Imnurile bisericii


A Child of the King
My Father is rich in houses and lands,
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He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands!
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Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold,
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His coffers are full, He has riches untold.Im a child of the King,
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A child of the King:
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With Jesus my Savior,
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Im a child of the King.My Fathers own Son, the Savior of men,
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Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;
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But now He is pleading our pardon on high,
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That we may be His when He comes by and by.I once was an outcast stranger on earth,
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A sinner by choice, an alien by birth,
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But Ive been adopted, my names written down,
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An heir to a mansion, a robe and a crown.A tent or a cottage, why should I care?
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Theyre building a palace for me over there;
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Though exiled from home, yet still may I sing:
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Harriet E. Buell
1877
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A Mighty Fortress is our God
A mighty fortress is our God,
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A bulwark never failing;
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Our helper He, amid the flood
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Of mortal ills prevailing.
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For still our ancient foe
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Doth seek to work us woe;
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His craft and pow'r are great,
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And, armed with cruel hate,
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On earth is not his equal.Did we in our own strength confide,
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Our striving would be losing;
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Were not the right Man on our side,
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The Man of God's own choosing.
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Dost ask who that may be?
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Christ Jesus, it is He;
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Lord Sabaoth, His name,
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From age to age the same,
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And He must win the battle.And tho' this world, with devils filled,
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Should threaten to undo us,
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We will not fear, for God hath willed
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His truth to triumph thro' us.
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The Prince of Darkness grim
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We tremble not for him;
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His rage we can endure,
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For lo, his doom is sure,
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One little word shall fell him.That word above all earthly pow'rs,
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No thanks to them, abideth;
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The Spirit and the gifts are ours
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Thro' Him who with us sideth.
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Let goods and kindred go,
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This mortal life also;
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The body they may kill:
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God's truth abideth still,
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Martin Luther
1529
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Abide With Me
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
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The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!
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When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
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Help of the helpless, O abide with me.Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
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Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
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Change and decay in all around I see:
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O Thou who changest not, abide with me.I need Thy presence ev'ry passing hour;
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What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
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Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
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Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
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Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness:
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Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory?
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I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
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Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
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Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
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Henry F. Lyte
1847
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Alas And Did My Savior Bleed?
Alas! and did my Savior bleed
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And did my Sovereign die?
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Would He devote that sacred head
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For sinners such as I?Refrain
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At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
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And the burden of my heart rolled away,
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It was there by faith I received my sight,
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And now I am happy all the day!Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine
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And bathed in its own blood
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While the firm mark of wrath divine,
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His Soul in anguish stood.Was it for crimes that I had done
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He groaned upon the tree?
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Amazing pity! grace unknown!
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And love beyond degree!
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Well might the sun in darkness hide
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And shut his glories in,
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When Christ, the mighty Maker died,
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For man the creatures sin.Thus might I hide my blushing face
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While His dear cross appears,
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Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
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And melt my eyes to tears.But drops of grief can neer repay
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The debt of love I owe:
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Here, Lord, I give my self away
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Isaac Watts
1707
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All Creatures of Our God and King
All creatures of our God and King
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Lift up your voice and with us sing,
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Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Thou burning sun with golden beam,
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Thou silver moon with softer gleam!O praise Him! O praise Him!
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Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Thou rushing wind that art so strong
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Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along,
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O praise Him! Alleluia!
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Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,
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Ye lights of evening, find a voice!Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
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Make music for thy Lord to hear,
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O praise Him! Alleluia!
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Thou fire so masterful and bright,
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That givest man both warmth and light.
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Dear mother earth, who day by day
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Unfoldest blessings on our way,
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O praise Him! Alleluia!
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The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,
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Let them His glory also show.And all ye men of tender heart,
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Forgiving others, take your part,
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O sing ye! Alleluia!
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Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
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Praise God and on Him cast your care!And thou most kind and gentle Death,
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Waiting to hush our latest breath,
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O praise Him! Alleluia!
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Thou leadest home the child of God,And Christ our Lord the way hath trod.
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RefrainLet all things their Creator bless,
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And worship Him in humbleness,
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O praise Him! Alleluia!
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Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
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Francis of Assisi
1225
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All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name
All hail the power of Jesus Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
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Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre, and as they tune it, fall
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Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, who fixed this floating ball;
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Now hail the strength of Israels might, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Now hail the strength of Israels might, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, who from His altar call;
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Extol the Stem of Jesses Rod, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Extol the Stem of Jesses Rod, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Ye seed of Israels chosen race, ye ransomed from the fall,
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Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Hail Him, ye heirs of Davids line, whom David Lord did call,
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The God incarnate, Man divine, and crown Him Lord of all,
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The God incarnate, Man divine, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Sinners, whose love can neer forget the wormwood and the gall,
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Go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.
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Let every tribe and every tongue before Him prostrate fall
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And shout in universal song the crownd Lord of all.
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Edward Perronet
1779
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All The Way My Savior Leads Me
All the way my Savior leads me;
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What have I to ask beside?
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Can I doubt His tender mercy,
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Who through life has been my Guide?
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Heavnly peace, divinest comfort,
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Here by faith in Him to dwell!
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For I know, whateer befall me,
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Jesus doeth all things well;
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For I know, whateer befall me,
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Jesus doeth all things well.
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All the way my Savior leads me,
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Cheers each winding path I tread;
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Gives me grace for every trial,
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Feeds me with the living Bread.
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Though my weary steps may falter,
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And my soul athirst may be,
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Gushing from the Rock before me,
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Lo! A spring of joy I see;
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Gushing from the Rock before me,
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Lo! A spring of joy I see.
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All the way my Savior leads me
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O the fullness of His love!
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Perfect rest to me is promised
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In my Fathers house above.
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When my spirit, clothed immortal,
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Wings its flight to realms of day
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This my song through endless ages
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Jesus led me all the way;
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This my song through endless ages
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Fanny Crosby
1875
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Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
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That saved a wretch like me!
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I once was lost, but now am found;
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Was blind, but now I see.'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
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And grace my fears relieved;
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How precious did that grace appear
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The hour I first believed!Thro' many dangers, toils and snares
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I have already come;
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'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
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And grace will lead me home.The Lord has promised good to me;
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His Word my hope secures;
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He will my Shield and Portion be,
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As long as life endures.The earth shall soon dissolve like snow;
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The sun forbear to shine;
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But God, who called me here below,
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Will be forever mine.When we've been there ten thousand years,
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Bright shining as the sun,
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We've no less days to sing God's praise
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John Newton
1779
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Are You Washed In The Blood?
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
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Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?Are you washed in the blood,
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In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
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Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?Are you walking daily by the Saviors side?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
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Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
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Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
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Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
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And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
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And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
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Theres a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
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Elisha A. Hoffman
1878
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At Calvary
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
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Caring not my Lord was crucified,
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Knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
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Pardon there was multiplied to me;
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There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary.By Gods Word at last my sin I learned;
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Then I trembled at the law Id spurned,
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Till my guilty soul imploring turned to Calvary.
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Now Ive given to Jesus everything,
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Now I gladly own Him as my King,
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Now my raptured soul can only sing of Calvary!Oh, the love that drew salvations plan!
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Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
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William R. Newell
1895
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
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He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
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He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
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His truth is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
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I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps
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They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
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I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
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His day is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on.
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I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel;
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As ye deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal;
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Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel,
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Since God is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Since God is marching on.
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He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
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He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;
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Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet;
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Our God is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on.
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In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
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With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
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As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free;
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While God is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on.
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He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
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He is wisdom to the mighty, He is honor to the brave;
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So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of wrong His slave,
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Our God is marching on.
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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
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He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
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He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
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His truth is marching on.
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Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
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Julia W. Howe
1861
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Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
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Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
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Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
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Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
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Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
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I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
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Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son,
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Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
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Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;
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Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
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Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
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High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
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High King of heaven, my victory won,
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May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!
