Friday, October 21, 2005

What a Wonderful Savior

Hymn lyrics and music by Elisha A. Hoffman
Verse 1
  • Christ has for sin atonement made;
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • We are redeemed, the price is paid;
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus
  • What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, my Jesus!
  • What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, my Lord!
Verse 2
  • I praise Him for the cleansing blood,
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • That reconciled my soul to God.
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus
Verse 3
  • He cleansed my heart from all its sin,
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • And now He reigns and rules therein;
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus
Verse 4
  • He walks beside me in the way:
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • And keeps me faithful day by day;
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus
Verse 5
  • He gives me overcoming power,
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • And triumph in each trying hour;
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus
Verse 6
  • To Him I’ve given all my heart:
  • What a wonderful Savior!
  • The world shall never share a part:
  • What a wonderful Savior!
Chorus

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

One Day

Hymn lyrics by J. Wilbur Chapman,
Music by Charles H. Marsh
Verse 1
  • One day when heaven was filled with His praises,
  • One day when sin was as black as could be,
  • Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin,
  • Dwelt among men, my Example is He!
Chorus
  • Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
  • Buried, He carried my sins far away;
  • Rising, He justified freely forever;
  • One day He’s coming—O glorious day!
Verse 2
  • One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain,
  • One day they nailed Him to die on the tree;
  • Suffering anguish, despised and rejected:
  • Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He!
Chorus
Verse 3
  • One day they left Him alone in the garden,
  • One day He rested, from suffering free;
  • Angels came down o’er His tomb to keep vigil;
  • Hope of the hopeless, my Savior is He!
Chorus
Verse 4
  • One day the grave could conceal Him no longer,
  • One day the stone rolled away from the door;
  • Then He arose, over death He had conquered;
  • Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!
Chorus
Verse 5
  • One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,
  • One day the skies with His glories will shine;
  • Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;
  • Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine!
Chorus

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Love Found a Way

Hymn lyrics by Avis M. Christiansen,
Music by Harry D. Loes
Verse 1
  • Wonderful love that rescued me,
  • Sunk deep in sin,
  • Guilty and vile as I could be—
  • No hope within;
  • When every ray of light had fled,
  • O glorious day!
  • Raising my soul from out the dead,
  • Love found a way.
Chorus
  • Love found a way, to redeem my soul,
  • Love found a way, that could make me whole.
  • Love sent my Lord to the cross of shame,
  • Love found a way, O praise His holy Name!
Verse 2
  • Love brought my Savior here to die
  • On Calvary,
  • For such a sinful wretch as I,
  • How can it be?
  • Love bridged the gulf ’twixt me and Heav’n,
  • Taught me to pray,
  • I am redeemed, set free, forgiv’n,
  • Love found a way.
Chorus
Verse 3
  • Love opened wide the gates of light
  • To Heav’n’s domain,
  • Where in eternal pow’r and might
  • Jesus shall reign.
  • Love lifted me from depths of woe
  • To endless day,
  • There was no help in earth below;
  • Love found a way.
Chorus

Friday, September 16, 2005

Lead on, O King Eternal

Hymn lyrics by Earnest W. Shurtleff,
Music by Henry T. Smart

Verse 1

Lead on, O King eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home.
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong;
And now, O King eternal,
We lift our battle song.

Verse 2

Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace.
For not with swords’ loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums;
With deeds of love and mercy
The heavenly kingdom comes.

Verse 3

Lead on, O King eternal,
We follow, not with fears,
For gladness breaks like morning
Where’er Thy face appears.
Thy cross is lifted over us,
We journey in its light;
The crown awaits the conquest;
Lead on, O God of might.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Hymn lyrics by Sarah F. Adams,
Music by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr.

Verse 1

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee.

Chorus

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

Verse 2

Though like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone.
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God to Thee.

Chorus

Verse 3

There let the way appear,
Steps unto Heav’n;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy giv’n;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee.

