Count Your Blessings

Hymn lyrics by John­son Oat­man, Jr.,
Music by Edwin O. Excell

Verse 1

• When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
• When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
• Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
• And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Chorus

• Count your blessings, name them one by one,
• Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
• Count your blessings, name them one by one,
• Count your many blessings, see what God hath done!¹

Verse 2

• Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
• Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
• Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
• And you will be² singing as the days go by.

Chorus

Verse 3

• When you look at others with their lands and gold,
• Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
• Count your many blessings. Money cannot³ buy
• Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

Chorus

Verse 4

• So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
• Do not be discouraged,⁴ God is over all;
• Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
• Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Chorus

¹Some hymnals read, “And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.”
²Some hymnals read, “keep”
³Some hymnals read, “Wealth can never”
⁴Some hymnals read, “disheartened”

Be Still, My Soul

Hymn lyrics by Katharina A. von Schlegel,
Translated from German by Jane L. Borthwick;
Music by Jean Sibelius

Verse 1

• Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
• Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
• Leave to thy God to order and provide;
• In ev’ry change, He faithful will remain.
• Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
• Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Verse 2

• Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
• To guide the future, as He has the past.
• Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
• All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
• Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
• His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Verse 3

• Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
• And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
• Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
• Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
• Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
• From His own fullness all He takes away.

Verse 4

• Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
• When we shall be forever with the Lord.
• When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
• Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
• Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
• All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Verse 5

• Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise
• On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;
• Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,
• So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.
• Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine
• Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.

I Know of a Name (That Beautiful Name)

Hymn lyrics by Jean Perry,
Music by Mabel Johnson Camp

Verse 1

• I know of a name, a beautiful name,
• That angels brought down to earth;
• They whispered it low, one night long ago,
• To a maiden of lowly birth.

Chorus

• That beautiful name, that beautiful name,
• From sin has power to free us!
• That beautiful name, that wonderful name,
• That matchless name is Jesus!

Verse 2

• I know of a name, a beautiful name,
• That unto a Babe was given.
• The stars glittered bright throughout that glad night,
• And angels praised God in Heav’n.

Chorus

Verse 3

• The One of that name, my Savior became,
• My Savior of Calvary.
• My sins nailed Him there; my burdens He bare.
• He suffered all this for me.

Chorus

Verse 4

• I love that blest name, that wonderful name,
• Made higher than all in Heaven.
• ’Twas whispered, I know, in my heart long ago
• To Jesus my life I’ve giv’n.

Chorus

My Heart’s Prayer

Hymn lyrics by H. P. Blanchard,
Music by Ralph E. Stewart

Verse 1

• My new life I owe to Thee,
• Jesus, Lamb of Calvary;
• Sin was canceled on the tree,
• Jesus, blessed Jesus.
  

Verse 2

• Humbly at Thy cross I’d stay,
• Jesus, keep me there, I pray;
• Teach me more of thee each day,
  
• Jesus, blessed Jesus.
  

Verse 3

• Grant me wisdom, grace and pow’r,
• Lord, I need Thee ev’ry hour;
• Let my will be lost in Thine,
  
• Jesus, blessed Jesus.
  

Verse 4

• Savior, Thou hast heard my plea,
• Thou art near—so near to me;
• Now I feel Thy strength’ning pow’r,
  
• Jesus, blessed Jesus.
  

The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power (1912)

Hymn lyrics by Civilla D. Martin,
Music by Walter S. Martin

Verse 1

• The blood that Jesus once shed for me,
• As my Redeemer, upon the tree;
• The blood that setteth the pris’ner free,
• Will never lose its pow’r.

Chorus

• It will never lose its pow’r,
• It will never lose its pow’r;
• The blood that cleanses from all sin
• Will never lose its pow’r.

Verse 2

• It gives us access to God on high,
• From “far off places” it brings us nigh;
• To precious blessings that never die,
• It will never lose its pow’r.

Chorus

Verse 3

• It is a shelter for rich and poor,
• It is to Heaven the open door;
• The sinner’s merit forevermore,
• It will never lose its pow’r.

Chorus

Verse 4

• And when with all the blood washed throng
• We sing in glory redemption’s song;
• We’ll pass the glorious truth along,
• It has never lost its pow’r.

