Care “Do you not care that we are perishing?” -Mark 4:3 Master, can thy follower be Excluded from thy care, Tossed on life’s tempestuous sea, And sinking in despair? Now command the storm to rest, Hush the wind, the sea reprove, Spread throughout this troubled...
Spent “Forsake me not when my strength is spent.” -Psalm 71:9 Thou who so long hast saved me here, A little longer save, ’Till freed from sin, and freed from fear, I sink into a grave; ’Till glad I lay this body down, Thy servant, Lord, attend, And O! My...
Exceedingly Broad “Your commandment is exceedingly broad.” -Psalm 119:96 I see th’ exceeding broad command, Which all contains in one: Enlarge my heart to understand The mystery unknown: O that with all thy saints I might By sweet experience prove What is the...
Power “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” -Romans 1:16 Jehovah’s coeternal Son Did in our flesh appear beneath, He laid his life a ransom down, For every man he tasted death, To justify us by...
Storms “In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.” -Psalm 57:1 The flesh against the Spirit lusts, But, while it strives to tyrannize, My soul in love almighty trusts, My faithful soul on Christ relies, ’Till this...
Conform “And count the patience of our Lord as salvation.” II Peter 3:15 I do with all my soul believe, Thou hast so long my manners borne, That I thine image may retrieve, And saved at last, to God return: Ent’ring into thy love’s design, I now expect...
I Would Flee “O that I had wings like a dove! I would flee away and be at rest.” Psalm 55:6 Come heavenly Dove, My soul remove From life’s severe distresses, To that glorious rest above, To my Lord’s embraces! Saviour, to thee I fain would flee, I...
In Every Respect “We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 We have not an high priest above Unmoved at what we suffer here: In tenderest...
No More “Whoever believes in him is not condemned.” John 3:18 Lord, I believe, and stand secure, In all I speak, or do, or feel; My conscience finds an answer sure, To every charge of earth, or hell: Nigh to the judge I boldly draw: My surety all, his anger bore, My...
Good “It is good for me that I was afflicted.” Psalm 119:71 Of blessings infinite I read, The foremost, that my heart hath bled And thank thee for a moment’s pain, Whose fruit shall evermore remain; How good for me the suffering given! ’Tis grace, ’tis...