Chorus

Verse 4

Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee.

Chorus

Verse 5

Or, if on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I’ll fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee.

Chorus

Monday, August 15, 2005

My Jesus, I Love Thee

Hymn lyrics by William R. Featherston,
Music by Adoniram J. Gordon

Verse 1

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Verse 2

I love Thee because Thou has first lovèd me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

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;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Blessed Calvary

Hymn lyrics by Avis M. Christiansen,
Music by Lance B. Latham

Verse 1

I look at the cross upon Calvary,
And oh, what a wonder divine,
To think of the wealth it holds for me—
The riches of Heaven are mine.

Chorus

Blessed Calvary! Precious Calvary!
’Neath thy shadow I’ll ever abide.
Blessed Calvary! Precious Calvary!
’Twas there Jesus suffered and died.

Verse 2

I find at the cross blessed victory,
And grace for each step of my way.
To the fount of God’s love is flowing free,
And sweeter it grows day by day.

Chorus

Verse 3

The cross is my hope for eternity,
No merit have I of my own;
The shed blood of Christ my only plea—
My trust is in Jesus alone.

Chorus

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Is Thy Heart Right with God

Hymn lyrics and music by Elisha A. Hoffman

Verse 1

Have thy affections been nailed to the cross?
Is thy heart right with God?
Dost thou count all things for Jesus but loss?
Is thy heart right with God?

Chorus

Is thy heart right with God,
Washed in the crimson flood,
Cleansed and made holy, humble and lowly,
Right in the sight of God?

Verse 2

Hast thou dominion o’er self and o’er sin?
Is thy heart right with God?
Over all evil without and within?
Is thy heart right with God?

Chorus

Verse 3

Is there no more condemnation for sin?
Is thy heart right with God?
Does Jesus rule in the temple within?
Is thy heart right with God?

Chorus

Verse 4

Are all thy pow’rs under Jesus’ control?
Is thy heart right with God?
Does He each moment abide in thy soul?
Is thy heart right with God?

Chorus

Friday, July 15, 2005

A Glorious Church

Hymn lyrics and music by Ralph E. Hudson

Verse 1

Do you hear them coming, brother,
Thronging up the steeps of light,
Clad in glorious shining garments,
Blood washed, garments pure and white?

Chorus

’Tis a glorious church without spot or wrinkle,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb;
’Tis a glorious church without spot or wrinkle,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Verse 2

Do you hear the stirring anthems,
Filling all the earth and sky,
’Tis a grand, victorious army,
Lift its banner up on high!

Chorus

Verse 3

Never fear the clouds of sorrow,
Never fear the storms of sin.
We shall triumph on the morrow,
Even now our joys begin.

Chorus

Verse 4

Wave the banner, shout His praises,
For our victory is nigh!
We shall join our conqu’ring Savior,
We shall reign with Him on high!

Chorus

Friday, July 01, 2005

O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth

Hymn lyrics by Samuel Medley,
Music by Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart,
Adapted by Lowell Mason

Verse 1

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 heav’nly strings,
And vie with Gabriel while he sings
In notes almost divine,
In notes almost divine.

Verse 2

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, heav’nly dress
My soul shall ever shine,
My soul shall ever shine.

Verse 3

I’d sing the characters 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,
Make all His glories known.

Verse 4

Soon, the delightful day will come
When my dear Lord will bring me home,
And I shall see His face;
Then with my Savior, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity I’ll spend,
Triumphant in His grace,
Triumphant in His grace.

Monday, June 20, 2005

I Hear Thy Welcome Voice (I am Coming, Lord)

Hymn lyrics and music by Lewis Hartsough

Verse 1

I hear Thy welcome voice
That calls me, Lord, to Thee,
For cleansing in Thy precious blood
That flowed on Calvary.

Chorus

I am coming Lord!
Coming now to Thee!
Wash me, cleanse me in the blood
That flowed on Calvary!

