The Banner of the Cross

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

Verse 1

There’s a royal banner given for display

To the soldiers of the King;

As an ensign fair we lift it up today,

While as ransomed ones we sing.

Chorus

Marching on, marching on,

For Christ count everything but loss!

And to crown Him King, we’ll toil and sing,

’Neath the banner of the cross!

Verse 2

Though the foe may rage and gather as the flood,

Let the standard be displayed;

And beneath its folds, as soldiers of the Lord,

For the truth be not dismayed!

Chorus

Verse 3

Over land and sea, wherever man may dwell,

Make the glorious tidings known;

Of the crimson banner now the story tell,

While the Lord shall claim His own!

Chorus

Verse 4

When the glory dawns—’tis drawing very near,

It is hastening day by day—

Then before our King the foe shall disappear,

And the cross the world shall sway!

Chorus

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

Hymn lyrics and Music by Charles H. Gabriel

Verse 1

I stand amazed in the presence

Of Jesus the Nazarene,

And wonder how He could love me,

A sinner, condemned, unclean.

Chorus

O how marvelous! O how wonderful!

And my song shall ever be:

O how marvelous! O how wonderful!

Is my Savior’s love for me!

Verse 2

For me it was in the garden

He prayed: “Not My will, but Thine.”

He had no tears for His own griefs,

But sweat drops of blood for mine.

Chorus

Verse 3

In pity angels beheld Him,

And came from the world of light

To comfort Him in the sorrows

He bore for my soul that night.

Chorus

Verse 4

He took my sins and my sorrows,

He made them His very own;

He bore the burden to Calvary,

And suffered and died alone.

Chorus

Verse 5

When with the ransomed in glory

His face I at last shall see,

’Twill be my joy through the ages

To sing of His love for me.

Chorus

Saved by the Blood of the Crucified One

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

Verse 1

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Now ransomed from sin and a new work begun,

Sing praise to the Father and praise to the Son,

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!

My sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone!

Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!

I am saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Verse 2

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

The angels rejoicing because it is done;

A child of the Father, joint heir with the Son,

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Verse 3

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

The Father He spake, and His will it was done;

Great price of my pardon, His own precious Son;

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

Verse 4

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

All hail to the Father, all hail to the Son,

All hail to the Spirit, the great Three in One!

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!

Chorus

O Sacred Head, now Wounded

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

Verse 1

O sacred Head, now wounded,

With grief and shame weighed down,

Now scornfully surrounded

With thorns, Thine only crown;

How pale Thou art with anguish,

With sore abuse and scorn!

How does that visage languish,

Which once was bright as morn!

Verse 2

What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered,

Was all for sinners’ gain;

Mine, mine was the transgression,

But Thine the deadly pain.

Lo, here I fall, my Savior!

’Tis I deserve Thy place;

Look on me with Thy favor,

Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

Verse 3

Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee,

Thou noble countenance,

Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee

And flee before Thy glance.

How art thou pale with anguish,

With sore abuse and scorn!

How doth Thy visage languish

That once was bright as morn!

Verse 4

Now from Thy cheeks has vanished

Their color once so fair;

From Thy red lips is banished

The splendor that was there.

Grim death, with cruel rigor,

Hath robbed Thee of Thy life;

Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor,

Thy strength in this sad strife.

Verse 5

My burden in Thy Passion, Lord,

Thou hast borne for me,

For it was my transgression

Which brought this woe on Thee.

I cast me down before Thee,

Wrath were my rightful lot;

Have mercy, I implore Thee;

Redeemer, spurn me not!

Verse 6

What language shall I borrow

To thank Thee, dearest friend,

For this Thy dying sorrow,

Thy pity without end?

O make me Thine forever,

And should I fainting be,

Lord, let me never, never

Outlive my love to Thee.

Verse 7

My Shepherd, now receive me;

My Guardian, own me Thine.

Great blessings Thou didst give me,

O source of gifts divine.

Thy lips have often fed me

With words of truth and love;

Thy Spirit oft hath led me

To heavenly joys above.

Verse 8

Here I will stand beside Thee,

From Thee I will not part;

O Savior, do not chide me!

When breaks Thy loving heart,

When soul and body languish

In death’s cold, cruèl grasp,

Then, in Thy deepest anguish,

Thee in mine arms I’ll clasp.

