Ye humble souls that seek the Lord

Ye humble souls that seek the Lord. Philip Doddridge* (1702-1751). This is No. 194 in Hymns founded on Various texts in the Holy Scriptures, edited after Doddridge’s death by Job Orton (Salop [Shropshire], 1755). It was entitled ‘The Angel’s Reply to the Women, that sought Christ. Matt. xxviii. 5, 6.’ It had six stanzas. Its use has been mainly confined to Methodist and Congregationalist books, which all omit the original stanza 3: A Moment give a Loose to Grief, Let grateful Sorrows rise, And wash the bloody Stains away With Torrents from your Eyes. Some books omit the original stanza 6: With Joy like his shall ev’ry Saint His empty Tomb survey; Then rise with his ascending...