Verse 2

Though coming weak and vile,
Thou dost my strength assure;
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,
Till spotless all, and pure.

Chorus

Verse 3

’Tis Jesus calls me on
To perfect faith and love,
To perfect hope and peace and trust,
For earth and Heav’n above.

Chorus

Verse 4

’Tis Jesus Who confirms
The blessed work within,
By adding grace to welcomed grace,
Where reigned the power of sin.

Chorus

Verse 5

And He the witness gives
To loyal hearts and free
That every promise is fulfilled,
If faith but brings the plea.

Chorus

Verse 6

All hail! atoning blood!
All hail! redeeming grace!
All hail! the gift of Christ our Lord,
Our Strength and Righteousness.

Chorus

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Come, Every Soul by Sin Opressed (Only Trust Him)

Hymn lyrics an music by John H. Stockton,
Chorus by Ira D. Sankey

Verse 1

Come, every soul by sin oppressed;
There’s mercy with the Lord,
And He will surely give you rest
By trusting in His Word.

Chorus

Only trust Him, only trust Him,
Only trust Him now;
He will save you, He will save you,
He will save you now.

Verse 2

For Jesus shed His precious blood
Rich blessings to bestow;
Plunge now into the crimson flood
That washes white as snow.

Chorus

Verse 3

Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
That leads you into rest;
Believe in Him without delay
And you are fully blessed.

Chorus

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

I Saw the Cross of Jesus

Hymn lyrics by Frederick Whitfield,
Music by Arthur H. Mann

Verse 1

I saw the cross of Jesus, when burdened with my sin;
I sought the cross of Jesus, to give me peace within;
I brought my soul to Jesus, He cleansed it in His blood;
And in the cross of Jesus I found my peace with God.

Verse 2

I love the cross of Jesus, it tells me what I am—
A vile and guilty creature, saved only through the Lamb;
No righteousness nor merit, no beauty can I plead;
Yet in the cross I glory, my title there I read.

Verse 3

I trust the cross of Jesus, in every trying hour,
My sure and certain refuge, my never failing tow’r;
In every fear and conflict, I more than conqu’ror am;
Living, I’m safe, or dying, through Christ, the risen Lamb.

Verse 4

Safe in the cross of Jesus! There let my weary heart
Still rest in peace unshaken, till with Him, ne’er to part;
And then in strains of glory I’ll sing His wondrous pow’r,
Where sin can never enter, and death is known no more.

Monday, April 11, 2005

Free From the Law (Once for All)

Hymn lyrics and Music by Philip P. Bliss

Verse 1

Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled and there is remission;
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,
Grace hath redeemed us once for all.

Chorus

Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O brother, believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,
Christ hath redeemed us once for all.

Verse 2

Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation.
“Come unto Me,” O hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.

Chorus

Verse 3

“Children of God,” O glorious calling,
Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call;
Blessed salvation once for all.

Chorus

Monday, April 04, 2005

He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions

Hymn lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm,
Music by Merrill Dunlop,
Copyright Status unknown

Verse 1

He was wounded for our transgressions,
He bore our sins in His body on the tree;
For our guilt He gave us peace,
From our bondage gave release,
And with His stripes,
And with His stripes,
And with His stripes our souls are healed.

Verse 2

He was numbered among transgressors,
We did esteem Him forsaken by His God;
As our sacrifice He died,
That the law be satisfied,
And all our sin,
And all our sin,
And all our sin was laid on Him.

Verse 3

We had wandered, we all had wandered
Far from the fold of the Shepherd of the sheep;
But He sought us where we were,
On the mountains bleak and bare,
And brought us home,
And brought us home,
And brought us safely home to God.

Verse 4

Who can number His generation?
Who shall declare all the triumphs of His Cross?
Millions, dead, now live again,
Myriads follow in His train!
Victorious Lord,
Victorious Lord,
Victorious Lord and coming King!

Sunday, April 03, 2005

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

Hymn lyrics by Philip P. Bliss,
Music by James McGranahan

Verse 1

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.

