tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87761372024-03-07T02:33:57.727-05:00Hymns of the Cross and Blood (and Trinity, Incarnation, Virgin Birth, and Resurrection)Music is a very important part of my life, and hymns are my favorite music of all. This blog began highlighting hymns of the Cross and Blood of the Lord Jesus, but now it has expanded to include Christmas, the Virgin Birth, the Trinity, and the Resurrection.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-6970256242518925022014-04-13T14:49:00.000-04:002014-04-13T14:53:33.645-04:00All Glory, Laud and Honor<cite>Hymn lyrics by Theodulph of Orleans,</cite><br />
<cite>trans. John M. Neale,</cite><br />
<cite>Music by Melchior Teschner</cite>
<br />
<dl>
<dt>Chorus</dt>
</dl>
<dl><dd><ul>
<li>All glory, laud and honor</li>
<li>To Thee, Redeemer, King,</li>
<li>To Whom the lips of children</li>
<li>Made sweet hosannas ring.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>
</dt>
<dt>Verse 1</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Thou art the King of Israel,</li>
<li>Thou David’s royal Son,</li>
<li>Who in the Lord’s Name comest,</li>
<li>The King and Blessed One.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<b>Chorus</b>
<dt>Verse 2</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>The company of angels</li>
<li>Are praising Thee on High,</li>
<li>And mortal men and all things</li>
<li>Created make reply.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<b>Chorus</b>
<dt>Verse 3</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>The people of the Hebrews</li>
<li>With palms before Thee went;</li>
<li>Our prayer and praise and anthems</li>
<li>Before Thee we present.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<b>Chorus</b>
<dt>Verse 4</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>To Thee, before Thy passion,</li>
<li>They sang their hymns of praise;</li>
<li>To Thee, now high exalted,</li>
<li>Our melody we raise.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<b>Chorus</b>
<dt>Verse 5</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Thou didst accept their praises;</li>
<li>Accept the prayers we bring,</li>
<li>Who in all good delightest,</li>
<li>Thou good and gracious King.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<b>Chorus</b></dl>
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-59830713950929069782010-01-27T11:54:00.000-05:002014-04-13T14:55:48.538-04:00Count Your Blessings<cite>Hymn lyrics by Johnson Oatman, Jr.,</cite><br />
<cite>Music by Edwin O. Excell</cite><br />
<dl>
<dt>Verse 1</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,</li>
<li>When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,</li>
<li>Count your many blessings, name them one by one,</li>
<li>And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Chorus</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Count your blessings, name them one by one,</li>
<li>Count your blessings, see what God hath done!</li>
<li>Count your blessings, name them one by one,</li>
<li>Count your many blessings, see what God hath done!<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8776137#countyourblessings1"><sup>1</sup></a></li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Verse 2</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Are you ever burdened with a load of care?</li>
<li>Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?</li>
<li>Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,</li>
<li>And you will be<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8776137#countyourblessings2"><sup>2</sup></a> singing as the days go by.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<b>Chorus</b><br />
<dl>
<dt>Verse 3</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>When you look at others with their lands and gold,</li>
<li>Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;</li>
<li>Count your many blessings. Money cannot<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8776137#countyourblessings3"><sup>3</sup></a> buy</li>
<li>Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<b>Chorus</b><br />
<dl>
<dt>Verse 4</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>So, amid the conflict whether great or small,</li>
<li>Do not be discouraged,<sup><a href="https://www.blogger.com/countyourblessings4">4</a></sup> God is over all;</li>
<li>Count your many blessings, angels will attend,</li>
<li>Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<b>Chorus</b><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="contyourblessings1"></a><note><sup>1</sup>Some hymnals read, “And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.”</note><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="contyourblessings2"></a><note><sup>2</sup>Some hymnals read, “keep”</note><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="contyourblessings3"></a><note><sup>3</sup>Some hymnals read, “Wealth can never”</note><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="contyourblessings4"></a><note><sup>4</sup>Some hymnals read, “disheartened”</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-58825495399331208982010-01-23T18:02:00.000-05:002014-04-13T14:57:06.607-04:00Be Still, My Soul<cite>Hymn lyrics by Katharina A. von Schlegel,</cite><br />
<cite>Translated from German by Jane L. Borthwick;</cite><br />
<cite>Music by Jean Sibelius</cite><br />
<dl>