Chorus

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go

Hymn lyrics by Mary Brown and Charles E. Prior,
Music by Carrie E. Rounsefell

Verse 1

• It may not be on the mountain’s height, or over the stormy sea;
• It may not be at the battle’s front my Lord will have need of me;
• But if by a still, small voice He calls to paths I do not know,
• I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in Thine,¹
• I’ll go where You want me to go.

Chorus

• I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord,
• O’er mountain, or plain, or sea;
• I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord,
• I’ll be what You want me to be.

Verse 2

• Perhaps today there are loving words which Jesus would have me speak;
• There may be now, in the paths of sin, some wand’rer whom I should seek.
• O Savior, if Thou wilt² be my Guide, though dark and rugged the way,
• My voice shall echo the message sweet,
• I’ll say what You want me to say.

Chorus

Verse 3

• There’s surely somewhere a lowly place in earth’s harvest fields so wide,
• Where I may labor through life’s short day for Jesus, the Crucified.
• So, trusting my all unto Thy³ care, I know Thou lovest⁴ me!
• I’ll do Your will with a heart sincere,
• I’ll be what You want me to be.

Chorus
¹Some hymnals read “Yours”
²Some hymnals read “You will”
³Some hymnals read “Your”
⁴Some hymnals read “You always love”

Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid

Hymn lyrics by John M. Neale,
Music by Henry W. Baker

Verse 1

• Art thou weary, art thou languid,
• Art thou sore distressed?
• “Come to Me,” saith One, “and coming,
• Be at rest.”

Verse 2

• Hath He marks to lead me to Him,
• If He be my Guide?
• In His feet and hands are wound prints
• And His side.

Verse 3

• Hath He diadem, as monarch,
• That His brow adorns?
• Yes, a crown in very surety,
• But of thorns.

Verse 4

• If I find Him, if I follow,
• What His guerdon¹ here?
• Many a sorrow, many a labor,
• Many a tear.

Verse 5

• If I still hold closely to Him,
• What hath He at last?
• Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
• Jordan passed.

Verse 6

• If I ask Him to receive me,
• Will He say me nay?
• Not till earth and not till Heaven
• Pass away.

Verse 7

• Finding, following, keeping, struggling,
• Is He sure to bless?
• Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,
• Answer, Yes!

¹A reward or recompense.

My Hope Is in the Lord

Hymn lyrics and Music by Norman J. Clayton

Verse 1

• My hope is in the Lord
• Who gave Himself for me,
• And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary.

Chorus

• For me He died,
• For me He lives,
• And everlasting life and light He freely gives.

Verse 2

• No merit of my own
• His anger to suppress.
• My only hope is found in Jesus’ righteousness.

Chorus

Verse 3

• And now for me He stands
• Before the Father’s throne.
• He shows His wounded hands and names me as His own.

Chorus

Verse 4

• His grace has planned it all,
• ’Tis mine but to believe,
• And recognize His work of love and Christ receive.

Chorus

Revive Us Again

Hymn lyrics by William P. MacKay,
Music by John J. Husband

Verse 1

• We praise Thee, O God!
• For the Son of Thy love,
• For Jesus Who died,
• And is now gone above.

Chorus

• Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
• Hallelujah! Amen.
• Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
• Revive us again.

Verse 2

• We praise Thee, O God!
• For Thy Spirit of light,
• Who hath shown us our Savior,
• And scattered our night.

Chorus

Verse 3

• All glory and praise
• To the Lamb that was slain,
• Who hath borne all our sins,
• And hath cleansed every stain.

Chorus

Verse 4

• All glory and praise
• To the God of all grace,
• Who hast brought us, and sought us,
• And guided our ways.

Chorus

Verse 5

• Revive us again;
• Fill each heart with Thy love;
• May each soul be rekindled
• With fire from above.

Chorus

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,
Music: Easter Hymn, composer unknown

Verse 1

• Christ, the Lord, is ris’n today, Alleluia!
• Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
• Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
• Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Verse 2

• Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
• Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
• Lo! the Sun’s eclipse is o’er, Alleluia!
• Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!

Verse 3

• Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
• Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
• Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
• Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!