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Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
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Dallan Forgaill
8th Century
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Before The Throne of God Above
Before the throne of God above
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I have a strong and perfect plea.
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A great high Priest whose Name is Love
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Who ever lives and pleads for me.
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My name is graven on His hands,
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My name is written on His heart.
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I know that while in Heaven He stands
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No tongue can bid me thence depart.
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When Satan tempts me to despair
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And tells me of the guilt within,
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Upward I look and see Him there
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Who made an end of all my sin.Because the sinless Savior died
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My sinful soul is counted free.
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For God the just is satisfied
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To look on Him and pardon me.
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Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
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My perfect spotless righteousness,
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The great unchangeable I AM,
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The King of glory and of grace,
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One in Himself I cannot die.
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My soul is purchased by His blood,
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My life is hid with Christ on high,
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Charitie L. Bancroft
1863
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Blessed Assurance
Blessd assurance, Jesus is mine!
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O what a foretaste of glory divine!
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Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
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Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.This is my story, this is my song,
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Praising my Savior, all the day long;
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This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior, all the day long.
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Perfect submission, perfect delight,
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Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
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Angels descending bring from above
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Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.Perfect submission, all is at rest
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I in my Savior am happy and blest,
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Watching and waiting, looking above,
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Fanny Crosby
1873
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Blest Be The Tie That Binds
Blest be the tie that binds
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Our hearts in Christian love;
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The fellowship of kindred minds
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Is like to that above.Before our Father's throne
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We pour our ardent prayers;
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Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
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Our comforts and our cares.We share our mutual woes,
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Our mutual burdens bear;
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And often for each other flows
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The sympathizing tear.When for a while we part,
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This thought will soothe our pain,
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That we shall still be joined in heart,
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And hope to meet again.This glorious hope revives
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Our courage by the way,
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While each in expectation lives,
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And longs to see the day.From sorrow, toil, and pain,
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And sin we shall be free;
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And perfect love and friendship reign
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John Fawcett
1782
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Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
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Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
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Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
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Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!
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Loves redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
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Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
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Lo! the Suns eclipse is over, Alleluia!
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Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
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Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
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Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
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Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
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Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
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Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
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Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
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Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
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Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
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Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
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Hail, the Lord of earth and Heaven, Alleluia!
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Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia!
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Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
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Hail, the resurrection, thou, Alleluia!King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia!
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Everlasting life is this, Alleluia!
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Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Alleluia!
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Thus to sing and thus to love, Alleluia!Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
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Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
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Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
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Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
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But the pains that He endured, Alleluia!Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!
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Now above the sky Hes King, Alleluia!
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Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
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Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
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Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
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Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
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Charles Wesley
1739
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Cleanse Me
Search me, O God,
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And know my heart today;
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Try me, O Savior,
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Know my thoughts, I pray.
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See if there be
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Some wicked way in me;
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Cleanse me from every sin
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And set me free.
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I praise Thee, Lord,
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For cleansing me from sin;
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Fulfill Thy Word,
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And make me pure within.
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Fill me with fire
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Where once I burned with shame;
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Grant my desire
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To magnify Thy Name.
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Lord, take my life,
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And make it wholly Thine;
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Fill my poor heart
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With Thy great love divine.
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Take all my will,
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My passion, self and pride;
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I now surrender, Lord
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In me abide.
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O Holy Ghost,
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Revival comes from Thee;
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Send a revival,
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Start the work in me.
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Thy Word declares
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Thou wilt supply our need;
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For blessings now,
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Edwin Orr
1936
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
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Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
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Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
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Call for songs of loudest praise.
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Teach me some melodious sonnet,
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Sung by flaming tongues above.
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Praise the mount! Im fixed upon it,
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Mount of Thy redeeming love.
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Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,
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Till released from flesh and sin,
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Yet from what I do inherit,
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Here Thy praises Ill begin;
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Here I raise my Ebenezer;
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Here by Thy great help Ive come;
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And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
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Safely to arrive at home.Jesus sought me when a stranger,
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Wandering from the fold of God;
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He, to rescue me from danger,
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Interposed His precious blood;How His kindness yet pursues me
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Mortal tongue can never tell,
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Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
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I cannot proclaim it well.
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O to grace how great a debtor
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Daily Im constrained to be!
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Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
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Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
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Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
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Prone to leave the God I love;
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Heres my heart, O take and seal it,
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Seal it for Thy courts above.O that day when freed from sinning,
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I shall see Thy lovely face;
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Clothed then in blood washed linen
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How Ill sing Thy sovereign grace;
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Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
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Take my ransomed soul away;
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Robert Robinson
1758
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Count Your Blessings
When upon lifes billows you are tempest tossed,
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When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
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Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
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And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
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Count your blessings, name them one by one,
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Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
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Count your blessings, name them one by one,
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And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
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Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
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Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
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Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
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And you will keep singing as the days go by.
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When you look at others with their lands and gold,
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Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
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Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy
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Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.
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So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
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Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
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Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
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Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1897
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Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
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Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
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Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
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And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.Crown Him the virgins Son, the God incarnate born,
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Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now His brow adorn;
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Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
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The root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.Crown Him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
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And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man;
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Who every grief hath known that wrings the human breast,
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And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
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And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
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His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
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Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
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From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
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His reign shall know no end, and round His piercd feetFair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
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Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
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Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
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No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
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But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.Crown Him the Lord of Heaven, enthroned in worlds above,
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Crown Him the King to Whom is given the wondrous name of Love.
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Crown Him with many crowns, as thrones before Him fall;
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Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, for He is King of all.Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
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Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
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Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
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Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time,
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Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
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All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
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Matthew Bridges
1874
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Day By Day
Day by day, and with each passing moment,
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Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
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Trusting in my Fathers wise bestowment,
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Ive no cause for worry or for fear.
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He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
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Gives unto each day what He deems best
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Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
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Mingling toil with peace and rest.
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Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
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With a special mercy for each hour;
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All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
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He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;
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The protection of His child and treasure
*
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
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As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,
*
This the pledge to me He made.
*
Help me then in every tribulation
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So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
*
That I lose not faiths sweet consolation
*
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
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Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
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Ever to take, as from a fathers hand,
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One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
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Karolina Sandell-Berg
1758
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Doxology
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
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Praise Him, all creatures here below;
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Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
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Thomas Ken
1674
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Eternal Father, Strong To Save
Eternal Father, strong to save,
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Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
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Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
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Its own appointed limits keep;
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Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
*
For those in peril on the sea!
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O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
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And hushed their raging at Thy Word,
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Who walked on the foaming deep,
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And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
*
For those in peril on the sea!
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Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
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Upon the chaos dark and rude,
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And bid its angry tumult cease,
*
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
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Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
*
For those in peril on the sea!O Trinity of love and power!
*
Our family shield in dangers hour;From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
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Protect us wheresoever we go;
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Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
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William Whiting
1860
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Face To Face
Face to face with Christ, my Saviour,
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Face to face what will it be,
*
When with rapture I behold Him,
*
Jesus Christ, who died for me?
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Face to face I shall behold Him,
*
Far beyond the starry sky;
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Face to face in all His glory,
*
I shall see Him by and by!
*
Only faintly now I see Him,
*
With the darkling veil between;
*
But a blessed day is coming,
*
When His glory shall be seen.
*
What rejoicing in His presence,
*
When are banished grief and pain;
*
When the crooked ways are straightened,
*
And the dark things shall be plain.
*
Face to face! O blissful moment!
*
Face to face to see and know;
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Face to face with my Redeemer,
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Carrie E. Breck
1898
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Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus! Ruler of all nature!
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O Thou of God and man the Son!
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Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
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Thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown!
*
Fair are the meadows, Fairer still the woodlands,
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Robed in the blooming garb of spring:
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Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
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Who makes the woeful heart to sing.
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Fair is the sunshine, Fairer still the moonlight,
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And all the twinkling starry host:
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Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer,
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Than all the angels heav'n can boast.
