The Baptist Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs

2 The bruisèd reed, O Jesus, Thou breakest not in twain; The smoking flax Thou fannest Into a flame again.

3 From Thee, Lord, comes the courage
Once more to front the host,
Thy strength, most mighty Saviour,
In weakness shineth most.
4 O Lord, our human weakness
With pitying eye behold;
Uplift the fainting spirit,

And make the coward bold.
5 Our hearts, so frail and feeble,
With love like Thine, Lord, fill,
That scorneth not the erring,
But hopeth all things still.

6 O Saviour, glorious Victor
O'er all the hosts of sin,

In us Thy strength make perfect,
In us the victory win.

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3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young,

The watchful eye in darkness closed, And mute the instructive tongue,-4 The Eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart;

His eye still guides us, and His voice Still animates our heart.

5Lo, I am with you,' saith the Lord, 'My church shall safe abide; For I will ne'er forsake My own, Whose souls in Me confide.'

6 Through every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust:

And this shall be our children's song, When we are turned to dust. DODDRIDGE.

CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES.

W. W. HOW. *

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E thank Thee, Lord, for using us,
For Thee to work and speak;

However trembling is the hand,

The voice however weak.

2 We thank Thee, Lord, that some true rays

Of Thine from us have shone Into a world so dark as ours, However faint and wan.

3 For those to whom, through us, Thou hast

Some heavenly guidance given:
For some, it may be, saved from death,
And some brought nearer heaven.

4 For solace ministered perchance
In days of grief and pain;
For peace to troubled weary souls
Not spoken all in vain.

5 Lord, keep us still the same, as in
Remembered days of old;

O keep us fervent still in love, 'Mid many waxing cold:

6 Thy name to name, Thyself to own, With voice unfaltering,

And face as bold and unashamed,
As in our Christian spring.

BAPTISM.

AROUND Thy grave, Lord Jesus,

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Thine open grave, we stand, With hearts all full of gladness, To keep Thy blest command: So Thee in faith we follow, And trace Thy path of love, Through the strange solemn waters, Up to Thy throne above.

2 Lord Jesus, we remember The travail of Thy soul, When in Thy love's deep pity

The waves did o'er Thee roll: Baptized in death's cold waters, For us Thy blood was shed; For us the Lord of glory

Was numbered with the dead, 3 But now Thou art arisen! Thy travail all is o'er, Once Thou for sin hast suffered, And Thou shalt die no more! Crowned with immortal honour, Because of that dark bed, Give us to share Thy triumph, Thou First-born from the dead!

4 Into Thy death baptized,

O let us with Thee die!
And clothe us with Thy risen life,
And wholly sanctify:"

So freed from the old nature,
And ransomed by Thy blood,
May we pass on to glory,

Alive with Thee to God.

J. G. DECK.

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BURIED beneath the yielding wave,

dear Redeemer lies; Faith views Him in the watery grave, And thence beholds Him rise.

2 Thus it becomes His saints to-day
Their ardent zeal to express;
And, in the Lord's appointed way,
Fulfil all righteousness.

CHILDREN of the King of grace,

earth to heaven ye go, Your Redeemer's footsteps trace, Follow Him in all ye do.

2 His sweet presence you will find Shining on you as ye go:

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Cast your fears and cares behind;
Trust Him, He will bring you through.

3 You are buried with the Lord;
In the Lord you rise again;
Now you live upon His word
Who, to ransom you, was slain.

4 Hear the voice that speaks from heaven,
This is My appointed way;'
You, whose sins He has forgiven,
Follow Him without delay.

5 Mighty Saviour! we obey

Thy divine, commanding voice;

Thou hast taught our feet the way,
In Thy mandate we rejoice.

6 On Thy promise we rely,

Hear us from Thy lofty throne:
Shine upon us, from on high,
Bless and seal us as Thy own.

6 And shall I still rebellious stand?
Let fear and shame be gone!
This ordinance is Thy command;
Thy will, my God, be done!
J. FELLOWS.

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AST Thou said, exalted Jesus, Take thy cross and follow Me?' Shall the word with terror seize us, Shall we from the burden flee? Lord, I'll take it;

And, rejoicing, follow Thee.

2 While this liquid-tomb surveying,
Emblem of my Saviour's grave,
Shall I shun its brink, betraying
Feelings worthy of a slave?
No, I'll enter;

Jesus entered Jordan's wave.

3 Sweet the sign that thus reminds me,
Saviour, of Thy love for me:
Sweeter still the love that binds me,
In its deathless bond, to Thee:
O what pleasure,

Buried with my Lord to be!

