HYMN 30
A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD
[1]
A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing;
Our helper he, amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe
doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
[2]
Did we in our own strength confide,
our striving would be loosen;
Were not the right Man on our side,
the Man of God's own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabbaoth, His Name,
from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.
[3]
And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
his truth to triumph through us:
the Prince of Darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
for lo, his doom is sure,
one little word shall fell him.
[4]
That word above all earthly powers,
No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
through Him Who with us sideth:
Let good and kindred go,
this mortal life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still,
his kingdom is forever
HYMN 31
I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES
[1]
I know that my Redeemer lives
What joy the blest assurance gives
He lives, He lives, Who once was dead
He lives, my everlasting Head
[2]
He lives to bless me with His love
He lives to plead for me above
He lives my hungry soul to feed
He lives to help in time of need
[3]
He lives and grants me daily bread
He lives and I shall conquer death
He lives my mansion to repair
He lives to lead me safely there
[4]
He lives all glory to His name
He lives, my Saviour still the same
What joy the blest assurance gives
I know that my Redeemer lives
HYMN 32
ART THOU WEARY, ART THOU LANGUID
[1]
Art thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distressed?
Come to Me, saith One, and, coming,
Be at rest!
[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
[3]
Hath He diadem as Monarch
That his brow adorns?
Yea, a crown in very surety,
But of thorns!
[4]
If I find Him, If I follow,
What His guerdon here?
Many a sorrow, many a labour,
Many a tear.
[5]
If I still hold closely to Him,
What hath He at last?
Sorrow vanquished, labour ended,
Jordan past.
HYMN 33
O FOR A THOUSAND TONGUES TO SING
[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!
[2]
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honours of Thy name.
[3]
Jesus! The name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
“Tis music in the sinner’s ear,
‘Tis life, and health, and peace.
[4]
He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood avails for me.
[5]
He speaks, and listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.
HYMN 34
ANGEL VOICES, EVER SINGING
[1]
Angel voices, ever singing
Round Thy throne of light,
Angel harps, forever ringing;
Rest not day nor nigh;
Thousands only live to bless Thee,
And confess Thee
Lord of might.
[2]
Thou who art beyond the farthest
Mortal eye can scan,
Can it be that Thou regardest,
Songs of sinful man?
Can we know that Thou art near us?
And wilt hear us?
Yea, we can
[3]
Yea, we know that Thou rejoicest
O’er each work of Thine;
Thou didst, ears, and hands, and voices
For Thy praise design;
Craftsman’s art and music’s measure
For Thy pleasure
All combine
[1]
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
[2]
Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
To do the will of Jesus this is rest.
[3]
Peace, perfect peace, with sorrow surging round?
On, Jesus’ bosom naught but calm is found.
[4]
Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?
In Jesus’ keeping we are safe, and they.
[5]
Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and he is on the throne.
[6]
Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers
HYMN 36
SILENTLY THE SHADES OF EVENING
[1]
Silently the shades of evening
Gather round my lonely door;
Silently they bring before me
Faces I shall see no more.
[2]
O the lost, the unforgotten,
Though the world be oft forgot!
O the shrouded and the lonely,
In our hearts they perish not.
[3]
Living in the silent hours,
Where our spirits only blend,
They, unlinked with earthly trouble,
We still hoping for its end.
[4]
How such holy memories cluster,
Like the stars when storms are past,
Pointing up to that fair heaven,
We may hope to gain at last
HYMN 37
JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA
[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.
[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!
[3]
Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fighting and fears within and without,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
[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!
[1]
Beloved let us love
For God is love
In God alone is love
Love’s true abode
[2]
Beloved let us love
For they who love
They only are his sons
Born from above
[3]
Beloved let us love
For love is peace
And he who does not love
Remains unblessed
[4]
Beloved let us love
In love is light
And they who do not love
Still dwell in night
[1]
Jesus is alive and death is conquered
He has risen from the grave
Satan’s mighty forces have been beaten
Now is Jesus strong to save
Refrain
O death where is your victory?
What can the grave do?
What can it do to me?
For Christ is risen from death’s prison God has spoken, hell is broken
And my Lord has set me free!
[2]
Now, I do not fear to cross the river
I know why my Saviour died!
Even though the crossing may be painful
He is on the other side
[3]
Praise His name with shouts of acclamation
Our salvation now is sure!
He came back to give us all this blessing
Peace be with you ever more!