<dt>Verse 1</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.</li>
<li>Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.</li>
<li>Leave to thy God to order and provide;</li>
<li>In ev’ry change, He faithful will remain.</li>
<li>Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend</li>
<li>Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Verse 2</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake</li>
<li>To guide the future, as He has the past.</li>
<li>Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;</li>
<li>All now mysterious shall be bright at last.</li>
<li>Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know</li>
<li>His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Verse 3</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,</li>
<li>And all is darkened in the vale of tears,</li>
<li>Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,</li>
<li>Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.</li>
<li>Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay</li>
<li>From His own fullness all He takes away.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Verse 4</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on</li>
<li>When we shall be forever with the Lord.</li>
<li>When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,</li>
<li>Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.</li>
<li>Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past</li>
<li>All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt>Verse 5</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise</li>
<li>On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;</li>
<li>Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,</li>
<li>So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.</li>
<li>Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine</li>
<li>Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.</li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-26131894761902914502010-01-16T15:26:00.000-05:002010-01-16T15:26:14.807-05:00I Will Praise Him<cite>Hymn lyrics and music by Margret J. Harris</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>When I saw the cleansing fountain</li><li>Open wide for all my sin,</li><li>I obeyed the Spirit’s wooing,</li><li>When He said, “Wilt thou be clean?”</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>I will praise Him! I will praise Him!</li><li>Praise the Lamb for sinners slain;</li><li>Give Him glory, all ye people,</li><li>For His blood can wash away each stain.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Though the way seems straight and narrow,</li><li>All I claimed was swept away;</li><li>My ambitions, plans and wishes,</li><li>At my feet in ashes lay.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Then God’s fire upon the altar</li><li>Of my heart was set aflame;</li><li>I shall never cease to praise Him</li><li>Glory, glory to His Name!</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Blessed be the Name of Jesus!</li><li>I’m so glad He took me in;</li><li>He’s forgiven my transgressions,</li><li>He has cleansed my heart from sin.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Glory, glory to the Father!</li><li>Glory, glory to the Son!</li><li>Glory, glory to the Spirit!</li><li>Glory to the Three in One!</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-83566029917690913002010-01-14T12:16:00.000-05:002010-01-16T15:40:16.556-05:00O Day of Rest and Gladness<cite>Hymn lyrics by Christopher Wordsworth,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Lowell Mason</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>O day of rest and gladness,</li><li>O day of joy and light,</li><li>O balm of care and sadness,</li><li>Most beautiful, most bright:</li><li>On Thee, the high and lowly,</li><li>Through ages joined in tune,<a href="#dayofrest1"><sup>1</sup></a></li><li>Sing holy, holy, holy,</li><li>To the great God Triune.<a href="#dayofrest2"><sup>2</sup></a></li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>On Thee, at the creation,</li><li>The light first had its birth;</li><li>On Thee, for our salvation,</li><li>Christ rose from depths of earth;</li><li>On Thee, our Lord, victorious,</li><li>The Spirit sent from heav’n,</li><li>And thus on Thee, most glorious,</li><li>A triple light was giv’n.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Thou art a port, protected</li><li>From storms that round us rise;</li><li>A garden, intersected</li><li>With streams of paradise;</li><li>Thou art a cooling fountain</li><li>In life’s dry, dreary sand;</li><li>From thee, like Pisgah’s mountain,</li><li>We view our promised land.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Thou art a holy ladder,</li><li>Where angels go and come;</li><li>Each Sunday finds us gladder,</li><li>Nearer to heav’n, our home;</li><li>A day of sweet refection,<a href="#dayofrest3"><sup>3</sup></a></li><li>Thou art a day of love,</li><li>A day of resurrection</li><li>From earth to things above.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Today on weary nations</li><li>The heav’nly manna falls;</li><li>To holy convocations</li><li>The silver trumpet calls,</li><li>Where Gospel light is glowing</li><li>With pure and radiant beams,</li><li>And living water flowing,</li><li>With soul refreshing streams.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 6</dt><dd><ul><li>New graces ever gaining</li><li>From this our day of rest,</li><li>We reach the rest remaining</li><li>To spirits of the blest.