Lord Jesus Christ, be present now

1. Lord Jesus Christ, be present now,
Our hearts in true devotion bow,
Thy Spirit send with grace divine,
And let Thy truth within us shine.

2. Unseal our lips to sing Thy praise,
Our souls to Thee in worship raise,
Make strong our fiath, increase our light
That we may know Thy name aright:

3. Until we join the hosts that cry,
"Holy art Thou, O Lord, most high!"
And in the light of that blest place
Fore'er behold Thee face to face.

4. Glory to God the Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One!
To Thee, O blessed Trinity,
Be praise throughout eternity!

Children of the heav´nly Father

1. Children of the heav’nly Father
safely in His bosom gather;
nestling bird nor star in Heaven
such a refuge e’er was given.

2. God His own doth tend and nourish;
in His holy courts they flourish;
from all evil things He spares them;
in His mighty arms He bears them.

3. Neither life nor death shall ever
from the Lord His children sever;
unto them His grace He showeth,
and their sorrows all He knoweth.

4. Praise the Lord in joyful numbers:
your Protector never slumbers.
At the will of your Defender
ev’ry foeman must surrender.

5. Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne’er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
to preserve them pure and holy.

All the way my Savior leads me

1. All the way my Savior leads me;
what have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His tender mercy,
who through life has been my Guide?
Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,
here by faith in Him to dwell!
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well;
for I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

2. All the way my Savior leads me,
cheers each winding path I tread;
gives me grace for every trial,
feeds me with the living Bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
and my soul athirst may be,
gushing from the Rock before me,
lo! A spring of joy I see;
gushing from the Rock before me,
lo! A spring of joy I see.

3. All the way my Savior leads me
O the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
in my Father’s house above.
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
wings its flight to realms of day
this my song through endless ages—
Jesus led me all the way;
this my song through endless ages—
Jesus led me all the way.

There is a gate that stands ajar

1. There is a gate that stands ajar,
and through its portals gleaming
a radiance from the cross afar,
the Savior’s love revealing.
O depth of mercy! Can it be
that gate was left ajar for me?
For me! For me!
Was left ajar for me!

2. That gate ajar stands free for all
who seek through it salvation;
the rich and poor, the great and small,
of every tribe and nation.
O depth of mercy...

3. Press onward, then, though foes may frown,
while mercy’s gate is open;
accept the cross, and win the crown,
love’s everlasting token.
O depth of mercy...

4. Beyond the river’s brink we’ll lay
the cross that here is given,
and bear the crown of life away,
and love Him more in Heaven.
O depth of mercy...

Just as I am

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,
fightings and fears within, 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.

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.

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.

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!

Come to the Savior

1. Come to the Savior, make no delay;
here in His Word He has shown us the way;
here in our midst He’s standing today,
tenderly saying, “Come!”
Joyful, joyful will the meeting be,
when from sin our hearts are pure and free;
and we shall gather, Savior, with Thee,
in our eternal home.

2. “Suffer the children!” oh, hear His voice!
let ev’ry heart leap forth and rejoice;
and let us freely make Him our choice;
do not delay, but come.
Joyful, joyful...

3. Think once again, He’s with us today;
heed now His blest command, and obey;
hear now His accents tenderly say,
“Will you, My children, come?”
Joyful, joyful...

God Himself is with us

1. God Himself is with us:
Let us now adore Him,
and with awe appear before Him.
God is in His temple,
all within keep silence,
prostrate lie with deepest reverence.
Him alone
God we own,
Him our God and Savior;
praise His Name forever.

2. God Himself is with us:
Hear the harps resounding!
See the crowds the throne surrounding!
“Holy, holy, holy,”
hear the hymn ascending,
Angels, saints, their voices blending!
Bow Thine ear
to us here:
Hear, O Christ, the praises
that Thy church now raises.

3. O Thou fount of blessing,
purify my spirit;
trusting only in Thy merit,
Like the holy angels
who behold Thy glory,
may I ceaselessly adore Thee,
and in all,
great and small,
seek to do most nearly
what Thou lovest dearly.