Verse 9

The joy can never be spoken,

Above all joys beside,

When in Thy body broken

I thus with safety hide.

O Lord of Life, desiring

Thy glory now to see,

Beside Thy cross expiring,

I’d breathe my soul to Thee.

Verse 10

My Savior, be Thou near me

When death is at my door;

Then let Thy presence cheer me,

Forsake me nevermore!

When soul and body languish,

Oh, leave me not alone,

But take away mine anguish

By virtue of Thine own!

Verse 11

Be Thou my consolation,

My shield when I must die;

Remind me of Thy passion

When my last hour draws nigh.

Mine eyes shall then behold Thee,

Upon Thy cross shall dwell,

My heart by faith enfolds Thee.

Who dieth thus dies well.

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 On the Lord’s Side

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

Verse 1

Who is on the Lord’s side? Who will serve the King?

Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?

Who will leave the world’s side? Who will face the foe?

Who is on the Lord’s side? Who for Him will go?

Refrain

By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 2

Not for weight of glory, nor for crown and palm,

Enter we the army, raise the warrior psalm;

But for love that claimeth lives for whom He died:

He whom Jesus nameth must be on His side.

Refrain

By Thy love constraining, by Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 3

Jesus, Thou hast bought us, not with gold or gem,

But with Thine own life blood, for Thy diadem;

With Thy blessing filling each who comes to Thee,

Thou hast made us willing, Thou hast made us free.

Refrain

By Thy grand redemption, by Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

Verse 4

Fierce may be the conflict, strong may be the foe,

But the King’s own army none can overthrow;

’Round His standard ranging, vict’ry is secure,

For His truth unchanging makes the triumph sure.

Refrain

Joyfully enlisting, by Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!

’Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus

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

Verse 1

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to take Him at His Word;

Just to rest upon His promise,

Just to know, “Thus says the Lord!”

Chorus

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!

How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust Him more!

Verse 2

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to trust His cleansing blood;

Just in simple faith to plunge me

’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Chorus

Verse 3

Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just from sin and self to cease;

Just from Jesus simply taking

Life and rest, and joy and peace.

Chorus

Verse 4

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,

Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;

And I know that Thou art with me,

Wilt be with me to the end.

Chorus

Onward, Christian Soldiers

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

Verse 1

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus going on before.

Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;

Forward into battle see His banners go!

Chorus

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus going on before.

Verse 2

At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee;

On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!

Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise;

Brothers lift your voices, loud your anthems raise.

Chorus

Verse 3

Like a mighty army moves the church of God;

Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod.

We are not divided, all one body we,

One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.

Chorus

Verse 4

What the saints established that I hold for true.

What the saints believèd, that I believe too.

Long as earth endureth, men the faith will hold,

Kingdoms, nations, empires, in destruction rolled.

Chorus

Verse 5

Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,

But the church of Jesus constant will remain.

Gates of hell can never gainst that church prevail;

We have Christ’s own promise, and that cannot fail.

Chorus

Verse 6

Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng,

Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.

Glory, laud and honor unto Christ the King,

This through countless ages men and angels sing.

Chorus

Glory to His Name

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

Verse 1

Down at the cross where my Savior died,

Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,

There to my heart was the blood applied;

Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Glory to His Name,

Glory to His Name:

There to my heart was the blood applied;

Glory to His Name!

Verse 2

I am so wondrously saved from sin,

Jesus so sweetly abides within;

There at the cross where He took me in;

Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Verse 3

Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,

I am so glad I have entered in;

There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;

Glory to His Name!

Chorus

Verse 4

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,

Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet;

Plunge in today, and be made complete;

Glory to His Name!

Chorus

I Gave My Life for Thee

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

Verse 1

I gave My life for thee,

My precious blood I shed,

That thou might’st ransomed be

And quickened from the dead.

Refrain

I gave, I gave My life for thee;

What hast thou giv’n for Me?

I gave, I gave My life for thee;

What hast thou giv’n for Me?

Verse 2

I spent long years for thee

In weariness and woe,

That an eternity

Of joy thou mightest know.

Refrain

I spent, I spent long years for thee;

Hast thou spent one for Me?

I spent, I spent long years for thee;

Hast thou spent one for Me?