</li><li>To Holy Ghost be praises,</li><li>To Father, and to Son;</li><li>The church her voice upraises</li><li>To Thee, blest Three in One.</li></ul></dd></dl><br /><a name="dayofrest1"></a><note><sup>1</sup>Some hymnals read “Bending before the throne”—probably from Lowell Mason.</note><br /><a name="dayofrest2"></a><note><sup>2</sup>Some hymnals read “To the great Three in One”—See Note 1 above.</note><br /><a name="dayofrest3"></a><note><sup>3</sup>This is not an error. Refection means “Refreshment with food and drink.”</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-57299010598649620472010-01-13T23:34:00.000-05:002010-01-13T23:35:09.656-05:00I Know of a Name (That Beautiful Name)<cite>Hymn lyrics by Jean Perry,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Mabel Johnson Camp</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>I know of a name, a beautiful name,</li><li>That angels brought down to earth;</li><li>They whispered it low, one night long ago,</li><li>To a maiden of lowly birth.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>That beautiful name, that beautiful name,</li><li>From sin has power to free us!</li><li>That beautiful name, that wonderful name,</li><li>That matchless name is Jesus!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>I know of a name, a beautiful name,</li><li>That unto a Babe was given.</li><li>The stars glittered bright throughout that glad night,</li><li>And angels praised God in Heav’n.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>The One of that name, my Savior became,</li><li>My Savior of Calvary.</li><li>My sins nailed Him there; my burdens He bare.</li><li>He suffered all this for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>I love that blest name, that wonderful name,</li><li>Made higher than all in Heaven.</li><li>’Twas whispered, I know, in my heart long ago</li><li>To Jesus my life I’ve giv’n.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-31417188203387951702010-01-12T17:40:00.000-05:002010-01-14T13:30:19.725-05:00My Heart’s Prayer<cite>Hymn lyrics by H. P. Blanchard,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Ralph E. Stewart</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>My new life I owe to Thee,</li><li>Jesus, Lamb of Calvary;</li><li>Sin was canceled on the tree,</li><li>Jesus, blessed Jesus.<br /></li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Humbly at Thy cross I’d stay,</li><li>Jesus, keep me there, I pray;</li><li>Teach me more of thee each day,<br /></li><li>Jesus, blessed Jesus.<br /></li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Grant me wisdom, grace and pow’r,</li><li>Lord, I need Thee ev’ry hour;</li><li>Let my will be lost in Thine,<br /></li><li>Jesus, blessed Jesus.<br /></li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Savior, Thou hast heard my plea,</li><li>Thou art near—so near to me;</li><li>Now I feel Thy strength’ning pow’r,<br /></li><li>Jesus, blessed Jesus.<br /></li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-3358784561861734062010-01-11T20:29:00.000-05:002010-01-11T20:31:17.112-05:00The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power (1912)<cite>Hymn lyrics by Civilla D. Martin,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Walter S. Martin</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>The blood that Jesus once shed for me,</li><li>As my Redeemer, upon the tree;</li><li>The blood that setteth the pris’ner free,</li><li>Will never lose its pow’r.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>It will never lose its pow’r,</li><li>It will never lose its pow’r;</li><li>The blood that cleanses from all sin</li><li>Will never lose its pow’r.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>It gives us access to God on high,</li><li>From “far off places” it brings us nigh;</li><li>To precious blessings that never die,</li><li>It will never lose its pow’r.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>It is a shelter for rich and poor,</li><li>It is to Heaven the open door;</li><li>The sinner’s merit forevermore,</li><li>It will never lose its pow’r.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>And when with all the blood washed throng</li><li>We sing in glory redemption’s song;</li><li>We’ll pass the glorious truth along,</li><li>It has never lost its pow’r.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-69967791693521095432010-01-08T21:48:00.002-05:002010-01-11T20:33:46.156-05:00I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go<cite>Hymn lyrics by Mary Brown and Charles E. Prior,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Carrie E. Rounsefell</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>It may not be on the mountain’s height, or over the stormy sea;</li><li>It may not be at the battle’s front my Lord will have need of me;</li><li>But if by a still, small voice He calls to paths I do not know,</li><li>I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in Thine,<a href="#illgowhere1"><sup>1</sup></a></li><li>I’ll go where You want me to go.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord,</li><li>O’er mountain, or plain, or sea;</li><li>I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord,</li><li>I’ll be what You want me to be.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Perhaps today there are loving words which Jesus would have me speak;</li><li>There may be now, in the paths of sin, some wand’rer whom I should seek.