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Beautiful Saviour! Lord of the nations!
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Son of God and Son of Man!
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Glory and honor, Praise, adoration,
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Muster Gesangbuch
1677
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Faith is the Victory
Encamped along the hills of light,
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Ye Christian soldiers, rise,
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And press the battle ere the night
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Shall veil the glowing skies.
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Against the foe in vales below,
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Let all our strength be hurled;
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Faith is the victory, we know,
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That overcomes the world.
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Faith is is the victory!
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Faith is is the victory!
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Oh, glorious victory,
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That overcomes the world.
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His banner over us is love,
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Our sword the Word of God;
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We tread the road the saints above
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With shouts of triumph trod.
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By faith they, like a whirlwind's breath,
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Swept on o'er ev'ry field;
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The faith by which they conquered death
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Is still our shining shield.
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On ev'ry hand the foe we find
*
Drawn up in dread array;
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Let tents of ease be left behind,
*
And onward to the fray;
*
Salvation's helmet on each head,
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With truth all girt about,
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The earth shall tremble 'neath our tread,
*
And echo with our shout.
*
To him that overcomes the foe,
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White raiment shall be giv'n;
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Before the angels he shall know
*
His name confessed in heav'n.
*
Then onward from the hills of light,
*
Our hearts with love aflame,
*
We'll vanquish all the hosts of night,
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John H. Yates
1891
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Faith of Our Fathers
Faith of our fathers, living still,
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In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
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O how our hearts beat high with joy
*
Whenever we hear that glorious Word!Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
*
We will be true to thee till death.Faith of our fathers, we will strive
*
To win all nations unto Thee;And through the truth that comes from God,
*
We all shall then be truly free.Faith of our fathers, we will love
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Both friend and foe in all our strife;
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And preach Thee, too, as love knows how
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Frederick W. Faber
1849
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Fight the Good Fight
Fight the good fight with all thy might!
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Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
*
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
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Thy joy and crown eternally.Run the straight race thro' God's good grace,
*
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face;
*
Life with its way before us lies,
*
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide,
*
His boundless mercy will provide;
*
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
*
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,
*
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
*
Only believe, and thou shalt see
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John S.B. Monsell
1863
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God Leads His Dear Children Along
In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,
*
God leads His dear children along;
*
Where the waters cool flow bathes the weary ones feet,
*
God leads His dear children along.Some through the waters, some through the flood,
*
Some through the fire, but all through the blood;
*
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song,
*
In the night season and all the day long.Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright,
*
God leads His dear children along;
*
Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night,
*
God leads His dear children along.Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose,
*
God leads His dear children along;
*
Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes,
*
God leads His dear children along.Away from the mire, and away from the clay,
*
God leads His dear children along;
*
Away up in glory, eternitys day,
*
George A. Young
1903
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God Will Take Care Of You
Be not dismayed whate'er betide,
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God will take care of you;
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Beneath His wings of love abide,
*
God will take care of you.God will take care of you,
*
Thro' ev'ry day, O'er all the way;
*
He will take care of you,
*
God will take care of you.Thro' days of toil when heart doth fail,
*
God will take care of you;
*
When dangers fierce your path assail,
*
God will take care of you.All you may need He will provide,
*
God will take care of you;
*
Trust Him, and you will be satisfied,
*
God will take care of you.Lonely or sad, from friends apart,
*
God will take care of you;
*
He will give peace to your aching heart,
*
God will take care of you.No matter what may be the test,
*
God will take care of you;
*
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
*
Civillla D. Martin
1904
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
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There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
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Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
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As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
*
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
*
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
*
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
*
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
*
Join with all nature in manifold witness
*
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
*
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
*
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
*
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
*
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
*
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
*
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Great is Thy faithfulness!
*
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
*
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
*
Thomas O. Chisholm
1923
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Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
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pilgrim through this barren land;
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I am weak, but you are mighty;
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hold me with your powerful hand.
*
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
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feed me now and evermore,
*
feed me now and evermore.
*
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Open now the crystal fountain,
*
where the healing waters flow.
*
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
*
lead me all my journey through.
*
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
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ever be my strength and shield,
*
ever be my strength and shield.
*
*
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
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bid my anxious fears subside.
*
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
*
land me safe on Canaan's side.
*
Songs of praises, songs of praises
*
I will ever sing to you,
*
William Williams
1745
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Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The herald angels sing,
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Glory to the newborn King;
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Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
*
God and sinners reconciled!
*
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
*
Join the triumph of the skies;
*
With thangelic host proclaim,
*
Christ is born in Bethlehem!Hark! the herald angels sing,
*
Glory to the newborn King!
*
Christ, by highest Heavn adored;
*
Christ the everlasting Lord;
*
Late in time, behold Him come,
*
Offspring of a virgins womb.
*
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
*
Hail thincarnate Deity,
*
Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
*
Jesus our Emmanuel.Hail the heavnly Prince of Peace!
*
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
*
Light and life to all He brings,
*
Risn with healing in His wings.
*
Mild He lays His glory by,
*
Born that man no more may die.
*
Born to raise the sons of earth,
*
Born to give them second birth.Come, Desire of nations, come,
*
Fix in us Thy humble home;
*
Rise, the womans conquring Seed,
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Bruise in us the serpents head.
*
Now display Thy saving power,
*
Ruined nature now restore;
*
Now in mystic union join
*
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.Adams likeness, Lord, efface,
*
Stamp Thine image in its place:
*
Second Adam from above,
*
Reinstate us in Thy love.
*
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
*
Thee, the Life, the inner man:
*
O, to all Thyself impart,
*
Charles Wesley
1739
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Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way;
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Thou art the Potter; I am the clay.
*
Mould me and make me After Thy will,
*
While I am waiting, Yielded and still.
*
Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way;
*
Search me and try me, Master, today.
*
Whiter than snow, Lord, Wash me just now,
*
As in Thy presence Humbly I bow.
*
Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way;
*
Wounded and weary, Help me, I pray.
*
Power, all power, Surely is Thine;
*
Touch me and heal me, Saviour divine.
*
Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way;
*
Hold o'er my being Absolute sway.
*
Fill with Thy Spirit Till all shall see
*
Adelaide A. Pollard
1907
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He Hideth My Soul
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
*
A wonderful Savior to me;
*
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
*
Where rivers of pleasure I see.
*
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
*
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
*
He hideth my life with the depths of His love,
*
And covers me there with His hand,
*
And covers me there with His hand.
*
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
*
He taketh my burden away;
*
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
*
He giveth me strength as my day.
*
With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
*
And filled with His fullness divine,
*
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
*
For such a Redeemer as mine!
*
When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
*
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
*
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
*
Fanny Crosby
1890
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He Is Coming Again
Lift up your heads, pilgrims aweary,
*
See days approach now crimson the sky;
*
Night shadows flee, and your Belovd,
*
Awaited with longing, at last draweth nigh.He is coming again, He is coming again,
*
The very same Jesus, rejected of men;
*
He is coming again, He is coming again,
*
With power and great glory, He is coming again!Dark was the night, sin warred against us;
*
Heavy the load of sorrow we bore;
*
But now we see signs of His coming;
*
Our hearts glow within us, joys cup runneth oer!O blessd hope! O blissful promise!
*
Filling our hearts with rapture divine;
*
O day of days! Hail Thy appearing!
*
Thy transcendent glory forever shall shine.Even so, come, precious Lord Jesus;
*
Creation waits redemption to see;
*
Caught up in clouds, soon we shall meet Thee;
*
Mabel J. Camp
1913
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He lives
I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today;
*
I know that He is living whatever men may say;
*
I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer,
*
And just the time I need Him, He's always near.
*
Chorus
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Christ Jesus lives today!
*
He walks with me and talks with me
*
Along life's narrow way.
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Salvation to impart!
*
You ask me how I know He lives?
