The Treasury Of Sacred Song

1 PREFACE 2 I CHRIST'S NATIVITY 3 II YOUTH 4 III LIFE AND DEATH 5 IV AN HYMN OF HEAVENLY LOVE 6 V ETERNAL LOVE 7 VI SOUL AND BODY 8 VII A PRAYER 9 VIII THE BIBLE 10 IX A CAROL 11 X THE BURNING BABE 12 XI A CHILD MY CHOICE 13 XII O THAT I HAD WINGS LIKE A DOVE 14 XIII B. Barnes 15 XIV Who to the golden Sun's long restless race 16 XV Triumphant conqueror of death and hell, 17 XVI Anon. 18 XVII J. Donne 19 XVIII As due by many titles, I resign 20 XIX At the round earth's imagined corners blow 21 XX A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER 22 XXI T. Campion 23 XXII View me, LORD, a work of Thine! 24 XXIII Seek the LORD, and in His ways perséver! 25 XXIV To music bent is my retired mind, 26 XXV Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore, 27 XXVI Anon. 28 XXVII Anon. 29 XXVIII THE NATIVITY 30 XXIX Hear me, O GOD! 31 XXX DEATH'S LAST WILL 32 XXXI HYPOCRISY 33 XXXII MAN'S KNOWLEDGE 34 XXXIII SAINT JOHN BAPTIST 35 XXXIV Soul, which to hell wast thrall, 36 XXXV URBS COELESTIS IERUSALEM 37 XXXVI THE FAREWELL 38 XXXVII INTROIT 39 XXXVIII ANTIPHON 40 XXXIX A TRUE HYMN 41 XL SIN 42 XLI CHURCH MONUMENTS 43 XLII THE CHURCH FLOOR 44 XLIII SUNDAY 45 XLIV CHRISTMAS 46 XLV AFFLICTION 47 XLVI DENIAL 48 XLVII VIRTUE 49 XLVIII UNKINDNESS 50 XLIX MORTIFICATION 51 L MISERY 52 LI THE QUIP 53 LII TIME 54 LIII PEACE 55 LIV MAN'S MEDLEY 56 LV VANITY 57 LVI THE PILGRIMAGE 58 LVII PRAISE 59 LVIII LONGING 60 LIX THE BAG 61 LX THE PULLEY 62 LXI THE FLOWER 63 LXII THE GLANCE 64 LXIII THE FOIL 65 LXIV THE POSY 66 LXV A WREATH 67 LXVI DISCIPLINE 68 LXVII THE ELIXIR 69 LXVIII DEATH 70 LXIX LOVE 71 LXX IESU 72 LXXI COMFORT IN EXTREMITY 73 LXXII DEUS DEUS MEUS 74 LXXIII SOLUM MIHI SUPEREST SEPULCHRUM 75 LXXIV LAUDATE DOMINUM DE CAELIS 76 LXXV RECOGITABO TIBI OMNES ANNOS MEOS 77 LXXVI NOX NOCTI INDICAT SCIENTIAM 78 LXXVII Anon. 79 LXXVIII THE INVITATION 80 LXXIX D. O. M. 81 LXXX Anon. 82 LXXXI ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY 83 LXXXII UPON THE CIRCUMCISION 84 LXXXIII ON TIME 85 LXXXIV AT A SOLEMN MUSIC 86 LXXXV ON HIS BLINDNESS 87 LXXXVI LIFE AND DEATH 88 LXXXVII EVENING HYMN 89 LXXXVIII PSALM FOR CHRISTMAS DAY 90 LXXXIX A PSALM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT 91 XC THE WHITE ISLAND 92 XCI DEATH 93 XCII ETERNITY 94 XCIII GRACE FOR A CHILD 95 XCIV A THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR HIS HOUSE 96 XCV LITANY 97 XCVI ON EASTER DAY 98 XCVII ON JUSTICE AND MERCY 99 XCVIII PEACE 100 XCIX SONG OF THE EMIGRANTS IN BERMUDA 101 C THE CORONET 102 CI To my most merciful, my most loving, and dearly-loved REDEEMER 103 CII THE RETREAT 104 CIII