HYMN 40
OUR WATCH WE KEEP BEFORE YOUR THRONE
[1]
Our watch we keep before Your throne
Our fervent love to You we owe,
No tie of earth can separate,
Our souls from watching at Your gate.
Temptations power shall not avail,
To draw us from You, Holy Grail!
[2]
In You we find our soul’s content,
Your grace insures sin’s banishment.
Each day You come into our hearts,
Each day Your presence strength impacts
Temptations power shall not avail,
To draw us from You, Holy Grail!
[3]
Our watch on earth a pledge shall be,
Of heaven in eternity
O Lamb of God, till life is done,
Till all our destined years have run.
Temptations power shall not avail,
To draw us from You, Holy Grail!
HYMN 41
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
[1]
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows, like sea billows, roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to know
“It is well; it is well with my soul”
Refrain
It is well, it is well
With my soul, with my soul
It is well; it is well, with my soul
[2]
Tho’ Satan should buffet if trials should come
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless state,
And have shed His own blood for my soul.
[3]
My sin, o the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part, but the whole,
Is nailed to His cross, and I bear it no more;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul.
[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 will whisper Thy peace to my soul
HYMN 42
ABIDE WITH ME; FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE.
[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, oh, abide with me!
[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!
[3]
I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who, like Thy self, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me!
[4]
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
HYMN 43
GREAT GOD OF WONDERS! ALL THY WAYS
[1]
Great God of wonders! All Thy ways
Display the attributes divine;
But countless acts of pardoning grace
Beyond Thy other wonders shine:
Who is a pardoning God like Thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
[2]
Crimes of such horror to forgive,
Such guilty, daring worms to spare;
This is Thy grand prerogative,
And none may in this honour share:
Who is a pardoning God like Thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
[3]
In wonder lost, with trembling joy
We take the pardon of our God;
Pardon for crimes of deepest dye,
A pardon bought with Jesu’s blood:
Who is a pardoning God like Thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
[4]
O may this strange, this matchless grace,
This God-like miracle of love,
Fill the wide earth with grateful praise,
As now it fills the choirs above!
Who is a pardoning God like Thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
HYMN 44
GIVE ME THE WINGS OF FAITH TO RISE
[1]
Give me the wings of faith to rise,
Within the veil and see,
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
[2]
Once they were mourners here below,
And poured our cries and tears:
They wrestled hard as we do now,
With sins, and doubt and fear
[3]
I ask them whence their victory came:
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to His death.
[4]
They marked the footsteps that
He trod.His zeal inspired their breast;
And following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
HYMN 45
Father we thank You for the night and the pleasant morning.
We thank You for thy loving care and other things we have had today. Increase our love for Thee so that we may serve You better daily.
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our hearts be accepted in Thy sight. Oh Lord our strength and our redeemer.
HYMN 46
JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN TODAY, HALLELUJAH
[1]
Jesus Christ is risen today, Hallelujah
Our triumphant holy day, Hallelujah
Who died once upon the cross, Hallelujah
Suffer to redeem our loss, Hallelujah
[2]
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Hallelujah
Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Hallelujah
Who endured the cross and grave, Hallelujah
Sinners to redeem and save, Hallelujah
[3]
But the anguish He endured, Hallelujah
Our salvation hath procured, Hallelujah
Now above the sky He’s king, Hallelujah
Where the angels ever sing, Hallelujah
HYMN 47
HEAD OF THY CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
[1]
Head of Thy church triumphant,
We joyfully adore Thee;
Till Thou appear,
Thy members here
Shall sing like those in glory.
We lift our hearts and voices
With blest anticipation,
And cry aloud,
And give to God
The praise of our salvation.
[2]
While in affliction’s furnace,
And passing through the fire,
Thy love we praise,
Which knows our days,
And ever brings us higher.
We clap our hands exulting
In Thy almighty favour;
The love divine
Which made us Thine
Shall keep us Thine for ever
[3]
Thou dost conduct Thy people
Through torrents of temptation,
Nor will we fear,
While thou art near,
The fire of tribulation.
The world with sin and Satan
In vain our march opposes,
Through Thee we shall
Break through them all
And sing the song of Moses
HYMN 48
GOD OF OUR FATHERS WHOSE ALMIGHTY HAND
[1]
God of our fathers Whose almighty hand
Lead forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the sky
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise
[2]
Thy love divine hath led us in the past
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast
Be Thou our ruler, Guardian, guide and stay
Thy word our law; Thy path our chosen way
[3]
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way
Lead us from night to never ending day
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine
And glory land, and praise be ever Thine
HYMN 49
ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER
[1]
All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Refrain
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,
I surrender all.
