Who is He in Yonder Stall

Hymn lyrics and Music by Benjamin R. Hanby

Verse 1

Who is He in yonder stall

At Whose feet the shepherds fall?

Who is He in deep distress,

Fasting in the wilderness?

Chorus

’Tis the Lord! O wondrous story!

’Tis the Lord! the King of glory!

At His feet we humbly fall,

Crown Him! crown Him, Lord of all!

Verse 2

Who is He the people bless

For His words of gentleness?

Who is He to Whom they bring

All the sick and sorrowing?

Chorus

Verse 3

Who is He that stands and weeps

At the grave where Laz’rus sleeps?

Who is He the gath’ring throng

Greet with loud triumphant song?

Chorus

Verse 4

Lo! at midnight, who is He

Prays in dark Gethsemane?

Who is He on yonder tree

Dies in grief and agony?

Chorus

Verse 5

Who is He that from the grave

Comes to heal and help and save?

Who is He that from His throne

Rules through all the world alone?

Chorus

What Child is This

Hymn lyrics by William Chatterton Dix,
Music: Traditional (Greensleeves)

Verse 1

What Child is this who, laid to rest,

On Mary’s lap is sleeping?

Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

Refrain

This, this is Christ the King,

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2

Why lies He in such mean estate,

Where ox and ass are feeding?

Good Christian, fear: for sinners here

The silent Word is pleading.

Refrain

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,

The cross be borne for me, for you;

Hail, hail the Word made flesh,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 3

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come peasant, king to own Him;

The King of kings salvation brings,

Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Refrain

Raise, raise the song on high,

The virgin sings her lullaby:

Joy, joy for Christ is born,

The Babe, the Son of Mary!

Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Song lyrics and Music by Robert MacGimsey

Verse 1

Sweet little Jesus Boy,

They made you be born in a manger.

Sweet little Holy Child,

Didn’t know who You was.

Didn’t know you come to save us, Lord;

To take our sins away.

Our eyes was blind, we couldn’t see,

We didn’t know who You was.

Verse 2

Long time ago,

You was born.

Born in a manger low,

Sweet little Jesus Boy.

The world treat You mean, Lord;

Treat me mean, too.

But that’s how things is down here,

We don’t know who You is.

Verse 3

You done showed us how,We is a-tryin’.

Master, You done showed us how,

Even when you’s dyin’.

Just seem like we can’t do right,

Look how we treated You.

But please, sir, forgive us Lord,

We didn’t know ’twas You.

Verse 4

Sweet little Jesus Boy,

Born long time ago.

Sweet little Holy Child,

And we didn’t know who You was.

I Wonder as I Wander

Traditional Appalachian Carol
Compiled by John J. Niles, 1892-1980

Verse 1

I wonder as I wander out under the sky

How Jesus the Savior did come for to die

For poor orn’ry people like you and like I—

I wonder as I wander out under the sky.

Verse 2

When Mary birthed Jesus, ’twas in a cow’s stall,

With Wise Men, and farmers, and shepherds, and all;

But high from God’s Heaven, a star’s light did fall,

And the promise of ages it then did recall.

Verse 3

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,

A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,

Or all of God’s angels in heav’n for to sing,

He surely could have had it, ’cause He was the King.

Verse 4

(Repeat first verse.)

The Holly and the Ivy

Traditional Medieval Carol

Verse 1

The holly and the ivy,

When they are both full grown,

Of all the trees that are in the wood,

The holly bears the crown.

Chorus

O the rising of the sun,

And the running of the deer,

The playing of the merry organ,

Sweet singing in the choir.

Verse 2

The holly bears a blossom

As white as lily flower;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To be our sweet Savior.

Chorus

Verse 3

The holly bears a berry

As red as any blood;

Any Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To do poor sinners good.

Chorus

Verse 4

The holly bears a prickle

As sharp as any thorn;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

On Christmas day in the morn.

Chorus

Verse 5

The holly bears a bark

As bitter as any gall;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

For to redeem us all.

Chorus

Verse 6

(Repeat first verse.)

Chorus

Tell Me the Story of Jesus

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by John R. Sweney

Verse 1

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart every word.

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

Tell how the angels in chorus,

Sang as they welcomed His birth.

“Glory to God in the highest!

Peace and good tidings to earth.”

Chorus

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart every word.

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

Verse 2

Fasting alone in the desert,

Tell of the days that are past.

How for our sins He was tempted,

Yet was triumphant at last.

Tell of the years of His labor,

Tell of the sorrow He bore.

He was despised and afflicted,

Homeless, rejected and poor.

Chorus

Verse 3

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.

