Hymn of the month
February 2012
Only Hope
Depth of mercy can there be
Mercy still reserved for me
Can my God, your wrath forbear
Me the chief of sinners, spare
It’s my only hope
You’re my only hope
It’s my only hope of Heaven
At the cross forgiven
I have long withstood your grace
Long provoked you to your face
Would not harken to your calls
Grieved you by a thousand falls
There for me the Savior stands
Shows his wounds and spreads His hands
Face to face before the Son
And like Isaiah I’m undone
Depth of mercy, vast and free
So much deeper than the sea
God of love, you heard my cry
Now into your open arms I fly
© Words by Randall Kilpatr Goodgame, Charles Wesley
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January 2012
The Love Of God
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell
The guilty pair, bowed down with care
God gave His Son to win
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin
When years of time shall pass away
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall
When men, who here refuse to pray
On rocks and hills and mountains call
Godʼs love so sure, shall still endure
All measureless and strong
Redeeming grace to Adamʼs race
The saintsʼ and angelsʼ song
O love of God, how rich and pure
How measureless and strong
It shall forevermore endure
The saintsʼ and angelsʼ song
Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky
© Words by Frederick Lehman 1917
Arranged by Mercy Me
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November 2011
Thou Lovely Source of True Delight
Thou lovely source of true delight
Whom I unseen adore
Unveil Thy beauties to my sight
That I might love Thee more,
Oh that I might love Thee more.
Thy glory o’er creation shines
But in Thy sacred Word
I read in fairer, brighter lines
My bleeding, dying Lord,
See my bleeding, dying Lord
’Tis here, whene’er my comforts droop
And sin and sorrow rise
Thy love with cheering beams of hope
My fainting heart supplies,
My fainting heart’s supplied
But ah! Too soon the pleasing scene
Is clouded o’er with pain
My gloomy fears rise dark between
And I again complain,
Oh and I again complain
Jesus, my Lord, my life, my light
Oh come with blissful ray
Break radiant through the shades of night
And chase my fears away,
Won’t You chase my fears away
Then shall my soul with rapture trace
The wonders of Thy love
But the full glories of Thy face
Are only known above,
They are only known above
© Words by Anne Steel 1760
Music by Kevin Twit
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October 2011
How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great thou art! How great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great thou art! How great You are!
And when I think, that God His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died, to take away my sin
When Christ shall come, with shouts of acclimatation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my soul
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim, “My God, how great Thou art!”
© Words by Carl Gustav Boberg 1885
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September 2011
It Is Well With My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed his own blood for my soul.
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!
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.
© Words by Horatio Spafford and Music by Philip Bliss 1876
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August 2011
O God of Our Salvation
O God of our salvation
Who reigns upon the throne
The sovereign Father, great is He
From whom all blessings flow
Behold the Son our savior
Who for our sin was slain
The Christ who purchased with his blood
The wretched souls of men
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O God of our salvation
From whom redemption comes
O Father, Son and Spirit
The blessed three in one
O God, the Holy Spirit
Revealing deity
The fount of life and love divine
Throughout eternity
Ascribe unending praises to the God who reigns on high
How matchless is His power, His glory how divine
Ascribe O Church the greatness and the glory due His name
One God, one Being, one Essence, one Triune God proclaim
Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen!
© Words and Music by Michael Bleeker and Matt Boswell 2009
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July 2011
Come Thou Fount
Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of endless praise
Teach my some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount I’m fixed upon it
Mount of thy redeeming love
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by thine help I come
And I hope by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wondering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
O that day when freed from sinning
I shall see Thy lovely face
Gathered with the saints of Heaven
Singing of Thy sovereign grace
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry
Take my ransomed soul away
Still we labor in Thy power
Waiting for that glorious day
© Words and Music by Robert Robinson 1758
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June 2011
In The Shadow Of The Glorious Cross
In the shadow of the glorious cross
Compelled by grace to cast my lot
I’ll disgard the loss and bear your name
Forsaking all for Your own fame
Your hymn of grace sung over me
Abounding forth in glorious deeds
My thirst is quenched by You, my Lord
Sustained am I, redeemed, restored
Sustained am I, redeemed, restored
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
When death’s dark shadow is at my feet
When I am plagued by unbelief
You place my hands into Your side
By precious blood identified
By precious blood identified
These crowns I’ve clenched with fisted hands
I lay them down before the throne
Of Christ my God the worthy lamb
Christ crucified, the Great I AM
Christ crucified, the Great I AM
Christ crucified, the Great I AM
© Words and Music by Brooks Ritter and Rebecca Bales 2007
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May 2011
Revive Us Again
We praise thee O God for the Son of thy love
For Jesus who died and is no gone above
We praise thee O God for Your Spirit of Light
Who has shone us our Savior and has scattered our night
Hallelujah, Thine the glory
Hallelujah, Amen
Hallelujah, Thine the glory
Revive us again
All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain
Who has born all our sin and has cleansed every stain
Revive us again, fill our hearts with your love
May our souls be rekindled with fire from above
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
All glory is Yours!
