Rin kart, n ,
as c r ,

in Saxon y H be a me a foundation s holar and chorister of

. e c c

S t T ho mas s S hool at Leip ig and a student of theology in

’
. c z ,

the university I n 6 he w made a master in the E isleben

. 1 10 as

G y mnasiu m and antor of S t Ni holas C hur h

,
H be a me c . c c . e c

a pastor in 1 6 1 and in 16 7 was appointed A h idi u at 1, 1 rc a c on s

E ilenburg A tab let was pla ed there in 886 on the house

. c 1

i n whi h he li ed T h town was walled and during the

c v . e ,

T hirty Y ears W fugitives flo ked into it for shelte bringing

’
ar c r,

fa mine and pestilen e with the m R i k t was for so me ti me c . n ar

th only pastor in the pla e and during the great pestilen e of

e c , c

1 6 3 7 often had to ead the funeral servi e over forty or fifty r c

bodies I n all he b uried about

. At last the refugees had
to b thrown into t enche without service Th mortality
e r s . e

rea hed c Ri k t wife was one of the icti ms F a mine n ar s

’
v .

followed and his ut most help was alled for b y h i starving

, c s

people H twi e saved the town fro m the S wedes

. e c .

T hou gh he had laid his native pla e under su h o b ligation c c ,

he was mu h hara sed b y the people and when peace came in

c s , ,

O ctob er 6 4 8 he was worn out by the lon g strain and died

,
1 , ,

next year H wrote a cy le of seven d amas on the Refo ma

. e c r r

tion suggested by the centenary in 16 17 H i h ymns are

, . s

marked b y a true patriotis m a hildlike devotion to G d and , c o ,

a fi m onfidence in G od s me y and H i promised help and

r c
’
rc ,
s

gra e H i h ymn has be ome the G er man T D eu m f

c .
’
s c e or

n ational festivals and spe ial thanksgivings I t was sung on c .

August 1 4 1 88 at the festival for the o mpletion of C olog e

,
0, c n

C athedral and when the E mperor W illia m laid the foundation

,

stone of the new Reichstag buildin g in Berlin I t was ung . s

also at St P aul s C athedral when peace wa decla ed after the

.
’
s r

Boer \V ar.

Miss C athe ine W i k w th was b o n in London in 1829 r n or r ,

and spent most fh life in the neighbourhood of Man hester O er c ,

until she re moved with h family to C li fton Sh died suddenl y er . e

of hea t disease at Monnetier in Savoy in 1 87 8 Sh took an

r , , . e

active pa t in edu ational and othe work for the b enefit of

r c r

wo men H Ly G m i I st Series was pub lished in

. er ra er a n ca , ,

1 85 5 ; ud Serie containing 44 translations in 1858 ; Th

z s, 2 ,
e

Ch l B h f
ora e E gl d ontaining translations fro m the
oo or n an , c

Germ an in 86 3 and her Ch i ti

, Si g 1 f G m y 86 9 r s an n ers o er an ,
1 .

D Ma tineau said h t an lation had t quite the fi of ‘

r . r er r s s no re

John W e ley e io of Mo a ian hym

s
’
the wonderful
s v rs ns r v n s, or
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v isited It aly in 6 3 8 H eturned to E ngland in 16 39 ha ing
1 . e r ,
v

always b o ne this thought with h im that though he ould

‘
r ,
c

es ape the eyes of m he ould not flee fro m the presen e of

c en , c c

G d o H was soon e mbarked on a troubled sea of oise

.
’
e
‘
n s

and hoarse disputes H took a leadin g pa t in the contro .

’
e r

v ersies of that stormy ti me I n 16 49 h e be ame Secretary . c

for Foreign T on gues unde the C o mmonwealth P di r . ara se

L t was finished in 1 6 6 5
os Al l that he and his widow . re

i d for it was about £ 5

c e ve M ilton like John W esley went 1 .
, ,

to bed at nine and rose at four in su mmer and fi in winter

, ve .

H had a hapter read fro m the H ebrew Bible and studied till
e c ,

twelve T hen he took an hour for exer ise dined played on

. c , ,

the organ and san g H studied again till six entertained

, . e ,

v isitors till eight and after a light supper with a pipe and a
, ,

glas of water went t bed H died on Nove mber 8 6 7 4

s , o . e ,
1 ,

and w buried in the han el of St G iles C ripplegate H

as c c .
,
. e

is the g eates t poet of C hri tian the me E ngland h a produced

r s s s .

H ym n 22 God . re v e als H is p re sen c e .

G ER H AR D t anslated b y F W FOSTE R and

T ER STEE GE N r . .

J M I LLE R . .

Gott ist g g w tig is in T t g

e en i h Bl m g tli
G i tl ar
’
, ers ee en s
’
e s c es a en ar e n,

1 7 9 ent i tled R e membran e o f t h e glorious

2 , d de li gh tful presen e o f c an c

G d o T h trans l at i on o f T
.
’
e t g verses 4 7 8 by F W ers ee en s
’
, 1 , 2, , , ,
. .

F oster d J M iller i i n t h e M
an . i ffym h h 7 89
s orav an n -
oo ,
1 .

W il l i am M er er i n hi s Ch u h P lt c d Hym h k
, 854 rc sa er an n -
oo , 1 ,

O mitted ver 4 o f F oster d M ill er s translation retai ned t hi rteen l i nes

. an
’
, ,

sl igh tly altered five d rewrote t h e rest w i t h little regard to th e

, an ,
‘

G rman
’
e .

T t g was bo at Mors in Rhenish P russia in 16 97

e rs ee en rn , , .

H w intended for the m inistry but his father died in 1 7 3

e as ,
0 ,

and h i mother was not able to meet the cost o f his university
s

training H beca m e a weaver o f silk ibbons After five

. e r .

years of religious onfli t he was able to est in the atone men t c c , r

o f C hrist and on the day be fore G ood Friday 1 7 4 wrote out

, ,
2 ,

a ovenant with G d whi h he signed with his own blood H

c o ,
c . e

had eased to take the C ommunion with the Reformed C hurch

c ,

as he did not feel able to hare in that se vi e with people of s r c

openl y ir eli gious life H soon be a me a teacher among th

r . e c e

S tillen im Lande and in 17 8 gave up h i b u ine s t tran late

’
,
2 s s s o s
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59

the works of M ysti writers and t spread the teaching of the

c o

Mysti s H travelled ove P russia and visited H olland every

c . e r ,

yea to pro mote the spread of spi itual eligion

r H died in r r . e

1 7 69 .

ott ist g g w tig is the most popular of his h ymns

‘
G e en ar
’
,

and is a poeti al reflex of his inner nature a beautiful ex

‘
c ,

pression of the hara te isti s of his pe uliar vein of mysti al

c c r c c c

piety W esley s translation is H ymn 6 53

.
’ ’
.

T h translation as it appe red in A C l

e l ti f Hym a o ec on o ns

h e P rotes ta n t C h urch th e Un ited Breth ren ,

f
or f
th e Us e o t 4
dited by J
e . Swe rtn e r, will ho w what chan ges were
S made by
W Mer e
. c r.

God reveals H i presen e s c ,

L eus now adore H im

t ,

A d wit h awe appear be fore H im

n

G d i s i n H i temple
o s ,

Al l i n us k eep s il en e c ,

A d be fore H im b w wit h
n o rev re n c e
’

H im a l one ,

G d we own ; o

H e s our Lord d Saviour ;

’
an

P rai se H i n me for ever s a .

G d reveals H i presen e
o s c ,

W h om th angeli l egi ons ’

c

Serve w i th awe i n h y regi ons

’
l ea v n

H ol y hol y b o l y i
, ,

S i ng th e h ost o f h aven ; s e

P ra i se to G d b ever g iven o e

C ondes end c

T attend o

G ra iously 0 Jesus !
c ,

T our s ngs
o d prais s
o an e .

ere b ut soul d body

\V an

T hee to serve at al l t i mes re dy a .

M i gh t we l i k e t h e angels
, ,

\Vh beh o l d T h y gl ory

0 ,

D eep abased s i nk be fore T h ee ,

A d th ough gra e n r c

B a l w ys e a ,

In our who l e demeanour ,

T Th y pra i se
o d h onour an .
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rant us resi gnat ion

G ,

A d h earts fore T h ee b wé d
n
’
o ,

Wi t h Th y pea e di vi ne endow d c
‘

A a tender fl ower s

Opens d i n l i net h an c

T t h e h eer i ng sun w h i h sh ineth

o C c

S m y we o a

B from T h ee e

R ays o f gra e der i ving c ,

A d t h ereby be t hriv i ng
n .

L ord ome dwell withi n u , c s,

W hi lst on eart h we tarry ;

M ak e us Th y b l est san tuary c .

O vou h safe Th y presen e ; c c

D raw unto us nearer ,

A d reveal T h ysel f still learer ;

n c

U d i re t s c ,

A d prote t n c

T hus we in all pla es c

Sh all h ow fort h Th y praises S .

F ede ick W illia m F o te wa b o n at Bradford in 7 60

r r s r s r 1 ,

educated at Ful k b ecame a Mora ian pasto and i 8 8

n ec , v r, n 1 1

a b ishop H died in 1 83 5 at O kbrook near D erb y H

. e , c ,
. e

co mpiled th e M i Hym h k in which h i tra sla tion

ora v an n -
oo ,
s n s

and original h ymn appea ed s r .

John Miller (or Mulle ) was a Mo a ia mini te at D ub lin r r v n s r ,

G racehill F ul k P udse y and C oo tehill fro m 17 6 8 to 1 8

, n ec , , ,
10.

H w ote some o iginal h ymn s a d arious t anslation in

e r r n v r s

conce t with F W Foste

r . . r
.

W illia m Merce ( 8 7 b orn at Ba a d C a tle g adua ted

r 1 11 -
rn r s ,
r

at T rinit y C ollege C a mb ridge became I ncu mb ent of St

, ,
.

G eorge She ffield in 84

’
s, M Me ce
,
colle tion w much
1 0. r
. r
’
rs c on

popula it y Mont go mery was a me mbe of his congregation

r . r ,

and assi ted h im in its prepa ation I n 86 4 its annual sale is

s r . 1

said to ha e b een v and it was used i fifty th ee London n -

r

chu ches r .

H ymn 23 . Lo rd l b ein
of al g, th ron d e afar .

I E R W E NDE LL H OLM E S M D LL D
OL V , . .
, . .

God s Omnipresen e dated 1848 ; appeared in t h e last p ge of

’ ’
c ,
a

Th e kf t T bl 860 as a Su d y h y mn
’
P fi ro t th B ssor a e rea as a e, 1 ,
‘
n -
a .
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is prefa ed b y these entences

It c s
‘
An d my year s re ord i finished T h e P rofe o has
so
’
c s . ss r

talked le s than his p ede e sor (Th A ut

s t f th B kf t r c s e ocra o e rea as

T bl) but he has heard and seen more

a e ,
Thanks to all those .

friends who fro m ti me to ti me have sent thei messages of r

kindly re o gnition and fellow feeling P ea e to all su h as

c
-
. c c

m y have been vexed in spirit by any utteran e the pages have

a c

repeated They will doubtless forget for the mo ment the

.

di fferen e in the lines of t uth we look at th ough our hu man

c r r

pris ms and join in singing (inwardly) this hy mn to the sour e

,
c

of the light we all need to lead us and the wa mth whi h alone ,
r c

c an make us all brothers .

’

Oliver W endell H ol mes son of Rev Abiel H ol mes C ongre ,

.
,

g ti alministe at C a mbridge
a on was born in 8 9 H
r 1 0 . e

graduated at H a a d in 8 9 and studied medi ine in E urope

rv r 1 2 , c

and at H arvard where he be ame P ro fessor of Anato my in

,
c

1 84 7 H published his first poe m in 83

. e Th A t t f 1 0 . e n ocra o

th B e kf t T b l appeared in the A tl ti b l th l
rea as a y for 857
e an c on 1 .

H i genial hu mour his fun and fan y m ake all h e wrote

s ,
c ,

delightful H was one of the best known and best loved m

. e en

of his day on b oth ides of the Atlanti H died at Bos ton s c. e ,

October 7 1 894 ,
.

W hen H enry D ru mmond visited Boston in 1 894 he called ,

on Oliver \Vendell H ol mes H is eight y four but the . e -

c hirpiest old m I ever w talked straight on for an hou

an sa : r

and a qua ter and then apologi ed that no one that d y had
r ,
z a

previousl y alled to run ff the ele tri ity H say he

c
” “
o c c . e s

usually get ladies to all first and go into the wate like
s c ,
“
r

horses to take the ele tri it y ff the electric eels before the m c c o en

H ymn 24 F or th e b eauty . of th e e a rth .

D FOR D P I E RP OI N T M A
FOLLI OTT SAN ,
. .

C ontributed to Orby Shi p l ey s Ly E u h i ti 86 4 in e igh t

’
ra c ar s ca, 1 ,

st n s of e igh t l ines to b sung at t he e l eb rat i on of H oly C ommun ion

a za , e c .

Thi s form i s not mu h used b ut i t h e four or five stan a for m it is

c , n z

extens ively i n use for fl ower servi es d h ildren s ser i es c an C

’
v c .

Mr P ie point was born at Bath in 83 5 and ducated at

. r 1 , e

Queens C ollege C a mbridge where he gained honours in

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, ,

Classi s H publis h ed in 87 8 S g f L
c . e Th Ch l i f 1 on s o ov e, e a ce o

N tu a and Ly y u
re, ra es .
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H ymn 25 R a ise th e p s al
m . : l
et e a rth ad o rin g .

D D C H U R TON D D E WAR ,
. .

A version o f P sal m x vi From Th C l l d P lt 854 wh ere c . e eve an sa er, 1 ,

it was in t hirteen st n a o f four l i nes w i t h th e re frai H alleluj ah a z s , n

‘
,

Amen D K ennedy publ i sh ed verses

.
’
r .
8 3 two stan as o f 1, 2, -
1 as z

sixteen lines ea h i 86 3 Th W esleyan hymn book 87 5 adoptedc n 1 . e -

-

, 1 ,

t hese mak ing four verses of eigh t l ines d omitting the refrain
, , an .

H ymn 26 . P ra is e t h e L ord ! wh o r eign s ab o v e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

ms
P sal an d ffymn s , sal m
'

1 74 3 ; S el ms , P
ec t P s al cl .
/V
l orhs , viii .

26 2 . A sp i r i te version ft h e great or hestral psal m

d O c .

H ymn 27 . Th e s tr ain up rais e of joy d p ra is e ,

an

H alelu j ah
l .

an lated b y J OH N M ASON N EALE

N OTK ER ; tr s .

C t mu u ti m l dum nun
an e Allelu i a is des ribe d in a M S of
s c nc e o c, c .

5 7 as Anot h er j oy ful se quen e o f Blesse d N tk for the Ep iphany ’

1 0 c o er s
”
o f C hr i st with th e t i tle Th troub led Virgin It i sung espe ial ly e . s c
, ,

i t h e o tave o f t h e E p ip h any Th t i tle m y re fer to M att ii 3

’ ‘
n c . e a . .
,

Jerusal em bei ng termed th e Vi gi daughter o f Si on ; th e troub li ng r n

t here ment ioned o urr i ng at t he season o f th e Epip hany D N eale

cc .
’
r.

h i msel f attr i butes th e se quen e to G d lu but t hi s seems to be a c o esc a c s,

mistak e D N eal e s trans l at i on appear d in hi s H ym lN t d 854

. r.
’
e na o e , 1 .

H g eatly regretted t hat T yt h ant w sub tituted for th e noble ’ ‘

e r ro e s c as s

me l ody o f th Allel ui t i Se quen e E very word h d been fitted to

e a c c .
’
a

t hat melody d th ough h e admi ts t hat i t o ul d not be learned in an

an , c

h our or two yet h e h d heard i t thoroughly well sung and most h earti ly
,
a

enj oyed b y a s hool hoir c c .

N tk oB l b ul u as he was alled fro m h i slight tutte

er a s, c s s r,

was born in Swit erland about 84 H entered the s hool of z 0 . e c

the Benedi tine Abbey of S t G all at an early age be ame one

c .
, c

o f the brethren and gave hi mself to s holasti and lite rary ,

c c

work H died at St G all April 6 9 H was a favourite of

. e .
, ,
12 . e

the E mperor C harles the F t and w pra ti ally the invento a ,

as c c r

o f the Se quence whi h he began to write about 86 A ,

c 2. s

a youth he found great di ffi culty in rememb ering the musi al c

notes neu mes t to the final A of the Alleluia in the Gradual

or se
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YM NS AN D T H EIR WR I TE RS 63

b etween the E pistle and the G ospel I t was the cu to m in th e . s

Middle Ages to sing the anthe m between the G ospel and th e

E pistle O festal lays two of the hief choristers put
. n c c on

silken hoods and as ended the rostru m W hen the anthe m was c .

over they sang the Alleluia Th hoir t k it up and made a . e c oo , .

musi al jubilation on a ertain nu mber of notes to the final A

c c ,

c alled neu mes T hese had no words and were na med sequen es
.
, c ,

as following the Alleluia W hen J umiég w destroyed by . es as

the Normans in 85 a monk ame to S t G all with h i 1, c . s

Antiphonary in whi h N tk found words set mne moni s

, c o er as c

to these troubleso me notes T his led h im to write so mething .

more worthy for the musi al se q uen es sun g at the various c c

festivals Th N tk i P roses were the result At first they

. e o e r an .

were unrhym ed b ut were afterwards put in rhy me and in eased , cr

gradually in beauty and popularity .

D Neale the son of the Rev C o nelius N eale Senio

r .
, . r , r

W rangler and F ellow of St John s C oll ge C ambridge w .

’
e , , as

born in C onduit S treet London in 8 8 H i mother was the , , 1 1 . s

daughte of John Mason G ood an a o mplished physi ian and

r , cc c

literary m (see H i father died when he was five

an H s . e

owed more than he ould ever express to his mothe s are c

’
r c

and training I n 83 6 he gained a s holarship at T rinity

. 1 c

C ollege C a mb ridge but his antipathy to mathe mati s so me

, , c ,

what strange l a senior wrangler s son stood in his way n

’
, ,

so that he had to ontent hi msel f with an ordinary degree c .

H e married in 84 Miss S N W ebster daughte of an

,
1 2, . .
, r

evangeli al lergy man and next year was presented to the

c c ,

in u mben y f C rawley in Sussex H i lungs however were

c c O ,
. s , ,

affe ted and he had to go to Madeira so that he was neve

c , , r

instituted to the living I n 1 846 Lord de la W arr made h im .

W arden of Sa kville C olle ge E ast G rinstead and there h e c , ,

spent the e mainder of his life in a ha ge of an obs ure al ms

r , c r c

hou e with a salary Of £ 7 H founded a Sisterhood of St

s ,
2 . e .

Margaret s at R th fi ld whi h was m oved to E ast Grinstead

’
o er e , c

in 856 and developed into a great institution whi h has

1 ,
c

brought help to thousands of the si k and su ffering T h ‘

c .
’
e

work m t m u h opposition but gradually won publi favour

e c ,
c .

D r Neale was able to lay the foundation of the new onvent

. c

in July 86 5 and saw the building in progre s before he died

, 1 ,
s ,
‘
in Childlike faith d hu mility i n 866 an ,
’
1 .

D Ne ale b gan his C mm t y th P lm while

r . e o e n ar on e sa s re

c uiti g in M ad ir a
r n At Sackv il
r
le C ollege his H i t y f th e . s or o e
64 TH E M ETHOD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
H oly E astern Ch urch was w itten H pub lished Hym f r r . e ns o

dren in 1 842,
Ch il and other h ymn and poe ms H i hief s . s c

c lai m to e me mbran e is his work as a translato H was

r c r. e

steeped in mediaeval Latin H on e went to H ursley Vi arage . e c c

to assis t the Bishop o f Salisbury and Keb le in preparing a

H y mnal Keble was alled out of the oo m and detained for a
. c r

little ti me O his return Neale said W h y Keble I thought

. n , , ,

you told m that Th Ch i ti Y was entirely original ?

e e r s an ear
’

Y he answered it ertainl y is Neale put before h im the

e s,
’
,
‘
c .
’

L atin of one of the h ymns T hen how o mes this ? Keble pro
’
,
c

tested he had never seen the pie e in all his life After a few c .

m inutes Neale relieved h im by ownin g that he had turned th e

h ymn into Latin in h i absen e s c .

Neale s M di lHym ’
d S gu appeared in 851
e a ev a n s an e en ces 1 .

H was the first to introdu e the S qu

e ung between the c e en ces, s

E pistle and the G ospel to E nglish reade s H delighted in , r . e

his task and la ished his skill on preserving the exa t m easure
, v c

and rh yme f the original at whate er in onvenien e and

O , v c c

cra mping H i translations from Be nard of C luny Jerusale m

.
’
s r

the G olden Brief life is here our portion F thee O dea

,
’
,
’
or ,
r,

dea country won enormou popularity

r -
s .

H i Hym l N t d appeared in 1 85
s and a second par t
na o e 2,

in 854 D Neale says so me of the happiest hours of his life

1 . r .

were spent in prepa ing the se ond part of thi work T h r c s . e

Ro man C atholics denoun ed h im for softening dow or i gnoring c n

the Rom an do trine of these h ymns but that only showed his
c ,

good ense and knowledge of the constituen y whi h he had in

s c c

Vle W .

I n 186 2 his Hym f th E t Ch u h endered still

,
ns o e as ern rc r

greate service These were the first E n glish ersion of y

r .
‘
v s an

part of the t easures of Oriental H ymnology H peaks of

r .
’
e s

the di ff ulties of his task Though the superio b revity and

ic . r

terse ess of the Latin h ymns enders a t anslation whi h shall

n r r c

represent those q ualities a work of great labour y t still the ,

e

v e rsifi has the help o f the same m etre ; his version m y be

er a

line for line a d there is a great analogy between the olle t

n c c s

and the hy m ns most help ful to the translator Ab ove all we

, .
,

have exa mples enough of forme translations by whi h we m y r c a

take pattern But in atte mpting a Greek anon fro m the fa t

. c , c

of its being in prose (metri al hy mns are unknown ) one is all c ,

at sea W hat measure shall we e mploy ? W h y this more than

.

that ? Might we atte mpt th e h yth mical prose of the o i ginal r r ,

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ishop H eber was born in 7 83 at Malpa C heshi e in the

B 1 s, r ,

b eauti ful H ighe Re tory overlooking the valley of the Dr c

’
ee .

H be a m e Re tor o f H odnet where his fathe was Lord of the

e c c , r

Manor in 8 7 P rebendary of St Asaph 8 Bishop of

, 1 0 , .
,
1 1 2,
C al uttac 8 3 H i poeti al powers developed early
, 1 2 . Hi s c . s

Newdigate P ri e P oe m P alestine was read be fore it was sent

z , ,
’
,

in to the examiners to Si W alter S ott and so me friends w h o m ,

r c

H eber s hal f brot h er was entertaining at break fast

’
-
S ott . c

pointed out t h at H eber had overlooked the fa t that no tools c

were used while the T e mple was being ere ted H ebe at on e c . r c

retired and added the famous lines

,

N h ammers fel l ponderous axes rung ;

o , no

L i k e so me tall pal m t h e mysti fab r i sprung c c .

M aj est i s il en e c c

I n the spring of 8 9 a fo tnight a fter he o mposed h i 1 1 , r c s

great missionary hy mn H eber wrote to a friend I have been , ,

‘

for so me ti m e engaged in arranging my hy mns which now that , ,

I have got the m together I have so me H igh C h ur h s ruples , c c

against using in publi H had been stirred to t h is task by c .

’
e

seeing t h e Olney H y mns whi h he greatly ad mired I n 8 , c . 1 21

he onsulted M il man about his hymn book and se ured his

c -

, c

help T hen he approa hed the Bishop o f London D H owley

. c ,
r. ,

asking permission to publish it H urged that hy mns were . e

a power ful engine with D issenters were mu h enjoyed by the , c

people and as their use in hur h ould not be suppressed he

,
c c c ,

pleaded that it was better to regulate it H had even thought . e

o f using t h e Olney H y m ns at H odnet Th bishop riti i ed . e c c z

and advised the o mpletion o f t h e proje t but t h e proposal c c ,

was dropped for the ti me H eber s fifty seven hymns h owever .

’
-

, ,

were all written at H odnet and were sent to the Ch i ti ,

r s an

Ob s erv er,t h e org n of E vangel al C hur h men edited by a ic c ,

Z a hary Ma aulay with the initials D R the last letters o f his

c c , . .
,

name H i widow published his book in 8 7 H ym w itt

. s 1 2 : ns r en

an d d p t d t th
a a W hl
e y Ch u h S i
o f th Y e It ee rc er v ce o e ea r .

was t h e first atte mpt to supply hy mns based avowedly on the

Book o f C o mmon P rayer H eber lai m ed that no fulso me or ‘
. c

inde orous language has been knowingly adopted no eroti

c c

address to H im who m no un lean lips approa h ; no allegory c c an c ,

ill understood and worse applied A E nglish riti says

-

,
.
’
n c c ,

T h lyri spirit o f S ott and Byron passed into our hym ns in

e c c

H eber s verse i mparting a fuller rhyth m to the older m easures

’
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T he y have not the scriptural tren gth of u b est early h ymns s o r ,

nor the dog mati for e of the best Latin ones But as pure and
c c .

gra eful devotional poetry alway true and reverent they are
c , s ,

an unfailing pleasure It is a unique thing to find all an .

’

author s hy mns in o mmon use and unalte ed

’
c r .

At H odnet H eber proved hi msel f a m odel lergy man and c ,

was the friend of Mil man Gi fford Southey and ot h ers H , , , . e

wrote f the Qu t ly R i w edited Jere my T aylor s works

or a r er ev e ,
’
,

was Bampton Le turer in 8 5 P rea her at Lin oln s I nn c 1 1 , c c

’
,

8
1 22 H had always felt drawn to India and though he twi e
. e c

re fused the bishopri of C al utta he felt so strongly t h at he had c c ,

missed the path o f dut y that he wrote saying t h at he would

a ept the post and hoped he was not enthusiasti in thinkin g
cc ,
‘
c

that a lergyman is like a soldier or sailor bound to go on

c ,

any servi e howeve re mote or undesirable where the ourse

c ,
r , c

of his duty leads h im H i three yea s of epis opa y were .

’
s r c c

c rowded with toil H ordained the first native minister . e .

O April
n 8 6 he prea hed at T ri hinopoly and held a
2, 1 2 , c c , c on

fi m ti
r a t h at evening T h next m orning he onfirmed eleven
on . e c

T a mil onverts cH retired to his roo m in the house of M

. e r.

Bird C ir uit Judge wrote the date at the ba k of his

,
c fi m , c c on r a

tion address and went into a large old bat h where he had
,
c ,

bathed the two pre eding mornings H alf an hour late his c . r

servant alarmed at his long absen e entered the roo m and

,
c ,

found h im dead .

T ha keray des ribes H eber in his G

c g th F u th as c , eor e e o r ,

one o f the good knights o f the ti me one of t h e best of E nglish

gentle men Th h arming poet the happy possessor o f all
. e c ,

sorts of gift and a o mplish ments — birth wit fam e high

s cc , , ,

c hara ter o mpeten e — h was the beloved parish priest in h is

c ,
c c e

own h o me o f H odnet ounselling his people in their troubles , c ,

advising the m in t h eir di ffi ulties om forting the m in distress c , c ,

kneeling often at their si k bed at the ha ard o f his own life c -

s z

exh orting en ouraging where there was need where there was
,
c

stri fe the pea e ma ker ; where t h ere was want the free giver
, c , .
’

H delighted to are for the invalid soldiers w h o were on the

e c

transport ship by whi h he sailed to Madras and when a wo man c ,

lost her little hild he was heard weeping and praying for h in
c , er

his abin A friend said I have never seen such tende ness
c .
,
‘
r ,

never su h hu mble exer ise o f C hristian love Ala ! how his

c c . s

spirit shames us all ! I thank G d t h at I h ave seen his tea s

t h at I heard his prayers his conversation with the afl fl
o r ,

i t d , c e
68 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STR ATED -

mothe r, and his own p rivate reflections upon it I t h s ma de . a

me love h im more , and has given me a lesson of tende ness in r ,

visiting the a ffli ted that I trust will not be in vain

c , .
’

H odnet is still a pretty old fashioned place neither town

‘
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, ,

n or village L eyland alled it

,
’
Its rambling street of ti mbe
as c . r

or red sandstone houses has a q uaint lo k up at one end and c -

the hur h yard at the othe Th e tory standing on high

c c r. e r c ,

ground above the hurch was built b y H eber though it has c , ,

sin e been added to T h hur h of St Luke originally

c . e c c .

belon ged to Shrewsb ury Abbey and its hie f interest i the , c s

monu ment to Bishop H eber f which Southey wrote the , or

ins ription It says H perfor med his hu mblest as well a his

c .
, e s

highest duties heerfully with all his heart with all his soul
c , , ,

with all his strength H i widow died at H odnet and is buried .

’
s ,

in the chur hyard H i hal f brother b y his father s first

c . s -
’

marriage Ri hard H eb er one of the founders of the Athenaeu m

, c ,

C lub who le ft eight houses full o f books said to have ost

,
c

and to have nu mb ered olu mes was also v ,

buried in the hur h yard in 83 3 H was un married and his

c c 1 . e ,

prope ty eventually pas ed to the bishop s eldest daughte who

r s
’
r,

ma ied i 1 839 Al ge on P erc y

rr , n of th Bishop of C a li le
, rn , son e r s .

H ymn 29 . We giv e immo rt al p rais e .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

Hymn s an d edit i on It is in Book 3

Sp iritual Son gs , 1 709 , z ud .
,

P repared for th e H oly Ordi nan e o f t h e L or d s Supper d h eaded

’ ’
c , an

A song o f praise to t h e Blessed T r i nity Th first as t h e 48th P sal m . e 1 .

’

I give is h anged to W give c e .

’

H ymn 3 0 I n fi n it e God , t o Th ee . we rais e .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s
.
for th ose th at sech an d th ose th at h ave R edemp tion in th e
Bl fj
ood o es us C h ris t, 1 74 7 l
/
Vorh s, iv . 224 . Th e first five o f fourteen
verses on the Te D eum .

Th Rev F W M acdonald a y
e Among t me t i al e sions
. . . s s, s r c v r

there is none uperior to C harles W esley s ; hardly any other

s
’
,

indeed whi h h taken

, etains hold on C hristian ongre
c as ,
or r , c .

gation s
’
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 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EIR WR I TE R S 69

H ymn 3 1 Fath e r, l
iv e , b y
. lt h in
al gs f eared .

C HARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ro
F m Hy mn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 740, i n luded in Gl i
c or a P atri, O
ra ,

or I fymn s to the Trz n ity, 1 746 Works, ii i 3 45

. .

H ymn 3 2 Y oun g me n . an d maiden s , r ais e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Jm uf s or dren ,
Ch il vi 43 3 P xlviii 1 76 3 ;
3 Works , . . S. c . 12, 1 .

T ho mas Ja k on s ays It would pe hap b di ff cult to

c s ,
r s e i

mention y uninspi ed book that in the sa me co mpass

an r , , c on

tains so much evangelical senti ment T h h ymns are full of . e

instru tion and y t t h oroughl y devotional in their characte

c , e r
.

T here is nothin g puerile in the m either with respe t to thought , c

or exp ession Th language is si mple y t terse pure and

r . e ,
e , ,

strong T h topi whi h they e mbra e are t h e truths and fa ts

. e cs c c c

of C hristianit y espe iall y in their h i g upon spiritual religion

,
c e ar n .

I n the hands of a C hristian mother it wo uld form a valuable ,

help in the task of edu ation — Lif f C W ly ii 23 c .

’
e o . es e ,
. 0 .

S o meti mes the poet strikes a o mb e no te as i H ym 6 6 s r , n n ,

headed Befo e or in thei work r , , r

heat henish boys

Le t
In the ir p st imes rej oi e a c ,

A d b foo l is h ly happy at play

n e

Oversto ked if th y are c e ,

W have not hing to sp re

e a ,

N t a moment to tr ifl e away
o .

H ymn 3 3 Fa th e r, in wh o m . we iv e
l .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

in th e
Bl
ood effes us Ch ris t, 1 74 7 Worhs ,
iv . 2 54 .

To t he Trinity .
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BOOK I LLU STRAT ED

H ymn 3 4 H ail! h ol
y, h ol
y, h ol
y Lord ! .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s on th e Trin ity, 17 6 7 Works , VI I . 280. Isa vi . .

3 ; Re v . iv . 8 .

A fter ver four l i nes are omitted

.
3,

Thi ne i n ommuni able r i gh t c c ,

A l migh ty G d re ei ve o , c ,

W hi h angel h o i rs d sai nts in l igh t

c -
c an

A d sai nts emb o died give

n .

Th e h ymn in th e original has three verses of eigh t l i nes .

H ym n 3 5 . J eh ov ah God th e F ath e r , , e ss
bl .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s on th e Trin ity, 1 76 7 ; Worhs , vn . 27 6 . Ba sed on t h e

pri est l y benedi ti on vi c , Nu m . . 24 2 6 — .

Th last verse i s o mi tte d

e .

H ymn 3 6 .un fath om e d s e a l

O Go d , of go od t h e

J OH AN N SC H E FFLE R (16 24 7 7 ) translated b y J OH N W E SLEY -

.

ud edi t i on
’
Du u gl i h l
i h Gut H ilg S l lu t 668
‘ ’
n v er e c c s , e i e ee en s , z , 1 ,

Book headed Sh (th e soul ) ontrasts t he m j esty o f G d w i t h her

v .
, e c a o

nothingness .
’

Joh n W esl ey s transl ation appeared in Alym ’

d S d P m ns an acre oe s,

17 3 9 P ti l W k i 4
oe c a or s, . 1 1 .

In ver 5 th e ld readi ng i s restored wh i h had been weak ened i nto

. o , c

Y ! sel f uffi i t as T h ou art es -

s c en .

Ver 4 is founded on t h e Apo ryp ha (W i d o f S l x i

. c s . o . .

Sc h e l
er fl was the son of a P olish noble who had b een for ed c

to leave his native ountry on a ount o f his Lutherani m H c cc s . e

was born at Breslau and graduated at Leyden as P h D and ,

. .

MD I n 16 49 he was appointed ourt p h ysi ian to D uke

S h ffl had be o me
. c c

S ylvius N i mrod of W ii tt mb g Ol ,
r e er -
s. c e er c

a quainted in H olland with the writings of Ja ob Boh me and

c c ,

the rigid Lut h eranis m of the ou t was un ongenial H wit h c r c . e

drew fro m publi worship confession and holy o mmunion c , , c .

F reitag the ou t prea her who uled in ec le iasti al matters

,
c r c ,
r c s c ,

refused per mission to print his poe ms because of thei mysti is m r c .

 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S A ND TH EIR WR I T E RS 7T

S c h e i er fl resig
ed his post in 6 5 and returned to Breslau n 1 2 ,

where h e be ame a q uainted with the Jesuits and the w itings

c c r

of the Ro man C atholi mysti s H joined the Ro mish C hur h c c . e c ,

and took the na me Angelus Sil iu H be a me a Ro man o f es s . e c

the Romanists entered the order of St F ran is was ordained , . c ,

priest and losed his life in the monastery of St Matthias in

, c .

Breslau D uring his last illness he used this prayer

. Jesus and ,
‘

C hrist G od and Man Bridegroo m and Brother P ea e and

, , , c

Joy Sweetness and P l u gR fug and Rede mption H eaven

, e as re e e ,

and E arth E ternity and T i me L ove and All re eive my soul ’

S h fflbegan to write poetry early and so me of his verse

, , ,
c .

c e er ,

was printed when he was sixteen H i H ilg S l lu t d . s e i e e e en s ,

o er

geis tl
ich e H irten L iea er , d er in ih ren ?es um
’
-

f v er l
iebten P sy ch e,
was published at reslau in
B and ontains hy mns for the
1 6 57 , c

C h ristian year Th Lut h erans wel o m ed these and Z in endorf

. e c ,
z

in luded seventy nine o f t h e m in his S i g u B t B h li

c -
n e na
’
e -
ac e n,

1 7 7
2 H i best h y m ns are perfe t in style and rhyth m on ise
. s
‘
c ,
c c

and pro found T h mysti is m is hastened and kept in bounds

. e c c

by deep reveren e and by a true and fervent love to t h e Saviour

c .
’

H is mu h the finest of the post Re for mation Ro m anist hy m n

e c -

writers .

W esley wrote m ore than thirty translations fro m the

G erman F ren h and Spanish ,
T hey are so mewhat free
c ,
.

renderings but they at h the fire and for e o f the original

, c c c .

W esley s thoughts were turned in this dire tion by his inter

’
c

c ourse with t h e M oravians and althoug h t h ere is not mu h ,

c

original poetry that we onfidently attribute to h im his c an c ,

perfe t taste did mu h to guide h is brother C harles

c c .

I n h is ser mo on K wi g Ch i t ft th F l h dated n no n r s a er e es ,

1 7 89 W esley says that w h en he m t the Moravians

,
ltranslated e ,

many o f t h eir h y m ns for t h e use o f our ongregations Indeed c .

,

as I durst not i mpli itly follow any m I did not take all t h at c an ,

lay be fore m but sele ted those w h i h I j udged to be most

e, c c

S riptural and m ost suitable to soun d experien e H tried to ’

c c . e
,

avoid every f dli g expression espe ially t h e word d

on Y t n ,
c ea r . e

I m not sure that I have taken su ff ient are to pare ff eve y

a ic c o r

i mproper word or expression T h Rev F W Ma donald .

’
e . . . c

says t h at W esley s translations possessed the highest merit ’ ‘

to whi h translationc attain T h ey are as living and as c an .

e ffe tive in t h eir new as in t h eir original form T h ey passed

c .

into t h e spiritual life o f Methodis m as readily and with as ,

g acio us a powe
r as the h ymns of C harles W esle y hi mself r, ,
 7 2 THE M TH O E D I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
and the y keep their place to the presen t d y among the mo t a s

cherished hymns of Methodis m the world over .

’

Mr G a rett H order thinks John W esle y s t anslations

. r
’ ‘
r

have probabl y never been surpassed H onsiders h im as .

’
e c
‘

g eat a translator as C harles is an original h ymnist

r F . or

c ongregational use they are probably the finest translations in

,

the E nglish language whilst they have the high honour of ,

having opened to us the rich trea ures of sac ed song which s r

G er many possesses .
’

D ean Fum u says Not onl y is W esley entitled to the ‘

ea x ,

c redit of being the first to reveal to E nglish men the ri h c

treasures of G e man hymnody but his translations are by fa

r ,
r

t h e finest for ongregational use being almost alone in reading

c ,

like original E nglish o mpositions c .

’

W how W esley turned to the Moravian h ymns in the

e s ee

days of piritual unrest that followed his work in G eorgia O

S . n

S unda y April 3 7 3 8 he tells us that he was beaten out of

, 2 , 1 ,

his last retreat by the on u ing evidence of several living

‘
c c rr

witnesses to their own experien e of instantaneous conversion c .

BOh l says he took four of his E nglish brethren and W esle y

’

er ,

was thunderstru k at their narrations Afte a short ti me he

c . r

stood up and said W will sing that h ymn H ier legt mein ,
‘
e ,

S inn i h dir nieder

s c
” I t was C F Richter s ( 6 7 6 7 )
v or . . .
’
1 -
1 11

h ymn on Spiritu al C onfli t and D i ffi ult y of whi h W esley had c c , c

published a tran lation in h i C ha lestown P lm d Hym

. s s r sa s an n s,

1 73 7

My soul before Thee prostrate lies ;

T Th ee h er Sour e my spir i t fli es ;
o , c ,

M y wants I mourn my h a i ns I see , c

Oh let Th y presen e set m free

, c e .

‘
uring th e inging of the Moravian ersion he often wiped
D s v

his e yes I mmediatel y after he took m alone into his own

. e

o m and de lared that he was now satisfied of what I aid of

r o c s

faith and he would not question any mo e ab ou t it ; that he

, r

wa clearly convinced fthe wan t of it

s o .
’

H ymn 3 7 . God is a n ame my s oul ado res .

I SAAC W ATTS , D D . .

In H o me Lyricae, 1706 . H eaded Th e C reator and H i C reat u es s r .

’
74 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ymn 41 Th e L ord . J e h o v ah re ign s .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

rom Afym
F d Sp i itu l S g 709 (Book II
ns an It r a on s, 1 .

appeared in W esley s P lm d Hym 73 8 ’

sa s an n s, 1 .

M r T aylor in his Ap tl f Fyld M th di m gives an

.
,
os es o e e o s ,

a ount of Mart h a T hompson the first Methodist in P reston

cc , ,
’

who ame as a servant to London heard W esle y prea h in

c ,
c

M fi l
oor ed d when the servi e losed with this hy mn was
s , an ,
c c ,

t h rown into a transpo t o f joy Alld y at h work she sang r . a er ,

‘
A d will this S overeign King
n H m aster and m istress had .
’
er

her onfined in a l unati asylu m After so m e weeks she got a

c c .

letter sent to W esley who soon pro u ed her release and took ,
c r

her northwards behind h im on a pillion till she found a

c arrier s a t to onvey h to P reston T here she entered into
’
c r c er .

business as a m antle m ake and milliner Sh died in 8 at -

r . e 1 20 ,

the age of eighty eight Round her bed she gathered her -
.

c hildren and grand h ildren and begged them to sing her hy mn c , ,

‘
A d will this S overeign King
n .
’

H ym n 4 2 F a th e r . of a l
l! wh ose p owe rf l v oic e u .

J OH N W E SLEY
P rap h rase o f t h e L ord s P rayer P ubl i sh e d i
’
a PV h 335 . or s , 11 . . n

Lf ym dS
n s an d P m 74 i n n i ne st n s o f eigh t lines It was
ac re oe s, 1 2, a za .

gi ven in t hree parts i n t h e W esl eyan hy mn book 78 -

, 1 0.

D Julian says T h is hy m n is so meti mes as ribed to John

r.
,
‘
c

W esley but upon what aut h orit y we have been unable to

,

as ertain Mr C D H ard astle writes (P

c .
’
. . di g W esley
. c roc ee n s,

H istori al S o iet y ii 8 p
c c T his hy m n h a been tt i
, .
,
.
‘
s a r

buted to Jo h n W esley be ause he appended it to his sixth c

S er m on on the M ount a o mpanie d by the following note , cc

I believe it will not be una eptable to the serious reader to cc

subjoin a paraphrase on the L ord s P rayer H does not y ” ’

. e sa

he is t h e aut h or but in several other instan es he appends

, c

hy m ns a knowledged to have been written by his brot h er to

c

sermons and pamp h lets wit h out m entioning the author s nam e ’
,

thus o mplying wi th t h e agree ment said by Mr S Bradburn

c , . .

to have been made with his brother not to distinguish their ,

hy mns Th paraph a e is upposed to be of a more lassi

. e r s s c c
 T H E STORY OF T H E H YMN S AN D T H EI R WR I T E RS 75

c hara te and statelier diction than those written b y C harles

c r .
’

Th Rev S W C hristophers ays

e . C harles in his rh ym e and
. . s ,

rh yth m is beautifully childlike but John s hy mn ex els in a ,

’
c

b eco ming har mony of grandeu condensed power and tende r, , r

wa mth r .
’

e rn al So n e t e rn al Lo v e
H ymn 43 . Et , .

J OH N W ESL EY
P art o f H ymn 4 W k ii 3 36 Th first l i ne i s altered from
2. or s, . . e

Son o f Th y Sire s eternal l ove ’

.
’

H ymn 44 E te rn al
, . s p ot l
es s Lam b of God .

J OH N W E SLEY
art o f H ymn 4
P 2 . Works ,
ii .
337 . Ver .
5 is mu h used i n Amer i a
c c

as a doxo l ogy .

H ym n 45 . Go d t h e Lo rd is K in g : b e fore H im .

E E RAWSON G OR G .

A versi on o f P sal m x i x from t h e L d Hym b h 853 c . ee s n -

oo , 1 .

Mr Rawson was born in P ark Square Leeds in 8 7 and

.
, ,
1 1 ,

pra tised in that town as a soli itor I n 8 53 b assisted in

c c . 1 e

the preparation of the L d H y m b th intended for t h e ee s n -

oo ,

C ongregational body of whi h he was a me mber In 8 58 h , c . 1 e

took part in preparing P lm d H ym f th U f th sa s an ns or e se o e

B p ti t D
a s mi ti A nu mbe of his own hy mns appeared
en o na on . r

in both these olle tions I n 87 6 these and eighty new h ymns

c c . 1

were published in his Hym V d Ch t in 885 he n s, erses , a n an s 1

issued S g f Sp i itu l Th ugh t H i hy mns are full o f

on s o r a o . s

thought and are expressed i n h aste and gra e ful language

, c c .

Mr Rawson was a retiring m but took a deep inte est in

. an , r

religious matters H a fterwards settled at C lifton and died

. e ,

in 889
1 .

H ym n 46 . H ol
y as Th o u , O L ord , is n on e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
S hort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as s ages f S crip ture
o , 1 76 2 ix 5
IVorhs , . 1 0 .

1 Sam ii 2 : Th ere i none h o l y

. . t he Lord
‘
s as : for t here i s none
besi de Th ee neither is t here any ro k lik e u G d c o r o .
’

T h W esleys had brought the do trine of holiness into new

e c

pro minence but the y were so ely t oubled b y so me who pus h ed

,
r r
76 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
the tea hin g to ext e me lengths I n 17 6 G eorge Bell the ex
c r . 2, ,

Life G uards man de lared that G d had n o m ore eed o f

, c o n

prea hing and S acra ments and that none ould tea h those
c ,
c c

who were renewed in love u less the y enjoyed that blessing n

the mselves W esle y lost two hundred me mbe s of his London

. r

S o iet y through this outburst of fanati is m

c T his h ymn is said c .

to have been written as a protest against the rash assertion ,

I am as hol y a G d made b y some one in C ha le W esley ss o ,

’
r s
’

p e ence
r s .

H ymn 47 . H ail! F a th e r, Son , an d H ol

y Gh o s t .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
Th efirst h ymn in Hym f Ch ild 7 6 3 ; W k vi 3 7 ns or ren , 1 or s, . 1 .

T h se ond verse is o mi tted

e c

Th ou ne i t h er anst be felt or see ; c , n

T h ou art a Sp i rit pure ,

W h from etern i ty hast been o ,

A d always s h alt endure n .

Ver reads Of T hee we make our ly boast

. 1 ,
‘
ear .
’

W esle y w o te a p efac e fo thi pub lication

r Ma ch r r s on r 27 ,
1 7 90
‘
RE ADE R
T O TH E ,

T he e are tw wa y of writin g or peaking to

‘
r o s s

children the one i to let ourselves down to the m the other s, ,

to lift the m up to us D W atts h a wrote on the fo me w y . r. s r r a ,

and he h su ceeded ad mirably well speaking to hildren as

as c ,
c

children a d leaving the m as he found the m Th following

, n . e

h ymns are w itten on the other plan the y con tain strong and
r

manl y sense y t expressed in su h plain and easy language as

,
e c

even hildren m y understand But when they do understand

c a .

the m the y will b e chil d e

, longe o l y in yea and i r n no r, n rs n

ta tu e
’
s r .

H ymn 48 P rais e ye t h e Lo rd ! t is goo d to ais e

’
. r .

I SAAC W ATTS D D , . .

P sal m l from Th P lm f D id 7 9 ; h eaded Th

c x vn .
, e sa s o av , 1 1 ‘
e

D ivine N ature P rovi den e d Gra e After four verses t h e wor d ’

, c , an c .

P ause is pr inted t h en four verses follow , .

W esle y give it in P lm d Hym 1 7 4 3 wi th two

s e es sa s an n s, , v rs

o mitted W hen he vi ited Roche te ab ou t 1 7 84 h e was the

. s s r ,
 T H E STOR Y OF TH E H YM NS AN D T H EIR WR I TE R S 77

gue t of M Osborn fathe o f the Rev D Os b orn and Ja mes

s r .
, r s . r.

O sborn whose first i mpression was T his m is a s holar

, ,
‘
an c .
’

H arranged a little ex ursion in order that W esley might see

e c

the view fro m the hills behind C hatha m After all had ex .

pressed thei deli ght at th prospect W esley took ff his h t

r e , O a

an d bega t ing n o s

Praise ye t h e Lor d ! tis good to raise

’
.

H ymn 49 E te rn al W is d om ! Th ee . we p r is e a .

I SAAC W ATTS , D D . .

rom H m Ly i
F o 7 6 A Song to C reat i ng W isdo m
e r eae, 1 0 .
‘
.
’

Wesl ey s P lm ’
d Hym
sa 74 F our erses o mi tte d
s an n s, 1 1 . v .

In ver W atts wrote W i t h Th y l name that is soundi ng

. 1 , o na
’
,
’
,

o ut l oud ( f Wi t T l t iii
c .
3 Ti l i k e to b
n er s
’
l oud a e, ac . sc . ,
"
s e

W es l ey pr i nted i t loud i n 74 d i t i s so given i n ‘

1 1, an

t he t hree first edi t i ons o f the 7 8 Large H y mn book John W esl ey i s 1 0 -

.

not responsi b l e for a hange w hi h seems to poi l the fi t o f th e h ymn

c c S e
'

ec

b y ant i i pat i ng i ts losing note

c S P di g Wesley H i stor i al
c . ee rocee n s, c

So iety ii 7 p
c , 75
.
, . 1 .

H ymn 50 I n . l
al my v a st c on c ern s with Th ee .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

sal m xxxix P lm f D id 7 9 w here it is headed Psal m l

P c .
, sa so av , 1 1 , cx .

G d is everyw h ere
’
o .

Afte fi ve e co me a P au e followed b y fi e inferio ‘ ’

r ve rs s s s , v r

e se whi h a o mitted in our H ymn Book T h ee of these

v r s, c re -
. r

are given b elow

8 I f wi g d wit h beams o f morn i ng l i gh t
’
. n ,

I fly beyond t he west ,

Th y h and w hi h must support my fli gh t , c ,

W oul d soon betray my rest .

9 I f o er m y s i ns I t.h in k to d raw ’

Th urtai ns o f th e n igh t e c ,

T h ose flami ng eyes t hat guar d Th y l w a

\V ul d turn t h e s hades to li gh t o .

Th beams o f noon t h e mi dni gh t hour

10 . e , ,

A bot h lik e to Th e ; re a e

0 m y I ne er provok e t hat p w
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a o r

Fro m w hi h I annot flee ! c c

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H y mn 5 1 E t e rn a lL igh t ! . et e rn al L igh t !
I EY D D ( 7 98
T H OM AS B N N ,
. . 1

D Binney was b o n at Newcastle u T yne and was C o

r. r -
o -

,
n

g g ti
re l minister at Bed ford
a on a Newport (Isle of W ight ) , ,

and King s W eigh H ouse C hapel London H was one of

’
, . e

the most power ful and influential ministers of his day H . e

said in 86 6 that this hymn was writ ten about forty years
1

be fore that ti me and set to m usi b y P ower of the Strand

,
‘
c ,

on behal f of so me haritable obje t to whi h the funds went c c c .

T h e prea her was sitting at his study window in N ewport

c ,

wat hing the sun set H lingered till the stars rose T hen
c . e .

it stru k h im that the k y was never free fro m light— it was

c s

ete nal T h lines of his great hymn graduall y began to take

r . e

shape H e losed the window and retired to his own room

. c .

Before he wen t to est the h ymn was written T h e third verser .

,

0 how hall I whose native sphere was often on his lips

, S , ,
’

during his last illness .

H oly F ather who m we praise is a S unday evening hy m n

, ,
’

o f D Bi y but it has not attained wide popularity

r. nne
’
s .

H ym n 5 2 L ord Go d , b y wh om . an ge is wrou gh t al
lc h .

T H OM AS H OR N BLOW E R G I LL .

W r i tten i n 86 9 suggested b y St August i ne s I mmut b ili mutans

’
1 . a s

o mnia first pr inted i n S g f th Sp it N w Y ork 87 on s o e ir , e , 1 1 .

Mr Gill was b orn at Bir mingham 1 8 19 and edu ated at

.
, ,
c

King E dward s S hool under D Jeune H was brought up

’
c r
. . e

a U nitarian but earl y learned to delight in D W tt songs

,
r. a s s
’
.

‘
I n a fter years the ontrast between their native for e and
,
c c

fullness and their dwindled presentation in U nitarian h ymn

books began that estrange ment fro m his hereditary faith
whi h a fterwards b e am e o mplete H has written about
c c c .
’
e

two h undred hy mns whi h o mbine great tenderness and p urit y ,

c c

o f st yle H i days of re tire men t were spent at Bla kheath

. s c .

H ym n 5 3 . Fa r of
f we n e ed n ot rov e .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ffymn s on th e f the Apostles

Acts o (left in M S ) . Worhs, xii . 3 42 .

Ac t s xv ii . 2 7, 2 8.
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H Y MN S AN D T H EIR WR I T ER S 79

H ymn 5 4 M y Go d , h ow . won d e rful Th o u a rt .

FR EDE R I C K W I LL I AM F AB ER , D D . .
08 14
In j u d di y 849 ent i tled Th E ternal Fat her
es s an ar , 1 , e .
’

F aber was born at C alverley Vi arage Y orkshire educated c , ,

at Balliol C ollege F ello w of U niversity C ollege Ox ford , , .

H e was appointed Re tor o f E lton H untingdonshire 843 c , ,

1 ,

and joined the C hur h of Ro m e 846 H established c ,

1 . e

the London Oratory in 849 whi h was re moved to‘ ’

1 ,
c

Bro mpton 854 All his hy mns were published a fter he

,
1 .

be ame a Ro man C atholi I his pre fa e to y u d M y

c c . n c es s an ar

or, C th l
a i Hym f S i gi g
o c d R di g 849 he says
ns or n n an ea n ,
1 ,

that h e w led to feel the want o f a olle tion o f E nglis h

as c c

C at h oli hy m ns fit for singing and t h ough h is ignoran e of

c , c

m usi appeared to disquali fy h im in so m e m easure fro m supply

c

ing the de fe t yet he wrote eleven h y mns hiefly for parti ular
c , ,
c c

tunes and on parti ular o asions whi h be a me very popular c cc , c c

w t h a ountry ongregat on T h ey were a fterwards printed

i c c i .

for St W il frid s S hools Sta ffordshire and t h e nu m erous

.
’
c , ,

appli ations for the m showed h ow anxious people were to have

c

C at h oli hy mns cD F aber sub mitted his M S to a musi al

. r . . c

friend who replied t h at ertain verses o f all or nearly all

,
‘
c , ,

O f the h y m ns would d for singing ; and this en ourage ment o c

has led to t h e publi ation o f t h e volu me H set t h e Olney c .

’
e

H y mns and t h ose of t h e \V l y be fore h im as m odels o f

,
es e s,

s imp h ty and intense fervour

CI H la mented t h at C at h oli s . e c

had not t h e means o f influen e whi h one s h ool o f P rotestants

‘
c c c

h as in W esley s N ewton s and C owper s hy mns d anoth er

’
,
’
,
’
,
an

in t h e more refined and engaging work s o f Oxford writers H .

’
e

says in h is pre fa e C atholi s even are said to be so meti mes

c , c

found poring with a devout and unsuspe ting delight ver the c O

verses o f t h e Olney H ymns whi h the author h i mself , c c an re

m e mber a ting like spell upon h im for years stron g enough

to be for long a ounter i fl
c a ,

u to very grave onvi tions c -

n en ce c c ,

and even now to ome ba k fro m ti me to ti m e unbidden into c c

t h e m ind C anon E lle ton says F aber s devotional works

.
’
r
’

‘
have t h e same hara teristi s as his h y mns They are full of
c c c .

noble passages and o ften s h ow deep insight into the se rets f

, c o

t h e human heart ; but they are u iously wanting in the sense c r

of proportion their e motionalis m is at ti mes all but hysteri al

,
c .
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H ym n 5 5 Grea t God ! to me t h e s igh
'

. t afi ord .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

S h ort Hymn s on Sel f Sc ripture,

ect P assages o 1 76 2 ; Worh s '
, ix .
54 .

xo xxxiv
E d 5, 6
. . .

I his prefa e C harles W esley wro te

n c G d ha i ng
‘
o ,
v

gra iousl y laid H i hand upon my body and disabled m for

c s ,
e

the principal work of the ministry has thereby given m an , e

unexpe ted o asion of writing the following hy mns Many of

c cc .

the t h oughts are borrowed fro m M H enry s C o mment D r .

’
,
r .

] on the P entateu h and B g l iu on the New T estament ’

G l e c , en e s .

A l mos t every line of thi h ymn hows h w he used M atthew s s o

He y nr .

M er y i s Th y d i tingu i sh ed name c s ,

W hi h su i ts a inner best c S ,

is based on the note H is m er iful T hi is p ut fi s t be ause,

e c . s r ,
c

it is the first wheel in all the instances f G od s goodwill to O

’

fallen m who e misery makes h im an object of pity ’

an , s .

H ymn 5 6 Th ou , m y Go d , . a rt g oo d an d wis e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for C h il
dren , 176 3 Worhs , v i. 3 90 . Th e fourth line reads ,

E ternally adore .
’

T h hy mn is al mo t a me trical e ion of W e le y
e s v rs s
’
s I n s truc

h ou art good Thou art wise ; Th ou art powerful B

M y Go d, T , . e

T h ou prai se d for ever G i ve m gra e to l ove d b y Th ee

. My e c an O e .

G d I th ank T h ee for giv i ng m meat

o , d lot h es d for promis i ng e an c , an

to give m Th y love for ever M y G d forgive m al l my s i ns d

e . o , e , an

gi ve m Th y goo d Sp i r i t
e L t m bel i eve i n T h ee wit h all my h eart
. e e ,

an d love T h ee w i t h al l my strengt h L t m b always look i ng u to . e e e n

Jesus C hr i st wh o is p l eadi ng for m at Th y r igh t hand &

, e ,
’
c.

W esle y w ites in his Y r l Monday July 4 7 43 and on rn a , , 1 ,

the following days I had ti me to finish the I t u t , f ns r c i on s or

C h ild T hey were published in 1 7 4 5 pri e 3 d W esley

’
r en .
, c .

says in his pre fa e to all parents and s hool masters that

c
‘
c ,
’

‘
although the great t uths herein ontained are more i mme r c

d iat ly addressed to hildren yet are they worthy the deepest

e c ,

consideration b oth Ofthe oldest an d wi est of me E xperien e s n .

’
c
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lp rais e my M ak e r
H ymn 5 9 I l wh ile b rea th
’ ’
. I ve .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

sal m xlvi f om Th P lm f D id 1 7 9 ix ve ses headed

P c .
, r e sa s o av , 1 s r ,
‘
P r i se to G d for H i goo dness
a o d trut h s an .
’

W esley in lu ded it in hi C harlestown C ll ti

c 73 7 wit h verses s o ec on , 1 ,

2 an d 5 o mi tted H made two feli i to us alterat i ons w hi h s h o w hi

. e c , c s

taste d sk il l I ll praise my M aker w i t h my breat h was hanged

an .
‘ ’ ’
c

to wh ile I ve breat h
‘
d Th Lord hat h eyes to give t h e blind
’ ’
an
‘
e

to pours eyesigh t on
‘
.
’

W esley neve eased to love this h ymn M is Ritchie calls

r c . s

it his favourite psal m H gave it out before his serm on in

‘
.
’
e

his last se vi e at C it y Road on T uesday evening F eb ua y

r c ,
r r 2 2,

1 791 Next day he prea hed his la t sermon at Leatherhead

. c s .

H e r eturned ho me to C ity Road on F riday mo nin g and r ,

on

the Monday afte n o n while h i clothes we e b eing b ough t r o , s r r

that he might get up he b oke out singin g the fir t and se ond ,

r s c

v erses l f I Il praise my M ke while I ve breath ( thes

o
‘ ’
a r
’ ’ ‘
e

b le sed words as Mis Ritch ie alls the m i h

s ,
’
a coun t of h i s c n er c s

d eath ) with a vi gou that astonished all his f ien d Th tune r r s . e

w th Old 1 3 th whi h was a pecial favou ite of h i

as e 1 , It c S r s .

i set i the
s w T une Book to 59 5 D uri ng the T ue day ni ght
n ne -
. s

he was ften hea d (Ty m O ays score of ti me ) t yin g to

r er an s s s
’
r

r epeat the psal m b efo e mentioned b ut ould onl y g t out

‘
r
’
c e

I ll p aise—I ll p aise
, ,
’ ’
r r

O the e ening of Joh F le tcher wedding day (Nove mb e

n v n
’
s -
r

12 , John Valton p eached at C oss H all fro m those r r ,

‘

mo t uitab le words W hat hall I ender unto the Lord f al

s s ,
l “
s r or

H i b enefit ? I will take th cup of salvation and all upon

s s e ,
c

th e
”
name of the Lo d H i wo ds did not f ll to the g ound r . s r a r :

man y were g ea tly ef eshed Afte prea hing there was a

r r r . r c

s weet contest amon g u ; e ery one thought I in pa ticula s v ,

“
r r

Ow the g eatest debt

e f p aise
r
” till we jointl y agreed to o r

sing I llp aise my Make while I b eath

,
“ ’
r r ve r .
“

O the afternoon f th d ay when Sa mmy H ick th e

n o e ,
‘

Village Bla ks mith died (Nove mb er 9 c o me of h i ,

’
, s s

friend cam e fro m She b u n t isit h im H was too weak to

s r r o v . e

p ay b ut a ked the m to pray wi th him and with gr at feeblene

r , s , e ss

ga e out th fi t er e of
v ofh i fa ou ite h ymn
e rs v I ll p ai se s on e s v r s,
’
r

my M ake while I ve b eath r

’
r .
’
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YMNS AN D T H E IR WR I T E RS 83

H ym n 6 0 Ere God h ad b u il
t t h e mou n ta in s
. .

ER W I LLI AM C OW P .

In th e Ol y Hym 779 based on Prov viii 3 C owp er s

ne n s, 1 , . . 22 -
1.
’

h ymns are mark ed C (S l under hymn T h ere are 3 48.

’
e e a so

p ie es in t he book C owper wrote about 6 8 N ewton t h e rest

c ,
.

C owpe was born in his father s rectory at G reat B kh m

’
r er a

stead i 7 3 edu ated at W est minste S hool alled to the B

,
n 1 1, c r c ,
c ar

i n 7 54 H had suffered fro m melan holy fro m his youth

1 . e c ,

but in 7 6 3 when no minated to the C lerkship o f the Journals

1 ,

in the H ouse o f Lords his reason ga e way T hrough D , v . r.

C otton s wise treat ment at St Albans he regained strength

’
. .

H settled in 7 6 7 at Or hard Side a tall bri k house still

e 1 c , c

standing in the market place at Olne y John Newton was urate -

. c

in charge C owper lived at Olne y for nineteen years T ho mas

. .

S cott the co mmentator lived here for so m e ti me and W illia m

, , ,

C are y was sent into the ministry fro m the Baptist hur h c c ,

afte not a little hesitation D G auntlett was organist as a

r . r
.

b y at th parish hur h
o I n 7 86 C owper re moved to W e ton
e c c . 1 s

U nde wood I n 7 96 he went to live at E ast D ereha m and

r . 1 ,

w buried in St E d mund s C hapel D e eha m C hurch M y 2

as .
’
, r ,
a ,

18 00O his to mb a the lines

. n re

H i hi gh est h onours to t h e h eart belong

s ,

H i v i rtues for med t h e magi o f hi song

s c s .

C o wpe wa Newt on s l ay helper at Olney Newton ays H ’

r s . s , e

lo ed t h e p o H often isited th em onsoled and o mforted

v o r. e v ,
c c

them in their distress ; and those w h o were seriously disposed

were often heered and ani mated b y his prayers Th Lord
c .
’ ‘
e

evidentl y sent h im to Olney where he has been a blessing to ,

many a great blessing to myself

, T hese were happ y years .
’
.

C owper says G d has given m su h a deep i mpressed per

,
‘
o e c
-

suasion of the truth as a thousand worlds would not pu hase ,

rc

fro m m It gives m a elish to every blessing and make

e . e r , s

e ve y t oub le light
r r .
’

S outhey pa y high tribute to C owpe when he calls h im s r

‘
the b s t of E nglish letter writers ; and his poet y will never
e -
’
r

c ase to appeal to those who share his love of nat ure and of
e

home H i pen w alway u ed to p o mo t the cau e of

. s as s s r e s

libert y a d t ue li gion n r re .
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H ymn 6 1 A t h ou s an d
ora cle s div in e . .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

From se on d part ffym c d P y t th T i ity 76 7

, ns an ra ers o e r n , 1

W h or s ,ii 3 E igh t l i nes are omi tted

v . 12 . .

Ver 6 b gi ns Th K i g wh ose glor ious fa e y see

. e , e n c e .
’

Y oung s N gh t Th ugh t Nigh t 4 6 3 F athe of a n gels !

’ ‘
i o s, ,
0 ,
r

but the F riend of m ! has given the Methodist poet the an

’

b eautiful thought of ver 5 and 11 4 3 7 40 . .

-

T h is th e me is man s d m n s alone ;
’ ’
, an a

Th eir vast appo i nt ments rea h it not t h ey see c :

O eart h a bounty not in dulged on hi gh

n ,

A d downwar d look for H eaven s super i or pra ise !

n
’

in spi ed the lines here o mitted before e 6

r v r.

Y serap h s nearest to th e t h one

e r ,

W it h r pturous ama e a z ,

O us poor ransome d worms look down

n , , ,

H eaven s super i or praise

’
F or .

C harle s W esle y s ays in Jul y 1 7 54 I b egan lonce more , , ,

‘

t ans ri b in g Y oun g s N gh t Th ugh t N o writings b ut the

r c
’
i o s.

inspired are more useful to m W hen D Y oung was in deep e .

’
r.

melanchol y afte the los s of his s tep daughter the C ountess of

r -

H untingdon introdu ed h im to C harles W esle y with the hope c ,

that he might find relief Th e two poets conversed freel y and .

,

D Y oung a fterwards poke er y highl y o f C harles W esle y

r. S v to

the C ountess H e attended Methodi s t services from whi h he

.
,
c

de ived mu h co mfort and help John W esle y published an

r c .

extra t fro m that nob le work Y oun g s N igh t Th ugh t in

c
‘
,
’ ’
o s,

1 7 70 .

tract b y the Rev W Jones C urate of Fi d N th mp

A . .
, ne on , or a

ton s hi suggested C harle W esle y Hym

re, th T i ity s
’
s ns on e r n .

I t is entitled Th C atholi D octrine o f a T rinity proved b y

‘
e c

above a hundred ho t and le r argu ment expressed in the S r c a s

te ms of H ol y Scriptu e o mpared in a manner entirel y new ’

r r , c ,

1 7 54 enla ged 1 7 6 7 C ha les W e ley made a h ymn or set

, r . r s

o f hym ns on ea h text M Jones adduced H i first stan a

c r . . s z

owes m u h to Mr Jones preface I n the fou th and la t

c .
’
s .
‘
r s

chapter the pas ages of the Scripture have b een laid together
, s ,

a d mad e to unite thei b ea m in one co mmon centre the U nit y

n r s ,

of the T rinity which union i not metapho ical and figurati e

, s r v ,

b ut t ic t a d eal
s r n r .
’
 T H E STORY OF TH E H Y MN S AN D TH E IR WR T I E RS 85

H ymn 6 2 P ra is e t o th e H ol
ie s t in t h e h e igh t
. .

E N R Y NE WM AN D D J OH N H ,
. .

From h is D m f G tiu w hi h appeared in Th M

rea o th foreron s, c e on

M y a d June
an 86 5 It represented hi s mus ings on t he deat h of a
, 1 .

dear friend d h e was so d i ssat i sfied w i th it t h at h e t h rew t h e M S

, an .

asi de By good fortune a fr iend res ued i t Th D ream tra es th

. c . e c e

j ourney o f a monk s soul after deat h to P urg tory Thi s h ymn i s sung
’
a .

b y t h e Fift h h o i r o f Ange li als as t h e soul i s on du ted i nto t h e

‘ ’
c c c c

presen e hamb er o f E mm nuel Th D m appeared i n h is V

c -
c a . e rea erses

on V iu O ar o s i 86 8 dZ th h y mn was gi ven t h e same year in

ccas on s , 1 , an e

the Appendix to Hym A i t d M d ns n c en an . o er n .

C ardinal New man was born in 8 in the cit y of London 1 0 1, ,

where his father was chief lerk and afterwards par tner in a c

bankin g house H i mothe taught h im to read the works of

-
. s r

T ho mas N ewton D W atts Richard Baxter and T ho mas

,
r. , ,

S ott of A ston Sandford to who m he said hu manly speaking

c , , , ,
‘
,

I al mo t owe my soul H be ame F ellow o f Oriel C ollege

s .
’
e c ,

Oxford in 1 82 and a fterwards tutor I n 8 8 he was appointed

,
2, . 1 2

Vi a of St Mary s Oxford H says It was to m like the

c r .
’
, . e ,
‘
e

feeling of spring weather afte winter and if I may so peak r ,

S ,

I came out of my hell I re mained out of it till S H e

r esigned his living in 843 and on O tober 9 1 84 5 was received 1 ,

c , ,

into the C hur h o f Ro me I n 858 he found his place in th

c . 1 e

Ora tor y at Bir min gha m and in 1 86 4 published his Ap lgi ,

o o a

p ro Vit S u I n 87 9 he was reated a C ardinal H died

a n . 1 c . e

August 890 and was buried in the graveyard of the

1 1, 1 ,

Oratorians at Rednal Besides his two fa mous hy mns N w .

, e

m an co mpiled a collection of h ymns chiefly fro m the P ari s

Breviary and made so m e fine translations fro m the Latin
,
.

Th hy mn was a sour e of onsolation and st ength to M

e c c r r.

Gladstone on his death bed C anon Scott H olland re ferred t -

. o

h im at St P aul s as pending his life in benedi tion to those

’
. S c

W ho m he leaves behind in this world and in t h anksgiving to ,

G d to who m he rehearses over and ove again d y a fter day

o ,
r ,
a ,

N ew man s hy mn of austere and plendid adoration P raise to

’ ’
S ,

the H oliest in the height I t was sung at his funeral servi e .

’
c .

Th h ym trengthened G o don to face death at Kha tou m

e n s r r .

O generous love ! t h t H w ho smote a e,

In M for m t h e foe an an ,

Th doub l e agony in M e an

F m should undergo or an .
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H ym n 6 3 . O God of God , in wh om co mb in e .

G erman transla ted by J OH N W E SL EY

I fymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 739 ; Worhs , i . 16 2.
‘
S uppli ation
c

for gra e c , rom t he German

F

Gott aus d m qu i llt alles Leben e .

Th e original i as ribed to Zin endorf but it has not been ident i fied
s c z , .

H ym n 6 4 . O God of a l
l gr ac e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 7 49 ; Worh s , v .

30 .
‘
H m y ns for
B el ievers .
’
In twenty stan as of t hree lines z .

H ym n 6 5 . F a th er, wh os e ev erlastin g lov e .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s on God s E verl ’

as tin g L ove, ii i 3 In th e
1 74 1 ; Worh s , . .

or igi nal ver 4 reads A worl d .

‘
,
’
w hi h is happily hanged to Th
c c e

worl d .
’

A reli of the ont overs y on C alvini m which separated

c c r s ,

th e W esle ys and W hitefield in 7 4 W esley had taken the 1 1.

Arm inian position O early as 7 5 when di ussing great S 1 2 , sc

questions o f theology in his letters to his m other In 7 4 . 1 0

W hitefield was greatly d i turbed b y W esle y s sermon on F ree s

’

G ra e c T his h ymn repre ents the Methodist do trine on this

.
’
s c

cardinal subje t W e le y reprinted it in the A mi i

c . s r n an

M agaz in e, 17 7 8 .

H ymn 6 6 all I do my God to lov e

. W h at sh .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hym d S dP m
n s an 749 W h i v 4 46 It is th e fourth
acre oe s, 1 or s, . .

o f a set o f seven h ymns headed After a Re overy It begins c .

’

0 w h at an ev i l h e rt have I a ,

S ol d d h rd d b l ind ! o c , an a ,
an

T h fourt h verse reads i n t h e or i gi n l

e M y t espass i grown up to a ,
r s

h eaven Th ori ginal h e ighteen verses

.
’
e as .

In t he hymn book of 87 5 t he hymn beg n w i th t h e ninth verse

-
1 ,
a

here it begi ns wit h the eleventh .

 THE STOR Y OF T H E H Y MN S AN D T H E IR WR I TE R S 87

H ymn 6 7 . Th y a se le s s un e xh au s te d
ce , l
ov e .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Short H ymn s on Sel i x 55

ec t P assages q
‘

f Sc rip ture, 1 76 2 Worhs , . .

Exod xxxiv 6 first line i s unexhausted love

Th e T h y c aus el ’
. . . ess .

T h e deb t to Matthew H en y s C o mmentary h as been de

’
r

s ribed unde
c hy mn 55 Ver 4 is based on H enry s words
r . .
’
,
‘
T h e pring of mercy is always full and strea ms of mer y
S , c

always flowing There is m erc y enough in God enough for all

.
, ,

enough fo ea h enough f evermore r c , or .

’

T h o mas Ja kson says (C W ly u F w persons ‘

c . es e ,
. e

would think of going to the verbose C ommenta y of Matthew r

H enry f the ele ments of poetry ; but the genius of C harles

or

W esle y like the fabled philosopher s stone ould turn everything

,
’
,
c

t gold So me of his e minentl y beautiful hy mns strange as

o .
,

it may appear are poetic versions of H enry s exposito y notes

,
’
r .
’

T his hy mn furnished D inah Mo is with the losing appeal rr c

in her sermon on the village g een r

D ea frie n ds ome and take this blessedness it is Offered

r , c

to you ; it is the goodness that Jesus ame to prea h to the c c

poor I t is not like the ri hes Of this world so t h at the more

. c ,

one gets the les the rest an have God is without end H i s c . s

lo e i W ithout end
v s

Its streams t he w hole reation rea h c c ,

5 p l enteous i s t h e store ; 0

Enough for all enough for ea h , c ,

E nough for ever more

’
.

(Adam Bede, c h .

H ymn 6 8 . Grea t God of wo n d ers ! all Th y ways .

UE L D AVI E S (17 3 SAM 2

M D a ies isited E ngl nd in 7 53 on behalf of New Je se y

r. v v a 1 r

P es b yte ia
r C ollege P rin eton and on his retu n was
r n , c ,
r

appointed P resident in su cession to Jonathan E d wards Afte c . r

his death D T G ibbons the biographer of W atts published

,
r. .
, ,

five volu mes o f his sermons and ixteen of his h ymns in ,

S

Hym d pt d t D i i
ns a W h p 7 69 O
a e of these was o v ne ors i
,
1 . ne

G reat G d o f wonders his m ost popula hy mn

o T h third ,
’
r . e
ver e of the ori ginal i here o mitted
s s
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Angels and m resign your lai m en , c

T pity mer y love

o d gra e ;
, c , , an c

These glories rown Je h ov h s name c a

’

W it h an in omparable bla e c z

W h is a p rdoning G d lik e T hee ?

o a o

O w h o h as gra e so ri h and free ?

r c c

H ymn 6 9 . Ete rn al d ep th of ov e divin e

l .

Z I N Z E N D OR F ; t an lated r s by J OH N W E SL EY
I fymn s an d i 7 3 ; headed G d
Sacred P oems , 1 73 9 ; Worhs , . 1
‘
o

wit h us From t h e German D u ewiger Abg und d seli gen Liebe

.
’
r er ,
’

w itten for th e birthday of h is friend C ount H enk el f Oderb rg

r O e ,

September 7 6 2 1, 1 2 .

W h en publish ed i n 7 3 i t was headed Ei E w k u g L ied 1 0, n r ec n s an

Fest Tagen It appeared in t he H h ut G g Bu h 7 35 W esley s

’ ’
-
. errn es an -
c , 1 .

translation was in four ver es of e igh t lines ea h s c .

Th last four l i nes o f ver 3

e d t h e first four o f ver 4 are . an .

o mitted They are

.

Still on T h ee Fat h er m y we rest ! , , a

St i ll m y we pant Th y S to know ! a on

Th y Sp i rit st i ll breat h e into our breast ,

F ountain o f pea e d j oy below ! c an

Oft h ave we seen Th y mi gh ty power

S in e from t h e world T h ou m d t us free :
’
c a s

Still m y we praise Th ee more d more

a an ,

Ou h earts more firmly k nit to T hee !r

N I C OLAU S LUD W I G C OU N T VON Z I N Z E N D OR F th e o of , , s n

th e P i me Ministe of Saxon y was b o

r at D e den edu ated
r , rn r s , c

at H alle and W itten b erg and be a me H f und J u ti th at , c o s z ra

D esde
r in 17 2 1 Th e firs t Moravian ettle s found a home
n . s r

on his estate in 7 and formed the nu leus of th e settle

s 1 22, c

ment of H e nhut I n 1 7 7 h ga e hi mself to the care of

rr . 2 e v

the growing communit y and be ame Bishop of the Mo avian ,

c r

Brethren 17 3 7 H died at H errnhut in 7 6

, . A ae hoolbo y 1 0 . s sc

at H alle he founded Th Orde f the Grain of Mustard Seed e rO ,

’

one ob ject of which w the onversion of others in ludin g as

‘
c ,
c

Jew and P agans I n 7 3 he was ab le to begin the mi siona y

s .
’
1 1 s r

se i which h a won for the Moravian their highest glory

rv c e s s .

C ha les W esle y m t the C ount when he isited E n gland i 1 7 3 7

r e v n .

P eter BOh l who m the C ount had ordained for work in

e r,

C a olin a taught the W esle y the way of faith and ent his
r , s , s
90 TH E M E TH OD I ST HY M N BOOK -
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1 866 , when he took harge of the C hal mers Me morial C hur h c c ,

Th Grange E dinburgh
e H was M oderato of the G ene al
, . e r r

Asse mbly in 883 I n 848 he be a me E ditor of the Qu t ly

1 . 1 c a r er

y u l f P p h y whi h post he held during its twenty fi

o rn a o ro ec , c -
ve

ye s e isten e I n every issue one hym n of his own was

’
ar x c .

printed H i son says one tab le in his study was entirel y

. s

devoted to proo f sheets and for thirt y years he said he had -

b een ontinuall y in the hands of three sepa ate printers f his

c r or

editorial work his prose and his poetry H was a li felon g

, ,
. e

student of the Greek and Latin classi s and P atristic literature c .

C anon E lle ton say there i no mo e st iking testi mon y to

r s s r r

Bona s powe as a swee t singer than the ery e markable

r
’
r
‘ ’
v r

change whi h during his l ifeti m e passed o er the whole of

c , , v

S otland in the matte of h ymnod y

c Th new wine of the r .
‘
e

Hy m f F ith
ns od H p h enri hed the b lood f all
a an o e as c O

religiou S otland and m ade it i mpossible for h to es t

s c ,
er r

content with the merely veiled and indire t p aise of her rise c r n

and as ended Lord whi h wa all that h

c ld P sal mod y c s er O

allowed her H heart grew hot within h and at last h

. er er, S e

spake with her tongue in new and f ee a ent of praise , r r cc s .

’

Mr H order says D Bonar is probably the onl y exa mple

.
,
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r .

of a really great hymnist in mode n ti mes who has onse rated r c c

his gi fts to the production of e se pe iall y adapted for ti me v r s S c s

of religious evival r .
’

H ymn 7 1 . W as e re e v e r k in dest
th sh ep h erd .

F . W FABER D D
.
, . .

ppeared i n his O
A ra or t y Hym 854 h eaded n s, 1 , C m o e to Jesus .
’

It begins Souls o f m,
en , w h y will ye s tter i" ca

H ym n 7 2 Th e Kin g . of Lo v e m y Sh e p h e rd is .

SI R H ENRY W I LL I AM S BAK E R, BAR T .

A ppendix to Hymn s An cic

. n t an d M odern , 1 86 8 .

Sir H . W Bake r. ake ,

eldes t son of Ad miral Sir H . L B. r,

was born in London M y 7 8 H su eeded to the ,

a 2 ,
1 21. e cc

baronet y and be ame Vi ar of Monkland H ere fordshire 85

c ,
c c , ,
1 1

died February 87 7 A editor of Hym A i t d

1 2, 1 . s ns n c en an

M d in whi h thirt y three of h i w hy mn appeared and

o ern , c
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s o n s ,
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EIR WR I T E RS 91

other colle tions he rendered e minent ser i e to sa red song

c , v c c .

H i h ym ns are sin gularly musi al and haste in thought and

s c c

s tyle Th third verse o f this hymn P erverse and foolish o ft

. e ,

I strayed was t h e last word that his friends h eard the author
,
’

whispe on his death bed D Julian says T his tender

r -
. r .
,
‘

sadness brightened b y a soft al m pea e was an epito me o f

, , c c ,

his poeti al life c .

’

D D ykes wrote for the hy mn his lovely m elody D o minus

r
.

re git m and one o f G ounod s most su essful sa red songs

e,
’ ’
cc c

was a setting of this hymn T h Vulgate Ver ion of P sal m . e s

xxiii begi ns D o minus git m

. re e .
’

H ymn 7 3 . L et al
l th at b re ath e Je h ov ah p r is ea .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY (I ) .

y mn s j b r Ch il
fl dren , 176 3 N 95 W h vi 458
, O . . or s , . .

H ym n 7 4 Fa r at ion s b oun ds ex ten d

. as c re
’
.

J AM E S MER R I C K M A , . .

P sal m c xiv from his P lm ofD id t l t d p p h

.
,
sa s av ran s a e or ara rased in
ish Verse,
E ngl 1 76 5 .

Merri k was born at Readin g in 7 edu ated at its

c 1 20, c

G a mma S hool and died in the town in 7 6 9

r r c H be a me ,
1 . e c

F ellow o f T rinity C ollege O xford 7 44 and took holy orders but , ,

1 , ,

his health would not bear th strain of a lergyman s life H e c

’
. e

published his M i h a divine essay hu mbl ydedi ated to t h e ess a , , c

Reve rend the Vi e C han ellor of the U niversity of Oxford and c -

c

the V isitors of t h e F ree S hool in Reading w h en he was only c ,

’

fourteen H i fable o f Th Ch m l is till well known H i

. s e a e eon S . s

paraphrases of t h e P sal ms were mu h used a entury ago both c c ,

in Angli an and in N c f mi t ir les but the y are so m ewhat on c on or s C c ,

weak and verbose H announ ed the m as not al ulated for . e c c c

th uses of publi worship but rather f purposes of private ’ ‘

e c ,
or

devotion Th translator knew not how without negle ting

. e , c

the poetry to write in su h language as t h e o mmon sor t of

,
c c

people would be likel y to understand D W B C ollye .

’
r. . . r

i ncluded m ore than fi ft y of his psal ms and h ym ns in his l co

le tion and Bis h op Lowth who h elped h im in his A t ti

c , ,
nno a on s

lm des ribed h im as o f the best of m and ‘

on th P e sa s, c On e en

m ost e minent o f s holars A chbishop Secker wa also on e c .

’
r s

of his helpe r in this work s .

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H ymn 7 5 Th e a c iou s fi rmamen t on h igh

. Sp .

J OSE P H ADD I SON .

Addi son was so of the Rev Lancelo t Addison afte rwa d s n .

, r

D ean of Li h fiel d and was b o n at his fathe s parsonage

c , r
’
r ,

M ilston nea Amesb ury W ilts on May 1 16 7 2 Lan elot

,
r , , , . c

Addison the so of a poo W es tmorland lergyman b egan

,
n r c ,

li fe a haplain to the garri son at D unkirk T h e mode st living

s c .

at Milston enab led h im to mar y a lergym an daughter H i r c

’
s . s

son was educated at C harterhouse and Magdalen C ollege ,

O xfo d Intended f the C hurch h gave hi mself to law

r . or , e

and politics and b ecame C hief Sec eta y f Ireland In 1 7 16

,
r r or .

he married the D owager C ounte ss of W a wi k and died at r c ,

H olland { H ou se Kensin gton Ju n e 1 7 1 7 19 H said to th

, , , . e e

E a l o f W arwi k See in what pe ace a C hri stian c an die

.

‘ ’
r c , .

H i contributions to the T tl and the Sp t t ha e won h im

s a er ec a or v

a hief pla e amon g E n glish me of lette

c c T hese pape s n rs . r

we e sta ted b y h is old s hoolfellow and friend Richard Steele

r r c , .

D Joh s on aid W hoeve wishes to attain an E nglish tyle

r . n s ,
r s ,

familia b ut not oar se and elegant but not ostentatious mu s t

r c , ,

give h is day and night s to the volu me s of Addison Ma aulay

s .
’
c

des ribe h im a the unsullied states man the accompli hed

c s s
‘
, s

s holar the onsu mmate painter of life and manners the g eat
c ,
c , r

satirist who alone knew how to use idi ule withou t ab using
,
r c

it ; Wh o without infli ting a wound effe ted a g eat soci al

,
c , c r

r eform and who e on iled wit and irtue afte a long and r c c v r

painful separation during which wit had been led ast ray b y
fl
,

p r
o iga y and vi tue by fanaticis
c m Th spa ious fi r ame t .
’
e c rrn n

on high app ared in the Sp t t for Saturday August 23

’
e ec a or , ,

1 7 1 2 at the ,
lose of an essay dealin g with the m ean by whi h
c s c

faith m y be onfi med and strengt h ened in the mind of m

a c r an .

Addison holds that when on e onvin ed of the truth Of any

‘
c c c

arti le and of the reasonab leness of our belief in it we hould

c , , S

never afte su ffer ourselves to all it into question T hen he

r c .
’

urged that those argu ments whi h appear of the greates t

‘
c

s tren gth and whi h cannot be got ove

,
by all the doubts and
c r

cavils o f infidelit y should be are full y laid up in the me mory

,
’
c .

Th pra ti e of moralit y habitual adoration o f the Supre me

e c c ,

Being etire ment and meditation are other means f

, r , or

strengthening faith H e argue that when retired fro m th . s e

world faith and de otion n atu all y g ow in th e mi n d of e e y

,
v r r v r
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H ymn 7 8 . W ith gl
o rya d wi th cl , s t ren gth a rrayed .

TAT E and BR ADY

sal m x iii A N w V i f th
P c . e ers on o e ms ,
P sal 16 96 . In ver . 2 the
original reading King is now restored ’
.

H ymn 7 9 H igh in th e h e av e n s , . et ern a l God .

I SAAC W ATTS D D , . .

P sal m xxxvi from t h e P l m f D id .

, 7 9 H eaded Th sa s o av , 1 1 .
‘
e

P erfe t i ons
c d P rov i den e o f G d ; or General P rov i den e
an d Spe ial
c o ,
c an c

Gra ec Ver 5 is omi tted

.
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.

F rom t h e provisions o f Th y h ouse ,

W s hal l be f d wit h sweet repast ; e e

T h ere mer y li k e a river fl ows c ,

A d bri ngs salvat i on to u taste n o r .

H ymn 8 0 Swe e t is th e m e m ory . of Th y grac e .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

Psal xlv from m c .

, ms
Th e P s al o f D avid, 1 7 19 . H eaded ‘
Th e
G oo dness o f G d o .
’

H ymn 8 1 You wh o d well ab ov e th e sk ie s

. , .

G E OR GE SAN DY s .

G eor ge S and ys s econd son of th A c h b i h Op of Y ork was

‘

, e r s ,

bo n in 1 57 7 edu ated at Oxford and for s o me years travelled

r ,
c ,

widel y in E urope and Asia I n 6 1 5 he published a urious . 1 c

a count of his tra els O his retu n to E ngland he became

c v . n r

a gentle man of th P ri y C ha mbe of C harles I H died at e v r . e

Bexley Abbey Kent in 1 6 43 H i translation of Ovid s M t

, , . s
’
e a

m ph
or wa ery popula H published three olum es of
os es s v r. e v

paraphrases on the P lm in 1 6 3 7 ; P lm d Oth r B k

, sa s sa s an e oo s,

16 3 8 ; S g f Sonl m 1 6 4 2 oH i versions o f the P sal

o o m s on ,
. s

we e set t m usic b y H enry Lawes and intended for private

r o ,

devotion D ryden called h im the best

. ifi of the form er ‘
v e rs er

age Baxter laments that Sandys seraphi strain wa

.
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c s

useless to the ulgar b ecause not in the ordinary metres H e

v ,
.

s ay s, I must onfe after all that n ext to the Scripture poe ms

c ss , ,
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there none so savoury t m as Mr G eorge H erbert s and

are o e .
’

Mr George S dy
. C harles I found o mfort in these P sal ms
an s s.
’ ’
c

when a prisoner at C arisbrooke C astle Lord F alkland wrote .

a eul gi ti pre fa e and Burne y Montgomery C onde

o s c and c , , ,
r,

H olland regard it as the bes t metri al version Its poeti al c . c

gra e exer ised a great influence on late translation Mont

c c r s .

gomery des ribes the P sal ms of Sandys c inco mparabl y th as

‘
e

most poeti al in the E nglish language and y t the y are

c , e

scarcel y known T his is his paraphra e of P sal m xlviii .

’
s c .

H ym n 8 2 Goo d Th ou . a rt , an d good Th o u d os t .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymns for C h il
dren , 1 76 3 , N O 99 ; PVorh s,
. vi .
46 1 . Th e latter
ha l f of the hymn ,
‘
T h ou the great eternal or , L d .
’

H ym n 83 . F th a er , h ow wide ory
Th y gl s h in e s !
I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

In H Ly i 7 6 H eade d G d gl orious
orae r cae , 1 0 . o an d Si nners saved .
’

Wesley in luded i t in P lm d H ym
c 8
73 4— sa s an n s, 1 1.

H ym n 8 4 A llp ra ise . an d t h an k s t o God mo st High .

J OH AN N J AK OB S c H U Tz 1 6 40
( -

90 ) translated b y M I SS
W I N K W OR TH
h o hsten Gut is one o f fi hymns publ ish ed
Se i Lob un d Ehr de m c ,
’
ve

I h is C h i tl
n i h Gd h hilh li
r s 6 75 c d i s founde d on D eut xxxii
es e en c c e n , 1 , an . .

3 wi th th e h eadi ng H ymn o f T h anksgiving It has nine stan s ’

, . za .

Th is h ymn attra ted unu ua l attent i on from its first appe ran e
c d s a c , an

has played a l rge part in the religious l ife o f Germany

a .

M iss VVi k w th tra slation is in h er Ly G m i Se ond

n or
’
s n ra er a n ca , c

Se ies 858
r Sh does not give S h l
, 1 . i t s last st n Th ree o f h er
e . c z
’
a za .

verses are here omitted 3 83 i M i s C ox s translation o f th e s me . s s

’ a

hymn .

S hut was b orn at Fra kfu t ou Main studied at T u b in gen

c z n r - -

, ,

and pra tised with disti nc tion as an advo ate in his ative city
c c n .

H was the friend of P J Spener and had mu h to do with

e . .
,
c

the C llgi P i t ti or prayer meetings whi h Spener sta ted

o e a e a s, -

, c r

in 1 6 7 and whi h a egarded as t h e beginning of P ietis m

0, c re r .

S ch u t be ame a Sepa atist an d cea sed to att e nd the Luthe an

z c r , r
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H ymn 8 5 Th e re is . a b oo k wh o r un s may r ead .

J OH N KE ELE M A , . .

Th Ch i ti eY ; part of t h e twelve verse poem for Septuagesi ma

r s an ear -

Sunday w i t h t h e text R m i
, It was written in 8 9 d was
, o . . 20 . 1 1 , an

sung over K b l grave e e s

’
.

Keble was b o n in 7 9 t Fairford Glou e te shire wher

r 1 2 a ,
c s r ,
e

his father educated h im and h i brothe till they went to Ox ford s r .

I n 8 6 he won a cholarship at C orpus C h isti C ollege and in

1 0 s r ,

1 8 a doub le F irst whi h up to that ti me had been gained b y

10 ,
c

no one except Si Robe t P eel H was ele ted F ellow ofr r . e c

O riel next yea at the age of nineteen and re mained at Oxford

r ,

till 1 8 3 when his mother died and he returned to F airford

2 , ,
.

H published Th Ch i ti
e Y in 8 7 became P ofessor of
e r s an ea r 1 2 ,
r

P oet y at O xford in 1 83 1 and in

r 83 3 prea hed his fa mou , 1 c s

Assi e S e mon at Oxford of whi h New man said I have eve

z r , c ,
‘
r

considered and kept the d y as the start f the religious m ove a , O

ment of T w years later he be a me vi ar of H ursle y o c c .

H died at Bou ne mouth on Mar h 9 866 H i wi fe

e r , c 2 ,
1 . s

s ur ived h im onl y six weeks and w buried at h i side in

v ,
as s

H ursle y C hur hyard c .

New man says that in Th Ch i ti Y Keble s t u k an e r s an ea r r c

o iginal note and woke up in the hea ts of thousands a w

r , r ne

musi the music of a s hool long unknow in E ngland

c, D c n .
’
r.

A nold who saw so m e fthe poe m s in manuscript w ote to Si

r , O ,
r r

John T C oleridge I live in hopes that he will be indu ed to

.
,
‘
c

publish the m and it is my fi m pinion that nothing equal to the m

, r O

exists in our lan guage Th wonde fulknowledge of S ripture . e r c ,

the pu it y of heart and the i hness of poetry whi h they

r , rc c

e xhibit I never saw paralleled Bishop Barry des ribes it as a

, .
’
c
‘

book whi h leads the soul up to G d not through one b ut

c o , ,

th ough all of the a ious fa ulties whi h H has i mplanted in

r v r c c e

it I t had an ext aordinary e eption T year before K b l

.
’
r r c . en s e e s
’

death a hundred thousand copies had been sold Its popularity .

i illust ated b y a sto y told of W ilberfor e and h i four sons

s r r c s ,

who planned a holiday togethe E ach was to b ring so me new r .

b o k which might be read aloud

o W hen the ti me a rived it . r ,

was found that each had brought Th Ch i ti Y It made e r s an ear.

Keb le the p et of the Oxford Mo e ment H ursle y still see ms

o v .

to be full of his m e mory T h pot where his fii rested in . e S co n

the hur h is marked by a b a c o let i to a tone ou d

c c r ss r ss n s ,
r n
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John Ker says E very line fit every word of it has been
Dr .
,
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engraven for generations in S ottish hearts has a o mpanied c ,

cc

the m fro m hildhood to age fro m their ho mes to all the seas and
c ,

lands where they have wandered and has been to a multitude ,

no m nu mber the rod and staff o f whi h it peaks to

an c an c s ,

guide and guard the m in dark alleys and at last through the v ,

darkest Mr S R C ro kett writes Mr Stead T here is no

.
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,
‘

”
h ym n like Th Lord s my Shepherd I ll not want I think I
“
e
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,
.

m ust have stood by q uite a hundred m and wo men as they en

ly
a dying and I
a -
assure y u that these words— the first
, c an o

learned by the hild—were also the words that ushered most of c

the m into th Quiet Th Rev D P Al ford also writes e .

’
e . . .
,

W hen I was haplain o f the S illy Islands one of my leadingc c ,

parishioners a S ot h man when dying found t h e greatest

, c c , ,
c on

s olation in the metri al version of this psal m H i wife said to c . s

m e, It is no wonder that psal m o mforts h im for he has said c ,

it every ni ght before going to bed ever in e I have known S c

h im ” T he y we e elderly people and h d been ma ried m any

. r a r
,

years
’
.

H ymn 8 7 . M y Sh ep h e rd will s up p ly my n e ed .

I SAAC W ATTS , D D
. .

sal m xxiii from P lm Of D id 7 9 Th sixt h verse is

P .
, sa s av , 1 1 . e

omitted
Th ere woul d I fi d a settled rest n ,

W hile ot hers go d o me an c

N more a stranger or a guest o ,

But li k e a hi l d at h ome c .

l I p ra is e
H ymn 88 Th ee wil . with al
l my h e art .

E W E SL EY (I )
C H AR L S .

P sal m i x. Seven double verses ; first publish e d in 1 870 in l

/
Vorhs,
vi ii . 1 7.

H ymn 89 O b le s s t h e Lo rd , . my so ul!
I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D
. .

P sal m iii —
7 from P l m fD c . 1 , sa s o avid, 1 7 19.
‘
P raise for piritual S

and temporal mer i es c .

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Ver 4 is omitted
.

rowns t h y l ife wit h love

He c ,

W h en m d from t h e grave ;
ran so
’

H th at d m d my soul fro m h ell

’
e re ee

H at h ig po wer to save sov re

’
n .

H ymn 90 M y . so u l re p e a t
, H is p raise .

I SAAC W ATTS D D , . .

Ps l m iii 8—8 from P l

a c m of D id 7 9
. 1 H eade d Abound
, sa s av , 1 1 .

ing omp ss i on o f G d or M er y in the midst o f j udgement Verses

c a o , c .
’

4 and 6 are h ere omitted .

H ym n 9 1 Th e Lo rd , h ow . won d ro u s a re H is ways !
I SAAC W ATTS D D ,
. .

P s l m ii i 8— 8 from P l
a c m f D id
.
7 9 1 W atts gives two
, sa s o av , 1 1 .

versions of th e P sal m T his i s p l a ed first In ver l ine 3 eads

. c . . 1, r ,

H takes H i mer y for H i t hrone T hree verses are o mi tted It ’

e s c s . .

was in the 83 Supplement b ut was left out i n 87 5

1 1 ,
1 .

H ym n 9 2 . W h en l Th y
al m e rc ie s , O my God .

J OSE P H ADD I SON

Th e se ond o f Addison s h ymns in the Sp
c
’
ectator, N o .
453 , Au gust 9 ,

1 7 12 .

I t is prefa ed by an a ti le on G atitudec The e is not r c r .

’
r

a more pleasing exer i e of t h e mind than g atitude I t is c s r .

ac o mpanied with su h an inward satisfa tion that the duty i

c c c ,
s

su ffi iently rewarded by t h e per for mance I f gratitude is due

c .

fro m m to m how mu h more fro m m to h i Maker !

an an , c an s

E ve y blessing we enjoy b y what means soever it m y be

r ,
a

derived upon us is the gi ft f H im who is the great Author of

, O

good and F ather of mer ies

,
c .
’

Addi on says I have alread y co mmuni ated to the public

s ,
‘
c

so me pie es of divine poetry and as they have m t with a very

c ,
e

favourable re eption I shall fro m ti me to ti me publish y

c ,
an

work of t h e same natu e whi h has not y t appea ed in print r c e r ,

and m y be a eptable to my readers

a cc .
’

Th e original has thi teen ver e r s s .

0 h ow s h all words wit h eq ual wa mt h

2 . r

Th g at i tu de d e l re e r c a

Th at gl o ws w i thi n my ravish ed h eart ?

But Thou a st re d it t here c n a .
1 00 TH E M TH O E D I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
rovi den e my l i fe u t i d
3 . Th y P c s s a n
’
,

A d all my wants dn t re re s ,

W h en in t h e s i lent womb I lay ,

A d h ung upon t h e breast n .

4 T all my weak o mplaints

. o d ries c an c

Th y mer y lent ear c an ,

E yet my feeble t hough ts h d learnt

re a

T for m t h emselves i n prayer

o .

9 Th y bounteous h and wit h worl dly bl i ss

.

H made my up run o er as c
’
,

A d i n a k i nd d fai t hful fr i end

n an

H double d all my storeas .

When nature fails

12 . d d y d ni gh t , an a an

D iv i de Th y W ork s no more ,

M y ever grate ful h eart 0 Lord -

, ,

Th y mer y h all adore c S .

Y oun g b orrows his E ternit y too hor t to peak Th y prai e !

’
, s s s

(N igh t Th ugh t iv ) fro m Addi on s 8 ’

o s, . s v er. .

Th Rev Jonathan C rowthe lassical tuto at D idsbury

e . r, c r ,

quoted the first verse with pe ulia e mpha is on his death b d c r s -

e

in Janua y 1 856 jus t b efo e he lost con ciou ne s

r , , r s s s .

H ymn 9 3 . God of ife , wh o s e grac iou s p owe r

my l .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (r) .

I fymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 740 ; Worhs ,

i .
3 22 . F i fteen verses .

t he approa h of temptation
At c .
’

Jo eph Taylor M issiona y Secreta y 1 818

s ,
and P resi r r -
20,

den t f the C onferen e in 83 4 was sent out a missiona y

O c 1 , as r

to the W es t Indies in 1 8 3 b y D C oke and would o ften in 0 r. ,

later life quote verses 3 and 4 Oft hath the sea confessed ,
‘

Th y power a he efe red to th dangers and a f

,
’
s flictions of those
r r e
eventful yea s r .

Zacha y Macaulay ( 48 ) ays this h ymn sca ce eve

r S ee 1 s r r

recur to my mind withou t causing it to well with grateful

s s

recollec tion .
’

H ymn 94 C al
l Jeh ov ah th y . s alv ation .

J AM E S M ON TGOM E RY .

P sal m xc i , . from h is S g qfZi 8 on Tw verses omitted

s on , 1 22 . o .
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I LLU STRATED
preface to his Ch i ti P lmi t where he ays he would r s an sa s , s
‘

rather b the anon ym ous author of a few h ymns whi h should

e c

thus b e o me an i mperishable inheritan e to the people of G d

c c o ,

than beque th another epi poe m to th world whi h should

a c e c

rank my nam e with H o m er Virgil and our g eate , ,

“
r r

D Julian says that his h y mns rank in popularit y with those

r .

of W esley W atts D oddridg Newton and C owpe

, ,
Hi e, ,
r . s e ar

for rhyth m was exceedingly ac urate and refined W ith the c .

faith of a stron g m b united the beauty and si mplicity of a an e

child Ri h ly poeti without exuberan e dogmati without

. c c c , c

un haritableness tende without senti m entalit y elab orate with

ut d ifl
c , r ,

o ui ri hly musi al without apparent e ffort he has

'

s v e n ess, c c ,

bequeathed to the C hur h o f C hrist wealth whi h ould onl y c c c

have o me fro m a true genius and a san tified heart

c c .
’

C anon E llerton regards Montgo mery as our first h ym ‘

no

l gi t
o s the first E nglishman who olle ted and riti i ed c c c c z

hy mns and who made people that had lost all re olle tion f
, c c O

an ient models understand so mething f what a h ym n m eant

c O ,

and what it ought to be .

’

W illia m H owitt give h im al m ost hi gher praise P erhap s .

‘
s

the e are no lyri s in the language which are truly C hristian

r c so .

W find that he has aught the genuine spirit of C hrist

e c .
’

Montgomery never married H ugh Miller who saw h im .

,

when he isited E dinburgh at the age of sevent y says It is a

v , ,
‘

thin lear peaking ountenan e the features are h igh the m

,
c , S c c , co

plexion fresh though not ruddy and age has failed to pu ke

, ,
c r

eit h er heek or forehead with a single wrinkle T a plain suit

of bla k Mr Montgo mery adds the volu m inous breast ufl
c . o

c . i of -
r es

the last age exa tly su h things as in S otland at least the

,
c c , c ,

fathe s of the p esent generation wore on their wedding days

r r -
.
’

H ym n 9 5 . O God of Be th el, b y wh os e h an d .

DD R I D GE D D ( 7
PH I LI P DO , . . 1 02

D oddridge wa the grandson of a minis te eje ted in 1 6 6 2

s r c ,

and the twentieth hild of a London trades man H i m other c . s ,

the daughte of a P rotestant refugee from Bohe mia taught h im

r ,

the Bible stories b y so me D ut h tiles in their sitting roo m c

-

H de lined an ffer fro m the D u hess o f Bedford to send h im

e c O c

to the U niversity in preparation for O rders and went to a ,

Non onformist se minary at Kibwo th in Lei estershire where

c r ,
c ,

he be ame pasto in 7 3 In 17 29 he took a pastorate at

c r 1 2 .
 T H E STORY OF T H E H YM N S AN D TH EIR WR I TE RS 1 03

C a tle H ill No tha mpton and trained two hundred tudents f

s , r , s or

the minist y and othe profes ions W esle y called to see h im on

r r s .

Septe mber 1745 I t was abou t the hou when he was

10, .
‘
r

a usto med to expound a po tion of Scripture to the young

cc r

gentle me unde his care H desired m to take his pla e

n r . e e c .

It m y b the seed was not altogethe sown in vain At his

a e r .
’

re q uest D oddridge sent W esle y in June 7 46 a list of b ooks , ,

1 ,

suitable f a library for young prea h ers

or c .

H i Ri s d P g f R lgi
s e an i th S ul has had
ro ress o e i on n e o

eno mous influen e D oddridge was always deli ate and at

r c . c ,

his b irth ee med so lifeless that he would have been bu ied had
s r

it not been for the intervention o f the nurse W hen threatened .

with consu mption he w ordered to take a a o yage and as se v ,

died at Lisbon Octob er 6 75 ,

2 ,
1 1 .

