Advent Hymnal

DOXOLOGY

Praise my soul, the King of Heaven

To His feet my tribute bring

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven

Who like thee His praise should sing?

Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise Him.

Praise Him, Praise the everlasting King.

Amen.

We give Thee but Thine own,

Whate’r the gift may be

All that we have is Thine alone,

A trust O Lord from Thee.

RESPONSE

Amen.

Before Jehovah’s awful throne,

Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;

Know that the Lord is God alone;

He can create, and He destroy.

1. Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne

Cont....

1.

His sovereign power, without our aid,

Made us of clay, and formed us men;

And when like wandering sheep we strayed,

He brought us to His fold againCont....

2.

We’ll crowd His gates with thankful songs,

High as the heavens our voices raise;

And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,

Shall fill His courts with sounding praise.

Cont....

3.

Wide as the world is His command,Vast as Eternity His love;Firm as a rock His truth shall stand,When rolling years shall ceaseto move

4.

Let all men sing Jehovah’s praises;

Sing to the living God above!

His goodness stands above the ages,

It is eternal like His love.

Come Israel sing your Sov’reign’s praises,

2. Let All Men Sing Jehovah’s Praises

Cont....

1.

Sing of His fame and majesty;

His goodness stands above the ages

And lasts throughout eternity.

Cont....

1.

God is my strength and my salvation;

He is my psalm, my joy, and my song.

He is my daily inspiration;

I’ll sing His praises all day long.

Cont....

2.

He hears the song that I am singing

Of blessings given me each day,

My song within His courts is ringing:

His strength goes with me all the way. Cont....

2.

This day was blessed at creation,

This day which God has sanctified.

Let us rejoice in His salvation

Who in these temple courts abide.

Cont….

3.

O Lord, grant us Thy richest blessing

Free us from earthly cares today

Let every saint, Thy name confessing,

Be prospered at Thy hand, we pray. Cont….

3.

Thou art my God, I’ll sing Thy praises,

I will exalt Thy majesty!

Thy goodness lasts through endless ages

Thy mercy to eternity.

Cont….

4.

Let all men sing Jehovah’s praises

Sing to the living God above.

His goodness stands above the ages

And lasts throughout eternity.

4.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,

Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;

With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,

Kneel and adore Him; the Lord is His name.

3. O Worship The Lord

Cont....

1.

Low at His feet lay thy burdenof carefulness;High on His heart He will bearit for thee,

Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,Guiding thy steps as may bestfor thee be.

Cont....

2.

Fear not to enter His courts in the slenderness

Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine.

Truth in its beauty and love in its tenderness,

These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.

Cont....

3.

These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,

He will accept for the Name that is

dear;

Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,

Trust for our trembling, and hope for

our fear.

4.

Angel voices ever singing round Thy throne of light;

Angel harps, forever ringing, rest not day nor night

Thousands only live to bless Thee,

And confess Thee Lord of might.

4. Angel Voices Ever Singing

Cont....

1.

Thou who art beyond the farthest

mortal eye can scan,

Can it be that Thou regardest songs of sinful man?

Can we feel that Thou art near us,

And wilt bear us? Yea, we can. Cont....

2.

Yea, we know Thy love rejoices o’er each work of Thine;

Thou didst ears and hands and voices for Thy praise combine;

Craftsman's art and music’s measure

For Thy pleasure didst design.

Cont....

3.

Here, great God, today we offer of

Thine own to Thee;

And for Thine acceptance proffer, all unworthily,

Hearts and minds and hands and

voices,

In our choicest melody.

4.

All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;

Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;

Come ye before Him and rejoice.

5. All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Cont....

1.

The Lord ye know is God indeed;

Without our aid he did us make;

We are His folk, He doth us feed;

And for His sheep He doth us take.

Cont....

2.

O enter then, His gates with praise,

Approach with joy His courts unto;

Praise, laud, and bless His Name always,

For it is seemly so to do.

Cont....

3.

For why? The Lord our God is good,

His mercy is forever sure;

His truth at all times firmly stood,

And shall from age to age endure.

4.

Lord of all being, throned afar,

Thy glory flames from sun and star;

Centre and soul of every sphere,

Yet to each loving heart how near!

Yet to each loving heart how near!

6. Lord of All Being, Throned Afar

Cont....

1.

Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray

Sheds on our path the glow of day;

Star of our hope, Thy softened light

Cheers the long watches of the night,

Cheers the long watches of the night.

Cont....

2.

Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn;

Our noontide is Thy gracious dawn;

Our rainbow arch, Thy mercy’s sign;

All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine,

All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine.

Cont....

3.

Lord of all life, below, above.

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,

Before Thy ever-blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own,

We ask no lustre of our own.

Cont....

4.

Grant us Thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for Thee;

Till all Thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heavenly flame!

One holy light, one heavenly flame.

5.

The Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high;

The garments He assumes are light and majesty.

His glories shine with beams so bright

No mortal eye can bear the sight.

7. The Lord Jehovah Reigns

Cont....

1.

The thunders of His hand keep the wide world in awe;

His wrath and justice stand to guard His holy law.

And where His love resolves to bless,

His truth confirms and seals the grace. Cont....

2.

Through all His mighty works amazing wisdom shines;

Confounds the powers of hell, and all their dark designs.

Strong is His arm, and shall fulfil

His great decrees and sovereign will. Cont....

3.

And will this sovereign King of glory condescend,

And will He write His name my Father and my Friend?

I love His name. I love His word;

Join all my powers to praise the Lord!

4.

O for a heart to praise my God!

A heart from sin set free,

A heart that always feels Thy blood,

So freely shed for me.

8. O for a Heart to Praise My God!

Cont....

1.

A heart resigned, submissive meek,

My dear Redeemer’s throne,

Where only Christ is heard to speak,

Where Jesus reigns alone.

Cont....

2.

A heart in every thought renewed,

And full of love divine,

Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,

A copy, Lord, of Thine.

Cont....

3.

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;

Come quickly from above;

Write Thy new name upon my heart,

Thy new, best name of Love.

4.

Praise the Lord with joy exceeding,

Thou, my soul, hast cause to sing;

While I live and have my being

Joyful lays to Him I’ll bring;

And, while in this earthly frame,

E’er exalt His holy name.

9. Praise the Lord With Joy Exceeding

Cont....

1.

Trust not prices for salvation,

Nor the arm of flesh for aid;

For their might and expectation

Soon in lowly dust are laid.

Man has but a fleeting breath,

And his glory fades at death. Cont....

2.

Happy is the man who waiteth

For his help on Jacob’s God.

Who both heav’n and earth created

Yea, whose hope is in the Lord.

He who doth on God depend

Will His truth and right defend.

3.

With reverence let the saints appear,

And bow before the Lord;

His high commands with reverence hear,

And tremble at His word; and tremble at His word.

10.With Reverence Let the Saints Appear

Cont....

1.

How terrible Thy glories be!

How bright Thine armies shine!

Where is the power that vies with Thee,

Or truth compared with Thine? or truth compared with Thine?

Cont....

2.

Sing, all ye ransomed of the Lord,

Your great Deliverer sing;

Ye pilgrims now for Zion bound,

Be joyful in your King; be joyful in your King.

Cont....

3.

O Jesus, Lord of earth and heaven,

Our life and joy, to Thee

Be honour, thanks, and blessing given

Through all eternity; through all eternity.

4.

Come, Thou Almighty King,

Help us Thy name to sing,

Help us to praise.

Father all glorious,

O’er all victorious,

Come and reign over us,

Ancient of days

11. Come, Thou Almighty King

Cont....

1.

Come, holy Comforter,

Thy sacred witness bear

In this glad hour:

Thou who almighty art,

Rule now in every heart,

And ne’er from us depart,

Spirit of power.Cont....

2.

Thou art the mighty One,

On earth Thy will be done

From shore to shore.

Thy sovereign majesty

May we in glory see,

And to eternity

Love and adore.

3.

Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise

Your hearts and voices in His praise;

His nature and His works invite

To make this duty our delight.

12. Praise Ye the Lord

Cont....

1.

He formed the stars, those heavenly flames,

He counts their numbers, calls their names;

His wisdom’s vast, and knows no bound,

A deep where all our thoughts are drowned.

Cont....

2.

Sing to the Lord, exalt Him high,

Who spreads His clouds along the sky;

There He prepares the fruitful rain,

Nor lets the drops descend in vain.

Cont....

3.

He makes the grass the hills adorn,

And clothes the smiling fields with corn;

The beasts with food His hands supply,

And the young ravens when they cry.

Cont....

4.

His saints are lovely in His sight,

He views His children with delight;

He sees their hope, He knows their fear,

And looks and loves His image there.

5.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

13. Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

Come, bless the Lord, ye people here,

Before His face, ye saints, appear;

Ye who adore Him day and night,

Declare His worth, proclaim His might.

14. Come, Bless the Lord

Cont....

1.

Lift up your hands in holy praise,

In grateful songs your voices raise;

Before His throne in homage bow,

And honour Him who hears you now.

Cont....

2.

Oh, may His grace abundantly

From Zion shed its light on thee;

He is Creator, Lord and King;

Let all the earth His praises sing!

3.

God’s free mercy streameth over all the world,

And His banner gleameth, by His church unfurled;

Broad and deep and glorious, as the heaven above,

Shines in might victorious His eternal love.

15. God’s Free Mercy Streameth

Cont....

1.

Summer suns are glowing over land and sea;

Happy light is flowing, bountiful and free;

Everything rejoices in the mellow rays;

Earth’s ten thousand voices swell the psalm of praise.

Cont....

2.

Lord, upon our blindness thy pure radiance pour;

For Thy loving kindness we would love Thee more;

And when clouds are drifting dark across the sky,

Then, the veil uplifting, Father, be Thou nigh.

Cont....

3.

We will never doubt Thee, tho’ Thou veil Thy light;

Life is dark without Thee, death with Thee is bright.

Light of light, shine o’er us on our pilgrim way,

Go Thou still before us to the endless day.

4.

Blessed Jesus, at Thy word

We are gathered all to hear Thee;

Let our hearts and souls be stirred

Now to seek and love and fear Thee;

By Thy teachings sweet and holy,

Drawn from earth to love Thee solely.

16. Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

Cont....

1.

All our knowledge, sense, and sight

Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,

Till Thy Spirit breaks our night

With the beams of truth unclouded.

Thou alone to God canst win us;

Thou must work all good within us.

Cont....

2.

Glorious Lord, Thyself impart!

Light of light, from God proceeding,

Open Thou our ears and heart,

Help us by Thy spirit’s pleading,

Hear the cry Thy people raises,

Hear, and bless our prayers and praises.

3.

Father, again in Jesus’ name we meet,

And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet;

Again to Thee our grateful voices raise.

To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.

17. Again We Meet

Cont....

1.

O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care,

And all Thy love from day to day declare!

Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?

Does not Thine arm encircle us around? Cont....

2.

Alas! unworthy of Thy boundless love.

Too oft with careless feet from Thee we rove;

But now, encouraged by Thy voice, we come,

Returning sinners, to a Father’s home.

Cont....

3.

O by that name in which all fullness dwells,

O by that love which every love excels,

O by that blood so freely shed for sin,

Open blessed mercy’s gate, and take us in.

4.

Lord, we come before Thee now,

At Thy feet feet we humbly bow;

O do not our suit disdain!

Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?

Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?

18. Lord, We Come Before Thee Now

Cont....

1.

Lord, on Thee our souls depend;

In compassion now descend,

Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,

Tune our lips to sing Thy praise,

Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.

Cont....

2.

Send some message from Thy word

That may joy and peace afford;

Let Thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart,

Full salvation to each heart.Cont....

3.

Comfort those who weep and mourn,

Let the time of joy return;

Those that are cast down lift up,

Make them strong in faith and hope,

Make them strong in faith and hope. Cont...

.

4.

Grant that all may seek, and find

Thee a God supremely kind;

Heal the sick, the captive free;

Let us all rejoice in Thee,

Let us all rejoice in Thee.

5.

Again our earthly cares we leave,

And to Thy courts repair;

Again with joyful feet we haste

To meet our Saviour there.

19. Again Our Earthly Cares We Leave

Cont....

1.

Great Shepherd of Thy people, here

Thy presence now display.

We bow within Thy house of prayer;

O give us hearts to pray!

Cont....

2.

The clouds which veil Thee from our sight,

In pity, Lord, remove;

Dispose our minds to hear aright

The message of Thy love.

Cont....

3.

The feeling heart, the melting eye,

The humble mind, bestow;

And shine upon us from above,

To make our graces grow.

4.

“We would see Jesus;” for the shadows lengthen

Across the little landscape of our life;

We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen

For the last conflict, in this mortal strife.

20. We Would See Jesus

Cont....

1.

“We would see Jesus,” Rock of our salvation,

Whereon our feet were set with sovereign grace;

Not life, nor death, with all their agitation.

Can thence remove us, gazing on His face.

Cont....

2.

“We would see Jesus;” other lights are paling,

Which for long years we did rejoice to see;

The blessings of this sinful world are failing;

We would not mourn them, in exchange for Thee.

Cont....

3.

“We would see Jesus;” this is all we’re needing

Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight;

We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading,

Soon to return and end this mortal night!

4.

The Lord in Zion reigneth;

Let all the world rejoice,

And come before His throne of grace

With tuneful heart and voice;

21. The Lord in Zion Reigneth

Cont....

1.

The Lord in Zion reigneth,

And there His praise shall ring,

To Him shall princes bend the knee

And kings their glory bring.

Cont....

1.


And who so great as He?

The depths of earth are in His hands;

He rules the mighty sea.

Cont....

2.

O crown His name with honour,

And let His standard wave,

Till distant isles beyond the deep

Shall own His power to save.

Cont....

2.


These hours to Him belong;

O enter now His temple gates,

And fill His courts with song;

Cont....

3.

Beneath His royal banner

Let every creature fall,

Exalt the King of heaven and earth,

And crown Him Lord of all.

3.

Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing;

Fill our hearts with joy and peace;

Let us each, Thy love possessing,

Triumph in redeeming grace.

O refresh us, O refresh us,

Travelling thro’ this wilderness.

22. Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing

Cont....

1.

Thanks we give, and adoration,

For Thy gospel’s joyful sound.

May the fruits of Thy salvation

In our hearts and lives abound.

Ever faithful, ever faithful

To the truth may we be found.

2.

God bless and keep thee through all they days,

God bless and keep thee in all thy ways;

“Mizpah” our parting sweet,

“Mizpah” our hearts repeat,

Till we again shall meet with songs of praise.

23. God Bless and Keep Thee

Cont....

1.

How good to be where God’s children meet,

How good to worship at Jesus' feet;

There love and peace abide,

There sweetest rest beside,

There every care we hide in joy complete.

Cont....

2.

Here in His word sweet manna is found,

Here living waters for all abound;

Jesus our need supplies,

And who on Him relies

He ever satisfies; His praise resound.

3.

Lord, have mercy, have mercy upon us,

And incline our hearts to keep Thy law.

Amen.

24. Lord, Have Mercy

Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise

With one accord our parting hymn of praise.

We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease,

Then, lowly kneeling wait Thy word of peace.

25. Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name

Cont....

1.

Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;

With Thee began, with Thee shall end, the day.

Guard Thou the lips from sin, the heart from shame,

That in this house have called upon Thy name. Cont....

2.

Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,

Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife.

Then when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,

Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace!

3.

The Lord be with us as we bend

His blessing to receive;

His gift of peace upon us send

Before His courts we leave.

26. The Lord Be With Us

Cont....

1.

The Lord be with us as we walk

Along our homeward road;

In silent thought or friendly talk

Our hearts be still with God.

Cont....

2.

The Lord be with us till the night

Infold us all to rest;

Be He of every heart the light,

Of every home the guest.

Amen.

3.

The Lord is in His holy temple,

The Lord is in His holy temple,

Let all the earth keep silence,

Let all the earth keep silence before Him,

Keep silence, keep silence before Him.

Amen.

27. The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

New every morning is the love

Our wakening and uprising prove;

Through sleep and darkness safely brought,

Restored to life and power and thought.

28. New Every Morning

Cont....

1.

New mercies, each returning day,

Hover around us while we pray;

New perils past, new sins forgiven,

New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

Cont....

2.

If, on our daily course, our mind

Be set to hallow all we find,

New Treasures still, of countless price,

God will provide for sacrifice.

Cont....

3.

The trivial round, the common task,

Will furnish all we ought to ask;

Room to deny ourselves, a road

To bring us daily nearer God.

Cont....

4.

Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love,

Fit us for perfect rest above;

And help us, this and every day,

To live more nearly as we pray.

5.

Sweetly the holy hymn

Breaks on the morning air;

Before the world with smoke is dim

We meet to offer prayer.

29. Sweetly the Holy Hymn

Cont....

1.

While flowers are wet with dews,

Dew of our souls, descend;

Ere yet the sun the day renews,

O Lord, Thy Spirit send.

Cont....

2.

Upon the battlefield,

Before the fight begins,

We seek, O Lord, Thy sheltering shield,

To guard us from our sins.

Cont....

3.

On the lone mountainside,

Before the morning’s light,

The Man of Sorrows wept and cried,

And rose refreshed with might.

Cont....

4.

Oh, hear us, then, for we

Are very weak and frail;

We make the Saviour’s name our plea,

And surely must prevail.

5.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God over all who rules eternity!

30. Holy, Holy, Holy

Cont....

1.

Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee

Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;

Thousands and ten thousands worship low before Thee,

Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Cont....

2.

Holy, holy, holy! Though darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of man Thy great glory may not see;

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,

Perfect in power, in love and purity.

3.

Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear

My voice ascending high;

To Thee will I direct my prayer,

To Thee lift up mine eye-

31. Lord, in the Morning

Cont....

1.

Up to the hills where Christ is gone

To plead for all His saints,

Presenting at His Father’s throne

Our songs and our complaints.

Cont....

2.

O may Thy Spirit guide my feet

In ways of righteousness;

Make every path of duty straight

And plain before my face.

Cont....

3.

The men that love and fear Thy name

Shall see their hopes fulfilled;

The mighty God will compass them

With favour as a shield.

4.

The sun is on the land and sea,

The day begun;

Our morning hymn begins with Thee,

Most Holy One.

Our praise shall rise continually

Till day is done.

32. The Sun Is on the Land

Cont....

1.

Thy love was ever in our view,

Like stars by night;

Thy gift are every morning new,

O God of light;

Thy mercy, like the heavens’ blue,

Fills all our sight.

Cont....

2.

We do not know what grief or care

The day may bring;

The heart shall find some gladness there

That loves its King;

The life that serves Thee everywhere

Can always sing. Cont....

3.

All glory to the Father be,

With Christ the Son,

And, Holy Spirit, unto Thee,

Forever One;

All glory tot he Trinity

While ages run.

4.

When morning gilds the skies,

My heart awaking cries,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Alike at work and prayer,

To Jesus I repair;


33. When Morning Gilds the Skies

Cont....

1.

When-e’er the sweet church bell

Peals over hill and dell,


O hark to what it sings,

As joyously it rings,

May Jesus Christ be praised!Cont....

2.

The night becomes as day,

When from the heart we say,


The powers of darkness fear,

When this sweet chant they hear,

May Jesus Christ be praised!Cont....

3.

Ye nations of mankind,

In this your concord find,


Let all the earth around

Ring joyous with the sound,


Cont....

4.

In heaven’s eternal bliss

The loveliest strain is this,


Let earth, and sea, and sky

From depth to height reply,


Cont....

5.

Be this, while life is mine,

My canticle divine,


Be this th’ eternal song

Through all ages long,


6.

Father, we thank Thee for the night,

And for the pleasant morning light;

For rest, and food, and living care

And all that makes the day so fair.

34. We Thank Thee

Cont....

1.

Help us to do the things we should,

To be to others kind and good;

In all we do, at work or play,

To grow more living ev’ry day.

2.

Sun of my soul, O Saviour dear!

It is not night if Thou be near;

O may no earth-born cloud arise

To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes.

35. Sun of My Soul

Cont….

1.

When soft the dews of kindly sleep

My weary eyelids gently steep,

Be my last thought - how sweet to rest

Forever on my Saviour’s breast!

Cont….

2.

Abide with me from morn till eve,

For without Thee I cannot live;

Abide with me when night is nigh,

For without Thee I dare not die.

Cont….

3.

Be near and bless me when I wake,

Ere through the world my way I take;

Till in the ocean of Thy love

I lose myself in heaven above.

4.

If I have wounded any soul today,

If I have caused one foot to go astray,

If I have walked in my own willful way,

Dear Lord, forgive!

36. An Evening Prayer

Cont....

1.

If I have uttered idle words or vain,

If I have turned aside from want or pain,

Lest I offend some other thro’ the strain,

Dear Lord, forgive!Cont....

2.

If I have been perverse or had or cold,

If I have longed for shelter in Thy fold,

When Thou hast given me some fort to hold,

Dear Lord, forgive!Cont....

3.

Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee;

Forgive the secret sins I do not see;

O guide me, love me, and my keeper be,

Amen.

4.

Now God be with us, for the night is closing;

The light and darkness are of His disposing;

And ‘neath His shadow here to rest we yield us,

For He will shield us.

37. Now God Be With Us

Cont....

1.

Let evil thoughts and spirits flee before us;

Till morning cometh, watch, O Master, o’er us;

In soul and body Thou from harm defend us,

Thine angels send us.Cont....

2.

We have no refuge, none on earth to aid us,

Save Thee, O Father, who Thine own hast made us;

But Thy dear presence will not leave them lonely

Who seek Thee only.

Cont....

3.

Father, Thy name be praised, Thy kingdom given,

Thy will e done on earth as 'tis in heaven;

Keep us in life, forgive our sins, deliver

Us now and ever.

4.

Softly now the light of day

Fades upon our sight away;

Free from care, from labour free,

Lord, we would commune with Thee.

38. Softly Now the Light of Day

Cont....

1.

Thou, whose all-pervading eye

Nought escapes, without, within,

Pardon each infirmity,

Open fault, and secret sin.

Cont....

2.

Soon from us the light of day

Shall forever pass away;

Then, from sin and sorrow free,

Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee.

3.

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,

The darkness falls at Thy behest;

To Thee our morning hymns ascended,

Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.

39. The Day Thou Gavest

Cont....

1.

We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping.

While earth rolls onward into light,

Through all the world her watch is keeping,

And rests not now by day or night. Cont....

2.

As o’er each continent and island

The dawn leads on another day,

The voice of prayer is never silent,

Nor die the strains of praise away. Cont....

3.

So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,

Like earth’s proud empires, pass away;

Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,

Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

4.

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;

The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!

When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,

Help of the helpless, O abide with me!

40. Abide With me

Cont....

1.

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;

Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;

Change and decay in all around I see;

O Thou, who changest not, abide with me! Cont....

2.

I need Thy presence every passing hour;

What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?

Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?

Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me!

Cont....

3.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;

Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness:

Where is death’s sting? where, grave, thy victory?

I triumph still if Thou abide with me!

4.

Day is dying in the west;

Heaven is touching earth with rest;

Wait and worship while the night

Sets her evening lamps alight through all the sky.

41. Day Is Dying in the West

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts!

Heaven and earth are full of Thee;

Heaven and earth are praising Thee,

O Lord most high!

Cont....

Lord of life, beneath the dome

Of the universe, Thy home,

Gather us who seek Thy face

To the fold of Thy embrace, for Thou art nigh.

Cont....

2.

Refrain:




O Lord most high!

Cont....

While the deepening shadows fall,

Heart of love, enfolding all,

Thro’ the glory and the grace

Of the stars that veil Thy face, our hearts ascend.

Cont....

3.

Refrain:




O Lord most high!

Cont....

When forever from our sight

Pass the stars, the day, the night,

Lord of angels, on our eyes

Let eternal morning rise, and shadows end.

Cont....

4.

Refrain:




O Lord most high!

I come to pay my thanks, O Father,

And bring Thee praise in this my lay.

The dark’ning night approaches slowly,

But Thou, my Light, with me dost stay.

42. Evensong

Cont....

1.

Thou count’st me with Thy favoured children;

More than a father’s care I see;

Most bounteous Source of all my blessings,

Compassionate art Thou to me!

Cont....

1.

I thank Thee for Thy kind protection,

Thy gently hand hath firmly led;

When fails my heart Thou art my comfort;

Thy wing is daily o’er me spread. Cont...

.

2.

At eve when cares and toil are over,

Both hand and heart are called to rest;

Thy Father-hand was never shortened,

Through all the day it saved and blessed. Cont....

2.

I thank Thee, Father, for Thy mercy,

Which granted to this sinner might.

Shouldest Thou reward my sinful follies,

Where could I flee, where hide from sight?

Cont....

3.

Ah, no! my soul shall not distrust Thee;

Thou hast pronounced me free and clean;

My heart in Jesus’ blood finds healing,

He fills my mind with peace serene.

Cont....

3.

I know in whom my soul is trusting,

From blush of dawn to dusk of day;

I know the Rock on whom I’m building,

My blessed Hope, my strength and stay.

Cont....

4.

When life’s long day at last declining

Shall bid me cease from care and strife.

For every day that He has granted

I’ll praise the Giver of all life.

4.

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing,

Ere repose our spirits seal;

Sin and want we come confessing;

Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.

43. Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing

Cont....

1.

Though the night be dark and dreary,

Darkness cannot hide from Thee;

Thou art He who, never weary,

Watchest where Thy people be. Cont....

2.

Though destruction walk around us,

Though the arrow past us fly,

Angel guards from Thee surround us,

We are safe if Thou art nigh.

3.

Cont....

Should swift death this night o’er-take us,

And our couch become our tomb,

May the morn of glory wake us,

Clad in light and deathless bloom.

4.

O Christ, eternal, heav’nly light,

No deed is hidden from Thy sight.

Thy light is like the light of noon

E’en when we see no sun or moon.

44. Evening Prayer

Cont....

1.

Reveal to us Thy love and might;

Watch o’er us through the fearsome night;

Deliver us from danger’s hour

And guard us by Thy saving pow’r.

Cont....

2.

Refresh us in our nightly rest

That we might give to Thee our best.

In sleeping let us temp’rate be

That we might ne’er dishonour Thee.

Cont....

3.

E’en in our slumber let us be

Prepared, O Lord, to welcome Thee:

Grant quiet trust in Thy dear name

For Thou art evermore the same.

Cont....

4.

O Father, we Thy love would see,

O Son, let us be more like Thee,

O Spirit, guide us in Thy ways,

O Triune God, we sing Thy praise.

5.

O love of God, how strong and true!

Eternal, and yet ever new;

Uncomprehended and unbought,

Beyond all knowledge and all thought.

45. O Love of God

Cont....

1.

O wide-embracing, wondrous love!

We read Thee in the sky above;

We read Thee in the earth below,

In seas that swell, and streams that flow. Cont....

2.

We read Thee best in Him who came

To bear for us the cross of shame;

Sent by the Father from on high,

Our life to live, our death to die. Cont...

.

3.

We read Thy power to bless and save,

E’en in the darkness of the grave;

Still more in resurrection light

We read the fullness of Thy might. Cont....

4.

O love of God, our shield and stay

Through all the perils of our way!

Eternal love, in Thee we rest,

Forever safe, forever blest.

5.

There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,

Like the wideness of the sea;

There’s a kindness in His justice,

Which is more than liberty.

46. There’s a Wideness

Cont....

1.

There is welcome for the sinner,

And more graces for the good;

There is mercy with the Saviour;

There is healing in His blood.

Cont....

2.

For the love of God is broader

Than the measure of man’s mind,

And the heart of the Eternal

Is most wonderfully kind.

Cont....

3.

If our love were but more simple,

We should take Him at His word;

And our lives would be all sunshine

In the sweetness of our Lord.

4.

Praise ye the Father for His loving kindness,

Tenderly cares He for His erring children;

Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens;

Praise ye Jehovah!

47. Praise Ye the Father

Cont....

1.

Praise ye the Saviour, great is His compassion,

Graciously cares he for His chosen people;

Young men and maidens, ye old men and children,

Praise ye the Saviour!

Cont....

2.

Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel,

Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us;

Praise ye the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Praise the Eternal Three!

3.

Hear our prayer, O Lord,

Hear our prayer, O Lord;

Incline Thine ear to us,

And grant us Thy peace.

Amen.

48. Hear Our Prayer, O Lord

How good God’s love, more great, more spacious

Than heav’n can hold or tongue can tell.

Unseemly 'tis that hearts ungracious

In God’s redeemed should ever dwell

49. The Goodness of God

Cont....

1.

To Him all honour, praise and glory

Now and forever more be given.

My soul, thy Lord will ne’er forget thee,

Oh, wilt not Thou remember Him! Cont....

1.

Who made me by His wondrous power?

That God who needs me in no way!

Who leads and guards me every hour?

He whom I grieve when oft’ I stray! Cont...

.

2.

Who fills my soul with sweet contentment?Who daily gives supplies of grace?Who is the source of glad refreshment?It is my Lord, and Him I’ll praise!

Cont....

2.

Shall I neglect to praise my Saviour?

Can I refuse to own His love?

Should I not seek to gain His favour?

Cont....

3.

Should I not look to Him above?

His will controls my heart’s desires.

And what He teaches, I will do.

Learning the good His law requires,

Loving my God and neighbour too.

Cont....

3.

So will I ever seek to please Him,

And grow more like Him every day.

Until His love fills all my being

And shows in all I do and say.

Strengthened within by His own power

Cont....

4.

I’ll keep His statutes and His law.

And though I tremble every hour,

Yet shall I fear death’s sting no more!

4.

Like as a father pities his child,

So the Lord pities the sinner defiled;

Waiteth in kindness, pities our blindness,

Longeth to welcome, though often reviled.

50. Like as a Father

Cont....

1.

Like as a father when we believe,

Merciful still, He will gladly receive;

Listen to hear us, blesses to cheer us,

Pities whenever His Spirit we grieve.

2.

Cont....

Like as a father, ever the same,

He hath created, and knoweth our frame;

Watcheth the straying, guardeth the praying,

Bids us to trust in His almighty name.

3.

Cont....

Like as a father, constant, is He,

God in compassion regardeth our plea;

In need he cometh, precious His promise:

Father in heaven forever to be.

4.

O worship the King, all glorious above,

O gratefully sing His wonderful love;

Our shield and defender, the Ancient of days,

Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

51. O Worship the King

Cont....

1.

O tell of his might, O sing of His grace,

Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;

His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,

And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

2.

Cont....

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 distils in the dew and the rain.

3.

Cont....

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!

4.

The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above;

Ancient of everlasting days, and God of love;

Jehovah! Great I AM! By earth and heaven confessed;

I bow and bless the sacred name, forever blest.

52. The God of Abraham Praise

Cont....

1.

The God of Abraham praise, at whose supreme command

From earth I rise, and see the joys at His right hand;

I all on earth forsake, its wisdom, fame, and power;

And Him my only portion make, my shield and tower.

2.

Cont....

The whole triumphant host give thanks to God on high;

“Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost!” they ever cry;

Hail, Abraham’s God and mine! I join the heavenly lays;

All might and majesty are Thine, and endless praise.

3.

O God of light, before Thy sight

We’re doomed by our transgression.

By sin beguiled, we stand defiled;

Thy stained and marred possession.

53. O God of Light

Cont....

1.

Where shall we flee if not to Thee;

Thou never shalt forsake us!

Thine own dear Son for us has won

New life, and He shall wake us.

2.

Cont....

Yea verily, on Calvary

His wounds were for our healing;

And by that flood of cleansing blood,

His children He is sealing.

3.

Cont....

Help us ,O Lord, to trust Thy Word,

In Him alone confiding.

In Thee we’ll live, and freely give

Those works that are abiding.

4.

My Maker and my King,

To Thee my all I owe;

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring

Whence all my blessings flow;

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring

Whence all my blessings flow.

54. My Maker and My King

Cont....

1.

The creature of Thy hand,

On Thee alone I live;

My God, Thy benefits demand

More praise than I can give.

My God, Thy benefits demand

More praise than I can give.

Cont….

2.

Lord, what can I impart

When all is Thine before?

Thy love demands a thankful heart;

The gift, alas! How poor.

Thy love demands a thankful heart;

The gift, alas! How poor Cont....

3.

O! let Thy grace inspire

My soul with strength divine;

Let every word and each desire

And all my days be Thine.

Let every word and each desire

And all my days be Thine.

4.

The Lord Jehovah reigns alone

As king of all creation;

Bow down, ye saints, before His throne

In humble adoration!

55. The Lord Jehovah Reigns Alone

Cont....

1.

Great is the Lord, His name is great,

The glory of His works relate!

His pow’r is unsurpassed.

Cont....

1.

Without His power to create

No man were here abiding

To whom He did communicate

The life in Him residing.

Within the hollow of His hand

He holdeth sun and sky and land

He is the sum of wisdom!Cont....

2.

How righteous, holy, good Thou art,

Who crownest life with gladness;

Thou dwellest with the pure in heart,

And comfortest their sadness.

Thou only art immortal, Lord.

But dost to mortal man accord

Promise of life eternal.

Cont....

3.

Can I, so sinful, yet abide

The Lord Jehovah’s brightness?

I thank the Lord, Christ’s blood doth hide

My stains beneath His whiteness.

And now I sing; How good the Lord!

How good, I cannot well record;

His love is never failing.

4.

God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest

Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;

Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest,

Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

56. God the Omnipotent

Cont....

1.

God the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken

Thy precepts holy, and slighted Thy word;

Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken;

Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

2.

Cont....

God the all-righteous One! man hath defied Thee;

Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;

Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee;

Prosper the right, O most merciful Lord.

3.

Cont....

So shall we render Thee thankful devotion,

For Thy deliverance from peril and sword,

Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean,

“Thine is the power and the glory, O Lord.”

4.

Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven;

Earth is with its fullness stored;

Unto Thee be glory given,

Holy, holy, holy Lord!

57. Thy Glory Fills the Heavens

Cont....

1.

Heav’n is still with anthems ringing;

Earth takes up the angels’ cry,

Holy, holy, holy, singing,

Lord of hosts, Thou Lord most high

Cont....

1.

Ever thus in God’s high praises,

Brethren, let our tongues unite;

While our thought His greatness raises,

And our love His gifts excite;Cont….

2.

With His seraph train before Him,

With His holy church below,

Thus unite we to adore Him,

Bid we thus our anthem flow.

Cont….

2.

Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven,

Earth is with its fullness stored;

Unto Thee be glory given,

Holy, holy, holy Lord!

3.

Cont….

Thus Thy glorious name confessing,

We adopt the angels’ cry,

Holy, holy, holy blessing

Thee, the Lord our God most high!

3.

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home!

58. O God, Our Help

Cont....

1.

Under the shadow of Thy throne

Still may we dwell secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defence is sure.

2.

Cont….

Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting Thou art God,

To endless years the same.

Cont….

3.

A thousand ages, in Thy sight,

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night,

Before the rising sun.

4.

Cont….

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come;

Be Thou our guide while life shall last,

And our eternal home!

5.

We may not climb the heavenly steeps

To bring the Saviour down;

In vain we search the lowest deeps,

For Him no depths can drown.

59. We May Not Climb

Cont....

1.

But warm, sweet, tender, even yet

A present help is He;

And faith has yet its Olivet,

And love its Galilee.

2.

Cont....

The healing of the seamless dress

Is by our beds of pain;

We touch Him in life’s throng and press,

And we are whole again.

3.

Cont....

O Lord and Master of us all,

Whate’er our name or sign,

We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,

We test or lives by Thine!

4.

Upon the lofty mountain

Or in the verdant vale;

Beside the sparkling fountain,

Or on the forest trail;

60. Upon the Lofty Mountain

Cont....

1.

Where’er in meditation

I view a landscape fair,

My soul is filled with wonder

For God is everywhere.

1.

Cont….

Our Father watches closely

The way His children go;

He blesses those who heed Him

And seek His laws to know.

He feeds the hungry raven,

Bedecks the fields with grass,

Gives to the worm his portion

God keeps the universe.Cont....

2.

Rejoice, then, O ye Christians,

The Father marks your days;

E’en when the end is nearing

He smoothes the tortuous ways.

When friends have all departed

Your God becomes more dear

When pain and fear o’ertake you,

Then God is very near.

3.

A mighty fortress is our God,

A bulwark never failing;

Our helper He, amid the flood

Of mortal ills prevailing.

61. A Mighty Fortress

Cont....

1.

For still our ancient foe

Doth seek to work us woe;

His craft and power are great;

And armed with cruel hate,

On earth is not his equal.

1.

Did we in our own strength confide,

Our striving would be losing,

Were not the right man on our side,

The man of God’s own choosing.

Cont....

2.

Dost ask who that may be?

Christ Jesus, it is He,

Lord Sabaoth His name,

From age to age the same,

And He must win the battle.

2.

Cont….

And though this world, with devils filled,

Should threaten to undo us,

We will not fear, for God hath willed

His truth to triumph through us.

Cont....

3.

The prince of darkness grim,

We tremble not for him;

His rage we can endure,

For lo! His doom is sure,

One little word shall fell him.

3.

Cont….

That word above all earthly powers,

No thanks to them, abideth;

The Spirit and the gifts are ours

Through Him who with us sideth;

4.

Cont….

Let goods and kindred go,

This mortal life also;

The body they may kill;

God’s truth abideth still,

His kingdom is forever.

4.

O God of Bethel, by whose hand

Thy people still are fed,

Who through this weary pilgrimage

Hast all our fathers led,

62. O God of Bethel

Cont....

1.

Our vows, our prayers, we now present

Before Thy throne of grace;

God of our fathers, be the God

Of their succeeding race.

2.

Cont....

Through each perplexing path of life

Our wandering footsteps guide;

Give us each day our daily bread,

And raiment fit provide.

3.

Cont....

O spread Thy covering wings around

Till all our wanderings cease,

And at our Father’s loved abode

We find at last Thy peace.

4.

God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform;

He plants His footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm.

63. God Moves in a Mysterious Way

Cont....

1.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;

The clouds ye so much dread

Are big with mercy, and shall break

In blessings on your head.

2.

Cont....

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust Him for His grace;

Behind a frowning providence

He hides a smiling face.

Cont....

3.

His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding every hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,

But sweet will be the flower.

4.

Cont....

Blind unbelief is sure to err,

And scan His work in vain;

God is His own interpreter,

And He will make it plain.

5.

O my soul, be thou contented,

God, thy King, rules over all;

Seasons change as He commandeth;

He alone will never fall.

64. Rest in God

Cont....

1.

Daily men seek something better,

Daily they regret the cost

Longing for some brighter future,

Wishing back the things they’ve lost.

2.

Cont....

O my soul, be thou contented,

God, thy King, rules over all;

See how all things here are changing,

Only God will never fall.

3.

For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies,

Lord of all, to Thee we raise

This our grateful song of praise.

65. For the Beauty of the Earth

Cont....

1.

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child,

Friends on earth and Friend above,

Pleasures pure and undefiled,


This our grateful song of praise. Cont...

.

2.

For the gift of Thy dear Son,

For the hope of heaven at last,

For the Spirit’s victory won,

For the crown when life is past,


Songs of gratitude and praise.

3.

This is my Father’s world,

And to my listening ears,

All nature sings, and round me rings

The music of the spheres.

66. This Is My Father’s World

Cont....

1.

This is my Father’s world;

I rest me in the thought

Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;

His hand the wonders wrought.

Cont....

1.


The birds their carols raise;

The morning light, the lily white,

Declare their Maker’s praise.

Cont....

2.


He shines in all that’s fair;

In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,

He speaks to me everywhere.

2.

Cont….


O let me ne’er forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong,

God is the Ruler yet.

3.

Cont….


Why should my heart be sad?

The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!

God reigns; let the earth be glad.

3.

I sing the mighty power of God,

That made the mountain rise,

That spread the flowing seas abroad,

And built the lofty skies;

67. I Sing the Mighty Power

Cont....

1.

I sing the wisdom that ordained

The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at His command,

And all the stars obey.

Cont....

1.

I sing the goodness of the Lord,

That filled the earth with food;

He formed the creatures with His word,

And then pronounced them good.

Cont....

2.

Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed

Where’er I turn my eye!

If I survey the ground I tread,

Or gaze upon the sky!

Cont....

2.

There’s not a plant or flower below

But makes Thy glories known;

And clouds arise, and tempests blow,

By order from Thy throne.

3.

Cont....

Creatures that borrow life from Thee

Are subject to Thy care;

There’s not a place where we can flee

But God is present there.

3.

The spacious firmament on high,

With all the blue, ethereal sky,

And spangled heavens, a shinning frame,

Their great Original proclaim.

68. The Spacious Firmament

Cont....

1.

Th’ unwearied sun from day to day

Does his Creator’s power display,

And publishes to every land

The work of an almighty hand. Cont....

1.

Soon as the evening shades prevail,

The moon takes up the wondrous tale;

And nightly to the listening earth

Repeats the story of her birth;

Cont....

2.

While all the stars that round her burn,

And all the planets in their turn,

Confirm the tidings as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole. Cont....

2.

What though in solemn silence all

Move round the dark terrestrial ball?

What though no real voice nor sound

3.

Cont....

Amid their radiant orbs be found?

In reason’s ear they all rejoice

And utter forth a glorious voice,

Forever singing as they shine,

“The hand that made us is divine.”

3.

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled!”

69. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Cont....

1.

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

Join the triumph of the skies;

With th’ angelic host proclaim,

“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark the herald angels sing,

Glory to the newborn King.”

1.

Cont….

Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ the everlasting Lord;

In the manger born a king,

While adoring angels sing,

“Peace on earth, to men good will;”

Cont....

2.

Bid the trembling soul be still,

Christ on earth has come to dwell,

Jesus, our Immanuel!



2.

Cont….

Hail! The heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail! The Sun of Righteousness!

Life and light to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by,

3.

Born that man no more may die,

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.



3.

As with gladness men of old

Did the guiding star behold,

As with joy they hailed its light,

Leading onward, beaming bright,

So, most gracious Lord, may we

Evermore be led to Thee.

70. As With Gladness Men of Old

Cont....

1.

As with joyful steps they sped

To that lowly manger bed,

There to bend the knee before

Him whom heaven and earth adore,

So may we with willing feet

Ever seek Thy mercy seat.Cont....

2.

As they offered gifts most rare

At that manger rude and bare,

So may we with holy joy,

Pure, and free from sin’s alloy,

All our costliest treasures bring,

Christ, to Thee our heavenly King.

Cont....

3.

Holy Jesus, every day

Keep us in the narrow way;

And, when earthly things are past,

Bring our ransomed souls at last

Where the need no star to guide,

Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

4.

There’s a song in the air!

There’s a star in the sky!

There’s a mother’s deep prayer

And a baby’s low cry!

71. There’s a Song in the Air

Cont....

1.

And the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing,

For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King!

Cont....

1.

There’s a tumult of joy

O’er the wonderful birth,

For the virgin’s sweet boy

Is the Lord of the earth.

Aye! The star rains its fire while the beautiful sing,

For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King!

Cont....

2.

In the light of that star

Lie the ages impearled;

And that song from afar

Has swept over the world.

Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing

In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King

Cont....

3.

We rejoice in the light,

And we echo the song

That comes down through the night

From the heavenly throng.

Aye! We shout to the lovely evangel they bring,

And we greet in His cradle our Saviour and King!

4.

Angels from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o’er all the earth;

Ye, who sang creation’s story,

Now proclaim, Messiah’s birth;

72. Angels From the Realms of Glory

Cont....

1.

Come and worship, come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Cont....

1.

Shepherds, in the filed abiding,

Watching o’er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing;

Yonder shines the Infant Light;



Cont....

2.

Sages, leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar;

Seek the great Desire of nations;

Ye have seen His natal star;



Cont....

3.

Saints, before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and afar,

Suddenly the Lord, descending,

In His temple, shall appear;



4.

The first noel the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields, where they lay keeping their sheep,

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep

73. The First Noel

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

Noel, Noel! Noel! Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

Cont....

They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the east, beyond them far,

And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night.

Cont....

2.

Refrain:



Cont....

And by the light of that same star,

Three wise men came from country far;

To seek for a king was their intent,

And to follow the star wherever it went.

Cont....

3.

Refrain:



Cont....

This star drew nigh to the north-west,

O’er Bethlehem it took its rest,

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Cont....

4.

Refrain:



Cont....

Then entered in those wise men three,

Full reverently upon the knee,

And offered there, in His presence,

Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.

5.

Cont....

Refrain:



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!

74. O Come, All Ye Faithful

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

O come, let us adore Him,


O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

Cont....

Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation,

O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God, all glory in the highest!

Cont....

2.

Refrain:




Cont....

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,

Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!

3.

Cont....

Refrain:




O little town of Bethlehem,

How still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

The silent stars go by;

75. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Cont....

1.

Yet in thy dark streets shineth

The everlasting light;

The hopes and fears of all the years

Are met in thee tonight.Cont....

1.

For Christ is born of Mary;

And gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

Their watch of wondering love.

Cont....

2.

O morning stars, together

Proclaim the holy birth!

And praises sing to God the King,

And peace to men on earth.

Cont....

2.

How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven.

Cont....

3.

No ear may hear His coming;

But in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive Him still,

The dear Christ enters in.

3.

Cont....

O holy Child of Bethlehem,

Descend to us, we pray;

Cast out our sin and enter in

Be born in us today.

4.

Cont....

We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell

Oh, come to us, abide with us,

Our Lord Immanuel!

4.

It came upon the midnight clear,

That glorious song of old,

From angels bending near the earth

To touch their harps of gold:

76. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Cont....

1.

“Peace on the earth, good will to men,

From heaven’s all-gracious King;”

The world in solemn stillness lay,

To hear the angels sing.Cont....

1.

Still through the cloven skies they come,

With peaceful wings unfurled,

And still their heavenly music floats

O’er all the weary world;

Cont....

2.

Above its sad and lowly plains

They bend on hovering wing,

And ever o‘er its Babel sounds

The blessed angels sing.

2.

Cont....

And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow

3.

Cont....

Look now! For glad and golden hours

Come swiftly on the wing;

O rest beside the weary road,

And hear the angels sing.

3.

Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright;

Round yon virgin mother and Child!

Holy Infant, so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

77. Silent Night, Holy Night

Cont....

1.

Silent night, holy night, Darkness flies, all is light;

Shepherds hear the angels sing,

“Alleluia! Hail the King!

Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.

2.

Cont....

Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light;

Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

3.

Cont....

Silent night, holy night, Wondrous star, lend thy light;

With the angels let us sing,

Alleluia to our King;

Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.

4.

While shepherds watched their flocks by night,

All seated on the ground,

The angel of the Lord came down,

And glory shone around.

78. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Cont....

1.

“Fear not!” said he - for mighty dread

Had seized their troubled mind

“Glad tidings of great joy I bring,

To you and all mankind.

2.

Cont....

“To you, in David’s town this day,

Is born of David’s line,

The Saviour who is Christ the Lord;

And this shall be the sign:Cont....

3.

“ The heavenly Babe you there shall find

To human view displayed,

All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,

And in a manger laid.”

4.

Cont....

Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith

Appeared a shining throng

Of angels praising God on high,

Who thus addressed their song:

5.

Cont....

“All glory be to God on high,

And to the earth be peace;

Good will henceforth from heaven to men,

Begin and never cease!”

6.

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,

Forgive our feverish ways;

Reclothe us in our rightful mind,

In purer lives Thy service find,

In deeper reverence, praise.

79. Dear Lord and Father

Cont....

1.

In simple trust like theirs, who heard,

Beside the Syrian sea,

The gracious calling of the Lord,

Let us, like them, without a word,

Rise up and follow Thee.Cont....

2.

O Sabbath rest by Galilee!

O calm of hill above!

Where Jesus knelt to share with thee

The silence of eternity,

Interpreted by love

Cont....

3.

Drop thy still dews of quietness,

Till all our strivings cease,

Take from our souls the strain and stress,

And let our ordered lives confess

The beauty of thy peace.Cont....

4.

Breathe through the heats of our desire,

Thy coolness and thy balm;

Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;

Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,

O still small voice of calm!

5.

Tell me the old, old story,

Of unseen things above,

Of Jesus and His glory,

Of Jesus and His love;

80. Tell Me the Old, Old Story

Cont....

1.

Tell me the story simply,

As to a little child,

For I am weak and weary,

And helpless and defiled.

1.

Cont....

Refrain:

Tell me the old, old story



Of Jesus and His love. Cont....

Tell me the story softly,

With earnest tones and grave;

Remember I’m the sinner

Whom Jesus came to save;

Cont....

2.

Tell me the story always,

If you would really be,

In any time of trouble,

A comforter to me

2.

Cont....

Refrain:




Of Jesus and His love.

Cont....

Tell me the same old story,

When you have cause to fear

That this world’s empty glory

Is costing me too dear;

3.

Cont....

Yes, and when that world’s glory

Is dawning on my soul

Tell me the old, old story;

“Christ Jesus makes thee whole.”

3.

Cont....

Refrain:





Thou whom nations are desiring,

Comforter of every heart;

Hear our songs of praise arising,

Let us ne’er from Thee depart.

81. Thou Whom Nations Are Desiring

Cont....

1.

From Thy glorious home descending,

Thou with men on earth didst dwell;

And with pain and death contending,

Rescued us from sin and hell.

1.

Cont....

Love so deep and sympathizing

With our erring mortal clay!

Thou didst suffer thus for sinners

That the curse might pass away.

Cont....

2.

For our sakes Thy pains were wringing

Blood-drops in Gethsemane;

Now we hear the blessed tiding,

Jesus died to set us fee!

2.

Cont....

Love! Thy ears were filled with mocking!

Words that pierced Thee to the bone.

Thou wast born for cross and suff’ring,

Griefs that Thou must bear alone!

Cont....

3.

Bitter was Thy cup of anguish

On the cross of Calvary,

But it bought for souls that languish

Full salvation, rich and free.

3.

Cont....

Love! Thou art our life, our heaven;

Thou art all our highest good;

Through Thy cross we are forgiven,

Joy in Thy redeeming blood.

4.

Cont....

O our Master, how we love Thee!

How Thy mercy draws us nigh;

In our hearts is naught above Thee ,

All we seek Thou dost supply.

4.

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart every word,

Tell me the story most precious

Sweetest that ever was heard;

82. Tell Me the Story of Jesus

Cont....

1.

Tell how the angels, in chorus,

Sang as they welcomed His birth,

Glory to God in the highest,

Peace and good tidings to earth

1.

Cont....

Refrain:



Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard. Cont...

.

Fasting, alone in the desert,

Tell of the days that He passed,

How for our sins He was tempted,

Yet was triumphant at last;Cont....

2.

Tell of the years of His labour,

Tell of the sorrow He bore,

He was despised and afflicted,

Homeless, rejected, and poor.

2.

Cont....

Refrain:




Sweetest that ever was heard. Cont...

.

Tell of the cross where they nailed Him,

Writhing in anguish and pain;

Tell of the grave where they laid Him,

Tell how he liveth again;

Cont....

3.

Love in that story so tender,

Clearer than ever I see;

Stay, let me weep while you whisper,

Love paid the ransom for me.

3.

Cont....

Refrain:




Sweetest that ever was heard.

There is a green hill far away,

Without a city wall,

Where the dear Lord was crucified,

Who died to save us all.

83. There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Cont....

1.

We may not know, we cannot tell,

What pains He had to bear,

But we believe it was for us

He hung and suffered there.

2.

Cont....

He died that we might be forgiven,

He died to make us good,

That we might go at last to heaven,

Saved by His precious blood.

Cont....

3.

There was no other good enough

To pay the price of sin;

He only could unlock the gate

Of heaven, and let us in.

4.

Cont....

O dearly, dearly has He loved!

And we must love Him too,

And trust in His redeeming blood,

And try His works to do.

5.

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.

84. On a Hill Far Away

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it someday for a crown. Cont....

Oh, 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.Cont....

2.

Refrain:




And exchange it someday for a crown. Cont....

In the 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.

Cont....

3.

Refrain:




And exchange it someday for a crown.

Cont....

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,

Its shame and reproach gladly bear;

Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away,

Where His glory forever I’ll share.

4.

Cont....

Refrain:




And exchange it someday for a crown.

'Tis midnight; and on Olives’ brow

The star is dimmed that lately shone:

'Tis midnight; in the garden, now,

The suffering Saviour prays alone.

85. 'Tis Midnight; and on Olives’ Brow

Cont....

1.

'Tis midnight; and from all removed,

The Saviour wrestles lone with fears;

E’en that disciple whom He loved

Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.

2.

Cont....

'Tis midnight; and for others’ guilt

The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;

Yet he who hath in anguish knelt,

Is not forsaken by His God.

3.

Cont....

'Tis midnight; and from ether plains

Is borne the song that angels know;

Unheard by mortals are the strains

That sweetly soothe the Saviour’s woe.

4.

My Redeemer on the cross!

He endures the scorn of sinners.

Son of David, Where is Thine omnipotence

Where Thy God-like radiance?

86. My Redeemer on the Cross

Cont….

1.


That my sins might be forgiven He was wounded

From the curse He sets me free;

By His death He cleanseth me.

2.

Cont….


May I ne’er despise Thy mercy

Or betray Thee; And though wicked men berate,

Gladly bear my cross and fate.

3.

Go to dark Gethsemane,

Ye that feel the tempter’s power;

Your Redeemer’s conflict see;

Watch with Him one bitter hour;

Turn not from His griefs away;

Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

87. Go to Dark Gethsemane

Cont....

1.

See Him at the judgement hall,

Beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned;

See Him meekly bearing all;

Love to man His soul sustained;

Shun not suffering, shame, or loss;

Learn of Christ to bear the cross.

Cont….

2.

Calvary’s mournful mountain climb;

There adorning at His feet,

Mark that miracle of time,

God's own sacrifice complete;

“It is finished!” hear Him cry;

Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

3.

There was One who was willing to die in my stead,

That a soul so unworthy might live,

And the path to the cross He was willing to tread,

All the sins of my life to forgive.

88. There Was One Who Was Willing

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

They are nailed to the cross, they are nailed to the cross,

O how much He was willing to bear!

With what anguish and loss, Jesus went to the cross!

But He carried my sins with Him there.

Cont....

He is tender and loving and patient with me,

While He cleanses my heart of its dross,

But “there’s no condemnation;” I know I am free,

For my sins are all nailed to the cross. Cont....

2.

Refrain:


O how much He was willing to bear;



Cont....

I will cling to my Saviour and never depart

I will joyfully journey each day,

With a song on my lips and a song in my heart,

That my sins have been taken away.

3.

Cont....

Refrain:


O how much He was willing to bear;



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.

89. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Cont....

1.

See, from His head, His hands, His feet,

Sorrow and love flow mingled down;

Did e’er such love and sorrow meet?

Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

2.

Cont....

Since I, who was undone and lost,

Have pardon through His name and word;

Forbid it, then, that I should boast,

Save in the cross of Christ my Lord.

3.

Cont....

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were a tribute far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my life, my soul, my all.

4.

Cont....

90. 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 poor contempt on all my pride.

1.

See, from His head, His hands, His feet,

Sorrow and love flow mingled down;

Did e’er such love and sorrow meet?

Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

2.

Cont....

Since I, who was undone and lost,

Have pardon through His name and word;

Forbid it, then, that I should boast,

Save in the cross of Christ my Lord.

3.

Cont....

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were a tribute far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my life, my soul, my all.

4.

Alas! And did my Saviour bleed?

And did my Sovereign die?

Would He devote that sacred head

For such a worm as I?

91. Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed?

Cont....

1.

Was it for crimes that I have done,

He groaned upon the tree?

Amazing pity! Grace unknown!

And love beyond degree!

2.

Cont....

Well might the sun in darkness hide,

And shut his glories in,

When Christ the mighty Maker died

For man, the creature’s, sin.

Cont....

3.

Thus might I hide my blushing face,

While His dear cross appears,

Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,

And melt mine eyes to tears.

4.

Cont....

But doors of grief can ne’er repay

The debt of love I owe;

Here, Lord, I give myself away;

'Tis all that I can do.

5.

In the cross of Christ I glory,

Towering o’er the wrecks of time;

All light of sacred story

Gathers round its head sublime.

92. In the Cross of Christ I Glory

Cont....

1.

When the woes of life o’er take me,

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,

Never shall the cross forsake me;

Lo! It glows with peace and joy.

2.

Cont....

When the sun of bliss is beaming

Light and love upon my way,

From the cross the radiance streaming

Adds new lustre to the day.

3.

Cont....

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,

By the cross are sanctified;

Peace is there that knows no measure,

Joys that through all time abide.

4.

O who is this that cometh

From Edom’s crimson plain,

With wounded side, with garments dyed?

O Tell me now Thy name.

93. O Who Is This That Cometh?

Cont....

1.

“I that saw thy soul’s distress,

A ransom gave;

I that speak in righteousness,

Mighty to save.”

1.

Cont....

Refrain:

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save;

Lord I trust Thy wondrous love,

Mighty to save.Cont....

O why is Thine apparel

With reeking gore all dyed,

Like them that tread the wine pressred?

O why this bloody tide?

Cont....

2.

“I the wine press trod alone,

‘Neath darkening skies;

Of the people there was none

Mighty to save.”

Cont....

2.

Refrain:

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save;


Mighty to save.Cont....

O bleeding Lamb, my Saviour!

How could’st Thou beat this shame?

“With mercy fraught, Mine own arm brought

Salvation in My name;

Cont....

3.

I the bloody fight have won,

Conquered the grave,

Now the year of joy has come

Mighty to save.”

Cont....

3.

Refrain:

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save,

Mighty to save;


Mighty to save.

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!

94. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Cont....

1.

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!

Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!

Once he died, our souls to save, Alleluia!

Where’s thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!

2.

Cont....

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!

Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!

3.

Cont....

Soar we then where Christ has led, Alleluia!

Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!

Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!

Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

4.

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 longing as nothing else can do.

95. I Love to Tell the Story

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I love to tell the story;

‘Twill be my theme in glory

To tell the old, old story


Cont….

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.

Cont....

2.

Refrain:





Cont....

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 God’s own holy word.

Cont....

3.

Refrain:





Cont....

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,

“Twill be the old, old, story that I have loved so long.

4.

Cont....

Refrain:





How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

In a believer’s ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear.

96. How Sweet the name!

Cont....

1.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast;

'Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary, rest.

2.

Cont....

Dear name, the rock on which I build,

My shield and hiding place,

My never-failing treasury, filled

With boundless stores of grace.

Cont....

3.

Jesus! My Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,

My Prophet, Priest, and King!

My Lord, my life, my way, my end!

Accept the praise I bring.

4.

Cont....

Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought;

But when I see Thee as Thou art,

I’ll praise Thee as I ought.

5.

The name of Jesus is so sweet,

I love its music to repeat;

It makes my joys full and complete,

The precious name of Jesus.

97. The Name of Jesus Is So Sweet

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

“Jesus,” oh, how sweet the name!

“Jesus,” every day the same;

“Jesus,” let all saints proclaim

Its worthy praise forever.

Cont....

I love the name of Him whose heart

Knows all my griefs and bears apart;

Who bids all anxious fears depart

I love the name of Jesus.Cont....

2.

Refrain:





Cont....

That name I fondly love to hear,

It never fails my heart to cheer,

Its music dries the falling tears;

Exalt the name of Jesus.Cont....

3.

Refrain:





Cont....

No word of man can ever tell

How sweet the name I love so well;

Oh, let its praises ever swell,

Oh, praise the name of Jesus.

4.

Cont....

Refrain:





There’s no other name like Jesus,

'Tis the dearest name we know,

'Tis the angel’s joy in heaven,

'Tis the Christian’s joy below.

98. There’s No Other Name Like Jesus

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

Sweet name, dear name,



There’s no other name like Jesus.

Cont....


When the heart with grief is sad,

There’s no other name like Jesus

When the heart is free and glad. Cont....

2.

Refrain:





Cont....

'Tis the hope that I shall see Him

When in glory He appears,

'Tis the hope to hear His welcome

That my fainting spirit cheers.

Cont....

3.

Refrain:





Cont....

If He wills that I should labour

In His vineyard day by day,

Then 'tis well if only Jesus

Blesses all I do or say.

Cont....

4.

Refrain:





Cont....

If He wills that death’s cold finger

Touch my feeble, mortal clay,

Then 'tis well if only Jesus

Is my dying trust and stay.

5.

Cont....

Refrain:





There were ninety and nine that safely lay

In the shelter of the fold,

But one was out on the hills away,

Far, far from the gates of gold

99. There Were Ninety and Nine

Cont....

1.

Away on the mountains wild and bare,

Away from the tender Shepherd’s care,

Away from the tender Shepherd’s care.

1.

Cont....

“Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;

Are they not enough for Thee?”

But the Shepherd made answer: “One of Mine

Has wandered away from Me,

Cont....

2.

And although the road be rough and steep,

I go to the desert to find My sheep,

I go to the desert to find My sheep.”

Cont....

2.

But none of the ransomed ever knew

How deep were the waters crossed,

Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through

Ere He found His sheep that was lost.

Cont....

3.

Far out in the desert He heard its cry

Fainting and helpless and ready to die,

Fainting and helpless and ready to die.

3.

Cont....

“Lord, whence are these blood drops all the way

That mark out the mountain’s track?”

“They were shed for one who had gone astray,

Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.”

Cont....

4.

“Lord, why are Thy hands so rent and torn?”

“They are pierced tonight by many a thorn,

They are pierced tonight by many a thorn.”

4.

Cont....

But all through the mountains, thunder-riven,

And up from the rocky steep,

There rose a cry to the gate of heaven,

“Rejoice, I have found My sheep!”

5.

Cont....

And the angels sang around the throne,

“Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!

Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!”

5.

Take the name of Jesus with you

Child of sorrow and of woe;

It will joy and comfort give you,

Take it, then, where’er you go,

100. Take the Name of Jesus With You

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Precious name, O how sweet!

Hope of earth and joy of heaven:


Hope of earth and joy of heaven

Cont….

Take the name of Jesus ever

As a shield from every snare;

If temptations round you gather,

Breathe that holy name in prayer.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O the precious name of Jesus!

How it thrills our souls with joy,

When His loving arms receive us,

And His songs our tongues imploy!

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

At the name of Jesus bowing

Falling prostrate at His feet,

King of kings in heaven we’ll crown Him,

When our journey is complete.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Christ has for sin atonement made,

What a wonderful Saviour!

We are redeemed! The price is paid!


101. Christ Has for Sin Atonement Made

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

What a wonderful Saviour is Jesus, my Jesus!

What a wonderful Saviour is, Jesus, my Lord!

Cont….

I praise Him for the cleansing blood,


That reconciled my soul to God;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

He cleansed my heart from all its sin,


And now He reigns and rules therein;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Cont….

He walks beside me all the way,


And keeps me faithful day by day;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:



Cont….

He gives me overcoming power,


And triumph in each trying hour;


Cont….

5.

Refrain:



Cont….

To Him I’ve given all my heart,


The world shall never share a part;


6.

Cont….

Refrain:



A wonderful Saviour is Jesus my Lord,

A wonderful Saviour to me,

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,

Where rivers of pleasure I see.

102. A Wonderful Saviour Is Jesus My Lord

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirst land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand,

And covers me there with His hand.

Cont….

A wonderful Saviour 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.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:






Cont….

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.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:






Cont….

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise

To meet Him in clouds of the sky,

His perfect salvation, His wonderful love;

I’ll shout with the millions on high.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:






Have I need of aught, O Saviour!

Aught on earth, but Thee?

Have I any in the heavens,

Any one but Thee?

103. Have I Need of Aught, O Saviour!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Only Thee, only Thee,

O the wondrous love shown me!


None on earth but Thee.

Cont….

Though I have of friends so many,

Love, and gold, and health,

If I have not Thee, my Saviour,

Hold I any wealth?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Is there heart so kind and patient

With my failings all?

Or a voice so true and ready,

Answering my call?

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Not for worlds would I exchange it

This sweet faith in Thee!

Earthly treasures cannot equal

All Thou art to me.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Take the world, by give me Jesus;

All its joys are but a name,

But His love abideth ever,

Through eternal years the same.

104. Take the World, but Give Me Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!

Oh, the length and breadth of love!

Oh, the fullness of redemption.

Pledge of endless life above.

Cont….


Sweetest comfort of my soul;

With my Saviour watching o’er me.

I can sing, though billows roll.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….


Let me view His constant smile;

Then throughout my pilgrim journey

Light will cheer me all the while.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….


In His cross my trust shall be.

Till, with clearer, brighter vision,

Face to face my Lord I see.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Lift Him up, 'tis He that bids you,

Let the dying look and live;

To all weary, thirsting sinners,

Living waters will He give;

105. Lift Him Up

Cont….

1.

And though once so meek and lowly,

Yet the Prince of heaven was He;

And the blind, who grope in darkness,

Through the blood of Christ shall see.

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Lift Him up, the risen Saviour,

High amid the waiting throng;

Lift Him up, 'tis He that speaketh,

Now He bids you flee from wrong.

Cont….

Lift Him up, this precious Saviour,

Left the multitude behold;

They with willing hearts shall seek Him,

He will draw them to His fold;

Cont….

2.

They shall gather from the wayside,

Hastening on with joyous feet,

They shall bear the cross of Jesus,

And shall find salvation sweet.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

Lift Him up in all His glory,

'Tis the Son of God on high;

Lift Him up, His love shall draw them,

E’en the careless shall draw nigh;

Cont….

3.

Let them hear again the story

Of the cross, the death of shame;

And from tongue to tongue repeat it;

Mighty throngs shall bless His name.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

O then lift Him up in singing,

Lift the Saviour up in prayer;

He, the glorious Redeemer,

All the sins of men did bear;

Cont….

4.

Yes, the young shall bow before Him,

And the old their voices raise;

All the deaf shall hear hosannah;

And the dumb shall shout His praise.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:




Now He bids you flee from wrong

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,

And all the world go free?

No, there’s a cross for every one,

And there’s a cross for me.

106. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Cont….

1.

The consecrated cross I’ll bear,

Till He shall set me free;

And then go home my crown to wear,

For there’s a crown for me.

2.

Cont….

Upon the crystal pavement, down

At Jesus’ pierced feet,

With joy I’ll cast my golden crown,

And His dear name repeat.

3.

O Love that wilt not let me go,

I rest my weary soul in Thee;

I give Thee back the life I owe,

That in Thine ocean depths its flow

May richer, fuller be.

107. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Cont….

1.

O Light that followest al my way,

I yield my flickering torch to Thee;

My heart restores its borrowed ray,

That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day

May brighter, fairer be.Cont….

2.

O Joy that seekest me through pain,

I cannot close my heart to Thee;

I trace the rainbow through the rain,

And feel the promise is not vain

That morn shall tearless be.Cont….

3.

O Cross that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,

And from the ground there blossoms red

Life that shall endless be.

4.

I give my heart to Thee,

O Jesus most desired;

And heart for heart the gift shall be,

For Thou my soul hast fired.

108. I Give My Heart to Thee

Cont….

1.

Thou hearts alone wouldst move,

Thou only hearts dost love;

I would love Thee as Thou lovest me,

O Jesus most desired.

2.

Cont….

What offering can I make,

Dear Lord, to love like Thine

That Thou, the Word, didst stoop to take

A human form like mine?

Cont….

3.

Thy heart is opened wide,

Its offered love most free,

That heart to heart I may abide,

And hide myself in Thee.

4.

Cont….

Ah, how Thy love doth burn,

Till I that love return!

I would love Thee as Thou lovest me,

O Jesus most desired.

5.

More about Jesus I would know,

More of His grace to others show;

More of His saving fullness see,

More of His love who died for me.

109. More About Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

More, more about Jesus,




Cont….

More about Jesus let me learn,

More of His holy will discern;

Spirit of God, my teacher be,

Showing the things of Christ to me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

More about Jesus; in His word,

Holding communion with my Lord,

Hearing His voice in every line,

Making each faithful saying mine.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

More about Jesus; on His throne,

Riches in glory all His own;

More of His kingdom’s sure in crease;

More of His coming, Prince of Peace,

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Just when I need Him, Jesus is near,

Just when I falter, just when I fear;

Ready to help me, ready to cheer,

Just when I need Him most.

110. Just When I Need Him

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Just when I need Him most,

Just when I need Him most

Jesus is near to comfort and cheer,


Cont….

Just when I need Him, Jesus is true,

Never forsaking, all the way through;

Giving for burdens pleasures anew,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Just when I need Him, Jesus is strong,

Bearing my burdens all the day long;

For all my sorrow giving a song,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Just when I need Him, He is my all,

Answering when upon Him I call;

Tenderly watching lest I should fall,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I will sing of Jesus’ love,

Sing of Him who first loved me;

For he left bright worlds above,

And died on Calvary.

111. I Will Sing of Jesus’ Love

Cont….

1.

Refrain:


Endless praise my heart shall give;

He has died that I might live

I will sing His love to me.

Cont….

Ere a tear had dimmed mine eyes,

Jesus’ tears for me did flow;

Ere my first faint prayer could rise,

He had prayed in tones of woe

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O the depths of love divine!

Earth or heaven can never know

How that sins as dark as mine

Can be made as white as snow.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Nothing good for Him I’ve done;

How could He such love bestow?

Lord, I own my heart is won,

Help me now my love to show.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I have a friend so precious,

So very dear to me,

He loves me with such tender love,

He loves so faithfully;

112. I Have a Friend So Precious

Cont….

1.

I could not live apart from Him,

I love to feel Him nigh,

And so we dwell together,

My Lord and I

1.

Cont….

Sometimes I’m faint and weary,

He knows that I am weak,

And as He bids me lean on Him,

His help I gladly seek;

He leads me in the paths of light,

Beneath a sunny sky,

And so we walk together

My Lord and I.

Cont….

2.

I tell Him all my sorrows,

I tell Him all my joys,

I tell Him all that pleases me,

I tell Him what annoys;

He tells me what I ought to do,

He tells me how to try,

And so we talk together

My Lord and I.Cont….

3.

He knows that I am longing

Some weary soul to win,

And so He bids me go and speak

The loving word for Him;

He bids me tell His wondrous love,

And why He came to die,

And so we work together

My Lord and I.

4.

I’ve found a Friend: oh, such a Friend!

He loved me ere I knew Him;

He drew me with the cords of love,

And thus He bound me to Him,

113. I’ve Found a Friend

Cont….

1.

And ‘round my heart still closely twine

Those ties which nought can sever,

For I am His, and He is mine,

Forever and forever.

1.

Cont….


He bled, He died to save me;

And not alone the gift of life,

But His own self He gave me.

Cont….

2.

Nought that I have my own I call,

I hold it for the Giver;

My heart, my strength, my life, my all,

Are His, and His forever.

2.

Cont….


All power to Him is given;

To guard me on my upward course,

And bring me safe to heaven.

Cont….

3.

The eternal glories gleam afar,

To nerve my faint endeavour;

So now to watch, to work, to war,

And then to rest forever.

3.

Cont….


So kind, and true, and tender,

So wise a counselor and guide,

So mighty a defender,

4.

Cont….

From Him, who loveth me so well,

What power my soul can sever?

Shall life or death, or earth or hell?

No; I am His forever.

4.

Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus;

When the cares of life upon you roll,

He will heal the wounded heart,

He will strength and grace impart;

Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus.

114. Oh, the Best Friend to Have Is Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

The best friend to have is Jesus,


He will help you when you fall,

He will hear you when you call


Cont….

What a friend I have found in Jesus

Peace and comfort to my soul He brings;

Leaning on His mighty arm,

I will fear no ill nor harm;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:






Cont….

Though I pass through the night of sorrow,

And the chilly waves of Jordan roll,

Never need I shrink nor fear,

For my Saviour is so near;

Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:






Cont….

When at last to our home we gather,

With the faithful who have gone before,

We will sing upon the shore,

Praising Him forevermore;


4.

Cont….

Refrain:






As the hart for water sigheth

Panting o’er the burning sod,

So my soul with longing crieth,

For the everlasting God,.

115. As the Hart For Water Sigheth

Cont….

1.

Yea, for God my soul doth yearn,

To the source of life doth turn

When, O Lord, shall I behold Thee?

When Thine arms of love enfold me?

Cont….

1.

Now, behold His grace unveiling,

He commands His steadfast love,

And in kindness never failing,

Watcheth o’er me from above.

Cont….

2.

Thus in darkest night I’ll sing

Praises to my heav’nly King,

And, like incense, prayers ascending

Shall continue never ending.

2.

Cont….

Be not thou bowed down with mourning,

O my soul, be not dismayed,

But they life with praise adorning,

Hope in God; He give thee aid.

3.

Cont….

Think how oft are changed to joy

Trials that thy life annoy;

Bring to God thine adoration,

Praise Him for His great salvation.

3.

Jesus, lover of my soul,

Let me to Thy bosom fly,

While the billows near me roll,

While the tempest still is high;

116. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Cont….

1.

Hide me, O my Saviour hide!

Till the storm of life is past;

Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last!

1.

Cont….

Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;

Leave, O leave me not alone!

Still support and comfort me;

Cont….

2.

All my trust on Thee is stayed.

All my help from Thee I bring;

Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of Thy wing.

Cont….

2.

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.

Cont….

3.

Just and holy is Thy name,

I am all unrighteousness;

Vile and full of sin I am,

Thou art of truth and grace,.

Cont….

3.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found

Grace to pardon all my sin;

Let the healing streams abound,

Make and keep me pure within;

4.

Cont….

Thou of life the Fountain art,

Freely let me take of Thee;

Spring Thou up within my heart,

Rise to all eternity.

4.

Jesus, lover of my soul,

Let me to Thy bosom fly,

While the billows near me roll,

While the tempest still is high;

117. Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Cont….

1.

Hide me, O my Saviour hide!

Till the storm of life is past;

Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last!

1.

Cont….

Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;

Leave, O leave me not alone!

Still support and comfort me;

Cont….

2.

All my trust on Thee is stayed.

All my help from Thee I bring;

Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of Thy wing.

2.

Cont….

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.

Cont….

3.

Just and holy is thy name,

I am all unrighteousness;

Vile and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

3.

Cont….

Plenteous grace with Thee is found

Grace to pardon all my sin;

Let the healing streams abound,

Make and keep me pure within;

4.

Cont….

Thou of life the Fountain art,

Freely let me take of Thee;

Spring Thou up within my heart,

Rise to all eternity.

4.

The Great Physician now is near,

The sympathizing Jesus;

He speaks, the drooping heart to cheer,

O hear the voice of Jesus!

118. The Great Physician Now Is Near

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Sweetest note in seraph song,

Sweetest name on mortal tongue,

Sweetest carol ever song

Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Cont….

All glory to the dying Lamb!

I now believe in Jesus;

I love the blessed Saviour’s name,

I love the name of Jesus.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

His name dispels my guilt and fear;

No other name but Jesus;

O how my soul delights to hear

The precious name of Jesus!

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

And when He comes to bring the crown

The crown of life and glory

Then by His side we will sit down,

And tell redemption’s story.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I hear the Saviour say,

“Thy strength indeed is small;

Child of weakness, watch and pray,

Find in Me thine all in all.”

119. I Hear the Saviour Say

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;

Sin had left a crimson stain;

He washed it white as snow.

Cont….

Lord, now indeed I find

Thy power, and Thine alone,

Can change the leper’s spots,

And melt the heart of stone.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;



Cont….

Since nothing good have I

Whereby Thy grace to claim,

I’ll wash my garment white

In the blood of Calvary’s Lamb.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;



Cont….

And when before the throne

I stand in Him complete,

I’ll lay my trophies down,

All down at Jesus’ feet.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;



Love divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heaven, to earth come down;

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,

All Thy faithful mercies crown!

120. Love Divine

Cont….

1.

Jesus, Thou art all compassion,

Pure, unbounded love Thou art;

Visit us with Thy salvation,

Enter every trembling heart.

Cont….

1.

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit

Into every troubled breast!

Let us all in Thee inherit,

Let us find the promised rest;

Cont….

2.

Take away our bent to sinning;

Alpha and Omega be;

End of faith, as its beginning,

Set our hearts at liberty.

Cont….

2.

Come, Almighty to deliver,

Let us all Thy grace receive;

Suddenly return, and never,

Nevermore Thy temples leave,

Cont….

3.

Thee we would be always blessing,

Serve, Thee as Thy hosts above,

Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing,

Glory in Thy perfect love.Cont….

3.

Finish, then, Thy new creation;

Pure and spotless let us be;

Let us see Thy great salvation

Perfectly restored in Thee;

4.

Cont….

Changed from glory into glory,

Till in heaven we take our place,

Till we cast our crowns before Thee,

Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

4.

O love divine, what hast Thou done!

Th’ incarnate God hath died for me!

The Father’s well-beloved Son

Bore all my sins upon the tree!

The Son of God for me hath died;

My Lord, my Love, is crucified.

121. O Love Divine What Hast Thou Done!

Cont….

1.

Is crucified for me and you,

To bring us rebels back to God;

Believe, believe the record true,

Ye all are bought with Jesus’ blood;

Pardon for all flows from His side;


Cont….

2.

Behold Him, all ye that pass by,

The bleeding Prince of life and peace!

Come, sinners, see your Saviour die,

And say, was ever grief like His?

Come, feel with me His blood applied;


3.

Does Jesus care when my heart is pain’d

Too deeply for mirth or song;

As the burdens press, And the cares distress

And the way grows weary and long?

122. Does Jesus Care?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares,

His heart is touched with my grief;

When the days are weary, the long night dreary,

I know my Saviour cares.Cont….

Does Jesus care when my way is dark

With a nameless dread and fear?

As the daylight fades into deep night shades,

Does He care enough to be near?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Does Jesus care when I’ve tried and fail’d

To resist some temptation strong?

When in my deep grief I find no relief,

Tho’ my tears flow all the night long?

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Does Jesus care when I’ve said “goodbye”

To the dearest on earth to me,

And my sad heart aches till it nearly breaks

Is this aught to Him? Does He see?

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




I know my Saviour cares.

In joyful high and holy lays

My soul her grateful voice would raise;

But who can sing the worthy praise

Of the wonderful love of Jesus?

123. In Joyful High and Holy Lays

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Wonderful love, wonderful love!

Wonderful love of Jesus!



Cont….

A joy by day, a peace by night,

In storms a calm, in darkness light,

In pain a balm, in weakness might,

Is the wonderful love of Jesus.Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

My hope for pardon when I call,

My trust for lifting when I fall,

In life in death, my all in all,

Is the wonderful love of Jesus.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I must have the Saviour with me,

For I dare not walk alone;

I must feel His presence near me,

And His arm around me thrown.

124. The Saviour With Me

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Then my soul shall fear no ill,

Let Him lead me where He will,

I will go without a murmur,

And His footsteps follow still.

Cont….


For my faith at best, is weak;

He can whisper words of comfort

That no other voice can speak.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….


In the onward march of life,

Thro’ the tempest and the sunshine,

Thro’ the battle and the strife.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….


And His eye the way must guide,

Till I reach the vale of Jordan,

Till I gain the other side.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Crown Him with many crowns,

The Lamb upon His throne;

Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns

All music but its own!

125. Crown Him With Many Crowns

Cont….

1.

Awake, my soul, and sing

Of Him who died for thee;

And hail Him as thy matchless King

Through all eternity.

1.

Cont….

Crown Him the Lord of love!

Behold His hands and side,

Those wounds, yet visible above,

In beauty glorified;

Cont….

2.

No angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight,

But downward bends his wondering eye

At mysteries so great.

Cont….

2.

Crown Him the Lord of peace!

Whose hand a scepter sways

From pole to pole, that wars may cease,

And all be prayer and praise;

Cont….

3.

His reign shall know no end,

And round His pierced feet

Fair flowers of Paradise extend,

Their fragrance ever sweet.

3.

Cont….

Crown Him the Lord of years,

The Potentate of time,

Creator of the rolling spheres,

Ineffably sublime!

4.

Cont….

All hail! Redeemer, hail!

For Thou hast died for me;

Thy praise shall never, never fail

Throughout eternity.

4.

All hail the power of Jesus’ name!

Let angels prostrate fall:

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all!

126. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!

Cont….

1.

Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,

Ye ransomed of the fall,

Hail Him who saves you by His grace,


2.

Cont….

Let every kindred, every tribe,

On this terrestrial ball,

To Him all majesty ascribe,


3.

Cont….

Oh, what with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall,

Join in the everlasting song,


4.

All hail the power of Jesus’ name!

Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him, (crown Him) x2

Crown Him Lord of all!

127. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!

1.

Cont….

Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,

Ye ransomed of the fall,

Hail Him who saves you by His grace,



2.

Cont….

Let every kindred, every tribe,

On this terrestrial ball,

To Him all majesty ascribe,



3.

Cont….

Oh, that with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall,

Join in the everlasting song,



4.

Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts!

Thou fount of life! Thou light of men!

From the best bliss that earth imparts,

We turn unfilled to Thee again.

128. Jesus Thou Joy of Loving Hearts

Cont….

1.

Thy truth unchanged has ever stood;

Thou savest those that on Thee call;

To them that seek Thee, Thou art good,

To them that find Thee, all in all.

2.

Cont….

We taste Thee, O Thou Living Bread,

And long to feast upon Thee still;

We drink of Thee, the Fountain-head

And thirst our souls from Thee to fill!

Cont….

3.

Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,

Where’er our changeful lot is cast;

Glad, when Thy gracious smile we see,

Blest, when our faith can hold Thee fast.

4.

Cont….

O Jesus, ever with us stay;

Make all our moments calm and bright;

Chase the dark night of sin away,

Shed o’er the world Thy holy light!

5.

Jesus, the very thought of Thee;

With sweetness fills my breast;

But sweeter far Thy face to see,

And in Thy presence rest.

129. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Cont….

1.

No voice can sing, no heart can frame.

Nor can the memory find

A sweeter sound than Jesus’ name,

The Saviour of mankind.

2.

Cont….

O hope of every contrite heart!

O joy of all the meek,

To those who fall, how kind Thou art!

How good to those who seek!

Cont….

3.

But what to those who find? Ah! this

Nor tongue nor pen can show:

The love of Jesus - what it is,

None but His loved ones know.

4.

Cont….

Jesus, our only joy be Thou,

As Thou our prize wilt be;

In Thee be all our glory now,

And through eternity.

5.

Jesus, these eyes have never seen

That radiant form of Thine;

The veil of sense hangs dark between

Thy blessed face and mine.

130. Jesus, These Eyes Have Never Seen

Cont….

1.

I see Thee not, I hear Thee not,

Yet art Thou oft with me;

And earth has ne’er so dear a spot

As where I meet with Thee.

2.

Cont….

Like some bright dream that comes unsought,

When slumbers o’er me roll,

Thine image ever fills my thought,

And charms my ravished soul.

3.

Cont….