Should it rend some fond connection,
Should I suffer shame or loss;
Yet the fragrant, blest reflection,
I have been where Jesus was,
Will revive me

When I faint beneath the cross.

5 Fellowship with Him possessing.
Let me die to all around;
So I rise to enjoy the blessing
Kept for those in Jesus found,
When the archangel

Wakes the sleepers under ground.
6 Then, baptized in love and glory,
Lamb of God, Thy praise I'll sing;
Loudly with the immortal story
All the harps of heaven shall ring;
Saints and seraphs,

Sound it loud from every string!

Embrace a soul so vile?
Wilt Thou my load of guilt remove,
And bless me with Thy smile?

2 Hast Thou discharged my dreadful debt,
And set the prisoner free?
Canst Thou each bold affront forget,
And save a wretch like me?

3 And shall my proud rebellious heart
Yet murmur at Thy will?
Shall I from Thy commands depart,
And wander from Thee still?

4 Hast Thou for me the cross endured,
And all the shame despised?
And shall I be ashamed, O Lord,
With Thee to be baptized?

5 Didst Thou the great example lead
In Jordan's swelling flood?
And shall my pride disdain a deed
That's worthy of my God?

J. E. GILES.

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[UMBLE souls, who seek salvation, Through the Lamb's atoning blood, Hear the voice of revelation,

Tread the path that Jesus trod:
Flee to Him your only Saviour,
In His mighty name confide;
In the whole of your behaviour,
Own Him as your only guide.

2 Hear the blest Redeemer call you,
Listen to His gracious voice;
Dread no ills that can befall you,
While you make His ways your choice:
Jesus says, 'Let each believer

Be baptized in My name:'
He Himself, in Jordan's river,
Was immersed beneath the stream.

3 Plainly here His footsteps tracing,
Follow Him without delay;
Gladly His command embracing,
Your Forerunner leads the way:

IN My journey I'll pursue;
all my Lord's appointed ways,

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Hinder me not, ye much-loved saints,
For I must go with you.

2 Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead,
I'll follow where He goes;
'Hinder me not,' shall be my cry,
Though earth and hell oppose.

3 Through duties, and through trials too,
I'll go at His command;
Hinder me not, for I am bound
To my Immanuel's land.

4 And when my Saviour calls me home,
Still this my cry shall be,

'Hinder me not; come, welcome death, I'll gladly go with thee.'

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J. RYLAND.

JESUS! and shall it ever be,

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A mortal man ashamed of Thee?

Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise, 5
Whose glories shine through endless
days?

2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far
Let evening blush to own a star;
He sheds the beams of light divine
O'er this benighted soul of mine.
3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon

Let midnight be ashamed of noon;
"Tis midnight with my soul till He,
Bright Morning - Star! bids darkness
flee.

4 Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend!
No; when I blush,-be this my shame
That I no more revere His name.
5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may,
When I've no guilt to wash away,
No tear to wipe, no good to crave,
No fears to quell, no soul to save.
6 Till then-nor is my boasting vain-
Till then, I boast a Saviour slain!
And O! may this my glory be,
That Christ is not ashamed of me!
J. GRIGG.

Baptize us in renewing fire,
And ratify the vow.

Let earth and heaven our pledge record,

And future witness bear,
That we to Zion's mighty Lord
Our full allegiance swear.

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M. G. SAFFERY.

C.M.

WE gave ourselves to Thee, O Lord,

Content to be despised;

When we, obedient to Thy word,
Believed, and were baptized.

2 Then we avowed that we would die
Unto the world and sin,
And live for immortality,
And be for ever Thine.

3 O never may our souls forget
Those solemn, joyful days,
Which live in grateful memory yet,
And prompt our hearts to praise.

4 Let not those holy joys be lost,
Let not our love expire;
Baptize us in the Holy Ghost,
Baptize in sacred fire!

5 And these who own their Lord to-day,
O keep them true and pure;
May they Thy glorious grace display,
And to the end endure.

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Deep in our hearts to feel.

2 Death to the world we here avow,
Death to each fleshly lust;
Newness of life our portion now,
A risen Lord our trust.

3 And we, O Lord, who now partake
Of Thine eternal life,

With every sin, for Thy dear sake,
Would be at constant strife.

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B. W. NOEL.

C. M.

ITNESS, ye men and angels, now
Before the Lord we speak ;
To Him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we dare not break :---

2 That, long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we yield;
Nor from His cause will we depart,
Or ever quit the field.