CHILDHOOD 105 CIV O let me climb 106 CV RULES AND LESSONS 107 CVI SON-DAYS 108 CVII THE FAVOUR 109 CVIII THE BOOK 110 CIX TO THE HOLY BIBLE 111 CX RIGHTEOUSNESS 112 CXI ANGUISH 113 CXII THE AGREEMENT 114 CXIII THE REVIVAL 115 CXIV THE WREATH 116 CXV THE ECLIPSE 117 CXVI THE MEN OF WAR 118 CXVII PEACE 119 CXVIII CREATION WAITING FOR REVELATION 120 CXIX RETIREMENT 121 CXX THE WATER-FALL 122 CXXI I walk'd the other day, (to spend my hour), 123 CXXII THE TIMBER 124 CXXIII THE BIRD 125 CXXIV THE SHOWER 126 CXXV THE NIGHT 127 CXXVI THE SHEPHERDS 128 CXXVII THE NATIVITY 129 CXXVIII THE KNOT 130 CXXIX S. MARY MAGDALENE 131 CXXX THE ORNAMENT 132 CXXXI THE WORLD 133 CXXXII MAN 134 CXXXIII THE WORLD 135 CXXXIV AN ELEGY 136 CXXXV FRIENDS DEPARTED 137 CXXXVI THE DAWNING 138 CXXXVII THE THRONE 139 CXXXVIII THE DAY OF JUDGMENT 140 CXXXIX AT BETHLEHEM 141 CXL AN ECSTASY 142 CXLI AN IDYLL OF CHRISTIAN LIFE 143 CXLII MORNING HYMN 144 CXLIII EVENING HYMN 145 CXLIV HOME 146 CXLV WHIT SUNDAY 147 CXLVI THE ASCENSION 148 CXLVII RESOLUTION: THE SONG OF HYLOBARIS CONCERNING DIVINE PROVIDENCE 149 CXLVIII THE PHILOSOPHER'S DEVOTION: THE SONG OF BATHYNOUS 150 CXLIX THE ASPIRATION 151 CL SERAPHIC LOVE 152 CLI THE BELOVED 153 CLII QUIA AMORE LANGUEO 154 CLIII GOOD NIGHT 155 CLIV My glass is half unspent; Forbear t'arrest 156 CLV EVENING 157 CLVI A LULLABY 158 CLVII J. Taylor 159 CLVIII HYMN FOR ADVENT 160 CLIX R. Baxter 161 CLX S. Crossman 162 CLXI Sweet place, sweet place alone! 163 CLXII J. Austin 164 CLXIII Fain would my thoughts fly up to Thee, 165 CLXIV Hark, my soul, how every thing 166 CLXV ALL SAINTS' DAY 167 CLXVI Behold we come, dear LORD, to Thee, 168 CLXVII J. Mason 169 CLXVIII There is a Stream, which issues forth 170 CLXIX How shall I sing that Majesty 171 CLXX T. Shepherd 172 CLXXI THE WAYS OF WISDOM 173 CLXXII REASON 174 CLXXIII VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS 175 CLXXIV J. Addison 176 CLXXV When all Thy mercies, O my GOD, 177 CLXXVI The spacious firmament on high, 178 CLXXVII MORNING HYMN 179 CLXXVIII EVENING HYMN 180 CLXXIX MIDNIGHT HYMN 181 CLXXX LIFE 182 CLXXXI GRATEFUL ASPIRATIONS 183 CLXXXII THE MISER 184 CLXXXIII NOW 185 CLXXXIV SIGHS 186 CLXXXV AN ANODYNE 187 CLXXXVI LOVE STRONG AS DEATH 188 CLXXXVII N. Tate 189 CLXXXVIII ANGELS' SONG 190 CLXXXIX FELICITY 191 CXC THE NATIVITY 192 CXCI Fairest of all the lights above, 193 CXCII Infinite Power, Eternal LORD, 194 CXCIII See Note 195 CXCIV O GOD, our help in ages past, 196 CXCV Hear what the voice from Heaven proclaims 197 CXCVI THE EXAMPLES OF THE SAINTS 198 CXCVII A CRADLE SONG 199 CXCVIII SURSUM 200 CXCIX AT THE SEPULCHRE 201 CC JESUS! I love