Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) has written many fine hymns,
some of which (288) you may find here:

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A: A few more years shall roll - A Pilgrim's Song; A little flock! So calls he thee - The Little Flock; A sinful man am I - Come unto Me; Abide ye in my love! - "Abide in My Love"; Acquaint thyself with God! - Divine acquaintanceship; Age of the ages - The winter is past; Ah, Lord, the world is dark! - Light in darkness; All night upon the city wall - The stone rolled away; All that I was, my sin, my guilt - Mine and Thine; All the earth this day is crying - The Cry of the Needy; Almighty Comforter and friend - Prayer to the Spirit; Amid the shadows and the fears - The Anchor within the Veil; Among the many, I am lost and weary - Return unto thy Rest; Angel-voices sweetly singing - Heaven at Last; Around one name they gather - None other name; Ascribe ye strength to God - The mighty God; At last! - At Last!; A B C
B: Be still, my soul, be still - Be still; Be still, my soul; Jehovah loveth thee - Be Still; Bear thou my burden; Bearer of sin, he came to earth - "With his stripes we are healed"; Begin the day with God! - Begin with God; Beyond the hills where suns go down - The New Song; Beyond the smiling and the weeping - A little while; Bring the bright day to me - Bring the Bright Day; By sleep he consecrated sleep - The Things that God hath Cleansed; By the cross of Jesus standing - The Cross; A B C
C: Calm me, my God, and keep me calm - The inner calm; Christ has done the mighty work! - It is Finished; City of celestial health - The City of the Forgiven; Cling to the Crucified! - Abide in him; Come, all ye nations, utter all your praises - Laudate; Come, Lord, and tarry not - Come, Lord; Come, mighty Spirit, penetrate - Come, Mighty Spirit; Could ye not watch?; A B C
D: Days are dying; suns are setting - "He fleeth as a shadow"; Dead unto sin through him who died; Does the way seem long and lonely? - Angel ministers; Done is the work that saves - The Work that Saves; A B C
E: Embosomed in the fragrance sweet - Our prayers; Eternal Father, gracious One - Laudate Deum; Ever gladness, never sadness - The eternal pendulum: ever, never; Every good and perfect gift - God the Giver of all; A B C
F: Fair world of earth, and air, and clouds, and sea - In him was life; Father, thou needest not our praise - Old hymn of praise (tr); Fetch me the lightning from yon frowning cloud - The Prayer; Fill thou my life, O Lord my God - Life's praise; Finish thy work, the time is short - Finish thy work; Food of the soul, eternal bread - Bread enough and to spare; For the bread and for the wine - The Supper of Thanksgiving; For the first time I see - The eye opening on the cross; For the vision of the Bridegroom - "Until the day break"; Forgotten! no; that cannot be - Everlasting remembrance; From earth retiring - Almost home; From the cross the blood is falling - Juxta Crucem; From the far East we come - The Signal Star; From this green earth of ours - Praise goeth up to thee; A B C
G: Give thou thy youth to God - The Days of Thy Youth; Giver of rest! - Human weariness and divine rest; Go up, go up, my heart - Sursum Corda; Good is thy will, O Lord, and good thy way - Furnace Heat; God forbid that I should glory - I glory in Christ; Great King of kings, why dost thou stay? - Thy Kingdom Come; Great Ruler of the land and sea - The sailor's litany; A B C
H: Hard to be won! No, no - Easy to be entreated; He bore the sin! - Complete in Him; He called them, and they left - Follow Me; He came a leper, all unclean and foul - As many as Touched Him; He has come! the Christ of God - A Bethlehem Hymn; He looks on us, we look on him - Eye to Eye; He must grow greater - He must increase, I must decrease; He must increase, and I decrease - For me; He speaks! The gracious words I hear - Thee, only thee; He took our flesh! - Christ for us; Hear the glad words of grace - "Go in peace"; Help me, my God, to speak - Heart and lip; Hem of the seamless robe - The seamless raiment; Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face - This do in Remembrance of Me; Holy Father, mighty God - The Cry of the Needy; Holy Spirit, spring of gladness - To the Holy Spirit; Home of holy light - Our Father's House; How goes the fight with thee - Our battle; A B C