Yet though I have not seen, and still

Must rest in faith alone,

I love Thee, dearest Lord, and will,

Unseen, but not unknown

4.

Jesus, and shall it ever be,

A mortal man ashamed of Thee?

Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,

Whose glories shine through endless days?

131. Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be

Cont….

1.

Ashamed of Jesus! Sooner far

Let evening blush to own a star;

He sheds the beams of light divine

O’er this benighted soul of mine.

2.

Cont….

Ashamed of Jesus! Just as soon

Let midnight be ashamed of noon;

'Twas midnight with my soul till He,

Bright Morning Star, bade darkness flee. Cont…

.

3.

Ashamed of Jesus! That dear Friend

On whom my hopes of heaven depend!

No; when I blush, be this my shame

That I no more revere His name.

4.

Cont….

Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may

When I’ve no guilt to wash away;

No tear to wipe, no good to crave,

No fears to quell, no soul to save.

5.

Cont….

Till then - nor is my boasting vain

Till then I boast a Saviour slain;

And O, may this my glory be,

That Christ is not ashamed of me!

6.

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

Does his successive journey run;

His kingdom spread from shore to shore,

Till moon shall wax and wane no more.

132. Jesus Shall Reign

Cont….

1.

From north to south the princes meet

To pay homage at His feet;

While western empires own their Lord,

And savage tribes attend His word.

2.

Cont….

To Him shall endless pray’r be made,

And endless praises crown His head;

His name like sweet perfume shall rise

With ev’ry morning sacrifice.

3.

Cont….

People and realms of ev’ry tongue

Dwell on His love with sweetest song,

And infant voices shall proclaim

Their earthly blessings on His name.

4.

Fairest Lord Jesus Ruler of all nature,

O Thou of God and man the Son!

Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honour,

Thou art my glory, joy, and crown.

133. Fairest Lord Jesus

Cont….

1.

Fair are the meadows, Fairer still the woodlands,

Robed in the blooming garb of spring;

Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,

Who makes the woeful heart to sing.

2.

Cont….

Fair is the sunshine, Fairer still the moonlight

And all the twinkling, starry host;

Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels heaven can boast.

3.

O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight,

On whom in affliction I call,

My comfort by day and my song in the night,

My hope, my salvation, my all!

134. O Thou in Whose Presence

Cont….

1.

His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,

Is heard through the shadows of death;

The cedars of Lebanon bow at His feet,

The air is perfumed with His breath.

2.

Cont….

His lips, as a fountain of righteousness flow,

To water the gardens of grace;

From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know,

And bask in the smiles of His face.

3.

Cont….

He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice,

And myriads wait for His word;

He speaks, and eternity, filled with His voice,

Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.

4.

There is a fountain filled with blood,

Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;

And sinners plunged beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilty stains, (X3)

And sinners plunged beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilty stains.

135. There Is a Fountain

Cont….

1.

The dying thief rejoiced to see

That fountain in his day;

And there may I, though vile as he,

Wash all my sins away, (X3)

And there may I, though vile as he,

Wash all my sins away.Cont….

2.

Thou dying Lamb! Thy precious blood

Shall never lose its power,

Till all the ransomed church of God

Are saved, to sin no more, (X3)

Till all the ransomed church of God

Are saved, to sin no more.Cont….

3.

E’er since by faith I saw the stream

Thy flowing wounds supply

Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die,

Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die. Cont….

4.

Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared,

Unworthy though I be,

For me a blood-bought, free reward,

A golden harp for me! (X3)

For me a blood-bought, free reward,

A golden harp for me! Cont….

5.

There in a nobler, sweeter song,

I’ll sing Thy power to save,

When this poor lisping, stammering tongue

Is ransomed from the grave, (X3)

When this poor lisping, stammering tongue

Is ransomed from the grave.

6.

Let thine heart ascend to heaven

Where our Lord and Saviour lives.

Love and worship, these are given

When we live where Jesus lives.

136. Let Thine Heart Ascend to Heaven

Cont….

1.

All we hear and see on earth

Has but minor transient worth;

If thou wouldst be truly living,

Let thine heart ascend to heaven.

Cont….

1.

Oh, the blessed hope we cherish

Life eternal, free from pain,

No more sickness - none shall perish

Free at last from sin’s domain,

Cont….

2.

Free to live a life that’s pure,

Heav’nly joy that will endure

For the promise God has given,

Come, rejoice, give thanks to heaven.

2.

Cont….

Thou, Lord Jesus, art the Author

Of the peace that we shall know;

Thou to us art greater pleasure

Than all other joys we know.

3.

Cont….

While on earth Thou dost prepare

Us for heav’nly mansions fair

Where our love to praise will ripen

Draw our hearts, O Christ, to heaven.

3.

O could I speak the matchless worth,

O could I sound the glories forth,

Which in my Saviour shine!

I’d soar and touch the heavenly strings

And vie with Gabriel while he sings

In notes almost divine.

137. O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth

Cont….

1.

I’d sing the precious blood He spilt,

My ransom from the dreadful guilt

Of sin and wrath divine!

I’d sing His glorious righteousness,

In which all perfect heavenly dress

My soul shall ever shine.

Cont….

2.

I’d sing the character He bears,

And all the forms of love He wears,

Exalted on His throne;

In loftiest songs of sweetest praise,

I would to everlasting days

Make all His glories known.Cont….

3.

Well, the delightful day will come,

When my dear Lord will take me hone,

And shall see His face;

Then, with my Saviour, Brother, Friend,

A blest eternity I’ll spend,

Triumphant in His grace.

4.

Come, let us sing the song of songs

The angels first began the strain

The homage which to Christ belongs:

“Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!”

138. Come, Let Us Sing

Cont….

1.

Slain to redeem us by His blood,

To cleanse from every sinful stain,

And make us kings and priests to God:


2.

Cont….

To Him who suffered on the tree,

Our souls, at His soul’s price, to gain,

Blessing, and praise, and glory be:


Cont….

3.

To Him, enthroned by filial right

All power in heaven and earth proclaim,

Honour, and majesty, and might:


4.

Cont….

Long as we live, and when we die,

And while in heaven with Him we reign,

This song our song of songs shall be:


5.

O for a thousand tongues, to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise!

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace.

139. O for a Thousand Tongues

Cont….

1.

My gracious Master, and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad,

The honours of Thy name.

2.

Cont….

Jesus, the name that calms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease

'Tis music in the sinner’s ears,

'Tis life, and health, and peace.

Cont….

3.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin,

He sets the prisoner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean,

His blood avails for me.

4.

Cont….

He speaks, and listening to His voice,

New life the dead receive;

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,

The humble poor believe.

5.

Cont….

Hear Him, ye deaf; praise Him, ye dumb

Your loosened tongues employ;

Ye blind, behold your Saviour come,

And leap, ye lame, for joy.

6.

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 honour give to His holy name!

140. Praise Him! Praise Him!

Cont….

1.

Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,

In His arms He carries them all day long;

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness;

Praise Him! Praise Him ever in joyful song!

Cont….

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.

Cont….

2.

Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,

Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong;

2.

Cont….

Refrain:



Cont….

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!

Heavenly portals, loud with hosannas ring!

Jesus, Saviour, reigneth forever and ever;

Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet, and Priest and King!

Cont….

3.

Christ is coming over the world victorious,

Power and glory unto the Lord belong;

3.

Cont….

Refrain:



Majestic sweetness sits enthroned

Upon the Saviour’s brow;

His head with radiant light is crowned,

His lips with grace o’erflow,

His lips with grace o’erflow.

141. Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned

Cont….

1.

No mortal can with Him compare,

Among the sons of men;

Fairer is He than all the fair

That fill the heavenly train,

That fill the heavenly train.

Cont….

2.

He saw me plunged in deep distress,

He flew to my relief;

For me He bore the shameful cross,

And carried all my grief,

And carried all my grief.Cont….

3.

To Him I owe my life and breath,

And all the joys I have;

He makes me triumph over death,

He saves me from the grave,

He saves me from the grave.Cont….

4.

To heaven, the place of His abode,

He brings my weary feet;

Shows me the glories of my God,

And makes my joy complete,

And makes my joy complete.Cont….

5.

Since from His bounty I receive

Such proofs of love divine,

Had I a thousand hearts to give,

Lord, they should all be thine,

Lord, they should all be thine.

6.

O Saviour, precious Saviour.

Whom yet unseen we love,

O name of might and favour,

All other names above!

142. O Saviour, Precious Saviour

Cont….

1.

We worship Thee, we bless Thee,

To Thee, O Christ, we sing;

We praise Thee, and confess Thee

Our holy Lord and King.

1.

Cont….

O bringer of salvation,

Who wondrously hast wrought,

Thyself the revelation

Of love beyond our thought,

Cont….

2.




Our gracious Lord and King.

Cont….

2.

In Thee all fullness dwelleth,

All grace and power divine’

The glory that excelleth.

O Son of God, is Thine:

Cont….

3.




Our gracious Lord and King.

Cont….

3.

O grant the consummation

Of this our song above,

In endless adoration,

And everlasting love;

4.

Cont….

Then we shall praise and bless Thee

Where perfect praises ring,

And evermore confess Thee

Our Saviour and our King.

4.

Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim,

And publish abroad His wonderful name;

The name all victorious of Jesus extol;

His kingdom is glorious, He rules over all.

143. Ye Servants of God

Cont….

1.

God ruleth on high, almighty to save;

And still He is nigh - His presence we have;

The great congregation His triumph shall sing,

Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King.

2.

Cont….

“Salvation to God, who sits on the throne,”

Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son;

The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,

Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb.

3.

Cont….

Then let us adore, and give Him His right,

All glory and power, all wisdom and might,

All honour and blessing, with angels above,

And thanks never ceasing, for infinite love.

4.

To God be the glory, great things He hath done;

So loved He the world that he gave us His Son,

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,

And opened the life gate that all may go in.

144. To God Be the Glory

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the earth hear His voice;


Let the people rejoice;

O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,

And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.

Cont….

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,

To every believer the promise of God;

The vilest offender who truly believes,

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:







Cont….

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;

But purer, and higher, and greater will be

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:







Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,



That was slain.

145. Worthy, Worthy, Is the Lamb

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Glory, hallelujah!

Praise Him, hallelujah!

Glory, hallelujah

To the Lamb!

Cont….

Saviour, let Thy kingdom come!

Now the power of sin consume;

Bring Thy blest millennium,

Holy Lamb.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Glory, hallelujah!


Glory, hallelujah

To the Lamb!

Cont….

Thus may we each moment feel,

Love Him, serve Him, praise Him still,

Till we all on Zion’s hill

See the Lamb

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

Glory, hallelujah!


Glory, hallelujah

To the Lamb!

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,

With all Thy quickening powers;

Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

146. Come, Holy Spirit

Cont….

1.

O raise our thoughts from things below,

From vanities and toys!

Then shall we with fresh courage go

To reach eternal joys.

2.

Cont….

Awake our souls to joyful songs;

Let pure devotions rise;

Till praise employs our thankful tongues,

And doubt forever dies.

Cont….

3.

Father we would no longer live

At this poor, dying rate;

To Thee our thankful love we give,

For Thine to us is great.

4.

Cont….

Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,

with all Thy quickening powers;

Come shed abroad a Saviour’s love,

And that shall kindle ours.

5.

Holy Spirit, light divine.

Shine upon this heart of mine,

Chase the shades of night away,

Turn my darkness into day.

147. Holy Spirit, Light Divine

Cont….

1.

Holy Spirit, power divine,

Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;

Long has sin, without control,

Held dominion o’er my soul.

2.

Cont….

Holy Spirit, with joy divine,

Cheer this saddened heart of mine,

Bid my many woes depart,

Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.

3.

Cont….

Holy Spirit, all divine,

Dwell within this heart of mine,

Cast down every idol throne,

Reign supreme, and reign alone.

4.

Holy Spirit, faithful Guide,

Ever near the Christian’s side,

Gently lead us by the hand,

Pilgrims in a desert land;

148. Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide

Cont….

1.

Weary souls fore’er rejoice,

While they hear that sweetest voice,

Whispering softly, “Wanderer, come!

Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.” Cont….

1.

Ever present, truest Friend,

Ever near Thine aid to lend,

Leave us not to doubt and fear,

Groping on in darkness drear.

Cont….

2.

When the storms are raging sore,

Hearts grow faint, and hopes give o’er


Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.”

2.

Cont….

When our days of toil shall cease,

Waiting still for sweet release,

Nothing left but heaven and prayer,

Wondering if our names are there;

3.

Cont….

Wading deep the dismal flood,

Pleading nought but Jesus’ blood,


Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.”

3.

O for that flame of living fire

Which shone so bright in saints of old;

Which bade their souls to heaven aspire,

Calm in distress, in danger bold!

149. O for That Flame of Living Fire

Cont….

1.

Where is that spirit, Lord, which dwelt

In Abram’s breast, and sealed him Thine?

Which made Paul’s heart with sorrow melt,

And glow with energy divine?

2.

Cont….

That spirit which from age to age

Proclaimed Thy love, and taught Thy ways?

Brightened Isaiah’s vivid page,

And breathed in David’s hallowed lays?

Cont….

3.

Is not Thy grace as mighty now

As when Elijah felt its power?

When glory beamed from Moses’ brow,

Or Job endured the trying hour?

4.

Cont….

Remember, Lord, the ancient days;

Renew Thy work, Thy grace restore;

And while to Thee our hearts we raise,

On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.

5.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,

Fill me with life anew,

That I may love what Thou dost love,

And do what Thou wouldst do.

150. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Cont….

1.


Until my heart is pure,

Until with Thee I will one will,

To do and to endure.

2.

Cont….


Till I am wholly Thine,

Until this earthly part of me

Glows with Thy fire divine.

3.

Cont….


So shall I constant be,

And live with Thee the perfect life

Of Thine eternity.

4.

Lord, I hear of showers of blessing

Thou art scattering full and free;

Showers, the thirsty soul refreshing;

Let some drops now fall on me.

151. Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessing

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Even me, even me,


Cont….

Pass me not, O gracious Father!

Sinful though my heart may be;

Thou might’st leave me, but the rather

Let Thy mercy rest on me.Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Even me, even me,


Cont….

Have I long in sin been sleeping?

Long been slighting, grieving, Thee?

Has the world my heart been keeping?

O forgive and rescue me.Cont….

3.

Refrain:

Even me, even me,


Cont….

Pass me not, O Holy Spirit!

Thou canst make the blind to see;

Testify of Jesus’ merit,

Speak the word of peace to me.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:

Even me, even me,


Hover o’er me, Holy Spirit,

Bathe my trembling heart and brow;

Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,

Come, O come and fill me now.

152. Hover O’er Me, Holy Spirit

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Fill me now, fill me now.

Jesus, come and fill me now.



Cont….

Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,

Though I cannot tell Thee how;

But I need Thee, greatly need Thee;

Come, O come and fill me now. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I am weakness, full of weakness;

At Thy sacred feet I bow;

Blest, divine, eternal Spirit,

Fill with love, and fill me now.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me;

Bathe, O, bathe my heart and brow;

Thou art comforting and saving,

Thou art sweetly filling now.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





“There shall be showers of blessing’”

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

sent from the Saviour above.

153. There Shall Be Showers of Blessing

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Showers of blessing,

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling,

But for the showers we plead.

Cont….


Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….


Send them upon us, O Lord;

Grant to us now a refreshing;

Come, and now honour Thy word.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….


O that today they might fall,

Now as to God we’re confessing,

Now as on Jesus we call!

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





O, spread the tidings round,

Wherever man is found

Wherever human hearts

And human woes abound;

Let every Christian tongue

Proclaim the joyful sound:

The Comforter has come!

154. O, Spread the Tidings Round

Cont….

1.

The long, long night is past,

The morning breaks at last;

And hushed the dreadful wail

And fury of the blast,

As o’er the golden hills

The day advances fast.

The Comforter has come!Cont….

2.

O boundless Love divine!

How shall this tongue of mine

To wondering mortals tell

The matchless grace divine

That I, a child of sin,

Should in His image shine!

The Comforter has come!Cont….

3.

Sing ‘till the echoes fly

Above the vaulted sky,

And all the saints above

To all below reply,

In strains of endless love,

The song that ne’er will die:

The Comforter has come!

4.

Baptize us anew

With power from on high,

With love, O refresh us!

Dear Saviour, draw nigh.

155. Baptize Us Anew

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We humbly beseech Thee,

Lord Jesus, we pray,

With love and the Spirit

Baptize us today.

Cont….

Unworthy we cry,

Unholy, unclean,

O wash us and cleanse us

From sin’s guilty stain.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Baptize us today.

Cont….

O heavenly Dove,

Descend from on high!

We plead Thy rich blessing;

In mercy draw nigh.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




Baptize us today.

Cont….

O list the glad voice!

From heaven it came:

Thou art My beloved,

Well pleased I am.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:

We praise Thee, we bless Thee,

Dear Lamb that was slain,

We laud and adore Thee,

Amen and Amen.

Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed

His tender last farewell,

A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed

With us to dwell.

156. Our Blessed Redeemer

Cont….

1.

He came sweet influence to impart,

A gracious , willing guest,

While he can find one humble heart

Wherein to rest.

2.

Cont….

And His that gentle voice we hear,

Soft as the breath of even.

That checks the wrong, that calms the fear,

And speaks of heaven.

Cont….

3.

And every virtue we possess,

And every victory won,

And every thought of holiness

Are His alone.

4.

Cont….

Spirit of purity and grace,

Our weakness, pitying, see;

O make our hearts Thy dwelling place,

Till all like Thee.

5.

We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love

For Jesus who died, and is now gone above,

157. Revive Us Again

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Hallelujah! Thine the glory,

Hallelujah! Amen;


Revive us again.

Cont….

We praise Thee, O God, for Thy Spirit of light,

Who has shown us our Saviour, and scattered our night.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Hallelujah! Amen;


Revive us again.

Cont….

All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,

Who has borne all our sins and has cleans’d every stain.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Hallelujah! Amen;


Revive us again.

Cont….

Revive us again; fill each heart with Thy love;

May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


Hallelujah! Amen;


Revive us again.

Break Thou the bread of life,

Dear Lord to, to me,

As Thou didst break the loaves

Beside the sea;

158. Break Thou the Bread of Life

Cont….

1.

Beyond the sacred page

I seek Thee, Lord;

My Spirit pants for Thee,

O living Word!

1.

Cont….

Bless Thou the truth revealed

This day to me,

As Thou didst bless the bread

By Galilee;

Cont….

2.

Then shall all bondage cease,

All fetters fall;

And I shall find in Thee

My all in all!

2.

Cont….

Spirit and life are they,

words Thou dost speak;

I hasten to obey,

But I am weak;

3.

Cont….

Thou art my only help,

Thou art my life;

Heeding Thy holy word

I win the strife.

3.

Make me, Lord, Thy ways acquainted,

Teach me in Thy paths to go;

Lead me in Thy truth untainted,

Grant me e’er Thy willing to know.

159. Make Me, Lord, Thy Ways Acquainted

Cont….

1.

Unto Thee I look for sight,

Thou the source of my salvation;

In Thy precepts I delight,

Waiting for Thy new creation.

Cont….

1.

Steadfast is Thy love for ever,

All Thy ways are faithfulness;

Those who keep Thy law endeavour

On Thy will their souls to rest.

Cont….

2.

Bowing low, my Lord, to Thee.

Now I come, my guilt confessing,

Oh, incline Thine ear to me,

Pardon Thou my heart’s transgressing. Cont….

2.

Friendship doth the Lord bestow on

Those who walk in Godly fear,

And His goodness will encompass

All who keep His precepts here.

3.

Cont….

On the Lord mine eyes are stayed,

Waiting for His mercies ever;

Every snare by Satan laid,

Will He, by His mercy, sever.

3.

Unshaken as the sacred hills,

And fixed as mountains stand,

Firm as a rock the soul shall rest

That trusts th’ Almighty hand.

160. Unshaken as the Sacred Hills

Cont….

1.

Not walls nor hills could guard so well

Fair Salem’s happy ground

As those eternal arms of love

That every saint surround,

2.

Cont….

Do good, O Lord, do good to those

Who cleave to Thee in heart,

Who on Thy truth alone repose,

Nor from Thy law depart.

3.

I love the sacred book of God,

No other can its place supply;

It points me to the saints’ abode,

And bids me from destruction fly.

161. I Love the Sacred Book

1.

Cont….

Sweet book! In thee my eyes discern

The image of my absent Lord;

From thy instructive page I learn

The joys His presence will afford.

2.

Cont….

But while I’m here, thou shalt supply

His place and tell me of His love;

I’ll read with faith’s discerning eye,

And thus partake of joys above.

3.

Cont….

Within thy sacred lids is found

A transcript of my Maker’s will;

Treasures of knowledge here abound,

The deepest, loftiest mind to fill.

4.

Cont….

Light of the world, thy beams impart,

To lead my feet through life’s dark way;

O, shine on this benighted heart,

Nor let me from thy guidance stray.

5.

Sing them over again to me,

Wonderful words of life;

Let me more of their beauty see,

Wonderful word of life

Words of life and beauty,

Teach me faith and duty;

162. Sing Them Over Again to Me

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Beautiful words, wonderful words,



Wonderful words of life.Cont….

Christ, the blessed One, gives to all


Sinner, list to the loving call,

Wonderful words of life.

All so freely given,

Wooing us to heaven;

2.

Cont….

Refrain:




Wonderful words of life;Cont….

Sweetly echo the gospel call,


Offer pardon and peace to all,

Wonderful words of life.

Jesus, only Saviour,

Sanctify forever;

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





O Man, why seek for fleeting fame?

The gift of Jesus through His name

Is more to thee than earthly treasure.

From sin and death He saveth thee,

163. O Man, Why Seek for Fleeting Fame?

Cont….

1.

That thou through all eternity

May’st reach in Him the angels’ measure.

Such prize inclines thy heart to dare;

Such joys thy heart for heav’n prepare.

Cont….

1.

Who gives to man in his distress

Sweet comfort when life’s sorrows press?

Who brings the heav’nly Father nearer?

Where can the eye in purer light Cont…

.

2.

Through suff’rings dark and lowering night

Discern the Father’s pardon clearer?

Where is the sweetest music heard?

'Tis in Christ, the living Word! Cont….

2.

O Mortal man, count all as loss;

Cling to the story of the cross

When fear of death bears cold misgiving.

It is a lamp upon thy way;

3.

Cont….

A staff thy stumbling feet to stay;

A faithful guide to holier living.

‘Twill make of thee God’s witness here

In every station, every sphere.

3.

Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming,

To cheer the wanderer lone and tempest tossed,

No storm can hide that peaceful radiance beaming,

Since Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

164. Give Me the Bible

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Give me the Bible holy message shining,

Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way.

Precept and promise, law and love combining,

Till night shall vanish in eternal day. Cont….

Give me the Bible when my heart is broken,

When sin and grief have filled my soul with fear;

Give me the precious words by Jesus spoken,

Hold up faith’s lamp to show my Saviour near.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Give me the Bible, all my steps enlighten,

Teach me the danger of these realms below;

That lamp of safety, o’er the gloom shall brighten,

That light alone the path of peace can show.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Give me the Bible, lamp of life immortal,

Hold up that splendour by the open grave;

Show me the light from heaven’s shining portal,

Show me the glory gilding Jordan’s wave.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:




Till night shall vanish in eternal day.

God has given us the Bible,

And that Word alone is true.

What should cause us then to tremble

E’en when perils us pursue?

165. God Has Given Us the Bible

Cont….

1.

Yes, the word of God is true

E’en when perils us pursue!

What could cause us then to tremble?

God has given us the Bible.

Cont….

1.

Though the rocks to dust be crumbled,

Though the mountains disappear,

God alone will not be humbled

Never fails from year to year.

2.

Cont….

Though the world should disappear

He is faithful - ever near.

Though the universe be crumbled,

God, our Lord, will not be humbled.

2.

O Word of God Incarnate,

O Wisdom from on high,

O truth unchanged, unchanging,

O Light of our dark sky,

166. O Word of God Incarnate

Cont….

1.

We praise Thee for the radiance

That from the hallowed page,

A lantern to our footsteps,

Shines on from age to age.

Cont….

1.

The church from her dear Master

Received the gift divine,

And still that light she lifteth

O’er all the earth to shine.

Cont….

2.

It is the golden casket,

Where gems of truth are stored;

It is the heaven-drawn picture

Of Christ, the living Word.

Cont….

2.

It floateth like a banner

Before God’s host unfurled;

It shineth like a beacon

Above the darkling world.

Cont….

3.

It is the chart and compass

That o’er life’s surging sea,

‘Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,

Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.

Cont….

3.

O make Thy church, dear Saviour,

A lamp of purest gold,

To bear before the nations

Thy true light, as of old.

4.

Cont….

O teach Thy wandering pilgrims

By this their path to trace,

Till, clouds and darkness ended,

They see Thee face to face.

4.

While Jesus whispers to you,

Come, sinner, come!

While we are praying for you,

Come, sinner, come!

167. While Jesus Whispers to You

Cont….

1.

Now is the time to own Him,

Come, sinner, come!

Now is the time to know Him,

Come, sinner, come!

1.

Cont….

Are you too heavy laden?

Come, sinner, come!

Jesus will bear your burden,

Come, sinner, come!

Jesus will not deceive you,

Come, sinner, come!

Jesus can now redeem you,

Come, sinner, come! Cont….

2.

O hear His tender pleading

Come, sinner, come!

Come and receive the blessing,

Come, sinner, come!

While Jesus whispers to you,

Come, sinner, come!

While we are praying for you,

Come, sinner, come!

3.

Jesus is tenderly calling thee home

Calling today, calling today;

Why from the sunshine of love wilt thou roam

Farther and farther away?

168. Jesus Is Tenderly Calling

Cont...

1.

Refrain:


Jesus is calling, tenderly calling today

Cont...

Jesus is calling the weary to rest


Bring Him thy burden, and thou shalt be blest;

He will not turn thee away

Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

Jesus is waiting oh, come to Him now

Waiting today, waiting today;

Come with thy sins, at His feet lowly bow;

Come, and no longer delay.

Cont...

3.

Refrain:



Cont...

Jesus is pleading oh, list to His voice

Hear Him today, hear Him today;

They who believe on His name shall rejoice;

Quickly arise and away.

4.

Cont...

Refrain:



Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,

Calling for you and for me;

At the heart’s portal He’s waiting and watching,

Watching for you and for me.

169. Softly and Tenderly

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Come home, come home

Ye who are weary, come home;

Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,

Calling, O sinner, come home!

Cont….

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?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,

Passing from you, and from me;

Shadows are gathering and death’s night is coming,

Coming for you and for me.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Think of the wonderful love He has promised,

Promised for you and for me;

Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,

Pardon for you and for me.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I heard the voice of Jesus say,

“Come unto Me and rest;

Lay down, thou weary one, lay down

Thy head upon My breast.”

170. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Cont….

1.

I came to Jesus as I was,

Weary and worn and sad;

I found in Him a resting place,

And He has made me glad.

1.

Cont….

I heard the voice of Jesus, say,

“Behold, I freely give

The living water; thirsty one,

Stoop down and drink, and live.”

Cont….

2.

I came to Jesus and I drank

Of that life-giving stream;

My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,

And now I live in Him.

Cont….

2.


“I am this dark world’s Light;

Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise,

And all thy day be bright.”

3.

Cont….

I looked to Jesus, and I found

In Him my star, my sun;

And in that light of life I’ll walk,

Till travelling days are done.

3.


“Come unto Me and rest;

Lay down, thou weary one, lay down

Thy head upon My breast.”

171. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

1.

Cont….

I came to Jesus as I was,

Weary and worn and sad;

I found in Him a resting place,

And He has made me glad.

Cont….

1.


“Behold, I freely give

The living water; thirsty one,

Stoop down and drink, and live.”

2.

Cont….

I came to Jesus and I drank

Of that life-giving stream;

My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,

And now I live in Him.

2.

Cont….


“I am this dark world’s Light;

Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise,

And all thy day be bright.”

3.

Cont….

I looked to Jesus, and I found

In Him my star, my sun;

And in that light of life I’ll walk,

Till travelling days are done.

3.

O tender and sweet was the Father’s voice

As He lovingly called to me,

“Come over the line, it is only a step;

I’m waiting, My child, for thee.”

172. O Tender and Sweet Was the Father’s Voice

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

“Over the line,” hear the sweet refrain;

Angels are chanting the heavenly strain;

“Over the line” - Why should I remain

With a step between me and Jesus? Cont….

“But my sins are so many, my faith so small”

Lo! The answer came quick and clear,

“Thou needest not trust in thyself at all;

Step over the line, I’m here.”

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





“But my flesh is so feeble,” with tears I said,

“And the pathway I cannot see;

I fear if I try I may sadly fail,

And thus dishonour Thee.”

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





The world is so cold I cannot go back,

Press forward I surely must;

I’ll lay my weak hand in His wounded palm,

Step over the line and trust.

4.

Refrain:



“Over the line” - I will not remain,

I’ll cross it and go to Jesus.

I hear Thy welcome voice,

That calls me, Lord to Thee;

For cleansing in Thy precious blood,

That flowed on Calvary.

173. I Hear Thy Welcome Voice

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

I am coming Lord!

Coming now to Thee!

Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood


Cont….

Though coming weak and vile,

Thou dost my strength assure;

Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,

Till spotless all, and pure.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:

I am coming Lord!

Coming now to Thee!



Cont….

'Tis Jesus calls me on

To perfect faith and love,

To perfect hope, and peace, and trust,

For earth and heaven above.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

I am coming Lord!

Coming now to Thee!



Cont….

All hail, atoning blood!

All hail, redeeming grace!

All hail! The gift of Christ, our Lord,

Our Strength and Righteousness.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:

I am coming Lord!

Coming now to Thee!



I have a Saviour, He’s pleading in glory,

A dear, loving, Saviour, though earth friends be few;

And now He is watching in tenderness o’er me,

But oh that my Saviour were your Saviour, too.

174. I Have a Saviour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

For you I am praying,


For you I am praying

I’m praying for you.

Cont….

I have a Father; to me He has given

A hope for eternity, blessed and true;

And soon He will call me to meet Him in heaven,

But oh that He’d let me bring you with me, too! Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I have a robe 'tis resplendent in whiteness,

Awaiting in glory my wondering view;

Oh, when I receive it, all shining in brightness,

Dear friend, could I see you receiving one, too!

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

When Jesus has found you, tell others the story,

That my loving Saviour is your Saviour, too.

Then pray that your Saviour will bring them to glory,

And prayer will be answered - 'twas answered for you!

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Christ is knocking at my sad heart;

Shall I let Him in?

Patiently pleading with my sad heart;

O shall I let Him in?

175. Christ Is Knocking at My Sad Heart

Cont….

1.

Cold and proud is my heart with sin,

Dark and cheerless is all within;

Christ is bidding me turn unto Him;


1.

Shall I send Him the loving word?

Shall I let Him in?

Meekly accepting my gracious Lord,


Cont….

2.

He can infinite love impart

He can pardon this rebel heart;

Shall I bid Him forever depart,

Or shall I let Him in?

2.

Cont….

Yes, I’ll open this proud heart’s door,

Yes, I’ll let Him in

Gladly I’ll welcome Him evermore;

O, yes, I’ll let Him in.

3.

Cont….

Blessed Saviour, abide with me,

Cares and trials will lighter be;

I am safe if I’m only with Thee,

O, blessed Lord, come in!

3.

Someone will enter the pearly gate

By and by, by and by,

Taste of the glories that there await,

Shall you? Shall I? Shall you? Shall I?

176. Someone Will Enter the Pearly Gate

Cont...

1.

Someone will travel the streets of gold,

Beautiful visions will there behold,

Feast on the pleasures so long foretold:


1.

Cont...

Someone will gladly his cross lay down


Faithful, approved, shall receive a crown,


Cont….

2.

Someone the glorious King will see,

Ever from sorrow of earth be free,

Happy with Him through eternity;


2.

Cont….

Someone will knock when the door is shut


Hear a voice saying, “I know you not;”


Cont...

3.

Someone will call and shall not be heard

Vainly will strive when the door is barred,

Someone will fail of the saints’ reward;


3.

Cont...

Someone will sing the triumphant song,


Join in the praise with the blood-bought throng;


4.

Cont...

Someone will greet on the golden shore,

Loved ones of earth, pain and parting o’er,

Safe in the glory forevermore;


4.

There is a gate that stands ajar,

And through its portal gleaming,

A radiance from the cross afar,

The Saviour’s love revealing.

177. There Is a Gate That Stands Ajar

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O depth of mercy! Can it be

That gate was left ajar for me?

For me, for me?

Was left ajar for me?

Cont….

That gate ajar stands free for all

Who seek through it salvation;

The rich and poor, the great and small,

Of every tribe and nation.Cont….

2.

Refrain:



For me, for me?


Cont….

Press onward, then, though foes may frown;

While mercy’s gate is open

Accept the cross, and win the crown,

Love’s everlasting token.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:



For me, for me?


Cont….

Beyond the river’s brink we’ll lay

The cross that here is given,

And bear the crown of life away,

And love Him more in heaven.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:



For me, for me?


Thy life was given for me,

Thy blood, O Lord, was shed,

That I might ransomed be,

And quickened from the dead;

178. Thy Life Was Given for Me

Cont….

1.

Thy life was given, was given for me;

What have I given for Thee?

Thy life was given, was given for me;

What have I given for Thee?

Cont….

1.

Thy Father’s home of light,

Thy rainbow-circled throne,

Were left for earthly night,

For wanderings sad and lone;

Cont….

2.

Yea, all was left, was left for me;

Have I left aught for Thee?

Yea, all was left, was left for me;

Have I left aught for Thee?

Cont….

2.

Thou sufferedst much for me,

More than my tongue can tell

Of bitterest agony

To rescue me from hell.

Cont….

3.

Thou’st borne it all, it all for me,

What have I borne for Thee?

Thou’st borne it all, it all for me,

What have I borne for Thee?

Cont….

3.

Oh, let my life be given,

My years for Thee be spent;

World-fetters all be riven,

And joy with suffering blent;

4.

Thou gav’st Thyself, Thyself for me,

I give myself to Thee.

Thou gav’st Thyself, Thyself for me,

I give myself to Thee.

4.

“Whosoever heareth,” shout, shout the sound!

Send the blessed tidings all the world around;

Spread the joyful news wherever man is found:“Whosoever will, may come.”

179. Whosoever Heareth

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

“Whosoever will, whosoever will,”

Send the proclamation over vale and hill;

'Tis a loving Father calls the wanderer home;

Whosoever will, may come.Cont….

Whosoever cometh need not delay;

Now the door is open, enter while you may;

Jesus is the true, the only living way:


2.

Refrain:





“Whosoever will,” the promise secure,

“Whosoever will,” forever must endure;

“Whosoever will,” 'tis life forevermore;

Whosoever will, may come.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Whosoever will, may come.

If you could see Christ standing here to-night,

His thorn-crown’d head and pierced hands could view;

Could see those eyes that beam with heav’n’s light,

And hear Him say, “Beloved, 'twas for you:”

180. Would You Believe?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Would you believe and Jesus receive

If He were standing here?

Would you believe, and Jesus receive,

If He were standing here?Cont….

If you could see that face so calm and sweet,

Those lips that spake words only pure and true;

Could see those nail-prints in His tender feet,

And hear Him say, “Beloved, 'twas for you:”

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Would you believe and Jesus receive

If He were standing here?

Would you believe, and Jesus receive,

If He were standing here?Cont….

He whispers to your heart, turn not away,

For He’s beside you, in your narrow pew;

If you will listen you will hear Him say

In loving tones, “Beloved, 'twas for you:”

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

Will you believe and Jesus receive?

Now He is standing here?

Will you believe, and Jesus receive,

Now He is standing here?

I heard the Saviour calling,

In accents sweet and low;

Forever calling, calling,

And yet I would not go.

181. Calling

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O strange to say,

I turned away

From One who loved me so

Cont….


So clear above the din;


“Oh say, may I come in?”

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

O strange to say,

I turned away


Cont….


With pity so divine;


It reached this heart of mine.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

O strange to say,

I turned away


Jesus , the loving Shepherd,

Calleth thee now to come

Into the fold of safety,

Where there is rest and room;

182. Jesus, the Loving Shepherd

Cont….

1.

Come in the strength of manhood,

Come in the morn of youth,

Enter the fold of safety,

Enter the way of truth

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Lovingly, tenderly, calling is He:

Wanderer, wanderer, come unto Me;

Patiently standing there, waiting, I see

Jesus my Shepherd divine.Cont….

Jesus , the loving Shepherd,

Gave His dear life for thee;

Tenderly now He’s calling,

Wanderer, come to Me;

Cont….

2.

Haste, for without is danger,

Come, cries the Shepherd blest,

Enter the fold of safety,

Enter the place of rest.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:




Jesus my Shepherd divine.Cont….

Lingering is but folly;

Wolves are abroad today,

Seeking the sheep now straying,

Seeking the lambs to slay;

Cont….

3.

Jesus, the loving Shepherd,

Calleth thee now to come

Into the fold of safety,

Where there is rest and room.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Jesus my Shepherd divine.

Almost persuaded now to believe;

Almost persuaded Christ to receive

Seems now some soul to say,

“Go, Spirit, go Thy way,

Some more convenient day

On Thee I’ll call.”

183 Almost Persuaded

Cont...

1.

Almost persuaded, come, come today;

Almost persuaded; turn not away.

Jesus invites you here,

Angels are lingering near,

Prayers rise from hearts so dear;

O wanderer, come!

Cont...

2.

Almost persuaded; harvest is past;

Almost persuaded; doom comes at last!

“Almost” cannot avail;

“Almost” is but to fail!

Sad, sad that bitter wail,

“Almost - but lost!”

3.

I am coming to the cross;

I am poor, and weak and blind;

I am counting all but dross;

I shall full salvation find.

184. I Am Coming to the Cross

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I am trusting, Lord in Thee,

O Thou Lamb of Calvary;

Humbly at Thy cross I bow;

Save me, Jesus, save me now.

Cont….

Long my heart has sighed for Thee;

Long has evil reigned within;

Jesus sweetly speaks to me,

“I will cleanse you from all sin.”

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Here I give my all to Thee

Friends, and time, and earthly store;

Soul and body Thine to be,

Wholly Thine forevermore.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Jesus come! He fills my soul!

Perfected in Him I am;

I am every whit made whole

Glory, glory to the Lamb.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

185. Jesus, I Come

Cont….

1.

Out of my sickness into Thy health,

Out of my want and into Thy wealth,

Out of my sin and into Thyself,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

1.

Cont….

Out of my shameful failure and loss,


Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,


Cont….

2.

Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm,

Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,

Out of distress to jubilant psalm,


2.

Cont….

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,


Into Thy blessed will to abide,


Cont….

3.

Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,

Out of despair into raptures above,

Upward for aye on wings like a dove,


3.

Cont….

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,


Into the joy and light of Thy home,


4.

Cont….

Out of the depths of ruin untold,

Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,

Ever Thy glorious face to behold,


4.

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.

186. I’ve Wandered Far Away From God

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Coming home, coming home

Nevermore to roam;

Open wide Thine arms of love;


Cont….

I’ve wasted many precious years,


I now repent with bitter tears;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Nevermore to roam;



Cont….

I’m tired of sin and straying, Lord,


I’ll trust Thy love, believe Thy word;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Nevermore to roam;



Cont….

My only hope, my only plea,


That Jesus died, and died for me;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:


Nevermore to roam;



Cont….

I need His cleansing blood I know,


O wash me whiter than the snow;


5.

Cont….

Refrain:


Nevermore to roam;



Pass me not, O gentle Saviour

Hear my humble cry;

While on others Thou art calling,

Do not pass me by.

187. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry,


Do not pass me by.

Cont….

Let me at Thy throne of mercy

Find a sweet relief;

Kneeling there in deep contrition,

Help my unbelief.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Do not pass me by.

Cont….

Trusting only in Thy merit,

Would I seek Thy face;

Heal my wounded, broken spirit,

Save me by Thy grace.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Do not pass me by.

Cont….

Thou the spring of all my comfort,

More than life for me:

Whom have I on earth beside Thee?

Whom in heaven but Thee?

4.

Cont….

Refrain:



Do not pass me by.

Chief of sinners though I be,

Jesus shed His blood for me:

Died that I might live on high,

Died that I might never die;

As the branch is to the vine,

I am His, and He is mine.

188. Chief of Sinners

Cont….

1.

O the height of Jesus’ love!

Higher than the heaven above,

Deeper than the deepest sea,

Lasting as eternity;

Love that found me - wondrous thought!

Found me when I sought Him not!

Cont….

2.

Chief of sinners though I be,

Christ is all in all to me;

All my wants to Him are known,

All my sorrows are His own;

Safe with Him from earthly strife,

He sustains the hidden life.

3.

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

Was blind, but now I see.

189. Amazing Grace

Cont….

1.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear,

The hour I first believed!

2.

Cont….

Through many dangers, toils, and snares,

I have already come;

Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home.

3.

All to Jesus I surrender,

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live;

190. All to Jesus I Surrender

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,

I surrender all.

Cont….


Humbly at His feet I bow,

Worldly pleasures all forsaken;

Take me, Jesus, take me now;

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;


I surrender all.

Cont….


Make me, Saviour, wholly Thine;

Let me feel the Holy Spirit,

Truly know that Thou art mine;

Cont….

3.

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;


I surrender all.

Cont….


Now I feel the sacred flame

O the joy of full salvation!

Glory, glory to His name!

4.

Cont….

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;


I surrender all.

Just as I am, without one plea

But that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee.

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

191. Just As I am Without one Plea

Cont….

1.

Just as I am, and waiting not

To rid my soul of one dark blot,

To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,


2.

Cont….

Just as I am, though tossed about

With many a conflict, many a doubt;

“Fightings within, and fears without,”

O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Cont…

.

3.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;

Sight, riches, healing of the mind,

Yea, all I need , in Thee to find,


4.

Cont….

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because Thy promise I believe,


5.

Cont….

Just as I am, Thy love I own

Has broken every barrier down;

Now to be Thine, and Thine alone,


6.

Depth of mercy! Can there be

Mercy still reserved for me?

Can my God His wrath forbear?

Me, the chief of sinners, spare?

192. Depth of Mercy!

Cont….

1.

I have long withstood His grace,

Long provoked Him to His face,

Would not hearken to His calls,

Grieved Him by a thousand falls.

2.

Cont….

Now incline me to repent;

Let me now my sins lament;

Now my foul revolt deplore,

Weep, believe, and sin no more.

3.

Cont….

There for me the Saviour stands,

Shows His wounds and spreads His hands;

God is love! I know, I feel;

Jesus weeps, and loves me still.

4.

Redeemer, Friend, Thou hope and joy.

Of all who know Thee, heed the lay

A sinful mortal brings to Thee

A sinner who would kiss Thy feet

A sinner now redeemed from sin

193. Redeemer, Friend, Thou Hope and Joy

Cont….

1.

Redeemed, O Lord, by Thee!

O hear my song.

No man wilt Thou cast out,

In saintly songs Thou hearest

The voice of blood-bought sinners!

O hear my song!Cont….

1.

Where else can man find peace of mind

At blessed as this pure delight?

From God it flows, to Him returns

Unmeasured, matchless without bound,

In Jesus I am ever blest,

2.

Cont….

In God I safely hide;

He is my joy! E’en in the hour of death

To Him I raise my anthems!

I long for His appearing

He is my joy!

2.

I have a song I love to sing,

Since I have been redeemed;

Of my Redeemer, Saviour, King,

Since I have been redeemed.

194. I Have a Song I Love to Sing

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Since I have been redeemed,


I will glory in His name,


I will glory in my Saviour’s name.

Cont….

I have a Christ that satisfies,


To do His will my highest prize,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:






Cont….

I have a witness bright and clear,


Dispelling every doubt and fear,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:






Cont….

I have a home prepared for me,


Where I shall dwell eternally,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:






Redeemed! How I love to proclaim it!

Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;

Redeemed through His infinite mercy,

His child, and forever, I am.

195. Redeemed! How I Love to Proclaim It!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Redeemed, redeemed,


Redeemed, redeemed,


Cont….

Redeemed! And so happy in Jesus!

No language my rapture can tell;

I know that the light of His presence

With me doth continually dwell. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:

Redeemed, redeemed,


Redeemed, redeemed,


Cont….

I think of my blessed Redeemer,

I think of Him all the day long;

I sing, for I cannot be silent;

His love is the theme of my song.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:

Redeemed, redeemed,


Redeemed, redeemed,


Cont….

I know I shall see in His beauty

The King in whose law I delight,

Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,

And giveth me songs in the night. Cont…

.

4.

Refrain:

Redeemed, redeemed,


Redeemed, redeemed,


Cont….

I know there’s a crown that is waiting

In yonder bright mansion for me;

And soon, with the spirits made perfect,

At home with the Lord I shall be.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:

Redeemed, redeemed,


Redeemed, redeemed,


We have heard a joyful sound,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves,

Spread the gladness all around,


196. We Have heard a Joyful Sound

Cont….

1.

Bear the news to every land,

Climb the steeps and cross the waves,

Onward, 'tis our Lord’s command,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Cont….

1.

Waft it on the rolling tide,


Tell to sinners, far and wide,


Cont….

2.

Sing, ye islands of the sea

Echo back, ye ocean caves,

Earth shall keep her jubilee,


Cont….

2.

Sing above the battle’s strife,


By His death and endless life,


Cont….

3.

Sing it softly through the gloom,

When the heart for mercy craves,

Sing in triumph o’er the tomb,


Cont….

3.

Give the winds a mighty voice,


Let the nations now rejoice,


4.

Cont….

Shout salvation full and free,

Highest hills and deepest caves.

This our song of victory,


4.

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing,

Call for songs of loudest praise.

197. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Cont….

1.

Teach me ever to adore Thee,

May I still Thy goodness prove,

While the hope of endless glory

Fills my heart with joy and love.

Cont….

1.

Here I raise my Ebenezer,

Hither by Thy help I’ve come,

And I hope by Thy good pleasure

Safely to arrive at home.

Cont….

2.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,

Wandering from the fold of God;

He to rescue me from danger

Interposed His precious blood.

2.

Cont….

O, to grace how great a debtor

Daily I’m constrained to be!

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter

Bind me closer still to Thee.

3.

Cont….

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart - O, take and seal it;

Seal it for Thy courts above.

3.

Look upon Jesus, sinless is He;

Father, impute His life unto me.

My life of scarlet, my sin and woe,

Cover with His life, whiter than snow.

198. Look Upon Jesus, Sinless Is He

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Cover with His life, whiter than snow;

Fullness of His life then shall I know;



Cont….

Deep are the wounds transgression has made;

Red are the stains; my soul is afraid.

O to be covered, Jesus with Thee,

Safe from the law that now judgeth me!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Longing the joy of pardon to know;

Jesus holds out a robe white as snow;

“Lord, I accept it! leaving my own,

Gladly I wear Thy pure life alone.” Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Reconciled by His death for my sin,

Justified by His life pure and clean,

Sanctified by obeying His word,

Glorified when returneth my Lord.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





My God! My soul despaireth, oh who shall give me aid!

For sin has seared my being and I am sore afraid.

Hear Thou my supplication, lend an attentive ear,

Forgive me my transgression and take away my fear.

199. My God, My Soul Despaireth

Cont….

1.

If Thou mark my transgression, how shall I ever stand?

For I have earned destruction at Thine almighty hand;

But Thou art all forgiving through Jesus’ precious blood,

And those who come find healing beneath the cleansing flood.

Cont….

2.

I wait in expectation upon Thy coming, Lord,

When Thou all men shalt gather and give their just reward.

My soul in anguish waiteth more eagerly than they

Who watch for daylight’s dawning.

Come quickly, Lord, I pray!

Cont….

3.

Hope in the Lord, O Israel, He knoweth all thy need.

Redemption He hath promised - His love is great indeed.

He frees His praying children from all unrighteousness.

O God, hear my petition, draw near to me and bless!

4.

Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;

I want Thee forever to live in my soul;

Break down every idol, cast out every foe;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

200. Lord Jesus, I long to Be Perfectly Whole

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow;


Cont….

Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,

And help me to make a complete sacrifice;

I give up myself, and whatever I know;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;

I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet,

By faith, for my cleansing; I see Thy blood flow;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Cont….

Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait;

Come now, and within me a new heart create;

To those who have sought Thee, Thou never said’st No;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:



'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to take Him at His word;

Just to rest upon His promise,

Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”

201. ‘Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him;

How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust Him more!

Cont….

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to trust His cleansing blood;

Just in simple faith to plunge me

‘Neath the healing, cleansing flood.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just from sin and self to cease;

Just from Jesus simply taking

Life, and rest, and joy, and peace.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

I’m so glad, I learned to trust Thee,

Precious Jesus, Saviour, Friend;

And I know that Thou art with me,

Wilt be with me till the end.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Father, I stretch my hands to Thee;

No other help I know;

If Thou withdraw Thyself from me,

Ah, whither shall I go?

202. Father, I Stretch My Hands

Cont….

1.

On Thy dear Son I now believe,

O let me feel Thy power;

And all my varied wants relieve,

In this accepted hour.

2.

Cont….

Author of faith! to Thee I lift

My weary, longing eyes;

O let me now receive that gift;

My soul without it dies.

Cont….

3.

Surely Thou canst not let me die;

O speak, and I shall live;

And here I will unwearied lie,

Till Thou Thy Spirit give.

4.

Cont….

How would my fainting soul rejoice

Could I but see Thy face!

Now let me hear Thy quickening voice,

And taste Thy pardoning grace.

5.

Cont….

I do believe, I now believe

That Jesus died for me,

And that He shed His precious blood

From sin to set me free.

6.

O for a faith that will not shrink,

Though pressed by many a foe;

That will not tremble on the brink of poverty,

Of poverty or woe; of poverty or woe;

203. O for a Faith

Cont….

1.

That will not murmur or complain

Beneath the chastening rod,

But in the hour of grief or pain, of grief or pain

Can lean upon its God; can lean upon its God.

2.

Cont….

A faith that shines more bright and clear

When tempests rage without;

That when in danger knows no fear, knows of no fear,

In darkness feels no doubt; in darkness feels no doubt.

Cont….

3.

That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown,

Nor heeds its scornful smile;

That sin’s wild ocean cannot drown, no, cannot drown,

Nor its soft arts beguile; nor its soft arts beguile.

4.

Cont….

Lord, give me such a faith as this,

And then, whate’er may come

I’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss, the hallowed bliss

Of an eternal home; of an eternal home.

5.

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.

204. My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Cont….

1.

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.Cont….

2.

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.

3.

Master, the tempest is raging!

The billows are tossing high!

The sky is o’er shadowed with blackness;

No shelter or help is nigh;

205. Master, the Tempest Is Raging!

Cont….

1.

Carest Thou not that we perish?

How canst Thou lie asleep,

When each moment so madly is threatening

A grave in the angry deep?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

“The winds and the waves shall obey My will,

Peace, be still!

Whether the wrath of the storm tossed sea,

Or demons, or men, or whatever it be,

Cont….

No water can swallow the ship where lies

The Master of ocean, and earth, and skies;

They all shall sweetly obey My will; Peace, be still! Peace, be still!

They all shall sweetly obey My will; Peace, peace, be still!”Cont….

Master, with anguish of spirit

I bow in my grief today;

The depths of my sad heart are troubled;

O, waken and save, I pray!

Cont….

2.

Torrents of sin and of anguish

Sweep o’er my sinking soul;

And I perish! I perish! dear Master;

O hasten, and take control.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Peace, be still!



Cont….




They all shall sweetly obey My will; Peace, peace, be still!” Cont….

Master, the terror is over,

The elements sweetly rest;

Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored,

And heaven’s within my breast;

Cont….

4.

Linger, O blessed Redeemer,

Leave me alone no more;

And with joy I shall make the blest harbour,

And rest on the blissful shore. Cont….

4.

Refrain:


Peace, be still!



Cont….




They all shall sweetly obey My will; Peace, peace, be still!”

God’s way is the best way, Tho’ I may not see

Why sorrows and trials oft gather ‘round me;

He ever is seeking My gold to refine,

So humbly I trust Him, My Saviour divine.

206. God’s Way

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

God’s way is the best way,

God’s way is the right way,

I’ll trust in Him alway,

He knoweth the best.

Cont….

God’s way is the best way, My path He has planned,

I’ll trust in Him always While holding His hand,

In shadows or sunshine He ever is near,

With Him for my refuge, I never need fear.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

God’s way shall be my way, He knoweth the best;

And leaning upon Him, Sweet, sweet is my rest,

No harm can befall me, Safe, safe shall I be,

I’ll cling to Him ever, So precious is He.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I know my heavenly Father knows

The storms that would my way oppose;

But He can drive the clouds away,

And turn my darkness into day,

And turn my darkness into day.

207. I Know My Heavenly Father

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He knows, He knows

The storm that would my way oppose;

He knows, He knows,

And tempers every wind that blows.

Cont….


The balm I need to soothe my woes;

And with His touch of love divine

He heals this wounded soul of mine,

He heals this wounded soul of mine.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

He knows, He knows


He knows, He knows,


Cont….


How frail I am to meet my foes;

But He my cause will e’er defend,

Uphold and keep me to the end,

Uphold and keep me to the end.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:

He knows, He knows


He knows, He knows,


Cont….


The hour my journey here will close;

And may that hour, O faithful Guide,

Find me safe sheltered by Thy side,

Find me safe sheltered by Thy side.

4.

Refrain:

He knows, He knows


He knows, He knows,


Will your anchor hold in the storm of life,

When the cloud unfold their wings of strife?

When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,

Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

208. Will Your Anchor Hold?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We have an anchor that keeps the soul

Steadfast and sure while the billows roll;

Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,

Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love. Cont….

If 'tis safely moored, ‘twill the storm withstand,

For 'tis well secured by the Saviour’s hand;

And the cables, passed from His heart to thine,

Can defy the blast, through strength divine.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





It will firmly hold in the straits of Fear,

When the breakers tell that the reef is near;

Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,

Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





It will surely hold in the floods of death,

When the waters cold chill our latest breath;

On the rising tide it can never fail,

While our hopes abide within the veil.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





When our eyes behold, in the dawning light,

Shining gates of pearl, our harbour bright,

We shall anchor fast tot he heavenly shore,

With the storms all past forevermore.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:




Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love.

Under His wings I am safely abiding;

Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,

Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me;

He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

209. Under His Wings

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Under His wings, under His wings,

Who from His love can sever?

Under His wings my soul shall abide,

Safely abide forever.

Cont….

Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!

How the heart yearningly turns to its rest!

Often when earth has no balm for my healing,

There I find comfort, and there I am blest.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Under His wings, O what precious enjoyment!

There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;

Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;

Resting in Jesus I’m safe ever more.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,

My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;

So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;

Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee.

210. O Safe to the Rock

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Hiding in Thee, hiding in Thee,

Thou blest “Rock of Ages,”

I’m hiding in Thee.

Cont….

In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,

In times when temptation casts o’er me its power;

In the tempest of life, on its wide, heaving sea,

Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Cont….

How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,

I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;

How often, when trials like sea billows roll,

Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




The Lord’s our Rock, in Him we hide,

A shelter in the time of storm;

Secure whatever may betide,

A shelter in the time of storm.

211. The Lord’s Our Rock

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Mighty Rock in a weary land,

Cooling shade on the burning sand,

Faithful guide for the pilgrim band


Cont….

A shade by day, defence by night,


No fears alarm, no foes affright,

A shelter in the time of storm.Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

The raging floods may round us beat,


We find in God a safe retreat,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

O Rock divine, O Refuge dear,


Be Thou our helper, ever near,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame,

But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

212. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand,

All other ground is sinking sand.

Cont….

When darkness seems to veil His face,

I rest on His unchanging grace;

In every high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:




Cont….

His oath, His covenant, and blood,

Support me in the whelming flood;

When all around my soul gives way,

He then is all my hope and stay. Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:




Cont….

When He shall come with trumpet sound,

O may I then in Him be found;

Clad in His righteousness alone,

Faultless to stand before the throne.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




We’ll build on the Rock, the living Rock,

On Jesus, the Rock of Ages;

So shall we abide the fearful shock,

When loud the tempest rages.

213. We’ll Build on the Rock

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We’ll build on the Rock,

We’ll build on the Rock;

We’ll build on the Rock, on the solid Rock,

On Christ, the mighty Rock.

Cont….

Some build on the sinking sand of life,

On visions of earthly treasure;

Some build on the waves of sin and strife,

Of fame, and worldly pleasure. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O build on the Rock forever sure,

The firm and the true foundation;

Its hope is the hope which shall endure,

The hope of our salvation.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cease my soul from doubt and trembling,

God is faithful, He’s my Friend,

And His Spirit, guiding, leading,

Brings me to my journey's end.

214. Cease my soul from Doubt

Cont….

1.

Though my heart knows guilt and doubting,

Fear I not God’s wrath abounding.

Though with sin my soul doth smart

God is greater than my heart.

1.

Cont….

Jesus died for my salvation,

Rose and lived again for me,

Saved my soul from condemnation,

Paid the price and set me free.

Cont….

2.

God in man He reigns forever;

Nought His bands of love can sever;

He knows all my earthly need:

He for me will intercede.Cont….

2.

Fierce may be the storm that rages,

Dark and terrible the night;

In my God I’ll find my refuge,

He will keep me by His might.

Cont….

3.

While His love for me is pleading

I will follow all His leading

Through the dark and stormy night

To the everlasting light.

3.

Cont….

Then, whatever lot awaits me

Life or death, abuse, or fame

Jesus Christ will never fail me,

I will glory in His name!

4.

Cont….

Friendly counsel, human favour,

Frenzied hate or fruitless labour,

Height or depth, or joy or pain

In God’s love I will remain.

4.

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,

Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled? (X2)

215. How Firm a Foundation

Cont….

1.

“Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed;

For I am thy God; and will still give thee aid;

I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand, (X2) Cont…

.

2.

“When through the deep waters I call to thee to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress, (X2)

Cont….

3.

“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, (X2)

Cont….

4.

“The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to His foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,

I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake, (X2)

5.

Lord of our life, and God of our salvation,

Star of our night, and hope of every nation,

Hear and receive Thy church’s supplication,

Lord God Almighty.

216. Lord of Our Life

Cont….

1.

Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armour faileth;

Lord, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth;

Lord, o’er Thy rock nor death nor hell prevaileth;

Grant us Thy peace, Lord.

2.

Cont….

Peace in our hearts our evil thoughts assuaging;

Peace in Thy church, where brothers are engaging;

Peace, when the world its busy war is waging;

Send us, O Saviour.

3.

Cont….

Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven;

Grant them Thy truth that they may be forgiven;

Grant peace on earth, and , after we have striven,

Peace in Thy heaven.

4.

The Lord is my light, then why should I fear?

By day and by night His presence is near;

He is my salvation from sorrow and sin;

This blessed persuasion the Spirit brings in.

217. The Lord Is My Light

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;

By day and by night He leads me along;


By day and by night He leads me along. Cont….

The Lord is my light, though clouds may arise,

Faith, stronger than sight, looks up to the skies

Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign:

Then how can I ever in darkness remain?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





The Lord is my light, the Lord is my strength;

I know in His might I’ll conquer at length;

My weakness in mercy He covers with power,

And, walking by faith, He upholds me each hour.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





The Lord is my light, my all and in all;

There is in His sight no darkness at all;

He is my Redeemer, my Saviour and King;

With saints and with angels His praises I sing.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




By day and by night He leads me along.

When, my Saviour, shall I be

Perfectly resigned to Thee?

Poor and vile in my own eyes,

Only in Thy wisdom wise;

218. When, My Saviour, Shall I Be

Cont….

1.

Only Thee content to know,

Ignorant of all below;

Only guided by Thy light,

Only mighty in Thy might?

2.

Cont….

Fully in my life express

All the heights of holiness;

Sweetly let my spirit prove

All the depths of humble love.

3.

I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus

Trusting only Thee;

Trusting Thee for full salvation,

Great and free.

219. I Am Trusting Thee

Cont….

1.

I am trusting Thee for pardon;

At Thy feet I bow;

For Thy grace and tender mercy,

Trusting now.

2.

Cont….

I am trusting Thee to guide me;

Thou alone shalt lead,

Every day and hour supplying

All my need.

3.

Cont….

I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus;

Never let me fall;

I am trusting Thee forever,

And for all.

4.

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.

220. Dying With Jesus, by Death Reckoned Mine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Moment by moment I’m kept in His love;

Moment by moment I’ve life from above;

Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine;

Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine. Cont….

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 I’m under His care. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

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.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Never a weakness that He doth not feel,

Never a sickness that He cannot heal;

Moment by moment, in woe or in weal,

Jesus, my Saviour, abides with me still.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Blessed Lord, how much I need Thee!

Weak and sinful, poor and blind;

Take my trembling hand and lead me;

Strength and sight in Thee I find.

221. Blessed Lord, How Much I Need Thee!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Every hour, every hour,



Saviour, keep me every hour.

Cont….

Clothe me with Thy robe of meekness,

Stained with sin this robe of mine;

Teach me first to feel my weakness,

Then to plead for strength divine.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Safe am I if Thou dost guide me

Trusting self, how soon I fall!

Walk life’s rugged way beside me,

Thou, my light, my life, my all.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Then whate’er the future bringthen,

Smiles of joy, or tears of grief,

Still to Thee my spirit clingeth,

Thou art still my soul’s relief.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I need Thee every hour,

Most gracious Lord;

No tender voice like Thine

Can peace afford.

222. I Need Thee Every Hour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I need Thee, O I need Thee!

Every hour I need Thee;

O bless me now, my Saviour!

I come to Thee.

Cont….

I need Thee every hour;

Stay Thou near by;

Temptations lose their power

When Thou art nigh.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




I come to Thee.

Cont….


In joy or pain;

Come quickly and abide,

Or life is vain.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




I come to Thee.

Cont….

I need Thee every hour;

Teach me Thy will,

And Thy rich promises

In me fulfil.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:




I come to Thee.

Cont….


Most Holy One;

O make me Thine indeed,

Thou blessed Son.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:




I come to Thee.

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.

223. When We Walk With the Lord

Cont….

1.

Chorus:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Cont….

Not a shadow can rise,

Not a cloud in the skies,

But His smile, quickly drives it away;

Not a doubt nor a fear,

Not a sigh nor a tear,

Can abide while we trust and obey. Cont…

.

2.

Chorus:



Cont….

Not a burden we bear,

Not a sorrow we share,

But our toil He doth richly repay;

Not a grief nor a loss,

Not a frown nor a cross,

But is blest if we trust and obey. Cont…

.

3.

Chorus:



Cont….

But we never can prove

The delights of His love,

Until all on the altar we lay,

For the favour He shows,

And the joy He bestows,

Are for them who will trust and obey.

Cont….

4.

Chorus:



Cont….

Then in fellowship sweet

We will sit at His feet,

Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;

What He says we will do,

Where He sends we will go,

Never fear, only trust and obey.

5.

Cont….

Chorus:



Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go,

Anywhere He leads me in this world below;

Anywhere without Him, dearest joys would fade;

Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid.

224. Anywhere With Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Anywhere! Anywhere!

Fear I cannot know;

Anywhere with Jesus

I can safely go.

Cont….

Anywhere with Jesus I am not alone;

Other friends my fail me, He is still my own;

Though His hand may lead me over dreary ways,

Anywhere with Jesus is a house of praise.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Anywhere! Anywhere!

Fear I cannot know;

Anywhere with Jesus

I can safely go.

Cont….

Anywhere with Jesus I can go to sleep,

When the gloomy shadows round about me creep,

Knowing I shall waken nevermore to roam;

Anywhere with Jesus will be home sweet home.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

Anywhere! Anywhere!

Fear I cannot know;

Anywhere with Jesus

I can safely go.

Sometimes a light surprises

The Christian while he sings;

It is the Lord, who rises

With healing in His wings;

225. Sometimes a Light Surprises

Cont….

1.

When comforts are declining,

He grants the soul again

A season of clear shining,

To cheer it after rain.

Cont….

1.

In holy contemplation

We sweetly then pursue

The theme of God’s salvation,

And find it ever new;

Cont….

2.

Set free from present sorrow,

We cheerfully can say,

Let the unknown tomorrow

Bring with it what it may.

Cont….

2.

Children of God lack nothing,

His promise bears them through;

Who gives the lilies clothing,

Will clothe His people too;

Cont….

3.

Beneath the spreading heavens

No creature but is fed,

And He who feeds the ravens

Will give His children bread.

Cont….

3.

Though vine nor fig tree neither

Their wonted fruit should bear,

Though all the fields should whither,

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

4.

Cont….

Yet God the same abiding,

His praise shall tune my voice,

For while in Him confiding,

I cannot but rejoice.

4.

Come, O Thou Traveler unknown,

Whom still I hold, but cannot see;

My company before is gone,

And I am left alone with Thee;

With Thee all night I mean to stay,

And wrestle till the break of day.

226. Come, O Thou Traveler

Cont….

1.

I need not tell Thee who I am;

My sin and misery declare;

Thyself hast called me by my name,

Look on Thy hands, and read it there;

But who, I ask Thee, who art Thou?

Tell me Thy name, and tell me now.

Cont….

2.

In vain Thou strugglest to get free;

I never will unloose my hold;

Art Thou the Man that died for me?

The secret of Thy love unfold;

Clinging, I will not let Thee go,

Till I Thy name, Thy nature, know.

3.

In heavenly love abiding,

No change my heart shall fear;

And safe is such confiding,

For nothing changes here.

227. In Heavenly Love Abiding

Cont….

1.

The storm may roar without me,

My heart may low be laid,

But God is round about me,

And can I be dismayed?

But God is round about me,

And can I be dismayed?

1.

Cont….

Wherever He may guide me,

No want shall turn me back;

My Shepherd is beside me,

And nothing can I lack.

Cont….

2.

His wisdom ever waketh,

His sight is never dim,

He knows the way He taketh,

And I will walk with Him,

He knows the way He taketh,

And I will walk with Him.

2.

Cont….

Green pastures are before me,

Which yet I have not seen;

Bright skies will soon be o’er me,

Where darkest clouds have been.

3.

Cont….

My hope I cannot measure,

My path to life is free,

My Saviour has my treasure,

And He will walk with me

My Saviour has my treasure,

And He will walk with me.

3.

Jesus, Thou radiant King, Monarch divine,

Reign Thou within this heart Thy love has won.

Take Thou this yielded throne,

Thy will be done; Live Thou Thy life within,

My King divine.

128. My King Divine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

My King divine, My King divine,

Live Thou Thy life within,

My King divine.

Cont….

Keep through temptation’s hour, Saviour divine;

Meet Thou the wily foe, Thy power display.

Give vict’ry hour by hour, O’er all the way;

Lead on triumphantly,

My King divine.Cont….

2.

Refrain:



My King divine.

Cont….

Use me in time’s last hour, Master divine;

Fit me for service, Lord, Thy love to tell.

Win souls Thyself thro’ me, Thy praise to swell;

Grant Thou my heart’s desire,

My King divine.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:



My King divine.

Holy Jesus, who hast given

Thy life that I might go to heaven,

How glorious is Thy holiness!

Lord of Heaven, in Thy presence,

The angels bowing low in rev’rence

Proclaim aloud Thy holiness.

229. Holy Jesus Who Hast Given

Cont….

1.

O Lord! I stand in awe

Before Thy sacred law.

Holy Jesus,

Sanctify me

That I may be

In holy life and walk like Thee.

1.

Cont….

Thou wast temperate in eating,

In drinking, working, sleeping, speaking,

In every act of love and joy.

With God’s will each day complying

And sinful, fleshly lusts denying

Thou found’st Thy greatest earthly joy.

Cont….

2.

Thou didst Thy hunger still

Fulfilling God’s great will.

Holy Jesus,

Sanctify me

That I may be

In all things temperate like Thee.

2.

Cont….

Holy Jesus, make me, mould me,

In pow’r and wishes lead and hold me

Until Thine image shines through me

Eye and foot in sight and walking;

That in my thoughts and deeds and talking

Thine image only shines through me.

3.

Cont….

Let every sin depart;

Fill Thou my longing heart.

Holy Jesus,

Sanctify me

That I may be

In life and word and deed like Thee.

3.

Take my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

Take my hands, and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love,

At the impulse of Thy love.

230. Take My Life and Let It Be

Cont….

1.

Take my feet, and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee;

Take my voice, and let me sing

Always, only, for my King,

Always, only, for my King.

Cont….

2.

Take my lips, and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee;

Take my silver and my gold,

Not a mite would I withhold,

Not a mite would I withhold.

Cont….

3.

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.Cont….

4.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure store;

Take myself, and I will be,

Ever, only, all for Thee,

Ever, only, all for Thee.

5.

Not I, but Christ, be honoured, loved, exalted;

Not I, but Christ, be seen, be known, be heard;

Not I, but Christ, in every look and action,

Not I, but Christ in every thought and word.

231. Not I, but Christ

Cont….

1.

Not I, but Christ, to gently soothe in sorrow,

Not I but Christ, to wipe the falling tear;

Not I, but Christ, to lift the weary burden,

Not I, but Christ, to hush away all fear.

2.

Cont….

Christ, only Christ! No idle words e’er falling,

Christ, only Christ; no needless bustling sound;

Christ, only Christ; no self- important bearing;

Christ, only Christ; no trace of “I” be found.

3.

Cont….

Not I, but Christ, my every need supplying,

Not I but Christ, my strength and health to be;

Christ, only Christ, for body, soul, and spirit,

Christ, only Christ, here and eternally.

4.

Make me a captive, Lord,

And then I shall be free;

Force me to render up my sword,

And I shall conqueror be.

232. Make Me a Captive, Lord

Cont….

1.

I sink in life’s alarms

When by myself I stand;

Imprison me within Thine arms,

And strong shall be my hand.

1.

Cont….

My heart is weak and poor

Till it a master find;

It has no spring of action sure

It varies with the wind.

Cont….

2.

It cannot freely move

Till Thou hast wrought its chain;

Enslave it with Thy matchless love,

And deathless it shall reign.

2.

Cont….

My will is not my own

Till Thou hast made it Thine;

If it would reach a monarch’s throne

It must its crown resign;

3.

Cont….

It only stands unbent,

Amid the clashing strife,

When on Thy bosom it has leant

And found in Thee its life.

3.

Fade, fade each earthly joy,

Jesus is mine!

Break every tender tie,

Jesus is mine!

233. Fade, Fade Each Earthly Joy

Cont….

1.

Dark is the wilderness,

Earth has no resting place,

Jesus alone can bless,

Jesus is mine!

Cont….

1.

Tempt not my soul away,

Jesus is mine!

Here would I ever stay,

Jesus is mine!

Cont….

2.

Perishing things of clay,

Born but for one brief day,

Pass from my heart away,

Jesus is mine!

2.

Cont….

Farewell, ye dreams of night,

Jesus is mine!

Lost in this dawning light,

Jesus is mine!

Cont….

3.

All that my soul has tried,

Left but a dismal void,

Jesus has satisfied,

Jesus is mine!

Cont….

3.

Farewell, mortality,

Jesus is mine!

Welcome eternity,

Jesus is mine!

4.

Cont….

Welcome, O loved and blest,

Welcome, sweet scenes of rest,

Welcome, my Saviour’s breast,

Jesus is mine!

4.

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;

For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;

My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art Thou;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus 'tis now.

234. My Jesus, I Love Thee

Cont….

1.

I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,

And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;

I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;


2.

Cont….

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;

And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,


3.

4.

Cont….

In mansions of glory and endless delight,

I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;

I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,


4.

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.

235. I Am Thine, O Lord

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side Cont….

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the power of grace divine;

May my soul look up with a steadfast hope

And my will be lost in Thine.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





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! Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:





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

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




To Thy precious, bleeding side

I would be, dear Saviour, wholly Thine;

Teach me how, teach me how;

I would do Thy will, O Lord, not mine;

Help me, help me now.

236. I Would Be, Dear Saviour, Wholly Thine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Wholly Thine, wholly Thine,

Wholly Thine, this is my vow;


Wholly Thine, O Lord, just now.

Cont….

What is worldly pleasure, wealth or fame,

Without Thee, without Thee?

I will leave them all for Thy dear name,

This my wealth shall be.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

As I cast earth’s transient joys behind,

Come Thou near, come Thou near;

In Thy presence all in all I find,

'Tis my comfort here.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

237. Rock of Ages

Cont….

1.

Not the labours of my hands

Can fulfil 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.

Cont….

2.

Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress,

Helpless, look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly;

Wash me, Saviour, or I die.Cont….

3.

When my pilgrimage I close,

Victor o’er the last of foes,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me.

Let me hide myself in Thee.

4.

Give thou thy youth to God,

With all its budding love;

Send up thy opening heart to Him,

Fix it on things above.

238. Give Thy Youth to God

Cont….

1.

He seeks thy heart, my child;

He wants to make thee blest;

Thy soul with His own joy to fill,

To give thee peace and rest.

2.

Cont….

Take thou the side of God,

In all things great or small;

So shall He ever take thy side,

And bear thee safe through all.

3.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!

Thou art the Potter; I am the clay.

Mould me and make me after Thy will,

While I am waiting, yielded and still.

239. Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Cont….

1.


Search me and try me, Master, today!

Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,

As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

2.

Cont….


Wounded and weary help me, I pray!

Power all power surely is Thine!

Touch me and heal me, Saviour divine!

3.

Cont….


Hold o’er my being absolute sway!

Fill with Thy Spirit till all shall see

Christ only, always, living in me!

4.

Jesus keep me near the cross;

There a precious fountain

Free to all, a healing stream,

Flows from Calvary’s mountain.

240. Jesus, Keep me Near the Cross

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

In the cross, in the cross,

Be my glory ever,

Till my raptured soul shall find

Rest beyond the river.

Cont….

Near the cross, a trembling soul,

Love and mercy found me;

There the bright and Morning Star

Sheds its beams around me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Be my glory ever,



Cont….

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,

Bring its scenes before me;

Help me walk from day to day,

With its shadows o’er me.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Be my glory ever,



Cont….

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand,

Just beyond the river.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


Be my glory ever,



Beneath the cross of Jesus

I fain would take my stand,

The shadow of a mighty rock

Within a weary land;

241. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

1.

Cont….

A home within the wilderness,

A rest upon the way,

From the burning of the noontide heat,

And the burden of the day.

1.

Cont….

Upon that cross of Jesus

Mine eye at times can see

The very dying form of One

Who suffered there for me;

Cont….

2.

And from my smitten heart with tears

Two wonders I confess;

The wonders of redeeming love

And my unworthiness.

Cont….

2.

I take, O cross, thy shadow

For my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than

The sunshine of His face;

3.

Cont….

Content to let the world go by,

To know no gain nor loss,

My sinful self my only shame,

My glory all the cross.

3.

Saviour! Thy dying love

Thou gavest me,

Nor should I aught withhold,

Dear Lord, from Thee;

242. Saviour! Thy Dying Love

Cont….

1.

In love my soul would bow,

My heart fulfill its vow,

Some offering bring Thee now,

Something for Thee.

Cont….

1.

At the blest mercy seat,

Pleading for me,

My feeble faith looks up,

Jesus, to Thee;

Help me the cross to bear,

Thy wondrous love declare,

Some song to raise, or prayer,

Something for Thee.Cont….

2.

Give me a faithful heart,

Likeness to Thee,

That each departing day

Henceforth may see

Some work of love begun,

Some deed of kindness done,

Some wanderer sought and won,

Something for Thee.Cont….

3.

All that I am and have,

Thy gifts so free,

In joy, in grief, through life,

Dear Lord, for Thee!

And when Thy face I see,

My ransomed soul shall be,

Through all eternity,

Something for Thee.

4.

One thing I of the Lord desire,

For all my paths have miry been,

Be it by water or by fire,

O make me clean, O make me clean.

243. One Thing I of the Lord Desire

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

So wash me, Thou, without, within,

Or purge with fire, if that must be,

No matter how, if only sin

Die out in me, die out in me.

Cont….

If clearer vision Thou impart,

Grateful and glad my soul shall be;

But yet to have a purer heart,

Is more to me, is more to me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Yea, only as this heart is clean

May larger vision yet be mine,

For mirrored in Thy life are seen

The things divine, the things divine.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

I watch to shun the miry way,

And stanch the springs of guilty thought,

But watch and struggle as I may,

Pure I am not, pure I am not.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Father, we come to Thee,

No other help have we;

Thou wilt our refuge be,

On Thee we call.

244. Father, We Come to Thee

Cont….

1.

Earth is but dark and drear

Without Thy presence near;

Be Thou our comfort here,

Father of all.

Cont….

1.

Refrain:


Turn not away;

Helpless we come to Thee,

Hear while we pray.

Cont….

Save from our many foes,

Save from our earthly woes;

Be Thou our soul’s repose

In time of need.

Cont….

2.

Doubting are we, and weak;

To us sweet courage speak;

Thy mighty arm we seek

For strength indeed.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:


Turn not away;


Hear while we pray.

Cont….

Give us Thy grace divine,

Seal us forever Thine;

Our wayward feet incline

From sin to flee.

Cont….

3.

Oh, guide us, we implore,

Till weary life is o’er

And on a brighter shore

We dwell with Thee.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Turn not away;


Hear while we pray.

I lay my sins on Jesus,

The spotless Lamb of God;

He bears them all, and frees us

From the accursed load;

245. I Lay My Sins on Jesus

Cont….

1.

I bring my guilt to Jesus,

To wash my crimson stains

White in His blood most precious,

Till not a stain remains.

1.

Cont….

I lay my wants on Jesus;

All fullness dwells in Him;

He healeth my diseases,

He doth my soul redeem;

Cont….

2.

I lay my griefs on Jesus,

My burdens and my cares;

He from them all releases,

He all my sorrow shares.

2.

Cont….

I long to be like Jesus,

Meek, loving, lowly, mild;

I long to be like Jesus,

The Father’s holy child;

3.

Cont….

I long to be with Jesus

Amid the heavenly throng,

To sing with saints His praises,

And learn the angels’ song.

3.

O Jesus, Thou art standing

Outside the fast-closed door,

In lowly patience waiting

To pass the threshold o’er:

246. O Jesus, Thou Art Standing

Cont….

1.

Shame on us, Christian brethren,

His name and sign who bear,

O shame, thrice shame upon us,

To keep Him standing there!

1.

Cont….

O Jesus, Thou art knocking;

And, lo, that hand is scarred,

And thorns Thy brow encircle,

And tears Thy face have marred,

Cont….

2.

O love that passeth knowledge,

So patiently to wait!

O sin that hath no equal,

So fast to bar the gate!

Cont….

2.

O Jesus, Thou art pleading

In accents meek and low,

“I died for you, My children,

And will ye treat Me so?”

3.

Cont….

O Lord, with shame and sorrow

We open now the door;

Dear Saviour, enter, enter,

And leave us nevermore.

3.

Live out Thy life within me,

O Jesus, King of kings!

Be Thou Thyself the answer

To all my questionings;

247. Live Out Thy Life Within Me

Cont….

1.


In all things have Thy way!

I, the transparent medium

Thy glory to display.

Cont….

1.

The temple has been yielded,

And purified of sin;

Let Thy Shekinah glory

Now shine forth from within,

Cont….

2.

And all the earth keep silence,

The body henceforth be

Thy silent, gentle servant,

Moved only as by Thee.

2.

Cont….

Its members every moment

Held subject to Thy call,

Ready to have Thee use them,

Or not be used at all;

Cont….

3.

Held without restless longing,

Or strain, or stress, or fret,

Or chafings at Thy dealings,

Or thought of vain regret;

3.

Cont….

But restful, calm, and pliant,

From bend and bias free,

Awaiting Thy decision,

When Thou hast need of me.

4.

Cont….


O Jesus, King of kings!

Be Thou the glorious answer

To all my questionings.

4.

O Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end;

Be Thou forever near me,

My Master and my Friend;

248. O Jesus, I Have Promised

Cont….

1.

I shall not fear the battle

If Thou art by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway

If Thou wilt be my Guide.

Cont….

1.

O let me feel Thee near me;

The world is ever near!

I see the sights that dazzle,

The tempting sounds I hear;

Cont….

2.

My foes are ever near me,

Around me and within;

But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,

And shield my soul from sin.

2.

Cont….

O Jesus, Thou hast promised

To all who follow Thee

That where Thou art in glory

There shall Thy servant be;

3.

Cont….

And, Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end;

O give me grace to follow

My Master and my Friend.

3.

Blessed Jesus, meek and lowly,

With us here take Thine abode;

We would fain like Thee be holy,

Humbly walking with our God.

249. Blessed Jesus, Meek and Lowly

Cont….

1.

We would Thy sweet Spirit cherish,

Welcome in our hearts Thy stay;

Lest without Thine aid we perish,

O, abide with us, we pray!

1.

Cont….

Guide us in the path to heaven,

Rugged though that path may be;

Let each bitter cup that’s given,

Serve to draw us nearer Thee.Cont….

2.

In thy footsteps traced before us

There we see earth’s scorn and frown;

There is suffering ere the glory,

There’s a cross before the crown.

2.

Cont….

In Thy vineyard let us labour,

Of Thy goodness let us tell;

All is ill without Thy favour,

With Thy presence all is well.

Cont….

3.

While the evening shadows gather,

Through this dreary night of tears,

Tarry with us, O our Saviour,

Till the morning light appears.

3.

Cont….

Then with Thee may we forever

Reign with all the good and blest,

Where no sin from Thee can sever,

Where the weary are at rest;

4.

Cont….

There to praise the matchless Giver;

There with angels to adore

Him who did through grace deliver

Us from death forevermore.

4.

When peace like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows, like sea billows, roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

“It is well, it is well with my soul.”

250. When Peace Like a River

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

It is well with my soul,

It is well

It is well with my soul.

Cont….

Though Satan should buffet; though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control,

That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,

And hath shed His own blood for my soul. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:


It is well


Cont….

My sin oh, the bliss of the glorious thought!

My sin not in part, but the whole,

Is nailed to His cross and I bear it no more;

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:


It is well


Cont….

And, Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend:

“Even so,” it is well with my soul.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


It is well


Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight,

Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm;

In celestial like strains it unceasingly falls

O’er my soul like an infinite calm.

251. Far Away in the Depths of My Spirit

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Peace! Peace! Wonderful peace,

Coming down from the Father above;

Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray,

In fathomless billows of love.

Cont….

What a treasure I have in this wonderful peace,

Buried deep in my innermost soul,

So secure that no power can mine it away,

While the years of eternity roll! Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I am resting tonight in this wonderful peace,

Resting sweetly in Jesus’ control;

I am kept from all danger by night and by day,

And His glory is flooding my soul. Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

I believe when I rise to that city of peace,

Where the Author of peace I shall see,

That one strain of the song which the ransomed will sing,

In that heavenly kingdom will be

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Cont….