Thy charming name; 202 CCI Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes, 203 CCII DESIDERIUM 204 CCIII A HYMN ON RECOVERY FROM SEVERE ILLNESS 205 CCIV SONG TO DAVID 206 CCV SIMEON WAITING 207 CCVI TRUST IN PROVIDENCE 208 CCVII Messiah! at Thy glad approach 209 CCVIII T. Olivers 210 CCIX A. M. Toplady 211 CCX Ah! give me, LORD, the single eye, 212 CCXI LORD! it is not life to live, 213 CCXII Compared with CHRIST, in all beside 214 CCXIII C. Wesley 215 CCXIV FOR A CHILD 216 CCXV WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL 217 CCXVI Hark! how all the welkin rings 218 CCXVII MORNING 219 CCXVIII NIGHT 220 CCXIX Times without number have I pray'd, 221 CCXX Come, let us join our friends above, 222 CCXXI JESU, Lover of my soul, 223 CCXXII P. Skelton 224 CCXXIII J. Cennick 225 CCXXIV A VISION OF LIFE IN DEATH 226 CCXXV Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat 227 CCXXVI How sweet the Name of JESUS sounds 228 CCXXVII Quiet, LORD, my froward heart: 229 CCXXVIII W. Cowper 230 CCXXIX Hark, my soul! it is the LORD; 231 CCXXX O LORD, my best desire fulfil, 232 CCXXXI Sometimes a light surprises 233 CCXXXII To keep the lamp alive, 234 CCXXXIII See Note 235 CCXXXIV R. Burns 236 CCXXXV CRADLE SONG 237 CCXXXVI Can I see another's woe, 238 CCXXXVII THE LAMB 239 CCXXXVIII The door of death is made of gold, 240 CCXXXIX J. Montgomery 241 CCXL To Thy temple I repair; 242 CCXLI Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 243 CCXLII R. Grant 244 CCXLIII Saviour, when in dust to Thee 245 CCXLIV A. L. Barbauld 246 CCXLV VENI, SEQUERE ME 247 CCXLVI R. Heber 248 CCXLVII THE HOLY INNOCENTS 249 CCXLVIII LORD of mercy and of might, 250 CCXLIX Holy, holy, holy, LORD GOD Almighty! 251 CCL I praised the Earth, in beauty seen 252 CCLI By cool Siloam's shady rill 253 CCLII --AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES, AGAINST POWERS, AGAINST THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS OF THIS WORLD-- 254 CCLIII IN TIMES OF DISTRESS AND DANGER 255 CCLIV EVENING HYMN 256 CCLV THE HOLY FIELD 257 CCLVI H. H. Milman 258 CCLVII When our heads are bow'd with woe, 259 CCLVIII THE PRIMROSE OF THE ROCK 260 CCLIX DEVOTIONAL INCITEMENTS 261 CCLX IN CATHOLIC SWITZERLAND 262 CCLXI HOLY BAPTISM 263 CCLXII WITHIN KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL 264 CCLXIII A LESSON 265 CCLXIV It is a beauteous evening, calm and free; 266 CCLXV Not seldom, clad in radiant vest, 267 CCLXVI THE TWO WORLDS 268 CCLXVII Where is Thy favour'd haunt, eternal Voice, 269 CCLXVIII CITY AND COUNTRY 270 CCLXIX What went ye out to see 271 CCLXX 'Tis true, of old th' unchanging sun 272 CCLXXI I mark'd a rainbow in the north, 273 CCLXXII See Note 274 CCLXXIII THE REDEMPTION OF NATURE 275 CCLXXIV When Nature tries her finest touch, 276 CCLXXV O LORD my GOD, do Thou Thy holy will-- 277 CCLXXVI SEMPER IDEM 278 CCLXXVII CHRISTO CONSOLATORI 279 CCLXXVIII EPHPHATHA 280 CCLXXIX Wish not, dear friends, my pain away-- 281 CCLXXX Why should we faint and fear to live alone, 282 CCLXXXI B. V. M. 283 CCLXXXII THE PURIFICATION 284 CCLXXXIII BEATI QUI NON VIDERUNT 285 CCLXXXIV THE CONVERSION OF S. PAUL 286 CCLXXXV HOLY BAPTISM 287 CLXXXVI CATECHISM 288 CCLXXXVII CONFIRMATION 289 CCLXXXVIII MORNING 290 CCLXXXIX EVENING 291 CCXC THE KINGDOM OF GOD 292 CCXCI What, many times I musing ask'd, is Man, 293 CCXCII Oh thou of dark forebodings drear, 294 CCXCIII DUST TO DUST 295 CCXCIV This did not once so trouble me, 296 CCXCV THE GUESTEN HOUSE 297 CCXCVI PRAYER 298 CCXCVII HERE AND HEREAFTER 299 CCXCVIII Thou inevitable Day, 300 CCXCIX AT THE FONT 301 CCC H. Coleridge 302 CCCI MULTUM DILEXIT 303 CCCII OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD 304 CCCIII THE LAND O' THE LEAL 305 CCCIV MORNING THOUGHTS 306 CCCV THE ALPS 307 CCCVI The LORD hath builded for Himself 308 CCCVII A FALLEN SISTER 309 CCCVIII The song of GOD, so nobly sung 310 CCCIX Why do I sigh to find 311 CCCX Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide; 312 CCCXI Pleasant are Thy courts above 313 CCCXII LOOKING UP TO THE CROSS 314 CCCXIII When travail hours are spent and o'er, 315 CCCXIV Give me a tender spotless child, 316 CCCXV EXAMPLE 317 CCCXVI I mark'd when vernal meads were bright, 318 CCCXVII ELIJAH AT SAREPTA 319 CCCXVIII AT MATINS 320 CCCXIX 'Tis only our dull hearts that tire so soon 321 CCCXX CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS EVE 322 CCCXXI See Note 323 CCCXXII HARVEST 324 CCCXXIII ANTIPODES 325 CCCXXIV THE GATHERING OF THE CHURCH 326 CCCXXV Draw near as early as we may, 327 CCCXXVI THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK 328 CCCXXVII See Note 329 CCCXXVIII See Note 330 CCCXXIX Bethlehem, above all cities blest! 331 CCCXXX AVE, GRATIA PLENA 332 CCCXXXI VO'K A-COMÈN INTO CHURCH 333 CCCXXXII READEN OV A HEAD-STWONE 334 CCCXXXIII THE CHILD'S GREÄVE 335 CCCXXXIV THE CHURCH AN' HAPPY ZUNDAY 336 CCCXXXV WITHSTANDERS 337 CCCXXXVI THE MOTHER'S DREAM 338 CCCXXXVII PER PACEM AD LUCEM 339 CCCXXXVIII C. G. Rossetti 340 CCCXXXIX A CHRISTMAS CAROL 341 CCCXL DESPISED AND REJECTED 342 CCCXLI Give me the lowest place: not that I dare 343 CCCXLII FOR THE DESOLATE 344 CCCXLIII How beautiful it is to be alive! 