Let us break bread together on our knees

1. Let us break bread together on our knees,
let us break bread together on our knees.
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

2. Let us drink wine together on our knees,
let us drink wine together on our knees.
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

3. Let us praise God together on our knees,
let us praise God together on our knees.
When I fall on my knees
with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

The sign of the cross I triumphantly bear

1. The sign of the cross I triumphantly bear,
though none of my kindred that emblem may wear.
I joyfully follow the champions of right,
who march on to glory, who march on to glory,
who march on to glory with weapons of might.

2. The Pillar that guides us through peril and strife,
the Rock that is cleft, giving waters of life,
is Christ and His cross. By His Spirit and Word
the heart He refreshes, the heart He refreshes,
the heart He refreshes, our Savior and Lord.

3. O Shepherd, abide with us, care for us still,
and feed us and lead us, and teach us Thy will.
And when in Thy heavenly fold we shall be,
our thanks and our praises, our thanks and our praises,
our thanks and our praises we’ll render to Thee.

Christian hearts, in love united

1. Christian hearts, in love united,
seek alone in Jesus rest;
has He not your love excited?
then let love inspire each breast;
members on our Head depending
lights reflecting Him, our Sun,
brethren His commands attending,
we in Him, our Lord, are one.

2. Come, then, come, O flock of Jesus,
covenant with Him anew;
unto Him Who conquered for us,
pledge we love and service true;
and should our love’s union holy
firmly linked no more remain,
wait ye at His footstool lowly,
till He draw it close again.

3. Grant, Lord, that with Thy direction,
“love each other,” we comply,
aiming with unfeigned affection
Thy love to exemplify;
let our mutual love be glowing,
thus will all men plainly see,
that we, as on one stem growing,
living branches are in Thee.

4. O that such may be our union,
as Thine with the Father is,
and not one of our communion
e’er forsake the path of bliss;
may our light ’fore men with brightness,
from Thy light reflected, shine;
thus the world will bear us witness,
that we, Lord, are truly Thine.

Holy God, we praise Thy Name

1. Holy God, we praise Thy Name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy scepter claim,
all in Heaven above adore Thee;
infinite Thy vast domain,
everlasting is Thy reign.

2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn
angel choirs above are raising,
cherubim and seraphim,
in unceasing chorus praising;
fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

3. Lo! the apostolic train
join the sacred Name to hallow;
prophets swell the loud refrain,
and the white robed martyrs follow;
and from morn to set of sun,
through the Church the song goes on.

4. Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;
while in essence only One,
undivided God we claim Thee;
and adoring bend the knee,
while we own the mystery.

5. Thou art King of glory, Christ:
Son of God, yet born of Mary;
for us sinners sacrificed,
and to death a tributary:
first to break the bars of death,
Thou has opened Heaven to faith.

6. From Thy high celestial home,
judge of all, again returning,
we believe that Thou shalt come
in the dreaded doomsday morning;
when Thy voice shall shake the earth,
and the startled dead come forth.

7. Therefore do we pray Thee, Lord:
help Thy servants whom, redeeming
by Thy precious blood out-poured,
Thou hast saved from Satan’s scheming.
Give to them eternal rest
in the glory of the blest.

8. Spare Thy people, Lord, we pray,
by a thousand snares surrounded:
keep us without sin today,
never let us be confounded.
Lo, I put my trust in Thee;
never, Lord, abandon me.

There´s a wideness in God´s mercy

 

1. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in His justice, which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in Heaven; there is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgment given. 

2. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good; there is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in His blood. There is grace enough for thousands of new worlds as great as this; there is room for fresh creations in that upper home of bliss. 

3. For the love of God is broader than the measure of our mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head. 

4. ’Tis not all we owe to Jesus; it is something more than all; greater good because of evil, larger mercy through the fall. If our love were but more simple, we should take Him at His word; and our lives would be all sunshine in the sweetness of our Lord. 

5. Souls of men! why will ye scatter like a crowd of frightened sheep? Foolish hearts! why will ye wander from a love so true and deep? It is God: His love looks mighty, but is mightier than it seems; ’tis our Father: and His fondness goes far out beyond our dreams. 

6. But we make His love too narrow by false limits of our own; and we magnify His strictness with a zeal He will not own. Was there ever kinder shepherd half so gentle, half so sweet, as the Savior who would have us come and gather at His feet?

