John 16:16-33
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[Joh 16:17] Little While, A
Oh, for the peace that floweth as a river,
Making life’s desert places bloom and smile;
Oh, for the faith to grasp “Heav’n’s bright forever,”
Amid the shadows of earth’s “little while.”“A little while” for patient vigil keeping,
To face the storm and wrestle with the strong;
“A little while” to sow the seed with weeping,
Then bind the sheaves and sing the harvest song.“A little while” the earthen pitcher taking,
To wayside brooks, from far off fountains fed;
Then the parched lip its thirst forever slaking
Beside the fullness of the Fountainhead.“A little while” to keep the oil from failing,
“A little while” faith’s flick’ring lamp to trim;
And then the Bridegroom’s coming footsteps hailing,
We’ll haste to meet Him with the bridal hymn.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Joh 16:18] To Thee, O Comforter Divine
To Thee, O Comforter divine,
For all Thy grace and power benign,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, whose faithful love had place
In God’s great covenant of grace,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, whose faithful voice doth win
The wandering from the ways of sin,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, whose faithful power doth heal,
Enlighten, sanctify, and seal,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, whose faithful truth is shown,
By every promise made our own,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, our Teacher and our Friend,
Our faithful Leader to the end,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, by Jesus Christ sent down,
Of all His gifts the sum and crown,
Sing we Alleluia!To Thee, who art with God the Son
And God the Father ever One,
Sing we Alleluia!Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Joh 16:30] Thou Knowest, Lord
Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow
Of the sad heart that comes to Thee for rest;
Cares of today, and burdens for tomorrow,
Blessings implored, and sins to be confessed;
I come before Thee at Thy gracious word,
And lay them at Thy feet: Thou knowest, Lord.Thou knowest all the present: each temptation,
Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear;
All to myself assigned of tribulation,
Or to belovèd ones than self more dear;
All pensive memories, as I journey on,
Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone.Thou knowest all the future: gleams of gladness
By stormy clouds too quickly overcast;
Hours of sweet fellowship, and parting sadness,
And the dark river to be crossed at last;
O what could confidence and hope afford
To tread that path, but this, Thou knowest, Lord!Thou knowest, not alone as God, all knowing;
As man, our mortal weakness Thou has proved:
On earth, with purest sympathies o’erflowing,
O Savior, Thou hast wept, and Thou hast loved;
And love and sorrow still to Thee may come,
And find a hiding place, a rest, a home.Therefore I come, Thy gentle call obeying,
And lay my sins and sorrows at Thy feet;
On everlasting Strength my weakness staying,
Clothed in Thy robe of righteousness complete:
Then rising and refreshed I leave Thy throne,
And follow on to know as I am known.source: Cyberhymnal -
[Joh 16:33] Sail On!
Upon a wide and stormy sea,
Thou’rt sailing to eternity,
And thy great Admiral orders thee:
“Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!”Refrain
Sail on! Sail on!
The storms will soon be past,
The darkness will not always last;
Sail on! Sail on!
God lives and He commands:
“Sail on! Sail on!”Art far from shore, and weary worn,
The sky o’ercast, thy canvas torn?
Hark ye! a voice to thee is borne:
“Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!”Refrain
Do comrades tremble and refuse
To further dare the taunting hues?
No other course is thine to choose,
“Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!”Refrain
Do snarling waves thy craft assail?
Art pow’rless, drifting with the gale?
Take heart! God’s Word shall never fail.
“Sail on! Sail on! Sail on!”Refrain
Play source: Cyberhymnal
