General Hymns
ABIDE WITH ME
VERSE 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, O abide with me.
VERSE 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.
VERSE 3
I need thy presence every passing hour;
What but thy grace can fool the tempter’s power?
Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cold and sunshine, Lord,
Abide with me.
VERSE 4
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness,
Where is death’s sting? Where grave thy victory?
I triumph still, if thou abide with me.
VERSE 5
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
ALLELUIA, PRAISE THE LORD
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Praise the Lord for it’s good.
Believe in God, Alleluia,
Praise the Lord for it’s good.
For He is the Lord, Lord God of all;
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
Adore the Lord, alleluia.
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
All you His creatures, alleluia.
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
Ask His forgiveness, alleluia
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
For his mercy is without end.
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
Give thanks to God, alleluia.
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
For all His favours to all mankind.
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
Ask for your need, alleluia
Alleluia; praise the Lord for it’s good.
Ask you shall receive;
Knock, He shall open;
Seek you shall find;
Praise the Lord, for it’s good.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son,
And to the Spirit, now for ever more, alleluia
ARISE AND SHINE
Arise and shine for the Lord is coming,
Arise and shine for the Lord is coming,
Arise and shine for the Lord is coming,
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
The Lord is coming.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
The Lord is coming.
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
VERSE 1
How many roads must a man walk down,
Before he’s called a man,
How many seas must a white dove sail,
Before he sleeps in the sand,
How many times must the canon balls fly,
Before they’re forever banned.
CHORUS
The answer my friend,
Is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
VERSE 2
How many years can a mountain exist,
Before it’s washed in the sea,
How many years can some people exist,
Before they’re allowed to be free,
How many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend he just doesn’t see.
VERSE 3
How many times must a man look up,
Before he can see the sky,
How many ears must one have,
Before he can hear people cry,
How many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died.
CHILDREN IN THY PRESENCE MET
VERSE 1
Children in thy presence met,
Fill our hearts with holy fear,
Father, be compassionate,
God of mercy, hear.
VERSE 2
Though we do not yet by sight,
God most high, behold thy face,
Pour into our minds the light
Of thy saving grace.
VERSE 3
Tender Father, gracious friends,
Mighty one, tremendous Lord,
Unto all the ages’ end
Be thy name adored.
VERSE 4
Glory to the Father be,
To the uncreated Son,
Blessed Spirit, praise to thee,
God for ever One
COME DOWN, LORD
VERSE 1
Come down Lord, my son is ill,
Wracked with fever the livelong day
He is life to me, if you will,
Drive death away, drive death away,
Lord, do not come to my house, I’m unworthy,
Speak and the promise is sealed,
For when Your Word, O God, is spoken,
He shall be healed, he shall be healed.
VERSE 2
Come down, Lord, my soul is ill,
Wracked with anguish the livelong day,
All my sorrowing will be still,
If You but say, if You but say,
Lord, do not come to my house, I’m unworthy,
Speak and the promise is sealed,
For when Your Word, O God, is spoken,
I shall be healed, I shall be healed.
VERSE 3
Come down, Lord the world is ill,
Wracked with bloodshed the livelong day,
Man must struggle for peace until
You show the way, You show the way,
Lord, do not come to our house, we’re unworthy,
Speak and the promise is sealed,
For when Your Word, O God, is spoken,
We shall be healed, we shall be healed
DEAR ANGEL, EVER AT MY SIDE
VERSE 1
Dear angel, ever at my side,
How loving must thou be,
To leave thy home in heaven to guard
A sinful child like me!
VERSE 2
For I have felt thee in my thoughts
Fighting with sin for me;
And when my heart loves God,
I know the sweetness is from thee.
VERSE 3
And when, dear spirit, I kneel down
Morning and night to prayer,
Something there is within my heart
Which tells me thou art there.
VERSE 4
Yet! When I pray thou prayest too,
Thy prayer is all for me;
But when I sleep thou sleepest not,
But watchest patiently.
VERSE 5
Then, for thy sake
More humble will I be;
But I am weak, and when I fall,
O weary not of me
FADE, FADE, EACH EARTHLY JOY
VERSE 1
Fade, fade, each earthly joy, Jesus is mine!
