‘Thus saith the Lord, I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals.’ —JER. ii. 2. I. MY Lord, dost Thou indeed remember me,Just me, the least and last?With all the names of Thy redeemed,And all Thy angels, has it seemedAs though my name might perhaps be overpassed;Yet here I find […]

I. PRECIOUS, precious blood of Jesus,Shed on Calvary;Shed for rebels, shed for sinners,Shed for me. II. Precious blood, that hath redeemed us!All the price is paid;Perfect pardon now is offered,Peace is made. III. Precious, precious blood of Jesus,Let it make thee whole;Let it flow in mighty cleansingO’er thy soul. IV. Though thy sins are red […]

I. ‘NOBODY knows but Jesus!’‘Tis only the old refrainOf a quaint, pathetic slave-song,But it comes again and again. II. I only heard it quoted,And I do not know the rest;But the music of the messageWas wonderfully blessed III. For it fell upon my spiritLike sweetest twilight psalm,When the breezy sunset watersDie into starry calm. IV. […]

‘Lord, increase our faith.’ –LUKE xvii, 5. I. INCREASE our faith, beloved Lord!For Thou alone canst giveThe faith that takes Thee at Thy word,The faith by which we live. II. Increase our faith! So weak are we,That we both may and mustCommit our very faith to Thee,Entrust to Thee our trust. III. Increase our faith! […]

Filled with all the fulness of God.’ –EPH. iii. 19. I. HOLY Father, Thou hast spokenWords beyond our grasp of thought,–Words of grace and power unbroken,With mysterious glory fraught. II. Promise and command combining,Doubt to chase and faith to lift;Self renouncing, all resigning,We would claim this mighty gift. III. Take us, Lord, oh, take us […]

O Christmas, merry Christmas! Is it really come again, With its memories and greetings, With its joy and with its pain? There’s a minor in the carol, And a shadow in the light, And a spray of cypress twining With the holly wreath to-night. And the hush is never broken By laughter light and low, […]