345 CCCXLIV A PREACHER'S SOLILOQUY 346 CCCXLV THE TOYS 347 CCCXLVI QUI LABORAT ORAT 348 CCCXLVII J. C. Shairp 349 CCCXLVIII SAINTS DEPARTED 350 CCCXLIX I have a life with CHRIST to live, 351 CCCL 'Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt 352 CCCLI THE POWERS THAT BE ARE ORDAINED OF GOD 353 CCCLII A THANKSGIVING 354 CCCLIII In childhood, when with eager eyes 355 CCCLIV THE SAINT AND THE HERO 356 CCCLV TRANSFIGURATION 357 CCCLVI PERSECUTION 358 CCCLVII ST. PHILIP NERI IN HIS SCHOOL 359 CCCLVIII THE CALL OF DAVID 360 CCCLIX JAMES AND JOHN 361 CCCLX FAITH AGAINST SIGHT 362 CCCLXI SACRILEGE 363 CCCLXII VEXATIONS 364 CCCLXIII AT MESSINA 365 CCCLXIV TAORMINI 366 CCCLXV THE PATH OF THE JUST 367 CCCLXVI THE WRATH TO COME 368 CCCLXVII FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT 369 CCCLXVIII THE TWO WORLDS 370 CCCLXIX ZEAL AND PATIENCE 371 CCCLXX TEMPTATION 372 CCCLXXI SENSITIVENESS 373 CCCLXXII THE ELEMENTS 374 CCCLXXIII THE GUARDIAN ANGEL 375 CCCLXXIV CONSOLATIONS IN BEREAVEMENT 376 CCCLXXV A VOICE FROM AFAR 377 CCCLXXVI A MARTYR-CONVERT 378 CCCLXXVII HORA NOVISSIMA 379 CCCLXXVIII A SOUL'S CRY 380 CCCLXXIX Praise to the Holiest in the height, 381 CCCLXXX Praise to the Holiest in the height, 382 CCCLXXXI A MORNING PRAYER 383 CCCLXXXII AN EVENING CONFESSION 384 CCCLXXXIII THE PILLAR OF THE CLOUD 385 CCCLXXXIV FOR TIRED WORKERS 386 CCCLXXXV AN INTERCESSION 387 CCCLXXXVI CROSSING THE RIVER 388 CCCLXXXVII The night is come, and all the world is still. 389 CCCLXXXVIII J. Sharp 390 CCCLXXXIX THE PASSION 391 CCCXC LIGHT IN THE WOOD 392 CCCXCI YOUTH'S BRIGHTNESS GONE 393 CCCXCII E. Denny 394 CCCXCIII H. Bonar 395 CCCXCIV I heard the voice of JESUS say, 396 CCCXCV A. P. Stanley 397 CCCXCVI HOLD NOT THY PEACE AT MY TEARS 398 CCCXCVII C. F. Alexander 399 CCCXCVIII C. Wordsworth 400 CCCXCIX J. Ellerton 401 CCCC A. L. Waring 402 CCCCI THE CRY OF THE LOST ANSWERED 403 CCCCII THE PAIN OF LOVE 404 CCCCIII SELF-LOVE 405 CCCCIV SWEETNESS IN PRAYER 406 CCCCV THE WILL OF GOD 407 CCCCVI VIA CRUCIS 408 CCCCVII JESUS CRUCIFIED 409 CCCCVIII STARLIGHT 410 CCCCIX IONA 411 CCCCX AN INCIDENT 412 CCCCXI SONG OF AN ANGEL 413 CCCCXII C. T. Turner 414 CCCCXIII THE LATTICE AT SUNRISE 415 CCCCXIV OUR MARY AND THE CHILD-MUMMY 416 CCCCXV THE HARVEST MOON 417 CCCCXVI ANASTASIS 418 CCCCXVII MORNING HYMN 419 CCCCXVIII EVENING HYMN 420 CCCCXIX A. Lord Tennyson 421 CCCCXX When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, 422 CCCCXXI Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, 423 CCCCXXII O Man, forgive thy mortal foe, 424 CCCCXXIII IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 425 EXPLANATORY AND BIOGRAPHICAL 426 INDEX OF WRITERS WITH DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH 427 INDEX OF FIRST LINES