*
He lives within my heart.
*
In all the world around me I see His loving care,
*
And tho' my heart grows weary I never will despair;
*
I know that He is leading thro' all the stormy blast,
*
The day of His appearing will come at last.
*
Chorus
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Christ Jesus lives today!
*
He walks with me and talks with me
*
Along life's narrow way.
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Salvation to impart!
*
You ask me how I know He lives?
*
He lives within my heart.
*
Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing
*
Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King!
*
The hope of all who seek Him, the help of all who find,
*
None other is so loving, so good and kind.
*
Chorus
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Christ Jesus lives today!
*
He walks with me and talks with me
*
Along life's narrow way.
*
He lives, He lives,
*
Salvation to impart!
*
You ask me how I know He lives?
*
Alfred H. Ackley
1887
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His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
*
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,
*
When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:
*
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
*
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
*
I sing because Im happy,
*
I sing because Im free,
*
For His eye is on the sparrow,
*
And I know He watches me.
*
Let not your heart be troubled, His tender word I hear,
*
And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
*
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
*
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
*
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
*
Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,
*
When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
*
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free;
*
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
*
Civilla D. Martin
1905
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
*
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
*
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
*
God in three Persons, blessd Trinity!
*
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
*
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
*
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
*
Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
*
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
*
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
*
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
*
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
*
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
*
Reginald Heber
1826
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How Firm A Foundation
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
*
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
*
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
*
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?"In ev'ry condition in sickness, in health,
*
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;
*
At home or abroad, on the land, on the sea,
*
As days may demand, shall thy strength ever be."Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
*
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;
*
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
*
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand."When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
*
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow,
*
For I will be with thee, thy trials to bless,
*
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress."When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
*
My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
*
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
*
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine."The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
*
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
*
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
*
John Rippon
1787
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How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
*
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
*
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
*
Thy power throughout the universe displayed,
*
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to Thee;
*
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
*
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to Thee;
*
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
*
When through the woods and forest glades I wander
*
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
*
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
*
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze;
*
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
*
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
*
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
*
He bled and died to take away my sin;
*
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
*
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
*
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
*
Carl Boberg
1886
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I Am Thine O Lord
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
*
And it told Thy love to me;
*
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
*
And be closer drawn to Thee.Draw me nearer, nearer blessd Lord,
*
To the cross where Thou hast died.
*
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessd Lord,
*
To Thy precious, bleeding side.Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
*
By the power of grace divine;
*
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
*
And my will be lost in Thine.O the pure delight of a single hour
*
That before Thy throne I spend,
*
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
*
I commune as friend with friend!There are depths of love that I cannot know
*
Till I cross the narrow sea;
*
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
*
Fanny Crosby
1875
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I Love To Tell The Story
I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
*
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love.
*
I love to tell the story, because I know tis true;
*
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.I love to tell the story, twill be my theme in glory,
*
To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.I love to tell the story; more wonderful it seems
*
Than all the golden fancies of all our golden dreams.
*
I love to tell the story, it did so much for me;
*
And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee.I love to tell the story; tis pleasant to repeat
*
What seems, each time I tell it, more wonderfully sweet.
*
I love to tell the story, for some have never heard
*
The message of salvation from Gods own holy Word.I love to tell the story, for those who know it best
*
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest.
*
And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song,
*
A. Katherine Hankey
1866
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*
I Need Thee Ev'ry Hour
I need Thee ev'ry hour,
*
Most gracious Lord;
*
No tender voice like Thine
*
Can peace afford.
*
Refrain:
*
I need Thee, O I need Thee!
*
Ev'ry hour I need Thee;
*
O bless me now, my Saviour!
*
I come to Thee.
*
I need Thee ev'ry hour;
*
Stay Thou nearby;
*
Temptations lose their pow'r
*
When Thou art nigh.
*
I need Thee ev'ry hour,
*
In joy or pain;
*
Come quickly and abide,
*
Or life is vain.
*
I need Thee ev'ry hour;
*
Teach me Thy will,
*
And Thy rich promises
*
In me fulfill.
*
I need Thee ev'ry hour,
*
Most Holy One;
*
O make me Thine indeed,
*
Annie S. Hawks
1872
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I Surrender All
All to Jesus, I surrender;
*
All to Him I freely give;
*
I will ever love and trust Him,
*
In His presence daily live.
*
I surrender all, I surrender all,
*
All to Thee, my blessd Savior,
*
I surrender all.
*
All to Jesus I surrender;
*
Humbly at His feet I bow,
*
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
*
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
*
All to Jesus, I surrender;
*
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
*
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
*
Truly know that Thou art mine.
*
All to Jesus, I surrender;
*
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
*
Fill me with Thy love and power;
*
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
*
All to Jesus I surrender;
*
Now I feel the sacred flame.
*
O the joy of full salvation!
*
Judson Van DeVenter
1896
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I'd Rather Have Jesus
Id rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
*
Id rather be His than have riches untold;
*
Id rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
*
Id rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
*
Than to be the king of a vast domain,
*
Or be held in sins dread sway;
*
Id rather have Jesus than anything
*
This world affords today.
*
Id rather have Jesus than mens applause;
*
Id rather be faithful to His dear cause;
*
Id rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
*
Id rather be true to His holy name
*
Hes fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
*
Hes sweeter than honey from out the comb;
*
Hes all that my hungering spirit needs;
*
Rhea F. Miller
1922
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I'll Fly Away
Some glad morning when this life is o'er,
*
I'll fly away;
*
To a home on God's celestial shore,
*
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).Chorus
*
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
*
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
*
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
*
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).When the shadows of this life have gone,
*
I'll fly away;
*
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
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I'll fly away (I'll fly away)Chorus
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Just a few more weary days and then,
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I'll fly away;
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To a land where joy shall never end,
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Albert E. Brumley
1929
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In The Garden
I come to the garden alone
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While the dew is still on the roses
*
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
*
The Son of God discloses.And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
*
And He tells me I am His own;
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And the joy we share as we tarry there,
*
None other has ever known.He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
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Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
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And the melody that He gave to me
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Within my heart is ringing.Id stay in the garden with Him
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Though the night around me be falling,
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But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
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C. Austin Miles
1912
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In The Hour of Trial
In the hour of trial, Jesus, plead for me,
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Lest by base denial I depart from Thee.
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When Thou seest me waver, with a look recall,
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Nor for fear or favor suffer me to fall.
*
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With forbidden pleasures would this vain world charm,
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Or its sordid treasures spread to work me harm,
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Bring to my remembrance sad Gethsemane,
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Or, in darker semblance, cross-crowned Calvary.Should Thy mercy send me sorrow, toil and woe,
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Or should pain attend me on my path below,
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Grant that I may never fail Thy hand to see;
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Grant that I may ever cast my care on Thee.When my last hour cometh, fraught with strife and pain,
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When my dust returneth to the dust again,
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On Thy truth relying, through that mortal strife,
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James Montgomery
1834
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In The Sweet By and By
There's a land that is fairer than day,
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And by faith we can see it afar;
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For the Father waits over the way,
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To prepare us a dwelling-place there.In the sweet by and by
*
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
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In the sweet by and by
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We shall meet on that beautiful shore.We shall sing on that beautiful shore
*
The melodious songs of the blessed;
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And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
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Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.To our bountiful Father above,
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We will offer our tribute of praise,
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For the glorious gift of His love,
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Sanford F. Bennett
1868
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It is Well With My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
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When sorrows like sea billows roll;
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Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
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It is well, it is well, with my soul.
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It is well, with my soul,
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It is well, with my soul,
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It is well, it is well, with my soul.
*
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
*
Let this blest assurance control,
*
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
*
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
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My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
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My sin, not in part but the whole,
*
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
*
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
*
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
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If Jordan above me shall roll,
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No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
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Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
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But, Lord, tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
*
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
*
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
*
Blessd hope, blessd rest of my soul!