[2]
All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now
[3]
All to Jesus, I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.
[4]
All to Jesus, I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
[5]
All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!
[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 has done.
Refrain
Count your blessings, name them one by one
Count your blessings, see what God has done
Count your blessings, name them one by one
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done
[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 be singing as the days go by.
HYMN 51
GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
[1]
Guide me, o thou great Jehovah
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven!
Feed me now and evermore.
[2]
Open Thou the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream shall flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar,
Lead me all my journey through
Strong Deliverer! Strong Deliverer!
Be Thou still my help and shield.
[3]
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side;
Songs of praise! Songs of praises
I will ever give to Thee.
[1]
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood
Refrain
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour, all the day long.
[2]
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
[3]
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love
HYMN 53
ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL
[1]
All people that on earth do dwell.
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell
Come ye before Him and rejoice
[2]
Know that the Lord is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His folk, He doth us feed;
And for His sheep He doth us take.
[3]
O enter then His gates with praise;
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
For it is seemly so to do.For why?
[4]
The Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
[1]
O worship the King,
All glorious above;
O gratefully sing
His power and his love”:
Our shield and defender,
The Ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendor,
And girded in praise.
[2]
O tell of his might,
O sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light,
Whose canopy space;
Whose chariots of wrath
The deep thunder-clouds form;
And dark is His path
On the wings of the storm.
[3]
The earth with its store
Of wonders untold,
Almighty! Thy power
Hath founded of old
Hath stablished it fast
By a changeless decree,
And round it has cast,
Like a mantle the sea.
[4]
Thy bountiful care
What tongue can recite?
It breaths in the air
It shines in the light
It streams from the hills
It descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils
In the dew and the rain.
HYMN 55
PLEASANT ARE THY COURTS ABOVE
[1]
Pleasant are Thy courts above,
In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are Thy courts below,
In this land of sin and woe.
O! My spirit longs and faints
For the converse of Thy saints,
For the brightness of Thy face
King of glory, God of grace!
[2]
Happy birds that sing and fly
Round Thy altars, o most High!
Happier souls that find a rest
In a heavenly Father’s breast!
Like the wandering dove that found
No repose on earth around;
They can to their ark repair,
And enjoy it ever there.
[3]
Happy souls their praises flow
Even in this vale of woe;
Waters in the desert rise,
Manna feeds them from the skies.
On they go from strength to strength,
Till they reach Thy throne at length;
At Thy feet adoring fall,
Who has led them safe through all.
[4]
Lord, be mine this prize to win
Guide me through a world of sin,
Keep me by Thy saving grace,
Give me at Thy side a place,
Sun and shield alike Thou art,
Guide and guard my erring heart;
Grace and glory flow from Thee:
Shower, o shower them, Lord on me!
HYMN 56
CAPTAIN OF ISRAEL’S HOST AND GUIDE
[1]
Captain of Israel’s host and guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy Word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.
[2]
By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
We shall not full direction need
Or miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near
HYMN 57
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
[1]
What a Friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
[2]
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge:
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
[3]
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discourage
Take it to the Lord in Prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
[4]
Saviour, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
all to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded
there will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship
will be our sweet portion there
HYMN 58
I AM THINE, O LORD, I HAVE HEARD THY VOICE
[1]
I am Thine, o Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to thee.
Refrain
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou has died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious bleeding side.
[2]
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine
[3]
O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with
Thee, my God I commune as friend with friend!
HYMN 59
ALL GLORY AND THE HONOUR
[1]
All glory and the honour,
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To Whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the King of Isreal,
Thou David’s royal son,
Who in the Lord’s Name comest,
The King and Blessed One.
[2]
The company of angels
Are praising Thee on high,
And moral men and all things
Created make reply
The people of Hebrews
With palms before Thee went;
Our prayer and praise anthems
Before Thee we present
[3]
To Thee, before Thy passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise.
Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King.
HYMN 60
CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS
[1]
Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne:
hark how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but His own
Awake my soul and sing for Him
Who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity
[2]
Crown Him the Lord of life
Who triumphed o’er the grave
And rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save
His glories now we sing
Who died and rose on high
Who died eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die
[3]
Crown Him the Lord of peace
Whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole that wars may cease
Absorbed in prayer and praise
His reign shall know no end
And round His pierced feet
Fair flow’rs of paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet