O Day of Rest and Gladness

Hymn lyrics by Christopher Wordsworth,
Music by Lowell Mason

Verse 1

• O day of rest and gladness,
• O day of joy and light,
• O balm of care and sadness,
• Most beautiful, most bright:
• On Thee, the high and lowly,
• Through ages joined in tune,¹
• Sing holy, holy, holy,
• To the great God Triune.²

Verse 2

• On Thee, at the creation,
• The light first had its birth;
• On Thee, for our salvation,
• Christ rose from depths of earth;
• On Thee, our Lord, victorious,
• The Spirit sent from heav’n,
• And thus on Thee, most glorious,
• A triple light was giv’n.

Verse 3

• Thou art a port, protected
• From storms that round us rise;
• A garden, intersected
• With streams of paradise;
• Thou art a cooling fountain
• In life’s dry, dreary sand;
• From thee, like Pisgah’s mountain,
• We view our promised land.

Verse 4

• Thou art a holy ladder,
• Where angels go and come;
• Each Sunday finds us gladder,
• Nearer to heav’n, our home;
• A day of sweet refection,³
• Thou art a day of love,
• A day of resurrection
• From earth to things above.

Verse 5

• Today on weary nations
• The heav’nly manna falls;
• To holy convocations
• The silver trumpet calls,
• Where Gospel light is glowing
• With pure and radiant beams,
• And living water flowing,
• With soul refreshing streams.

Verse 6

• New graces ever gaining
• From this our day of rest,
• We reach the rest remaining
• To spirits of the blest.
• To Holy Ghost be praises,
• To Father, and to Son;
• The church her voice upraises
• To Thee, blest Three in One.

¹Some hymnals read “Bending before the throne”—probably from Lowell Mason.
²Some hymnals read “To the great Three in One”—See Note 1 above.
³This is not an error. Refection means “Refreshment with food and drink.”

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!

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!

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

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

Who is He in Yonder Stall

Hymn lyrics and Music by Benjamin R. Hanby

Verse 1

Who is He in yonder stall

At Whose feet the shepherds fall?

Who is He in deep distress,

Fasting in the wilderness?

Chorus

’Tis the Lord! O wondrous story!

’Tis the Lord! the King of glory!

At His feet we humbly fall,

Crown Him! crown Him, Lord of all!

Verse 2

Who is He the people bless

For His words of gentleness?

Who is He to Whom they bring

All the sick and sorrowing?

Chorus

Verse 3

Who is He that stands and weeps

At the grave where Laz’rus sleeps?

Who is He the gath’ring throng

Greet with loud triumphant song?

Chorus

Verse 4

Lo! at midnight, who is He

Prays in dark Gethsemane?

Who is He on yonder tree

Dies in grief and agony?

Chorus

Verse 5

Who is He that from the grave

Comes to heal and help and save?

Who is He that from His throne

Rules through all the world alone?

Chorus

Tell Me the Story of Jesus

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

Verse 1

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart every word.

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

Tell how the angels in chorus,

Sang as they welcomed His birth.

“Glory to God in the highest!

Peace and good tidings to earth.”

Chorus

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart every word.

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

Verse 2

Fasting alone in the desert,

Tell of the days that are past.

How for our sins He was tempted,

Yet was triumphant at last.

Tell of the years of His labor,

Tell of the sorrow He bore.

He was despised and afflicted,

Homeless, rejected and poor.

Chorus

Verse 3

Tell of the cross where they nailed Him,

Writhing in anguish and pain.

Tell of the grave where they laid Him,

Tell how He liveth again.

Love in that story so tender,

Clearer than ever I see.

Stay, let me weep while you whisper,

Love paid the ransom for me.

Chorus

We Three Kings

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

Verse 1

We three kings of Orient are;

Bearing gifts we traverse afar,

Field and fountain,

Moor and mountain,

Following yonder star.

Chorus

O star of wonder, star of light,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading,

Still proceeding,

Guide us to thy perfect light.

Verse 2

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain;

Gold I bring to crown Him again,

King forever,

Ceasing never,

Over us all to reign.

Chorus

Verse 3

Frankincense to offer have I;

Incense owns a Deity nigh;

Prayer and praising,

All men¹ raising,

Worshipping God on high.

Chorus

Verse 4

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume

Breathes a life of gathering gloom;

Sorrowing, sighing,

Bleeding, dying,

Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Chorus

Verse 5

Glorious now behold Him arise:

King and God and sacrifice;

Alleluia,

Alleluia,

Sounds through the earth and skies.²

Chorus

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