ACCORDING to Thy gracious word,

In meek humility,

This will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember Thee.

2 Thy body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be;
Thy testamental cup I take,
And thus remember Thee.

3 Gethsemane can I forget?
Or there Thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,-
And not remember Thee?

4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes,
And rest on Calvary,

O Lamb of God, my sacrifice!
I must remember Thee :-

5 Remember Thee, and all Thy pains,
And all Thy love to me:
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
Will I remember Thee.

6 And when these failing lips grow dumb,
And mind and memory flee,
When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come;
Then, Lord, remember me!

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J. MONTGOMERY.

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G. RAWSON.

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COME, and let us sweetly join,
Christ to praise in hymns divine;
Give we all, with one accord,
Glory to our common Lord:
Antedate the joys above,
Celebrate the feast of love.

2 Jesus, we Thy promise claim,
We are met in Thy great name,
In the midst do Thou appear,
Manifest Thy presence here:
Sanctify us, Lord, and bless;
Breathe Thy Spirit, give Thy peace.
3 Make us all in Thee complete;
Make us all for glory meet,
Meet to stand before Thy sight,
Partners with the saints in light:
Call, O call us each by name,
To the marriage of the Lamb!

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WESLEY.*

L.M.

COMMUNION of my Saviour's blood,

In Him to have my lot and part;
To prove the virtue of that flood
Which burst on Calvary from His heart:
2 To feed by faith on Christ, my bread,-
His body broken on the tree;
To live in Him, my living Head,
Who died and rose again for me;-

BREAD of the world, in mercy broken; 3 This be my joy and comfort here,

Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead; 2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed. R. HEBER.

BY Christ redeemed, in Christ restored,
We keep the memory adored,
And show the death of our dear Lord,
Until He come!

2 His body broken in our stead
Is here, in this memorial bread,
And so our feeble love is fed,
Until He come!

3 His fearful drops of agony,
His life-blood shed for us we see;
The wine shall tell the mystery,
Until He come!

4 And thus that dark betrayal-night,
With the last advent we unite,
By one blest chain of loving rite,
Until He come!

This pledge of future glory mine:
Jesus! in spirit now appear,

And break the bread, and pour the wine.
From Thy dear hand may I receive
The tokens of Thy dying love;
And, while I feast on earth, believe
That I shall feast with Thee above.

5 Ah! there, though in the lowest place,
Thee at Thy table I could meet,
And see Thee, know Thee, face to face;
For such a moment death were sweet.
6 What then will their fruition be,
Who meet in heaven with blest accord?
A moment? No; eternity!
They are 'for ever with the Lord.'
J. MONTGOMERY.

3 Wash me, and make me thus Thine own; 5 We long to see Thy churches full,

Wash me, and mine Thou art; Wash me, but not my feet alone,My hands, my head, my heart.

4 The atonement of Thy blood apply,
Till faith to sight improve;
Till hope in full fruition die,
And all my soul be love.

That all the chosen race May, with one voice and heart and soul, Sing Thy redeeming grace.

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WATTS.

C. M

F human kindness meets return, And owns the grateful tie; If tender thoughts within us burn, To feel a friend is nigh;

2 O shall not warmer accents tell The gratitude we owe

Here drink with Thee the royal wine 4 of heaven;

Here would I lay aside each earthly

3 This is the hour of banquet and of song, This is the heavenly table spread for

me:

To Him who died our fears to quell,
Our more than orphan's woe?
While yet His anguished soul surveyed
Those pangs He would not flee,
What love His latest words displayed,
Meet, and remember Me!'
Remember Thee! Thy death, Thy
shame,

Our worthless hearts to share!
O memory, leave no other name
But His recorded there!

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GERARD T. NOEL.

Here let me feast, and feasting, still JESUS is gone above the skies,

prolong

The brief, bright hour of fellowship

L.M.

Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem: Christ and His love fill every thought, And faith and hope be fixed on Him 5 While He is absent from our sight, 'Tis to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live for ever near His face.

6 Our eyes look upwards to the hills Whence our returning Lord shall come; We wait Thy chariot's awful wheels, To fetch our longing spirits home.

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JESUS, to Thy table led,

WATTS.

Now let every heart be fed With the true and living Bread! 2 While upon Thy cross we gaze, Mourning o'er our sinful ways, Turn our sadness into praise.

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3 Draw us to Thy wounded side, Whence there flowed the healing tide; There our sins and sorrows hide.

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