O boundless salvation

1. O boundless salvation! deep ocean of love,
o fullness of mercy, Christ brought from above,
the whole world redeeming, so rich and so free,
now flowing for all men,
now flowing for all men,
now flowing for all men, come, roll over me!

2. My sins they are many, their stains are so deep,
and bitter the tears of remorse that I weep;
but useless is weeping; thou great crimson sea,
thy waters can cleanse me,
thy waters can cleanse me,
thy waters can cleanse me, come, roll over me!

3. My tempers are fitful, my passions are strong,
they bind my poor soul and they force me to wrong;
beneath thy blest billows deliverance I see,
O come, mighty ocean,
O come, mighty ocean,
O come, mighty ocean, and roll over me!

4. Now tossed with temptation, then haunted with fears,
my life has been joyless and useless for years;
I feel something better most surely would be
if once thy pure waters,
if once thy pure waters,
if once thy pure waters would roll over me.

5. O ocean of mercy, oft longing I’ve stood
on the brink of thy wonderful, life giving flood!
Once more I have reachèd this soul cleansing sea,
I will not go back,
I will not go back,
I will not go back till it rolls over me.

6. The tide is now flowing, I’m touching the wave,
I hear the loud call of the Mighty to Save;
my faith’s growing bolder, delivered I’ll be;
I plunge ’neath the waters,
I plunge ’neath the waters,
I plunge ’neath the waters they roll over me.

7. And now, hallelujah! the rest of my days
shall gladly be spent in promoting His praise
who opened His bosom to pour out this sea
of boundless salvation,
of boundless salvation,
of boundless salvation for you and for me.

Pass me not, O gentle Savior

1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others Thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry:
while on others Thou art calling,
do not pass me by.

2. Let me at Thy throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there in deep contrition;
help my unbelief.
Savior, Savior...

3. Trusting only in Thy merit,
would I seek Thy face;
heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by Thy grace.
Savior, Savior...

4. Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?
Savior, Savior...

Though your sins be as scarlet

1. “Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool!”
“Though your sins be as scarlet,
though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow,
they shall be as white as snow.”

2. Hear the voice that entreats you,
O return ye unto God!
Hear the voice that entreats you,
O return ye unto God!
He is of great compassion,
and of wondrous love;
hear the voice that entreats you,
hear the voice that entreats you,
O return ye unto God!
O return ye unto God!

3. He’ll forgive your transgressions,
and remember them no more;
he’ll forgive your transgressions,
and remember them no more;
“Look unto Me, ye people,”
saith the Lord your God!
He’ll forgive your transgressions,
he’ll forgive your transgressions,
and remember them no more,
and remember them no more.

I have a future all sublime

1. I have a future all sublime,
beyond the realms of space and time,
where my Redeemer I shall see,
and sorrow nevermore shall be.

2. A precious heritage is mine;
’tis kept above by love divine;
and while I tarry here below,
He gives me what is best, I know.

3. O, God be praised, He planned for me;
from anxious care I’m spared and free;
he bids me cast on Him my care—
what then remains for me to bear?

4. Sweet peace within my soul doth dwell;
with joy I sing: “Now all is well,”
He leads me safely by His hand
until I reach the Glory Land.

5. O precious Savior, teach Thou me
to live my life more true to Thee
the little while I yet must roam
before I reach my heav’nly home.

Behold, the joyful day is nigh

1. Behold, the joyful day is nigh,
and angels’ voices from on high
proclaim the news in early morn
that the Good Shepherd now is born.

2. In quiet splendor forth He comes,
the scattered sheep and tender lambs
to gather, and their fold prepare
with all a shepherd’s tender care.

3. The gentle Shepherd we behold
who, not with silver and with gold,
but by His suffering and His death
will save us from eternal wrath.

4. His Church, though small its seed may be,
shall grow into a mighty tree,
with fruitful branches spreading o’er
the earth till time shall be no more.

5. Arise and shine, thy Light is come,
o humankind, O Christendom;
thy glory and thy peace is here;
the Savior of the world draws near.

6. All praise and glory be to Thee;
for wisdom, power, and majesty;
and for Thy grace, and mercy, Lord,
forever be Thy Name adored.