Weary soul, without gladness or comfort or rest,

Passing down the rough pathway of time!

Make the Saviour your friend ere the shadows grow dark;

O accept of this peace so sublime.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:





There is a place of quiet rest,

Near to the heart of God,

A place where sin cannot molest,

Near to the heart of God.

252. There Is a Place of Quiet Rest

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O Jesus, blest Redeemer,

Sent from the heart of God,

Hold us, who wait before Thee,


Cont….

There is a place of comfort sweet,


A place where we our Saviour meet,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

There is a place of full release,


A place where all is joy and peace,


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





There comes to my heart one sweet strain,

A glad and a joyous refrain;

I sing it again and again,

Sweet peace, the gift of God’s love.

253. There Comes to My Heart One Sweet Strain

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Peace, peace, sweet peace,

Wonderful gift from above:

Oh, wonderful, wonderful peace,


Cont….

Through Christ on the cross peace was made,

My debt by His death was all paid;

No other foundation is laid

For peace, the gift of God’s love.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Wonderful gift from above;



Cont….

When Jesus as Lord I had crowned,

My heart with this peace did abound;

In Him the rich blessing I found,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

In Jesus for peace I abide,

And as I keep close to His side,

There’s nothing but peace doth betide,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Safe in the arms of Jesus,

Safe on His gentle breast

Here by His love o’er shaded.

Sweetly my soul doth rest.

254. Safe in the Arms of Jesus

Cont….

1.

Hark! 'tis the voice of angels,

Borne in a song to me,

Over the fields of glory,

Over the jasper sea.

1.

Cont….

Refrain:


Safe on His gentle breast

Here by His love o’er shaded,


Cont….


Safe from corroding care;

Safe from the world's temptations,

Sin cannot harm me there.

Cont….

2.

Free from the blight of sorrow,

Free from my doubts and fears;

Only a few more trials,

Only a few more tears.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Safe on His gentle breast -



Cont….

Jesus, my heart’s dear refuge,

Jesus has died for me;

Firm on the Rock of Ages,

Ever my trust shall be.

Cont….

3.

Here let me wait with patience,

Wait till the night is o’er;

Wait till I see the morning

Break on the golden shore.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:


Safe on His gentle breast -



There’s sunshine in my soul today,

More glorious and bright

Than glows in any earthly sky,

For Jesus is my light.

255. There’s Sunshine in My Soul Today

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O there’s sunshine, blessed sunshine,

When the peaceful, happy moments roll;

When Jesus shows His smiling face

There is sunshine in the soul.Cont….

There’s music in my soul today,

A carol to my King,

And Jesus, listening, can hear

The songs I cannot sing.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





There’s springtime in my soul today,

For when the Lord is near,

The dove of peace sings in my heart,

The flowers of grace appear.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





There’s gladness in my soul today,

And hope, and praise, and love,

For blessings which He gives me now,

For joys “laid up” above.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




There is sunshine in the soul.

There is sunlight on the hilltop,

There is sunlight on the sea;

And the golden beams are sleeping,

On the soft and verdant lea;

256. There Is Sunlight on the Hilltop

Cont….

1.

But a richer light is filling

All the chambers of my heart;

For Thou dwellest there, my Saviour,

And 'tis sunlight where Thou art.

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

O the sunlight! Beautiful sunlight!

O the sunlight in the heart!

Jesus’ smile can banish sadness;

It is sunlight in the heart.Cont….

In the dust I leave my sadness,

As the garb of other days;

For Thou robest me with gladness,

And Thou fillest me with praise; Cont…

.

2.

And to that bright home of glory

Which Thy love hath won for me,

In my heart and mind ascending,

My glad spirit follows Thee.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




It is sunlight in the heart.Cont….

Loving Saviour, Thou hast bought me,

And my life, my all, is Thine;

Let the lamp Thy love hath lighted

To Thy praise and glory shine;

Cont….

3.

And to that bright home of glory

Which Thy love hath won for me,

In my heart and mind ascending,

My glad spirit follows Thee.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




It is sunlight in the heart.

O Jesus, my Redeemer,

Thou art my joy and song,

My Saviour and my solace

When griefs around me throng.

257. O Jesus, My Redeemer

Cont….

1.

Refrain:


My song shall be of Thee;

No other friend so constant,

No friend so dear to me.

Cont….

Thou art my hope and comfort

Through all the weary years,

When shadows dark surround me,

When fall the bitter tears.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I trust in Thee, my Saviour,

My faithful Friend and Guide;

For Thou to me art dearer

Than all on earth beside.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

My song and my rejoicing

While in this world of sin,

My song and my rejoicing

The heavenly gates within.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





The home where changes never come,

Nor pain nor sorrow, toil nor care;

Yes! 'tis a bright and blessed home;

Who would not fain be resting there?

258. The Home Where Changes Never Come

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O wait! Meekly wait, and murmur not,

O wait! Meekly wait, and murmur not;

O wait! O wait!

O wait! And murmur not.

Cont….

Yet when bowed down beneath the load

By Heaven allowed, thine earthly lot;

Thou yearnst to reach that blest abode,

Wait, meekly wait, and murmur not.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:



O wait! O wait!


Cont….

If in thy path some thorns are found,

O, think who bore them on His brow;

If grief thy sorrowing heart has found,

It reached a holier than thou.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:



O wait! O wait!


Cont….

Toil on, nor deem, though sore it be,

One sigh unheard, one prayer forgot;

The day of rest will dawn for thee!

Wait, meekly wait, and murmur not.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:



O wait! O wait!


My Father is rich in houses and lands;

He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands!

Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold,

His coffers are full - He has riches untold.

259. My Father Is Rich in Houses and Lands

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I’m a child of the King,

A child of the King!

With Jesus, my Saviour,

I’m a child of the King!

Cont….

My Father’s own Son, the Saviour of men,

Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;

But now He is pleading for sinners on high,

And will give me a home when He comes by and by.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I once was an outcast, a stranger on earth,

A sinner by choice, and an alien by birth!

But I’ve been adopted, my name’s written down,

An heir to a mansion, a robe, and a crown.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

A tent or a cottage, O why should I care?

They’re building a palace for me over there!

Though exiled from home, yet still I may sing:

“All glory to God, I’m a child of the King.”

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

260. Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Saviour all the day long;


Praising my Saviour all the day long.

Cont….

Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight.

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Saviour am happy and blest,

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





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.

261. What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Leaning, leaning,

Safe and secure from all alarms;

Leaning, leaning,


Cont….

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,


O how bright the path grows from day to day,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Leaning, leaning,


Leaning, leaning,


Cont….

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,


I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,


3.

Cont….

Refrain:

Leaning, leaning,


Leaning, leaning,


O happy day! That fixed my choice

On Thee, my Saviour and my God;

Well may this glowing heart rejoice,

And tell its raptures all abroad.

262. O Happy Day! That Fixed My Choice

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Happy day, happy day,

When Jesus washed my sins away!

He taught me how to watch and pray,

And live rejoicing every day;



Cont….

'Tis done, the great transaction’s done;

I am the Lord’s, and He is mine;

He drew me and I followed on,

Charmed to confess the voice divine. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:







Cont….

Now rest, my long-divided heart,

Fixed on this blissful center, rest;

Nor ever from thy Lord depart,

With Him of every good possessed.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:







Cont….

High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow,

That vow renewed shall daily hear,

Till in time’s latest hour I bow,

And bless at last a bond so dear. Cont…

.

4.

Refrain:







Cont….

And when the bright celestial train,

From highest heaven to earth shall come;

Then with my Lord I’ll rise, and reign

Forever in that happy home.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:







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.

263. Peace, Perfect Peace

Cont….

1.

2.

Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round?

On Jesus’ bosom nought but calm is found.

3.

Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?

In Jesus’ keeping we are safe, and they.

4.

Cont….

Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?

Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.

5.

Still with Thee, O my God!

I would desire to be;

By day, by night, at home, abroad,

I would be still with Thee.

264. Still With Thee

Cont….

1.

With Thee when dawn comes in,

And calls me back to care;

Each day returning to begin

With Thee, my God, in prayer.

2.

Cont….

With Thee when day is done,

And evening calms the mind;

The setting, as the rising sun,

With Thee my heart would find.

3.

Cont….

With Thee, in Thee, by faith

Abiding I would be;

By day, by night, in life, in death,

I would be still with Thee.

4.

'Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when our hearts lowly bend,

And we gather to Jesus, our Saviour and Friend:

If we come to Him in faith, His protection to share,

What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

265. ‘Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Blessed hour of prayer,


What a balm for the weary!

O how sweet to be there!

Cont….

'Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when the Saviour draws near;

With tender compassion His children to hear;

When He tells us we may cast at His feet every care,

What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there! Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

'Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when the tempted and tried

To the Saviour who loves them their sorrows confide;

With a sympathizing heart He removes every care;

What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there! Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

At the blessed hour of prayer, trusting Him we believe,

That the blessings we’re needing we’ll surely receive;

In the fullness of this trust we shall lose every care;

What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I love the Lord, for He doth hear my prayer;

He bends His ear to heed my supplication

I call on Him amid the world’s temptation

And He delivers me from Satan’s snare.

266. I Love the Lord, for He Doth Hear

Cont….

1.

Lord, for Thy bounty, what can I return

To Thee who doth sustain the whole creation?

I’ll take the proffered cup of Thy salvation

And call on Thee and strive Thy laws to learn.

2.

Cont….

I’ll offer Thee the sacrifice of praise,

In life and word, Thy grace and love proclaiming.

And pay my vows before Thy saints, exclaiming,

Within Thy courts, O Lord, I’ll spend my days.

3.

Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,

That calls me from a world of care,

And bids me, at my Father’s throne,

Make all my wants and wishes known!

267. Sweet Hour of Prayer

Cont….

1.

In seasons of distress and grief,

My soul has often found relief,

And oft escaped the tempter’s snare,

By thy return, sweet hour of prayer. Cont….

1.


Thy wings shall my petition bear

To Him whose truth and faithfulness

Engage the waiting soul to bless. Cont…

.

2.

And since He bids me seek His face,

Believe His Word, and trust His grace,

I’ll cast on Him my every care,

And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer. Cont….

2.


May I thy consolation share

Till from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height

I view my home and take my flight.

3.

Cont….

In my immortal flesh I’ll rise

To seize the everlasting prize,

And shout while passing through the air,

“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”

3.

O, could I find, from day to day,

A nearness to my God,

Then would my hours glide sweet away,

While leaning on His Word.

268. O, Could I Find From Day to Day

Cont….

1.

Lord, I desire with Thee to live

Anew from day to day,

In joys the world can never give,

Nor ever take away.

2.

Cont….

Blest Jesus, come, and rule my heart,

And make me wholly Thine,

That I may nevermore depart,

Nor grieve Thy love divine.

3.

Sing unto the Lord,

Who upholds creation;

He is Jacob’s God,

Make a joyful noise,

Shout aloud your joys,

Praise and adulation.

269. Sing Unto the Lord

Cont….

1.

Thus it is decreed

In Jehovah’s dwelling,

That all Jacob’s seed

Should with one accord

Sing unto the Lord,

All His praises telling.

Cont….

2.

Call upon the Lord,

Come before Him boldly;

He will keep His word,

When thou art in need,

Jacob’s God will heed,

Faithfully uphold thee

Cont….

3.

Oh, if only they

Would obey My precepts,

Walking in My way.

If they would but hear,

Learn My law to fear,

I would guide their footsteps.

4.

Lord, for tomorrow and its needs,

I do not pray;

Keep me from every stain of sin

Just for today;

270. Lord, for Tomorrow and Its Needs

Cont….

1.

Let me no wrong or idle word

Unthinking say;

Set Thou a seal upon my lips,

Just for today.

Cont….

1.

I would both, diligently work

And duly pray;

I would be kind in word and deed

Just for today;

Cont….

2.

O make me strong to do Thy will,

Swift to obey,

Willing to sacrifice myself,

Just for today.

Cont….

2.

And if today this life of mine

Should ebb away;

O may Thy promises divine,

Still be my stay,

3.

Cont….

So for tomorrow and its needs

I do not pray;

O keep me, guide me , hold me,

Lord, Just for today,

Amen.

3.

What a friend we have in mother,

All our sins and griefs to bear;

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!

271. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Cont….

1.

O what peace we often forfeit,

O what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer.

Cont….

1.

Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged;

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Cont….

2.

Can we find a friend so faithful,

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness;


2.

Cont….

Are we weak and heavy laden,

Cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Saviour, still our refuge,


3.

Cont….

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?


In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,

Thou wilt find a solace there.

3.

Jesus, Thou hast promised

That where two or three

In Thy name have gathered,

Thou wilt present be;

272. Jesus, Thou Hast Promised

Cont….

1.

And Thy word believing,

Now in prayer we kneel;

Jesus, come and bless us;

Lord, Thyself reveal.

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Jesus, come and bless us

While we linger here;

Jesus, come and bless us,

Be Thou ever near.

Cont….

Jesus, Thou hast met us

Oft in seasons past,

But we need Thy presence

With us till the last;

Cont….

2.

Come, O blessed Saviour,

And Thy grace display;

Hear us and accept us;

Bless us while we pray.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Be Thou ever near.

Cont….

Jesus, tune our voices

To Thy songs of praise;

Be in each petition

That to Thee we raise;

Cont….

3.

May our faith grow stronger,

And our hope more bright;

May our love be purer,

And our path more light.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




Be Thou ever near.

Calm me, my God, and keep me calm,

Reclining on Thy breast;

Soothe me with holy hymn and psalm,

And bid my spirit rest.

273. Calm Me, My God

1.

Cont….

Yes, keep me calm, though loud and rude

The sounds my ear that greet,

Calm in the closet’s solitude,

Calm in the bustling street;

2.

Cont….

Calm in the hour of buoyant health,

Calm in the hour of pain,

Calm in my poverty or wealth,

Calm in my loss or gain;

Cont….

3.

Calm in the sufferance of wrong,

Like Him who bore my shame;

Calm ‘mid the threatening, taunting throng,

Who hate Thy holy name;

4.

Cont….

Calm as the ray of sun or star,

Which storms assail in vain,

Moving unruffled through earth’s war,

Th’ eternal calm to gain.

5.

At first I prayed for light:

Could I but see the way,

How gladly, swiftly would I walk

To everlasting day!

274. At First I Prayed for Light

Cont….

1.

And next I prayed for strength:

That I might tread the road

With firm unfaltering feet, and win

The heaven’s serene abode.

2.

Cont….

And then I asked for faith:

Could I but trust my God,

I’d live enfolded I His peace,

Though foes were all abroad.

Cont….

3.

But now I pray for love:

Deep love to God and man;

A living love that will not fail,

However dark His plan.

4.

Cont….

And light and strength and faith

Are opening everywhere!

God waited patiently until

I prayed the larger prayer.

5.

Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,

When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;

Fairer than morning, lovelier than the daylight

Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee!

275. Still, Still With Thee

Cont….

1.

Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,

The solemn hush of nature newly born;

Alone with Thee, in holy adoration,

In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.

2.

Cont….

As in the dawning, o’er the waveless ocean.

The image of the morning star doth rest,

So in this stillness Thou beholdest only

Thine image mirrored in my peaceful breast.

Cont….

3.

When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber,

Its closing eye looks up to Thee in prayer;

Sweet the repose beneath Thy wings o’ershading

But sweeter still, to wake and find Thee there.

4.

Cont….

So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,

When the soul waketh, and life’s shadows flee;

Oh, in that glad hour, fairer than day dawning,

Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee!

5.

Take time to be holy,

Speak oft with thy Lord,

Abide in Him always,

And feed on His Word;

276. Take Time to Be Holy

Cont….

1.

Make friends of God’s children,

Help those who are weak,

Forgetting in nothing

His blessing to seek.

1.

Cont….


The world rushes on;

Spend much time in secret

With Jesus alone;

Cont….

2.

By looking to Jesus,

Like Him thou shalt be;

Thy friends in thy conduct

His likeness shall see.

2.

Cont….


Let Him be thy Guide,

And run not before Him,

Whatever betide;

Cont….

3.

In joy or in sorrow,

Still follow thy Lord,

And, looking to Jesus,

Still trust in His Word.

Cont….

3.


Be calm in thy soul,

Each thought and each motive

Beneath His control;

4.

Cont….

Thus led by His Spirit

To fountains of love,

Thou soon shalt be fitted

For service above.

4.

In the hour of trial,

Jesus, plead for me,

Lest by base denial

I depart from Thee;

277. In the Hour of Trial

Cont….

1.

When Thou see’st me waver,

With a look recall,

Nor, for fear or favour,

Suffer me to fall.

1.

Cont….

With forbidden pleasures

Would this vain world charm;

Or its sordid treasurers

Spread to work me harm;

Cont….

2.

Bring to my remembrance

Sad Gethsemane,

Or, in darker semblance,

Cross-crowned Calvary.

2.

Cont….

Should Thy mercy send me

Sorrow, toil, and woe,

Or should pain attend me

On my path below,

3.

Cont….

Grant that I may never

Fail Thy hand to see;

Grant that I may ever

Cast my care on Thee.

3.

Be silent, be silent,

A whisper is heard;

Be silent, and listen,

Oh, treasure each word.

278. Be Silent, Be Silent

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Tread softly, tread softly,

The Master is here;


He bids us draw near.

Cont….


For holy this place,

This altar that echoes

The message of grace.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


The Master is here;



Cont….


Breathe humbly our prayer;

A foretaste of Eden

This moment we share.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


The Master is here;



Cont….


His mercy record;


And wait on the Lord.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


The Master is here;



Come my soul, thy suit prepare!

Jesus loves to answer prayer;

He Himself has bid thee pray,

Therefore will not say thee nay.

279. Come. My Soul

Cont….

1.

With my burden I begin;

Lord, remove this load of sin;

Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt,

Set my conscience free from guilt.

2.

Cont….

Lord, I come to Thee for rest,

Take possession of my breast;

There, Thy sovereign right maintain,

And without a rival reign.

3.

Let the word of my mouth

And the meditations of my heart

Be acceptable in Thy sight,

O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

Amen.

280. Let the Words of My Mouth

Lord, I care not for riches,

Neither silver nor gold;

I would make sure of heaven,

I would enter the fold;

281. Lord, I Care Not for Riches

Cont….

1.

In the book of Thy kingdom,

With its pages so fair

Tell me, Jesus my Saviour,

Is my name written there?

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Is my name written there,

On the page white and fair?



Cont….

Lord, my sins they are many,

Like the sands of the sea,

But Thy blood, O my Saviour,

Is sufficient for me;

Cont….

2.

For Thy promise is written

In bright letters that glow,

“Though your sins be as scarlet,

I will make them like snow.”

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Oh, that beautiful city,

With its mansions of light,

With its glorified beings

In pure garments of white;

Cont….

3.

3.

Cont….

Where no evil thing cometh

To despoil what is fair,

Where the angels are watching -


Refrain:





I will follow Thee, my Saviour.

Wheresoe’er my lot may be.

Where Thou goest I will follow;

Yes, my Lord, I’ll follow Thee.

282. I Will Follow Thee

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I will follow Thee, my Saviour,

Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;

And though all men should forsake Thee,

By Thy grace I’ll follow Thee.Cont….

Though the road be rough and thorny,

Trackless as the foaming sea,

Thou hast trod this way before me,

And I’ll gladly follow Thee.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Though I meet with tribulations,

Sorely tempted though I be;

I remember Thou wast tempted,

And rejoice to follow Thee.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




By Thy grace I’ll follow Thee.

Cont….

Though Thou leadest me through affliction,

Poor, forsaken, though I be;

Thou wast destitute, afflicted,

And I only follow Thee.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Though to Jordan’s rolling billows,

Cold and deep, Thou leadest me,

Thou hast crossed the waves before me,

And I still will follow Thee.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:




By Thy grace I’ll follow Thee.

Jesus, I my cross have taken,

All to leave and follow Thee;

All things else I have forsaken;

Thou from hence my all shalt be,

283. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

Cont….

1.

Perish every fond ambition,

All I’ve sought, or hoped, or known;

Yet how rich is my condition,

While I prove the Lord my own.

Cont….

1.

Let the world despise and leave me

They have left my Saviour, too;

Human hearts and looks deceive me

Thou art faithful, Thou art true. Cont…

.

2.

O, 'tis not in grief to harm me,

While Thy love is left to me;

O, ‘twere not in joy to charm me,

If that love be hid from me.

2.

Cont….

Soul, then know thy full salvation;

Rise o’er sin, and fear, and care;

Joy to find in every station

Something still to do or bear.

Cont….

3.

Think what Spirit dwells within thee;

Think what Father’s smiles are thine;

Think that Jesus died to win thee;

Child of Heaven, canst thou repine?

3.

Cont….

Haste thee on from grace to glory,

Armed by faith and winged by prayer;

Heaven’s eternal day’s before thee;

God’s own hand shall guide thee there.

4.

Cont….

Soon shall close thy earthly mission,

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days;

Hope shall change to glad fruition,

Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

4.

O let me walk with Thee, my God,

As Enoch walked in days of old;

Place Thou my trembling hand in Thine,

284. O Let Me Walk With Thee

Cont….

1.

And sweet communion with me hold;

E’en though the path I may not see,

Yet, Jesus, let me walk with Thee.

1.

Cont….

I cannot, dare not, walk alone;

The tempest rages in the sky,

A thousand snares beset my feet,

A thousand foes are lurking nigh.

Still Thou the raging of the sea,

O Master! Let me walk with Thee.

Cont….

2.

If I may rest my hand in Thine,

I’ll count the joys of earth but loss,

And firmly, bravely journey on;

I’ll bear the banner of the cross

Till Zion’s glorious gates I see;

Yet, Saviour, let me walk with Thee.

3.

O Master, let me walk with Thee

In lowly paths of service free;

Tell me Thy secret; help me bear

The strain of toil, the fret of care.

285. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee

Cont….

1.

Help me the slow of heart to move

By some clear, winning word of love;

Teach me the wayward feet to stay,

And guide them in the homeward way.

2.

Cont….

Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee

In closer, dearer company,

In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,

In trust that triumphs over wrong;

3.

Cont….

In hope that sends a shining ray

Far down the future’s broadening way;

In peace that only Thou canst give,

With Thee, O Master, let me live.

4.

Earthly pleasures vainly call me;

I would be like Jesus;

Nothing worldly shall enthrall me;

I would be like Jesus.

286. I Would Be Like Jesus

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Be like Jesus, this my song,

In the home and in the throng;

Be like Jesus, all day long!


Cont….

He has broken every fetter,


That my soul may serve Him better,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

All the way from earth to glory,


Telling o’er and o’er the story,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

That in heaven He may meet me,


That His word, “Well done,” may greet me,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Sitting at the feet of Jesus,

O what words I hear Him say!

Happy place! So near, so precious!

May it find me there each day;

287. Sitting at the Feet of Jesus

Cont….

1.


I would look upon the past,

For His love has been so gracious,

It has won my heart at last.

1.

Cont….

Sitting at the feet of Jesus

Where can mortal be more blest?

There I lay my sins and sorrows,

And, when weary, find sweet rest;

Cont….

2.


There I love to weep and pray,

While I from His fulness gather

Grace and comfort every day

2.

Cont….

Bless me, O my Saviour, bless me,

As I’m waiting at Thy feet,

O look down in love upon me,

Let me see Thy face so sweet;

3.

Cont….

Give me, Lord, the mind of Jesus,

Make me holy as He is,

May I prove I’ve been with Jesus,

Who is all my righteousness.

3.

I come to the garden alone,

While the dew is still on the roses;

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,

The Son of God discloses.

288. I Come to the Garden Alone

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,

And He tells me I am His own,

And the joy we share as we tarry there,

None other has ever known.

Cont….

He speaks, and the sound of His voice

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;

And the melody that He gave to me,

Within my heart is ringing.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




None other has ever known.Cont….

I’d stay in the garden with Him

Though the night around me be falling,

But He bids me go; through the voice of woe,

His voice to me is calling.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




None other has ever known.

From every stormy wind that blows,

From every swelling tide of woes,

There is a calm, a sure retreat;

'Tis found beneath the mercy seat.

289. From Every Stormy Wind

Cont….

1.

There is a place where Jesus sheds

The oil of gladness on our heads,

A place than all besides more sweet;

It is the blood-bought mercy seat.

2.

Cont….

There is a scene where spirits blend,

Where friend holds fellowship with friend;

Though sundered far, by faith they meet

Around one common mercy seat.

Cont….

3.

There, there, on angel’s wings we soar,

And earthly cares molest no more,

And heaven comes down our souls to greet,

And glory crowns the mercy seat.

4.

Cont….

Ah! Whither should we flee for aid,

When tempted, desolate, dismayed?

Or how the hosts of sin defeat,

Had suffering saints no mercy seat?

5.

Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult

Of our life’s wild, restless sea,

Day by day His sweet voice soundeth,

Saying, “Christian, follow Me.”

290. Jesus Calls Us

Cont….

1.

Jesus calls us from the worship

Of the vain world’s golden store,

From each idol that would keep us,

Saying “Christian, love Me more.”

2.

Cont….

In our joys and in our sorrows,

Days of toil and hours of ease,

Still He calls, in cares and pleasures,

“Christian, love Me more than these.”

3.

Cont….

Jesus calls us! By Thy mercies,

Saviour, may we hear Thy call,

Give our hearts to Thy obedience,

Serve and love Thee best of all.

4.

Precious promise God hath given

To the weary passer-by,

On the way from earth to heaven,

“I will guide thee with mine eye.”

291. Precious Promise

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I will guide thee, I will guide thee,

I will guide thee with mine eye;

On the road from earth to heaven,

I will guide thee with mine eye.

Cont….

When temptations almost win thee,

And thy trusted watchers fly,

Let this promise ring within thee,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

When thy secret hopes have perished

In the grave of years gone by,

Let this promise still be cherished,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

When the shades of life are falling,

And the hour has come to die,

Hear the trusty pilot calling,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





He leadeth me! O blessed thought!

O words with heavenly comfort fraught!

Whate’er I do, where’er I be,

Still 'tis God’s hand that leadeth me.

292. He Leadeth Me

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He leadeth me, He leadeth me,

By His own hand He leadeth me;

His faithful follower I would be,

For by His hand He leadeth me.

Cont….

Sometimes ‘mid scenes of deepest gloom,

Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,

By waters still, o’er troubled sea

Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Lord, I would clasp my hand in Thine,

Nor ever murmur nor repine;

Content, whatever lot I see,

Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

And when my task on earth is done,

When, by Thy grace, the victory’s won,

E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,

Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Lead Thou me on, and then my feet, though weary,

Shall never falter in life’s rugged way;

And though my pathway lead through wilds most dreary,

Guided by Thee my feet shall never stray.

293. Lead Thou me On

Cont….

1.

Fill me with love, and then my life shall ever

Show forth the light of Thy sweet love divine;

And though this world my heart from Thee would sever,

I still rejoice in knowing Thou art mine.

2.

Cont….

Give me Thy grace, the grace that more aboundeth

When all the hosts of sin upon me roll;

And though life’s care my lonely way surroundeth,

Still I can rest, if Thou my life control.

Cont….

3.

Give me Thy peace that passeth understanding,

And wraps the soul in calm and sweet repose;

And though the storms would keep my soul from landing,

At length I’ll anchor, safe from all my foes.

4.

Cont….

Lord, well I know, all these and more are given,

With Christ in whom all heavenly riches dwell;

In Him by faith I grasp the joys of heaven,

And taste the bliss my tongue now fails to tell.

5.

Saviour, like a Shepherd lead us,

Much we need Thy tenderest care;

In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,

For our use Thy folds prepare.

294. Saviour, Like a Shepherd

Cont….

1.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,

Thou hast bought us, Thine we are;


Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.

Cont….

1.

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.

Cont….

2.


Hear, O hear us, when we pray!


Hear, O hear us, when we pray!

Cont….

2.

Thou hast promised to receive us,

Poor and sinful though we be;

Thou hast mercy to relieve us,

Grace to cleanse, and power to free.

3.

Cont….


We will early turn to Thee;


We will early turn to Thee.

3.

The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know;

I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest;

He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,

Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed.

295. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Cont….

1.

Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray,

Since Thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear;

Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay,

No harm can befall, with my Comforter near.

2.

Cont….

In the midst of affliction my table is spread,

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o’er;

With perfume and oil Thou anointest my head;

O, what shall I ask of Thy providence more?

3.

Cont….

Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God,

Still follow my steps till I meet Thee above;

I seek - by the path which my forefathers trod,

Through the land of their sojourn - Thy kingdom of love.

4.

All the way my Saviour leads me;

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His tender mercy,

Who through life has been my guide?

296. All the Way

Cont….

1.

Heavenly peace, divinest comfort,

Here by faith in Him to dwell;

For I know whate’er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well;

For I know whate’er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well.

1.

Cont….


Cheers each winding path I tread;

Gives me grace for every trial,

Feeds me with the living bread;

Cont….

2.

Though my weary steps may falter,

And my soul athirst may be,

Gushing from the Rock before me,

Lo, a spring of joy I see;

Gushing from the Rock before me,

Lo, a spring of joy I see.

Cont….

2.


O the fulness of His love!

Perfect rest to me is promised

In my Father’s house above;

3.

Cont….

When I wake to life immortal,

Wing my flight to realms of day,

This my song through endless ages,

Jesus led me all the way;

This my song through endless ages,

Jesus led me all the way.

3.

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me

Over life’s tempestuous sea;

Unknown waves before me roll,

Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;

Chart and compass come from Thee;

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

297. Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me

Cont….

1.

As a mother stills her child,

Thou canst hush the ocean wild;

Boisterous waves obey Thy will

When Thou sayest to them, “Be still.”

Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

Cont….

2.

When at last I near the shore,

And the fearful breakers roar

‘Twixt me and the peaceful rest,

Then, while leaning on Thy breast,

May I hear Thee say to me,

“Fear not, I will pilot thee.”

3.

Shepherd of tender youth,

Guiding in love and truth,

Through devious ways;

Christ our triumphant King,

We come Thy name to sing,

Hither our children bring

To shout Thy praise.

298. Shepherd of Tender Youth

Cont….

1.

Thou art our holy Lord.

The all-subduing Word,

Healer of strife;

Thou didst Thyself abase,

That from sin’s deep disgrace

Thou mightest save our race,

And give us life.Cont….

2.

Thou art the great High Priest;

Thou hast prepared the feast

Of heavenly love;

While in our mortal pain

None calls on Thee in vain;

Help Thou dost not disdain,

Help from above. Cont….

3.

Ever be Thou our Guide,

Our Shepherd and our pride,

Our staff and song;

Jesus, Thou Christ of God,

By Thy perennial word,

Lead us where Thou hast trod,

Make our faith strong.

4.

The King of love my Shepherd is,

Whose goodness faileth never;

I nothing lack if I am His,

And He is mine forever.

299. The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Cont….

1.

Where streams of living water flow

My ransomed soul He leadeth,

And, where the verdant pastures grow,

With food celestial feedeth.

2.

Cont….

Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed,

But yet in love He sought me,

And on His shoulder gently laid,

And home, rejoicing, brought me.

3.

Cont….

And so through all the length of days

Thy goodness faileth never;

Good Shepherd! I would sing Thy praise

Within Thy house forever.

4.

Lord, Thy children guide and keep,

As with feeble steps they press,

On the pathway rough and steep,

Through this weary wilderness:

Holy Jesus, day by day

Lead us in the narrow way.

300. Lord, Thy Children Guide

Cont….

1.

There are sandy wastes that lie

Cold and sunless, vast and drear,

Where the feeble faint and die;

Grant us grace to persevere.



Cont….

2.

There are soft and flowery glades

Decked with golden fruited trees,

Sunny slopes and scented shades;

Keep us, Lord, from slothful ease;



Cont….

3.

Upward still to purer heights,

Onward yet to scenes more blest,

Calmer regions, clearer lights,

Till we reach the promised rest;



4.

I will never, never leave thee,

I will never thee forsake;

I will guide, and save, and keep thee,

For My name and mercy’s sake.

Fear no evil, fear no evil,

Only all My counsel take.

301. I Will Never Leave Thee

Cont….

1.

When the storm is raging round thee,

Call on Me in humble prayer;

I will fold My arms around thee,

Guard thee with the tenderest care;

In the trial, in the trial,

I will make thy pathway clear.Cont….

2.

When the sky above is glowing,

And around thee all is bright,

Pleasure like a river flowing,

All things tending to delight;

I’ll be with thee, I’ll be with thee,

I will guide thy steps aright.Cont….

3.

When thy soul is dark and clouded,

Filled with doubt, and grief, and care,

Through the mists by which 'tis shrouded,

I will make the light appear,

And the banner, and the banner

Of My love I will uprear.

4.

Shepherd divine, Thou leadest me

Where the still waters gently flow;

In the pastures fair Thou feedest me;

I trust Thy love, no want I know.

302. Shepherd Divine

Cont….

1.

In danger’s hour Thou hidest me,

Safe from the foe of Thy dear flock;

At sultry noon Thou guidest me,

To rest beside the cooling rock.

2.

Cont….

When chilling dews of evening fall,

Then to the fold Thou bidst me come;

Gladly I hasten at Thy call;

Sweet is the voice that calls me home.

3.

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!

Pilgrim thro’ this barren land;

I am weak, but Thou are mighty,

Hold me with Thy pow’rful hand,

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

Feed me till I want no more. (X2)

303. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Cont….

1.

Open now the crystal fountain,

Whence the healing streams do flow,

Let the fiery, cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey thro’:

Strong Deliv’rer, strong Deliv’rer,

Be Thou still my strength and shield. (X2)

Cont….

2.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Bear me through the swelling current,

Land me safe on Canaan’s side:

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

I will ever give to Thee. (X2)

3.

One precious boon, O Lord, I seek,

While tossed upon life’s billowy sea;

To hear a voice within me speak,

“Thy Saviour is well pleased with thee.”

304. One Precious Boon, O Lord, I Seek

Cont….

1.

Earth’s scoffs and scorn well pleased I’ll bear,

Nor mourn though underfoot I’m trod,

If day by day I may but share

Thine approbation, O my God!

2.

Cont….

The friends I love may turn from me,

Their words unkind may pierce me through;

But this my daily prayer shall be,

“Forgive; they know not what they do.”

Cont….

3.

Let me but know, wher’er I roam,

That I am doing Jesus’ will;

And though I’ve neither friends nor home,

My heart shall glow with gladness still.

4.

Cont….

To that bright, blest, immortal morn,

By holy prophets long foretold,

My eager, longing eyes I turn,

And soon its glories shall behold.

5.

Cont….

Then all the scoffs and scorn I’ve borne

For His dear sake who died for me,

To everlasting joys will turn,

In glorious immortality.

6.

Father, lead me day by day,

Ever in Thine own sweet way;

Teach me to be pure and true;

Show me what I ought to do.

305. Father, Lead Me Day by Day

Cont….

1.

When in danger, make me brave;

Make me know that Thou canst save;

Keep me safe by Thy dear side;

Let me in Thy love abide.

2.

Cont….

When I’m tempted to do wrong,

Make me steadfast, wise and strong;

And when all alone I stand,

Shield me with Thy mighty hand. Cont…

.

3.

When my work seems hard and dry,

May I press on cheerily;

Help me patiently to bear

Pain and hardship, toil and care.

4.

Cont….

May I do the good I know,

Be Thy loving child below,

Then at last go home to Thee,

Evermore Thy child to be.

5.

Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,

Lead Thou me on;

The night is dark, and I am far from home;

Lead Thou me on.

306. My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Cont….

1.

Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene; one step’s enough for me.

1.

Cont….

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou

Shouldst lead me on;

I loved to choose and see my path; but now

Lead Thou me on.

Cont….

2.

I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,

Pride ruled my will.

Remember not past years.

2.

Cont….

So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still

Will lead me on

O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till

The night is gone;

3.

Cont….

And with the morn those angel faces smile,

Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.

Amen.

3.

Hold Thou my hand! So weak I am, and helpless,

I dare not take one step without Thy aid;

Hold Thou my hand! For then, O loving Saviour,

No dread of ill shall make my soul afraid.

307. Hold Thou My Hand

1.

Cont….

Hold Thou my hand! And closer, closer draw me,

To Thy dear self - my hope, my joy, my all:

Hold Thou my hand, lest haply I should wander;

And, missing Thee, my trembling feet should fall.

2.

Cont….

Hold Thou my hand! the way is dark before me

Without the sunlight of Thy face divine;

But when by faith I catch its radiant glory,

What heights of joy, what rapturous songs are mine!

3.

There is a blessed hope,

More precious and more bright

Than all the joyless mockery

The world esteems delight.

308. There Is a Blessed Hope

Cont….

1.

There is a lovely star

That lights the darkest gloom,

And sheds a peaceful radiance o’er

The prospects of the tomb.

2.

Cont….

There is a cheering voice

That lifts the soul above,

Dispels the painful, anxious doubt,

And whispers, “God is love.”

3.

Cont….

That voice from Calvary’s height

Proclaims the soul forgiven;

That star is revelation’s light,

That hope, the hope of heaven.

4.

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In ev’ry change He faithful will remain.

309. Be Still, My Soul

Cont….

1.

Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly, Friend

Thro’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

1.

Cont….

Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake.

To guide the future as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;

All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Cont….

2.

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

2.

Cont….

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on

When we shall be forever with the Lord,

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.

3.

Cont….

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed, we shall meet at last.

3.

O, for a closer walk with God!

A calm and heavenly frame,

A light to shine upon the road

That leads me to the Lamb.

310 O, for a Closer Walk!

Cont….

1.

Return, O holy Dove! return,

Sweet messenger of rest;

I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,

And drove Thee from my breast.

2.

Cont….

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!

How sweet their memory still!

But they have left an aching void

The world can never fill.

3.

Cont….

The dearest idol I have known,

Whate’er that idol be,

Help me to tear it from Thy throne,

And worship only Thee.

4.

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! (X2)

311. How Firm a Foundation

Cont….

1.

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 to Thee! (X2)Cont….

2.

Let sorrow do its work,

Send grief or pain;

Sweet are Thy messengers,

Sweet their refrain,

When they can sing with me,


More love to Thee! (X2)Cont….

3.

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 to Thee! (X2)

4.

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee!

E’en though it be a cross

That raiseth me!

312. Nearer, My God, to Thee

Cont….

1.

Still all my song shall be,



Nearer to Thee.

Cont….

1.

Though like a wanderer,

Daylight all gone,

Darkness be over me,

My rest a stone;

Cont….

2.

Yet in my dreams I’d be



Nearer to Thee.

Cont….

2.

There let the way appear,

Steps up to heaven;

All that Thou sendest me,

In mercy given;

Cont….

3.

Angels to beckon me



Nearer to Thee.

Cont….

3.

Then, with my waking thoughts

Bright with Thy praise,

Out of my stony griefs

Bethel I’ll raise;

Cont….

4.

So by my woes to be



Nearer to Thee.

4.

Cont….

Or if, on joyful wing

Cleaving the sky,

Sun, moon, and stars forgot,

Upward I fly,

5.

Cont….

Still all my song shall be,



Nearer to Thee.

5.

Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,

Draw me, my Saviour, so precious Thou art;

Fold me, O fold me close to Thy breast,

Shelter me safe in that haven of rest, (X2)

313. Nearer, Still Nearer

Cont….

1.

Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,

Nought as an offering to Jesus my King -

Only my sinful now contrite heart;

Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart. (X2)Cont…

.

2.

Nearer, still nearer, Lord, to be Thine;

Sin, with its follies, I gladly resign,

All of its pleasures, pomp and its pride;

Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified, (X2)

Cont….

3.

Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last;

Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;

Through endless ages, ever to be,

Nearer, my Saviour, still nearer to Thee. (X2)

4.

Closer to Thee, my Father, draw me,

I long for Thine embrace;

Closer within Thine arms enfold me,

I seek a resting place.

314. Closer to Thee, My Father Draw Me

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Closer with the cords of love,

Draw me to Thyself above;

Closer draw me, to Thyself above.

Cont….

Closer to Thee, my Saviour, draw me,

Nor let me leave Thee more;

Fain would I feel Thine arms around me,

And count my wanderings o’er.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:




Cont….

Closer by Thy sweet Spirit draw me,

Till I am all like Thee;

Quicken, refine, and wash, and cleanse me,

Till I am pure and free.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




How tedious and tasteless the hours

When Jesus no longer I see!

Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers

Have all lost their sweetness to me.

315. How Tedious and Tasteless the Hours

Cont….

1.

The midsummer sun shines but dim;

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am happy in Him,

December’s as pleasant as May.

1.

Cont….

His name yields the richest perfume,

And sweeter than music His voice;

His presence disperses my gloom,

And makes all within me rejoice; Cont…

.

2.

I should, were He always thus nigh,

Have nothing to wish or to fear;

No mortal so happy as I,

My summer would last all the year.

Cont….

2.

Content with beholding His face,

My all to His pleasure resigned,

No changes of season or place

Would make any change in my mind. Cont…

.

3.

While blest with a sense of His love,

A palace a toy would appear;

And prisons would palaces prove,

If Jesus would dwell with me there. Cont….

3.

Dear Lord, if indeed I am Thine,

If Thou art my sun and my song,

Say, why do I languish and pine?

And why are my winters so long?

4.

Cont….

O drive these dark clouds from my sky;

Thy soul-cheering presence restore;

Or take me unto Thee on high,

Where winter and clouds are no more.

4.

