The Church’s One Foundation

Hymn lyrics by Samuel J. Stone,
Music by Samuel S. Wesley

Verse 1

• The Church’s one foundation
• Is Jesus Christ her Lord,
• She is His new creation
• By water and the Word.
• From heav’n He came and sought her
• To be His holy bride;
• With His own blood He bought her
• And for her life He died.

Verse 2

• She is from every nation,
• Yet one o’er all the earth;
• Her charter of salvation,
• One Lord, one faith, one birth;
• One holy Name she blesses,
• Partakes one holy food,
• And to one hope she presses,
• With every grace endued.

Verse 3

• The Church shall never perish!
• Her dear Lord to defend,
• To guide, sustain, and cherish,
• Is with her to the end:
• Though there be those who hate her,
• And false sons in her pale,
• Against both foe or traitor
• She ever shall prevail.

Verse 4

• Though with a scornful wonder
• Men see her sore oppressed,
• By schisms rent asunder,
• By heresies distressed:
• Yet saints their watch are keeping,
• Their cry goes up, “How long?”
• And soon the night of weeping
• Shall be the morn of song!

Verse 5

• ’Mid toil and tribulation,
• And tumult of her war,
• She waits the consummation
• Of peace forevermore;
• Till, with the vision glorious,
• Her longing eyes are blest,
• And the great Church victorious
• Shall be the Church at rest.

Verse 6

• Yet she on earth hath union
• With God the Three in One,
• And mystic sweet communion
• With those whose rest is won,
• With all her sons and daughters
• Who, by the Master’s hand
• Led through the deathly waters,
• Repose in Eden land.

Verse 7

• O happy ones and holy!
• Lord, give us grace that we
• Like them, the meek and lowly,
• On high may dwell with Thee:
• There, past the border mountains,
• Where in sweet vales the Bride
• With Thee by living fountains
• Forever shall abide!

God Leads Us Along

Hymn lyrics by and music by George A. Young

Verse 1

• In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,
• God leads His dear children along;
• Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary one’s feet,
• God leads His dear children along.

Chorus

• Some through the waters, some through the flood,
• Some through the fire, but all through the blood;
• Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song,
• In the night season and all the day long.

Verse 2

• Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright,
• God leads His dear children along;
• Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night,
• God leads His dear children along.

Chorus

Verse 3

• Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose,
• God leads His dear children along;
• Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes,
• God leads His dear children along.

Chorus

Verse 4

• Away from the mire, and away from the clay,
• God leads His dear children along;
• Away up in glory, eternity’s day,
• God leads His dear children along.

Chorus

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!

Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim it!

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick

Verse 1

• Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
• Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
• Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
• His child and forever I am.

Chorus

• Redeemed, redeemed,
• Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
• Redeemed, redeemed,
• His child and forever I am.

Verse 2

• Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,
• No language my rapture can tell;
• I know that the light of His presence
• With me doth continually dwell.

Chorus

Verse 3

• I think of my blessed Redeemer,
• I think of Him all the day long:
• I sing, for I cannot be silent;
• His love is the theme of my song.

Chorus

Verse 4¹

• I know there’s a crown that is waiting,
• In yonder bright mansion for me,
• And soon, with the spirits made perfect,
• At home with the Lord I shall be.

Chorus

Verse 5²

• I know I shall see in His beauty
• The King in whose law I delight,
• Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,
• And giveth me songs in the night.

Chorus
¹Apparently the original verse. See note for verse 5 below.
²Appears in later hymnals; of uncertain origin, maybe added by an editor.

Just as I Am

Hymn lyrics by Charlotte Elliot,
Music by William B. Bradbury

Verse 1

• Just as I am, without one plea,
• But that Thy blood was shed for me,
• And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 2

• Just as I am, and waiting not
• To rid my soul of one dark blot,
• To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 3

• Just as I am, though tossed about
• With many a conflict, many a doubt,
• Fightings and fears within, without,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 4

• Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
• Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
• Yea, all I need in Thee to find,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 5

• Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
• Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
• Because Thy promise I believe,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 6

• Just as I am, Thy love unknown
• Hath broken every barrier down;
• Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Verse 7

• Just as I am, of that free love
• The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,
• Here for a season, then above,
• O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

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.

Now I Belong to Jesus

Hymn lyrics and music by Norman J. Clayton
Copyright Status Uncertain

Verse 1

• Jesus my Lord will love me forever,
• From Him no pow’r of evil can sever;
• He gave His life to ransom my soul—
• Now I belong to Him!

Chorus

• Now I belong to Jesus,
• Jesus belongs to me—
• Not for the years of time alone,
• But for eternity.

Verse 2

• Once I was lost in sin’s degradation,
• Jesus came down to bring me salvation,
• Lifted me up from sorrow and shame—
• Now I belong to Him!

Chorus

Verse 3

• Joy floods my soul, for Jesus has saved me,
• Freed me from sin that long had enslaved me;
• His precious blood He gave to redeem—
• Now I belong to Him!

Chorus

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

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

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