H i hy mns were irculated in manus ript and copie we e

s c c , s r

mu h pri ed T hey were published in 1 7 55 A opy of O

c z . . c
‘

G d of Bethel i preserved in D dd idg

o s handwriting dated o r
’
e s ,

January 6 7 3 and headed Ja ob s Vow ; fro m G xxxiii

1 ,
1 1,
‘
c
’
en . .

20, Anot h er opy of this M S whi h is still in existen ec . c c

formerly belonged to Lady F ran es E rskine a friend o f D odd c ,

ridge who married C olonel Gardiner F rom her D Blair . r

.

se ured it for a o mmittee of whi h he was a me mber whi h

c c c , c

was engaged in o mpiling the S ottish T l ti c d c ra n s a on s an

Shield in ver 4 was then hanged to ‘

ph
’
P ara 7 45 ras es , 1 . . c

win gs John Logan minister at South Leith ( 7 48

.
’
partly, 1

rewrote the hy mn and published it in his P m 7 8 1 Th ,

oe s, 1 . e

sa me year Logan s version was given in the revised edition f

’
O

the T l ti ra n s a d P ph with a new verse instead f

on s a n a ra ras es , O

Logan s ver 5 Logan was a me mber of this o mmittee

’
. . c .

D dd idg
o original is as follows
r
’
e s

O G d o f Beth el b y w h ose h an d o ,

T hi ne I srael s ti l
l is f d e

W h t hro t hi s weary p ilg i m ge o

’
r a

H ast all u fath ers l d o r e

T T h ee our h u mble vows we rai se

o

T T hee add ress u praye o o r r

A d in Th y k i n d d fai t hful breast

n an

D eposi te l l u re a o r ca

I f T hou t h ro e h perpl exi ng path ’

ac

W il t b our onst nt Gu de e c a i

I f Thou wi l t dai ly br d suppl y ea

A d ra i ment w il t provi de n
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I f Th ou wilt spread Thy sh iel d ound ar

Ti ll t h ese u w d i g ease o r an rn s c

A d at our Fat h er s l d abode ’ ’

n ov

Ou sou l s arr i ve in pea e

r c

T T hee a to our ovenant G d

o s c o

W e ll our w h ole selves res i g

’
n

A d ount t h at not our tent h alone

n c

But l l we h ave is T h ine

a .

hi h ymn is a favou it e of H i Maje t y Kin g E dwa d VI I

T s r s s r ,

and w greatly loved by D avid Livin gstone I t often hee ed

as . c r

h im in h i African wanderin gs was the mo t inspiring and

s ,
s

e dearing train hea d in h i little mission study in Af ica

n s r s r .

and wa ung over his grave in W est minster Abb ey C ano n

s s .

E lle ton sa ys D oddridge had b ette taste upon the whole

r
‘
r

than W att s and less fe our

’
, rv .

M S R C rockett de ribed the h ymn to M

r. . . Stead as sc r
.

‘ ”
that which when sung to the tu e of St P aul s makes m n
’
en
, .
,

and wo men quare the mselves and ta d e e t t i g like a

s s n r c o s n ,
n

army tha t goes gladl y t b attle

’
o .

H ymn 96 . We co me u n to our fath ers

’
God .

T . H . G I LL

In Th e Gol
den Ch ain f P rais e Hymn s
o , 1869, entitled Th e P eople
of G od .
’

Mr Gill says Th b i thday f thi h ymn Nove mb er 22

.
,
‘
e r o s , ,

1 86 8 (St C ecilia s D y) w al most the most delightful day of

’
. a ,
as

my life I t produ tion e mployed the whole day and was a

. s c ,

prolonged rapture I t was p odu ed while the G ld Ch i . r c o en a n

was bein g printed just in ti me to be a link therein and was the

, ,

latest as H w Lord shall vows Of ou s b sweet ? w the

o
” r e as
, , ,

earlies t song included therein .

’

M r Gill wrote to Mr Brow lie Th e h ymn built on ver

. . n
‘
, . 1

of P S and intended to set forth the continuity and unity of

. xc .
,

G od s people in all ages had a so mewhat re markable bi th

’
, r .

I t was inspired b y a lively delight in my P uritan and P esb y r

terian fore father of E ast W or estershire D es ended fro m a

s c . c

Moravian ma tyr and an eje ted ministe I rejoi e not a little

r c r, c

in the g dly P rotestant sto k from whi h I spring A staff

o c c .

h anded down fro m h im and in c i b ed with the date 16 9 was , s r 2,

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hence to how the revellers their champion and the whole
S
,

cong egation thei state by nature Mu h good I saw im

r r . c
mediately brought out f Satan s evil T hen I set myself O
’
.

against h i avowed advo ate a d drove h im out of the C hristian

s c , n

asse mbl y I on luded with ea nest prayer for h im Mr

. c c r .
’
.

S tevenson ays T hese ircu m stan es are belie ed to have sug

s , c c v

gested the writing of the h ymn I t has b een used in case .

’
s

where persons were said to be possessed by evil spirits .

I n his 7 u lf Janua y 3 7 4 W esley tells how he

o rn a or r 1, 1 0,

v isited a wo man who was dangerously ill at Kingswood I .

was long s triving striving to ome to my Saviour and I then , c ,

thought H was far ff but w I know H was nigh m all

e o no e e

that ti me I know H i arms were round m ; for H i arm s

. s e s

are like the rainbow they go round heaven and earth , .

’

I n his P l i A u t f K i g w d S h l 7 8 W esley
a n cco n o n s oo c oo , 1 1,

writes I have nothing to fear I have nothin g to hope for

:
‘
, ,

here onl y to finish my ourse with joy c .

H appy if w i t h my latest breat h ,

I mi gh t but gasp H i name s ,

Prea h H im to all d y i n deat h c ,

an cr ,

Be h o l d be h o l d t h e “
,

H ym n 9 9 L e t . arth an d h e av e n a gre e
e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (I )

ymn s on God
fl
’
s E verl
as tin
g L ov e, 1 74 1 , No . 11 l
/
Vorh s, ii i 7 . 1 .

R eprinte i n th e A mi i M g i 7 78 entitle
d r n an a az n e, 1 , d ‘ Th e U n i versal
Love o f C h r i st
’
.

Th ree ver es are o mitted In ver 6 wiftly is subst i tuted for

s . . s
‘
freel y .
’

Th Rev R Butterworth q uotes a passage fro m C hryso s to m

e . .

given b y Brooks the P uritan If I were the fittest in the world

,
:

to prea h a sermon to the whole world gathered together in one

c ,

c ongregation and had so me high m ountain for my pulpit fro m

, ,

whence I mig h t have a prospe t of all the world in my vie w c ,

and were furnished with a voi e o f brass a voi e as loud as c ,

c

the t u mpet o f t h e ar hangel that all the world might hear m

r c , e,

I would hoose to prea h upon no other text than that in the

c c

P sal m s O mortal m
, how long will y lo e anit y d en , e v v ,
an

follow after leasin g ” ?

 T H E STOR Y OF TH E H M N S AN D TH Y EIR WR I TER S 1 07

H ymn 100 Th ou gr ea t R e d e e mer, d yin g La mb. .

J OH N C EN N I C K .

Sac red Hy mn s for th e Ch il grimage ,

dren of God in th e D ays ofth eir P il
1 743 , hea e
d d Th e P
‘
d C
’
riest hoo o f h rist .

John C i k was born at Readin g in 7 8 T here in

en n c 1 1 .
,

Mar h 7 39 W esley spent the evening with h im and a few

c ,
1 ,
‘

of h i serious friends and it pleased G d mu h to strengthen

s , o c

and co mfort the m C i k be a me tea her in W esley s s hool .

’
en n c c c
’
c

at Kingswood and one o f his lay prea hers but h e adopted

, c

C alvinisti views and joined W hitefield in 7 4

c F ive years
, 1 0 .

later he be a me a Moravian W hitefield writes to h im fro m

c .

New Y ork July 5 7 4 7 M y dea John it has been th y

, ,
1 ,
‘
r ,

meat and drink to prea h the unsear hable ri hes of C hrist c c c .

Mayest thou continue in this plan I W ish thee mu h su ess c cc ,

and shall always pray that the work of the Lord m y prosper in a

th y hands W hether thou hast hanged thy prin iples with thy
. c c

s ituation I know not I would onl y aution thee against

, . c

taking an ything for gospel upon the mere authority of m an .

G o where thou wilt though thou shouldest be in the purest ,

societ y under heaven thou wilt find that the best f m are ,
O en

but m at best and wilt meet with stu mbling blo ks enough
en ,
-
c

to tea h thee t h e ne essity f a ontinual dependen e on the

c c O c c

Lord Jesus who alone i infallible and will not give that glory
, s ,

to another .
’

C i k had a chur h in D ublin and in one strange burst

en n c c ,

O f hetoric said
r I urse and blasphe me all the gods in heaven
,
c

but the Babe that lay in the manger the Babe that lay in ,

Ma y s lap the Babe that lay in waddling louts A P opish

r
’
,
s c .
’

priest gave the ni kname Swaddlers to t h e Met h odists and even

c ,

the lergy of D ublin were honoured by t h is title W esley sa ys

c .

he probab ly did not know the expression was in the Bible a ,

book he wa t much acquainted with (7 u l May 5 s no .

’
o rn a , 2 ,

Mu h of C i k late life was spent in German y where

c en n c
’
s r ,

his preaching proved very attra tive H died in London in c . e

17 55 H i earlier work was revised by C harles W esley

. s S o me .

o f his hymns were first published by h i son i law John s -

n -

Sw tn er in the Moravia C olle tion 7 89

er, n c ,
1 .
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I LLU STRATED

H ymn 101 J o in . al
l th e o ous n ame s
gl ri .

I SAAC W ATTS , D D . .

Hymn s
. an d SpiritualSon gs, 1 709 edition . Th e Of
fic es o f
from several S r i ptures c .
’

V 2 in t h e or i ginal reads
er.

But 0 w h at gentle t m er s.

M ine y wit h j oy d won der see e es an .

Ver 3 H l i k e an angel stands

. e .

Ver 8 M y dear Al migh ty Lord

. .

Ver 9 A feeble saint shall w i n th e d y (line

. : a

Verses 7 d 9 o f th e or iginal are o mi tted

an

T th is dear Surety s h an d
’
o

W il l I ommit my ause ; c c

H answers d fulfils e an

H i Fath er s brok en laws

’
s .

Be h ol d my soul
A t free dom set !
M y Surety pa i d
Th dreadful debt e .

My Advo ate appears c

F my de fen e on hi gh or c

Th F at h er bows H i ears e s ,

A d l ays H i t hunder by n s .

N t a l l t h t h ell o a

O i say r S n c an

Shall turn H i heart s ,

H i love away s .

102 My h ea rt
. an d v oic e I r ais e .

E NJ AM I N R H ODE S B .

Th first part o f h is poem M

e i h 7 87 in four parts It ess a , 1 , .

in luded i n the 83 Supplement to t h e Wesleyan M et h odist hymn

c 1 1

book .

M Rhode w s b o n at Mexb orough in Y ork hire in 1 7 43

r . s a r , s , ,

and at the age of eleven re eived religious i mpressions under c

W h it fi ld prea hing that finall y led h im to C hrist H was

e e
’
s c . e

the son of a s hool master who gave h im a good edu ation

c , c .

In 17 6 6 he b ecame one of W esley s preache s H wa a fine ’

r . e s
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H ym n 105 . W h en m orn in g ds t h e
gil skie s .

G e rman an lated b y E D WAR D C ASWALL M A (1814

; tr s , . .

Be i m f uh M orgenl i h t appears to b a h y mn o f Fran on i an

'
‘
r en c e c

ori gin dat i ng from th e beginning o f th e e ighteenth entury Th is

,
c .

translat i on was publ i shed in Formby s C th li Hym 854 d ’

a o c n s, 1 ,
an ,

with e igh t stan as added in C w ll M qu qfM y 858

z , as a
’
s as e ar ,
1 .

Mr C aswallwa b o at Y t ly H ant where h i fathe

. s rn a e ,
s, s r

was vica and was in umbent of Stratford sub C astle nea

r, c - -

,
r

S alisbu y 84 7 r H ,
w re ei ed into the Ro man C hur h
1 0 -
. e as c v c

in 1 847 and a fte his wife s death joined D New man at

,
r
’
r.

E dgbaston in 850 H was buried at Rednal near Brom s

1 . e ,

grove beside his leade and friend C ardinal N ewm an C a w ll

,
r . s a
’
s

translations of Latin hymn rank onl y second to those of D s r.

Neale T his hy mn was a favourite of C anon Lidd who ofte

,

. on , n

u ed it at C uddesdon C ollege and St P aul s C athedral

s .
’
.

H ymn 106 Jes u Lov e r of my s oul

.
, .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

[Iymn s an d Sacred P oems , 1 740 ; Worhs,

’
i
. 259 . H eaded
e ptation
T m .
’

Ver 3 is omitted .

h ou not regard my all ? W ilt T c

W ilt T h ou not a ept my prayer ? cc

L ! I sink I fa i nt I fall o , ,

L ! on T h ee I ast my are o c c

Rea h m out Th y gra ious hand ! c e c

W hil e I o f Th y strengt h re eive c ,

H op i ng agai nst h p I stan d O e ,

D y i ng d be h o l d I l i ve , an .

T his is the crown of C harles W esle y s work —one of th e ’

g eates t hy mns of the U niver s al C hur h T h e finest heart ‘

r c .

hy mn in the E nglish lan guage I t was in luded in Hy m .

’
c ns

a d Sp i itu l S
n
g r1 7 53 S trangely enough it was
a on s, ot .
, n

inse ted b y W esley in h is h ymn b ok of 1 7 8 b ut had to wait

r -
o 0,

till 17 97 f that honou Th first death b d use of it we hav e

or r. e -
e

n oticed is re ferred to in W esle y s y u al S epte mb e 2 5 1 7 6 7

’
o rn , r ,
.

W illia m New of Bristol desired tho e who were a ound h is

, , s r

b e d to Sing and b e ga Je su Love of my soul It app eared n , ,

r .
’

in M adan s P sa l ms an d Hym s 1 760 ; in C on ye s 1 7 74

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n , r ,
’
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T oplady s 17 76 T h words Love f my oul have see med

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to many too fa miliar and Re fuge has been substituted in ,

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so me ollections Th W i d m f S lm x 6 read
c . e s o o o o on ,
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But T hou parest all ; for the y are T hine O Lord T hou
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L over of souls No lines have been more twisted about

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than the opening lines of this h ymn Julian ays A ‘

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a n edito ial uriosity these four line are in t h eir trans

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formation uni q ue Mr C D H ard astle gives an interest .

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ing a ount of t h e atte mpts at revision o f w h i h he has noted

cc ,
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1 54 (P di g o f W esley H istori al So iet y I I i

r ocee n s c c ,
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Mrs H arriet Bee her Stowe says the last indi ation f li fe
. c c O

whi h h er father D Lyman Bee her showed was a mute

c , r . c ,

r esponse to his wi fe who was repeating t h e first two lines of ,

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Jesu Lover of my soul H enry W ard Bee h er de lared I
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would rather have written that h ym n of W esley s Jesus Love ’

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of my soul than to have the fa me of all t h e kings t h at ever t sa
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on the e rth I t is more glorious I t has more powe in it

a . . r .

T hat hy mn will go on singing until the last tru mp brings forth

the angel band ; and then I think it will mount up on so me , ,

lip to the very presen e fG d c O o .

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Mr G J Stevenson gives m an y illustrations of the benedi

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tion whi h this hy mn has brought H ug h P ri e H ughes whose

c . c ,

sudden death on Nove mber 7 9 aused a wave of sorrow 1 , 1 0 2, c

to pass over the whole C hristian C hurc h loved it mu h and left ,

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ins tru tions in his will that on his to mbstone hould be ins ribed
c S c

T hou O C hrist art all I want

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H i daug h ter says
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wiser than any biographer and in a single senten e revealed ,

c

the se ret of a li fe whi h had found sustain ment neither in

c c

the praise of good m nor in t h e understanding o f t h e wise en , .

T hou O C h rist art all I

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Mr Spurgeon said that an
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u godly m stepped into one of his servi es at E xeter H all

n an c ,

and was brought to C hrist by the singing of t h is h ymn .

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D es C hrist love m ? he said
o T h en w h y s h ould I live in e
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en mity to H im i ” D D ufii ld the aut h or o f Stand up stand r.

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up for Jesus writes O of the most blessed days of my life

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was when I found after my harp had hung on th willows that ,

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I ould i g again that a new song was put into my mouth

c s n

and when ere ever I wa aware I was inging Jesu Lo e of

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my soul ” If there is an ything in C h ristian experien e of j y c o

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and so row of afili ti and prospe ity of life and death that
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h ymn is th hy m n of the ages e

I 1 87 2 M C T Wh ite i si ted a d yin g E gli sh ailo in

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B elle ue H ospital New Y ork Th m ould not speak and
v , . e an c ,

Mr W hite stooped down and repeated this hy mn H thought

. . e

the m was beyond rea h of any hu man voi e But at mid

an c c .

night the sailo sat up in his t and repeated the whole h ymn
r co .

F or several minutes he q uoted other erse ; then he eased v s c

suddenly and fell ba k dead , c .

I n t h e Ameri an C ivil W a sentry in G ant s army sang

c ar r
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this hymn as he pa ed ba kwards and forwards ; a soldier of c c

t h e opposite army had lifted his gun to shoot h im throu gh the

heart when the words,

C over my de fen eless h ead c

W it h t h e hadow o f Th y wing S ,

r an g ut on the night H dropped his weapon and allowed

o . e ,

the sentry to pass unha med E ighteen years later an ex ursion r . c

S tea mer was sailing down the P oto ma when an evangelist sang c,

this hymn A gentle man pushed through the o mpany and

. c

asked if the singer had fought in the C ivil W H was the ar . e

ma who had forb orne to shoot down the inger

n S .

S outhey said in his L if of W ly that the m ost hara ter e es e c c

i ti parts of the Moravian hy mns were too sho king to be

s c c

quoted T hat tended to make John W esle y careful of any

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approa h to familiarity in addressing C hri t F that reason

c s . or

he gave Jesu L ove Of my soul no pla e in the Large H ymn

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b ook Bishop W ordsworth regarded it as inexpressibl y ‘

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S ho king that this hymn hould b sung by a large mixed

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c ongregation in a dissolute part f a populous and i religious O r

city That see ms to m ean i W est minster Abbe y (P refa e

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to Th H l y Y )e D A Eo G regory says C anon

ear E.llerton r . . .
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hesitated as to the propriet y Ofthe in lusion o f this great hy mn c

i n a Ch ur h hymnal and spoke of it as standin g absolutel y

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up on the line whi h separates hymns for publi worship fro m c c

those of private devotion But t h e C hur h in all its borders . c

has decided the question and our heart tells us that the ,

decision is right Nor is it indeed a hymn solely for the .

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san tuary and the saint ; it is a hymn for the treet and f
c S or

the sinner I n the C t mp y R i w (M y 1904) it is

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given with Lead kindly Light and Abide with m as ‘

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fa ou ites in the tra mp ward

v r .

H ym n 107 Th ou h id d e n So urc e of c al m re p ose

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C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hym dS dP m 749
n s an W h v 5 F t
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K emp is, and on his w y ho me in 7 48 a ni ght pent on a a 1 , s

water logged essel with death staring h im in the fa e deepened

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the onvi tion T h is he used to all Th G reat D eliveran e

c c . c e c .
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H was then twenty three

e F four years he was m aster of a -
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S lave ship t h en he be came tide surveyor at Liverpool where he

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c a me under the influen e of W hitefield and W esley H tudied c . e s

c arefully and in 7 64 was ordained as urate of Olney T hree

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years later C owper am e to reside here and for twelve years c ,

the two friends were har dly ever twelve hours apart Newton .

says Th first i years were pent in ad miring and trying to

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i mitate h im during the se ond I walked with h im in the shadow c

o f death I n 7 7 he proposed to C owper that they hould

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c o mpose a volu me f hy m ns for the pro motion of the faith O

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and o mfo t f sin ere C hristians I t was to be a m e morial

c r O c .
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f their friendship I ts title page reads Olney H ymns in ‘

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three books Book I O Sele t T exts o f S ripture ; Book I I

: . n c c .

O n O asional Subje ts ; Book I I I O

cc the P rogress and c . n

C h anges of the Spiritual Life It is dated Olne y F eb uary 5 ’

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1779

I t is an astonishing fa t that the sailor prea he s work c -

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c o mpares so splendidly with that of a great E nglish poet H i . s

hy mns e mbody his experien e of the abounding gra e and love c c

o f t h e Saviour A o mparison f both says the D i ti y .

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y Hym lgy will show no great ine q ualit y between the m

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Am id mu h that is bald ta me and m atter f fa t his ri h

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a q uaintan e with S ripture knowledge of the heart dire tnes

c c c , , c s
and for e and a ertain sailor i magination tell strongly
c ,
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T h one plendid hy m n of praise

e S G lorious things of thee are ,
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spoken in the Olney olle tion is his O there is above c c .
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all others has a depth of reali ing love sustained ex ellence z c
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of expression and ease o f develop ment ,

H w sweet the .
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na me of Jesus sounds is in S riptural ri hness superior and in c c ,

st u ture aden e and al most tender ess equal to C owper s

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O for a loser w lk with c a

Newton was presented to the re tory fSt Mary W oolnoth c O .

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and le ft Olney at the end of 7 7 9 H i last task t h ere was 1 . s

the publi ation o f the Ol y Hym whi h first made C owper

c ne n s, c

known to the world I n his prefa e Newton says t h at a few f . c O

the hy mns had appeared in periodi als and in re ent olle tions c c c c .

Th work had been undertaken not only with a desire to

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pro mote the faith and o mfort o f sin ere C hristians but as a c c ,
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m onu ment to perpe tuate th re me mbrance of an inti mate and

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estee med friendship I t would have b een published earlie .

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but for the long and a ffe ting indisposition whi h prevented
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C owper fro m taking any further part in the work In 7 7 3 one . 1

o f his worst atta ks ca me on and he w an in mate of Newton

c , as
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house for more t h an a year .

E arl Selborne says that the aut h ors of the Ol y H ym ne ns

are entitled to be pla ed at the head o f all the writers of the c

C alvinisti sc h ool greater nu mber f the Olney hymn ‘

Th c . e . O s

are no doubt ho mely and dida ti ; but to t h e best o f the m

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(and they are no in onsiderable proportion ) the tenderness of c

C owper and t h e manliness o f Newton give the interest of

c ontrast as well as f sustained reality I f Newton arried to O . c

so me ex ess the sound prin iple laid down by h im t h at per

c c ,
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s p i uity si mpli ity and ease s h ould be hiefly attended to and

c , c , c ,

the i magery and olouring o f poetry f ad mitted at all s h ould

c ,
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be indulged very sparingly and with great judge ment — if he

is o ften d y and ollo q uial — h rises at other ti mes into soul
r c e

ani mating strains su h as G lorious things of thee are spoken ” c

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and so meti mes rivals C owper hi msel f in depth o f feeling .

C owper s hy mns in this book are al m ost without ex eption

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worthy of his name T his is however a so mewhat generous .

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esti mate E ven C owpe s muse drops so meti mes fro m its
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serene height .

O W h it Sunday June
n 879 two days before F ran es , 1, 1 ,
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Ridley H g ldied the do tor told her she would soon be

av e r a ,
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going ho me Sh ex lai med Beauti ful too good to be true

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Oh it is the Lord Jesus that is so dear to m I an t tell how ’

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pre ious ! how mu h H has been to m ! Afterwards h

c c e e
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asked for H W sweet t h e na me o f Jesus sounds

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Newton ontinued to prea h when he was more than eighty

c c .

H could s a ely see his m anus ript but took a servant with
e c rc c ,

h im into t h e pulpit who stood be h ind and with a pointe ,

r

t a d out the lines O S unday morning Newton a me to

r ce . ne c

the words Jesus C hrist is pre ious w h i h he repeated H i

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ser ant t h inking h e was getting on fused whispered G o

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go on you said t h at be fore ; N ewton looking round ’

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replied John I said that twi e d I m going to say it

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ag in ; then with redoubled for e he sound e d out the words

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Jesus C h rist is pre ious A pleasing pi ture f h im is given c .
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in H enry M artyn s Journal for 8 4 D rank tea at M ’

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N ewton s t h e old m ’
was very ivil to m and triki g in
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h i re mark i gener al
s I n 8 5 he was pre ed to gi up
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p ea hing as he could no longer ead his text W hat he
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replied hall the ld African blasphe me stop while he can

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speak H died in 8 7 e 1 0 .

H i epi taph was w it ten b y hi mself

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J O N W O C lerk HN E T N, ,

On e an i nfi del d l i bertine c an ,

A servant o f slaves i n A fr i a c

W by t h e ri h mer y o f our L ord d Saviour

as c c an

Jesus C hrist ,

P reserve d restored p rdoned , , a ,

A d appoi nted to prea h t h e F ai t h

n c

H h d long laboured to destroy e a .

N ear s i xteen years at Olney i n Bu k s c

A d twenty seven ye rs in t h is C hur h

n -
a c .

H ym n 110 . J esu , th e v e ry u
th o gh t of Th ee .

ST B . E R N AR D OF C LA I R V AU X tran s la ted b y E W AR D D
C ASWALL

C aswaltranslation is in h is Ly C th li 849 Ver 5 is taken

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from another sour e c .

Bernard was born at his fathe s a tle near D j on in 109 1 r

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H igh birth great personal beauty and m an y worldly advantage

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did not restrain h im fro m entering C iteaux the fir t C istercian , s

m onastery in 3 together with his un le and two of his

, 111 , c

b rothers who m he had won over

, T w years late he founded . o r

C lairvaux f whi h he be a m e the first abbot

, O I t was hiefly
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through his influen e that Inno ent I I made good his lai m to c c c

the P apacy I t has been said that he ruled the C hristia

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world fro m his loister Mil man says he b e am e the leadin g

C . c
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and the governing head of C hristendom H took an a tive .

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part in se u ing the onde mnation f Abelard d in 46

c r c O , an 11

preached the Se ond C rusade through F ran e and German y

c c .

Th people flo ked to the standard the only fear was that f

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being the last on the road T h omplete failure f the ex .

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p d iti
e next year louded St Bernard s last days H died
on c .
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i n 153 Luther des ibed h im as the best monk that ever

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lived .

E arl S elborne says Be nard was the fathe in Latin ,

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hymnody of t h at warm and passionate form o f devotion whi h

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s o me may conside t pply to D i ine Object the language o fr o a v s

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Th e third line was distin tl y heard H died as he had lived c . e ,

strong through joyful trust in his Saviour .

Jesus these eye have never seen whi h he wro te in 858

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on C h ist loved though unseen ranks next to his My faith

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looks up to T hee I t wa the favourite h ymn f P in ipal .

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B own of Ab e deen S o me of D P al mer s tran lation fro m

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th L atin are ery b autiful

e v e .

H ym n 112 Beh ol
d th e . s u re fo u n d ti a o n -
s to n e .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

ms
P s al f
q D avid , 1 7 19 . P sal m xvi ii c . 2 2, 23 .
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C hrist th e
o n t ion o f H i C hur h
F u da s c .
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H ymn 113 . Th ou a rt th e W ay ; b y Th e e a lon e .

G OR G E E W ASH I N GTON D OAN E , D D . .

rom h is S g by th W y 8 4 H eaded C hri st t his d y

F on s e a , 1 2 . a .
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D D oane was born at T renton New Jersey in 1 7 99 Recto

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o fT rini ty C hur h Boston 8 8 Bishop of New Jerse y

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1 83 Bishop D oane s lea ning and great gi fts of mind and h eart
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have won h im a lasting place in the religious life of Ameri a c .

H died at Burlington New Jersey 859

e H i son D C ross , ,
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well D oane is Bishop of Albany I n 860 he published his

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father s W h in four volum e with a m e moir I n the judge

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ment of man y this anks first a mong Ameri an h ymns r c .

H ym n 114 . W h at eq ual h on ou rs sh allwe b rin g .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

Hy mn s an d Spiritual S on gs , 1 709 . C h rist s h umiliation

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exaltat i on .
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Ver .
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Al l r i h es are H i nat i ve righ t c s ,

Y t H u t i d am i ng loss ;
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T H im as r i be eternal m i gh t
o c ,

W h le ft H i weak ness on t h e ross o s c .

Th e original o f ver 4 line reads H onour i mmortal must b .

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pai d ; ’
.an d t h e se on d l i ne o f ver 5 Wh bore t h e urse for
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wret hed m
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T his was o mitted from t h e M et h od ist h ymn boo k in -

18 7 5, an d

restored in 904 1 .
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ial D e it y
H ym n 115 O fi l . .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

I fymn s an d Sacred P oems , 17 39 Works , i 97. . H m y n to th e

Son Ver o i tte
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C harles W esley wa conve ted on M y 1 1 7 3 8 O s r a 2 ,

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Ju e 16 he a ys in his Jo u nal Afte dinne Jack D l m tt

n s r r r, e a o e

(b rother of his co mpanion in G eorgia ) a me for m W to k c e . e o

c oa h and by the w y he told m that when we were last

c , a e,

togethe at Blendon (nea Bexley in Kent ) in inging Wh

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for m f m e , or
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hast died he found the words ink into his soul
e S
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could have sung for ever being full of delight and j y ; in e then ,
o S c

h a thought hi mself led in eve ything feared nothing

s mu h r so c

as o ffending G d ould pray with life and in a word found o c , ,

that he did indeed believe in the Lord J esus T hat entry .

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proves th at this hy mn was written within three weeks of C harles

W esley onversion Ja k D l m tt is t h ere fore t h e first
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e t won by his friend s poet y Th words that were blessed to

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h im form a link to Lut h er and St P aul T h W ednesday be fore . . e

C harles W esley s conversion M r H olland a identally lit upon’

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Luthe s C mm t y on the G alatians

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en a r . r

I pent so me hours this evenin g in private with Ma tin Luther

S r ,

who was greatly blessed to m espe ially h is on lusion o f the e, c c c

e ond hapter I laboured waited and prayed to feel who

s c c .
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loved m and gave H i msel f for m

e,
” Luther sa ys T herefore e .
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thou shouldest so read these little words m and f m that e, or e,

thou mayest ponder t h e m well and onsider that they are full , c

of meaning A usto m your elf to grasp thi little word m with

. cc s s e

sure trust and apply it to th yself and do not doubt that thou
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a t a mon g those who are na med in the little word m

r Also e .
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thou shouldest learly understand that C hrist did not only love
c

P te P aul and other Apostles and prophets and give H i mself

e r, , ,

for the m but t h at su h gra e con erns us and omes to us as

, c c c , c

to them therefore are we also intended by the little word m e.

T ho e wordss
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who loved m and gave H i msel f for me are full e
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o fg eat r d mighty o mfo t and t h ere fore are powerful to awake

an c r ,

faith in us T here is the inspiration o f the line W h f m

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for m hast died e .
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O July 7 3 8 C h le W esle y m t at Mr S i ms in the

n 2, 1 , ar s e .
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Minorie a Mrs H a per who h d t h at day re eived the Spirit

s, . r , a c ,

b y the hearing of faith b ut fea ed to con f it \V su g the r e ss . e n

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h ymn to C hri t At the words W h f m for m hast died s .
, o or e, e ,

Sh bu s t out into tears and out ries

e r I believe I believe and c , ,

sank down Sh continued and in reased i n the assuran e o f

. e , c c

faith full of pea e and joy and love W sang and prayed c , , . e

a gain I bserved one of the maids u out and following

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found her full of tears and j y and love I a ked W hat ailed , o , . s

her Sh answered as soon as j y would let her that C hrist

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died f her ! Sh appea ed quit overpowered with H i
or e r e s

love )
H ymn 116 . J e su s c omes with all H is gr ac e .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hy mn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 749, No . v 33

33 ; ! rh s , . 2 .
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t hose t hat wai t for full rede mption .
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F our verses are o mitted .

H ym n 117 . We sa w Th e e n ot wh en Th ou did s t
co me .

J OH N
U R N EY M A (18 2 H AM P DE N G , . . 0

From P l m d Hym for use in t he hur hes o f M arylebone

sa s an n s, c c ,

1 85 w hi h ontai ns t hirteen o f M Gurney s h ymns Among t hem ’

is Fai r waved th e golden orn a hymn on Th Ofli g f t h e

1, c c r. .

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F irst fruits
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M Gurne y wa the elde t

r . of Si John Gu ne y Ba on s s s on r r ,
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of the C ou t of E xcheque H e tudied for the law b ut prefer ed

r r . s ,
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the C hur h H was a m of position and wealth H be am

c . e an . e c e

curate of Lutterwo th where he re mained in pite of man y

flattering fl for seventeen yea s H was made Re tor of
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S t Mary Ma ylebone 84 and afte wa d P reb enda y of

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St P aul s
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T hi h ym n of which a detailed accoun t i given in Julian

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D i ti c y w suggested b y a poe m in a s mall Ameri an

on ar , as
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v olu me T his was well conceived but i mpe fectl y exe uted ;
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,
r c

and afte ucce ive alter tions Mr G urne y found that nothing
r s ss a ,
.

r e mained of the o iginal o mpo ition but the fi t fou words r c s rs r

and the repeated words I t is tra ed to a volu me co mpiled b y . c

the elder daughters of the Rev W C arus W ilson S g f m . .

,
on s ro

th ;V l
e ly A C l l ti
a fS e d P t y Kirkb y L onsdale
: o ec on o acre oe r , ,

1 83 4 I t i headed F aith Blessed are the y who ha e ot

. s
‘
. v n

s een a d yet ha e b elie ed Th e fir t e e ead ’

, n v v . s v rs r s
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRAT ED

H ym n 121 . Je su s t h e First , an d La s t
. .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY

Sh ort Hymn s on Select P ass ages o f Scrip ture , 1 76 2 Works, xiii . 22 1 .

On R ev 11
. i
‘
Th e F
. an d i rst t h e Last .
’

H ymn 122 H a rk ! t h e h eral

d .
-
an gels s in g
.

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
ymn s
fl an d Sacred P oems , y n for 1 7 39 Works '

, i . 1 83 . H m
C h rist mas D y i ten verses o f four l i nes T w are o mitted h ere
’
a , n . o

8 N w d i splay Th y saving power

. o ,

R ui d nature w restore ; ’
n no

N w i n myst i union j o i n o c

T hi ne to ours d ours to Th ine , an .

L t us Th ee t h ough lost rega i n

’

10 . e , , ,

T hee t h e L ife th e Inner M , , an

O ! to al l T hysel f i mpart ,

F m d in ea h bel i ev i ng h eart ’
or c .

Th lines in th e original
e

Ver 1 H ark h ow all th e welk i n rings

. : ,

G lory to t h e K i ng o f k i ngs ,

Ver 5 H ail the h eaven l y P i n e o f Pe e

. : r c ac

were first h nged to t h e present form in W h it fi ld C ll ti

c a 753 5 e e
’
s o ec on , 1

Ver U n i versal N ature say

. 2 : , ,

C hri st t h e L rd is born to d y
‘
o -
a

were ha ged to t heir present form i n M d P lm d Hym

c n a an s
’
sa s an n s,

1 760
Ver 4 P leased m wit h m to appear
. : as an en ,

Jesus our I mm u l here , an e ,

tak e their present form i n H ym A i t d M d 86 ns n c en an o ern , 1 1 .

Si H enry Bak er he l d t h at t h ough C h ar l es W esl ey s ort h odoxy was

’
r

beyond quest i on appe r mi gh t b sus ept ib l e of a D o et i interpret

,
a e c c c a

t ion—t hat C hrist was not real ly made m b ut seemed so an , .

Th e ffe t of C harles W esle y s onve sion is manifes t in a

’
e c c r

glorious outburst of song T h fir t hy mn in this econd part . e s S

of Hym d S
n s an d P m is acre oe s

Wh ere sh all my wandering soul begin ?

 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM NS AN D T H E IR WR I TE R S 1 23

T hen follow in qui k u cession c s c

T hee O my G d d K ing , o an .

0 F i l i al D e i ty .

Glory b to G d on h igh e o .

P ea e doubt i ng h eart my God s I m c , ,

’
a .

A rise my sou l ari se , , .

Savi our t h e wor l d s d mine

’
, an .

Jesu my G d d K ing , o an .

Jesu Th ou art our K i ng , .

Next co me ide b y side all in the a me mea ure the C h ist mas
s , s s ,
r

h ymn which has given the C hur h its sweetest voi e of praise
, c c

ove the Incarnation ; a hy mn for t h e E piphan y ; the great

r

E aster song C hrist the Lord is risen to d y

, the As ension -
a
’
c

D y hy mn H ail the day t h at sees H im rise

a
,
‘
and the hymn
for VVh it Sunday -
Granted is the S aviour ,
pra yer Th‘ ’
s .
’
e
C h ist mas hy mn found its way into the New Version
r It i . s

thought that t h e university printer in t h e eigh teenth entur y c

inse ted it after the P sal ms as a festival hymn to fill a blank

r

spa e It has retained its post of honour despite so me

c .
,

atte mpts to dislodge it Th t did m u h to introdu e .

‘
e ac c c

h ymnody distinguished from metri al psal mody into the

, as c ,

publi worship o f the C h ur h D Julian says Amongst

c c .
’
r .
,
‘

E nglish h ymns it is e q ualled in popularit y only b y T oplady s

,
’

“
c
”
Ro k o f Ages and Bishop Ken s Mo ning and E vening ’
r
,

H ymns and is excelled by none

, I litera y merit it fall little . n r s ,

if anything hort of this honour

, S .
’

H ym n 128 . 0 c om e , a l
l ye fa ith ful .

tin translated b y FR EDE R I C K OAK ELEY D D

La ,
. .

Ade te fid l
‘
slaeti t iumph t h as been as ri bed to Bona
e es, r an es ,
’
c
ventur b ut is prob bly a Lat in hymn o f Fren h or German authorshi p
a, a c ,

d ting fro m th e eventeenth or e i gh teent h entury Th h ymn

a s gi ven c . e , as

i Th
n u u A im
esa C h i ti
r s nh eigh t verses In Th E i g
ae rs an a e, as . e ven n

Ofi q th C h u h a R om n C at h o li b oo k o f devot i ons
f e rc , 76 four a c , 1 0,

e ses are given wi t h E ngli sh tr ns lati on In Engl nd stan as

v r
, an a . a , z 1,
2: 7 8 .u d T h Fren h ento ge rally h
are se .
3 5 6 e d c c ne as 1, , , , an

rederick O k ly bo n at Sh rewsbury in 8 was th

F a e e , r 1 0 2, e

you g t n o f Si C h rles O k ly G overnor of M ad as H

es so n r a a e e ,
r . e
b ecam e a Fellow of Balliol in 8 7 and took a le ading pa t in 1 2 , r
th e Oxford Move ment I n 1839 h wa incumb n t of M a ga et . e s e r r
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
S treet C hapel London H joined the Ro man C atholic C hur h
,
. e c

in 84 5 and became C anon o f t h e P C athedral f the

1 , ro -
or

W est minster distri t in 85 H died in 88 c 1 2 . e 1 0 .

C anon O k ly translation o f the E nglish fo m of the’

a e e s r

Latin text was made in 1 84 for use at Margaret S treet C hapel 1 ,

L ondon of whi h he was in u mbent and am e into noti e by

, c c ,
c c

b eing sung there It was in luded in the P p l Hym l . c eo

’
e s na ,

1 86 7 It began Y faithful approach ye Th i mproved

.
,
‘
e ,
.
’
e

form here given appeared in Murray s Hym l 1 852 T h e ’

na ,
.

second line read Joyfully triumphant .

’

Th tune in M S dated 7 5 is at St yh u t I t was

e .
,
1 1, on rs .

published in 7 83 I n 7 97 it was har moni ed b y Vin ent

1 . 1 z c

Novello and sung at the C hapel of the P ortuguese E mbass y

, ,

where he was organist H as ribed the tune whi h at on e . e c , c c

be ame popular to John Reading organis t of W in hester

c , ,
’
c

C athe dral 67 5 8 ,
1 -
1.

H ymn 124 . C h ristia n s, a wak e , s alu te th e h ap p y

morn .

J OH N BY R OM M A F R S ( 6 92 ,
. .
, . . . 1

C ompiled fro m a poem of forty e i gh t l i nes gi ven in hi s P m 7 73

-
oe s, 1 .

D Byro m was bo n t Kersall C ell Man hester

r. He r a ,
c .

b eca me F ellow of T ri nit y C ollege C a mb ridge tudied medi ine , , s c

at Montpelier and etu ned to E ngland in 1 7 8 with his

, r r 1

diplo ma H married h i cousin in 7

. e Byro m in ented a s 1 21 . v

syste m of shorthand and earned his living b y tea hing it ,

He c .

was ele ted F R S 7 4 and succeeded to the family propert y

c . . . 1 2 ,

in 7 4 by the death of his elde b rothe Byro m was di ip l

1 0 r r . a sc e

of W illiam L w and a friend of John and C harles W esle y H

a , . e

wrote for the Sp t t under the pseudony m of John Shadow

ec a or
‘
.
’

Man y pleasant gli mpses o f the E vangeli al Revival and it c s

leaders are gained fro m his 7 m l d L tt W esley says ozz a an e ers . ,

H has all the wit and hu mour of D

e S wi ft together with r. ,

much m ore lea ning a deep and stron g understanding and

r , ,

above all a serious vein of poetry (see also

,

T h tune Sto kpor t (or Y orkshire b y John W ainw ight ’ ‘

e c r ,

organist of Manchester P arish C hur h was sung b y the m c , co

pose and his horiste s before Byrom s house at Kersall C ell

r c r
’

on C hris tmas E 75 ve, 1 0 .

By o m pro mi ed h i fa ou i te daugh te D oll y to w i te h

r s s v r r, , r er
1 26 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
ece mber 9 1 8 4 when Bishop H eb er onse ated th e
On D 1 ,
2 , c cr

chu h at Meerut he says I had the gratifi ation of hearin g

rc , ,
‘
c

my own hy mns ”
Brightest and b est and that f St Stephen s or .
’
, ,

D y a Th S of G d goes forth to
e on sung better than o

I eve heard the m in a hur h b efore I t is a re markable

r c c .

thing that one of the earliest the largest and handso mest , ,

chur hes in India as well as one of the best organs should b

c , ,
e

found i e mote a ituation and in sight of the H i malaya

n so r s ,

m ountains .
’

Th M S of this and othe h ymns by H eber is preserved

e . r

in the B itish Museu m I t is a o mpilation in two s mall

r . c

exercise books with proble m s of E u lid on one side possibly

-

, c ,

m ade by the bishop s hildren and on the other side a s m all ’

c ,

colle tion of hy mns in the bishop s beauti ful handwriting T h

c
’
. e

colle tion was made a fter he had seen the Olney H y mns of
c ,

whi h he w s a grea t ad mi e and w s given t his friend D e n

c a r r, a o a

Mil man .

a d n e ss m e n
H ym n 128 A s W ith gl . o f ol
d .

E RTON D I X
W I LL I AM C H ATT

A Ep i p h any h y mn wr i tten for use at St R ap h ael s Br i sto l

’
n , .
,

printed in t he R A H W ard s Supplement 86

ev. d in M D i x s
. .
’
, 1 0, an r.
’

Hymn s f low an d j oy
a , 1 86 1 .

Mr D i was the son of John D i the Bristol surgeon who

. x x, ,

wrote the L if f Ch tt t H was edu ated at Bristol

e o a er on . e c

G ra mmar S hool and be a me m anager of a m arine insuran e

c , c c

c o mpan y in Glasgow H published several volu mes of poetry . e

and devotional works H i enderings o f G reek and Abyssinia . s r n

hymns deser e areful attention M r D i was recovering fro m

v c . . x

a serious illness in 860 when one evening the lines of this 1 ,

hymn took shape in his mind and he omm itted the m to paper ,
c .

L ord S elborne onsidered it one of the finest E nglish hy mns

c .

H b rought it into noti e in h i paper on E nglish C hur h

e c s c

H ym nody at the Y ork C hur h C ongress 86 6 I m y be

’ ‘
c , 1 a

permitted to say that the most favourable hopes m y b enter

,
a e

t i d of the future prospe ts o f British hy m nody when a mong

a ne c ,

its m ost re ent fruits is a work so ad mirable in every respe t as

c c

the E piphany H ym n o f Mr C hatterton D i than whi h there . x c

c an be no more appropriate on lusion to this lecture A with c c , s

gladne s m of s en
 TH E STORY OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EIR WR I T E RS 1 27

D FREY TH R I N G D D GO ,
. .

W ritten i n 87 3 d pub li s he d i n hi s Hym

1 d S
, d Ly i
an ns an ac re r c s,

1 8 74 as a P ro es i onal for E p i p hany

,
c T h origi nal was i n six verses
s . e

o f four li nes w i th th e re frai n,

L i gh t o f L ife t h at s hi net h ,

E t he worl ds began re ,

D raw T h o u near d l i gh ten an

E ve y h rt o f m r ea an .

P rebendary T hring son of Rev J G D T hring of Al for d , . . . .

, ,

So merset and brother of Rev E dward T hring head master of

,
.
,

U pping h a m S h ool was born in 8 3 edu ated at S h rewsbury

c ,
1 2 , c

S hool and Balliol C ollege and in 8 58 su eeded his father as

c , 1 cc

re tor of Al ford with H ornblotton In 87 6 he was P rebendary

c - -
. 1

o f W ells C athedral H died on Septe mber 3 9 3 at P l k . e 1 ,

1 0 , on c
’
s

H ill Sh ml igh G reen

,
a H publis h ed Hy m
e C g g ti l . e n s, on re a on a

an dOt/z ers , 1 86 6 H ymn s a n d Verses , 1 866 Hymn s a n d S acred

Lyrics , 1 874 A C /n crc/z of E n gla n d H y mn bool, 1 8 80 - ’
revised
edition , 1
8 82 whole edition o f
Th e H ymn s a n d S a cred Lyr ics
.

was destroyed in a fire at the publis h ers D T hring only dis ’

. r.

covered this so me ti m e a fter when a stranger asked how he ,

could get a op y as every publisher told h im it was out of

c ,

pr nt
i .

H ymna l e d in a m a n ge r me an l y
13 0 C r d . , .

G E OR GE STR I N G E R ROW E .

Th Rev G S Rowe was born at Margate 1 83

e . . educated
. ,
0

at D idsbury C ollege ; entered the W esleyan m inistry 853 ; ,

1

G overnor o f H eadingley C ollege 1 888— 9 4 H i L if f y lm ,

1 0 . s e o a

Hu t y m n C l t and other missionary books have had

, a es a v er ,

g eat in fl uen e and wide ir ulation Th P lm i P i t

r c c c . e sa s n r va e

D t Al
ev o i on wit/ t/ W d A t H i F t O H i D y are
,
on e z zc 0r ,
s ee ,
n s a

mu h pri ed as helps to devotion

c z .

T h is hym n was written for the C h ist mas nu mber of A t r

H m d the hildren s pe iodi al whi h followed

’
o d Ab e an roa , c r c c

Th 7 il Ofi i g whi h he edited for more than twelve

'

e n 1/en c cr n , c

yea s It found a place in the

r . M th d i t S d —
y S cl l e o s nn a zoo

Hymn Book, -
1 87 9 .
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BOOK I LLU STRAT ED

H ymn 13 1 . W h ile s h ep h e rd s watc h ed th ir fl e o ck s

by n i gh t .

N AH UM TAT E
Su eme nt
pp l to th e N ew Version , probably in 16 99 .

H ymn 13 2 I t a m e up on th e m idn igh t c le a r

. c .

E D M U N D H AM I LT ON S E AR S D D , . .

D Sea s was born at Sa di fi l

r . r d Massa hu s etts 1 8 10 and n s e , c , ,

b e a m e a U nitarian pasto in the sa me S tate

c H e died in r .

1 8 7 6 at W eston Massa husetts whe e he had been pasto

,
c , r r

of the U nitarian C hur h sin e 1 86 5 H is views were largely c c .

S weden b orgian H b elie ed in the a b solute divinity of C hrist

. e v .

F ro m 1 859 to 1 87 1 he was one of th e editor s of the M th l

y on

R cl
zgion s M agaz in e .

T his hy n was sen

m the R D Mo rison a edito of
t to ev . r. r ,
s r

the about D e e mbe 849 H says I was

Ch ris tian Regis ter, c r, 1 . e ,
‘

v ery much delighted with it and before it a me out in the , c

R gi t
e ead it at a C h ist ma eleb atio of D Lunt s
s er r r s c r n r .
’

S unday school in Q uincy I alway feel that howeve poo . s , r r

my C h rist ma se mon m y be the reading and inging of this

s r a , s

h ymn a enou gh t make up for all de ficiencies

re o .
’

H ymn 13 3 . Le t earth an d h eav en c omb in e .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s f or the N ti ity f u L d No 5 ; W k

a v o iv
o r or , . or s, . 1 09.

Ver .
3 is omitted
in t hat Infant s fa e
See
’
c

ept h o f D e i ty
Th e d ,

A d labour w hi le ye ga e
n z

T sound t h e mystery
o :

In vai n ; ye angels ga e no more , z ,

But fal l d s i lently adore

, an .

H ymn 13 4 Gl
o ry b e to Go d . on h igh .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Hymn s for th e N ativ ity of on r Lord, N o 4 ; . Wb rhs, iv . 108 .
130 TH E M E TH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STR AT ED
Tran sl
ation s an d but appa ent ly not in England
P arap h ras es, 1 74 5, r

till 1 77 5. Verses of th e original M S read

2, 4, an d 6 .

O H im t h e Spirit l argely poure d

2 . n

Exerts its sa re d fi ; c re

W isdom d migh t d eal d love an an z an

H i h ol y breast insp i re
s .

4 H .omes from t he t hi k fil ms of vi e
e c c c

T lear t h e menta l ray ;

o c

A d on t h e eye ba ll s o f t h e blin d
n -

T pour e lest ial d y o c a .

6 H i si l ver trumpets publis h l ou d

. s

Th jub l o f t h e Lord ;
’
e ee

Ou debts are al l re mi tted now

r ,

Ou h eritage restored r .

arl Selb o ne thinks D ddridge gene ally more lab oured

E r o
‘
r

and artifi ial than W atts but in his bett e works distinguished
c
’
,
‘
r

by a graceful and pointed someti mes even a noble style T hi ,

.
’
s

hymn he says is as sweet vigorous and perfe t a o mposition

, ,
‘
, , c c

as anywhere be found
c an .
’

A inti mate friend of C olonel Ja mes G ardiner who was killed

n ,

at P restonpans in 7 4 5 wrote to D oddridge Y our spiritual 1 , ,

‘

h ymns were a mong his most delightful and soul i mproving -

repasts ; parti ularly those on beholding transgressors with

c

grief and C hrist s Message

,
’
.
’

P ope s M i h has suggested his line

’
ess a s

H from t h i k fi l ms sh l
e l purge th e visual ray c a ,

A d on t h e s igh tless eye bal ls pour th e d y

n -
a .

A D oddridge put it in his L if f C l lG di

s T his
s ,
e o o on e ar n er,

stan a i mostl y b orrowed fro m Mr P ope

z s . .
’

H ym n 140 . Je sus , Th y fa r -
ex t e n d ed fam e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S acred P oems, 1 74 9 ; Warb s , iv .

3 74 . H eb . x iii . 8 .

In twe lve verses .

T h ori ginal o f ver 6 re ds

e . a

M y sore d i ease my desp er te s i n s , a

T o Th ee I mournfu ll y o fess c n .
 T H E STORY OF T H E H Y M NS AN D T H E IR WR I TE R S 13 1

H ymn 141 . Jes us , Th ee Th y work s p roc l im a .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s on the Four Gos p l (le ft i

e s n I/Vorhs , x . 1 60 . M att .

23 .

Th e last three lines i n the original read

W h i h pardon d perfe tion brings c an c ,

Saves our fall en dyi ng ra e c ,

A d l ifts us into k i ngs n .

H ymn l l Th o u a rt to d ay
142 . J e s us , if sti -
.

C H ARLE S W ESL EY ( ) I .

Ify d S
n n s an
r d P m 74 ; PV h i
acre 6 H eaded These oe s, 1 0 or s , . 2 2 .
‘

t h ings were wri tten for our instru ti on Twenty one verses c .
’
-
.

I ver 8 Long h ave I waited i n th e way i s t h e ori gi nal

n .
, .

H ymn 143 . 0 Th o u , wh om on c e t h e y fl oc k e d t o
ar he .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sacre d P m 7 49 ; W k
oe iv
s, 1 or s , .
3 76 . H eb . xi ii . 8 .

In ver 6 t he original is
. Di sp l y Th yj u tifyi g power
a s n .
’

H ymn 144 . Lord ! it is good for us to b e .

UR P E N R H YN STAN LEY D D
ART H , . .

In arti le on Th Transfigurat ion d h ym s relating thereto

an c e , an n ,
’

M mill
ac M g i
an s
’
April 87 wi t h t hi s note
a az n e, I h ve endeavoured , 1 0, , a

( in a hymn wri tten so me years g on th e As ens i on ) to o mb i ne as

as a o c c ,

f as p ssi b l e t h e vari ous t h ought

ar o , on e ted wi t h the s ene s c n c c .
’

M ter i t i g od to b
as , was hanged b y D e n Stan ley to L rd
s o e,
’
c a o ,

i t is good for us to hi s fina l rev is i on .

D ean Stanley w born at Alderley in 8 5 H i fatheras 1 1 . s

a fterwards be am e Bishop o f N orwi h S t nley was edu ated

c c . a c

under A nold at Rugby and his L if o f the great s hool master

r ,
e c

has be ome an E nglis h lassi H h ad a brilliant ourse at

c c c . e c

O xford and be a me C ollege tutor

, c In 85 h e was made . 1 1

C non o f C anterb ury and wrote his H i t i l M m i l

a
,
s or ca e or a s

qf C t b u y an I
er 856 h e was app inted P o fessor o f
r . n 1 o r

E lesiastical H isto y at Oxford

cc and in 86 3 D ean of
r ,
1

W es tminster H mad e a singularly happy ma riage w th

. e r i
132 TH E M ETH OD I ST HY M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -
’

L ad y Augusta B u e a personal friend of Queen Vic toria

r c , .

A more atholi hearted m than D ean Stanle y neve

c c -
an r

lived H invited leading Non on formists to speak in the

. e c

Abbe y and cultivated frien dl y relations with D Ri gg the his

,
r
.
, n

neighbour at W est minster .

Th dean opened W est minste Abbey to John and C harles

e r

W esley H said in 87 8 Th P resident of the W esle yan C

. e 1 , e on

ference asked i f I would allow the ere tion of a monu ment in c

W est minster Abbey in P oets C orner to C h arles W esley as

,
’
, ,
”
the sweet psal mist of our E nglish I srael I ventured to “
.

ask If we are to have a monu ment to C harles why not to

,
“
,
”
John ? T John W esle y a cordingly togethe with his
o c r
, ,

brothe C harles not ex luding C harles b ut as the g eate

r -
as c , r r

genius as the greater pirit of the two—that monu men t h a

,
S s

been ere ted c .

’

W hen the me morial was un eiled he was marting unde the v s r

loss of his wife and his feelings found relief in a me mo able

, r

application of C harles W esley s words to hi mself ’

M y ompany be fore i s gone c ,

A d I m le ft alone w i th T h ee ;
n a

W it h Thee al l n igh t I mean to st y a ,

A d wrestle t il l th e break o f d y
n a .

D ean Stanle y died in 1 88 H usband and wife res t to gethe 1 r

in a quiet o ne of H enr y the Seventh s C hapel in W est minste

c r r
’
r

Ab be y H i E a t Ch u h y w h Ch u h S i i
'

. s s ern d rc ,
e is rc , na an

P l ti
a es M m i l f W tmi t A bb y are all lassic
n e, e or a s o es n s er e c s .

H i favourite a mon g C harles W esle y h ymns wa tha t ’

s s s

entitled C th li L a o c ove

W eary o f al l t h is wordy strife ,

T h ese not i ons forms d mo des d names , ,

an , an ,

T T h ee t h e W y t h e T ruth t h e L ife
W h ose love my i mp l e heart i fl
o ,
a , , ,

m S n a es,

D iv i ne l y taugh t at l st I fl y , a

W i t h Thee and Th ine to l ive and di , e .

H ymn 145 . H e al us , I mm a n u el; h e a r our pr ya er .

ER W I LL I AM C OW P

Ol y Hym
ne 7 7 9 h eaded Je h ova h R p bi
n s, 1 I 0 am the Lord that
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heal eth th ee Th or iginal reads

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e

H eal us E mmanue l ! here we are , ,

W ai ting to feel Th y tou h c .

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powerful reinforce ment t my p oje ted h ymn book A few o r c -
.

m ore su h and I shall neithe need nor wait f the aid of

c , r or

S cott and S outhey Most sin erel y I have not seen y . c , an

hymns of the kind whi h m ore o mpletel y orrespond to my c c c

ideas of what su h o mposition ought to be to the plan

c c s , or ,

the outline of whi h it has b e en my wish to fillup c .

’

H ym n 148 .
p us , L
0 h el o rd ! e ac h h ou r of n e ed .

E N R Y HART M I LM AN D D
H , . .

F irst publish ed in H eber s Af

ym Based on t h e Gospel for
’
8 7 n s, 1 2 .

t h e Se ond Sunday i Lent M att xv 5

c n , . . 2 .

H ym n 149 . Th e re we re n in e t y a n d nin e th t a
afely lay s .

E LIZABE TH C E C I L I A C LEP H AN E .

T h e w iter was the third dau ghte of And ew C lp h a

r r r e n e,

Sheri ff of F ife and wa born in E dinburgh in 1 83

,
H s 0 . er

h ymns appeared in the F mily T u y under the title a re as r ,

Breathings on the Border Th editor the Rev W Arnot .

’
e , . .

said in introdu ing the first hymn Beneath the C ross of Jesus
c , ,
‘
T hese lines express the experien es the hopes and the long c , ,

ings of a young C hristian lately released W ritten on the very .

edge of this life with the better land full y in the iew of faith
, v ,

the y see m to us footsteps printed on the s ands of T i me where ,

these sands tou h the o ean of E ternity These footprints of

c c .

one who m the G ood Shepherd led through the wilderne s into s

r est m ay with G od s b le s sing contribute to o mfo t and direct

, ,
’
,
c r

su eeding pil g i ms Sh died in 1869 This h ym n appeared

cc r .
’
e .

i n the Ch ild H u in 1 86 8 and afte wards in the F mil

ren s
’
o y r , r a

T u y 1 87 4 p 59 5 Mrs P it man says (L dy Hym W it

r eas r , , . . . a n r ers,

p 26 2) she re me mbers hea in g it sung in a little upper roo m

. r

at W eston supe Mare b y an evangelist o me years before it

-
r -

, , s

beca me po pular Mis s C l ph a by this hy m h a set in

. e n e, n, s

motion a ser mon on the love of C hrist whi h will n ever die as c

long as the E nglish ton gue is spoken Only in the last great .

day will it be kno wn how ma y wandering sheep ha e been n v

brought to Jesus by its means Mr Sankey saw it in the ’

. .

Ch i ti r sAg du ing his firs t mission in S cotland

an e r Th idea . e

o f th e tune came to h im during a C onfe ence on T h e G ood r

 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EIR WR I T E RS 13 5

S hepherd H sang it on May 6 87 4 at the F ree A se mbl y

.
’
e 1 ,
1 , s
H all E dinburgh be fore it w
, written down W hen he began , as .

to sing it he s ar ely hoped to re me mber the air After he h ad

c c .

finished the first verse he wondered if he ould sing the se ond , c c

in the sa me way H su eeded and the meeting was broken . e cc ,

down ; but Mr S anke y des ribed it as the most intense m o ment

. c

o f his li fe I t produ ed an i mmense i mpression and in t a tl y

. c , s n

b ecame popular .

It i said that an i mpenitent and areles m on e heard in

s c s an c

the distance the words I go to the desert to find my sheep ‘ ’

b eing sung A d on the hillside faith ca me b y hearin g and he

n
,

was aved s .

Beneath the C ross of Jesus is ano ther h ymn of Mi

‘ ’
ss
C lph a
e whi h has won wide popula rity
ne s
’
c .

H ym n l me t h e
150 Te l . ol
d , ol
d s t o ry .

M I SS K ATH E R I N E H AN K EY .

A Li fe o f Jesus i n fifty fi verses

‘
T h is is Part I ’
Th Story -
ve . .
,
‘
e

W nted wr i tten Janu ry 9 86 6 ; Th Story To l d P art I I was

a ,
’
a 2 , 1
‘
e ,
’
.
,

wri tten i N ovember of t he s me year It h as probabl y been translated

n a .

into more languages t h n al most any other hil d s hy mn It i an a c

’
. s

E gli sh h ymn
n M W H D oane o f P reston C onne t i ut set i t to
. r . . .
, , c c ,

mu i at M San k ey s re q uest
s c r. d t urned i t i nto an e i gh t l
i ne verse
’
, an -

wi th a horus It h be ome i mmense ly popular b ut M iss H ankey

c . as c ,

g tl y depre ated t hi s s tting as ea h verse is omp l ete i n i tse lf

rea c Th e , c c . e

restor ti on of th e hymn to i ts true form does j usti e to th e author d

a c an

the hymn H H eart to . er was republished wi t h musi b y , c

t he author in 878 , 1 .

I love to tell the story

Of u seen t h ings above n ,

i noth er o f her h ymns

s a .

H ymn 151 . W it h ou s c louds e n c omp a ss e d rou n d

ori
gl .

C H AR L E S W ES LEY

Worhs , vii 194 .

.

C harl es W es l ey’s first ver e is i ndebted to h is brother

. s Sa muel s ’

Hymn to God th e Fath er

In light u s ar h ble enth on d n e c a r e

W hom ngel di ml y a s se e ,
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w hi h owes mu h in turn to P di L t v 57
c c ara se os , . 1

W h itt t above t hese h eavens o s

’
s ,

T us invis ible or di ml y seen o .

In the P di g of the W esle y H istorical Societ y the

rocee n s ,

Rev W F Moulton D D writes T h hara ter of the hy mn : e c c

— what we should now all its solidarit —might of itself
. . . .
, .
,
'

y c

a ount for the sparing use of the hy mn in public I t is of one

cc .

pie e W annot re move a verse without disturbing the flow

c . e c

and marring the cohesion o f the whole poem P robabl y how .

,

ever the eal ob sta le to frequent use has lain in e tain

, r c c r

expressions in verses 5 6 whi h offend modern taste Verse 5 , , c .

”
John W esley hi mself scrupled singing ; to h im the words “
,
”
T hat dea disfigured face savoured of too mu h fa miliari ty
r
” “
c
, ,

s ee med to speak o f our blessed Lord as a mere m “

an .

T us pro b ably verse 6 presents still greater di f

o fi cult y in the ,
“ ”
words wrap in Th y ri mson vest T this figure I do not
m e c o
, .

re member y exact parallel eithe in the volu mes of the W esley

an , r

poetry or el ewhere W ere it found in so me an ient writer

s . c , or

in so me well known Latin or Moravian hy mn we could more

-

easily understand its sudden appearan e here I shall b glad c . e

to know if any parallel has been found b y other s .

I suppose that we shall all agree as to the meaning H

‘
. e
”
whose na e is the W ord of G d (Rev xix 3 ) is seen
m “
o . 1
”
.

“ ”
arrayed in a gar m ent sprinkled with or dipped in blo d “
o .
, ,

I n W esley s N t this is igh tl y explained of the blood of the

’
o es r

ene mies H hath already on q uered ”(Isa lxiii & ) b ut at

e c . . 1, c .

least one an ient writer (H ippolytus) interpreted the wo ds as

c r

re fe ing to C hrist s own blood by whi h the in a nate W ord

rr
’
,
c c r
”
cleansed the world I n erse we ead that H hath a . v 12 r
“
e

n ame whi h no one knoweth but H H i mself W ith his

c
” e .

chara teristi tenden y to ombine allusion and unite symbols

c c c c s ,

C harles W esle y sei es on the og ate thought of G xxxii 9

z c n en . . 2 ,

so exquisitely rendered in H y mns 4 4 [now 449 In 1 0, 1 1 ,

consonan e with this he pleads O Saviour take m to Th y

c ,
“
, e

hea t enfold m in T h y vesture dipped in T hine w atoning

r , e o n

blood Onl y when sp inkled with en o mpassed with the b lood

. r , c ,

o f atonement can I understand Th y name W hen I m thu . a

enabled to re eive the evelation tell m llTh y na me

c
” r e a
, .

Th whole hy mn well illustrate the extent to which the

‘
e s

words of S ripture are e mbedded in the W esle y hy mns If we

c .

would t ace up the thought and ph a eology of the h ymn to

r s r s
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H ym n 154 . R id e on ! rid e on in m aje sty !

E
Y H ART M I LM AN D D
H NR ,
. .

P ub li sh e d in H eber s Hy m P al m Sunday
’
8 7 F Th n s, 1 2 . or . e

third li ne ran T hi ne h u mb l e beast pursues its road

,
‘
whi h was ,
’
c

changed by M urray i his Hym l 85 i nto 0 Savi our meek

n na , 1 2,
‘
,

pursue Th y road It is th e most popular o f Palm Sunday hymns

.
’
.

H ym n 15 5 . W h en o ur h e a ds a re b owed with woe .

H EN RY M I LM AN D D
H AR T , . .

In H eber s Hym 8 7 F t h e Sixteenth Sunday after Trin i ty

’
n s, 1 2 . or .

It is based on t h e Gospel a ount o f t he W i dow of N ai n Th refrai n

cc . e

was originally Gra i ous S o f M ary hear It brings out t he pr per

c on , .
’
o

h umani ty of C h ri st as t he ground of human appeal for sympathy d an

h e lp .

Tw verses are o mitte d

o

3 W h en t h e sul l en deat h b ll to ll s e
-
.

F our own departed soul s ;

or

W hen our final doom i s near ,

G ra i ous S o f M ary h ear !

c on ,

6 T h ou t h e sh ame t h e gr i e f h ast k now

.
, n ,

T h ough t h e s i ns were not T hi ne own ;

T h ou hast d ig d t h eir l oad to bear ;
’
e n

Gra ious S o f M ary hear

c on , .

H ym n 156 ark Geth sem an e

. Go to d .

J AM ES M ON T GOM ERY
Th first for m o f t hi s h ymn appeare d in C tt il 1820
’
e l S l ti o er s e ec on , ;
five years later thi s rev ised form was given in M ontgomery s Ch ’
ris tian

P l mi t Bot h forms are in extens i ve u

sa s .
se .

T h ree verses o f t h e earl i er vers i on m y be q uote d a

S H im at t h e j u dgement h ll
2. ee
-
a ,

Beaten boun d
’
ild ig d
’
, , rev , arra n

S H im meek l y h
ee i g al l ! ear n

Love to m H i sou l u t i d !
’
an s s s a n

Shun not suf fer i ng hame or l oss , S ,

Learn o f C hrist to bear t h e ross c .

 Y OF TH E H Y MN S AN D TH E I R WR I TE RS 3 9
T H E STOR 1

3 C al vary s mourn ful moun tai n view ;

’
.

T here t h e Lord o f G l ory see ,

M ade a sa ri fi e for y u c c o ,

D y i ng on t h e u é d tree ac c rs

It is fi i h d hear H m y n s
’
i cr :

T rust in C h rist d learn to di , an e.

4 Early to t h e to mb repai r
. ,

W here t hey lai d H i breat hl ess lay ; s c

Angels k ept t h e i r v i gil s t h ere ;

Wh hat h tak en H im away ? o

C h rist i s ri sen ! H seek s t h e sk ies ;

‘ ’
e

Saviou ! te h us so to rise r ac .

I n h i O gi lHym it is headed C hrist our exa mple in

s ri na ns

suffering Th Rev James King des ribes a visit to G eth

.
’
e . c

s emane i his A gli Hym lgy W sat down on a ro k

n n ca n no o . e c

o erlo king the garden Th m oon was till bright and the
v o . e s ,

vene able olive trees were asting dark shadows a ross t h e

r -
c c

sa red ground T h il of night increased the sole mni ty

c . e ,
s en ce .

No hu man voi e was heard and t h e stillness was only broken

c ,

b y the occasional barking of dogs in the city W read by the . e ,

light passages bearing on the agon y and Ja mes M ontgo mery s

, ,
’

sole mn hymn G to dark G et h se mane, o .

Th 8 for m is the same as that o f 8 5 ex ept the last

e 1 20 1 2 , c

line Learn fro m H im to wat h and pray

, c .
’

H ymn 15 7 . S av iour wh en in d u s t t o Th e e , .

S I R R OBE RT G RAN T

In the
Ch ristian Ob 18 5 entitled Lit ny In Elli ott s
s erver, 1 ,
‘
a .
’ ’

ms an d Hymn s ,
P sal 1 83 5 .

H ym n 15 8 . d th e Sav iour
Beh ol of m a n k in d .

S AM UE L W E SLEY .

amuel W esle y ( 66 7 3 5) was son of the Rev Joh

S 1 2 -
1 . n
W estley of W interborn VVh it h u h who w eje ted fro m the
,
-
c rc ,
as c

living i 66 H i son studied at a N on onform ist a de my

n 1 2 . s c ca

in London but resolved to join the C hur h of E ngland and

,
c ,

e ntered as a se vitor at E xeter C ollege r .

W hen at O xford he published a volu me of po ms in 6 85 e , 1 ,

with the st ange title M gg t In 6 93 his H i P m

r ,
a o s . 1 ero c oe on
 TH E M E TH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

th e L ife
f our Blessed
o was L ord an d S a v iour 7 cs us Ch ris t
dedicated to Queen Mary and this led to his appoint ment as ,

Rector of E pwo t h H also published a three volu me H i t y

r . e -
s or

of th Old d N w T t m t in verse H i death bed sayings

e an e es a en . s -

show how the dis ipline o f life had softened and hastened his c c

spirit H had rea hed the full assu an e of faith and hope
. e c r c

and love .

H i hy m n is a relic of the grea t fire at E pworth on F eb uary

s r

9 7 9 in whi h John W esle y nearly lost his li fe

, 1 0 ,
c T h paper . e

on whi h the h ymn was written was blown into the garden
c

fro m the b urning hou e and was the e found singed b y the s ,
r

fla mes .

W esle y pu b lish ed the h ym n in his C harle tow P lm a d s n sa s n

Hy m 7 3 7 headed O the C ru ifixion and in his Hym

’
n s, 1 ,
n c ns
,

an d S d P m a cre 7 39 W h i 7 W hen the E vangelical

oe s, 1 or s , . 11 .

Revival b egan this h ym was ready for use and bore a gloriou n ,
s

har est It was sung by C harles W esley on Jul y 1 8 7 3 8

v .
,
1 ,

when he a d Mr Bra y were locked in with a pa t y of con

n . r

d m d cri minals in a cell at Newgate

e ne H says I t wa . e ,
‘
s

one of the mo t triu mpha t hou s I have ever k own Next

s n r n .
’

mornin g it tren gthened tho e penitents to face dea th and

s s

eternit y .

Th fi rst and third erse of thi h ymn helped T ho mas

e v s s

W alsh th Irish Ro m anist to find res t in C hrist H had

, e ,
. e

gone to the Methodist ser ice at New Market near Li meri k v ,

c ,

at the b eginning of 7 5 Th preache quoted Isa lxiii 1 0. e r . . 1

i n his prayer Th former words in the prayer and these

.
‘
e ,

i n the hymn ca me with su h power to my heart that I w

,
c ,
as

c onstrained to y out Bless th Lord 0 my soul ; and all cr ,

“
e ,

that is within m bless H i holy name for H hath forgiven e, s : e

”
all mine iniquit y and healed my diseases A d now was I n
, .

divinely assured that G d for C hrist s sake had forgiven m o ,

’
,
e

all my sin I b roke out into tears of j y and love — E l

s .
y o
’
. ar

M eth odis t P reach ers .

Th e m other of Jobson had returned fro m a sacramental

Dr .

e vi e and in repeating this hymn was able to re t on C hri t

s r c , s s

a her Sa iour
s A h ea hed the line
v . s s e r c s

But soon H e ll break deat h s envious hain ’ ’

c ,

A d in full glory s hi ne
n ,

th e j oy of fai th b u rs t into h e life r .

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all his family followed in his footsteps . On e of h i daugh ter s s

ma ied M H atton of Bi mingha m

rr r. ,
r .

H ymn 16 2 0 . co me an d mou rn wit h m e awh ile .

F . W . FAB ER ,
D D . .

ood Fri day i n y u d M ry 849 h eaded Jesus C u ifi d

G es s an a , 1 ,
r c e .
’

T verses o f four lines In flym A i t d M d

en 86 . ns n c en an o ern , 1 1.

T h o iginal refrain Jesus our Love is ucified is taken ‘ ’

e r , , , cr ,

fro m a hymn by J Mason 16 83 My Lord my Love was .

,
.
, ,

cru ified was hanged t Jesus u L rd is c ucified and

c
’
c o
‘
, o r o , r ,
’

this has been adopted al most universally I t is St Ignatius . .

’

Amo meus u ifi u in h i Ep i tl t th R m
‘ ’
r t cr c x s es , s s e o e o an s ,

written on his way to mart yrdo m whi h was freely used through ,
c

the Middle Ages and of whi h C harles W esley made su h , c c

me morab le use in so m e of his h ymn (see s

H ym n 16 3 . 0 S a c re d H e ad on c e woun d e d .

E R HAR D T translated b y D R J W ADDE LL ALEX AN DE R

G . . .

A l e ander s transl at i on appeare d in t h e Ch i ti

’
D r. x Ly 83 r s an re, 1 0 .

Tw stan as were adde d i n 849

o z 1 .

G erhardt s O H aupt voll Blut und W unden is itself a

’ ‘ ’

free t a slation of the S l

r n put u t tum as ribed to St a v e ca cr en a ,
c .

Be nard of C lairvaux
r and entitled A rhyth mi al pra yer c

to any one of the m e mbers of C hri t su ffering and hanging on s

the C ro s I t is divided into seven parts add essed to the feet

s .
’
,
r ,

knee hands side breast heart and fa e o f Jesus This hy mn

s, , , , , c .

is a translation o f that addressed to the fa e f our Lord c o .

A ording to the superstition of the ti me the i m age of C hrist

cc ,

on the ross bowed itself and e mbra ed Bernard with out

c c

stret hed arms as a token t h at his devotion was a epted

c cc .

H died in
e 53 and no M S of the poe m is known earli r
11 ,
. e

than the fou teenth entury r c .

G erhardt s version published in 6 56 i headed T the

’
,
1 , s
‘
o

su ffering fa e of C hrist D S haff says T his lassi al hy mn

c .
’
r
. c ,
‘
c c

h asshown an i mperishab le vitality in passing fro m the Latin

into the Ge man and fro m the Ge man into the E nglish and
r ,
r ,

proclai ming in three tongues and in th name of the three , e

C onfe io s th e C atholic th e Luth e an an d th e Refo med

ss n -

, r , r
 T H E STORY OF T H E H YM NS AN D TH E IR WR I TE RS 1 43

with equal effe t the dying love of u Saviour and u b ound

c , o r , o r

less indebtednes to H im P aulus G erhardt ( 6 7 s a .

’
1 0

Lu theran pastor ranks next to Luther as the most gifted and

,

popular h ymn writer of his own C h ur h G erhardt had man y

-
c .

sorrows H did not Obtain a pastorate till he was forty four

. e -

fou of his five hildren died in early youth his wi fe died a fter
r c

a long illness during the ti me he was wit h out ffi e in Berlin O c .

Y t his hy mns have no morbid tou h b ut are fresh and healt h y

e c ,

in tone Fro m the first they be a me popular with all ranks

. c

and reeds and are a mong the most herished treasures of

c , c

G er many to day -
.

D Alexander the translator of G erhardt s hy mn was born

’
r. , ,

in Virginia M ar h 3 8 4 and was professor at P rin eton

,
c 1 , 1 0 , c ,

and P resbyterian minister in New Y ork H died at Sweet . e

Sp ings Virginia July

r ,
H translated also the S t b t
, e a a

[W t
a er and y u duli m m i es c s e or a .

W hen C hristian F riedri h S h wart was dying at Tanjore c c z ,

in 7 98 after nearly fi fty years apostoli labour f ;I di

1 ,
’
c or n a,

where H yder Ali trusted and honoured h im his M alabar pupils ,

gat h ered round and sang in their own language t h e last verse
o f this hy mn T h m issionary fre q uently joined in it T hen
. e .

he rested a little asked to be raised up and passed to his rest

, ,
.

P assion C h orale to :w h i h the hy mn is set was

‘ ’
Th e ,
c ,

publis h ed at N u b g in 6 and first asso iated with thisrn er 1 0 1, c

h y mn in 6 56 Jo h n Sebastian Ba h greatly ad mired it and

1 . c ,

used it several ti mes in his S t M tth w P i M u i . a e ass on s c .

H ym n 16 4 . W h en I s u rv e y th e wo n d rou s c ross .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

Hymn s an d It i N 7 in Book I I I P
Sp iritualSon gs , 1 70 7 . s o. re

p r d for the H oly Ordinan e of the Lord s Supper d i s headed

a e c
’
,
’
an

C ru i fixi on to t h e wor l d b y t h e ross o f C h rist G l v i

’
c 4 c , a . . 1 .

Ver 4 is omi tted

.

H i dying ri mson li ke a robe s c , ,

Spre ds o er H i b ody on t h e tree ;

’
a s

T hen m I d e d to all t he gl ob e a a ,

A d all t h e gl o b i s de d to m n e a e.

In the first edition 7 7 the hymn b gins , 1 0 ,

e

W hen I survey th e wondrou r s c oss

W h ere th young P ri of G lory dy d ’

e n ce .
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Matthew Arnold thought this the fine t h ymn in u language s o r .

O the last day of his li fe he heard D John W atson prea h at

n r. c

S efton P ark L ive pool T his hy mn was un g afte the serm on

, r . s r .

A nold was heard repeating the third ver e in his siste s house
’
r s r

shortl y before his sudden death W hen G eorge E liot s aunt .

’
,

Mrs Samuel E vans the fiery little Methodist heroine o f A d m

.
, a

B d
e a s mall bla k eyed wo man very vehe ment in her style
e,
‘
,
c -

of prea hing was dying in D e emb er 858 she was one night
c ,
’
, c , 1 ,

sitting b y her bed in great pain when s h e ex lai med H w , c ,

‘
o

good the Lord is ! P raise H i holy name A a friend sup s .

’
s

ported her she q uoted the verse S fro m H i head H i hands

, , ee s , s ,

H i feet ; then after a pause ver 5 of H y mn 1 5 Angels

’ ‘
s , ,
. 2, ,

assist u m ighty joys A d after tears of j y h added

o r .
’
n o , s e

another verse fro m H ymn 97 W o rth y the Lamb that died , ,

‘
,

the y y
’
cr .

H ymn 16 5 .
’
Tis fi n ish e d ! t h e M e ssiah d ie s .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s on It i finished
th e F our Gosp el
s Worhs , xii .
99 .
‘
s ,
’

Joh n xix 3 Eigh t verses P ub l ish ed in th e

. 0 . upplement from . 1 83 1 S

MS .It is one of seven h ymns our Lord s wor s from th e C ross or .

’
d .

Oth er h ym s were pub li sh e d in Sh t Hym

n based on ertai n verses or n s, c

o f St Luk e s Gosp l b ut t hese were afterwards mu h enlarged and

.
’
e , c

i mproved Th ree verses are here omitted

. .

H ymn 16 6 N ot . l th e
al oo d
bl of b e a st s .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

Hym n s an d aith i n C h rist our Sa rifi e

Sp iritualS on gs, 1 709 . F c c .
’

W atts read A d h p h er guil t was t h ere

, H i l ast verse runs
n o es .
’
s

Be li evi ng we rej o i e c

T th e urse remove o s ee c

W bl ess t h e Lamb w i th h eerful voi e e c c ,

A d i g H i b l eeding l ove n s n s .

Mr G J Stevenson gives a story of a Jewess who read on

. . .

the leaf of a hy mn book whi h had o me into the house th -

c c e

first verse of this hy mn Sh ould not get it out o f her mind . e c .

Sh pro ured a Bible and be a m e a onvert to C h istianity

e c ,
c c r .

H er husband divor ed her and she was redu ed to poverty c , c .

Th Bible S o iety s olpo teur said

e Allthis I knew and as
c
’
c r ,
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ship L d on whi h the Rev D aniel J D rape and
Th e on on , c . . r

h i wife were returning to Australia was lost in a to m in the

s ,
s r

B y of Bis ay on January
a c 86 6
, T here we e ab out 3 1 1, 1 . r 2 0

per on s board but onl y fifteen es aped M D ape

s on , c . r. r r

preached C hrist to the d oo med passenge s and the las t ma r ,

n

who left the es el aid that he heard the m sin ging Ro k of

v s s c

Ages le ft for m just before the ship went do wn

, c e,
’
.

G eneral S t uart the avalry leader of the South in th e

, c

Ameri an C ivil Wc an g the hym n he was d ying f om th

ar, s as r e

wounds re eived in battle at Ri h mond

c c .

Abraha m E F arrar (father of the late C ano

. F arrar of n ,

D urha m) who died in the H inde Street C ircuit in 1 849 w

, ,
as

v isited b y D Beau mont his olleague on E aste Sunday

r.
, c ,
r ,

about half an hour b efore he died T here is no commandment .

in th law which I have not broken he said but there i the

e ,
’
, s

atone men t and I have onfiden e in it I can res t it

, c c . on .

In my hand no pri e I bring c .

Si mp l y to Th y ross I li ng c c .
’

H ymn 16 9 . M an of — wh at
Sorrows l a n am e .

PH I LI P BL I SS .

In th e I t ti lL n M th l
ern a y 87 5
on a e sson s on , 1 .

M Bliss was bo n in P enns ylvania 1 83 8 D G F Root

r. r , . r . . .

e mployed h im to ondu t musical institutes and o mpose Sunday

c c c

s hool music H was brought up as a Methodist joined Majo

c . e , r

Blis in 1 87 4 in evangeli al work and gave the o yalty of h i

s c ,
r s

G p l S g worth
os e on s, to this cause In the railway .

disaste at Ashtabula Ohio D e e mber 3 1 87 6 he escaped

r , ,
c 0, ,

fro m the b u ning but lost his li fe in trying to save his wi fe

r c ar, .

T his li t of so me of his fa ourite h ymns will show how i h

s v rc

a con tri b ution he made t Ameri an a red ong o c s c s

Th ough t h e valley o f t h e sh ad ow I must go

r .

W h osoever h eareth sh out s h out th e sound , , .

A l most persuaded now to be l ieve .

H ! my omrades see t h e s i gnal

o c , .

Ligh t in th e darkness sa il or d y i at ha d , , a s n .

D own l ife s dark ale we wander

’
v .

M ore h oliness give m e.

On l y an armour beare -
r.

Stan ding by a purpo e t ue s r .

 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H Y M N S AND T H E I R WRI TE RS 147

Brigh tly beams our Fath er s mer y ’

c .

Free from th e l w 0 happy ondi tion

a , c .

H ave you on th e Lord be li eved

Th wh o l e wor l d was l ost in t h e dark ness o f sin
e .

Tenderly t h e Shep h erd .

H ymn 170 C h ris t th e Lord is . ris en t o da y !

-

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d i 85 H ymn for E ster

Sac red P oems , 17 39 lVorhs , . 1 . a

D y F i ve weak verses are omi tted to t h e great advantage o f t h e h y m

a .
’
,
rr .

Ver 6 borrows f om Y oung s L t D y published i n 7 3

. r
’
as a , 1 1

T riump hant K i ng o f G l ory ! Soul o f bl i ss !

W hat a stupendous turn o f fate is th is !
John W esle y did not insert it in the Large H y mn book -

17 8 though Ma tin Madan in luded it in h is P lm d

0, r c sa s an

Hym 7 60 and h anged D ying on e H all doth save into

’
n s, 1 c c e
, ,

On e H died u souls to save

c e It appeared in t h e Supple
o r .
’

ment of 1 83 1 Sa muel W esley wrote a hym n for E a ster whi h

.
,
c

s upplied his b rothe with so me hints for ver 3 r .

In vai n th e stone the wat h t he seal , c ,

F orbi d an earl y r i se
T H im w h o burst t h e bars o f h el
o l

use of H allelujah after every line represents an old

Th e ’

C hristian usto m Vigil tiu one of t h e re for mers of the fi fth

c . an s,

century is denoun ed by Jero m e H reje ts t h e vigils only

, c e c

at E a ter should we sing H allelujah T hat shout o f praise h ad ’

s .

b en used by the C h ristian plough man at his work and by

e ,

sail they en ouraged ea h other to ply the oar It be a me

ors as c c . c

th er og i ed salutation on E aster morning and has le ft its

ec n z ,

tamp on th E nglish liturgy in the P raise y the Lord whi h

’
s e e c
,

i i mply th old H ebrew H allelujah

s s e .
’

H ymn 17 1 H e dies ! t h e Frie n d

. o f s in n e rs d ie s !

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

H ome Lyric ae, 1 709, z ud ed i t ion .

‘
C hri t dying ri ing
s , s , an d re ig n

Ch ml
stian s / allD en omin ation s, 17 53
o .
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I LLU STRATED
ies ! Th h eavenly Lover dies !
He d e

Th t i dings str i k e a do l eful sound

e

O my poor h eart stri ngs

n deep H l ies -
: e

In t he old averns of the ground c c .

Th amended form in Tb M t/wb : IJym B k is du to M adan (P l m

'

e e e e s n -
oo e sa s

and H ym from w h i h it passed i nto the Large H ymn book in

ns , c -

1 800 .

H ymn 17 2 Y e h um b le . ouls t h at s eek th e Lo rd s .

P H I LI P D ODD R I D G E

E aster pub l ish ed 7 55 Ver 3 omi tted

‘ ’
, 1 . . .

In ver D oddri dge wrote p leasure Th hange to rapture

. 1
‘
.
’
e c

l ifts t he wh ole stan a into anot her worl d o f feeling

z .

H ym n 17 3 . I n t h e b on d s of d eath H e l
ay .

M ART I N LU TH E R ; translated b y M I SS W I N K WOR TH

C h ri st lag in T d b d was publi shed i n 5 4 Luther headed
o e s an en 1 2 .

it Th hymn C hrist ist erstanden i mproved b ut li tt l e tra e i s

‘
e
“
, ,
’
c

ret ined o f t hat an ient German h ymn Some tou hes are suggested b y
a c . c

two famous Latin h ymns but th e work ing out i s enti re l y origi al d
,
n , an

t he resul t a hymn se ond on ly to hi unequalled E i feste Burg

c
”
s n
’
.

M i ss W i k w th translat i on of w hi h ver i s here omitted

n or
’
s , c . 2 ,

appeared in her Ly G m mm 855 ra er a

'

, 1 .

Luthe was born at E isleben in 1483 and entered the

r ,

m onastery at E r furt in 5 5 A visit to Ro me followed b y

1 0 .
,

T t l sale o f indulgences roused Luthe to protest against

’
e ze s , r

the errors of the P apa y and in O tober 5 7 he nailed his c , c ,

1 1 ,

theses to the door o f the C astle C hur h in W ittenberg burnt c ,

the P apal Bull onde mning his own w itings at W ittenberg in

c r

D ece mbe 1 5 r, and next April set out for t h e D iet of W orm s
20, .

I n the W artburg where he lay hidden after the D iet he b egan

, ,

his translation of the Bible into G erm an Besides giving .

G ermany the W ord of G d in its mother tongue he wrote o -

hy mns and o mposed tunes whi h be am e battle ongs of

c c c -
s

t h e Reformation T hey proved the m ost e ffe tive mission

. c

aries of the trut h whi h Luther had brought out of bondage c .

H e published his New T esta ment in 5 I n 5 4 he 1 22 . 1 2

printed the first G erman hy mn book with eight hy mns N ext -

,
.

yea the nu mb e
r g ew to fort y At fi st he t anslated and
r r . r r
1 50 T H E M TH O E D I ST H Y M N BOOK -
I LLU STRAT ED
eithe w itte or t anslated b y hi mself I n his preface he ays
r r n r . s ,
‘
I have also a ording t my power put forth all my ability
,
cc o , ,

you old hymn book as well as the Bohe mian hy m n book being
r - -

b e fore m and have brought the same sense i n a ordan e

e,
,
cc c

with H oly S cripture into G erm an rhy me Luther alled h im , .

’
c

a good poet with o mewhat erroneous views on the Sa rament

, S c .
’

H i best work has a e tain har ming si mpli ity of thou gh t

s
‘
c r c c

an d exp ession H died i ’

r
53 4 . e n 1 .

H ymn 17 5 . Jesu s l — th y t e rrors

iv e s l n o w .

I I
C H R ST AN F UR C H TE GOTT G E LL E RT ; tran lated b y FR AN C E S s

E L AB IZ E TH C ox .

Jesus lebt mit ih m au h i h p p d d hi s G stl k O

‘
, d c c a e are n a ze
'

e
’
aen a n

Le ip i g 7 57 ent i t l e d E aster H ymn It i s based on Joh n i ’

Li d e er, z , 1 ,
. x v.

9 Th H ll eluj ah i s not i n th e ori gi nal M i ss C ox s trans l at i on i s from ’

1 . e a .

her S d Hym f m {b G m
ac re 84 a o ll e t i on o f forty nine
ns ro e er an , 1 1, c c -

afterwards in reased to fifty si x p i e es c -

c .

G elle t was b o n in Saxony in 7 5 studied theology at

r r 1 1 ,

Leip i g U nive ity and for so me ti m e acted as as istant to h i

z rs ,
s s

father H had a treacherou memory and as pu b li feeling

. e s , c

did not allow a pastor to ead his se mons he b ecame a pri ate r r , v

tutor and afterwards an extraordinary pro fesso in his university r .

H was too deli ate in health to fulfil the dutie of an ordinary

e c s

pro fessorship and de lined that o ffe in 7 6 Goethe and

,
c r 1 1 .

Lessing were a mong his pupils H took war m interest in the . e

personal condu t and welfare of his students and gained pe uliar

c , c

reveren e and a ffe tion H i best hy mns ha e won great

c c . s v

popularity and mark an epo h in G er man hymnology H

,
c .
‘
e

prepared hi mself b y prayer for their o mposition and selected c ,

the mo ments when his mental hori on was most un louded z c .

’

W hen Gelle t was in sore straits a peasant brought a load of

r ,

fi rewood to h im in grate ful re ognition of the benefit re eived c c

from his F bl H i hymns were greatly blessed and people

a es . s
,

of all ranks and onditions came to visit h im Once when he c .

,

was in m u h darkness he heard one o f his hymns ung in hur h

c , s c c ,

and said to hi mself Is it you who o mposed this h ymn and y t ,

c , e

y u feel so little o f its power in your own heart ?

’
o

In D e e mber 7 69 when told that he was likely to die in an

c ,
1 ,

hour he li fted up his hands with a cheerful look and ex lai med
, , c ,
‘
Now G d be praised onl y an hour It had b een his wish
, o ,
.
’

t die like Addison ( unde hymn

‘ ’
o see r
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D TH EIR WR I TERS 1 5!

Mi s C the daughte of M G V C M A was b o n

s ox, r r . . . ox, . .
, r

at O fo d in 1 8
x rand died in 897 Sh was largely indebted
12, 1 . e

to Baron Bun en s per onal u gges tion in the sele tion of the
s
’
s s s c

H ymn 17 6 . Our Lord is ris e n fro m t h e d e a d .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY (I ) .

ms
P sal an d Hymn s , 1 74 3 ; Works , v ii i .
48 . Th e se ond part o f
c

P salm xxiv H ymn 7 6 is the first part

. .

It is one of C harles W esley s most pi rited pa aphrases ’

S r .

Y oun g s s glt Tn ugh t

’
iv m y be o mpared with this
z o s, .
,
a c

hymn ; but if Y oung suggested o me phrases C harles W esle y s ,

h a gone f be yond h im
s ar

H rose ! H rose ! H burst th e bars o f death

e e e .

L ift up your h eads ye everl ast i ng gates ! ,

A d gi ve t h e K i ng o f G l ory to o me i n
n c .

W h is t h e K i ng o f G l ory ? H w h o left
o e

H i t hrone o f gl ory for t h e pang o f de t h

s , a

Lift up your h eads ye everl ast i n g gates ! ,

A d gi ve t h e K i ng o f G l ory to o me in
n c .

W h is t h e K i ng o f G l ory ? H w h o s l ew
o e

u foe t hat g g d al l hu m n ra e !
’ ’
Th e rav n o s , or a c

Th K ing o f G l ory H whose glory filld ’

e , e,

H eaven w i t h ama e ment at H i l ove to m z s an .

H ymn 17 7 . On W in gs of l
iv in g l
igh t .

W I LLI AM W ALSH AM H ow, D D . .

z 193 mm ,
C k urel 1 87 1 . It w wri tten as an E ter a ol
as n c r ,
an d espe ially for th e tune D w ll 48th
c ar a
’
s 1 .
’

Bi hop H w t h e
s of a soli itor was bo n at Shrewsbu y
o , s on c , r r ,
1 8 3 ; Recto
2 of W hittington 185 Re tor of St Andrew s
r , 1 c .
’

U ndersha ft London S u ff agan Bishop of East London

, 87 9
’
r 1
,

first Bishop of W akefield 888 H died in 897 H i work i ,

1 . e 1 . s n
the E ast E d was marked by a p ostoli eal and tend r ess
n c z e n .

H i unselfish and loving spirit endeared h im to all

s d when , an

he was g owing old he kept his h rt young a d wo uld sit

r ea , n

down to write a set o f nonsense ve ses to amu a g and hild r se r c

wi th th greate t en thusia m a d a es tn
e s s n e rn e ss .
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H is bears witness H was happy be au e he w
son :
‘
e c s as

good Hi i mple j oyous life was a song o f praise to his

. s S ,

C reato like that of a bright pring day

r, H rejoi ed in the S . e c

Lord always No mat ter what the anxiet y no matte what the
.
, r

t ouble he was always ead y to tu h i face to the Su and be

r , r rn s n

gladdened by the Ligh t .

’

Bishop H w wrote a C o mmenta y on the F ou G o pels

o r r s ,

and was joint edito of two olle tions of hym ns H i own r c c . s

hy mns nu mbe about ixt y and maintain a very hi gh level of

r s ,

excellen e c .

D Julian says C o mbining p u e rh yth m with great

r. , r

dire tness and si mpli ity Bishop H ow s o mposition a es t

c c ,
’
c s rr

attention more through a co mprehensive grasp of the ubje t s c

and the unexpe ted light thrown upon and warmth infused int
c o

fa ts and details usually shunned b y the poet than through

c ,

glowing i magery and i mpassioned rhetoric H has painted . e

lovely i mages inte wo en with tender thoughts but these are r v ,

few and found in his least appreciated work T hose m

, . co

positions whi h have laid the fi m t hold upon the C hu h a e

c r es rc r

si mple unador ed but enthu iasticall y prac tical h ym s

, n , s n .
’

e urre c tion !
H ymn 17 8 Th e d ay . of r s

ST J OH N or D AM ASC U S ; t anslated b y D R NE AL E
. r .

In Hym f fluE t C/u /i 86 ns o Ti t h e d y o f resur as ern z rc , 1 2,

"
s a

re tion In t he P i / Hym b k 1863 it begins Th d y o f

c .
’
ar s t n -
oo , ,
‘
e a

resurre tion c .
’

St John of D a mascus belonged to a good fa m il y in that

.

an ient ity H e was edu ated by C os mas one of the greatest

c c . c ,

G reek e lesiasti al poets and held o ffi e unde the aliph

cc c ,
c r c .

H e retired to the laura of St Sabas between Je usalem and .

,
r

Bethlehe m with his foster brother C os mas the younger who

,
-

, ,

b e a me the most learned of the G reek poets At S aba he

‘ ’
c .

c o mposed his hymns and works on theolog y T his monastery .

was the entre of a s hool of hy mn writers and John was

c c -

prob ably musi ian as well as poet H was ordained priest of

c . e

the C hur h of Jerusale m late in life and died about 7 8 in his

c ,
0

84th or 1 th year H i e mpty to mb is at Mar Saba but his

00 . s ,

body was arried to C onstantinople H e has b een called the

c .

T ho mas A q uinas of the E ast H e was fa mous as a theologian .

,

and h is th ee celeb rated o ration s in favour of th e icon s won

r
1 54 , TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LL U STRATE D

H ym n 17 9 Y e fa ith ful so ul
s, . wh o Je s us k n ow .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Snort Hymns on Sel

ec t P assa es
g f Scrzjoture
o , 1 76 2 Works , xiii . 86 .

C O1 . iii . 1 -

4 .

H ymn 180 Th e foe b eh in d , th e d e ep b e fore

. .

J OH N M ASON NE ALE D D , . .

W ritten in 853 d publi h e d i hi C1l f E t tid 854, an s n s a ro s or as er -

e, 1 .

It was set to musi by D Joseph Bamby and was a g eat favouri te

c r. , r

with th e Eton boys Si stan as are omitted . x z .

H ymn 18 1 H ail t h e d a y t h at . s e es Him ris e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymns an d S ac red P oems, 1 73 9 ; Works 1 y n for

, . 1 87 .
‘
H m
As ension D y
c a .
’
Te n verses . Two verses are omitted but t hey are ,

both ex ellent c

C ir led round with angel powers

c ,

Th eir tri ump hant Lord d ours , an ,

C on queror over deat h d sin an ,

Tak e t h e King o f Glory in !

9 . E ver upward let us move ,

W it d on t h e wings o f love
a e

Looking w h en our Lord s h al l ome c ,

Longing gasping after h ome

, .

d e n gate s
H ymn 182 Th e gol . a re ifte d up
l .

E I L FRAN C E S AL EX AN DE R
C C .

An c As ens i on h ymn written for Hym , n s, 1852 . It appea s r

in Hymn s D escn l an d , 1 858

D evotion al
’

t tz ve .

lexande wa the second daugh ter of Major H um

M rs A . r s

p h y of Stra b ane who fought in the battle of C openhagen

re s, , .

Sh was born in D ublin

e 8 3 and in 85 m arried R W ,
1 2 ,
1 0 ev . .

Alexander after wards Ar hbishop of A magh and P ri mate of

,
c r

Al lIreland .

M Alexander m y fitl
rs .
y b c alled the child en h ymni t a e r
’
s s .
said it was one o f the poe ms b y a living writer of whi h h e c

would have been proud to be the author H hymns are . er

household words all over the world Many of the m were written .

for her Sunday s hool lass and read over there before they
-
c c ,

appe red in print So me were prepared at the request of the

a .

editors o f Hym A i t d M d others for Sunday

ns n c en an o ern ,

s hools and hildren s gatherings D A E Gregory says

c c
’
. r. . .

sh m y al most be alled the first writer of real hildren s

e
‘
a c c
’

hymns Sh o mbines with the W inso me si mpli it y whi h

. e c c ,
c

charms and instru ts a little hild the powe t speak to the c c , r o

child in the heart of the m an .

’

H ymn 18 3 . Th o u a rt gon e up on h igh .

E M M A T OK E .

Mrs T oke w the daughter of D Leslie Bishop of Kil more

. as r. , ,

and was bo n at H olywood Bel fast in 8

r Sh married Rev , ,
1 12 . e .

Ni h olas T oke of Godington P ark A shford Kent in 83 7

c , , , , 1

and died in 87 1 2 .

H earl y hy mns were written in 85 At the request of a

er 1 1 .

friend who was finding hymns for the seven of the m ,

in luding the As ension hymn appeared in

c c H ym f , ns or

i W
P ub l /up 85 c Sh afterwards added a verse t h
ars ,
1 2 . e o er

As ension h ymn
c

T h ou h st gone up on hi gh ! a

T r i ump hant o er t h e grave

’
,

A d aptive ld apt i vi ty n c e c ,

T h y ransome d ones to save .

T h ou h ast gone up on high !

Oh ! h e l p us to as end c ,

A d t h ere w i t h Th ee ont inu lly n c a

In h e rt d sp iri t blend a an .

M T oke wrote another series o f fourteen hym ns for the

rs .

S u d y S h lL itu gy
n a d H ym —
c oob k arranged by Rev R r an n oo , . .

Judd of St Ma y s H alifax 187 ; b ut they did not p ove

, . r
’
, ,
0 r so
 1 56 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

popula as the fir t e ie though thei me i t i ca cel y

r s s r s, r r s s r
i nferio r .

Mrs Toke s hymn on John xx 9 Ble sed a they tha t

.
’
. 2 ,
‘
s re

ha e ot een and y t have belie ed also appea ed i 1852

v n s , e v ,
’
r n

0 Th ou w h o di dst w i t h love untol d

Th y doubt i ng servant hi de c ,

Bi ddi ng t h e eye o f sense beh ol d

Th y woun ded h an ds d si de an

Grant us li k e h im w i th h eartfelt awe , , ,

T own Th ee G d d Lord o o an ,

A d from h is h our o f dark ness drawn

Fa i t h in th e In arnate W ord c .

H ymn 184 H e is gon e—b eyon d t h e . s kies .

ARTH U R P E N R H YN STAN LEY D D , . .

M acmil
lan
’
s M g i June 86 Verses
a az n e, , 1 2. 2, 5, 7 are here
omitted .

D ean Stanley told D Schaff tha t the h ymn was written r.

a b out 859 at the re q uest of a friend whose hild en had m

1 , c r co

plained to h im that there was no suitab le h ymn f Ascension or

D y and who were eagerly askin g wha t had b een the feeling
a , s

Ofthe di ciple after that event

’
s s .

H ym n 18 5 . God is gon e up on h igh .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (r) .

Hymns for Ascen sion D ay, No . 2 ; F elix Farley , Bristol , 1 746 .

Works , iv . 1 54 .

H ymn 186 Clap your h a n d s , ye p e op l

e . al
l.

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

ms
P sal an d ymn s,
fl 1 74 3 Works , v i ii . 1 10 . P salm vu.
xl T i h rteen
verses .

H ymn 187 . on qu eror moun ts in

See th e C u
t ri mp h .

C H R I STOP H E R W OR D SW ORTH D D , . .

y Year,
H ol 1 86 2 .

B ishop W ordswo th was b o n in 1 8 7 at Lamb eth where

r r 0
,

h is fathe wa ec to b efor e h e b ecame Maste of Trinit y

r s r r r
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I LLU STRATED
I na/mm , an d TOp l
ady s C ol
l It i s not ertain that t h e
ec tion , 1 7 76
’
. c

addi t ional li nes were written a ewell (see yul ) It was dded
by B k za n . a

to th e M eth odi st h ymn book i n 79 7 omitted in 8 8 again inserted

-
1 , 1 0 ,

in 83 A fift h verse from James Al len s C ll ti f Hym 757

1 1. ,
’
o ec on o ns , 1 ,

has not established i ts pla e i n general favour c .

Soon we sh all w i t h th ose in glory ,

H i trans en dent gra e relate ; s c c

G l adl
y sing th ama i ng story ’
z

Of H i dying love so great s .

In t h t b lessed ontemplat i on a c ,

W for evermore h ll dwell ; e S a

C w d wit h bliss d onsolation

’
ro n an c

Su h as none below te llc c an .

John Bakewell was bo n at Brailsford D erb yshire 7 r , ,

1 2 1.

Boston s F rf l ’
d S t t whi h he read at the g of eighteen
on o a e, c a e ,

tu ned his thoughts to religion and he be a me one o f W esley s

r ,
c
’

P rea hers in 7 49
c F o me years he ondu ted the G reen
1 . or s c c

wich Royal P ark Acade my H int oduced Methodis m into . e r

the pla e and in his house the first lass m t whi h was after
c , C e ,
c

w ds arried on by his son i law D James E gan H died

ar c -
n -

, r. . e

at Lewisha m Mar h 8 8 9 at the age of ninety eight and

, c 1 ,
1 1 ,
-

was b uried at C ity Road b y R James C reighton nea to ev . , r

W esle y s g ave ’
r .

Mr Bakewell had man y links t early Methodis m H w

. o . e as

presen t at John F let her s ordination at W hitehall in 7 57 and c

’
1 ,

afterwards went with h im to W est Street C hapel where Flet her ,

c

helped Mr W e le y in his sa ramental servi e T ho mas Olivers

. s c c .

stayed with h im at W est minster and wrote Th G d of ,

e o

Abraha m praise during his visit T ho m as Rutherford died in

’
.

his house at Greenwi h T w of his granddau ghters married c . o

th e Revs W illiam Moulton and Ja mes Rosser D Moulton

. . r .
,

of the L eys S hool was thus Mr Bakewell s great grandson

c ,
.
’ -
.