Someday the silver cord will break,

And I no more as now shall sing;

But, O, the joy when I shall wake

Within the palace of the King!

316. Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

And I shall see Him face to face,

And tell the story-Saved by grace.



Cont….

Someday my earthly house will fall,

I cannot tell how soon ‘twill be,

But this I know-my all in all

Has now a place in heaven for me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Someday, when fades the golden sun

Beneath the rosy-tinted west,

My blessed Lord will say, “Well done!”

And I shall enter into rest.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I’m pressing on the upward way,

New heights I’m gaining every day;

Still praying as I onward bound,

“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

317. I’m Pressing on the Upward Way

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Lord, lift me up, and I shall stand

By faith, on heaven’s tableland;

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Cont….

My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;

Though some may dwell where these abound,

My prayer, my aim is higher ground.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I want to live above the world,

Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;

For faith has caught the joyful sound,

The song of saints on higher ground.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

I want to scale the utmost height,

And catch a gleam of glory bright;

But still I’ll pray till heaven I’ve found,

“Lord, lead me on to higher ground.”

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





O sometimes the shadows are deep,

And rough seems the path to the goal;

And sorrows, how often they sweep

Like tempests down over the soul!

318. O Sometimes the Shadows Are Deep

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O, then to the Rock let me fly, let me fly

To the Rock that is higher than I;


To the Rock that is higher than I. Cont….

O sometimes how long seems the day,

And sometimes how heavy my feet;

But toiling in life’s dusty way,

The Rock’s blessed shadow, how sweet!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




To the Rock that is higher than I.

Cont….

O near to the Rock let me keep,

Or blessings or sorrows prevail;

Or climbing the mountain way steep,

Or walking the shadowy vale.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




To the Rock that is higher than I.

Face to face with Christ my Saviour,

Face to face, what will it be,

When with rapture I behold Him,

Jesus Christ, who died for me?

319. Face To Face With Christ My Saviour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Face to face shall I behold Him.

Far beyond the starry sky;

Face to face in all His glory

I shall see Him by and by!

Cont….

Only faintly now I see Him,

With the darkening veil between.

But a blessed day is coming,

When His glory shall be seen.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

What rejoicing in His presence,

When are banished grief and pain;

When the crooked ways are straightened,

And the dark things shall be plain! Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Face to face! Oh, blissful moment!

Face to face-to see and know;

Face to face with my Redeemer,

Jesus Christ, who loves me so.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





I need Thee, precious Jesus,

For I am very poor;

A stranger and a pilgrim,

I have no earthly store.

320. I Need Thee, Precious Jesus

Cont….

1.

I need the love of Jesus

To cheer me on my way,

To guide my doubting footsteps,

To be my strength and stay.

Cont….

1.

I need the heart of Jesus

To feel each anxious care,

To tell my every trial,

And all my sorrows share.

Cont….

2.

I need the Holy Spirit

To teach me what I am,

To show me more of Jesus,

To point me to the Lamb.

Cont….

2.

I need Thee, precious Jesus,

I hope to see Thee soon,

Encircled with the rainbow,

And seated on Thy throne.

3.

Cont….

There, with Thy blood-bought children,

My joy shall ever be

To sing Thy ceaseless praises,

To gaze, my Lord, on Thee!

3.

Hark! Hark! My soul! Angelic songs are swelling

O’er earth’s green fields and ocean’s wave-beat shore;

How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling

Of that new life when sin shall be no more!

321. Hark! Hark! My Soul!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Angels of Jesus, angels of light,

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

Cont….

Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,

”Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come;”

And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,

The music of the gospel leads us home.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing;

The voice of Jesus sounds o’er land and sea;

And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing,

Kind Shepherd turn their weary steps to Thee.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Cont….

Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping;

Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above,

Till morning’s joy shall end the night of weeping,

And life’s long shadows break in cloudless love.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:



A few more years shall roll,

A few more seasons come,

And we shall meet the loved who now

Are sleeping in the tomb.

322. A Few More Years Shall Roll

Cont….

1.

Then, O my Lord, prepare

My soul for that great day;

O, wash me in Thy precious blood,

And take my sins away!

Cont….

1.

A few more storms shall beat

On this wild, rocky shore,

And we shall be where tempests cease,

And surges swell no more.

Cont….

2.


My soul for that calm day;



Cont….

2.

A few more struggles here

A few more partings sore,

A few more toils, a few more tears,

And we shall weep no more.

Cont….

3.


My soul for that blest day;



3.

Cont….

'Tis but a little while,

And He shall come again,

Who died that we might live, who lives

That we may with Him reign.

4.

Cont….


My soul for that glad day;



4.

Awake, my soul! Stretch every nerve,

And press with vigour on;

A heavenly race demands thy zeal,

And an immortal crown.

323. Awake, My Soul

Cont….

1.

'Tis God’s all-animating voice

That calls thee from on high;

'Tis He whose hand presents the prize

To thine aspiring eye.

2.

Cont….

A cloud of witnesses around

Hold thee in full survey;

Forget the steps already trod,

And onward urge thy way.

3.

Cont….

Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee,

Our race have we begun;

And, crowned with victory, at Thy feet

We’ll lay our trophies down.

4.

4.

One sweetly solemn thought

Comes to me o’er and o’er;

Nearer my home today am I

Than e’er I’ve been before.

324. One Sweetly Solemn Thought

Cont….

1.

Nearer my Father’s house,

Where many mansions be;

Nearer today the great white throne,

Nearer the crystal sea.

2.

Cont….

Nearer the bound of life,

Where burdens are laid down;

Nearer to leave the heavy cross,

Nearer to gain the crown.

Cont….

3.

But, lying dark between,

Winding down through the night,

There rolls the deep and unknown stream

That leads at last to light.

4.

Cont….

Father, perfect my trust;

Strengthen my power of faith!

Nor let me stand, at last, alone

Upon the shore of death.

5.

There is sweet rest for feet now weary,

In the rugged, upward way;

There is a morn when midnight dreary

Shall be lost in perfect day.

325. There Is Sweet Rest

Cont….

1.

For that blest morn our hearts are longing,

When shall end earth’s night of woe;

When, through those pearly portals thronging,

Mortal cares we’ll leave below.

2.

Cont….

Soon to that city, bright, eternal,

Weary pilgrims all shall go;

Soon we shall rest in pastures vernal,

Where life’s waters ceaseless flow.

3.

Cont….

Father above, in mercy guide us

To those mansions of the blest;

Safe in the Rock of Ages hide us

Till we gain our final rest.

4.

Art thou weary, art thou languid

Art thou sore distressed?

“Come to Me,” saith One, “and coming,

Be at rest.”

326. Art Thy Weary?

Cont….

1.

Hath He marks to lead me to Him,

If He be my guide?

“In His feet and hands are wound-prints,

And His side.”

2.

Cont….

Is there diadem, as monarch,

That His brow adorns?

“Yea, a crown, in very surety,

But of thorns.”

Cont….

3.

If I find Him, if I follow,

What my portion here?

“Many a sorrow, many a labour,

Many a tear.”

4.

Cont….

If I still hold closely to Him,

What hath He at last?

“Sorrow vanquished, labour ended,

Jordan passed.”

Cont….

5.

If I ask Him to receive me,

Will He say me nay?

“Not till earth and not till heaven

Pass away.”

6.

Cont….

Finding, following, keeping, struggling,

Is He sure to bless?

“Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,

Answers, ‘Yes.’”

6.

I saw one weary, sad, and torn,

With eager steps press on the way,

Who long the hallowed cross had borne,

Still looking for the promised day;

327. I Saw One Weary

Cont….

1.

While many a line of grief and care,

Upon his brow was furrowed there;

I asked what buoyed his spirits up,

“O, this!” said he “the blessed hope.”

Cont….

1.

And one I saw, with sword and shield,

Who boldly braved the world’s cold frown,

And fought, unyielding, on the field,

To win an everlasting crown,

Cont….

2.

Though worn with toil, oppressed by foes,

No murmur from his heart arose;



Cont….

2.

And there was one who left behind

The cherished friends of early years,

And honour, pleasure, wealth resigned,

To tread the path bedewed with tears.

Cont….

3.

Through trials deep and conflicts sore,

Yet still a smile of joy he wore;



3.

Cont….

While pilgrims here we journey on

In this dark vale of sin and gloom,

Through tribulation, hate, and scorn,

Or through the portals of the tomb,

4.

Cont….

Till our returning King shall come

To take His exile captives home,

O! what can buoy the spirits up?

'Tis this alone-the blessed hope.

4.

I’m a pilgrim, and I’m a stranger;

I can tarry, I can tarry but a night;

Do not detain me, for I am going

To where the fountains are ever flowing.

328. I’m a Pilgrim

Cont….

1.

Refrain:


I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.

Cont….

There the glory is ever shining!

Oh, my longing heart, my longing heart is there;

Here in this country so dark and dreary,

I long have wandered forlorn and weary.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

There’s the city to which I journey;

My Redeemer, my Redeemer is its light!

There is no sorrow, nor any sighing,

Nor any tears there, or any dying.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Cont….

Farewell, neighbours, with tears I’ve warned you,

I must leave you, I must leave you, and be gone!

With this your portion, your heart’s desire,

Why will you perish in raging fire?

Cont….

4.

Refrain:



Cont….

Father, mother, and sister, brother!

If you will not journey with me, I must go!

Now since your vain hopes you will thus cherish,

Should I, too, linger, and with you perish?

Cont….

5.

Refrain:



Cont….

Farewell, drear earth, by sin so blighted,

In immortal beauty soon you’ll be arrayed;

He who has formed thee will soon restore thee,

And then the dread curse shall nevermore be.

6.

Cont….

Refrain:



We’re bound for the land of the pure and the holy,

The home of the happy, the kingdom of love;

Ye wanderers from God, in the broad road of folly,

O say, will you go to the Eden above?

329. We’re Bound for the Land of the Pure

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Will you go, will you go,

Will you go, will you go?


Cont….

In that blessed land, neither sighing nor anguish

Can breathe in the fields where the glorified rove;

Ye heart-burdened ones, who in misery languish,

O, say, will you go to the Eden above?

Cont...

2.

Refrain:




Cont...

Nor fraud, nor deceit, nor the hand of oppression,

Can injure the dwellers in that holy grove;

No wickedness there, not a shade of transgression;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:




Cont….

No poverty there, no, the saints are all wealthy,

The heirs of His glory whose nature is love;

No sickness can reach them, that country is healthy;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:




Cont….

And yet, guilty sinner, we would not forsake thee,

We halt yet a moment as onward we move;

O, come to thy Lord! In His arms He will take thee,

And bear thee along to the Eden above.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:




Let every lamp be burning bright,

The darkest hour is nearing;

The darkest hour of earth’s long night,

Before the Lord’s appearing.

330. Let Every Lamp Be Burning

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Then trim your lamps, my brethren dear,

Then trim your lamps with godly fear;

The Master’s coming draweth near,

Let every lamp be burning.Cont….

Though thousands calmly slumber on,

The last great message spurning,

We’ll rest our living faith upon

His promise of returning.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Let every lamp be burning.Cont….

His word our lamp, His truth our guide,

We cannot be mistaken;

Though dangers rise on every side,

We shall not be forsaken.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




Let every lamp be burning. Cont….

Then let good works with faith appear,

To shame the world around us;

Obedience brings the blessing near

When faith has firmly bound us.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




Let every lamp be burning.

Faith of our fathers! Living still

In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword,

O how our hearts beat high with joy

331. Faith of Our Fathers

Cont….

1.

Whene’er we hear that glorious word.

Faith of our Fathers! Holy faith!

We will be true to thee till death.

Cont….

1.

Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,

Were still in heart and conscience free;

How sweet would be their children’s fate,

Cont….

2.

If they, like them, could die for thee!



Cont….

2.

Faith of our fathers! We will love

Both friend and foe in all our strife,

And preach thee, too, as love knows how,

3.

Cont….

By kindly words and virtuous life.



3.

O Christian, watch in faith and pray,

Let no man take thy crown away.

With strength the evil one confounding,

Come, play the man and never shrink

332. O Christian, Watch in Faith

Cont….

1.

Your holy, God appointed work.

Proclaim the word in love abounding.

Your labour shall not fruitless be in God,

O praise Him endlessly.Cont….

1.

Add virtue to your faith, ye saints;

Take courage, cease from your complaints.

Be strong to meet the wily tempter.

To virtue add a level mindCont….

2.

Whose thoughts are pure and fair and kind.

With moderation all things temper;

Be patient, too, should He ordain that you

Should suffer grief or pain.

Cont….

2.

To patience add thou godliness

The darkened world with light to bless.

Be thou a guide to men in blindness.

Cont….

3.

That love for God supreme should stand

Is the Almighty’s great command

Show likewise to thy brother kindness;

And let this human love then bind

You closer still to all mankind.

3.

Cont….

O May Thy Spirit, Lord, imbue

Us with these virtues ever new

And multiply them in Thy children.

Then shall we understand and know

4.

Cont….

The way that Jesus had to go

To bring about our great salvation.

O may we in the Judgement Day

Be found still walking in Thy way.

4.

Sweet promise is given to all who believe

“Behold I come quickly, Mine own to receive;

Hold fast till I come; the danger is great;

Sleep not as do others; be watchful, and wait.”

333. Sweet Promise Is Given

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

“Hold fast till I come;” sweet promise of heaven

“The kingdom restored, to you shall be given.”

“Come, enter My joy, sit down on My throne;

Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come.” Cont….

We’ll “watch unto prayer” with lamps burning bright;

He comes to all others a “thief in the night.”

We know He is near, but know not the day

As spring shows that summer is not far away.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come.”

Cont….

Yes! This is our hope, 'tis built on His word

The glorious appearing of Jesus, our Lord;

Of promises all, it stands as the sum:

“Behold I come quickly, hold fast till I come.”

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come.”

The church has one foundation,

'Tis Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is His new creation,

By water and the word;

334. The Church Has One Foundation

Cont….

1.

From heaven He came and sought her

To be His holy bride;

With His own blood He bought her,

And for her life He died.

1.

Cont….

Elect from every nation,

Yet one o’er all the earth,

Her charter of salvation,

One Lord, one faith, one birth;

Cont….

2.

One holy name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,

And to one hope she presses,

With every grace endued.

Cont….

2.

Though with a scornful wonder,

Men see her sore oppressed,

Though foes would rend asunder

The Rock where she doth rest, Cont…

.

3.

Yet saints their faith are keeping;

Their cry goes up, “How long?”

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song.

Cont….

3.

‘Mid toil and tribulation,

And tumult of her war,

She waits the consummation

Of peace forevermore;

4.

Cont….

Till with the vision glorious

Her longing eyes are blest,

And the great church victorious

Shall be the church at rest.

4.

How lovely is Thy dwelling place,

Lord God of hosts, Thy throne of grace.

My soul with fervent longing fainteth

Thy courts to enter in, O Lord.

335. How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling place

Cont….

1.

My heart and flesh with one accord

Praise Him who there in glory reigneth.

To this alone will I aspire

For Thou, O God, art my desire.

Cont….

1.

Blest is the man who trusts his God

And lingers in Thy courts, O Lord.

He makes his prayers where stands Thine altar

And praises Thee, Lord God of hosts. Cont…

.

2.

Then in the desert he beholds

Clear pools where thirsty souls did falter,

Refreshing rain from Thee on high

And verdure in the valleys dry. Cont….

2.

That man may go from strength to strength,

Appear in Zion’s courts at length.

Lord God of hosts, hear our petition.

Thou art to us, O God, our shield.

Cont….

3.

Strengthened by Thee, we ne’er shall yield.

We come to Thee in deep contrition,

In mercy look on Thine elect,

Our humble prayer, O Lord, respect.

Cont….

3.

God is to us our sun and shield,

And bounteous favours He doth yield;

He’ll keep no blessing from us ever.

While we remain upright in heart

4.

Cont….

And never from His ways depart,

He’ll guard our ways, forsake us never.

Blest be the man who trusts the Lord,

Eternally he’ll dwell with God.

4.

Lord, her watch Thy church is keeping;

When shall earth Thy rule obey?

When shall end the night of weeping?

When shall break the promised day?

336. Lord, Her Watch Thy Church Is Keeping

Cont….

1.

See the whitening harvest languish,

Waiting still the labourers’ toil;

Was it vain, Thy Son’s deep anguish?

Shall the strong retain the spoil?

1.

Cont….

Tidings, sent for every creature,

Millions yet have never heard;

Can they hear without a preacher?

Lord Almighty, give the word;Cont….

2.

Give the word; in every nation

Let the gospel trumpet sound,

Witnessing of Thy salvation

To the earth’s remotest bound.

Cont….

2.

Then the end, Thy church completed,

All Thy chosen gathered in,

With their King in glory seated,

Satan bound, and banished sin;

3.

Cont….

Gone forever, parting, weeping,

Hunger, sorrow, death, and pain;

Lo! Her watch Thy church is keeping;

Come, Lord Jesus; come to reign.

3.

From Greenland’s icy mountains,

From India’s coral strand,

Where Afric’s sunny fountains

Roll down their golden sands,

337. From Greenland’s Icy Mountains

Cont….

1.

From many an ancient river,

From many a palmy plain,

They call us to deliver

Their land from error’s chain.

Cont….

1.

What thought the spicy breezes

Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle;

Though every prospect pleases,

And only man is vile;

Cont….

2.

In vain with lavish kindness

The gifts of God are strewn;

The heathen in his blindness,

Bows down to wood and stone.

Cont….

2.

Can men, whose souls are lighted

With wisdom from on high,

Can they to men benighted

The lamp of life deny?

Cont….

3.

Salvation! O salvation!

The joyful sound proclaim,

Till earth’s remotest nation

Has learned Messiah’s name.

Cont….

3.

Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,

And you, ye waters, roll,

Till, like a sea of glory,

It spreads from pole to pole;

4.

Cont….

Till o’er our ransomed nature

The Lamb for sinners slain,

Redeemer, King, Creator,

In bliss returns to reign.

4.

Far and near the fields are teeming

With the sheaves of ripened grain;

Far and near their gold is gleaming

O’er the sunny slope and plain.

338. Far and Near the Fields Are Teeming

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Lord of harvest, send forth L.E.s!

Hear us, Lord, to Thee we cry;

Send them now the sheaves to gather,

Ere the harvest time pass by.

Cont….

Send them forth with morn’s first beaming,

Send them in the noontide’s glare;

When the sun’s last rays are streaming,

Bid them gather everywhere.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O thou, whom the Lord is sending,

Gather now the sheaves of gold;

Heavenward then at evening wending

Thou salt come with joy untold.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





The morning light is breaking,

The darkness disappears;

The sons of earth are waking

To penitential tears;

339. The Morning Light

Cont….

1.

Each breeze that sweeps the ocean

Brings tidings from afar

Of nations in commotion,

Prepared for Zion’s war.

Cont….

1.

See heathen nations bending

Before the God we love,

And thousand hearts ascending

In gratitude above;

Cont….

2.

While sinners, now confessing,

The gospel call obey,

And seek the Saviour’s blessing,

A nation in a day.

2.

Cont….

Blest river of salvation,

Pursue thy onward way;

Flow thou to every nation,

Nor in thy richness stay

3.

Cont….

Stay not till all the lowly,

Triumphant reach their home;

Stay not till all the holy

Proclaim, “The Lord is come!”

3.

O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling,

To tell to all the world that God is light;

That He who made all nations is not willing

One soul should perish, lost in shades of night.

340. O Zion, Haste

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Publish glad tidings,

Tidings of peace,

Tidings of Jesus,

Redemption and release.

Cont….

Proclaim to every people, tongue, and nation

That God, in whom they live and move, is love;

Tell how He stooped to save His lost creation,

And died on earth that man might live above.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Tidings of peace,

Tidings of Jesus,


Cont….

Give of thy sons to bear the message glorious;

Give of thy wealth to speed them on their way;

Pour out thy soul for them in prayer victorious;

And all thou spendest Jesus will repay.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Tidings of peace,

Tidings of Jesus,


Cont….

He comes again; O Zion, ere thou meet Him

Make known to every heart His saving grace;

Let none whom He hath ransomed fail to greet Him,

Through thy neglect, unfit to see His face.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


Tidings of peace,

Tidings of Jesus,


Hark! The voice of Jesus calling,

“Who will go and work today?

Fields are white, the harvest waiting,

Who will bear the sheaves away?”

341. Hark! The Voice of Jesus Calling

Cont….

1.

Loud and long the Master calleth,

Rich reward He offers free;

Who will answer, gladly saying,

“Here am I, O Lord, send me”?

Cont….

1.

If you cannot cross the ocean

And the heathen lands explore,

You can find the heathen nearer,

You can help them at your door; Cont…

.

2.

If you cannot speak like angels,

If you cannot preach like Paul,

You can tell the love of Jesus,

You can say He died for all.

2.

Cont….

If you cannot be the watchman,

Standing high on Zion’s wall,

Pointing out the path to heaven,

Offering life and peace to all;Cont….

3.

With your prayers and with your bounties

You can do what Heaven demands,

You can be like faithful Aaron,

Holding up the prophet’s hands. Cont….

3.

While the souls of men are dying,

And the Master calls for you,

Let none hear you idly saying,

“There is nothing I can do!”

4.

Cont….

Gladly take the task He gives you,

Let His work your pleasure be;

Answer quickly when He calleth,

“Here I am, O Lord, send me.”

4.

They come from the east and west,

They come from the north and south,

Invited to join with Jesus as guests,

And dwell in their Father’s house;

342. They Come From the East andWest

Cont….

1.

To gaze at His lovely face,

And clothed with His purity,

Join with Him in song and joy

Throughout eternity.

Cont….

1.

Here gathers a countless host

Redeemed by His grace from wrong.

No more any sin, no more any tears,

No more any night so long.

Cont….

2.

Old things are now passed away,

All things are become as new.

Joy shall reign eternally,

For death is ended, too.

Cont….

2.

Remember the pearly gate

Stands open for you and me

Our Saviour has gone a place to prepare

For those He from sin set free.

Cont….

3.

Loved ones who have passed away

Are resting within the grave,

Awaiting God’s last trumpet call,

For those He came to save.

Cont….

3.

They come from the thorny path,

They come from the stormy sea,

They come from the hills, they come from the dales,

They come now, O Lord, to Thee,

4.

Cont….

Arrayed in His marriage robes,

Their Bridegroom so soon to see,

He who hung upon the cross

To win their victory.

4.

Master, no offering

Costly or sweet,

Lay we, like Magdalene,

Here at Thy feet;

Yet may love’s incense rise,

Sweeter than sacrifice,

Dear Lord, to Thee, (X2)

343. Master, No Offering

Cont….

1.

Daily our lives would show

Weakness made strong,

Toilsome and gloomy ways

Brightened with song;

Some deeds of kindness done,

Some souls by patience won,

Dear Lord, to Thee, (X2)Cont….

2.

Some word of hope, for hearts

Burdened with fears,

Some balm of peace, for eyes

Blinded with tears,

Some dews of mercy shed,

Some wayward footsteps led,

Dear Lord, to Thee, (X2)Cont….

3.

Thus, in Thy service, Lord,

‘Till eventide

Closes the day of life,

May we abide.

And when earth’s labours cease,

Bid us depart in peace,

Dear Lord, to Thee, (X2)

4.

We give Thee but Thine own,

Whate’er the gift may be;

All that we have is Thine alone,

A trust, O Lord, from Thee.

344. We Give Thee But Thine Own

Cont….

1.

May we Thy bounties thus

As stewards true receive,

And gladly, as Thou blessest us,

To Thee our first fruits give.

2.

Cont….

O hearts are bruised and dead,

And homes are bare and cold,

And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled,

Are straying from the fold.

3.

Cont….

And we believe Thy word,

Though dim our faith may be;

Whate’er for Thine we do, O Lord,

We do it unto Thee.

4.

Would you win a Saviour’s blessing?

Freely, freely give;

Would you see His work progressing?


345. Would You Win a Saviour’s Blessing?

Cont….

1.

Let your souls with love expand,

Open wide a liberal hand;

Would you follow God’s command?

Freely, freely give.

Cont….

1.

With a cheerful heart and willing,


Like the dew its balm distilling,

Freely, freely give;Cont….

2.

Have you little? Give your mite;

O how precious in His sight!

He your offering will requite;


Cont….

2.

Give to spread the grand old story,


Give to speed the light of glory,


3.

Cont….

Would you gain a rich reward

In the harvest of the Lord?

Then obedient to His word,


3.

They brought their gifts to Jesus,

And laid them at His feet,

And love for this dear Saviour,

Made every offering sweet;

346. They Brought Their Gifts toJesus

Cont….

1.

Good deeds and words of kindness,

Help for the poor of earth,

And not a gift among them

Was thought of little worth.

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Wouldst bring a gift to Jesus,

That He will count most sweet?

Say, “Lord, my heart I give Thee,”

And lay it at His feet.Cont….

Apart from other givers

A poor wayfarer stood;

He saw the gifts they offered,

The poorest counted good;

Cont….

2.

And he was filled with longing,

A gift, though poor, to bring;

Alas! All empty handed

He stood before the King.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




And lay it at His feet.Cont….

“Dear Lord,” he cried in sorrow,

“I know how kind Thou art,

Take all I have to give Thee,

My sinful wayward heart.”

Cont….

3.

Then Jesus answered softly,

“Count not the gift as small,

Though all of them are precious

Thine is the best of all.”

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




And lay it at His feet.

Hark! 'tis the Shepherd’s voice I hear,

Out in the desert dark and drear,

Calling the sheep who’ve gone astray,

Far from the Shepherd’s fold away.

347. Hark! 'Tis the Shepherd’s Voice I Hear

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Bring them in, bring them in,

Bring them in from the fields of sin;


Bring the wanderers to Jesus.

Cont….

Who’ll go and help the Shepherd kind,

Help Him the wandering ones to find?

Who’ll bring them back into the fold,

Where they’ll be sheltered from the cold?

2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

Out in the desert hear their cry,

Out on the mountain wild and high,

Hark! 'tis the Master speaks to thee,

“Go, find My sheep where’er they be.”

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Rescue the perishing, care for the dying;

Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;

Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,

Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.

348. Rescue the Perishing

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Rescue the perishing

Care for the dying;

Jesus is merciful,

Jesus will save.

Cont….

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.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Care for the dying;

Jesus is merciful,

Jesus will save.

Cont….

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.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Care for the dying;

Jesus is merciful,

Jesus will save.

Cont….

Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;

Strength for thy labour the Lord will provide;

Back to the narrow way patiently win them;

Tell the poor wanderer a Saviour has died.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


Care for the dying;

Jesus is merciful,

Jesus will save.

Throw out the life line across the dark wave,

There is a brother whom someone should save;

Somebody’s brother! Oh, who then will dare

To throw out the life line, his peril to share?

349. Throw Out the Life Line

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Throw out the life line! Throw out the life line!

Someone is drifting away!

Throw out the life line!, throw out the life line!

Someone is sinking today.Cont….

Throw out the life line with hand quick and strong,

Why do you tarry, why linger so long?

See! He is sinking; oh, hasten today

And out with the lifeboat! away, then, away!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Throw out the life line to danger fraught men,

Sinking in anguish where you’ve never been;

Winds of temptation and billows of woe

Will soon hurl them out where the dark waters flow.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Soon will the season of rescue be o’er,

Soon will they drift to eternity’s shore;

Haste, then, my brother, no time for delay,

But throw out the life line and save them today.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




Someone is sinking today.

Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet,

Every soul a warning give;

Whosoever hears the message

May repent, and turn and live.

350. Watchman, Blow the GospelTrumpet

Cont….

1.

Repent:

Blow the trumpet, trusty watchman

Blow it loud o’er land and sea;

God commissions, sound the message!

Every captive may be free.Cont….

Sound it loud o’er every hilltop,

Gloomy shade and sunny plain;

Ocean depths repeat the message,

Full salvation’s glad refrain.Cont….

2.

Repent:





Sound it in the hedge and highway,

Earth’s dark spots where exiles roam;

Let it tell all things are ready,

Father waits to welcome home.

Cont….

3.

Repent:





Sound it for the heavy laden,

Weary, longing to be free;

Sound a Saviour’s invitation,

Sweetly saying, “Come to me.”

4.

Cont….

Repent:




Every captive may be free.

If any little word of mine

May make a dark life brighter,

If any little song of mine

May make a sad heart lighter.

351. If Any Little Word of Mine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

God help me speak the helping word,

And sweeten it with singing,

And drop it in some lonely vale,

To set the echoes ringing.

Cont….

If any little love of mine

May make a hard life sweeter,

If any little care of mine

May make a friend’s the fleeter.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

If any little lift of mine

May ease a toiler bending,

God give me love and care and strength;

We live for Him by lending.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





It may not be on the mountain’s height,

Nor over the stormy sea;

It may not be at the battle’s front

My Lord will have need of me;

352. I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go

Cont….

1.

But if by a still, small voice He calls

To paths that I do not know,

I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in Thine,

I’ll go where You want me to go.

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord,

Over mountain, or plain, or sea;

I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord,

I’ll be what You want me to be.

Cont….

Perhaps today there are loving words

Which Jesus would have me speak,

There may be now in the paths of sin

Some wand’rer whom I should seek;

Cont….

2.

O Saviour, if Thou wilt be my guide,

Though rugged and dark the way,

My voice shall echo Thy message sweet,

I’ll say what You want me to say. Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

There’s surely somewhere a lowly place

In earth’s harvest fields so wide,

Where I may labour through life’s short day

For Jesus, the crucified;

Cont….

3.

So trusting my all to Thy tender care,

And knowing Thou lovest me,

I’ll do Thy will with a heart sincere,

I’ll be what You want me to be. Cont….

3.

Refrain:





He that goeth forth with weeping,

Bearing precious seed in love,

Never tiring, never sleeping,

Findeth mercy from above.

353. He That Goeth Forth

Cont….

1.

Soft descend the dews of heaven,

Bright the rays celestial shine;

Precious fruits will thus be given,

Through an influence all divine.

2.

Cont….

Sow the seed, be never weary,

Let no fears thy soul annoy;

Be the prospect ne’er so dreary,

Thou shalt reap the fruits of joy.

3.

Cont….

Lo, the scene of verdure brightening!

See the rising grain appear;

Look again! The fields are whitening.

For the harvest-time is near.

4.

Christ for the world we sing;

The world to Christ we bring

With loving zeal;

The poor and them that mourn,

The faint and overborne,

Sin sick and sorrow worn,

Whom Christ doth heal.

354. Christ for the World

1.

Cont...



With fervent prayer;

The wayward and the lost,

By restless passions tossed,

Redeemed at countless cost

From dark despair.

2.

Cont...



With joyful song;

The newborn souls, whose days,

Reclaimed from error’s ways,

Inspired with hope and praise,

To Christ belong.

3.

I am thinking today of that beautiful land

I shall reach when the sun goeth down;

When through wonderful grace by my Saviour I stand,

Will there be any stars in my crown?

355. I Am Thinking Today of ThatBeautiful Land

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Will there be any stars, any stars in my crown,

When at evening the sun goeth down?

When I wake with the blest in the mansions of rest,


Cont….

In the strength of the Lord let me labour and pray,

Let me watch as a winner of souls;

That bright stars may be mine in the glorious day,

When His praise like the sea billows rolls.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Will there be any stars in my crown? Cont….

O what joy will it be when His face I behold,

Living gems at His feet to lay down;

It would sweeten my bliss in the city of gold,

Should there be any stars in my crown.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Brightly beams our Father’s mercy,

From His lighthouse evermore,

But to us He gives the keeping

Of the lights along the shore.

356. Bright Beams Our Father’s Mercy

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Let the lower lights be burning!

Send a gleam across the wave!

Some poor fainting, struggling seaman

You may rescue, you may save. Cont….

Dark the night of sin has settled,

Loud the angry billows roar;

Eager eyes are watching, longing,

For the lights along the shore.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




You may rescue, you may save.

Cont….

Trim your feeble lamp, my brother:

Some poor sailor, tempest tossed,

Trying now to make the harbour,

In the darkness may be lost.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




You may rescue, you may save.

I love Thee, I love Thee, I love Thee, my Lord;

I love Thee, my Saviour, I love Thee, my God.

I love Thee, I love Thee, and that Thou dost know;

But how much I love Thee my actions will show.

357. I Love Thee

Cont….

1.

I’m happy, I’m happy, O, wondrous account!

My joys are immortal, I stand on the mount!

I gaze on my treasure and long to be there,

With Jesus and angels, and kindred so dear.

2.

Cont….

O Jesus, my Saviour, with Thee I am blest,

My life and salvation, my joy and my rest;

Thy name be my theme, and Thy love be my song;

Thy grace shall inspire both my heart and my tongue.

3.

Cont….

O, who’s like my Saviour? He’s Salem’s bright King;

He smiles and He loves me, and helps me to sing.

I’ll praise Him, I’ll praise Him, with notes loud and clear,

While rivers of pleasure my spirit do cheer.

4.

Lord, help me live from day to day,

In such a self forgetful way

That even when I kneel to pray,

My pray’r shall be for others.

358. Others

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Yes, others, Lord, yes, others.

Let this my motto be, Help me to live for others,

Help me to live for others, That I may live like Thee,

That I may live like TheeCont….

Help me in all the work I do,

To ever be sincere and true,

And know that all I’d do for You,

Must needs be done for others.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Let self be crucified and slain,

And buried deep, nor rise again;

And may all efforts be in vain,

Unless they be for others.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





And when my work on earth is done,

And my new work in heav’n’s begun,

May I forget the crown I’ve won,

While thinking still of others.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




That I may live like Thee

Tell it to every kindred and nation,

Tell it far and near;

Earth’s darkest night will fade with the dawning,

Jesus will soon appear.

359. Tell It to Every Kindred andNation

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Hail Him the King of glory,

Once the Lamb for sinners slain;

Tell, tell the wondrous story,

“Jesus comes to reign.”

Cont….

Nations again in strife and commotion,

Warnings by the way;

Signs in the heavens, unerring omens,

Herald the glorious day.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Children of God look up with rejoicing;

Shout and sing His praise;

Blessed are they who, waiting and watching,

Look for the dawning rays.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





O where are the reapers that garner in

The sheaves of the good from the fields of sin?

With sickles of truth must the work be done.

And no one may rest till the “harvest home.”

360. O Where Are the Reapers?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Where are the reapers? O who will come

And share in the glory of the “harvest home”?

O who will help us to garner in

The sheaves of good from the fields of sin?

Cont….

Go out in the byways and search them all;

The wheat may be there, though the weeds are tall;

Then search in the highway, and pass none by;

But gather from all for the home on high.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

The fields all are ripening, and far and wide

The world now is waiting the harvest tide;

But reapers are few, and the work is great,

And much will be lost should the harvest wait.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:




The sheaves of good from the fields of sin? Cont….

So come with your sickles, ye sons of men,

And gather together the golden grain;

Toil on till the Lord of the harvest come,

Then share ye His joy in the “harvest home.”

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Working, O Christ, with Thee,

Working with Thee,

Unworthy, sinful, weak,

Though we may be;

361. Working, O Christ, With Thee

Cont….

1.

Our all to Thee we give,

For Thee alone we live,

And by Thy grace achieve,

Working with Thee.

Cont….

1.

Along the city’s waste,

Working with Thee,

Our eager footsteps haste,

Like Thee to be;

Cont….

2.

The poor we gather in,

The outcasts raise from sin,

And labour souls to win,

Working with Thee.

Cont….

2.

Saviour, we weary not,

Working with Thee,

As hard as Thine our lot

Can never be;

Cont….

3.

Our joy and comfort this,

“Thy grace sufficient is;”

This changes toil to bliss,

Working with Thee.

3.

Cont….

So let us labour on,

Working with Thee,

Till earth to Thee is won,

From sin set free;

4.

Cont….

Till men, from shore to shore,

Receive Thee, and adore,

And join us evermore,

Working with Thee.

4.

Work, for the night is coming;

Work through the morning hours;

Work while the dew is sparkling;

Work ‘mid springing flowers;Cont….

1.

362. Work, for the Night Is Coming

Work while the day grows brighter,

Under the glowing sun;

Work, for the night is coming,

When man’s work is done.

Cont….

1.


Work through the sunny noon;

Fill brightest hours with labour,

Rest comes sure and soon;

Cont….

2.

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store;

Work, for the night is coming,

When man works no more.

2.

Cont….


Under the sunset skies,

While their bright tints are glowing,

Work, for daylight flies;

3.

Cont….

Work till the last beam fadeth,

Fadeth to shine no more;

Work for the night is darkening,

When man’s work is o’er.

3.

Sowing in the morning, sowing seed of kindness,

Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;

Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

363. Sowing in the Morning

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves;


We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.Cont….

Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,

Fearing neither clouds nor winter’s chilling breeze;

By and by the harvest, and the labour ended,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:




We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.Cont….

Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,

Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;

When our weeping’s over, He will bid us welcome,


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Let others seek a home below,

We’ll be gathered home;

Which flames devour or waves o’erthrow,

We’ll be gathered home.

364. Let Others Seek a Home Below

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We’ll work till Jesus comes,


We’ll work till Jesus comes.,

And we’ll be gathered home.

Cont….

Be mine the happier lot to own,


A heavenly mansion near the throne,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Then, fail this earth, let stars decline,


And sun and moon refuse to shine,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Though desolation here may be,


That heavenly mansion stands for me,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





In the heart of Jesus

There is love for you,

Love most pure and tender,

Love most deep and true;

365. In the Heart of Jesus

Cont….

1.

Why should you be lonely,

Why for friendship sigh,

When the heart of Jesus

Has a full supply?

Cont….

1.

In the mind of Jesus

There is thought for you,

Warm as summer sunshine,

Sweet as morning dew;

Cont….

2.

Why should you be fearful,

Why take anxious thought,

Since the mind of Jesus

Cares for those He bought?

Cont….

2.

In the field of Jesus

There is work for you;

Such as even angels

Might rejoice to do;

Cont….

3.

Why stand idly sighing

For some lifework grand,

While the field of Jesus

Seeks your reaping hand?

Cont….

3.

In the home of Jesus

There’s a place for you;

Glorious bright and joyous,

Calm and peaceful, too;

4.

Cont….

Why then, like a wanderer,

Roam with weary pace,

If the home of Jesus

Holds for you a place?

4.

O Master! When Thou callest

No voice may say Thee “Nay;”

For blest are they that follow

Where Thou dost lead the way;

366. O Master! When Thou Callest

Cont….

1.

In freshest prime of morning,

Or fullest glow of noon,

The note of heavenly warning

Can never come too soon.

Cont….

1.

O Master! where Thou callest

No foot may shrink in fear;

For they who trust Thee wholly

Shall find Thee ever near;

Cont….

2.

And chamber still and lonely,

Or busy harvest field,

Where Thou, Lord, rulest only,

Shall precious produce yield.

Cont….

2.

O Master! whom Thou callest

No heart may dare refuse;

'Tis honour, highest honour,

When Thou dost deign to use

Cont….

3.

Our brightest and our fairest,

Our dearest all are Thine;

Thou who for each one carest,

We hail Thy love’s design.

Cont….

3.

They who go forth to serve Thee,

We, too, who serve at home,

May watch and pray together

Until Thy kingdom come.

4.

Cont….

In Thee for aye united,

Our song of hope we raise,

Till that blest shore is sighted,

Where all shall turn to praise!

4.

O Christian, awake! 'tis the Master’s command;

With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,

To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,

And stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

367. O Christian, Awake!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Stand like the brave,



With thy face to the foe.

Cont….

Whatever thy danger, take heed and beware,

And turn not thy back, for no armour is there;

The legions of darkness, if thou wouldst o’erthrow,

Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

The cause of thy Master with vigour defend;

Be watchful, be zealous, and fight to the end;

Whenever He leads thee, go, valiantly go,

And stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Press on, never doubting, thy Captain is near,

With grace to supply, and with comfort to cheer;

His love, like a stream in the desert will flow;

Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Stand up! Stand up for Jesus!

Ye soldiers of the cross;

Lift high His royal banner,

It must not suffer loss;

368. Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus!

Cont….

1.

From victory unto victory,

His army shall He lead,

Till every foe is vanquished,

And Christ is Lord indeed.

Cont….

1.


The trumpet call obey;

Forth to the mighty conflict,

In this His glorious day.

Cont….

2.

Ye that are men now serve Him

Against unnumbered foes;

Let courage rise with danger,

And strength to strength oppose.

Cont….

2.


Stand in His strength alone;

The arm of flesh will fail you;

Ye dare not trust your own.

Cont….

3.

Put on the gospel armour,

And, watching unto prayer,

Where duty calls, or danger,

Be never wanting there.

Cont….

3.


The strife will not be long;

This day the noise of battle,

The next the victor’s song.

4.

Cont….

To him that overcometh,

A crown of life shall be;

He with the King of glory

Shall reign eternally.

4.

Soldiers of Christ, arise

And put your armour on,

Strong in the strength which God supplies

Through His eternal Son;

369. Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Cont….

1.

Strong in the Lord of hosts,

And in His mighty power,

Who in the strength of Jesus trusts

Is more than conqueror.

Cont….

1.

Stand, then, in His great might,

With all His strength endued;

But take, to arm you for the fight,

The panoply of God;

Cont….

2.

That, having all things done,

And all your conflicts passed,

Ye may o’ercome through Christ alone.

And stand entire at last.Cont….

2.

From strength to strength go on;

Wrestle, and fight, and pray;

Tread all the powers of darkness down,

And win the well fought day;

3.

Cont….