Now before Thee, Lord, we gather

1. Now before Thee, Lord, we gather
to receive Thy precious Word;
let Thy grace in showers, O Father,
on our parchèd hearts be poured.
Send Thy Holy Spirit o’er us,
with Thy quick’ning fire restore us,
at Thy table spread before us
fill our hung’ring souls, dear Lord.

2. May Thy Word, to us now given,
be retained in hearts contrite;
on the narrow way to Heaven
lead us in Thy perfect light.
Hush, within us, all commotion,
silence each disturbing notion;
may we, Lord, with true devotion
use this hour of grace aright.

3. Of the time may we avail us,
when to seek us Thou art near;
soon the day of grace may fail us,
and no message more we hear.
Turn our minds to meditation
on our need of Thy salvation;
urge on all Thine invitation—
to our prayer incline Thine ear.

O Father, Thy kingdom is come upon earth

1. O Father, Thy kingdom is come upon earth,
Thou rulest in all Thy creation;
Thou sendest Thy witnesses, telling Thy worth,
to call and entreat every nation,
with news of Thy mighty salvation,
with news of Thy mighty salvation.

2. They lift up a light amid shadows of fear,
and love is Thy banner above them;
no trouble shall touch them, no foes that appear
shall e’er from their loyalty move them;
’tis Thou dost uphold and approve them,
’tis Thou dost uphold and approve them.

3. They go in Thy strength, and they speak in Thy Name,
with power of Thy promise forth faring,
and during the battle the victory claim,
their trust in Thy strength is their daring,
salvation to all men declaring,
salvation to all men declaring.

The King shall come when morning dawns

1. The King shall come when morning dawns,
and light triumphant breaks;
when beauty gilds the eastern hills,
and life to joy awakes.
Not as of old a little child
to bear, and fight, and die,
but crowned with glory like the sun
that lights the morning sky.

2. O brighter than the rising morn
when He, victorious, rose,
and left the lonesome place of death,
despite the rage of foes.
O brighter than that glorious morn
shall this fair morning be,
when Christ, our King, in beauty comes,
and we His face shall see.

3. The King shall come when morning dawns,
and earth’s dark night is past;
O haste the rising of that morn,
the day that aye shall last.
The King shall come when morning dawns,
and light and beauty brings.
Hail, Christ the Lord! Thy people pray:
Come quickly, King of kings.

Work, for the night is coming

1. Work, for the night is coming,
work through the morning hours;
work while the dew is sparkling,
work ’mid springing flowers;
work when the day grows brighter,
work in the glowing sun;
work, for the night is coming,
when man’s work is done.

2. Work, for the night is coming,
work through the sunny noon;
fill brightest hours with labor,
rest comes sure and soon.
Give every flying minute,
something to keep in store;
work, for the night is coming,
when man works no more.

3. Work, for the night is coming,
under the sunset skies;
while their bright tints are glowing,
work, for daylight flies.
Work till the last beam fadeth,
fadeth to shine no more;
work, while the night is darkening,
when man’s work is o’er.

Once in royal David´s city

1. Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her Baby
in a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little Child.

2. He came down to earth from Heaven,
who is God and Lord of all,
and His shelter was a stable,
and His cradle was a stall;
with the poor, and mean, and lowly,
lived on earth our Savior holy.

3. And, through all His wondrous childhood,
He would honor and obey,
love and watch the lowly maiden,
in whose gentle arms He lay:
Christian children all must be
mild, obedient, good as He.

4. For He is our childhood’s pattern;
day by day, like us He grew;
He was little, weak and helpless,
tears and smiles like us He knew;
and He feeleth for our sadness,
and He shareth in our gladness.

5. And our eyes at last shall see Him,
through His own redeeming love,
for that Child so dear and gentle
is our Lord in Heav’n above,
and He leads His children on
to the place where He is gone.

6. Not in that poor lowly stable,
with the oxen standing by,
we shall see Him; but in Heaven,
set at God’s right hand on high;
where like stars His children crowned
all in white shall wait around.

O Jerusalem the blissful

1. O Jerusalem the blissful,
home of gladness yet untold,
Thou whose countless throngs triumphal
fill with joy thy street of gold
graven on thee, new and glorious,
they the King’s own Name behold!