Chorus

Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer,
With His blood, He purchased me.
On the cross, He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.

Verse 2

I will tell the wondrous story,
How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.

Chorus

Verse 3

I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant power I’ll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin, and death, and hell.

Chorus

Verse 4

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His heav’nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me,
Son of God with Him to be.

Chorus

Saturday, April 02, 2005

The Way of the Cross Leads Home

Hymn lyrics by Jess­ie B. Pounds,
Music by Charles H. Gab­ri­el

Verse 1

I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There’s no other way but this;
I shall ne’er get sight
Of the gates of light,
If the way of the cross I miss.

Chorus

The way of the cross leads home,
The way of the cross leads home,
It is sweet to know
As I onward go,
The way of the cross leads home.

Verse 2

I must needs go on in the blood sprinkled way,
The path that the Savior trod,
If I ever climb
To the heights sublime,
Where the soul is at home with God.

Chorus

Verse 3

Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
To walk in it never more;
For the Lord says, “Come,”
And I seek my home,
Where He waits at the open door.

Chorus

Sunday, March 20, 2005

The Banner of the Cross

Hymn lyrics by Daniel W. Whittle,
Music by James McGranahan

Verse 1

There’s a royal banner given for display
To the soldiers of the King;
As an ensign fair we lift it up today,
While as ransomed ones we sing.

Chorus

Marching on, marching on,
For Christ count everything but loss!
And to crown Him King, we’ll toil and sing,
’Neath the banner of the cross!

Verse 2

Though the foe may rage and gather as the flood,
Let the standard be displayed;
And beneath its folds, as soldiers of the Lord,
For the truth be not dismayed!

Chorus

Verse 3

Over land and sea, wherever man may dwell,
Make the glorious tidings known;
Of the crimson banner now the story tell,
While the Lord shall claim His own!

Chorus

Verse 4

When the glory dawns—’tis drawing very near,
It is hastening day by day—
Then before our King the foe shall disappear,
And the cross the world shall sway!

Chorus

Friday, March 18, 2005

I Stand Amazed in the Presence (My Savior’s Love)

Hymn lyrics and Music by Charles H. Gabriel

Verse 1

I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

Chorus

O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
Is my Savior’s love for me!

Verse 2

For me it was in the garden
He prayed: “Not My will, but Thine.”
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat drops of blood for mine.

Chorus

Verse 3

In pity angels beheld Him,
And came from the world of light
To comfort Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.

Chorus

Verse 4

He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calvary,
And suffered and died alone.

Chorus

Verse 5

When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
’Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.

Chorus

Monday, March 14, 2005

Saved by the Blood of the Crucified One

Hymn lyrics by S. J. Henderson,
Music by Daniel B. Towner

Verse 1

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Now ransomed from sin and a new work begun,
Sing praise to the Father and praise to the Son,
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!
My sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone!
Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!
I am saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Verse 2

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
The angels rejoicing because it is done;
A child of the Father, joint heir with the Son,
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Verse 3

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
The Father He spake, and His will it was done;
Great price of my pardon, His own precious Son;
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Verse 4

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
All hail to the Father, all hail to the Son,
All hail to the Spirit, the great Three in One!
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Saturday, March 12, 2005

O Sacred Head, now Wounded

Hymn lyrics (Latin) by Bernard of Clairvaux,
Translation (English) by James W. Alexander,
Music by Hans L. Hassler,
Harmony by Johann Sebastian Bach

Verse 1

O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown;
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish,
Which once was bright as morn!

Verse 2

What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered,
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
’Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

Verse 3

Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee,
Thou noble countenance,
Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee
And flee before Thy glance.
How art thou pale with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How doth Thy visage languish
That once was bright as morn!

Verse 4

Now from Thy cheeks has vanished
Their color once so fair;
From Thy red lips is banished
The splendor that was there.
Grim death, with cruel rigor,
Hath robbed Thee of Thy life;
Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor,
Thy strength in this sad strife.