Verse 4

• Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
• Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
• Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
• Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Verse 5

• Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
• Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
• Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
• Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Verse 6

• Hail, the Lord of earth and Heav’n, Alleluia!
• Praise to Thee by both be giv’n, Alleluia!
• Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
• Hail, the resurrection, thou, Alleluia!

Verse 7

• King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia!
• Everlasting life is this, Alleluia!
• Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Alleluia!
• Thus to sing and thus to love, Alleluia!

Verse 8

• Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
• Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
• Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
• Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!

Verse 9

• But the pains that He endured, Alleluia!
• Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!
• Now above the sky He’s King, Alleluia!
• Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

Verse 10

• Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
• Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
• Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
• Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

Keep Thou my Way

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by Theodore E. Perkins

Verse 1

• Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh;
• Strong is Thy mighty arm, weak and frail am I;
• Then, my unchanging Friend, on Thee, my hopes depend,
• Till life’s brief day shall end, be Thou ever nigh.

Verse 2

• Keep Thou my heart, O Lord, ever close to Thee;
• Safe in Thine arms of love, shall my refuge be;
• Then, over a tranquil tide, my bark shall safely glide;
• I shall be satisfied, ever close to Thee.

Verse 3

• Keep Thou my all, O Lord, hide my life in Thine;
• O let Thy sacred light over my pathway shine;
• Kept by Thy tender care, gladly the cross I’ll bear;¹
• Hear Thou and grant my prayer, hide my life in Thine.

¹This line is the famous "Gladly the cross-eyed bear" line.

Grace Greater than Our Sin (Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord)

Hymn lyrics by Julia H. Johnston,
Music by Daniel B. Towner

Verse 1

• Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
• Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
• Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,
• There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Chorus

• Grace, grace, God’s grace,
• Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
• Grace, grace, God’s grace,
• Grace that is greater than all our sin.

Verse 2

• Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,
• Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
• Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
• Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

Chorus

Verse 3

• Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
• What can avail to wash it away?
• Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
• Brighter than snow you may be today.

Chorus

Verse 4

• Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
• Freely bestowed on all who believe!
• You that are longing to see His face,
• Will you this moment His grace receive?

Chorus

Arise, My Soul, Arise

Hymn lyrics by Charles Wesley,
Music by Lewis Edson,
Alternate Tune by Daniel B. Towner (with slightly rearranged words)

Verse 1

• Arise, my soul, arise;
• Shake off thy guilty fears;
• The bleeding sacrifice
• In my behalf appears:
• Before the throne my surety stands,
• Before the throne my surety stands,
• My name is written on His hands.

Verse 2

• He ever lives above,
• For me to intercede;
• His all redeeming love,
• His precious blood, to plead:
• His blood atoned for all our race,
• His blood atoned for all our race,
• And sprinkles now the throne of grace.

Verse 3

• Five bleeding wounds He bears;
• Received on Calvary;
• They pour effectual prayers;
• They strongly plead for me:
• “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
• “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
• “Nor let that ransomed sinner die!”

Verse 4

• The Father hears Him pray,
• His dear anointed One;
• He cannot turn away,
• The presence of His Son;
• His Spirit answers to the blood,
• His Spirit answers to the blood,
• And tells me I am born of God.

Verse 5

• My God is reconciled;
• His pardoning voice I hear;
• He owns me for His child;
• I can no longer fear:
• With confidence I now draw nigh,
• With confidence I now draw nigh,
• And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.

Wounded for Me

Hymn lyrics (verse 1) and Music by William G. Ovens,
Hymn lyrics (verses 2-5) by Gladys W. Roberts

Verse 1

• Wounded for me, wounded for me,
• There on the cross He was wounded for me;
• Gone my transgressions, and now I am free,
• All because Jesus was wounded for me.

Verse 2

• Dying for me, dying for me,
• There on the cross He was dying for me;
• Now in His death my redemption I see,
• All because Jesus was dying for me.

Verse 3

• Risen for me, risen for me,
• Up from the grave He has risen for me;
• Now evermore from death’s sting I am free,
• All because Jesus has risen for me.

Verse 4

• Living for me, living for me,
• Up in the skies He is living for me;
• Daily He’s pleading and praying for me,
• All because Jesus is living for me.