© Words by William Mackay 1863
Arrangement by Big Daddy Weave 2008
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April 2011
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He would give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon the cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts , no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
© Words by Stuart Townend 1995
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March 2011
The Solid Rock
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne.
All my hope is in You
All my strength is in You
© Words by Edward Mote 1824
Arrangement by Jeff Johnson 2010
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February 2011
Hallelujah! What A Savior
Man of Sorrow, what a name
For the Son of God who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim
Hallelujah! What a Savior
Stand unclean no one else could
In my place condemned He stood
Now His nearness is my good
Hallelujah! What a Savior
Hallelujah! Praise to the One
Whose blood has pardoned me
Oh, what a Savior! Redeemer and King
Your love has rescued me
Lifted up was He to die
“It is finished!” was His cry
Now in Heaven lifted high
Hallelujah! What a Savior
When He comes, our Glorious King
All His ransomed home to bring
Then anew this song we’ll sing
Hallelujah! What a Savior
Hallelujah! What a Savior
© Words by Philip Paul Bliss 1875
Arrangement by Aaron Ivey 2010
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January 2011
Arise, O God and Shine
Arise, O God, and shine
In all Thy saving might,
And prosper each design
To spread Thy glorious light;
Let healing streams of mercy flow
That all the earth Thy truth may know.
Bring distant nations near
To sing Thy glorious praise;
Let every people hear
And learn Thy holy ways.
Reign, mighty God, assert Thy cause
And govern by Thy righteous laws.
Put forth Thy glorious power
That everyone may see
And earth present her store
In converts born to Thee.
God, our own God, His Church will bless
And fill the world with righteousness.
To God, the only Wise,
The one immortal King,
Let hallelujahs rise
From every living thing;
Let all that breathe, on every coast
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
© Words by William Hurn: 1813
Music by Chris Miner 2004
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November 2010
I Will Sing Of My Redeemer
I will sing of my Redeemer
And His wondrous love to me
On the cruel cross He suffered
From the curse to set me free
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer
With His blood He purchased me
On the cross he sealed my pardon
Paid the debt and made me free
I will tell the wondrous story
How my lost estate to save
In His boundless love and mercy
He the ransom freely gave
I will sing of my Redeemer
And His heavenly love to me
He from death to life hath brought me
Son of God, with him to be
I will praise my dear Redeemer
His triumphant power I’ll tell
How the victory He giveth
Over sin and death and hell
Over sin and death and hell
Your love has healed us
Your love has sealed us
You’ve given us life out of death
You redeemed us
© Philip Bliss: 1876
Arrangement and bridge by: Ryan Price: 2010
October 2010
All I Have Is Christ
I once was lost in darkest night
Yet thought I knew the way
The sin that promised joy and life
Had led me to the grave
I had no hope that you would own
A rebel to your will
And if you had not loved me first
I would refuse you still
But, as I ran my Hell-bound race
Indifferent to the cost
You looked upon my helpless state
And led me to the cross
And I beheld God’s love displayed
You suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me
Now all I know is grace
Hallelujah!
All I have is Christ
Hallelujah!
Jesus is my life
Now, Lord, I would be yours alone
And live that all my see
The power to follow your commands
Could never come from me
Oh Father, use my ransomed life
In any way you choose
And let my song forever be
My only boast is you
© Jordan Kaughlin: 2008
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September 2010
And Can It Be?
And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me who caused His pain
For me who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
He left His Father’s throne above
So free, so infinite His grace
Emptied Himself of all but love
And bled for Adam’s helpless race
’Tis mercy all, immense and free
For O my God, it found out me!
Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light
My chains fell off, my heart was free
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee
No condemnation now I dread
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine
Alive in Him, my living Head
And clothed in righteousness divine
Bold I approach the eternal throne
And claim the crown, through Christ my own
© Charles Wesley: 1738
Arrangement by Indelible Grace
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August 2010
I Boast No More
No more my God, I boast no more
Of all the duties I have done
I quit my hopes I held before
To trust the merits of Your Son
No more my God
No more my God
No more my God
I boast no more
And now by grace I bear His name
What was my gain I count my loss
My former pride I call my shame
And nail my glory to His cross
Yes and I must, I will esteem
All things but loss for Jesus’ sake
Oh that my soul be found in Him
And of His righteousness partake, Amen, Amen
The best obedience of my hand
Dares not appear before the throne
But faith can answer His demands
By pleading what my Lord has done
© Isaac Watts: 1700’s
Arrangement & Bridge by Sandra McCracken
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July 2010
All The Way My Savior Leads Me
All the way my Savior leads me
Who have I to ask beside
How could I doubt His tender mercy
Who through life has been my guide
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
You lead me and keep me from falling
You carry me close to Your heart
And surely Your goodness and mercy will follow me
All the way my Savior leads me
O, the fullness of His love
O, the sureness of His promise
In the triumph of His blood
And when my spirit clothed immortal
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages
Jesus led me all the way
© Fanny Crosby: 1875
Arrangement & Bridge by Chris Tomlin
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June 2010
Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my Heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art,
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy Presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, Be Thou my true word,
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord,
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son,
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, Nor man’s empty praise,
Thou my inheritance, now and always.
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, when victory is won,
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision o Ruler of all.
© Dallan Forgaill: 8th Century
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May 2010
Draw Me Nearer
I am thine, oh Lord
I have heard Your voice
And it told Your love to me
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee
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Draw me nearer
To the cross where Thou hast died
Draw me nearer
To Your precious bleeding side
There are great depths of love that I cannot know
’Til I cross that narrow sea
And there are heights of joy that I may not reach
Til I rest in peace with Thee
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You draw me with Your mercy
You draw me with Your love
You draw me with forgiveness by Your blood
You draw me with compassion
You draw me as a bride
You draw me closer to Your precious side
Consecrate me now to Your service, Lord
By the power of grace divine
Let me soul look up with a steadfast hope
And my will be lost in Thine
© Fanny Crosby: 1875
Arrangement & Bridge by Caedmon’s Call
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April 2010
Jesus Paid It All
I hear the Savior say,
“Thy strength indeed is small.
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.”
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe.
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow’r and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots,
And melt the heart of stone.
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
Jesus died my soul to save
my lips shall still repeat.
Oh, praise the One who paid my debt,
And raised this life up from the dead.
© Elvina M. Hall: 1865
Arrangement & Bridge by Kristian Stanfill
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March 2010
Father, Long Before Creation
Father, long before creation
Thou hadst chosen us in love,
And that love so deep, so moving,
Draws us close to Christ above.
Still it keeps us, still it keeps us
Firmly fixed in Christ alone.
Though the world may change its fashion,
Yet our God is e’er the same;
His compassion and His covenant
Through all ages will remain.
God’s own children,
God’s own children
Must forever praise His name.
God’s compassion is my story,
Is my boasting all the day;
Mercy free and never failing
Moves my will, directs my way.
God so loved us,
God so loved us
That His only Son He gave.
Words translated from a Chinese Hymn
Arrangement by Jonathan Barnes
Chorus by Aaron Hendrick
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February 2010
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
Let the water and the blood
From Thy wounded side which flowed
Be for sin a double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands
Could my zeal no respite know
Could my tears forever flow
All for sin could not atone
Thou must save, and Thou alone
You’re my Rock of Ages
You rescued my soul from depravity
Rock of Ages
Atonement for my sin
You bring me back to life again
While I draw this fleeting breath
When mine eyes shall close in death
When I soar to worlds unknown
And behold Thee on Thy throne
Nothing in my hand I bring
Simply to the cross I cling
© Augustus M. Toplady: 1776
Arrangement & Chorus by Ryan Price
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January 2010
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died
My richest gain I count as loss
And pour contempt on all my pride
See from His head, His hands, His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown
Oh the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die to find that I might truly live
Oh the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
All who gather here, by grace draw near and bless your name
Forbid it Lord that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to his blood
Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all
© Isaac Watts: 1707
Arrangement by Robbie Seay
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December 2009
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new born 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 new born King!”
Christ, by highest heaven 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 as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new born King!”
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen 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 us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new born King!”