Love in that story so tender,

Clearer than ever I see.

Stay, let me weep while you whisper,

Love paid the ransom for me.

Chorus

The First Noel

Traditional English Carol

Verse 1

The first Noel the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields where they lay tending their sheep,

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Chorus

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 2

They lookèd 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.

Chorus

Verse 3

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.

Chorus

Verse 4

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

Over Bethlehem it took its rest;

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Chorus

Verse 5

Then did they know assurèdly,

Within that house the King did lie;

One entered in them for to see,

And found the Babe in poverty.

Chorus

Verse 6

Then entered in those Wise Men three,

Full reverently upon the knee,

And offered there, in His presence,

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Chorus

Verse 7

Between an ox stall and an ass,

This Child truly there He was;

For want of clothing they did Him lay

All in a manger among the hay.

Chorus

Verse 8

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;

That hath made heaven and earth of naught,

And with His blood mankind hath bought.

Chorus

Verse 9

If we in our time shall do well,

We shall be free from death and hell;

For God hath preparèd for us all

A resting place in general.

Chorus

We Three Kings

Hymn lyrics and Music by John H. Hopkins, Jr.

Verse 1

We three kings of Orient are;

Bearing gifts we traverse afar,

Field and fountain,

Moor and mountain,

Following yonder star.

Chorus

O star of wonder, star of light,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading,

Still proceeding,

Guide us to thy perfect light.

Verse 2

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain;

Gold I bring to crown Him again,

King forever,

Ceasing never,

Over us all to reign.

Chorus

Verse 3

Frankincense to offer have I;

Incense owns a Deity nigh;

Prayer and praising,

All men¹ raising,

Worshipping God on high.

Chorus

Verse 4

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume

Breathes a life of gathering gloom;

Sorrowing, sighing,

Bleeding, dying,

Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Chorus

Verse 5

Glorious now behold Him arise:

King and God and sacrifice;

Alleluia,

Alleluia,

Sounds through the earth and skies.²

Chorus

¹Some hymnals read, “Voices”
²Some hymnals read, “Allelujah, Allelujah, Earth to Heav’n replies.” and others read, “Heav’n signs Allelujah; Allelujah, earth replies.”
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Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

Hymn lyrics by Emily E. Elliott,
Music by Timothy R. Matthews

Verse 1

Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown,

When Thou camest to earth for me;

But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room

For Thy holy nativity.

Chorus

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,

There is room in my heart for Thee.

Verse 2

Heaven’s arches rang when the angels sang,

Proclaiming Thy royal degree;

But of lowly birth didst Thou come to earth,

And in great humility.

Chorus

Verse 3

The foxes found rest, and the birds their nest

In the shade of the forest tree;

But Thy couch was the sod, O Thou Son of God,

In the deserts of Galilee.

Chorus

Verse 4

Thou camest, O Lord, with the living Word,

That should set Thy people free;

But with mocking scorn and with crown of thorn,

They bore Thee to Calvary.

Chorus

Verse 5

When the heav’ns shall ring, and the angels¹ sing,

At Thy coming to victory,

Let Thy voice call me home, saying “Yet there is room,

There is room at My side for thee.”

Chorus

My heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus,

When Thou comest and callest for me.

¹Some hymnals read, “her choirs shall”
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I Am Thine, O Lord

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by W. Howard Doane

Verse 1

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.

Chorus

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.

Verse 2

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the power of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

Chorus

Verse 3

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!

Chorus

Verse 4

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.

Chorus

On a Rugged Hill

Hymn lyrics and Music by J. Keith Whitford,
© 1946 J. Keith Whitford.
Used by permission of Ken Whitford of Merismos Records
(Pending permission of Zondervan Publishing).

Verse 1

On a rugged hill

Stood a rugged cross,

And upon that cross there hung in shame

God’s beloved Son,

Christ the Lovely One,

Who from Heaven to the sinner came.

Chorus

Calv’ry, rugged hill of sorrow,

Where the Prince of Glory died for me;

Wounded, crushed and broken-hearted,

Lone He suffered untold agony.

Sinless, there He bore my burdens,

That from sinful shame I might be free.

Glorious day—He took my sins away,

On the cross of Calvary.

Verse 2

On a rugged hill

Stood a mocking throng,

Scorning Him who came to save the lost.

It was not in vain

That the Savior came

To redeem the world at priceless cost.

Chorus

Rock of Ages

Hymn lyrics by Augustus M. Toplady,
Music by Thomas Hastings

Verse 1

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 pow’r.

Verse 2

Not the labors of my hands

Can fulfill thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and thou alone.