</li><li>O Savior, if Thou wilt<a href="#illgowhere2"><sup>2</sup></a> be my Guide, though dark and rugged the way,</li><li>My voice shall echo the message sweet,</li><li>I’ll say what You want me to say.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>There’s surely somewhere a lowly place in earth’s harvest fields so wide,</li><li>Where I may labor through life’s short day for Jesus, the Crucified.</li><li>So, trusting my all unto Thy<a href="#illgowhere3"><sup>3</sup></a> care, I know Thou lovest<a href="#illgowhere4"><sup>4</sup></a> me!</li><li>I’ll do Your will with a heart sincere,</li><li>I’ll be what You want me to be.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><br /><a name="illgowhere1"></a><note><sup>1</sup>Some hymnals read “Yours”</note><br /><a name="illgowhere2"></a><note><sup>2</sup>Some hymnals read “You will”</note><br /><a name="illgowhere3"></a><note><sup>3</sup>Some hymnals read “Your”</note><br /><a name="illgowhere4"></a><note><sup>4</sup>Some hymnals read “You always love”</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-28488531967700844872010-01-06T22:32:00.001-05:002010-01-08T21:50:01.725-05:00Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid<cite>Hymn lyrics by John M. Neale,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Henry W. Baker</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Art thou weary, art thou languid,</li><li>Art thou sore distressed?</li><li>“Come to Me,” saith One, “and coming,</li><li>Be at rest.”</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Hath He marks to lead me to Him,</li><li>If He be my Guide?</li><li>In His feet and hands are wound prints</li><li>And His side.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Hath He diadem, as monarch,</li><li>That His brow adorns?</li><li>Yes, a crown in very surety,</li><li>But of thorns.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>If I find Him, if I follow,</li><li>What His guerdon<a href="#artthouweary1"><sup>1</sup></a> here?</li><li>Many a sorrow, many a labor,</li><li>Many a tear.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>If I still hold closely to Him,</li><li>What hath He at last?</li><li>Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,</li><li>Jordan passed.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 6</dt><dd><ul><li>If I ask Him to receive me,</li><li>Will He say me nay?</li><li>Not till earth and not till Heaven</li><li>Pass away.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 7</dt><dd><ul><li>Finding, following, keeping, struggling,</li><li>Is He sure to bless?</li><li>Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,</li><li>Answer, Yes!</li></ul></dd></dl><br /><a name="artthouweary1"></a><note><sup>1</sup>A reward or recompense.</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-62120409548304466512009-11-05T18:41:00.000-05:002009-11-05T18:41:11.707-05:00Seeking the Lost<cite>Hymn lyrics and Music by William A. Ogden</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Seeking the lost, yes, kindly entreating</li><li>Wanderers on the mountain astray;</li><li>“Come unto Me,” His message repeating,</li><li>Words of the Master speaking today.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>Going afar (going afar)</li><li>Upon the mountain (upon the mountain)</li><li>Bringing the wan(bringing the wan)d’rer back again, back again,</li><li>Into the fold (into the fold)</li><li>Of my Redeemer (of my Redeemer)</li><li>Jesus the Lamb (Jesus the Lamb) for sinners slain, for sinners slain.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Seeking the lost and pointing to Jesus</li><li>Souls that are weak and hearts that are sore,</li><li>Leading them forth in ways of salvation,</li><li>Showing the path to life evermore.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Thus would I go on missions of mercy,</li><li>Following Christ from day unto day,</li><li>Cheering the faint and raising the fallen,</li><li>Pointing the lost to Jesus, the Way.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-43091299449558034612008-12-14T03:19:00.000-05:002010-01-16T15:40:16.556-05:00Heavenly Host<cite>Hymn lyrics and Music by William Billings</cite><br /><cite>(1786 edition)</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Methinks I see an Heav’nly host</li><li>Of angels on the wing;</li><li>Methinks I hear their cheerful notes,</li><li>So merrily they sing:</li><li>Let all your fears be banish’d hence,</li><li>Glad tidings I proclaim,</li><li>For there’s a Saviour born today,</li><li>And Jesus is his name.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Lay down your crooks, and quit your flocks,</li><li>To Bethlehem repair;</li><li>And let your wand’ring steps be squared</li><li>By yonder shining star.</li><li>Seek not in courts or palaces,</li><li>Nor royal curtains draw;</li><li>But search the stable, see your God</li><li>Extended on the straw.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Then learn from hence, ye rural swains,</li><li>The meekness of your God,</li><li>Who left the boundless realms of joy,</li><li>To ransom you with blood.</li><li>The master of the inn refus’d</li><li>A more commodious place;</li><li>Ungenerous soul of savage mold,</li><li>And destitute of grace.