*
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
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The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
*
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
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Horatio G. Spafford
1873
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Jesus Loves Me
Jesus loves me! this I know,
*
For the Bible tells me so;
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Little ones to Him belong,
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They are weak, but He is strong.Yes, Jesus loves me,
*
Yes, Jesus loves me,
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Yes, Jesus loves me,
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The Bible tells me so.Jesus loves me! He who died,
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Heaven's gate to open wide;
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He will wash away my sin,
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That His child may enter in.Jesus loves me! loves me still,
*
When I'm very weak and ill;
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From His shining throne on high,
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Watches o'er me where I lie.
*
*
Jesus loves me! He will stay
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Close beside me all the way;
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If I trust Him, when I die
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Anna B. Warner
1860
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Jesus Paid It All
I hear the Savior say,
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Thy strength indeed is small;
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Child of weakness, watch and pray,
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Find in Me thine all in all.
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Jesus paid it all,
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All to Him I owe;
*
Sin had left a crimson stain,
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He washed it white as snow.
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For nothing good have I
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Whereby Thy grace to claim,
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Ill wash my garments white
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In the blood of Calvrys Lamb.
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And now complete in Him
*
My robe His righteousness,
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Close sheltered neath His side,
*
I am divinely blest.
*
Lord, now indeed I find
*
Thy power and Thine alone,
*
Can change the lepers spots
*
And melt the heart of stone.
*
When from my dying bed
*
My ransomed soul shall rise,
*
Jesus died my soul to save,
*
Shall rend the vaulted skies.
*
And when before the throne
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I stand in Him complete,
*
Ill lay my trophies down
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Elvina M Hall
1865
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Jesus, Lover Of My Soul
Jesus, Lover of my soul,
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Let me to Thy bosom fly,
*
While the nearer waters roll,
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While the tempest still is high:
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Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
*
Till the storm of life is past;
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Safe into the haven guide;
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O receive my soul at last!
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Other refuge have I none;
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Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
*
Leave, ah! leave me not alone,
*
Still support and comfort me.
*
All my trust on Thee is stayed,
*
All my help from Thee I bring;
*
Cover my defenseless head
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With the shadow of Thy wing.
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Wilt Thou not regard my call?
*
Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
*
Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall!
*
Lo, on Thee I cast my care!
*
Reach me out Thy gracious hand!
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While I of Thy strength receive;
*
Hoping against hope I stand,
*
Dying, and behold I live.
*
Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
*
More than all in Thee I find;
*
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
*
Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
*
Just and holy is Thy name,
*
I am all unrighteousness;
*
Vile and full of sin I am,
*
Thou art full of truth and grace.
*
Plenteous grace with Thee is found,
*
Grace to cover all my sin;
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Let the healing streams abound;
*
Make and keep me pure within.
*
Thou of life the Fountain art,
*
Freely let me take of Thee;
*
Spring Thou up within my heart,
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Charles Wesley
1740
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Just As I Am
Just as I am, without one plea
*
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
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And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee,
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O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Just as I am, and waiting not
*
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
*
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
*
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Just as I am, tho' tossed about
*
With many many a conflict, many a doubt,
*
Fightings and fears within, without,
*
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind:
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Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
*
Yea, all I need in Thee to find,
*
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
*
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
*
Because Thy promise I believe,
*
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Just as I am Thy love unknown
*
Hath broken ev'ry barrier down;
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Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
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Charlotte Elliot
1849
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Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms!
*
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms!
*
Leaning, leaning,
*
Safe and secure from all alarms;
*
Leaning, leaning,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
*
O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms!
*
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms!
*
What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
*
Leaning on the everlasting arms!
*
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
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Elisha A. Hoffman
1887
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Lord I'm Coming Home
I've wandered far away from God:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
The paths of sin too long I've trod:
*
Lord, I'm coming home.Coming home, coming home,
*
Nevermore to roam;
*
Open wide Thine arms of love:
*
Lord, I'm coming home.I've wasted many precious years:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
I now repent with bitter tears:
*
Lord, I'm coming home.I'm tired of sin and straying, Lord:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
I'll trust Thy love, believe Thy Word;
*
Lord, I'm coming home.My soul is sick, my heart is sore:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
My strength renew, my hope restore:
*
Lord, I'm coming home.My only hope, my only plea:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
That Jesus died, and died for me:
*
Lord, I'm coming home.I need His cleansing blood, I know:
*
Now I'm coming home;
*
O wash me whiter than the snow:
*
William J. Kirkpatrick
1892
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Love divine, all loves excelling,
*
Joy of heaven to earth come down;
*
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
*
All thy faithful mercies crown!
*
Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
*
Pure unbounded love Thou art;
*
Visit us with Thy salvation;
*
Enter every trembling heart.
*
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit,
*
Into every troubled breast!
*
Let us all in Thee inherit;
*
Let us find that second rest.
*
Take away our bent to sinning;
*
Alpha and Omega be;
*
End of faith, as its Beginning,
*
Set our hearts at liberty.
*
Come, Almighty to deliver,
*
Let us all Thy life receive;
*
Suddenly return and never,
*
Never more Thy temples leave.
*
Thee we would be always blessing,
*
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
*
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing,
*
Glory in Thy perfect love.
*
Finish, then, Thy new creation;
*
Pure and spotless let us be.
*
Let us see Thy great salvation
*
Perfectly restored in Thee;
*
Changed from glory into glory,
*
Till in heaven we take our place,
*
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
*
Charles Wesley
1747
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Love Lifted Me
I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,
*
Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more,
*
But the Master of the sea, heard my despairing cry,
*
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.
*
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
*
When nothing else could help
*
Love lifted me!
*
All my heart to Him I give, ever to Him Ill cling
*
In His blessd presence live, ever His praises sing,
*
Love so mighty and so true, merits my souls best songs,
*
Faithful, loving service too, to Him belongs.
*
Souls in danger look above, Jesus completely saves,
*
He will lift you by His love, out of the angry waves.
*
Hes the Master of the sea, billows His will obey,
*
James Rowe
1912
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Moment By Moment
Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine;
*
Living with Jesus, a new life divine;
*
Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine,
*
Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.
*
Moment by moment Im kept in His love;
*
Moment by moment Ive life from above;
*
Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine;
*
Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.
*
Never a trial that He is not there,
*
Never a burden that He doth not bear,
*
Never a sorrow that He doth not share,
*
Moment by moment, Im under His care.
*
Never a heartache, and never a groan,
*
Never a teardrop and never a moan;
*
Never a danger but there on the throne,
*
Moment by moment He thinks of His own.
*
Never a weakness that He doth not feel,
*
Never a sickness that He cannot heal;
*
Moment by moment, in woe or in weal,
*
Daniel W. Whittle
1893
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More Love To Thee
More love to Thee, O Christ, more love to Thee!
*
Hear Thou the prayer I make on bended knee.
*
This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
*
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!
*
*
Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest;
*
Now Thee alone I seek, give what is best.
*
This all my prayer shall be: More love, O Christ to Thee;
*
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!Let sorrow do its work, come grief or pain;
*
Sweet are Thy messengers, sweet their refrain,
*
When they can sing with me: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
*
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!Then shall my latest breath whisper Thy praise;
*
This be the parting cry my heart shall raise;
*
This still its prayer shall be: More love, O Christ to Thee;
*
Elizabeth P. Prentiss
1856
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*
Morning Has Broken
Morning has broken, like the first morning
*
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
*
Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning
*
Praise for them springing fresh from the wordSweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
*
Like the first dew fall, on the first grass
*
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
*
Sprung in completeness, where his feet passMine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
*
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
*
Praise with elation, praise every morning
*
Eleanor Farjeon
1931
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*
My Faith Looks Up To Thee
My faith looks up to Thee,
*
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
*
Saviour divine!