Verse 3

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, Savior, or I die.

Verse 4

While I draw this final breath,

When mine eyelids close in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See thee on thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in thee.

Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

Hymn lyrics by George Duffield, Jr.,
Music by George J. Webb

Verse 1

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;

Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss.

From vict’ry unto vict’ry His army shall He lead,

Till ev’ry foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.

Verse 2

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the solemn watchword hear;

If while we sleep He suffers, away with shame and fear.

Where’er ye meet with evil, within you or without,

Charge for the God of battles, and put the foe to rout.

Verse 3

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;

Forth to the mighty conflict, in this His glorious day.

Ye that are men¹ now serve Him against unnumbered foes;

Let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

Verse 4

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in His strength alone;

The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own.

Put on the Gospel armor, each piece put on with² prayer;

Where duty calls or danger, be never wanting there.

Verse 5

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, each soldier to his post,

Close up the broken column, and shout through all the host:

Make good the loss so heavy in those that still remain,

And prove to all around you that death itself is gain.

Verse 6

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;

This day the noise of battle, the next the victor’s song.

To him that overcometh³ a crown of life shall be;

He⁴ with the King of Glory shall reign eternally.

¹Some hymnals read, “brave”
²Some hymnals read, “and watching unto”
³Some hymnals read, “those who vanquish evil”
⁴Some hymnals read, “They”
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At Calvary

Hymn lyrics by William R. Newell,
Music by Daniel B. Towner

Verse 1

Years I spent in vanity and pride,

Caring not my Lord was crucified,

Knowing not it was for me He died

On Calvary.

Chorus

Mercy there was great, and grace was free;

Pardon there was multiplied to me;

There my burdened soul found liberty

At Calvary.

Verse 2

By God’s Word at last my sin I learned;

Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,

Till my guilty soul imploring turned

To Calvary.

Chorus

Verse 3

Now I’ve given to Jesus everything,

Now I gladly own Him as my King,

Now my raptured soul can only sing

Of Calvary!

Chorus

Verse 4

Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!

Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!

Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span

At Calvary!

Chorus

Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

Hymn lyrics by Isaac Watts,
Music by Thomas A. Arne

Verse 1

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?

Verse 2

Must I be carried to the skies

On flow’ry beds of ease,

While others fought to win the prize,

And sailed through bloody seas?

Verse 3

Are there no foes for me to face?

Must I not stem the flood?

Is this vile world a friend to grace,

To help me on to God?

Verse 4

Sure I must fight if I would reign;

Increase my courage, Lord.

I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain,

Supported by Thy Word.

Verse 5

Thy saints in all this glorious war

Shall conquer, though they die;

They see the triumph from afar,

By faith’s discerning eye.

Verse 6

When that illustrious day shall rise,

And all Thy saints shall shine

In robes of vict’ry through the skies,

The glory shall be Thine.

The Cleansing Wave

Hymn lyrics by Phoebe W. Palmer,
Music by Phoebe P. Knapp

Verse 1

Oh, now I see the cleansing wave,

The fountain deep and wide;

Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,

Points to His wounded side.

Chorus

The cleansing stream I see! I see!

I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!

Oh, praise the Lord! It cleanseth me!

It cleanseth me—yes, cleanseth me.

Verse 2

I rise to walk in Heav’n’s own light,

Above the world and sin,

With heart made pure and garments white,

And Christ enthroned within.

Chorus

Verse 3

I see the new creation rise;

I hear the speaking blood.

It speaks! Polluted nature dies!

Sinks ’neath the cleansing flood.

Chorus

Verse 4

Amazing grace! ’tis Heav’n below

To feel the blood applied,

And Jesus, only Jesus know,

My Jesus crucified.

Chorus

Blessed Be the Fountain (Whiter Than the Snow)

Hymn lyrics by Eden R. Latta,
Music by Henry S. Perkins

Verse 1

Blessed be the fountain of blood

To a world of sinners revealed;

Blessed be the dear Son of God:

Only by His stripes we are healed.

Though I’ve wandered far from His fold,

Bringing to my heart pain and woe,

Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus

Whiter than the snow,

Whiter than the snow,

Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Verse 2

Thorny was the crown that He wore,

And the cross His body o’ercame;

Grievous were the sorrows He bore,

But He suffered thus not in vain.

May I to that fountain be led,

Made to cleanse my sins here below;

Wash me in the blood that He shed,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus

Verse 3

Father, I have wandered from Thee,

Often has my heart gone astray;

Crimson do my sins seem to me—

Water cannot wash them away.

