Hymn of the month

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

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

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.

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

Chorus:
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

(Bridge)
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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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.

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!

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

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

New Life Baptist Church, College Station Texas