*
Now hear me while I pray;
*
Take all my guilt away;
*
O let me from this day
*
Be wholly Thine!May Thy rich grace impart
*
Strength to my fainting heart,
*
My zeal inspire;
*
As Thou hast died for me,
*
O may my love to Thee
*
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
*
A living fire.While life's dark maze I tread,
*
And griefs around me spread,
*
Be Thou my guide;
*
Bid darkness turn to day,
*
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
*
Nor let me ever stray
*
From Thee aside.
*
*
When ends life's transient dream,
*
When death's cold, sullen stream
*
Shall o'er me roll;
*
Blest Saviour, then, in love,
*
Fear and distrust remove;
*
O bear me safe above,
*
Ray Palmer
1830
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*
Nearer My God To Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
*
Een though it be a cross that raiseth me,
*
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.
*
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
*
Nearer to Thee!
*
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
*
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone.
*
Yet in my dreams Id be nearer, my God to Thee.
*
There let the way appear, steps unto Heavn;
*
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given;
*
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee.
*
Then, with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,
*
Out of my stony griefs Bethel Ill raise;
*
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee.
*
Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
*
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward Ill fly,
*
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.
*
There in my Fathers home, safe and at rest,
*
There in my Saviors love, perfectly blest;
*
Sarah F. Adams
1841
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*
No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus
Chorus
*
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
*
There's no other friend so kind as He.
*
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
*
O how much He cared for me.
*
I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus,
*
Since I found in Him a friend so strong and true.
*
I would tell you how He changed my life completely;
*
He did something no other friend could do.
*
Chorus
*
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
*
There's no other friend so kind as He.
*
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
*
O how much He cared for me.
*
All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me;
*
All my heart was full of misery and woe,
*
Jesus placed His strong arms about me
*
And He led me in the way I ought to go.
*
Chorus
*
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
*
There's no other friend so kind as He.
*
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
*
O how much He cared for me.
*
Ev'ry day He comes to me with new assurance;
*
More and more I understand His word of love.
*
But I'll never know just why He came to save me,
*
Till someday I see His blessed face above.
*
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
*
There's no other friend so kind as He.
*
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
*
Charles Weigle
1932
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*
Now Thank We All Our God
Now thank we all our God
*
With hearts and hands and voices,
*
Who wondrous things hath done,
*
In Whom His world rejoices;
*
Who, from our mothers' arms,
*
Hath blessed us on our way
*
With countless gifts of love,
*
And still is ours today.
*
O may this bounteous God
*
Through all our life be near us,
*
With ever joyful hearts
*
And blessed peace to cheer us,
*
And keep us in His grace,
*
And guide us when perplexed,
*
And free us from all ills
*
In this world and the next.
*
All praise and thanks to God
*
The Father now be given,
*
The Son, and Him Who reigns
*
With them in highest heaven,
*
The one eternal God,
*
Whom earth and heav'n adore;
*
For thus it was, is now,
*
Martin Rinkart
1636
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O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
*
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
*
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels;O come, let us adore Him,
*
O come, let us adore Him,
*
O come, let us adore Him,
*
Christ the Lord.True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal,
*
Lo, He shuns not the Virgins womb;
*
Son of the Father, begotten, not created;Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
*
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
*
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle,
*
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
*
We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;Lo! star led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring,
*
Offer Him incense, gold, and myrrh;
*
We to the Christ Child bring our hearts oblations.Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,
*
We would embrace Thee, with love and awe;
*
Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
*
Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
*
John F. Wade
1743
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O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
O for a thousand tongues to sing
*
My great Redeemer's praise,
*
My great Redeemer's praise,
*
The glories of my God and King,
*
The triumphs of His grace,
*
The triumphs of His grace,
*
The triumphs of His grace.My gracious Master and my God,
*
Assist me to proclaim,
*
Assist me to proclaim,
*
To spread thro' all the earth abroad
*
The honors of Thy name,
*
The honors of Thy name,
*
The honors of Thy name.Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
*
That bids our sorrows cease,
*
That bids our sorrows cease;'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
*
'Tis life, and health, and peace,
*
'Tis life, and health, and peace,
*
'Tis life, and health, and peace.He breaks the pow'r of canceled sin,
*
He sets the pris'ner free,
*
He sets the pris'ner free.
*
His blood can make the foulest clean,
*
His blood availed for me,
*
His blood availed for me,
*
Charles Wesley
1739
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*
O Holy Night
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
*
It is the night of the dear Saviors birth!
*
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
*
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
*
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
*
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
*
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
*
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
*
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
*
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
*
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
*
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
*
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
*
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
*
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
*
He knows our needto our weakness is no stranger.
*
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
*
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
*
Truly He taught us to love one another;
*
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
*
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
*
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
*
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
*
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
*
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
*
His powr and glory evermore proclaim!
*
Placide Cappeau
1847
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*
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie!
*
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by.
*
Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light;
*
The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight.
*
For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above,
*
While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond'ring love.
*
O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth!
*
And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.
*
How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is giv'n!
*
So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heav'n.
*
No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin,
*
Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters in.
*
O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray;
*
Cast out our sin, and enter in; Be born in us today.
*
We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell;
*
Phillips Brooks
1867
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O Worship The King
O worship the King, all glorious above,
*
O gratefully sing His pow'r and His love;
*
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
*
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.
*
O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,
*
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy canopy space.
*
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
*
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.
*
The earth, with its store of wonders untold,
*
Almighty, Thy pow'r hath founded of old,
*
Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
*
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
*
Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
*
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,
*
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
*
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
*
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
*
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
*
Thy mercies how tender! how firm to the end!
*
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
*
O measureless might! Ineffable love!
*
While angels delight to worship Thee above,
*
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
*
Robert Grant
1833
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*
Old Time Religion
Tis the old time religion,
*
[or Give me that old time religion]
*
Tis the old time religion,
*
Tis the old time religion,
*
And its good enough for me.It was good for our mothers.
*
It was good for our mothers.
*
It was good for our mothers.
*
And its good enough for me.
*
*
Makes me love everybody.
*
Makes me love everybody.
*
Makes me love everybody.
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And its good enough for me.It has saved our fathers.
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It has saved our fathers.
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It has saved our fathers.
*
And its good enough for me.It will do when I am dying.
*
It will do when I am dying.
*
It will do when I am dying.
*
And its good enough for me.It will take us all to heaven.
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It will take us all to heaven.
*
It will take us all to heaven.
*
Charles D. Tillman
1889
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Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
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Hear my humble cry;
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While on others Thou art calling,
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Do not pass me by.Savior, Savior,
*
Hear my humble cry;
*
While on others Thou art calling,
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Do not pass me by.Let me at Thy throne of mercy
*
Find a sweet relief,
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Kneeling there in deep contrition;
*
Help my unbelief.Trusting only in Thy merit,
*
Would I seek Thy face;
*
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
*
Save me by Thy grace.Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
*
More than life to me,
*
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
*
Fanny Crosby
1868
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Peace, Perfect Peace
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
*
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
*
Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
*
To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.
*
Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round?
*
On Jesus bosom naught but calm is found.
*
Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?
*
In Jesus keeping we are safe, and they.
*
Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
*
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.
*
Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
*
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers.
*
It is enough: earths struggles soon shall cease,
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Edward Bickersteth
1875
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Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
*
Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim!
*
Hail Him! hail Him! highest archangels in glory;
*
Strength and honor give to His holy name!
*
Like a shepherd Jesus will guard His children,
*
In His arms He carries them all day long:
*
Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness;
*
Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!
*
Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
*
For our sins He suffered, and bled and died;
*
He, our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
*
Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus the Crucified!
*
Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows;
*
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong;
*
Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness;
*
Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!