2. Many are thy sons, O mother,
yon august and shining band!
Gentle peace in all thy borders
makes thee glad, O happy land!
Perfect is thy restoration,
bright in holiness to stand.

3. Here, a figure of the heavenly,
shines our temple, worthier grown
by its richer restoration
on the old foundation stone.
With a majesty and beauty
to the former house unknown.

4. Lord, we pray Thee, Master Builder,
great and holy, enter in,
fill Thy sanctuary quickly,
as our hallowing rites begin,
and Thyself its Consecrator
rest for evermore therein.

5. Make Thy servants, though unworthy,
temples of Thy grace to be;
let us not in flesh or spirit
prove disloyal unto Thee,
but in dedicated service
praise Thy Name adoringly.

6. Make, O royal Priest, Thine altar
here henceforth a throne of light,
ever held in highest honor,
and with many a gift made bright,
ever blessèd, ever peaceful,
ever precious in Thy sight.

7. Yea, our hearts, for these Thou judgest,
as Thy cleansèd altars bless,
by Thy Spirit’s grace renew us
unto perfect holiness,
and the sevenfold gifts from Heaven
grant us ever to possess.

8. Now to Thee, through endless ages,
O most holy Trinity,
highest honor, power unmeasured,
everlasting glory be;
God for ever and for ever,
Three in One, and One in Three.

Hark! The herald angels sing

1. Hark! The herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King;
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th’angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Hark! the herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King!

2. Christ, by highest Heav’n adored;
Christ the everlasting Lord;
late in time, behold Him come,
offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th’incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King!

3. Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
ris’n with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
born that man no more may die,
born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King!

4. Come, Desire of nations, come,
fix in us Thy humble home;
rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed,
bruise in us the serpent’s head.
Now display Thy saving power,
ruined nature now restore;
now in mystic union join
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.
Hark! the herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King!

5. Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface,
stamp Thine image in its place:
second Adam from above,
reinstate us in Thy love.
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the Life, the inner man:
O, to all Thyself impart,
formed in each believing heart.
Hark! the herald angels sing:
Glory to the newborn King!

Lead, kindly Light

1. Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom,
lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
the distant scene; one step enough for me.

2. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou
shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path;
but now lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
pride ruled my will. Remember not past years!

3. So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still
will lead me on.
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till
the night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I
have loved long since, and lost awhile!

4. Meantime, along the narrow rugged path,
Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Savior, lead me home in childlike faith,
home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
in the calm light of everlasting life.

Alleluia! sing to Jesus

1. Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus out of every nation
has redeemed us by His blood.

2. Alleluia! not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him
when the forty days were o’er,
shall we not forget His promise:
I am with you evermore!

3. Alleluia! bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.

4. Alleluia! King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
earth Thy footstool, Heav’n Thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
robed in flesh our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both priest and victim
in the Eucharistic feast.

Halleluja! Halleluja! Heart and voice to Heaven raise

1. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Heart and voice to Heaven raise,
sing to God a hymn of gladness,
sing to God a hymn of praise;
He who on the cross a ransom
for the world’s salvation bled,
Jesus Christ the King of glory
now is risen from the dead.

2. Christ is risen, Christ the firstfruits
of the holy harvest field,
which will all its full abundance,
at His glorious advent, yield;
then the golden ears of harvest
will before His presence wave,
rising in His sunshine joyous,
from the furrow of the grave.

3. Christ is risen; we are risen!
Shed upon us heavenly grace,
rain and dew and gleams of glory
from the brightness of Thy face,
that we, Lord, with hearts in Heaven
here on earth may fruitful be,
and by angel hands be gathered,
and be ever safe with Thee.

4. Hallelujah! hallelujah!
Glory be to God above!
Hallelujah, to the Savior,
fount of life and source of love;
Hallelujah, to the Spirit
let our high ascriptions be;
Hallelujah, now and ever,
to the blessèd Trinity.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice

1. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,
all ye that are upright in heart;
and ye that have made Him your choice,
bid sadness and sorrow depart.
Rejoice, rejoice,
be glad in the Lord and rejoice;
Rejoice, rejoice,
be glad in the Lord and rejoice

2. Be joyful, for He is the Lord,
on earth and in Heaven supreme;
He fashions and rules by His word—
the ‘Mighty’ and ‘Strong’ to redeem.
Rejoice...