H i to mb stone at C ity Road says

s H adorned the ] do trine of ,
e c

G d u Sa iou eight y years and prea hed H i gloriou

o o r v r ,
c s s

G ospel about se ent y years v .

’

H i word in the M tk d t M g i for July 8 6 eveal '

s s e o zs a az ne ,
1 1 ,
r

his spiri t M y G d of H i in finite goodness grant that we and

a o s

all serious C h istian of eve y deno mination m y labour f a

r s r , a or

pe fe t union of love and to have our hea ts knit togethe with

r c ,
r r

the b ond of peace that following afte those e ential t uths i

, ,
r ss r n

wh ich we all agree we m y all ha e th ame spiritual p i, a v e s ex er

en ce a d he eafte r at ta i e and th e same kin gdo m of glo y

’
,
n r n on r .
 akewell began to prea h in his own neighbourhood in
Mr B . c

1 7 44 the year in whi h the first Methodist C on ference was

,
c

held H had then no for mal onnexion with M r W esley but

. e c .
,

his work was mu h blessed T w three m threatened toc . o or en

stop his prea hing and infli t personal injury upon h im but
c c ,

G d made h im the means of the onversion of these very

o c

ene mies After he gave up his s hool at G reenwi h M r

. c c ,
.

Bakewell used to take up his te mporary residen e in any ‘

c

pla e where there was an interruption of Methodist ministerial

c

labour by death si kness or any other cause ; and he o fte

, , c ,
n

rendered also onsiderab le pe uniar y aid W esley see ms t

c c .
’
o

have dined with h im on his wedding day and when sho wn -

ove the house after dinner said F ine enough in all

r ,
‘
,

cons ien e for a Methodist ! H i name appears on the

c c ,
’
s

London P lan for 8 3 T oplady m ade so me hanges in his 1 0 . c

fa mous hymn T h original read 1 H ail T hou universal

. e ,
v e r. , ,

S aviour and , E very sin m y be forgiven

’
W hen
v er. 2,
‘
a .
’

h i hy mn was o mitted f o m the Methodist hy mn book in

s r -

1 8 8 h i fa mil y were grieved at the slight

0 s Bakewell quietly .

said W ell well perhaps they thought it not worth in e ting

,
‘
, s r

H gave stri t orde

e that nothing should be said or written
c rs

about h im but the Rev Ja me Rosse who married one of his . s r,

granddau ghters says I knew Mr Bakewell inti matel y and , ,

‘
.
,

had frequent inter ourse with h im toward the close Of his life ; c

and I onsider h im to have been one of the most e minent

c ,

piou and hu mble me I ever knew

s, n .
’

H ymn 19 0 0 Th ou . al Vic tim e t e rn , s l in a .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s
. on Ike Lord
’
s Supper, 1 74 5, No 5 ; . Works , iii . 2 19 .

H ymn 19 1 J e su s to Th e e
.
, we fl y .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for Ascen s ion D ay, 1 746 , No 7 . Works,

'

iv . 16 1 .

Hymn 192 En t e red t h e h oly p lac e . ab o v e .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY
Skort I fymn s on
‘
Sel
ect P assages o f Scripture , 1 76 2 ; Works ,
xiii .

140 H eb ix . . 24.
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H ymn 193 . W ith joy we m e di t at e th e gr ac e .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

[fymn s an d Spiritual Son gs, 1 709 . H eaded Ch ist s ompa sion ‘

r
’
c s

to the wea te pte

k an d m d
’
H eb iv 5 . . . 1 , 1 6 M att xii . . 20 .

Ver 3 is omitted
.

But spotless inno ent d pure , c , an ,

T h great R e dee mer stood e ,

W hil e Satan s fiery darts H bore ’

e ,

A d did res i st to b l ood n .

Ver 4 A d in H i measure feels afresh

.
, n s .
’

W esley o mi tted ver 3 w hen h e printed th e h ymn in h is C harles

.

town C olle ti on 73 7c , 1 .

W hen John F let her wa in Swit e land in 7 8 1 his friend

c s z r 1 ,

and o mpanion W illiam P

c ,
t was seriously ill H says e rron e ,
. e ,
‘
E very night after praying with m he sing this verse at e, s

parting
T h en let our h umb l e fai t h add ess r

H i mer y d H i power s c an s

W h al l obtai n del iveri ng gra e

e S c

In the di stressi ng h our .

’

H ym n 19 4 M y uffe rin gs all t o Th e e are k n own

. s .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hy m d S
ns d P m
an 74 ; W h
acre i 274 W ritten inoe s, 1 0 it , . .
‘

Stress o f Temptation Twenty verses ’

. .

Th first verse begi s

e n

I m the m awh o long have known an

Th fi o f tempt t ion s rage !

e e rc en ess a
’

A d st il l to G d for h e l p I groan
n o

W h en shall my groans H i h e l p engage ? s

Th e in tensity of feeling in th e co mplete h ymn is al mos t too

g eat for words
r .

H ym n 19 5 . Th ere is n o s orr o w ,
igh t
Lord , t oo l .

J AN E C R EW D SON (1 809
In A Littl PV/iil e e, an d otl
z er P oems, M an hester
c , 1 86 2, headed
D i v i ne Sympat hy
’
.
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H ymn 19 9 Ligh t . of t h os e wh os e d re ary d wel

lin g .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Hymn s for tke N ativ ity f our Lord
o , No . 11 Works
'

, iv . 1 16 .

H ymn 200 L0 ! H e . co m es with cl

o ud s d e s c en di n g .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hy mn s o
fI n tercession
f or al
l M an kin d, 1 7 58 . H eaded ‘
Th y
King o o e W k i 43
d mC m
’
. or s, v . 1 .

Joh C i k L ! H co meth countle s t u mpe t see m

n en n c
’
s o e , s r s,
’
s

t
o date fro m 7 5 I t probably suggested C harle W esley s
1 0 . s
’

v erse though it does not each the sustained grandeur of

,
r

W esle y s h ym n C anon E llerton says

’
C i k
. h ymn is ,
‘
en n c
’
s

poor tufi o mpared to that into whi h W esle y recast it putting

s
'

c c ,

into it at on e fire and tunefulness But the word recast is

c .
’ ‘ ’

not wa anted b y a close omparison of the two hy mns

rr c .

T ho mas Olivers const u ted a tune b ased on a conce t r c r

r oo m song Guardian angels now prote t m , W esle y , c e .

’

pub li hed it a Olivers in S l t Hym

s s d T A t
’
e ec ns an n n es n n ex ,

1 76 5 T his tune Mr Madan recast and rena med H el msley

. .
’

in h i C ll ti f Hym d P lm T
s o ec 1 7 69
on o n an sa zi n es , .

D B G egory peak in his A t bi g p li lR

r . . r ll ti S s n o o ra z ca eco ec on s

(p 90) of a sister who died at the age of thirteen after a

. 1 ,

qua ter of an hour s illness Sh had always been stran gely

r
’
. e

thoughtful gentle and devout From the moment of h

, , .
‘
er

s ei ure h knew that she was dying and surely ne er has

z s e : , , v

death b een more gloriousl y swallowed up in i tory Sh v c . e

exclai med Oh this i i dyi g ! A d then fixing h eyes

, ,
s n ce n n , er

upwards a if h saw the Redee mer o ming to ecei e her

, s s e c r v ,

she c i ed r

Y Amen ! let all a dore Th ee ea, ,

H igh on Th y eter al th one ! n r

Sa iour tak e t h e power d gl ory v , an ,

C lai m t h e k ingdom for Th ine w o n ,

Jah Jeh ovah , ,

Everlasting G d ome down ! o , c

The e we e h e la t word
s Beautiful a s ocia tion of th e Seco d
r r s s . s n

Advent with C h ist ecep tion of th e i di idual b elie e to

r
’
s r n v v r

H i mself !
’
 T H E STOR Y or T H E H Y MN S AN D T H EIR WR I TE RS 1 63

H ym n 201 Y e . v irgin so uls a ris e , .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s for tke Watc/z n ig/z t (1 74 6 No . 10 ; Hymns an d Sacred

v
P oems , 1 74 9, Works , 2 84 hree verses are omi tted
T . . .

Mr E verett says in des ribing the last hours of Sammy

. , c

H i k that A evening drew on his spee h began to falter ;

‘
c S ,
c
,

y t ever y sentence uttered b y those around appeared to be

e

understood and when that hy mn was sung Y virgin souls ,

“
e ,
”
arise he entered into the p i it of it ; especiall y when the s r
,

friends came to
Th ever last i g doors e n

Shall soon t h e sai nts re eive c .

At the first line f this verse he li fted his d ying hand and
O
‘
,

waved it round till it fell by his side ; still feebly raising and
twining round his forefinger as the m was stret hed on the ,
ar c
”
bed betokening his triu mph over the last ene my and showing “
, ,

to those who were with h im that he was to use language ,

previously e mployed b y h im going full sail towards th ,

“
e

H ymn 202 Be h old , b e h old t h e Brid egro om

.
, n igh !

D J OH N BR AI LSFOR D
E W AR D .

Th Rev E J Brails ford was born in Birm ingha m in 84

e . . . 1 1,

and i the son of a builder and ar hite t H was edu ated

s c c . e c

in the W esle yan C onnexional S ho l D ublin and resided in c o , ,

I reland ten years H was a student at D idsbury and a fter

. e ,

wards i E dinburgh U niversity H began t h e M ethod ist

n . e

Mission in Blairgowrie N B and stayed there six years , . .

, .

Most of the hymns Mr Brails ford has published were .

written in Ilkley W harfedale F o ur Lord I will follow on

,
.
, ,
‘
O G d of T uth speak T hou T h y H ol y W ord
o r A sets the
, ,
’ ‘
s

s u while
n louds grow bright and Behold behold the
c ,
’
,

Bridegroom nigh —
,

were written for the G t lifi Ck t B k a ec

'

an -
oo ,

widely u ed in pa ts of the W est Riding

s r .

W hile in Y orkshire he pub lished O ly W m H i a n a o an s

’
a r,

tal of Y o k hire illage li fe

e r sO ther sho t tale ha e followed
v . r s v .

H ymn 202 i an Ad en t h ymn keepin g closel y t th e to y of

s v , o s r
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-

th e T en Virgin unique I t can b e sun g to the

s . I ts me tre is .

old tu e J ob but now set in the M t/ di t Tu B k t

n
‘
,
’
is e zo s ne -
oo o

Lyndhu s t speciall y co mpo sed f it b y M r Alcock o rgan i st

r ,
’
or .
,

ofth e C hapel Ro yal .

H ymn 203 Ligh t of th e l

on e l grim
y p il h ea rt
’
. s .

D D D E N N Y BAR T SI R E W AR , .

F M issions publ i sh ed in D e k s P l m d Hym In

’
‘
84
’
or , c sa s an n s, 1 2 .

1848 Si E dwar d in luded it i Ll

, r ym d P m h eaded Th h eart
c n n s an oe s, e

wat hi ng for t h e morn i g Three lines are prefixed from C wper s

c n .
’
o
’

T k by whi h it seems to h ave been suggeste d

as ,
c

Th y sa i nts pro l i m T hee K i ng d in t heir h earts c a : an

Th y title i s engraven wit h a pen

D ipp d in t h e fountain o f eternal love
’
.

Si E dwa d D enn y ( 7 96—

r 1 889) contri b u ted la gel y t
r th e 1 r o

h ymns of the P lymouth Brethren to who m he b elonged H , . e

published A S el ti f Hym including ma y of h i w ec on o ns, n s o n,

in 1 839 .

W hen dwa d was in his ninetieth year he pointed out

Sir E r

F t/ a zer to a friend who isited h im at W est Bromp ton

emen t
Cl v

a the b ok to which ; unde G d he owed his conversion

s o H r o , . e

seldo m took part in any pub lic meeting b ut priva tel y p o ed , r v

hi m self a dili gen t se ant of C hri t I n I eland h e wa a rv s . r s

le ient and much espected landlord

n r .

H ymn 204 Lord , h e r wa tc h Th y c h u rc h is k e ep in g

. .

E N R Y D OWN TON M A ( 818

H , . . 1

W ritten for a meet ing of t h e C hur h M issi onary So iety and first c c ,

publis hed in Barry s P lm d Hym 86 7 ’

sa s an n s, 1 .

Mr D ownton was E n glish chaplai at Gene a 1 857 R ec tor

. n v ,

ofH opton S u f folk 87 3 chaplain to Lo d Monson

, ,
1 r .

H i collected Hym
s d V were i ued i 187 3 ns an erses ss n .

‘
Another year anothe year ; F T h y mer y and Th y
,
r
’ ‘
or c

g ace (Ol d d N w Y writ ten in H arp awake

’
r an e ear, , ,

tell out th tory (N w Y e sa e h is mo t po pu

’
la r e ear, r s

hy mn s .
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ountai n dews shal l nouri sh
7 b Th e m .

see i n weak ness sown

A d ,

W h ose fru i t s hall spread d flourish an

A d sh ak e l i ke Lebanon n .

Th or i ginal o f ver
e l ine 7 reads Wh ose souls in misery dying
. 2, , ,

an d t h at o f ver 6 li ne 8 H i name w h at is i t ? love

.
, M ontgomery
, s , .
’

al tered it to T hat name to us i s Love T h g eat i mprovement i n

‘
.
’
e r

Ify m A i t
ns d M d
n c en H i h angeless name o f Love i s aid to
an o ern , s c ,
’
s

b du to K eb l e
e e .

W ritten for a C hri t mas Od sung at a Mora ian settle m ent s e v ,

C hrist mas 8 O January 9 8

,
1 21 it was sent in M S t Mr
. n ,
1 2 2, . o .

G eorge Bennet t then on a m ission tour in the S outh S eas

, Th . e

following April Montgo mery hi msel f repeated it at a m issionary

m eeting in P itt S treet C h apel Liverpool at whi h Ada m C larke , ,
c

pre ided T h D octor lai med it for his C o mment y then

s . e c ar ,
on

t h e eve of publi ation I n May it appeared in t h e E c . v an

g l ei lM g i
ca aentitled I mitation of the 7 ud P sal m T une
az n e, z ,

C ul msto k Th
c .
’
D i ti y f Hy m lgy e ays Of all c on ar o no o s ,

Montgo mery s renderings and i mitations of the P sal ms this is

’

the finest It forms a ri h and plendid Messiani hy mn I ts

. c S c .

su ess has been great partly due at the first to the publi it y
cc ,
c

given to it by D A dam C larke in his C mm t y th Bibl r

. o en ar on e e,

i n whi h it appeared in 8 with a special note at the end of

c 1 22

his exposition of P sal m lxxii ’

I need not tell t h e i nte lligent reader t hat h e has sei ed t he sp irit z ,

an d exhi b i ted so me o f t h e pr i n ipa l be ut i es o f t h e H ebrew bar d ; c a ,

t h ough (to u hi s own words i n a letter to m ) hi s hand tr mbled to

se e
“
e

c
”
tou h t he harp o f Z ion I tak e t h e l iberty h ere to regi ter a wi sh s
.
,

w hi h I have strongly expressed to hi msel f t hat h e would favour the

c ,

C h ur h o f G d w i t h a metr i a l vers i on o f t h e w h ole book

’
c o c .

D A E G regory des ri b es it as an un urpas ed rendering

‘
r. . . c s s

of a triu mphant Messiani psal m c .

’

H ym n 207 l h ail t h e p owe r

Al of Je s u s n am e ’
. .

D D P ERRON ET ( 7 6 E W AR 1 2

Th first verse i s gi ven i n t h e G p l M g i

e N ovember 77 9 os e a az n e, , 1 ,

with t h e tune Sh ub l w itten for i t i n t he organ gallery o f C anter

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bury C athedral by Sh ub l a young m of twenty wh o h d been a r so e , an , a

c h ori ster t here Th t une was fterwards k nown as M iles Lane from
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t h e Independent C hapel in London where Sh ub l was organist r so e .

Th e following April th e c omplete hymn , On th e Resurre tion c , th e

high born s raph s tune the lyre

Let -
e ,

A d they tune it fall

n as ,

Be fore H i fa e w h o tunes their h oir s c c ,

A d rown H im Lord o f all

n c .

It appeared in hi s O i l V 7 85 In S l ti f Hym
ccas on a ers es , 1 . e ec on o n s,

1 7 87 (b y D R i ppon ( 7 5
r
. M inister o f N w Park Street Baptist
1 1 e

C hape l London ) it is h eaded Th Sp i rit ua l C oronat i on C ant i i i

, , e , . . 11

t line
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P e rron e s

Sinners w h ose love ne er forget c an

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Th wormwood d t h e gall
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Is c hanged into Y Gent i le sinners ne er forget

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L t every tri b e d every tongue

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T hat bound reation s a ll c

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N w h out in un i versal song

o S ,

Th rowned L rd of all e c o .

is hanged to
c

L t every k i n dred every tribe

e ,

O thi s terrestria l b ll n a ,

T H im all maj esty as ri be

o c ,

A d rown H im Lord o f all n c .

Ea h verse h as a h eadi ng An gels M artyrs C onverte d Jews

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Be liev ing Gentil es Si nners o f every Ag

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A new verse is added h eaded Ourselves ,

Oh t h t w i t h yonder sa re d t h rong
a , c ,

W at H i feet m y fal l ; e s a

W e ll j o i n t h e everlast i ng song
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A d rown H im Lord o f all n c .

Th e P o et were a F ren h fa mily who settled in E ngland

e rr n s c

In 16 8 Th son of D avid P
0 . e o t be a me Vi ar of Shore h a m e rr n e c c ,

Kent in 1 7 8 and was for thirty n ine years the trusted advise
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of t h e W esleys C h a l W esley used to all h im the Ar h

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bishop of the Methodists E dward P t was with W esle y

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at Bolton October 1 8 1 7 49 when t h e m b pa ked the stree t

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in front o f the house where W esley was staying After so me .

ti me he ventured out T he y i mmediately losed in threw h im

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do wn and rolled h im the mire so t h at when he s rambled In c

fro m the m and got into the house again one ould s ar e tell
, , c c c

what o who he was T h mob s oo n b ur t into the house

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W esley waited a little while and then went down among the m , .

Th winds were hushed and all was al m and still M y

e ,
c .

hea t was filled with love my eyes with tears and my mouth
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with argu ment T he y were ama ed the y were ashamed the y

s . z , ,

were m elted down they devoured every word I n 7 53 ,

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W esle y writes that E dward P t was believed to be dying erron e

so me days ince at E pwo th and ehe mently rejoicing in G d

s r , v o .

H e oon ecovered I D ece mb er 7 84 W esley isited the

s r . n , 1 , v

v ci a of Shoreham then ninety one years of age H i bodil y

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s trength is gone but his understandin g i little i mpaired ; and

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he appears t have more love than ever

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T w of h i ons be a m e Methodist P reache

o s s and took an c rs,

a tive pa t in the atte mpt to se u e the administ ation of the

c r c r r

L ord s S uppe b y the P rea hers in 7 55 W esley h d t hold

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the reins firml y but he says in a letter I think b oth C ha les

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(P t) and y u ha e in the general a ight sense of what it

e rron e o v ,
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i s to serve as son in the gospel T he y did not however s .

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prea h wk W esley desired

c ere .

I t was at E dward P t house that C harles W esle y m t e rron e

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M V
rs . l in Jul y 749
il az e H it was who told the poet in
e ,
1 . e

F e b ua y 7 5 that John W esley w going to marry this lady

r r ,
1 0, as .

I refused his o mpan y to the hapel and retired to m ou n with

c c ,
r

my faithful Sall y I n 7 56 E dward P t wa livin g in a

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part of the old Archb ishop s P alace at C anterb u y H p inted ’

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Tb M it e i 7 57 a st ong poetic satire on the C hur h of

re n 1 ,
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E ngland and sacerdotal teaching At W esle y s wish he cea ed .

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to sell it but continued to give it away freely to the P rea hers

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and others C harles W esley w deepl y distressed a d di

. as n s

tu b d (T y m
r e W ly ii er P an s t be a me minister
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of the C ountess o f H u ti gd C hapel W atlin g St eet C anter n n on s

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b u y and a fte wards of an I ndependent C hurch in the it y H

r , r c . e

died the e on January 7 9 and was bu ied in th e loi te

r 2, 1 2, r C s rs

of the cathed al H i la t words were G lo y to G d i th

r . s s
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r o n e

height of H i divinity ! Glory to God in th depth of H i

s e s

hu man ity ! G lo y t G d in H i all uffi ie y A d in to H i

r o o s -
s c nc n s

ha ds I co mmend my spi i t
n r

H ym n 208 . C rown H im with m an y cr o wn s .

I (129) AN D BR I D GE S THR NG .

Th first verse i s fro m M Bri dges Hym of fl

uH
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e t r. ns ear , z ud
edition 1851 entitled In apite ju diademat multa Apo xix
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said t be of great beauty and originality Th last editio n
o . e

of his H y mns on tained 7 6 5 written b y h im lf W e :sing th

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praise of H im who died and Look ye saints the sight i ,

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glorious are two of his bes t known pie es

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S o m e of Kell y s h ym ns are feeble but others rise high

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E arl Selborne says S i mple and natural without the viva it y

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and terseness of W atts or the se erit y of Newton Kell y h v ,

as

so m e points in co mmon with both those writers So me of h i . s

hy mns have a ri h melodious move ment ; others are di c s

tinguished b y a al m subdued power someti mes rising fro m a

c , ,

rather low to a very high key as in W sing the praise of H im ’

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who died I n the edition of 853 Kelly says It will b per

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i d by those who read these hy mns that though there is an

c e ve

interval between the first and last of nearly sixty yea s b oth r ,

speak f the same great truths and in the same w y I n th e

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cou se o f that long period the author has seen mu h and heard
r c

m u h but nothin g that he has seen

c , heard has mad the or e

least hange in his mind that he i con ciou of as t th g and

C ,
s s s , o e r

truth of th go pel
s e s .
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H ym n 210 M y h e a rt is ful
l of C h rist ,
. an d l
on gs .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY
ms
P s al an d Hymn s,
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1 7 43 Works iii ,
Psal m xlv
v In two
. 102 . .

parts wenty one verses Th

T -
. e first four are given here In t he .

origi nal ver reads Th b uti of my h eavenly K ing d ver 4

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A d reign i t alone
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n ll u k n a o r ear s .

H ymn 211 . Jesu , my God an d K in g .

CH ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 17 39 e s, i . 1 52 . H m y n to C hrist

t h e K ing .
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E leven verses .

9 T h ee
. wh en t h e d ragon s pr i de ’

T battle vai n defied o ,

Br i gh ter t han t h e morn i ng star ,

Lu ifer as li gh tning fe ll
c ,

F from heaven from gl ory far

ar ,

H eadlong h u ld to deepest h el l ’
r .
 11 . rembles t he K i ng o f Fears
T
W hene er Th y ross appears ’
c .

On e i ts dreadfu lfor e h e foun d

c c

Savi our leave ag i n t h e k y ;

, c a s

Slai n b y an eternal wound ,

D eat h s hall t hen for ever di e.

H ymn 212 Ea rth , . j

re oic e , o ur Lord is K in g !

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 740 Works , i . 2 96 . s ng i n a To b e u
tu l t
mu ’
F u
. o rteen verses In ver 6 Ou . .
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r M ess i s i s ome down
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has been al tered to C hrist th e Saviour .

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Th story o f E lisha d hi s servant ( Kings vi

e an 2 . 1 5—17 ) i s used
with great e ffe t in ver 5 c . .

H ym n 213 . j oic e t h e Lord

Re , is K in g !

C H AR LE S W E SLEY

f/ymn s for our L ord s R esurrection ,

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1 74 6 Vorks,
l iv . 1 40 .

I n 8 6 Samuel W esley the great organist di

1 2 d i the , ,
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library o f the F it william M useu m at C a mbridge in H andel s

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handwriting three tunes whi h he o mposed for three of h i

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father s h ymn
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Rej oi e t h e Lord i s K i ng ! c ,

Si nners obey t h e gospel word , .

0 Love d i vi ne h ow sweet T h ou art ! ,

G p l is the tune for the first and is atta hed to it in

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the T une book o f 9 4 G p lH all near A shby de la Zou h

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was the ho me of C h arles J the ompiler o f the libretto for en n en s , c

the Al i / H andel fre q uently visited h im and has m

es s a z . , co

m m
e t d the friendship in this na m e for his tune
ora e A fa si m ile . c

of H andel s M S is given in the P

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di g of the W esle y
. r oc ee n s

H istori al So iety iii 8 p

c 39 wit h so me interesting notes by
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Mr James T Lightwood H andel was a friend o f M Ri h who

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put C ovent G arden T heatre at h is servi e for the per forman e of c c

his operas H andel taught musi to Mr Ri h s daughters and

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at his house C harles W esley and his wi fe m t t h e G er man m e co

poser Mrs Ri h was onverted un der C h arles W esley s

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m inistry and w ,one of the first who attended W est Street

as
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C hapel Th poet dined the e Octobe 26 1 7 4 5 and ay

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Th family con ealed their fright tolerably well Mr Ri h
e c . . c

b ehaved with grea t ivilit y I foresee the sto m my isit will c . r v

b ing upon h im
r A ordin g to S a muel W esley M .
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asked H ndel to t music to these hymns H says I cannot

a se . e ,

anti ipate a greater musical gratification (not e ven at the

c

Y o k or Bir mingha m F estivals ) than that of hea in g hanted

r r c

b y a thous a d voice and i th e train of H andel Rejoice “

n s, n s s , ,

th Lo d is Kin g
e r

J e su s Th ou art our K in g !
H ymn 214 .
,

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

I ym z d S
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n s an Se ond H ymn
ac re oe s, or s , . .
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to C hri st th e K i g Ver 4 origi nal ly read P ride d lf and

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every foe Th hange h ere was made in t he Large H ymn book 780
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, 1 .

H ymn 215 Sin g . we to our c on q uerin g Lo rd .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY .

rom th e A mi i
F r n an M agaz in e, 1 798 ; Works, viii . 1 83 . P salm
x vi i i Seven verses
c . . Th e last t hree omi tted .

H ymn 216 . Omn ip ot en t R e d eemer .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
115 mm on tile Acts of tb c Ap ostl
es , 20 ; xxi . "forks, 1111.
3 87 . In
ver the original reads
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Of p ractic al bel i evers ’
; ver .
3 halts
badly
yriads more
An d m
Tak e into Th ine e mbra es c .

H ymn 217 . l t h a n k s b e t o God

Al .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s tkose t/za t seek an d i at/e R edem tion

tkose tka t f
for p in tke
Bl f yesus Ck ris t, N o 3
ood o hank sgiving for th e . Works , iv . 2 10 . T
Su ess o f th e Gospel E i gh t verses O verse is omi tted d two ’
cc . . ne an
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half vers s Th verse w hi h is left out shows how C harles Wesley s

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muse someti mes droop s

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fou th verse is based on E l j ah s expe ien e afte the

Th e r i
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scene on C ar mel Kings xviii 44—5 . 1 . .

H ymn 219 . awak e awak e !

Arm of t h e L o rd , ,

Th in e o wn im m ort als t re n gth p ut on .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Hym d S d P m
ns an 74 9 ; W k i v 3
ac re Th se ond oe s, 1 or s, . 02 . e c

part o f a hymn i four parts d fi fty two verses based on Isa li

, n an -

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F our verses o f t h e se on d part are o mitted Th se ond part c . e c

appeared i Hym nd S dP m 7 3 9 but was with drawn from

ns an ac re oe s, 1 ,

its fourt h edit ion d th e omp lete paraphrase printed i 749

, an c n 1 .

wife of th Rev Joseph Benson asked that the last

Th e e .

three verses of this hym n m ig h t be read to her on her deat h

b d e W hen her daughter had ead the m she said Oh what
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a blessed h ymn ! L t m hear it again Th last ti m e her e e .

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husband was able to go out to tea at the house of so me friends ,

Jabe Bunting w h o was present told h w Mr Benson repeated

z , , o .

these three verses and gave a hea enly tone to all the evening s
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conversation .

I n 7 6 John F let he isited M Berridge at his i arage

1 0 c r v r. V c

at E verton Lady H untingdon was there with Martin Madan

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and H enry Ve in T hree days of m ighty blessing losed with

r . c

a servi e attended b y ten thousand people Berridge prea hed

c . c

th last serm on whi h losed with this hy mn

e , c c .

H ym n 220 Sal
v a t ion ! 0 t h e . j oyful s oun d !
I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

Hymn s an d Sp iritualS on gs , 1 709 . Verses and 3 appear with out 1

c h orus se ond verse runs

. Th e c

Bu y d i sorrow d i n si n r
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At h e ll s dark door we l ay ; ’

But we arise by gra e d iv i ne c

T see a h yd y
l ’
o eav n a .

Ab ou t 17 7 2 the C ountess of H u ti gd C l
l ti (no
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date) gi es the verse Salvation ! 0 T hou b leeding Lamb

v
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a d th e cho us Ble sin g ho ou p ai e an d p owe whi h

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i s prob abl y due to the H on . W alte r S hirley who revised the
,

H enry Moo e W esley s f iend and b iographe found pea e

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i n F ebruary 7 7 7 H atten ded a w t h igh t at the lose of

, 1 . e a c n c

that day and on h i return to his sister s hou e where he was

, s
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stayin g his hea t w so full that he ried out H w shall I

, r as c , o

p aise Thee O Lord ! A d i mmediately the doxology then

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co mmon a mong religiou people and whi h I had learned at s , c

the chapel burst fro m my lips I knew no othe h ymn of

, . r

praise

G lory h onour praise d power , , , an ,

B unto t h e Lamb for ever ! e

I sang this aloud and as I afterwards lea ned awoke the , , r ,

re mainder of the family and greatly alar med my sister who , ,

thought that the risis was o me and that insanity had taken c c ,

pla e
c .
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H ymn 221 . d ! th e m ou n t ain

Be h ol of t h e Lo rd .

M I C H AE L BRU C E ( 7 46 1

T hi s paraph rase o f Isa —5 grew ut o f In latter days t h e . 11. 1 o

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mount o f G d w h i h appeared anony mous l y i n th e S ott i s h T

o ,
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It by was Mi hael Bru e son of a Scot h weaver at

c c ,
c

K in n e ss wood, where he died whilst a student for the m inistry .

B ru e s M S
c
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. was entrusted to Jo h n Logan who published it as ,

his own in 7 8 1 1 .

T h ori ginal of 7 4 5 read

e 1 s

In latter days th e mount o f G d , o ,

H i s red h ouse s hal l r i se s ac

Above t h e mountai ns d t h e hill s an ,

A d str i ke t h e w d i g ey s
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n on rn e .

T t hi s t h e j oy ful nati ons roun d o ,

Al l tribes d tongues shall flow ; an

U p to t h e h ouse o f G d t h ey l l say
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T Ja ob s G d we l l go
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o c o , .

T us H e ll po i nt t h e ways o f trut h
’
o :

Th sa red p t h we l l tread
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e c a :

From Sal em d fro m Z i on hi ll an -

H i law shall th en pro eed s c .

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Am ong t he nations d th e isles an ,

As Judge supreme H e ll sit ,

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An d vested with unbounded p w o

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W i ll punis h or a quit c .

N strife sh al l rage nor angry feu ds

o , ,

D isturb t h ese pea e ful years ; c

T plow sh res t h en t h ey ll beat t h eir swords

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T pruning h ook s t he i r spears

o -
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Th en nation shan t gainst nation rise

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A d l ugh t d h ost dep l ore

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T h ey ll lay t h e useless trumpet b y

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A d study w no more
n ar .

0 o me ye t h en o f Ja ob s h ouse
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Ou h earts now l et us j o i n
r

A d wal k i ng in t h e l i gh t o f G d
n ,
o ,

W i t h h oly beaut ies h ine S .

J es u s t h e word b e stow
H ymn 222 .
, .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY ( ) I .

Sk t Hym
or S ltP g f S ip tu
n s on (le ft in M S )
e ec as s a es o cr res .

xi ii
. 22It i s gi ven as t he la t on th e Epistle to the Romans but i s
. s ,

based on A ts xix c . 20 .

H ymn 223 . On l th e
al earth Th y Sp irit sh owe r .

H E N R Y M OR E , D D . .

ro
F m D ir/in c D ia lg es with D ir/in c Hymn s , 1 688
o u esley
W .

in lu e thi s
c d d an d H my n 23 3 in in
Hymn s an d S acred P oems, 1 73 9,
fifteen stan as be inni ng h en h st
z , g
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W C ri h ad left
H is fl o be l ow
ck ,
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an d h ea e
d d On t he es ent o f t he oly h ost at ente ost ltered
d c H G P c A .

from D H M ore H inserted t hem in th e La ge H ymn book

r. . .
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1 7 80 .

en y More wa b o n at G rantham in 16 14 and b e a me

H r s r , c

F ellow of C hrist s C ollege C a mbridge 6 39 H enoun ed

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the C alvinis m in whi h he had b een trained declined o ffers c ,

of pro motion and pent his life in private tuition P ro fessor

, S .

P algrave alls h im the most interestin g figure among

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poeti al mystic H died in 16 87

c s .
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John W e ley s ac ount of the awakening at E pwo th i
s
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June 1 7 4 forms a noble illustration o f the truth of this

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hy mn 0 let none think his labour of love is lost be ause

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the fruit does not i mmediately appear ! Near forty years did
my fat h er labou here ; b ut he saw little f uit o f his labour
r r .

I took so me pains among this people too ; and my strength

also see med spent in vain but now the fruit appeared T here .

were s ar e any in the town on who m either my father or I had

c c

taken any pains formerly but the seed sown so long sin e now , , c ,

sprung up b ringing forth repentan e and re mission of sins

,
c .
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H ym n 226 . ow y e t h e t ru m p et , b l
Bl ow !

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

O
I fymn s j or N ew Year vi Th last l i ne
’
s D ay, 1 750 Works , . 12 . e

o f the origi nal reads Return to your eternal home

,

T his w the favourite hy mn of John Brown of H arper s ’

as ,

F erry whi h he used to sing with his fa mil y to the tune

,
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Lennox It w his b attle ong

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s .

H ymn 227 . C om e , Th o u C o n qu e ro r of th e n at ion s .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for tke E xp ec ted I n v as ion , 1 7 59 ; Works , vi . 1 60 . Th e last

hymn , in eigh t verses foun e on
, d d R ev 1 1 16 . x ix .
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I n the same tra t are Hym c ns to be us ed on tl

ze Th an ks i v in
g g
D ay, N ov ember John Ri hard G reen
20, 1 7 59, a n d a fter it . c

says,
E ngland had n eve played so great a part in the history r

of mankind as now T h year 7 59 was a year of triu mphs in

. e 1

every quarter f the world In S epte mber a me the news of

O . c

M inden and of a vi tory ff Lagos I n O tober a me tidings

,
c o . c c

of t h e apture of Quebe
c Nove mber broug h t word o f the c .

F ren h de feat at Q uiberon W are for ed to ask every “

c . e c
”
m orning what vi tory there is laughed H ora e W alpole
“
c f ,
c , or

fear o f m issing
E ighteen thousand m l y read y to e mbark in t h e F ren h en a c

fleet on Nove mber the very day appointed for the T hanks
2 0,

giving when Ad miral H awke despite the hoals and granite

, ,
S

ree fs of Quiberon B y atta ked and destroyed the fleet Th

a ,
c . e

disgra e of By g retreat was thus wip d ut

c n
’
s e p .
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T h is trans lat i on o f Veni C reator ( 7 5 ) was gi ven in D ry den s

’
see 1

jl ll l
z ccel u P m
an eo s 6 93 D oe Jul ian says O o f th e first to
s, 1 . r. ,
‘
ne

adapt i t for ongregat i on l p urposes w Joh n W esley wh o in luded

c a as , c

i t i n his P lm d Hym 7 3 8 i n an abbreviated form

sa s an n s, 1 , .
’

o e visi t very pi ous mi nd

Ve r . 1 C m , e .

V O Sour e o f un reate d li gh t
er 2 :
. c c .

Ver 3 But oh i nflame d fi l l u h rts

. : , , an o r ea .

Ver 4 Ou frai lt i es he l p u v i e ontro l

. : r , o r c c ,

Submi t t h e sens s to t he soul e .

D ryden was P oe t Laureate and H istoriographer Royal 6 7 ,

1 0

89 .H joined the Ro man C atholi

e C hur h in 6 85 H is c c 1 . e

buried in W tmi t Abbey es n s cr .

H ym n 229 . W h en Go d o f ol
d c am e d o wn fro m
av e n he .

J OH N KE BLE M A ,
. .

Th e W h it Sunday poem fro m t h e C k i t r s z an Year, Wi t h the text ,

Ac ts ii . 2, 3 .

H ymn 23 0 . J e s us , we on th e word d ep e n d .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

1 746 ; W orks , iv . 1 79 . Jo hn xi v . 25 —7 .

H ymn 23 1 . a o rify Th y Son

F t h e r, gl .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

1 7 46 Works ,
iv . 175 . Jo hn xiv . 16 , I 7 . Verses 2 an d 4 are here
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H ymn 23 2 F a th er . of our d yin g L ord .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
fig/mus an d Sacred P oems, 1 7 42 Works , 11. 228 . H m y n for th e
D ay of Pente ost c .
’

H ymn 23 3 . F a th er, if ju stly stil

l we cl i am .

H E N R Y M OR E , D D . .

rom Biu
F
’

ne D ial
ogues wit/z /mm
D ivin e [Zr , 1688, adapted by Joh n
Wesley .

H ymn 23 4 Gra n t e d is th e Sav iou r s p ra ye r

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C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 73 9 ; i 88I Vb rks,

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H m y n for
W h itsunday .
’
Ten verses . Th e last fou are he e omitted
r r .

H ymn 23 5 . e st R e d eemer,
Our b l e re H e b reath e d .

I ET AU BER H AR R .

M iss Auber s se ond verse is omitted

’
c

H ame in semblan e o f a dove e c c ,

W it h sh eltering w i ngs outspread ,

Th h o l y bal m o f p a e d love e e c an

O ea h to sh ed n c .

Th doxology (ver 7 ) is not in t h e original

e . .

Miss Aub e was bo n in London Octob e 4 1 7 7 3 H e

r r ,
r , . r

fathe was Re to of T ing Sh e spent the greate pa t of h

r c r r . r r er

life at Broxbou rn e and H oddesdon H ert s where she died , , ,

January 2 1 86 2 T his h ymn and mu h of h own poet y

0, . c er r ,

with so me h ymns b y othe writers appeared in her Sp i it f tl r , r o ze

P l
sa m ; or A C o mpressed Version of S ele t P ortions of the
s ,
c

P sal ms Of D avid published in 1 8 9 So me useful ver s ions of

,
2 .

the P sal ms have passed fro m it into mode n h ymn boo ks r -

.

About twenty appeared in Mr Spurgeon s olle tion 1 86 6

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. c c ,
.

H er famou hymn for W hitsuntide was w itten by so me one

s r

on a pane of glass in her house at H oddesdon Th Rev D awson . e .

C a mpb ell afte ward s lived in thi s house and wished to have the
r ,
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by this maste ful P ope who o mmanded the m onks of C anter

r ,
c

b ury to ele t S tephen Langton as P ri mate and b rough t Kin g

c

John to his knees as the P ope s m ‘ ’

an .
’

T h great W hitsuntide S e q uen e

e f whi h translations b y c , O c

D ryden and C osin are given in h ym n book held its pla e on -

c

Whit Sunday till the revision f the Ro man Missal 56 8—

,
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7 O ,
1 0 .

Th G olden Sequen e was used on one or m ore of the

e c

following week days I n 57 it was appointed for use on

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Wh it Sunda y .

Cl i ht u sa ys in 5 16
c ovae Nor indeed in my pinion
s 1 ,
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can this piece be uffi iently praised f it is above all praise s c or ,

whethe b y reason of its wonderful sweetnes alon g with a most

r s

clea and flowing st yle or b y reason of its ag eeable b revity

r , r

alon g with wealth and pr fusion of ideas espe iall y a l most o , c s a

ev ery line expresses one idea finally by reason of the , or

elegant grace of its stru ture in which things ontrasted are c ,

c

se t over against ea h other and m ost aptly linked to gether c , .

A d I well believe that the author (whoever he was ) when he

n ,

c o mposed this pie e had his soul trans fu d by a e tain c , se c r

heavenl y sweetness by whi h th H ol y Spirit b eing its author ,

c ,
e ,

he utte ed so mu h sweetness in so few words

r c .
’

Ar hbishop T ren h thought it the loveliest of all the h ymns

c c
‘

in th whole ir le of Latin sa red poetry whi h could only

e c c c ,
’
c
‘

have been co mposed b y one who had been a quainted w ith c

man y sorrows and also with m any onsolations,

c .
’

It is an earl y example f the transition f o m rh yth mic prose o r

t h yming verse of the most varied metres W hoever m

o r .
‘
co

posed the V i S a t Sp i itu he was a maste of his art

en , nc e r s, r ,

as well as a devout and enlig h tened soul Th s he me of . e c

ve rs ifi ti i si mple but possesses

ca on onsiderable metri al
s , c c

c ha m T h h ymn is of ten stan as ea h onsisting of three

r . e z , c c

lines of seven syllables o f whi h the last but one is always , c

short Th third lines rhyme throughout produ ing a pleasing

. e ,
c

e ffe t b y the re urren e o f the same sound at stated intervals

c c c

fro m the beginning to the end .

’

T here are m ore than t h irty seven E nglis h ve sions M is -

r . s

W i k w th is fro m the G er man version b y M artin Molle in

n or
’
s r

M dit ti
e a t m p t m G orlit
on es s a n c orn 584 headed A very a rn ,
z, 1 ,
‘

b eauti ful prayer to G d the H oly G h ost Mr Ma donald o .

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. c

says Th result is an E nglish hy mn f great ex ellen e

,
‘
e O c c

gra ious tender and t uly suppli ato y charged throughou t

c , ,
r c r ,

with holy longing exp e ed in pure and i mple language r ss s .

 F rom the L d Hym b k 853 F W hitsunti de Th ere were
ee s n -
oo , 1 . or .

O rigi nally nine stan s b ut the aut hor omitted t he seventh when h e
za ,

issued i t i n hi Hym V s d C lm t 8 76
n s, d t h e t hi rd d
erses , an n s, 1 , an an

l st are left out h ere

a .

H ymn 23 9 Aw y a with
. our fe a rs .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (r) .

1 74 6 Works , iv . 20 3 . Th e last hymn in t he olle ti on c c . On e d oub le

resen e divine
Th e P c

D ot h i nwardl y s hi ne ,

T h She hi nah rests

e c

On all our assemb li es d glows i n our breasts , an .

By d y d b y n i gh t
a an

T h p il l r o f li gh t
e a

Ou steps sh al l atten d
r ,

An d onvoy u sa fe to our prosperous

c sd en .

ift up you r h e a rts

H ym n 240 Sin n e rs , l . .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
H ymn s f P etition
o an d TIza n ksgivin gfor M e P romise of il
ze F at/
z er ,

1 746 (N O 4 )
. ” k iv
for s
, . 16 8 .

co me .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

f
o tire
F at/w , 1 746 ; Works , iv . 16 7 . F u o r verses Verses .
3 an d 4
omi tted Ver
. .
4

fix Th y man ion t here

An d s ,

C l ai m us for T h y onstant sh r i ne c ,

Al lTh y gl ori ous s lf reveal e ,

God i n us for ever dwel l .

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H ymn 242 Sp irit u . of t r t h ! on t h is Th y d ay .

RE GI N ALD H E BE R D D ,
. .

W h it Sunday
‘
Appeared i n hi s post h u mous Af
.
’
ym n s, 1 82 7 . A
weak verse o f the origi nal is omitted
W ne i t h er have nor seek t h e powere

I l l demons to ontrol ; c

But T h ou in dark temptat i on s h our ,

’
,

Sh alt hase t h em from t h e so ul c .

H ym n 243 . O Breat h of God , b r eath e on us n o w .

ALFR ED H . VINE .

ppeared in M t/ di t R d 90
A e zo s ecor er, 1 1.

Mr Vine of the R John Vine W esle yan mini te

.
, son ev .
, s r,

was bo n in Nottingha m in 1 84 5 edu ated at King E dward s

“

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c

S hool Bir mingham and King s C ollege London

c , ente ed ,
’
, r

W esle yan m inistry 86 7 , 1 .

Mr Vine has published th ee volu me of poe m — Th D m

. r s s e oo

f S ulS g f tb H
o a , t onand S g f L i i g Tli g
so e ear on s o z/ n z n s,

a book for youn g people on ani m al intelligen e H has also c . e

written for the Methodist periodicals Mr Vine wrote 0 . .

,

great Lord C hrist my Sa iour and Sa iou Th y clea eyes , v ,

’
v r, r

b ehold f th Y u g P p l H ym l
,
’
or e o n eo
’
es na .

H ymn 244 Bre th . a e on m e , Bre at h of God .

E W D IN H ATC H , D D . .
(1 83 5
In Dllon s C g g ti lP lmi t Hym l 886
r. A
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on re a on a sa s na ,
1 .

D H atch born in D erb y w

r . a P rofe so in T oronto
, ,
as s r ,

and head of Quebe H igh S hool I n 86 7 he was hosen c c . 1 c

Vi e P rin ipal of St M ary H all Oxford ; R e tor of P urleigh

c -
c .
, c ,

1 883 ; Reader in E lesiasti al H istory 884 A fter his death

cc c ,
1 .

his poe m s were published by h i widow in T w d F i ld f s o ar s e s o

L igh t 89 T hey
,
1a beauti ful supple ment to his theology
0 . are ,

and reveal the depth and tenderness of his own religious li fe .

H i fa mous Bampton L e tures O the Organi ation of ‘

s c n z

E arl y C h istian C hur hes have awakened keen ’

88r c ,
1 1, c on

y T he y sho wed that the w iter w one of the most ‘

trov e rs . r as

o i ginal and erudite tude t of ea ly C hurch hi tory that

r s n s r s
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little me morandum book i prese ed of Mr T R Allan s

A -
s rv . . .
’

founder of the All n Library I t i ro wded with Bible a .

‘
s c

pro mises of mer y to the penitent interspersed with verses c ,

fro m the W esleyan hy m n book E very line reveals the yea n -

. r

ing for G d and the hu mble faith whi h wins a eptan e in

o ,
c cc c

H i sight
s Am ong the last entries in red ink is the third verse
.

“ ”
o f this hy mn Assure my ons ience of its pa t T h ver e c c r . e s
,

ca m e fro m his soul Opposite is w itten W ha t is wanted is . r ,

t so m u h a general de laration of G od s readiness to p rdo

’
no c c a n

sinners but a sense of pa don a tually bestowed and re eived

,
r c c ,

co mm unicated and assured to the cons ien e by God s H ol y c c

’

S pirit whi h M W esle y des ribed as a loving and obedient

, c r . c

sight of a loving and present G d T his he spoke of as a k oit o . a

of the soulwhi h onstituted F aith (1 quote f o m ome one

c c . r s

who e name Is

H ymn 249 H ol
y Sp irit ! p ity m e . .

W I LLI AM M AC LAR D I E BUN T I N G .

Th e R e v M Bunting ( 8 5 6 6 ) was the eldest

. W . of . 1 0 -
s on

R ev Jabe Bunting D D H i m editation on the words H im

. z , . . s ,

that ometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out as he rossed

c , ,
’
c

O ld Lon d on Bridge is said to have led to his onversion in his ,

c

seventeenth year H entered t h e W esleyan ministry in 8 4 . e 1 2 .

H was a preacher full of thought and tenderness the soul of

e ,

reveren e and lo fty aspiration I n his early days it is said that

c .

he be am e unboundedly popular even with the multitude

‘
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.
’

F ro m the fir t h i ser mons abounded in a ce tain tender poetry

s s r

of thought and phrase Not that he was profusely still le s .

, s

fi t dl y dramati all y illustrative ; b ut that now and then

'

a ec e ,
c , , ,

a light and a colour were thro wn upon the o mposition whi h c , c

no t only b utifi d the pla es where they fell but lit up and
ea e c ,

har moni ed the whole lands ape

z c .
’

T his hy mn headed Spiritual S i is based n E p h iv 3 ’

,
n ,
o . . 0 .

I t appeared in D L if h ild O igi l Hym 84 It is r

. e c
’
s r na n s, 1 2 .

profoundly tou hing and hea t sear h ing So me of his hymns

c r -
c .

were printed in the W ly M tk d t M g i with the es e a n e o zs

'

a az ne

signature Ale c .
’

Little as he is known outside his own C hur h his h ymns c ,

are among the b est loved and bes t used in W esleyan Methodis m .

I canno t b ut think that some d y he will b e re ogni ed a one a c z s

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ffymn s an d S ac red P oems, i 3 7 H eaded Groan 1 7 40 ; M rks, . 0 .

ing for the Spiri t o f Adopt ion Th first verse begins .

’
e

Fath er if Th ou my Fat h er art , ,

Sen d fort h t h e Sp i r i t o f Th y S on .

Si was hanged into si ns (ver 4) i n th e Large H ymn book

n
’
c
‘ ’
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-

H ymn 25 1 Sp irit . urn our e ye s of wisd om , t .

H E N R Y AU GU STU S R AW E S M A , . .

Th last five verses of a hymn on C onfirmat ion Th hymn

e . e

appeared as N 7 i th e C th li I fym l 86 omp il ed b y

o. 1 2 n a o c na , 1 1, c
‘
Th R e F at her R awes o f t h e C ongreg t ion o f t h e Ob l tes o f
ev . , a a

St C har l es London So me o f th e hy mns are b y t h e o mp il er ;

’
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for ot hers h e expresses his b ligat i on to F ber C w ll d v rious O a , as a , an a

wri ters T hi s hymn i s not signed b ut i t i s not i n C w ll book nor

. as a
’
s

in Fab er s so that it i s prob ab ly b y Fath er Rawes hi mself It b gi ns

’
, . e

Si gned w i t h t h e C ross t h at Jes us bore ,

W k neel d tremb li ngl y adore

e , an

Ou K i ng upon H i t hr ne r s o .

Th l igh ts upon t h e a l tar s hi ne

e

Aroun d H i M aj esty div i ne s ,

d M ary s S
’
Ou G d r o an on .

N w i n t h t pres n e d read
o d sweet a e c an ,

H i own d ear Sp i r i t we entreat

s

W h seven fo l d gifts h at h shed o

O us w h o f ll b efore H im now
n , a ,

Bear i ng t h e C ross up on u brow o r

O w hi h our M aster b l ed n c .

Ver 4 line 3 reads W i t hin u i nmost shrine

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o r .
’

enry Augu tus Rawe M A T rinity C ollege C a mb idge

H s s, . .
, , r ,

1 85 was born at E asington near D urham in 8 6 d educated

2, , ,
1 2 , an

at H oughton l Spring G rammar School under his father the

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head master H b e ame curate of St Botolph Aldgate June
. e c .
, , ,

1 85 H joined the Ro man C hurch in 856 was created D D

1 . e 1 . .

b y P ius I X 87 5 Superior of the Oblate F athers at Bayswate

,
1 r,

1 87 9 d be a me well known i L ondon as a prea he and

,
an c n c r

w iter H died at Brighton i 885 and w buried at the

r . e n 1 , as

c e metery of St Mary Magdalen Mortlake H edited a.

,
. e

v olume of ver e and p ose and a s mall h ymn b ook

s r -
.

l with me
H ymn 252 Gra c io u s Sp irit , d we l . .

E LY N C H ( 8 1 8
T H OM AS T OK 1

Mr Lynch was the. of a urgeon was b orn at D un mow s on s ,

i 1 8 8 and tudied for a ti m e at H ighbury I ndependent C ollege

n 1 ,
s .

I n 1847 he be ame m ini ter in H ig h gate and in 1 86 t

c s , 2 a

Mornin gton C hur h H amp tead Road where he was pas to c , s , r

t ill his death in 87 1 Th e fre hnes and piri tuality of h i

1 . s s s s

p ea hing dre w many though tful hearers a ound h im

r c r .

A a hild he had been deli ate and w ote h ymn and

s c c ,
r s

poems Befo e he was fifteen he had written a dedi ation to

. r c

hi mself for the olu me he hoped so me day to pu b lish H had

v . e

m an y a laugh o e this in late years H i hymns appea ed in

v r r . s r

Tl Ri ult A C t ib uti
ie v t S
e : d S g 855 G racious
on r on o acr e on ,
1 .

Sp irit dwe l l with m is in the first edition Tl R i ult ’

,
e, . ze v e

r ou ed a fie e controversy and was u spa i gl y denoun ed b y

s rc , n rn c

D John C a mpbell in the E l ti R i w f what w

r. st yled c ec c ev e or as

it s negative theology T h C ong egational U nion w plit

‘
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’
e r as S

into parties b y this ont overs y b ut D Binney defended c r , r

.

Ly h book and it i now al most regarded a a N

’
nc s , s s on c on

f mi t Ch i ti
or s Y I t is di fficult in u day to u der ta d
r s an ear. o r n s n

h w uch a tor m a ose ove

o s ino ffen i e a volu me
s r r so s v .

H ymn 253 . Sp irit b l

est, wh o a rt ad ore d .

E N SON P OLLOC K T H OM AS B .

Th R T B P ollo k M A ( 83 6
e ev . .
graduated i
. c , . . 1 n

1 859 at T rini ty C ollege D ub lin where he gained the pri e f , , z or

E nglish erse H w his b rother s curate t St Alb an s ’ ’

v . e as a .
,

Birm ingham and su eeded h im in the livin g which wore

,
cc ,

down his heal th a it had done that of his b othe s r r

.

M P ol lock w one of u mos t ucce sful composer of

r. as o r s s s

metri al litanie c H i M t i l L it i appea ed in 87

s. s e r ca a n es r 1 0 .

H i li tani e o th e Seve W o d s o th e C o pub lished in

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eldest son was one of the secretarie of th British a d

H is s e n
Foreign Bible So iety 87 4— 84 ; and another son S i C harle c , 1 , r s

Reed M P C hair man of the London S hool Board 87 8

,
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1 .

D Reed published a S upp lm t to W atts in 8 7 with a

r. e en 1 1 ,

few original hym ns and in 84 issued a hy mn book prepared ,

1 2 -

fro m W atts and other writers H wrote in all twenty one . e -

h ymns H died in 186. e 2 .

H ym n 25 5 F a th e r . of m e rc ie s in Th y word , .

AN N E ST EE L E ( 7 6 1 1

In her P m oe s, 1 760 . Th e original h as twelve stan as z . On e of

t hose omitted i s
0 may t hese heavenly pages b e

M y ever dear d e ligh t ;

A d st ill new beauti es m y I see
n a ,

A d st i ll in reasing l igh t
n c .

Miss Steele was the daughter of W illiam Steele a ti mbe , r

mer hant and for sixt y years unpaid pasto of the Baptis t
c ,
r

C hur h Broughton H ants where his un le H enry S teele

c , , ,
c , ,

previously m inistered T h lergyman omplained to h i . e c c s

dio esan Bishop Burnet that the Baptist s prea hin g had sadly
c , ,
’
c

thinned his minist y G home said the bishop and prea h r . o ,

’
, c

better than H enr y Steele and the people will eturn soon ,
r .
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Miss Steele was publi ly bapti ed at the age of fourteen c z .

I n 7 6 she published P m
1 0 S ubj t h i fl
y D ti l oe s on ec s c e ev o on a ,

by Th d i in two vol H father s diary f Nove mb e ’

eo os a, s. er or r

2 9 ,
1 7 57 sa ys T his d,y Nanny sent a pa t,
of‘
her o m posi a r c

tions to London to be printed I entreat a gra ious G d who . c o ,

enabled and sti ed her up to su h a work to direct h i it

rr c , er n ,

and to bless it for the good and o mfort of many I pray G d c . o

to make it useful and to keep her hu mble A little later he i s

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reading the printed book and praying t h at a blessing m y go , a

forth with it Sixty two of her h ymns were published in the

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Bristol Baptist C olle tion in 7 6 9 O the day she was to be c 1 . n

ma ried her lover Mr El u t was found dro wned in t h e river

r ,
. sc o r ,

w h ere he had been bathi g T hat sho k told on her titu n . c c on s

tion and she was always deli ate Sh was b uried in

,
c . e

B oughton hur h yard

r O her to mb are the lines
c c . n
 Si le t the lyre d dumb th e tunefu l tongue
n , an

T hat sang on earth h er great R edeemer s praise ’

,

In more exal ted , m ore me lodious l ys a .

rust and resignation breathe in llher h ym s In a lette

T a n . r

to her father s h e says If while I m sleeping in t h e silent ,

‘
a

grave my thoughts are of any real benefit to t h e m eanest of t h e

servants of my G d be the praise as ribed to the Al mighty
o , c

G iver o f all g a e ’
r c .

Miss Steele loved h er vi llage house in Broughton with its ,

high roof and m assive hi mneys its antique por h and rural c , c

garden palisades overshadowed by trees Sh said I enjoy

,
. e ,
‘

a al m evening on the te ra e walk and I wish thou gh i n ain

c r c , , v ,

for nu mbers sweet as the lovely prospect and gentle as the ,

vernal bree e to des ribe the beauties of h ar ming pring

z , c c s

but the refle tion h ow soon these bloo m ing pleasures wi ll

c

vanish preads a m elan holy gloo m t ll t h e mind rises by a

,
S c , i

delightful transition to the elestial E den — the s enes of u c c n

de aying pleasure and i mmutable perfe tion

c c .
’

E arl Selborne des ribes h er as a fter D oddridge c the , ,

‘

m ost popular and perhaps the best

, f the followers o f W atts ’
o .

Sh is the first o f our lady hy mn writers and has been alled

e -

, c

t h e M iss H g lo f her entury

av e r a c .

I n the last illness of T B Smithies the editor of the . .

,

B iti h W k m
r s i n July 883 his friends thought he w
or an , ,
1 , as

asleep but h e brok e into sudden praise for the o mfort and
, , c

joy he had found during his whole life in the W ord and for ,

the sufficien y of its stay in the hour of death

c

Fat h er o f mer i es in Th y word c ,

W h at endless gl ory shi nes !

F ever b Th y name adored
or e

F th es elest ia l l ines or e c .

H ym n 25 6 . C om e , H o y Gh os t , l o ur he a rt s in s p ire .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 7 40 ” i

forks
, . 238 .
‘
B efore read ing
th e S ri ptures
c .
’

I n the third vers Jo hn e W esley c hanged prolifi ‘

c D ove int o ’

c e lest ial D ove in 7 8 1 0 .

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H ymn 25 7 . F ath er of a l
l, in wh om alon e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

[Jymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 40 ; Works , i . 23 7 . Th e first o f th e

th ree hymns B efore reading th e S ri ptures c .
’

H ymn 258 I n sp ir er . of th e an c ien t s ee rs .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Short Hymn s on Sel
ec t P assages f
o Scrip ture, 1 76 2 . B ased on
2 Tim 16 , 1 7
. iii . . Works , xi i i . 109 . Ver . 2 i s o mitted .

H ymn 25 9 C om e, 0 Th ou P rop h et . of th e L o rd .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hy mn s for our Lor s R esurrection ,

d’
iv 136 Th 1 7 46 ; Works , . . e

last three verses whi h eal wi th th e eal at

, c d m aus are too pros i E mm , a c

to b in luded Sole subj e t in ver is h ppi ly hanged to hie f

e c . c . 2 a c c

subj e t c .
’

H ymn 260 C ome , d iv in e I n t e rp rete r . .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Sh ort Hymn s . on Sel

ect P assages o f S cripture, 1 76 2 ; Works , xiii .

2 19 . Rev
1 3 . . .

H ymn 26 1 Sp irit . of t r th ,u e ssen tial God .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

flymn s on the Trin ity, 1 76 7 ; Works , VI I . 249 .

‘
Th e D ivinity 01

th e oly host
H G
’
2 Tim iii 6 . . . 1 2 P et . i . 2 1. In ver . 2 th e original
reads Is sti ll by inspiration given
,
.
’

H ymn 26 2 Th e Sp irit b re ath e s . up on th e word .

ER W I LLI AM C OW P

7 79 entitled Th Ligh t d G lory o f t h e W ord ’

Ol y Hym
'

ne n s, 1 ,
e an .

I n Jul y 7 6 4 C owper found a Bible lying on a ben h in

,
1 ,
c

the ga den and pened it on the eleventh hapter of St John s

r ,
O c .
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the addres w given T h motto was first su ggested b y

s as . e

Mr H ale in a le ture delivered at the Lowell Institute in 869

. c 1 .

T h histor y of these little ules is delightful

e A maga ine r . z
,

L d
en H d is the exponent of the Legion
a an Miss L th b u y
, . a r
’
s

share in the work is re ogni ed in t h e C tu y M g i c z en r a az n e,

J anua y 885 p 3 4 Sh first saw the rules in 874 on th

r ,
1 ,
. 2 . e 1 e

frie e o f a friend s parlour in Orange and founded the Legion

z
’
, ,

whi h had a me mb ership of

c boys and girls in Methodist
Sunday hools in 1 885 sc .

H ymn 26 4 . W h en qui e t in my h o u s e I s it .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
S hort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as s ages f
o ased on
S cripture, 1 76 2 . B
D eut vi 7 W k ix 94 In th
. . . or s, . . e original th e l st line reads Thy a ,

C h ur h above
’
c .

I sink in bliss ful dreams away ,

A d visions o f etern l day n a ,

owes a good deal to P ope

T soun ds o f h y harps sh e d ies away
’
l O eav n ,

A d melts i visions o f etern l d y n n a a .

(E loisa to Abel
ard, 1 22 1 .

H ym n 26 5 . e st t h e h ou r, Lord
0 h ow b l Je s us .

C AR L I TTA D D t anslated b y R M ASSI E

J . P . SP ,
. r . .

O w i e f u w i r uns d stunde In Spitta s P lt u d H f

‘ ’ ’
re n er . sa er n ar e,

d Series 84 3 h eade d T h ou h st t h e words o f eternal l ife

’
2n , 1 ,
Hi ‘
a . s

P lsat u d H f ontained s i xty one h ymns

er n It h d unexampled
ar e c -
. a

popu larity d rea h ed a 4 d ed i t ion in 887 Spi tta s hymns

,
an c 2n 1 .
’

assisted mu h i t h e revi val o f Ev nge li al rel igion in Germany

c n a c .

Spit ta was b o n at H ano e in 1 8 be ame a Lutheran

r v r 0 1, c

pastor and died at Burgdorf where he had just been appointed

, ,

L utheran S uperintendent H began to write verse w h en eight . e

y ears old H for m ed a friends

. h ip with Heenri h H eine at c

G ottingen U niversity but bro k e it f f at Li be ause H eine ,

o Ine c

j ested at sa red things in the presen e of Spitta s pupils H

c c
’
. e

began to write hym ns in 1 8 4 and told a friend i 1 8 6 2 , n 2 ,

I n the m anne in whi h I form erly sang I sing no m ore T

r c . o

th e Lo d I on se rate my life and my lo e and likewise my

r c c v ,
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM NS AN D T H E IR WR ITE RS 1 95

song H i lov is th e one g ea t the me of all my ong to p aise

. s e r s s r

and exalt it worthil y is the desire of the C hristian inger H s . e

gave m on g and melod y ; I gi e it back to H im M any of

e s v .
’

his most popular hymns were written at Lii when itting at n e, s

his piano or harp H died in 859 . e 1 .

Ri hard Massie ( 8
c eldest of the Re tor of 1 00 son c

C oddington C heshire was born at C heste and lived at P ulford

, , r,

H all C oddingt on
,
H publi hed in 1 854 a translation of
. e s

Luther s Sp i itu lS g ; Ly D m ti I st S eries 860 a

’
r a on s ra o es ca , ,
1

translation of Spitta s P lt u d H y I st S eries in 86 4 ’

sa er n ai
’

e, ,
1 .

H translated Spitta s se ond eries in whi h this hym n ’

e c s , c

appe red T h olu me in luded t an lations of othe Ger man

a . e v c r s r

h ymn and so me ori ginal pie es

s, c .

H ym n 26 6 Jesu s I h um b ly s e e k
.
, .

C H ARLE S W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s the Acts f th Ap tl (le ft in M S ) W

'
on o e os es . orks , x 11. 228.

Ac ts v i ii .
34 .

H ym n 26 7 . 0 W or d of God in c a rn at e .

W I LL I AM W ALSH AM H OW , D D . .

W ritten for Supplement to M orrell an d H ow s P ’

m
s al s an d I fymn s,
186 7 .

H ym n 26 8 Lord , Th y . word ab id e th .

SI R H . W . BA K ER
Wri tten
for Hym A i t d M d 186 1 ns n c en an o ern , . A translat ion was
made into German b y M i ss W i k w th 86 7 n or , 1 .

H ym n 26 9 . H ow s ad o ur s t at e by n atu re is !

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

[Jymn s an d Sp irit u
alS on gs , 1 70 7 . F ai th in C hrist for pardon an d

san c tifimtion
’
.

Ver 5 o f th e original i s omi tted

.

Stret h out Thi ne m v i torio us K ing

c ar ,
c ,

M y rei gn ing s ins sub due

D ri ve th e l d d agon f o m h is se t o r r a ,

W i th all hi h e l l i h rew s s c .
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BOOK I LLU STRATED
W esley
pri nted it i hi s C h arlestown C ll ti 7 3 7 wi th ver 5
n o ec on , 1 , .

in luded d hanged h ellish to i fernal In ver h e put H ere

c , an c
‘ ’ ‘
n .
’
. 2

ye despairing s i nners ome d i ver 6 Into Th y m I fall but c ,

’
an n .
, ar s ,
’

h e left W tt last l ine un hanged My Jesus d my all

a
’
s s c , , an .
’

T hree da ys afte his ordination in June 1 7 3 6 G eo ge r , , , r

W hitefield wrote to a friend Never a poo creature set up ,

‘
r

with so s m ll a stock a H elp help m my dear friend .

, e, ,

with your warm est addresses to the throne of grace At .

pre en t this i the language of my heart

s , s

A guilty weak d h e l pless wor m &

’
, , an , c .

C h a l W esle y and his friends sang thi h ymn with the

r es s

c ri minals on their way to Tybu n on Jul y 9 7 3 8 T h poet r 1 ,

1 . e

found that hou under the gallow th m o t b les ed hou of

‘
r s e s s r

his life .
’

Ri hard W atson quoted the la t verse with ole mn and

c s s

deep feeling when G eorge Mar den visited h im i n his las t s

i llness T h h ymn has had a wonde ful ministry of co mfort f

. e r or

soul in sight of ete nity T h Rev W illiam Robinson an

s r . e .
,

I ndependent minister in H ert fordshire who died in Au gust , ,

1 854 told a me mb e of his hurch that he neve failed t

,
r epeat c r o r

th e e e v rs

A guilty weak d h elpless worm , , an ,

Into Th y hands I fall ,

once twice daily and if he could hoose would like t die

or , ,
c , o

with the words on his lips D D oddridge told h i tudent at . r. s s s

Northampton I wish that my last word may be tho e line of

,
s s s

W att s
A guilty weak d h elpless worm , , an ,

O Th y k in d ar ms I fall
’
n .

H ymn 27 0 C ome , . ers t o th e go sp el feast

s in n , .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for th ose th at seek an d th ose th at h ave R edemp tion in th e Bl

ood

fj
o esus C h ris t, 1 74 7 ; Works , 2 74 Th e G S ’ '
L k iv . . reat upper . u e xiv .

16 -
24 wenty four verses
. T -
.

Ver 5 rea ds
.

S H im set fort h be fore your eyes

ee ,

Beh o l d t h e b l eedi ng Sa rifi e ! c c

Hi ff d love mak e h aste to e mbra e

s o er
’
c ,

A d freely now be saved by g a e

n r c .
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i s given b y the R W P Burgess and others f thus as ignin g ev . . . or s

it M C D H ard astle think there is little doub t that the

. r . . . c s
‘

h ym was written b y C harles to ac o mpan y his famou erm on

n c s s

on the text I saiah l prea hed at Bristol Septe mbe 7 39 v. 1 , c ,

r, 1 ,

and on nu merous othe oc asion I ried from Isaiah lv r c s .

’
c .
,
“
H e er y one that thirsteth co me y to the waters !
o, v
” e
,

Between two and three thou and attended I found great s .

freedom in peaking to the m who s altogethe such a I a re r s

wa —j7 u l Septe mb e 24 1 7 3 9
,
’
s. o rn a r .
, ,

H ymn 27 2 0 . al
lt h at p as s b y to J e su s , d ra w n ea r .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY

Hymn s (Bristol, Works

’
on God s E verl
asting Love, N o
3 .
.

iii . 6verses
. S ix .

C ha le W esle y s hymn of in i tation s t ike a w note ’ ‘

r s s v r ne .

T he y the b attle son gs of an open air preacher and are

are - -

borne on the win gs of the te mpest that raged round th heroic e

little poet a he faced chee ily the rage or the ridi ule of the
s r c

m b o H i m etres are bright and lilting winning the ear of the

. s ,

si mpl e and rresting the casual passer b y Only a prea her

a -
. c ,

perhaps onl y an Open air prea her could have w itten su h -

c ,
r c

hymns T hey are not h ym s of the orato y of the class room

. n r ,
-

or the illage chur h but of that a t cathedral whose oof i

v c v s r s

the b lue vault Of hea en ; they are ongs of M fi ld of v s oor e s,

Kin gswood of New a tle and of Gwennap P e haps of all

, c s ,
. r

W esley s hymn these are the most ha ac teri tic ally Methodist
’
s c r s .
’

H ym n 273 . Th y faith fuln ess , Lo rd , eac h m om e n t

we fi n d .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hy mn s
'
on astin g Love, N o
God s E v erl
’
. 2 (B ristol , Works ,

i ii . 6 . Th e first verse i s

L rd not unto m
o , (t h e w h ole I di s l i m ) e, c a ,

lglory to Th ee t h rough J u name ! ’

Al , es s s

Th y gifts d Th y gra es P u d down from above

’
an c , o r ,

D e man d all our praises Ou tha ks and u love , r n o r .

changed into v i lest .
’

D Osbo n once said that the firs t line of

r . r 4 0 let ver .
,

m ommend my Sa iour to y u was the best exp e s sion of t h e

e c v o ,
’
r

spirit and genius of Methodism T h personal knowledge of . e

C hrist involved in the phrase M y S a iour was the true basi s v

’

of u eligious experien e and the loving entreaty 0 let me

o r r c , ,

co mmend w s the true spi it of eligious se ice

,
’
a r r rv .

H ym n 27 4 Sin n e rs , t urn ; . wh y will ye d ie ?

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
Hymn s on on don 74 kV k i ii 84
God s E ver l
’
as tin g Love, L , 1 1 or s , . .

‘
Wh y w i l l ye h ouse o f Israel
die, 0E ek xv iii 3 Si xteen
?
’
z . . 1.

verses Th first t hree d th e tenth verse are here retained

. e an .

H ymn 27 5 . Sin n e rs , ob e y t h e gos p e l wo rd .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

I fymn s an v 63
d S acred P oems , 1 749 ; Works , . .
‘
C m o e for all ,

t h ings now ready Luke xi v 7 T verses

are .
’
. 1 . en .

H andel set thi h ymn to musi (see s c Th e tune was

called F it willia m z .
’

H ym n 27 6 . 0 co m e ye , s in n ers , t o yo ur Lord .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymns an d Sac red P oems , 1 749 ; lV k v 6 4 or s , . . Th e se ond part c

of 27 5
o e th en i s th e origi nal d i n ver 3 C harles W esl ey wrote
.

C m
‘ ’
an .
, ,

l
so uVer 3 owes mu h to P ope s l i ne
’
. . c
’

Tears t hat d ligh t d s igh s th t w ft to h eaven e , an a a .

(E li t Ab l d l o sa o e ar , .

W illiam M Buntin g on e told a friend T here is one thing

. c ,

I shall miss in heaven the mysti joys o f peniten e A great ,

c c .
’

lover o f John F let he says (\V l y L if f M F lt h ) c r es e

’
s e o r . e c er

he was first favoured wit h his heavenly on ersation in m c v ,

co

pany with M W alsh and a few othe f iend most of whom

r. r r s,
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

are now in the wo ld of pi its At the e ea o how r s r . s s s n s,

f eque tly did we feel

r n

Th wh lmi g power o f saving gra e !

e o er
’
e n c

H w frequentl y we e we silenced the eb y while tea s of love

our eyes fl
o r r ,
r

wd I t sweetl y a ffects my soul while I recollect

’
o er o e

the hu mility fe vou of pirit and st en gth of faith with whi h

,
r r S ,
r ,
c

dear Mr F let her so often poured out his soul be fore the Grea t
. c

T hree O -
t whose feet we have lain in hol y sha me and
n e, a

di ine ilence ti ll it see med earth was tu ned to heaven !

v s , r
’

H ym n 27 7 . W e a ry uls th at wan der wid e

so ,
.

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

fIymn s for those th at seek an d th ose th at h ave Redemp tion in th e

Bl fj
ood o esus iv H eaded Th I nv i tat i on
C h ris t, 1 74 7 Works , . 2 12 . e .
’

In ver wh wander W i de is t he original d i n ver 3 Li on

. 1 o
,
an .
, ve

eart h t h e l ife o f heaven .

’

Adam C la ke u sed thi s h ymn largely in h is earl y ministry

r .

H ymn 27 8 Go d , t h e . ofi e n d e d God m o st H igh .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s on th e Tmn ity,

’

1 76 7 ; Works , v n. 2 1 7. S e tion on
c
‘
Th e
D ivin i ty o f C hrist C v .
’
2 or. . 20 .

Th last four lines are o mitted

e

P oor debtors by our Lord s request

’
, ,

A full a qu i ttan e we re eive ! c c c

A d rimi nal s w i th par don blest

n c , ,

W at our Judge s instan e live

e,
’
c , .

H ymn 27 9 C o m e , ye . we a ry s in n ers , co me .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

m n s for th ose th at s eek an d th ose th at h ave R edemp tion in th e

H y
Bl
ood ofj es us C h rist, 1 7 4 7 /V
l iv
orks, 2 20 . .

Th o mi ssi on o f two hal f ver es greatly strength ens the h ymn

e -
s .

After Tak e our load o f guilt away C h arles W esley w ote

’
r

N w t h e promised rest bestow o ,

R est from servitude severe ,

Rest from al l our to i l d woe an ,

R est from all our gui l t d fear an .

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H ymn 282 Sh e p h e rd . uls with of s o , p it yin g e ye .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s for th ose th at seek an d th ose th at h ave R edemp tion in th e

Bl
ood o
fj es us C h ris t, 1 74 7 Works , iv . 2 5 1.
‘
For th e out asts o f c

Israel . igh t verses Ver 3

’
E . .

W ild as t h e untaugh t Indians brood ,

Th C hrist ian savages remai e n,

Strangers d enemies to G d an o ,

Th ey mak e Th ee spen d Th y bloo d in vain .

T h t o mparison between G eorgi a and E ngland shows h ow

a c

the s tate of his own c u t ym m weighed on the hea t of C ha les

o n r r r

W esley .

H ym n 283 .Beh old t h e L amb of God , wh o b e a rs .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY
Hym astin g Love Bristol 1 74 1 ; Works, ii i 20
’
ns on God s E verl , , . .

Jesus h rist t h e Saviour o f m

C en .
’

Inserted i n t h e se ond number o f t he A mi i M g

c r n an a az in e. Th e
first verse i s here omi tted S inners in t h e gospel glass , ee , S , .
’

H ymn 59 i a lat r pa t of the sam e h ym n

1 s e r .

H ym n 284 Y e . n e igh b o urs an d frien d s , to Je su s

ar d raw n e .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hym dS dP m
n s an 7 49 ; W k v 1 5
ac re After prea h ing
oe s, 1 or s , . 1 . c

to th e N ew astle C o lli ers Twelve verses Th first l i ne o f th e

c .
’
. e

original reads y Jesus Th last part o f ver 3 is o f J u p i

“
.
’
e . es s s
’
ra se .
’

C harles W esley s Jour l for Nove mber 3 says I

’
1 7 46
‘
n a 0, , ,

went out into the streets o f New astle and alled the poo the c , c r,

lame the halt the blind with that pre iou s pro mise H im that
, , , c ,
“

”
co meth to Me I w ill in no wise ast out T hey had no feeling c
, .

of the frost while the lo e of C h rist war med thei hearts v r .

’

T his see ms to ha e been th servi e a fter which the h ymn

v e c

was w itten r .

H ym n 285 . u r h e art s
Sin n e rs , y o l
ift up .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 74 2 ; Works '

, II . 2 29 .
‘
H m y n for th e

day o f P ente ost c .

’

Th sixt h verse rop down in showers o f lov is omitted ’

e , D e, .
 Je s u s c all s us : O e r t h e t um ult
H ym n 28 6 .
’
.

C E C I L F R AN C E S AL E X AN DE R
C ontribute d to th e Hym 85 n s, 1 2 .

In the original t h e l ast line o f ver 4 i s C hri stian love M more than .
, e

t hese It is founded on M att i v 8 t h e beginning o f th e Gosp l for

.
’
. . 1 ,
e

St And ew s D y Ap st l es is a subst i tute for St Andrew i ver

’
. r a . o . n . 2.

H ym n 287 . C om e un t o M e , ye weary .

W . C . D IX
P b u l ished in t h e P eo e s H y mn alb y D r Littl
pl
’
ed al
e . an d J . E . Vaux ,

1 86 7 .

Mr Jones (F m u Hym p 3 ) says that Mr D i sent

. a o s n s, . 22 . x

h im m a anus ript opy o f this hy mn with this a ount o f it I

c C cc

was ill and depressed at t h e ti me and it was al most to idle away ,

t h e hours that I wrote the hymn I had been ill for many weeks .
,

and felt wear y and faint and the hy m n really expresses t h e ,

languidness of body fro m whi h I was su ffering at the ti me c .

S oon a fter it o mposition and it took m so me ti me to write

s c -
e

out for my hand t e mbled and I ould wit h di ffi ulty hold the
, r ,
c c

pen—l e overed and I always look ba k to that hymn as t h e

r c ,
c

t urning point in my illness It is a so m ew h at urious fact that

most of my best k own hym ns were written when I was ufli g
-
. c
'

n s er n

fro m so me bodily ail ment M D ykes setting I consider one . r .

’

of the m ost beautiful in the hy mnal Mr D i was al most .

’
. x

in lined to say that the tune had much to do with the u ess
c s cc

which his h ymn won .

H ym n 288 0 . J e sus , Th o u a rt st an din g .

W I LL I AM W ALSH AM H ow, D D . .

In the Sup pl ement to M orrel l d H ow s P lm d Hym 86 7 an

’
sa s an n s, 1 .

D H w said I co mposed the hy mn early in 86 7 afte I

r. o ,
1 , r

had been reading a very beauti ful poe m entitled Brothers and ,
”
a Ser mon T h pathos o f the verses i m pressed m very
. e e

for ibl y at the ti me I read the m over and over again and
c . ,

finally closing the b ook I s ribbled on an odd s rap of paper

,

, c c
,

m y first idea o f the verses beginning O Jesu T hou art stand ,

”
ing I altered t h e m a good deal subse quentl y but I m a
.
,

fo tunate in b ein g able to y that afte t h e h ymn left my hands

r sa r

it w ne er evised altered in y way

as v r or an .
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I LLU STRATED
poem is b y Jean Ingelow who de c i b e a pai
Th e ,
s r s r

b rothe li tenin g to the pa son of the fishin g village

rs s r

A one t h at pon dered now th words s e

H h d been prea h ing on with new surpr i se

e a c ,

A d foun d fres h m rvel i n t h e i r soun d Beh ol d ! ‘

n a ,

Be h ol d s it h H I st nd at t h e door d k no k ‘ ’
a e, a an c .

Open t h e door w i t h sh ame i f ye have sinned ; ,

I f ye be sorry pen it w i th sighs , O .

Albeit t h e p l a e b bare for poverty c e ,

A d omfortless for la k o f plen i shi ng

n c c ,

B not ab s h e d for t h at but open i t

e a , ,

A d t k e H im in t h at omes to sup wit h thee ;

n a c

Be h ol d ! H sai th
‘
I stand at t h e door d k no k
’
e ,
an c

Speak t h en 0 ri h d strong , , c an

Open 0 h ppy young ere yet t h e h an d

, a ,

Of H im t h at k no ks wearie d at last forbear ; c , ,

T h pat i ent foot i ts t h ank less quest re frain

e ,

T h wounde d h eart for ever more w i th d raw

e .

H ol man H unt s picture Th Light of the W orld now at ’ ‘ ’

,
e ,

Keble C ollege Oxfo d had it influen e on the h ymn

, r , s c .

H ymn 289 . Why uld I till to morrow st ay

sh o -
.

C H AR L E S W E SL EY
S h ort H ymn s S ltP
on f
e ec
g o S p tu (le ft in M S ) W
as s a es c ri re . orks,

xiii .
51 . 2 C or . vi Verses 3 d 6 are h ere omitted
. 2. an .

H ymn 290 To d ay, .

-
wh ile it is c alle d t o d ay
-
.

C H ARL ES W E SL EY
S h ort ffymn s on Sel
ec t P as sages f S crip ture (left
o in M S ) . Works ,
xi i i . 1 22 H eb
. . i ii . 15 . E i gh t l i nes are omi tted .

H ym n 29 1 C o m e , l
e t us , . wh o in C h ris t b e l
ie v e .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s on God s E verl

’
as tin g L ove, L ondon 74 1 W k i i i 6 4
, 1 or s, . .

Fourteen verses Verses 3 . 1 , 1 2, 1 , 14 . A l tt l e h y mn o f p ure gol d i s

i

m d e b y o mi tt i ng ten prosai ver es

a c s .
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pril
On A 88 two day before D Gervase Smith died
20, 1 2, s r. ,

his old friends and brother m inisters Benj amin G regory and ,

W illiam H irst held a little ser i e in his i k ro m T his

,
v c S c -
o .

h ymn was sung and the third erse was repeated at the dying
,
v

m n request
a
’
s I t was sung at the fune al ser ice i H ighbur y
. r v n

C hapel a week late r .

H ym n 29 5 H ap p y t h e m an th at fi n d s t h e grac e
. .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for those th at seek a n d th ose tha t h a ve R edemp tion in th e

Bl
ood /j
q esus rov iii 3 8 N ine
C h rist, 1 74 7 I/Vorks , v . 2 3 4. P . . 1 4 .

verses Wh is h nged to th at i t he first l ine

. o c a
’
n .

Th Rev D Allen ays Th old h ym n whi h ha e

e . r . s , e s c v

done so mu h to prese e Methodist doc trine d to pro mote

c rv ,
an

our type of experien e fellowship and ev ngelis m have been c , , a

sacredly retained (in Th M th di t Hy m B k Th e e o s n -

oo , e

hy mns i the m iddle of the book whi h relate to the ons ious
n , c c c

li fe of G d i n the soul al most ex lusively the o mpositions

o ,
are c c

of C h arles W esley T hese hym ns unique and when the y . are ,

lose their ha m the powe of Methodis m will decline d h

c r r , an er

glory fade away .

’

H ym n 296 un s e arc h ab le
. R ic h es .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY

H ymn s for th ose th at s ee k an d th ose th at h ave R edev ¢ti n o in th e

Bl fj
ood o es us iv 3 Seven verses o f eigh t
C h r is t, 1 74 7 ; Works , . 2 0.

l i nes ea h begi nni ng Y si mp l e sou l s t hat stray In ver t h e

c ,
‘
e .
’
. 1
origi nal reads A d p l easures from th e well b ut i n 7 8 th e metre
,
‘
n ,
’
1 0

was hanged to h ort metre Ver 4 reads Ou guardi ans to th at

c S . .
,
‘
r

h eaven l y b l iss .
’

H en y Moore states in th C oke and Moore L if that John

r e e

W esley wrote it in the m idst of the Bandon iots But the

‘
r .
’

h y m n was printed in 7 47 and the riots o urred in 7 5 In 1 , cc 1 0.

a footnote to his two volu m e Li fe of John W esley Moore says -

, ,
‘
It has been denied that Mr Joh n W esley was the author of .

this hymn I m ust till think that he was I b elieve I was not
. s ,

m isinform ed T here is I th ink lso so me inte nal eviden e

.
, ,
a r c .

T h hy mn has th purity s t ength and sobriety of bo th the

e e ,
r ,

brother b ut it see m t wan t the poetical i a imi of C ha le

s s o v s n r s,
’
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H Y M N S AN D T H
'
EIR \V RI T E R S 20 7

Dr W hitehead
. lai m the hy mn for C harles W esley in his c s

L ife of W es ley : he says it has through mistake been ,

‘
,

attributed to his b rother .

’

O of th omitted ve e
ne e rs s

A d utterly on de mne d we l i ve n c ,

A d un l amente d d i n e,

borrow fro m D John on s L d

s Live unregarded u
r . s
’
on on , , n

lamented die .
’

H ymn 29 7 . Le t al
l j
m en re o ic e , by Je sus re s to re d !
C H AR LE S W E SL EY
Hymn s an v 39
d S ac red P oems, H y mn for t h e 1 74 9 Works'

, . 0 .

K i ngswood C o lli ers O ver e o f th e h ymn i s h ere omi tted d

’
. ne s an
,

ver 5 i s t k en fro m t h e next hymn for t he olli ers M y bret h ren

. a c ,

beloved your lling ye see

, ca .
’

H ymn 29 8 H ow b l
e s t is h e wh o ’
. n e e r c on s e n ts .

E and T AT BR A DY
P s lm i
a . Ne w Ver ion s .

H ym n 299 . We ov e Th y k in gd om , Lo rd
l .

Y D W I GH T D D ( 7 5
I T M OTH , . . 1 2

P sal m xxv
i n his revi sed versi on o f \V tt P sal ms in 8 ’
cx 11 .
, a s s 1 00 .

Ver reads H w ll b efore Thee st nd

. 2 , er a s a .
’

D D wight was born at Northa mpton Massa husetts and

r.
, c ,

g aduated at Y ale w h ere h e was tuto 7 7 7 H was for

r ,
r 1 1 -
. e

a ti me haplain in the U nited States Army I n 7 9 5 h e was

c . 1

appointed P resident o f Y ale C ollege At the re q uest o f the .

G eneral A sse mbly o f C onne ticut he issued the revised version c

of W tt P sal ms in 8
a ss
’
1 00 .

H ymn 3 00 Le t . e v e rl s tin a g gl
o rie s c ro wn .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

[Jymn s an d al Son g
Spiri t u s, 1 707 -

9 .
‘
Th e ex e ll n y o f
c e c

C hri ti n reli gion

s a .
’

T w vers are omi tted

o es

W h t if we t e th glob around
2. a rac e e ,

A d s h from Brit in to J p n earc a a an ,

So j ust to God , so s fe for

a man .
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5 N ot . t h e f ig d fiel ds of h th i h bl i ss
e n
’
ea
’
n s

C o ul d rai se su h ple sures i th e min d ;

c a n

N ord oes t h e Turk is h P arad i se

P retend to j oys so well fi d
’
re n .

H ymn 3 01 F ath e r . of o mn ip re s en t gr ac e .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

ffymn s f or th e Us e qf F amilies, 1 7 6 7 ; l
/
Vorks , VI I . 1 8. last Th e
l i ne of t he or i gi nal A d not a h oof be le ft behi nd
,
‘
n ,
’
is a ref ren e toe c

E xo d x T h ere sh all not an h oo f be l eft behin d

’
. 6. 2 , .

H ym n 3 02 Th ou Son . of God , wh o se fl m in g a e ye s .

C H ARL S E W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s for th e Us e c a mil

ia , 1 76 7 Works
'

welve lines
, VI I . 30 . T
are omi tted In ver . .
4 t he ori gi n lis a , An lhi s areless h eart wit h
d fil c

grie f .
’

H ym n 3 03 . Th ou gre at myst e riou s God u n kn own .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Hymn s j b r th ose th at seek a n d th ose th at h av e R M p tion in th e
'

Blood ofj es us C h r ist, 1 74 7 I/

Vorks, 23 5 Eg iv . . i h t verses . T wo
o i tte here
m d .

H ym n 3 04 L on g h. av e I s at b en e ath th e s oun d .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

ffymn s an d Sp iritual S on gs, 1 709 .

‘
U n fruit fulne s lamented s .
’

Two k wea verses are o mi tted

Oft I frequent Th y h oly pla e
2 . c

A d h ear al most i v i n ; n n a

H w smal l a port i on o f T h y gra e

o c

My m m y retai n ! e
’
r c an

M y dear A l mi gh ty d my G d , an o ,

H w little art Th ou k nown o

By al l t h e j udge ments o f Th y d ro ,

A d b l essi ngs o f Th y t hrone

n .

of ver 3 M y dear Al migh ty is in .

,
‘
,
’
W atts s worst ’
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H ym n 3 07 . Je su s , th e s in n e r s
’
F rie n d , to Th e e .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

lag
/in n s an d Sacred P oems , 1 73 9 ; Works ,
i . 83 . Gal . iii . 2 2.
h rteen verses
T i .

O o f t h e o mitted verses h as two lines

ne

Tread down Th y foes wi th power ontrol , c

Th beast d devi l in my sou l e an ,

wh i h m y b ompared wit h Tennyson s I M m i m xviii

c a e c
’
n e or a , c .

M ove pward work ing out t h e beast U , ,

A d let t h e ape d t iger di n an e.

H ymn 3 08 . D e p th of m e rc y ! c an th e re b e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
Hym n s an d Sac red P oems, 1 740 ; W orks, i . 27 1.
‘
A fter a rel pse a

no
i t sin ’
h rteen verses o f four l i es
. T i n .

D Bel he t ace th fa mous to y of th e ac t e

r. c r r who wa
s e s r r ss s

co ve ted th ou gh thi h ym n b a k to the S u d y S h l

n r r s c n a c oo

y u l f o m which M G J Ste enso quote it al mo t

o rn a ,
r r. . . v n s s

v erbati m A ac t es i n a p o incial town heard so me poo

. n r s r v r

peopl e in ging this h ymn in a ottage Sh e en tu ed i a d

s c . v r n, n

whe the se ic was o er C ha le W esley word followed

n rv e v ,
r s
’
s s

he rSh g t a h ym b ook
. e ad and read the e e and
o n -

, re te -
v rs s,

wa thu led to C h ist Sh

s s h a k f o m appea i g again on
r . e s r n r rn

th e stage b ut t la t th e m anage of th e theatre induced h

,
a s to r er

take th leadin g p a t in a
e e w pla y Sh had to sin g a son g
r n . e

o h er e t ance and th band played th

n n r i th ee ti me whilt
,
e e a r r s s

sh tood lost i though t b efore th audi nce T hen with

e s n e e .
,

cl a ped h a d an d e ye u ffu ed wi th tea h e sa g

s n s s s s rs, s n

D ept h o f mer y ! there be c c an

M e y sti l l reser ed for m ? rc v e

C my G d H i w at h forbea ? an o s r r

M t h e hie f o f sinners spa e ? e, c , r

Th pe fo ma c e came to a end ab ruptl y b ut th e n igh t le ft

e r r n n ,

it i mprint
s m an y li es I t is said that th e ac tres aft e w a d s
on v . s r r

b eca me the wife of a mini te s r.

 THE STORY OF T H E H YM N S AN D TH EIR WR T I E RS 21]

C H AR L S E W ES L EY (I ) .

ym
fl ns an d Sac red P oe ms, 1 749 ; kVorks, iv .
3 57 .
‘
P enitent i l a

Charles Wesley w ote in ver 5 r .

Th remember m for good en e ,

PV il my strengt h d spi rit fail h e an .

Mrs Tho mas Gabriel who was present at W esley s last

.
,
’

C ovenant Service in C ity Road and at h is funeral service , ,

used to repeat to her elf the la st verse in ti me s of strong s

te mptation Sh found strength and o mfort here

. e c .

W hen G rotius was returning fro m S weden in 16 45 to spend ,

his last days in H olland his ship was wre ked on t h e oast of , c c

P o merania H made his way with di ffi ult y to Rosto k where

. e c c ,

h is strength gave way O his death bed Q ui t p visited h im

. n -
s or ,

and spoke of the publi an on who m G d had m er y as he c o c

prayed G rotius replied E g ille um p ub li u ( I m that

.
, o s c an s
‘
a

A s hor t ti me afte th e great s holar passed to his r c

rest .

Ro maine desired to die with the la guage of the pub lican n

on his lips G d be merciful to m a sinne

’
, o , e r .

H ymn 3 10 . J e s us , if s t il
l th e s am e Th ou art .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
y mn s
Af an d Sac red P oems, 1 74 0 ; Works ,
i . 2 58 . M att v 3 4 6
. .
, , .

Ver .6, L
‘
ord I bel i eve t he promi se sure is omi tted
, ,
’
. In ver t he . 2

ori ginal read th e mourners,

‘
.
’

H ymn 3 11 I k n ee allfuln ess d we lls

. o w in Th .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

ym
Il d S d P m
n s an
74 ; I V k
ac rei 64 The e thi ngs
oe s, 1 0 /
or s , . 2 .
‘
s

were w i tten for our instru tion H ymn 4 i s th e e rl ier p rt o f the

r c .
’
1 2 a a

s me h ymn
a .

H ym n 3 12 F th e r
. a of igh t s , from
l wh om p roc ee d s .

C H AR L S E ‘

W ESL EY (I ) .

Hy mn s an d Sacr ed P oems , 17 3 9 ; Works , i .

76 .
‘
A pr yer u der
a n
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H ymn 3 13 . O for th at t en dern e s s of h eart .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Sh ort Hymn s on Sel f Scrip ture, 1 7 6 2
ect P a ss ages o Works ,
ix . 1 99 .

It i s base on th e essage to i ng Josiah i n s xxii 9 ) Thi ne

d m K (2 K g . 1 , 20

h eart was ten er

d , an d th ou hast hu ble thyself before t he Lord
m d .
’

H ymn 3 14 . 0 th t I a co uld rep en t .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 74 9 W orks, iv .

4 26 .
‘
F or one fallen
fro gra e Four verses o f eight li nes ea h
m c .
’
c .

Th first two verses are h ere given

e Joh n Wesley altered effe tual . c

strok e to resistless in th e last verse ’

.

H ymn 3 15 . H ow d re a d t h e t h ou gh t ! sh al
lI alon e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for Ch il
dren , v i 4 8 A though t on h ell
1 76 3 ; Works ,
. 2 .
‘
.
’

first l ine o f th e origi nal Terrible Thought has been thus

Th e ,
‘
,
’

c hanged in the 9 4 revisi on 1 0 .

T h origi nal h ymn is enough to give any

e h ild th e n ight m re c a .

H ymn 3 16 . W ith b rok en h ea rt an d c on trite s igh .

C ORN E LI U S E LV E N (17 97
W ritten
in January 85 , 1 2, for spe ial servi es in hi own ongreg
c c s c a

tion Given in Bapt i st P l

. m d Hym 858 sa s an n s, 1 .

M E lven was b orn in Bury St E d mund and was pasto

r . . s, r

of the Baptist C hur h there for fi fty years M Spurgeon c . r .

greatly esteemed h im and wrote a me morial sketch of his ,

friend in July 1 87 3 ,
.

W hen M r Spu geon was pas to t W aterb each M E lven

. r r a , r.

was invi ted to p ea h at his first anniver ary in 1 85 Mr

r c s ,
2. .

S purgeon m t h im at the tation

e H i bulk was tupendous s . s s ,

a d one saw that his heart was as la ge his body H ’

n r as . e

could t go into the rive for the b apti mal er i e connec ted
no r s s v c

with the anniversar y f he said t h at if he got wet through , or

‘
,

there were no gar ment nearer than Bur y St E d mund that s . s

would fit h im H exhorted the yo ung pas tor to stud y hard

.
’
e
‘
,
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I LLU STRATED
p omise A d taking pen and pape fro m the tab le h e
r . n r , s

deliberatel y set do w in writing f her w o mfort the n , or o n c ,

“

”
fo mulae of her faith H ers was a hea t whi h always tended
r . r c

to expre s its dept h s in erse S in verse she estated to

s v . o r

herself the gospel of pardon peace and heaven P robabl y “

without d ifl
.
, ,

i ulty or long pause

”she wrote th e h ymn gettin g
c ,

c o mfort b y thus definitely re ollecting the eternity of the

” “
c

Ro k beneath h feet T here then always not only for so me

c er .
, , ,
”
past mo ment but even now she was a cepted in the Beloved “
c
— Jus t as I
,
“

W hen her sister i law tepped in with new of the ba aa -

a -
s s z r,

s h found the h ym n lyin g on the table

e Th same y a iM i . e e r ss

E lliott p inted the I id Hy m b k ori ginall y o mpiled b y

l ’
r n va s n -
oo ,
c

Mi s Kiernan of D ublin and added twenty three of her w

s , ,
-
o n

hy mn I n later edition the nu mber o f her own h ymns was

s . s

increased Just as I m appeared in the 83 6 edition headed

.
‘
a 1 ,

b y the text H im that o meth unto Me I will in no wise ast

, c ,
c

out T h same yea it was given in her H u f S w

.
’
e r o rs o orr o

Ch d
eer ed C mf t d with the added verse Ju t a I m of
an o or e , ,
‘
s s a ,

that free love .

’

I t has been translated into man y language M iss E lliott s s .

’

b other the R H V E lliott said I n the ourse of a lon g ‘

r , ev . . .
, ,
c

m inist y I hope I have been per mitted to see so me fruit o f my

r ,

labours ; but I feel f m ore has been done b y a single hy mn ar

of my sister s Mi s E lliott w ote hy mn ’

M y G d ! is
.
’
s r 120 s . o

y hou so weet and Leaning on T hee my Guide my ’ ‘

an r s , , ,

F iend will always be treasured H life was one o f mu h

’
r , . er c

pain and her hymns wi ll never ease to o mfort those who pass
,
c c

t h rough deep waters More than half a entury of patient .

‘
c

su ffering went to the m aking of her h ymns Sh often said .

’
e

that she lung to C hrist as the li mpet lings to th rock Sh

c c e . e

lived to be more than eight y two and fel t that su h an age -

, c

as her requ ired g eat fait h gr eat patien e and great peace
s r , c , .
’

T h h ym n was sent by a friend to W ordsworth s one and

’ ‘
e

mat hless daughter D ora Mrs Q

c uilli in her la t illn s ,
’
,
. n an , s e s .

H er weakness was so great that she was s ar el y able to have c c

it read to her but it ame as a heavenly m essenger That i ,

c . s

the very thing for m H husband says At least ten ti mes e .

’
er ,

a day she ask ed m to repeat it to her E very m orning she e .

’

asked for it— Now my hymn and would repeat it after h ‘ -

er

husband line f line man y ti mes in the d y and night H

,
‘
or , , a .
’
er

grave in Gra sme ch u ch ya d h a a lamb en g a ed on th e re r r s r v

 TH E STORY OF TH E H M N S AN D T H Y EIR WR ITERS 2 15

o e with the erse H im that o meth un to Me I wi ll i

st n , v ,
‘
c , n no

wise ca t out Afte h death it fo med pa rt of h mothe s

s
’
. r er r er r
’

daily solita y prayer r .

’

Th e Rev W W yatt G i l l translat ed th h ymn into Ra a

. . e r

tongan H sa ys Th e o casion was painful T w dea l ittl ‘

. e ,
c . o r e

ones had been suddenly snatched fro m u Just a I m w s .

“
s a as

on e of the hy mns we ang togethe on their last Sabbath in s r

life Afte the death of the dea boys I could find

. r est till r , no r

I had endered thei favourite h ymn into the native dialect

r r .

O n eading my translation Mr Bu tt became so inte ested

r , . z ac o r

that he produced an independent translation of his own Th . e

native of R t g egard this version with a specialinterest

s ara on a r ,

f it was the la t hy m n Mr Bu
or tt o mposed f his beloved s . z ac o c or

people Th h ymn is a favourite one in all the islands of the

. e

H arve y group I t has also b een rendered into the Samoan

.

language M y friend the Rev W L awes has also translated

.
, . .
,

it into the diale t of Savage I sland and it is dee med to b c , e

the b est of the one hundred and sixt y hy mn onstituting the s c

hymnology of that interesting island Anothe t anslato says .

’
r r r ,
‘
P erhaps there is no hym n i n the language whi h has been c

mo e b lessed in the raisin g up o f those that

r bowed down are .

I t histor y h
s been wonderful It is urely a leaf f o m the
as . s r

tree of life whi h is for th healing of the nations c e .

’

H ymn 3 18 . av iour c a s t a
S , p it yin g e ye .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY
Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 9 ; Works, iv .
3 89 . F or one f llen a

fro m g a e r c .
’
T woverses omi tted .

In ver . 2 C h arles W esley w ote r , For Th y o wn sweet mer y s k e c a .

’

H ymn 3 19 . O J e s us ,
'
l e ss Th y
et me b l n am e !
C H ARL S E W E SL EY
TI E/mus an d S acred P oems , 1 7 49 ” forks
, iv .
3 40 .
‘
D e iring to
s

love .
’
T hr e verses o mitt
e ed .

H ymn 3 20 H ow sh a l
la . s in n e r fin d .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymns for th ose th at seek an d thos e th at h ave Redemp tion in the

Bl
ood (y m es C h ris t 1 Work f, iv 249
'

j , 74 7 -

Ver . 1, Out ‘
o f th e deep I c ry,
’
is omitted , an d ver .
3 put fi st r .

Ver 4 i . s al
so l
eft out .
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H ymn 3 21 . W h en all Th y lov e Sh c on s tr ain .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymns dP m 74 ; W k i 6 7 Resignatio ’
an d Sac re Th e
‘
oe s, 1 0 or s, . 2 . n.

T wenty two verses

-
.

Th first verse reads

e

An d T wilt hou yet be found ?

An d may I still draw near ?
T ihen l sten to the pl intive sound a

Of a poor sinner s prayer ’

.

H ymn 3 22 . Jesu le t Th y , p ityin g e ye .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 749 ; M rks , iv .

405 . F or one fallen
from gr e we ve verses
ac .
’
T l .

G eorge W hite field printed it as a leaflet Th e B ack lide

‘ ’
, s r.

I t is a mo ing p aye t C hri t

v r r o s .

H ymn 3 23 . Le t th e world e
th ir virt ue b oa st .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s d Sacred P oems, Works 11 3 1 7 1 C 01 11 2 : ‘ I

'

an 1 742 , . . . .

a md etermined to k now not hi g save n J esus C hrist, an d H im c rucified .

’

N ine ve ses r .

I n 17 83 at the Bristol C on feren e W esley wa ei ed with a

,
c , s s z

s udden illnes fro m which no one expec ted h im t e ove

s, o r c r.

H told Joseph B adfo d 1 ha e been eflecting on my past ‘

e r r , v r

life I have been wa de in g up and do wn between fifty and

. n r

sixt y years endeavouring in my poor w y to do a little good

, , a ,

to my fellow creatures ; and now it is probab le that there are

b ut a few steps between m and death ; and what have I to e

trust to for salvation ? I a see nothing that I have done c n or

suffered that will b ea lookin g at I hav no other plea tha

r . e n

th is
I t he h ief o f sinners m c a ,

But Jesus d i ed for m e.

’

O the las t Sunday of W esle y s life F ebrua y 27 1 7 9 1

’
n , r , ,

ab out half past two in the a fte noon he aid The e i no need
-
r , s , r s

for mo e whe t Bristol my word were

r n a ,
s

I t h e hi e f o f sinners m c a ,

But Jesus di e d for m e.

’
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H ymn 3 26 Stup e n d ou s l
ov e . of God m o st hi gh !

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s tb e F our Gosp el (le ft in M S ) Works, x M att

'

on s . . 2 53 . .

xi . 28. On e verse o mitted .

H ym n 3 27 . Sh ow p ity, L ord ; 0 Lord , forgiv e .

I SAAC W ATT S ,
D D . .

ms of D avid,
P s al In t h ree parts with tw ty verses 1 7 19 .
, en o
on e ,

hea e pen i tent pleadi ng for pardon

d d A .
’

W esley in luded W tt P art I II in h is C harlestown C ll ti

c
73 7
a
’
s s . o ec on , 1 ,

but h e o mi tted t he fine verse A broken h eart my G d my King , , o , .

’

H w this sele ti on ranges over th e t h ree parts o f W tt h ymn will ’

o c a s s

be seen from t hi s list o f t h e way t h e verses are sele ted They are c .
,

P tIar ; II .; I 3 ;I III 5 ; III 6 ; H L 7

. 2 . . . .

H ymn 3 28 Out . of t h e d p th e of s elf d esp air

-
.

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems , i 55 Ps l m 13 Verses r74 o Works , . 2 . a 0

.