*
Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
*
Heav'nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
*
Jesus, Saviour, reigneth forever and ever;
*
Crown Him! crown Him! Prophet and Priest and King!
*
Christ is coming! over the world victorious,
*
Pow'r and glory unto the Lord belong:
*
Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness;
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Fanny Crosby
1869
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Precious Lord Take My Hand
Precious Lord, take my hand,
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Lead me on, let me stand,
*
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
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Through the storm, through the night,
*
Lead me on to the light:
*
Take my hand, precious Lord,
*
Lead me home.
*
When my way grows drear,
*
Precious Lord, linger near,
*
When my life is almost gone,
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Hear my cry, hear my call,
*
Hold my hand lest I fall:
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When the darkness appears
*
And the night draws near,
*
And the day is past and gone,
*
At the river I stand,
*
Thomas A. Dorsey
1932
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Rescue The Perishing
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
*
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
*
Weep oer the erring one, lift up the fallen,
*
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
*
Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
*
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
*
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
*
He will forgive if they only believe.
*
*
Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
*
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
*
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
*
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
*
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
*
Back to the narrow way patiently win them;
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Fanny Crosby
1869
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Revive Us Again
We praise Thee, O God!
*
For the Son of Thy love,
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For Jesus Who died,
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And is now gone above.
*
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
*
Hallelujah! Amen.
*
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
*
Revive us again.
*
We praise Thee, O God!
*
For Thy Spirit of light,
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Who hath shown us our Savior,
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And scattered our night.
*
All glory and praise
*
To the Lamb that was slain,
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Who hath borne all our sins,
*
And hath cleansed every stain.
*
All glory and praise
*
To the God of all grace,
*
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
*
And guided our ways.
*
Revive us again;
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Fill each heart with Thy love;
*
May each soul be rekindled
*
William P. Mackay
1863
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Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
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Let me hide myself in Thee;
*
Let the water and the blood,
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From Thy riven side which flowed,
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Be of sin the double cure,
*
Cleanse me from its guilt and pow'r.
*
Not the labors of my hands
*
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
*
Could my zeal no respite know,
*
Could my tears forever flow,
*
All for sin could not atone:
*
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
*
Nothing in my hand I bring,
*
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
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Naked, come to Thee for dress;
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Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
*
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
*
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
*
While I draw this fleeting breath,
*
When my eyelids close in death,
*
When I soar to worlds unknown,
*
See Thee on Thy judgment throne;
*
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
*
Let me hide myself in Thee.
*
Then above the world and sin,
*
Thro' the veil, drawn right within,
*
I shall see Him face to face,
*
Sing the story, saved by grace,
*
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
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Augustus M. Toplady
1776
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Safe in the Arms of Jesus
Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on His gentle breast,
*
There by His love oershaded, sweetly my soul shall rest.
*
Hark! tis the voice of angels, borne in a song to me.
*
Over the fields of glory, over the jasper sea.
*
Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on His gentle breast
*
There by His love oershaded, sweetly my soul shall rest.
*
Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe from corroding care,
*
Safe from the worlds temptations, sin cannot harm me there.
*
Free from the blight of sorrow, free from my doubts and fears;
*
Only a few more trials, only a few more tears!
*
Jesus, my hearts dear Refuge, Jesus has died for me;
*
Firm on the Rock of Ages, ever my trust shall be.
*
Here let me wait with patience, wait till the night is over;
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Fanny Crosby
1868
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Saviour Like A Shepherd Lead Us
Saviour, like a shepherd lead us,
*
Much we need Thy tender care;
*
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
*
For our use Thy folds prepare:
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are;
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.We are Thine; do Thou befriend us,
*
Be the Guardian of our way;
*
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us,
*
Seek us when we go astray:Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Hear, O hear us when we pray;
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Hear, O hear us when we pray.Thou hast promised to receive us,
*
Poor and sinful tho' we be;
*
Thou hast mercy to relieve us,
*
Grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free:
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Early let us turn to Thee;
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Early let us turn to Thee.
*
Early let us seek Thy favor;
*
Early let us do Thy will;
*
Blessed Lord and only Saviour,
*
With Thy love our bosoms fill:
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
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Thou hast loved us, love us still;
*
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
*
Dorothy A. Thrupp
1836
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Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
*
Calling for you and for me;
*
See, on the portals Hes waiting and watching,
*
Watching for you and for me.
*
Refrain
*
Come home, come home,
*
You who are weary, come home;
*
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
*
Calling, O sinner, come home!
*
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
*
Pleading for you and for me?
*
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
*
Mercies for you and for me?
*
Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
*
Passing from you and from me;
*
Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
*
Coming for you and for me.
*
O for the wonderful love He has promised,
*
Promised for you and for me!
*
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,
*
Will L. Thompson
1880
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Standing on the Promises
Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
*
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
*
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
*
Standing on the promises of God.
*
Standing, standing,
*
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
*
Standing, standing,
*
Im standing on the promises of God.
*
Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
*
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
*
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
*
Standing on the promises of God.
*
Standing on the promises I now can see
*
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
*
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
*
Standing on the promises of God.
*
Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
*
Bound to Him eternally by loves strong cord,
*
Overcoming daily with the Spirits sword,
*
Standing on the promises of God.
*
Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
*
Listening every moment to the Spirits call
*
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
*
R. Kelso Carter
1866
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Take My Life And Let It Be
Take my life, and let it be
*
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
*
Take my moments and my days,
*
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
*
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
*
Take my hands, and let them move
*
At the impulse of Thy love;
*
Take my feet, and let them be
*
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
*
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
*
Take my voice and let me sing
*
Always only for my King;
*
Take my lips, and let them be
*
Filled with messages from Thee,
*
Filled with messages from Thee.
*
Take my silver and my gold,
*
Not a mite would I withhold:
*
Take my intellect, and use
*
Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose,
*
Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose.
*
Take my will, and make it Thine;
*
It shall be no longer mine:
*
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
*
It shall be Thy royal throne,
*
It shall be Thy royal throne.
*
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
*
At Thy feet its treasure store:
*
Take myself, and I will be
*
Ever, only, all for Thee,
*
Frances R. Havergal
1874
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Take Time To Be Holy
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
*
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
*
Make friends of Gods children, help those who are weak,
*
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.
*
Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
*
Spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone.
*
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
*
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.
*
Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide;
*
And run not before Him, whatever betide.
*
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
*
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.
*
Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
*
Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
*
Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
*
William D. Longstaff
1882
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The Old Rugged Cross
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
*
The emblem of suffering and shame;
*
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
*
For a world of lost sinners was slain.So Ill cherish the old rugged cross,
*
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
*
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
*
And exchange it some day for a crown.O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
*
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
*
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
*
To bear it to dark Calvary.In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
*
A wondrous beauty I see,
*
For twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,To pardon and sanctify me.
*
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
*
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
*
George Bennard
1913
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There Is A Fountain
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuels veins;
*
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
*
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains;
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And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
*
The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day;
*
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
*
Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away;
*
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
*
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power
*
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
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Be saved, to sin no more, be saved, to sin no more;
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Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
*
Eer since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
*
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
*
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;
*
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
*
Then in a nobler, sweeter song, Ill sing Thy power to save,
*
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
*
Lies silent in the grave, lies silent in the grave;
*
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
*
Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared, unworthy though I be,
*
For me a blood bought free reward, a golden harp for me!
*
Tis strung and tuned for endless years, and formed by power divine,
*
William Cowper
1772
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There Is Power in the Blood
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
*
Theres power in the blood, power in the blood;
*
Would you oer evil a victory win?
*
Theres wonderful power in the blood.There is power, power, wonder working power
*
In the blood of the Lamb;
*
There is power, power, wonder working power
*
In the precious blood of the Lamb.Would you be free from your passion and pride?