Still let the Spirit cry,

In all His soldiers, “Come!”

Till Christ the Lord who reigns on high,

Shall take the conquerors home.

3.

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

370. Onward Christian Soldiers!

Cont….

1.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See, His banners go!

Cont….

1.

Refrain:


Marching as to war,


Going on before.

Cont….

At the sign of triumph

Satan’s host doth flee;

On, then, Christian soldiers,

On to victory!

Cont….

2.

Hell’s foundations quiver

At the shout of praise;

Brothers, lift your voices,

Loud your anthems raise.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:


Marching as to war,


Going on before.

Cont….

Like a mighty army

Moves the church of God;

Brothers, we are treading

Where the saints have trod;

Cont….

3.

We are not divided,

All one body we,

One in hope and doctrine,

One in charity.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:


Marching as to war,


Going on before.

Cont….

Crowns and thrones have perished,

Kingdoms ruled and waned,

But the church of Jesus

Constant has remained.

Cont….

4.

Gates of hell can never

‘Gainst that church prevail;

We have Christ's own promise,

That can never fail.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:


Marching as to war,


Going on before.

Cont….

Onward, then, ye people!

Join our happy throng,

Blend with ours your voices

in the triumph song;

Cont….

5.

Glory, praise, and honour

unto Christ the King,

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:


Marching as to war,


Going on before.

Lead on, O King Eternal,

The day of march has come;

Henceforth in fields of conquest

Thy tents shall be our home;

371. Lead On, O King Eternal

Cont….

1.

Through days of preparation

Thy grace has made us strong,

And now, O King Eternal,

We lift our battle song.

1.

Cont….


Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,

And holiness shall whisper

The sweet Amen of peace;

Cont….

2.

For not with swords, loud clashing,

Nor roll of stirring drums,

With deeds of love and mercy,

The heavenly kingdom comes.

2.

Cont….


We follow, not with fears,

For gladness breaks like morning

Where’er Thy face appears;

3.

Cont….

3.Thy cross is lifted o’er us

We journey in its light;

The crown awaits the conquest;

Lead on, O God of might.

Am I a soldier of the cross,

A follower of the Lamb?

And shall I fear to own His cause?

Or blush to speak His name?

372. Am I a Soldier of the Cross

Cont….

1.

Must I be carried to the skies

On flowery beds of ease,

Whilst others fought to win the prize,

And sailed through bloody seas?

2.

Cont….

Are there no foes for me to face?

Must I not stem the flood?

Is this vile world a friend of grace,

To help me on to God?

Cont….

3.

Sure I must fight if I would reign;

Increase my courage, Lord;

I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain,

Supported by Thy word.

4.

Cont….

Thy saints in all this glorious war

Shall conquer, though they die;

They see the triumph from afar,

With faith’s discerning eye.

5.

Cont….

When that illustrious day shall rise,

And all Thy armies shine

In robes of victory through the skies,

The glory shall be Thine.

6.

With willing hearts we tread

The path the Saviour trod;

We love th’ example of our Head,

The glorious Lamb of God.

373. With Willing Hearts We Tread

Cont….

1.

On Thee, on Thee alone,

Our hope and faith rely,

O Thou who wilt for sin atone,

Who didst for sinners die!

2.

Cont….

We trust Thy sacrifice,

To Thy dear cross we flee;

O may we die to sin, and rise

To life and bliss in Thee.

3.

In the blood from the cross

I have been washed from sin;

But to be free from dross,

Still I would enter in.

374. Deeper Yet

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Deeper yet, deeper yet,

Into the crimson flood;


Under the precious blood.

Cont….

Day by day, hour by hour,

Blessings are sent to me;

But for more of His power

Ever my prayer shall be.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Near to Christ I would live,

Following Him each day;

What I ask He will give;

So then with faith I pray.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Now I have peace, sweet peace,

While in this world of sin;

But to pray I’ll not cease

Till I am pure within.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





O now I see the crimson wave,

The fountain deep and wide;

Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,

Points to His wounded side.

375. O Now I See the Crimson Wave

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

The cleansing stream I see, I see,

I plunge, and O, it cleanseth me!

O praise the Lord! It cleanseth me,

It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.

Cont….

I see the new creation rise,

I hear the speaking blood;

It speaks polluted nature dies,

Sinks ‘neath the cleansing flood.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

I rise to walk in heaven’s own light,

Above the world and sin;

With heart made pure and garments white,

And Christ enthroned within.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Amazing grace! 'Tis heaven below

To feel the blood applied,

And Jesus, only Jesus, know,

My Jesus crucified.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Thy broken body, gracious Lord,

Is shadowed by this broken bread;

The wine which in this cup is poured,

Points to the blood which Thou hast shed.

376. Thy Broken Body, Gracious Lord

Cont….

1.

And while we meet together thus,

We show that we are one in Thee;

Thy precious blood was shed for us;

Thy death, O Lord, has set us free.

2.

Cont….

We have one hope that Thou wilt come;

Thee in the air we wait to see;

Then Thou wilt give Thy saints a home,

And we shall ever reign with Thee.

3.

Jesus invites His saints

To meet around His board,

And sup in memory of the death

And suffering of their Lord.

377. Jesus Invites His Saints

Cont….

1.

We take the bread and wine

As emblems of Thy death;

Lord, raise our souls above the sign,

To feast on Thee by faith.

2.

Cont….

Faith eats the bread of life,

And drinks the living wine;

It looks beyond this scene of strife

Unites us to the Vine.

3.

Cont….

Soon shall the night be gone,

Our Lord will come again;

The marriage supper of the Lamb

Will usher in His reign.

4.

The judgement has set, the books have been opened;

How shall we stand in that great day

When every thought, and word, and action,

God, the righteous Judge, shall weigh?

378. The Judgement Has Set

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

How shall we stand in that great day?


Shall we be found before Him wanting?

Or with our sins all washed away? Cont….

The work is begun with those who are sleeping,

Soon will the living here be tried,

Out of the books of God’s remembrance,

His decision to abide.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Or with our sins all washed away? Cont….

O, how shall we stand that moment of searching,

When all our sins those books reveal?

When from that court, each case decided,

Shall be granted no appeal?

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Or with our sins all washed away?

O solemn thought! And can it be

The hour of judgement now is come,

Which soon must fix our destiny,

And seal the sinner’s fearful doom?

379. O Solemn Thought!

Cont….

1.

Yes, it is so; the judgement hour

Is swiftly hastening to its close;

Then will the Judge, in mighty power,

Descend in vengeance on His foes. Cont….

1.

He who came down to earth to die,

An offering for the sins of men,

And then ascended up on high,

And will ere long return again,

Cont….

2.

Is standing now before the ark,

And mercy seat, and cherubim,

To plead His blood for saints, and make

The last remembrance of their sin.

Cont….

2.

The solemn moment is at hand

When we who have His name confessed,

Each in his lot must singly stand,

And pass the final, searching test. Cont…

.

3.

Jesus! We hope in Thee alone;

In mercy now upon us look,

Confess our names before the throne,

And blot our sins from out Thy book.

Cont….

3.

O blessed Saviour! May we feel

The full importance of this hour.

Inspire our hearts with holy zeal,

And aid us by Thy Spirit’s power,

4.

Cont….

That we may, in Thy strength, be strong,

And brave the conflict valiantly;

Then, on Mount Zion, join the song,

And swell the notes of victory.

4.

Don’t forget the Sabbath,

The Lord our God hath blest,

Of all the week the brightest,

Of all the week the best;

380. Don’t Forget the Sabbath

Cont….

1.

It brings repose from labour,

It tells of joy divine,

Its beams of light descending,

With heavenly beauty shine.

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,

Blessed Sabbath day.


Blessed Sabbath day.Cont….

Keep the Sabbath holy,

And worship Him today,

Who said to His disciples,

“I am the living way;”

Cont….

2.

And if we meekly follow

Our Saviour here below,

He’ll give us of the fountain

Whose streams eternal flow.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Blessed Sabbath day. Cont….

Day of sacred pleasure!

Its golden hours we’ll spend

In thankful hymns to Jesus,

The children’s dearest Friend;

Cont….

3.

O gentle loving, Saviour,

How good and kind Thou art,

How precious is Thy promise

To dwell in every heart!

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Holy day, Jehovah's rest,

Of creation’s week the best;

Last of all the chosen seven,

Blessed of God, to man 'twas given.

381. Holy Day, Jehovah’s Rest

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome,

Welcome, welcome;

Glad we hail its presence blest,

'Tis the great Jehovah’s rest.

Cont….

First His six days’ work was done,

Then the Sabbath was begun;

Thus He blessed the seventh day,

Thus in resting we obey.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome,

Welcome, welcome;



Cont….

Thousands have His plan reversed,

Resting now upon the first;

Search the Book and you shall know

There’s no scripture tells them so.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome,

Welcome, welcome;



Cont….

All who speak the truth must say

It was man who changed the day;

In God’s word no change appears

Through the whole six thousand years! Cont…

.

4.

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome,

Welcome, welcome;



Cont….

Thus I searched; and when I saw

Only one great Sabbath law,

Then I hastened to obey

Plainly, 'twas the only way.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:

Welcome, welcome,

Welcome, welcome;



How sweet upon this sacred day,

The best of all the seven,

To cast our earthly thoughts away,

And think of God and heaven!

382. How Sweet Upon This Sacred Day

Cont….

1.

How sweet to be allowed to pray,

Our sins may be forgiven!

With filial confidence to say,

“Father, who art in heaven!”

2.

Cont….

How sweet the words of peace to hear

From Him to whom 'tis given

To wake the penitential tear,

And lead the way to heaven!

3.

Cont….

And if to make our sins depart,

In vain the will has striven,

He who regards the inmost heart

Will send His grace from heaven.

4.

Welcome, welcome, day of rest,

To the world in kindness given;

Welcome to this humble breast,

As the beaming light form heaven.

383. Welcome, Welcome, Day of Rest

Cont….

1.

Day of calm and sweet repose,

Gently now thy moments run;

Balm to soothe our cares and woes,

Till our labour here is done.

2.

Cont….

Holy day that most we prize,

Day of solemn praise and prayer,

Day to make the simple wise,

O, how great thy blessings are!

3.

Cont….

Welcome, welcome, day of rest,

With thy influence all divine;

May thy hallowed hours be blessed

To this waiting heart of mine.

4.

Another six days’ work is done,

Another Sabbath is begun;

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,

Improve the day that God has blessed.

384. Another Six Days’ Work Is Done

Cont….

1.

Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns

So sweet a rest to weary minds;

A blessed antepast is given,

On this day more than all the seven.

2.

Cont….

O that our thoughts and thanks may rise

As grateful incense to the skies,

And draw from Christ that sweet repose

Which none but he who feels it knows.

3.

Cont….

This heavenly calm within the breast

Is the best pledge of glorious rest,

Which for the church of God remains,

The end of cares, the end of pains.

4.

Thy holy Sabbath, Lord,

Thy people hail with joy;

And while we wait to hear Thy word,

Let praise our hearts employ.

385. Thy Holy Sabbath, Lord

Cont….

1.

With sweet delight the day

That Thou hast called Thine own

We hail, and all our homage pay

To Thine exalted throne.

2.

Cont….

O may Thy saints be blessed!

Assist us while we pray;

May we enjoy a holy rest,

And keep the sacred day.

3.

Cont….

When Sabbaths here shall end,

And from these courts we move,

May we an endless Sabbath spend

In heavenly courts above.

4.

Safely through another week

God has brought us on our way;

Let us now a blessing seek,

Waiting in His courts today;

386. Safely Through Another Week

Cont….

1.

Day of all the week the best,

Emblem of eternal rest,

Day of all the week the best,

Emblem of eternal rest.

1.

Cont….

While we seek supplies of grace

Through the dear Redeemer’s name,

Show Thy reconciling face,

Take away our sin and shame;

Cont….

2.

From our worldly cares set free

May we rest this day in Thee.

From our worldly cares set free

May we rest this day in Thee.

2.

Cont….

Here we come Thy name to praise,

May we feel Thy presence near,

May Thy glory meet our eyes

While we in Thy courts appear; Cont…

.

3.

Here afford us, Lord, a taste

Of our everlasting feast.

Here afford us, Lord, a taste

Of our everlasting feast

3.

Cont….

May the gospel’s joyful sound

Conquer sinners, comfort saints;

Make the fruits of grace abound,

Bring relief to all complaints;

4.

Cont….

Thus may all our Sabbaths be

Till we rise to reign with Thee.

Thus may all our Sabbaths be

Till we rise to reign with Thee.

4.

How sweet the light of Sabbath eve!

How soft the sunbeams lingering there!

For these blest hours the world I leave,

Wafted on wings of faith and prayer.

387. How Sweet the Light

Cont….

1.

Season of rest! The tranquil soul

Feels the sweet calm, and melts in love;

And while these sacred moments roll,

Faith sees a smiling heaven above.

2.

Cont….

Nor will our day of toil be long;

Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;

And we shall join the ceaseless song.

The endless Sabbath of our God.

3.

This is the day of rest;

Our failing strength renew;

On weary brain and troubled breast

Shed Thou Thy freshening dew.

388. This Is the Day of Rest

Cont….

1.

This is the day of peace;

Thy peace our spirits fill;

Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease,

The waves of strife be still.

2.

Cont….

This is the day of prayer;

Let earth to heaven draw near;

Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there;

Come down to meet us here.

3.

Cont….

This is the best of days;

Send forth Thy quickening breath,

And wake dead souls to love and praise,

O vanquisher of death!

4.

O day of rest and gladness,

O day of joy and light,

O balm of care and sadness,

Most beautiful, most bright;

389. O Day of Rest and Gladness

Cont….

1.

On thee, the high and lowly,

Who bend before the throne,

Sing, Holy, holy, holy,

To the Eternal One.

Cont….

1.

Thou art a port protected

From storms that round us rise,

A garden intersected

With streams of Paradise;

Cont….

2.

Thou art a cooling fountain

In life’s dry, dreary sand;

From thee, like Pisgah’s mountain,

We view our promised land.

Cont….

2.

A day of sweet reflection

Thou art, a day of love;

A day to raise affection

From earth to things above.

3.

Cont….

New graces ever gaining

From this our day of rest,

We seek the rest remaining

In mansions of the blest.

3.

The dawn of God’s dear Sabbath

Breaks o’er the earth again,

As some sweet summer morning

After a night of pain;

390. The Dawn of God’s Dear Sabbath

Cont….

1.

It comes as cooling showers

To some exhausted land,

As shade of clustered palm trees

‘Mid weary wastes of sand.

1.

Cont….

Lord, we would bring for offering,

Though marred with earthly soil,

A week of earnest labour,

Of steady, faithful toil,Cont….

2.

Fair fruits of self denial,

Of strong, deep love to Thee,

Fostered by Thine own Spirit,

In true humility.

2.

Cont….

And we would bring our burden

Of sinful thought and deed,

In Thy pure presence kneeling,

From bondage to be freed,

Cont….

3.

Our heart’s most bitter sorrow

For all Thy work undone

So many talents wasted!

So few bright laurels won!

3.

Cont….

And with that sorrow mingling,

A steadfast faith, and sure,

And love so deep and fervent,

For Thee to make it pure,

4.

Cont….

In Thy dear presence finding

The pardon that we need,

And then the peace so lasting

Celestial peace indeed.

4.

Again the day returns of holy rest,

Which, when He made the world, Jehovah blest;

When, like His own, He bade our labours cease,

And all be piety, and all be peace.

391. Again the Day Returns

Cont….

1.

Let us devote this consecrated day

To learn His will, and all we learn obey;

So shall He hear, when fervently we raise

Our supplications, and our songs of praise.

2.

Cont….

Lord of all worlds, incline Thy gracious ear;

Thy children’s voice in tender mercy hear;

Bear Thy blest promise, fixed as hills, in mind,

And shed renewing grace on lost mankind.

3.

Cont….

Father in heaven, in whom our hopes confide,

Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide,

Through life our surest guardian, and friend,

Glory supreme be Thine till time shall end.

4.

Lord of the Sabbath and its light,

I hail Thy hallowed day of rest;

It is my weary soul’s delight,

The solace of my care worn breast,

The solace of my care worn breast.

392. Lord of the Sabbath

Cont….

1.

O sacred day of peace and joy,

Thy hours are ever dear to me;

Ne’er may a sinful thought destroy

The holy calm I find in thee,

The holy calm I find in thee.Cont….

2.

How sweetly now they glide along!

How hallowed is the calm they yield!

Transporting is their rapturous song,

And heavenly visions seem revealed,

And heavenly visions seem revealed.

Cont….

3.

O Jesus, let me ever hail

Thy presence with the day of rest;

Then will Thy servant never fail

To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest,

To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest.

4.

The Lord is in His holy temple;

Let all the earth keep silence before Him.

393. The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

The golden morning is fast approaching;

Jesus soon will come

To take His faithful and happy children

To their promised home.

394. The Golden Morning Is FastApproaching

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O, we see the gleams of the golden morning

Piercing through this night of gloom!


That will burst the tomb.Cont….

The gospel summons will soon be carried

To the nations round;

The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry

And the trumpet sound.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Attended by all the shining angels,

Down the flaming sky

The Judge will come, and will take His people

Where they will not die.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





There those loved ones who have long been parted,

Will all meet that day;

The tears of those who are broken hearted

Will be wiped away.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




That will burst the tomb.

Called to the feast by the King are we,

Sitting, perhaps, where His people be;

How will it fare, friend, with thee and me

When the King comes in.

395. Called to the Feast

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

When the King comes in, brother,

When the King comes in!

How will it fare with thee and me

When the King comes in?

Cont….

Crowns on the head where the thorns have been,

Glorified He who once died for men;

Splendid the vision before us then,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Like lightning’s flash will that instant show

Things hidden long from both friend and foe;

Just what we are will each neighbour know,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Joyful His eye shall on each one rest

Who is in white wedding garments dressed;

Ah! Well for us if we stand the test,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





When Jesus shall gather the nations,

Before Him at last to appear,

Then how shall we stand in the judgement,

When summoned our sentence to hear?

396. When Jesus Shall Gather theNations

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He will gather the wheat in His garner,

But the chaff will He scatter away;

Then how shall we stand in the judgement

Of the great resurrection day?

Cont….

Shall we hear, from the lips of the Saviour,

The words “Faithful servant, well done,”

Or, trembling with fear and with anguish,

Be banished away from His throne?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

He will smile when He looks on His children,

And sees on the ransomed His seal;

He will clothe them in heavenly beauty,

As low at His footstool they kneel

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Then let us be watching and waiting,

With lamps burning steady and bright;

When the Bridegroom shall call to the wedding,

O may we be ready for flight!

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Cont….

Thus living with hearts fixed on heaven,

In patience we wait for the time

When, the days of our pilgrimage ended,

We’ll bask in the presence divine.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:





O Prince of Peace, who once didst rise

In splendid triumph to the skies,

Before the rapt disciples’ eyes,

O come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!

397. O Prince of Peace

Cont….

1.

For Thy appearance all things pray;

All nature sighs at Thy delay!

Thy people cry, “No longer stay.”

O come, Lord Jesus, quickly come! Cont….

1.

Hear Thou the whole creation’s groan,

The war-swept nations’ plaintive moan,

The lands made deserts all forlorn;


Cont….

2.

See signals of distress unfurled

By states on stormy billows hurled;

Thou Polestar of a shipwrecked world,


2.

By doubts and sorrows inly pressed.

By foes beleaguered and oppressed,

Hear the strong cry of world unrest!


Cont….

3.

Hope of the tried and faithful host,

Their only glory, joy, and boast,

Without Thy advent all is lost


3.

Come with Thy beauteous diadem;

Come with embattled cherubim,

Cone with the shout of seraphim.


4.

Cont….

Come on Thy seat of radiant cloud;

Come with the Archangel’s trumpet loud;

Come Saviour, let the heavens be bowed


4.

We know not the time when He cometh,

At even, or midnight, or morn;

It may be at deepening twilight;

It may be at earliest dawn.

398. We Know Not the Time When He Cometh

Cont….

1.

He bids us to watch and be ready,

Nor suffer our lights to grow dim,

That when He shall come, He may find us

All waiting and watching for Him.

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Waiting and watching,

Waiting and watching;


Still waiting and watching for Thee.

Cont….

I think of His wonderful pity,

The price our salvation hath cost;

He left the bright mansions of glory

To suffer and die for the lost. Cont…

.

2.

And sometimes I think it will please Him,

When those whom He died to redeem

Rejoice in the hope of His coming

By waiting and watching for Him. Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O Jesus, my loving Redeemer,

Thou knowest I cherish as dear

The hope that mine eyes shall behold Thee,

That I shall Thine own welcome hear!

Cont….

3.

If to some as a judge Thou appearest,

Who forth from Thy presence would flee,

A Friend most beloved I’ll greet Thee,

I’m waiting and watching for Thee.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Hark! That shout of rapture high,

Bursting forth from yonder cloud;

Jesus comes, and, through the sky,

Angels tell their joy aloud,

Angels tell their joy aloud.

399. Hark! That Shout

Cont….

1.

Hark! The trumpet’s awful voice

Sounds abroad o’er sea and land;

Let His people now rejoice;

Their redemption is at hand,

Their redemption is at hand.Cont….

2.

See, the Lord appears in view;

Heaven and earth before Him fly;

Rise, ye saints, He comes for you;

Rise, to meet Him in the sky,

Rise, to meet Him in the sky.Cont….

3.

Go and dwell with Him above,

Where no foe can e’er molest;

Happy in the Saviour’s love,

Ever blessing, ever blest,

Ever blessing, ever blest.

4.

We know not the hour of the Master’s appearing;

Yet signs all foretell that the moment is nearing

When He shall return 'tis a promise most cheering

But we know not the hour.

400. We Know Not the Hour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He will come, let us watch and be ready;

He will come, hallelujah! Hallelujah!

He will come in the clouds of His Father’s bright glory

But we know not the hour.Cont….

There’s light for the wise who are seeking salvation;

There’s truth in the book of the Lord’s revelation;

Each prophecy points to the great consummation


Cont….

2.

Refrain:




But we know not the hour.Cont….

We’ll watch and we’ll pray, with our lamps trimmed and burning;

We’ll work and we’ll wait till the Master’s returning;

We’ll sing and rejoice, every omen discerning


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





A glory in the word we find

When grace restores our sight;

But sin has darkened all the mind,

And veiled the heavenly light,

And veiled the heavenly light.

401. A Glory in the Word

Cont….

1.

When God’s own Spirit clears our view,

How bright the doctrines shine!

Their holy fruits and sweetness show

The author is divine,

The author is divine. Cont….

2.

How blest are we, with open face

To view Thy glory, Lord,

And all Thy image here to trace,

Reflected in Thy word!

Reflected in Thy word!Cont….

3.

O teach us, as we look, to grow

In holiness and love,

That we may long to see and know

Thy glorious face above,

Thy glorious face above.

4.

It may be at morn, when the day is awaking,

When sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking,

That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory

To receive from the world His own.

402. It May Be at Morn

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O Lord Jesus, how long, how long

Ere we shout the glad song?

Christ returneth, Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Amen, Hallelujah! Amen.Cont….

It may be at midday, it may be at twilight,

It may be, perchance, that the blackness of midnight

Will burst into light in the blaze of His glory,

When Jesus receives His own.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Amen, Hallelujah! Amen.Cont….

O joy, O delight! Should we go without dying,

No sickness, no sadness, no dread, and no crying,

Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory,

When Jesus receives His own.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Amen, Hallelujah! Amen.

Joy to the world, the Lord will come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

403. Joy to the World

Cont….

1.

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Cont….

1.

Joy to the earth, the Lord will reign!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,

Cont….

2.

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

Cont….

2.

No more let sin and sorrow grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Cont….

3.

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as the curse is found.

Cont….

3.

Soon will He rule the earth with grace,

And make the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

4.

Cont….

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, and wonders of His love.

4.

O brother be faithful! Soon Jesus will come,

For whom we have waited so long;

O, soon we shall enter our glorious home,

And join in the conqueror’s song.

404. O Brother, Be Faithful

Cont….

1.

O brother, be faithful! For why should we prove

Unfaithful to Him who hath shown

Such deep, such unbounded and infinite love

Who died to redeem us His own. Cont….

1.

O brother be faithful! The city of gold,

Prepared for the good and the blest,

Is waiting its portals of pearl to unfold,

And welcome thee into thy rest.

Cont….

2.

Then, brother, prove faithful! Not long shall we stay

In weariness here, and forlorn,

Time’s dark night of sorrow is wearing away,

We haste to the glorious morn. Cont….

2.

O brother be faithful! He soon will descend,

Creation’s omnipotent King,

While legions of angels His chariot attend,

And palm wreaths of victory bring.

Cont….

3.

O, brother, be faithful! And soon shalt thou hear

Thy Saviour pronounce the glad word,

Well done, faithful servant, thy title is clear,

To enter the joy of thy Lord.

Cont….

3.

O brother be faithful! Eternity’s years

Shall tell for thy faithfulness now,

When bright smiles of gladness shall scatter thy tears,

A coronet gleam on thy brow.

4.

Cont….

O, brother, be faithful! The promise is sure,

That waits for the faithful and tried;

To reign with the ransomed, immortal and pure,

And ever with Jesus abide.

4.

Come, Lord, and tarry not;

Bring the long looked for day;

O why these years of waiting here?

O why this long delay?

405. Come Lord, and Tarry Not

Cont….

1.

Come, for creation groans,

Impatient of Thy stay;

Worn out by these long years of ill,

These ages of delay.

2.

Cont….

Come, for the corn is ripe!

Put in Thy sickle now;

Reap the great harvest of the earth;

Sower and reaper Thou.

Cont….

3.

Come, spoil the strong man’s house,

Bind him and cast him hence;

Show Thyself stronger than the strong,

Thyself Omnipotence.

4.

Cont….

Come, and begin Thy reign

Of everlasting peace;

Come, take the kingdom to Thyself,

Great King of righteousness.

5.

Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring:

Jesus is coming again!

Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing;


406. Lift Up the Trumpet

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Coming again, coming again,


Cont….

Echo it, hilltops; proclaim it, ye plains:


Coming in glory, the Lamb that was slain;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:



Cont….

Sound it, old ocean, in each mighty wave:


Break on the sands of the shores that ye lave;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:



Cont….

Heavings of earth, tell the vast, wondering throng:


Tempests and whirlwinds, the anthem prolong;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:



Cont….

Nations are angry by this we do know


Knowledge increases; men run to and fro;


5.

Cont….

Refrain:



How sweet are the tidings that greet the pilgrim’s ear,

As he wanders in exile from home!

Soon, soon will the Saviour in glory appear,

And soon will the kingdom come.

407. How Sweet Are the Tidings

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He’s coming, coming, coming soon I know,

Coming back to this earth again;

And the weary pilgrims will to glory go,

When the Saviour comes to reign. Cont….

The mossy old graves where the pilgrims sleep

Shall be open as wide as before,

And the millions that sleep in the mighty deep

Shall live on this earth once more.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




When the Saviour comes to reign.

Cont….

There we’ll meet ne’er to part in our happy Eden home,

Sweet songs of redemption we’ll sing;

From the north, from the south, all the ransomed shall come,

And worship our heavenly King. Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:




When the Saviour comes to reign. Cont….

Hallelujah, Amen! Hallelujah again!

Soon, if faithful, we all shall be there;

O, be watchful, be hopeful, be joyful till then,

And a crown of bright glory we’ll wear.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:




When the Saviour comes to reign.

In the glad time of the harvest,

In the grand millennial year,

When the King shall take His scepter,

And to judge the world appear,

408. In the Glad Time of the Harvest

Cont….

1.

Earth and sea shall yield their treasure,

All shall stand before the throne;

Just awards will then be given,

When the King shall claim His own.

1.

Cont….

O the rapture of His people!

Long they’ve dwelt on earth’s low sod,

With their hearts e’er turning homeward,

Rich in faith and love to God.

Cont….

2.

They will share the life immortal,

They will know as they are known,

They will pass the pearly portal,


Cont….

2.

Long they’ve toiled within the harvest,

Sown the precious seed with tears;

Soon they’ll drop their heavy burdens

In the glad millennial years;

Cont….

3.

They will share the bliss of heaven,

Nevermore to sigh or moan;

Starry crowns will then be given,


Cont….

3.

We shall greet the loved and loving,

Who have left us lonely here;

Every heartache will be banished

When the Saviour shall appear;

4.

Cont….

Never grieved with sin or sorrow,

Never weary or alone;

O, we long for that glad morrow


4.

Watchman, tell me, does the morning

Of fair Zion’s glory dawn?

Have the signs that mark its coming

Yet upon thy pathway shone?

409. Watchman, Tell Me

Cont….

1.

Pilgrim, yes! Arise, look round thee;

Light is breaking in the skies;

Gird thy bridal robes around thee,

Morning dawns, arise! Arise! Cont….

1.

Watchman, see, the light its beaming

Brighter still upon thy way;

Signs through all the earth are gleaming,

Omens of the coming day

Cont….

2.

When the Jubal trumpet, sounding,

Shall awake from earth and sea

All the saints of God, now sleeping,

Clad in immortality.Cont….

2.

Watchman, hail the light ascending

Of the grand, sabbatic year;

All with voices loud proclaiming

That the kingdom now is near; Cont…

.

3.

Pilgrim, yes, I see just yonder,

Canaan’s glorious heights arise;

Salem, too, appears in grandeur,

Towering ‘neath its sunlit skies.

Cont….

3.

Watchman, in the golden city,

Seated on His jasper throne,

Zion’s King, arrayed in beauty,

Reigns in peace from zone to zone; Cont…

.

4.

There on sunlit hills and mountains,

Golden beams serenely glow;

Purling streams and crystal fountains,

On whose banks sweet flowerets blow. Cont….

4.

Watchman, see, the land is nearing.

With its vernal fruits and flowers

On, just yonder - O how cheering!

Bloom forever Eden’s bowers.

5.

Cont….

Hark, the choral strains are ringing,

Wafted on the balmy air;

See the millions, hear them singing,

Soon the pilgrim will be there.

5.

We are living, we are dwelling,

In a grand and awful time,

In an age on ages telling

To be living is sublime.

410. We Are Living, We Are Dwelling

Cont….

1.

Hark! The waking up of nations,

Gog and Magog to the fray;

Hark! What soundeth? Is creation

Groaning for her latter day?

Cont….

1.

Christian, rouse and arm for conflict,

Nerve thee for the battlefield;

Bear the helmet of salvation,

And the mighty gospel shield;

Cont….

2.

Let the breastplate, peace, be on thee,

Take the Spirit’s sword in hand;

Boldly, fearlessly, go forth then,

In Jehovah’s strength to stand.

2.

Cont….

Wicked spirits gather round thee;

Legions of those foes to God,

Principalities most mighty,

Walk unseen the earth abroad;

Cont….

3.

They are gathering to the battle,

Strengthened for the last deep strife;

Christian, arm! Be watchful, ready,

Struggle manfully for life.

Cont….

3.

And the prince of evil spirits,

Great deceiver of the world!

He who at the blessed Jesus

Once his deadly weapons hurled,

Cont….

4.

Cometh with unwonted power,

Knowing that this reign will cease

When the kingdom shall be given

To the mighty Prince of Peace.

Cont….

4.

Christian, rouse! Fight in this warfare,

Cease not till the victory’s won;

Till your Captain loud proclaimeth,

“Servant of the Lord, well done!”

5.

Cont….

He, alone, who thus is faithful,

Who abideth to the end,

Hath the promise, in the kingdom

An eternity to spend.

5.

The coming King is at the door,

Who once the cross for sinners bore,

But now the righteous ones alone,

He comes to gather home.

411. The Coming King Is at the Door

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

At the door, at the door,

At the door, yes, even at the door;

He is coming, He is coming,

He is even at the door.

Cont….

The signs that show His coming near

Are fast fulfilling year by year,

And soon we’ll hail the glorious dawn

Of heaven’s eternal morn.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

Look not on earth for strife to cease,

Look not below for joy and peace

Until the Saviour comes again

To banish death and sin.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

Then in the glorious earth made new

We’ll dwell the countless ages through;

This mortal shall immortal be,

And time, eternity.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





'Tis almost time for the Lord to come,

I hear the people say;

The stars of heaven are growing dim,

It must be the breaking of the day.

412. 'Tis Almost Time for the Lord to Come

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

O it must be the breaking of the day!


The night is almost gone, the day is coming on;


Cont….

The signs foretold in the sun and moon,

In earth and sea and sky,

Aloud proclaim to all mankind,

The coming of the Master draweth nigh.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

It must be time for the waiting church

To cast her pride away.

With girded loins and burning lamps,

To look for the breaking of the day.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

Go quickly out in the streets and lanes

And in the broad highway,

And call the maimed, the halt, and blind,

To be ready for the breaking of the day.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Heir of the kingdom, O why dost thou slumber?

Why art thou sleeping so near thy blest home?

Wake thee, arouse thee, and gird on thine armour,

Speed, for the moments are hurrying on.

413. Heir of the Kingdom

Cont….

1.

Heir of the kingdom, say, why doest thou linger?

How canst thou tarry in sight of the prize?

Up, and adorn thee, the Saviour is coming;

Haste to receive Him descending the skies.

2.

Cont….

Earth’s mighty nations, in strife and commotion,

Tremble, with terror, and sink in dismay;

Listen, 'tis nought but the chariot’s loud rumbling;

Heir of the kingdom, no longer delay.

Cont….

3.

Stay not, O stay not for earth’s vain allurements!

See how its glory is passing away;

Break the strong fetters the foe hath bound o’er thee;

Heir of the kingdom, turn, turn thee away.

4.

Cont….

Keep the eye single, the head upward lifted;

Watch for the glory of earth’s coming King;

Lo! O’er the mountaintops light is now breaking;

Heirs of the kingdom, rejoice ye and sing.

5.

How far from home? I asked, as on

I bent my steps - the watchman spake:

“The long, dark night is almost gone,

The morning soon will break.

414. How Far From Home?

Cont….

1.

Then weep no more, but speed thy flight,

With Hope’s bright star thy guiding ray,

Till thou shalt reach the realms of light,

In everlasting day.”Cont….

1.

I asked the warrior on the field;

This was his soul inspiring song:

“With courage, bold, and sword I’ll wield,

The battle is not long.Cont….

2.

Then weep no more, but well endure

The conflict, till thy work is done;

For this we know, the prize is sure,

When victory is won.”Cont….

2.

I asked again; earth, sea, and sun

Seemed, with one voice, to make reply:

“Time’s wasting sands are nearly run,

Eternity is nigh.Cont….

3.

Then weep no more with warning tones,

Portentous signs are thickening round,

The whole creation, waiting, groans,

To hear the trumpet sound.”

Cont….

3.

Not far from home! O blessed thought!

The traveler's lonely heart to cheer;

Which oft a healing balm has brought,

And dried the mourner’s tear.

4.

Cont….

Then weep no more, since we shall meet

Where weary footsteps never roam

Our trials past, our joys complete,

Safe in our Father’s home.

4.

Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking;

Lo! The powers of heaven are shaking;

Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning,

Ready for your Lord’s returning.

415. Watch, Ye Saints

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Lo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes;

Lo! He comes, He comes all glorious!

Jesus comes to reign victorious,

Lo! He comes, yes, Jesus comes.

Cont….

Lo! The promise of your Saviour,

Pardoned sin and purchased favour,

Blood washed robes and crowns of glory;

Haste to tell redemption’s story.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Kingdoms at their base are crumbling;

Hark! His chariot wheels are rumbling;

Tell, O tell of grace abounding,

Whilst the seventh trump is sounding.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Nations wane, though proud and stately;

Christ His kingdom hasteneth greatly;

Earth her latest pangs is summing;

Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Cont….

Sinners, come, while Christ is pleading;

Now for you He’s interceding;

Haste, ere grace and time diminished

Shall proclaim the mystery finished.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:





Look for the waymarks as you journey on,

Look for the waymarks, passing one by one;

Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four

Where are we standing? Look the waymarks o’er.

416. Look for the Waymarks

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Look for the waymarks, the great prophetic waymarks,

Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four.

Look for the waymarks, the great prophetic waymarks;

The journey’s almost o’er.Cont….

First, the Assyrian kingdom ruled the world,

Then Medo-Persia’s banners were unfurled:

And after Greece held universal sway,

Rome seized the scepter - Where are we today?

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




The journey’s almost o’er.Cont….

Down in the feet of iron and of clay,

Weak and divided, soon to pass away;

What will the next great, glorious drama be?

Christ and His coming, and eternity.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




The journey’s almost o’er.

We’ve no abiding city here;

Sad truth, were this to be our home;

But let this thought our spirits cheer,

We seek a city yet to come,

We seek a city yet to come.

417. We’ve No Abiding City Here

Cont….

1.

We’ve no abiding city here,

We seek a city out of sight;

Zion its name the Lord is there

It shines with everlasting light,

It shines with everlasting light. Cont…

.

2.

O sweet abode of peace and love,

Where pilgrims, freed from toil, are blest!

Had I the pinions of a dove,

I’d fly to thee, and be at rest,

I’d fly to thee, and be at rest.

3.

Cont….

But hush, my soul! Nor dare repine;

The time my God appoints is best;

While here, to do His will be mine,

And His to fix my time of rest,

And His to fix my time of rest.

4.

Watchman on the walls of Zion,

What, O tell us, of the night?

Is the daystar now arising?

Will the morn soon greet our sight?

418. Watchman on the Walls of Zion

Cont….

1.

O’er your vision

Shine there now some rays of light?

O’er your vision

Shine there now some rays of light?

Cont….

1.

Tell, O tell us, are the landmarks

On our voyage all passed by?

Are we nearing now the haven?

Can we e’en the land descry?

Cont….

2.

Do we truly

See the heavenly kingdom nigh?

Do we truly

See the heavenly kingdom nigh?

Cont….

2.

Light is beaming, day is coming!

Let us sound aloud the cry;

We behold the daystar rising

Pure and bright in yonder sky!

Cont….

3.

Saints, be joyful;

Your redemption draweth nigh:

Saints, be joyful;

Your redemption draweth nigh.

3.

Cont….

We have found the chart and compass,

And are sure the land is near;

Onward, onward, we are hasting,

Soon the haven will appear;

4.

Cont….

Let your voices

Sound aloud your holy cheer;

Let your voices

Sound aloud your holy cheer.

4.

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,

And cast a wishful eye

To Canaan’s fair and happy land,

Where my possessions lie.

419. On Jordan’s Stormy Banks

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We will rest in the fair and happy land,

Just across on the evergreen shore;

Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb by and by,

And dwell with Jesus evermore. Cont….

O’er all those wide-extended plains

Shines on eternal day;

There Christ, the Sun, forever reigns,

And scatters night away.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




And dwell with Jesus evermore.

Cont….

When shall I reach that happy place,

And be forever blest?

When shall I see my Father’s face,

And in His kingdom rest?

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Filled with delight, my raptured soul

Would here no longer stay;

Though Jordan’s waves around me roll,

Fearless I’d launch away.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Just over the mountain in the Promised land,

Lies the holy city built by God’s own hand;

As our weary footsteps gain the mountain's crest,

We can view our homeland of eternal rest.

420. Just Over the Mountains

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

We are nearing home! We are nearing home!

See the splendour gleaming from the domes afar!

See the glory steaming through the “gates ajar!”

Cont….

There we soon will enter, never more to roam,

Hear the angels singing! We are nearing home!

We are nearing home.

Refrain:

Cont….

In the rolls of the prophets we have long been told

Of that wondrous city with its streets of gold;

Now with raptured vision we can see it there,

With its walls of jasper and its mansions fair.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Cont….




Refrain:

Cont….

Those who enter that city are the faithful few

Who keep God‘s commandments faith of Jesus, too;

There we’ll lift our voices through the endless days,

In sweet songs of gladness and in psalms of praise.Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:




Cont….




Refrain:

Cont….

My brother, my sister, will you meet us there,

In that land of sunshine where there’ll be no care?

Accept of God’s message, and to Him be true;

Then when Jesus cometh He will call for you.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:




Cont….




Refrain:

In the land of fadeless day

Lies “the city foursquare;”

It shall never pass away,

And there is “no night there.”

421. In the Land of Fadeless Day

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

God shall “wipe away all tears;”

There’s no death, no pain, nor fears;

And they count not time by years,

For there is “no night there.”

Cont….

All the gates of pearl are made,

In “the city foursquare;”

All the streets with gold are laid,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

And the gates shall never close

To “the city foursquare;”

There life's crystal river flows,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

There they need no sunshine bright,

In “the city foursquare;”

For the Lamb is all the light,


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





We speak of the realms of the blest,

That country so bright and so fair,

And oft are its glories confessed

But what must it be to be there!

422. We Speak of the Realms

Cont….

1.

We speak of its pathway of gold

Its walls decked with jewels so rare,

Its wonders and pleasures untold


Cont….

1.

We speak of its freedom from sin,

For sorrow, temptation and care,

From trials without and within


Cont….

2.

We speak of its service of love,

Of the robes which the glorified wear,

Of the church of the Firstborn above

But what must it be to be there! Cont….

2.

Our morning is all at an end,

When, raised by the life giving word,

We see the new city descend,

Adorned as a bride for her Lord;

Cont….

3.

The city so holy and clean,

No sorrow can breathe in the air;

No gloom of affliction or sin,

No shadow of evil, is there.

Cont….

3.

Do Thou, midst temptation and woe,

For heaven my spirit prepare;

And shortly I also shall know

And feel what it is to be there.