Verse 5

My burden in Thy Passion, Lord,
Thou hast borne for me,
For it was my transgression
Which brought this woe on Thee.
I cast me down before Thee,
Wrath were my rightful lot;
Have mercy, I implore Thee;
Redeemer, spurn me not!

Verse 6

What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever,
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to Thee.

Verse 7

My Shepherd, now receive me;
My Guardian, own me Thine.
Great blessings Thou didst give me,
O source of gifts divine.
Thy lips have often fed me
With words of truth and love;
Thy Spirit oft hath led me
To heavenly joys above.

Verse 8

Here I will stand beside Thee,
From Thee I will not part;
O Savior, do not chide me!
When breaks Thy loving heart,
When soul and body languish
In death’s cold, cruèl grasp,
Then, in Thy deepest anguish,
Thee in mine arms I’ll clasp.

Verse 9

The joy can never be spoken,
Above all joys beside,
When in Thy body broken
I thus with safety hide.
O Lord of Life, desiring
Thy glory now to see,
Beside Thy cross expiring,
I’d breathe my soul to Thee.

Verse 10

My Savior, be Thou near me
When death is at my door;
Then let Thy presence cheer me,
Forsake me nevermore!
When soul and body languish,
Oh, leave me not alone,
But take away mine anguish
By virtue of Thine own!

Verse 11

Be Thou my consolation,
My shield when I must die;
Remind me of Thy passion
When my last hour draws nigh.
Mine eyes shall then behold Thee,
Upon Thy cross shall dwell,
My heart by faith enfolds Thee.
Who dieth thus dies well.

Friday, March 11, 2005

Lead Me to Calvary

Hymn lyrics by Jennie E. Hussey,
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick

Verse 1

King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

Chorus

Lest I forget Gethsemane,
Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

Verse 2

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Chorus

Verse 3

Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.

Chorus

Verse 4

May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

Chorus

Monday, March 07, 2005

Who is On the Lord’s Side

Hymn lyrics by Frances R. Havergal,
Music by C. Luise Reichardt; arr. John Goss
Alt. tunes by Caradog Roberts, Henry G. Trembath, and Arthur S. Sullivan

Verse 1

Who is on the Lord’s side? Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world’s side? Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord’s side? Who for Him will go?

Refrain

By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 2

Not for weight of glory, nor for crown and palm,
Enter we the army, raise the warrior psalm;
But for love that claimeth lives for whom He died:
He whom Jesus nameth must be on His side.

Refrain

By Thy love constraining, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 3

Jesus, Thou hast bought us, not with gold or gem,
But with Thine own life blood, for Thy diadem;
With Thy blessing filling each who comes to Thee,
Thou hast made us willing, Thou hast made us free.

Refrain

By Thy grand redemption, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 4

Fierce may be the conflict, strong may be the foe,
But the King’s own army none can overthrow;
’Round His standard ranging, vict’ry is secure,
For His truth unchanging makes the triumph sure.

Refrain

Joyfully enlisting, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Thursday, March 03, 2005

’Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Hymn lyrics by Louisa M. R. Stead,
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick

Verse 1

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, “Thus says the Lord!”

Chorus

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!

Verse 2

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!

Chorus

Verse 3

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.

Chorus

Verse 4

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

Chorus

Friday, January 28, 2005

Onward, Christian Soldiers

Hymn lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould,
Music by Arthur S. Sullivan

Verse 1

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
Forward into battle see His banners go!

Chorus

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.

Verse 2

At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise;
Brothers lift your voices, loud your anthems raise.

Chorus

Verse 3

Like a mighty army moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod.
We are not divided, all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.

Chorus

Verse 4

What the saints established that I hold for true.
What the saints believèd, that I believe too.
Long as earth endureth, men the faith will hold,
Kingdoms, nations, empires, in destruction rolled.