Verse 5

• Coming for me, coming for me,
• One day to earth He is coming for me;
• Then with what joy His dear face I shall see,
• O how I praise Him—He’s coming for me!

When I See the Blood

Hymn lyrics by John G. Foote,
Music by Elisha A. Hoffman

Verse 1

• Christ our Redeemer died on the cross,
• Died for the sinner, paid all his due.
• All who receive Him need never fear,
• Yes, He will pass, will pass over you.

Chorus

• When I see the blood,
• When I see the blood,
• When I see the blood,
• I will pass, I will pass over you.

Verse 2

• Chiefest of sinners, Jesus will save;
• As He has promised, so He will do;
• Oh, sinner, hear Him, trust in His Word,
• Then He will pass, will pass over you.

Chorus

Verse 3

• Judgment is coming, all will be there.
• Who have rejected, who have refused?
• Oh, sinner, hasten, let Jesus in,
• Oh, He will pass, will pass over you.

Chorus

Verse 4

• O great compassion! O boundless love!
• Jesus hath power, Jesus is true;
• All who believe are safe from the storm,
• Oh, He will pass, will pass over you.

Chorus

It is Well with My Soul

Hymn lyrics by Horatio G. Spafford,
Music by Philip P. Bliss

Verse 1

• When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
• When sorrows like sea billows roll;
• Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
• It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Chorus

• It is well (it is well)
• With my soul (with my soul),
• It is well, it is well with my soul.

Verse 2

• Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
• Let this blest assurance control,
• That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
• And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

Chorus

Verse 3

• My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
• My sin, not in part but the whole,
• Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
• Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

Chorus

Verse 4

• For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
• If Jordan above me shall roll,
• No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
• Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

Chorus

Verse 5

• But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
• The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
• Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
• Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

Chorus

Verse 6

• And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
• The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
• The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
• “Even so!” It is well with my soul.

Chorus

All Your Anxiety

Hymn lyrics and music by Edward H. Joy

Verse 1

• Is there a heart o’erbound by¹ sorrow?
• Is there a life weighed down by care?
• Come to the cross, each burden bearing;
• All your anxiety—leave it there.

Chorus

• All your anxiety, all your care,
• Bring to the mercy seat, leave it there,
• Never a burden He cannot bear,
• Never a friend like Jesus!

Verse 2

• No other friend so swift² to help you,
• No other friend so quick to hear,
• No other place to leave your burden,
• No other one to hear your prayer.

Chorus

Verse 3

• Come then at once; delay no longer!
• Heed His entreaty kind and sweet,
• You need not fear a disappointment;
• You shall find peace at the mercy seat.

Chorus
¹Some hymnals read “bent o’er with”
²Many hymnals read “keen”

A New Name in Glory

Hymn lyrics and music by C. Austin Miles

Verse 1

• I was once a sinner, but I came
• Pardon to receive from my Lord:
• This was freely given, and I found
• That He always kept His word.

Chorus

• There’s a new name written down in glory,
• And it’s mine, O yes, it’s mine!
• And the white robed angels sing the story,
• “A sinner has come home.”
• For there’s a new name written down in glory,
• And it’s mine, O yes, it’s mine!
• With my sins forgiven I am bound for Heaven,
• Never more to roam.

Verse 2

• I was humbly kneeling at the cross,
• Fearing naught by God’s angry frown;
• When the heavens opened and I saw
• That my name was written down.

Chorus

Verse 3

• In the Book ’tis written, “Saved by Grace,”
• O the joy that came to my soul!
• Now I am forgiven, and I know
• By the blood I am made whole.

Chorus

Abide With Me

Hymn lyrics by Henry F. Lyte,
Music by William H. Monk

Verse 1

• Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
• The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
• When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
• Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Verse 2

• Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
• Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
• Change and decay in all around I see;
• O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Verse 3

• Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word;
• But as Thou dwell’st with Thy disciples, Lord,
• Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
• Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.

Verse 4

• Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
• But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings,
• Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea—
• Come, Friend of sinners, and thus bide with me.

Verse 5

• Thou on my head in early youth didst smile;
• And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
• Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee,
• On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

Verse 6

• I need Thy presence every passing hour.
• What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
• Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
• Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

Verse 7

• I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
• Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
• Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
• I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Verse 8

• Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
• Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
• Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
• In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

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