4.

Cont….

Then o’er the bright fields we shall roam,

In glory celestial and fair,

With saints and with angels at home,

And Jesus Himself will be there.

4.

Angel voices sweetly singing,

Echoes through the blue dome ringing,

News of wondrous gladness bringing;

Ah, 'tis heaven at last!

423. Angel Voices Sweetly Singing

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Heaven at last, heaven at last;

O, the joyful story of heaven at last!


Endless, boundless glory, in heaven at last.

Cont….

On the jasper threshold standing,

Like a pilgrim safely landing,

See the strange bright scene expanding;


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Softest voices, silver pealing,

Freshest fragrance, spirit healing;

Happy hymns around us stealing;


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Not a teardrop ever falleth,

Not a pleasure ever palleth,

Song to song forever calleth;


Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Cont….

Christ Himself the living splendour,

Christ the sunlight, mild and tender;

Praises to the Lamb we render;


5.

Cont….

Refrain:





Out on the ocean all boundless we ride,

We’re homeward bound, homeward bound

Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide,

We’re homeward bound, homeward bound,

424. Out on an Ocean All Boundless We Ride

Cont….

1.

Far from the safe, quiet harbour we’ve rode,

Seeking our Father’s celestial abode,

Promise of which on us each is bestowed,

We’re homeward bound, homeward bound.

1.

Cont….

Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars,


Look! Yonder lie the bright heavenly shores,

We’re homeward bound, homeward bound,

Cont….

2.

Steady, O pilot! Stand firm at the wheel;

Steady, we soon shall out weather the gale;

O, how we fly ‘neath the loud creaking sail!

We’re homeward bound, homeward bound.

Cont….

2.

Into the harbour of heaven now we glide,


Softly we drift on its bright silver tide,

We’re home at last, home at last.

3.

Cont….

Glory to God! All our dangers are o’er,

We stand secure on the glorified shore;

Glory to God! We shall shout evermore:

We’re home at last, home at last.

3.

When all my labours and trials are o’er,

And I am safe on that beautiful shore,

Just to be near the dear Lord I adore,

Will through the ages be glory for me.

425. When All My Labours and Trials Are O’er

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O that will be glory for me;

Glory for me, glory for me;

When by His grace I shall look on His face,

That will be glory, be glory for me.

Cont….

When, by the gift of His infinite grace,

I am accorded in heaven a place

Just to be there and to look on His face,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Friends will be there I have loved long ago;

Joy like a river around me will flow,

Yet, just a smile from my Saviour, I know,


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Ten thousand times ten thousand,

In sparkling raiment bright,

The armies of the ransomed saints

Throng up the steeps of light.

426. Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand

Cont….

1.

'Tis finished, all is finished,

Their fight with death and sin.

Fling open wide the golden gates,

And let the victors in.

Cont….

1.

What rush of hallelujahs

Fills all the earth and sky!

The ringing of a thousand harps

Proclaims the triumph high.

Cont….

2.

O day for which creation

And all its tribes were made!

O joy, for all its former woes

A thousandfold repaid!

Cont….

2.

O then what raptured greetings

On Canaan’s happy shore!

What knitting severed friendship where

Death partings are no more!

Cont….

3.

Then eyes with joy shall sparkle,

That brimmed with tears of late;

Orphans no longer fatherless,

Nor widows desolate.

Cont….

3.

Bring near Thy great salvation,

Thou Lamb for sinners slain,

Fill up the roll of Thine elect,

Then take Thy power and reign!

4.

Cont….

Appear, Desire of nations,

Thine exiles long for home;

Show in the heavens Thy promised sign;

Thou Prince and Saviour, come!

4.

I will sing you a song of that beautiful land,

The faraway home of the soul,

Where no storms ever beat on the glittering strand,

427. I Will Sing You a Song

1.

Cont….

While the years of eternity roll,

While the years of eternity roll;

Where no storms ever beat on the glittering strand,

While the years of eternity roll. Cont….

1.

O, that home of the soul! In my visions and dreams

Its bright, jasper walls I can see,

Till I fancy but thinly the veil intervenes

2.

Cont….

Between the fair city and me,

Between the fair city and me;

Till I fancy but thinly the veil intervenes

Between the fair city and me.

Cont….

2.

That unchangeable home is for you and for me,

Where Jesus of Nazareth stands;

The King of all kingdoms forever is He,

3.

Cont….

And He holdeth our crowns in His hands,

And He holdeth our crowns in His hands;

The King of all kingdoms forever is He,

And He holdeth our crowns in His hands.

Cont….

3.

O, how sweet it will be in that beautiful land,

So free from all sorrow and pain;

With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands,

4.

Cont….

To meet one another again!


With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands,


4.

The homeland! O the homeland!

The land of the freeborn!

There’s no night in the homeland,

But aye the fadeless morn;

I’m singing for the homeland,

428. The Homeland!

1.

Cont….

My heart is aching here;

There is no pain in the homeland

To which I’m drawing near;

There is no pain in the homeland

To which I’m drawing near.

Cont….

1.

My Lord is in the homeland,

With angels bright and fair;

There’s no sin in the homeland,

And no temptation there;

2.

Cont….

The music of the homeland

Is ringing in my ears;

And when I think of the homeland

My eyes are filled with tears;

And when I think of the homeland

My eyes are filled with tears.

Cont….

2.

The dwellers in the homeland,

Are beckoning me to come,

Where neither death nor sorrow

In Invades their holy home;

3.

Cont….

O dear, dear native country!

O rest and peace above!

Christ brings us all to the homeland

Of Thy redeeming love;

Christ brings us all to the homeland

Of Thy redeeming love.

3.

Beautiful valley of Eden,

Sweet is thy noontide calm;

Over the hearts of the weary,

Breathing thy waves of balm.

429. Beautiful Valley Of Eden

1.

Cont….

Refrain:


Home of the pure and blest,

How often amid the wild billow;

I dream of thy rest, sweet rest!

Cont….

Over the heart of the mourner

Shineth the golden day,

Wafting the songs of the angels

Down from the far away.

2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….

There is the home of my Saviour;

There, with the blood washed throng,

Over the highlands of glory

Rolleth the great new song.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Shall we gather at the river

Where bright angel feet have trod,

With its crystal tide forever

Flowing by the throne of God?

430. Shall We Gather at the River?

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

Cont….

On the margin of the river,

Washing up its silver spray,

We will walk and worship ever,

All the happy golden day

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Ere we reach the shining river,

Lay we every burden down;

Grace our spirits will deliver,

And provide a robe and crown.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Soon we’ll reach the shining river,

Soon our pilgrimage will cease,

Soon our happy hearts will quiver

With the melody of peace.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Shall we meet beyond the river,

Where the surges cease to roll?

Where, in all the bright forever,

Sorrow ne’er shall press the soul?

Cont….

1.

431. Shall We Meet Beyond the River?

Refrain:

Shall we meet, shall we meet,

Shall we meet, beyond the river?



Cont….

Shall we meet in that blest harbour,

When our stormy voyage is o’er?

Shall we meet and cast the anchor

By the fair, celestial shore?Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Shall we meet in yonder city,

Where the towers of crystal shine?

Where the walls are all of jasper,

Built by workmanship divine?

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Shall we meet with Christ, our Saviour,

When He comes to claim His own?

Shall we know His blessed favour,

And sit down upon His throne?

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





There’s a land that is fairer than day,

And by faith we can see it afar;

For the Father waits over the way,

To prepare us a dwelling place there.

432. There’s a Land That Is Fairer Than Day

Cont....

1.

Refrain:

In the sweet by and by

We shall meet on that beautiful shore;

In the sweet by and by,

We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

Cont....

We shall sing on that beautiful shore

The melodious songs of the blest,

and our spirits shall sorrow no more,

Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. Cont...

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont....

To our bountiful Father above,

We will offer a tribute of praise,

For the glorious gift of His love,

And the blessings that hallow our days.

3.

Cont....

Refrain:





There is a land of corn and wine,

And all its joys will soon be mine;

There shines undimmed one blissful day,

For earth’s dark night has passed away.

433. There Is a Land of Corn and Wine

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

O Beulah land! Sweet Beulah land!

Upon thy heights I long to stand,

And view the radiant, jasper sea,

And mansions fair, prepared for me,

And find on that eternal shore

My heaven, my home, forevermore.

Cont….

My Saviour then will walk with me;

O sweet communion that will be!

He’ll gently lead me by the hand,

In that celestial, happy land.Cont….

2.

Refrain:







Cont….

A sweet perfume upon the breeze,

Will come from ever vernal trees,

And flowers that never fading grow,

Where streams of life forever flow. Cont…

.

3.

Refrain:







Cont….

The zephyrs then will laden be

With sounds of sweetest melody,

As angels, with the ransomed throng,

Join in the sweet redemption song. Cont…

.

4.

Refrain:







Glorious things of Thee are spoken,

Zion, city of our God;

He whose word cannot be broken

Formed thee for His own abode;

434. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Cont….

1.

On the Rock of Ages founded,

What can shake thy sure repose?

With salvation’s wall surrounded,

Thou mayst smile at all thy foes.

Cont….

1.

See the streams of living waters

Springing from eternal love,

Well supply thy sons and daughters,

And all fear and want remove;

Cont….

2.

Who can faint when such a river

Ever flows their thirst to assuage?

Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,

Never fails from age to age.

2.

Cont….

Round each habitation hovering,

See the cloud and fire appear

For a glory and a covering,

Showing that the Lord is near;

Cont….

3.

Blest inhabitants of Zion,

Washed in the Redeemer’s blood;

Jesus, whom their souls rely on,

Makes them kings and priests to God.

3.

Cont….

Saviour, if of Zion’s city

I, through grace, a member am,

Let the world deride or pity,

I will glory in Thy name;

4.

Cont….

Fading is the worldling’s pleasure

All his boasted pomp and show;

Solid joys and lasting treasure

None but Zion’s children know.

4.

Come, we that love, the Lord,

And let our joys be known;

Join in a song with sweet accord,

Join in a song with sweet accord,

435. Come, We That Love the Lord

Cont….

1.

And thus surround the throne,

And thus surround the throne.

We’re marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion;

We’re marching upward to Zion,

The beautiful city of God.

Cont….

1.

Let those refuse to sing

Who never knew our God:

But children of the heavenly King,

But children of the heavenly King,

Cont….

2.

May speak their joys abroad,

May speak their joys abroad.




Cont….

2.

The hill of Zion yields

A thousand sacred sweets,

Before we reach the heavenly fields,

Before we reach the heavenly fields,

Cont….

3.

Or walk the golden streets,

Or walk the golden streets.




Cont….

3.

Then let our songs abound,

And every tear be dry;

We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,

We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,

4.

Cont….

To fairer worlds on high,

To fairer worlds on high.




4.

Beyond the sunset, O blissful morning,

When with our Saviour Heav’n is begun.

Earth’s toiling ended, O glorious dawning;

Beyond the sunset, When day is done.

436. Beyond the Sunset

Cont….

1.

Beyond the sunset No clouds will gather,

No storms will threaten, No fears annoy;

O day of gladness, O day unending,

Beyond the sunset, Eternal joy.

2.

Cont….

Beyond the sunset, A hand will guide me

To God, the Father, Whom I adore;

His glorious presence, His words of welcome,

Will be my position On that fair shore.

3.

Cont….

Beyond the sunset, O glad reunion,

Where with our loved ones We’ll weep no more;

In that fair homeland We’ll know no parting

Beyond the sunset, Forever more!

4.

Jerusalem the golden,

With milk and honey blest,

Beneath thy contemplation

Sink heart and voice oppressed.

437. Jerusalem the golden

Cont....

1.

I know not, O I know not

What holy joys are there;

What radiancy of glory,

What bliss beyond compare.

Cont....

1.

They stand, those halls of Zion,

All jubilant with song,

And bright with many an angel,

And all the martyr throng.

Cont....

2.

The Prince is ever in them,

The daylight is serene;

The pastures of the blessed

Are decked in glorious sheen.

Cont....

2.

There is the throne of David,

And there, from care released,

The song of them that triumph,

The shout of them that feast;Cont....

3.

And they who, with their Leader,

Have conquered in the fight,

Forever and forever

Are clad in roves of white.

Cont....

3.

O sweet and blessed country,

The home of God’s elect!

O sweet and blessed county,

That eager hearts expect!

4.

Cont....

Jesus, in mercy bring us

To that dear land of rest;

Who art, with God the Father,

And Spirit, ever blest.

4.

O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,

Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne,

That theirs may be the love that has no ending,

Whom Thou forevermore dost join in one.

438. O Perfect Love

Cont….

1.

O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance,

Our tender charity and steadfast faith,

Of patient hope, and quiet, brace endurance,

With childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death.

2.

Cont….

Grant then the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;

Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,

And to life’s day the glorious unknown morrow

That dawns upon eternal love and life.

3.

Happy the home when God is there.

And love fills every breast;

When one their wish, and one their prayer,

And one their heavenly rest.

439. Happy the Home

Cont….

1.

Happy the home where Jesus’ name

Is sweet to every ear;

Where children early lisp His fame,

And parents hold Him dear.

2.

Cont….

Happy the home where prayer is heard

And praise is wont to rise;

Where parents love the Sacred Word

And all its wisdom prize.

3.

Cont….

Lord, let us in our homes agree

This blessed peace to gain;

Unite our hearts in love to Thee,

And love to all will reign.

4.

The voice that breathed o’er Eden,

That earliest wedding day,

The primal marriage blessing,

It hath not passed away.

440. The Voice That Breathed O’er Eden

Cont….

1.

Still in the pure espousal

Of Christian man and maid

The Holy Three are with us,

The three-fold grace is said.

2.

Cont….

Lord, spread Thy pure wing o’er these

Who come before Thy face,

When onward to thine altar

The hallowed path they trace.

3.

Cont….

To cast their crowns before Thee

In perfect sacrifice,

Till to the home of gladness

With Christ’s Own Bride they rise.

4.

Jerusalem, my happy home,

O, bow I long for thee!

When will my sorrow have an end?

The joys when shall I set?

441. Jerusalem, My Happy Home

Cont….

1.

Thy walls are all of precious stone,

Most glorious to behold;

Thy gates are richly set with pearl,

Thy streets are paved with gold.

2.

Cont….

Thy garden and thy pleasant walks

My study long have been;

Such dazzling views, by human sight

Have never yet been seen.

3.

Cont….

Lord, help us by Thy mighty grace

To keep in view the prize

Till Thou dost come to take us home

To that blest Paradise.

4.

By cool Siloam’s shady rill

How fair the lily grows!

How sweet the breath, beneath the hill,

Of Sharon’s dewy rose!

442. By Cool Siloam’s Shady Rill

Cont….

1.

Lo, such the child whose early feet

The paths of peace have trod,

Whose secret heart, with influence sweet,

Is upward drawn to God.

2.

Cont….

Dependent on Thy bounteous breath,

We seek Thy grace alone,

In childhood, manhood, age, and death,

To keep us still Thine own.

3.

Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee,

These children dear of mine,

Thou gavest me;

443. Lead Them, My God, to Thee

Cont….

1.

O, by Thy love divine,

Lead them, my God to Thee,


Lead them to Thee.

Cont….

1.

When earth looks bright and fair,

Festive and gay,

Let no delusive snare

Lure them astray;

Cont….

2.

But from temptation’s power,



Lead them to Thee.

2.

Cont….

E’en for such little ones,

Christ came a child,

And in this world of sin

Lived undefiled.

Cont….

3.

O for His sake, I pray,



Lead them to Thee.

Cont….

3.

Yea, though my faith be dim,

I would believe

That Thou this precious gift

Wilt now receive;

4.

Cont….

O, take their young hearts now,



Lead them to Thee.

4.

Jesus, I will follow Thee

For I hear Thee calling me;

Loving, trusting, glad I come,

To let Thee lead me home.

444. Jesus, I Will Follow Thee

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee

Wherever Thou dost lead.

Cont….

Little eyes might lose the way,

Little feet might go astray;

I might weak and weary be,

But Thou art strong for me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee


Cont….

Grief and want my be my foes,

Foolish sins my way oppose;

Full courage I will be,

Whene’er I follow Thee.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee,

I will follow Thee


How sweet, how heavenly is the sight

When those who love the Lord

In one another’s peace delight,

and thus fulfil His word.

445. How Sweet, How Heavenly

Cont….

1.

When each can feel his brother’s sigh,

And with him bear a part;

When sorrow flows from eye to eye,

And joy from heart to heart.

2.

Cont….

When free from envy, scorn, and pride,

Our wishes all above,

Each can his brother’s failings hide,

And show a brother’s love.

Cont….

3.

When love, in one delightful stream,

Through every bosom flows;

And union sweet, and dear esteem,

In every action glows.

4.

Cont….

Love is the golden chain that binds

The happy souls above,

And he’s an heir of heaven who finds

His bosom glow with love.

5.

‘Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!

A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,

Which, seek through the world, is ne’er met with elsewhere.

446. ‘Mid Pleasures and Palaces

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Home, home, sweet, sweet home!

Be it ever so humble,

There’s no place like home!

Cont….

An exile from hoe, splendour dazzles in vain

O give me my lowly thatched cottage again;

The birds singing sweetly, that came at my call;

Give me, then, that peace of mind dearer than all.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Cont….

To us, in despite of the absence of years,

How sweet the remembrance of home still appears;

From allurements abroad which but flatter the eye,

The unsatisfied heart turns and says with a sigh

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




Once in royal David’s city

Stood a lowly cattle shed,

Where a mother laid her Baby

In a manger for His bed;

Mary was that mother mild,

Jesus Christ her little Child.

447. Once in Royal David’s City

Cont….

1.

He came down to earth from heaven,

Who is God and Lord of all,

And His shelter was a stable

And His cradle was a stall;

With the poor, and mean, and lowly,

Lived on earth our Saviour holy. Cont…

.

2.

And through all His wondrous childhood

He would honour and obey,

Love and watch the lowly mother

In whose gentle arms He lay.

Christian children all must be

Mild, obedient, good as He.Cont….

3.

Jesus is our childhood’s pattern,

Day by day like us He grew;

He was little, weak, and helpless,

Tears and smiles like us He knew;

And He feeleth for our sadness,

And He shareth in our gladness.

Cont….

4.

And our eyes at last shall see Him,

Through His own redeeming love;

For that Child so dear and gentle

Is our Lord in heaven above;

And he leads His children on

To the place where He is gone.

5.

I think when I read that sweet story of old,

When Jesus was here among men,

How He call’d little children as lambs to His fold,

I should like to have been with them then.

448. I Think When I Read That Sweet Story

Cont….

1.

I wish that His hands had been place on my head,

That His arm had been thrown around me,

And that I might have seen His kind look when He said,

“Let the little ones come unto Me.” Cont….

1.

Yet still to the Saviour in pray’r I may go,

And ask for a share in His love,

And if I thus earnestly seek Him below,

I shall see Him and hear Him above.

2.

Cont….

In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare

For all who are wash’s and forgiv’n,

O may we at last find a glad welcome there,

Safe at home in the kingdom of heav’n.

2.

When He cometh, when He cometh

To make up His jewels,

All His jewels, precious jewels,

His loved and His own,

449. When He Cometh

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Like the stars of the morning,

His bright crown adorning,

They shall shine in their beauty,

Bright gems for His crown.

Cont….

He will gather, He will gather

The gems for His kingdom,

All the pure ones, all the bright ones,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Little children, little children

Who love their Redeemer,

Are the jewels, precious jewels,


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I will early seek the Saviour

I will learn of Him each day;

I will follow in His footsteps,

I will walk the narrow way.

450. I Will Early Seek the Saviour

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

For he loves me, yes He love me,

Jesus love me, this I know.

Jesus loves me, died to save me,

This is why I love Him so.

Cont….

I will hasten where He bids me,

I am not too young to go

In the pathway where He leadeth,

Not too young His will to know.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

He is standing at the doorway

Of escape from every sin;

I will knock, for He has promised,

He will hear and let me in.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I am so glad that our Father in heaven

Tells of His love in the Book He has given,

Wonderful things in the Bible I see;

This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.

451. I Am So Glad That Our Father

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me,


Jesus loves even me.

Cont….

Though I forget Him and wander away,

Still He doth love me wherever I stray;

Back to His dear loving arms would I flee,

When I remember that Jesus loves me.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O, if there's only one song I can sing,

When in His beauty I see the great King,

This shall my song in eternity be:

“O, what a wonder that Jesus love me.”

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Long ago the children sang a song

Of praise to Jesus as he rode along:

“Hosanna! Hosanna!

Hosanna in the highest!”

452. Happy Songs

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Happy songs, happy songs,

Let the children sing their happy, happy songs;


Jesus loves to hear our songs.

Cont….

As of old He loves to hear us sing

Our songs of praise to Him, our heav’nly King:



Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

By and by we’ll sing a sweeter song

With all the saved, a glad and glorious throng:



3.

Cont….

Refrain:





I would be true, for there are those who trust me;

I would be pure, for there are those who care;

I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;

453. I Would Be True

Cont….

1.

I would be brave, for there is much to dare;

I would be brave, for there is much to dare.

Cont….

1.

I would be friend of all the foe, the friendless;

I would be giving, and forget the gift;

I would be humble, for I know my weakness;

Cont….

2.

I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift;

I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

2.

Cont….

I would be learning, day by day, the lessons

My heavenly Father gives me in His word;

I would be quick to hear His lightest whisper,

3.

Cont….

And prompt and glad to do the things I’ve heard;

And prompt and glad to do the things I've heard.

3.

'Tis love that makes us happy.

'Tis love that smooths the way;

It helps us “mind,” it makes us kind

To others every day.

454. 'Tis Love That Makes Us Happy

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

God is love; we’re His little children

God is love; we would be like Him.

'Tis love that makes us happy,




Cont….

This world is full of sorrow,

Of sickness, death, and sin;

With loving heart we’ll do our part,

And try some soul to win

Cont….

2.

Refrain:







Cont….

And when this life is over,

and we are called above,

Our song shall be eternally,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:







Jesus loves me! This I know,

For the Bible tells me so;

Little ones to Him belong,

They are weak, but He is strong.

455. Jesus Loves me

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Yes, Jesus loves me,

Yes, Jesus loves me;


The Bible tells me so

Cont….

Jesus loves me! He who died,

Heaven's gate to open wide;

He will wash away my sin.

Let His little child come in.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Jesus loves me! Loves me still,

When I’m sad or weak and ill;

From His shining throne on high,

Comes to watch me where I lie.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Jesus loves me! He will stay,

Close beside me all the way,

If I love Him, by and by

He will take me home on high.

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





God sees the little sparrow fall,

It meets His tender view;

If God so love the little birds,

I know He love me too.

456. He Loves Me, Too

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

He loves me too, He loves me too,

I know He loves me too;

Because He loves the little things,

I know He loves me too.

Cont….

He paints the lily of the field,

Perfumes each lily bell;

If He so loves the little flow’rs,

I know He loves me well.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

God made the little birds and flow’rs,

And all things large and small;

He’ll not forget His little ones,

I know He loves them all.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





God make my life a little light

Within the world to glow:

A little flame that burneth bright,

wherever I may go.

457. A Little Light

Cont….

1.

God make my life a little flow’r,

That giveth joy to all,

Content to bloom in native bow’r,

Altho’ the place be small.

2.

Cont….

God make my life a little song

That comforteth the sad:

That helpeth others to be strong,

and makes the singer glad.

3.

Cont….

God make my life a little staff,

Whereon the weak may rest,

That so what health and strength I have

May serve my neighbours best.

4.

Little stars that twinkle in the heaven’s blue,

I have often wondered if you ever knew.

How there ‘rose one like you, leading wise old men

From the East, through Judah, down to Bethlehem.

458. How I Wish I Knew

Cont….

1.

Did you see the costly presents they had brought?

Did you see the stable they in wonder sought?

Did you see the worship tenderly they paid

To that stranger baby in the manager laid?

2.

Cont….

Did you hear the mothers pleading through their tears

For the babes that Herod slew the coming years?

Did you see how Joseph, warn’d of God in dreams,

Hurried into Egypt guided by your beams?

3.

Cont….

Did you watch the Saviour all those years of strife?

Did you know , for sinners, how He gave His life?

Little stars that twinkle in the heaven’s blue,

All you saw of Jesus how I wish I knew.

4.

I wash’d my hands this morning,

O very clean and white,

And lent them both to Jesus,

To work for Him till night.

459. Little Feet, Be Careful

Cont...

1.

Refrain:

Little feet, be careful

Where you take me to,

Anything for Jesus,

Only let me do.

Cont...

I told my ears to listen

Quite closely all day thro,

For any act of kindness,

Such little hands can do.

Cont...

2.

Refrain:



Anything for Jesus,

Only let me do.

Cont...

My eyes are set to watch them

About their work or play,

To keep them out of mischief,

For Jesus’ sake all day.

3.

Cont...

Refrain:



Anything for Jesus,

Only let me do.

Jesus, Friend of little children,

Be a Friend to me;

Take my hand and ever keep me

Close to Thee.

460. Jesus, Friend of Little Children

Cont….

1.

Teach me how to grow in goodness,

Daily as I grow;

Thou hast been a child, and surely

Thou dost know.

2.

Cont….

Step by step, O, lead me onward,

Upward into youth;

Wiser, stronger, still becoming

In Thy truth.

3.

Cont….

Never leave me, nor forsake me,

Ever be my Friend;

For I need Thee from life’s dawning

To its end.

4.

Jesus bids us shine with a pure, clear light

Like a little candle burning in the night;

In this world of darkness we must shine,

You in your small corner, I in mine.

461. Like a Little Candle

Cont….

1.

Jesus bids us shine through the gloom around,

Many kinds of darkness in this world are found;

Sin, and want, and sorrow: so we shine,


2.

Cont….

When we shine for others we shine for Him

Well He sees and knows it if our light is dim;

He looks down from heaven, sees us shine,


3.

Cont….

Jesus is a bright light of love divine,

When on Him we’re looking, then it is we shine,

Like the silver moon, with borrowed light,

Each in his corner, Doing right.

4.

I’ve two little hands to work for Jesus,

One little tongue His praise to tell,

Two little ears to hear His counsel,

One little voice a song to swell.

462. Two Little Hands

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Lord, we come, Lord, we come

In our childhood’s early morning,

Come to learn on Thee.

Cont….

I’ve two little feet to tread the pathway

Up to the heav’nly courts above;

Two little eyes to read the Bible,

Telling of Jesus’ wondrous love.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




Cont….

I’ve one little heart to give to Jesus,

One little soul for Him to save,

One little life for His dear service,

One little self that He must have.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:




A year of precious blessings,

And glorious victorious won,

Of earnest work progressing,

Its onward course has run;

463. A Year of Precious Blessings

Cont….

1.

To Thee, O God, our Refuge

Whose goodness crowns our days,

Within Thy earthly temple

We lift our souls in praise;

Within Thy earthly temple

We lift our souls in praise.

Cont….

1.

Thou Master of assemblies,

In mighty power descend,

Behold our glad reunion,

Conduct it to the end;

Cont….

2.

Inspire our hearts with courage,

And deeper love for Thee,

That all Thy name may honour,

Where’er our field may be;

That all Thy name may honour,

Where’er our field may be.

Cont….

2.

O church of God’s Anointed,

March on the lost to win,

Lead forth thy ranks victorious

Against the hosts of sin;

3.

Cont….

‘Till at His throne in glory,

Where angels prostrate fall,

One hallelujah chorus

Shall crown Him Lord of all;

One hallelujah chorus

Shall crown Him Lord of all.

3.

Wake the song of joy and gladness;

Hither bring your noblest lays;

Banish every thought of sadness,

Pouring forth your highest praise.

464. Wake the Song

Cont….

1.

Sing to Him whose care has brought us

Once again with friends to meet,

And whose loving voice has taught us

O the way to Jesus' feet.Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Wake the song, wake the song,

The song of joy and gladness,


The song of Jubilee.Cont….

Joyfully with songs and banners,

We will greet the festal day;

Shout aloud our glad hosannas,

And our grateful homage pay.Cont….

2.

We will chant our Saviour’s glory

While our thoughts we raise above,

Telling still “the old, old story,”

Precious theme Redeeming love!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:




The song of Jubilee.Cont….

Thanks to Thee, O holy Father,

For the mercies of the year;

May each heart, as here we gather,

Swell with gratitude sincere.Cont….

3.

Thanks to Thee, O loving Saviour

For redemption through Thy blood.

Breathe upon us, Holy Spirit,

Sweetly draw us near to God. Cont….

3.

Refrain:




The song of Jubilee.

God of our fathers, known of old,

Lord of our far flung battle line,

Beneath whose awful hand we hold

Dominion over palm and pine,

Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,

Lest we forget, lest we forget.

465. God of Our Fathers, Known of Old

Cont….

1.

The tumult and the shouting dies;

The captains and the kings depart;

Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,

A humble and a contrite heart.



Cont….

2.

Far called, our navies melt away;

On dune and headland sinks the fire;

Lo, all our pomp of yesterday

Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!

Judge of the nations, spare us yet,


Cont….

3.

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose

Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,

Such boastings as the Gentiles use,

Or lesser breeds without the law



Cont….

4.

For heathen heart he puts her trust

In reeking tube and iron shard;

All valiant dust that builds on dust,

And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,

For frantic boast and foolish word,

Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord.

5.

Hours and days and years and ages

Speeding by like shadows vain,

Come and go like ocean’s billows;

Only memories remain

466. Hours and Days and Years

Cont….

1.

On our earthly journey hast’ning,

No enduring fame we’ve won;

All our present falls behind us,

Yet our works will follow on.

Cont….

1.

Gone before us are our fathers,

And upon their graves we build;

We, like them, are soon forgotten,

Men, like leaves, to earth are spilled. Cont…

.

2.

Heroes of the by gone ages

Now are mould’ring in the grave;

But for Thee, O Great Eternal,

What is there we truly have?

Cont….

2.

Speed ye, then, short years of living,

With your joys alloyed with ill,

Bring your changes and your dangers,

God, my God, is changeless still.

3.

Cont….

What though every treasure fails me,

I am kept by God’s own hand,

And I see through earth’s cold shadows

My eternal Fatherland.

3.

Standing by a purpose true,

Heeding God’s command,

Honour them, the faithful few,

All hail to Daniel's band!

467. Standing By a Purpose True

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Dare to be a Daniel,

Dare to stand alone!

Dare to have a purpose firm!

Dare to make it known!

Cont….

Many mighty men are lost,

Daring not to stand,

Who for God has been a host

By joining Daniel’s band!

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

Many giants great and tall

Stalking through the land,

Headlong to the earth would fall

If met by Daniel’s band!

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Hold the temperance banner high!

On to victory grand!

Satan and his host defy

And shout for Daniel’s band!

4.

Cont….

Refrain:





Yield not to temptation,

For yielding is sin,

Each victory will help you

Some other to win;

468. Yield Not to Temptation

Cont….

1.

Fight manfully onward.

Dark passions subdue,

Look ever to Jesus,

He’ll carry you through.

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Ask the Saviour to help you,

Comfort, strengthen, and keep you;

He is willing to aid you,

He will carry you through.

Cont….

Shun evil companions,

Bad language disdain,

God’s name hold in reverence,

Nor take it in vain;

Cont….

2.

Be thoughtful and earnest,

Kindhearted and true,

Look ever to Jesus,


Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

To him that o’ercometh

God giveth a crown

Through faith we shall conquer,

Though often cast down;

Cont….

3.

He who is our Saviour

Our strength will renew,

Look ever to Jesus,


Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Sound the battle cry, See! The foe is nigh;

Raise the standard high For the Lord;

Gird your armour on, Stand firm, every one,

Rest your cause upon His holy word.

469. Sound the Battle Cry

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Rouse, then, soldiers! Rally round the banner!

Ready, steady, pass the word along;

Onward, forward, shout aloud Hosanna!

Christ is Captain of the mighty throng.

Cont….

Strong to meet the foe, Marching on we go,

While our cause we know Must prevail;

Shield and banner bright, Gleaming in the light,

Battling for the right, We ne’er can fail.

Cont….

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

O Thou God of all, Hear us when we call,

Help us, one and all, By The Grace;

When the battle’s done, And victory won,

May we wear the crown Before Thy face.

3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Christ is made the sure foundation,

Christ the head and cornerstone,

Chosen of the Lord, and precious,

Binding all the church in one;

Holy Zion’s help forever,

And her confidence alone.

470. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Cont….

1.

All that dedicated city,

Dearly loved of God on high,

In exultant jubilation

Pours perpetual melody;

God the One in Three adoring

In glad hymns eternally.

Cont….

2.

To this temple, where we call Thee,

Come, O Lord of hosts, today;

With Thy wonted loving kindness,

Hear Thy servants as they pray;

And Thy fullest benediction

Shed within its walls alway.Cont….

3.

Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants

What they ask of Thee to gain,

What they gain from Thee, forever

With the blessed to retain,

And hereafter in Thy glory

Evermore with Thee to reign.

4.

O bow Thine ear, Eternal One!

On Thee each heart adoring calls;

To Thee the followers of Thy Son

Have raised, and now devote, these walls.

471. O Bow Thine Ear

Cont….

1.

Here let Thy holy days be kept;

And be this place to worship given,

Like that bright spot where Jacob slept,

The house of God, the gate of heaven.

2.

Cont….

Here may Thine honour dwell; and here

As incense, let Thy children’s prayer,

From contrite hearts and lips sincere,

Rise on the still and holy air.

3.

Cont….

Here be Thy praise devoutly sung,

Here let Thy truth beam forth to save

As when of old Thy Spirit hung

On wings of light o’er Jordan’s wave.

4.

Great King of glory, come,

And with Thy favour crown

This temple as Thy home,

This people as Thine own;

Beneath this roof, O deign to show

How God can dwell with men below.

472. Great King of Glory

Cont….

1.

Here may Thine ears attend

Our interceding cries,

And grateful praise ascend,

Like incense, to the skies;

Here may Thy word melodious sound,

And spread celestial joys around. Cont…

.

2.

Here may our unborn sons

And daughters sound Thy praise,

And shine,like polished stones,

Through long succeeding days;

Here, Lord, display Thy saving power,

While temples stand and men adore.

Cont….

3.

Here may the listening throng

Receive Thy truth in love;

Her Christians join the song

Of seraphim above,

Till all, who humbly seek Thy face,

Rejoice in Thy abounding grace.

4.

As ploughman in the furrow trudging

With joy beholds the setting sun,

So we, who long have toiled ungrudging

Rejoice to know our day nigh done.

473. As Ploughman in the Furrow Trudging

Cont….

1.

This glorious hope shall leave us never

Us, who have longed for rest and peace.

Must be waiting thus forever?

We long have looked for sweet surcease! Cont….

1.

Soon shall we live with Christ in glory,

No sadness then our hearts shall know;

Let us remember Calv’ry story

Cont….

2.

And faith will keep our hearts aglow.

Death but assures the rest we borrow

From God when to the grave we go;

We gladly drink its cup of sorrow,

The cross removes it fear and woe.

2.

Cont….

Within the grave our bodies resting

Shall know no weariness or pain;

Soon we shall hear the Saviour calling

To service on a higher plane.Cont….

3.

Then all the ransomed shall be gathered,

And follow Christ to mansions fair

Which in the Father’s house of glory

With joy He doth for them prepare.

Cont….

3.

This hope has banned our bitter sorrow,

Come fellow pilgrims, look on high!

For us who wait the happy morrow,

Mountains are gone and oceans dry.

4.

Cont….

O joy divine, beyond all measure!

That binds us with love’s sacred band;

There all our weeping is forgotten,

For we are in our fatherland.

4.

Not now, but in the coming years,

It may be in the better land,

We’ll read the meaning of our tears,

And there, sometimes, we’ll understand.

474. Not Now, but in the Coming Years

Cont….

1.

Refrain:

Then trust in God through all thy days;

Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand;

Though dark thy way, still sing and praise,

Sometime, sometime, we’ll understand.

Cont….

We’ll catch the broken thread again,

And finish what we here began;

Heaven will the mysteries explain,

And then, ah, then we’ll understand. Cont…

.

2.

Refrain:





Cont….

We’ll know why clouds instead of sun

Were over many a cherished plan;

Why song has ceased when scarce begun;

'Tis there, sometime, we’ll understand.

Cont….

3.

Refrain:





Cont….

Why what we long for most of all,

Eludes so oft our eager hand;

Why hopes are crushed and castles fall,

Up there, sometime, we’ll understand.

Cont….

4.

Refrain:





Cont….

God knows the way, He holds the key,

He guides us with unerring hand;

Sometime with tearless eyes we’ll see;

Yes, there, up there, we’ll understand.

5.

Cont….

Refrain:





Gracious glorious, God Almighty,

Ruler of the universe;

In Thy presence bow we rightly,

Souls redeemed from sin’s dread curse,

475. Gracious, Glorious, God Almighty

Cont….

1.

E’en though darkness should surround us

Thine eternal light still shines,

And the radiance of Thy glory

Charms our hearts, enthralls our minds.

1.

Cont….

Thou alone, O God, art worthy;

We are only worthless dust.

All things heav’nly, all things earthly,

Are Thine own in Thee we trust.

Cont….

2.

Do Thou, Lord, what’er Thou deemest

Best to make Thy glory known,

And though good or ill it seemeth,

Yet we’ll praise before Thy throne.

Cont….

2.

All Thy ways are perfect wisdom

And Thy knowledge knows no end.

Thou, O Lord, art full of mercy

Thou with love Thy deeds dost blend.

3.

Cont….

Send us joy or pain or sorrow,

We will worship, and be still,

For we know that God’s tomorrow

Will be free from every ill.

3.

Sweet be thy rest

And peaceful thy sleeping;

God’s way is best,

Thou art in His keeping.

476. Sweet Be Thy Rest

Cont….

1.

O blessing sleep

Where ills ne’er molest thee!

Why should we weep?

For Heaven hath blessed thee.

Sweet be thy rest.

Cont….

1.

Thy work is done,

Thy sowing and reaping;

Thy crown is won,

And hushed is thy weeping.

Cont….

2.

From tears and woes,

From earth’s midnight dreary,

Thine is repose

Where none ever weary

Sweet by thy rest.

Cont….

2.

Sweet be thy rest;

No more we may greet thee

‘Till with the blest

In heaven we meet thee

3.

Cont….

O union sweet

That death cannot sever!

There shall we meet

Where sad tears fall never.

Sweet by thy rest.

3.

Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep

From which none ever wake to weep;

A calm and undisturbed repose,

Unbroken by the last of foes.

477. Asleep in Jesus!

Cont….

1.

Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet

To be for such a slumber meet!

With holy confidence to rest

In hope of being ever blest.

2.

Cont….

Asleep in Jesus! Perfect rest,

Whose waking is supremely blest;

No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour

That manifests the Saviour’s power.

3.

Cont….

Asleep in Jesus! Soon to rise,

When the last trump shall rend the skies;

Then burst the fetters of the tomb,

And wake in full, immortal bloom.

4.

We do rejoice to know that

God controls our earthly mortal lot

That he in wisdom may ordain

To give us joy or send us pain.

478. We Do Rejoice to Know That God Controls

Cont….

1.

The man who chooses his won way

Oft thinks he sees the light of day,

But if he wander in that glow

His feet will tread the paths of woe.

2.

Cont….

God only knows the one sure way

That leads us to the realms of day;

He knows when joy will serve us best

And when by pain we shall be blest. Cont…

.

3.

When we go down to death’s dark vale

And friends whom we have trusted fail,

Then He who hath all pow’r to save

Goes with us, even to the grave.

4.

Cont….

Take courage, then, in God the Lord,

Have faith in His unfailing word;

Though dark the night, though rough the way,

He leads us to the endless day.

5.

God be with you till we meet again;

By His counsels guide, uphold you,

With His sheep securely fold you;

God be with you till we meet again.

479. God Be With You

1.

Cont….

Refrain:

Till we meet, . . . . till we meet,

Till we meet at Jesus’ feet



Cont….


‘Neath His wings protecting hide you,

Daily manna still provide you;


2.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….


When life’s perils thick confound you,

Put His arms unfailing round you;


3.

Cont….

Refrain:





Cont….


Keep love’s banner floating o’er you,

Smite death’s threatening wave before you;


4.

Cont….

Refrain:





There is a land of pure delight,

Where bliss eternal reigns,

Infinite day excludes the night

And pleasures banish pain.

480. Never Part Again

Cont….

1.

We’re trav’lling to Immanuel’s land,

We soon shall hear the trumpet sound,

And soon we shall with Jesus reign,

And never, never part again?

Refrain

Cont….

What! Never part again?

No, never part again,



And soon we shall with Jesus reign

And, never, never part again. Cont….

Refrain

There everlasting spring abides,

and never with’ring flowers,

And but a little space divides

This heav’nly land from ours,

Cont….

2.





Refrain

Cont….






And, never, never part again.

Refrain

Cont….

Could we but stand where Moses stood,

And view the landscape o’er,

Not all this world’s pretended good

Could ever charm us more.

Cont….

3.





Refrain:

Cont….






And, never, never part again.

Refrain:

Blest be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love!

The fellowship of kindred minds

Is like to that above.

481. Blest Be the Tie

Cont….

1.

Before our Father’s throne

We pour our ardent prayers;

Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,

Our comforts, and our cares.

2.

Cont….

We share our mutual woes,

Our mutual burdens bear,

And often for each other flows

The sympathizing tear.

3.

Cont….

When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be joined in heart,

And hope to meet again.

4.

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