Chorus

Verse 5

Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
But the church of Jesus constant will remain.
Gates of hell can never gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise, and that cannot fail.

Chorus

Verse 6

Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud and honor unto Christ the King,
This through countless ages men and angels sing.

Chorus


Thursday, January 13, 2005

Glory to His Name

Hymn lyrics by Elisha A. Hoffman,
Music by John H. Stockton

Verse 1

Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Glory to His Name,
Glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

Verse 2

I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within;
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Verse 3

Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Verse 4

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!

Chorus


Tuesday, January 11, 2005

I Gave My Life for Thee

Hymn lyrics by Frances R. Havergal,
Music by Philip P. Bliss,
Compilation of 6 verses with Bliss tune ©2005 Brian J. Fink

Verse 1

I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed,
That thou might’st ransomed be
And quickened from the dead.

Refrain

I gave, I gave My life for thee;
What hast thou giv’n for Me?
I gave, I gave My life for thee;
What hast thou giv’n for Me?

Verse 2

I spent long years for thee
In weariness and woe,
That an eternity
Of joy thou mightest know.

Refrain

I spent, I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for Me?
I spent, I spent long years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for Me?

Verse 3

My Father’s home of light,
My rainbow-circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wand’rings sad and lone.

Refrain

I left, I left it all for thee;
Hast thou left aught for Me?
I left, I left it all for thee;
Hast thou left aught for Me?

Verse 4

I suffered much for thee,
More than My tongue may tell,
Of bitt’rest agony,
To rescue thee from hell.

Refrain

I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee;
What hast thou borne for Me?
I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee;
What hast thou borne for Me?

Verse 5

And I have brought to thee,
Down from My home above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and My love.

Refrain

I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee;
What hast thou brought to Me?
I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee;
What hast thou brought to Me?

Verse 6

Oh, let thy life be giv’n,
Thy years for Me be spent,
World’s fetters all be riv’n,
And joy with suff’ring blent!

Refrain

I gave, I gave Myself for thee;
Give thou thyself to Me.
I gave, I gave Myself for thee;
Give thou thyself to Me.

Monday, January 03, 2005

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,
Music by Carl G. Gläser,
Arranged by Lowell Mason

Verse 1

O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!

Verse 2

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name.

Verse 3

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace.

Verse 4

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

Verse 5

He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

Verse 6

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Savior come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

Verse 7

In Christ your Head, you then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiv’n;
Anticipate your heav’n below,
And own that love is heav’n.

Verse 8

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever giv’n,
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heav’n.

Verse 9

On this glad day the glorious Sun
Of Righteousness arose;
On my benighted soul He shone
And filled it with repose.

Verse 10

Sudden expired the legal strife,
’Twas then I ceased to grieve;
My second, reàl, living life
I then began to live.

Verse 11

Then with my heart I first believed,
Believed with faith divine,
Pow’r with the Holy Ghost received
To call the Savior mine.

Verse 12

I felt my Lord’s atoning blood
Close to my soul applied;
Me, me He loved, the Son of God,
For me, for me He died!

Verse 13

I found and owned His promise true,
Ascërtained of my part,
My pardon passed in heav’n I knew
When written on my heart.

Verse 14

Look unto Him, ye nations, own
Your God, ye fallen race;
Look, and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.

Verse 15

See all your sins on Jesus laid:
The Lamb of God was slain,
His soul was once an off’ring made
For ev’ry soul of man.

Verse 16

Awake from guilty nature’s sleep,
And Christ shall give you light,
Cast all your sins into the deep,
And wash the Æthiop white.

Verse 17

Harlots and publicans and thieves
In holy triumph join!
Saved is the sinner that believes
From crimes as great as mine.

Verse 18

Murd’rers and all ye hellish crew
In holy triumph join!
Believe the Savior died for you;
For me the Savior died.

Verse 19

With me, your chief, ye then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiv’n;
Anticipate your heav’n below,
And own that love is heav’n.