I: I ask a perfect creed! - Credo, non opinor; I came and saw, and hoped to conquer - The Good Fight; I close my heavy eye - Ever Near; I come, I rest beneath - Beneath His Wing; I follow thee, O gracious Son of God! - Follow thou Me; I go to life, and not to death - I go to Life; I hear the words of love - He Died and Lives; I heard the voice of Jesus say - The Voice from Galilee; I hinder not, nor would reprove thy tears - Comfort in tribulation; I know thy poverty, but thou art rich - An aged pilgrim; I lay my sins on Jesus - The Substitute; I lay up treasure in the heavens - The Eternal Work; I lean upon no broken reed - I know whom I have believed; I look along the past, and gather themes - Thankful Memories; I need no priest save him who is above - My High Priest; I suffer, that I may behold - Divine discipline; I thank thee, Lord, for using me - Forget not all his benefits; I thought upon my sins, and I was sad - Christ our peace; I wake from sleep, and this new day - Morning Hymn; I was in love with hill and vale - The Fountainhead of Beauty; I was a wandering sheep - Lost but Found; I weep, but do not yield - The Rod; I would see Jesus now, when life is bright - I would see Jesus; In God, your God, be strong - Be strong; In the day when silent sorrow - "God shall wipe away all tears"; In the death of Christ I die - Who is he that condemneth?; In the hour when guilt assails me - Christ my all; In this great world of ours - The strength of evil; In this the wondrous love of God - "Herein is love"; In vain, in vain with human love - The Fulness of the Unseen; Into the heaven of the heavens hath he gone - The song of the Lamb; It is not time that flies - Time and Eternity; It is the Father's voice that cries - The Beloved Son; It tarries long - Not in vain; A B C
J: Jerusalem celestial - The City of the Great King (tr); Jesus – let him thy portion be - The Eternal Portion; Jesus, sun and shield art thou - The First and the Last; Jesus, the Christ of God - Praise to Christ; Jesus, thy love alone - Thee, Only Thee; A B C
K: Keep silence, God is speaking - The Still Small Voice; King of kings! ascend thy throne - The coming reign; Kneeling on the earth, he prays - Passio Christi; A B C
L: Lead us, O Lord, to Bethlehem - Show us Jesus; Let me call nothing dark or ill - Transformed darkness; Lie still, lie still - All in Him; Life is coming, death is going - Even so, Amen; Light hath arisen, we walk in its brightness - The Walk of Faith; Light of life, so softly shining - Light of life; Light of the cradle! shine - Manifold Light; Light of the world, I come to thee! - The Light of life; Long days and nights, upon this restless bed - In me ye shall have peace; Long hath he waited for you, long - Unchanging love; Look, child of time, he comes, the Son of God! - The Christ of the ages; Look on the better sacrifice, O Lord - The better sacrifice; Lord, give me light to do thy work - Light for work; Lord, if he sleep he shall do well! - Holy Sleep; Lord, this is not Jerusalem - Our Refuge; Lord, thou art mine - Lord, Thou art Mine; Love not the world!; Love thou the truth - Let your light shine; A B C
M: Make friends with Time: the years are flying; Make use of me, my God! - Use Me; Meek and lowly let me be - Meek and lowly; Mighty Comforter, to thee - To the Comforter; Most at home among the angels - Heavenly places; My past, O Lord, with all its scenes - Lord, increase our faith; My tempted soul, arise and fight! - Toward the mark; A B C
N: Night of wonder, night of glory - Night of wonder; No distance now! the far-off and the near - Let us draw near; No, not despairingly - Confession and Peace; No, not the love without the blood - The blood that speaketh better things; No shadows yonder! - The Cloudless; Not far from any one of us - The fellowship of the unseen; Not in the silence only - Ever with thee; Not long, not long! The spirit-wasting fever - Rest; Not in thine anger, Lord - Psalm 6; Not thine, not thine, but THEE - Not thine, but thee!; Not to ourselves again - Not to self; Not what I am, O Lord, but what thou art! - The Love that Passeth Knowledge; Not what these hands have done; Now at the Father's side - Remember me; A B C
O: O blind, O blind in sin - Rise; he calleth thee; O everlasting Light - Christ is All; O Light of light, shine in! - The Cry of the Weary; O love invisible, yet infinite - Divine Love; O love of God, how strong and true - The Love of God; O love that casts out fear - The love of God; O mighty Breath of God - Hymn to the Holy Spirit; O safe at home, where the dark tempter roams not - Far Better; O strong to save and bless - Hear my Cry; O this soul, how dark and blind! - Confession; O ye of little faith - Doubt not; Oh help me o'er this river - Jesus, help!; Oh, oneness beyond all that words can tell! - One Body; On both sides is my anchor firmly cast - Faith and Hope; On the great love of God I lean - Love our resting-place; On thee, O Jesus, strongly leaning - Fellowship with Christ; One Christ we feed upon, one living Christ - Communion; Only one cross! - One Faith and Hope; Oppressed with noonday's scorching heat - The Shadow of the Cross; Out in the dew and cold he stands - The drops of the night; Out of darkness into light - The Light is Come; A B C
P: Peace! earth's last battle has been won - The kingdom; Peace upon peace, like wave on wave - Divine peace; Poor stranger, in the Master's name - The cup of cold water; Praise will I unto thee - Psalm 9; Praise ye the Lord, all things that be! - Praise; Praises to him who built the hills - Praise; Press up the hill! - Up the hill; A B C