Jesus, to that fountain of Thine,

Leaning on thy promise, I go;

Cleanse me by Thy washing divine,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus

Near the Cross

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by William Howard Doane

Verse 1

Jesus, keep me near the cross,

There a precious fountain

Free to all, a healing stream

Flows from Calvary’s mountain.

Chorus

In the cross, in the cross,

Be my glory ever;

Till my raptured soul shall find

Rest beyond the river.

Verse 2

Near the cross, a trembling soul,

Love and mercy found me;

There the bright and morning star

Sheds its beams around me.

Chorus

Verse 3

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.

Chorus

Verse 4

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand,

Just beyond the river.

Chorus

Alas! and Did my Savior Bleed (At the Cross)

Hymn lyrics by Isaac Watts,
Chorus lyrics by Ralph E. Hudson,
Music for "Alas! and Did my Savior Bleed" by Hugh Wilson,
Music for "At the Cross" by Ralph E. Hudson

Verse 1

Alas! and did my Savior bleed,

And did my Sovereign die?

Would He devote that sacred head

For such a worm as I?

Chorus (Wilson tune omits)

At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,

And the burden of my heart rolled away,

It was there by faith I received my sight,

And now I am happy all the day!

Verse 2

Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine—

And bathed in its own blood—

While the firm mark of wrath divine,

His soul in anguish stood.

Chorus

Verse 3

Was it for crimes that I had done

He groaned upon the tree?

Amazing pity! grace unknown!

And love beyond degree!

Chorus

Verse 4

Well might the sun in darkness hide

And shut his glories in,

When Christ the mighty Maker died,

For man the creature’s sin.

Chorus

Verse 5

Thus might I hide my blushing face

While His dear cross appears,

Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,

And melt my eyes to tears.

Chorus

Verse 6

But drops of grief can ne’er repay

The debt of love I owe:

Here, Lord, I give my self away—

’Tis all that I can do.

Chorus

On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand

Hymn lyrics by Edward Mote,
Music by William B. Bradbury

Verse 1

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.

Chorus

On Christ the solid Rock I stand,

All other ground is sinking sand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 2

When darkness veils His lovely face,

I rest on His unchanging grace.

In ev’ry high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil.

Chorus

Verse 3

His oath, His covenant, His blood

Support me in the whelming flood.

When all around my soul gives way,

He then is all my Hope and Stay.

Chorus

Verse 4

When He shall come with trumpet sound,

Oh may I then in Him be found.

Dressed in His righteousness alone,

Faultless to stand before the throne.

Chorus

Nothing but the Blood

Hymn lyrics and Music by Robert Lowry

Verse 1

What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Verse 2

For my pardon, this I see,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

For my cleansing this my plea,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Verse 3

Nothing can for sin atone,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

Naught of good that I have done,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Verse 4

This is all my hope and peace,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

This is all my righteousness,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Verse 5

Now by this I’ll overcome—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

Now by this I’ll reach my home—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Verse 6

Glory! Glory! This I sing—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

All my praise for this I bring—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus

Hallelujah for the Cross

Hymn lyrics by Horatius Bonar,
Music by James McGranahan

Verse 1

The cross, it standeth fast,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

Defying every blast,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

The winds of hell have blown,

The world its hate hath shown,

Yet it is not overthrown;

Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

Hallelujah, hallelujah,

Hallelujah for the cross;

Hallelujah, hallelujah,

It shall never suffer loss!

Verse 2

It is the old cross still,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

Its triumph let us tell,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

The grace of God here shone

Through Christ, the blessed Son,

Who did for sin atone,

Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

Verse 3

’Twas here the debt was paid,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

Our sins on Jesus laid,

Hallelujah, hallelujah!

So round the cross we sing

Of Christ, our offering,

Of Christ, our living King;

Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

In the Cross of Christ I Glory

Hymn lyrics by John Bowring,
Music by Ithamar D. Conkey,
Alt. tune by W. G. Whinfield

Verse 1

In the cross of Christ I glory,

Towering o’er the wrecks of time;

All the light of sacred story

Gathers round its head sublime.

Verse 2

When the woes of life o’ertake me,

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,

Never shall the cross forsake me;

Lo! It glows with peace and joy.

Verse 3

When the sun of bliss is beaming

Light and love upon my way,

From the cross the radience streaming

Adds more luster to the day.

Verse 4

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,

By the cross are sanctified;

Peace is there that knows no measure,

Joys that through all time abide.

Verse 5

(Same as verse 1)

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Hymn lyrics by Elizabeth C. Clephane,
Music by Frederick C. Maker

Verse 1

Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand,

The shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land;

A home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way,

From the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.