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Exult ye oxen, low for joy,</li><li>Ye tenants of the stall,</li><li>Pay your obeisance; on your knees</li><li>Unanimously fall.</li><li>The royal guest you entertain</li><li>Is not of common birth,</li><li>But second in the Great I am;</li><li>The God of Heav’n and Earth.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Then suddenly an Heav’nly host</li><li>Around the shepherds throng,</li><li>Exulting in the threefold God</li><li>And thus address their song:</li><li>To God the Father, Christ the Son,</li><li>And Holy Ghost ador’d;</li><li>The First and Last, the Last and First,</li><li>Eternal praise afford.</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-8824719181123193212008-11-16T21:55:00.001-05:002008-11-16T22:03:01.005-05:00I’ve Found a Friend<cite>Hymn lyrics by James G. Small,</cite><br /><cite>Music by George C. Stebbins</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend!</li><li>He loved me ere I knew Him;</li><li>He drew me with the cords of love,</li><li>And thus He bound me to Him;</li><li>And round my heart still closely twine</li><li>Those ties which naught can sever,</li><li>For I am His, and He is mine,</li><li>Forever and forever.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend!</li><li>He bled, He died to save me;</li><li>And not alone the gift of life,</li><li>But His own Self He gave me!</li><li>Naught that I have mine own I call,</li><li>I’ll hold it for the Giver,</li><li>My heart, my strength, my life, my all</li><li>Are His, and His forever.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend!</li><li>All pow’r to Him is given,</li><li>To guard me on my onward course,</li><li>And bring me safe to heaven.</li><li>Th’eternal glories gleam afar,</li><li>To nerve my faint endeavor;</li><li>So now to watch, to work, to war,</li><li>And then to rest forever.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend!</li><li>So kind and true and tender,</li><li>So wise a Counselor and Guide,</li><li>So mighty a Defender!</li><li>From Him who loves me now so well</li><li>What pow’r my soul can sever?</li><li>Shall life or death, shall earth or hell?</li><li>No! I am His forever.</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-2580465372953571672008-11-09T22:33:00.000-05:002008-11-16T22:01:48.069-05:00My Faith Has Found a Resting Place<cite>Hymn lyrics by Eliza E. Hewitt,</cite><br /><cite>Music by André E. M. Grétry,</cite><br /><cite>Arr. William J. Kirkpatrick</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>My faith has found a resting place,</li><li>Not in device or creed;</li><li>I trust the ever living One,</li><li>His wounds for me shall plead.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>I need no other argument,</li><li>I need no other plea,</li><li>It is enough that Jesus died,</li><li>And that He died for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Enough for me that Jesus saves,</li><li>This ends my fear and doubt;</li><li>A sinful soul I come to Him,</li><li>He’ll never cast me out.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>My heart is leaning on the Word,</li><li>The living Word of God,</li><li>Salvation by my Savior’s Name,</li><li>Salvation through His blood.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>My great Physician heals the sick,</li><li>The lost He came to save;</li><li>For me His precious blood He shed,</li><li>For me His life He gave.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-87784213159146848962008-10-26T17:45:00.001-04:002010-01-16T15:40:16.557-05:00The Church’s One Foundation<cite>Hymn lyrics by Samuel J. Stone,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Samuel S. Wesley</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>The Church’s one foundation</li><li>Is Jesus Christ her Lord,</li><li>She is His new creation</li><li>By water and the Word.</li><li>From heav’n He came and sought her</li><li>To be His holy bride;</li><li>With His own blood He bought her</li><li>And for her life He died.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>She is from every nation,</li><li>Yet one o’er all the earth;</li><li>Her charter of salvation,</li><li>One Lord, one faith, one birth;</li><li>One holy Name she blesses,</li><li>Partakes one holy food,</li><li>And to one hope she presses,</li><li>With every grace endued.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>The Church shall never perish!</li><li>Her dear Lord to defend,</li><li>To guide, sustain, and cherish,</li><li>Is with her to the end:</li><li>Though there be those who hate her,</li><li>And false sons in her pale,</li><li>Against both foe or traitor</li><li>She ever shall prevail.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Though with a scornful wonder</li><li>Men see her sore oppressed,</li><li>By schisms rent asunder,</li><li>By heresies distressed:</li><li>Yet saints their watch are keeping,</li><li>Their cry goes up, “How long?”</li><li>And soon the night of weeping</li><li>Shall be the morn of song!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>’Mid toil and tribulation,</li><li>And tumult of her war,</li><li>She waits the consummation</li><li>Of peace forevermore;</li><li>Till, with the vision glorious,</li><li>Her longing eyes are blest,</li><li>And the great Church victorious</li><li>Shall be the Church at rest.