3. What though in the conflict for right
your enemies almost prevail?
God’s armies, just hid from your sight,
are more than the foes which assail.
Rejoice...

4. Though darkness surround you by day,
your sky by the night be o’ercast,
let nothing your spirit dismay,
but trust till the danger is past.
Rejoice...

5. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,
his praises proclaiming in song;
with harp and with organ and voice
the loud hallelujahs prolong!
Rejoice...

Joy to the world

1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare Him room,
and Heaven and nature sing,
and Heaven and nature sing,
and Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

2. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground;
he comes to make His blessings flow
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as, the curse is found.

4. He rules the world with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of His righteousness,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders, wonders, of His love.

Thou, whose almighty Word

1. Thou, whose almighty Word
chaos and darkness heard,
and took their flight;
hear us, we humbly pray,
and, where the Gospel’s day
sheds not its glorious ray,
let there be light!

2. Thou, who didst come to bring
on Thy redeeming wing
healing and sight,
health to the sick in mind,
sight to the inly blind,
o now, to all mankind,
let there be light!

3. Spirit of truth and love,
life giving, holy Dove,
speed forth Thy flight;
move on the water’s face
bearing the lamp of grace,
and, in earth’s darkest place,
let there be light!

4. Blessèd and holy Three,
glorious Trinity,
wisdom, love, might!
Boundless as ocean’s tide,
rolling in fullest pride,
through the world far and wide,
let there be light!

There´s a land that is fairer than day

1. There’s a land that is fairer than day,
and by faith we can see it afar;
for the Father waits over the way
to prepare us a dwelling place there.
In the sweet by and by,
we shall meet on that beautiful shore;
in the sweet by and by,
we shall meet on that beautiful shore.

2. We shall sing on that beautiful shore
the melodious songs of the blessed;
and our spirits shall sorrow no more,
not a sigh for the blessing of rest.
In the sweet by and by...

3. To our bountiful Father above,
we will offer our tribute of praise
for the glorious gift of His love
and the blessings that hallow our days.
In the sweet by and by...

Hallelujah! He is risen

1. Hallelujah, He is risen!
Jesus is gone up on high!
Burst the bars of death asunder,
angels shout and men reply:
He is risen, He is risen,
living now no more to die!
He is risen, He is risen,
living now no more to die!

2. Hallelujah, He is risen!
Our exalted Head to be;
sends the witness of the Spirit
that our advocate is He:
He is risen, He is risen,
justified in Him are we!
He is risen, He is risen,
justified in Him are we!

3. Hallelujah, He is risen!
Death for aye hath lost his sting,
Christ, Himself the Resurrection,
from the grave His own will bring:
He is risen, He is risen,
Living Lord and coming King!
He is risen, He is risen,
Living Lord and coming King!

Breathe on me, breath of God

1.Breathe on me, breath of God,
fill me with life anew,
that I may love what Thou dost love,
and do what Thou wouldst do.

2. Breathe on me, breath of God,
until my heart is pure,
until with Thee I will one will,
to do and to endure.

3. Breathe on me, breath of God,
blend all my soul with Thine,
until this earthly part of me
glows with Thy fire divine.

4. Breathe on me, breath of God,
so shall I never die,
but live with Thee the perfect life
of Thine eternity.

Edwin Hatch
 

Day by day

1. Day by day, and with each passing moment,
strength I find, to meet my trials here;
trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
gives unto each day what He deems best—
lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
mingling toil with peace and rest.

2. Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
with a special mercy for each hour;
all my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;
the protection of His child and treasure
is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
this the pledge to me He made.

3. Help me then in every tribulation
so to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
that I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
ever to take, as from a father’s hand,
one by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
till I reach the promised land.

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended

1. The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
the darkness falls at Thy behest.
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.

2. We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
while earth rolls onward into light,
through all the world her watch is keeping,
and rests not now by day or night.

3. As o’er each continent and island
the dawn leads on another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor dies the strain of praise away.

4. The sun that bids us rest is waking
our brethren ’neath the western sky,
and hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.

5. So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

Blessed assurance

1. Blessèd 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.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior, 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.
This is my story...

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.
This is my story...