See him rising from the grave;
sing abroad is power to save
Though he came for us to die;
now he reigns enthroned on high
Death is conquered we are free;
Christ has won the victory
Justified now by his grace;
gratefully we bring him praise
Hark the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”
© Charles Wesley: 1739
Arrangement by Donna Stuart
Last Verse by Aaron Hendrick
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November 2009
Take My Life (and Let It Be)
Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee
Take my voice and let me sing always, only for my King
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from Thee
Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use every power as You choose
Here am I
All of me
Take my life
It’s all for Thee
Take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine
Take my heart, it is Thine own, it shall be Thy royal throne
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Your feet it’s treasure store
Take myself and I will be ever, only, all for Thee
© Frances Havergal: 1874
Arrangement & Chorus by Chris Tomlin
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October 2009
Glorious Day
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
He dwelt among men, my example is He
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
Oh, Glorious Day
Oh, Glorious Day
One day they led Him up calvary’s mountain
One day they nailed Him to die on a tree
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He
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
One day the trumpet will sound for His coming
One day the skies with His glories will shine
Wonderful day my beloved was bringing
Glorious Savior this Jesus is mine
© J. Wilbur Chapman: 1908
Arr: Jeff Johnson
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September 2009
Come and Welcome
From the cross uplifted high — Where the Savior yields to die
What melodious sounds I hear — Bursting on my ravished ear
Love’s redeeming work is done
Come and welcome, sinners, come
Sprinkled now with blood the throne — Why beneath our burdens groan
On his pierced body laid — Justice owns the ransom paid
Bow the knee and kiss the Son
Come and welcome, sinners, come
The love of Christ so rich and free — Our everlasting surety
He calls his own from death to life — And guards us in the midst of strife
His love pursues us when we roam
Come and welcome, sinners, come
Soon the days of life shall end — Lo, He comes, our Savior, Friend
Safe our spirits to convey — To the realms of endless day
Up to our eternal home.
Come and welcome, sinners, come.
Come and welcome, sinners, come
Come and welcome, sinners, come
© Thomas Haweis: 1792
* Third verse has been changed from the original.
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August 2009
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
O that day when freed from sinning
We shall see Thy lovely face
Gathered with the saints of heaven
Singing of Thy sovereign grace
Come, O Lord, no longer tarry
Take our ransomed souls away
Still we labor in Thy power
Waiting for that glorious day
© Robert Robinson, 1758
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July 2009
Jesus I My Cross Have Taken
Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee.
Destitute, despised, forsaken, thou from hence my all shall be.
Perish every fond ambition, all I’ve sought or hoped or known.
Yet how rich is my condition! God and heav’n are still my own.
Let the world despise and leave me, They have left my Savior, too.
Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like man, untrue.
And while Jesus smiles upon me, God of wisdom, love, and light,
Foes may hate and friends disown me, But show Thy face and all is bright.
Man may trouble and distress me, It only drives me to Your side
Life with trials hard may press me; Still your word will be my guide.
I have called Thee Abba Father, I have stayed my heart on Thee
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather; All must work for good to me.
Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith, and winged by prayer.
Heav’n’s eternal days before me, God’s own hand shall guide us there.
Soon shall close our earthly mission, Soon shall pass these pilgrim days,
Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
© Henry Lyte, 1824
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June 2009
Thy mercy my God
Thy mercy my God is the theme of my song
The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last
Hath won my affection and bound my soul fast
Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here
Sin would reduce me to utter despair
But through Thy free goodness my spirit’s revived
And He that first made me still keeps me alive
Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart
Dissolved by thy goodness I fall to the ground
And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found
Great Father of mercies! Thy goodness I own
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son
All praise to the Spirit whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine!
© John Stocker, 1776
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May 2009
Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near
Praise Him in glad adoration
Praise to the Lord, Who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth
Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him
Let the “Amen” sound from His people again
Gladly for aye we adore Him
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
© Joachim Naender, 1680
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April 2009
Before the Throne of God Above
Before the throne of God above, I have a strong, a perfect plea,
A great High Priest whose name is “Love,” Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart;
I know that while in heaven He stands no tongue can bid me thence depart.
No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair, and tells me of the guilt within,
upward I look and see Him there who made an end to all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died, my sinful soul is counted free;
For God, the Just, is satisfied to look on him and pardon me.
to look on him and pardon me.
Behold him there! the risen Lamb, my perfect, spotless Righteousness,
the great unchangeable I AM, the King of glory and of grace!
One with Himself I cannot die, My soul is purchased by His blood;
My life is hid with Christ on high, with Christ, my Savior and my God
with Christ, my Savior and my God
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Praise the one, risen Son of God
© Charitie Bancroft, 1863