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 6</dt><dd><ul><li>Yet she on earth hath union</li><li>With God the Three in One,</li><li>And mystic sweet communion</li><li>With those whose rest is won,</li><li>With all her sons and daughters</li><li>Who, by the Master’s hand</li><li>Led through the deathly waters,</li><li>Repose in Eden land.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 7</dt><dd><ul><li>O happy ones and holy!</li><li>Lord, give us grace that we</li><li>Like them, the meek and lowly,</li><li>On high may dwell with Thee:</li><li>There, past the border mountains,</li><li>Where in sweet vales the Bride</li><li>With Thee by living fountains</li><li>Forever shall abide!</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-9707754310944987662008-05-19T19:43:00.000-04:002008-11-16T22:01:48.070-05:00God Leads Us Along<cite>Hymn lyrics by and m</cite><cite>usic by George A. Young</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,</li><li>God leads His dear children along;</li><li>Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary one’s feet,</li><li>God leads His dear children along.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>Some through the waters, some through the flood,</li><li>Some through the fire, but all through the blood;</li><li>Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song,</li><li>In the night season and all the day long.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright,</li><li>God leads His dear children along;</li><li>Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night,</li><li>God leads His dear children along.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose,</li><li>God leads His dear children along;</li><li>Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes,</li><li>God leads His dear children along.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Away from the mire, and away from the clay,</li><li>God leads His dear children along;</li><li>Away up in glory, eternity’s day,</li><li>God leads His dear children along.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-52466588783754145852008-01-26T17:27:00.000-05:002008-11-16T23:32:03.136-05:00My Hope Is in the Lord<cite>Hymn lyrics and Music by Norman J. Clayton</cite><br /><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>My hope is in the Lord</li><li>Who gave Himself for me,</li><li>And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>For me He died,</li><li>For me He lives,</li><li>And everlasting life and light He freely gives.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>No merit of my own</li><li>His anger to suppress.</li><li>My only hope is found in Jesus’ righteousness.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><br /><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>And now for me He stands</li><li>Before the Father’s throne.</li><li>He shows His wounded hands and names me as His own.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><br /><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>His grace has planned it all,</li><li>’Tis mine but to believe,</li><li>And recognize His work of love and Christ receive.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-91104184553641133572008-01-25T17:23:00.000-05:002010-01-16T15:40:16.557-05:00Revive Us Again<cite>Hymn lyrics by William P. MacKay,</cite><br /><cite>Music by John J. Husband</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>We praise Thee, O God!</li><li>For the Son of Thy love,</li><li>For Jesus Who died,</li><li>And is now gone above.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>Hallelujah! Thine the glory.</li><li>Hallelujah! Amen.</li><li>Hallelujah! Thine the glory.</li><li>Revive us again.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>We praise Thee, O God!</li><li>For Thy Spirit of light,</li><li>Who hath shown us our Savior,</li><li>And scattered our night.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>All glory and praise</li><li>To the Lamb that was slain,</li><li>Who hath borne all our sins,</li><li>And hath cleansed every stain.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>All glory and praise</li><li>To the God of all grace,</li><li>Who hast brought us, and sought us,</li><li>And guided our ways.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Revive us again;</li><li>Fill each heart with Thy love;</li><li>May each soul be rekindled</li><li>With fire from above.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-81908441446681814212008-01-23T14:21:00.002-05:002010-01-16T15:43:28.092-05:00Christ the Lord is Risen Today<cite>Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,</cite><br /><cite>Music: Easter Hymn, composer unknown</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Christ, the Lord, is ris’n today, Alleluia!</li><li>Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!</li><li>Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!</li><li>Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!</li><li>Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!</li><li>Lo! the Sun’s eclipse is o’er, Alleluia!</li><li>Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!</li><li>Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!</li><li>Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!</li><li>Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!</li><li>Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!</li><li>Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!</li><li>Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!