2 an d 5 are o itte
m d harles W esley wrote D epths o f sel f despair
C .
,
-
.
’

I t was thi psal m f o m which the anthe m wa taken on M ay

s r s

24 7 3 8 when o m e one asked John W esle y to go t th

,
1 ,
s o e

a fternoon se ice at St P aul C athedral on the day of h i

rv .
’
s s

conversion Out of th deep have I alled unto T hee O Lo d

: e c , r

Lord hea my voice psalm ays Mr P rothe o was ’ ’

,
Th r . e , s . r ,
‘

one of the influen e that attuned his hea t t re ei e that c s r o c v

assuran e of his salvation b y faith whi h the evening of th

c , c e

same day brou ght to h im in the roo m at Aldersgate Street O . n

the foundation of t h at sure onfiden e his intense energy c c , ,

organi ing genius and administrative capa ity b uilt up f the

z , c , or

most part fro m ne gle ted materials the mi ght y mo e men t tha t c , v

still bears bo th his name and the i mpres of his st uctural s r

mind F half a century as he rode up and down the country

. or , ,

his voice sounded loude and louder till it penet ated every r , r

c orner of the kingdo m ousing on e more the ense of the ,

r c s

need of personal eligion and tirring anew the nu mbed r ,

s

per eption of unseen spi itual ealitie s Tl P lm i H um

c r r .
’
ze sa s n an

L ife. p 3 04 ~
 RE GI N ALD H E BE R D D ,
. .

John M ka t incu mb ent o f C la ton Magna 559 and

arc n , c , 1 ,

Shopland 553 8 wrote A New Y ear s G i ft intituled Witl

‘ ’ ‘

, 1 -

, ,
e

Sp d ee tu
re t G d and V
rn o t Di oG d P up , erses o vers oo r os es ,

about 58 La mentation of a S inner first found in

‘ ’
I Th 0
-
1 . e ,

J D aye s edition of S t l la d H p ki 560 1 is perhaps

’ '
. ern i o an o n s, 1 -

the ea liest E ngli h hymn i use I t runs

r s n .

O Lord turn not T h y fa e away , c

From h im t h t prostrate l y h a et ,

Lament i ng sore his s i n ful l ife

1

Be fore Th y mer y gate c

W hi h gate T hou openest w i de to t h ose

c

hut not that gate agai nst m Lord

S e, ,

But let m enter in e .

I need not to onfess my l ife c ,

I m sure t hou anst tell a c :

W hat I have beene d w hat I m an a ,

I k now Thou k owest i t w ll n e .

Wh w i th te res I ome to Thee

ere tore a c ,

T b g d to i t t ;o e an n rea e

E ven the hil d t hat hath done ill as c cv ,

A d feareth to be beate n .

O Lord I need not to p t , re ea e ,

W hat I d beg or rave ; oe c

T hou k nowest Lor d be fore I aske , , ,

Th t hi ng t h at I woul d have e .

M er y good Lord mer i e I c k , , c as ,

Thi s i s t he t t l lsumme o a

F mer y Lord i s al l my sute

or c , ,

Lord let Th y mer y o me , c c .

Brad y have a rendering o f T h La men tation ‘ ’

e .

H eber s version in his Hym

’
,1 827 g ves the autho s na m e as as , ,
i r
’
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H ymn 3 3 0 Th y l
ife . was giv en for me .

E R I D LEY H AVER GAL FRAN C S .

T hi h ymn ori ginall y began

s I gave M y life f thee Mi s ,
or .
’
s

H g lwas in G e many
av er a d had o me in tired on January r ,
an c

1 0, 1858 Sitting down she read the m otto I did thi f thee
.
,
‘
s or

what hast thou done f Me ? placed under a pi tu e of our or

’
c r

S aviour in the stud y of a G er man divine T his ese mbles the . r

sto y of C ount Zin endorf who was led to de ision b y t h e

r z ,
c

E c e H o m o in the gallery at D usseldorf which epre ented

c ,
r s

the S aviou crowned with tho ns Over the picture we e th

r r . r e

words Allthi have I done f thee W hat does t thou f Me

,
‘
s or . or

M is H a galwas at chool at D ii ld f and it w p obably

s ver s ss e or , as r

a copy of the a me picture whi h suggested h hym n Th

s c er . e

lines of thi hy m n flashed upon h and h w ote them in a

s er, s e r

few m inutes in pen il on the ba k of a ci cul a W hen h c c r r . s e

r ead them o er she thought W ell this is t poetr y I will t

v , ,
no . no

g to the t ou b le to op y this Sh stret hed out h hand to ’

o r c . e c er

put it into the fi b ut a sudden i mpul e made her draw ba k

re , s c ,

and h put the paper ru mpled and singed into h po ket

s e ,
c ,
er c .

Sh w q uite a young girl and this wa the fir t thing h

e as ,
s s s e

w ote that ould be called a hymn Soon afte she wen t to

r c . r se e

an old wo man in an al m shouse Sh began to talk to m as . e e,

she always did about her dea Saviour and I thought I would
,
r ,

see if the i mple old wo man would a e for these verses whi h
S c r ,
c

I felt sure nobod y else would are to read S I read the m to c . o

her and she was so delighted with them that when I went
, ,

ba k I opied them out and kept them and now the h ymn i s
c ,
c , ,

m ore widely known than any S o me months later she showed .

’

the m to her father w h o en ouraged her to preser e h verses ,

c v er ,

and wrote the tune Ba a for them T h hymn was printed c

’
. e

on a leaflet in 859 and in G d W d F ebruary 86 I n 1 , oo or s , ,

1 0.

C / u / Hy m
z rc z 87 the appeal of C hrist to the dis iple i s
n s, 1 1, c

c hanged into an appeal from the dis iple to C h ist T h y life c r :

‘

w given for m
as Mis H g l on ented to the lteration
e .
’
s av e r a c s a
,

though she thought the first fo m more strictly carried out the r

idea of the motto Sh on e said Allmy best poem have . e c ,

‘
s

co me i that way Mine a fa hion full grown W riting i

n , rv s , .
’ ‘
s

praying with m I ask that at every line H would give m

e. e e,

not merel y thoughts and power but also every word even the , ,

very rh yme Ve y often I ha e a mo t di tinct and happ y

s . r v s s
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I LLU STRATED
S wansea who isited her Oh ! I want all of you to speak
, v ,

bright bright words about Jesus Oh do do I t is allper fect

,
.
,

pea e I m only waitin g for Jesu to take m in

c . a s e .
’

Mis H g l on e aid I can ne e t myself to writ

s av e r a c s ,
‘
v r se e

v erse I believe my King suggest a thought and whispe s m

. s r e

a musi al line two and then I look up and thank H im

c or ,

delightedl y and go on with it T hat is how the h ym n and

, . s

poem ome Th M a ter has not put a ches t of poeti gold

s c . e s c

into my po session and said N w u e it as y u like But

s , o s o

H keeps the gold and gives it m pie e by pie e just when H

e e c c e

will and mu h as H will and no m ore So me d y perhap

,
as c e , . a , s,

H will send m a b right line of verses on

e
”
satis fied ringin g
e

through my m ind and then I hall look up and thank H im and ,

S ,

sa y Now dear Master give m another to rhyme with it and

, , , e ,

then anothe
”
; and then perhap H will send it all in one
r s e

flow of musical thoughts but more likel y one at a ti me that I , ,

m y be kept askin g H im f e ery line

a T here that i th e or v s
”
.
,

pro ess and y u

c there is no I can do it at all T hat
, o see .

isn t H i way with m I often s mile to myself when peopl

’
s e . e
“ ”
talk about gi fted pen or leve ve es & b e ause they “
c r rs c c
, .
,

don t k o w that it is neither b ut so methin g reall y much nicer

’
n ,

tha b ein g t alented

n
” “
or

H ym n 3 3 1 L o rd , I h e a r owe rs of b le s sin g
. of s h .

E L IZABE TH C OD N E R .

M C odne ( e H a ris ) was the wif of a cle gy man a

rs . r ne
‘
r e r ,

worke at Mild may H all who edited a m issiona y m on thly

r ,
r ,

Woman s Work ’
in tile Grea t H arv es t Fiel
d .

I n the su mmer of 1 860 a part y of hildren i n who m she , c ,

was g eatl y interested were much i mp essed b y an ac ount of

r , r c

revival work in I eland Mrs C odne urged on the m the r . . r

p i ilege and responsibility of getting a hare of the same

rv S

blessing O the following Sunday she was not well enough to

. n

leave ho me T hose hildre were still i my heart and I

.
‘
c n n ,

longed to press upon the m an earnest pe sonal appeal , r .

W ithout e ffo t wo ds see med t b gi en to m and they took

r ,
r o e v e,

th form of a h ymn
e I had no thought of sendin g it beyond the .

li mit of my own circle but passin g it on to one and another it

s , , ,

be ame a word of power and I then published it ( 86 ) as a

c ,
1 1

leaflet T h hymn soon be ame popular News rea hed the

.
’
e c . c

w ite f th b les in g gained b y it Now it would b tidin gs

r ro e s .
‘
, e
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H M N S AN D TH Y EIR WR I T E RS 2 23

o
fr m a far of a youn g fii dying in I ndia and sending ho me
ible with the h ym n pasted on the fl
o c er ,

h is B yl f as t h e pre iou ea ,
c s

me mo ial of that which had broug h t h im to the Lord

r Th .
’
e

Rev E P H ammond e eived a letter fro m a wo man who had

. . . r c

attended one o f his meetings i a P resb yt e ia C hur h in n r n c

Ameri a No one poke to h

c . Sh had o mmitted theft S er . e c

and b een a b ad mothe to h children but when the ong e ga r er ,

c r

tion a g L t so m e d ops now fall on m and Blessing

s n ,
‘
e r e,
’ ‘

othe 0 bless m it see med to rea h the wo man s soul I

rs , e,
’
c
’
.
‘

thought Jesus can accept m E ven m ” and it b ou ght m e e, r e

,

t H i feet and I feel th e b urden of sin re moved

’
o s , .

P ass m not ! Th y lost one bri nging e

Bind my h e rt 0 L ord to T h ee ; a , ,

W hile th e streams o f life are spr i ngi ng ,

Blessing oth ers 0 bless m —Even m , e e,

is th clo ing ve se
e s r .

Th h ymn was printed in M C d

e A m g t/ rs . o n er s
’
on ze

Bra mbl
es, a n d ot/
z er L es son s from L ife .

L ea e in v ,
’
v er. 2 , is a happy substitute f or c u se r .
’

H ymn 3 3 2 Th e re is . a fou n t ain fi l

led with ood
bl .

ER W I LL I AM C OWP

Based on Z h xiii probably written in 77 G iven in D

ec . . 1 1 1. r.

C onyers (Re tor o f St P au l s D eptford ) C l

’
c l ti f P lm d .
’
, o ec on o sa s an

Hym 77
n s, 1 In Ol y Hym 779 i t is head d Praise for the
2 . ne ns, 1 e
‘

Fountain pene d O .
’

C owper wrote

A d t h ere l I as vile as he n zave , ,

W h d llmy sins away as

’
a .

James Montgo me y rew ote th fi st verse at the R E r r e r ,

e v. .

Bi k t th suggestion for C tt il
c ers e
’
s l S l ti 8 9 , o er
’
s e ec on , 1 1

F rom C lvary s ross a Fountai n fl ows

’
a c

Of water d o f blood an ,

M ore h ealing th an Bet h esda s pool ’

,

O famed Sil m fl ood r oa

’
s .

H thou ght that C owpe

e e se was objectionable as rs
’
v r
‘
,

r epr se ting a fountai bei g filld instead of p i gi g up ; I

e n n n e ,
s r n n

think my ersio i unex eptionable

v Nevertheless it h not
n s c .
’
as

t aken the pla e of C owpe s T his wa th fa ourite h ym n of

c r
’
. s e v

D r.John Ma on Good th e Lo don ph y ician a d man of

s ,
n s n
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRAT ED
l ette s who frequen tly epeated it whil t walkin g alon g the
r ,
r s

s treet H i youngest daughte quoted it to h im as he l y

. s r a

dyin g i 1 827 H spe ially dwelt on the line E ince b y

n . e c ,
’
er s

faith I w the t eam sa Al lthe pro mise s r he said are y a .

’
s,
’
, e

and amen i C hrist Jesu ,

n s.
’

Mrs Sherwood (see 8 ) says that often and often when

. 12 ,

thi kin g o f H enr y Ma tyn who m h knew well at C awnpore

n r , s e so

in 18 have these ve ses so frequentl y ung b y h im co me

10,
‘
r , s ,

t my mind
o

E s in e by faith I saw t h e stream

’
er c .

Th en in a nobler sweeter song , , .

H ymn 3 3 3 . J e su s , in wh om th e we a ry fin d .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

fl
y/mm an d S acred P oems , 1 740 Works ,
i . 24 9 last o f five
. Th e
hy ns U pon part ing with hi s friends
m ‘
.
’
Th e first begins C ease ,
‘
,

foolish heart t hy fond omplai nts

, c .
’

H ymn 3 3 4 . Je su en d of sin n ers

, F ri , h ea r .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hym n s an d S acred P oems , 1 742 Works , 11. 1 1 9 .

‘
A prayer for
restoring gra e Si verses c .
’
x .

Ver owes a th ough t to M son s S g f P i

. 2 a
’
on s o ra se, 16 82, No . xx ii .

A Song o f Prai se for P ar don o f Si n

M y ins h ave 2 h d up to th e h
. S re ac
’
e av n s
’

But mer y s h e igh t ex eeds c

’
c :

God s mer y is above t h e h

’ ’
c e av n s

Above my s i nful d ee ds .

M y s i ns are many l i k e t h e sta s , r ,

O sand upon t h e s h ore ; r

But yet t h e mer ies o f my G d c o

A infinite l y more re .

3 M y s i ns in bi g ess d arise
. n o

L i k e mountai s great d tall n an

But mer y l i k e a migh ty sea c , ,

C overs th ese mounta i ns a ll .

Thi s i s a sea t h at s bottomless ’

,

A sea wit h out a sh ore :

F wh ere si n hath abounded mu h

or c ,

M er y abounds mu h more c c .
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wandering fro m your Th answer was Y indeed I G od ?” e

“
e s,
,

am ” T hereupon I had the great privilege o f dealing with an

.

a xious soul
n .

Next Sunday we not only san g the hymn but I prea hed ,
c

specially to weary wanderers T h following d y an old m . e a an

grasped my hand as I entered his ell and in an ea nest and c ,

r

sole mn voi e said W hen t h e great day o mes there will b e

c ,
“
c

found a soul among the redee med b ought the e through that ,
r r
”
hymn we sang ye terday for he ontinued when y u read s c
“
o
, , ,

o ut W eary of wandering fro m my G d I said T hat s m

,
‘
o ,
’
,
‘ ’
e .

I m weary and I m m ade ready to retu n

’ ”
and he added ’
r
’
, , , ,

co me b ack to my G d I o

H ym n 3 3 9 . Jesus , I b el
iev e Th ee n ear !
C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Ifymn s an d S acred P oe ms , 1 749 PVorks , iv .

4 16 . F or one fallen
fro g a e Ver 3 is omitted
m r c .
’
. .

In ver 3 C harles W esley wrote

.
, M onument o f Th y power to save .
’

H ymn 3 40 O t is u gh my God my God ! .

’
en o , ,

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Hy m G d E
ns l ti g L
on Bristol 74 o W k iii 8 ’
s ver as n ove, , 1 1 or s , . 1 .

E leven verses N ine verses were given i N . 1 o f th e A mi i n o . r n an

M g i headed Salvation depends not on absolute de rees

a az n e, c .
’

H ymn 3 41 . I will h e a rk e n wh at t h e Lord .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I )
Hym n s an d Sac red P oems , 1 742 Works, 11. 26 4 .
‘
W aiting for
C hrist th e P roph et .
’
Th e l ast verse i s omi tted .

H ymn 3 42 . C om e , h ol
y c el
est i al D ov e .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ffymn s f
o P etztion an d Tk an ksgivin gfor tb c P romise of tke Fatker,
1 746 ; PVorks , iv . 1 95 . T wo verses omitted .

H ymn 3 43 . O for a cl
os er walk with God .

ER W I LL I AM C OWP
In C onyers C ll ti 7 72 It is bas ’
o ec on , 1 . ed on Gen . Y. 24, and in
ym i h eaded Wal king with G d
’
Ol y fl ne ns s o .
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EI R WR I T E RS 227

H ymn 3 44 . Son of God , if Th y fre e gr ac e .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ftymn s
'

an d Sacred P oems , 1 742 ; Works , 11. 125, headed ‘

A fter a
Re overy
c .
’
Two ve ses omi tted
r .

H ym n 3 45 . A u t h or of faith , ete rn al W o rd .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s d S acred P oems , 1 740

an Works i 209 Tke Life of Fail/e
, . .
,

E xe m
pl ifi ed in t/ze E l o St P auls E is tl
’
ev en t/
z Ck ap ter
f p e to tile H eo
. rezos .

T his i s the first part b s on ver

, a ed T h w h o l e poem exten ds to . 1 . e

e i h ty verses
g fiv e-
.

In ver 4 the ori gi n l reads Pardon d happiness d h eaven

. a , , an ,
an .
’

Cf w i t h ver 5 P rior s Od o E d iii 4

. .
,
’
e n xo . . 1

Th en fai t h for R eason s gl i mmer i ng ligh t s h all gi ve ’

H i mmortal perspe t ive

er c ,

T re h th e h e ven o f h eavens
o ac a .

H ymn 3 46 . Sp irit of a
f it h , c om e d own .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ze P romis e
flymn s of P etition z a n k giv in g f
an d T/ or tl f tke Fatker,
'
s o

1 746 Works , iv '

1 96 . . verse o mi tted
On e .

Ver 3 reads
.
,
Th e great atoning Lamb l
H ymn 3 47 a liv in g p owe r from h eav en
. F a ith is .

P ETRU S H ER BE R T ; translated b y M I SS W I N K W ORTH

O C h risten mens h merk w i e s i h s h alt is i n th e B tk

’ ’
c , c re ren s

G m
er Ifi m o k
an 56 6 i n e i gh teen st n s o f four li nes
/ n -
oo ,
1 , a za .

Buns n s V e k 83 3 gives s i x sta

’
s begi nni g wi t h st a 3
ersn c , 1 , nz a , n an z ,

altered to D Gl ub i st ei n lb d g K raft Bunsen all s i t a

‘
er a
’
e en
’
e .
’
c
‘

noble onfess i on o f the true C hristian fa th

c i .
’

M iss W i k w th translati on o f t h e Bunsen sele t i on is i

n or
’
s c n

G m i
er ud Series 858
an c a, z ,
1 .

H e bert was a nati e

r esident of Ful e k in Mo a ia v or r n c ,
r v ,

p iest a mong the Bohe mian Brethren 1 56

r d e mployed ,
2, an

to confer with C alvin and on other i mportant m i sions H e s .

pre sented the B th enl rged German H ymn book of re ren s

’
a -

which he had b e en one o f the hi f o mpile s a d to whi h c e c r ,

n c
 TH E M ET HOD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
he contributed ninet y hy mns to the E mpero Maxi milian I I ,
r

in 1 56 6 H i h ymns are marked b y si mpli it y and b eaut y

. s c

of st yle I n the B th . Ge man H ymn book f 1 6 39 re ren s

’
r -
or ,

1 4 of the m are given

0 H died at E ib h iit i 1 57 1 . e e n sc z n .

H ym n 3 48 . A u t h or of a
f ith , t o Th ee I c ry .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s an d S acred P oems, 1 74 9 ; Works , iv .

3 24 . F or one c on

vin c e do f unbelie f .
’

Ver . Sh ut up in unbelie f I g oan is o mitted

2, r ,
’
.

H ymn 3 49 . Th e God of l
ov e , t o e arth He c ame .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems,

. v Before prea h ing 1 7 49 Works , . 12 1. c

to th e ol l iers i n ei estershi re 8 i s part o f t h e same hymn

C L c 2 1 .

Ver rea s el eve t hat Jesus di ed for th ee

2 . d , B i , .
’

H ymn 3 5 0 F ath e r, I . s t re t c h my h an d s t o Th e e .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

A Col
l f P salms an d Hymn s,
ection o 1 74 1 Works , 11. 1 3 . AP rayer
for Fai th .
’

Ver Jesus oul d I th is b l ieve

.
3 : 0 , c e ,

I now sh ould feel Th y power ;

N w my poor soul T h ou woul dst retrieve
o ,

N l t m w it one h our or e e a .

Ver 6 Th worst o f s i nners would rej oi e

. : e c ,

C oul d t h ey but see Th y f e ac

0 let m h ear Th y qui k en i ng voi e

, e c c ,

A d taste T h y par don i ng gra en c .

T hi w th
s h ymn John D owne ga e out on Frid ay
as e s v
,

Nove mbe 4 7 7 4 when death sei ed h im in W es t Street C hapel

r ,
1 ,
z
,

L ondon W esley took g eat pride in this prea her s me hani al

’
. r c c c

genius and in the portrait whi h D owne made of h im I n th

,
c s . e
afternoon b efore his appoint ment D ownes said I feel uch a , ,
‘
s

love to the people of W est Street that I ould be onten t to die , c c

with the m I do t fi d myself ery well b ut I m ust be with

. no n v

t he m this evening H i text was C o me unto Me all ye that

’
. s ,

labou and are heav y laden and great power attended the
r ,
’
 TH E M ET H OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED

H ymn 3 5 6 . W e a ry
arth an d lad en with my sin of e , .

SAM UE L J OH N STON E M A (1 83 9 , . .

W ri tten in 86 6 for a paro hi l missi on d p ubl i sh ed in h is

1 c a , an

Ly F id l
ra i m It i based on t he words Th Forgiveness fSi ns
e n . s ,
‘
e O .
’

M ry s nar d was altere d to M ry s gift at Si H W Bak er s

‘ ’ ’ ‘ ’ ’ ’
a a r . .

suggestion .

write was
Th e f the Rev W S tone whom he r s on O . .
,

su eededcc Vi ar f St P aul s H gg t as 87 4 H c O .
’
,
a e rs on , 1 . e

be a me Re tor f AllH allo ws London W all in 89 H i

c c O , ,
1 0 . e s

buried in the chur hyard at St P aul s H gg t c .

’
,
a ers on .

H wrote Ly e i m 866 ; Tk a glt f I t

F id l i ra e n ,
1 c z o n ercess on ,

187 ; S 2 t f th C k t Y
on n e s o 87 5 H i H ym were e
'

rz s z an
’

ear, 1 . s ns

published in 886 O f his h ym ns Lord of our oul s

1 . ne O ,
‘
s
’

salvation was sung b y Queen Vi toria s o mm and at the

,
’
c
’
c

thanksgiving servi e in St P aul s C athedral f the re o ery c .

’
or c v

of the King whe P rin e fW ales in 87 ,

n c O ,
1 2.

T h author said Of all my hy mn

e W ear y fea t h is the ,
s
“
O r

most dear to m be ause of the letters I have re eived fro m e c c , or

about persons to whose joy and pea e in believing it has ” “

c
,

b een per mitted t b instru men tal in th fir t in tance or later o e e s s .

’

H ymn 3 5 7 . D ay afte r d ay I so u gh t th e Lord .

JU L I U S C H ARE ( 7 96 . 1

P s lm 1 — 5 in hi P ti
a f tl P lm i E gli k V
11 . 1 83 9 s or on s o ze sa s n n s erse, 1 .

Julius H are was Re tor of H urst monceaux 1 83 and Ar h c ,

2, c

deacon fLewes John Stirlin gw h i urate and Bunsen his

O . as s c

neig h bour H and his brother wrote their fa mous Gu

. e t esses a

T t/ 8 7 Julius H are s M i i f lk C mf t appeared

’
ra z, 1 2 s s on o c o or er

in 846 H married a ister of the Rev F D M auri e and

1 . e S . . . c ,

left Maurice the chief part of his libra y D Rigg des ribes r . r. c

h im in his A gl Tk lgy as a prin e i intelle tual ‘

i n ca n eo o c n c

wealth an ora le for saga ity a poet in genius a m aster i n

,
c c , ,

riti is m and polemi s a hampion of P rote tantis m a brav e

c c c ,
c s ,

and truth ful but at t h e same ti me gentle and loving pirit a

,
S ,

devout and hu mble C h ristian .

’

O his death bed the last lear words he uttered were an

n -
c

an we to the que tion h w he would b e mo ved I n a oic

s r s o .
‘
v e
more distin t and stron g than he had ea hed f eve al
c r c or s r

day past with his e yes raised towa d heaven and a look f
s , r , o

indescribab le b ightness U pwards ! U pwa ds r , r

H ym n 3 58 . W h ere
allmy won d e rin g soul b e gin ? sh

C H ARL E S W E SL EY (I ) .

I fy m d S ns d P m an 73 9 W k i 9 acre T h first hy mn oe s, 1 or s , . 1. e

in the se ond part h ead d C hrist t h e F riend fSinners

c , e
‘
O .
’

C harles W esle y found pea e with G d on W hit S unda y c o ,

M ay 1 1 7 3 8 O the following T uesday mo ning he w ites

2 , . n r r ,
‘
At nine I began a hy m n upon my onversion but wa c ,
s

persuaded to break Oil, for fear o f pride Mr Bray oming . . c ,

encouraged m to pro eed in spite f Satan I prayed C hrist

e c O .

to stand by m and finished t h e hy mn U pon my a fterwards

e, .

showing it to Mr Bray the devil t h rew in a fiery dart suggest .

, ,

ing that it was wrong and I had displeased G d My heart ,

o .

sunk within m when asting m y eye upon a Prayer boo k I

e ,
c -

m t with an answer for h im

e W h y boastest thou t h yself thou .
,

tyrant that thou anst do m is hie f ” U pon this I learly

c c ? c
, ,

dis erned it was a devi e fthe enemy to keep ba k glory fro m

c c O c

G do .H saw that G d ould d e fend h im fro m pride while

’
e o c

speaking for H im I H i name there fore and through H i .

‘
n s ,
s

strength I will perfor m my vows unto the Lord of not h idin g

, ,

H i righteousness within my hea t i f it should ever please H im

s r ,

to plant it there .
’

T hat is al most the very phraseolo gy o f ver 3 .

R e fuse H i r i gh teousness to i mpart s .

By hi di g i t w i t h in my h eart ? n

Next d y the hymn was sung in C harles W esley s roo m in

a
’

L ittle Britain over another onvert T owards ten my brother c .

,

was brought in triumph b y a troop of u f iends and declared o r r , ,

“ ”
I believe W sang the hy mn with great j y and parted e o
. ,

with prayer .
’

T h is hy mn m y be trul y des ribed as the birth song of the

a c
-

E vangeli al Revival
July 14 7 4 1 C harles W esley was at C a difl I
c .

‘
’

O n , 1 ,
r .

prea hed in the afternoon to t h e prisoners H w s h llI give

c ,
o a
”
t h ee up 0 E p h rai m ? Above twent y were felons T h word . e
,

m elted the m down Many tears were shed at the si ging that .
n

Outca t s of me to you I
s n,
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TH E M TH OD ST H YM N BOOK I -
I LLU STRATED

H ymn 3 59 H ow . can a s in n er k n ow .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 749 W '

orks, v .
363 .
‘
Th e Marks o f
F ait h Eigh t verses
.
’
.

Joh n Wesley al tered it into double short met e in 78 r 1 0 .

M T R A llan in a marginal note o f hi s hy mn book

r. . .
, alls -
, c

attent ion to ver 7 Ou par doning Lor d

.
” .Note this sweet
“ ‘
r .

expression .
’

H ymn 3 6 0 An d . can it b e , t h at I sh ould gain .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

ffymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 73 9 ; Works , i . 105.

‘
F ree Gra e c .
’

Ver is o itte
.
5 m d

St i ll t h e s m ll inw d voi e I h ear a ar c ,

Th t w hi spers l l my s i ns forgiven ;
a a

Sti l l t h e aton i ng b l ood is near ,

Th at qu h d t h e wrat h o f h ostile H eaven

’
en c

I feel th e l ife H i wounds i mpart ; s

I feel my Saviour in my heart .

Th ine y di f fuse d a qui k ening ray ver 4 is Pope s

e e c ,
’
.
,
’

Th y eyes d i f fuse d a re on i ling ray c c ,

A d gleams o f glory bri gh tened all the d y

n a .

(E loisa to Abel
ard, I .

T h ese e e no doub t des ribe C harles W e ley s own

v rs s c s
’
c on

version but 3 58 is generally ac epted the h ymn written t

, c as
‘
a

the ti me and sung when John W esley w b rought in triumph as .

T his hy m n has its link to W esley s death b d O the last ’ -

e . n

Sunda y a fternoon of his life after he had aid There i o , s , s n

need f mo e when t Bristol my word were

or r a ,
s

I th e h ie f o f si nners m c a ,

But Jesus d ied for m

’
e,

Miss Rit hie w ite Seeing h im e y weak a d t ab le to

c r s,
‘
v r , n no

speak mu h I said I s this the present language Of you

c
“
r
”
, ,

hea t and do y u now feel as y u then did ? H eplied

r ,
o o e r ,

Y es
” .I then epeated r

Bol d I approa h t h e eternal th one c r ,

A d lai m t h e rown th ough C h is t my own

n c c , r r .
 TH E M T H O E D I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED

H ym n 3 6 2 N ow I h av e foun d t h e groun d
. wh ere in .

J OHAN N D R E AS ROTH E ( 6 88
AN translated b y J OH N 1

W E SL EY
‘
I h h abe nun d
c Grun d ge funden Joy in Bel i ev ing appeared
en , ,
’

in Zi n endorf s Ck Zt C t/ li / Si g u d B t Bu lli 7 7
z
’
rz s -
a zo s c zes n e n e -
’

c z e n , 1 2 .

W esley s translat i on is i n ffym

’
dS dP m 74 W k i n s an ac re oe s, 1 0 or s , .

2 79 H sent hi s M S to P H M l
. e th one o f th e London M oravi ans
. . . o er, ,

on January 5 74 d adopted a suggest i on o f h is as to one

2 , 1 0, an

verse .

Rothe was born in Silesia and studied theology at Leip ig ,

z

U niversity H be am e a private tutor at L ub

. e C oun tc e e .

Zin endorf was mu h pleased with a sermon he prea hed

z c c

at G ross H ennersdorf and m ade h im pasto at Berthelsdorf

-

, r

in 7 1 22 H errnhut was in his parish and he took great interes t

.
,

i n the Moravian settle ment there A report he had to gi e . v

to the authorities on the do trinal tea hing f the Moravians c c O

o ffended the C ount and Rothe a epted a all to anothe ,

cc c r

parish H died at T ho mmendorf in 7 58 H e was a m

. e 1 . an

of high chara ter and an earnest fearless and i mpressive

c , , ,

prea he H wrote about forty h ym ns whi h fi rst appeared

c r. e , c

in Zin endorf s h ymn books Th Lutherans were shy of thi

z
’
-
. e s

h ym n at first but gladly adopted it when the y found it was t

, no

b y Zin endorf but by Rothe

z ,
.

E dward Bi kerstet h Vi a of W atton H ert c and fathe ,

c r , s, r

of Bishop Bi kers teth b roke out sin gin g on his death b e d

c ,
-

in 1 8 50

er y s fu l l power I then hall proveM c

’
S ,

L oved w i t h an everlasting love .

W hen John F let her Of Madeley wa dying he alway took c , ,

s , s

a peculia pleasure in epeatin g or hearing the lines

r r

W hi le Jes us blood t h ough e rth d sk ies

’
, r a an ,

M er y free bound less mer y ! r i es c , ,

c c .

W heneve h i wife epeated the m he would answer Boundless

r s r , ,

boundle s boundle s s A ,
his st ength failed he added s s r , ,

tho ugh not without much diffi ulty c

M er y s fu l l power I soon sh all prove

’
c ,

L oved with an everlasting love .

 hy mn had been a favourite with Mrs Flet her fro m h
Th e . c er

youth says O nig h t a fter spending so me ti me in ‘

Sh . e , ne ,

prayer I ca t my eyes on the wo ds

,
s r

I ll look i nto my Savi our s breast

’ ’

Away d d oubt d anx i ous fear !

, sa , an

M er y is all t h at s written t h ere

c
’
.

Jesu s blood t hrough eart h d sk ies

’
, an ,

M er y free bound l ess mer y ! r i es

c , , c c .

I saw it were the F ather of m er y pening H i arm to

, as , c O s s

receive m ; and on that boundless love I had liberty to ast

e c

my whole oul s .
’

C harles Garrett found the h ymn his ompanion and h i c s

co mfo t all through life
r .

H ymn 3 6 3 . Arise , my so ul a rise

, .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hy mn s an d S acred P oems, 1 74 2, P art II .

; lVorks, I I. 3 23 .
‘
B eh o l d
th e M an ’
.

W esley s yourn a lctober 4 7 7 4 gives an a ount of

’
,
O 2 ,
1 , cc

S usannah Spen er who was melted into tears at a love

c , ,

feast in T ow ester by those words applied to her in most soul

c , ,

in an inexpressible manner
M y G d i s re on il ed o c c ,

H i p rdoni g vo i e I h ear ! s a n c

H owns m for H i hil d ; e e s c

I no l onger fe r can a .

A glan e at Mr Stevenson s pages will h ow that this hy m n

’
c . S

has be o me part f t h e spiritual li fe of Method s m Th R

c O i . e ev .

Matthew C ranswi k who laboured as a W esleyan missionary c ,

in the W est Indies had a re ord o f upwards o f two hund ed , c r

persons young and old who had re eived t h e m ost dire t

, ,
c c

eviden e f the forgiveness o f t h eir ins whilst inging this

c O S S

hy mn W hen he had ssured hi msel f that t h e seeker was

. a

truly penitent he would begin to ing t h e h y mn asking t h e

,
S ,

in q u irer to join 1 have never kno wn one instan e of a

.
‘
c

sin ere penitent failing to re ei e a jo yous ense of pardon

c c v s

while inging that h ymn

s .
’
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It was th e firs t v e rse

of this h ymn b y which John W ake field
G ree es showed his brothe
v F rede ic who w unde deep r r , as r

con ictio Of i the w y to come to C h ist

v n S n, a r .
’

Th Rev Ja mes Buckley who took an active part in th e

e .
,

fi rst M ethodi t missionar y meeting at Le eds in Octob er 1 8 3

s ,
1 ,

and prea hed the previous evening at A mley quoted th e

c r ,

se ond and third verses Of thi h ym n on th ni ght befo e he

c s e r

died in 1 83 9 H i la t word we e F m the Saviour died

. s s s r , or e .
’

H ymn 3 6 4 . W h at a m I , 0 Th ou gl rio o us God !

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 74 9 ; W orks ,

'

v . 1 .
‘
y ns f
H m or

B el i evers N Th se ond verse is o mitted

,
’
O. 1 . Ver e c . . 1 reads O ,
‘
n

me, th e vilest reptile m e.

’

T h fi r t e se has given a oice t man y a g ateful hea t in

e s v r v o r r

th e r ve iew of G od mer ies T h R Jo eph Aga Ofte ’

s c . e ev . s r n

quoted it ; and the Rev W J Shrew bu y who died in 1866 . . . s r , ,

m ade his last appea an e in pub lic a mis ionary platfo m atr c on s r

G rosveno Street where he b e ga his b ief add e s wi th th e

r ,
n r r s

fi s t e e of thi h ymn
r v rs s .

H ymn 3 6 5 M y Sa vi our ! h ow Sh al
l I p roc l
. aim .

E R H AR D T (16 3 ) t anslated b y J W E SLEY

G r .

O W elt s i eh h ier de i n Leben publ i sh e d in C iig

’ ’
, P i , r er s rax s

p i t
e ati m sl
i 3 d ed i tion
e c a, 6 4 8 J r d C W esley s H ym d S d
, 1 . an .
’
n s an acre

P m W k i 3 E xten ded on a urse d tree h eade d ‘ ’

'

oe s, 74 1 0 or s , . 2 2 . c ,

T h ey sh ll look upon M wh om t h ey have pier ed

a
” Z e h xi i e c . c . . 10 .

F rom t h e German T w o f t h e n i ne verses are given h ere Th p u tu

’
. o . e nc a

t i on f 875 M y Saviour h ow sh all I pro laim ? is happily hanged

O 1 , , c
’
c .

H ymn 3 6 6 . ory t o God ,

Gl wh o s e s ov ere ign gr ac e .

E S W E SLEY (I ) C H AR L .

Hym d P m 74 ; W k i 87 H ymn for t h e

'

d S n s an acre oe s, 1 0 or s , . 2 .
‘

K ingswood C o l l i ers Th last two verses w hi h belonge d to drunk en

.
’
e , c

colli ers are wisely omi tted from su h a ol l e ti on as t his

,
c c c

Sufii that for the season past ce

H e l l s h orr i d language fi l
ld our tongues
’ ’
,

W al l Th y words behi nd us st e ca ,

A d loudly sang t h e drunk ard s songs

’
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M an hester on their way to the hapel at Bi h i Lane

c , c rc n ,
“
Joseph I will read you a h ym n whi h those o f us sing wh
, c o

k w u i f gi
no o r s ns
” H then pened his h ym n—
or v enbook and
. e O ,

read that beauti ful hym n on adoption beginning M y G d I ,

“
o ,

am T hine
” H was mu h t u k with it not having heard or
. e c s r c ,

read it before ; and expressed an ardent desire to be enabled

to adopt its language as des riptive of his own expe ien e c r c .

H was mu h en ouraged b y the assuran e given h im b y h i

e c c c s

piou friend who lived i th personal enjo ym ent f thi

s ,
n e O s

blessing that [ might,

attain it and be enabled from happ y
to s oon ,

experien e to sing th h ymn with h im

c e .
’

S a mpson S tanifo th the brave soldie preacher said to a r , r -

friend a few days before his death at D ept ford 7 83 I think ,

1 ,
‘

my expe ience may b all su mmed up i the e few wo ds

r e n s r

I th h eavenly Lamb n e ,

T h ri e h appy I m c a ,

A d my h ear t it dot h dan e at t h e soun d o f H i name

n c s

T h ni ght befo e he died he epeated man y pa sa ges f o m

e r r s r

ou h ym ns d a m ong the est a heart t pr ai e my “

r ,
an 0 f r , or o s

G od d soon after— g an

M y G d I m T hi ne o , a ,

W hat a omfort d ivine c ,

W hat a blessing to k now th at my Jesus is mine !

Sammy H i k g t h i two P ontefra t f i ends t

c o in g th s c r o s is

h ymn at his bed ide on the night be fore he died W h en it

s .

was fini hed the old m said Ble ed J u this cheers my

s an ,
ss es s

spirits .
’

H ym n 3 6 9 M y God , t h e . s p rin g of a l
l my joys .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

Hymn s an d Sp iritual Son gs, 1 7 07 .

‘
G d o s presen e is ligh t in
’
c

d ness
ark
’
.

Ver reads . 2

arkest shades i f H appear

In d , e

M y dawning is begun ;
H is my sou l s sweet morning star
’
e ,

A d H my rising sun
n e .

Ver 4 l i ne 4
. , , T embr e my dearest L r d
o ac o .
’

In Wesley s P ’
sa lm d Hym
s an 74 it i given as N
n s, 1 1, s O. 1 18, with
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H Y M N S AN D TH E I R WR I TE RS 3 9 2

alterati ons It did . not se ure a pla e i th e W esleyan h y mn book

c c n -

t ill 8 51 0 .

Montgomery speak of this a a h ymn whi h would not s s

‘
c

have dis redited G ra y hi mself (Cl i ti P lmi t) Mil e

c
’
zr s an sa s . n r

des ibes the h ym n in his L if f W tt as al most wit h out spot

cr e o a s

or blemish A writer i n the W ly M t/ di t M g i

’
. es e a n e zo s a az ne

c alls it the ve y best W atts wrote a hy mn whi h breathes the

r ,
c
‘
intense ea nestness and passionate kindling fervour of W esley
r , ,

hi m elf I t is an e ffusion o f irrepressible j y and triu mphant

s . o

faith .
’

G e rge Smith Of C oalville the f iend f the anal hildren

o , , r O c c ,

found pea e as he sang this hy mn in 848 when he lay prostrate

c 1 ,

with holera fa e to fa e with deat h W hen the light a me

c ,
c c . c

into his oul he sang sI n darkest shades i f T hou appear

, , , .
’

D George Smith says in his H

r . m y f th D i i ar on o e v ne

Dip s ti A the an ient H ebrews rejoi ed at the shining

en s a on s, s c c

forth of the glo ious Shekinah so m y our spirits feel while

r , a ,

conte mplating this heavenly light that our treasure and heart ,

a re there and a med by divine love and lit up by the o us a

r , c t c

tion of glor y whi h radiate fro m that throne of g ace we

s c r ,

may even he e exultin gly ex lai m r c

Th open i ng h eavens aro und m s hi ne e e

W i t h beams o f sa red b li ss c ,

I f Jesus hows H i mer y mi ne S s c

A d whispers I m H i
’
n a s.

H ym n 3 7 0 . Je su us n e s s , Th y b l
oo d an d righ te o .

Z I N Z EN D ORF translated by J OH N W E SLEY

C hrist i Blut u d G ere ht i gk i t wri tten in 7 39 duri ng hi s voy ge
’
n c e , 1 , a

from St T h o m i n th e “f t I ndi es d pub li sh ed i th e H errnh ut

. as , es , an n

c olle t i on In K n pp s edi tion of Z i endorf s C i tl k Li d 84 5

c . a
’
nz
’
e s zc e e er, 1 ,

i t i he ded O St Eusta hius w hi h m y mean t hat i t was wri tten

s a n . c ,
’
c a

on t h t s int s d y M ar h 9 73 9 Z in ndorf s first two li nes are

a a
’
a ,
c 2 , 1 . ze
’

from hymn of E ber s In C h risti W unden s hl f i h i “lesley s

a
’
,
c a c e n.
’ ’

translat ion pp ea ed i n Hym a d S d P mr 74 W k i ns an ac re oe s, 1 0 or s , .

346 h e ded Th Bel i ever s T ri umph

’ ’
, a e .

Th e Rev . Jame s Smeth am, W s y n m e le a inister fath e of th e , r

pa in te r p oe t to ld
h is son in h is s t: iln la l es in 1847 I s, ,
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have had su h a sight of my w defect and unfaithfulne s

c o n s s ,

and such a iew of t h e purit y and holiness of G d as al most

v o ,

made m despai of finding m er y at the last

e r I reme mb ered c .

that when your b rother John w dying he was delivered fro m as ,

his last fea b y remembering and epeating the ve se Jesus

r r r ,
“
,

T h y blood and righteousness

” I asked that the hy mn book .
-

might b given m ; I pened it and the first line on whi h

e e O ,
s c

my e yes rested were those o mmencing Jesus T h y blood c , ,

”
and ri ghteousness Allmy fear doubt and distress ani hed v s
.
, , ,

when at the eadin g fthat verse I ast my oul on the Atone

r O c s

ment and sin e that ti me I have enjoyed per fe t pea e ’

c c c .

D u ing a isit to London i n May 7 83 the Rev C harle

r v , 1 ,
. s

S i meon who was then i his twenty fifth year unde took
,
n -

, r

o casional duty f a cle gym an at H lyd w O the

c or r ors e o n . n

d y that he expe ted to attend his brother m arria ge he was

’
a c s

suddenl y su mmoned to ondu t a funeral A he waited i c c . s n

th e church yard he ead on a to mb tone the line

, r s s

W hen from th e dust f deat h I rise O

T lai m my mansi on in th e sk i es
o c ,

E ven t h en t hi s h al l be llmy ple S a a,

Jesus h th l ived h at h died for m a , e.

H wa e truck with the enti men t for most of th e epi taph s

s s s ,

would ha e been in place on a Jew s or a heathen gra e

v
’ ’
s v ,

and looked ound f so me one t who m it might be made a

r or o

b les in g At a dista ce h saw a young wo man readin g the

s . n e

inscriptions on th gravestones Si meon aid to h e Y u . s e r,

‘
o

are reading epitaphs mistress read that W hen y u can y , . o sa

the same fro m you heart y u will be happy indeed b ut till

r o

then y u will enjo y no real happine s in this world in th e

o s or

n ext Sh read the wo ds without apparent emotion

.
’
e d r ,
an

coolly replied that a hurchyard was a ery proper pla e f c v c or

h for h was m u h distressed M Si meon found that h

er, s e c . r. s e

w a widow with two hild en and an aged mother depe dent

as ,
c r n

on her H health had broken with the strain h had been

. er s e

repulsed when she turned for help to her sister and afte , r

wandering five hours in the g aveyard she had determined to r

drown herself Mr Si meon did not know what was in h

. . er

mind but o mforted her wi th so m e pro mises fro m the W ord of

,
c

G d visited her ho me that evening and had the joy f helping

o , , O

her in h distress A year late h e found her living a holy and

er . r

con isten t life T hirty yea afte he aid I f my whole life

s . rs r s ,
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hrewsb ury to W hit hur h to p y a single ixpen e O

S c c a S c . n

O tober 4
c 7 53 he set out on foot to join John W esle y in
2 , 1 ,

C ornwall At T iverton he bought a olt for five pounds

. H c . e

rode a hundred thousand miles on its ba k Su h a horse c . c

as i m any respe ts none of my brethren ould ever boast

,
n c , c

O f F. about twelve years he had harge of printing the

’
or c

A mi i r M g i ; but the fright ful errata and the fa t t h at

n an a az ne
,
c

O livers inserted m atter without consulting h im m ade W esley

at last look out for a m ore fl
,

i i t substitute in 7 89 H died e c en 1 . e

i n M h 7 99 and was b uried in W esley s grave at C it y Road

arc ,
1 ,
’
.

Hi H ym n to the G d of Abraha m adapted to a elebrated

s o ,
c

air sung by Leoni in the Jews synagogue borrows o me slight

, ,
’
,
’
s

suggestion fro m the H ebrew doxology whi h rehearses in , c

metri al fo m the thi teen arti les fthe Jewish C reed Olivers
c r r c O .

told a brother prea her at a C on feren e in C ity Road that he c c

had rendered it fro m the H ebrew giving it as far as he ould a , c

C hristian haracter H said he had alled on Leoni the Jew

c . e c ,

who h ad given h im a synagogue m elody to be set to it w h i h , c

was to be nam ed Leoni H wrote the h ym n at the house of . e

John Bakewell ( 89) at W est minster in 77 a fter hearing 1 1 0,

L eoni sing at the s ynagogue where he went in o mpany with , c

Joseph Rhodes pre entor at the F oundery w h o see ms to ,

c ,

have arr nged the musi Th

a h ymn appeared as a tra t c . e c

as early as 7 7 and found its pla e in the 83 Supple ment to

1 2, c 1 1

the W esleyan h ymn book Leoni was a horister in the Great -

. c

Synagogue D uke s P lace and a publi sin ger at D rury Lane

’
,
c
,

or C ovent G arden H died in Jamai a where he be am e . e c , c

cha an o f the E nglish and G erman synagogue

z .

Th first appearan e of this hy mn in any \V ly h ymn

e c es e an

k was in W esley s P k t H ym b k f
’
b OO th U f oc e n -
oo or e se o

Ch r is tia n s f
o lD en omin ation s , 1 7 85.
al

ho mas Ja kson lls it

T of the noblest hy m ns in
c ca
‘
On e

existen e I t will doubtless be sung b y spiritual worshippers

c .
,

of e er y denomination with delight and profit as long as t h e

v , ,

E nglis h language is understood John F let her writes war mly ’

. c

o f Olivers H i talents as a writer a logi ian a poet and a

. s ,
c , ,

co mposer fsa red musi known to those who have looked

O c c , are

into his publi ations c .

’

James Montgomery says in the Ch i ti P lmi t 8 5 r s an sa s , 1 2 ,

T here is not in our language a lyri of more m ajesti style

‘
c c ,

m ore elevated t h ought or more glorious i magery Its stru ture ,

. c ,

ind ed is unattra tive and on a count of the hort lines

e , c , ,
c s ,
 Y OF T H E H Y M N S A N D T H E I R W R I TE RS 4 3
T H E STOR 2

occasionally uncouth ; b ut like a stately pile of ar hitec tu e c r ,

severe and si mple in desig it strikes less on the first iew n, v

than after deliberate exa mination when its proportions beco me ,

m ore g aceful its di mensions expand and the m ind itself grows
r , ,

greater in onte mplating it E arl Selborne alls it

c ode of .
’
c an

singula power and beauty

r .
’

O July 9 1 8 5 H enry Martyn while waiting for his hip

n 2 ,
0 , , s

at F al mouth walked to Lamo ran ; alternatel y repining at

,
‘
r

my dispensation and giving it up to the Lord , So meti mes .

after thinking of Lydia for a long ti me together as to feel , so

almost outrageous at being deprived of her— my soul would

feel its guilt and flee again to G d I was mu h relieved at
,
o . c

inter ls in learning t h e hy mn T h G d of Abraha m praise

va
” e o
, .

A Often as I could use the language of it with

s y truth my an ,

heart was a little at ease T here was so mething pe uliarly . c

solemn and affe ting to m in this hy mn and parti ularly at

c e , c

t h is ti me Th truth f the senti ments I kne w well enough

. e O .

But alas ! I felt that the state of mind expressed in it was

,

above mine at the ti me and I felt lot h to forsake all on earth , .

’

T h baptis m of a young Jewess greatly enraged her father

e ,

who was hie f of his synagogue H vowe d to k ill her Sh

c . e . e

found refu ge in the h ouse o f t h e m inister w h o had bapti ed her z .

Sh was not dis m ayed by the loss o f h o me and friends but sang
e ,

with holy exultation snat hes o f w h at s h e had already learned c

to call her own hy mn T h G d o f Abraham praise ,

e o .
’

Richard W atson found co mfort in this hym n during his

last illness in January 83 3 H said he longed to quit this , 1 . e
‘

little abode gain the wide expanse f the skies rise to noble
,
O , r

joys and see G d T hen b repeated I hall behold H i

, o .
’
e ,
‘
S s

fa e
c .
’

T h wi fe o f M
e George Smith who did su h a noble workr
.
,
c

a mong the anal population was onverted at the age f

c , c O

sixteen at T unstall whilst the ongregation was singing T h ,

c
‘
e

goodly l nd I see A she lay dying her two sons sa g the

a .
’
s n

hy mn whi h had been so g eatly bless d in her onversion

c r e c .

H ym n 3 7 5 at u e s s t re n gt h d e ca y
. Th o gh u n r
’
.

T H OM AS OLI VE R S
V 5 w form rl y given as t h e first ver o f P rt I II
er . as e se a .

In 1 7 7 3 Ge orge Sh ad f d and T h o mas Ra kin we t a

, or n n s

Me thodi st pre a her to America T h e y e mbarke d wi th C aptain

c s .
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W ebb at Bristol W took leave Of our native la d and set

.
‘
e n ,

sail on Good Friday ften sin ging in our passage these words O

T h watery d eep I pass e ,

W i t h Jesus i n my view .

A d after a o mfo table pa sage of six week ar i ed afel y t

n c r s s rv s a
P hiladelphia .
’

Richard P atti on who was a devo ted Methodis t missionar y

s ,

in the W est Indies said Many ti mes in tor m on the o ean

, , , s s c ,

or crossing fro m one island to anothe in mall e s els I hav e r s v s ,

held b y a ope and sang r ,

Th watery deep I p ss e a ,

W i t h Jesus i n my view ;
A d t h ough th e h owl ing wilderness
n r

M y way pursue .

A d I ha e fel t my faith i G d wonde full y t e gthe n ed

n v n o r s r n .
’

H ymn 3 7 6 . Th e God wh o r eign s on h igh .

T H OM AS OL V I ERS
H ymn 3 7 7 . C ome , Th ou Fou n t of ev e ry e ssin g
bl .

ROBE RT R OBI N SON .

Rob e t Robinson w b o n Ofh umble pa entage t Swafi h am

r as r r a
'

Norfolk in 17 3 5 H i father died early and in 7 49 he w

,
. s ,
1 as

apprenticed t a London hairdres er who found h im m ore

o s ,

given to eadin g than to his daily work O e S unday in 7 5

r . n , 1 2,

he and so m e omp nions gave drink to an ld dame who told

c a O

fortunes that they m ight lau gh ove h p edictions oncerning

,
r er r c

the m . Sh sobered Robinson b y telling h im that he would

e

live to see his h ildren and g and hildren O M ay 4 7 5

c r c . n 2 ,
1 2,

he heard W hitefield prea h on Matt iii 7 Th wrath to c . . :

‘
e

co me Afte three years of dark ne s he found pea e in his

.
’
r s c

twentieth year H attended the m inistr y o f W esley and othe

. e r

ev angelical prea hers in London till he was invited in 7 58 to

c , , 1 ,

take harge f a hapel at Mildenhall Su ffolk as a C al inisti

c O c , , v c

M ethodist H e moved to Norwi h within the year as an

. e r c

I ndependen t pastor and in January 7 59 began to prea h , ,

1 , c

at the Baptist hur h in C ambridge where Robert H all and

c c ,

John Foster were afterwards m inisters Robert H all said he .

had a mu ical oice and was master of all it into ation he

s v ,
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H er I ll raise my Ebene er
e,
’
z ,

H i t h er b y t h y gra e I m ome
’
, c c ,

S I h p by t hy goo d pleasure
O O e

Safel y to arrive at h ome .

III .

Jesus sough t m when a stranger e

W d i g from t h e fol d o f G d
an
’
rn o ,

H to r s ue m from danger
e e c e

I t p d hi s pre i ous b l ood

’
n e r os c

H w hi k i ndness yet pursues m

o s e

M ortal tongue never tell c an ,

C l th d in fl esh t i ll death s hall loose

’
o ,

I annot pro lai m i t wel l !

c c

IV .

Oh ! to gra e h w g eat a debtor c o r

D ai ly I m t i d to be
’ ’
c on s ra n ,

L t t hat gra e now li k e a F etter

e c , , ,

Bi nd my w d i g S ul to t h ee ;
’
an rn o

Prone to wan der Lor d I fee l i t , , ,

P rone to leave t h e G d I love o ,

H ere s my H eart ! L or d tak e d seal

’
, an

Seal it for t h y C ourts above .

V .

Oh ! t h at d y w h en free d from sinn ing

a ,

I shall see t hy lovely fa e c ,

C lot h ed t h en in blo d w h d Linnen

’
o as

H w I ll s i ng t h y boundless gra e ;
’
o c

C ome my Lord no longer tarry

, , ,

T ak e my m d Soul away ’
ran so ,

Sen d T hi ne A ngel h osts to arry c

M to real ms o f E n dless D y !
e a

VI .

I f Thou ever didst dis over c

U nto m t h e p mi d Lan d
’
e ro s ,

L t m now t h e stream pass over

e e ,

O th e h eavenly C an an stand
n a

N w d estroy wh ate er op p oses

’
o ,

Into th ine E mbra e I d fl y c

’
,

Speak t h e W ord t h ou d i dst to M oses , ,

Bid m L ord C ome up

e, d Di , an e.
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Migh ty G d while angel b le s T hee h i C hristmas h ymn

o ,
s s ,
’
s ,

h also gained g eat popularity

as r .

G eorge W hitefield wrote to a friend in 7 6 9 O to gra e ‘

1 : c
‘

what mighty debtors ! I f we should die ingin g that hy mn s

what then ? W h y wel o me wel o m e eternity C hrist s gra e

,
c ,
c
’
c

will be su ffi ient for us H allelujah l H allelujah

c .

H ymn 3 7 8 God . of ife t h rou gh

my l , l my
al d ys a .

I LI P D ODD R I D G E PH

T hi s h ymn was publ is h e d 7 55 wit h t h e h eading P raising G d 1 ,

‘
o

th rough the whol e o f our existen e P xlvi T h first line reads c . S . c . e

its days .
’

It h been stated that it w s written in 1 7 5 1 and Mille

as a r

(Si g 86 9 p 7 ) says T his h ymn m ay be

‘
n ersd S g an on s, 1 ,
. 1 2 ,

read autobiographi ally espe ially ver 3 W hen deat h O “ ’

c , c .
,
er

n
”
ature shall prevail in re feren e to the pea e ful thankfulness c c
,

of his heart when the last wave Of his li fe was ebbing out at
Lisbon .
’

H ymn 3 7 9 . M y Go d , I t h a n k Th e e wh o h a st m ad e , .

”
NI A DE LAI DE AN N E P R OC T ER .

In her L g d d Ly i 858 e en s an r cs , 1 .

Miss P ro ter w the daughte of Bryan W alle P ro ter

c as r r c ,

ba rister and o mmissioner in luna y H wrote a su ess ful

r c c . e cc

tragedy Mirandola under the pseudony m B rry C ornwall ;

‘ ’
, , a

and was an inti m ate friend f Leigh H unt C harles La mb and O , ,

D i kens
c H i daughter was bo n in Bed ford S q uare London
. s r , ,

1 8 5 and joined t h e Ro man C atholi C h ur h in 85

2 , Sh c c 1 1 . e

w a skil ful musi ian and wrote m any poe ms o f whi h Th

as c , ,
c e

Lost C hord is the most popular ’

C h arles D i kens be ame . c c

her friend throug h her contri b utions to H u h ld W d Sh o se o or s

. e

to k great interest in so ial questions a ffe ting wo men Bis h op

o c c .

Bi kersteth says T his most beautiful hym n tou hes the hord
c ,
c c

o f tha kfulne s in trial as perhaps no ot h er hy mn does and is

n s , ,

thus most use ful for the visitation f the si k Sh died in O c .

’
e
1 86 4 .

h le D ickens spe aks of the enthusias m f doing good

C ar s or

that filled his young fri nd s h a t Now it wa t h e e

’
e r . s
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visitation of the i k that had posse sion f h ; now it waS c s O er s

the sheltering of the ho meles ; now it w the ele ment ary s as

t eaching of the densely i gno ant ; now it was the aising up r r

of those who had wandered and got trodden underfoot ; now

it was the wider e mploy ment f h own sex in the general O er

b usines of life now it was all these things at once

s P erfectl y .

unselfish swi ft to ympathi e and eage to elieve h e wrought

,
s z , r r ,
s

at u h designs with a flushed ea nestne s that disre garded

s c r s

s eason weathe ti me of d y or night food rest U nde uch

,
r, a
, ,
.
’
r s

a st ain h e health ga e w y and afte fifteen month of uffe

r r v a , r s s r

i g h found her re t
n s e s .

H ymn 3 80 I foun d Frien d ; 0 u ch a Frien d !

’
. ve a s

J AM ES GR I N D LY SM ALL (I SI 7
In hi s ms
P s al an d S acred Son gs, 1 86 6 .

Th ewriter wa the son of George Small J P E din b urgh

s , . .
,

w educated at the H i gh S h ool and U ni er ity there and

as c v s ,

S tudied theology unde D C hal mers I n 1847 he became F ree r r. .

C hur h m iniste at Bervie nea Montrose

c H died at Renfrew
r ,
r . e

on the C lyde H published Th H igh l d d th P m

. e e an s an o er oe s,

1 84 3 S ongs f
o th e Vin ey ard, 1 846 Hymn s for Youthful
Voices, 1 859 .

H ym n 3 8 1 . H e av en ly F a t h er, Sov e reign Lord .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s an d S acred P oems, 1 740 ; Works , i . 290 . Isa xxxv

. .

T wenty verses of four l ines .

H ymn 3 82 H o w h ap p y . a re th ey .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hym ns an d ; iv 4 8 F
Sacred P oems, e 1 749 Works
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‘
or on

fallen from gra e Tw parts sixteen verses T hi s i s t h e first part

c .
’
o , . .

T h ree verses are omi tted two o f w hi h m y be quote d , c a

3 T was an h eaven b elow

.
’

M y Saviour to k now ;
Th angels oul d d not h ing more e c o

T h an fall at H i feet s ,

A d t h e story repeat n ,

A d t h e Lover o f sinners adore

n .
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being taken by the rebels Next day T iding came that .

’
, s

G eneral C ope was ut f f with all his arm y c o .

’

O who saw m u h f Bishop H eber in his last month in

ne c O s

India writes O returnin g fro m hur h in the m orning I was so

, n c c

ill as to be obliged to go to bed and with hi usual affe tionate , ,

s c

c onsideration the bis h op am e and sat the greater part o f t h e

,
c

a fternoon with m Ou onver ation turned hiefly on the

e . r c s c

blessedness o f hea en and the be t means f preparing f its

v , s O or

enjoyment H repeated several line s of an old h ymn f

. e O

C h arles W esley whi h he said i n pite of one o r two exp es

,
c , ,
S r

sions he admired one of the m ost beautiful in u language

,
as o r

f a ich and elevated tone of de otional feeling

or r v

H ea d o f Th y h ur h tri ump h ant c c ,

W j oy ful ly adore T hee e .

’

H ymn 3 87 am e we still a c k n owle d ge

. Th e n .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (I ) .

Verses 1 d are from Sh t Hyman 2 S ltP g f S ib or ns on e ec ass a es o cr

tu 76 ; W k x 7 5
re, 1 2 H ii 5 Th last verse is made up f
or s, . . os . . 1 . e O

half th e fourt h d fift h verses o f N an i Hym f Tim f o. 2 n

'

ns or es o

T ubl 7 4 5
ro W k i v 87
e, 1 or s, . .

Th origi nal o f ver read s A d blasts our fier e pursuers ’

e . 2 , n c .

H ymn 3 88 Y e an t s of God you r M ast e r p roc laim

. s erv ,
.

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (I ) .

N in 1 6 m t b u g i Tumult in luded in Hym

o. 1 1 o e s n n a , c . ns

Tim f T ubl
es o dP ro uti 744 W k i v 5 1
e an ers ec on , 1 or s, . .

Th t h ird verse is omitte d

e

M devils engage Th b i llows arise

en , , e ,

A d h orr i b l y rage A d t h reaten t h e sk i es

n , n

Th e i r fury s h all never Ou stea dfastness sh o k r c ,

T h weak est bel i ever Is b ui l t on a R o k

e c .

H ymn 3 89 Th is , t h is is t h e God . we a d o re .

J OSE P H H ART
Thi s is t h e last stan a o f a h y mn o f seven stan s begi nn i ng N
z za , O

prophet nor dreamer o f dre ms based on D eut xiii

, It appeared a ,
’
. . 1 .

in 17 59 .
 Y OF T H E HY M N S AN D T H E I R W R I TE RS 5
T H E STOR
'
2 1

M rt i n M adan gave t hi s last stan a i n h is P lm

a d Hym 76 3 z sa s an n s, 1 ,

and i t fo und a pl e i n th Su p plement to t h e W esl yan h ymn book

ac e e -

T h verse begins Thi s G d i s t h e G d we adore

’
183 1 . e , o o .

Th verse was sung b y t h e orph ans at Savannah as t h ey wal k ed

e

ba k fro m W hit fi ld sermon on J nuary 8 77

c e e
’
s a 2 , 1 0 .

H ymn 3 90 H ap p y ul t h at free from h arm s

. so .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY ( ) I .

flym d S d P m 749 ; W k v H ymns for

'
‘
ns an 93
acre oe s, 1 or s, . 2 .

t hose that wai t for Fu ll R edemp t i on N 4 E igh t li nes f s ingular ,

’
O . . O

pathos are o mi tted d t h e resul t i a tr iump h f the edi tor s art

, an s O
’
.

Ver r ds f from harms d ver 4 perfe t i n

. 1 ea ,
‘
sa e ,
’
an .
,
‘
c .
’

D Benja min G regory says

r. I was brought up in the ,
‘

fi me t faith that if I died trust ng in C hrist and striving to

r s i ,

love and ser e H im I should most surely go to heaven T his

v , .

faith was mu h onfir med by the a ount ften given m of the

c c cc O e

last hour of my little sister Ra hel who died before I was

s c ,

born \Vhen told that s h e was dying she betrayed no tre mor
.

b ut looking up to heaven she said in her own infant spee h , ,

c

0 t h at I at l st m y st n d a a a

W i t h th e sheep at Th y ri gh t h and ,

Tak e t h e rown so free l y given c ,

E nter i n b y T h ee to h eaven !
’

H ym n 3 9 1 F t h e r, t o Th e e m y . a so ul I lft i .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 7 49 ; lVorks , v .

3 74 . P hi l . 11. 13 .

Th e original o f ver 5 reads .

, Or r igh teous work i s T hine , .
’

H ym n 3 92 Le t . n ot th e wis e h is wis d om bo as t .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
S h ort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as sages f
o Sc rip t u
re, 17 6 2 Vorks,
l x . 20 .

Jer i x . . 23 .

H ym n 3 93 . J e su s , to Th e e I no w can fl
y .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

I fymns an d Sac red P oems , 1 742 Works , ii . 202 . A ft r a relpse

e a

nto si n
i .
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Ten verses .
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BOOK I LLU STRATED
It begins
ong have I l bour d in t h e fire
L a
’
,

A d spent my l i fe for nough t

n

W i t h pr ide d anger d des i re , an , an ,

In nature s strength I fough t ’

.

Thi s h ymn is made up o f verses 6 8 9 , , ,

10 .

H ymn 3 94 . Je s us th e good Sh ep h erd is .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY

Sel ms
ec t P sal (l e ft i n M S ) W k viii 4 6 P rinted in A
. or s , . . r min ian
M agaz in e, 1 800.

Mr W T Brooke says Thi exquisite ersion of th twent y

. . .
,
‘
s v e

third P sal m is beyond praise T h wonderful way in whi h . e c

other pa sages of Scripture are introdu ed is very striking

s c .

Other noble ersions of the p al m are elsewhere in this volu m e

v s ,

but no E nglish translation mat hes thi for suggestiveness A c s .

’

‘
lovel y little l yri b y C harles W esley on the se ond e se is
c c v r

given in his S h t Hy m or S l t P g f S jb tu
ns on e ec ass a es o crz re

(W k ix 28 1)
or s , .

Bear m to t h e sa re d s ene e c c ,

Th s i lent streams e d pastures green ! an

W here t h e rystal waters hi ne c S ,

Spr i nging up w i t h l ife d ivine !

W h ere t h e fl o k o f I l feed c srae ,

Gui d ed b y t h e i r Sh ep h erd s tread

’
,

A d every h eep deli gh ts to h i de

n S

U nder t h e tree w h ere Jesus died !

H ymn 3 95 Je su s my Sh ep h erd my wan t sh allsup p ly

.

SAM UE L D AN K S W A DDY K C (1 83 ,
. . 0

Judge W add y wa the son Of the Rev S D W addy D D

s . . .
, . .
,

who was Gove nor Of W esley C ollege Sheffield 844 6 1 and

r , , 1 -

P resident Ofthe W esle yan C on feren e 1 859 H beca me a c a l c ,

. e n

d idat for our m inistry and was in training at one of the colleges
e , ,

when he le ft to study f the bar H be ame QC and M P or . e c . . . .

,

and was made Judge OfShe ffield C ounty C ou t by Lord H alb u y r s r .

H was a noted l
e ay prea her strongly atta hed throughout l ife to
c ,
c

his own C hurch whi h he served s one of the treasurers Ofthe

,
c a

Metropoli tan C hapel Buildin g Fund and in man y other ways , .

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afe from known or se ret foes
S c ,

F ree fro m s i n d Satan s t h ra l l

’
an ,

G d w h en fl es h earth h e l l oppose
o , , , ,

Shal l k eep t h ee sa fe fro m all .

On e of C harles W esley s noblest paraphrase ’

s .

H ym n 400 M y faith l
o ok s up t o Th e e . .

E R D D (I I ) RAY P ALM , . . I .

T his h ym n was written in 83 after Mr P al mer had 1 0, .

g aduated at Y ale C ollege and whilst he w a tea her in a

r ,
as c

girls s hool in New Y ork I gave for m to what I felt b y

’
c .
‘
,

writing with little effort the stan as I re olle t I wrote then

, ,
z . c c

with ver y tender e motion and ended the last line with tears , .
’

I t was published in Lowell Mason s Sp i itu lS g f S i l ’

r a on s or oc a

W h p 1 83 entitled Sel f C onse ration

ors i ,
1, D L owell Mason -
c .
’
r.

asked P al mer i f he had h t a hy m n to ontribute to his w o c ne

b ook Th MS w
. produ ed fro m P lme s po ket book
e . as c a r
’
c -

and they tepped into a store to m ake a copy of it D Mason

s . r.

wrote the tune Olivet (H arlan) for the words and told the ’
,

autho a few days a fterwards Mr P al mer y u m y live many

r ,
‘
.
, o a

years and do m an y good things b ut I think y u will be best , o

known to posterity as the author of M y faith looks up to T hee ” .

It originally had i stan as b ut i R y P almer s P ti l s x z ,

n a
’
oe ca

W k onl y four
or s given I t was his first h ym n and is still
are .
,

the most popula of the m all D P al mer wrote to Bishop r . r.

Bi kersteth I t w introdu ed into E ngland in 1 84 h

c ,
‘
asbee c 0, as n

translated into other languages and has been refe ed to as one ,

rr

of the last hymn that d ying saints have ung or desired to

s s ,

hear in a great nu mbe of obituary noti es that have m t my

,
r c e

eye I t has been a o mfo t to C h ristian hea ts doubtless

. c r r , ,

c hiefly be au e it expresses i a si mple w y that act whi h is

c s n . a c

most central i llt ue C h istian li fe — the

n t of trust in th e
a r r ac

atonin g Lamb .
’

H ym n 401 R oc k . of A ge s , cl
e ft fo r m e .

U GU STU S M ON TAGUE T OP LADY M A

A ,
. .

T oplad y was born at F a nha m in 74 H i father Major r 1 0 . s ,

T oplady was killed next year at the siege o f C a t h agena

,
Th r . e

son was edu ated at W est minste and Trinity C ollege D ublin
c r ,
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 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H M N S A N D T H Y EIR WR I T E RS 25 5

T oplady w onverted in a barn under a sermon by Jame

as c s
Morris a Methodist prea her H ays Strange that I who
,
c . e s , ,

had so long sat under t h e m eans f g a e i n E ngland should O r c ,

be brought right unto G d in an obs ure part f Irelan d a midst o c O ,

a ha dful o f people m t together in a bar and by the ministry

n e n,

o f one w h o ould hardly pell his own name T h is state ment

c S .
’

is ve y wide of the mark for Morris was by no m eans an

r ,

illiterate m H was a born orator though reti ent and

an . e
‘
, c

lowly minded T oplad y was ordained in 7 6 and be a m

-
.
’
1 2, c e
afterwards Vi ar of Broadhe mbury H i ontroversy with
c . s c

W esley showed h im to be a parti an i mpulsive rash spoken s ,

‘
,
-

re kless in misjudge ment

c .
’

H ame to London in 7 7 5 as prea her at the F ren h C hur h

e c 1 c c c ,

Orange Street Lei ester S q uare died at Knightsbridge and was

, c ,

buried at Wh it fi ld C hapel in T otten h a m C ourt Road C anon

e e
’
s .

El lerton says Al most i multaneously with Ro k of Ages he ” S

“
c
, ,

wrote and gave to Lady H untingdon nother whi h barring a , c ,

one or two ble mishes I venture to think is s ar ely surpassed , c c

as a dying man s last utteran e by bide with m itsel f

A ’ ” c
“
e

t h e wonder ful and heavenly minded W hen languor and disease -

“

”
invade T h light of G d must have already been upon the
. e o

fa e of one who ould t h us write Th hy mn is given in E arl

c c .
’
e

S l
e b B k f P i
orn e s
’
W m y quote the first two
oo c r a se . e a

verses
W hen l anguor d d i sease i nvade an

T hi s tre mb li ng h ouse f l ay O c ,

Ti sweet to l oo k beyon d t h e ge
’
s ca ,

A d long to fl y away n .

Sweet to l o k i nward d attend o , an

T h w h ispers o f H i l ove ; e s

Sweet to l ook upward to th e p l a e c

W here Jesus p l eads above .

oplady s last illness the do tor spoke en ouragingly of

In T ’
c c

the prospe t o f re overy N no said T oplady I s h all die

c c . 0, ,
’
,

for no mortal ould endure su h m anifestations of God s glory

c c
’

as I have and live T h next day August

, 7 7 8 he passed.
’
e ,
1 1, 1 ,

to his rest while singing h is own D eat h less prin iple arise c ,
.
’

In t h e G p l M g i O tober 7 7 5 an arti le appears

os e a az n e, c 1 , c

on Li fe a Journey fro m the p of T oplady signed M ini mus ’

en ,
.

Y t i f you fall be hu mbled but do not despair

e , ,
P ray a fres h ,
.

t God who i able to rai e y u up and set y u on your feet

o , s s o ,
o
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again Look to the blood of the o enant ; and ay t th e

.
c v s o

Lord fro m the depths o f your heart

,

R o k o f A ges left for m c , c e,

L t m hi de myse lf in T hee e e !

F ou l I to t h e fountai n fly
W as h m Savi our or I di e, , e .
’

I n M arch 7 7 6 when T oplady had be o me edito of the

,
1 , c r

G p lM g i
os e he published an arti le signed J F A
a az n e, c ,
‘
. .
’ ‘

remarkable al ulation introdu ed h ere for the sake of th

c c : c ,
e

Spiritual i mprove ment subjoined questions and answe s elativ ,

r r e

to the National D ebt If u sins multiply with eve y e ond .

’ ‘
O r r s c

of our subl un ry durations at ten years old ea h of us would be

a ,
’
c

chargeable with 3 5 m illions and 3 6 thousand ins Th debt

1 S . e

grows e ery day but C hrist hath redee med us fro m the curs
v ,
e

of the law ; being m ade a urse for us (G l iii T hi c

’
a . .
‘
s

wi ll not only u t balan e b ut infinitelyco n er balan e ALL

-
c ,
ov er -
c ,

the sins of the W H OL E believing world T hen follow the great .

’
s

h ym n in its four verse form N 4 entitled A li i g d

-

, O. 0 1,
‘
v n an

dyi g P R AYE R f th H OL I E ST BE LI E V E R i th w l Th ’
n or e d n e or . e

h ymn was thus hp ru two years be fore T oplady s death ’

.

T oplad y hi m self altered W hen I oa through tra ts ‘

s r c

unknown the for m given in the G p lM g i to W hen I

,
’
os e a a z n e,
‘

soa to worlds unknown in his P lm

r d Hy m 776 ,
’
sa s an n s, 1 .

Riven was also hanged to wounded H probabl y bor owed

c .
’
e r

so me hin ts for h i hy mn fro m D B i t treatise on Th

s r . re v n
’
s e

Ch i ti
r s S anm t d S
acra ifi prefixed to J and C
en an a cr ce, . .

W esley Hym ’
s th L d nsSu pp on74 5 0 Ro k of
e or
’
s er, 1 .
‘
c

I srael Ro k of alvation Ro k stru k and left f m let

,
c s , c c c or e,

those two st eams of blood and water which on e gu hed out of

r c s

T h y side bring down pardon and holiness into m y soul ; and

l t m thirst after the m
e e w as if I stood upon the mountain no ,

when e sprung this water and near the left of that rock th
c , c ,
e

wounds o f my Lord when e gushed this sa red blood , c c .

’

C h arles W esley began one o f his Hy m

’
th L d ns on e or s

S upp erwith Ro k o f Israel le ft for m c ,

c e.
’

Anot h e of those h ym ns tre mbles on the e ge o f the s ame

r v r

thoughts a T oplady s s
’

0 R o k o f our salvation see c ,

T h soul s t hat seek t h e i r rest in Th ee

e

Beneath T h y oo li ng h adow hi de c S ,

A d k eep u Saviour i n Th y i de
n s, , S ,

By water d b y b l oo d re deem an ,

A d was h us in t h e mingled stream

n .
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usey des ribed it as Very beautiful perhaps the most

Dr P . c
‘
,

beautiful of all and as the m ost deservedly popular h ymn

,
’ ‘
,

perhaps the ve y favourite Mr G ladstone s Latin version r .

’
.
’
,
‘
Jesus pro m perforatus show how the h ymn laid hold
,
e ,
’
s on

our great tate man s s .

H ym n 4 02 I b rin g my . s in s t o Th ee .

F . R . H AVE R GAL

R est i g all on Jesus

n . P ri ted i n Su d y M
n n a agaz in e, June , 1 8 70 .

H ym n 403 . I a m t ru s t in g Th e e Lord , Je su s .

F . R . H AVER GAL

W ri tten
eptember 874 at Ormont Bessons Publish ed in L y l
S , 1 , . o a

87 8 h eaded T r u ti g Jesus
’
R p es on s es, 1 , s n .

T his was Mis H g l own favourite a mon g her h ym ns

’
s av er a s ,

and was found in her po ket Bible a fter her death T h c . e

spirit she breathed both in life and death is expressed in these

verses O fh last words w Not one thing hath failed
. ne O er as

tell the m all round T rust Jesus it s i mply trusting Jesus . :

’
s .
’

W hen h sister E llen epeated the fi st er e of Jesus I will

er r r v s
‘
,

tru t T hee t ust T hee with my soul to t h e surprise of those

s ,
r ,
’

around her bed she b egan to sing it to her own tune H erm as
, , ,
’

whi h h wrote for G olden harps

c S e ounding A atta k ‘
are s .
’
n c

of su ffering o mpelled her to ease b ut a fter a few minutes h

c c , s e

again tried to sing a line beginning with H I t was her la t e .

’
s

word Sh gentl y pa sed away to H im

. e s .
’

H ym n 404 P e ac e , p e rfec t p e a c e , in t hi s d ark

.
world
o f s in ?

D D H E N R Y BI C K E R STETH D D
E W AR , . .

Pea e per fe t pea e was wr i tten i n 8 7 5 wh en t h e bish op was

c , c c 1 ,

Vi ar o f C h ri st C h ur h H ampstead ; i t was first pri nted i n a t a t

c c , r c

o f five h ymns S g i th H u f P ilg im g It i s based on Isa

, on s n e o se o r a e. .

xxvi 3 Th ou wil t keep h im i n p rfe t pea e wh ose mi nd i s stayed

. :
‘
e c c ,

on Thee be ause h e trusteth i n Th ee c .

’

Bishop Bi kersteth w born at I slington in 8 5 ; he

c as 1 2

beca me Bishop o f E xeter in 885 H wrote several olu mes 1 . e v

 T H E ST OR Y OF T H E H M N S AN D T H Y EIR WR ITE RS 2 59

of devotional poetry of whi h Y t d y T d y d F ,

c es er a , o -
a ,
an or

E ver h been very popula H edited th Hym l C m

as r
. e e na o

p i t th B k f C mm P y
a n on o e whi h has had a
oo o o on ra er c

large cir ulation D Julian says Joined with a strong grasp

c . r. ,
‘

of his subje t true poeti feeling a pure rhyth m there is a

c ,
c , ,

soothing plaintiveness and individuality in his hy mns whi h c

give them a distin t chara ter of thei own c c r .

’

A se mon by C anon G ibbons fro m this text m ade su h

r c an

i mp ession on D Bi kersteth that on ea h ing ho me he wrote

r r. c , r c

the h ymn in a few m inutes I t cost h im less t h an any of his .

othe hy mns and has be o me the best loved of all Richard l

r , c . e

G l l
ai ays I t would be difficult to name y other hy mn
en n e s ,
an

so filled with the sense f m an s se urity as this whi h tran O

’
c ,
c

quil l
i m at e tain m o ments to a re markable degree
z es e c Hr .
’
e

think it o mes ery near L ead kindly light in o mbining

s c v
‘
, ,
’
c

piety and poet y in the highest proportion C anon E llerton told

r .

D Bicke steth in 889 Beyond all your hy mns I think it h

r. r 1 , ,
as

b ought ble sing to many and I k w h w it has helped the

r s ,
no o

faith of some of G od s sorel y tried hildren Ou E ssex poo ’

-
c . r r

folk love it dea ly r .

’

H ymn 4 05 I . co uld n ot do wit h ou t Th e e .

F . R H AVER GAL
.

‘
Jesus al l i n all .
’
W ri tten M y 7 a ,
1873 , an d printed in I lome
IVords , 1 87 3 .

H ym n 406 . Le av e God t o o rd e r a l
l th y ways .

G OR G EN EU M AR K ; translated b y M I SS W I N K W ORTH
W ‘
u d er nli eben Gott l as t wal ten was published in 6 5 7
r en s
’
1 ,

entit led A hymn o f onso lation That G d wi l l re for d

‘
c . o ca an
pr rve H i own i n H i own t i me P lv
ese s s .
’
S. . 22 .

Neu mark was the son of a lothier in T h uringia and was c ,

born in 6 I n t h e autu mn o f 6 4 h e was on his w y to

1 21 . 1 1 a
m at i ulate at the U niversity f K O in
r c g when the pa ty O n er , r

with whi h he t avell d was atta ked by a band o f highwaymen

c r e c
,

who robbed h im o f all he had save his prayer book and a little ,
-

mone y e wed up in his lothes

s H ould find no employment c . e c

i M agdeburg near whi h ity he wa robbed or i t h e other

n , c c s , n r e

citi e s to whi h he went I n D ece mber he me to Kiel wh re

c . ca
_ , e
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he found a friend in th hief pasto a native of Thurin gia e c r, .

S till no e mploy m ent was to be had About the end of the .

month however the tutor in the family of a judge fell into

, ,

disgra e and fled fro m Kiel T h pa tor s e o mmendation

c , . e s
’
r c

e ured the pla e for N um k who expressed his g atitude to

s c c e ar ,
r

G d in this hy mn whi h
o oon became popula all ove , c s r r

G e manyr H saved enou gh to go to K O ig b g where he

. e n s er ,

matriculated as a student of law in June 6 4 3 I n 16 46 he lost ,

1 .

all he had b y fire I n 6 5 he was appointed cou t poet . 1 2 r ,

librarian and registrar at W ei ma and in 6 56 was m ade

, r, 1

se retary of the Fruit bea ing So iety a famous literary union

c -
r c ,
.

H beca m e blind in 16 8
e d died that year in W ei mar 1, an .

I n the last year o f his life Neu mark speaks f thi hy mn O s ,

‘
W hi h good fortune o mi g suddenl y and as if fallen f o m
c c n ,
r

heaven greatly rejoiced m and on that ve y d y I co mposed

,
e, r a

to the honour f my beloved Lord the here and there well O

known h ym n W nur den lieb en G ott l asst w lten and

“ ” er a
,

had e tainl y ause enough to thank the divine o mpassion f

c r c c or

su h unlo ked f gra e shown to m A baker b y in New

c c -
or c e .
’ ’
s o

Branden b urg used to ing it o er his work and soon the whole S v ,

town and neighbourhood flo ked to h im to lea thi beautiful c rn s

ne w ong sT h hy m n was sung b y his own reques t

.
’
e t th e , , a

fune alof F iedrich W ilhel m I of P rus ia in 7 4 J S Bach

r r s 1 0 . . .

co mposed a ca tata based on Neu mark own tune Mendel soh

n
’
s . s n

u ed it in h i S t P ul T T hee O Lord I yield my pi i t

s s . a : o , , s r .
’

H ymn 407 M y Sav iour, mi d l a rie d e

’
. ife s v sc n e .

IZABETH AYTON GOD W I N EL .

M s Godwin was the daugh te of M W E E the idge ;

r . r r . . . r

b orn at T horpe H a mlet 1 8 1 7 died at Stoke Bishop 1 889 , , .

T his h ym n was written whilst she was a girl and printed in the ,

E a g l
v i lM g i
n ethen in her S g f th W a y 1 86 5
ca a az n e, on s or e e r , .

M Godwin also wrote S g

rs . mid t D aily L if on s a s e
.

H ymn 408 I . see k t h e k in gd om fi rst .

E S W E SLEY ( )
C H AR L I .

Hymn s the F u G p l from S h t Efym Sel

ect P assa es
on o r os e s, or n s on
g f
o

S crip ture, 1 762 ; W k x 9

or s, M att vi 3 3
. 1 0 . . . .
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3 M y lovely blee din Lamb

.
,
g .

T h at I m y s ti ll en l igh tene d be a .

5 O Th ee wh o never w i lt dep rt
. n , a .

H ymn 412 0 . J es us , I h av e p romis d e .

J OH N E RN E ST Bon E M A ( 8 6 ,
. . 1 1

In 86 9 Appendi x to P lm d flym
1 It is very sa s an n s,

popu lar as a C onfirmati on hymn It was wri tten about 86 6 for th e . 1

confirmation o f hi s son th late R C E Bode , e ev . . . .

Th e R J E Bode was educated at E ton C ha terhou

ev . . .
, r se ,

and Oxford Re to of C astle C amps C ambridgeshire 86 7 4

. c r , , 1 0 -

Ba mpton Lecturer 855 P ublished Hym f m th G p l y ,

1 . ns ro e os e (

tl S un day
’
zc a ay for ea ch an d F es tiv a l
s o f our L ord, 1 86 0 .

H ymn 4 13 . 0 Th o u Who a rt of a l
l th at is .

EDER I C K LU C I AN H OSM ER
FR .

Th R F L H os mer a U nita ian m inister at Berkele y

e ev . . .
, r ,

C alifo nia w r b o n at F ra mingha m Massa husetts in 84

, as r ,
c ,
1 0,

and g aduated at H a ard in 1 86

r H i an esto James rv 2 . s c r,

H os m er of H awkhur t Kent was one of the fi st settle s t

, s , , r r a

C oncord in 16 3 5 .

H ym n 4 14 . Jesu , Th y b ou n dl
e ss lov e t o me .

ER H AR D T
G anslated b y J W E SL EY
tr .

Living by C h ri t F rom t h e German In Hym ’

‘
s . d S . . n s an ac red

P oems, 1 7 3 9 ; I Voré s , /
i 3 8 Gerhardt s hy mn appeared i n C iig
. 1 .
’
r
’
er s

P rax is , 1 6 53 .

W esley s ays
in his P l i A u t f Ch i ti P f ti
,
a n cco n o r s an ci cc on ,
‘
I n the beginning of the year 1 7 3 8 as I was retu ning fro m , r

S avannah the y of my heart was

,
cr

0 grant t hat not hi ng in my soul

M y dwe l l b ut Th y pure l ove a l one ;
a

0 m y Th y love possess m wh o l e a e ,

M y j oy my tre sure d my rown ! ,

a , an c

Strange flames far from my h eart remove ;

M y every t word t h ough t b love ’
ac , , , e .

T ho mas W lsh used often in a hol y rapture to i g th

a s n e

ver es 0 L ove how cheerin g a d Give to mine eye

s , ,
’
n s.
’
 T H E STOR Y OF TH E H YM NS AN D T H EIR WR I TE RS 2 63

H ym n 4 15 . M y Sa v iour, Th ou Th y lov e t o me .

G E R H AR D T t anslated b y J r . W E SLEY
Wor k i s, 39. Se on d part o f H ymn 4 4
1 . c 1 .

H ymn 416 . 0 Lo v e d iv in e, h ow s we e t Th ou a rt !

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
ffymn s an d iv 34 N 5 i a
Sa c red P oems , 1 7 49 Works , . 1. o. n

s ries o f six hymns i n t he same measure headed D esiring to L ve

e
,
‘
o .
’

T hre ver s are o mi tted

e se .

It is one o f th e t h ree W esley hymns th at H ande l set to musi S c. ee

Th tune was Wentworth

’
2 3 1 . e .

Mr Stead says T his is one of the hy mns of C harles

.
,
‘

W esley whi h enabled M ethodis m to sing itsel f into the h eart

c

of the hu man a e It is one of t h e most popular and helpful

r c .

hymns which originating i the Methodist h y mnody have

,
n ,

found an honoured pla e in the hy mn books of al most every c -

othe deno mination

r .
’

Hymn 4 17 H ark m y .
, soul! it is t h e Lo rd .

W I LL I AM C OW P ER
It appeared i n M fi ld N w App di 768 In t he Ol y ax e
'
s e en x, 1 . ne

Ifym i t is h eaded L vest t hou M ? Joh n xxi 6

ns o e
’
. 1 .

E ven C owper has not written anything more beautiful .

E arl S elborne wrote Of h is ontributions to the Ol y ,

‘
c ne

Hym this is perhaps t h e best

ns, .
’

Mr Gladstone re koned it one o f the three g eatest E ngli h

. c r s

hymns .

Mr Bennet Kaye w h o was assistant organist with D D yke

.
,
r. s,

says that the do tor would often o me to t h e boys re h earsals

c c
’

b fore mo ning ser i e and pra tise with the m t h e musi f

e r v c c c or

the d y So meti mes he would wander ff into a new

a . o

melod y d all would listen wit h rapt attention

, an O d y he . ne a

play d ov r an air several ti mes I t m ade a great i mpression

e e .

on Mr Kaye wh a fterwards re ogni ed it

.
,
St Bees th
o c z as
‘
.
,
’
e

tune which h be o me wedded to C owpe s hy mn It take its

as c r
’
. s

n am f om a pl e where the doctor had pa ed many plea ant

e r ac ss s

hou s r .
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H ym n 4 18 . My God , I lov e Th e e — n ot b e c au se .

I S X AVI E R t anslated b y E C ASWALL

FRAN C r .

C wl l trans lation appeare d in h is Ly C t/ l 849 Th

’
as a s i ra a zo ca, 1 . e

first verse M ust burn eternally h as been altered

, ,
’
.

0 D eus ego amo T is a translation of a Spanish sonnet e

’
.

Both the Latin and the Spanish for ms a e as ibed to S t r cr .

F r anci X avier whose spirit breathes in ever y line A

t anslation was published by J S h ffl
s , .

r e in 1 6 6 8 entitled . c e r ,

Sh (the soul ) loves G d i mply fo H i m elf with the H ol y

e o s r s ,

X avier Also f o m the Latin

. r .
’

X avier the m issionary saint was b orn nea P a mpeluna

, , r ,

I 506 be am e a quainted with Ignatius Loyola at the U ni ersity

c c v

of P aris and was one of those fi st convert s who formed the

, r

O rde of the Jesuit on August I 5 I 53 4

r X avier sailed for
s ,
.

G oa on h i birthday April 7 1 54 1 and died at Sa c i

s nea
, , ,
n an , r

C an ton in 1 552,
H isited T avancore C eylon Malacca
. e v r , , ,

Japan .

C ano n E lle to n says the translation does

r t do j u s ti e to no c

the original but as the onl y for m in whi h this most striking c

hy mn is known to mo st E n gli h eaders it h as gained a wide s r ,

popularity .
’

P ope s transla tion which he made at the desire of a

’
,

Ro manis t priest appea ed in the G tlma M aga i ,

r en e n s
’
z n e,

O ctobe 1 7 9 1 r, .

H ym n 419 . I th irs t , Th ou wou n d e d La mb Of God .

E RM AN ; tra slated b y J OH N W E SLEY

G n

Appeare d i n Hym d S d P m 74 ; W k ns 1 65 an ac re oe s, 1 0 or s, . 2

first used i n th e M i ADm b / 74 It i s made up (see orav an / n -

oo e, 1 2 .

D i ti
c y f Hym lgy) from four h ymns all o f s i x li ne verses w hi h
on ar o no o c
-

, ,

app ared i n th e Appendix to th e H er nhut G g B fi 73 5 O

e r esa n -
nc , 1 . ne

o f Z i n endorfs hymns suggests verses

z
’
d anot h er ver 7 verses I , 2 , an .

3 6 are based on a h y mn o f J oh ann N it h m A verse o f Anna

’
-
sc an n s .

N it h m
sc M e i n K on i g de ine L i ebe on C h ri st i an work w hi h
an n s
’ ‘
,
’
, c

appeared about 73 7 suppl ies some phrases for W esley s last verse
1 ,
’
.

Th hy mn i really a wonde ful gatherin g up of thes e

e s r

sc attered thoughts as Anna N it h m ver e will ho w when

,
sc an n s
’
s S

co mpared with W esley s ver 8 ’

, .

N un , e rstge b o rn e r Bruder l
N un , M eister an dem R d u er
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
in v er
2 T .late did I love T hee O Fai ness so a cien t
,
‘
oo ,
r ,
n

and yet so w ! T late did I love T hee F behold T hou

ne oo or

we t within and I without and there did I eek T h ee I u

r , , s , n~

lovely ushed heedlessl y among the things of beauty T hou

, r

m adest T hou wert with m but I was not with T hee

. T hose e, .

things kept m fa from T hee whi h unless they were in T hee e r , c , ,

were not T hou calledst and i d t aloud and f d t open

.
, cr e s ,
orc e s

my dea fness T hou didst gleam and shine and chase away
.
,

my blindness T hou didst exhale odours and I drew in my

.
,

breath and do pant afte T hee I tasted and do hunge and

,
r .
,
r

thirst T hou didst tou h m and I burned for T h y peace

. c e, .
’

Th Rev W illiam Arthur gi es a des ription of G ideon

e . v c

Ou ly the great Irish eva gelist whi h he ays pre ents

se e ,
n , c , s ,
s

h im exa tly as he had often heard h im poken of b y those in

c S

whose house Ou l y stayed I t is fro m the p of the R se e . en ev .

John H ughes W hen he was a b y at ho m e he says O a aw. o , , n r

No e mb er evening Ou ly prea h ed at the o ner of the treet

v se e c c r s

i n whi h we resided at P ortarlingto

c After prea hing h e n. c ,

c ame into our house for o me e fresh ment and to wait until s r ,

h i ti m e a me again to prea h in the hapel

s c W hen he took a c c .

s eat in the little ba k apa t ment it was dusk A turf fi played c r . re

fitful ly and there w

,
no other lig h t I ou hed in an ob scure as . cr c

c orner and O u ly thought hi mself alone H took ff h i

,
se e . e o s

c loak and hat eja ulated My blessed Master and wiped th e

,
c

perspiratio fro m his head and f ce H then poked the fi

n a . e re,

and spread hi mself out be fore it After m usin g a m inute he .

,

wept T ea a fter tear rolled down his rugged heeks H

. r c . e

repeated in a low but distinct oi e the first two verses of the

, v c ,

h ymn T hee wi ll I love my st ength my tower After e

“ ” r . t
, , ,

ti the line Ah why did I so late T hee know ” he s mote

p ea g n , , ,

his forehead with his big hand and finished the erse , v .

T hu far m e mory erves m

‘
s learly I have a ha ier y t
,
s e c . z ,
e

still a tole ably satisfa tory re me mbrance that he repeated the

r c

third stan a ; and then in his strong hoarse voice he sang th e

z , ,

fou th I thank T hee uncreated

r , ,

H ym n 422 Tal
k . with us , Lo rd , Th ys e l
f re v e al .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

[Iymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 7 40 ; Works, '

i ,
3 04 ,
‘
On a journey ,
’

Th e first verse is
 An d m eet me on t he way .

alk w i th m Lord ; Thysel f reveal

T e, .

Joh n W esley al tered m to u i n the 7 8 H ymn book e s 1 0 -

.

Ver is Eve s tribute to h er husb nd (P di L t iv

. 2
’
a a ra se os , . lifted
W i th
h ee onversing I forget ll ti me
t c ,
a ,

lseasons
Al d th e i r h ange ; all p l e se al i ke
an c a .

H ymn 423 . Th ou Sh e p h e rd of I s rae l

, an d m in e .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Skort Hy mn s on S el fS cripture,
ec t P assages o 1 76 2 I Vorks ,
'
ix .
36 2 .

S ong of Solomon i , .
7 .

H ym n 424 Op e n , L o rd , m y in wa rd
. e ar .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 742 Works , 11 . 26 3 . \Vaitin g for

C h ri st th e Prophet .
’

h ri st my hi dden life appear

C , , ,

Sou l o f my i most soul n

L i gh t o f l ife th e m um heer , o er c ,

A d mak e t h e i nner w h o l e
n S .

N w i n m T hyse lf displ ay
o e ,

Sure ly Th o u i a ll th mg art ; n s

I from all t hings t urn away ,

T k Th ee i my he rto se e n a .

Th two verses based on G d s revelation of H i msel f to

e o
’

E lijah at H oreb st ike a note to whi h alr lhearts respond c .

H ymn 425 . W h at all I d o m y

sh God t o l
ov e .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d Sacre d P m 74
oe W k ii 73
s, 1 2 or s , . . D e i ing to L ve
sr o .
’
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ymn 426 . Lov e d ivin e , al

ll v e s o e x c ellin g .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ymn s
fl for ikose tk at seek a n d eave R edem
tk ose tkat l p tion in
Bl f fesus C/z rist,
ood o 1 74 7 Works , iv . 2 19 .

Ver
2 i s o i tte
m d .

Breat h e O breath e Th y lovi ng Spir i t , ,

Into every troubled breast ,

L t us al l in T h ee inh erit e ,

L t us fi d t hat se on d rest ; e n c

Tak e away our power o f sinning ,

Alph a d Omega be an ,

E d o f fai t h as its Begi n ing

n n ,

S t our h earts at liberty e .

In ver 2 of th e original C h arles Wesley wrote L t us all Thy

.
, e

re eive
c .
’

Th gain by th e o mi ss ion of
e e 2 is al mo st i on v r . nc

c e i ab l
v e John F let he touches on its theology Mr W esley
. c r . .

says d t be au s e an i mperfect believer enjoy s a fi st

s econ res , c r

in ferior rest ; if he did not he would b e no b eliever T ake , .

’ ‘

away th e power of innin g he asks I not this expression s . s

to st on g? W ould it not be bet ter to s o ften it b y sa ying T ake

o r ,

away the love of sinning ? [o the b ent of the mind towards ’

r

Si ] C a G d take away fro m us our p wer f i g withou t

‘

n . n o o o si n n n

taki g away our powe of free obedience ?

’
n r

H ymn 427 . Be in g of b e in gs , God of l

ov e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 739 ; I Vorks,
/ i .
34 .
‘
Gra e fter
c a

M eat .
’

In ver . 2 the original reads , T h ine , y Th ine,

wkoll we pant to b e .
’

H ymn 428 . Sav e m e , O God ; for Th ou alon e .

E NJ AM I N H ALL KE N N EDY D D
B , . .

Psal m xv i from Tk P l t i E g/i l V

.
,
86 e sa er n n s e erse, 1 0.

D Kenned y was b o n at Su mmer H ill near Bir mingham

r. r , ,

1 8 4 ; head master of Sh ew bur y

0 S 8 6 —
chool 3 6 6 ; Regius r s ,
1
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED ’

on August 4 848 and was b uried at H arlow E li a Flowe

1 ,
1 , . z r

had died of onsu mption in 846 Mrs Adam s he lth ufi d

c 1 . . s
’
a s
’

e re

b y nursin g her sister Almost her last breath was un ons ious . c c

song Th h ym ns and the musi at both funerals were m

. e c co

posed by the sisters A relative says S arah was talland beautiful .

,

with noble features g y and i mpulsive in m anner and full of , a ,

wit and hu mour H mother died ea ly and her father under . er r ,

took the edu ation of h i two girls Sh was a m emb er of the

c s . e

cong egation o f Rev W J F U nita ian minister at South

r . . . ox , r

P la e C hapel F insbury and ontri b uted thirteen h ymns to the

c , , c

Hym d A t/
ns published by C harles F in 84 Of
an n t er
ns ox 1 1 .

these Nearer my G d to T hee is the best known H

,
‘
,
o , ,
’
. er

beautiful hy mn H sendeth sun H sendeth shower appeared , e , e ,

’

in the ame ollection and a rendering fro m Fenelon Li ing

s c , ,
‘
v

or dying Lord I would b T hine H h ymns were the

, , e .
’
er

spontaneous expression of a strong i mpulse or feeling at the

mo ment of co m po sition Sh published a dra mati poe m in . e c

four a ts i n 84 Viw P fi tu and Ti F l k t tl

c 1 1,
'
’

a er e a, ze oc a ie

F u t i a ate his m and h ym ns for hildren in 84 5 Bishop

o n a n , c c c , 1 .

Bi kersteth in his annotated edition of t h e H ym lC mp i

c ,
na o a n on ,

says Th edito shrank fro m appending a losing verse of his

,
e r c

o w to a hymn so generally estee med o mplete as this

n he c ,
or

would ha e u gge ted the following v s s

T h ere i n my F at h er s h ome
’
,

Safe d at rest an ,

Th ere i n my Saviour s love

’

P er fe tly blest ; c

Ag a fter g to be e a e

N earer my G d to Th ee , o , ,

N earer to Th ee .

M an y atte mpts have b een m ade to add a tou h or two t c o

this h ymn whi h might take fro m it all suspi ion of U nitarianis m
c c ,

but the y have not found favou Th hym n is too o mplete r . e c

and per fe t in form to bear any alteration and the fa t that it

c , c

is based on Ja ob s drea m at Bethel would make su h additions

c
’
c

an ana hronis m c .

P esident M K i ly found great co mfo t fro m this hy m n

r c n e r

when he was d ying Afte the battle of Fort D onnelson a . r

dru mmer b y whose a m had been to n off by a annon ball

-
o ,
r r c -

was found singin g with his failing b reath Nearer my G d to , ,

o ,

T hee W ith that co mfo rt a h i pillow he di ed E dwa d VI I

’
. s s . r
told Mr Stead in 189 5 that he though t among serious hym ns
.

none was more tou hing or went more truly to the heart c

ift m y h e art to Th e e
H ymn 43 1 I l . .

ES E DW A R D MUD I E ( 8 1 8
C H ARL 1

T his h ymn appears i n St y L a ol le t ion o f his poems d ra eaves , c c an

hymns d w published i n 87 It is h eaded H i d M ine

, an as 1 2 .
‘
s an .
’

D Al lon first i ntrod u ed i t i nto general not i e i n hi s S u

r. pp lm t l
c c e en a

Mr Mudie was bor at C heyne \Valk C helsea H was

. n ,
. e

a stationer d bookseller and began to lend books in 84

an ,
1 2 .

Th fa mous librar y thus grew up

e M r Mudie was an a tive . . c

C hristian worker and ear ed on a m ission hur h at H a mp

,
n c c

stead where he ecured friends like D Rigg to take o asional

, s r
. cc

servi es c .

H ym n 43 2 M y h e a rt is . re s t in g, O m y God .

AN N A L . W AR I N G
our verses omi tt d
F are e .

M iss W aring was the nie e of S a muel Miller \Varing S h c . e

published and ontributed so m e h ymns to h is S d M ldi

c a cre e o es ,

1 8 62 T his h y m n was publis h ed in H ym

. d M dit ti ns an e a on s ,

4 th edition It is based on L m iii 4 T h Lord is ‘

8 54 , 1 . a . . 2 : e

my portion sait h m y soul there fore will I hope in H im

,
.
’

H ym n 43 3 . Sol
die rs of Ch ris t , a ri s e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 9 ; Works , v .

40 .
‘
Th e W hole
r o r of G d Eph vi 3 Sixte n verses
A m u o .
’
. . 1 . e .

Th e fir t fou ver es giv s Ver 5 re ds

r s are en . . a

L t truth t h e gi rd l e b e e,

Th t b i nds yo u rmo ur on a r a ,

I f i thful fi m s i n eri ty n a , r c

Le t f i th d love omb i ne
a an c ,

To gu d your v li nt b r t
ar a a eas :

I mputed ,
an d imp ress d
’
.
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ope Inno ent I I I stirred up P hilip Augustus of

P c F ran e c

and his courtiers to their rusade against the Albige se c n s by the

words U p soldiers of C hris t ! U p mos t C h i tia
,
‘
, , rs n King !
H ea the r y of blood cr .
’

Mr Stead ays this h ym i a inspiritin g a th

. s n
‘
s s s e bla t ofs

th bu gle
’
e . 0

H ymn 43 4 Su rrou n d e d b y . a h o st of foe s .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oe m s, 1 74 9 v 3 W orks , . 01. his is t h e

‘
T
v i tory
c Joh n v 4 Th
.
’
1 . . e e levent h o f a ser ies o f ‘
H y mns for t h ose
th at wait for fu l l Redemption .
’

T h brave knight T h
e gb d son of the C oun t of Saxony an ran , ,

carried a large shield with a ru ifix e mbossed in gold Olaf c c .

the Viking ga ed on it in wonder and when he was told the

z ,

sto y of the C ross w

r moved that the e lesiastic gave h im
,
as s o cc

the shield H arried it with h im eve ywhe e and t it h e

. e c r r , o

as i b ed h i vi tories and delive an e

cr s c r c s
.

H ymn 43 5 E quip m e for th e . war .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

H ymn s on God s E verl

astin g Love, L d on on 74 W k iii 7 8
’
, 1 1
'
or s, . .

Th e se on o f two hy ns on
c d m ‘
Th e L d C
’
or s ontroversy T w ty si x .
’
en -

verses Th h ymn is made up o f verses 3 4 7 Th following

. e 2, , , . e

verses are an onslaugh t on t h e H orri ble D e ree c .

’

T h first verse is
e

O all aton i ng Lamb -

O Sa iour o f mank i nd v ,

I f every soul m y i Th y name a n

W i th m s lvat i on fi d ; e a n

I f Thou hast hosen m c e

T test ify Th y gra e o c ,

(That vast un fat h o mab l e sea

W hi h overs all our ra e ) c c c .

Ver 4 .

