The Hymnal and Order of Service

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The hour of death appear - ing, When time shall be no

3 0 souls who spurn salvation!
See this eternity
Of darkness, desolation,

And constant agony.
The torments none can banish,
Nor aught can peace restore;
And hope itself shall vanish,

When time shall be no more!

4 Awake! the voice still soundeth,
'Tis now the accepted hour;
The grace of God aboundeth
To save from sin's dread power.
Make haste, implore Christ's favor,
Thy sins confess, and bow
Before Thy Lord and Saviour;
The accepted time is now.

Frans Mikael Franzén, 1814.

Holley. L. M.

396. Behold a Stranger at the Door.

GEORGE HEWS, 1835.

1. Behold a stran-ger at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked be-fore, 2. O love-ly attitude, He stands With melting heart and la - den hands!

Has wait-ed long-is wait-ing still: You treat no other friend so ill. »T
O matchless kindness! and He shows This matchless kindness to His foes. A-MEN.

3 But will He prove a friend indeed?
He will; the very friend you need;
The Friend of sinners--yes, 'tis He,
With garments dyed on Calvary.

4 Admit Him, lest His anger burn,
And He, departing, ne'er return;
Admit Him, or the hour's at hand
You'll at His door rejected stand.
Joseph Grigg, 1756.

397. Jesus Sinners Doth Receive.

Meinhold. 78, 78, 77.

From JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, (1685-1750).

1. "Jesus sin-ners doth receive': Word of sur - est con- so - la 2. On God's grace we have no claim, Yet to us His pledge is giv

tion;

en;

Naught like this can com-fort give: Take to heart this word and live:

"Je - sus sin-ners doth receive."
"Jesus sin-ners doth receive." A - MEN.

3 When a helpless lamb doth stray,
After it, the Shepherd, pressing
Through each dark and dangerous way,
Brings it back, His own possessing.

Jesus seeks thee, O believe:

"Jesus sinners doth receive."

4 Sorrowing, Lord, I yield to Thee,
Weary of sin's heavy burden;
Let Thy grace my portion be,
All I crave for is Thy pardon.
This Thy promise I believe:
"Jesus sinners doth receive."

Erdmann Neumeister, 1718.

398. Just As Thou Art, without One Trace.

1. Just as thou art, with -out one trace Of love, or joy, or in-ward grace, 2. Thy sins I bore on Calvary's tree; The stripes, thy due, were laid on Me,

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Or meet-ness for the heav'n-ly place, O guilt - y sin - ner! come, O come!
That peace and pardon might be free; O wretched sin - ner! come, O come! AMEN.

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399. Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy.

St. Ansgar. 87, 87. D.

RALPH ALVIN STROM, 1924.

1. Come, ye sin - ners, poor and need - y, Weak and wound-ed, sick and sore,

sus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and pow'r.

He is able, He is

a - ble, He is willing: doubt no more,

He is able, He is a ble, He is will-ing: doubt no more. A-MEN.

2 Come, ye thirsty, come. and welcome.

God's free bounty glorify:
True belief, and true repentance,
Every grace that brings us nigh,
Without money.

Come to Jesus Christ, and buy.

3 Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him;
This He gives you;

'Tis His Spirit's rising beam.

4 Agonizing in the garden,

Lo! your Maker prostrate lies;
On the bloodstained tree behold Him;
Hear Him cry, before He dies,
"It is finished!"
Sinner, will not this suffice?

5 Lo! the incarnate God, ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture to Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude;

None but Jesus

Can do helpless sinners good.

Joseph Hart, 1759.

400. Shun, My Heart, the Thought Forever.

Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele. 87, 87, 77, 8 8.

French Psalter, 1555.

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E'en though thou un-right-eous

art,

True and faith - ful is God's heart; But if thou God's voice dost hear, With a contrite heart draw near

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3 Thou wilt find in Him a Father
Who is patient, kind, and true,
He doth love thee as no brother

And no other friend can do.
E'en our smallest cares He knows,
He is touched by all our woes;
Our most secret prayers He heareth,
And our saddened hearts He cheereth.

4 Hear His word. "As I am living,
I the death of none would see,
But that every sinner, giving

Up his heart, would turn to Me.
How my heart with rapture burns
When a prodigal returns!

My own child I love to call him,
And no evil shall befall him."

5 Never shepherd's heart so yearneth
For the sheep that go astray
As God's loving bosom burneth

For His erring child alway.
How He thirsts, and longs, and yearns
For the soul that from Him turns!
Couldst thou know His love so tender,
Thou wouldst praise unto Him render.

6 Of such wondrous love and favor

Open wide the door to me,
And Thy goodness, precious Saviour,
Let me ever taste and see.
Love me, Lord, and let me be
Ever nearer drawn to Thee;
Let Thy Spirit lead and guide me,
In Thy loving bosom hide me.

Paul Gerhardt, 1648.

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