Verse 2

O safe and happy shelter, O refuge tried and sweet,

O trysting place where Heaven’s love and Heaven’s justice meet!

As to the holy patriarch that wondrous dream was giv’n,

So seems my Savior’s cross to me, a ladder up to Heav’n.

Verse 3

There lies beneath its shadow but on the further side,

The darkness of an awful grave that gapes both deep and wide;

And there between us stands the cross, two arms outstretched to save,

A watchman set to guard the way from that eternal grave.

Verse 4

Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see

The very dying form of One Who suffered there for me;

And from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess:

The wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.

Verse 5

I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of His face;

Content to let the world go by, to know no gain or loss;

My sinful self, my only shame; my glory all, the cross.

And Can it Be (Amazing Love)

Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,
Music by Thomas Campbell

Verse 1

And can it be that I should gain

An int’rest in the Saviour’s blood?

Died He for me, who caused His pain?

For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Refrain

Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Verse 2

’Tis myst’ry all: th’Immortal dies:

Who can explore His strange design?

In vain the firstborn seraph tries

To sound the depths of love divine.

’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,

Let angel minds inquire no more.

Refrain

’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,

Let angel minds inquire no more.

Verse 3

He left His Father’s throne above,

So free, so infinite His grace—

Emptied Himself of all but love,

And bled for Adam’s helpless race:

’Tis mercy all, immense and free,

For O my God, it found out me!

Refrain

’Tis mercy all, immense and free,

For O my God, it found out me!

Verse 4

Long my imprisoned spirit lay,

Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;

Thine eye diffused a quick’ning ray—

I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;

My chains fell off, my heart was free,

I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

Refrain

My chains fell off, my heart was free,

I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

Verse 5

Still the small inward voice I hear,

That whispers all my sins forgiv’n;

Still the atoning blood is near,

That quenched the wrath of hostile Heav’n.

I feel the life His wounds impart;

I feel the Savior in my heart.

Refrain

I feel the life His wounds impart;

I feel the Savior in my heart.

Verse 6

No condemnation now I dread;

Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;

Alive in Him, my living Head,

And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach th’eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Refrain

Bold I approach th’eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Hymn lyrics by Isaac Watts,
Music by Lowell Mason

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,

Save in the death of Christ my God!

All the vain things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to His blood.

Verse 3

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?

Verse 4

His dying crimson, like a robe,

Spreads o’er His body on the tree;

Then I am dead to all the globe,

And all the globe is dead to me.

Verse 5

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were a present far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my soul, my life, my all.

The Old Rugged Cross

Hymn lyrics and Music by George Bennard

Verse 1

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.

Chorus

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 some day for a crown.

Verse 2

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me;

For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above

To bear it to dark Calvary.

Chorus

Verse 3

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see,

For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,

To pardon and sanctify me.

Chorus

Verse 4

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;

Its shame and reproach gladly bear;

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

Where His glory forever I’ll share.

Chorus

There’s Power in the Blood

Hymn lyrics and Music by Lewis E. Jones

Verse 1

Would you be free from the burden of sin?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Would you o’er evil a victory win?

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Chorus

There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r

In the blood of the Lamb;

There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r

In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Verse 2

Would you be free from your passion and pride?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Chorus

Verse 3

Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Sin stains are lost in its life-giving flow.

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Chorus

Verse 4

Would you do service for Jesus your King?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Would you live daily His praises to sing?

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Chorus

Are You Washed in the Blood

Hymn lyrics and Music by Elisha A. Hoffman

Verse 1

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Chorus

Are you washed in the blood,

In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?

Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Verse 2

Are you walking daily by the Savior’s side?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Chorus

Verse 3

When the Bridegroom cometh, will your robes be white?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,

And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Chorus

Verse 4

Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,

And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;

There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,

O be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

Chorus

There is a Green Hill Far Away

Hymn lyrics by C. F. Alexander,
Music for 4-verse-with-chorus version by George C. Stebbins,
Alt. tunes (5-verse versions) by William Horsley and John H. Gower

Verse 1

There is a green hill far away,

Without a city wall,

Where the dear Lord was crucified,

Who died to save us all.

Chorus

O dearly, dearly has He loved,

And we must love Him too,

And trust in His redeeming blood,

And try His works to do.

Verse 2

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.

Chorus

Verse 3

He died that we might be forgiv’n,

He died to make us good,

That we might go at last to Heav’n,

Saved by His precious blood.

Chorus

Verse 4

There was no other good enough

To pay the price of sin;

He only could unlock the gate

Of Heav’n, and let us in.

Chorus

For the 5-verse version, simply omit the chorus and add it as verse 5.