T h ate t h e s i n w i t h all my h eart

o ,

But still th e s i nner love ,

i P ope
s
H w sh al l I lose t h e s i n yet k eep t h e sense
o , ,

A d love th o f fender yet d etest th of fen e ’ ’

n ,
c .

(E li t A b l d l 9 o sa o e ar , . 1 1
2 74 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ymn 43 9 J es us t h e C on qu e ror reign s

.
, , .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hy mn s an d S ac re d P m 749 ; W k v 3 6 H ymns for ‘

oe s, 1 or s , . .

e ievers
Bl ,
’
NO . 27 . In sixteen st n as ; 1 2 4 5 6 are here given
a z , , , , .

H ymn 440 F at h er, t o Th ee I l

ift min e . eyes .

C H ARL S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 749 IV k

/ or s
, v .
49 .
‘
F or th e
M orning .
’

H ym n 44 1 Gra c iou s R ed e eme r, . sh ak e .

C H AR L ES W ESL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 74 9 ; Works ,

v . 26 2 . H m y ns for th e
W atchn igh t eigh t line verses
,
’
No . 2 . T en -
.

A fter four vers s o f laboure d r h yme t h e poet soars up i n t h e fi ft h

e

verse whi h ommen es t h is hymn Th first verse begins

, c c c . e

Ah wh t a wret h m I ! , a c a

I nnot wat h one h our ca c .

In t h e original ver 6 reads C u m to trust in Thee .

, a se e .
’

H ym n 442 God . of al
l grac e an d m aje sty .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY
Hymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 749 ; Works , v .
3 72 .
‘
For th e fear o f
God ’
.

Th ehy n
m is g iven in full In li e 3 C harles W esley w ote . n r
‘
Favour foun w th hee w hi h his broth e hanged to mer y
d i T ,
’
c r c
‘
c .
’

In 3 th e original reads Th an e er rej e t th e gospel lw

’ ’
ver. , c -
a .

H ymn 443 . I wan t

a p rin c ip le with in .

C H AR L ES W ESL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S d P m 1 7 4 9 ; W k v 3 73
acre oe s, F a tender or s, . ,
‘
or

o s ien e
c n c c .
’
F ive vers s o f eigh t l i nes
e .

Al migh ty G d o f trut h and lo e o v ,

In m Th y power exert e .
 TH E STOR Y OF T H E H YMNS AN D T H E IR WR IT E RS 27 5

nting aid in the C onferen e of 844 that young

D r Bu . s , c 1 ,
‘

Samuel Bradbu tried to pu le Mr W esley by asking h im

rn zz .

(in open C onfe n e ) C a m fall fro m

re tifi ti with
c , an an san c ca on

n
”
out losi g his j ustifi ation ? Mr W esley took up the hymn c .

book and gave out 0 m y the least o mission pain

, , a .
’

D B Gregory spe aks of the notion he had in his s hool

r . . c

day that i ase o f y loudi g of ons ience I must re eive

s n c an c n c c ,
c

fro m hea en a di e t and indubitable m ani festation

v as it
r c , or,

were tfi ti o f my a eptan ; not perhaps so ivid as

, no z ca on cc ce , ,
v

at first but yet assuring and enlivening I had not yet lea nt
,
. r

th e p a tical theolo gy of the lines

r c

0 m y t he l t omi sion p i n a eas s a

M y we l l i nstru ted sou l -

c ,

A n d d riv e me ood aga in

to tke b l
Tk at makes tke wound ed wkol
c!

I h ad not l arnt the t or a q uired the habit of a pro mpt

e ar c

re urren e to and a per fe t rest in t h e atone ment and advo a y

c c , c , c c

o f our bles ed Saviour H w t uly Luther says H is a go d

s . o r , e o
”
(practical ) theologian who has fi m hold of this t uth r r .

H ym n 444 . H el
p , Lord , t o wh om for h el
p I fl y .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY
Hymns an d Sacred P oems , 1 7 49 ; Works '
, iv .
476 . In Tempt t i on a .
’

No . of a seri s
10 e .

In ver 3 th e origin l re ds
. a a , M yfeebl
e hands .
’

H ymn 445 . Jes us , my Sav iour , Brot h e r, Frie n d .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY
Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 742 ; Works , 11 . 2 7 1 .
‘
Watc h in al
l
thin gs .
’
2 Timiv 5 F ifte n
. . . e

h ue ; th e n xt four in N 446
e o. .

H ymn 446 . P ie rc e , fi l
l me with a h umb le fear .

C HARLES W ESLEY
Hymn s an d Sacred P oems , 1 742 ; Works, ii . 272 . Pm of th e
e
sam h ymn as 44 5 .
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H ymn 447 . H a rk , h ow t h e wa t c h m en c ry .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Hymn s an d S acred P oems , v 1 749 ; Wb rks , . 27 1 . y ns for th e
H m
W atch n igh t ,
’
N o . 8 . Twelve verses Verses . 1, 4 , 9, 10 are sel e ted c

to make t h i s hymn .

H ymn 448 Ah ! Lo rd , . with t re mb l

in g I c on fe ss .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
/mm
Saar! [J G on Sel
ect P assages f Scrip /a re
o , 1 76 2 Works , x . 16 5 .

M att v . . 13 .

H ymn 449 C om e , 0 Th ou Tra v el

le r un k n own . .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (1 )
Hymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 74 2 ; Works , 11. 1 73 .
‘
W restling
Ja ob
c .
’
G en xxxi i . . 24—31 .

Ver .
5 is o mi tte d
’
Tis all i n vai n to hold Th y ton gue ,

Or tou h t h e hol l ow o f my thigh ;

c

Th ough every s i new b unstrung e ,

Out o f my ar ms T hou s h alt not f ly

W restl i ng I wi ll not let Th ee go
T i l l I Th y name Th y nature k now , .

An d ver .
7
strength is gone my nature d ies
My , ,

I sink beneat h Th y weigh ty h and ,

Fai nt to revi ve d fall to r i se ; , an

I fal l d yet b y fai t h I stand , an ,

I stand d w il l not let Thee go , an ,

T il l I Th y name Th y nature k now , .

In th ob itua y o f h i brother presented to the C onference

e r s ,

of 7 88 John W esley says H i least praise w his talent f

1 , , s as or

poetry although D W atts did not s ruple to y that that

, r . c sa
”
single poem W re tlin g Jacob was worth all the verses h e
“
s
, ,

hi mself had written .

’

Jame Montgo mer y (Cl t P lmi t p xxi ) rega ds the

s
’

zrz s z a n
’

sa s , . v. r

poem as amon g the author s hi ghest a hieve ments in whi h ’

c c ,

with onsu mmate art he has arried on the action of a l y i

c , c r c

drama ; every tu n in the onflict with the my terious Being r c s

against who m Ja ob wrestles all night being marked with c

precision by the var ying language of the speaker a o mpanied ,

cc

b y in ten e inc ea ing inte est till th

s , raptu ou mo ment of
r s r , e r s
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H ym n 4 51 F rom t rials
u n e x e mp t e d . .

C H AR LE S W ESL EY

Hym tk F u G p l (l e ft in M S )
n s on eW k x 8 o r os e s . or s , . 1 2 .

hymn o f twenty verses on Tk L P y Th or ig i al e ora s

’ ’
ra er. e n

reads Til l pai n d lif are past

,
an e .
’

H ymn 4 52 Lea d m e . n ot in to t e mp ta t ion .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Hymn s on tke Four Gosp el
s (le ft in Works , x . 184 . M att .

vi. 1 3 .

H ymn 45 3 . Ch ris tian ! s eek n ot yet re p ose .

C H AR LOTT E E LL10TT

In h er M i g d E i g flym f orn n an ven n ns or a Week 1 839

'

, . It is
a si gned to W ednesday morn ing d i s headed
s , an
‘
W at c h an d pray ,

t h at ye enter not into temptat i on .

’

H ym n 45 4 Oft in d an ge r, . o ft in woe .

H E N R Y K I R K E W H I T E a d FR AN C E S SARA F U LLE R M AI TLAN D n -

.

Kirke W hite was born in 7 85 at Nottin gham where his 1 ,

father was a b ut her H i mother kept a boarding chool c . s -

s .

H began to write poe t y as a b y H entered a lawyer s

e r o . e
’

o ffi e but went to C ambridge in 8 4 to study for the minist y

c ,
1 0 r .

H enry Mart yn writes to his friend John Sar gent fro m St , , .

John s C ollege on June 3 8 3 D lt y has he d abou t a

’
,
0, 1 0 : ea r
‘
ar

religious young m o f seventeen who wa ts to ome t an , n c o

C ollege but has onl y £ ,

a year H is ery lever and 20 . e v c ,

fro m the pe usal of so me poe ms whi h he has published I

r c ,

am m u h intere ted in h im H i na me is H K W hite ’

c s . s . . .

W illia m W ilber for e sent W hite to St John s at Si meon s c .

’
,
’

re q uest and there Mart yn showed h im mu h kindness H i

,
c . s

diary says Mr K W hite of Nott ingham breakfasted with me

, . .
, , .
’

H see med m arked out f high honour but destroyed h i

e or , s

health by over application to study and died in 8 6 in h is

-

, 1 0

twent y se ond year Southey published his R m i

-
c . Th e a ns .
‘
e

entire literary youn g manhood of E n gland and America

s eme ed moved with sympathy .
’
By ron w ote a lamen t r in

nh ppy W hi te l while li fe was i n i ts spring

U a ,

th y young muse j ust waved her j oyous wing

An d ,

Th s poiler ame ; e d l l t hy pro mi se fai r c an a

H ought t he g ave to sleep for ever t here

as s r , .

Oh ! w h at a noble h eart was h ere undone ,

W hen S ien e se lf d t y d h er favourite

c l
c
’
es ro
’
so n

Y she too mu h i ndulged t hy fond pursui t ;

e s, c

Sh w d t h e seeds b ut D e t h h as
e so
’
p d t h e fru i t , a rea
’
.

Twas t hi ne own gen i us gave t h e fi nal blow

’
,

A d h l p d to plant t h e wound t hat l a i d t h ee low

’
n e .

S th e stru k eagl e t t h d upon t h e pl i n

’
o c , s re c a ,

N more t hrou gh ro l l i ng lo uds to soar gai n

o c a ,

Vi w d h is own feat h er on th e fatal dart

’
e ,

A d wi g d th e sh ft t hat qui d in hi s h e rt
’ ’
n n a ve r a .

Th first verse of this hy mn is by Kirke W hite

e I t is given .

in C ollyer s Hym 8 ’
Th C hristian soldier en ouraged
n s, 1 12 :
‘
e c .

1 Tim vi . H K W hit
. 12 . . . e

M u h i n sorrow o ft i n woe c , ,

Onw rd C hr i t i ans onward g a ,

s , o,

F i gh t th e figh t d worn w i th stri fe , an ,

Steep wit h tears th e bread o f life .

Onward C h r i st i ans onward go , , ,

Joi n th e war d fa e t he foe , an c :

F i nt not—mu h dot h yet remain

a c ,

D re ry i s t h e long mpai gn a ca .

Sh rink not C h r i st i ans—w il l ye y i el d ? ,

W ill ye quit the p i nfu l fiel d ?

fl
a

F i gh t t l l l l the i t o er
’ ’
i a c on c s ,

N your foemen rally more or .

But wh en loud th e trumpet blown

Speak s t h e i r for ove th rown c es r ,

C h r ist your C pt i n sh al l bestow , a a ,

C rowns to gra e t h e on queror s brow

’ ’
c c .

D C oll ye say that the hy m n was written on the ba k of

r. r s c

one of Kirke W hite s mat h e mati al papers and was mutilated ’

c ,
so

that h e h ad to add t h e last six lines I n h is Ck lt P lm dy . r z r za n

'

sa o ,

8 3 3 the Rev E Bi kersteth altered W hite fi t ver e to t h e '

1 , . . c s rs s

form given in TI M t/ di t Hym B k Th o ther three ze e zo s n -

oo . e

ver we e written b y Miss Fuller Maitla d (18 9

se s r whe a -
n 0 n
 TH E M ETHOD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

gi l of fou teen and were published by her mothe in Hym

r r , r ns

f P i t D
or ti
r va e 8 7 T h last erse b e gin
ev o Onward on , 1 2 . e v s,

then to b ttl move a e .

’

Mis Maitland ma ied a M C olquhoun

s rr r . .

H ymn 45 5 On wa rd l C h ristian . s ol
di rs . e
I E BAR I N G GOU LD SAB N -
.

T hi P ro essional w printed in t h e Ck Times,

’
s c k as n rc 1 86 5.

Rev S Ba ing Gould was bo n at E xeter January 28

Th e . . r -
r , ,

1 83 4 Rector of L w T rench d 88 1 d Lord of th Ma oe -

ar , 1 ,
an e n r .

H i Li
s f tk S i l and his stories ha e won h im high
v es o e a n s v

literary eputation H i ame is said to be atta hed to more

r . s n c
‘

works in th British Museu m than that of any living author

e .
’

O ne verse is generally o mitted Th w iter thought that the . e r

hy mn w sun g in man y religiou co mmunitie whe e u h

as s s
‘
r s c

word would be absu d

s r

W h at t h e s ints establish ed a

Th at I h ol d for true ,

W h at t h e s i nts beli eved a

T hat bel i eve I too .

Long as eart h en duret h

M t hat Fai th will hold en

Kingdoms nations empires , , ,

In destru tion rolled c .

T h e h ymn wa written f th e s hool child e at H or b u y

s or c r n r

Bridge near W akefield whe e Mr Baring G ould was then

, ,
r .
-

c urate T hey had to ma h a long way from the chur h to

. rc c

the cene of their school treat with banners wa ing S ullivan

s -

,
v .

was afraid that his tune would be too b ra sy and ma tial ‘

s
’
r ,

and wa urpri ed at its popularit y

s s s .

ee d Th e e ev ery h our
H ymn 456 . I n .

AN N I E SH E R WOOD H AW K S (1 83 5

Mrs H awk was b orn in H i k New Y ork and li ed for

. s ors c , ,
v

many years in Brooklyn Sh w ote mu h f S unday s hool . e r c or -

c

h ymn books I need Thee was written in Ap il 1 87

-
.
’
r ,
2.
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what will b eco me of all the world ? After this sto my inte iew ’
r rv ,

C harles W esle y says I joined with Mr P iers in sin ging ,

‘
.

Sh all I for fear o f feeble m an ,

T h y Sp i r i t s ourse i n m restrain ?
’
c e

and i hea ty prayer for M D lam tt

n r rs . e o e.
’

O Mar h 6
n 74 when Mr H en ry Sewa d met h im t
c 1 ,
1 0, . r a

Bengeworth with threats and e ilin gs C ha le W esle y says r v , r s ,

‘
I b egan ingin g s

Sh ll I for fear o f feeble m a an ,

Th y Spirit s ourse in m restrain ?

’ ’
c e

W hitefield
loved this h ymn I n w iting to W esley fro m . r

P hiladelphia in 7 6 4 he ays F ain would I end my life in ‘

1 ,
s ,

ra mblin g afte those who ha e ramb led away f o m Jesu

r v r s

C hri t s .

F this let m desp ise my name ; or en

I d s hun no ross ; I d fear no h ame ;

’ ’
c S

l h ail reproa h l
’
Al c

I n 1 7 7 h quotes the lines again afte the wo d

0 e r r s,
‘
Allmust
gi v e way to gospel a gi ng D i ine employ ! -
r n . v

H ymn 46 0 I m .
’
n ot a sh am ed to o wn my Lo rd .

I SAAC W ATT S ,
D D
. .

b fi/mns an d Sp iritualS ongs, 1 709 .

have been so beloved

Fe w m en b le ed to the youn g or so ss

m en of S cotland as P rofessor H enry D u mmond the friend r ,

and helper of M r Moody the author of N tu l L w i fi .

, a ra a n ne

Sp i itu l W l d and f the lovely little prose poe m on T h ‘

r a or O e

G reatest T hing in th W orld W hen he lay dying t T unbridge ’

e . a

W ells t the g ffo ty fi

, a on the last Sunday evening of his
a e O r -
ve,

li fe Mar h 7 897 his friend and ph ysi ian D Barbour played

, c ,
1 ,
c ,
r. ,

h ym n tunes t h im as he usually did T here was no respon e

-
o ,
. s

to Lead kindl y Light or P ea e perfe t pea e so he tried

, ,
’ ‘
c ,
c c
’

‘
M art yrdo m an ld fa ourite of D rummond s and before
,
’
O v
’
,

m ny bars had been played he w

a h ti g ti m e with his as ea n

finger on the ou h W hen D Barb ou began to sing th

s c c . r . r e

s4th pa aph ase I m t ashamed t own my Lo d his ‘ ’ ’

r r ,
n o o r ,
 TH E ST OR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H E IR WR I TE RS 2 83

friend s voi e joined in lear and s t ong through the verse

’
c c r ,
‘
I know that safe wit h H im remains to the end W hen it ,
’
.

was finished he said Nothing , beat that H ugh T hen , c an ,

.
’

he wa weary and quiet O the follo wing T hursday he passed

s . n

to his rest .

D L if h il d visited an old friend a minister whose mind

r. e c , ,

was failing H did not re ogni e his visitor W ell he said

. e c z .
,
’
,

I see y u do not know m ; do y u know y u who m I serve

o e o es s,

in the gospel ? H st rted and looked up as if just a oused

’
e a , r

fro m sleep ; when lifting up his eyes he ex lai med , , c

Jesus my G d ! I k now H i name ; , o s

H i name i s all my trust ; s

N wil l H put my sou l to sh ame or e ,

N let my hope b lost or e .

H ym n 46 1Je s us ! an d s h all it e v e r b e
. .

J OSEP H GR I GG and BE NJ AM I N FR AN C I S .

Th is h ymn was pub li she d b y J G ri gg i n F u a o Di i . o r s n v ne

176 5 .In the Gop lA/ g i April 7 74 i t has t he headi ng Sh me

s e a az n e, , 1 , , a

of Jesus qu d b y love By a youth of ten ye s In R ippon s

c on er
’
. ar .
’ ’

B p ti t S l ti 7 8 7 it i s gi ven al tered b y B Fran is

‘ ’
a s e ec on , 1 ,
. c .

T h re ision is so interesting that we give the 1 7 6 5 for m

e v

in full
Jesus ! d shal l i t ever b ! an e

A mortal m a hamed o f Thee ? an s

S d b t he thought b y r i h d poor
corn
’
e c an

0 m y I s orn i t more d more !

a c an

Ashamed of Jes us ! sooner far

L t even i ng b l ush to own a star
e .

Ash med o f J us ! j ust as so n a es o

L t mi dn i gh t bl us h to t hi nk o f no n
e o .

Ti even i ng wit h my so ul till H

’

T h t M orn i ng Star b i d d rk ne s fl
s e,

a , s a s ee

H s h ed s t h e be m o f n on divi ne
e a o

O ll t h is mi dn igh t o ul o f mi
’
er a s n e.

Ashamed o f Je us ! h ll y u fi el d s s a o

Bl u h w h n i t th nks wh b i d i t yie l d ?
s e i o s

Y t b l ush I mu t w h il e I d or
e s ,
a e,

b l ush to th ink I y i ld no m e e or .
2 84 TH E M ET H OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

A h amed o f Jesus ! o f th at Friend

s

O wh om for h eaven my h opes d epend !

n

It must not be ! b th is my shame e ,

Th t I no more revere H i name

a s .

Ashamed o f Jesus ! yes I m y , a ,

W hen I ve no rimes to was h away ;

’
c

N tear to w ipe no j oy to rave

o , c ,

N fears to que l l no soul to save

o , .

Till t hen (nor i th e bo sting vain) s a ,

T ill th en I boast a Saviour slain

A d o h m y this my portion be
n , a ,

T h at Saviour not ashame d o f m ! e

Jo eph G igg b o n o mewhere b etwee 17 20—8 was th

s r , r s n , e s on

of poo parents I n 17 43 he b e ame a sistant ministe t Silve

r . c s r a r

S treet P esb yteria C hu ch L ondon

r H etired fro m this post
n r , . e r

in 7 47 on his m a riage to a lad y of property the widow of

1 , r ,

C olonel D rew and lived at St Albans H died at W altham stow

, . . e ,

O tob e
c 9 76 8 r2Behold a Strange at the door and Je us
,
1 . r ,
’ ‘
s

and shall it ever be are the h ym n by whi h he is hiefl y known

,
’
s c c .

H i published works nu mber m ore than fort y

s .

Benjamin Fran i ( 7 3 4 bo n in W ales s tudied t c s 1 r , a

Bristol Bapti t C ollege be a m e Baptist ministe at Sodbu y

s ,
c r r .

I n 7 57 he e moved to H orsley (afterwa ds alled Sh tw d)

1 r r c or oo ,

i n Gloucester hire where he had a successful mini t y of forty

s , s r

two yea H i W elsh h ymn ha e been ery popul a

rs. s s v v r.

H ym n 4 62 St an d up ! st an d up for . Je sus .

E E D U FFI ELD D D G OR G ,
. .

D d was the son of a P resbyterian ministe b orn at

D ufii lr
. e r,

C arlisle P enns ylvania in

,
8 8 H be ame P resbyterian ,
1 1 . e c

pastor in 84 H died in 888 In Ly S

1 0 . Am i e 1 . ra a cra er ca n a ,

86 8 p 298 he ays of this hy mn I caugh t it in piration ‘

1 . s ,
s s
, ,

f om the dyin g word of that noble young clergym an Rev

r s , .

D udley Atkins Ty g Re to of the E piphan y C hur h P hila n , c r c ,

delphia H i last words were a message to the Y oun g M en

. s
’
s

C h istian As o iation and the ministers asso iated with it in the

r s c c

noonday prayer meeting du ing the g eat evival of 858 usually

-
r r r 1 ,

known as Th W o k of G d in P hiladelphia ”
e T ell the m to r o
“

s
”
tand up for Jesu now let us in g a hym n A he had b ee s S . s n
2 86 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STR ATED -

H ymn 46 4 Ligh t . of th e world , Th y b e m s I b l

ess a .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
y mn s
[l an d Sac red P oems, 1 74 9 ; IV k/ or s
,
v . 17 . y ns for
‘
H m
Bel ievers Th w y o f duty t h e way o f s fety Th
. e a a .
’
e hymn begins ,

A t h ere not i n t h e labourer s d y

re
’
a .
’

Verses d are taken from th is hymn verses 3—5 from But

1 an 2 ,
‘

c an i t be t hat I shoul d prove Hym

, d S d P m 7 49 In ,
’
ns a n acre oe s, 1 ,

Temptat i on H ymn 3 (W k i v
. 1 b r s, .

In ver 3 t h e original reading is M y K p be

.
'

ee er .
’

H ymn 46 5 . W o rs h ip , an d th a n k s , an d b l s s in ge .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY

ymn s
fl for tkos e th at seek a n d t/zose tkat Iz ave R edemp tion in tk e
Bl fj
ood o esn s C k ris t, 1 74 7 l
/
Vorks, iv . 23 7 . W ri tten a fter a del i veranc e
in a tu ult
m .
’

T w verses are omi tte d

o

Sa fe as devote d P eter
Betwixt t h e so l di ers sleeping ,

L i ke h eep we lay S

T wolves a prey o ,

Y t st il l i n Jesu s k eeping ’
e .

Th ou from th e in fernal H erod ,

A d Jewis h expe tation n c ,

H ast set us f ee r :

Al l prai e to Th ee s ,

O G d o f our salvation o .

Ver 3 912M i lton

.
,

A on d y lan d between two ryst l w lls

s r , c a a ,

Awed by th e d o f M oses so to stan d ro

D ivided t i l
l h is res ued gai n th ei r sh ore c .

(P arad ise Lost, xi i . 1. 196

of the fierce t iot C harle W esley e e faced was that

On e s r s s v r

at D e i es in F eb uary 1 747 T h Rev John M it a

v z r ,
. e . er on ,

clergyman fro m the Isle of Man who died in 7 53 d spent , 1 an

his last years in a companyin g and helping the W esleys was his
c ,

co mpanion Th m b sur ounded the house where they were

. e o r

stayin g b oke th e wi dow s to e dow

, r th e hu tte b locked thn ,
r n s rs, e
 T H E ST OR Y O F T H E H M N S AN D T H Y EIR WR I T E RS 287

door wi th a wagon Next day they poured wate on the hou . r se

with a hose A onstable a ied t h is . but they obt ined c c rr a

th la ger engine flo ded the oo ms and des troyed the f rni

e r , o r , o

tu e T h m b untiled the roof that t h ey mig h t get hold of

r . e o

the Methodist prea her At last the friends mounted their c .

horses and were es o ted out o f the tow by the onstable and
,
c r n c

his po se W rode a slow pa e up the street the whole

s .
‘
e c ,

multitude pou i ng along on both sides and attending us W th

r ,
i

loud a lamations Su h fi
cc and diaboli al m ali e I . c e rc e n e s s c c

have not seen in hu man fa e W felt g e t pe e and c s . e r a ac

a quies en e in the honour done us w h ile the whole town were

c c c ,

p e tators of our m ar h W hen the y rea hed W x l W ’ ‘

s c c . c re a , e

jo ined in hea ty p aise to our D eliverer singing the hymn

r r s , ,
“
W o ship and t h ank and blessi g &
r
” T h hy m n i mplies s, n c .
’
e
, ,

that it w written before this visit to D evi es M W C

as z . r . . .

Sheldon (P di g o f W esley H istori al S o iety vol iv

r ocee n s c c ,
. .

p 57 ) makes out a strong ase for the o mposition o f the hy mn

. c c

a t W al all aft e the riots o f O tober

s 7 4 3 when John W esley
r c 20, 1 ,

wa dragged about for three h ours by the mobs o f three to wns

s .

C harles W esley wel o med h im to N ottingha m next d y My c a .

b othe a me delivered out of the m outh of t h e lion H l k d

r r c ,
. e oo e

lik e a soldier o f C h ist Hi lothes were torn to tatte s r . s c r .

’

C ha les “ e ley visited the s ene o f the riot on the 5th

r
’
s c 2 ,

a d n Mr Sheldon thinks fro m a o mparison between his

.
,
c

y l d the h ymn that th is was the mo ment of it birth

on r n a an ,
s .

T h riots at St Ives in the pre ious July m y ha e hel p d to

e . v a v e

sh ape th hymn e .

H ymn 46 6 . A s afe s t ron d

gh ol our God is s til
l.

M ARTI N LUT H E R (1 7 3 ) t anslated

r b y T H OM AS C AR L Y LE
(1 7 9 5
ei H ne s ay
attle h ym w thi de fi nt song with
s,
‘
A b -
n as s a

which h d hi o m ades ente ed W o ms [April 6

e an s c r r r 1 ,

Th ld ath d al tre mbl d at th ese new not

e o c a d th
e av r e es , n e r en s

w sta tled in their hidd n n

ere r t in the towers Thi h ym e es s . s n,

th M a illai e H ymn o f the Reform ation h a p r e d it

e rse s , s rese v s

p ot t p ll v n to u days and we m y yet oo u agai

a co fl
en s e e e o r a s n se n
,

i imil m mailed word It wa fi t p i t d ’

n s ict th e r n s sa e s. s rs rn e

i 1 5 9 en titl d D
n 2 , 46 P al m D u o ter fugium t
e
‘
er s . e s n s re e

virtu I t may ha e b ee wri tte fo th D i et f Speyer (Ap ril

s.
’
v n n r e o ,
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

whe e the G e man prin es made that p otest again t the

r r c r s

revo ation of thei pri ileges whi h ear ed the m th name

c r v , c n e

P rotestants .

T h great horale b y Luthe was pu b lished with the h ymn

e C r

i n 5 9 1W ords and m usi soon spread over G erm any It

2 . c .

be ame the National H y mn and the battle son g o f the nation

c -
.

I t was Lut h er s stay in so me o f the darkest hours of his life

’
.

O ften in later troubles he would say to Melan hthon C o me c ,

‘
,

P hilip let us sing the 4 6 th P sal m

, Th first line of the hymn .
’
e

is insc ibed on Luther s m onu ment at W ittenberg W hen

r
’
.

Melan hthon and two of his o mrades were banished fro m

c c

W ittenberg in 1 547 they were greatl y o mfo ted by hearing a , c r

little girl sin g this hy m n in the street as they entered W ei mar .

Sin g on dear daughter mine said Melan hthon ; thou

‘ ’ ‘
, ,
c

knowest not what g eat people thou art now o mforting r c .

’

Th E le tor F rederic I I I when asked why he did not

e c ,

build more fortresses replied E i feste Burg ist unser Gott , ,

n
’
.
’

Gustavus A dolphus at the head of his a my sang the h ymn to ,

r ,

the a o mpani ment of tru mpets on the morning of the battle

cc

of Leip ig Septe mber 7 6 3 and at Liit next year where

z ,
1 ,
1 1, z en
,

victory was bought at the ost of t h e king s life F rederick the c

’
.

Great used to all it G d Al mighty s G renadier Marc h Rank e

’ ’
c o .

S peak of it as the production of the mo ment in which Luther

s
‘
,

engaged in a onfli t with a world of foes sought strength i

c c , n

the onsciousness that he was defendi g a divine cause which

c n

c ould never peri h s .

’

T ho mas C arlyle s er ion given in an a ti le on Luther s

’ ‘ ’
v s , r c

P al m in F M g i has all the fi and for e

’ ’
s 83 ras er s a az n e, 1 1, re c

of the ori ginal whi h he co mpare to a sound of Alpine ,

c s
‘

avalanches or the first murmu of earthquakes Sixty th ee

,
r .
’ -
r

tran lations are noticed in the D i ti y f Hym lgy

s c on ar o no o ,

which des ibes C arlyle s as the mos t faithful and fo cible of

cr
’ ‘
r

all the E ngli h versions s .

’

A great evi l broke out in Mora ia in 7 2 at the tow

r va v 1 0 n

i which D avid N it h m
n was livin g T h Jesuits g t th e sc an n . e o

meeting prohibited but the y were still held wherever pos

s ,

sible On e a hundred and fifty people we e in N it h m

. c r sc an n s
’

house when the o ffi ers broke in T h cong egation bega

,
c . e r n

to sing A d were the world all devils o er Twent y hou e

‘
n
’
.
’
s

holders were sent to prison N it h m was treated with . sc an n

spe ial severit y but es aped and joined the Moravians at

c ,
c

He hut where he b e ame a b i hop H was one of W esley ’

rrn c s . e s
,
2 90 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

ab dut Jonah and other Bible s to ries Jones wife of . M rs .

,
on e

of the missionaries was m u h o mfo ted b y the verse Jesus ,

c c r ,
‘

prote ts my fear be gone and sang W hen passing through

c s,
‘

th watery deep T h mail boat broke up and ll the pa ty

e .
’
e -

, a r

were drowned— fi missionarie two missiona ie wi es fou ve s, r s

’
v ,
r

children and two urses—sav Mrs Jones who wa e ued

, n e .
,
s r sc

on F iday morning afte being in the water f o m T uesday

r , r r

morning I n 1 83 she m arried Mr H i k m of P eston

. 2 . nc s an , r .

O her death bed i April 859 when h

n ould scarcely speak
-
n ,
1 ,
s e c ,

s h asked that the hy mn whi h had o mforted her i that ti me

e c c n

o f hipw eck m ight be un g and found tha t it w

s r till full of s ,
as s

t ong consola tion

s r .

James H oby who se d Me thod i m ob l y f man y yea , rve s n or rs

a t G reat Q ueen St eet London told his f iends that he wished r , ,

r

the m t join in singing this hymn when death should sei e

o z on

h im H w su ffering f o m hea t disease and w wa ned b y

. e as r r , as r

his docto that his illness would te minate suddenly

r r .

A Methodist prea her in Louisiana once lo t h i way in a c s s

s wamp d a fter thir ty six hours sta vation rea hed a settle
, an -
’
r , c

m ent where he asked f food and lodgin g Th widow and

, or . e

h er daughters were afraid of su h a isitor and efused his c v ,

r

r eque t but ga e h im permis ion to wa m hi m elf b y the fi e

s , v s r s r .

A he tood on the hea th h sa g this hym through

S s Th r e n n . e

whole household was soon in tear and f a week he e mained s, or r

the welcome gues t of the people who had at (fi st efused h im r r

s hel te r.

H ymn 46 8 To t h e h av en . of Th y b rea s t .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY
ffymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 742 ; Works , 11. 206 . Isa . xxxn . 2 .

Two verses are omitted .

H ymn 46 9 Th ee , Je su s fullof t ruth an d grac e

.
, .

C H ARL E S W ES L EY

I fy m dS dP m 749 ; PV k v 16 4
n s an ac re oe s, 1 or s, . .

John E lam who ente ed the W e leyan mini st y in 1848 and

, r s r ,

d ied in 1 85 1 epeated this h ymn j ust before th e clos e of h is

, r

s ho t life appl yin g

r e 3 to hi mself wi th peculia r e mpha si s
, v r. ,
‘
I see my G uide ’
, .
’
 TH E STOR Y O F T H E H M N S AN D T H Y EIR WR I TE RS 291

H ymn 4 7 0 Sav iour . of al

l, wh at h as t Th o u d on e .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY
Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 49 ; Works , v . 148 . Th e T ri l a of

Faith , NoT w verses omi tted

. o are .

Ver 4 H ere let m ever ever stay

.
, e , ,
’
is Yet here for ever ever ,

must I t y P ope s E li t A b l d l
s a .
’ ’
o sa o e ar , . 1 7 1.

H ym n 47 1 . C om e on , my p a rt n ers in dist res s .

C H AR L S E W ESLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 49 Wor ks , v . 1 68 . F or th e Broth er

hoo d ’

omitted Ver 3 r ds Wh uflf our

.

h ver es
T ree s are . . ea ,
‘
o s
'
er or

M ster here
a .
’

Montgome y sa ys the h ymn anticipates the strains of the

r

redeemed and is written al most in t h e pirit o f t h e C hur h

,
‘
S c

t iu mpha t
’
r n .

T h e wife o f H en y Moore W esley s exe uto and biog apher r ,

’
c r r ,

asked her ister Mrs Rutherford to sing this h ymn when she
s , .
,

was dying in 1 8 13 T hey had been speaking of friends in

, .

hea en and A Moore said s h e s h ould soon see the m all

v , nn .

S h e and her sister I sabe l la Y oung were converted under , ,

W e ley s minis try at C oleraine in June 1 7 7 8 and were g atly

s
’
, ,
re

b eloved b y the W esleys A was then about twenty one T he y . nn -

.

both married Methodist prea hers W e ley says in his Y u l c . s o rn a

f June 6 17 7 8 I n the evening I saw a pleasing sight

or ,
A few
,
‘
.

d ays ago a young gentlewo man without the knowledge o f her ,

rel tions entered into the So iety S h was in formed this

a , c . e

e ve ning that h iste wa speaking to m upon the sa me er S r s e

ac ount A on as we a me into the roo m she a to h r

c . s so c ,
r n e

s i ster f ellup n h neck wept over her and ould just ay O

, o er , ,
c s ,

s i te
s r,
”
s i ter ! be f ore h sunk down upon h knee to prai se
s S e er s

G d o H
. si ter ould ha dly bear it ; she wa in tears too
er s c r s ,

a d so w e r e
n ll i th room S u h a the first f uit s at
a n e . c re -
r

C ol erain e M ay th e re be a ui ta bl e ha est
. s rv

H ymn _47 2 Ca s t . on th e fi d l
ity e .

C HARL ES W ESLE Y (I ) .

Hymn s for fl
u Use of F ann lier, 17 6 7 ; Works vu. 61
’

, .
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ym n 4 7 3 . F ath e r, in th e n am e I p ray .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY
fijm ms for Me Us e o
f F amilies, 1 7 6 7 ; Works , v n. 60 . It begins ,

or I agni fy
L d, m power
Th y
’
verses are omitted
T wo . .

T his w one of the favourite hy mn of D

as Os b o s fathe s r . rn
’
r,

and he o ften asked f it to b ead to h im du in g the la t daysor e r r s

of h i life at Ro hester
s c .

H ym n 4 7 4 Et e rn al Be am . of igh t div in e
l .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d S acred P ocms i 8 In Afiii ti , 1 73 9 Works, . 12 . c on .

’

G eor ge E liot makes D inah Morris sin g this h ymn she as

sweep d dusts the oo m in whi h Ada m Bede had been

s an r c

writing the night b efo e Sh Opened the window and let r .

‘
e

in the fresh mo ning i and the mell of the weet b riar and
r a r, s s ,

the bright low slanting ray o f the earl y sun whi h m ade a
-
s , c

glory about h pale fa e and pale aubu n h air as she held

er c r

the lon g bru h and wept singing to herself in a very l w tone

s s o
—like a sweet u mm e mur mu that y u have to listen for er y
, ,

s r r o v

closely— of C ha le W esley h ymn E ternal Beam of

on e r s
'
’
s s,
“

light Ver es 2 5 are tho e gi en i A d m B d s 1, , s v n a e e .

H ymn 4 7 5 Th ou La mb of God , Th ou P rin c e

. of

P e ac e .

R I CH T E R t a slated b y J OH N W E SLEY
C F
. . r n

Sti l les Lamm u d F i d fu t on t h e followi ng o f C h rist th e

‘ ’
n re e rs ,

Lamb o f G d (R xiv is given in F yli gh u N u ’

o ev . . re n a sen s c cs

/ G g Bu fi 7 4 I th e e di t i on o f 7 8 i t i s ent i tled O
' ‘

g t czs rezc zcs es an c 1 1 n 1 1 n

-

, .
, ,

t h e name Agneta w hi h m y be deri ved f om Agnus wh i h in German

, c a r , c

is al led a Lamb
c .
’

W esley s translation i in hi C h arlestown P lm

’
d Hyms 73 7 s sa s an n s, 1 ,

and in Hym dS P m
n s an 73 9 ac rca
'
oe s, 1 .

C hristia Friedrich Richte b o

n at So au in B andenb u g r, rn r ,
r r ,

16 7 6 be ame phy i ia to Francke s institutions i n 6 99

,
c s c n
’
1 .

H and his younge brother made m an y i mpo tant che mi al

e r r c

experi ments for whi h Ri hte prepared hi mself by special

, c c r

praye H i H alle Medicine were widely u ed H e li one

r. s
‘
s
’
s . s
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

H ymn 480 C ommit th ou . al

l th y gri fs e .

G ER H AR D T tran lated b y J OH N W E SLEY s

B fi h l du deine W ege appeare d in C ruger s P

‘ ’ ’
e e i 6 56 rax s, 1 ,

F k fu t edit i on
ran r .

W es l ey s translation is given in Hym

’
d S d P m 73 9 n s an acre oe s, 1

W k i
or s , 5 . 12 .

L u ma a x calls it the m o t o mfortin g of all th hymn

nn
‘
s c e s
that have e ounded O P aulu G erha dt s golden lyre
r s n s r
’
,

s weeter to m an y souls than honey and the honey o mb I t -

c .
’

soon pread ove Ge many It was sung in 7 4 3 when the

S r r . 1 ,

foundation stones were laid of the first Lutheran hur h in

-
c c

P hiladelphia and again at the pening er i e W hen

,
O s v c .

Napoleon was bent on rushing G ermany Queen Louise of c ,

P russia wrote in her diary at Ortelsburg on D e e mber 5 8 6 , c , 1 0 ,

G oethe lines f o m W ilhel m Meister whi h C arlyle rende s

’ ’
s r , c r

Wh never ate h is bread i n sorro w

o ,

W h never spent th e dark some h ours o ,

W eep i ng d wat hi ng for t h e morrow an c ,

H k nows ye not ye gl oo my P owers

e , .

T eart h t hi s weary earth ye bri g us

o , , n ,

T guil t ye l et us h ee d l ess go
o ,

T h en l eave repentan e fier e to wring us c c

A moment s guilt an age o f woe !

’
,

T hen d ying her tears she went to h

r harpsi hord and played, er c

and ang t h is hy mn L u m a writes T ruly a hym n whi h

s . a x nn , c ,
”
as Luther s E i feste Burg is surrou ded by a loud of
’
n n c
,

witnesses .
’

y f Hym lgy says of W esle y s translation

'

Th D i ti e c on ar o no o
,

T hough free it has in far greater measure than

, y other au ght an c

the ring and spirit f G erhardt O .

’

A Ger man peasant alled B ob yr liv ing in a illage nea c , v r

W arsaw was to be turned out next d y with his fa mily into

'

a ,
, ,

th now b e au e he ould t p y his rent H p ayed and

e s ,
c s c no a . e r

s ng thi hymn with his famil y A they ea hed the last verse
a s . s r c ,

a raven whi h his grandfather had ta med and set at liberty

,
c ,

tapped at the window I n its bill was a ring set with pre iou . c s

stones T h peasant took it to his m inister It belonged to

. e .

King Stanislaus W he the mini ter told h im the tory he sen t

. n s s
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H M N S AN D TH Y E IR WR I TE RS 29 5
ave h im a handso me ewa d and next yea buil t
for D ob yr, g r r , r
h ima new house and filled its cattle shed fro m his own estate -
s s.
Over the doo was an iron tablet bearing the represen ta tion of
r ,

a aven with a ring in its bill and the erse

r , v

Th ou everyw h e e h ast sway r ,

A d al l thi ngs serve Th y migh t ; n

Th y every t pure b l ess i ng is ac ,

Th y path unsul li ed ligh t .

H ymn 481 Giv e to t h e . win d s th y f ea rs .

ERH AR D T ( 6 3 ) t an lated b y J OH N
G 1 r s W E SLEY
Th se ond part o f 4 8
e c lV k i 7 0 . or s, . 12 .

Wh en W hitefield was on board ship in Septe mber 1 7 6 9 , ,

ready to sail on his last voyage to Ameri a he wrote to c ,

W esley D uty is ours ‘

F uture things belong to H im who
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: .
,

alway did d always will order all t h ings well

s , an ,
.

L ave to H i sovereign sway &

’
e s , c .

O F eb ua y 9
n 7 96 Za h ary Ma aulay sent so me books
r r ,
1 , c c

to Miss Mills who m h e a fterwards married H says Th

,
. e ,
‘
e

s mall h ymn book was my o mpanion in h unger and nakedness

-
c

and distress W must no doubt make many allowan es for

. e c

the pe ulia ities of Methodis m ; but on the whole as the

c r , ,

frequent marks f approbation will how you it pleases m O S , e

mu h c O o f t h e m be ginning G ive to the winds th y fears

ne
” “
.
, ,

has ften hee ed m y mind as I viewed the desolation aused

O c r c

by the Fren h visit T his refers to the invasion at Sierra

c .
’

Leone o f whi h he was then gover or

,
c n .

W illia m D awson died on July 4 84 at C olne in Lan a ,

1 1, ,
c

s h i e where he had gone to p ea h T h night before he had

r , r c . e

c ho en the h ymns to be used in t h e ser i e but in the earl y

s v c ,

mo ning he was found struggling for breat h

r H w h lped . e as e

to a hair and leaning ba k in it h e feebly grasped his sta ff

c , c ,

and poke a few farewell words to t h e loving frien d s who hung

s

over h im in di tr s —pre ious words t h at showed how al m

s e s c , c ,

c le r and bright burnt the fl a me f his pirit s life of h is

a , O S
’
,

C hri ti sh Op an e .

L t u i n l ife i d th e s , n ea ,

Th y st df t truth de lre ea as c a ,
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we e the las t yllab le he could frame clea l y T yi g to add

r s s r . r n

th e concludi g line Ofthe ers n s v e

A d publi s h wit h u latest breath

n o r

Th y love d gu rdian are an a c

utte a ce failed h im H c os ed h i ha d o er h i b east

r n . e r s s n s v s r ,

a d without a t u ggle ente ed on h i Maste s joy

’
n s r r s r .

H had w itten to a friend o me weeks b efo e Th e pin

‘
e r s r , s

of my tabe acle mu t loosen and th canva s mu t ha e it

rn s , e s v s

rent d holes Th e leadin g wi h Ofmy heart i as exp e e d

s an . s s, r ss

i th e h ymn which I often

n y a d ing sa n s

L t m in life in death e e , ,

Th y steadf st trut h de lare a c ,

A d publ i s h wit h my latest breat h

n

Th y love d guardian are

’
an c .

(M iss Keeling s M l li mD w
'

)
’
a a son .

H ymn 482 Away, my eed le ss fears

. n .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

I ymz
’
d S d P m
n s an 749 W k v 44 8
ac re H ymns
oe s, 1 or s , . .

C h ristian Frien ds N verses o f eigh t l ines

’
35 T , o. . en .

In th e original ver reads Th t al ms my t my bre st

, . 1 , a c s or a .
’

H ymn 483 . M y F ath e r k n o ws t h e t h in gs I n eed .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

I fy mn s on z e F our Gosp el
il s in M S ) W (le ft . orks , x . 1 90 . Ver . 1
is from N O. 1 28 O f t h at olle t i on ver
c from c , . 2 1 24, ver .
3 from 1 25,
ver 4 from
. 1 26 .

H ymn 484 Th y . way , n ot min e , 0 Lo rd .

DR . H . BON AR

ppeared in Hym f P iin d H p 857 Th first of t he

A ns o a an o e, 1 . e

three volumes o f h is olle ted poems Anot her verse appe rs in th e

c c . a

C hoose T hou for m my frien ds e ,

M y i k ess or my h e l th ;
S c n a

C h oose T hou my ares for m c e,

My poverty or wealt h .
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fou lines headed Ligh t shining out of da kness Montgome y
r , r .
’
r

says It is a l yric of high tone and hara ter and ende ed

,
‘
c c , r r

awfully interestin g by the cir u mstan es unde which it w c c r as

written— i the twilight f departin g reason H e idently

h O .
’
e v

accepted the story that it was o mposed a fter C owper s atte mp t c

’

to drown hi m elf in the Ou e Th poo poe t thought that it s s . e r

was the will f G d that he hould thu o ffer hi mself as a O o s s

s a rifi e D Julian thinks that the probab le dates f it

c c . r . O s

co mposition are O tober 7 7 3 or April 1 77 4 and that neithe r c ,

1 , , ,
‘

will agree with the popula ac ount of it origin r c

’
s .

I t has been des ribed as the greatest hy mn on divin e c

P oviden e e er written
r I t was drawn fro m C owpe b y
c v . r

mu h sorrow H says
c I have neve m t eithe i b ooks
. e ,
‘
r e , r n

or onversation with an experien e t all si milar to mine

c ,
c a .

More than a twelve month has passed in e I began to hop S c e

that ha ing walked the whole breadth of the b ott o m f th e

, v ,
O

Red S I was beginning to li mb the opposite ho e and I

ea, c S r ,

proposed to ing the song f Mose But I have been di p S O s . sa

pointed Y t h y to his S aviour

.
’
I love T hee eve
e e c an sa ,
‘
, n

now m ore than many who see T hee daily

, .
’

T h h ymn has b een a well of salvation f man y sor owin g

e or r

hearts D Archibald Alexander writing fro m P rin eton i

. r. ,
c n

1 84 t co mfort D
1, Ni holas Murray in the death f his onl y
o r. c O

son says Read C owpe h ym n G d mo es in a mysteriou s

, , rs
’
,
o v

wy a
” C hrist see m s to W hat I do you know t now sa no
.
y , ,

but you shall know herea fter All things work togethe f . r or

good to the m that love G d ” o .

Th Rev H ugh Stowell said that durin g th Lan a hi e

e . e c s r

cotton fa mine in 1 86 5 a mill owner called his workers togethe ,

-
r,

a d told the m he m ust lose his m ill I t meant uin to h im

n c . r

and them Suddenl y a Sunday s hool tea her b roke th e

.
-
c c

S ilen e b y singing the verse Y fearful saints fresh cou ag

c ,
‘
e ,
r e

take Alljoined in the words with deep e motion and new

.
’

confiden e i n G d c o .

T h Rev Richa d Knill ga e C harles H S pu geo

e . ixpence r v . r n S

to learn this hymn when he visited Stambourne P arsonage in ,

1 844 and m ade h im pro m ise that when he be am e a m

,
and c an ,

prea hed in Rowland H ill s hapel he would give it out W hen

c
’
c , .

Mr Spurgeon ame to London D Alexander F let her who

. c , r . c ,

was to prea h the se mon to hildren in Sur ey C hapel w

c r c r ,
as

taken ill and the young Baptist m inister was asked to fillh i
,
s

place Y I will wa h i epl y if y u will allow the

.
‘
e s, ,
’
s s r ,
‘
o
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child en to sing G d move in a mysterious w y I hav

r
“
o s a .
” e
made a pro mi long ago that tha t h y mn should be sung
se .
’

T h h ymn was sung and S purgeon sa ys My e motions on that

e , ,
‘

o a ion I cannot de cribe for the wo d of the Lo d s e ant

cc s s , r r
’
s rv
was ful filled .
’

H ym n 489 Sin ce . al
lt h e d own w ard tr ac k s Of t ime .

J AM E S H E RVEY M A (1 7 14
In hi s R fl
. .
,

ti F lw G de ec publish ed i n th e same volume

on s on a o er a r e n,

as th e M dit ti m g th T mb
e a Th h ymn is ap pen ded to th e
on s a on e o s. e

word B stil l th en tho u uneasy mort l k ow th t G d is u

s,
‘
e , , a : n a o n

erri gly wi e d b a sured that mi d t th e g e te t multi pli ity o f

n s an e s , a s r a s c

b ings H do s not overlo k t hee

e , e e o .

P mitt ip i p d erumi ib u qu i d as s s ex en e re n n s,

C i t nobi s reb usque s i t ut il e

on ve n a i , n ostr s .

N m pro ju u di p ti im qu qu d b u t du
a c n s a ss a ae e a n

C i t illi s h o mo q uam s ib i
ar o r es , .

Mr H e ey was the son of the Re tor fW eston Favell and

. rv c O

C ollingtree No tha m pton d went to Lin oln C ollege wher

, r ,
an c , e

John W esley was h is tutor H was one of the original . e

‘
Methodists and tells W esley Y u have been both a fat h er
,
’
,
‘
o

and a friend to m H i Al dit ti m g th T mo pub e .

’
s e a on s a on e o s,

li h d in 7 4 6 were on e very popular

s e 1 T he y were suggested
,
c .

b y a isit to Ki l
v kha mpton C h ur h H i Tl d A p i c . s zeron an s as o

is also well known .

H u ffered fro m onsu mption and in 7 5 — lived in

e S c ,
1 0 2

London to se ure the best medi al attention cH stayed with c . e

his brother in M iles Lane and one winter in the house f ,

O

G eorge W hitefield H su ceeded to his fathe s re to y i ’

. e c r c r n

1 7 52 .

H ymn 490 Th o u k n owe s t , Lo rd , t h e . we a rin ess an d

so rro w .

J AN E BORT w c x ( 8 3 1 1

Mi Borthwi k w born at E dinburg h Sh t an l ted in

ss c as . e r s a ,

con rt wi th her i t r Sa ah ( 8 3
ce wife of the Rev s s e r 1 2 .

E ri J Fi dl
c ate Hym f m th L d f L tn ( st Series
. n r, ns ro e an o a er I ,

1 854 ; a d 18 55 ; 3 d 1858 ; 4th

n , S ixty n e t an lation r , ,
-
o r s s
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were b y Mi Bo thwick fifty th ee b y h i te T hi h ym
ss r ,
-
r er S s r . s n,

which i o iginal and not a t an lation appeared in h

s r , r s ,
er

z ongl
T[song/i ts for Tl fn lH ours,
it 1 859 .

H ymn 49 1 I . will n ot e t Th e e go, Th ou H el

l p in
t im e of n eed !

W OLFGAN G I STOP H D ESSLER (16 6 0

C HR tran slated b y
M I SS W I N KWOR TH
D e ssl
e was th e so of a jeweller at Nurn b e g P o e ty
r n r . v r

an d ill health
-
o mpelled h im to give up h i theologi al s tudie s
c s c

in the U nive sit y Of Altdorf H e returned to N u b e g and

r . rn r ,

s uppor ted hi mself as a proof eade H e became amanuen si -

r r . s

to E ra smus P inx and t anslated arious religious b ooks int

,
r v o

G er man I n 1 7 5 he was appointed C on ector of the S hool of

. 0 r c

the H ol y Ghost at N ii b e g and lab oured with much u e s s rn r , s cc

ti ll stricken with paraly s i in 1 7 2 Th e b est Of h is hundred s 0 .

h ymns man y with melodies b y hi mself appea ed in a ol ume

, ,
r v

Ofmedita tions which he pu b li shed in 1 6 9 2 .

Ich lass dich nicht da mus st mei n Je sus b leiben founded , ,

’

on G e n xxxii 3 6 i given here with a meditation on Th e

. .
,
s
‘

Strivin g Love C hristiana E b e h di a Q

.
’
ueen of P oland r ar n , ,

a sked that it mi ght be sun g at her death b ed Septemb e 5 17 26 -

,
r , .

Miss W i k wo th t anslation of stan as 4 5 9 appea ed i

n r
’
s r z , ,
r n

h er Ly a German ic 1 855 Ich la s dich n icht d u H u

r a, lfin al ien ,
s ,

N Oth en .
’

H ymn 49 2 Be go n e , u n b elief; my Saviour is n ear

. .

J OH N NEWTON
Ol y Hym
ne 1 7 79 h eaded I will trust and not be afraid
n s, ,
‘
.
’

Verses 4 d 6 are omi tted

an

D etermined to save H wat h ed o er my path

’
, e c ,

Wh en Satan s blind s lave I sport d with death ;

,
’
, e

A d n H h ave t ugh t m
can T trust i H i name
e a e, o n s ,

A d th us far h ave brough t m

n T put m to sh ame ? e, o e

H w b i tter th at up N h e rt
o on ei ve c , o a can c c ,

W h i h H d rank qu i te up That sinners mi gh t l i ve !

c e ,

H i way was mu h rough er A d darker t han mi ne ;

Did Jesus t h us ufl A d shall I repine ?
s c , n
'

s er, n
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H ym n 49 5 J e su s I my c ros s h av e t ak e n
.
,
.

H E N R Y F LY T E .

H ope in a volume o f S d P t y issue d in 8 4 h eaded LO l

’
,
ac re oe r ,
1 2 ,

we have left all d followed Th ee w i th th e si g ature G

, an ,
’
n
‘
.
’
It
appears i Lyte s P m 83 3
n
’
oe s, 1 .

Th third verse is omitted

e .

H ymn 496 Th o u . v e ry pr e s en t Aid .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d fSacred P oems , 1 7 49 Works , v .

34 1 . For W idows .
’

s xth o f a series o f twenty one hymns

Th e i -
.

T h ori ginal i i eigh t line verses

e s n Four li es are omitted whi h
-
. n c

follow ver 5
In deep affl
.

i tion b l d c ess
’

W i th Th ee I mount above ,

A d ing triumph antly di t

’
n d S , s ress ,

T hi ne all uffi i t love -

s c en .

It is one o f th e C harles W esley h ymns now added to th e book .

H ymn 49 7 . 0 Lo v e div in e, th t a st oop e d to sh a re .

OL I VE R W E N DE LL H OLM ES
T rust dated ,
’
1 849 . In hi s P rofessor at tb c Breakfas t Tab l
e in the
an tic M on tb l
Atl y, 1 86 0.

H ymn 498 D roop in g . ul sh ak e so , of

f th y f ears .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 742 Works , 11. 2 93 . Waiting for t h e

promi se .
’

Th e two last stan as are omitted z .

H ymn 499 P ray, W ith out . c easin g p ray .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
ffymn s a n d Sacred P oems, 1 749 ; Works , v .
43 .
‘
Th e Whole
Am our o f
God
’
E ph 13. S . vi . ixteen vers s
. e .

y n
H m 4 33 gives th e first four verses o f th i poem s . T h is hymn
a e o f verses
is m d up 12, 13 , I 4, 1 6 .
 Hymn s an d Sacred P oems , 1 74 9 Works
'

, v .
51 .
‘
H mny s for
Bel i evers In . an h urry of business .
’

Help Lord ! t h e busy foe

,

Is as a flood ome in ! c

Li ft up a standard w
’
d th , an O er ro

hi s su en tide o f are
T dd c

teS m by that bloody tree ,

N let t he rising torrent bear

or

M y soul away fro m T h ee .

H ym n 501 . O won d rou s p o we r of faith ful p raye r !

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

fj
o es ns C h ris t, 1 74 7 kVorks , iv 6. 2 0 .

hree verses are omi tted

T . In ver . 2 t he original i s It annot se l , c a

t he b l doom
re e
’
s .
’

H ym n 5 02 M y God , if I m ay . c all Th ee m in e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Hymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 7 39 e s, i . 13 3 .

It is headed J u tifi d b ut not , tifi d

‘
i n th e first d thi rd
s e sa n c e
’
an

edit i ons not in luded i n se ond edi t i on In t he fourt h d fi ft h

, c c . an

edi ti ons i s he ded Another following a h ym In desert on or

a
‘
,
’
n ,
‘
i

temptation Th ori gi nal has nine verses o f eight li nes

.
’
e .

H ym n 5 03 . J e sus , emy st r n gth , m y h op e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY
lfymns an d S ac red P oems , 1 742 Works , 11. 20 8 . A P oor Sinner .
’

Th e last verse is omi tted

Th ypleasure to fulfil ,

T k now myse l f
o d w hat Th ou art, an ,

A d w h at T h y perfe t wi ll
n c .

I want I know not w hat ,

I want my wants to see ,

I want —al s ! w hat want I not

a ,

Wh en Th ou art not in m ? e
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c o e 9 185 Tho ma Rob in on Allan who afte wa d
On O t b r , 2, s s ,
r r s

founded the Allan Libra y found h i w y to the W esleyan r , s a

C hapel in W indso S treet Brighton where the R e P ete r , ,

v. r

C ooper p ea hed fro m the pra yer o f Jabe ( C h on iv

r c and z 1 r . .

read the fi rst verse of this h ymn W I led to this pla e .

‘
as c

t night to re eive an ans wer to a petition which had long been

o -
c

matter of prayer and whi h I pa ti ularl y and earnestl y pleaded

, c r c

thi mornin g ? I b elieve it was

s though it w a co mpanied so as c
”
b y a kind upbraidin g look from my ado able Ma te when r s r,
,

the prea her said P erhaps y u en gaged in the b usine s with

c , o s
”
out con ulting G d at all T hough the matte was not in my
s o . r

thou ght on entering the place y t it ame strongl y into my

s , e c

mind at the con lusion of the e i e that the Lord had c s rv c ,

g a iou ly onde ended to give m a token that H had heard

r c s c sc e e

my praye A d whethe the an wer take effect in this w y

r. n r s s a or

that I lea e to H i wi do m and H i love

, v s s s .
’

H ym n 5 04 . W h at v ariou s h in d ra n c e s we mee t .

W I LL I AM C OW P ER
xh ortation to P rayer
E ,
’
Ol ne
y Hymn s i n i stan as , 1 7 7 9, S x z . Th e
last t hree verses are omi tted , an d a fourth verse added .

H ymn 505 Lord , t e a c h us h ow t o p ray

. arigh t .

J AM E S M ON TGOM ER Y
Prov xvi . W ritten in 8 8 first printed on a broadsheet for
. 1. 1 1

use in the N on onformist s h ool s i n Sh effield wit h the hymns Prayer

c c , ,

is t he soul s i n ere des ire W hat sh all we k of G d in prayer ?

’
S c ,
’
as o
’

T h ou G d t a onsuming fi
’
, o , ar c re .

In C tt ill S l ti 8th edi tion 8 9 it appears in four verses

o er
’
s e ec on , , 1 1 ,

feigh t l i nes h eaded T h preparat i ons ft h e h e rt in m

’
O e O a an .
,

H ymn 506 . C o m e , my so ul th y s uit

, pr p e are .

J OH N NEWTON
n ey Hymn s, A k wh at sh ll I give t h ee Kings iii
’
Ol 1 7 79 . s a . 1 .
5.

Ver 7 reads
.

Sh ow m wh at I have to d e o,

E very h our my strength renew ;

L t m l i ve a li fe o f faith
e e ,

L t m di Th y people s death
’
e e e .
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man of ex ellent prin iple and of pe fect self o mm and and of

c c r -
c ,

great industry I f y ir u m stan es could con fer upon m the

. an c c c e

inesti mable blessing o f fi ed habits and unre mitting industry x ,

t h ese (the example o f su h a m ) will be I n Au gust c an ,

1 83 0,his diary s h ows h w Mr G ladstone t lked with Ansti e on o . a c

a walk fro m C uddesdon to Oxford on subje ts of the highest c

i mportan e T houghts then first sprang up in my soul (obvious

c .
‘

as they m y appear to m any) whi h m y power fully influen e

a c a c

my destin y Oh for light fro m on high ! I have no power

.
,

none to dis ern the right path for mysel f T hey afte wards had
,
c .
’
r

long talks together about that awful subje t whi h has lately c c

almost engrossed my m ind A nother day he refers gratefully .

’

to a onversation f an hou and a half with Ansti e on

‘
c O r c

pra tical religion parti ularly as regards our own situation I

c , c .

bless and praise G d for H i presen e he e A little later o s c r .

’
,

Long talk with A sti e would I were worth y to be his m

n c co

panion A d again C onversation with Ansti e he talked

.
’
n ,
‘
c

much with Saunders on the m oti e of a tions ontending for v c ,

c

the love of G d not sel fishness even i n its most refined form
o ,
.
’

O Mar h n 83 6 G ladstone writes

c H eard to my deep
2, 1 , ,

sorro w of Ansti e s death on Monday H i friends his you g

c
’
. s ,
n

widow the world can pare h im ill S at least it see ms to the

, , S . O

flesh G ladstone o mposed so me verses on his deat h M an y

.
’
c .

years after he wrote A n tice a great loss died ver y earl y in , s ,

h i beautiful m a ied li fe
s rr .
’

H ym n 509 H ea r Th o u my p raye r, O Lord . .

EN J AM I N H ALL KEN N EDY

B ,
D D . .

Version of Psal m xli ii fro m T/ P lt c .

, ze sa er, 1 860 .

H ym n 5 10 A s p . an t s t h e h a rt fo r c o ol
in g s t rea ms .

T A T E and BR ADY

P sal m xl ii .
, Ne w Vers i on .

H ym n 5 11 . a
Gre t God , in d lge u my h umb le cli am .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

ms
P s al of D avid , 1 7 19 . P sal m lxiii .
, L ongi g fter G n a od or , Th e
love o f G d better th an l ife
o .
’
 In W esley s P lm d Hym ’
sa s an n s, 1
74 1Ver 3 b gi ns
. . e , W it h he rt a ,

d eyes d l ifted h and s Ver 4 i s al tered from

’
an , an . .

o taste o f pl easure oul d afford ;

N c

Twoul d b ut a t i reso me burden prove

’
,

I f I were ban is h ed from t he Lord .

W tt last l ine A d pend t he remnant o f my days is trans

a s s
’
,
‘
n S ,
’

formed into A d fillthe i r le o f my days n c c .

’

H ymn 5 12 O God , m y h op e , my h e a v e n l y
. re s t .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (I ) .

ymn s
fl an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 49 Works
'

,
v 9 F a P rea her of
. 2 . or c

t he ospel
G .
’
M oses wish in ni ne hy m
’
ns . E xod xxxiii —xxxi v 9 . . 12 . .

H ym n 513 . Th e at s p e a k s J e h ov ah
v o ic e th n e ar .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY ( ) I .

ymn s
Skort fl on S el
ect P as sages f Sc rip ture
o , 1 76 2 IVorks , ix .

1 80 .1 K i ngs xix 3 . 1 .

Th e origi nal is ver : . 1,

‘
T/z at voi e c li ne 3 , I ke L ord .
’

H ym n 5 14 . Out of th e d ep th s I c ry to Th e e .

M ART I N LU T H E R ( 7 3 ) translated by M I SS W I N K W ORTH 1

In her Ck l B k f E gl d 86 3 ora e oo or n an , 1 .

Au tiefe Noth s hrei i h udir is a version o f P sal m m

s r c c z c .
,

whi h Luther alled a P auline P sal m and greatly loved H took

c c ,
. e

spe ial pains with his version It was sung on May 9 5 5

c .
,
1 2 ,

at the funeral of F riedri h the W ise in the C ourt C hur h at c ,

c

\Vittenberg Th people o f H alle sang it wit h tears in their eyes

. e

as t h e great Re for mer s o ffin passed through their ity on the ’

c c

way to the g ave at W ittenberg I t is woven into the religious

r .

li fe of G rmany e .

I n 53 during the D iet of Augsburg Luther s heart was

1 0, ,
’

often sore troubled but he would say C o me let us de fy the , , ,

devil and praise G d by singing a hymn Then he would o .

’

begin Out of the depths I cry to T h ee I t w sung at his

, .
’
as

fu e al
n r .
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H ym n 5 15 . O d is c l
os e Th y l y fa c e !
ov e l

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s an d i 54 P xli i i
Sac red P oems , 1 740 ; Works , . 2 . s . c . 6
Lord h ow l ong h ow l ong sh al l I
, Tw verses are omitted
, o .

In ver th e original read C ome my 7

. 1 ome away s, , esn s , c .
’

H ym n 5 16 . J es us e
, th e al
lr sto rin
-

g W ord .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

ymn s
ll an d Sacred P oems, 1 740 Works , i . 225 .
‘
A M orning
H m y n .
’
Ver is omitted
. 6
G rant t hi s 0 Lord ; for Th ou h ast die d
,

T hat I migh t be forgiven ;

Th ou h ast th g/ t supplied e ri z eon s n ess

F w hi h I merit h eaven
or c .

Th e last l ine o f th e original reads Tk ugk lleternity , ro a .

’

H ymn 5 17 . J es u
erd of th e sh e ep
, Sh ep h .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Ifymn s d S
an d P m acre1 749 W k iv 449 oe A fter
s, or s, . .
‘
3.

Re overy
c .
’
Verses 2 d 4 are omi tted
an .

H ymn 5 18 I n fi n i t e P owe r, . et e rn alLord .

I SAAC W ATT S D D , . .

7 6 h eaded Th C omp ri son d C omplaint ’

fl Ly i
orae r c ae, 1 0 , e a an .

Gi ven in W esley s P l m d ffym Four verses are h ere

’
74 3 sa s an n s, 1 .

omi tted .

H ymn 5 19 J es us my
. 0 , h op e .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 749 Works , iv .

36 5 .
‘
P e itent ial
n

H m y n .
’
Ver . is omi tted
2

Th y b l ood wh i h al one , c

F i oul d atone
or S n c ,

F th e i nfini te evil I madly have done

or ,

Th at on l y seal c an

M y pardon d fil l ,
an

M y h eart w i t h a power o f ob eying Th y w i ll .

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C hristina b roke ff h engage ment with Mr C ollinson becau e o er . s

he had be o me a Ro man C atholi but he had st u k a

c c, r c

staggering blow at h peace of mind on the ery th eshold of er v r

wo manly life and a blo w fro m whi h h did not fully re over
, c s e c

f years At a later stage sh e de lined anothe o ffer on

’
or . c r

r eligiou s grounds though she lo ed the gentle man deepl y and , v

perm anentl y Religion and a ffe tion were the m oti e powers of
. c v

her life O of her friends ay Sh never obt uded her piety

. ne s s, e r ,

y t I fel t in tinctivel y that I was in the pre en e of a hol y

e s s c

wo man .
’

G bli M k t published in 86 2 won h

o n general e ognition
ar e ,
1 ,
er r c

a a poet and her fa me grew steadily as years advanced

s ,
In .

1 8 7 6 she and h mothe went to live at 3 T o ingt on S q uare er r 0, rr ,

whe e h died on D e e mb e 9 894 Sh e w b uried in the

r S e c r 2 ,
1 .
as

Ol d p a t Of H i ghgate C e metery
r .

H ym n 5 21 amin g rays. J e su , wh os e gl
o ry
’
s s t re .

D ESSLER t anslated b y J OH N W E SLEY r

A ension h y mn
sc M e i n Jesu d m di S ph i founded on ,
‘
e e era n en ,
’

Jer x 7 with a medi t ti on (see 4 9 ) on C h ri st s k ingly d u

. .
, a 1
‘ ’
an n

approa h able gl ory W esl ey s spiri ted transl ti on appears i n Hym

c .
’ ’
a n s

d P m 7 3 9 h ead ed Th C h ange F rom th e G erman

‘
d S ’
an ac re oe s, 1 , e . .

W k i 89 T hi s h ymn i s t h e first h alf f W esley s versi on ; 5 4

or s , . . O
’
2

gives th e s ond hal f Ver 4 h as been omi tted

ec . .

T h y gol den s eptre from above c

R ea h fort h see my w h o l e h eart I bow ; c : ,

S y to my soul Th ou art M y love

a ,
‘
,

M y h osen mi dst ten t h ousan d th ou c

’
, .
’

In ver 5 th e original reads Wh ose bloo d so l g ly flowed

.
, ar e .
’

H ymn 5 22 0 Sun . of R igh t eo u sn es s a ris e , .

E W E SLEY C H AR L S
A P rayer for t h e L i gh t o f Life In A C ll ti f P lm d
‘ ’
. o ec on o sa s an

H ym (W k iins published b y Joh n W esl ey in 74

or s , . 1 1 .

Mr C D H ard astle (P
. di g of W esley H istorical
. . c rocee n s

S ociet y ii 8 p says t h is hymn has been attributed to John

,
.
,
.

W e ley on a ount fthe de fe tive rh ym e between the first and

s cc O c

third and se ond and fourth lines all C harles s known h ymns
c ,
’

being perfe t in that respe t O f John s translation has

c c . ne O
’
s

thi defe t N o 4 8 C o mm it thou all thy griefs

’ ’
s c ,
. 0, .
 C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

3 18 . PS . c i. 2 .

first li ne o f ver re ds At th e lose o f l ife s short d y

Th e . 2 a , c
’
a .
’

N better cry
O ould be put into the lips of a b elie e
c
‘
v r

p aying of a eeker after G d

r
’
or s o .

H ymn 524 I n t o Th y gra c iou s h a n d s I fal

. l .

B ESSLER translated b y J OH N W E SLEY

Th e se ond p rt o f t h e same translat i on as N
c a o. 52 1 . Works , i .
90 .

H ymn 5 25 . C om e , Th ou al
lin sp irin -

g Sp irit .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
f/ymn s j b r tkc use o
fFa milies , 1 76 7 Works
'

, v11 .
47 .

H ym n 526 av iou r J e su s from ab ov e !

. C om e , S , ,

AN TOI N ETT E BOU R I GN ON (16 16 8 ) translated b y J OH N -

0

W E SL EY
Hym dS d P m
n s an 7 39 IV k i
ac re oe s, 1 or s, . 1 10.

T h e writer was born at L isle and died at Franeker in , ,

F riesland Sh beca me in early life a religious mysti

. e and c,

worked in Fran e H olland E ngland and S otland Sh e le ft

c , , , c .

a large nu mber of followers in Scotland and F ran e Sh e c .

published several religious works whi h were reprinted at , c

Amsterdam 1 6 86 in nineteen olu me s

,
Sh had to bear mu h
,
v . e c

perse ution for her pe uliar views Vene Jé sus m salu

c c .
‘
z, , on

taire ( Renoun ing all for

’ ‘
cwas written about 6 40 1 .

Sh was betrothed to a noble to w h o m h was truly atta hed

e ,
S e c

but when awakened to a sense Of i by the influen e of a S n c

H uguenot prea her h felt that her piritual life would be

c ,
S e S

i mperilled by union wit h a ma of the world H family n . er

insisted on her marriage and her w heart te mpted her to ,

o n

yield Th
. night be fore t h e ere mony was to have taken
e c

pla e sh gathered her jewels together ut Off her b eautiful

c , e ,
c
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BOOK I LLU STRATED
hair and laid it b y the m then she w o te these verses which she r ,

put with h jewels and took her flight to G er many where she
er , ,

e ntered on a life of devotion and service f C hrist or .

T h translation appears in D
e By o m s P m whi h were r. r
’
oe s, c

published ten years after his death T w of Byro m s lette . o

’
rs

refer to it H writes to C harles W esle y from M an hester

. e c ,

March 3 7 3 8 after j ohn W esley s return from Georgia A

,
1 ,
’
, s

you b rother has brought so m any h ymns translated fro m the

r

F rench y u will have a suffi ient nu mber and no occasion to

,
o c

increa e the m b y the mall addition of M ada m B u ig

s tw s o r n on s
’
o

little pie es which I desire y u to fa our my present weakness

c , o v ,

if I judge wrong and t to publish the m After H ym

,
d no .
’
n s an

S d P m was printed By o m wrote to his son April 6

a cre oe s ,
r ,
2 ,

1739 T he y ha e to gether printed a b ook of hy m ns a mongst

, v ,

whi h they have inserted two of Madam B u ig

c one of o r n on s ,
’

c c
”
whi h they all a F arewell to the W orld and th e othe “
r
,
”
Renouncin g all f C hrist I think translated fro m the or , ,

F ren h T hey have introduced the m by a prefa e against what

c . c

they call mystic write s (not na ming any pa ticular author) for r r ,

who m they say that they had once a g eat veneration b ut think r ,

themselves obliged ve y solemnl y to a knowledge t h eir erro r c r,

and to guard others against the like whi h the y do b y ertain ,

c c

r ea ons that I do not see the reason of Byro m di ffered fro m

s .
’

the brothe s as to Mr L w and the m ysti

r H i words m ake . a cs . s

it pro b able that the t anslation was W esley and that Byro m r
’
s,

was unwillin g to have su h deep matters published H i c

‘ '
. s

lette to his r does not ead like that o f a m who is

s on r an

referrin g to h i own translation I n 7 3 7 C harles W esley read

s s . 1 ,

h im a letter of John W esley about the mystics and an answe ’

s ,
r

to it fro m Samuel By o m thought that neithe of the brothers

. r r

had y apprehension of my ti s if I had mysel f whi h q uery

an s c , ,
c

b ut if I ha e I find it ne essary to b ve y autiou how one

v c e r c s

t alk s of deep ma tte t eve ybody

’
rs o r .

H ym n 527 . Th e t hi n g my God d oth h t e a .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
ymm
S/z ort fi f on S el
ect P assage: o
f Sc rzpturc , 1 76 2 ; Works , x .
44 ,
41 . first two verses are N
Th e (J er xli v verses 3 to o. . . 6
are (J xxxi et . .

It sets fort h with g eat si mpli ity th e Wesleyan do trine o f C h ris

‘
r c c

tian per fe tion

’
c .
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John W esley says (W k u I find s cel y y or s, x .
‘
c ar an

te mptation fro m anything in the world : M y dange is f o m r r

pe sons
r .

0 for a h ea t to praise my G d r o ,

A h eart from s i n set free ! ’

John Fletcher said H ere is undoub tedly e a geli al , an v n c

prayer for the love whi h resto es the oul to a state of sinles c r s s

rest and s riptural per fe tion A old C on gregational m iniste

c c .
’
n r

and his wi fe talked mu h o f C hristian perfe tion but finally c c ,

’

made up their minds that if it onsisted in the ability to sing c

this hy mn with the whole hea t they and th Methodi t were r , e s s

no t f asunde
ar r
.

M ary Langford who b ec me the m othe of John E dwa d , a r ,

r ,

G eorge and W illia m C d

, y was the daughte of the first or ero , r

lad y la s leade at Lam beth and

c s -
a girl colle ted m one y for
r ,
as c

the b uilding of C it y Road C hapel Sh died al mos t in th t . e e ac

of quotin g the fir t line of this h ymn s .

H ymn 5 3 0 0 . J e s us , l
e t. Th y d yin g c ry.

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
S /zort AB
M/en s on Sel
ec t P ass ages f Scrip ture
o , 1 7 62 Works ,
11. 4 3 0,
57 . Verses d M att xxvii 6
1 an
4 ; verses 3
2 : d 4 E ek xxxvi 6 . . an : z . . 2 .

In ver 3 C harles W esl ey wrote W hi h bleeds for having gri eved

. , c

its Lord C ardinal N ewman on e said True pen iten e never forgives
.
’
c ,
c

itsel f
’
.

H ymn 5 3 1 Th o u h id d e n lo v e . of Go d , wh os e h e igh t .

T ER ST EEGEN translated b y J OH N W E SLEY

(2 2)
V b g Gottes li ebe du appeared in G i tl / Bl um g tl
’ ’

e r or n e e s zc z es en ar ez n ,

7 9
1 2 h ead
,
e d T h l on gi ng o f t h e so
e ul q u i et l y to ma i nta i n t h e se ret c

drawi gs o f th e l ove fG d
’
n O o .

W esl ey s transl t ion as he tells us in hi s P li A u t f Ch i ti

’
a ,
a n cco n o r s an

P fe ti
er c was made at Savannah in 7 3 6 It was printed i n P lm
on ,
1 . sa s

and Hym 73 8 ; W k i 7
n s, 1 Ver 4 th ere reads
or s , . 1 . .

Ah tear it th en e th at Th ou a l one c ,

M ay st re i gn u i lld M onar h th ere

’ ’
n r va c

F rom earthl y loves I must be free

E I fi d repose i n T h ee
re c an n .
 as i n th e
In th e Large H ymn book 78 W esl ey hanged B fixed in -

, 1 0, c e

ver to See m fixed d made th e last line T taste Thy love is al l

. 2 ,
’
an , o

my h oi e a prayer b y h anging it into b al l my h oi e

c c ,
’
c e c c .
’

Tw verses are omi tted

o

0 Love Th y sovere ign id i mp rt , a a .

Ah no ! ne er w ill I b k ward turn

’
ac .

Th openin g paragraph of Augustine s C f i has

e
’
on ess on s

supplied the note for this hy mn T h ou m t us to delight in ov es

praising T hee ; for T hou hast formed us for T hysel f and our ,

hearts are restless till they find rest in T hee .

’

E arl Selborne says O fall the m ore opious G er man hy m n , c

writer a fter Luther T t g was per h aps the most remark

s ,
e rs e e en

able m P ietist mysti

an . and missiona y he was also a great,
c, r ,

religious poet M iss C speaks o f h im as a gentle heaven

.
’
ox ,

inspired soul w h ose hy mns are the refle tion o f a h eavenly

,
c ,

happy life his mind being full of a h ild li k e si mpli ity

,
c -
c .
’

H ym n 5 3 2 F o r . ever h e re m y r es t sh a ll be .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (i

Hymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 7 40 ; "forks , i . 2 83 .

‘
C h rist
Righteousness C i 3 .
’
1 o r. . 0 .

Th first two verses are

e

Jesu Tho u art my R igh teousness , ,

F all my si ns were Thine or

T h y de th h at h bough t o f G d my pea e a o c ,

T h y life h at h made H im mi ne .

Spot l ess d j ust i n T h ee I m ; an a

I feel my sins forgiv ; en

I taste sal vat ion i n T hy name ,

A d ante d te my h e ven n a a .

T h th ird verse i s F ever here my rest shall b ’

e or e .

Fro m his death bed at C annes in Mar h 9 W i lliam-

,
c , 1 0 1,

Arthur sent a parting word to his old friend D Rigg G ive r . .

h im th i m essage f o m m
s T h L ord rowneth t h e year with
r e e c

H i goodness
s H m aket h the outgo ngs o f the m orning and
. e i

evening to ejoi e Wh at is called the da k alley h not

r c .
” “
r v as
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BOOK I LLU STRATED
co me to m in one tret h but in a e ies of dis onnected
e s c ,
s r c

tunnels I n ea h of these the outer d y is indeed shut ff but

. c a o ,

a la mp within kindling up m akes the darkness light W hethe

, , . r

the tunnel I m now in is the ulti mate penulti m ate I know

a or

no t f
, the heralds of the way will not tell b ut u be fore
or , r n ,

shouting Th ity hath no need of the sun neither of the

,
“
e c ,

moon t shine i n it for the glor y of the Lord doth lighten it

,
o ,
”
and the Lamb is the light thereo f AllI know is that the last .

tunnel is on the east of the l d of Beulah toward the risin g an , s

of the Su and opens i the fa e o f the G olden G ate where are

n, n c

the Shinin g Ones H w far it is ff I annot tell Th eve

. o o c . e r

lasting hill covered with a golden ha e G lor y b to G d

s are z . e o

F ever here my rest hall be

or S ,

C l ose to Th y b l eed i ng s i de ;
Th i s all my h ope d all my plea an ,

F m t h e Saviour d i e dor e .

H ym n 5 3 3 . J e sus , my Life ! Th ys elf ap p ly .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems,

. 1 740 Works , i . 284 .
‘
C h ris t
San c tific ation ’
1 C or 30. . i . .

Th e last erse is
v

My inward h oliness Th ou art ,

F fai th hath made Th ee mine

or

W i th al l Th y fulness fill my h eart ,

Ti ll all I m i s Thi ne ! a

y Lamb ,
H ymn 53 4 H ol . wh o Th ee rec e iv e .

AN N A D OB R E ( 7 13 3 9) tran lated b y J OH N W E SLEY

1 -

D uh ei li ges K i nd was wr i tten for a h i l dren s s h ool feast d

‘ ’ ’
c c -
, an

publish ed i n Appendix III to t h e H errnhut G g Bu k 73 5 It i s

. es an -
c , 1 .

th e on ly hymn o f hers whi h h as be ome w i del y k nown Wesl ey s

c c .
’

translat i on appeared in fly u d S d P m 74 ; W k /r ns an acre oe s, 1 0 or s ,

i 8
. 2 0 .

T his lad y whose maiden na me was S hindler went to

,
c ,

H e nhut i n 7 5 and in 1 7 3 joined a friend in form in g the

rr 1 2 ,
0

Jungfrauenbund of un mar ied sisters there Sh was

’
r . e c on

s pi u u for h
c o s eal and ab ility I n 17 3 7 h e ma ried Leonard
er z . s r
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H ymn 5 40 D eep en th e . woun d Th y h a n d s h av e

m ade .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY
Skort Hymn s on Selec t P assages o f Sc rip ture, 1 76 2 . Verses 1, 2,

I woun d an d I h eal ,
’
D eut xxx ii
3 9 (Works ,
. . ix . an d verses 3 ,

4 P , xix s. c .
96 (Works, ix .

In ver . 2 C harl es W es ley wrote , T i ll bold to cry .

’

H ym n 5 41 . W h at no w is my Ob je c t an d ai m?
C H ARL S E W E SL EY
Sh ort Hy mn s on Sel
ect P assages ( y Sc ripture , 1 76 2 ; Works, ix .

293 , 2 98

Verses 1 an d 2 on P xxxi x S. . 8;3 an d 4 on P u. 2 .

S . xl

H ym n 542 Giv e m e th e
. en a rge d d e sire
l .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY
Sk ort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as s ages f Scripture
o , 1 76 2 PVorks, ix 3 . 12 .

pen i ng li ne reads G ive

Th e O enlarged desi re ,
‘
m e tkat .
’
Open t h y
mout h wide d I w ill fil li t,
Pan lxxxi .
’
S. . 10 .

Joseph Ben on says that John Fle tcher used to gather the
s

students at T in his roo m to pray for the fulness of the

rev e c c a

H ol y S pirit T his w not done on e twice but m an y

‘
. as c or ,

ti mes A d I have someti mes seen h im on these occasions

. n ,

on e in particular so filled with the love of G d that he ould

c ,
o , c

c ontai no more ; but ried out O my G d withhold Th y

n c ,
o ,
”
hand or the vessel will burst But he afterwards told m he . e
,

was afraid he had grieved the S pirit o f G d and that he ought o

rathe t have prayed that the Lord would have enlarged the
r o

v essel or have su ffered it to b reak that t h e soul m ight have no

, ,

further bar or interruption to it enjoyment of the Suprem e s

G ood W esley adds T bis is ertainly a j ust re mark T h

’ ‘
.
, c . e

proper prayer on such an o ca ion would have b ee c s n

G i ve m t h e en larged des i re e ,

A d ope Lord my sou l

’
n n, , .
 C HAR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

Works
'

, n . 13 2 . G roaning for
fourt h part w ith one verse omi tted , .

In ver .
3 C harles W es l ey wrote A d serve Th ee al l ,
‘
n my s in l
ess

days
’
.

H ymn 5 44 I k n o w t h a t m y R e d e e m e r
.

A n d e v e r p ra ys for m e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hy mn s an d Sac red P oe m s, 1 74 2 ; Works , 11 . 242 .

‘
R ej oi ing i n
c

H ope .
’
Ro m . xii . 12 . T wenty t hree verses
-
.

H ym n 5 45 . 0 th t my l
o d a a o f s in we re go n e !

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (i ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 2 ; Works , 11. 144 . M att xi

. . 28 .

F ourteen verses .

H ym n 5 46 . 0 J e s us a t Th y , fee t we wait .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 7 49 ; v 33

Works , . 0 . For t hose t hat
wai t for full redempt ion .
’
Th ree verses o mi tted .

H ym n 5 47
‘
. a
Sin c e t h e Son h t h m d e m e free a .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d S a cred P oems , 1739 Works , i . 1 92 . John xvi . 24 .

Rsi e my so ul W th ardour rise

, , i ,

Bre th e t hy W s h es to th sk i es ;
a i e

F ree ly po ur out a ll th y m i nd
Seek d th ou art s ure to fi d
, an n .

Ready art th ou to re e i ve ? c

R ead i er i s t h y G d to gi ve o .
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STR ATED

H ymn 548 . God of al

lp o we r , an d t r th , u an d gr ac e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY
Hym n s an d S ac red P oems , 1 74 2 ; I Vorks, 11. 3 19 leading th
.
‘
P e

Pro i se o f S tifi ti
m E ek xxxvi
an c —
3 8 ca on .
’
z . . 2 . Twenty igh t verses -
e .

Verses 3 7 8 4 are h ere given

1, , , , 1
'

W e l ey pri nted th hym n at th e

s d o f hi s sermon on Ch rist ian
e en
‘

P erfe t i on d F l et h er gave i t at t h e lose o f hi s L t Ck k t

’
c , an c c as ec o

A n tin omian ism

H ymn 5 49 H oly . ue an d righ t e ou s Lord

an d tr , .

C H ARLE S W E SLEY

Hymn s
. an d S acre dP m 74 W k n 3
oe s, 1 From th e same 2
'
or s , . 22 .

hymn as 548 verses ,

2 3 , 2 6 , 2 7 , 28 .

H ymn 5 50 Ligh t . of ife ,

l s er ap hic Fire .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s
. an d ns for th ose
Sacred P oems , 1 74 9 I/Vorks, v .
3 09 . H ym
t hat wait for Full Redempt i on N 8 Th last verse is omi tted ,
’
o. 1 . e .

V er. line 4 eads Rootin g out the seed of sin ; f

2, , r ,
‘
s
’
c .

E ndea ouring to oot out l

v l the cursed eed of e il that I r a s s v

found in h im —Mo e s Utopi Book I .

’
r
’
a, .

H ymn 5 5 1 All t h in gs . a re e to him

p os sib l .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d v 3
S acred P oems ,H ymns for 1 7 49 PVorks , . 00 .

t h ose that w i t for Fu ll Redemption N o

a E i gh t verses ,
’
. 10 . .

In 3 Ti
v er. ertain though i mpossible ee ms t b e
,
"
s c , ,
’
s o

f om Samuel W esley junior s poem T h C ob ble

r ,
’
,
e r
’

Th us everythi ng hi s fr i ends ou l d say c

T h more onfirm ed h im in hi s way e c :

Fart h er onvi n ed b y w h at t h ey te ll c c ,

Tw s ertai n t h ough i mposs i bl e

’
a c , .

Both ha e a link to T tul C tum est quia im

’ ‘
i
l
v er an s er ,

possibile .
’

In 4 C ha les W esle y wro te W hen I in C h is t m b n

‘
v er . r ,
r a or

again .
’
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

rom every i k ness by Th y word

F S c , ,

F rom every sore di sease ,

Saved d to per fe t h ea l th restored

, an c ,

T per fe t h o li ness o c .

Th e hymn i made up o f verses

s 14 5 8 9 10, 1 2, , 1 , 1 , 1 , 21 .

H ymn 5 55 . W h at isallin g s
ou
r
c
’
gl
orio us h op e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY

Hymn s
. an d Sac red P oems , 1 742 Works , 11. 304 . T it . n .

Jesu Redeemer o f mank i nd , ,

H w l i tt l e art Th ou k nown o

By sinners o f a arnal m i n d c ,

Wh lai m Th ee for th ei r own o c .

Verses to 4 are given h ere C harles Wesl ey wrote

10 1 .

Ver Give m a fait h that roots out si n

. 2 . e .

Ver 5 T leanse d fillt hy h e rt

. . o c an a .

H ymn 5 56 . He a wills th t I sh o uld y be

h ol .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY

Sh ort Hymn s on Sel f S crip ture,

ec t P assages o 1 76 2 . Th e first verse
is y n
H m h ess i v 3 (Works , xiii verses d 3 are
'

1 T . . . 2 an

No 9 75 P xlii i 1 (W k
.
, s. c . 0 or s , ix . an d verses 4 d an 5 are N o.

3 83 M att x i v 3 6 (W k x
, . . or s , .

a
H ymn 55 7 are b elie v e . F t h e r, I d .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY

Sk t Hym or S lt P g f S ml
ns t tu 76
on Verses 1
e ec assa es o c re, 1 2 . an d

2 on P xxx 8 (W k ix
S. c .verses 3 d 4 on Jer iv 1or s, . an . . , an d

verses 5 d 6 on Jer i v 4 (W k x
an . . 1 or s, .

H ym n 5 58 . J esu s h ath d ie d t h at I m igh t l

iv e .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY

Hymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 742 Works , 11. ts xvi

149 . Ac .
31 .

‘
W hat
s hall I do , my God, my God ? ’
Th e last five verse (9 s -
13 )
form the hymn .
dyi g th S aviou appea ed to h im in a vision and asked
n e r r , ,

T hou has t written well of Me ; what shall th y eward be ?

‘ ’
r

Th e e ap hic docto an wered Nothi g but T h yse lf

s r r s
‘

,
n .
’

H ymn 559 0 t h at I . uld my co Lord re c e iv e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY
Hymns for tire Use o
f Families, 1 76 7 ”k
for s vn
, . 192. E igh t lines
are o i tte
m d .

H ymn 5 60 C ome , O my God , t h e p romis e

. se al .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
Skort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as sages of Scripture, 1 7 6 2 Works,
'

xi .
45 .

M k ar x i
42 . .

Ver 3 reads .

Th e guilt
st engt h o f self
an d r an d pride
B p d d subdue d
’
de ar on an ,

B ast i nto t h e ri mson t i de

e c c

Of my Re deemer s b l ood
’
.

H ymn 5 6 1 L o rd , in t h e . s t ren gt h of gr ac e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
Skort Hy mn s . on Sel
ec t P assages o f Scrip ture, 176 2 I Vorks,
’
ix . 203 .

1 h ron xxi x 5
C . . .

I extre me old age Robe t S pence the Y ork bookselle

n , r , r,

wrote to his daughter I experien e mu h peace and joy in ,

‘
c c

belie ing and through all my trials and bodily weakness I

v ,

have been able to keep repeating that invaluable song whi h c

I ha e b een singin g f man y years Lo d in the strength of

v or r
”
, ,

grace)
H ymn 56 2 F a th e r, Son , . an d H o y Gh os t l .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY
ifymns on the
’
Lord s S upper, iii 3 33 N 155 1 745 Works , . . o . .

Ver 4 . s ee ms to tre mble ro und the word s of the Sacra mental

S e i erv c :
‘
A d here w
n fi and present unto Thee O Lord
e o
‘
er , ,

‘
Lo, I co m e ] if th is s oul an d b ody m ay b e useful to an y
t hi n g, to do Th y will , 0 my God .
—D r
’
. Brewn t
’

.
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H ymn 5 6 3 . Giv e m e t h e f ith a wh ic h c an re m ov e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s a n d Sacred P oems, 1 749 I/Vorks, v . 105. F or a P rea h er c

o f th e Gospel .
’

Th ree verses are omitted Th hy mn begins . e

0 t h at I was as h ereto fore

Wh en first sent forth i n Jesu s name ’

I rush d th rough every open door ’

,

A d rie d to al l Beh ol d t h e Lamb

n c ,
‘

Sei e d t h e poor trembling s laves o f sin

z ,

A d for e d th e out asts to ome in

n c c c .

Th G d wh o k i lls d makes al ive

e o , an ,

T m th e qui k ening power i mparto e c ,

Th y gra e restore Th y work revive c , ,

R etou h my l i ps renew my h eart c , ,

F ort h w i t h a fresh ommi ss i on send c ,

l Th y servant s steps atten d

’
A d l n a .

Th everses have no doubt a tou h o f autobiography , , c .

In ver C harles W esley wrote

. 1

Th love w h i h on e my h eart p w
’ ’
e c c o er o er d,

A d all my si mple soul d ud

’
n evo r .

VC I ’
. 2, C fi _

ord o f Life for guilty rebels bleeds

Th e L ,

Quen hes eternal fire with blood di vi ne c

(Pollok s C u f Tim Book I I )

’
o rse o e, .

T h hymn h
e tamped it elf e e y Methodi t hea t f a
as s s on v r s r or

hundred and fift y yea rs.

H ymn 56 4 O God , . wh at o fli
er n g sh all I giv e .

J OAC H I M LAN G E ,
D D
. . 16 7 0
( —17 44) tr an lated b y J OH N
s

W E SLEY
O Jesu susses Li h t was publ ished in 69 7 Wesley s transl ation
, c 1 .
’

appeared i n ffym d S d P m 739 ; ens i 6 wh ere i t

an ac re oe s, 1 s, . 1 0,

i h eaded
s A M orning D edi at i on o f ourselves to C h r i st
,
‘
F rom th e c .

German
’
.
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till they finished with E O N LY A L L f T hee Mi ss v er, , or

gal lway ng the h ymn to her fathe s tune P atmos ’

H ave r a s sa r
’
,
‘
.

I t was put as the C onsecration H ymn at the b eginning of ‘ ’

L oya lR esp on ses , 1 87 8 .

Ab out six onths before h died she wrote I had a g eat

m s e ,
r

ti me earl y this mornin g enewing th never egretted ,

r e -
r c on sec ra

tion I ee med led to u over the T ake my life and could

. S
” r n
“
,

bless H im erse b y erse for having led m on to mu h mo

v v e c re

de finite onsecration tha even when I w ote it—voice gold

c n r , ,

in tellec t & c But the eleventh couplet

, .

Tak e my love ; my L rd I pour o ,

At Th y feet i ts treasure stor -

e

tha t has b een un on ciousl y t filld up S o mehow I feelc s no e .

,

mystified and out of m y depth here it was a i mpl and de finite s e

thing to b d to settle the oi e e silve r and gold ; b ut

on e, v c ,
or
“ ”
love i I have to love other and I do and I
‘
t a s m all s,
’
ve n o
,

treasure of it and e en lovin g in H im does not quite meet the

v

inner di ffi cult y I shall just go forward and expe t H im to fill

. c

i t up and lt my life fro m this day answe eally to that couplet

,
e r r .

Th worst part of m is that I don t in pra ti e prove my

e e
’
c c

love to H im b y delight in mu h and long o mmunion with

, c c

H im ; hands and head see m ”

full of other thin gs (whi h so
“
c

y t
e are H i given work ) tha ts hea t
” s ee m t f ee t e e
,
” “
r s no r o s rv

in fresh and ivid love v .

’

H ymn 56 7 . l Th ou my l
Fil ife , 0 L ord my God .

DR . H . BON AR

rom Hym
F ns o f Fa itl
r an d H op e, 3 rd S eries , 1 86 7, headed ‘
L ife s ’

Praise
’
.

am e an d s orrow
H ymn 5 6 8 O t h e b itt e r . sh .

T H E OD OR E M ON OD .

T heodore Monod son of the Rev F Monod and b o the r of , . . r

Rev Adolph Monod was born in P aris Novemb er 6 1 83 6

.
, , ,

educated f the m inis t y at W este n T heological Se minary

or r r
,

A llegheny and b e a me a minis ter of th e F ren h Refo med

,
c c r

C hur h in 1 860 c .

T his h ym n was w it ten in E n gli sh du in g a e ie s of r r s r

C on ecration
s meetings at Broadla d n s, H ants in July , , 1 87 4 .

for

one of his latter letters to Bishop Bicker teth Si H W

In s , r . .

Baker expressed his great eg et that it was not i cluded in the r r n

revised edition of Hym A i t d M d ns n c en an o ern .

I n the la t stan a the o iginal read Grant m w my

s z r , e no

ul desi e Th change here made had the write s a ction

’ ’ ’
so s r . e r s n .

H ymn 5 6 9 I n fu l l an d gl ad . s u rren d e r .

F . R . H AVER G AL
‘
onfirmation H ymn U d tk Suf
A C 87 6 H sister ,
’
n er e r ace, 1 . er

s ys th i hymn was t h e epi tome o f h er li fe d th e fo us o f i ts u

a s
‘
an c s n

shin e .
’

Miss H a g l told her sister Y it was on Ad ent

ver a .
,
e s, v

S unday D ece mbe 187 3 I first saw

,
le ly the bl ssedness
r 2, , c ar e

of t ue onse ration I saw it as a flash and when y u y u

r c c .
, o s ee o

ca n never Thou t co ming 0 my S avio ur wa th e

n n s ee.
’
ar , ,
’
s

firs t hym h w ote after thi new light dawned on h

n s e r s er.

H ymn 5 7 0 Je s u s h all I
.
, n ev er be .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 2 ; Works , 11. 27 6 . P hi l u . .

5 .

T wenty verse s.

James Sm th am writing of the anxiou thoug h ts that a me

e , s c

to h im one summe night in 1 87 7 adds But two ver e e med

r , ,
‘
s s s e

give me f my co mfort
n or

I h l l tri ump h evermore S a ,

G rate fully my G d dore o a

G d so good so true so k i nd ; o , ,

Jesu s is a t h ank ful mi nd ’

.

I h llsuffer d fulfil s a an

Al l my Fath er s gr i u wi l l
’
ac o s ,

B i n a ll ali ke res i gn d ; e e

Jesu s i a p ti ent mi nd ’
s a .
’

(L tt p e ers, .
3 28 T H E M TH O E D I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED ~

H ym n 5 7 1 O . Je s u , Sou rc e of c alm re p o se .

J OH AN N I US FR EYLI N GH AU SEN
AN ASTAS t an s r

lated b y J OH N W E SL EY
Joh n W esley s translat ion is given i n th e C harlestown P lm d
’
sa s an

Hym 7 3 7 among t h ose mark e d for Sun day T h ree verses are ‘ ’
. n s, 1 , .

omi tted i n T/ M t/ di t Hym B k In Hym ze d S e d P m

zo s n -
oo . . ns an ac re oe s,

1 7 3 9 (I V k i /
i t i s h eaded C hr ist Prote ting d San ti fying
or s , . c an c .
’

F yl i gh u e was bo n at G ander hei m Brunswi k

re n a s n In r s , c .

1 6 9 5 he be ame Fran ke s assistant at H alle married his onl y

’
c c ,

daughter in 1 7 1 5 and in 1 7 3 be a me sub dire to of the ,

2 c -
c r

O rphanage O F ran ke s death in 1 7 2 7 he su ceeded h im ’

. n c , c as

pastor at St U lrich s H alle and dire tor of the Orphanage

.
’
, ,
c ,

& c .U nde his are the F ran ke in titutions rea hed thei
r c c s c r

highest pro sperity H i hymns appeared in the H alle hy mn . s

b ook an d are distinguished b y a sound and robus t piet y

‘
, ,

warmth of feeling depth of C hristian experien e s cripturalness ,

c , ,

clea ne ss and a iet y of style W e ist wohl wie du on Th e

r ,
v r .
’
r ,
’ ‘

N ames and Offi es of C hrist is one of his noblest and most c ,

’ ‘

b eautiful h ymns a mirro of his inner life and one of the fi nes t
, r ,

of the German Jesu s H e w ote forty fou hymn s

“
r -
r .

H ymn 5 7 2 Lo rd , th a t I may lea rn . of Th e e .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Skort H ymn s on Sel

ect P as s ages qfScrip ture, 1 76 2 Works , ix .
3 92 .

Wh m o shall
He c d ?
’
tea h knowl e ge Isa xxviii
. .
9 .

H ymn 5 7 3 . Quic k en ed with our imm ortal H ead .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Skor t Hy mn s Sel f S crip ture, 1762 Works, x iii

'
on ec t P ass ages o . 104 .

2 Tim 7 . i . .

H ym n 57 4 . W h en my , Sav iou r, sh allI be .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 742 ; W orks, 11. 2 1

4 ubmission .
‘
S .
’

F ive verses o f eigh t l i nes Verses . 1 an d 5 are use d for t h is h ymn .

3 30 TH E M E TH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

fro m Spitta and other fa ou ite Ge man h ym n wri ters and v r r ,

‘
to in rease the fitness of the olum e for th e edific atio of th e
c v n

fa mily ir le c c .
’

Ver 6 i s omi tted

.

H eal our div i sions ban i s h hate ,

F rom l i ps w hi h h ou l d speak pea e c S c ,

L t j ea l ousy d strife abate

e an ,

A d only love in ease n cr .

ac iou s Sp irit H oly Gh ost

H ymn 5 7 9 . Gr ,
.

C H R I STOP H E R W OR D SW ORTH D D , . .

In T/ H ly Y ze86 A metri lparaph rase o f t h e E pis tle for

o ear, 1 2 . ca

Q ui nquagesi ma Sunday C xii i , I or. .

H ymn 5 80 A . arge to k eep

ch I h av e .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY
Sk ort Hymn s on S el
ect P as s ages ix 6 f S crip ture
o , 1 76 2 Works , . 0.

Th ere fore sh all ye abi de at t h e door o f t h e taberna le o f th e ongre c c

g tia d y
on d n i gh t seven days
a an d k eep t h e h arge o f th e L rd th at , an c o ,

ye di not for so I m ommanded L viii 3 5

e a c .
’
ev . . .

T h genius of Methodis m is al m ost e mbodied in these lines

e .

Th R e Th m ev s Ri hardson Vicar of St Benet s Mile E d

o as c ,
.
’
,
n

Road and founde of the Bible and P rayer U nion told Mr

, r , .

Stead in 1 885 that this h ym n had been the creed of his

C h i tian life and active work for the past thi t y fou yea s
rs r -
r r .

H ymn 5 81 . W at ch e d b y th e world s m align an t ’

e ye .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

y mn s
S kort Af on Sel
ect P ass a es
g f Scrip ture
o , 1 76 2 Works, ix . 224 .

ugh t ye not to walk in th fear o f our G d i N eh v 9

O e o ’
. . .

I t i mpressively suggest that new motive f consi sten t living s or

m y b gained from the ha sh c iticis m of the world

a e r r .

H ymn 582 Be it m y . on y W is d om h ere

l .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

Skort Hymn s on ec t P as s ages

S el f S cripture
o , 1 7 62 Works , ix . 260 .
eh o l th e fear o f t h e Lord t hat i wisdom Job xxviii 28
B d, , s .
’
. .

T his and the two h ymns that pre ede it Methodist c are

trea u es alway p e ious and alway ti mulatin g

s r ,
s r c s s .
 C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

[Iymn s an d Sacred P oems , 173 9 Works

'

, i . 1 72 .
‘
To b e sung at

H ymn 5 8 4 Serv a n t . of a l
l, t o t oil for m an .

C H AR L S E W ESLEY I ) .

H ymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 39 ; ”k i for s

, . 172 . To b e sung at
work .
’
A c ompani on hymn to 583 wh i h it pre ede , c c s .

1. Son o f th e C arpenter re eive , c

Thi s h umble work o f m i ne

W orth to my meanest l abour gi ve ,

By j oi ning it to T h ine .

5 . 0 w h en w il t T h ou my Life appear !
, . ,

H w gl ad l y wou l d I
o y cr ,
"
Ti d st he work Thou g t m h ere
on e , av s
’
e ,

Ti fi i h d L rd
’ ’
d di !
’
s n s , o ,
-
an e

H ymn 5 8 5 . almigh ty lov e

God of .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sacre d P m 1 749 ; W k v 56

oe s, A hourly or s , . .
‘
n ac t

In ver .
5C harles W esley wrote , S pirit o f g race, inspire .
’

H ymn 58 6 . F o rth in Th y a me n , 0 Lord , I go .

C H AR LES W E SLEY (I ) .

fl
yn n s an d Sacre d P m oe1 749 ; lV k
s, v or s , .
50 . B efore
reserve m from my alling s sn re
P e c
’
a ,

A d hi de my si mp l e h eart above
n ,

Above th th orns o f h ok i ng e re c ca ,

Th gil ded b its o f worl dl y l ove

e a .

‘
V e rses full of pu and obe piety —R C j re s r .
’
en . . . A bbey .
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK -
I LLU STRAT ED

H ymn 5 87 . Lo l I e with joy c om to do .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (I ) .

ffymas far t/z ose tk at seek a n d ” ros e eav e R edemption in

k at l
l M e Bl
ood

fj esus C k rist, 1 74 7
o Works,
'
iv . 2 14 .
‘
F or a believer in worldl y ,

business .
’

Ver 4 is omi tted

.

t h e desert or th e e ll To , c ,

L t ot h ers b li ndl y fly e ,

In thi s evil worl d I dwell ,

U n h urt unspotted I , ,

H ere I fi d an h ouse o f prayer n ,

T w hi h I i nwar dly reti re o c ,

\Val k i ng u d i n are ’
n c on c e rn c ,

A d un onsume d i n fire n c .

In ver 5 C harles Wesley wrote A d here Th yg

.
, n oodn ess see .
’

H ym n 5 88 0 Th ou wh o . am e s t c from ab ov e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY ( ) I .

Sk ort Hymn s on S el
ec t P ass ages ix 58 f S cripture,
o 1 76 2 "forks, . .

Th e fi re S hal l ever be burn ing upon th e altar it shall never go out .

’

Lev . vi .13 .

W esley told Samuel B adburn whe they we e togethe in r , n r r

Y orkshire i 1 7 8 that his experience mi ght always be found

n 1,

i the fir t t w verse of th i hy mn
n s o s s .

Th hange i n the last line from my sacrifice is not John

e c
‘ ’

W esley s H p ut h i b other s wo ds the sacrifi e in the

’
. e s r
’
r ,
‘
c ,
’

1 7 8 edition
2 Th hange e ffa es the antithesis between Tly
. e c c z

endles mer ies and my sacri fi e D \V B P ope says

s c
’ ‘
c .
’
r. . .
,

D eath is the last earthl y t and oblation o f the sinles spirit ac s ,

in which the acri fice of all beco m es perfe t in one

s c .
’

H ym n 589 Je sus I fain would

.
, fin d .

C H ARLE S W E SL EY (I ) .

S/z ort I fymn s on Sel

ec t P assages o f Scripture , 1 76 2 Works , xii i . 230 .

Be z ealous’
R ev 19 . . i ii . .
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H ymn 5 9 4 Beh ol
d th e . e rv an t s of th e L o rd .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (I ) .

ymns
fl an d Sacred P oems, 1 74 9 ; IV v
/ orks
, . 10 .
‘
H m y ns for
Be lievers A A t o f D evot i on
. n c 74 5 .
’
F i rst pub li s h ed in 1 , at th e d en

o f A F tk App lt M of R
ar er d R lg iea o en eason a n e i on .

W illiam Arthu ay that on D P u h last isi t t

r s s r. ns on s
’
v o

C annes in Mar h ,88 M embers of my family told m of the

c ,
1 1, e

delightful spirits he ee med to b in during an ex ursion on the s e c

E st erel Mountains and especiall y of the inte e t with whi h on , r s c ,

an othe d y he watched th p o es of manufacturing in

r a ,
e r c s

porcelain at V allau is A th potter out of his lu mp evolved r . s e

for m afte form he watched in tently till the tea

r down his rs ran

cheek and then aid in h i ow telling tone —tone they

,

s, s s n s s

wo uld never have forgotten e en if they had t been so , v no

solemnl y alled to mind a little while afte wa d

c Mould as r r s

T ho u wilt T h y passive lay ” c .

John W esley w ites t Mi s C ooke (W k xiii D r o s or s, . o

n ot e ason a gainst H im
r b ut let the p aye of you hea t b e r r r r

M oul d as Th ou wilt T h y passive lay ! c

’

H ymn 5 95 Th ou , Je su Th ou my b re as t in sp ire
'

.
, .

C H ARLE S W ESLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d ; v 3 7 F a person
Sac red P oems, 1 74 9 Works, . 1 .
‘
or

c al l ed fort h to h h is test imony A hymn o f n i ne verses o f twelve

e ar .
’

lines Th last two make th i s hymn

. e .

It was publ i hed more t han on e at t he d o f an apologeti or

s c en c c on

trove rs ai ltra t c .

T h first lines are

e

0 Th ou w h o at Th y re ture s bar ’
, c a

Th y gl orious God h ead d i dst de l re c a ,

A true d good on fess i on mak e ; an c

C ome in Th y Spir i t from above ,

A d m m w i t h Th y fai thful love

n ar e ,

T h y own trut h d mer y s sak e ’

F or an c .

I n ver C h a les Wesley wrote L g m y I fill t he allotted

. 2 r ,
‘
on a

spa e c .
’

T homas Jack o n s ays of th e whol e poe m I these ob l ‘

s ,
n n e

and en e getic li n e s M C ha l es W e sl ey h as st iki n gl y de pict d

r r. r r e
the mighty faith the bu ning lo e to C hrist the yea ning p ity
,
r v ,
r

f the oul of m
or the heavenly mindedne s the ani mating
s s en , -
s ,

hope of future glo y whi h chara te i ed his publi minist y r ,

c c rz c r ,

and which not onl y enabled h im to deliver his Lord s message ’

b efo e fli g multitudes b ut also

r sc o arried h im through his
n ,
c

wastin g labour and the iot of Bristol of C o nwall of s, r s , r ,

St fi d h i
a
'

of D evi e a d of I reland withou t a mu mur

or s re , z s, n , r .

A a witness f C hrist b freel y sa rifi ed h i reputation as a

s or , e c c s

m of letters and of genius and of life itsel f o mparat ively

an ,
c

speakin g he made no a count , c .

’

H ymn 5 9 6 . Jesu s , th e word of m e rc y giv e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Skort Ifymn s on Select P as s a es

g f Sc rip ture
o , 1 76 2 Verses d
. 1 an 2,

2 C hron vi
4 1 (Works , 209 ) ix verses 3 to 6, Judges v 3 (W k 1 or s ,
ix
. . . .

H ymn 59 7 . W h at s h al
l we fe r our
of goo d Lo rd .

A U GU ST GOTTLI E B E N BE G ( 7 4 9 ) t anslated by S P AN G R 1 0 -
2 r

J OH N W E SL EY
D Konig ruh t u d h u t do h in th e H errnhut H ymn b ok
er , n sc a e c ,
’ -
o ,

1 73 7 In the B th
. H ymn book 7 7 8 i t i s des r i b d
re O Z
ren s
’
-

, 1 , c e , n in

zendor f M y 6 , I t w wr i tten for t h e ount s bi rth day

a 2 , as c
’
.

W esley s translat i on was gi ven i n Hy m

’
dS d P m 74 n s an ac re oe s, 1 2
W k ii 6 4 I t i s headed God s H usb nd ry F rom t h e Ger man
or s , . .
‘ ’
a . .

It begins H igh on H i ever lasti ng t hrone Ver reads D o bj e t

, s .
’
. 2 ,
‘
ear c

o f u growing love Cf S W esley j un B ttl qfth S

o r .
’
A d tho u
. .
, .
, a e e ex es , n ,

dear obj e t o f my grow i ng l ove

c .
’

Spangen b erg was the son of a Lutheran pa tor at Kletten s

be g studied theology at the U niversit y o f Jena and in 7 3

r , ,
1 2

went to H alle as adjun t o f the t h eologi al fa ulty and super c c c

i t d t of the O rphan ge S chools

n en en H asso iated himself a . e c

with the Sep atists was expelled fro m H alle in 7 3 3 and

ar ,
1 ,

joined the Moravians at H errnhut I n 17 3 5 he went with the .

Moravi n olony to Georgia H married one fthe Sister in

a c . e o s
174 and fou ded the first Moravian settle ment in E ngl nd
0, n a

at Smith H ouse Y orkshire In 744 he was onsec at d , . 1 c r e

Moravian b i hop f North Ameri a and gave ab out eight n

s or c , ee

ye ar t th e work in P en yl ania and a mon g th

s o I ndi an s ns v e .
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He died t Berthelsdo f near H e r hut H w gr atly belo ed

a r , r n . e as e v

and t usted among the Moravians After Zin endorf s death he

r . z
’

be ame thei hief guide and is called Th M la h th of th

c rc , e e nc on e

Brethren .
’

James Montgo me y say the hymn con tain one of the r s s

most consi tent allegories in verse on the m anner in whi h it

s c

hath pleased G d b y the m inist y of the gospel t edeem a

o , r ,
o r

world fro m the desolation which sin hath made .

’

H y mn 5 98 C om e , l
e t us . arise .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 749 Works ,

'
v .
424 . H m y ns for
C hristian Fr iends N o 4 ,
’
. 1 .

In t he fourth line the original reads , My friend .

’

H ymn 599 . E xc e p t t h e Lord c on d uc t th e p l

an .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s
'

for tk e Use o f F amil

ies, 1 76 7 ; Works ,
VI I . 42 .
‘
F or a
a ily o f Be lievers
F m .
’

C harles W es l ey wrote
Ver But i f our works i n G d are wrough t
. 1 . o .

Ver 5 Bui l d up our ri sing hur h d p la e

. . c c , an c .

Ver 6 That all but us our work s m y see

. .
, , a .

Many a great unde takin g h b een co mmended to r as G od s ’

b le s ing in this hy mn
s .

y La m b ,
H ymn 6 00 H ol . wh o Th ee c on f es s .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

. Hymn s for tke Use of F amil

ies, 1 76 7 Works , VI I .
46 . No .
42 . Th e
origi nal is i n four l i ne verses -
.

D Benja min G egor y ay

r. I t breathe the t anquil r s s,
‘
s r

fe ou of th o mpletest onse ration E ach suc es ive lause

rv r e c c c . c s c

e mb odie a clear idea in a bar of music E ach verse is p

s . er

f ti
ec onitself E a h line fit in like the cubes of an exquisite
. c s

mosai pa emen t T here i not a loose thread there is

c v . s ,
no

rough edging Th b alance of rh yth m and the antithesis

. e ,
or

pa allelis m of idea are equally exa t Lines and e se ee m

r ,
c . v r s s

kni t togethe in r
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N i holas Brighton and for the hildren of this parish he w ote

c , , c r

his firs t hy mns I n 86 he was appointed Vicar of C ewe

. 1 0 r

G reen and chaplain to Lord C rewe H ere he laid the foundation ,

of his fa me as w it of hymn Th fe tili ty of M Elle t

a r er s . e r r . r on s
’

muse in 87 and 87 when he w ote som twenty six h ym n s

1 0 1 1, r e -

and translations is spe ially notable I n 87 6 he was appointed

,
c . 1

Re tor of Barnes Surrey where he beca me en grossed i

c , , n

h ymnologi al work b esides writing man y hymns H i health

c ,
. s

b roke down in 884 and he was o mpelled to resign h i re to y

1 ,
c s c r

and spend so m e m onth in Swit erland and I tal y O his s z . n

return in 885 he was presented to the rectory of W hite Rodi g

1 ,
n ,

E ssex through the good o ffi es of Bishop W alsha m H w who

, c o ,

told the patron that the be t living hymn w iter was without s -
r

ab fi en e H took an a tive part in preparing the 1 889 editio

ce . e c n

of Hym A i t d M d ns Th hairm n of the C m

n c en an o er n . e c a o

mitt said it would s ar ely be possible to exaggerate th

ee
‘
c c e

v alue of the assistan e whi h b rendered H was no minated c c e . e

P rebend y of St Albans but he had b een al eady tri ken b y

ar .
, r s c

pa alysis and on June 5 893 he died at T or q uay H w

r ,
1 , 1 ,
. e as

b uried in the e meter y there a m id the music of his w glorious

c ,
o n

h ymn A spi it of de out everence uns through all h i

s . r v r r s

work and he is ca eful t to use expressions whi h a con

,
r no c

g g ti
re a ould not make thei own H absolutely refused to
on c r . e

prote t his hymns by opyright for he regarded hi mself as th

c c ,
e

channel th ough which G d had given the m to the C hurch

r o .

H ymn 6 04 Th e ir . a rth ly ta sk wh o fail to

e do .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY

Snort Hymn : on Sel

ect P ass age: o
f Sc rip ture , 1 76 2 War/l
a
y , xiii . 1 7.

N ot sl othful i n business ,
’
&c . R om . x11. 11 .

H ym n 6 05 a s te r le t me walk with Th e e
. 0 M , .

W ASH I N GTON G LADDE N .

M Gladden was b o n at P itt g

r . P en s ylvania 1 83 6 a d r s rov e , n ,
'
, n

entered the C ongregational ministry H was f some ti me . e or

edito of the N w Y k I d p d t and of S u d y Aft

r e or n e en en n a er n oon ,

in whi h this hymn appeared in M ar h 1 87 9 entitled W lking

c c , , a

with G d I t w writte n for T h e Still H our a orner filled

o .
’
as , c

with de otional reading M Gladden had no though t of

v . r.
 H elp me to bear th e sting o f spi te ,

Th e hate o f m w h o h i de Th y l igh t
en ,

Th e d sore istrust o f souls si n ere c

Wh o cannot read Thy j udgements lear c ,

Th e du l lness o f th e mul t i tude ,

Wh o d i ml y guess t hat Th ou art good .

H ymn 6 06 . Dism is s me n ot Th y s e rv ic e , Lord .

Y
T H OM AS T o x E L N C H

W ork for C hri st Appeared as t h e se on d hy mn i n

.
’
c T/z c R zz wl
et,

1 855. Th fourth ed fi ft h verses are omi tted

an .

H ym n 6 07 . H ow b l
e s s ed , from t h e b o n d s of s in .

J P SP I TTA C . . .

O h hb glii k t Seele fro m P l md 1 f ’

1 a 7 e, 1 83 3 T ran sl
'

oc e t c e , sa er z . a

tion by M I BO H W I SS from ffymm f m fi

RT CK ro re Lam!oj Lut/z er
1854 .

a b ou r
H ymn 6 08 GO , l . on ; sp e n d, an d be sp e n t .

DR . H . BON AR

p eared i n S
A p on g: for Me Fifi /do me ”1 843
, , ent i tl ed Labour for
C h rist In H ym
.
’
ns f F a rt/z
o an d [loft y 18 57 , i t i s ent itled Th ‘
e

Th e thi rd an d fourth verses o f t he origi nal are

G o,labo ur on ; enough whil e here , ,

I f H sh ll praise t hee if H deign

e a , e

Th y W i l
l ing h eart to ma k d h eer ; r an c

N to il for H im sh all b i n vai

O e n .

G O,lab ur on your h nds

o we k a are a ,

Y o ur knees are f i nt your s ul ast down ; a , o c

Y t fal ter not ; t h e pri e you see k

e z
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BOOK I LLU STRATED
in his mi sion distri t i n Leith and date fro m 183 6 the yea
s c ,
s , r .

before he left for Kelso I t was written to the Old H undredth . .

’

Bona pre fixed to it t w lines o f a little l y ic gi en i D a iel

’
r o r v n n s

T/ u iii 1 28
z es an r s, .

v iF lxfi fl OU, lfv ov,

Avd0"r a, 686 13
’
7 1 xa 06 .

H ymn 6 09 H a rk ! t h e . v oic e Of J e su s c ryin g .

I EL M AR C H D D D AN ,
. .

F or M i ssions wr i tten about 86 7

‘
, Is given i n th e Ameri an
’
1 . c

M eth odist E p i s opalHym l 8 7 8 i n two stan as d i n Sank ey s

’
c na , 1 , z , an

SacredS g on dS l
s an 8 7 8 in i stan as o os, 1 , S x z .

D Mar h an Ameri an C ongregational minis ter was b orn

r. c ,
c ,

in 1 8 16 H e is the author Of N glt S

. i th Bibl and z z cen es n e e,

other wo ks r .

[H ymn 6 10 L e ad e r . u
of a
f ithf l s o l
s, u an d gu id e .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (r) .

h ym n s j or tl zose M at nav e R edem tion

z at seek a n d tl
z ose t/
'

p zn ti e
Bl f 7 2m mCfi rzs t, 1 74 7 ; Works,
ood o iv
26 2
’

ea e
H d d Th e T raveller . .
.
’

Two verses are omi tted whi h well deserve a pla e h ere c c

5 Th it h er in all our t h ough ts we ten d

.
,

A d st i l
l with l onging eyes lo k up
n o ,

Ou h earts d prayers b fore us sen d

r an e ,

Ou ready s outs o f f i th d h p
r c a an O e,

W h br ing us news o f Si on near

o ,

W soon shall see th e towers appear

e .

7 Even now we taste th e p l easures t h ere

1 .
,

A l oud o f sp i y o dours omes c c c ,

So ft w fted b y t h e bal my air a

Sweeter t han A b y perfumes

’
ra s

From Sion s top th e bre es blow

’
ez ,

A d h eer us in t h e vales below

n c .

6 11 C p t in . a a of I s ra e ls h o s t ,
’
an d Guid e .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

Sl zort ff mn s
y on Sel
ect P as sages f Scrip ture
o , 1 76 2 ; Works
'

, ix .
43 .

‘
Th e L d or went before them by d y a .
’
E xod xi ii . . 21 .
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H ymn 6 13 C om e , wh o e er av e
’
. al
l h s et .

C H ARL S E W E SL EY (I ) .

ffy mn s an d S acred P oems, 1 74 9 Works , v .

3 86 . a j ourney .
’

ver .
4 C harles W esley wrote
Th pea e d j oy o f fait h
e c an

W every mo ment feel e ,

R edeeme d fro m s i n d wrat h an ,

A d death d eart h n d h el l ,
an , an .

e t us a n e w
H ymn 6 14 C om e , l .

Our jou rn ey p u rs u e ,
W it h v igou r arise .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s an d v 3 87 O a j ourney
S acred P oems , 1 749 Works
'

, . . n .
’

C h arles W esley s last l i ne was Sh all o me to our res ue d km y

’
c c an r

us h ome .
’

H ymn 6 15 . Guid e me , 0 Th ou grea t Jeh ov ah .

W I LLI AM W I LLI AM S .

W illia m W illiams
the Sweet Singe of W ales wa b o at ,
‘
r ,
’
s rn

P a ty ln y in 7 7 ce H beca m e a deacon in the E stablished

n 1 1 . e

C hur h and e ed as curate f two years but ne er took

c , s rv or ,
v

prie t s orders H w a friend fD aniel Rowland W hitefield

s
’
. e as O , ,

and th C ountess of H untingdon ; travelled as an evangelist

e

over W ales and w ery popula as a prea he F fo ty

,
as v r c r. or r

three years he travelled on an ave age miles a yea r r .

H owell H arri hallenged the W elsh C alvinistic prea her to

s c c s

w it bette h ymns than those the y possessed T hi sti ed

r e r . s rr

W i llia ms to his work H i fi st book of h ym ns A lllui Bristol . s r ,

e a, ,

1 744 oon a through t h ee editions his W ll Hym of

, s r n r e s z n s,

1 76 went through five editio

2, H also pu b lished two s mall ns . e

v olu mes f hymns in E nglish M E lvet Lewis says W hat

O . r. ,
‘

P aul G erha dt h a b e n to G e man y what I aa W atts h

r s e r , s c as

b ee to E ngland that a d more ha s W illia m W illiam of

n , n s,

P a ty l
n y been to W ales H died at P ty ly on
ce n, .
’
e an ce n

J a uary 1 1 17 9 1
n , .
 H is two most popula h ymn O thos e gloo my hills
r s are
’
er

of darkness and G uide m 0 Thou great Je h ovah whi h

’
e, ,
’
c

was published in W elsh in his A llluia in five stan as Rev e ,

z . .

P eter W illia ms of C arm a then was a s tudent at C ar ma then

,
r ,
r

C ollege H i tuto warned the m

. s r not to go to hea W hite en r

field that fanati al prea her b ut he went and wa onverted

,
c c , s c .

H published a t anslation into E nglish of three stan as in

e r z

17 7 1.Th first Of these W illiam W lliams adopted translated

e i ,

h i w stan as 3 and 4 and added a new stan a

s o n z , z

M using on my h abi tat i on ,

M us i ng on my h ly h o me ea v n
’
,

F ill s my soul w i t h h o l y l ongi ngs ;

C o me my Jesus qu i k l y o me , , c c

Vani ty i s all I see ;

Lord I l ong to be w i t h T h ee
, .

T his he issued ab out 1 7 7 2 a leaflet headed as ,

A Favour i te H y mn ,

Sung b y
La dy H u ti gd young C ol l egians ’
n n on s .

P r i nte d b y t h e des i re fm ny C h ri st i an fr iends O a .

Lord give i t Th y bless i ng ,

I t was included in the L dy H u ti gd C ll ti 17 7 2 a n n on o ec on , or

1 7 7 3 and had already appeared in t h e h y mn book used by the

,
-

C ountess of H u ti gd nhapels i n Sussex 7 7

n on s c
’
, 1 1 .

I t was the favourite hy mn f Ri hard Knill (the missionary O c

and missiona y advocate) and was onstantly on his lips w h en

r , c

he lay dying in 1 857 D uring the last months of his li fe he

.

o ften said to his dau ghter I cannot sing ; sing for m my ,

‘
e

favourite hy mn Sh sang it to Rousseau s D rea m H

.
’
e
‘ ’
.
’
er

fath eral ways tried to join in the last verse Mr Spurgeo . . n

gives a harming a ount of the eteran s isit to h is grand

c cc v
’
v

father s parsonage in 844 when on a deputation tour f t h e

’
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or

L ondon Mi sionary So iety and the fa mous prop h e y about the

s c ,
c

b y T his hild will one d y prea h t h e gospel and he will

‘
o : c a c ,

prea h it to g e at multitudes
c r .
’

H ym n 6 16 . To God , th e on l
y W ise .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

I fymn s an d Sp iritualSon gs, 17 07 . P reserving Gr e ac .

’
J ude 24 ,
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TH E M -

Ver 5 is omitted
.

T our Re deemer G d o o

W i sdom d p w be longs an o
’
r ,

I mmortal rowns o f maj esty c ,

A d everl asti ng songs n .

H ymn 6 17 . In e v e ry t im e an d p l ce a .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

H ymn s on ike Acts o f tke Ap ostl

es (l e ft in ”k for s xii . 20 1.
,

G et t h ee out Of th y ountry c ,
’
&c . A ts vi i 3
c . .

H ymn 6 18 H ow h ap p y . e v e ry c h il
d of gr ac e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

F un eralify mn s, 2n d Series 1 7 59 N , , o. 2 PVorks, vi . 2 16 . F our

verses o mi tted .

John W esley gi e in his y u l for Octob er 1 7 74 anv s o rn a , ,

a ount of Susannah Spence who died that year and often

cc r, ,

repeated to tho e around her th liness e

Th ra e we a l l are running now !

e c

A d if I first attain n ,

Y too your w illing h ead s ha ll bow ;

e

Y shall t h e on quest gain ! e c

H ymn 6 19 F o rwa rd ! b e . our wat ch word fi

E N RY ALFOR D D D H , . .

D e a Al fo d wa b o n in London Octob e 7 181 ; w mad e

n r s r , r ,
0 as

D ean of C a terb ury in 1 857 b y L ord P al mer ton and died at

n s ,

C a terbu y Janua y
n r ,
1 87 H i edition of the G reek
r 1 2, 1. s

T e ta ment in fou
s ,
olu mes (1849 ost h im twent y years
r v c
’

lab ou and i h i chief work H w f some years editor of

r, s s . e as or

the C t mfi y R i w T his h ym n was written f th

on e orar ev e . or e

tenth festival of parochial hoirs o f the C anterbury D io e an c c s

U nion on June 6 87 D ean Alford died be fore it was used

,
1 1 . .

Th R
e J G W ood asked the dean to write a pro essional
ev . . . c

h ym n for a C hurch fes tival and set it to m usic D ean Alford s ,

.
’

h ymn did not eem t M W ood well adapted to be sung on

s o r.

the march an d he b egged th e dea t go in to h i cathed al

,
n o s r
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Jesu geh o an appeared in the Mora ian H ymn b ook

‘ ’
v r
’
v -

177 8 I t is a cento fro m two of Zin endorfs h ymns one of

. z
’
,

whi h was pub lished in 7 and has b e o me a great favourite

c 1 2 1, c

a mong Ge m an hildren Mr P ope says I n tran lation it is

r c . .
,
‘
s

i mpossible on a ount of rhyme and metre to keep absolutel y

,
cc ,

C lose to the o i ginal W here the enti ment i one ines

tw l r . s n or o

has had to b cha ged a more Opti mi tic tone has b een adopted
e n , s

than that of the Ger man o iginal r .

’

H ymn 6 23 . 0 K in g of m e rc y, from Th y th rone on

h igh .

R AW SON BI R K S D D T H OM AS ,
. .

In t he C mp i P lt 874 P salm lxxx o an on sa er, 1 . .

D Birk ( 8 —83 ) was F ellow of T rinit y C ollege C m

r . s 1 10 ,
a

bridge H C anon of E l
, y C athedral P rofessor of Moral
on .
,

P hilosophy C a mbridge 87 2 H ma ried the daughter of

, ,
1 . e r

R evE Bi ke ste th
. . c r

D Birks wrote mo e than one hundred h ym n and ve sions

r. r s r

of psalms of whi h thi e sion of P al m lxxx is the most

,
c s v r s .

popula r.

H ym n 6 24 L e ad , k in dly Ligh t , . amid th e e n c irc lin g

oom
gl .

J OH N H ENR Y NEWM AN D D ,
. .

W ritten on June 6 83 3 d pub lish e d i t h e B it sh M g 1 , 1 , an n r i a a

M ar h 83 4 h eade d Fai t h —H eaven l y Leadi ngs In Ly ‘ ’

i
z n e, c , 1 , . ra

Ap t l 83 6 i t i s h eade d U nto t h e godl y t h ere ar i set h up ‘

'

os o z ca, 1 ,

ligh t in th darkness d i n O i l V e 86 8 Th P illar o f

,
’
an ccas on a erses , 1 ,
‘
e

t he C loud .
’

T h b irth of this h ym n is de i b ed in Newm an s Ap lgi ’

e sc r o o a .

H i health had u ffered fro m t h e strain fpreparing his A i

s s O r an s

of ti F
re u tl C tuo y and in
r D e e m
z ber 8 3en he went to the
r ,
c , 1 2,

south of E urope with H urrell Froude and his fathe G radually r.

there ame over h im the feeling that he had a work to do i n

c
‘

E n gland After lea in g the F rondes he crossed t S i ily

’
. v o c ,

where he fell ill of fe e H i se ant thought he was dying v r. s rv ,

but New man replied I shall not die for I ha e not sinned ,
‘
, v

against light I ha e not sinned again t ligh t O M ay 26 or 27

, v s .
’
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1 83 3 ,he t down on h i bed at C astro Gio anni and began to

sa s -
v

sob violently H told his servant I have a work to do in. e ,

‘

E ngland H was a hing to get ho me but had to wait t h ree

.
’
e c ,

we k at P alermo for a vessel At la t I got o ff in an orange

e s .
‘
s

b oat bound for M a seilles

, T hen it was that I wrote the l ines r .
,
”
L ea d kindly Light which have sin e be o me well k own W c c n . e
, ,

were be almed a whole week in the Straits of Bonifa io I was

c c .

writing verse the whole ti me of my passage H g t ho me to

s .
’
e o

his mother s house on T uesday and on the following Sunday

’
, ,

July 4 183 3 Keble prea hed the se mon in the university

1 , , c r

pulpit whi h Newman ever regarded as the beginning o f the

c

Oxford M o e ment v .

Va iou explanations have been given of the line A d with

r s ,
n

the m m those angel fa es s mile whi h Mrs T ait put in the

o c ,
’
c .

D eanery at C arlisle beneath the pi ture f the five hildren c O C

who m h lost t h ere in Mar h and April 1856 I n 87 9

s e c ,
. 1 ,

when Newman was appealed to as interpreter he pleaded t h at ,

he was not bound to re me mber his own meaning at t h e end o f

al most fi fty years Anyho w there must be a statute o f l m ita .
, i

tion for w iters f erse or it would be quite tyranny i f in an

r O v ,

art whi h is the expression not o f trut h but o f i magination

, c , ,

and senti ment one were obliged to be ready for examination on

,

the transient tates of m ind w h i h a me upon one w h en ho m e

s c c

s cik sea si k or in any other way sensit i ve or ex ited

,
or -
c , , c .
’

Th emeaning w h i h one naturally puts upon it f reunion of c O

friends in heaven see ms mu h the best Th hym n was largely c . e

used and greatly blessed in the W elsh Revival o f 9 5 1 0 .

Mr Gladstone was once ask ed to na me his favourite hy mns

. .

H replied t h at he s ar ely k ne w w h et h er h e h ad a favourite

e c c
’

or not O the i mpulse of t h mo ment he mentioned Lead

. n e ,
‘
,

kindly Ligh t and Ro k of Ages New man said to a friend

’
c .
’

who ongratulated h im on the hy mn I t is not t h e hy mn

c ,

t h at has gained the populari ty but the tune Th tune is by ,

. e

D yke and D D y k es was a great m aster

s, Bishop Bi k ersteth
r. .
’
c

added a vers in the Hy m lC mp i but it has not won e na o a n on ,

an y hold on publi favour c

M nti me along t h e narrow r ugged path ea ,

T hy lf h t trod se as ,

Le d S viour l d m h ome in hil dh k f i th

a , a , ea e c e a ,

H ome to my G d o ,

T t f e er fte e thly strife o t es or v a r ar

I th mlm li gh t o f ev r l t i ng l if
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Dr . W illiam
arr y sa ys T his m ost tender f pil g i m
B ,
‘
O r

songs m y be termed the March of the T ra tarian Mo e ment

a c v .

I t is pu e melody austere yet hopeful — C di l N wm

r , .
’
ar na e an ,

p 51
. .

H ymn 6 25 . Le a d us, h e av e n l
y F a t h e r, l
e a d us .

J AM E S E D M E STON ( 7 9 1 1

W r i tten for t h e hil dren o f t h e Lon don Orp han Asylum to th e air
c ,

Lewes d pub li sh e d i n h is S
,
’
an d Ly i 8 ac re r cs, 1 2 1.

M E d meston w
r. an a chitec t and su ve yo with whom
as r r r,

Si G G ilbert S ott was pupil

r . H c joined the C hu h of . e rc

E ngland and was for m an y year chu hwa den at St Ba

, s rc r . r

nabas H o me ton H wrote nearly two thousand hy mns

, r . e .

Mr E d meston was a onstant isito t th e London O pha

. c v r o r n

As ylu m for which he wrote thi h ymn

, s .

H ymn 6 26 . I d ared n ot h op e t h at Th ou would s t

d e ign t o co me .

E W D IN H AT C H , D D . .

In Towards Fiel
ds fn
o l
z t, 1890 .

H ym n 6 27 . Ligh t of th e world , fain t we re o ur

we ary fee t .

U R A OR M I STON C H AN T LA .

Bo n at C hep tow 1 848 ; dau ghte of F W D ib di C E

r s ,
r . . n, . .

Sh w a nurse in the London H o pital and is a lec tu e

e as s ,
r r on

lite a y and ocial ubje t

r r s s c s.

H ym n 6 28 Th rou gh t h e . n igh t of d oub t an d

sorro w .

E R N H AR D T SEVE R I N I N GE M AN N ; tra lated b y

B ns

S BAR I N G GOU L D .
-

T h is h ym n U nity d P rogress was written i 8 5 d publ

i sh ed ’
, an , n 1 2 , an

in C open hagen 859 M Baring G uld s translation appe red in

, 1 . r. -
o
’
a
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made useful for anni v er s a rie s an d s pecial occasions .

the o mit ted v erse

F ather i ts are pre ious
, al
lTh y gf c ,

But we t h an hee most for t h is k T ,

That so many years o f toi li ng

H ave been soot h e d by we dded b l iss ;
Si n e our h earts were first unite d
c ,

L ife has not been free from are c ,

But our burdens were t h e l i gh ter

W hen ea h bore an e qual s hare c .

H ymn 6 3 0 A ut h or . a ap p e a r ! of f ith ,
C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S ac re dP m 74 ; W k i 3 3 7
oe s, Isa xlv
1 0 or s, . . . . 2. Te n
verses ommen ing
, c c

inners your Sav our see !

S , i

0 k ye unto M !, oo e

Verses 6 , 7, 8 are h osen to form t hi s hy mn

c .

H ym n 6 3 1 I t h e go od fi gh t h a v e fou gh t
. .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

S kort Hymn s on Select P assages f S cripture

o 1 76 2, N os
Works xii i 1 10 —
, .

11 , . . 2 Tim . iv .
7 .

an ger h e re
H ym n 6 3 2 I m b ut .
’
a st r .

T H OM AS RAW SON TAY LOR .

T h e Rev T R T aylor was the son of a C ong e gatio al

. . . r n

minister and was born at Ossett near W akefield in 8 7

, H , , 1 0 . e

was trained at Airedale C ollege and be a me pastor for six , c

months at H oward S treet She ffield F a short ti me he was , . or

C lassi al tuto at Airedale but his health om pelled h im to

c r , c

resign and he died in 1 83 5 H i M m i

,
d S l tR m i . s e o rs a n e ec e a ns

were publi hed in 1 83 6 T his hymn was written in his last

s .

illness and published in th M m i headed H eaven i s my

,
e e o rs ,
‘

ho me Ai
. Robin Adair r I n 1 853 it was included in the .

Leeds Hymn book -

.

‘
there are little ones in h eaven f a Sunday hool
Y e s, ,
’
or -
sc

anni ersa y also appe red in his M m i and other pie es not
v r , a e o rs , c

so well known Re ised and rew itten by G eorge Rawson it

. v r ,

appeared i th e M t/ di t S u d y S l lHy m B k 1 87 9
n e zo s n a c zoo n -
oo ,
.
 H ymn 6 3 3 an d s o f time are sin k in g . Th e s .

AN N E R o ss C OU SI N .

Pub l is h ed in T/ Cl i ti T u y for 1857 d gave a titl e to

ze zr s an reas r , an

her vo l ume I mm u l L d d tk p i a ol le tion o f 7

, an
’
e s an , an o er eces , c c 10
hymns d poem published in 87 6
an s, 1 .

T h e autho of this h ymn who was the onl y dau ghte of D

r , r r.

Cu d l
n l of L ith w born in 1 8 24 and m a ried a F ree C hur h
e , e , as , r c

minister in Melrose 0 C hrist what burdens bowed T h y .

‘
,

head is anothe o f her hymns

,
’
r .

W hen Sa muel Rutherford was dying he was a ked W hat s ,

think ye now of C hrist ? H replie d I shall live and adore ’

e ,
‘

H im Glory glory to my C reator and Redee mer for ever

.
, .

G lory shineth in I mmanuel s land T h S ot h aint s words ’

.
’
e c c s
’

are woven into the fabri of Mrs C ousin s nineteen stan as H c .

’
z . e

writes to John Gordon in 16 3 7 M y worth y and dear brother , ,

misspe nd not your short sand glass whi h runneth very fast ; -
c

seek you Lord in ti me H e told t h e P resbyterians of I reland

r .
’
,

ufi i g mu h for onscien e sake in 6 3 8 Sure I m that H e

'

s er n c c c 1 , a

(C hrist) is the far b est hal f o f heaven yea H is all heaven and , ,
e ,

m ore than all heaven and my testi mony of H im is that ten ,

lives of bla k sorrow ten deaths ten hells Of pain ten furna es
c , , , c

of brimstone and all ex q uisite torments were too little for

,

C hrist i f our su ffering could be a hire to buy H im

, T w of his .
’
o

biographers re ord t h at his last words were Glory glory

c ,
‘
,

dwelle th in I mmanuel s land H died at St Andrews on ’

.
’
e .

M ar h 3 c 1 66 and was buried there R ut h erford was born

0, 1, .

a b ut 16
o H i m inistry at A nwoth ( 6 7
00. near Kirk
s 1 2

c udb igh t was followed by banish ment to Aberdeen in 6 3 6

r , 1 .

H was able to return afte eig h teen mont h s but in 6 3 9 he

e r , 1

be am P rin ip l o f New C ollege St Andrews whi h was his

c e c a ,
.
, c

ho m till his death D ean S tanley alls h im Th true saint of

e . c
‘
e

th C ovenant
e .
’

H ymn 6 3 4 C o me , l
e t us . j o i with n on e ac c o rd .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY ( ) I .

H ymn s for Ck l 7 6 3 ; W k vi 4 3 F o r the L ord

‘
d
’
z re n, 1 or s, . 0 . s

Day
’
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M TH O D I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED

H ymn 6 3 5 Th e L ord . of Sab b ath l

e t us p ra is e .

SAM UE L W ESL EY M A , J U N (16 9 1

, . . .

In h is P oems on Several Occasion s , 1 736, Joh n W esley s

an d in
’

Col
lection f P salms
o an d 11ymn s , 1 74 1 . It was in lu e in C hur h o f
c d d c

E nglan hymn b oks at an ear ly ate

d -
o d .

S a muel W esley the eldes t son of the Re tor of E p worth , c ,

w trained at W est minster S hool and C hrist C hur h Oxford

as c c ,

b e am e usher at W est minster and in

c 73 head m aste ,
1 2 r

of T ive ton Free School H was the inti mate friend of Bishop
r . e

Atterbury H did not ympathi e with his br othe s in their

. e s z r

evan gelisti work but w a m of the highest cha acter the

c ,
as an r ,

mainstay of the E pworth fa mily and one of the fir t pro moter ,

s s

Ofthe fir t i fi m y t up at W est minste f the i k in 7 9

s n r ar se r or S c 1 1 .

H i epitaph in T iverton C hur h ya d des ribes h im a A

s c r c s
‘

ma for his un o mm on wit and learnin g for the benevolence

n, c ,

Of his te mper and si mplicit y of m anner deservedl y loved and

, s,

estee med by all A ex ellent prea he ; but whose b est : n c c r

sermon was the constant exa mple of an edifying li fe SO :

continuall y and ealously e mplo yed in acts of benevolen e and z c

charity tha t he trul y followed his blessed Master s example in

,
’

going abou t doing good ; Of such s rupulou integrity that he c s ,

de lined o casions of advance ment in th world th ough fea

c c e ,
r r

of bein g invol ed in dan gerous o mpliances and avoided the

v c ,

u u al ways to prefe men t

s tudiously a man y othe s eek r as s s r s

the m .
’

H ymn 6 3 6 . S wee t is t h e work my , Go d , my K in g .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

ms (y D aoid ,
P sal ‘
1 7 19. salm for t he Lord s D y P sal m
AP
’
a .
’
xc n .

Ver .
4,
‘
F0015 never raise t heir t hough ts so high i s omitted and ,
’

er . 6

worst enemy before) Sin (my

hall vex my eyes d ears no more S an

M y i nward foes s hall l

lbe l ai n a S ,

N Satan break my pea e agai n or c .

T h last ve se f the h ym n finds an e ho in many hearts

e r O c .

D ean Bu gon sa y that it was D ean M delight to ‘

l
’
r s an se s

dwell on the intellectual progre s which i in re e e f th e s s s rv or

3 54 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
He knew the di tres that young P u h had been in and
s s ns on ,

urged on h im the need of living faith Then and there I was .

‘

enabled to lay hold on my Saviour and pea e immediately ,

c

sprang up in my heart H was just fou teen and a hal f .

’
e r .

H was soon eagerly working and ultivating his gifts

e W hen c .

sixteen years and two m onths ld he prea hed his first sermon O c .

I t was mani fest t h at he was alled to the m inistry W hen he c .

be a me a andidate the Rev W Arthur says his pre o iou

c c ,
. .
‘
c c s

r eputation whispered of h i oming elebrity H qui kly m ade s c c .

’
e c

hi mself a great na me in Methodism and in the ount y as a c r

prea her and a le turer H was P esident of the C anadian

c c . e r

C onference 86 8 7 P resident
, 1 f the E nglish C onferen e
-
2 O c ,

1 87 4 ; F oreign Missionary S e reta y 87 5— S A t u hea ted c r ,

1 I . r er -
r

Methodist prea her ne er lived H i last words we e C h rist

c v . s r ,

is to m a bright eality Jesus Je us T hen with a s mile h

e r .
, s .
’
e

entered his heavenl y inheritance H was laid to es t i

on . e r n

Norwood C e metery on April 9 88 1 ,

1 1.

L isten ! the Maste b

‘
h th is anothe Of his hy mn r es ee c e ,
’
r s,

given in the M tfi d lt S u d y S 1 1 Hym B k

o o zr n a ( 100 n -
oo .

H y mn 6 42 . We ros e t o d ay-
with an th e m s s we e t .

M OR L EY P U N SH ON LL D
W I LL I AM , . .

Sabbat h Evening from S bb t/ 6755

’
86 7 , a a z 7723 3 , 1 .

In t he first l i ne th e or iginal reads W wok e to d y Verses , e -

a .
’
2 an d

3 read
W hate er has ri sen from h eart sin ere ’
c ,

E a h upward gl an e f fil i al fear
c c O ,

E a h lit ny devout l y prayedc a , ,

E a h gi ft up n T hi ne a l tar lai d
c o

E a h tear regret ful f th past

c , O e ,

E a h longi g th e future ast '

c n O er c ,

Ea h brave re o l ve —ea h spok en vow

c s , c ,

Jesus our Lord ! a ept them now , cc .

H ym n 6 43 . O Sa v io u r, b l
e ss us e re we go .

ER D D F . W . F AB , . .

In y w d M y ud t housand 85 W ri tten in 849 as an

e : an ar , z , 1 2. 1

E ven i ng H ymn for Brompton Oratory o f w hi h h e was Superi or It , c .

begi s Sweet Savi our d t he losing stan a with i ts l ine M ry d

n ,
’
an c z , , a an

P hili p near us be is unfit for P rotestant worshi p d is omitted

’
, , , an .
 J OH N E LLE RTON
W ritten in 86 6 for t h e Fest i val o f t h e M al pas M i ddlew i h
1 d , c , an

N antw i h C hor l A sso iation ; rev i sed

c d abri dged for Ap pen dix to
a c an

Hymn : A n c ie n t an d M odern , 1 868 .

M r El
le rton
.
‘
iographe says of this h ymn By its ’
s b r , c on

densation into fou verses its spirit and powe are wonder fully r r

in reased and now it ranks with Bishop Ken s Glory to T hee

c ,
'

”
,

my G d this night K b l
o ,
Su of my oul T hou Saviour , e e s
’
n s ,
”
dear and Lyte s Abide with me fast falls the eventide as ’ ” “
, ,

one of the great evening hy mns of the E nglish C hur h Mr c .

’
.

E llerto had been stru k by the tune St Agnes in T horne s

’ ’
n c .

colle tion ; and when asked to write a hy mn for this horal

c c

asso iation he thought he would like to write words to this

c ,

tune H took a pie e of paper on one side of whi h was a

. e c , c

part of his sermon for the previous Sunday and drafted the six ,

stan as F so me years the hy m n was sung to St Agnes

z . or
‘
.
,
’

but D D ykes was asked to set the revised edition to musi

r. c

for Hym A i t d M d ns H played his tune ver

n c en an o ern . e O

after evening servi e at St Oswald s D urha m and his hoi c .

’
, , c r

was delighted so also was Si H enry Baker when it rea hed r c

h im Beauti ful as D D i is and mu h as Mr

’
. D yk P r. es s ax e ,
c .

E llerton pri ed it he hi msel f pre ferred D H opkins s tune

’
z , r .

E llers in A flat for unison singing with its varied harmonies , .

T h last verse was sung at Mr E l l t funeral ’

e . e r on s .

O ver e in the M S of this hymn is wo thy of re mem

ne s . r

bran e c

G rant us T h y pea e—t h e pea e T h ou d i d t bestow c c s

O Thi ne A p st l es i n T hi ne h our f woe ;

n o O

T h p e e Th ou brough test w h en at event i d e

e ac ,

Th ey saw Th y p i er ed h n ds Th y woun de d s i de c a , .

H ym n 6 45 Th e d ay Th o u gav e s t , Lo rd , is
. en ded .

J OH N E LL E RTON
W ri tten in 8 7 a ontribut i on to a Li turgy for M i s ion ry
1 0 as c
‘
s a

M eet ings (Frome H odge ) ; revi d for C / u / Hy m 87 Th

’
, s se z rc z ns , 1 1 . e

fi st line i b r owed from an anonymous h ymn i n ( M / P t y

r s o r a rc z oe r ,

I 855 .
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

M r G arrett H orde r says , T h e

. assertion of the co ti uanc ‘
n n e

of worship— the failing note fone land being taken up b y the O

openin g one Ofothers — i exceedingl y fi e s n .

’

H ymn 6 46 . Our d ayr Of p r is a e is d on e .

J OH N E LL E RTON
W ritten for a h l fest i val at N antwi h d rewritten in 86 9
c ora c , an 1

for t he Supplm f l[ 0mm d Tu B /é In its first form it was a

e en a 1 an ne oo .

cento from a translat i on by M Bl ew Th d y is past d gone 85 r. , e a an ,

’
1 0,

from C C ffi Grates p t j m di P i B i y 73 6 w i t h
. o n s
’ ‘
, e rac o a e,
’
ar s rev af , 1 ,

addit ions b y M E llerton A rewritten it ontai ns noth ing f Blew

r. . s c O
’
s
hymn e ept t hat the line fth ough t is the same
, xc O .

H ymn 6 47 .
y F ath e r,
H ol ch eer our way .

R I CH AR D H AYES ROBI N SON ( 842 1

W ritten in 86 9 for t h e ongregation o f St Paul s U pper Norwood

’
1 c .
, ,

where h e was urate to be sung after th e t hird C ol le t at Evening

c , c

P rayer It appea ed in th e
. Cfiu / Hym
r 87 rc z n s, 1 1.

M Robinson w b o
r. in London became i cu mb en t of
as rn , n

the O tago C hapel Bath and in 1884 of St Ge man s Black

c n , , . r
’
,

heath H e w ote S m
. rF ct] a d D uty Tle C er d nd on s on a : n , z ree a

H ymn 6 48 Lo rd . Of th e worlds a b ov e .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

m:
P sal q m/zd, 1 7 19
'

P . m x sal l xx iv Lo gi
. n ng for t he house
G od.
’
W esley gives i t in P salm: a n d Hymn s , 1 7 3 8 .

Two verses are omitted

Th sparrow for h er young
2 . e

W ith pleasure seeks a nest ;

A d w d i g swal lows long
’
n an rn

T fi d t h ei r wonted rest
O n :

M y sp i r i t fai nts
W i t h e qual eal z

T rise d d we ll O an

A mong th e sa i nts .
3 58 ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED
TH E M -

Th ree verses are o mitted O m y be quoted . ne a

W hen navies ta l l d proud , an ,

A ttempt to spoil our pea e c ,

H sends H i tempests roari g loud

e s n ,

A d si ks t h em i th e seas n n n .

H ymn 6 53 . LO ! God is h ere ! l

e t us a dore .

T ER STE E GEN t anslated b y J OH N W E SLEY

r

In [ 5 mm 1 1 an d Sacra lP m 73 9 h eaded P ubli W orshi p From

oe s, I , c .

th e German ’
(Works , i . A somew hat free translat i on f Gott O
‘

is t gegen wartig ( see

W esley s fi ft h verse i omitted
’
s

In Thee we move Allth ings f Thee . O

A full Thou Sour e d L ife f all !

re , c an O

Th ou vast un fat h omable S ! , ea

Fal l prostrate lost in won der fall , , ,

Y sons f m ; for G d i s m
e ! O en o an

Al lm y we lose so Th ee we gai n ! a ,

W hen Benja min C lough who ac o mpanied D C oke to , c r .

I ndia was with h im i n London C oke said M y dear brother

, , , ,

I m dead to all but I ndia M C lough thought of the words

a .
’
r .

about the fir t dis iples They le ft all and followed H im H

s c , .
’
e

began to sing Gladly the toys of earth we leave and C oke

, ,
’

j oined h im in that verse of self surrender I n th followin g -

. e

M y when thei
a , e sel w in the I ndian O ean M C lough
rv s as c , r.

kno ked at his friend s abin and found h im lyin g lifeless on

c
’
c ,

th e floor H had left the toys of earth f e er ‘ ’

. e or v .

H ymn 6 54 On Th ee , O God . Of p u rity .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

ms
P sal an a
’
viii 9 P sal m v Seven ve ses
I fymns , 1 74 3 Works , . . . r

o f eigh t l ines beginning O Lord in line Th y gra ious ear

, , c c .
’

ad
H ym n 6 5 5 Gl . was my he art to h e ar .

J AM E S M ONTGOM E RY
m c xxu
EP sal . in S ongs o f Zion , 1 822.
 H ymn 6 56 . Je sus ul Of all our joys
, Th o u so .

C H AR LE S W E SL EY (I ) .

Afinn n s an d Sac re dP m 749 ; W k v 3 99

oe Th True
s, 1 or s , . . e U se
o f usi
M c ’
.

I will sing with t he sp iri t d I wi l l sing wi th the understanding , an

also I C xiv 5 Three verses are omitted

.
’
or. . 1 . .

Th onversion of Mrs Ri h (see H ymn 3) in 7 4 5 had

e c . c 2I 1

gi en C harles W esle y the ent y into the m usical world of London

v r .

A yea s passed he be a me something like a private haplain

s r c c

to ma y of the elebrities of the d y Mrs Ri h says of one of

n c a . . c

his hymns in 7 46 I gave a opy of the hy m n to M La mpe

1 , c r .
,

who at the reading shed so me tears and said he would write

, , ,

t y u for he loved you

o o well as if you were his own brother as .

T h Lord in rease it for I h ope it is a good sign

e c A to the ,
. s

s ale of the hymns he ould give m no a co unt as y t not ,

c e c e ,

having re eived any hi msel f nor have I got m y dear little girl s
c ,
’
.
’

C harles \Vesley knew G arri k well and probably m t H andel c ,

e

at Mrs Ri h s T h growing reputation o f his own sons as

. c
’
. e

o rganists and o mposers dre w these ties still loser between the
c c

M ethodist le gyman and the m usi al elebrities f his later

c r c c O

li fe .

H ym n 6 5 7 . We ac e , 0 God
ov e t h e p l
l .

W I LLI AM BU LLOC K ,
D D . . 8—
07 9 187 4) and SI R H . W BAK E R
.

In D e n Bullo k s S g of ti Ck k 854 h e ded Third

a c
’
on s re n rc , 1 , a
‘

Sund y after Ep ip h ny
a Lord I h ve l oved t h e h abi tat i on o f Th y
a .
“
, a

P xxvi 8 s. . .

Th fir t two verses are D e n Bull o k s t h e l t t h ree Si H Bak er s

’ ’
e s a c , as r . .

P ubli h ed in Hym
s A i t d M d 86 ns n e cn an o er n, 1 1 .

Mr Bullo k w a missionary o f the So iety f th

. c as c or e

P ropagation o f the G ospel for t h irty two years and D ea of -

,
n

H ali fax Nova S otia w h ere his S g

, f ti C k k was
c ,
on s o re zerc

publi h d H i hymns were written a mid the various enes

s e . s sc

o f mi iona y li fe and are int nded for t h e private and domesti

ss r , e c

use f C h ristians in new oun tries deprived of all pub li

O c c

wo hip rs .
’
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

H ymn 6 5 8 An gel v oic es , . ev e r s in gin g .

F RAN C S P OTT, M A I . .

rom se ond edi tion ( 866 ) fI fym fi tt d t M O d f C mm

F c 1 O ns e o e r er o o on

P y
ra er w i t h th e title F th e D ed i ation o f an Organ or for a , or c

M eet i ng fC h oirs
O .
’

M P ott was b orn i n 83 educated t B asenose Oxford

r
. 1 2, a r , ,

and Recto of N h ill E ly 866 9 he afterwards etired to

r or , ,
1 -
1 r

S peldhurst T un b ridge W ells,

H i translations f o m the Latin . s r

and Sy ia and his original hymns have been very popular

R ky fl
r c, , .

H edited T[ F
e m P lt (Oxford U niversit y P ess )
18 ree -
z sa er r .

H i A scension h ym
s Lift up your heads e te nal gates i well
n, ,
r
’
s

known .

H ym n 6 5 9 O Lord o sts wh o s e glory fi lls

. of h ,
.

J OH N M ASON N EALE D D , . .

In hi s Hym f lk Y u g 844 headed Laying th e F irst Stone

ns or c o n , 1 ,

a C hur h Th original reads

c .
’
e

En due th e h earts t hat gui de wit h sk ill ,

Preserve t h e h an ds t h at wor k fro m i ll .

H ymn 6 60 This . e in faith we lay s to n e t o Th e .

J AM E S M ON TGOM E RY
W ritten for laying t h e foun dation stone o f C h rist C hur h Att lifl
'

-
c , erc e,

Sh effie l d O tober 3 d pr i nted in M ontgo mery s newspaper

’
, 8 c 0, 1 22, an ,

t he Skgfii ld I i on N ovember 5 8
’
c r s, , 1 22 .

H ym n 6 6 1 Ch ris t is orn e r ston e . our c -

.

Latin translated b y J OH N C H AN D L E R M A ( 8 6 ,
. . 1 0

In his Hym f tk P imiti Ck k 83 7 from th e P i

. ns o e r ve n rc , 1 ,
ar s

B y text o f a grand l y rugged Lat in h y mn U rbs beata H i u lm

'

reoz ar , er sa e ,

d i ta pa is visio
c c .
’

T his h ymn p ob abl y d ate s fro m the sixth or se enth century

r v .

T h e fifth verse begins An gularis fundam entu m lapis C hristu s,

mi ssus e t s .
’

M C han dle r was th e son of th e Vic ar of W itley Sur e y

r. ,
r ,
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ym n 6 6 4 Be . wi th us, gra c iou s Lo rd , t o d ay -

.

E N T BE LL D D C H AR L S D E ,
. .

F t h e C onse rati on f a C hur h Appeared w i t h fi fteen mO

or c O c .
’
, re

by t h e same aut hor in th e Appendix to D W alker s C hel te ham

, r.
’
n

P l m
sa d Hym
s an whi h h e edi ted in 87 3
. n s, c 1 .

C anon Bell ( 8 18 9 8) was bo n at Maghe afelt I eland ;

1 -
r r , r

Vi a fAmb l id 1 86 Recto Of C heltenha m 1 87 2 H

c r o es e, 1 r , on .

C anon Of C arlisle C athedral 1 86 9 H pub lished e e al , . e s v r

volu mes of poet y and other eli gious works r , r .

H ymn 6 65 u wh os e h an d h ath b rou gh t us

. 0 Th o .

F R EDE R I C W I LL I AM GOAD BY M A , . .

For t h e Opening o f a P la e o f W orshi p Appe red in th e B pti t c .

’
a a s

Hymn al
, 1 87 9 .

oadb y ( 84 5—8 ) was the son of a Bapti t m inister t

Mr G . 1 0 s a

Lei ester
c H became Baptist pasto at Bluntisham H unts
. e r , ,

1 868 ; W atford 87 6 a d w a young mini te f great

,
1 ,
n as s r O

p o mise
r .

H ymn 6 6 6 . W h en th e weary , s eek in g re s t .

DR H . . BON AR

rom Hym f F itk d H p 3 d Series 86 7 W ritten for th e

F ns o a an o e, r , 1 .

Engli sh P resbyter i an H ym n book -

.

H i son ays M y fathe w asked to provide words to the

s s , r as

music and was specially equested to furnish a fitting refrain

,
r

to the two lovely lines f M endelssohn s with whi h C ll tt O

’
, c a co
’
s

tune
“ ”
Inter ession ends I n searchin g for a S ipture the me
c . cr

c ontaining some reiterated phrase al most of the nature f a O

r efrain he was stru k with Solom on s praye at the dedi ation

,
c
’
r c

Of the te mple (2 C h on in which every separate petition

r .

conclude with substantiall y the sa me word This idea was

s s.

t aken f the starting point and Solo mon words H ear Thou ’ “
or -

, s ,

v
”
fro m hea en Th y dwellin g pla e and forgive b eca me th e -
c , ,

familia couplet r

H ear t h en in love 0 Lord t h e y , , , cr ,

In h eaven Th y dwelling pla e on high ,

-
c .
built u pon it Th is hymn my father liked as he o ften told m
.
,
e,

as well y he had ever written ; for though he saw flaws in

as an .

the poetry the subject and working out and whole tone o f it
,

seem d to h im f bette than m any other of his pieces whi h

e ar r c

p. It was B ishop Fr a er o f Man heste

s c rs
’
favou ite r

h ymn .

H ymn 6 6 7 . God Of p it y, God of grac e .

IZA FAN N Y M ORR I S (182 1 EL

W ritten September 4 8 7 Appeared i n L i tany for m i h er T/ , 1 t . n Ie

Vi y (W or ester
d tk R p l ent i t led T h Prayer i n the ‘
o ce an e e c , e

Temple .
’

Mis Goflwas born i London and m arried Josiah Morris

s
'

e n , ,

editor o f the M l N w in 849 A poe m Of hers on

a v ern e s, 1 .

Ki d n t A im l gained a pri e o ffered b y the Band o f

n ess o n a s z

H ope U nion Sh edited a Bib l C l Hy m b k and wrote

. e e as s n- oo ,

the words for her husband s S k lH m i Mrs Morris ’

c oo ar on es . .

says that there is a regular progression of C hristian experien e c

running through her volu me Its first part Th Voi e has ’

.
,
‘
e c ,
’

eighteen pie es the Reply Man s answer to cons ience has

c ,
’
c ,
’

ei ghty eight pie es

-
c .

H ymn 6 68 God is th e . re f u ge Of H is s ain ts .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

ms
P sal o f D avid , 1 7 19 . Ps . xl
n
'

. 1—5 .
‘
Th e C u c h r h s s fety ’
a an d

t iumph among n ti onal de ol ti ons

r a s a .
’

W t l st line re ds Bu lt on H i truth
at s s
’
a a , i s , an d arm d with P’
o wr ’
.
’

H ym n 6 6 9 . Le t Zio n in h e r Kin g j
re oic e .

I SAAC W ATT S , D D . .

ms
P sal f
o D av id, 1 7 19 . PS . xlvi . 6—11 .
‘
God figh ts for H is
h
C urch .
’

In ver . 1 Watts read, hough tyr nts r ge

‘
T a a an d k i n gd om ris s e.
’

Ver 6 , .
‘
sit sec ure is c a h ng d to t ure
e
‘
res sec .
’
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ymn 6 70 God, . our h Op e an d str n e gth ab idin g .

J OH N KE BLE M A , . .

A vers i on o f Psal m xlvi from Tk P l

t . c sa er or ms
P s al o f D avid ; in
E n gl z Ve rse ; B
zs/
y a M e mber of tke U niversity qfOxford, w hi h K eble
c

i ssue in
d 1 83 9 .

H ymn 6 7 1 O God , t h e h el
p . Of al
lTh y s ain ts .

E WAR D D OSLER .

rom t he M it ffym b k
F re n -
oo version o f Psalm x based on Tate and .

Brady s ’
.

Mr Osle wa b o at Fal mouth in 17 98 and w hou e

. r s rn ,
as s

su geo at Swan ea I n firmary 18 19 3 6 H e mo ed to

r n s ,
-
. e r v

London and ga e hi m elf to lite ary work

,
F some ti me
v s r . or

he was asso iated as write and editor with th So iety f

c r e c or

P ro moting C hristian Knowledge I n 84 1 he wen t to T ruro as . 1

edito f the R y l C w ll G tt H e died in 1 86 3 A

r O o a orn a az e e. .

stained glass window was e ected to h i me mo y in Kenwy

-
r s r n

C hurch b y the C ornish cler gy .

I n 1 83 5—6 he helped P reb enda y H all in th prepa atio r e r n

of the M it Hym k k f which he wrote ten ersion of

re n -
oo ,
or v s

the P al m rewrote five m ore and composed fift y h ym ns a

s s, , ,

few of the m ew it ten T h Mitre collection had a lar g

r r . e e

ci culation a d had a mi t e tamped on it cove

r , n r s s r.

H ymn 6 7 2 Gre at is . our re d e emin g Lord .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

A rmin ian M agaz in e, 1 7 9 7 ; Works ,

vi i i . I I I. P salm xlvi ii . Ten
verses ; I , 6 , 9, t o c d m sele te fro it .

h rles
C a W esley wrote in ver I .
,
‘
H is C hur h on eart h
c d
s koul

praise .
’

H ymn 6 7 3 . oriou s thin gs

Gl of th ee are s p ok e n .

J OH N NEWTON
n ey h ymn s,
Ol 1 779 Z i on ; or t h e C i ty
.
‘
Of God .
’
Isa xxxiii
. .

20 1-
.

I n the original there are two other ver es which it i a gain s , s

to o mit f o m thi gloriou b u t of praise

r s s rs .
 3 6 6 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

Th e first verse reads

Th people out o f Egypt brough t
e ,

W hose burdens H removed e ,

W hom wit h a t h ousand pangs H bough t e ,

M ore t h an H i li fe H love d s e .

Stronger t h an deat h H i l ove was sh own s

A d sti l l H dot h de fen d

n e ,

A d h av ing free l y loved H i own

n s ,

W ill love t hem to t he d en .

H ymn 6 7 9 Th e Ch u rc h fou n d at ion

’
. s on e .

UE L J OH N STON E M A
SAM ,
. .

W ritten in 86 6 d publ i sh e d in Ly
1 , F id l
an ium h eaded Th ra e ,
‘
e

H oly C a th ol i C hur h Th C ommunion o f Saints

’
c c e .

Bi hop G ay of C apetown de fen e f the C atholic F aith

’
s r s c O

against Bishop C l teaching stirred M Stone to write

o en so s
’
r .

this hy mn Ver 3 T hough with a s ornful wonder is an

. .
,
‘
c ,
’

expression of the writer s strong feeling as to this ontroversy ’

c .

T h fa t tha t the h ymn was

e c hose as the P o essional c n r c

at th athedral ser i es at C anterbury W estm inster and

e c v c , ,

S t P aul s when the b ishops m t for th L ambeth C onference

’
. ,
e e

Of 888 led Bishop Nelson of New Zealand to writ

1 , , , e

Bar d f t h e C h u h i n t hese di vi de d days

O rc ,

F words f harmony to t hee be praise

or O

Of love d oneness t h ou dost stri k e th e h ords

an c ,

A d set our t h ough ts

n d prayers to tune ful words an .

Th C h ur h s one F ound ti on t h ou di dst s i g

’
e c a n ,

Beauty d Ban ds to h er th y numbers bring

an .

T h rough h u h d h an el aisle
c d transept deep
rc an c c , , an ,

In fu llest melody thy wat h notes sweep ; c -

N w i n th e desert now upon t h e mai n

o , ,

In mi ne d forest d on i ti ed p lai n
an , an c

F rom Lambet h towers to far N w Zeal and s oast

’
e c ,

Bard f t h e C h ur h th y b l ast i nsp i res t h e h ost

O c , .

O who was present says Th e ffe t Of the h ym n at

ne ,
‘
e c

S t P aul s on thi o casio (i 888) was almost appalling

’
. s c n n 1 .

S ung b y a lar ge on gregation so me people c y this hy m n was , sa

r eally more than they ould bear I t made the m feel weak
c .

at the knees their legs t emb led and they felt s though they
,
r , a

we e goin g t
r o
in
P r ise
a .
’
Th e abbreviated form i n six verses was given in W h it fi ld e e
'
s

C ol
lection , 1 7 53 .

H ymn 6 8 1 All p rais e to . our re d ee min g Lo rd .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

I fymn s tkose il seek a n z av e R edemption in

d tkose tkat l
for i at tk e
Bl
ood o
fj es ns C/z rist, 1 74 7 Works
'

, iv . 2 52 . At M eeti ng OfF riends .

’

It was originally i eight line verses n -

.

H ymn 6 82 H ow goo d . an d pl
e a s an t ’
t is to see .

C H AR L ES W ESL EY (I ) .

ymn s for tke Use y F a milies, 1 76 7 , Works ,

’

fl c NO . 12 v ii . 17 .

H ym n 6 83 . Be h o l d , h ow go od a t h in g .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s a nd S ac red P oems , 1 742 ” k viiifor s

, . 2 50 . P s l m xxxi i
a c i .

H ym n 6 84 H ow h ap p y . are we .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY
h ymn s for M e f Fa milies ,
Use q 176 7 ; I Vorks, Vll 1 7
.
5 . To b e
sung t the t t ble
a ea -
a .
’

C m o e , L ord from t he k ies

, S ,

W i th
our H ead to as end c ,

A d etern i ty p n d n S e

In a rapture f h e venly l ove O a .

John W esley was a delight ful o mp nion —J always at ho me c a ,

d quite at liberty W hen h e visited h i fri d he pou ed

’
an . s en s r
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forth his ri h store of ane dotes and generally losed th

c c ,
c e

c onversation with two or three verses o f so me hy mn strikingl y

appropriate to the o asion T his facult y ften a tonished cc . O s

those who knew h im best H i m e mory was a ri h repository . s

‘
c

Ofh i b th
s
'

h ymns T hat hab it illu t ate s th headin g To

ro er s
’
. s r e ,

b ung t the tea tab le

e s a
-
.
’

H ymn 6 85 .J esu s is our c om mon Lord .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY

Hymn s an d S acred P oem s, 1 74 2 ; Works , 11. 2 18 .

‘
Re eiving a
c

Christian F riend .
’

T hese are t h e first two verses

W e l ome fr i end in t hat great name

1 . c ,

W hen e our every b l essi ng fl ows c ,

E nter d i n rease t h e fl ame , an c

W hi h in all our bosoms fl ows c .

Sent f G d we t hee re e i ve
2 . O o , c

H ail t h e prov i dent i al guest !

I f in Jesus we beli eve ,

L t us on H i mer ies feast e s c .

Th en begins t h e hymn as given h ere .

In ver 3 C harl es W esl ey wrote Till we j oin t he host above

. , .
’

H ymn 6 86 . an c tify an d guide

Our frie n d sh ip s .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY
d P m W k v 4 9 H ymns for
'

I fym d Sns an 749 ac re oe s, 1 or s , . 0 .

C h ristian F r i ends N 4 i a series ffifty fi It begins

’
, O. n O -
ve .

A ut h or o f fri endship s sa re d tie

’
c ,

R egard us w i t h a gra ious eye c ,

T w souls w h om T hou h ast j oine d in one

o .

H al f ft h e hymn is given h ere

O In ver 4 t he original reading is . .

In bot h Th y glori ous se lf reveal ,

Bot h wit h t h e fire f love bapt i e O z .

H ymn 6 87 . C om e , l
e t us a s c en d
C H AR L S E W ESL EY
Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 749 ; Works , v .
457 .
‘
H m y ns for
C h r stian rien s
i F
’
d , NO 41 . .

Th last two verses are omitted

e .
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H ymn 6 9 1 Breth ren in C h rist , . an d l b el

wel ov e d .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

h ymn s an d Sacred P oe ms , 1 7 40 ; Works , i .

340.
‘
On the admis
sion o f any person i nto t h e So iety c .
’

Tw verses are omitte d

o .

2 S ape d from th e worl d redeemed from i

.
’
c , s n,

By fiends pu sued by m
’
bh d r , en a orr ,

C ome i n poor fugiti ve ome i , , c n,

A d s ha e t h e port i on o f t h y Lord
n r .

8 In part we only k now T h ee h ere

. ,

But wait Th y omi ng from above c

A d I s h all t h en be h o l d T hee near

n ,

A d I s hall all be lost in love

n .

Th hymn begins Broth er in C hrist hange to t he plural in ’

e Th . e c

all th e verses was made for t h e 83 Supp lm t to th e M ethodist 1 1 e en

hymn book -
.

S uch a h ymn p o mi e to b e mo e and mo e u eful r the

s s r r s as

e ice f th e e cep tio of wme mb er gain g e ate hold o

s rv or r n ne s s r r n

Me thodi sm .

H ymn 6 9 2 Th ou God . of t r th u
C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d S acred P oems,

. 1 749 ; Works , v .
‘
H ym ns
C hr stian rien s
i F
’
d , N O 13 . .

Th e last verse is o itte

m d .

O Sep te mbe 1
n 1 803 J ab e Bunting then a youn g
r 1, , z ,

L ondon minister of twenty four returned ho me S unda y -

, on e

e vening af t e a ha d day work in th Bo ou gh and t Ro the

’
r r s e r a r

hithe H i supe intenden t Jo eph T aylor a ived a little

. s r , s ,
rr

late a d aid it had b ee the harde t day s wo k he had

r, n s n s
’
r

p e fo
r m ed r ince he lefts C o nwall m an y yea b efore T he y r rs .

t ied to ouse each othe b y ingin g 0 may Th y S piri t seal

r r r s , ,

t Beau mon t tune which w a fav ou it with them b oth b ut

’
o s , as r e ,

had t st en gth e ough to finish the er e ; they ga e it

no r n v s so v

up and bega to talk abou t M l fi ldn ac c es e .

J ame Sm th am w ite F eb ua y 1 1 1 87 2 F a long

s e r s, r r , ,
‘
or

t i me p a t I ha e s een in to a o mething mo st wond ou s i wha t

s v s r , n
I fea so man y think the id t of our ir les of friends I t
r acc en c c .

i no a cident » I f it be true
s c H that re eiveth y u re eiveth , e c o ,
c

Me in one sen e it is also in this G d d w ni gh in u

,
’
s , . o
'

ra s o r

hast Thou ast our lot Wh y c

In th e same age d pla e ? an c

A d w hy together brough t n

T see ea h ot her s fa e ? o c
’
c

W e are sen t to operate on ea h other and to b e operated c

”
on ; diamond cut diam ond F o want of this re ognition of
“
. r c

G d with us in our friends great h r m is done T e mper is

“
o a .

allowed to thwart G od s intentions negle t is allowed to run it ’

, c

to waste insensibility to m i s its profoundest les ons ; so life

, s s

re mains a mean and weary thing

’
.

H ymn 6 93 . Jes us , a
gre t Sh e p h e rd of th e sh e ep .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hjm ms an d Sac red P oems, 1 7 49 Vorks ,

; l v .
33 .
‘
H m y ns for
Be lievers N 4 ,
’
o. 2 .

T w verses are o mi tted

o .

H ym n 6 94 Try us , 0 Go d , . an d se arc h t h e gro un d .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

I fy mn s an d S ac red P oems , 1 7 42 ; Works , 11. {3 6 . rayer for

‘
A P
P ersons j o ined i Fell owshi p n .
’
art I H ymn 69
P . 0 i s from Part IV .

In ver 5 t he original i. s
‘
'

sz rz es s l here below .
’

H ymn 6 9 5 . J e su s arm on ious n ame

, soft , h .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (x) .

117 mm an d Sac re d P m oe74 9 PV k v

s, 1 4 7 5 F C hrist i n or s, . .
‘
or a

F i r ends ,
’
N o 53 . .

Ver .
3 , See the souls that hang on Th ee i s omitted ,
’
.

H ymn 6 9 6 . C ome , W isd om , P owe r, an d Grac e

C H AR L ES W ESLEY (x) .

193 m m for the Use f F amilies ,

c 17 6 7 Works, vi i .
43 . NO 3 9
. .
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H ymn 6 9 7 . C e n t re of our h op e s Th ou art .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s a n d Sacred P oems , 1 749 Works, v .

426 .
‘
For C hrist ian
F rien s
d , ’ No 16 . .

Th e first verse i omi tted s

Aut h or o f t h e pea e u known c n ,

Lover o f my fr i end d m an e,

W h o f twai n hast made us one o ,

O preserve us sti l l in Thee

ne ,

Al l our h igh d b l essings b l ess

’
e ten ,

C rown our h opes w i t h full su ess cc .

C harles W esley wrote F ill us now wit h k l y fires

’
, o .

C emented b y love d i vine was feli itously hanged in into

‘ ’
'
c c 1904
‘
Joined in one by love divine .
’

H ymn 6 98 . Je su s
ov ereign Lord of all , Th ou s .

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (r) .

I fym dS dP m
n s an 74 9 W k v 74
ac re Th fourth o f a
oe s, 1 or s , . 1 . e

series o f s ix hymns headed Desiring to Pray Five verses are

,
‘
.
’

omi tted
ine w daring— A d i f Th ou anst deny
.

C harles Wesley s last l

’ ‘
as n , c ,

t he rest .
’

H ymn 6 99 Sh ep h e rd div in e ,. our wan ts re l

iev e .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (r) .

[Jymn s an d S ac red P oems, 1 749 ; W k

or s, v . 1 76 .
‘
D esiring to
P ray .
’
H m y n5 .

H ymn 7 00 . Je su s , from wh om al
l b l s s in e gs flw o .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (r) .

Hymns an d Sacred P oems, 1 7 49 Works ,

v . ri i tive
P m
Christ ian i ty Thi s hymn i s Part I I verses
.
’
6 1 .
, I , 2, , t o, 1 .

C harl es W es l ey wrote Fro m every s i n ful wri nk l e free in ver

,
‘
.
5 .

Th hy mn was first pub li sh ed at t h e l ose o f W es l ey s E

’
e t App c arn es eal

to Alen o R el
’

fReason an d zgzon , 1 7 43 .
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pre ious to y
c ou?
” the
answer was Y so that H e i all “
e s, s
,

i all to m
n
” D uring his waking m o m ent
e . b frequently s e
”
exclai med Ve y m u h pea e and several ti mes No fear
“
r c c
”
, , , ,

Abundan e of j y A er y present help in ti me of trouble

c o
” “
v .
,

T h m orning of his death the onl y articulate words that we

e

could at h uttered two or three hour b efore h i decea e

c c ,
s s s ,

were Amen Amen,

H i wat h word at th gates o f deat h s c e ,

H e nters h eaven by prayer e .

At one o clo k on the afternoon of God s d y of e t withou t

’ ’
c a r s ,

a t uggle and without the shadow of pai cro ing h i peaceful

s r , n ss s

count en an ce he ente ed into re t ,

r s .
’

H ymn 7 03 J esu s wh ere e r Th y p eop le me et

.
,
’
.

W I LL I AM C OW P E R
Ol y fl ym
ne 7 79 Ver 3 Dear Shep herd is th e or g n l
n s, 1 . . .
‘ ’
i i a

reading Ver 5 o f th e original reads

. .

Beh ol d at T h y ommandi ng wor d , c

W stret h th e urta in d t h e or d ;
e c c an c

C ome T h ou d fill t his w i der spa e , an c ,

A d b l ess us with a l arge in rease n c .

John Newton says in April 1 7 6 9 W a goin g to re mo e , , ,

‘
e re v

our prayer meeting to the great roo m in the Great H ouse (an
-
’

unin h abited house at Olney belonging to Lord D a tmouth ) ,

r .

‘
I t is a noble pla e with a parlour behind it and hold 3 c , , s I 0

people onveniently P ay for us that the Lord may be in

c . r ,

the m idst o f us there and that as H has now given us a ,

e

Rehoboth and has m ade roo m f us o H may be pleased

, or ,
s e

to add to our nu mbers and m ake u fruitful in the land , s .

’

Newton s O Lord our languid frames inspire

’
d thi ,
’
,
an s

hy mn of C owper s were written for this o asion C owpe ’

, cc . r

used to take part in and so meti mes lead these m eetings H is .

friend the Rev W illia m Bull I ndependent m inister at Newpo t

.
, r

P agnell quotes the opinion o f so m e one who was present that

, ,

he never heard praying that e q ualled Mr C owper s I n July .

’
.
’
,

17 7 Newton says I prea hed at the Great H ouse fro m

2, ,
‘
c

H b ii 8 to whi h I was led b y Mr C owper s prayer Nex t ’ ’

e . . 1 ,
c . .

d ay he wrote to h is wi fe D ear Si C owper is as mu h in the ,

r c

depths as ever T h e m anner of his prayer last night led m

. e

to speak fro m H b ii 1 8 I do not think he was mu h th e e . . . c

b ette fo it b ut pe haps it might s uit o the s

’
r r , r r .
those th t wai t for Full Redempti on
a .
’
F or any wh o thi nk hey have
t

H ymn 7 05 Au th o r . of a
f it h , we s ee k Th y f ac e .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 9 ; Works '

, v . 233 .
‘
H m y ns of
Inter ession
c .
’
N i ne verses .

H ymn 7 06 . Jes u , to Th ee our he art s we ift

l .

C H ARL ES W E SLEY (I ) .

119 mm an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 49 ; ” v

forks
, .
46 5 .
‘
At m eeting of
Friends Tw verses omi tted
.
’
o .

Ver 3 is suggested b y th e lines

.

Al lare not lost ! T h ere h e W h faith prefer , o ,

Th ough few d piety to G d ! , an o

whi h Wes l ey quotes in hi E

c t App l 5 s a rn es ea , 2 .

Ver 4 re ds
. a

T h g a e w hi h k ept us to thi s h ou
e r c c r

Sh ll k eep us f i thful to t h e
a d! a en

\Vh en l oth ed wi th maj esty d power

, c an .

H ym n 7 07 . a
F th e r of e v e rl st in a g gr ac e .

C HARL S E W ESLEY (I ) .

1 746 Works , iv
. 16 5 . Th e first hymn in the pamphlet .

H ymn 7 08 0 Th ou . our H us b a n d , Broth e r, Frie n d .

C H AR L S E W ES LEY (I ) .

Hymns an d Sacred P oems , 1 749 ; W orks , v . 229 .

‘
H ym ns o f
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last two verses are omi tted Some i nterest ing hanges were
Th e . c

m de i n the Large H ymn bo k Th ori ginal reading are

a -
o . e s

Ver Grate ful un easing sa rifi e

. 1 .
, c c c .

Ver 3 Th work o f faith with power fulfil

. . e .

Ver 4 A d pure as G d H i mself is pure

. . n o .

Ver 6 A d wash d mak e u throughly lean

. . n an s c ,

A d hange d w h olly san tify n c , an c .

Ver 7 A d free from every tou h o f bl me

. . n c a .

N wonder Jo h n Wesley regrette d that h is broth er had not given

o

h im th e opportunity o f tou h ing ver 4 be fore t h e 1 749 volu mes c .

appeared .

H ymn 7 09 H ap p y th e . ouls th at s iev ed

fi rst b el .

C H ARL E S W E SLEY (I ) .

ymn s
fl an d S ac red P oems , 1 7 49 ; Works v 4 79 P ri mitive
, . .

C h ristianity .
’
F irst publ i sh ed at th e e n d o f W esley s E a rn est App eal ,
’

1 743 '

his is from Part I verses I 6 7 I 1 3 S H ymn 700

T .
, ,
2, , , I , 2, 1 . ee ,

whi h is from P rt II
c a .

O Jul y I I 1 7 5 1 C ha les W esley dined at D arla ton o c e

n , ,
r s , n

th scene of th fi e est pe ecution H says T h e people are

a p at te t the flk
e e rc rs . e ,

rn o oc

M eek s i mple followers o f t h e Lamb ;

,

T h ey live d speak d t hink t h e same an an .

By thei patience and steadfas t es of fai th they ha e

r n s , v

conque ed thei fi er e t adversaries G d gives the m re t

r r c s . o s ,

and they walk i H i fea and co mfo ts inc easin g dail y b ot h

n s r r , r

in g ace and n umb er Th So iety w allin a flame of lo e

r . e c as v .
’

H ymn 7 10 . J e su s , Lo rd , we ook t o Th ee
l .

C H ARL S E W E SL EY (I ) .

I fymn s an d v 5
Sac red P oems, F a Family 1 74 9 ; Works , . 2 . or .
’

Ver 4 L t us ea h for other are

. . e c c ,

E a h h is brot h er s burden bear

’
c ,

has been happi ly tou h ed by Joh W esley c n .

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H ymn 7 17 . Ab id e amon g us with Th y gra c e .

J OSH UA ST E GM AN N ,
D D ; tran slated b y M I SS W I N K W ORTH
. .

(I 9)
Ach bleib mit dei ner Gnade appeared in h is S p T mp um ns
' ‘

z rza e or ,

16 28, as a C losing H ymn Its k eynote i the Abide with us o f

‘
.
’
s
‘ ’

Luk e xxiv It was a favourite hymn f Friedri h W i l hel m IV o f

. O c

P russia .

M iss Wi kw th translation is in h er Ly G m i ud Series

’
n or s ra er an ca, z ,

1858.

w ite w s the son of a Lutheran pasto at Siilf ld

Th e r r a r z e .

H ewas b orn in 1 588 trained t Leip ig U nive sity and ,

a z r ,

b ec m e P rofe so of T heology at Rin teln in 6 2 1

a s Th rut 1 . e c

bre ak of war ompelled h im to lea e hi post and afte h i

c v s , r s

retu the Benedictine m onks clai med th prope t y fo merl y

rn e r r

belongin g to the nunne y which h ad bee devoted to paying r , n

th estipends of the Lutheran professo s T he y sen t soldier r . s

to St gm e house to demand that he should efund h i

an n s
’
r s

s ala y and annoyed h im in e e y w y Soon afte he wa

r , v r a . r s

s ei ed with fe e and died i 16 3 2

z v r, n .

H ymn 7 18 . J e su s with , Th y ch u rc h ab ide .

T H OM AS B P OLLOC K , M A . . . and other s .

In I fym ns A n c ien t an d M odern , 1 87 5 . For t h e C hur h c .

’

H ym n 7 19 . arge t h e p romis e, h ow divin e

H ow l .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

. Hymn s an d Sp iritualS on gs, braham s blessing on t h e

1 709 .
‘
A
’

G ent i les G .
’
en . xvn 7 ; M rk . a x 4 Some happy revisions h ave
. 1 .

been made In ver . . 2 t h e word o f H i t i l ove is h nged

‘
s ex en s ve
’
c a

to u b u d d
‘
n o n e .
’

H ym n 7 20 Se e I sraels gen tl
e Sh e p h erd an d
’
. st .

PH I LI P DO DD R I D GE
P ublished 1 7 55, h eaded ‘
C h ist s ondes ending regard to little
r
’
c c

c hi l dren .
’
 W . M . UN T I N G
B

aptismal H ymn
B . Ep h . iv 5 A ts xvi
. c .
33 .

H ym n 7 22 L o rd . of al
l, with p ure in t e n t .

E S W E SLEY ( ) C H AR L I .

flym tk F u G p l (l e ft in
n s on e W k xi o r os e s or s , . 1 19 .
‘
T hey
brough t H im to Jerusalem to present H im & Luke ii ,
’
c. . 22.

T h original is written i n t h e singular

e

Ver From I i tenderest in fan y . 1. rs c .

Ver Jesus in my in f nt dwell . 2 .

, a .

H ymn 7 23 . e ssed
Bl Je s us h e re we stan d
, .

B E NJ AM I N SC HM OLC K ( 6 7 I z -
I 7 3 7 ) ; t an slated b y M I SS W I N K
r

W ORTH (I
iebster Jesu wi sind hier D einem W orte h ulb appeared
L r n ac z e en

in his H ilg H mm 7 9 enti t l ed Se on bl e Refl e ti ons of the

e i e a en , 1 0 ,
‘
as a c

Spons rs on t he i r way w i t h t h e C hil d to Bapt i sm

o .
’

M i s W i k w th
s t anslat ion whi h omi ts two st n as o f t he
n or
’
s r , c a z

original i i her Ly G m i
, s n d Seri es 858
ra er an c a, 2n , 1 .

S h molk was the son of a Lutheran pasto in Silesia

c c r .

After his eturn fro m the Gy mnasiu m at Lauban in 16 88 he

r ,

prea hed a sermon w h i h so i mpressed the patron of his father s

c c
’

living that he made h im an allowan e to be o me a t h eologi al

,
c c c

student at Leip ig H e be ame his father s assistant and in

z . c
’
,

17 02 Lutheran pastor at S hweidnit where he spent the rest c z ,

o f his li fe H i exhausting labours brought on a stroke o f

. s

paralysis seven years be fore his death By t h e pea e o f W est . c

phalia S hweidnit was allowed only one Lutheran

c z

c hur h outside t h e walls built f ti mber and lay with no

c ,
O c ,

tower or bells Its three lergy had to re for thirty six

. c ca -

v illages and ould not give the Sa ra ment to a si k perso

, c c c n

without perm ission from t h e Ro man C at h oli priest c .

S h m lk w
c a popular prea h er a ealous pastor d a
o c as c ,
z , an

man of great ta t and di r tion H i devotion al books p ead

c sc e . s s r

h i fam o r Ge many
s e ve H be a me the most popular hy m
r . e c n

w iter of h is day Bes id e can tata s a d oc as io al pi ec e h e

r . s n c n s,
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wro te ine hund ed hymns A deep and genuine personal

n r .
‘
re

ligi and a fer ent love to the S a iour inspire his best h ymns
on ,
v v ,

and as they are not si mply thought out b ut felt they co me fro m ,

the hea t to the hear t Th best of them also w itten in a

r . e are r

clea flowing forcible natural popula st yle and abou d in

r, , , , r ,
n

s ententious sayings easily to be re me mbered , .

’

T his E nglish ersion was sung at th bapti m of th v e s e

P ince
r Victo ia fH es e at W indso C astle 1 86 3
ss r O s r ,
.

H ymn 7 24 C ome , F ath e r, Son , an d H ol.

y Gh o s t ,
H on ou r t h e me an s ord ain e d b y Th ee .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 749 Works , v .

3 88 .
‘
At the Baptism
of Ad u l ts
’
.

C h arles Wesley wrote onour the means by Thee

’
, H j
en oin d .
’

H ymn 7 25 St an d , . oldie r of th e
s o
c r ss .

BI SH OP BI C K ER STE TH

W ritten for Hym n al Comp an ion , 1 870.

H ymn 7 26 . J e su , at wh os e s up re m e c omman d .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

S ac red P oems, Hy mn s
’
Hymn s z e Lord s Su
il
. an d 1 742 ; on pper,
1 745 Works ,
iii . 237 . sixt h verse is omitted
NO .
30 . Th e

Th gra e w hi h sure salvation br i ngs

e c c

L t us h erewit h re eive ;
e c

Sat i ate t h e h ungry w i t h good things ,

Th hi dden manna give e

Afl
.

In ver i th sa ramental seal is t h e original reading

’
e c
.
3 x .

H ymn 7 27 e Th y grac e we c laim

. Vic tim di vin ,
.

C H AR L E S W E SLEY (I ) .

I fym Supp 74 5 W k i ii 3 N 6 ’
t/ L d n s on ze or s er, 1 or s, . 01 . O. 11 ,

se t ion iv Th H oly Eu harist as it I mplies a Sa r i fi e Based on

c . e c c c .
’

D r. B i t h eadi ng to hi s se t i on 6 C on erning t h e Sa rament as it

re v n
’
s c , c c ,

i s a Sa ri fi e Verses 3 d 4 are omitted

c c .
’
an .
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despised P rotestant on enti le i n that splendid cou t [of P a is]c v c r r

are echoed to day fro m the ends of the earth T h geni u of

-
. e s

the W esleys has given wings to the thought and feelin g of D r.

B i t th handful of corn shake like L ebanon

rev n e s .
’

H ymn 7 28 Th e p rom ise of M y F a th e r l

’
. s ov e .

I SAAC W ATT S ,
D D . .

Hymn s an d It is N 3 i Book III P

Sp iri tualSon gs, 1 709 . O . n .
‘
re

pared for th e holy ordinan e o f th e Lord s Supper d is headed c

’
,
’
an

Th N w Testament in t h e Bl ood o f C h i st or Th N w C ovenant

e e r , e e

Sealed
’
.

W att l id e mphasis in the p eface to his P lm f D id

s a r sa s o av

on the s mall nu mbe of psal ms ung at the elebration of th r s c e

Lord s Supper T hou gh to peak my w sense freel y I do

’ ‘

not think D avid e e wrote a psal m of ufl

. S o n ,
,

i i t glory andv r s c en

sweetne s to rep esent the bles ings fthis holy institution

s r s O .
’

H ymn 7 29 . C om e , al
l wh o y b
tr l u ear .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

[Jymn s on tke Lord

’
s Supper, 1 74 5 Works, ii i . 224 . NO . 13 .

H ym n 7 3 0 C om e , Th ou . ev e rl st in a g Sp irit .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I )
Hymns on tke Lord s S upp er, 1 74 5 ;
’
Works ,
111. 226 . No . 16 .

H ymn 7 3 1 Lamb . of God , wh o s e d yin g l v e o .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I )
I fymn s on tke Lord
’
s S upp er, 1 74 5 Works ,
In . 228 . NO . 20 .

Ver 4 N ever will we hen e epart i mi tted

.
,
c d ,
’
s O .

In th e first line dying is a happy substitute for bleeding ‘ ’ ‘

.
’
Joh n
Wesley hanged th us i nto now in 78
c
‘ ’ ‘ ’
1 0.

H ymn 7 3 2 Let . al
l wh o tr l
y b u ear .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s
. on tke Lora
’
s Supp er, 1 74 5 iii Works , . 2 1 8. NO 4 . In .

fou stan as o f eigh t lines

r z 3 . Th e first hal f o f verses 1 , 2, th e se ond c

hal f fver 4
O . .

By t h ese omissions t h e whole hymn i lifted up to a high er grade s .

 ER I LL T H OM AS C OTT

Bl est w i th th e presen e o f t he i r G d a h ymn o f i verses headed

c o ,
’
s x ,
‘
F the S rament appeared in a S l t i qfP lm d Hym
or ac ,
’
e ec on sa s an ns ,

U ttoxeter 8 5 ed i ted b y th e R
, 1 0 , Jo athan Stubb s C otterill d ev . n . an

oth ers ass isted i th e ompilati on This ento verses 3 5 6 appe red
n c . c , , , , a

in R W hitti gh m C olle tion 83 5

. n a
’
s c , 1 .

H ymn 7 3 4 Be k n own to us in b re a kin g b re a d

. .

J AM ES M ON TGOM ER Y
In h is C kr s i ti P lanmi t 8 5 entitled Th Family Table
sa s , 1 2 , e .
’
N our
ued as a S
s acr ament l h ymn a .

H ymn 7 3 5 H e re , 0 my Lord , I . s ee Th ee fac e to

fa c e .

DR . H . BON AR

In I fym f F it/ d H p t Serie 857 headed This d in

ns o a z an o e, 1s s, 1 ,
‘
o

remembr n e fM a c O e .
’

D Bona used to go once a ye ar to as i t his elder brothe

r. r s s r,

D Joh n Jam e Bonar of St Andrew s F ee C hu h

r
. s ,
.
’
r rc ,

G reeno k at his C o mmunion S e ice

c ,
At his request this rv .
,

h ymn w ent and read aloud a fter the C o mmunion on th

as s e

fir t Su day i O to b er 1 8 55
s n I t was printed a fterw ds wit h
n c ,
. ar

a m e mo andum of the v ariou

r e ice T he e are fou more s s rv s . r r

v erse s in the o i ginal r .

H ymn 7 3 6 . Acc ordin g to Th y grac ious word .

J AM ES M ON TGOM ER Y
In hi Ck i ti P lmi t 8 5 wit h th motto This do in remem
s r s an sa s , 1 2 , e

b ra n e of M Luk e x ii 9
c e.
’
x . 1 .

F ro m its fir t pp a nc e thi h be e of th e mo t
s a e ra s as en on s
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H ymn 7 3 7 . Brea d of h eav e n , on Th e e I fee d .

DE R J OSI AH C ON .

In h is St f tk E t 8 4 w i t h oth er poems hiefly religious

ar o e as , 1 2 , , c

an d do mest i h eaded F t he Eu hari st d w i th th e words from

c,
‘
or c ,
’
an

St Jo hn s Gospel
. I m t he Liv ing Bread whi h ame down from
’
,
‘
a c c

heaven W hoso eatet h M y fl esh d dri nk et h M y blood hat h eternal

. an ,

life I m t he t ue V i ne In t he M 8 th e fourt h li ne o f ver re ds

. a
‘
From Th y veins I dr in k
r .
’
. . 2 a ,
d live w hi h is h pp il y hanged T an ,
’
c a c ,
‘
o

Th y oss I look
cr d l i ve an .
’

M C onde ( 7 89 1 855) w
r . proprieto and edito of the
r 1 -
as r r

E l ti R i w and the P t i t newspape ; w ote m an y wo ks

c ec c ev e a r o r r r

in prose and poet y edited the C g g ti l Hym b k r ,

on re a on a n -
oo ,

1 83 6 and other
, ollections H i own hy mns are ma ked b y
c . s r

g eat beaut y of expres ion and deep spiritu lity

r s a .

C anon E lle ton says Mr C onder will always b e know to

r . n

C h u ch people b y thi
r lo el y h ymn which might ha e been s
‘
v , v

written b y Bonaventura ; and is a e markable in tan e of the r s c

powe which deep and t ue devotion and living faith have to

r r

lift a m above the le el Of his t aditional

an intellectual v r or

b elief and pen to his inwa d ye the mys te ie of th kin gdo m

, O r e r s e

of G d o .
’

H ymn 7 3 8 Bre a d . of th e wo rld , in mercy b rok en .

RE G I N AL D H E BE R D D ,
. .

F irst publis h ed in h is H ym 8 7 h e ded n s, 1 2 , a

‘
B efore the Sa ra c

ment .
’

H ymn 7 3 9 By C h ris t . re d e eme d , in C h rist r ste o red .

E E RAWSON G ORG
W ritten in 857 for Baptist P lm d Hym 1 sa s an n s, 1 858.
‘
Th e
Lor d s Supper It is a hymn f unusual tenderness dept h o f
’
an d
’
. O

t hought .

H ymn 7 40 C om e , . an e t us
d l s weetly join .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hy mn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 740 ; Works , i .

3 50 . Th e L ove Feas t -
.
’

F ive parts twenty two eigh t line verses

,
- -
.

Th first part i s given unaltere d but divi ded into four l

e ine verses ,
-
.
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one until tea ti me u ti me w spent chiefl y i f

,
-
t p aye
,
o r as n erven r r

or singing After singing the C ovenant H ymn M r F let he

.
,
. c r

went to M Flet her d said to her W ell my deare t

rs . c , an ,
“
,
s

friend will y u join with m in joining ou elves i a perpetual

,
o e rs n

co enant t the Lord ? W ill you with m e e H im in H i

v o e s rv s

me mbe s ? W ill y u help m to b ring ouls to the b lessed

r o e s

Redee me ; and in every possible w y this d y lay yourself

r ,
a ,
a ,

under the stron gest ties you t help m to glo ify my c an ,

o e r

c
”
gra ious Lord ? Sh an wered like one t h at well knew wher e s e
,

her strength l y M y my G d help me so to do 1 a ,

“
a o

O July 1 n 7 7 8 during his C onference in D ublin W esle y

2, 1 , ,

says After I had several ti mes explained the nature of it we

, ,

sole mnly renewed our ovenant with G d I t w a ti me neve c o . as r

to be forgotten ; G d poured down upon the assembly the o

”
spirit of gra e and upplication especiall y in inging that
c s s

v er e of the oncluding hymn

s c

T us t h e ovenant blood apply o c .

’

H ymn 7 46 . O G o d , h ow oft en h at h Th in e e a r.

M W . . B UN TI N G
Renewing t h e C ovenant .
’

I wrote it ut of the ful ess of person al feeling while yet a

‘
o n ,

youth at s hool H w not eighteen H i brother says it

’
c . e as . s

was sent anonymousl y b y W M Bunting to h is father then . .

,

editor of the W ly M l/ d t ll g H produ ed and

es e a n e z o zs
'

z a a z z n e.
'

e c

praised it one morning at the breakfast tab le i igno an e that -

,
n r c

its autho was present A it see m s to m a very pa ti al riti

r . s e, r c c,
”
it m ou s a dove while it mounts up as on wings of
“
rn as
“
,

eagles ” I t was written before he entered the ministry in 8 4

. 1 2 ,

and has never lost its hold on Met h odis m It appeared i n .

the 1 83 S gop lm t to the Methodist h ym n book I t is a

1 z e en -
.

tender a d heart sear hing all to our C hur h on t h e first

n -
c c c

S unda y o f the N w Y ear when it m eets for re ewal of its e , n

c ovenant with G d o .

Just below Agnes Bul mer s lofty P indaric Od for the

‘ ’
e
”
New Y ear and Joshua Marden s lyri W hat is T i me ? a me ” ’
c, c
,
“ ”
a little H ymn for the New Y ear and the C ovenant Servi e c ,
”
signed Juvenis whi h has since been ung by millions of
“
c s
,

Methodi ts and will doub tless b e ung b y millions more

s , s ,
so long as our mo s t impre ssi ve an n ual serv ice shall be

how o ften hath Thine ear

0 God !
T m in will ing mer y b w d l
’
o e c o e

Benjami Gregory s Aut b g p ki lR l p

’
l ti
’

(D r . n o zo ra ca eco ec on s , .

H ym n 7 47 . 0 h ap p y day th at fix e d my c h oic e .

PH I LI P DO DD R I D GE
ublished in 755
P 1 , he ded
a Rej oi ing in our C oven nt Engagements
c a

to G d C hron xv 5
o .
’
2 . . 1 .

It wa u g b y Queen Victoria s request at the

s s n , fi m
’
, c on r a

tion of one of h child en James Montgo mery says Blessed

er r .
,

is the m that take the word of this hymn a d make the m

an c an s n

his w fro m si mila experience

o n r .
’

D B u e des ribes St Matthew s farewell feast t th

r. r c c .
’
o e
publi ans as a kind of poe m saying f Matthew what D d
c
‘
,
or o

d idg
r familia line y for man y anothe Tk T i i g f
e s
’
r s sa r.
’
o ra n n o

ti Tw l
re p 24 e oe, . .

H ymn 7 48 Lord , from t h is t ime . we c ry t o Th e e .

ES LAW R E N C E FOR D B A
C H ARL , . .

W ritten as a C onfir mati on h ymn at th request o f an ld s hoo l e o c

fell ow C anon R H Baynes d publi shed i n C non Baynes s H m

, . .
,
an a
’
o e

S gf Q d i n Ly t t h e same year
'

C/
'

on s ui t H u or 8 74 e o rs , Th1 , an ra z rz s z . e

hymn i s a reply to t he questi on i n Jer i i 4 d requires a sl igh t . i .

,
an

emphasis on we d our i n the first two lines Th figures of t he

‘ ’
an
’
. e

d esert wanderi ng o f Israe l d th te mpt ti on o f C h r i st u ed in an e a are s

t he hym n .

Mr F ord was bo n at Bath in 83 H i father an a tist

. r 1 0. s , r ,

ga e h im his se ond n ame after Si T ho mas Lawren e who m

v c r c ,

he had known H joined the Methodist S o iety in 846 . e c 1

be m e a s hoolm aster in C ol h e ter ( 84 8

ca c and in C m c s 1 a

b rne ( 8 56
o whe e Si G eorge Smith and Mr H A
1 r r . . .

Smith w e h i pupils erS i e his tire me t h has liv d i

s . nc re n e e n

Bath H published Ly Cl lt 87 4 H N
'

s
'

e ra z rz s z , 1 or a ooz s ssn a ,
‘
.

1 898 .M ny of h i h ymns have appea ed in variou

a oll
s r s c ee

tions Thi i My body whi h is given f y u w

.
‘
s s c or o ,
’
as c on

tributed to th C o g gation al H ymn b ook at th e re ques t of

e n re -

D r.H nry All e on .

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H ymn 7 49 . W h en
oldi ers t ak e th eir swo rds Th y s .

FR AN C E S M AR Y OW E N .

M s O wen dau gh te of M Syne of G lan more C a stle co

r .
,
r r. , , .

W i klow was bo n in 1 842 and m arried in 1 87 the R

c ,
r
J A , 0 ev . . .

O wen M A late F ellow of U nive sit y C ollege Oxford and

,
. .
, r , ,

assistant master at C heltenha m C ollege 1 870 96 Mrs Owen ,

-

. .

was proud of h e Irish b lood Sh e was devoted to h e two r . r

children and t th e boy of h hu sband s b oardin g house f

o s er
’ -

,
or

who m she held a weekl y Bible class Sh e gave mu h of h -

. c er

strengt h to Friendles s G i ls whose life she thought th e

‘
r ,
’

saddest on earth Sh died very suddenl y n Jun 19 1 883 . e o e , .

H erfriends established at C heltenham a H o me f F i dl or r en ess

G irls in h e me mo y whi h is known as the F rances Owen

r r ,
c
‘

H o me T h e hy m n was wri tten f th b oys of h

.
’
husband s or e er
’

b oardin g house about 1 87 2 -

I t will b of great alue in th e . e v

S er ice fo th e P u b lic Recognition of N e w Me mbers

v r .

H ymn 7 5 0 Th e Saviou r, . wh en to h e av en He ros e .

I LI P D ODD R I D GE PH

P ub li sh e d in 755 heade d Th Institution o f 1 ,

‘
e 9
. G ospel M inistry
from C hri st Eph i v — F an Ordination
. . . 11 12 . or .
’

Ver Fat h er o f mer ies in Th ine h ouse

. 1,
‘
c , ,
’
an d ver .
4 are h er e
omi tted .

H ymn 7 5 1 C o me , H ol
y Gh os t , . our s o uls in sp ire .

J OH N C OSI N D D , . .

Joh C o in wa b o n at Norwich i 1 594 ; educated at

n s s r n

Norwi h G ramma School and C aius C ollege C amb ridge ;

c r ,

Ma te of P eterhou e 16 3 4 ; Vi e C hancellor of C ambridge

s r s ,
c -

U niver ity and D ea of P ete b orough 164

s C o i wa one of n r , 0 . s n s

the most acute theologians of his ti me and was deeply im ,

pres ed with the pos ibilitie f th C hu h of E n gla d who e

s s s o e rc n , s

po ition and order he was one of the fi r t to uphold T h

P uritan co mplained of his bowings and g ufli
s s s . e

s and of the en ex on s,

cru ifix t ove the lta of his chapel H was eje ted fro m
c se r a r . e c

his living b y P a liament in 644 and wen t to P aris After the

r 1 ,
.

Re sto ation he was made D ea and then Bishop of Duham

r n r ,
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Th original rea ds
e

Ver S Lord with yearning bowels see

. 1. e e, ,

L st s h eep t hat annot fi d t h e fo l d

o c n .

Ver 5 A world wh o al l m y turn d live

. .
, a an
Th rough fai t h in H im t h t die d for all a .

Th ere a gran deur in ver 5 w hi h t h e revision does not rea h

Is c
. c .

H ymn 7 5 4 H ow b e au te ou s .
a re th eir fee t .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

Hymn s an d Sp iritual Son gs , 1 707 . ‘

Th e B lessedness o f Gospel
Ti m es Isa l ii
. . .
—
7 10 ; M att xii i 16 ,
Ver reads harming
. .

. 2 ,
‘
H ow c .
’

H ymn 7 5 5 J .e su s erv an t s , Th y s b le s s .

C H AR L E S
W E SL EY (I ) .

fig
/in n s on tke Ac ts f ti Ap tl (le ft i
o n os es n Works , xii 4 56
ts xxvi i i losing hymn
. .

Ac .
31 . Th e c .

H ymn 7 5 6 . Lo rd, if at Th y c omman d .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

ffynz ns on t/ze Acts o f tke Ap ostles (le ft in Works, xn . 2 6 0 .

Ac ts x i . 2 1.

H ymn 7 5 7 . D isp ose r Sup re m e , an d Ju dge of th e

e a rth .

J E AN BAP TI STE D E SAN T EU I L ; tran la ted b y I SAAC W I LLI AM S s .

Supreme qu l Arbiter for t h e F est iv l o f an Apostle in t h e

‘ ’
a es, , a ,

Cl u i B
n ac i y 6 86 w here m any o f h is h ymns appeare d
rev ar , 1 , .

Isaa W illiams ( 8 —6 5) pub li shed t he Latin text d hi s rendering

c 1 02 an

in t h e B iti / M g i June 83 6 d i n ffym t l t d f m

r sz a az n e, , 1 , an ns ran s a e ro

tk P ii B i y 839 Jo hn C handler was th us led to write h is

1

fl
e ar s an rev a r , .

I fymn s o
f u P rimitive C / mrck .

S an teiiil (16 30 97 ) bo in P a i s of a good famil y

-
was rn r
,

an d b eca e one of the c a on egula of St Victo in P a is

m n s r r . r r .

He was di ti gui sh ed a a w ite of La tin poe t y unde the

s n s r r r r
se ing the world he w u ged to devot hi m self to C h istian
rv as r e r

subje ts which would se ure h im ever y advantage he ould

c ,
‘
c c

wish H follow d the ad ice re ei ed a State pension of

.
’
e e v , c v

800 li res which with presents fro m the P rince of C ondé and
v , ,

other noble a d an allowance m ade b y his own famil y gave

s, n ,

h im a very espectable in o me r H elapsed for a moment c . e r

into o iety verse but Bossuet took h im to task severel y and

s c ,

the poet made an abje t apology H w set to repla e the c . e as c

r ugged hymns of the P i B i y b y verse that might satisfy ar s rev ar

s hola and gentle men and threw hi m elf heartily into his
c rs , s

task H i h ymns be ame popular with the clergy and gentry

. s c .

H ewent the ound of t h e hu hes to hear the m sungr c rc ,

and a mused his g y onte mporaries b y the ontortions and a c c

gri maces with whi h he re ited his own verse c c .