Q: Quickly bright life withers - For ever perfect; A B C
R: Refuse him not, O man! - Hear, and your souls shall live; Rejoice and be glad!; Rejoice, my soul, the Christ has come! - Christmas Cheer; Rejoice ye with Jerusalem!; Rest of all rests art thou - Our first and last; Rest, weary Son of God, and I, with thee; Rich in mercy, great in love - The Children's Cry; Risen Son of God, this day - The Light of the Risen One; Rock of the desert - The desert rock; A B C
S: Seamless and fair - Let us not rend it; Seeking thy lost ones here on earth - Lovest thou me?; Shall I never wash thy feet? - Thou shalt never wash my feet; Shall this life of mine be wasted? - Forward; Shine on, sweet sun, and let my day - Shine on; Shut in with God, as in his tent - Enter into thy Closet; Sinks the swift sun - The glory to be revealed; Soon this corruptible - Resurrection; Sore sick of sin, and longing to be free - I am poor and needy; Sounds the trumpet from afar! - The War Song of the Church; Speak, lips of mine! - Bless the Lord; Speak thou to me, O Son of God - Speak, for thy servant heareth; Sure anchor of the soul! - The Heavenly Anchor; Sure the record; Christ has come! - These are the true sayings of God; Sweet cup of sorrow; Sweet song of life! oh, sound again - The song of life; A B C
T: Take these things hence! - The purging of the temple; Teach me thy love, O gracious Son of God! - My life-long prayer; The angel has come down - The Foreglow; The Christ of God hath come - Made of a Woman; The Christ, the Son of God, hath died! - Jesus Christ our Lord; The cross, it standeth fast - Cross and throne; The cross stands firm - The same for ever; The crowd sweeps onward still - The Year's Last Moment; The gems of earth are still within - It doth not yet appear what we shall be; The love that passeth knowledge; The Master hath his word fulfilled - Pentecost; The Master saith, 'My time is now at hand' - The Master's voice; The night-shades have begun their flight - Jubilate; The old is better than the new - Truth's Ancestry; The Rock was smitten, and from it - They drank of that Rock; The Son of God descends - The Just for the Unjust; The Son of God, in mighty love - The Word made Flesh; The time is short! - Linger not; The tomb is empty: wouldst thou have it full - He is Risen; Thee in the loving bloom of morn - God in all, and all in God; Thee would we follow to the cross - Discipleship; There lies a land beyond these clouds - Strangers and pilgrims; They did not die! - Sleep in Jesus; They hear his voice! - The Shepherd's Voice; Thine and yet ours, O Lord! - My Cup; Thinner and thinner grows the veil - Beyond the mists; This is not my place of resting - Rest Yonder; This is the day of toil - Pressing on; Thou know'st my longings to be taught of thee - Who teacheth like him?; Thou must deny thyself - Deny thyself; Three hours the land was wrapped in gloom - The hidden cross; Through good report and evil, Lord - We follow thee; Thy thoughts are here, my God - The Book of God; Thy way, not mine, O Lord - Thy Way, not Mine; Thy works, not mine, O Christ - The Sin-Bearer; Thy yoke! All other yokes are hard - The yoke of the true Master; Till he come we own his name - The Supper and the Advent; Time's sun is fast setting - The night cometh; 'Tis a dead world through which I walk - I am with thee; 'Tis a sharp rugged hill, that seems to mock - To the Mark; 'Tis only for a season - Only for a season; To have each day the thing I wish - The Better Will; To Jehovah, God of might - Glory to God; To my beloved ones my steps are moving - Homeward; To the name of God on high - Give glory; To thee, to thee alone, Lord, would I hearken - True thinking; To visit earth, O Master - "Leaving us an example"; True bread of life, in pitying mercy given - The True Bread; Trustingly, trustingly - My Pilgrimage; A B C
U: Under thy shadow; Up now, my soul, 'tis day! - Up, my Soul, 'tis Day!; Upon the Rock I plant my foot! - The eternal Rock; Upward, where the stars are burning - Upward; A B C
V: Victor of night! - The Victor; A B C
W: Watch, for ye know not when the Master cometh - Watching for the Master; We glory only in the cross - The true cross; We have heard the voice of trembling - Israel's song of hope; We leave now behind us - The Heavenward March; We take the peace which he has won - The gift of peace; We yield to death; the fight is lost - The last enemy; What! Know ye not - Know ye not?; When I shall wake on that fair morn of morns - The day of satisfaction; When it is well with thee before thy God - Intercession; When the leaves of life are falling - The comfort of the Holy Ghost; Where the faded flower shall freshen - The meeting-place; Who touched me? - Luke 8,45; Why walk in darkness? Has the dear light vanished - Why Walk in Darkness?; With thanks we closed the year - New Year's thanksgiving; A B C
Y: Ye know not what ye ask!; Ye virgins, gird your loins! - "Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh"; Yes, for me, for me he careth - The elder brother; A B C