</li><li>Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!</li><li>Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!</li><li>Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 6</dt><dd><ul><li>Hail, the Lord of earth and Heav’n, Alleluia!</li><li>Praise to Thee by both be giv’n, Alleluia!</li><li>Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!</li><li>Hail, the resurrection, thou, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 7</dt><dd><ul><li>King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia!</li><li>Everlasting life is this, Alleluia!</li><li>Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Alleluia!</li><li>Thus to sing and thus to love, Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 8</dt><dd><ul><li>Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!</li><li>Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!</li><li>Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!</li><li>Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 9</dt><dd><ul><li>But the pains that He endured, Alleluia!</li><li>Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!</li><li>Now above the sky He’s King, Alleluia!</li><li>Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 10</dt><dd><ul><li>Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!</li><li>Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!</li><li>Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!</li><li>Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-73765990810586661512008-01-22T14:29:00.000-05:002008-11-16T21:58:53.322-05:00Keep Thou my Way<cite>Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Theodore E. Perkins</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh;</li><li>Strong is Thy mighty arm, weak and frail am I;</li><li>Then, my unchanging Friend, on Thee, my hopes depend,</li><li>Till life’s brief day shall end, be Thou ever nigh.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Keep Thou my heart, O Lord, ever close to Thee;</li><li>Safe in Thine arms of love, shall my refuge be;</li><li>Then, over a tranquil tide, my bark shall safely glide;</li><li>I shall be satisfied, ever close to Thee.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Keep Thou my all, O Lord, hide my life in Thine;</li><li>O let Thy sacred light over my pathway shine;</li><li>Kept by Thy tender care, gladly the cross I’ll bear;<a href="#keepthou1"><sup>1</sup></a></li><li>Hear Thou and grant my prayer, hide my life in Thine.</li></ul></dd></dl><br /><br /><note><a name="keepthou1"></a><sup>1</sup>This line is the famous "Gladly the cross-eyed bear" line.</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-3825961616703533652008-01-18T16:03:00.000-05:002008-11-16T22:01:48.072-05:00Grace Greater than Our Sin (Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord)<cite>Hymn lyrics by Julia H. Johnston,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Daniel B. Towner</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,</li><li>Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!</li><li>Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,</li><li>There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>Grace, grace, God’s grace,</li><li>Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;</li><li>Grace, grace, God’s grace,</li><li>Grace that is greater than all our sin.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,</li><li>Threaten the soul with infinite loss;</li><li>Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,</li><li>Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.</li><li>What can avail to wash it away?</li><li>Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,</li><li>Brighter than snow you may be today.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,</li><li>Freely bestowed on all who believe!</li><li>You that are longing to see His face,</li><li>Will you this moment His grace receive?</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-86320586472340908852008-01-10T17:35:00.000-05:002010-01-16T16:25:43.812-05:00Arise, My Soul, Arise<cite>Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,</cite><br /><cite>Music by Lewis Edson,</cite><br /><cite>Alternate Tune by Daniel B. Towner (with slightly rearranged words)</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Arise, my soul, arise;</li><li>Shake off thy guilty fears;</li><li>The bleeding sacrifice</li><li>In my behalf appears:</li><li>Before the throne my surety stands,</li><li>Before the throne my surety stands,</li><li>My name is written on His hands.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>He ever lives above,</li><li>For me to intercede;</li><li>His all redeeming love,</li><li>His precious blood, to plead:</li><li>His blood atoned for all our race,</li><li>His blood atoned for all our race,</li><li>And sprinkles now the throne of grace.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Five bleeding wounds He bears;</li><li>Received on Calvary;</li><li>They pour effectual prayers;</li><li>They strongly plead for me:</li><li>“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,</li><li>“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,</li><li>“Nor let that ransomed sinner die!”</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>The Father hears Him pray,</li><li>His dear anointed One;</li><li>He cannot turn away,</li><li>The presence of His Son;</li><li>His Spirit answers to the blood,</li><li>His Spirit answers to the blood,</li><li>And tells me I am born of God.