Isaa W illia ms was the son of a C han er y ba rister H

c c r . e

gained the pri e f Latin verse at Ox ford and t h is led to a

z or ,

friend ship with Keble who took h im into t h e ountry to read , c

during the va ation wit h Robert W lbe for e and H urrel lF roude
c i r c ,

who introdu ed h im to New man H was for two years urate

c . e c

to T ho m s Keble at Bisley H be a me New m an s urate at

a . e c
’
c

S t Mary s Oxford and was so identified with the T ra tarian

.
’
, , c

pa t y that he failed to gain the P ro fessorshi p of P o try in

r e

su ession to Keble H left O x ford about t h is ti me H i

cc . e . s

r elation to Newman had long been a urious m ixture of the ‘

c

most a ffe tionate attac h ment and inti m acy with growing d
c ,
is

trust and sense of divergen e H holds hig h rank as a c .

’
e

devotional writer T hree of t h e T t f ti Tim were . rac s or re es

fro m his pen H died at S tin h o mbe in 86 5

. e c c 1 .

T h original of ver 4 reads

e .

T hey th under—t he i r sound i t i C h r st t he Lord ! s i

T h en Satan doth fear hi s itade l s fall , c :

A w h en t h e d re d tr umpets went fort h at Th y word

s a ,

A d on h groun d l i et h t h e C anaan i tes wal l

’
n t e .

H ymn 7 5 8 N ot fro m . a s toc k of o ur s b ut Th in e .

C H AR LES W ESLEY (I ) .

I fyrn n s on tire Four Gospel

s (N os 3 6 2 36 3 .
, , an d 36 5, l ft i n
e MS )
.

Works , x . 280 . Ma tt xi v . . 16 —18 .

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H ymn 7 5 9 . J es u s
ee dy sin n e r s , th e n
’
Frien d .

C H AR L E S W E SL EY (I ) .

fl
yrn n s on tko F u G p l (le ft in
o r W k os e s or s , 11. 2 82 . M att .

xxv . 1 9.

In t he last verse By mi nisterial hands ,

‘
is happily toned down to
By H i d i s i ples h an ds
s c
’
.
’

i H ymn 7 60 L . o rd of th e l
iv in g h a rv est .

J . S B M ON SELL
. .

In Hym qfL ns ove an d P raise, z ud d e i tion , 1 86 6 . For Em ber Days

an d Ordi nations .
’

H ym n 7 6 1 Sh in e Th ou . up on us , Lo rd .

J OH N E LLE RTON
F‘
a Tea hers M eeting C ontributed in 1889 to Supplement l
or c
’
.
’
a
H ymns to I fym A i t d M d ns nc en an o ern .

H ymn 7 6 2 Lo rd , . sp e ak to me th at I may
, Sp eak .

F . R . H AVERGAL
W ritten April at W i t dy d printed th same year
28, 1 87 2, n er n e , an e

as one o f P l musi al leaflets In t h e original M S it is h eaded

ar an e s
’
c . .
,

A W orker s Prayer ’ ”
N one o f us liveth unto hi msel f R m xiv“
. o
. . .

It appeared in U d lk Surf 874 n er c ace, 1 .

Bishop Bi ker teth ega ded it as th e choice t of th e ma y

c s r r s n

choice con tributions mad e b y this ai t ed p ete t th e s n o ss o

C hu h t e a ures of on g
’ ’
rc s r s s .

H ymn 7 6 3 . M a st e r , sp eak ! Th y e an t h eare th

s rv .

R H AVER GAL F . .

W ritten on Sunday evening M y 9 186 7 , a 1 , , at W eston -

super M are
-
.

P ub li sh d i n l
e ili i t y ofS g 86 9
n s r on , 1 .

H ym n 7 64 . L ook from Th y sp h e re of en dle ss d ay .

W I LL I AM C U LLE N BR Y AN T (17 94
For H m M o e issions .
’
Written in 1840.
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I LLU STRATED
of D Stephen on s b e t known hymns T hi i the
On e r
. s
’
s ,
‘
s s

glo iou gospel wo d was nsp red by a Brighto C onvention

’
r s r , I i n ,

and pub lished in the M th di t S u d y S l lHym B k e o s n a c zoo n -

oo ,

1 87 9.

H ym n 7 6 6 . Gre a t God fwh os e u n iv ers al s way .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

ms of D avid,
P sal 1 7 19 . PS . l
xxn . 1 11-
Kingdom o f
.
‘
Th e
Christ .
’
In ver . 2 W atts wrote , Tky s eptre w ll be omes H i
c e c s

hands .
’

H ym n 7 6 7 . J esu s sh all re ign wh e re e r ’

th e s un .

I SAAC W ATTS D D , . .

ms
P sal o f D avid, 17 19 . PS l
xx n . . 12 -
19 .

In ver W atts wrote Til l moons sh ll wax d wane no more

. 1 ,
‘

a an .
’

V 3 hi s e r ly b l ess i ngs i s hange d i nto young h osannas H i last

’
e r. , a c . s

line i s A d earth repeat t h e loud Amen

, n .
’

T w verses are o m itted

o

Beh ol d ! t h e is l an ds w i t h t h e i r k ings ,

A d E u ope h er best tr ibute bri ngs ;

n r

F ro m nort h to sout h t h e pr i n es meet c

T pay t h e i r h o mage at H i feet

o s .

T h ere P ersia gl orious to be h ol d , ,

T h ere Indi a shi nes in eastern gol d ,

A d b b u nati ons at H i wor d

’
n ar ro s s ,

Submi t d b w d own t h e i r L rd an o , an o .

T his h ymn was ung on W hit Sunda y 1 86 s t the b e ginning , 2, a

of the ser ice whi h King G eorge o f T onga d his people held
v c an

under the b anyan tree prepa atory t the adoption of a -

s r o

C hristian fo m of gove n ment r A the people e me mbered how

r . s r

they had been sa ed fro m annibal hor ors one after anothe
v c r ,
r

broke do wn in sob o e the bitte pa t fro m which th e gospel

s v r r s

h d es cued the m
a r .

H ym n 7 6 8 Saviou r, . sp rin k l e m an y n ation s .

ART H UR
E E LAN D C OX E D D (I 8 I 8
CL V ,
. .

Dr . C oxe w s th of an American P e b yte ian m n ste

a e son r s r i i r .

In 1 842 he b ecame Recto f St John s H a tford and in 186 5 ro .

’
,
r ,
was made Pr t o e tan t E pi scopal Bi shop of th
s e W es tern D io c e se
of New Y o k r .

T his h ym w begun on Go od Friday 85 and m

n as
,
1 0, co

p lt d in 85 1 in the grounds of Magd alen C ollege Oxford

e e 1 It , .

was published in V f 85 i C mm m ti f ti ers es or 1 1, n o e ora on o le

TIzird 7 uéilee o
f tire S ociety for tire P rop agation o
f tire Gosyfiel
,

edited by th Rev E rnes t e . H awkins . I t i one o f the finest

s
of u missiona y h ymn
o r r s. Bishop C oxe published several
volume of poetry s .

H ymn 7 6 9 Th e h e a th e n p e ris h ; d ay b y d ay
. .

J AM ES M ONTGOM E R Y
F i rst pri nted in t he S /fi l
d I o f whi h M ontgomery was ’

z e n s, c

propri etor d edi tor Apr il an 8 4 In h is Ch i ti P lmi t 8 5

, 20, 1 2 . r s an sa s ,
1 2 ,

it is h eaded C hristian Responsibility .

’

H ymn 7 7 0 F rom Gre e n l

an d ic y m o u n tain s
’
. s .

RE GI N ALD H E BE R D D , . .

O W hit S unday 8 9 D Shipley Vi r of W rexha m and

n , 1 1 ,
r. ,
ca

D ean of St Asaph prea h ed in W re h a m C hur h in aid of the

.
,
c x c

S o iety for th P ropagation of the G ospel on behal f of whose

c e ,

Ea stern mission a Ro yal Lette had just been issueds r

autho i ing collections in every h u h A ourse o f Sunday

rz c rc . c

evening le tures also began t h e sa me day in W r xham C hur h

c e c ,

and H eber was to give the first le ture D ean Shipley his c .
,

fath er i law asked H eber on the Saturday to write o met h ing

-
n -

,
s

for the m to s ing in the morning H eber moved fro m the table .
’

where the dean and a few friends were sitting to a distant part
o f the roo m After a l ttle ti me the dean asked W hat have
. i ,

y u written ? H eber read th fir t three erses T here

’ ‘
o e s v .
,

t h e e that will do very well was the o mment No no the

r , ,
’
c .
, ,

s en is not co mplete was th poet s reply H wrote th

se ,
’
e
’
. e e

fo u th erse but the dean would not listen when he begg d

r v , , e ,

L t m add no the oh let m add anothe Allwas don in ’

e e a r ,
e r . e

twenty minute It is said to have been sung n xt mor i g in

s . e n n

W re xha m C hu ch to an old ballad tune T was when the seas

r ,
’

w e oa i g T h h ymn wa publis h ed in the E g li l

er r rn .
’
e s v an e ca

M aga i 1822
z and in the Ch i ti Ob
n e, ,February r s an s erv er, ,

18 3 2 Th . rigi al M S w long in th p
e o ion o f D
n . as e os ses s r.
3 96 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
Rafiies, of Liverpool H p ob abl y obtained it fro m the p inte . e r r r,

Kennedy who t up the type as a b y and who was a friend

, se o ,

of his It was sold afte his death for forty guineas H ebe
. r . r

fi r t w ote sa age
s r in 2 but al tered it in his M S to
‘
v
’
ver. ,
.

heathen .
’

T h h ymn in h i little olu me is headed Befo e a C ollectio

e s v ,
‘
r n

made f the P ropagation of the G ospel

or Lowell Mason s tune .
’ ’

Missionary was written when he was a bank clerk in

’

S a annah in 8 3 at the request of a lad y who had re ei ed

v 1 2 ,
c v

the words fro m a friend in E n gland and wished t in g the m ,

o s .

I n half an hou her messenger returned with the mu i r s c.

H eber says in his y lf V y g t I di Septe mb e on rn a o a o a e o n a, r,

T hou gh we were now too far ff C eylon to at h the

‘
18 32 , o c c

odours f the land y t it is we are assured perfe tly t ue that

O ,
e , ,
c r

su h odours are per eptible to a very considerable distance I n

c c .

the Strait of M alacca a s melllike that of a hawthorn hedge i

s s

co mmonly expe ienced ; and from C eylon at thirt y or fort yr ,

miles under e tain ir u m tances a y t more ag eeable scen t

, c r c c s , e r

i inhaled
s T his note i an interesting co mmen t
.
’
s on ver 2 . .

H ymn 7 7 1 J e su b e en dless p rais e to Th ee .

, .

C OU N T VON Z I N Z E N D ORF (6 9) tran sla ted b y J W E SLEY .

Hym d P m 740 ; W k i 3 49 Th Believer s

’
d S n s an ac re oe s, 1 or s , . .
‘
e

Triu mp h F rom t h e G erman

’
. .

Th last four verses o f H ymn 3 7 C h risti Blut und Gere h tigk e i t

’
e 0, c .

W esl ey s translation h twenty four verses

’
as -
.

Ver 2 reads .

Ah give m now all gra ous Lord , e ,

-
ci ,

W i th power to speak Th y qui k ening word ; c

Th at al l w h o to Th y woun ds w il l fl ee
M y fi d eternal l ife i n Thee a n .

H ym n 7 7 2 H e a d . of Th y C h u rc h , wh os e Sp irit fi l
s l .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Ifymn s an d S acred P oems , 1 749 ; Works, v . 228 . H m y ns o f

Inter ession N
c Verses 7 8 om i tted
,
’
o . 1 . 2, , .

In ver th e original reading is and imp lifi th e whole

. 1 ,
‘
s es
’
.
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
his h ym wa p inted as early 17 43 a A p aye f
T n s r as ,
s
‘
r r or

those who are on inced of i at th end f Tl N tu c v s n,

’
e o ze a re,

D g
es i d G l R ul
n , an f th U it d S i ti and is
en era es o e n e oc e es,

found in most if t ll the edition s of that t act publi hed

,
no a ,
r s

du ing XVe ley life I t begi

r s
’
s . ns

0 most ompassionate H i gh P r i est c -

F ull o f al l gra e we k now Th ou art ; c

Fai th puts i ts h ands upon Th y breast ,

A d fee l s beneat h Th y panting h eart n .

H ymn 7 7 8 Th ou wh o s e . almigh t y word .

J OH N M AR R I OTT M A ( 7 8 , . . 1 0

H i son says t h is hy mn for M issions was written about 8

s 1 13 . It
was pr inted in th e Fm dly Vi it 8 5 d in Ly B it '

en s or, 1 2 , an ra r a n n ica ,

1 86 7 .

In t he th ird verse t h e original reads Be ring t h e lamp of gra e ,

‘
a c ,
’

d i n th e fourt h W sdom l ove migh t ’

an , i , , .

Th R John Ma iott w
e ev . of the Recto of C ottesba h rr as son r c ,

nea Lutterworth H be a me tuto in the family of the D uke

r . e c r

of Buc leu h who presented h im to the ectory of C hur h

c c , r c

L awford W a wi kshire W hilst li ing in the duke s household

’
, r c . v

he formed th friendship with Si W alter Scott whi h is m

e r ,
c co

m m e t d in the dedication to h im of the

ora e econd can to of s

M armion
f ir resour e in store For we h ad a c

d in G othi lore In lassi c c an c

W m k d ea h memorable s ene e ar
’
c c ,

A d h el d poet i tal k between n c

N hill nor brook we p d along or , , as s

’

But h d its legen d or i ts song a .

H i wife s health o mpelled h im to live in D e onshire and he

’
s c v ,

died at B d ly t near E xete H e was the father o f C harles

roa c s ,
r.

Marriott whom Burgon de scri b e s as T h e M an of Saintly Li fe

,
’
,
’

i n h is Tw lv G d M e e oo en .

H ymn 7 7 9 0 th at th e Lord alv ation

’
. s s .

H EN RY F . L YT E
P salm xiv .
, T/ze 5p m: of tke P alm
s s , 1 834 .
 SARAH G E RALD I NA SToc x (I 83 8
‘
H m o e M issi ons .
’
F th e London February M iss ion
or
'

, 1 874, an d

M is Sto k was the siste of M Euge e Stock E ditorial

s c r r . n ,

S e retary of the C hurch Missiona y S o iety Sh

c published r c . e

I li E gyp t Tl Ch ild L if f u L d and

'
Less on s on s rae n , ze s e o o r or ,

oth volumes H last work was to prepa e a hymn bo k for

er . er r -
o

the C h ur h Missionary Societ y Sh died just before it was

c . e

publi hed
s .

H ymn 7 8 1 C h ris t for t h e . world ! we s in g .

SAM UE L W OLC OTT, D D . .

‘
i sions
M s .
’

D W ol ott was bo n at South W indsor C onne ticut i n

r . c r , c ,

18 3
1 edu ated at Y ale and Andover H was a missionary in
c . e

S yria 84 ; then a C ongregation l m inister in the U nited

1 0 2 a
-

S tates F .so me ti me he was S e retary o f the Ohio H o me

or c

Missionary So iety H began to write h y mns late in li fe but

c . e ,

wrote more than two hundred H was asked by a friend to . e

help in preparing a sele tion o f hymns and wh lst thus engaged c ,

i

the q uestion arose in his mind C I not write a hymn ? H ,

an
’
e

was in his fifty sixth year and h ad never put two rhymes -

together but he got to work and mapped out a hy mn Fat h er

, ,

I own Th y voi e whi h h e found to h is surprise ould a tually

c ,
’
c c c

be sung I t was inserted in his friend s S g f ti N w s

.
’ ’
on s or e
r e e

(C hi ago
c H died in 886
, e 1 .

T his hym n w written on February 7 869 D W ol ott as ,

1 . r. c

said T h Y oung Men s C h ristian Asso iation o f Ohio m t in

, e
’
c e

one of our hur hes with t h eir motto in evergreen letters over
c c ,

the pulpit C hrist for the W orld and t h e W orl d for C h rist ”
, , .

T h is u ggested the h ymn

s I t was o mposed on his way home . c

fro m that servi e c .

H ymn 7 82 Te l l it out am on g t h e h e a t h e n th a t
.

t h e Lo rd is K in g .

F . R . H AVER G AL
W ritten at Win te rdyn e , A pri l 1 9, 187 2 ; ir t p ub li h
f s s ed in E w in g
H ours , 187 2.
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It
a sn ow y mo ni n g an d Mi ss H a e galwas n ot ab l e
was r , v r

to g to chu ch
o Sh e was in b ed an d asked fo h e P ayer b ook
r .
, r r r -

as she alway liked to follow th e s e ices of the day O M

s rv . n r.

Shaw s etu n fro m chu ch he hea d her touch on th e piano

’
r r r ,
r .

W h y F rance s I thou ght you we e upstair s ! ” Y s b ut I r

“
e
, ,

had my P ayer b ook and in th e P s al ms fo to d y I read

r -

,
r -
a ,

T ell it out a mon g the heathen tha t the L ord is Kin g I .

’

thought W hat a splendid first line ! and then words and

‘ ’
,

music ca me ushing in to me T here it all w i tten out W ith

r
” .
’
s r .
,

copper plate neatnes sh had rapidl y w it ten out the words

-
s e r ,

musi and har monie co mplete

c, s .
’

D J ame Vica of No th Ma ston says tha t Mi ss H ave gal

r . s, r r r , r

had exhausted he self at a Some setshi e garden pa t y b ut r r r -

r ,

happened to o erhea h e ho tes s s eg e t that the se ants had

v r r s
’
r r rv

not been p esent Sh e ex lai med Oh ifit is wo k fo the M aster

r . c , ,
r r ,

of ourse I c an do it Sh w su fferi g much from th e sting of

c .
’
e as n

a b ee b ut th ew ff h e hat and glo e s sat down at th e piano

, r o r v , ,

and greatly i mp essed a whole retinue of se ants b y s in gin g

r rv
’

fro m the M e i l C ome unto Me all y that lab our and a e

ss a z , , e r

hea y laden and I will give you est W hen allw s don e sh e
v ,
r .
’
a

s tood up and said Now I am going to telly u what you must ,

o

do when you yourselves ha e a cepted th e invitation Sh e v c .

’

s an g out before her spell b ound audience T ell it out amon g ‘

,

the heathen that the Lord is King t her own music A they ’
o . s

lingered she p o mi sed to send each of them a copy D Jame s

r . r.

said that at lea st o e pe son was tu ned to C hrist b y that n r r

mu sical afte noon r .

H ym n 7 83 . Sp rea d , O sp re ad , th ou migh t y word .

W alte , furd e r, n ah un d fe rn .

J ONATH AN FR I ED R I C H BAH N M AI ER ; tr an slated b y M I SS

W I N K WOR TH
issions Published in 8 7 M iss Wi kw th translation
‘
M .
’
1 2 . n or
’
s

appeared in her Ly G m i d Ser i es 858 Th origi al has

ra er an ca, 2 n , 1 . e n

three more verses .

B h m i a wa b o
n at Obe tenfeld W u temb e g whe e
a er s rn rs ,
r r , r

his fathe w T own P reache Jul y

r as 7 74 I n 8 5 the son r, 1 2, 1 . 1 1
be ame P rofe so of E ducation and H omiletics at Tubingen
c s r

i n 819 T ow P reache t Kir hhei m unte Teck whe e he

1 n r a c -
r -

,
r

p eached his la t se mon on Augu t 1 5 84 Tw days late

r s r s ,
1 1 . o r
 TH E M ETH OD I ST HY M N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
H ymn 7 87 . ory b e t o God
Gl ab o v e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 742 ; Works , 11. 220. At the M eeting o f

C hr istian r en
F i ds ’
.

Of th e six verses th e first th ree are here given

, . Th e last lines o f
ve r. 2 read

Lasting o mfort stead fast h ope c , ,

Sol i d j oy d settled pea e , an c .

Ver 3 Never never m y we rest

.
, , a .
’

H ymn 7 88 Ap p o in t ed b y Th ee ,
. we meet in Th y
ame n .

C H ARLE S W ESLEY

ymns
fl an d Sac red P oems, 1 7 49 ; ”k vfor s
, .
4 27 . Th e t hree
om i tted verses have th eir private interest
H w h appy t h e pair W h om Jesus unites
I . o ,

In fri ends hi p to share Angeli del igh ts c ,

W h ose haste onversation Is oupled wit h fear

c c c ,

W h ose sure expe tation I h li lu ! c S o n ess re

2 M y Jesus my Lor d Th y gr
. e I ommend
, , ac c ,

S kind to afford M y weak ness a f i d l

o r en

Th y only good pleasure O m hat h b t w d

’
n e es o

A h eavenly t easure A servant o f G d

n r , o .

5 Th h eavenly pri e Is ever in view

. e z ,

T ill bot h sh all arise C reated anew ; ,

T h at first resurre t i on W p nt to attain c , e a ,

G on to per fe ti on A d suffer to rei gn

o c , n .

W esle y write s to M s C ro by in 1 7 6 6 (lV k xii 3 55) r . s / or s, .

T here is an a ma in g increa se in the work of G d within t h ese

z o

few month s in the No th of Ireland An d no wonder for the r .

fi e preacher s who ha e l
v ab oured there are all me de oted to
v ,
n v

God ; men of a S in gle e y who s e whole hea t is in th e work e, r ,

an d who
C onstantly trample on ple s ure d pain
’
a an .

J e sus we look to Th ee
H ymn 7 89 .
,
.

C H ARL E S W ESL EY
d P m 1 749 ; W k v 4 6 7 F C hristian ‘
Hy m d Sn s an ac re oe s, or s, . . or

Friends No 4 7 Th last eigh t l i nes are o mitted

'
, . . e .

I 1 the original reads

n ver. Th y name is li fe and j y and pea e , , o , c .
 Hymns an d Sac red P oems , 1749 ; ”k v
for s
, .
469 . Th e last two

e s t b e th e d e a r
H ymn 7 91 Bl . un it in g lov e .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY (r) .

yrrms
fl an d Sac red P oems , 1 74 2 ” u
forks
, . 22 1 .
‘
At P art ing .
’

T wo verses omitted .

In ver t he original reads A d d H i work below

. 2 , n o s .
’

Joh B C ugh gi e an accoun t in h i A ut o g p ly of

n . o v s s
‘

o zo ra z

h i leaving ho me a a boy for America in June 83 9 T h ship

s s ,
1 . e

was b e al med ff Sandgate and his father a me on boar d

c o , c .

W hen the isitors left for the sho e the y formed their boats in
v r

a half ir le T he y stood up and their blended voi es floated

-
c c .
, c

o e the cal m waters as they sang

v r

Blest be t h e de r un i ting l ove a .

D Benja min G rego y (S a n lt p 4 3 ) say th at t the

' '
r . r z e -
z s, . 1 s a

clo e ofthe C onference of 848 D Newton was strongly moved

s 1 r .
‘
,

as b y o me heavenly fii tu
s I never he d that noblest o f alla a s . ar

hu man oices roll out u h tones of majesty he gave out the

v s c as

lest b th e d
‘
B e ear, un itin glove .

No on e thought that the next C onfe en e would b ing the

r c r

rash
c .
’

H ymn 7 9 2 A n d l
et . o ur b odie s p a rt .

C H AR L S E W ESL EY (r) .

Hymns a nd Sa v 46ra ! F P oe ms , 1 7 49 ; Work s , . 2 . or C hr ist i na

Friends A t Part i g P art I Si xteen l i ne are o mitted

’
. n . . s .

In ver th e origi nal i s. 2

D id first our oul uni te s s ,

A d still H h olds d k p u onen e , an ee s s .

In ver 6 toil is substituted for g i f

. s r e s.
’
 TH E M ET H OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

H ymn 7 93 Je su s ac c ep t
.
, th e p r is a e .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY

I fymn s for ti me tkat seek an d k at k ave R edemp tion in

ikose l Me
Bl fj
ood o es zcs C k rzs t,
'

1 74 7 ; I Vorks ,
/ iv . 2 7 1.
‘
At t h e Part ing o f
F r iends .
’
Th ree verses omitted .

H ymn 7 94 God . on s olation

o f al
lc , ta k e .

C H ARLE S W E SLEY (x) .

Hymns tkose tiz al s eek an d l t az Iz ave R edem tion

/zose il
for fl
’

p zn ee

Bl
ood fj esus C/m s t, 1 74 7 ;
o
'

Works , iv . 2 80 l st hym n i n t he
. Th e a

pa phlet
m , At Pa t he rt ing o f riends
F .
’
E igh t verses o f eigh t lines fro m ,

wh i h t h is sel e t ion i s a e
c c m d .

H ymn 7 9 5 Lift up you r h e a rt s t o th in gs

. ab ov e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hym n s an d Sacred P oems , 1 7 49 W orks, v .

4 78 .
‘
hristian
For C
F riends ,
’
H m y n 55 . T welve verses Verses 3 .
, 8, u are o mitte d .

H ym n 7 96 . Th e gra c e Je su s C h rist
of t h e Son .

C H ARLE S W E SL EY (r) .

Skort Hymn s on Sel

ect P assages o f Scmflure , 17 62 ; Works , x ii i .

60 . 2 C or 14 xiii
Th e i
. . . f rst l ine is , Th e m er i t o f Jehovah s S ’
on .
’

H ym n 7 9 7 . M ay t h e gra c e of C h rist our S av iou r .

J OH N N E WTON
n ey Hy mn s,
Ol 1 7 79 .C xiii 4 It has been translated into
2 or . . 1 .

several languages .

H ym n 7 9 8 . Lord , d ismiss us with e ss in g

Th y b l .

ROBE RT H AW K ER ,
M D (17 53
. .

In h is P sams
l an d dren of tke S un day Sckool
Hymns sun g by tke C/zz l
’

kc
in l P aris/z Ck urcl f Ck arles, P lymoulk, at Me Sakkalk E ven in g
z o
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BOOK I LLU STRAT ED
were mostly w it ten t be un g afte his se mons H w r o s r r .
‘
o

p cious is the B ok divine Ble t be the tie that b inds e

re o ,
’
s ,
’
ar

two fhis best h ymn

O s .

L ord dis mis u with Th y b lessin g appea in man y colle

,
s s rs e

tions fro m 7 7 3 to 7 8 without author s ame ; but in 1 7 86 it

1 1 0
’
n
'

is stated in a Y ork S l ti f P lm to b b y D Fawcett e ec on o sa s e r. .

D Julian concludes that D F aw et t i th most probabl

r. r. c s e e

author though it i not i n his Hym 17 82 nor i his pub

,
s n s, , n

lih d W k
s e Several of his h ymn or found i th e G p l
s . s are n os e

M g i a but e t i his works

az n e, ar no n .

H ymn 800 God b e . with l we

you t il m eet a gain .

JER E M I AH E AM E S RAN K I N D D , . .

D Rankin w b o n at T ho ton N w H a en 1 8 8 of
r . as r rn , e v , 2 ,

S cotch and E ngli h des en t H has don e se ice as a C o s c . e rv n

g g rea ti l m iniste i t
on ah U nited States n d P e iden t of r n e , a r s

H oward U niver it y W a hingt on (C olu mbia) H edit ed th e

s , s . e

G yj lT mp
os e Hym l 87 8 and G p lB l
e l
era n ce na ,
1 ,
os e e s .

T hi h ymn wa w itten as a C hri tian good b y and fi t

‘
s s r s -
e, rs

sung in the first C ongre gational C hu ch of whi h I w minister r c as

f
or fi fteen years W had gospel m eeting on Sunday nights . e s ,

and u m usic was intentionally of the popular kind I wrot

o r . e

the fi t tan a and ent it t two gentle men for music T h

rs s z ,
s o . e

mu i w hi h ee med t m bes t uited t th wo d was w itte

s c c s o e s o e r s r n

b y M T o me tea her of publi schools i New J e e y at

r . r, c c n rs , on e

ti me on th taff of G ener l 0 0 H oward Afte e eivin g the

e s a . . . rr c

music (whi h was re ised b y D J W Bi h fi the o ga is t of

'

c v r. . . sc o , r n

my hur h) I wrote the othe stan a

c c r z s.
’

T h Methodist took up the h ymn

e d t Ocean G o e fi e s , an a r v v

differen t organi ation were heard to clo e thei wo ship wi th itz s s r r ,

D r F E C lark founde of th C h istian E ndea ou mo e ment

. . .
,
r e r v r v ,

say it followed h im as a b e ediction hymn all ound the wo ld

s n r r .

I t was sung at the g ave of th wife of P resident H aye r e s .

Th h ym n wa a great fa ou ite with th C h i tian soldie

e s v r e rs rs

in th e South Africa W Th n umb e of the hymn i n ar . e r n

S anke y colle tion wa 494 a nd thi w used b y the m a a

’
s c s , s as en s

passwo d O entry m meet and whispe

r . F ou nine
n s ,
en r, r -

fou ” r. T he y w ite it i le tt e and hout it the y r thei n rs, s as or r

c o mrades g t battle T hey mu mu it d yi g on the veldt

o o . r r n .
’

C/ p l i
za i X k ki p 3
a ns n a , . 2.
 T H E STOR Y o r T H E H M N S AN D T H Y E IR WR I TE RS 40 7

H ymn 801 H ap p y th e . souls to Jesus join ed .

C H AR L ES W ESLEY (I ) .

Hymn s on iii 286

(b e Lord s Supper,
'
1 74 5, No .
96 ; Works , . .

W is hanged into t hey i n ver

e c hen e to then e in ver 4 ‘
. 1 c
‘
c . .

Ver 4 D ean B e i t ays I n the pu pos e of G d H i

.
, r v n s ,
‘
r o , s

C h urch and hea ven go together th a t bein g th e w y tha t l ea d a s

to this as the holy pla e to the holies t c .

’

W esley ays on Nove mb er 1 1 7 66 God who hath k it

s , , ,
‘
,
n

togethe H i ele t in one o mmunion and fellowship gave u a

r s c c , s

s le mn season at W est St eet (a usual ) in praising H im f

o r s or

all H is s aints On thi s d y in p a tic ula I co mmonl y fin d th e

. a r r,

truth of thos e words

Th C h ur h triump hant in H i love & ’

e c s , c.

H ymn 892 e arraye d in white

. W h at a re t h es .

C H AR LE S W ESLEY (I ) .

Hym tk L d Su pp
n s on 1 745 W k i ii 94
e or
’
s er, or s , . 2 .

T w young Methodists fro m P ontefra t sat up with Sa mmy

o c

H i k d uring th e l
c as t night of his life H repeatedly e xclaimed . e ,

Glory glory glory , then he broke out I shall see H im fo

, ,
‘
r

my elf and not f another T h Lord h as wrought a mi ra le

s , or . e c

for me H e can—I know H can— I cannot dispute it C hrist

. e .

in m the h Ope of glory I am like th mi e the more I ha e

e . e s r v ,

th e more I want S i g the h ymn W ha t ar these a ayed in

’ “
. n ,
e rr

whit e W hils t they an g h e continued to wave his hand in

.
“
s

t iu mph
r .

H ymn 803 . Giv e me th e win gs of fa ith to ris e .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

Hymns an d x mple o f C hri t d

Sp iritual Son gs, 1 709 . ‘
Th e E a s s an
th S int In ver Watts w ote A d wet t h ei ou h with te
’ ’
e a s. . 2 r , n r c c ars .

D D odd idge w ot to W atts

r. I w pr aching i a ba
r r e ,
as e n rn

l a t W edn d y to a co mpan y of plai ount y pe ople Aft a

s es a ,
n c r . er

se m r f om H b i 1 2 we a g one of you h ymn c m

on r e . v .
, s n r s, o

m i g
en c n Gi me th wi g of faith t
“
i ”ve d h d th e n s o r se, an a e
,

sa ti facti to
s t in th y of se v al f th audito y
on se e ears e e es er o e r .

After th e se ice om of them t ld m they we e

rv t a b l e to
s e o e r no

i g so d p ly w e e their mind af
s n , eefe ted with it ; a d th cl erk
r s c n e
4 08 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
in pa ticula told m he could ha dl y utter the wo d of it
r r e r r s .

T he e were mo t of the m poo people who work f

s their s r or

li ing
v .
’

H ymn 804 O God , to . wh om t h e f ith f l d a u ead .

J OSI AH C ON DER
In Con gr egation alHy mn book, -
1 83 6 h eaded
, W hose faith follow .
’

Th first l i ne reads happy dead ’

e , .

H ymn 805 C o m e , le t us join . o ur frien d s ab ov e .

E S W E SLEY C H ARL
Fu l fiy m
n era ud Series 7 59 ; W k vi 5 Th firs t
n s, z , 1 or s, . 21 . e

hymn o f the set Ver reads . . 2

Part o f H i h ost h at h d t h e fl ood s c ross

’
,

A d part is ross ing now n c .

T h e econd h ymn in the pa mphlet is H w happy ever y child

s , o

O fgrace the third A d let thi feeble body fail T hese are ’
,
n s .

the riches of the collection ; the rest are tributes to friends ,

such as John M it Ja mes H ervey T homas W alsh Mr er on , , , .

L a mpe Mr H utchinson G race Bowen and othe

, .
, ,
rs .

John W esley (W k xiii 5 4) on e in co mpan y efe ed t or s , . 1 c r rr o

D W tt
r. tribute to W tli g 7 k and added Oh what
a s s
’
res n a co , , ,

would D W atts have said if he had li ed to

r . my brother s v se e
’

two exquisite F u lHym b eginning H w happy eve y n era n s, ,

o r

child of g a e and C ome let us join our friends above

r c
“
,

T his was the h ym n that John W esle y and his ong egation i c r n

St fi d h i were singing at the hour when C harles joined the

'

a or s re

c o mpany in hea en W hen W esley prea hed his farewell sermon

v . c

in D ublin on Jul y 2 7 89 he gave out and o mmented on thi 1 ,

1 , c s

hy mn whi h he said was the weetest his b othe ever w ote

, c s r r r .

Richard W atson says Th funeral h ymns have but little Of , e

the softness of so row perhaps too little but they are written r , ,

in that fulness of faith which ex lai ms over the open to mb c ,

T hanks b to G d whi h giveth us the ictory through u

e o c v ,
o r

L d J u C hrist
or
” D
es S tevens w ites (H i t y f M th di m
s r . r s or o e o s
.
,

Bk i . hap ) Many of his elegies ha e an unearthly power

v. c . 2 v

a sadness of the g ave pe vad ed b y the rapture of heaven H i r r . s

Fu l Hym
n era o casioned with hardly an exception b y
n s, c , ,

actu al death on titute the most perfect part of the Methodist

s, c s

p al mod y a d f a hund ed yea and mo e the e te ti monial

s ,
n or r rs r s s s
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BOOK I LLU STRATED

H ymn 806 . Th e S on of God g oe s fort h t o war .

RE GI NALD H E BE R D D , . .

St Step h en publ i sh ed in Hymm 8 7 In hi s manus ript l

‘ ’
. , .
, 1 2 . c co

le t i on i n t h e British M useum i t reads Th S o f G d is gone to

c ,
‘
e on o

war .
’

I n Mrs E wing s S t y f S /wrt s it is the favou it e

.
’
or o a e r

h ym n i the barracks where the sol dier call it th tug of wa

n ,
s e r

hy mn T h offi e s son who had been crippled f li fe b y an

. e c r
’
,
or

a ident begs just be fore his death that the soldiers will ing it
cc ,
s

again T hey go under his window and when in the midst of

.
,

the erse A noble army m and boys a hand i seen at the ’

window pulling down the b lind T h b ra e ufl is gone

v ,
en , s
,
’

. e v s ere r .

T h story m ade the h ymn widel y popul

e among child en a ar r s

tug of wa h ym n ’
the r .

H ymn 807 . F or al
l th e ain t s s W h o fr om th eir
ab ou rs re st
l .

W I LL I AM W ALSH AM H ow, D D . .
(x7 7 ) .

ublished in Hj m f S m D y d t/ Hym by L ym
P / ns or
’

az f
’
a s , an o z er ns a a an

(E rl N e l son ) 864 i eleven stan as o f th ree lines w i t h th e re f ai n

a , 1 , n z r ,

Al l elu i a T h or i ginal form o f t h e first l

.
’
e ine is F llTh y s ints or a a ,
’

b ut th e b i sh op altered i t to F all t/l saints or e .

’

H ymn 8 08 H ow b righ t th os e glo rio us . sp irit s sh in e!

I SAAC W ATTS , D D . .

Hymn : an d Sp iritualSongs, 1 709 . artyrs glori fied Rev

Th e M .
’
.

vu I 3 , & c ,
. , T . beginning hese g lorious mi nds h ow brigh t they ,

shi ne l
hymn was re ast i n t h e draft o f t h e S ottish T lti
Watts s ’
c c ran s a on :

an d P pl a ra 74 5 d onsi derably altered i

z rarar, 1 78 W il li m
, an c n 1 1 . a

C ameron par i s h mi n i ster o f K i rk newton M i d loth ian w h o died in 1 8 ! 1

, , , ,

se ms to have been largely responsible for th e 1 78 alterations Th

e 1 . e

doxol gy is fro m Hym

o A i t d M d n: n c en an o ern .

W hen D uncan Mat thi son the S o t h e van geli s t was wo kin g ,
c c , r

i n the C ri mea he was returning one n ight wo n out f o m

, , r ,
r

S ebastopol to the old stab le at Balacla a where h lodged H e v e .

was trudgin g th ough mud knee deep and th siege see med no
r -

, e
 T H E STOR Y OF T H E H YM N S AN D T H EIR WR I T E RS 4I I

ne re an end y t abo e the stars we e lookin g down fro m th e

a r ,
e v r

c lear ky H be gan to in g H wb ri ght those glorious spirits

s . e s ,
o

shine Next d yhe found a soldie shivering under a verandah

.
’
a r ,

with his bare toes showin g through h i worn out boots M tth i s -
. a

son gave h im half a sovereign to buy a w pair T h soldie ne . e r

thanked h im I am not what I was yes te day Last night as

.
‘
r .

I was thinking of our miserable ondition I grew tired of li fe c , ,

and said to mysel f I bear this no longer and m y as well

,
c an ,
a
”
put an end to it S I took my musk et and went down yonder. o

in a desperate state about eleven o lock ; but as I got ound ,

’
c r

the point I heard so me person sin ging H w bright those

, ,
“
o
”
glorious spirit shine ; and I e membered the old school and
s r

the Sabbath s hool where we used to sing it I felt ashamed

c .

of being so owardly and said H ere is so me one as badl y

c , ,
“

ff as m ysel f and t he is not giving in ” I felt too he had e

o y , .
, ,

so mething to make h im happ y whi h I had not but I began to c ,

hope I too might get the same happines I returned to my

, ,
s .

tent and to day I m resolved to /é t/

,
-
tk g D y ua s ee z e on e
’

zn .
’
o o

know who the singer was ? asked the mi sionary No was ’

s .
‘
,
’

the reply W ell said Mr Matthison it was I

. T ears ,
’
.
,
‘
.
’

rushed into the soldier s eyes and handin g ba k the half ’

,
c

sovereign he said Never sir ,

I take it fro m y u afte ,
‘
, ,
c an o r

what y uha e bee the mean of doing f m

o v n s or e .
’

H ymn 809 Th e . s ain ts of Go d ! th e ir c on fl ic t p a st .

Y E M AC LAGAN W I LLI AM D ALR M P L .

In Cfiu / B l/ 87 d in
rt z C / u / ffy
e r, 87 1 o,
°

an z rc z n zn s, 1 1.

H i Good F ri d y h y mn L ord wh en Th y k i ngdom omes re me mb r ‘

s a , , c , e

m was wri tten for Hym A i t

e,
’
d M d m 87 5 ns n c en an a a , 1 .

A chbi hop Mac l agan of D avid Ma lagan M D wa

bo n in E dinburgh in 8 6 H served as an fl
r s , son c , . .
, s

r fi in India 1 2 . e o c er ,

but entered the C hu ch o f E n gland was Re tor o f Newington

87 5 8 ; Bishop of Li h fl
r c

1869— 7 5 ; Vi a o f Kensington c r ld 1 c e
-

, ,

187 8 A chbishop of Y ork 89 r , 1 1.

H y mn 8 10 H a rk ! t h e . so un d of h ol
y v oic es .

C a msr op n s n W on n swon r n ,
D D . .

F o r Al
lSain t
s
’
D ay, H ol
y Year, 1 86 2 .

Th e v e Now they reign in hea enly glo y was o mitted

ers ,
v r ,
’

in e arlie editions of Ch
r d Hym becau se it was ar : ns
41 2 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

though t t i mpl y that th ble sed

o already i the full
‘
e s ar e n

fruition of their future and everla ting glory— th B tifi s e ea c

Vision ; b ut ’
C anon E llerton points out D
,
as W ordswo th ,
r. r

showed th at he did t intend it to be an expositio of the no n

p t
res enconditio of the aints in the Inter mediate
n S tate s .

T h b ishop said T h whole hy mn fro m beginning t end

‘
e , e o

i in ha mon y with th E pistle for the festival of the d y (Rev

s r e a .

v ii . 2, and like it in the utterance in t iu mphan t on g of a r s

i ion of the fi lgatheri g of the ai ts

v s na n s n .
’

H ymn 8 11 Lo rd . of our l
if e , an d God of our

alv ation s .

M ATTH AU S AP E LLE S VON LOW E N ST ERN t an slated b y P H I LI P r

P U SEY .

C h riste du Beistan d deiner K u g m i appeared in 1644

‘ ’
,
re z e e n e, ,

entitled Sapph i Od F spiritu l d temporal pea e It refl e ts

c e . or a an c .
’
c

th e atmosph ere o f th e Th irty Y ears W d uring w h i h t h e wr iter ’

ar, c

lived .

P h il i p P usey ( 7 99 185 el der brot her o f D P usey d son o f th e

1 -
r. an

first V i s ount Folk estone ontributed th is version to R i gl P lm

c , c e na e s
’
sa

an d Hymn Tun es , 1 840 .

Th e fourth verse is h ere omitted

P ea e in our h earts our evil t h ough ts assuaging
c , ,

P ea e in T h y C h ur h w h ere brot h ers are engaging

c c , ,

P ea e w h en t h e wor l d i ts busy war is waging

c , ,

C al m Thy foes rag ing .

owenstern was a saddle s son b o at Neu tad t Sile ia

L
’
r , rn s , s ,

in 1 594 H early distinguished hi mself b y his musi al ab ilities

. e c ,

and in 16 5 was appointed music trea ure and di ector at

2 s r r

Be nstadt b y D uke H einri h W en el of M ii t b g In 6 3 1

r c z n s e r er . 1

he b e ame Rath and ecreta y and directo of fi nance H

c s r r . e

passed into the servi e of the E mpero F erdinand I I as Rath c r ,

an d w ennobled b y F e dinand I I I H died t Bre lau i

as r . e a s n

1 6 48 H i thirt y hy mns were acco mpanied b y mu ic of his

. s s

o w and o me we e w itten on the mottoes of th p ince unde

n ,
s r r e r s r

whom he se ed rv .

Nieb uh the hi torian was so meti mes hea d to epeat thi

r s r r s

h ymn to hi m elf in th midst of h i lite ar y e ea ch I t was

s e s r r s r .

al o a fa ouri te of Bun en
’
s v s s .
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
se ants in the kitche hearin g the strai tole t the
Th e rv n , n, s o

stai fo t t liste ; e en old H elstone as he walked in th

r-
o o n v ,
e

ga den pondering o e the unac oun table and feeble natu

r ,
ofv r c re

wo men stood till a mong his b orde s to cat h the mourn ful
, s r c

m elod y m ore distin tl y T h hy mn followed h im faintly ch . e as e

c ros ed the fields he hastene d his u to ma y harp pa e that

s c s r s c ,

he might get b e yond its rea h c .

’

John Bright greatl y lo ed thi hymn ab out which he u ed

p ak to Si H en y Fowler I t w un g with great efl
v s ,
s
'

t o s e r c t atr . as s e

M G ladstone funer al er ice

r.
’
s s v .

H ymn 8 13 . Lord , Th o u h a st b ee n our d wel

lin g
a p lce .

T H G I LL . .

N ti lHym Begun among t h e W al denses for t he i r '

‘
a on a n .
,

thi rd entenary It was published i n G ld C fi of P i 86 9

c . o en az n
’

ra se, 1 ,

headed Th H ymn o f th e W ldenses

e a .
’

A note says T his h ym n a s a whole b elongs to the

,
‘

W aldenses only amo g who m it w s b egun but all the people

,
n a

of G d ha ve an inte es t in the fir st two and th e last e ses

o r v r .
’

T ho se a e the er s e s he e given
r v r .

H ym n 8 14 Th ee . we a d ore , e t ern alN am e !

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

I fi/mn s an d Sp iritual Son gs, 1 707 .

‘
F rai l l ife and su eeding , cc

etern i ty .
’

In W esley s P lm d Hym 73 8 ’
sa s an n s, 1 .

G eor ge Bella my who died of fe e in D e mera a in 8 1 , v r r 1 2 ,

repeated the fi st ve e of this h ymn in his last illne as his

r rs ss

negro e vant bathed his head with inega T h m saw tha t

s r v r . e an

the missionary s faith was strong Ma sa no fraid dis si kness

’
. s
’
c

f de glory of God Another missiona y Mr Ames wa ill ’

or . r ,
.
, s

and died Th fact was arefull y kept f o m h i friend but

. e c r s ,

he see med t know f he said Ame is go e ! I ll g too

o ,
or ,
‘
s n
’
o ,
’

and oon afte passed away

s r .

H ymn 815 O God , t h e R oc k . of A ge s .

B I SH OP BI C K ER SI ’ ‘
ET H

Written in 186 0 .
 s t ro n g .

AN N E BRONT E .

An ne B ont e (182 49) wa the you gest daugh te of the

r 0 -
s n r

R ev . P a t ick Bront e Vica of H awo th

r S h w joint autho ,
r r . e as -
r

with her si ters of a olu me of P m 846 and w ote unde

s v oe s, 1 , r , r

h er n om d p lum -
A cton Be l
e l Ag G y and l T t
-
e,
‘
,
’
n es re c en a n

of Wild/ 11 H all E mily Bront e: died of

2 onsu mption
. c ,

D cembe 1 9 1 848
e rd on May 28 1 849 A nne fol
, lowed her
, an , , .

C ha lotte Bront e say she found suppo t i most painful ‘

r h s r n er

jou ney f o m the C hristian do trines in whi h she fi mly

’

I wi tnessed thei fl
r r c , c r

b el ieved . i‘
y in h latest hou and r e c ac er r

g eat st t ial a d mu t h a
r e r my testi mony to the cal m
, n s e r

t i umph with whi h they b rought h through H siste ’

Long ufli g self

r c er . er r

adds a little ket h of her hara ter ‘

'

s c c c .
-
s er n ,

d n ying efle tive d intelligent a onstitutional reserve

e ,
r c ,
an , c

a d t
n itu nity placed and kept her in the shade and overed
ac r , c

her mind and espe iall y her feelings with a so t of nun like
,
c , r -

v eil which w rarely lifted S h was the youngest of the

, as .
’
e

thr i ters with a deli ate o mplexion a lende ne k and

ee s s ,
‘
c c , s r c ,

s mall plea a t featu es

, C harlotte Bront e gives thi hy mn
s n r .
’
s as

th l a t memento of h ister and adds a footnote These

e s er s , ,
‘

lin written the desk was losed the pen laid aside —for e er
es , c , v .
’

Sh y h sister s belief in G d as a C reator and a Saviou

e sa s er
’
o r

w as a su e d stead fast onvi tion on whi h in the rude

‘
r an c c ,
c ,

p age from T i me to E ternity s h e threw the weight of her

ass ,

huma weak n s and by whi h she wa enabled to h what

was to be borne patiently— serenel y—victoriously Sh died
n es ,
c s e ar
’
,
. e

at Scar b orough and w bu ied in the chur hyard there A little

,
as r c .

while b e fore her death she was ked if she was ea ier and as s ,

l king g at ful
oo l y up said It i not y u who
r e give m , , s o c an e

m but
e, l will be we l
l l th ough the me its of u
soon a r r o r

R edee mer .
’

H ymn 8 17 . W h ile eb b in g n atu re grie v es .

J AM ES SM E I H AM
’ ‘

J mes Sm th am th e so of ne W e l y n mini t r a d
a e , n o s e a s e , n

b oth
r of an th er was bo n at P t l y B idg in 18 and
er o , r a e e r e 2 1,

educ ate d t W dh ou G o e S h l whe e b opied

a oo se r v c oo , r e c
 TH E M ET HOD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

Raphael s cartoons fro m the P y M g i

’
H w en n a az n e. e as

a ti led to a Lincoln ar hitect who t h im to d aw all the

r c c , se r

figures about the cathed al F a ti me he studied at the r . or

Ro yal Academy i 843 and showed his firs t pi ture at Live n 1 , c r

pool i 1847 H be am e tea he of drawin g at the W esleyan

n . e c c r

No mal C ollege in W est minster in 1 851 a post whi h he filled

r ,
c

f
or twenty six years H m arried the tea he of one of th e
-
. e c r

sc hools the e and mo ed to Stoke Newington in 856 John

r , v 1 .

Ruskin and D G Rossetti were his w ar m d true friends H

. . an . e

w a devoted Me thodist las leader at Stoke Newington

as c s .

H i L tts have taken high ank for thei i h thought and

e ers r r r c

lovely expression Religion w e er pre ent to h im ear es t .

‘
as v s ,
n ,

real the one i mportant moulde and facto of h i life H

, r r s
’
. e

s ays o f the peace of G d It lies ound y u like an at mosphe e o ,

‘
r o r .

I t dwell in you like a fragran e I t goes fro m y u like a

s c . o

subtle elixir itae I want not fa me but lf ; the soul s calm

v ,
z c
’

s unshine ; life in the eye of G d I n 187 7 the m ental illness o .

’

which clouded his last years ca me upon h im H died in 889 . e 1 .

H ests in H ighgate C emetery with the text on h i g a esto e

e r ,
s r v n ,

I shallb atisfied when I awake with T h y likenes

e s s .
’

Ros etti called Sm th m the Blake of the nine tee th

s e a
‘
n

century H allowed an exhib ition of Sm th m pi tures to

.
’
e e a
’
s c

be held i h i studio in 187 8 T hi mo ning he wrote the

n s .
‘
s r ,
’
,

pi tu e ar ived and many of them hav e quite delighted and

c r s r ,

astonished m b y thei ext eme b eaut y Indeed they a in

e r r . re,

colour senti ment and nobilit y of thou ght only t b e cla ed

, , ,
o ss

with the ve y flowe of mode t r r rn ar .

’

migh ty M ak er
H ymn 8 18 Al . of my frame .

E ST EE L E AN N

W hen I resolved to wat h my t hough ts Psalm

‘
I was pub c ,
’
XXX X , .

li h d i n h er P m
s e 76 T hi s ento verses 4 5 6 7 i s g iven i n
oe s, 1 0 . c , , , , ,

R i ppon s Baptist S l ti 7 87 as a hy mn on Th Sh ortness f

’ ‘
e ec on , 1 , e o

L i fe
’
.

Mi Steele modelled h e fi t two er es

ss the fi st r rs v s on r

v er es of D W tt
s e ion of P xxxix 4 10 b ut
r. a
’
ss v rs s. .
-

greatl y i mp oved on h original r er

Tea h m t h e measure o f my days c e ,

Th ou M ake o f my frame ! r

I woul d survey l ife s narrow spa e ’

c ,

A d learn h ow frail I m n a .
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said in his last talks that the li fe a fter death is the

He ‘

cardinal point of C hristianity I believe that G d reveals H im . o

self i every indi idual soul ; and my idea of heaven is the

n v

perpetual ministry of one soul to anoth er A few hours before .

’

his death his do tor told h im of a villager who was dying at the
c

age of ninety and pined to see his old bed ridden wife W hen
,
-
.

they ca ied h to his oo m he pressed his sh unken hand on

rr er r ,
r

hers and said in a husky voi e C om e oon T e n yson mu

,
c ,
‘
s .
’
n
‘
r

mur ed T rue faith ” and the tears were in his voice Suddenly .
,

he gathered hi mself together and spoke one word ab out hi m elf ,

s

t the do to
o D eath ?c
” D D abbs bowed his head and he
r, r .
,

s
“ ”
aid T hat s well A he pas ed to meet h i P ilot face to face
’
. s s s
,

his son spoke over h im his own praye G d a cept h im r, o c

C hrist recei e h im b ecause he knew his father would have

v

wi hed it
s .

H ymn 820 . W h o fat h om s th e e t ern al Th ou gh t ?

J OH N GR EE N L EAF W H I TT I E R
rom Tfi E t lG d
F e 86 5 ern a oo n es s, 1 .

Th t h ree verses pre edi ng t h at wit h whi h th is h y mn opens

e c c

th e poet s meditation
’

0 F riends ! wi t h w h om my feet h ave trod

Th qu i et a i sles o f prayer e ,

Glad witness to your eal for G d z o

A d love o f m Ih n an ear .

I tra e your li e o f argument ;c n

Y our logi l i k ed d strong c n an ,

I weigh as one who dreads d issent ,

A d fears a doubt as wrong n .

But st i l l my h uman hands are we k a

T h o ld your i ron reeds o c :

Against t h e wor ds ye b id m speak e

M y h eart wit hi n m pleads e .

John B i ght de c ibed this as a poem which i worth a

r s r
‘
s

c owd of e mons whi h are spoken fro m the pulpit of u

r s r c s o r

sect and churches which I do not wi h to undervalu e I t is a

s , s .

g eat gift to mankind when a poet i aised up amon g u who

r s r s

devotes h i g eat power to the subli me purpo e of spreading

s r s s

amon g m principle of me cy and ju tice and f eedom

en s r , s ,
r .
’
 H ymn 8 21 I n . a ge a n d fe e b l
e n e ss e x t re me .

E W ESLEY (I ) C H AR L S .

Lines di tated on hi deat h b d W k vii i 4 3

c s -
e or s , . 2.

T his i C ha les W esle y s swan son g A few days befo e his

’
s r
-
. r

death he alled his wi fe d asked her to write do wn the lines

c , an .

Th R e Ri ha d G reen has Mrs C harles W esley s hymn book

ev . c r .
’
-

whi h ontains an entry in her own writing Th following

c c .
‘
e

line I wrote fro m Mr C harles W esley s epeatin g a few days

s .
’
r ,

before he dep a t d y li fe I n age and feebleness t m r e

'
. e x re a .
’

T hey a his legacy to Methodis m H died as he lived ;

re . e

p i ing above all else a s mile fro m C hrist Mr P rothe o says that
rz . . r

on his d ath bed the train of thought suggested b y P

e -
‘
s.

lx iii 5 ( My flesh and my heart faileth ; but G d is the

x 2
“
o
”
.

s trength of my heart and my portion f ever ) took shape in ,

or

verse It w the last exer ise of his wonderful gi ft T h

. as c .
’ ‘
e

L ast W ish b ought sunlight to many a Methodist

’
ha s r

death b d -
e .

In editing the musi for Tb M t/ d t Hy m B é 904 S i c e e z o zs

’

n -
oo ,
1 , r

F rederi k Bridge was q ui k to dis ern the signi fi n e of this

c c c ca c

pre ious reli T h T une Book C o mm ittee looked on it rathe

c c . e -
r

as an interesting and patheti histori al me mento than a verse c c ,

for cong egational use M any of the m had never h eard it sung
r .
,

and felt that it could be sung only under very spec ial ir u m c c

s tan e But S i F rederi k Bridge to our intense astonish ment

c s. r c , ,

o
”
to k an entirely di fferent view This said he is one of .
“ “
, ,

you treasures
r A y C hur h m i ght be proud to possess a little
. n c

hymn with u h a histo y and in itsel f so beauti ful L t m

s c r ,
. e e

ask my friend Si H ubert H P a ry to o mpose a tune for it It

,
r . r , c .

s c
”
is ju t su h a hym n wi ll appeal to his genius M C urno k as . r. c

adds W hen s me little ti me a fterwards the tune was for

, , o ,

wa ded fro m the Roy l C ollege of Musi to the C o mm ittee we

r a c ,

a llfelt thankful that our editor had been so i sist nt I t is one n e .

of tho hym n anthe ms t h at now and t h en a ongregation m y

se -
c a

b glad to hea
e especially when rendered by an organist d
r, an

choir who have made a careful study of the twin souls—the soul
of the dying poet s hymn and the soul in the great mu i ian ’
, s c
’
s

tu e O
n .comp t nt c itic afte playing the t une eve al tim
ne e e r ,
r s r e s,

made th e ma k Y u a e r the old m lean ing on hi

r ,
“
o c n see an s

staf f Si F B idg
.
“
id in a short pape r in th M th di t
r . r e sa e e o s

Re der (J un e 2
cor I hould pa ti ula l y like to m ntio
,
‘
s r c r e n
 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

Sir H P a y setting of th e well known words I n age a d

. rr
’
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,
“
n

feebleness ext e me —word sac ed to Methodists whi h I

” r s r ,
c

r esolved to ha e t b y the best co mposer I ould secu e I v se c r .

sh all be surpri ed if this fine settin g i not looked upo s a s n as

v e y pre iou po se sion

r c s s s .
’

Th na me Maryle b one w
e gi en t the tune in me mo y as v o r

of the place where the poet spent the last yea s of his life r

(I 7 7 I where he was laid to es t in the g aveya d of the r r r

old parish hur h c c .

T h e m other of the R W illia m P ennin gton Bu gess who ev . r ,

w ote a aluab le stud y of our Methodist h ymns told h

r v ,
er s on

in h last lette when she was mo e than eighty I often

er r r ,
‘

fi d C harle W esley s d yin g h ymn

n I n g and feeb lene s
s
’
,
“
a e s
”
extrem e very weet t m only I want t dwell w unde a s o e, o no r
,

constan t ense of my Saviou mile and then t ca tch a

s rs
’
s ,
o

b righte one t the last r a .

’

H ym n 822 Th e m orn in g fl o we rs d isp l

ay th eir .

s weets .

UEL W ESLEY M A J U N SAM ,

. .
,
.

O D eat h In M i ll u P m by lb d to w h i h
‘ ’
n . sce an eo s oe s, severa an s, c

P ope V in ent Bourne T h omas F it gera l d

, c d oth ers ontr i buted , z , an c .

It was d ited by D Lewis auth or o f a well k nown song W ini freda

e .
,
-

, ,
’

Lon don 3 7 6 , 2 .

It i given i h is own P m 73 6 h eaded Verses on Isa xl 6 8

s n oe s, 1 , . .
-
.

O as i oned by t h e deat h o f a young l dy

’
cc a .

John d C harles Wesley fly m

an dS dP m 743 , n s an acre oe s, 1 .

I n Ja ua y 17 7 W esley write to h i mothe (W k

n r ,
2 , s s r or s , x i i.

About a yea and a half ago I stole out of o mpan y at

‘
r c

eight i the evening with a young gentleman with who m I w

n , as

i ti mate A we took a tu n in an ai le of St M ry s C hurch

n . s r s . a
’
,

in expe tatio of a you g lady s funeral with who m we were

’
c n n ,

b oth ac qu i t d lasked h im if he eall y thought hi mself my

a n e , r

f iend and if he did why he would

r t do m all th good h
, ,
no e e e

c ould H b egan to p otest ; in which I ut h im ho t b y

. e r c s r ,

desirin g h im to ob lige me in instance which he could t an ,

no

deny t be in his own power ; to lt m have the plea u e of

o e e s r

making h im a whole C h i tian to whi h I knew he was at least r s , c

half per uaded already ; that he ould not do m a g eate

s c e r r

kindne s as b oth of us would be fully con inced when we came

s ,
v
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TH E M -

add a note Thi s oven nt my dear w ife i n her former s i k ness

s , c a , , c ,

subs r ibed w i t h a heerful will Th hymn was sung to her during h

c c .
’
e er

last i l lness .

In ver Baxter s last line i That shal l have t he same pay

. 2
’
s, .
’

Baxter w born at Rowt on Shropshi e 6 5 and b e a me

as , r ,
1 1 ,
c

curate o f Kidderminste i n 64 H was haplain to one of r 1 0 . e c

C ro m well s regi m ents and w ote his S i t E l ti g R t ’

’
,
r a n s v er as n es

du ing a ti me of feeble health H was offered the bishop ic f

r . e r o

H e eford b y C harles I I but refused it

r A fte the A t of U if ,
. r c n or

m ity he b ecame a N f mi t H died D e e mber 8 1 6 9 1 on c on or s . e c , .

Baxter issued ove two hundred and fifty separate publi ations
“

r c .

H i reply to Judge J fi y taunt Ri ha d I see the rogu e ‘ ’ ‘

s e re s , c r ,

in th y fa e was nob l y seve e I had not known be fore that my

c ,
’
r ,

fa e was a mi ror I n 16 85 he was i mprisoned for eightee

c r .
’
n

months on a charge of sedition b a ed on his P p/ f tle s ara zras e o z

N e w Tcs ta men t .

B axter s
’
S ain ts E v erl
’
was written when he w
as ting R es t as

so feeble that two m had to support h im in th pulpi t en e .

‘
W eak ess and pain he told so m e one helped m to stud y
n ,
’
,
‘
e

how to die that set m on studying how to li e and that e v ,

on

studying the do trine from whi h I m ust fet h my m otive and c c c s

co mforts b eginnin g with ne essities I pro eeded by degree c ,

c s,

and m w goin g toa that for whi h I ha lived and

no
“

s ee c ve

studied .
’

Baxter was a hampion of m usi in those sti ff P uritan c c

ti mes I have m ade a psal m of p raise in the holy asse mbly

.
‘

the chief delight ful exer ise of my religion and my life and c ,

have helped to bear down all the objections whi h I have heard c

against C hur h musi and against the 49th and l5 th P sal ms

c c, 1 o .
’

P rofessor C lerk Maxwell P r ofessor o f E xperi mental P hysi ,

cs

at C ambridge frequently quoted this hym n in his last illness i

,
n

1 87 9 H said . I think m of s ien e as well as other m

e , en c c en

need to learn fro m C hrist and I think C hristians whose minds ,

are s ientific are bound to study s ien e tha t thei view of the
c c c r

glo y of G d m y be a extensive as thei b eing i capable of

’
r o a s r s .

H ymn 825 Th o u , L ord , . on wh om I s t il

l d ep en d .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Skort [Jymn s on Sel

ect P assages of Scripture , 1 76 2 Works , xii i . 223 .

R ev . ii . 10, I I , I 7 .
afte that tho u wilt oon ead it written
r s r on the white tone s .
’

fri en ds .

I SAAC W ATTS, D D . .

burial of a
saint T here are few more tender l ines t han his verse Th g aves
.
’ ’
,
‘
e r

o f all H i saints H bl essed

s e .
’

Verse d 3 are o mi tted

s 2 an

A we not tendi ng upward too

re

A f st as t i me move ?
s a can

N would we wis h th hours more slow

or e

T k eep us f o m u love o r o r .

W h y houl d we trembl e to onvey S c

T h e ir bod i es to t h e to mb ?
There t h e d ear fl es h o f Jes us l ay ,

A d l e ft a l ong p r fume n e .

O O tober
n 77 cw h en W hitefield was buried at New
2, 1 0,

bury P o t the R D aniel Rogers prayed by the side of the

r , ev .

c offi H owed his onversion to W hitefi ld and ex lai med

n. e c e , c ,

O my F at h er ! my F ather ! H wept as thoug h his heart

‘ ’
e

were breaking and all were bathed in tears W hen h e finished

, .

his prayer and sat down one o f the dea ons gave out th e , c

h ymn
W h y d we mourn depart i ng friends o .

So me of the people ang and so me wept and othe sa g and

s , , rs n

wept alte natel y r .

’

H ymn 827 . Ble s s in g, h on ou r, t h a n k s , an d p r is ea .

C H AR L ES W ESL EY (I ) .

H ymn s a nd Sac red P oems , 1742 ; PVorks , u . 1 88 .

‘
A Fu neral
y n Ver 5 is omitted
H m .
’
. .

T his is said to be the hymn t h at w sung by John W e ley as s

and his siste s round the bed on whi h their mother s bod y
r c
’

lay i obedien e to h re q uest C h ild en as oo a I m

,
n c er , r , s n s a
relea ed ing a p alm of praise to G d
s , s s o .
’
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H ymn 828 H a rk ! a . oic e divid es v th e sk y.

C H AR LE S W E SLEY

Hymn s mo Sac red P oems, 1 742

c
’
; Works , 11. 189 . A F uneral
Hym n .
’
last verse o itte
Th e is m d .

W it h ver 3 th e R.
J W esley Thomas ompares C owley s lines
ev . . c
’

W hen we by a foolis h figure say , , ,

Be hol d an ld m de d ; then t hey o an a

Sp ak properly
e d say Beh old a m hild born, an , an c -
.

(L if lines 14 e,

Hymn 829 Again . we l

ift; our v oic e .

C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hymn s an d v 4
Sacred P oems, 1 74 9 Works , . 21 .

In ver 6 C ha les W esley wrote Thi ther we all rep ir

. r , a .
’

O th death of S a muel H itchen H e was a C o ish

‘ ’
n e s . rn

s mith ,
one of the earlie t lay preache s in C ornwall A s r . n

a coun t of h i life w itten b y his father wa published b y

c s ,
r , s

W esley i 17 46 Another
n T homa died a month later
. son , s, ,
on

Septe mb er 1 2 .

At G wennap on Septe mb e 14 1 7 4 6 W e le y a y At th e ‘
,
r , ,
s s s,

clo e of my ermon I ead the m the a count of Tho ma

s s ,
r c s

H itch death and the hea t of m any burned within the m

en s s
’
r s
,

so that they ould not conceal thei desire t g t h im and be

c r o o o ,

with C hrist .
’

Th apture of the h ymn eminds us of those cenes in the

e r r s

day of Jero me At the fune al of F abiola one of the C hri tian

s . r , s

ladies of his t im the people made the golden oof of the chu ch
e, r r

ri n g with thei hout of H allelujah

r s

Ve 5 o we a thought to B Jon o P i da ic Od ’
r. s en s n s n r e

H leaped th present age e e ,

P t wit h h o ly rage osses

T see t hat brigh t eternal d y o a .

e or
D r Gr g y s R ecol
. l p 1 3 give a touchin g to y of
ection s ,
’
. 1 , s r

of this h n at oodhouse G rove School in 1 83 8 at

th e use ym W ,

the ra e of a uel ierra eone Brow whose death led to a

g v S m S L n ,

wo de ful awakenin g amon g h i schoolfellow

n r s s.
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H ym n 83 4 S afel
afely gath e re d in
y, . s .

H E N R I E TTA OC TAVI A D E L I SL E D OBR E E e BAI N E S ,

n e .

W ritten for M C arey Bro k s Afym o k

rs . 88 1 c
’
n -
oo , 1 ,

headed D eat h d Burial an .

’

M rs D b 1 8 1.
—
( 3 94) b elonged to the C hur h Of E ngland
o ree c ,

b ut a fter wards beca m e a Ro man C atholic F our other hy mn s .

with her initials E O appeared in the same olle tion

,
. . c c .

H ymn 8 3 5 Safe h ome , . afe h om e in p ort ! s

ST . J OSE P H TH E H Y M N OGR AP H E R ; tran sla ted b y D R NE AL E .

In Hj f ti E t C/
nn n s n o86 3 as Th Return H o me
n as ern z n rc , 1 ,
‘
e .

A C ento from t h e C anon o f St Joh n C l

im . ac os .
’

St Joseph was a nati e of S i ily who entered a monastery

. v c ,

i T hessalonica
n H went to C onstantinople and left f Ro m
. e ,
or e

i n ti me of persecution H was aptured b y pirates and was . e c ,

f so me years a slave in C rete

or T hen he retu ned to C onstanti . r

no p l where he established a m onastery and filled it with

e,

in mates b y h i eloquence H was banished fro m the city f

s . e or

his defence of the i ons b ut was re alled b y the E mp res c , c s

T heodo a and made keeper of the sa red vessels in the chief

r c

chur h of t h e ity H died in 883 at an advan ed age

c c . e c .

St Joseph is the m ost volu m inous of the Greek h ymn

.

writers and o mp sed from 8 to

,
c anons They are wordy
o 00 c .

compositions in honour o f saints and m art yrs of who m little i s

known T his hy mn ontains so little f the Greek th t it a

. c O a c n

s ca el y b called a t anslation
rc e r .

H ym n 8 3 6 . ab ou re r s t ask is
Now th e l
’
O er
’
.

J OH N E LL ERT ON
W ritten 87 T his is the lovelie t and m os t lo ed of l
1 1 . l
‘
s v a

M Elr l t
. h ymn and has taken its place in th ser ice f
er on s
’
s, e v or

the dead T h write says Th whole hy mn espe ially the

. e r ,
‘
e ,
c

third fifth and sixth verses owes man y thought and so me

, , ,
s

expressions to a beautiful poe m of the Rev G erard Moultrie s .

’
,

b eginning B othe w th y toils are O

“
r
” whi h will b e r, no
’
e r, c
,
is a p erfect setti g n to
a l
favourite

H ymn 8 3 7 . D ays an d m ome n t s q ic k y fl yin g u l .

E . C ASW ALL

T his appe red i n his Al qu y M y d n ” P m 858

a as e r
’

ar , an o oe s, 1 ,

entitled Swiftness of Ti me Th l ast stan a i b y Bishop Bi kersteth .

’
e z s c .

I t w espe ially o mposed for use at w t h igh t servi es

as c c a c n c

or on New Y ea s D y I t is so meti mes sung as a funeral

r
’
a .

hymn D D yk
. ex q uisite music adds greatl y to th e
r. es s
’

i mpress iveness of the words .

Hym n 83 8 A fe w m ore ye a rs . sh all roll .

DR . H . BON AR
Son gs for the Wilder n ess , 1 84 4.

In on e of D r. B onar note book his son found two unrh ymed

’
s -
s

ines
l
few more suns shall r is d set
A e an ,

A few more ye rs s hall o me d g a c an o.

T he e were worked out into the fa mous h y m n written t fthe

s o

t une Sel ma It was first printed on a fly leaf for use in his
‘
.
’ -

own congregation on New Y ear s D y 1843 ’

a , .

D Bonar says in a fo tnote to ver 5

r . A f w mo e
,
o .
,
‘
e r

S ab bath s here Th ld Latin hy mn expresses this well

’
e O
,

llli S bb to u dit S b b tum o n ec a a s cc e a a

P p l et i ti b b ti tium e r es a a sa a z an .
’

T hat h ymn is by P eter Abelard against who m Bern rd of , a

C lai aux wa the ham pion of orthod oxy

rv s H i love of H elo ise
c . s

is one of the ro manti stories of the Middle Ages c .

Hymn 83 9 H e a rk e n to t h e . so l
e mn v o ic e .

C H AR L ES W ES LEY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems , 1 7 42 ; Works , 11. 19 1 .

‘
A M d ig i n ht
H m y n .
’
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W esley held
his fir t w t h igh t in London on Ap il 9 74 2 s a c n r ,
1 .

H sa ys T here is generall y a deep awe upon the ongre gation

e ,
c ,

pe hap in so me mea ure owing to the ilenc e of the night

r s s s ,

pa ti ula ly i s inging the h ymn with which we co mmonly

r c r n ,

co clude
n

H earken to t h e sole mn voi e

’
c .

H ymn 840 Th ou Ju dge of quic k an d d ead

. .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (r) .

Hym f Ik W l k igkl (1746

ns or No 2 ; Hym
e S a e n . ns an a
'
ac red

P oe m 1 749 W k v 60
s, or s, . 2 .

O verse is omitted
ne .

H ymn 841 0 Th ou . wh o woulds t n ot h av e .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY
Hymn s for Ckz l
a ren ,
'
'
1 76 3 ; Works vi 4 6 N 59 A d m
, . 2 . O. ,
‘
n a

I born to die
’
Six . verses . Th e last two are given h ere i four line n -

verses .

In ver .
3, S pend my li fe s short day ’
th e original is pass ‘
.
’

H ymn 842 Th o u God . Of gl

orio us maje sty .

C H ARL ES W E SL EY (r) .

Hymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 749 W orks, iv .

3 16 . H eaded ‘
An
H my n for Seriousness .
’

In ver t h e ori gi n l reads a point f li fe ver 6 t he vale

. 2 a
‘
O .
,
‘

ver 5 My future bliss

.
,
.
’

L ! on a narrow ne k o f lan d o c ,

Twixt two unboun ded se s I stand

’
a ,

i ge erall y e ga ded a a de riptio of the p o mo to y at the

s n r r s sc n r n r

La d s E d
’
n n .

I n a lette to his wife dated Oc tobe 1 8 9 Adam C larke

r ,
r 1 , 1 1 ,

says I write this my dear M a y in a ituation that would

, ,
r , s

make you soul free e with horro ; it i on the la t projecting

r z r s s

point of ro k on the Land s E d upwards of two hundred feet

c
’
n ,

perpendi ula above thec whi h i aging and roaring mo t

r se a, c s r s

t e mendou l y th eatening des truction to myself

r s ,
r d the narrow an

poin t of ock on which I am now i tti g O my i gh t ha d is

r s n . n r n
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his settles the ques tion of locality ; b ut the illu t ation i

T s r s

P ior s (S l m iii 6 3 )
’
r o o on , . 1

Ami d two seas on one s mall point o f land

W ear ied un ertai n d ama ed we stan d , c , an z

O either si de our t h ough ts in essant turn

n c ,

F orward w dread ; d looking ba k we mourn e an c

Losing th e present i n th i s dub i ous h aste ;

A d lost ourse l ves betwixt t h e future
n d th e past an .

Addison in the Sp t t N 590 has a i mila thou ght

,
ec a or, O .
, s r

Man y witty author co mpare the present ti me to an isth mus s ,

or narrow ne k of land that rises in the mid t of an ocean

c ,
s ,

i mm easurably di ffu ed on eithe side of it s r .

’

O July 3 n 74 3 C harles W esley rode with Mr Shephe d to

0, 1 ,
. r
‘

th Land s E d and sang on the extre mest poin t of the ock

’
e n , ,
r s

C ome d i ine I mmanue l ome , v , c ,

Tak e p ssession o f Th y h ome ; o

N w Th y mer y s w i ngs expan d o c

’
,

Stret h t hrough out t h e happy la d ’

c n .

T h at h ymn is given in his Hy m d S d P m 17 49 ns an a cre oe s,

( W k
or v headed
s, W ritte
. n at the L an d E d
’
s n .
’

Montgo mery says T hou G d of gloriou m ajest y ” i o s s

,

a ubli me onte mplation in another ein ; solemn ollec ted

s c v ,
c ,

uni mpassioned thought b ut thought oc upied with that whi h , c c

is of e erlasting i mport to a dying m

v tanding on th e lapse an , s

of a m o ment b etween two eternities ” .

D eath stands between E ternity d T i me an ,

W it h open j aws on su h a narrow bridge c ,

T h at none pass but must be ome hi s prey can , c .

H ymn 8 43 . Th is is t h e fi el
d, th e world b e low .

J OSE P H H I N C H SLI FFE .

Mr H i h liff w born in She ffield 1 7 6 died in

. nc s e as , 0

D u mfries 8 7 H w a She ff ,
i eld ilvers m ith and cu tle
1 0 . a e as S r

me mbe of the S ociety t Norfolk S treet Sh fii ld and of th

r a , e e ,
e

choir Th hym n has been traced to a tra t F u it Hy m

. e c , a vo r e n s,

Od es , d A tk m an as sung at the Methodist C hapels in

n e s,

She f
fi eld Rotherha m D on a ter and Nottingha m C i cuits
, , c s , r ,

sth edition 1 7 97 where J H i h l f appear under the title ‘

if
, ,
. nc s e s

of No 2 5 M H i h liff e mo ed t D u mfrie whe e h e

. . r. nc s e r v o s, r
car ied on his bus in s d rende ed g eat se i e in the
r es an r r rv c

W esleyan choi H i to mb ston e is in St M ich ael s C hu h yard

r . s .
’
rc ,

Hymn 8 44 D ay . of wrath ! 0 da y of m ourn in g !

E LAN O ; t anslated b y D R I RONS
T H OM AS o r C r . .

Th olde t fo m of the Latin text i given in a M S in

e s r s .

the Bodleia a D omini an miss al written at the end o f the

n, c

fou te nth century T h author was p obabl y Tho mas of

r e . e r

C elano a Fran is a friar of the thirteenth cent u y who w

, c c n r ,
as

the friend and biographer of St Fran is H was born at . c . e

C el no in the kingdo m of Naples a ross the Apennines a little

a , , c

to the north f Rome early in the thirteenth entury and died

O , c ,

about 54 C ela o was not far f o m A sisi where he be a me

12 . n r s ,
c

the dis iple and friend o f St Fran is

c . c .

Th hy mn is found in the Mass for the D ead fro m about

e

1 48 0,a d be ame p rt o f the religious life of the Middle Ages

n c a .

D aniel sa ys E ven t h ose to who m the hy mns of the L atin

‘
,

C hu h are al most entirely unknow

rc ertainly k ow this one n , c n

and i f any one be fou d so alien fro m hu man nature that

c an n

they have no appre iation o f sa red poet y yet as a matter of

c c r ,

certainty even they would give t h eir m inds to this h ymn of

, ,

which every word is mig h ty yea even a t h under lap , ,

c .
’

Ar hbishop T ren h writes N

c is it hard to a ount for its
c ,
or cc

popularity T h m etre so grandly devi ed of w h i h I re me mber

. e s ,
c

no other exa mple fitted though it h as here shown itsel f for

,

bringing out so me of the noblest powers o f the Latin la guage n

—the sole mn e ffe t o f the triple r h y me w h i h has been li k ened
c c

to blow following blow of the ha mmer on t h e anvil—the fi

,

c on

de e of the poet in the universal interest of his t h e me a

nc ,
c on

fiden c e whi h has made h im set out his matter with so

c

majesti a d unadorned plainne s as at on e to b intelligibl

c n s c e e

to ll—these merits with m ny more have given the D i [m

a , , a ,
es e

a foremo t p la e among the m a te pie s o f a red ong

s c s r ce s c s .
’

Th fir t line is fro m the Vulgate ve sion of Zeph i 5

e s r . . 1 .

G oe the mak the hoir sing it i t h e Min ter s ene of F u t

es c n s c a s

where the e il pi it gets behind G et h n and inte p et th e

v s r r c e r r s

words till the girl e clai ms x

Th song mine h e rt ‘
e a

D id m lt to w te I ’
e a r

At l ast h e falls into a w n

s s oo .
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Mo a t and Gounod la ished thei t upon thes e ver es

z r v r ar s .

Many have tried to translate this noble hymn T here are .

more than a hundred Ger man versions and about one hundred ,

and sixt y have been made in E n gland and Ameri a T h first c . e

E nglish translation was by Joshua Sylvester 6 Ri ha d , 1 21 . c r

C ra h aw ca me next with T h H ymn of the C hu h in m edita

s e rc ,

tion of the D y of Judgement So me of his e es a e er y

a .
’
v rs r v

i mp e i e
r ss v

0 th at Bo k ! W h ose leaves so brigh t

o

W i ll set t h e wor l d i n severe ligh t .

0 t h t Ju dge ! w h ose hand w h ose eye

a ,

N one i ndure ; yet none

c an fly c an .

6 Ah t h en poor soul w hat wi l t t h ou say ?

. , , ,

A d to w h at patron h use to pray ?

n c

NVh star es t hemselves hal l stagger ; d

en r S an

Th most fi m foot no more t h n stand

e r a .

But Th ou gi t leave (d ead Lord) th at we

v s
’
r

Tak e sh e l ter from Thyse lf i n T hee ;

A d wi th t h e w i ngs o f T hine own dove
n

Fly to t h e s eptre o f so ft l ovec .

8 D ear re member in t hat D y

.
, a ,

W h was t h e ause T hou m t t h is way

o c ca
’
s .

Th y s h eep was y d ; A d Th ou woul dst b

’
s tra n e

E ven l ost T hysel f i n seek ing m e.

Sh ll all t h at labour a l l t h at ost

a , c

Of love d ev n t hat losse be l ost ?

’
, an ,

A d t hi s l d soul judg d wort h no lesse

n ov
’
,
’

T hen a l l t hat way d w y ? , an ear n esse

Th E arl of R mm version used t b in g tear t ’

e os c o on s o r s o

the e yes of D Johnson Th earl died in 16 84 and wa buried

r. . e ,
s

with g eat po mp in W est minste Abbey D John on ay

r r . r . s s s,

At the mo ment in whi h he expired he uttered with an energy

c , ,

of oice which exp e sed the mos t fe en t devo tion tw line of

v r s rv , o s

h is ow e ion of D i I
n v rs es rae

M y G d my Fat h er and my Friend

o , , ,

D not forsake m i n my d !
o e en
’

W illiam Jo eph Irons D D wa b orn at H oddesdon in 8 12

s ,
. .
, s 1 ,

and w the son of a popular I ndependent mini ter in C amber

as s

well H was inc umbent of St P eter W alwort h 83 7 in

. e .
’
s, ,
1
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H ym n 8 45 Th e d ay . of wrath , a
t h t d re a d f l d a y u .

SI R W ALT E R
art ( 7 7 1 SC OTT, B . 1

S i W alter S ott s elebrated onden ation of the D i I

’
r c c c s es r ae

m arks the ul minating poin t of T h L y of the L ast Minstrel

c e a
’

where pilgri mage was m ade to Melrose Ab b ey for the

repo e of the soul of Mi hael Scott
s c

Th en M ass was sung d prayers were sa i d , an ,

A d so l emn re qu i em for t h e dead ;

n

A d be ll s t l ld out t h e i r m i gh ty pea l
n o
’
,

F the departed pir i t s weal ;

or S
’

A d ever i n t h e ffi e lose
n O c c

Th h ymn o f i nter ession rose ;

e c

A d far t h e e h o i ng a i sles prolong

n c

Th aw ful b urt h en f t h e song

e O ,

D i es i rae d i es illa , ,

S l t lum in fav i l l a ;
o ve saec

W hil e t he peal ing organ rung .

W ere i t meet w i t h sa red stra i n c

T l ose my lay so ligh t d vain

O c , an ,

T h us t h e h o l y Fat h ers sung

T hen follows T h H y m n f the D ead

’
e or .

D C ollyer used t h is as a hy m n i his S l ti

r . 8 Th n e ec on , 1 12 . e

hy m n of Rebe a in I h W hen I srael of the Lord

cc v an oe,
‘

beloved is another fine illustration o f S i W alter S ott s powe

,
’
r c
’
r

as a write fsa red song r O c .

Mr G ladstone said in a speech at H awarden F ebruary 3

.
, ,

186 6 I know nothing mor e ubli me

‘
the writings of S i s In r

W alte S ott — ertainly I know nothing so subli m e in any

,

r c c

portion f the sa red poetry o f modern ti mes I mean of the

O c ,

present entury as the H y m n for the D ead extending only

c
”
, ,

to twelve lines whi h he e mbodied in Th L y of the Last

, c
“
e a

Minstrel ” .

Mr Lo k h art says in his a ount of S i W alter Scott s

. c cc r
’

death bed But ommonly whatever we could follow h im in was

-

,
c

a fragment of the Bible (espe ially the P rophe ies of Isaiah c c

and the Book o f Job) or so m e petition in the Litany— a , or

verse o f som e psalm (in the ld S ot h m etri al version) — O c c c or

of so me of the magnifi ent h ym ns of the Ro m ish ritual in whi hc , c

he always delighted but w h i h probably hung on his me mory ,

c

no w i n onnexion with the C hurch e ice he had atte ded

c s rv s n
while i Italy W very often heard distin tly the aden e of
n . e c c c

the D i I ; and I think the very last s tan a that we

es rae z

could make out w th fi t of a still greater fa ourite S tab t as e rs v , a

Sir W alter Scott on c e spoke so me faith ful words

to Byron ,

who replied , W ould you have me turn Methodist ?

N was ’
o,
’

the reply I annot onceive o f your being a Methodist but

,
‘
c c ,

you might be a C atholi C hristian H did not forget the c .

’
e

wa ning I have known Si W alter Scott he said long and

r . r ,
’
,
‘

well and in o asional situations whi h all forth the real

, cc c c

chara ter I say t h at W alter S ott is as nearly a good m

c . c an as

m be be ause I know it b y expe ience to be the ase

an c an ,
c r c .
’

H ym n 8 46 . G re t God ! a wh at do I see an d he a r ?j
W rLLI AM BE N GO YER D D altered b y C OTT ER I LL ( 6 8)C OLL ,
. . I .

D C olrlyer was born at Bla kheath in 7 8 and in 8

. c 1 2, 1 01

be ame pastor o f a Non on for mist hurch with ten m

c c c co

mu i t at P e kha m
n c an s H laboured t h ere with great su cess
c . e c

till D e e mber c853 when h e prea h ed his last serm on

1 1, 1 H , c . e

died in 854 H was an elo q uent prea her in great favour

1 . e c ,

both with ri h and poor T h D uke o f Kent hose h im as his

c . e c

privat haplain H was mu h beloved by the D uke of

e c . e c

Sussex D C ollyer often losed his ser mon b y a h y m n writte

. r. c n

to a ompany it as w done by W atts and D oddridge H

cc ,
as . e

published a series o f le tures on D ivine Revelation in seve c n

volu mes and a h ym n book wit h fifty seven pie es written b y

,
- -
c

hi msel f of whi h this is one D C ollyer added a note T hi

,
c . r .
,
‘
s

hymn whi h is adapted to Lut h er s elebrated tune is universally

,
c
’
c ,

a ribed to that great m

sc A I never saw m ore than this an . s

fi rst v se I w obliged to lengthen it for the o mpletion of

er , as c

the subje t and m res p onsible for the verses whi h follow
c ,
a c .
’

Th a ription to Luther has no foundation

e sc Th fi st ve . e r rs e

c annot b tra ed ba k fart h er than to 8 w h en it appeared in

e c c 1 02,

P l
sam d Hym f P ub l
s an i d P i t D ti published
ns or c an r va e ev o on ,

in S h effi ld H w greatl y D C ollyer s verses were i mproved

e . o r
.
’

by T C otterill ( 68) m y be en by o mparing their original

. 1 a se c

fo m with that given in Th M tk di t Hy B k

r e e o s ar n -
oo

Th d d i n C hr i t first to r i e a s are se ,

A d gr t h r h ng l s w rn ing ; ’ ’
n ee t a c a e a

T m t h S v i o ur i n t he sk i o ee t e a es ,

O th i up i i o u morni g n s a s c s n
 43 6 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

gloomy fears thei r soul s d ismay

No ,

H i presen e sh eds eternal d y s c a ,

O t h ose p p d to meet H im n re ar
’
.

F over spa e to distant spheres

ar c , ,

Th l igh tn i ngs are prevaili ng e

Th ungodl y r i se d a ll t h e i r tears
’
, an

A d s ighs unavail i ng n are :

Th d y o f gra e i s past e d gone a c an ,

T h ey s h ak e be fore t h e Judgement t h one r

Al lu p p d to meet H im
’
n re ar .

Stay fan y stay d lose t hy w ings

, c , , an c ,

R epress t h y fligh t too dari g ; n

O wondrous s igh t my omfort brings

ne c ,

Th Judge my nature wear i ng e

Beneat h H i C ross I view t h e d y s a ,

W hen h eaven d eart h shall pass away an ,

A d t hus prepare to meet H im ! n

T h h ymn wa sung at the fune al of th e D uche

e s r ss

and that of P ince Alber t r .

H ym n 847 . H ow weak t h e t h o gh ts , u an d v ain .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s occasion ed by t/ze E artkguake, M arck 8, 1 750 . P art 11 .

No 9 Works v i 43
. our verses are o itte
, . . F m d .

O M a h 8 C ha les W esle y w p eachin g t the F u d y

n rc r as r a o n er

at a quarter past five in the morning when the b uilding was

-

shaken so violently that all expe ted it to fall upon thei heads c r .

A great y arose fro m the wo men and hildren

cr T h prea her c . e c

repeated the ver es fro m the 46 th P al m Therefo e will we

s s ,
‘
r

not fea & and adds G d filled m y hea t with faith and
r,
’
c .
, , o r

my mouth with words haking their souls well as their ,

s as

bodies Next d y he had a rowded ong egation at W est

.
’
a c c r

Street where he prea hed with g eat awakening powe on

,
c r r

P sal m lvi A dragoon prophesied that W est min ter was to

x . s

be destroyed by an earthquake P eople flo ked out of town . c .

C harles W esley s m use was stirred by su h s enes and his

’
c c ,

ser mon T h C ause and C ure o f E arthquakes and several

,
‘
e ,
’ ‘

suitable hymns whi h he gave out had a great e ffe t on the c , c

con gregation .
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the Vene ab le here he pen t his life H i g eat satire D
r . T S . s r ,
e

C t mp tu M
on e d i was written in the m idst of the most
an ,

luxurious monastery in E urope I ts chu h was unequalled b y . rc

any in France ; its servi es were renowned for their elaborate c

ritual It was the head of so me two thousand monasteries

.

sc attered all over E urope Bern d of C lairvaux ac uses them . ar c

of gross self indulgence W h ould y to speak of nothing

-
. o c sa ,

else in how m any ways eggs are ooked and worked up with
, c

what a e they are turned in and out made hard soft

c r , or ,
or

chopped fi ; now fried w roa ted now s tu ffed ; w they

ne ,
no s ,
no

are erved mixed with othe things now by themselves E ven

s r ,
.

the exte nal appearan e of th dishes is uch that the eye as

r c e s ,

well as the taste is harmed and when th sto mach complains

, c ,
e

that it is full uriosity is still ali e Berna d would y he

,
c v .
’
r sa as

walked in the loister D ear breth en I must go there is ome

C , r ,
s

one waiti g for m in my cell T hat was his M aste and

n e .
’
r

S a iou w
v ith who m he wished to have co mmunion
r, .

H ora novissi ma tempora pessi ma sunt igilmu ! , , v e s

Th e poe m from which this t anslation i made contains ab out r s

lines Berna d say that unle s the Spirit of W isdo m

. r s s

and Knowledge had b een with h im and had flowed in upon ,

h im he could not ha e u tained the task of weavin g togethe

, v s s r

so long a poe m in o mpli ated a metre Th met e was so c c . e r

well uited however to the subject D enunciation of an evil

s , , .

world is i nterwoven with lon gings for the j y and est of o r

P adise Neale s t nslations are f too jubil nt to ’ ‘

ar D . r. ra ar a

gi e y idea of the prev ailin g tone of the o iginal Mr

v an r .
’
.

C L Fo d h
. . published a tran lation of so me parts of the
r as s

fi s t book in the o iginal metre with Lati and E n glish ide

r r ,
n s

b y side

H ere l ife h ow van i sh ing ! sh ort is our banishi ng brie f is our pain
, ,

T h ere l ife undy i ng t h e l ife w i t h out s ighi ng our m easureless gai n

, , , .

Ri h sat isfa t ion ! a moment of a ti on eternal reward !

c c c ,

Strange retr i but i on ! for dept h o f pol l ut i on a h ome w i th t h e Lord ,

Th e poe m wa w itten about 145 s r 1 .

T his h ym n is a translation of the line beginnin g s

H i breve i itu hi breve pl gi tu h i breve fl

c v v tu r, c an r, c e r.

I t was publi hed in s Dr . Neale s M ’

edz aev alHy
'

mn s, 1 85 1.
 B E R NAR D or C lun y) (85 ) ; tra slated b y
OF M oRLAI x ( I n

D R N E AL E .

D Neale ays Th greater pa t is a b itter satire on th e

r. s ,
‘
e r

fea ful orruptions of the age But as a ontrast to the misery

r c . c

a d pollution of ea th the poe m opens with a des ription o f t h e

n r , c

pea e and glory of heaven o f su h rare beauty as not easily to

c , c

be matched b y y m ediaeval co mposition on the m ubj t

an sa e s ec .
’

After the lines E xult O dust and ashes ! D Ne ale adds ,

’
r .

a note I ha e no hesitation in saying that I look on these

:
‘
v

verses of Be nard as the m ost lovel y in the sa me w y that the

r , a

D i [m is the most subli m e

es e d the S t o t M t the mos t ,
an a a . a er

patheti of mediaeval poems

c, .
’

E lsewhere he writes It wo uld be most unthankful did :

‘

I not express my gratitude to G d for the favour H has o e

given some o f the entos made fro m the poe m but especially
c ,
“ ”
Jerusalem the G olden It has found a pla e in about twenty . c

h ymnals I t is also a great favourite wit h D issenters and has

.
,

obtained admission in Ro man C atholi servi es A d I y c c .

“
n sa

this
” to quote Bernard s own pre fa e in no wise arrogantly ’
c
“
, , ,
”
but with all hu mility and t h ere fore boldly But more t h ank ful .
,

still m I that t h e C lunia s verses s h ould have soothed the

a c
’

dying hours o f many o f G od s servants t h e most striking ’

:

inst n e o f whi h I know is related in the m e moir publis h ed by

a c c

M r Brownlow under the title A little hild shall lead the m ” “

c
.
, ,

whe he says t h at the hild o f who m he writes when su ffering

re c ,

agonie whi h t h e medi al attendants de lared to be lmost

s c c c a

u paralleled would lie without a mur mur or motion while th

n ,
e

whole 4 lines were read to h im

00 .
’

H ym n 8 5 3 Je rus a l e m my h ap p y h ome
.
, .

J OSE P H BR OM E H E AD .

An und ted M S i th e Br i ti s h M u eum gi ve

a . n s s

A Song m d b y F B P to th T une of D i na
‘ ’
a . . .
, e a .

H i u lm my h pp i h ome
er sa e a e

W h n s h ll I me to t hee
e a co

W h n s h ll my e w h ve d a so rro es a an en

T h y j oy when sh llI es a see .

 TH E E
M TH O D I ST H YM N BOOK -
I LLU STRATED
I t is in twenty six er e I n 6 it wa published in -
v s s . 1 01 s

n inetee stan as M D aniel Sedgwi k said that the initials

n z . r. c

stood for Fran is Bake P orter a se ula priest i mprisoned in

c r , c r

the T ower I n the A u d l Hym it i as ribed to F ather

. r n e ns s c

Lauren e Anderton (J ohn Beverley

c T his version is ,

found in W illiams and Boden s C ll ti designed as a ’

o ec on

supple ment to D W att P lm d Hym I t ver 3 is

r.
’
s s sa s an n s. s .

0 w h en t h ou i ty o f my G d , c o ,

Sh all I t h y ourts as end ; c c

W h ere ongregati ons ne er break up c

’
,

A d Sabbat hs have no d n en .

his i igned E kington C That ollection w for med

T s S c .
’
c as

b y the Rev Joseph B m h ad who took his degree at Oxford

. ro e e ,

about 17 7 2 and became C urate of E ckington where he prob abl y

, ,

died afte 1 7 97 r .

James Montgo me y printed a collection of h ymn for the r s

E kington C hurch hoir a d as a Moravian had requested h im

c c ,
n

t rew ite the D ickson version of F B P h ym n this hymn

o r . . .
’
s ,

is so mewhat onfidentl y as ribed to Montgo mery though a

c c ,

h ymn b ook of 17 9 5 h a recentl y been di covered in whi h it i

-
s s c s

initialled B .
’

H ym n 8 54 Swee t p lac e ; . s we e t pl
ac e alon e !
SAM UE L C R OSSM AN , ED .
(1 6 24
son of S C ro s man of B dfield Monacho u m in
Th e . s ,
ra r ,

Su ffolk H was ejected fro m h i living in E ssex in 66 but

. e s 1 2,

soon onfo med ; b e am e P rebenda y of Bristol C athedral and

c r c r ,

was appointed D ean a few weeks before h i death H was s . e

b uried in the south aisle of the cathedral H printed two . e

sermon preached in Bristol C athedral on January 3 16 7 9 and

s 0,

1 6 8 the d ay of pu b lic humiliation f the execution of C harles

0, or

the Fir t s .

I n 16 6 4 he issued a s mall pa mphlet Th Y u g M ,

e o n an s
’

M dit ti ; or So me few S a red P oe m s upon Sele t Sub jects

e a on ,
c c ,

and S c iptures London P rinted b y J H I t ontains n i n

r . . .
’
c e

poem among whi h is M y life s a hade my day (see

s, c
‘ ’
s ,
s
’

W esle yan M ethodist hymn book 187 5) and Sweet place a

’
-

, ,

poe m on H ea en in two pa ts v
’
r .
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H ymn 8 59 Te n t h ou s an d t im e s t e n t h ou s an d
. .

E N R Y ALFOR D D D H ,
. .

F i rst p ub li s h ed in hi s Y f P i 86 7 A P ro essional for ear o ra se, 1 .

‘
c

Saints D ays
’ ’
.

T h h ymn w e ung t the autho s funeral on Janua y 7

as s a
’
r r 1 ,

1 87 O his to mb was arved the ins ription

1 . n Di ium c c ,
ve rs or

i t i p fi i ti H i
v a or s ro
ym m ( T h
l c en inn of a pilgri m
s eroso a
’ ‘
e

jour eyin g to
n

H ym n 8 6 0 A l
l gl aud ,
ory, l .
.
an d h on ou r .

T H EOD U LP H ; translated
J OH N M ASON NE ALE D D by ,
. .

In h i Hym lN t d 854 d altered for H ym A i t d

s . na o e , 1 , an ns n c en an

M d o ern 859 Th qua i nt verse usuall y sung t ill t h e seventeent h

, 1 . e ,

century is omi tted ,

B T hou O Lord t h e Ri der e , , ,

A d we t h e l i tt l e ass ; n

T h t to G od s h o l y i ty ’
a c

Toget h er we m y pass a .

Th original ontains seventy eigh t l i nes many whi h

e c -
, c

re feren es to various pari shes i n Angers

c .

loria laus et honor ee ms to have been written b y St

G ,
’
S .

Th dul
eo p h of Orleans when i mprisoned in the loisters at C

Anger unde an a usation of having taken part in the rebellion

s r cc

of the kin gs nep h e w It is said that on P al m Sunday 8 1

’
. , 2 ,

L ouis the P ious King of F ran e was in Ange s and walked,

c , r ,

i n the usual procession of the lergy and laity A it passed c . s

th e spot whe e Th dulp h was i m prisoned he stood at the

r eo ,

window of his ell and sang this hym n T h king was so c . e

delighted that he ordered that Th dulp h should be restored to eo

his see and the hy mn sung eve y P al m Sunday when the pro r

c ession was made Th story dates fro m 5 6 but it see m . e 1 1 , s

clear that Louis never visited Angers after 8 8 and that 1 ,

T h dul
eo p h was not restored to his see but died at Anger in , s

8 21 Another vers on of the stor y say that seven hoir boys

. i s c -

t
o who m he had taught the h ymn sang it outside h i prison ,
s ,

and thu gained his release T h hymn was used as a pro

s . e

c i lon P al m Sunda y At Y o k the choir b o y mo unted

es s on a . r -
s
sang th e first four verses After ea h of the first three t h e rest
“

. c ,

of the hoir kneeling b low ang the first stan a as a refrain

c e s z .

At the end of the fourth stan a the boys began the ref ain and z r ,

the rest of the hoir stood and sang it with t h e m At H ere ford
c .

se ven hoir boys went to the su mmit of th ity gates and ang
c -
e c s
it
. It w sung at the gates at T ours and Rouen
as .

H ym n 86 1 . W h en , H is s a l v at ion b rin gin g .

J OH N K I N G ( 7 89 1

In u mbent o f C h rist C hur h H ul l H wrote this i n 83 for

c c , . e 1 0

Tk P l
e mi t b y Revs H enry
sa s d Joh n G wyth
, It h d a r frai n . an er . a e

after ea h verse c

H osa nah to Jesus t h e i r t h e me n ,

’
.

H o nn h to Jesus we ll s i ng ‘
sa a ,
’ ’
.

H osann h to Jesus our K i g ‘ ’

a , n .

Th P l mi t ontains one psal m and four h y mns by Mr

e sa s c .

King H published several ser mons and ot h er work s

. e .

H ym n 8 6 2 C h i d re n
. l of Je ru sa l e m .

J OH N H E N LEY .

F Pal m Sun day in Jo h n C u w Hym 844 ’

d Ck t ’
or , r en s n s an an s , 1 .

Mr H enle y was born at T or q uay in 8 entered the

. 1 00 ,

W esleyan ministry in 8 4 and died at W ey m outh 84 H 1 2 , ,

1 2 . e

said to a friend I never ex pe ted this I expe ted to die in

.
,
‘
c . c

pea e but I annot des ribe t h e j y whi h I feel I m very

c , c c o c . a

happy I never felt my S aviour so pre ious ; I never loved

. c

H im so m u h I m full o f C h rist full o f glory ’

c . a ,
.

Mr H order des ribes this as a h ymn singularly risp and

. c
‘
c

e ff ctive and greatly l ked by hildren

e ,
i c .
’

H y mn 86 3 . On c e in ro y al D avid s ’
c ity .

C EC I L F . ALE xAN D ER
Pu bl i hed i n h Hym f Littl C/ uld
s d b se d on t h e
er ns or e
'

ren , an a

word of t he C r d W h w o i v d of t he H oly Gh t b orn o f

s ee , o as c n ce e os ,

t he V irgi n M ry a .
’

E di ti after edi tion of her olume wa called for It

on v s .

ri alled i p pularity D W tt Di i ’
v n od lit lS g r . a s s v n e an e ra o n s,
4 44 TH E M ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

and Jane and A Taylo s Hym f I f t M i s D nn ,

’
r ns or n an na
’
. r.
G auntlett t the verses to musi ; an illustrated edi tion was
se c

printed and the little book like K b l Ch i ti Y stood

, , e e s
’
r s an ear,

alone a mong volu mes of original h y mns in this ountry as c

having gained the honour of a hundredth edition T his .

hy m n ranks next in popularity to her T here is a green hill far ‘

away Neve has the gospel tory been told to h ildren m ore
.
’
r s c
c ”
attra tivel y than in On e in ro yal D avid s it y and The e c
’
c
“
r

IS a g een hillfar away )

r
“

H ymn 8 6 4 0 l e t own
ittl . of eh e m
Be th l .

I LLI P S BROOKS D D PH ,
. .

Wr i tten at Bet h leh em on C h ri st mas D y 86 6 a , 1 .

P hillips Brook was born at Boston s i n 1 83 5 ; ,

studied at H arva d be ame Recto of H oly T rinit y C hur h

r , c r c ,

P hiladelphia 1 859 ; P rotestant E pis opal Bishop of Massa

, c

c h u tt
se 1 89 1
s, H e died in 1 89 3
. H take rank as one of . e s

the mo t eloquent large hearted and lovable me America

s ,
-

,
n

has p oduced T h e inspirin g though t of h is life w s the

r . a
‘

fatherhood of God and the h ildhood of every ma to H im c n .

’

P o sterit y will neve see his princel y fo m towering six fee t

‘
r r

and a half in height ; and his maje sti face co mbining the c ,

thoughtfulness and fi of W ebste with th e sweetness of re r

Fenelon or F letche and h is ma sive frame i mpressin g one at

r s ,

fi r st as a giant yet so filled wi th li ght and life that he s ee med

,

a adiant as n an gel
s r a .
’

J e s us wh en H e left th e
H ymn 8 6 5 .
, s k y.

M AR Y RU M SEY .

Written about 1850 N fa ts be found about M . o c c an rs. R m u sey .

H ymn 8 6 6 . I t h in k , W h e n I r ea d th t a s we e t st ory
Of Ol
d .

JE M I M A LU K E .

Mis Tho mpson w born at C ole b ooke Row I ling to

s as r ,
s n ,

i n 8 3 and ma ried the R Samuel Luke a C ongregational

1 1 ,
r ev .
,

minister in 843 Sh w ote for the y m il M g i

,
1 . at e r in / e a az ne

th e age of thi rtee a d pub li hed e e al wo ks Mi n, n s s v r r . ss

44 6 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

H ym n 86 7 . ov e t o h e a r t h e
I l s tory .

I LY M I LLE R EM .

Mrs Miller daughter Ofthe Rev T ho mas H untingdon D D

.
,
.
, . .
,

was born at Brooklyn C onne ti ut O tober 22 1 83 3 and , c c ,

c , ,

m a ied P rofessor Miller

rr Sh was joint editor Of Th L ittl . e -
e e

C p
or l published at C hi ago for whi h she furnished ea h
or a ,
c , c c

m onth a poe m to be set to m usi Sh says I had had a c . e ,

‘

very serious illness in 1 86 7 and was slowly re overing and , c ,

though too weak to do m u h literary work the fa t that Tl c ,

c ie

L ittl C p
e lwould be published without m y usual
or ora t ib u c on r

tion was so mething of a worry to m I deter mined if possible e .

, ,

that this should not happen ; so one a fternoon when I f lt a , e

little stronger I took pen and pape and began to write I

, r
“

love to hear the I n less than fifteen minutes the

h ymn w written and sen t away without a y co rections
as n r .