Verse 3

My Father’s home of light,

My rainbow-circled throne,

I left for earthly night,

For wand’rings sad and lone.

Refrain

I left, I left it all for thee;

Hast thou left aught for Me?

I left, I left it all for thee;

Hast thou left aught for Me?

Verse 4

I suffered much for thee,

More than My tongue may tell,

Of bitt’rest agony,

To rescue thee from hell.

Refrain

I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee;

What hast thou borne for Me?

I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee;

What hast thou borne for Me?

Verse 5

And I have brought to thee,

Down from My home above,

Salvation full and free,

My pardon and My love.

Refrain

I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee;

What hast thou brought to Me?

I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee;

What hast thou brought to Me?

Verse 6

Oh, let thy life be giv’n,

Thy years for Me be spent,

World’s fetters all be riv’n,

And joy with suff’ring blent!

Refrain

I gave, I gave Myself for thee;

Give thou thyself to Me.

I gave, I gave Myself for thee;

Give thou thyself to Me.

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

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

Verse 1

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise,

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace!

Verse 2

My gracious Master and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad

The honors of Thy name.

Verse 3

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease;

’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,

’Tis life, and health, and peace.

Verse 4

He breaks the power of canceled sin,

He sets the prisoner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean,

His blood availed for me.

Verse 5

He speaks, and, listening to His voice,

New life the dead receive,

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,

The humble poor believe.

Verse 6

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,

Your loosened tongues employ;

Ye blind, behold your Savior come,

And leap, ye lame, for joy.

Verse 7

In Christ your Head, you then shall know,

Shall feel your sins forgiv’n;

Anticipate your heav’n below,

And own that love is heav’n.

Verse 8

Glory to God, and praise and love

Be ever, ever giv’n,

By saints below and saints above,

The church in earth and heav’n.

Verse 9

On this glad day the glorious Sun

Of Righteousness arose;

On my benighted soul He shone

And filled it with repose.

Verse 10

Sudden expired the legal strife,

’Twas then I ceased to grieve;

My second, reàl, living life

I then began to live.

Verse 11

Then with my heart I first believed,

Believed with faith divine,

Pow’r with the Holy Ghost received

To call the Savior mine.

Verse 12

I felt my Lord’s atoning blood

Close to my soul applied;

Me, me He loved, the Son of God,

For me, for me He died!

Verse 13

I found and owned His promise true,

Ascërtained of my part,

My pardon passed in heav’n I knew

When written on my heart.

Verse 14

Look unto Him, ye nations, own

Your God, ye fallen race;

Look, and be saved through faith alone,

Be justified by grace.

Verse 15

See all your sins on Jesus laid:

The Lamb of God was slain,

His soul was once an off’ring made

For ev’ry soul of man.

Verse 16

Awake from guilty nature’s sleep,

And Christ shall give you light,

Cast all your sins into the deep,

And wash the Æthiop white.

Verse 17

Harlots and publicans and thieves

In holy triumph join!

Saved is the sinner that believes

From crimes as great as mine.

Verse 18

Murd’rers and all ye hellish crew

In holy triumph join!

Believe the Savior died for you;

For me the Savior died.

Verse 19

With me, your chief, ye then shall know,

Shall feel your sins forgiv’n;
Anticipate your heav’n below,
And own that love is heav’n.

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

What Child is This

Hymn lyrics by William Chatterton Dix,
Music: Traditional (Greensleeves)

Verse 1

What Child is this who, laid to rest,

On Mary’s lap is sleeping?

Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

Refrain

This, this is Christ the King,

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2

Why lies He in such mean estate,

Where ox and ass are feeding?

Good Christian, fear: for sinners here

The silent Word is pleading.

Refrain

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,

The cross be borne for me, for you;

Hail, hail the Word made flesh,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 3

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come peasant, king to own Him;

The King of kings salvation brings,

Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Refrain

Raise, raise the song on high,

The virgin sings her lullaby:

Joy, joy for Christ is born,

The Babe, the Son of Mary!

Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Song lyrics and Music by Robert MacGimsey

Verse 1

Sweet little Jesus Boy,

They made you be born in a manger.

Sweet little Holy Child,

Didn’t know who You was.

Didn’t know you come to save us, Lord;

To take our sins away.