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>My God is reconciled;</li><li>His pardoning voice I hear;</li><li>He owns me for His child;</li><li>I can no longer fear:</li><li>With confidence I now draw nigh,</li><li>With confidence I now draw nigh,</li><li>And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-47668485085229218582008-01-08T13:40:00.000-05:002008-11-16T23:32:03.138-05:00Wounded for Me<cite>Hymn lyrics (verse 1) and Music by William G. Ovens,</cite><br /><cite>Hymn lyrics (verses 2-5) by Gladys W. Roberts</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Wounded for me, wounded for me,</li><li>There on the cross He was wounded for me;</li><li>Gone my transgressions, and now I am free,</li><li>All because Jesus was wounded for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Dying for me, dying for me,</li><li>There on the cross He was dying for me;</li><li>Now in His death my redemption I see,</li><li>All because Jesus was dying for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Risen for me, risen for me,</li><li>Up from the grave He has risen for me;</li><li>Now evermore from death’s sting I am free,</li><li>All because Jesus has risen for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Living for me, living for me,</li><li>Up in the skies He is living for me;</li><li>Daily He’s pleading and praying for me,</li><li>All because Jesus is living for me.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Coming for me, coming for me,</li><li>One day to earth He is coming for me;</li><li>Then with what joy His dear face I shall see,</li><li>O how I praise Him—He’s coming for me!</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-21455123049072001642008-01-07T14:40:00.000-05:002008-11-16T22:01:48.073-05:00Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim it!<cite>Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,</cite><br /><cite>Music by William J. Kirkpatrick</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!</li><li>Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;</li><li>Redeemed through His infinite mercy,</li><li>His child and forever I am.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Chorus</dt><dd><ul><li>Redeemed, redeemed,</li><li>Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;</li><li>Redeemed, redeemed,</li><li>His child and forever I am.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,</li><li>No language my rapture can tell;</li><li>I know that the light of His presence</li><li>With me doth continually dwell.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>I think of my blessed Redeemer,</li><li>I think of Him all the day long:</li><li>I sing, for I cannot be silent;</li><li>His love is the theme of my song.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 4<a href="#redeemed1"><sup>1</sup></a></dt><dd><ul><li>I know there’s a crown that is waiting,</li><li>In yonder bright mansion for me,</li><li>And soon, with the spirits made perfect,</li><li>At home with the Lord I shall be.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b> <dl><dt>Verse 5<a href="#redeemed2"><sup>2</sup></a></dt><dd><ul><li>I know I shall see in His beauty</li><li>The King in whose law I delight,</li><li>Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,</li><li>And giveth me songs in the night.</li></ul></dd></dl><b>Chorus</b><br /><a name="redeemed1"></a><note><sup>1</sup>Apparently the original verse. See note for verse 5 below.</note><br /><a name="redeemed2"></a><note><sup>2</sup>Appears in later hymnals; of uncertain origin, maybe added by an editor.</note>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776137.post-71253830192209218062008-01-06T16:39:00.000-05:002008-11-16T22:01:48.073-05:00Just as I Am<cite>Hymn lyrics by Charlotte Elliot,</cite><br /><cite>Music by William B. Bradbury</cite><br /><dl><dt>Verse 1</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, without one plea,</li><li>But that Thy blood was shed for me,</li><li>And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 2</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, and waiting not</li><li>To rid my soul of one dark blot,</li><li>To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 3</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, though tossed about</li><li>With many a conflict, many a doubt,</li><li>Fightings and fears within, without,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 4</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;</li><li>Sight, riches, healing of the mind,</li><li>Yea, all I need in Thee to find,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 5</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,</li><li>Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;</li><li>Because Thy promise I believe,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 6</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, Thy love unknown</li><li>Hath broken every barrier down;</li><li>Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come.</li></ul></dd></dl><dl><dt>Verse 7</dt><dd><ul><li>Just as I am, of that free love</li><li>The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,</li><li>Here for a season, then above,</li><li>O Lamb of God, I come, I come!</li></ul></dd></dl>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512196267124357822noreply@blogger.com0