J e su s is our Sh ep h e rd
H ym n 86 8 . .

H U GH STOW E LL M A , . .

W ri tten for Sunday s h ool anniversary servi es at C h rist C h ur h

-
c c c ,

Sal ford ,84 9 d pub li s h e d in h is P l

1 , an m Hym 86 4 sa s an a
’
n s, 1 .

H ym n 8 6 9 a gre e n h ill far away

. Th e re is .

C E C I L F AL E X AN DE R .

h ym Base d on t h e Apostles C ree d

’
f L ittl C fiil 84 8
’ ’
ns or e a ren ,
1 .
,

Su ffered un der P ont i us P i late was ru i fied dead d buri ed ’

, c c , , an .

T hi s hym n was written at the bedside of a si k hild Sh c c . e

e overed and alway s lai med the h ymn as her own G ounod
r c ,
c .

regarded it as the m ost per fe t hy mn in the E nglish language c ,

and his setting has added to its popularity M Alexander . rs .

greatly pri ed the autograp h copy f G ounod s m usi whi h he

z O
’
c c

sent h er I n speaking o f her hymns shortl y before his death

.
,

G ounod said that m any of the m set the mselves to m usi T hi c . s

is the most popula of Mrs Alexander s hymns

’
r . .

J e su s h igh
H ym n 87 0 .
, in gl
o ry .

It has been tra ed to th e Su d y S fi c n a e ool H ar mon ist, 1 84 7 , of the

M eth od ist E pis op l C h ur h c a c .
 H ymn 8 7 1 Th e re a Frien d for little c h il d re n
.
’
s .

ALBE RT M I D LAN E .

Mr M idla was bo n at Newport I sle o f W ight n

. ne r , , o

Janua y 3 8 5 and arried on business the e

r 2 ,
1 2 an iron
,
c r as

monger not far fro m the house where T ho mas Binney wrote
,

E te nal Light Mr M idl was born three mont h s a fter t h e

‘ ’
r . . an e

death of his fathe H reme mbers his mot h er saying T he y r . e ,

‘

told m when your dear father died that my hild would be

e c

the Lord s gi ft to heer and help m in my wi dow h ood H i

’
c e .
’
s

S unday s hool tea her who was an enthusiasti

-
c reader of c , c

poetry pro mpted h im to use his gi ft in verse and be fore his

, ,

ninth birthday he o mposed a set Of verses whi h greatly c c

i mpres sed his friends I n Septe mber 84 his first printed .

,
1 2,

h ymn was written w h en on a visit to C arisbrooke C astle I t .

app ared in the Y utl [M g i in N ove mb er 1 84 H e

e o z s
’
a az ne , 2 .

has w itten more than 3 hy mns and published several s mall

r 00 ,

volumes of prose and poetry H is known as the poet . e

‘

prea her o f the Stri t Bret h ren

c c .
’

T here s a F iend for little hildren is his most popular

‘ ’ ’
r c

hy mn It wa s ribbled in his note book on February 7

. s c -

2 ,

1 8 59 Mr M idl sti ll preserves the M S and rejoi es to

. . an e .
, c

think how these verses o m ing straight fro m the heart have c

been sung all round t h e world It was on tributed to a serial . c

,

G ood news for the little ones in 8 59 I n the original the

‘ ’
,
1 .

first line read T h ere s a rest for little h ildren T h se ond

,
’
c .
’
e c

stan a is here o mitted S i John Stainer s tune is na med I

z . r
’ ‘
n

Memoriam to o mme morate a lit tle hild o f h is who m Jesus

,
’
c c
‘

had alled to H im A year or two ago a subs ription was

c .
’
c

made to relieve Mr M idl ne essities and this was we ll . an e s

’
c ,

taken up b y pa ents tea h ers and hildren r ,

c ,
c .

Mr M idla says Most o f my hy mns h ave been writte n

. ne ,
‘

during walks around the an ient and histori ruins fC arisbrooke c c O

C as tle T h twilig h t hour so dear to t h oug h t and t h e hushed

. e , ,

sere i ty then pe vading N ature have ften allured my soul to

n r ,
O

deep a d uninterrupted med itation w h i h in its tur has give

n , c ,
n , n

birth to line whi h had not the e walks b en taken wo uld ne e

s c ,
s e , v r

probably have been penned .

’

“
L dy S i t a
”
will you read to m ? id a m r h nt s er, e sa e c a

s a ma dyi g a linge ing and pain ful death i a London

e n n r n

h ospit l I a k d w h at I h ould read Read There s a “ ‘ ’

a . s e s .
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F riend f little hildren or I knew something of a sailor s

c .
’

li fe and the experien es that probably lay between h im and the

, c
”
days when he repeated H ymns for the Y oung but f h im all or
,

that intervened had been swept away Th Qu P .

’
e een s
’
oor.

H ymn 87 2 On e t h e re is
ab ov e all ot h ers
. .

M ARI AN N E NU N N .

Miss Nunn was b o n at C ol hester in 17 7 8 and died r c ,

T hi s h ymn w s written to adapt John New ton s

’
1 847 . a

O t here is above llot hers ne a

W ell deserves th e name o f fri end ,

to a W elsh ai and was fi st published in her b othe th Rev

r, r r r, e .

John Nunn s P lm a d Hym f m tne m t pp d

’
,
sa s n ns ro os a rov e

A tl s 1 8 1 7
n Mr Nunn was Recto of T horndon Su ffolk
i or , . . r , .

H ym n 87 3 . E v e ry m o rn in g t h e re d s un .

C C E IL F AL
. EX AN DE R
I fymn s 84 8 based on li fe everlasti g ’
for L ittl iil
e C/ dren , 1 ,
‘
Th e n ,

A postles C reed ’
.

H ymn 87 4 I . s in g th e almigh t y p ow er of God .

I SAAC W ATTS ,
D D . .

D ivin e Son gs mp ted in E asy La n guage for Me Use q

f C/nl
d ren ,
'

atte

1 7 15 It is Song P raise for C reation d P rov iden e Verses

. 2, an c .
’

6 d 7 are o mi tted
an ~
.

T his hymn is one of the happiest a tte mpts t explain th o e

world to h ildren H uxley would have alled it A panorami c

c . c ,

V iew of nature a co mpanied b y a s t ong infusion of mind

’
c r .

H ym n 87 5 Al
l th in gs b righ t . an d b eaut iful .

EX AN DE R C EC I L F AL.

I fi m f L ittl C b il
/ ns d or 84 8 based on M ak er o f h eaven and
e ren , 1 ,

e rth i n th e Apost les C reed d th e verse G d saw everyt hi gthat;

a ,
’ ’
, an o n

H h d made
e a d be h o l d i t was very good
,
an .
’

Th th i rd d fi fth verses ft h e or i ginal are o mitted

e an O .
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H ymn 8 7 9 en t le J e s u s me ek a n d m ild. G , .

C H ARL E S W E SL EY (I ) .

This hymn d five ot h ers for hi l dren appeared i Hym

an d c n n s an

Sac red P m 1 74 oe d was repr i nte d in ffym f

s, 2, an d
Cb il 1 76 3 ns or ren ,

W k vi 44
or s , H y mns for t h e youngest
. 1 . .
’

Verses d are tak en from H ymn 7 in this set ; ver 3 f m

I an 2 2 . ro

a hymn in Hy m d S d P m 74
ns anIn Temptation (W k ac re oe s, 1 2, or s,

ii 9 7 ) 4 5 from t h e se on d part o f H ymn 7 3

.
, c .

Th igi l fver 3 i s
e or na O .

0 supply my eart h ly want ,

F eed a ten der si k l y plant , c

D y d n i gh t my K eeper be a an ,

Every moment water u r e.

Ver read . 2 s

Fain I woul d to T h ee be brough t

D earest G d forbi d it not ; o ,

G ive m dearest G d a pla e e, o , c

In t he k ingdom of Th y gra e c .

I t is a ssociated with the happ y infan c y of ten of thousand s

’
s .

W at ts w ote some si mple l y ic whi h see m to have suited

r r s c

our pri m little ancestor s and C h a le W e le y wrote G entle r s s ,

”
Jesu s meek and m ild but even the manne s an d beliefs of the r
,

devout soul s of that ti me canno t altogethe ex use some of his r c

hymns whi h mu st have frightened man y a poo r little Methodist

, c

out of h is wit s D A E G g y .
’ -
r . . . re or .

H ymn 880 Lam b . of ook t o Th e e

God , I l .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s Sac red P oems , ymn s C kil 1 76 3 ;

’
an d 1 742 ; [l for a ren ,

l
/ vi 44 S 879
Vorks , . 2. ee .

Th ehymn is in seven verses . Two are trans ferred to 8 79 ; on e

omitted fou used for 88 r 0 .

ay m y
H ym n 88 1 I l . s in s on Je s us .

DR . H . BON AR

In Songs for t/ze I/Vil headed Th Fullne s of Jesus

aern ess,
’
184 3 , e s .
’

In Bibl Hym b k it i s headed Th Subst i tute Th is i s D Bonar s

e n -
oo e .
’
r.
’

first hymn written for h is Sunday s h ool in Leith c .

 ona wa urprised at its popula ity and u sed to y
Dr B . r s s r , sa

that it might b good gospel b ut was not good poet y Th

e , r . e

f t that it had helped so many people outweighed everything

ac

el e H i son say s the words of one of his own hymn we e h i

s . s s r s

a e use o f m my G d ! M k e, o

L t m not h e forgot ; e e

A brok en vesse l st asi de ca ,

O whom T hou need est not ne .

T h way in which t h e h ym ns be o me k own may be seen

e c n

fro m an in ident told by Andrew Bonar of th Rev John Milne

c e .
,

who returned f o m a o mm union servi e at Kelso and at his

r c c ,

prayer meeting held up a leaflet and told the people he had

-

bro ught with h im a h ymn whi h would be new to them as it c

had been new to h im Then he read the m I l y my sins on .

,
‘
a

Je us ) s

T h h ymn see ms to ha e been founded

e a portion of a v on

fou t ee th cen tu y hymn

r n -
r

Je u plena it t s c ar a e

M nu t uae p f t a s e r o ra ae

L t m ri mina axe n ea c .

H ymn 882 S a viou r, . wh i l e m y he a rt is t e n de r .

J OH N BU RTON .

M Burton was born in 80 3 at Stratford E ssex

r . F ro m the 1 , , .

age of fi fteen to twenty fi he was a great ufi but afte wa ds -

ve s
'

erer, r r

gained trength and arried on business as ooper and basket

s ,
c C

maker for fi fty years H was dea on of the C ongregational . e c

C hur h in Strat ford H i first hym n was sent to the E

c g li l
. s v an e ca

M g i a in 8
az Hne ontributed to that and to Tl Cl ld
1 22 . e c ie rz
'
’
s

C mfi i
o for many ye rs I n 85 he published O H u d d
a n on a . 1 0 ne n re

O igi l H ym
r na f ti Y u g; in 8 5 Hy m
ns
f L ittlor re o n 1 1, ns or e

Ch ild ; in 86 7 a ver ion of the P sal ms

ren 1 H is known as s . e
‘
Joh n Burton to disti guish him from Joh n Burt on of
,
n
‘

Notti gham who wrote H oly Bibl bo k divine

n ,
’
e, o .
’

Hym n 883 . Lo rd , in th e ful

n es s of my migh t .

T . H . G I LL
E arl
y Fiay, publi h d in Hm G w Gl i qf P i
writte n 1855, s e o n ed n ra se,

1 86 9, an d h d d E ly L ve H w go d i t i t l wi th C h ri t
ea e ar o , o o s o c ose s

b tim
e es C romw ll It begi ns Wi th i I woul d not m k b d
e .
’
, sn a e a o e.
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H ym n 8 84 N ow t h e d ay is . Ov er .

I N G GOU LD S . BAR -

Printe d in Cfiu l Tim 1 86 5 d i n Appendix to Ll

rc i ym A i t es, , an ns n c en

andM d o ern86 8 Th se ond verse o f t h e

, 1 . igi lwas e c or na

N w th dark ness gath ers o e ,

Stars begin to peep ,

Birds d beasts d fl owers , an , an

Soon will be asleep .

It was wr i tten as an evening hymn for t h e s h olars at H orbury c

Bri dge ,d foun ded on P rov iii

an 4 W hen t h ou liest down t h ou . . 2 :

shalt not be afrai d ; yea t hou shalt lie dow d th y sleep sh all
, n, an

be sweet .
’

H ymn 8 85 Je s us t e n d e r Sh ep h e rd h e ar me
.
, , .

M AR Y D U N CAN .

M D uncan (1 8 4 40) was th dau ghte of Rev Ro b e t

rs . 1 -
e r . r

Lundie parish minister of Kelso

,
Sh married Rev W illiam . e .

W alla e D uncan parish m iniste at C leish in July 1 83 6 A

c ,
r , , .

s evere hill brought on a feve whi h aused h early death

c r c c er .

H hymns we e chiefly w itten for h hildren between Jul y

er r r er c ,

and D e emb er 1 83 9 T hey appeared in h e M m i written

c ,
. r e o r,

by her mother 1 84 and in R hyme f my Clild

, 1 84 2 to
1, s or i ren , ,

the nu mb e of twen ty threer -

.

H ymn 886 . O Lord of al

l, we b rin g t o Th ee our

s ac rifi c e Of p r is ea .

E LLA SOP H A AR M I I TAGE .

itage w born in Li erpool in 184 1 and i th

M rs Arm . as v
, s e

daughter of Mr S M Bulley granddaughter of R D . . .

, ev . r.

Raffles of Liverpool Sh is the author of Tl Clild/ d f

,
. e ie z zoo o

th e E ngl t N a tion ; Tb e C on n ex ion o

isl f E nglan d an d S cotl
an d ,

A n I n troduction to E n gl isl his h ym n was

i A n tiguities T .

written for a service of song Mrs A mitage now lives at . . r

Rawdon ea Leeds a d i th wife of a C on gregation al

,
n r ,
n s e

mi i te
n s r.
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H ym n 890 F a th er . o f al
l, Th y c are we b le s s .

I L I P D ODD R I D GE PH

P ublis h ed 1 7 55 h eaded God s gra ious approbation o f a rel igious ’

, c

c are o f our fami l ies D dd idg M S reads.

’
o r e s
’
.

F at h er f m Th y are we t a e O en , c r c ,

T hat rowns wi t h love our i n fant r e ;

c ac

F ro m T h ee t h ey sprung d by Th y power , an

A sti ll m i t i d through every h our

re a n a n
’
.

Hym n 8 9 1 M e rc y . an d j u dgm en t will I s in g .

I SAAC W ATT S D D ,
. .

P sal m ci . A P sal m for a M aster fa Famil y from Tb O ,

’
e ms
P sal
D av id, 1 7 19 .

Th e verses have been rewritten b y some later hand .

H ym n 89 2 D ay b y d ay . we m a gn ify Th e e .

J OH N E LL ERTON
A M orning H ymn for S h ool C h il dren written in 855
‘
O of c ,
’
1 . ne

four p i e es fhi s w i n [fym f S / l d Bibl C l w h i h h e

c O o n ns or c z oo s a n e asses , c

compiled when sen ior urate at St N i holas Brigh ton c . c , .

H ymn 89 3 . C om e , F ath e r, S on , an y Gh os t ,
d H ol
To wh om we for our c h il
d re n c ry .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s f or Cb il
dren , 1 76 3 ; /V
I orl
zs ,vi 4 7 . 0 . At t he pening o f a
O

Sc hool in Kingswood .
’
Two verses are omi tted .

H ym n 894 C ap t a in . Of our s alv ation , t kea .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s for Cb il
a ren ,
’
1 76 3 Works '

,
vi 408
. . It follows H ymn 893 .

In ver . 1 C h rl es W esley wrote

a , An d th en transplant them to th e
sk ies .
’
 Hymn s an d Sac red P oems , 1 7 49 Works v 5 In t he series
, . 1 . For
Beli evers N o ,
’
. 10 . On h is birt hday .
’
F ive verses are o mi tted .

Ver 4 reads .

Iw i t Th y perfe t wi l l to prove
a c ,

W hen san t i fied b y perfe t love

c c .

Ver .
5
all home Thy favoured son C
At deat h s tr i umph ant h our
’
.

Th closing lines
e ba ed on the Jewish t adition wo en are s r v

round the ph ase in D eut xxxiv 5 that Moses died at the

r . .
,

m outh of Jehovah G d bent over the fa e of Moses and kissed

. o c

h im T hen the soul leape d up in j y and went with the kiss o f

. o ,

G d to P aradise D W atts uses the same tradition in his

’
o . r.

D eath of Mo es s

So ftly hi s faint i ng h ead h e l ay

U pon hi s M ak er s breast ;
’

H i M k er k i ssed hi s sou l away s a ,

A d l ai d hi s fl es h to rest n .

F W H M yers h s th sa me thou ght

. . . a e

M oses on t he M ount
D ied f t h e k i sses o f t h e l i ps f G d O O o .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
Ifymn s an d S acred P oems , 1749 v4 Verses
Works d 8
, . 00 . 2 an
are omi tted O verse m y b . ne a e added to omplete th e pi ture o f t he
, c c

p t s mer i es
oe
’
c .

N gr i evous al l oy O

Sh ll d i mi n i s h t h e j oy a

I tod ay f om my M aker re eive r c

Ti my d uty to pra i se
’
s

H i unspeakable gra e s c ,

A d exult i ng i n Jesus to l i ve n .

W e le y pent h i b i thday in 7 88 at E pworth H i b o ther

s s s r 1 . s r

had died th ee months b efo e It was a day of ma y me mo ies

r r . n r .

H wonders at the st ength f body and m ind granted t h im

e r o o .

E ven now though I find pain daily in my eye or te mple or

, , ,
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arm yet it is neve violent and eldom lasts m an y minu tes at r , s

a ti me W hether or not thi is ent to give m a warnin g that

. s s e ,

I m shortly to quit this taberna le I do not know but be it

a c ,

one w y or the other I have only to y

a ,
sa

M y remnant o f days
I spend to H i praise s ,

W h d i ed t h e w h ol e world to redeem o

B t h ey many or few e ,

M y days are H i du s e,

A d t h ey a ll are devote d to H im n

W esley ays in his letter to T ho m as M fi ld (W k xi

s ax e or s, .

I was onstrained to y out (and you yourself used the

‘
c cr

s ame words to G d on my behal f) o

0 t h e fath oml ess love

’
.

H ymn 8 9 7 . Th ou gra c iou s God , wh os e m e rc y en d s

l .

I VER W E N DE LL H OLM E S OL

W ritten for an ann ual meet i ng o f hi s ollege l ss Th first line c c a . e

began Thou g a ious P ower D H ol mes al lowed t h e alterati on to

, r c .
’
r .

G d in Tb [f m
o d S b lH ym l e a e an c oo na .

H ym n 8 9 8 Lo rd . of p owe r, L ord Of m igh t .

D FR EY T H R I N G D D
GO ,
. .

t he C o l le t for t h e S th Su d y after Trinity W ritten in

I

On c even n a .

1 86 2, an d publ i sh ed in C h ope s [Jym lth at year ’

na ,

H ym n 899 . a
0 h p p y h om e , wh e re Th ou a rt ov e d
l
a t h e d e re s t .

C J P SP I TTA . . .

P l tsau dH f 8 33 translate d b y M
er n FI LAT
ar e, (4 9 ) in
1 RS . ND ER 0

Hym f m tb L d q
ns / L utl 3 d Seri es 858
ro c an z er , r ,
1 .

O Se li g H aus w m
‘
d i h au fgeno mmen is a pi t ure o f a
, o an c
’
c

C h r i st i an h o me h eade d Salvat i on i s ome to t hi s h ouse Luke ‘ ’

, c .

XI X .
9 .

H ymn 9 00 Aw k e , m y . a so ul , an d wit h th e s un .

T H OM AS K E N , D D . .

Ken was born at Berkha mpstead in 1 6 3 7 H i parent died . s s

when he wa a hild and he w brought up unde the ca e of

s C ,
as r r
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sixty nine pages Ken advise the b oy B u t sin g the

-
. s s : e s re o

Morning and E venin g H ym n in you hamber de outly r c v ,

reme mbering that the P sal mist upon happy experien e assure , c , s

y u that it is a good thin g to tell of the loving kindness of the

o -

L ord early in the m orning and H i truth in the nigh t eason

’
s s .

T h h ymns are not printed in the Manual till they are added
e

as an Appendix to the edition of 6 95 when the title reads A 1 , ,

‘

M a n ualof P rayers for th e Us e of th e S ch ol f

a rs o W in chester
l
Cole e,
g an d al whi h is added
l oth er D ev out Ch r is tia n s : To c

th ee h ymns f Morning E vening and Midnight ; not in

r or , ,

fo mer edit i ons F al e and in orre t opies of the hymns had

r .
’
s c c c

b een i sued and Ken published the m in 6 94

s ,
a tra t T h 1 as c . e

ad ertise ment says that had not these in o ect and su eptitious
v c rr rr

copies been printed he should not ha e sent things so ve y i ,

v r n

considerable to the press T h pira y w repeated and Ken .

’
e c as ,

published a new edition o f his tra t in 7 5 7 giving a revised c 1 0 -

text .

Ken was a good musician and often used to sing his mo nin g ,
r

an d evening h ymns to tunes whi h he had o mposed m c c , ac c o

pan ying hi mself on the viol or spinet H i great nephew . s -

W illiam H awkins says he san g the Morning H y m n to his lute ,

before he put on h i lothe H had an orga in his hambers s c s . e n c

at W in hester Jame Montgo mery said H d the bishop

c . s ,
‘
a

endowed three hospitals he might have been les a benefacto ,

s r

to posterity .
’

Th tune b y T allis organist to E li ab eth s C hapel Ro yal

e ,
z
’
,

who died in 585 is older than Ken s hym n 1 ,

’
.

A very interesting note in the D i ti y f H y m lgy c on ar o no o

deals with Ken s use of earlier m aterial I t is probab le that

’
.

three Latin h ymns (especially the old C mpli h ym Sal ato o ne n, v r

mundi D o mine with whi h b oth Ken and B owne were

, ,
’
c r

fam iliar as it fo med part of the dail y worship in W in hester

,
r c

S hool ) m y have suggested the m but onl y as a text f H ol y

c a ,
O

S riptu e suggests a serm on Si T ho m as Browne was also

’
c r . r

a W ykehamis t and in his R lgi M di i 16 43 gives the

,
e i o e c , ,

dor mitive I take to bedward whi h h som e stri k ing tou hes ,
’
c as c

of si mila ity to Ken u h as L t no dream my head infest

r , s c e s .
’

Ken s D oxology is m ore widely used than y other ver e

’
an s

O f poetry D uring revivals the doxology has so m eti mes been

.

sung after every conversion O n e at Sh effi eld W illiam D aw on . c , s

had it sung thirty fi ti mes in a single se ice W illiam -

ve rv .

Gri m haw the in u mbent of H aworth used to sin g it every

s , c ,
 mb e r, 1 897 , there is a des c ription of its e fi e c t as sun g at the
'

ce

Q ueen s D iamond Jubilee Serv ice in front of St P aul s C athedral

’ ’
. .

T here were ten thousand people singing P raise God, fro m

‘ “

”
who m all blessings flow as loudly as the y c ould, and with
tears unning down their fa es T h ere were prin esses stand
r c . c

ing up in t h eir ca iages and bla k m fro m t h e Gold C oast

rr , c en ,

Maharajahs fro m I ndia and red oated T o mmies d youn g

,
-
c , an

m who wi ll inhe it kingdo m s and e m pires and ar hbishops

en r , c ,

and cyni al old diplo mats and soldiers and sailo fr o m the
c , rs
'

“ ”
land of the pal m and the pine and fro m the seven seas ” “
, ,

and wo men and m who were just subje ts f the Queen and
en c O ,

who were ontent with that T here was probably never be fore
c .

such a moment in whi h so many ra es o f people of so man y

astes and of su h difl t values to this world sang praises
c c ,
’

c , c e re n ,

t G d at one ti me and in one pla e and with one heart

’
o o c , .

Th o mitted erses of the M orning H y mn are ( 7 9 text )

e v 1 0

4 By i n fl uen e o f t h e L i gh t d iv i ne
. c ,

L t T h y own l i gh t i n ot h ers shi ne

e

R e fle t al l H eaven s prop i t i ous rays

’
c ,

In a dent l ove d h eerful prai se

r an c .

6 I wak e I wak e ye h eaven ly h o i re

.
, , c ,

M y your d evot i on m i nsp i re

a e ,

T hat I li k e you my g m y spen d a e a ,

L i k e you m y on my G d attend a o .

7 M y I l i k e you i n G d de li gh t
. a o ,

H ave al l d y l ong my G d in s i gh t a o ,

P er form l i k e you my M ak er s w il l
’
,

0 m y I never more d ill a o .

8 H d I your w i ngs to h eaven I d fl y

. a ,
’
,

But G d sh ll t h at d e fe t suppl y
o a c ,

A d my soul wi g d w i t h warm desi re

n n
’
,

Sh all all d y long to h aspire ’

a eav n .

I woul d not w ke not ri se gain

10. a , a ,

A d h i tse lf I woul d d isdai n

n e av n
’

W ert not T hou t h ere to b j yd e en o

’
,

A d I i n hymns to b mp l y d ’
n e e o .

H 11 i s de r Lord w here er Thou art

. eav n
’
, a ,
’
,

0 never th en fro m m d ep rt e a

F to my soul t i s hel l to b
or
’
e,

But for one moment wit h out Th ee .

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I n Mar h 7 44 C harle W esle y w p ea hing in an old

c , 1 , s as r c

upper oom in Leeds when the floor gave w y I lost my

r a .
‘

s enses but recovered the m in a m o ment and was filled with

, ,

powe fro m above I li fted up my head first and saw the

r .
,

people under m heaps upon heaps I ried out F ear not e, . c ,

“

”
the Lord is with us ; our lives are all safe ! and then ,
“
P raise G d fro m who m all blessings flow
o
” I lifted up the .
,

fallen as fast as I ould and per eived b y their ountenan es c ,

c c c

whi h were our hildren several of who m were hurt b ut none

c c ,

killed I t was one o f the m ost serious ac idents of his itine ant
.
’
c r

life but he hi mself es aped with a bruised hand and pa t of

, c
‘
r

the skin ubbed off my head r .

’

John W esley gives some beautiful little incident in h i s s

7 u l whi h show h w this doxology spra ng to people

’
o rn a c o s

lips in the supre m e mo ment of joy or need O Mar h 9 s . n c 1 ,

1 7 6 9 he says
, E li abeth O ldha m the widow of one of h i
,
z ,
s

P rea hers told h im at C hester that in h

c , m other s last er
’

m om ents she said C all my son to see m die H asked ,

e .
’
e ,

H ave y u any fear of death ? S h said Oh no T hat i gone

’
o e ,
s

long sin e P er fe t love ast out fear D not you see H im ?

c . c c s . o

T here H is waitin g to re eive m y soul

e ,
Sh then sang with c .
’
e

a lea oi e P raise G d fro m who m all b les in g flow and

c r v c ,
o , s s ,
’

ended h son g and her life together

er .

H ym n 901 O t im el
y h ap p y , t ime l
y . wrs e .

J OH N KE BL E M A ,
. .

P art o f t h e pening poem f Th C h i ti O Y headed M orning O e r s an ea r,

‘
.

Hi omp s ions f i l not ; t hey are new every morning L m iii

s c a s a . a . .

22 It begins H ues o f the ri h unfol di ng morn d w wr itten

, c ,
’
an as

Septe mber 8 2 0, 1 2 2.

M E li ab eth P rentis says in a lette dated Au gu t 5

rs . z s , r s 2 ,

1 84 0 I m beginning to feel that I ha e enough to do without

a v

looking out for a great wide p l in which to work and to ac e

,

appreciate the i mple line s s

Th triv i al roun d t h e ommon task e , c ,

W il l furn i sh al l we ough t to k as ,

R oo m to deny ourselves a road ,

T bri ng us dai ly nearer G d o o .

’

H S ig ht i g H
er w d b reathes that spi it
n eav en ar r .
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says St Ambrose has a tyle pe uli to hi mself le a weet

,
. s c ar , c r, s ,

and y t vigorous grand and noble ; wonde ful loseness of

e , , r c

thought ingula bre ity of expression T here are no glittering

, s r v .

flashes but his hy mns bea m brightly with a al m severe and

,
c , ,

spiritual enthusias m ; there is not much of tende senti ment r ,

but there is the ourage of the ross the power of faith the
c c , ,

i to y of the gospel over the world Ar hbishop T rench pays

’
v c r . c

tribute to thei ro k like fi m ess and to the g andeur of the

r c -
r n ,
r

unadorned metre which grows on a student H points out . e

‘
how suitably the faith whi h was in tu lconfli t with and c ac a c ,

was triu mphing ver the powers of the world found its utteran e
O , , c

in h ymns su h these wherein i s no so ftness perhaps little

c as , ,

tenderness but a ro k like firmnes the old Ro man stoi is m

, c -
s, c

trans muted and glorified into that noble C h ristian cou age r r

whi h en ountered and at length over am e the world

c c c .
’

T h A ians a used A mb ose of bewit hin g the people with

e r cc r c

his hym n Multitude are said to have b een conver ted b y

s . s

the m to the t ue faith Bede peaks of thei influe ce on

r . s r n

E ngland in h i own ti me s .

Hymn 9 04 C h rist , wh os e glory fill

s th e . s k ie s .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

Hymn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 7 40 ; W

'

orhs , i . 2 24 .
‘
A M orn i ng
y n
H m .
’

In ver C harles W esley wrote T ill th y i nward ligh t i mpart

. 2 , e .
’

Ja me Montgo mery who was a keen ritic regarded this as

s ,
c ,

one of the finest of C harles W esley s o mposi tions ’

c .

Seth Bede the village Methodist a fter par tin g with his
, ,

brother Adam walked leisurely ho meward mentall y repeating

, ,

one of his favourite h ymns—h was very fond of h ymn e s

D ark d h eer l ess i s t h e m m an c o .

Visi t t hen thi s soul f m ine , , O .

’

Ad m D d h xxxv ii i a e e, c . .

H ymn 9 05 Th ou , Lo rd , . a rt a sh i l e
d for m e .

C H AR L S E W E SLEY (I ) .

ms
P sal an d Hy mn s , 1 74 3 ; IVorh s ,
/
vi ii 6 P salm iii . . .
‘
See, 0
L ord , my foes i n rease c .
’
Verses 2, 3, 6 are sele ted c .
 H y mn 9 06 . Ev e ry morn in g m erc ie s n e w .

GREvI LLE P H I LLI M OR E, M A . .

(1 82 1
R e tor o f H enley u Thames 86 7
c -
o -
, 1 , an d Ewelme 883 O o f , 1 . ne

th e editors o f Th P i h liy m b h e ar s n -
oo , 1 86 3 i n w h i h t h is h ymn
, c

appeared as Every morn ing t hey are new .

’

H ymn 9 07 . Th o u wh o a rt e n t h ron e d ab ov e .

E
G OR G E SAN DY S
Version o f P sal m XC I I .

H ym n 908 . M orn in g co me s with ligh t al

lc h e e rin
-

g.

J AM E S E N GLEBU R T V AN N ER .
’

M Vanner was born in 83 and is one of the treasurers

r. 1 1,

of the C hildren s H o me H belongs to an old H uguenot

’
. e

fa mily who settled as silk weavers in Sp it lfi ld H i hymn

, a e s . s

was written with a desire to in rease the nu mber of morning c

hym ns for fa mily use and was published in the h i th di t e o s

S u d y S h lH ym —
,

n a B h 87 9 with
c oo i g h y mn written
n oo ,
1 ,
a n e v en n
'

also for famil y use P raise the Lord who hath divided, , .
’

H ym n 9 09 . Gl
o ry t o Th ee , my God t h is , n igh t .

T H OM AS K E N , D D . .

Verses 5 are from t he Evening H ymn ; from that for 6—

‘ ’
1 9
‘
-

M i dn igh t .
’

D oddridge says C olonel G ardiner was well a quainted with c

Ken s Midnight H ymn whi h was ften on his lips James

’
, c O .

Montgo mery wrote There is exemplary plainness of pee h ,

‘
S c ,

m anly vigou of thought and onse ration of hea t in these

r ,
c c r

pie es T h well known doxology is a masterpiece at once of

c . e
-

a mplifi ation and co mpre sion

c s .
’

T h l t book that was in the hands of John Ke b le of all

e as ,

Angli an divine the likest to Ken in look d tone was Lord

‘ ’
c s an ,

S l
eb B l fP i
orn e s
’
whi h he sent f that it might help
oo e o ra s e, c or
464 THE M ETH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
h im to
all the ver es of the E enin g H ym n which he failed
s ay s v

to re m e mbe but which we e epeated to h im at his desire

r, r r .

M Stead describes it
r . a h ym n th e music of whi h has as
‘
,
c

b e o me the co mmon slumber ong of the E nglish speaking race

’
c -
s -
.

A hdea on S in lai often repeats it to hi msel f before going to

rc c c r

rest Its majest y si mpli ity and ring f t uth

.
, une q ualled
c , O r are .

T live in the spirit of this hym n would be the ideal of C hristian

o

life Ken ertainly has the reward he hoped f in the Add es

.
’
c or
‘
r s

to the Reader which he prefixed to h i P oe m s s

Tw il l h e igh ten ev n t h e j oys o f h eaven to k now

’ ’

T hat in my verse t h e saints h ymn G d be l ow o .

Th o mi tted er es according to the 1 7 09 text are

e v s , ,

E I
T H E EV N N G H MN Y .

6 . D ull s l eep o f sense m to deprive e ,

I m but half my t i me al ive ;

a

T h y fa i t hful lovers L rd are g i d

’
, o , r ev

T l ye so l ong o f T hee b
’
O d ereav .

But th ough sleep o er my frail ty re igns ’

,

L t i t not h o l d m long i
e ha ins ; e n c

A d now
n d th en let l oose my h eart
an ,

T il l it an H alleluj ah dart .

8 . Th faster sleep t h e senses bi ds

e n ,

T h more u f tt d are our min ds

’
e n e er

0 m y my soul f m m tt free
'

a ro a er ,

Th y love l iness un louded see c

9 . 0 w h en s ha l l I in endl ess d y a ,

F or ever h se dark sleep away

C a ,

A d h ymns w i t h t h e S p m l h o i r
n ti e a c ,

In essant sing d never tyre ?

c , an

10 . 0 m y my guard ian w hil e I s l eep

a , ,

C l ose to my b d hi s ig i l s k eep
e v ,

H i love ange li a l i nst il

s c ,

Stop l l th e avenues o f i ll
a .

1 1. M y h e e l est ial j oys re h earse

a c ,

A d th ough t to th ough t w i th m
n onverse e c ,

O i my stead a ll t h e nigh t l ong

r n ,

Sing to my G d a grate ful song o .

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O
ETH OD I ST H Y M N BOOK -
U
I LL STRAT ED
to us whate e m y be a m eans of inc easing u holin es s or
v r a r o r

our happiness ! S that we m y well y with Bishop Ken o a sa , ,

0 m y Th y angels while we sleep

a
” .

H ymn 9 10 Sun . of my so ul , Th ou S aviour d ea r .

J OH N KE BL E M A (8 ,
. .

Part o f t h e se on d poem o f Th C h i ti c Y headed Even i g e rs an ear,

‘
n .

“
Ab i de w i t h us f i t is towards even i ng d t h e d y i s far sp nt
or
” an a e
, , .

Luk e xx i v 9 dated N ovember 5

. 2 8 It begins 2 , 1 20 .

Ti gone t h at br i gh t
’
d orbed b l a e
s , an z ,

Fast fadi ng from our w i st ful ga e ; z

Y mantli ng lou d h h id from s i gh t

on c as

Th last fai nt pulse o f gl i mmer i ng ligh t

e .

In darkness d i n weari ness an

Th trave ll er on hi s way m ust press

e ,

N gl eam to wat h on tree or tower

o c ,

W hiling away t h e lonesome hour .

Hym n 9 11 Ab id e ast falls t h e ev en t ide

. with m e !f .

H E N R Y F LYT E .

I n Sep te mb e 1 847 when Lyte s health was failing and he

r, ,
’
,

was ordered to leave f Ni e his fa mily were surpri ed and or c , s

so mewhat alar med b y his announ in g that he was about to c

prea h to his people again H was onfident however that

c . e c , ,

he ould do it H prea hed on the H oly C o mmunion on

c . e c
‘

S unday morning S epte mber 4 a mid breathle s attention and

, ,
s ,

a fterwards assisted at the Sa rament H i daughter says c . s ,

T h ough ne essaril y much exhausted b y the exertion and excite

c

ment of this e ffort y t his friends had no reason to believe it,

e

had been hurtful to h im I n the eveni g of the sam e day he . n

pla ed in the hands of a near and dear relative th little hy m n

c e

Abide with m
”with an air of his own o mposing adapted to
e, c ,

the words H had walked down the garden path to the sea
.
’
e

shore and then etired to his study where he seems to ha e

,
r , v

written the hy mn Next morning he le ft Brixham . .

Lyt e s music i seldo m s un g ; D Monk s E ventide has

’ ’ ‘ ’
s r
.

t aken its place with the glorious words H e had left the house .

one m orning with Si H en y Baker at the ti me the y were work r r ,

ing together in the prepa ation of Hym A i t a d M d r ns n c en n o er n ,

He etu ned to the house and in ten minutes despite a music
r r , ,

lesson that wa going on t down and w ote his beautiful

s ,
sa r

L yte w ote H old then Th y c oss befo e my losin g e ye

r r r C s .
’

T his is changed to Reveal T hysel f though Lyte did not intend ,

’

an y re feren e to the Ro man C atholic custo m of holdin g a

c

crucifix b efore the eyes o f the dying .

O erse i o mitted
ne v s

T hou on my h ead i n early yout h d i dst s mile ;

A d t h ough rebe lli ous
n d perverse meanwhi le an ,

T hou h ast not l e ft m o ft as I le ft T hee e, :

O to t h e lose 0 L ord abi de w i t h m

n c , , e.

C anon E lle ton says there is not the slightest allu ion t th
r s o e

close of the tu lday the word of St Luke xxi 29 a

na ra : s . v. re

obviously used in a sense wholly metaphorical I t is f better . ar

adapted to be sung at funerals as it was beside the grave o f ,

P ro fessor Mauri e ; but it is al most too intense and per onal

c s

f ordinary ongregational u
or c T h general feeli g doe t se .
’
e n s no

endorse that view

the most widel y difl
.

T h histor y of this h ymn u d and

'
‘
e , se

most gene all y loved of the la t sixty yea s which as C anon

r
’
s r , ,

E llerton ays h a taken it place a mon g the hoi est devotional

s , s
‘
s c c

treasures of the C h i tian C hu h is a glorious ful fil ment of

rs rc ,
’

Lyte s own wish

’

E R E TH E N I GH T FALL .

W h y d I s igh to fi d o n

Life s even i ng sh adows gat hering roun d my way

’
,

Th k een eye d imming

e d t h e buoyant mi n d , an

U n hi ngi ng d y b y d y ? a a

I want not vulg r fame a

I seek not to sur ive in brass or stone ; v

H earts m y not k i n dl e w h en t h ey h e
a my name ar ,

N te rs my value own ;
or a

But migh t I l eave b e h i nd

So me bl ess i g for my fe ll ows so me fair trust
n ,

T gu i de to h eer to l evate my k i nd
o , c , e ,

W hen I m i th e dust ; a n

M igh t verse o f mi ne i nsp ire

O virtuous im one high res lve i mp rt
ne a , o a ,

L igh t i n one droop i ng s u l a hallowe d fi o re ,

O b i nd b ok en h e t ;
r on e r ar
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eat h would b weeter t hen

D e S ,

More al m my s lumber neath t he silent d

c
’
so ,

M i gh t I t h us l ive to b l ess my fe ll ow m en ,

O g l or ify my G d !
r o

0 T h ou w h ose tou h lend c c an

L ife to t h e d ead Th y qu i k e i ng gra e s upp l y

, c n c ,

A d grant m
n swan li ke my last breat h to spend
e, ,

In song that m y not di ! a e

H ym n 9 12 H ow d o Th y m e rc ies . cl se o me ro un d !
C H AR L S E W E SL EY (I ) .

I fymn s an d Sac red P oems, 1 74 0 ; Worh s , i .

3 06 .
‘
At L ying
D own Th l ast three verses are omi tted
.
’
e .

In ver 3 C harles W esl ey wrote N y H H i mse lf be omes my

.
,
‘
a , e c

guard .
’

Ver 4 w a well spring of co mfo t to M Jone in the

. as -
r rs . s

M i mail boat disaster (see H y mn

ar a -

H ym n 9 13 . Om n ip re s en t God ! wh ose aid

C H AR L ES W E SL EY
Hymn s an d Sacred P oems , 1 749 ; fV
/ orh s , v . 8 . In ‘
H m y ns for
el evers At Lying D own
B i .
’
.
’

Verses 3 5 are o mi tted 2, , .

C aptain H awtrey who was for sixteen years a W esle yan ,

minister and t h en be a me a lergym an in the C hur h of c c c

E ngland never lost his love for Methodis m and for W esle y s ’
,

h ymns H i Bible and hy m book were onstantly pla ed at

.

. s n -
c c

his bedside and i n his last illness he asked that this hymn
,

might be read to h im H i ousin D H awtrey P rovost of . s c ,

r
.
,

E ton said,
H i m e mory lives a perpetual en ourage m ent an
,
s c ,

e idence of what C h ristianity a produ e in th mind of what

v c n c e ,

a C h istian with G od s help

r do Th Rev Jo h n G y ’
c an .
’
e . a

W ilson who was wonder fully blessed as a winner f souls

,
O ,

spent the last days o f a patri r hal li fe at Redhill E very a c .

night he used to repeat this hy mn before he lay down to rest .

F orm any yea rs he lived on the verge o f heaven W h en I .

‘

go to rest at night he said I know it is un ertain where I ,

’
,
‘
c

shall be in the morni g I m ju t waiting t u ting hopin g n . a s , r s , ,.

 TH E M E T H OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRAT ED -

anon T well was bo n at A hford near Bi mingham in

C s r s ,
r ,

1 8 3 and was head maste of Godolphin School H mm

2 mith r a e rs a

856—
, ,

1 7 ; Rector of Baldock 1 87
0 Recto of W altham u the , 0 r -
o -

W olds Melton Mowb ray 1 87 1 H

, C anon of P e te b o ough ,
on . r r ,

1 87 4 H died in 1 90
. e 0 .

C a on T w ll w ote o the hy mns b ut none h s gained the

n e s r r ,
a

popula ity of this U p t November 898 he had given per

r . o ,
1 ,

m i sion f it inse tion in 1 57 h ymn als all ove the E n glish

s or s r ,
r

speak ing wo ld an d in man y Othe s it had been in er ted wi thou t

r , r s

pe mi sion
r s .

P ebendar y T h ing with the author s con ent alte ed the

r r ,
’
s ,
r

firs t line to At even when the sun did set as he thought ere ,
’

the sun did set did not orrespond with the text on which the’
c

hymn w b a ed (Ma k i 3 as C anon T w l l rightl y u ged

s r . 2 e s r

that the e was no wa t of harmony between the text and the

r n

h ymn which ays that they brought th si k befo e th sun had

, s e c r e

gone down The e i no ort of di crepanc y or sh adow of

.
‘
r s s s

disc epa c y b etween

r n

W h en th e sun did set (St M ark ) . .

W h en t h e sun was sett i ng (St Luk e ) . .

E t h e sun was set (H y mn ) re .

Al la in pe fect acco d with the old painte s th glow of th

re r r r , e e

settin g u e tin g upon the faces of the sick a d in fi m folk

s n r s n r .
’

H ymn 917 . u
Th ro gh t h e d ay Th y l v o e h ath
sp are d us .

KE LLY M A T H OM AS ,
. .

E ven ing in se on d e di tion o f h is ffym 8 6 It is based on

’
, c n s, 1 0 .

P iv 8
s . . .

In th e se ond verse short d y i s subst i tuted for d d y

c a
’
sa a .
’

O of the mo st tende l y b eautiful of e ening hymn

ne r v s .
’

Ga e tt H o der
rr r .

Hymn 9 18 God t h e F a t h e r, b e Th ou . n ea r .

E
G OR G E R AWSON
F rom Baptist P sal s an d m Hymn s , 1 858 . E vening .
’
 EX AN DER
C C E IL F AL.

Hy m 85 M A lexan der re ast i t i n fl

ns, 1 2 .
ym rs . c ns

D esc r ip ti dD
ve an ti l; b ut t h ough more poet i l t hi s form is l
evo on a ca , e ss

s ui ted for publi worshi p It ontains two new verses

c . c

Th lark t h at soar d so high at daw

’
e n

O wea y w i ng li es low n r ,

Th fl owers so fragrant all d y long

e a

A dead or fo l ded now re .

0 for t h e songs t hat never ease c

W here s ints to angels all ! a c

0 for th e tree o f l ife t h at stands

By t h e pure r i ver s fall !
’

O t h e dul l o ean broods th e nigh t

’
er c

A d a l l t h e stran d i s dark
n ,

Save w h ere a l i ne o f brok en foam

L i es at low water mark .

0 for t h e l and t h at need no li gh t s ,

W h ere never n igh t shall b ! e

0 for t h e qui et h o me i n h eaven ,

W h ere t here is no more sea !

H ymn 9 20 Th e adows Of t h e e v e n in g h ou rs
. sh .

ADE LA I DE A P ROCT E R .

E veni ng i n h er L g d
,
’
d Ly i enlarged edi tion 86e e n s an r c s, , 1 2.

Hymn 921 Th e adi an t m orn h ath p a ssed away

. r .

G OD FR EY T H R I N G D D ,
. .

A fternoon wr i tten in 86 4 d published i n Hy m C g g 1 , an n s, on re a

l
tion a d Oth
an 866 Th first h ymn i n Appen di x to 113 mm
ers , 1 . e

An c en
i t d M d
an 86 8
o ern T h s on d verse origi nall y read
, 1 . e ec

Ou l ife i s b ut a fadi ng dawn

r

Its glori ous noon how qu i k ly past c

Lead us 0 C hr i st w h en all i s gone , , ,

S fe h ome at l st a a .

D T hring s attention was alled b y a correspondent to th

’
r
. c e
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al e ady altered
r th e exp e io r ss n to
‘
autum n day .
’
H is fi n al
e i io was
r v s n

An autumn sun
a us 0 C hrist our l ife work done
Le d , ,
-
.

T hi he hoped to see generall y adopted b ut the e ision h s

s ,
r v a

no t been app o ed b y others T h h ym n was o mposed as

r v . e c an
“ ”
afte noon h ymn as in m ost of the parishes in that pa t of
r r
,

S o mersetshire in whi h I lived the se ond servi e was nearly

,
c ,
c c

always held in the afternoon and not in the evening whilst all , ,

the hy mns in the h ymn books in o mmon use were for the late -

evening night I wrote Th radiant morn hath passed

or .
“
e
”
away to suppl y this want Se eral of my hym n were written . v s

in onsequen e f so m e want of this kind felt either by myself

c c O ,

or other ; but m ost of t h e m I think though I have neve

s , , r

m ade a y l ula tions a ose al most spont eously fro m

n ca c ,
r an

thought that happened to b unnin g in my mind at the

s e r

ti me .
’

H ym n 9 22 F adin g l
ik e . a ife t im e
l en ds an oth e r d ay .

T H OM AS BOW M AN ST P H N SON , B A , D D E E . . . .

W ritten about publ ished in M ethodist Sun day Sc hoolHymn

'

1 873
Booh , 1 87 9 .

H ymn 9 23 arth an d h eav en

. God , wh o m ad e st e .

RE GI NALD H E BE R D D and R I C H AR D W H AT E LY D D
, . .
,
. .

D W hatel y (1 7 87 1 86 3 ) be a me P rin ipal Of St Al b an s

’
r .
-
c c .

H all Oxford 1 82 5 Ar hbishop of D ublin

, ,
83 1 c ,
1 .

T h e first verse was published in Bishop H eber s H ym

’
n s,

1 827 the se ond b y Ar hbishop W hately is a free renderin g

c ,
c ,

of the an ient C o mpline antiphon sung daily to the N u c

c , n

D imitti at the C o mpline se i e S alva nos D o mine vigi ‘

s rv c , , ,

lautes custodi nos d mie te ut igilmu in C h i to et

,
or n s, v e s r s ,

e quie c amu i pa e
’
r s s n c .

T D arlin g s Hym
. 1 855 join s the two e ses and s tan a 2
’
n s, , v r , z

is appended to the A h b ishop s L tu P ayer 1 860 with rc

’
ec res on r , ,

se e al translations of Germ an h ymns b y his eldest daughter

v r .

G od th at made t was the o riginal fo m s

’
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H ym n 929 Safel
y t h r ou gh . an oth er we ek .

J OH N NE WTON
Appeared i n D C onyers s P l m lfymn s,
’
r. sa s an d 1 774, an d 01W
7 7 9 h eade d Satur day N igh t
’
fl
y u
/n s, 1 , .

H ymn 93 0 C om e , l
e t us . an e w .

E S W E SL EY (r) C H AR L .

H m / N wY
y ns or D y Bristol
e 75 N 5 W k vi 4
ear s
’
a , , 1 0, O. or s, . 1 .

I t has a pla e in all Methodi t hearts as the first hym n of

c s

the new yea I t is a silve ord on which the b eads of life

r
. r c

see m threaded .

John F letcher on e isited a girls school and sat with them

c v
’
,

du ing the breakfast hour At it lose he invited them all to

r . s c

his i arage at seven next morning W hen they am e he took

V c . c

his b a in f bread and milk asked his visitors to look at his

s O ,

wat h and tell h im h w much ti me he took f b reakfast It

c o or .

was jus t a m inute and a half T hen said Flet her M y dear
‘
.
’
c ,
‘

girls we have fifty eight minutes of the hou left u ; let u

,
-
r s s

sin g
Ou l ife i s a d ream ; r

Ou time as a stream r

G l i des swi ftly away ,

A d t h e fug i t i ve moment re fuses to stay

n .
’

H spoke to the m on the value of ti m e and the worth of the

e ,

soul and after praying with them they retu n ed to chool

, ,
r s

deeply i mpres ed b y their u nexpected lesson

s .

H ym n 93 1 Sin g t o t h e gre at J eh ov ah a
’
. s p r is e !
C H ARL S E W E SLEY (r) .

Hym for N w Y ’
s D ay, B ristol 1 7 50, NO 7 t he last hymn
in t he penny pa phlet ”
n s e ear , .

m forks
, 16 vi . .

H ymn 9 3 2 Th e Lord . Of e arth an d sk y .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (r) .

ymn s
fl an d v 55
S ac red P oems, 1 74 9 ; Works , . .

A i mpressive p raph ase o f th e parable ft h e barren fig t ee Luk e

n a r O -
r .

x ii i 6—9 O verse i s o mitted W hen j ust i e bared t h e swo d

. . ne , c r .
’
 ated January
D 1, 173 6 , h eaded God c rowni ng t he year wit h H is
goodness publ is hed 1 7 55 . D oddridge
’
s S c e ond verse i s o mi tted .

H ymn 9 3 4 Th e . Ol
d ye ar s ’
l
on g c amp aign is
’
o e r.

UE L J OH N STON E M A
SAM ,
. .

Th N w Y ear W r i tten at W i ndsor in 868 d i ssue d i n a

‘ ’
e e . 1 , an

p enny ol l e t i on o f te mperan e hy mns ; pub l ish e d i n hi s K n t q/

'

c c c n z

I t i
n ercess on , 87 headed Battle H ymn for t h e N w Y ear F
1 2,
‘ -
e . or

C h il dren
’
.

H ymn 9 3 5 H ow m an y p a ss t h e gu il
. ty n igh t .

C H AR L S E W E SL EY (r) .

H ymn s an d Sacred P oe ms , 1 742 Works , 11. 19 3 .

‘
A M d g i ni h t
I I ymn .
’
verses Six .

Oft h ave we p d t h e guil ty n igh t was altered i t h e Supp l

’ ’
as s n e

men t o f 83 Th or i gi na l re ds
1 1 . e a

Ver Th reature was our sole deligh t

. I : e c .

Ver S m ny n i gh ts on s i n bestowe d
. 2 : O a .

Ver 3 W dear Jesu for T h y sak e

. : e c an , , .

Hym n 9 3 6 . Join , an som e d

l ye
al r s on s Of gr ac e .

C H AR LE S W E SLEY (r) .

[fymn s for tire Watc/z n zl

g/zt (1 74 6 P) NO 11 Hymn s an d Sac red
”k v
, .

P oems , 1 74 9 ; for s
, . 2 80 .

Ver .
4 i s o mi tted
To seal th e un iversal d oo m ,

Th sk i es H soon sh al l b w
e e o

But if Th ou must at mi dn igh t o me c ,

0 let u meet T h ee now s .

J AM ES H AM I L ON M A T , . .

N w Ye r s E wri tten to the ld horale whi h M endelssohn

’
F or e a ve O c c

introdu ed i nto St P ul T G d on high b tha ks d praise It

c . a ,
‘
O o e n an .
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i s i n T hring s C ll ti 88 Th or i ginal reading f t he t h ird line

’
o ec on , 1 2 . e O

is W de k Th ine altar L rd w i th l ight

, e c , o .
’

Mr H a milton (I 8 I 9 96) was b orn at Gl d lla S otland

.
-
en o r, c

incu mb en t of St Ba rn abas Bristol 1 86 6 ; Vicar of D oulting

.
’
, , ,
1 86 7 .

H ym n 9 3 8 P ra ise , 0 p rais e . our God an d K in g !

SI R H . W BAK ER .

ased on M i lton s version o f Psal m xxxvi

B ’
c .
, Let us wit h a gladsome
mind (see It appeared i n Hym A i . ns n c en t an d M odern , 1 86 1 .

H ym n 9 3 9 Su mm e r . s un s a re gl win g o .

W I LL I AM W ALSH AM H ow, D D . .

F rom Hymn s, 1 87 1 .

H ym n 9 40 0 Th ou God . wh o he are st pr y a er .

E NJ AM I N H ALL KE NN EDY D D
B , . .

K enne dy s ten stan aversion fPsal m lxv i n hi s P lt 86

’
D r. -
z O . sa er , 1 0,

began Thine O Lord our quiet trust From i t h e ompi led a hymn
, , .
’
c ,

T h ou w h o h earest h uman prayer for h is I fym lgi C/ ti ’ '

, no o a z rzs a n a,

1 86 3 .

Th e W esleyan
hymn book 187 5 bo owed a first line f -

, ,
rr or

D Kennedy s h ymn fro m Josiah C onder s hym n written on

r.
’ ’

S epte mber 8 whilst he was ufferin g fro m a severe

20, 1 20 , s

a cident throu gh a fallfro m his horse

c .

H ym n 9 41 . We pl
o gh u t h e fi el
ds, an d sc atte r .

an g wa r s auf E rd e n
I m An f
’
.

M ATT H I AS C LAUD I U S ( 7 4 18 5) tran slated b y J AN E 1 0 -

1

M ON T GOM E R Y C AM P BE LL .

Mi ss C amp b ell wa the daughter of R v A M C amp b ell; s e . . .

b o n i London in 1 8 1 7 d ied at Bovey T ra e y in 1 87 8

r n T hi ,
c . s

translation appeared in Rev C S Be e s Ga la d f S g . . . r

’
r n o on s,

1 86 1 .

C laudius wa the s s on of a Luthe an pa to r s r ; he bec ame an

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ou ne s child en h ymn
M r St B. . r
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r
’
s

C hrist wh o on e amongst u , c s

A a hil d d id dwell s c ,

w w it ten in 86 8 b efo e he w ordained f th children of

as r 1 , r as , or e

a mission S unday chool in C amb e well of which he was s r ,

superintenden t .

H ymn 9 44 To Th e e , O Lord , h e a rt s we ais e

'
. o ur r .

W . C . D IX

har est hymn given wit h five other p ie es at t he d o f L ym

A v , c , en
'
v ns

f tfi S i f tb C/ fi St R aphae l s Br i sto l 864 It was

’
or e erv c e o e z n rc , .
, 1 .

written i n 86 3 d Si Arth ur Sullivan omposed for it t he fine tune

1 , an r c ,

Go l den Sh eaves It i s somet i mes sung as a h rvest pro ess ion l b y

‘ ’
. a c a

children b ari ng sh eaves of orn Ver

e l 3 reads in th e original c . . 2, .
, ,

U pon T hi ne a l tar Lord we lay

’
.
, ,

H ym n 9 45 N ow t h e y e a r is own ed with b le ssin g

. cr .

E LL E N T H OR N EY CR OFT FOWLE R .

Ma ie d Mr F lki in 1 9 3 is the e lde daugh te of Si

rr . e n 0 r r r

H en y F owler Bar t and g anddaughter of Rev Joseph F owler

r ,
.
,
r . .

Sh published V
e G d G y 1 89 1 C ce i g I b l erses r a ve an a ,
on rn n sa e

C by 1 89 8 and other popular s tories

arn a ,
.

H ymn 9 46 . F or l Th y
al l
ov e an d goo dn e ss , so

b oun tiful an d fre e .

E J AN E D OU GLAS FR AN C S .

Sister o f Bi sh op W a l sh am H w W born in o . as 1 829 . M rs .

D ougl as s hy mn was pr i nted i n h er Ap il V 84 8 an d rewri tten

’
r erses, 1 ,

by Bish op H w i n 87 for Ch ] Hym o 1 1 en ; ns

Hymn 9 47 . H ea r us , 0 Lord , from h eav en , Th y

d wel l ac e
in g p l -
.

E N R Y G I LL W I LL I AM H .

M G ill was b o n on October 4 1 83 9 of Manx pa ents at

r
. r 2 , , r ,

M ar ala Sicily and educated at Kin g W illiam C ollege H

s , ,
’
s . e
and published M N ti lS g 896 O of these long
an x a on a on s, 1 . ne

lost melodies sugge ted the harm onies and inspired the words s

of hi h ymn Th ha est of the

s ,
T h rh ym e between
‘
e rv sea .
’
e

the first and fourth lines and the se ond and third is a feature c

o f Manx musi and Mr G ill was thus led to put h i verses into
c, . s

this for m T h ld usto m ft h e M anx fisher men to ask God s

. e O c O
’

b lessing before t h ey cast their nets gave M G i l l his idea I t r. .

s uits well the ha a ter o f the Manx fisherm en who are a

c r c ,

devout ra e and kee lovers of musi T h hy mn has e tab

c ,
n c . e s
li h d its pla e as a favourite in all the Manx C hur hes
s e c c .

T h petition in the Litany of t h e M anx C hur h in its Book

e c ,

O f C o mmon P rayer was espe ially in his mind T hat it m y

,
c
‘
a

please T h ee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of

the earth and to restore and ontinue to us the blessings of the
,
c

sea so as in due ti me we m y enjoy the m

,
a .
’

Before shooting the nets at a i g fro m the master of the

‘
,
S n

boat every m upon his knees and with un overed head

,
an ,
c ,

i mplores for a m inute the blessing and prote tion o f the c

Al mighty — l S i ty P ubl
’
vol xvi ’
{ . i ti ’
l an x oc e s ca on s , . .

H ym n 9 48 av en a n d e a rt h an d s e a
. O L ord Of he , , .

C H R I STOP H E R W O R D SW ORT H D D , . .

first pub lished i n Tb H l y Y 3 d ed i t i on 86 3 e o ear, r , 1 ,

headed C hari tabl e C oll t ions It is t he finest o f all ffertory hymns ec .

’
O .

C anon E llerton says It is t in the least poeti al it is full ,

no c

o f halting verses and p osai lines A d y t it is su h true r c . n e c

praise so genuine so co mprehensive so heart felt that we

, , , ,

forget its ho meline ss .

’

H ym n 9 49 . We giv e Th ee b ut Th in e own .

W I LLI AM W ALSH AM H ow, D D . .

W ri tten about 1858 ; published in M orrel l an d H ow s ’

ms
P s al an d

I fymn s , 1 86 4 .

al mud h a sto y o f Rabbi J h

Th e T who was as r oc an an ,

riding with so me o f his pupils outsi d e the walls o f Je usale m r ,

wh n they w a poo woman pi ki g up the grain that had

e sa r c n
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fallen ound the troughs where the cattle of some A ab s we e

r r r

feeding Sh begged help fro m the rabbi who asked W hat

. e , ,

has be o me of the m oney thou didst receive on thy wedding

c

day ? Sh answered Ah is there not a sayin g in Jerusale m

’
e ,
‘
, ,

Th salt was wantin g to the m oney

e T h Jews believed e

that harity preserved m oney as salt preserved m eat W hen

c .

the rabbi asked about her husb and s money she replied T hat ’
, ,
‘

followed the othe T h rabbi told his pupils I e me mbe r

.
’
e ,
‘
r r

when I signed h m a iage ontra t H father gave her a er rr c c . er

m illion of gold dinars H husband also w wealthy T hen . er as .

’

he bestowed upon h what he could and wept with her ove er ,

r

her ha d lot r .

H ym n 9 50 Th ou to . wh om th e s ic k an d d yin g .

D FR EY GO I
T H R N G, D D . .

O be ha lf o f H osp i tal s
n .
’
W ritten i n 87 at th request o f P 1 0, e re

bendary H utton f Lin ol n , O c , an d pub li sh e d i n hi s S upp lm t Li n ol n e en , c ,

1 87 1 .

H ymn 9 5 1 F rom Th e e
. al
l s k il
l an d s c ie n c e flw o .

K I N GSLEY M A C H ARLE S , . .

King ley was b o n at H olne Vi arage D evonshire in 1 8 9

s r c , ,
1

Re tor f E versley 844 P ro fesso of Modern H istory

c O ,
1 r ,

C a mbridge 859 C anon of W est minster 87 3

, 1 H i poe ms and ,
1 . s

stories have be o m e E nglish lassics A lt L k won h imc c . on oc e

the title of Th C ha tist P arson Hyp ti is a vivid pi ture

e r
’
a a c

O f C hur h li fe in Alexan dria ; W tw d H

c is his most famous es ar o

story ; W t B bi is generall y re ogni ed as a work o f

a er -
a es c z

genius D Rigg gives a har ming a ount f Kingsley whose

. r. c cc O ,

friendship b greatly pri ed in M d A gli Tl lgy O

e z , o e rn n ca n teo o . n

the whole this generation has hardly k own a nobler braver

,
n ,

or more loving m or a m ore devout ser ant fG d in C h rist an , v O o .

H died at E versley on Janua y 3

e 87 5 T h ough his last r 2 ,
1 . r

illness his wife tells us he was al m and ontent H had no

, ,
c c . e

need to put h i m ind into a fresh attitude for his life had long
s ,

been b id with C hrist in G d ” T his little hym n is an epito m e o .

of his life and a mirror f his mind and hea t F w m

,
O r . e en

laboured with su h passionate eal as he to mitigat the so ial

c z e c

e ils of h i ti me H told D Rigg in 1 86 8 P lea se God I ‘

v s . e r. , ,
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H ymn 9 5 6 . H e re , Lord , assemb led in Th y n a me .

D D BOAD E N E W AR .

Mr B d was born at H el ton 8 7 ; ente ed the mini t y

. oa en s ,
1 2 r s r

Of the U nited Methodist F ree C hur h in 849 be ame C hapel c 1 c

S ec etary 1 86 4 9
r P resident
,
87 H wrote a M m i y
-
2 ,
1 1. e e o r (

R R Ch w
ev . .89 6 T his te mperan e h ym n is one
e ,
1 f two . c O

con tributed to M th di t F Clu l Hym 889 i n the

e o s ree z rc z n s, 1 ,

co mpilation of whi h he took a leading part Mr B d si gned c . . oa en

the pledge in 83 8 and has taken a livel y interest in all

1 ,

tempe ance que tion from h i youth

r s s s .

H ym n 9 5 7 . On wa rd , b roth e rs , on ward !
Th e writer annot be t a ed
c r c .

H ym n 9 5 8 O L ord . of h os t s , t h e fi gh t is l
on g .

E LLA S AR M . I TAG E
W r i tten at th e req uest of th e R ev . W . G arrett H order .

H ym n 9 59 . Th e re
’
s a gl
o rio us work b e fo re us .

E S GARR ETT ( 8 3 C H AR L 1 2

M G arrett w b o n at S haftesbu y entered the W esleyan

r . as r r ,

minist y in 849 and was the founder of the Liverpool Mission

r 1 ,
.

H be am e a powe in th e life of the ity

e c H waged r . c . e

w against insanita y areas de morali ing a muse ments and

espe ially the drink t fl
ar r , z ,

c i H arried in his heart the burdens ra c. e c

f the people A a prea her he never failed to har m and

’
O . s c c

help his hearer H i na me willalway be identified with the

s . s s

te mperan e move ment to whi h this h ym n is onse rat ed

c , c c c .

H was P resident of th W esle ya C o fe ence i

e 88 e n n r n 1 2.

H ym n 9 6 0 Th e . v o ice th t b r a eath e d O er
’
Ed e n .

J OH N KE BL E M A ,
. .

K bl e ast hymn written by spe ial request for th e Sal isb ury
l e s
’
, c

ym b k 857
fl n -
In K b l M i ll u P m i t i h eaded H oly
oo , 1 . e e s
’
sce an eo s oe s s ,

M atr imony T be sung at t h e C o mmen ement f t h e Servi e

. o It i c O c .
’
s

dated J ul y 857 12, 1 .

 Hymn 96 1 0 F a th er, . lcr
al eatin g .

E J OH N E LL RTON

W ritten Jan uary 9 876 w h en M E ll erton was R e tor o f 2 , 1 , r. c

H insto k Sta ffsc It is a wedding hymn omposed at th e request of the

, .
, c

D uk e o f W estm inster for t h e marr iage fhis daugh ter Lady E li abet h O , z

H r iet Grosvenor to t h e M ar quis o f Ormonde February

a r , 87 6 , 2, 1 .

H ymn 9 6 2 0 p e rfe c t L ov e , al l h um an t h ou gh t
.

t ra n sc e n d in g .

Y F GU R N EY D OROT H . .

Mrs Gu ne y who was born i n 1 858 at 3 F in bur y C ir us

. r , , s c ,

L ondon is the eldest daughter of R

, F G Bl mfi l d Re tor ev . . . o e , c

of St A ndrew U ndershaft London and the granddaughter

.
, , ,

of Bishop Bl mfi ld This hy mn was written for the marriage

o e .

of h sister Mrs H ugh Redm ayne in 883 Si J Barnby

er ,
.
, 1 . r .

set it as a anthe m for the m arriage of P rin ess Louise

n c

with the D uke of F ife on July 7 889 Th same year , 2 ,

1 . e

it appea ed in Supplemental H ymns to Hym A i t d

r ns n c en an

M d o ern T h writer says

. W we e all singing h ymn one
e ,
‘
e r s

S unday e ening and had just finished

v 0 Strength and
,
“

S tay ” the tune to whi h was an espe ial favourite f my c c O

,

sister s whe so me one re marked what a pity it was that the

’
,
n

words should be unsuitable for a wedding My sister turning .

,

suddenl y to m said W hat is the use of a sister who omposes

e, ,
c

poet y i f she annot write m new words to this tu e ? I

r c
” e n

picked up a hy mn book and said W ell if no one will disturb-

, , ,

m I will go into the library and see what I can do

e,
” After .

about fifteen m inutes I came ba k with t h e h ymn 0 perfect c ,

Love ” and there and then we ll sang it to the tune of a

,
“
S tren gt h n d S ta y ” I t went perfe tl y and my sister was
a . c ,

delighted saying that it must be ung at her wedding F

, s . or

two or th ee years it was sung privately at many London

r

weddings and then it found its w y into the hy mnals T h

, a . e

writing of it was no e ffort whatever a fter the initi l idea had a

come to m o f the two fold spe t of perfe t union love a d

e -
a c c ,
n

life and I have alway felt that G d h elped m to w ite it

, s o e r .
’

F m u Hy m
a o s p 94 n s, . 1 .

0 S t en gth and S ta y i John E l

r l
e to h ym f whi h ’
s r n s
’
n, or c

D D yke wrot e th e t u
r . s n e.
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I LLU STRATED

H ymn 9 6 3 . H ow a re Th y s e rv a n ts e st , O Lo rd !
bl

J OSEP H ADD I SON (7

Th Sp t t N 4 89 Septe mber
e ec a or,
7 O
.
, 20, 1 12 .

T h following verses are omi tte d

e

Th y mer y w t d every so il
’
c s ee en ,

M ade every region ple se ; a

T h h o y A l p i ne hill s i t w m d
e ar ar
’
,

A d m th d th e T yrr hene seas n s oo

’

T hin k O my soul devout l y t h ink , , ,

H W w i t h affri gh ted eyes O

T h ou w t t h e wi de extende d deep sa
’
s -

In all i ts horrors r ise

C on fusion dwe l t in every fa e c ,

A d fear i ev ry h eart ; n n
’

W h en waves on waves d gu lp h s in gu l ph s , an ,

O m t h e p i lot s art ’
e rc a e
’
.

Y t t h en from a ll my gr i e fs O Lord
e , ,

T h y m er y set m free c e ,

W hil st i n t h e onfiden e f p y c c O ra
’
r

M y soul took h o l d on T h ee .

Ver 3 of t h e H ym n book version begins F t h o in dre dful

.
-
,
‘
or
’
a

whi l we hung
r es .
’

ddiso had be en a great t avelle b etween 1699 and 17

A n r r 0 2,

a d had been often tossed i sto ms None of the obje ts ‘ ’

n n r . c

which he had ever seen a ffe ted his i magination like the sea or c

ocean I annot see the hea ing of this prodigious bulk of

.
‘
c v s

waters even i a al m withou t a very pleasing astonish ment but

n c ,

when it is worked up in a tempest so that the hori on on every ,

z

side is nothing but foa ming billows and floating mountains it ,

i i mpos ible to des ribe the agreeable horror that arises fro m
s s c

s u h a prospe t A troubled o ean to a m who s ails upon

c c . c ,
an

it is I think the biggest obje t that he a see in m otion and

, , ,
c c n ,

consequentl y gives his i magination one o f the highest kinds of

pleasur that arise fro m g eatne s I must onfess it is
e c an r s . c ,

impossible f m to urve y this world of fluid m atter without

or e s

thinking on the hand that first poured it out and made a proper ,

c hannel for its re eption H says Great painters do not c .

’
e ,

onl y give u l ndskips of ga dens gro es and meadow b ut

s a r ,
v , s,
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H ymn 9 6 7 . Et e rn al F a t h er ! s t ron g to s av e .

W I LL I AM W H I TI N G .

D atedrevised form appea ed in Hym A i t d

1 860 . A r . ns n c en an
M d 86
o ern , 1 for w hi h t he hymn was wr itten
1, c .

M W hitin g w bo
r. t Kensingto i 825 educated at
as rn a n n 1
C lapha m ; Maste Of W in heste C ollege C horis ters S hool r c r
’
c .

H died t W inch ster on May 3

e a 87 8 and was buried in the
e , 1 ,

c e mete y there A friend says he neve enjoyed ery good

r .
‘
r v

health b ut wa invari abl y heerful and possessed a fund of

, s c

qui t hu mour H was rather short in stature and wore

e . e

spe ta les H published Ru l Th ugh t d th P m

c c .
’
e ra o s an o er oe s,

1 85 and E dg Th p ; Th W rf f L f 1 86 7 Mr
1, ar or e or, e a a re o i e
,
. .

W hitin g wrote twelve othe h ymns but they have t had wide r , no

a cept an e T hi hym n i fa milia to British sailors allove

c c . s s r r

the world A t anslation appear in N u u L i C tiqu

. r s o v ea v re an e,

th e h ymnal i u on the F rench m fwar with the refrain

n se en o - -

Vois p leurs entends nos sanglots

P our eux en pé ril u les fl
n os , ,

t c s r o s.

H ymn 9 68 Lord . of th e wid e ext en siv e main

, .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY (I ) .

Afilmn s an d Sacred P oems, 1 740 i 9 A hymn to be

; Works , . 22 .

sung at T verses
sea.
’
en . Ver reads wide extended wind and
. 1 ,
-

,
’

seas .
’

T h ere is a fine ring abo ut t h e last verse

W boast o f our d powers

e rec ov e r
’
,

Lords are we f t h e lan ds d fl oods ; O an

A d eart h d h e ven nd a ll is ours , an a , an ,

A d we are C hrist s d C h r i st is God s

’ '
n , an .

S everal hy mns in thi volu me see m to ha e b een uggested s v s

b y George W h it fi l oyage to Ameri a in 1 7 3 9 T hey are ’

d e e s v c .

wo th y of the poe t who g t his first g ea t lesson in faith fro m

r o r

th cal m cou age of the M oravian s on b oard the S imm d

e r on s.

W hen he landed t D eal in 7 3 6 a fte a s to my o yage he saya 1 ,

r r v , s,
‘
I knelt dow and b lessed the H and that had conducted m
n e

through uch i ext icab le ma e s

s n r z .
’
 use at sea It was i the M eth od ist hymn book 87 5
For .
’
n -

, 1 .

D Jenkins wa b o n at E xeter in 18
r . W esleyan mi sio
s r 20 s n
ary in India 1 84 5 6 4 Missionary Secreta y 87 7 P resident
,
-
r , 1

o f the W e leyan C o ference 880 H died at S outhpo t

s n ,
1 . e r
in 190 5 .

H ymn 97 0 O Lo rd , b e . wit h us wh en we s ail .

D D ART H U R D AYM AN B D ( 8 7
E W AR , . . 1 0

M D ay man was born at P adstow ; F ellow and T utor of

r .

E xeter C ollege Oxford ; Re tor o f Shilling Okeford

, 84 c -

,
1 2

H on C anon of S alisbury
. 86 H edited in on ert wit h ,
1 2 . e , c c

Lord Nelson and C anon W ood ford (a fterwards Bis h op o f E l

y) ,

the S um Hym l 86 8 in whi h this hy m F use at sea

ar na , 1 , c n ,
‘
or
,
’

appeared I t w written in 86 5 H i fine funeral hym

. as 1 . s n ,

Sleep thy last sleep is in the sa me colle tion S i Joseph

‘ ’
, c . r

B b y setting has won it mu h favour

arn
’
s I t was a favourite c .

with P rin e H enry o f Battenberg Mr D ayman tran lated

c . . s

several Latin hym ns .

H ym n 97 1 Go d . s av e o ur gr c io a us K in g .

N AT I ON AL AN TH E M .

A writer (W ) in the G tlm M g i for 7 96 ays ’

. en e an s a az n e 1 s

that he was present in 7 4 when H enry C are y th ballad ,

1 0, , e

composer and singer sang this anthe m at a dinner to elebrate ,

c

the apture o f P ortobello It is first found i n print in

c .

H m i A gl
ar i on aprobably published in 7 43 or 7 44 ;
n ca n a, 1 1

and is anony mous It is headed for two voi es the air d ifi . c ,

'

e rs

slightly fro m the modern version and two stan as only ,

z are

given G d ave our L ord t h e King and O Lord u G d

,
‘
o s ,
’ ‘
o r o ,

a ise
r
’

745 tw
.

O Septe mbe
n 8 elve days a fter the P retender
r 2 ,
1 ,

had been pro lai med at E dinburg h G d sa e th e King was

c ,
o v
’

sung at D rury Lane Theatre with har monies and mp i ,

ac c o an

ments by D Am r. e

G d bless u noble K i ng o o r ,

G d s ve gre t Ge rge our K i ng o a a o ,

G d s ve t h e K i ng o a .
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BOOK I LLU STRAT ED

I t wa eceived with a tumult of applau e d C oven t G a den

s r s ,
an r

and G oodman s F ields followed the example of D rury Lane

’
.

In the G tlm M g i
en for October 17 45 the i and
e an s
’
a az ne , , a r

words we e gi en with a third ers

r v v e

Th y h oi est gi fts in store c c

O George b please d to pour n e .

Arne said afte wards that he did not know eithe autho or
r r r

co mposer but it was a re eived opinion that it was written f

,
c or

the C atholi C hapel of James I I At a oncert given by Joh n

c . c

T ravers organist of the C hapel Royal in 7 4 3 or 1 744 th

, ,
1 , e

programme losed with A L atin C ho us c

‘
r

0 D eus opt i me ! E u g t D omi nus x r a

S l um nun fae i to
a v Rebe ll es di ip t
c ss e ,

Rege m nostru m ; Et p im t re r a

Sit l a ta v i tori a c D o l os
c fu dit , c on n o

C omes t glori a e F rau d es d p l lit, e e o

S l um j m fa i to
a v a In T s i t s i ta spes ;
e , e

T u D o mi nu m O l Salva nos
. .

Th is is p obab l y the original which w

r sung in 16 88 and as ,

f o m it C are y may ha e made the E n glish version t

r ing in
v o s

public S an inte e ting a ticle i the D i ti y f

. ee r s r n c on ar o

Hymn ol
o y
g .

ess
H ymn 9 7 2 God b l . our n ativ e lan d !
D D H I C K SON (1803
W I LL I AM E WAR

A attempt to rew ite t h e N at i on l Ant h em with a more rel igi ous

n r a

note It dates from 83 6

. 1 .

H ym n 9 7 3 . Bles s e d b e our e v e rl s t in a g L o rd .

C H AR L ES W E SLEY
Sh ort Hymn s on Sel
ect P as sages o f S cripture, 1 76 2 Works , ix . 204 .

1 C hron x x
x i ro I 3
. .
-
.

In ver t he original re s
6 . ad , T hou h ast to m an a e no wn
m d k .
’

H ym n 9 7 4 P raise to o ur God , . wh o s e b ou n t eo u s
h an d .

J OH N E LL E RTON
A h y mn o f national t h ank sgi i g wr i tten i n v n 187 0 . It appe red in a
S l t Hym
e ec d t h e C h u h Hym
n s, an 87 rc n s, 1 1 .
 TH E M ET H OD I ST H Y M N BOOK I LLU STRATED -

Mr C rippen was bo in Londo 1 84 and is des ended

.
rn n, 1, c

fro m a H uguenot family settled at C ante bury H is a r . e

C ongregational m inister H published a olum e of t l
a . e v ran s
t ion of an ient h ymn and poe m s in 86 8
s c s 1 .

H ym n 9 7 8 TO Th e e . our God we fl
y .

W I LL I AM WALSH AM H OW, D D . .

A ‘
N ational H ymn from ,
’
ymn s,
Ch urch fi f 1 87 1 .

H ym n 9 7 9 Al
l gl
ory t o Go d in t h e . sk y .

C H AR L ES W E SL EY (I ) .

Hymn s for th e N ativity

’

(y our Lord ; Works , iv . 1 25 . Th e

eighteenth d last o f t he set an .

Ver 5 N h orr i d alarum o f war i s omitted

.
, O ,
’
.

W esley (W ks 1 ) egarded thi as the e y b es t i h i

or ,
x ll . 22 r s v r n s

b other pa mp h let f Nativit y H ym ns but that oll e tion did

’ ’
r s O ,
c c

not include H ark how all the welkin rings H was hugely
‘ ,
.
’
e

displeased that R Sheen o mitted Allglory to G d in the ky .

‘
o s

in reprintin g those hymns O T uesday Mar h the day b e fore . n , c 1,

he died afte a ery restless night he began to sing Allglory

, r v ,
‘

to G d in the k y and sang verse and 3 T hen he wi hed

o s ,
’
s I . s

to write H was not strong enough to do so but when Mi

. e ss

Rit hie asked what he would y he an wered Nothin g b ut

c sa ,
s ,
‘
,

that G d is w ith u o s .
’

H ymn 9 80 Th e s e t h in gs all b e ! a loftie r rac e

. sh .

J OH N ADD I N GTON SY M ON D S .

M Symonds w s bo n at 7 Berkeley S q ua e Bristol in

r . a r , r , ,

184 and gained the E nglish E ssay P ri e at Ox ford in 1 86 3 b y

0, z

his essay on Th Renaissance T that subje t the large

‘
e .
’
o c r

part o f his life was devoted H was F ellow of Magdalen . e

,

but was o mpelled to reside abroad be ause o f his health H

c c . e

published a H i t y f th I t li R i and man y othe

s or o e a an en a s san ce, r

works of great alue and interest H i volume of poems v . s

,

M y M d
an appeared in 1 87 8 and A imi F igu a 1 882
oo s , ,
n r , .

H edied i Ro me on April 9 1 893 and was buried in the

n 1 , ,

P rotestan t e mete ry H is daughter s ays H i own faith was ‘

c . , s

so la ge s broad H e had thi sted f r knowledge and spa e

r ,
o . r o c .
paths he longed i n life to tread and it was good to em e mber , r

that in passin g into the Infinite it had gone straight from the
, ,

C it y of Ro me and that his last days had bee l

, ived amon gst n

the sights d places which we e dea to h im

an r r
’
.

H ymn 9 8 1 Gra n t , 0 Sav iour, t o . o ur a

p r ye rs .

J OSI AH C ON DE R
rom t h e C g g ti
F on re a on al . Hymn book, -
1 83 6 . On e Of t he series o f
paraphrases o f t he C olle ts c .

olle t for Fi fth S unday after T rinity Grant 0 Lord we

C c ,
‘
, ,

beseech T hee that the ourse of this world m y be so pea eably

, c a c

ordered by T h y governan e that T h y C hur h m y j oy fully c , c a

serve T hee in all godly quietness ; through Jesus C hrist our

Lord I t for m a fittin g clo e to th e prayer d p aise of the
.
’
s s an r

hym b ook n -
.

A N C I ENT HY M NS AN D C A N T I C LE S
9 82 0 . u n t o t h e L o rd
c om e , l
e t us s in g .

VE N I T E E X U LT E M U S D OM I N O (P sal m
‘
, ) was used at
’
xc v .

the Opening of daily worship at lea t as early as the ti me of s

Athanasius who says o f the servi e at C onstantinople in his

,
c

d ay ,
Before the beginning of their prayers the C hristi ans
‘
,

invite and exhort one another in the words o f this P sal m I t .

’

w s the first m orning hy m n sung in the relig ous houses of

a i

the W est and has always been u sed as a prelude to worship

, .

I n the M iddle Ages it was farsed or interspersed with ‘

,
’
,

fragments o f other ps l ms alled invitatories T h ese L atin a c

‘
.
’

senten es were interwoven with it verse by verse and varied

c ,

with the difi t seasons But in 1 549 it was ordered to be

’

ere n .

sung si mply T h V it wa t h e battle song o f the proud

. e en e s -

Knights T e mplars and t h ere were few o f t h e battlefield s of

,

E urope where it did not strike terror into their foes .

Ver 6 0 o me let u worship and fall down and kneel

.
,
‘
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s ,

before th e Lord our Maker w s ins ribed by a noble soldier ,

’
a c r ,

C hristi n Friedri h S hwa t (1 7 2 6

a ove the po rtal s of
c c r z r

his Mi ssion C hurch of Bethleh e m at Tranque b a r .

 TH E M E TH OD I ST H Y M N -
BOOK I LLU STRATED
version of all the canti le is from the G reat Bi b le of
Th e c s

1 53 9 It took its nam e from the fa t that it was the whole

. c
‘

Bible of the lar gest volu me in E nglish —3 i b y 7 1; in hes Its I c

~
.

translation of the P sal ms passed into the P rayer book i n -

E dwa d VI ti me and h retained its position eve sin e

r
’
s , as r c .

At the evision in 6 6 it was directed that the lessons were to

r 1 2

be taken fro m the Authori ed Version but the P sal ms were z ,

not to be altered Th phra eology of C d l version .

‘
e s ov e r a e s
’

had be o m e too fa miliar by long use to allow of alteration and

c ,

choirs found it or thought t h ey did s moother and easier to

, ,

sing T ho mas C ro mwell as Vi ar G eneral enjoined upon

.
’
, c -

every in u mbent that one book of the whole Bible of the

c ,
‘

largest volu me in E nglish should be set up withi so me , n

convenient pla e in the hur h T h cost was to be hared c c c .

’
e s

by pa son and parishioners C ro m well urges t h e m to ex

r .
‘

pressly provoke stir and exhort every person to read th , ,

e

same N le s than .
’
of these great folios were issued
0 s .

9 83 . We a
p r ise Th e e , O Go d .

EU M LAU DAM U S T h T D um is the great hym

TE D .
’
e e e n

of the C hristian C hur h Th tradition that as ribes it to c . e c

S t Ambrose and S t Augustine has been tra ed as far ba k as

. . c c

8 59 when H i m
,
of Rhei ms e fe s to it as the hym n whi h
nc ar r r c

the two saints made for the baptis m of St Au gustine in the .

C hurch of St John at Milan Amb rose broke out W p aise

‘
. .
, e r

T hee O G d we a knowledge T hee to be the Lord Augustine

’
, o c .

replied All the ea th doth worship T hee the F athe eve

,
‘
r ,
r r

lasting and thus they ontinued antiphonally to the end T hat

,
’
c .

idea o f the hy mn as a sudden inspiration in honou o f a great r

e ent m y be lassed with the as ription o f the arious a ticle

v a c c v r s

of the Apostles C reed to the Apostles of C hrist ’

.

T h first referen e to the hy m n is in the Rule of S t C

e iu c . ae sar s

of Arles drawn up be fore he be ame bishop in 5

,
T here it c 02 .

is made part of the Sunday m orning se i e It see ms likely rv c .

that it took its rise in the South of G aul It was not im .

probably based on antiphons already familiar to the C hurch ,

and assu med it pre ent form y about 4 A D s s , sa ,

00 . .

T h E nglish Version appears to have received the fo m given

e r

in our P ra yer books at the hands of C ran mer T h version of

-
. e

H enry V I I I last P ri mer and E dward Vl first P aye book

’
S
’
s r r -

is practically the s am as that we sing T he are o m e e . re s

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C hrist Then he descri b e the cha ge t b w ought when

. s n o e r

wea y pilg i ms who have lo t their w y and it in despai amid

r r ,
s a s r

th ed kness a isited b y the d y spring fro m on hi gh and

ar , re v a -

fi d thei way into the path of afet y and peace

n r s .

985 . 0 be joyful in t h e Lord .

JU BI LAT E was introdu ed into the Mornin g Se ice of

Th e ’
c rv

the P rayer book in 55 to satisfy obje tions and avoid repetition

-
1 2, c .

I t i not of ourse sung as a less on unles the B di tu o mes

s ,
c , s en e c s c

i othe parts of the se ice

n r F o m an ient ti mes it h a b een rv . r c s

used in the dail y servic of the Synagogue ex ept at ce tain e , c r

fe tival I t was u ed at Laud Th ve sio is fro m Th

s s . s s . e r n
‘
e

G reat Bible
’
.

E dward Fit G d said not long befo e his dea th in 1 883

l z era r , ,

that if y text were put n his to mbstone he should like it to

an o ,

be one that he had neve seen used in this way I t is H r e

that m ade us and not we ourselve I t is engraved wi th name

, s .
’
,

and dates on the g a ite slab whi h covers h i g ave

, r n c s r .

ul d ot h m agn ify th e Lord

9 86 . My so .

T h e M AGN I F I C AT (Luke i 4 6 55) was used at Ve s pe s in .

-
r

th e M iddle Ages F ro m Th G reat Bible T h so g bo ows ’

. e . e n rr

so me of its thought s fro m the thanksgivin g of H annah for the

bi th of S amuel and fro m P salm xcviii T h three great
r , . e

nati ity hym ns whi h St L uke preser ed f the C hur h have

v c . v or c

always been the hief t easures in its b ook of p aise T his c r r .

outpourin g of Mary s hea t i s th noblest of all A majest y ’

r e .
‘

t ul y regal reigns throughou t this anti le Th e ong of

r c c .
’
s

thanksgivin g ises and swells a the Je wish maiden sees the

r s

greatness of the mission of Jesus Opening out b e fore her

wondering eyes H own i mmortality is sure All gene a . er .
‘
r

tions shall al lme blessed T h song is losely allied to that

c .
’
e c

of H annah whi h ever y Jewish gi l knew fro m her hildhood ;

,
c r c

but deep hu mility and hol y restraint mark the whole thanks
giving I t is the fi st C hristian song
. r .
’

9 87 . O s in g un to t h e L ord a n e w s on g .

E D OM I N O (Psal m xc iii ) w in t oduced i 1 552

'

C AN TAT v . as r n

to the P ra yer bo k f o m T h G eat Bible o that the

-
o r
‘
e r ,
’
s

e xt eme P uritan
r mi gh t t b e fo c e d to sing the wo ds of th e
s no r r
from Babylo be o mes in the mouth of the C hristian C hur h
n c , c ,

a h ymn of praise for the rede mptio of the world Th psal m n .

’
e
ha m any re embla es to the M g ifi t that it seem s as
s so s nc a n ea

though the mother o f our Lord must have had it in her mi d n

when h offe ed her Song of P aise

s e r r .

988 L ord ,
. n o w e t t e s t Th o u Th y
l se rv an t d ep art
in p e a c e .

Th e NU N C D I M I TT I S or Song of Si meon (Luke 9 ,

’
11
. 2

w used in C o mpline F ro m T h G reat Bible

as T his is the . e .
’

g eeting of t h e Old D ispensation to the N w Si meon

r e .
‘
re

p esents hi mself under the i mage of a sentinel whom his master

r

has pla ed in an exalted position and harged to look f the

c , c or

appea an e of a star and then announ e it to the world H

r c , c . e

sees this long desired star he pro lai ms its ising and asks to
-
c r ,

be elieved o f the post he h o upied so long I n the same way

r as cc .
,

at the opening of Aes hylus s Ag m m when t h e sentinel c

’
a e n on , ,

set to wat h for the appearing of the fire that is to announ e

c c

the taking of T ro y beholds at last the signal so i mpatiently ,

expe ted he sings at on e both the vi tory o f Greece and his

c , c c

own eleaser .
’

9 89 . u u n to us a n d b le s s us
Go d b e m e rc if l ,
.

D EU S M I SER E AT U R (P sal m lxvii ) was in t odu ed into the . r c

P rayer book in 55 as an alternative to the N u

-
D imitti
1 2, nc s .

F ro m T h G reat Bible I t h as been alled the P ater Noster

‘ ’
e . c

of the An ient C hur h I t was written for so me T emple F estival

c c .

after a year o f ex eptional in rease and e hoes the priestly c c ,

c

blessing of N um vi 24 in its pening words I t is a prayer . . O .

for the pread of God s kingdom and rests its hope on those
S
’
,

m er ies of G d whi h are sent to Open hu man e ye s to H i

c o c s

goodness .

9 90 Th . e Te n C o mm a n dm e n t s .

ro m T h Great Bible T h reading of the D ecalogue

F
‘
e .
’
e

in the C o mmunion Servi e is pe uliar to t h e E ngli h C hur h c c s c ,

and w adopted fro m the Strasburg Litany of P ulli 55

as a n, 1 1 .

T h response is co mmo ly alled T h Ky ie fro m the G reek

’
e n c e r ,

for Lord A d the final response e e mble that which follo w

.
’
n r s s s

D ec logu in P ul Litan y ’
th e lai a e n s .
4 96 TH E M ETH OD I ST H YM N BOOK I LLU STRATE D -

99 1 Th e Be t it d e s
. a u .

o Version Th Old T es tament D e alogue

Fr m th e Auth oriz ed . e c

i followed by the New T esta ment Beatitudes whi h fo m our

s ,
c r

Lord s portrait o f a true dis iple

’
c .

W esley says (S m 1 Ou Lord first lays er on s , 2

‘
r , ,

down the um of all t ue religion in eight parti ulars Behold

s r c .

C h istianit y in its native fo m as delivered b y its g eat Author

r r , r

T his i the genuine eligion o f Je us C hrist

s S u h H presents
r s c e

it to h im whose eyes are opened ! S a pi ture of G d so ee c o ,

f
ar a s H is i m itable b y m ! A pi ture drawn by G od s
e an c
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own hand W hat beauty appea s in the W hole ! H w ju t a

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s ymmet y W hat exact propo tion in every part H w

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de irable is the happiness he e des ibed ! H w vene able

s r cr o r ,

how lovel y th holiness ! T his is the pirit of religion ; the

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quintessence of it These are indeed the fundamental of . s

C hristianity 0 tha t we m y not be hearers of it only

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Spe ially i mpressive are W esle y s words on the Beatitude of

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the P erse uted O would i magine su h a person as has b een

c . ne c

ab ove des ibed so full of genuine hu milit y so u fi t dly

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serious so m ild and gentle so free fro m all selfish design so

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devoted to G d and su h an a tive lover of m should be

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the darling of m ankind But our Lord was better a quainted . c

with hu man nature in its present state H therefore loses . e c

the hara te of this m of G d with showing h im the treat

c c r an o

m ent he is to expe t in the world ”

Blessed saith H
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e, are
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they whi h are persecuted f righteousne s sake for theirs i s

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the kingdo m of
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Beatitudes until every line thereof is trans ribed into our own
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heart L t us wat h and p ay and believe and love and

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strive for the maste y till every part of it shall appear in our
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soul graven there b y the finger o f G d

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I n D ecember 7 3 when the Oxford Methodists were running

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their gauntlet of ridi ule and pers e ution in the U niversity c

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S a muel W esle y wrote I q uestion whether a m ortal can a rive ‘

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to a greate degree of per fection than steadil y to do good

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and for that very reason patiently and meekly to su ffer evil .
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Si F Bridge says Th Beatitudes also will be wel o m e ;

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the e ponses to t h ese I have adapted f om the elebrated

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Litan y b y T allis T his Litan y w sung in the Ab bey at th e

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C oronation of Kin g Edwa d VI I ’

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4 98 I I
OR G N AL SO RC S OF T H E U E W E SLEY H Y M N S
VII . A Col
lec tion of P salms an d Hymn s . 1 74 1 , z ud Ed . 1 743 .

N os 3 50 . 26 . 7 6. 1 7 6 . 1 86 . 2 10. 3 99. 6 54. 6 7 5. 6 77 . 905.

9 28

VIII .
Hymn s an d Sacred P oems . 1 742 .

N os 4 2. 4 3 . 44 . 1 60. 2 3 2. 2 3 6. 2 85. 3 23 . 3 3 4 . 3 3 7. 3 4 1.
- 12 . 3 44 .
3 53 . 3 55. 3 6 3 . 3 6 7 . 3 7 1 . 3 93 . 3 9 7 . 4 20. 4 24 . 4 25. 4 3 6 . 4 3 7 . 4 3 8. 44 5.
44 6 . 44 9. 4 77 . 4 9 8. 503 . 529. 53 6 . 54 3 . 544. 54 5. 548. 549 .
5 53 . 554 . 555. 558. 59 7 . 6 7 6 . 6 83 . 6 85. 7 1 1. 7 26 .
744 . 7 52. 7 53 . 7 87 . 7 9 1 . 82 7 . 828. 83 9 . 8 79. 880. 9 3 5 .

IX . H ymn s for Times f Trouble an d P ersecution

o . 1 7 44 .

N o 3 88 . . D i tto , z ud Ed . 1 745 . N O 3 86
. .

A Sh ort Vie wof th e D ifi eren ce between th e M orav ian B reth ren ,

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lately in E an d , an d th e R everen d M r j oh n an d Ch arl

n gl es Wesl e
y .
.

1 74 5.
(Six mn d d ) hy s appen e .

No 3 48. .

ymn s th e L ord Supp er

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XI . Ll on s . 1 74 5 .

N OS . 1 6 7 ; 1 90 3 56 2, 592, 593 , 7 01, 7 2 7 : 7 29: 7 3 0, 7 3 13 73 2: 80 1 1

802. 84 9

XII . Hymn s for th e N ativity f our

o Lord . 1 74 5 .

N os . 1 3 3 . 1 34 . 1 98. 199. 9 79

XIII . Hymn s for our Lord s R es urrec tion

’
. 1 746 .

Nos . 2 1 3 , 2 59 .

XI V Hymn s for Ascens ion D ay 1 746

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. . .

N os . 185, 1 9 1 .

XV . Hymn s for th e Watch n igh t . 1 746 .

N os . 1 1 , 201, 840, 9 3 6 .

X VI . Hymn s qf P etition a n d Th an ksgiv in gfor th e P romis e f

o th e

Fath er .
(H m y ns for hit
W Su d ) 1 7 46 n ay . .

N OS ° 23 1 : 23 9: 24 ‘ s 342 : 3 4 6 ,

X VII . F un eralffymn s irst Seri es

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(F ,

N OS 83 1 , 84 8
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(Se ond Series
c , N os 6 18, 80 5, 857
. .
 N os 3 0 , 3 3 , 2 16 , 2 1 7 , 2 70, 2 7 7 , 2 79 , 282 , 2 9 5,
. 296 , 3 03 , 3 20, 4 26 ,
4 6 5, 50 1 , 587, 6 10, 6 1 2, 6 8 1 , 7 14 , 7 93 , 7 94, 8 3 0 .

XIX . I fymn s an d S ac red P oems . 2 vo ls . 1 7 49 .

N os 6 4, 6 6 , 98, 10 7 , 1 16 , 1 40, 14 3 , 16 1 , 2 1 8, 2 7 5, 2 7 6 , 28 1, 284 ,

.

2 97 . 3 05. 3 09. 3 14. 3 1 8. 3 1 9 . 3 22. 3 3 5. 3 3 8. 3 3 9. 3 4 9 . 3 59.

3 82. 3 90 . 3 9 1 . 4 1 r. 4 16 . 4 3 9 . 440 . 44 1 . 44 2. 44 3 . 444 . 44 7 .

4 6 4 . 4 6 9 . 4 70 . 4 7 1. 4 99 . 500 . 5 1 2 . 5 17 . 5 19 . 54 6 . 550. 55 1 .
56 3 . 56 5. 585. 586 . 60 1. 6 1 3 . 6 14 . 6 8 7. 6 9 2.
69 3 . 6 98. 6 99. 704 . 7 0 8. 7 10 . 7 1 2. 7 24 .
7 7 2. 7 86 . 7 88. 7 92 . 7 9 5. 829 . 83 2. 84 2. 89 5. 896 .
9 1 3 . 93 2 .

XX Hy mn s j or N ew
’
. Year s D ay . 1 7 50 .

N OS . 226 , 93 0, 9 3 1 .

XXI . Hymn s occas ion ed by th e E a rth quake . 1 7 50 .

N O 84 7 . .

XX II . Hymn s c
f I n tercession for al
l M an ki n d . 1 7 58 .

N OS . 200 , 7 15 .

XX III . Hymn s on th e E xpected I n v as ion . 1 7 59 .

No . 22 7.

XX IV . S h ort Hymn s on Sel

ect P ass ages o
f th e H ol
y
2 vols . 1 76 2 .

N os . 1 5, 4 6 , 55, 6 7 , 12 1 , 1 7 9 , 19 2, 2 58, 2 6 0 , 26 4 , 3 13 , 3 3 6 , 3 54 ,
3 87 . 3 92 . 44 8. 5 13 . 52 3 . 52 7 . 52 8. 53 0. 53 8. 53 9 . 540 . 54 1 .
54 2 . 556 . 56 1. 5 7 2 . 5 7 3 . 580 . 58 1. 58 2. 588. 59 1.
596 . 604 . 7 7 5. 7 7 6 . 7 96 . 823 . 82 5. 9 7 3 .

o e o f the were afterwards extended b y verses le ft i n manus ri pt

S m se c

b y C har l e W es l ey s .

1 Fi r t p ub l shed
s i In A Fa rthe r Appea lto M en .
f R eason
o an d igion
R el .

P art I . 17 4 5 .

1 7 4 3 , an d Ed
rst p ub lish d at the of the first ed tion of t he R ul
.

3 Fi e en d i es o f th e U n i ted
50 0 I I
OR G N AL SO R C S OF TH E U E E EY
W SL HY M N S

X XV . Hymn s for C hil

dren . 1 76 3 .

N o s 3 2. 40.
.
7 3 . 7 7. 82. 3 1 5. 6 3 4 . 84 1. 893 . 894 .

XX VI . H ymn s for th e Use f F amilies

o an d on Various
17 6 7 .

N os . 18, 1 5 1, 3 0 1, 3 02, 3 24, 4 72, 4 73 , 525, 559, 599, 600, 6 82, 684,
6 96 .

XX V II . I fymns on th e Trin ity . 1 76 7 .

N o s 34 , 3 5, 6 1,
. 2 6 1, 2 7 8
.

XX VIII . Hymn s l
eft in M an uscrip t by th e A uth or .

N os 53 , 88, 1 20 , 1 26 , 1 3 7 , 14 1, 1 53 , 1 96 , 2 1 5, 222, 224 , 2 66 , 2 89,

.

290. 2 92. 3 26 . 3 7 2 . 3 7 3 . 3 94. 4 5 1 . 4 52. 4 57 . 4 83 . 6 1 7 . 6 5 1 . 6 72 . 6 7 8.

7 22. 7 55, 7 56 . 7 58. 7 59. 82 1 . 9 65 ~

50 2 I N DEX TO T H E H YM N S
I I
F RST L NE
A t even ere t h e u was set s n
A uth or o f f it h appear
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A ut h or o f fai th eterna l W ord
,

A ut h or o f fai th to Th ee I y
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Auth or o f fai th we seek Th y fa e
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C I V ly c / es e

A wak e my sou l d w i t h th e u
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A wak e our sou l s away our fear
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Away my need l ess fears
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A way w i t h our fears Ou troubles
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A way wi t h u fears Th gl d
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Away w i t h our sorrow d fear an

B i t my on l y w i sdom h ere
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B k nown to us i n breaking bread
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B w i t h us g a i ous L ord to d y
e r c D C D B l l -
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Be fore Je h ovah s aw fu l t h rone
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Begi n my sou l so me h eaven l y t h eme

Begone unbe li e f my Saviour i s n ar
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Be h o l d beh ol d t h e Br i degroom ni gh
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Be h ol d h ow good a t hi ng
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Beh o l d t h e Lamb fG d w h o bears

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Beh o l d ! t h e mountai n o f t h e Lord
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Be h o l d t h e Saviour o f mank i nd
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Beh ol d t h e servant o f th e Lor d

Be h ol d t h e sure foun d t i on stone a -

Be h o l d us L ord a li tt l e pa e
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Be i ng o f be i ngs G d o f l ove
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Bl ess ed are t h e pure i n h eart
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a o D H m y Bu t r. c r on

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Br i gh test d best o f t h e sons o f t h e morn i ng

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Bri gh t l y gl eams our b nner
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P tt ad th o er a n o ers
By C h r i st redeemed i n C h r ist restored
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C ast on th e fidel i ty
C ent e o f our h op es Thou art
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C hil d ren o fJerusa l em

C hildren o f th e h venly King ea
C hrist for th e wor l d ! we s i ng D r s Wolc ot t
C h ri st from w hom a ll bl ess ings fl ow
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C hr i st t h e true ano i nte d Seer
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C o me d i v i ne Interpreter
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I I
F R ST L N E A U T H OR
C o me T h ou F u t o f every bles ing
, o n s R R obin son
C ome T h ou high d l o fty Lord
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C ome T hou long expe ted Jesus
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i c D r Tb rin g .

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f Celan o,
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D ear i s t h e d y w hi h G d h t h made
.

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5 06 I N DEX TO T H E H YM NS
I I
F RST L N E A UT H OR
Give to th e winds t hy fears G / dt er zar tran s by I/Vesl
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a name my soul adores
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G d i s gone up on hi gh
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F R ST L N E AU O TH R

G re ta u redee ming L ord

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5 10 I N DEX TO T H E H YMN S
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 I N DEX TO T H E H YM N S 51 5
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R i de on ! r i de on i n maj esty
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S hi ne T h ou upon us Lord
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S how p i ty Lord O L rd forgi ve

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S hr i nking from t h e o l d h n d o f death
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S i n e all t h e d ownward tra ks o f t i me
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Si nners tur why wil l ye di
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S i nners your h earts l ft up
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S vere ign o f al l t h e worl ds on
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S w i n t h e m m th y seed
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Speed Th y servants Sa i our speed t h em v 7 84
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Sp i ri t di v i ne ! attend our prayers

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T h ee Jesus T h ee t h e s i nner s F r i n d
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T hou very present A id C W ly es e
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Th y e se l ess unex hauste d l ove
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c n 273
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W w T h not wh en T hou d i dst ome
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W e ry o f w nd ri ng from my G d
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F R ST L N E AU O TH R
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W hat sh all I render to my G d
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W h en al l Th y mer i es O my G d c o
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W h en our heads are bo wed with woe
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W hen quiet i n my h ouse I si t
W hen shall Th y l ove onstrai n c
W h en t h e d y o f to il i s done
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W h en t h e weary seek ing rest D B r. on ar
W hen Th y so l d i ers tak e t he i r swords
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W here shall my wonderi ng soul begi n

W herew i t h O G d shal l I draw near o
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W h y not now my G d my G d o o
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W i th j oy we medi tate t h e gra e

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