*
Theres power in the blood, power in the blood;
*
Come for a cleansing to Calvarys tide;
*
Theres wonderful power in the blood.Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
*
Theres power in the blood, power in the blood;
*
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
*
Theres wonderful power in the blood.Would you do service for Jesus your King?
*
Theres power in the blood, power in the blood;
*
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
*
Lewis E. Jones
1899
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Till The Storm Passes By
In the dark of the midnight,
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Have I oft hid my face;
*
While the storm howls above me,
*
And there's no hiding place;
*
'Mid the crash of the thunder,
*
Precious Lord, hear my cry;
*
"Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by."
*
'Til the storm passes over,
*
'Til the thunder sounds no more;
*
'Til the clouds roll forever from the sky,
*
Hold me fast, let me stand,
*
In the hollow of Thy hand;
*
Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by.
*
Many times Satan whispers,
*
"There is no need to try;
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For there's no end of sorrow,
*
There's no hope by and by";
*
But I know Thou art with me,
*
And tomorrow I'll rise;
*
Where the storms never darken the skies.
*
'Til the storm passes over,
*
'Til the thunder sounds no more;
*
'Til the clouds roll forever from the sky,
*
Hold me fast, let me stand,
*
In the hollow of Thy hand;
*
Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by.
*
When the long night has ended,
*
And the storms come no more,
*
Let me stand in Thy presence.
*
On that bright, peaceful shore.
*
In that land where the tempest
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Never comes, Lord may I
*
Dwell with Thee when the storm passes by.
*
'Til the storm passes over,
*
'Til the thunder sounds no more;
*
'Til the clouds roll forever from the sky,
*
Hold me fast, let me stand,
*
In the hollow of Thy hand;
*
Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by.
*
Hold me fast, Let me stand,
*
In the hollow of Thy hand;
*
Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by.
*
Mosie Lister
1958
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Trust And Obey
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
*
What a glory He sheds on our way!
*
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
*
And with all who will trust and obey.Trust and obey, for theres no other way
*
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
*
But His smile quickly drives it away;
*
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
*
Can abide while we trust and obey.Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
*
But our toil He doth richly repay;
*
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
*
But is blessed if we trust and obey.But we never can prove the delights of His love
*
Until all on the altar we lay;
*
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
*
Are for them who will trust and obey.Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
*
Or well walk by His side in the way.
*
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
*
John H. Sammis
1887
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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
*
No light in the darkness you see?
*
Theres a light for a look at the Savior,
*
And life more abundant and free!
*
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
*
Look full in His wonderful face,
*
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
*
In the light of His glory and grace.
*
Through death into life everlasting
*
He passed, and we follow Him there;
*
Over us sin no more hath dominion
*
For more than conquerors we are!
*
His Word shall not fail youHe promised;
*
Believe Him, and all will be well:
*
Then go to a world that is dying,
*
Helen H. Lemmel
1922
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Victory In Jesus
I heard an old, old story,
*
How a Savior came from glory,
*
How He gave His life on Calvary
*
To save a wretch like me;
*
I heard about His groaning,
*
Of His precious blood's atoning,
*
Then I repented of my sins
*
And won the victory.Chorus
*
O victory in Jesus,
*
My Savior, forever.
*
He sought me and bought me
*
With His redeeming blood;
*
He loved me ere I knew Him
*
And all my love is due Him,
*
He plunged me to victory,Beneath the cleansing flood.I heard about His healing,
*
Of His cleansing pow'r revealing.
*
How He made the lame to walk again
*
And caused the blind to see;
*
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
*
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
*
And somehow Jesus came and bro't
*
To me the victory.I heard about a mansion
*
He has built for me in glory.
*
And I heard about the streets of gold
*
Beyond the crystal sea;
*
About the angels singing,And the old redemption story,
*
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
*
Eugene Bartlett
1939
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What A Day That Will Be
There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come
*
No more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye.
*
All is peace forevermore on that happy golden shore,
*
What a day, glorious day that will be.
*
Chorus
*
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
*
And I look upon His face,
*
The One who saved me by His grace;
*
When He takes me by the hand
*
And leads me through the Promised Land,
*
What a day, glorious day that will be.
*
There'll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,
*
No more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there;
*
And forever I will be with the One who died for me,
*
What a day, glorious day that will be.
*
Chorus
*
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
*
And I look upon His face,
*
The One who saved me by His grace;
*
When He takes me by the hand
*
And leads me through the Promised Land,
*
What a day, glorious day that will be.
*
Jim Hill
1955
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*
What A Friend We Have in Jesus
What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
*
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
*
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
*
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
*
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
*
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
*
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
*
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.
*
Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
*
Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
*
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
*
In His arms Hell take and shield you; you will find a solace there.
*
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised Thou wilt all our burdens bear
*
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to Thee in earnest prayer.
*
Soon in glory bright unclouded there will be no need for prayer
*
Joseph M. Scriven
1855
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What Child is This?
What Child is this who, laid to rest
*
On Marys lap is sleeping?
*
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
*
While shepherds watch are keeping?
*
This, this is Christ the King,
*
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
*
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
*
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
*
Why lies He in such mean estate,
*
Where ox and ass are feeding?
*
Good Christians, fear, for sinners hereThe silent Word is pleading.
*
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
*
The cross be borne for me, for you.
*
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
*
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
*
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
*
Come peasant, king to own Him;
*
The King of kings salvation brings,
*
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
*
Raise, raise a song on high,The virgin sings her lullaby.
*
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
*
William C. Dix
1865
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
When I survey the wondrous cross
*
On which the Prince of glory died,
*
My richest gain I count but loss,
*
And pour contempt on all my pride.
*
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
*
Save in the death of Christ my God!
*
All the vain things that charm me most,
*
I sacrifice them to His blood.
*
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
*
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
*
Did eer such love and sorrow meet,
*
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
*
His dying crimson, like a robe,
*
Spreads oer His body on the tree;
*
Then I am dead to all the globe,
*
And all the globe is dead to me.
*
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
*
That were a present far too small;
*
Love so amazing, so divine,
*
Isaac Watts
1707
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When We All Get To Heaven
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
*
Sing His mercy and His grace.
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In the mansions bright and blessd
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Hell prepare for us a place.
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Refrain
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When we all get to Heaven,
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What a day of rejoicing that will be!
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When we all see Jesus,
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Well sing and shout the victory!
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While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
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Clouds will overspread the sky;
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But when traveling days are over,
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Not a shadow, not a sigh.
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Let us then be true and faithful,
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Trusting, serving every day;
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Just one glimpse of Him in glory
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Will the toils of life repay.
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Onward to the prize before us!
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Soon His beauty well behold;
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Soon the pearly gates will open;
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Eliza E. Hewitt
1898
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When We All Get To Heaven
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
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Sing His mercy and His grace.
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In the mansions bright and blessd
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Hell prepare for us a place.
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When we all get to Heaven,
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What a day of rejoicing that will be!
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When we all see Jesus,
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Well sing and shout the victory!
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While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
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Clouds will overspread the sky;
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But when traveling days are over,
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Not a shadow, not a sigh.
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Let us then be true and faithful,
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Trusting, serving every day;
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Just one glimpse of Him in glory
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Will the toils of life repay.
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Onward to the prize before us!
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Soon His beauty well behold;
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Soon the pearly gates will open;
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Eliza E. Hewitt
1898
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Wherever He Leads, I'll Go
Take up thy cross and follow me,
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I heard my Master say;
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I gave me life to ransom thee,
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Surrender your all today.CHORUS:
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Wherever He leads Ill go,
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Wherever He leads Ill go,
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Ill follow my Christ who loves me so,
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Wherever He leads Ill go.He drew me closer to His side,
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I sought His will to know,
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And in that will I now abide,
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Wherever He leads Ill go.It may be through the shadows dim,
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Or oer the stormy sea,
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I take my cross and follow Him,
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B.B. McKinney
1936
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