A Collection of Hymns (1780)
| Author | Charles Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | hymn-collection |
| Year | 1780 |
| Passage ID | cw-hymns-1780-332 |
| Words | 398 |
| Source | https://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/hymn.html |
Shall silence keep before the Lord ;
And earth, and hell, and sin shall flee
At Jesu's everlasting word.
Looking to Christ.
1 A UTHOR of faith, appear ;
^JL Be thou its finisher !
Upward still for this we gaze,
Till we feel the stamp divine,
Thee behold with open face,
Bright in all thy glory shine.
2 Leave not thy work undone,
But ever love thine own ;
Let us all thy goodness prove
Let us to the end believe ;
Show thine everlasting love,
Save us, to the utmost save
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3 O that our life might be
One looking up to thee !
Ever hastening to the day,
When our eyes shall see thee near ;
Come, Redeemer, come away,
Glorious in thy saints appear.
4 Jesu, the heavens bow,
We long to meet thee now !
Now in Majesty come down,
Pity thine elect, and come :
Hear us in thy Spirit groan,
Take the weary exiles home.
5 Now let thy face be seen
Without a veil between :
Come, and change our faith to sight
Swallow up mortality ;
Plunge us in a sea of light ;
Christ, be all in all to me.
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Deliverance in Danger..
1 f~^ OD of Daniel, hear my prayer,
^J And let thy power be seen ;
Stop the lion's mouth, and bear
Me safe out of his den :
Save me in this dreadful hour !
Earth, and hell, and nature join ;
All stand ready to devour
This helpless soul of mine.
2 Thee I serve, my Lord, my God ;
In me thy power display :
Save me, save me, and defraud
The lion of his prey.
Angel of the Covenant,
Jesus, mighty to retrieve,
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Let him to my help be sent :
In Jesus I believe.
3 Save me for thine own great name,
That all the world may know,
Daniel's God is still the same,
And reigns supreme below :
Him let all mankind adore,
Spread his glorious name abroad ;
Tremble all, and bow before
The great, the living God.
4 Absolute, unchangeable,
O'er all his works he reigns ;
His dominion cannot fail,
But undisturb'd remains :
His dominion standeth fast,
Is when time no more shall be ;
Still shall his dominion last
Through all eternity.