Our eyes was blind, we couldn’t see,

We didn’t know who You was.

Verse 2

Long time ago,

You was born.

Born in a manger low,

Sweet little Jesus Boy.

The world treat You mean, Lord;

Treat me mean, too.

But that’s how things is down here,

We don’t know who You is.

Verse 3

You done showed us how,We is a-tryin’.

Master, You done showed us how,

Even when you’s dyin’.

Just seem like we can’t do right,

Look how we treated You.

But please, sir, forgive us Lord,

We didn’t know ’twas You.

Verse 4

Sweet little Jesus Boy,

Born long time ago.

Sweet little Holy Child,

And we didn’t know who You was.

I Wonder as I Wander

Traditional Appalachian Carol
Compiled by John J. Niles, 1892-1980

Verse 1

I wonder as I wander out under the sky

How Jesus the Savior did come for to die

For poor orn’ry people like you and like I—

I wonder as I wander out under the sky.

Verse 2

When Mary birthed Jesus, ’twas in a cow’s stall,

With Wise Men, and farmers, and shepherds, and all;

But high from God’s Heaven, a star’s light did fall,

And the promise of ages it then did recall.

Verse 3

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,

A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,

Or all of God’s angels in heav’n for to sing,

He surely could have had it, ’cause He was the King.

Verse 4

(Repeat first verse.)

The Holly and the Ivy

Traditional Medieval Carol

Verse 1

The holly and the ivy,

When they are both full grown,

Of all the trees that are in the wood,

The holly bears the crown.

Chorus

O the rising of the sun,

And the running of the deer,

The playing of the merry organ,

Sweet singing in the choir.

Verse 2

The holly bears a blossom

As white as lily flower;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To be our sweet Savior.

Chorus

Verse 3

The holly bears a berry

As red as any blood;

Any Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To do poor sinners good.

Chorus

Verse 4

The holly bears a prickle

As sharp as any thorn;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

On Christmas day in the morn.

Chorus

Verse 5

The holly bears a bark

As bitter as any gall;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

For to redeem us all.

Chorus

Verse 6

(Repeat first verse.)

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

The First Noel

Traditional English Carol

Verse 1

The first Noel the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields where they lay tending their sheep,

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Chorus

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 2

They lookèd up and saw a star

Shining in the east, beyond them far;

And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night.

Chorus

Verse 3

And by the light of that same star,

Three Wise Men came from country far;

To seek for a King was their intent,

And to follow the star wherever it went.

Chorus

Verse 4

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

Over Bethlehem it took its rest;

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Chorus

Verse 5

Then did they know assurèdly,

Within that house the King did lie;

One entered in them for to see,

And found the Babe in poverty.

Chorus

Verse 6

Then entered in those Wise Men three,

Full reverently upon the knee,

And offered there, in His presence,

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Chorus

Verse 7

Between an ox stall and an ass,

This Child truly there He was;

For want of clothing they did Him lay

All in a manger among the hay.

Chorus

Verse 8

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;

That hath made heaven and earth of naught,

And with His blood mankind hath bought.

Chorus

Verse 9

If we in our time shall do well,

We shall be free from death and hell;

For God hath preparèd for us all

A resting place in general.

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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Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

Hymn lyrics by Emily E. Elliott,
Music by Timothy R. Matthews

Verse 1

Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown,

When Thou camest to earth for me;

But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room

For Thy holy nativity.

Chorus

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,

There is room in my heart for Thee.

Verse 2

Heaven’s arches rang when the angels sang,

Proclaiming Thy royal degree;

But of lowly birth didst Thou come to earth,

And in great humility.

Chorus

Verse 3

The foxes found rest, and the birds their nest

In the shade of the forest tree;

But Thy couch was the sod, O Thou Son of God,

In the deserts of Galilee.

Chorus

Verse 4

Thou camest, O Lord, with the living Word,

That should set Thy people free;

But with mocking scorn and with crown of thorn,

They bore Thee to Calvary.

Chorus

Verse 5

When the heav’ns shall ring, and the angels¹ sing,

At Thy coming to victory,

Let Thy voice call me home, saying “Yet there is room,

There is room at My side for thee.”

Chorus

My heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus,

When Thou comest and callest for me.

¹Some hymnals read, “her choirs shall”
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