Break every tender tie, Jesus is mine!
Dark is the wilderness,
Earth has no resting place,
Jesus alone can bless, Jesus is mine!
VERSE 2
Tempt not my soul away, Jesus is mine!
Here would I ever stay, Jesus is mine!
Perishing things of clay,
Born but for one brief day,
Pass from my heart away! Jesu is mine!
VERSE 3
Farewell, ye dreams of night, Jesus is mine!
Lost in this dawning Light, Jesus is mine!
All that my soul has tried,
Left but a dismal void,
Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is mine!
VERSE 4
Farewell, mortality, Jesus is mine!
Welcome, eternity! Jesus is mine,
Welcome, O loved and blest,
Welcome, sweet scenes of rest,
Welcome, my saviour bless, Jesus is mine!
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS
VERSE 1
Faith of our fathers, living still,
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword:
Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy,
Whene’er we hear that glorious word!
Faith of our fathers! Holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
VERSE 2
Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free.
How sweet would be their children’s fate
If they, like them, could die for thee!
Faith of our fathers! Holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
VERSE 3
Faith of our fathers, we will strive,
To win all Nations unto thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
Mankind shall then be truly free.
Faith of our fathers! Holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
VERSE 4
Faith of our fathers, we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers! Holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death
FIRMLY I BELIEVE
VERSE 1
Firmly I believe and truly,
God is Three, and God is One,
And I next acknowledge duly,
Manhood taken by the Son.
VERSE 2
And I trust and hope most fully,
In that manhood crucified;
And each thought and deed unruly,
Do to death, as he has died.
VERSE 3
Simply to his grace and wholly,
Light and life and strength belong,
And I love supremely, solely,
Him the holy, him the strong.
VERSE 4
And I hold in veneration,
For the love of him alone Holy Church,
As his creation,
And her teachings, as his own.
VERSE 5
Adoration aye be given,
With and through the angelic host,
To the God of earth and heaven,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
FROM EVERY STORMY WIND
VERSE 1
From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;
’Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.
VERSE 2
There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads —
A place than all beside more sweet;
It is the blood-stained mercy-seat.
VERSE 3
There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friends hold fellowship with friends,
Though sundered far, by faith they meet,
Around one common mercy-seat.
VERSE 4
There, there, on eagle wings we soar,
And sense and sin molest no more;
And heaven comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy-seat.
VERSE 5
Oh, let my hand be cold, and still,
My tongue be silent, cold and still,
This pounding heart forget to beat,
If I forget the mercy-seat
FULL IN THE PANTING HEART OF ROME
VERSE 1
Full in the panting heart of Rome,
Beneath the apostle’s crowning dome,
From pilgrims’ lips that kiss the ground,
Breathes in all tongues one only sound:
“God bless our Pope, the great, the good.”
VERSE 2
The golden roof, the marble walls,
The Vatican’s majestic halls,
The note redouble, till it fills
With echoes sweet the seven hills:
VERSE 3
Then surging through each hallowed gate,
Where martyrs glory, in peace, await;
It sweeps beyond the solemn plain,
Peals over Alps, across the main:
VERSE 4
From torrid south to frozen north,
That wave harmonious stretches forth,
Yet strikes no chord more true to Rome’s
Than rings within our hearts and homes
GOD BE WITH YOU
VERSE 1
God be with you till we meet again!
By His counsels guide, uphold you;
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again!
CHORUS
Till we meet!… Till meet!
Till we meet at Jesus feet…
Till we meet!… Till we meet!…
God be with you till we meet again!
VERSE 2
God be with you till we meet again!
’Neath His wings securely hide you;
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again!
VERSE 3
God be with you till we meet again!
When life’s perils thick confound you;
Put his loving arms around you;
God be with you till we meet again!
VERSE 4
God be with you till we meet again!
Keep love’s banner floating o’er you;
Smite death’s threatening wave before you;
God be with you till we meet again!
GO TELL EVERYONE
VERSE 1
God’s spirit is in my heart;
He has called me and set me apart,
This is what I have to do,
What I have to do.
CHORUS
He sent me to give the good news to the poor,
Tell prisoners that they are prisoners no more,
Tell blind people that they can see,
And set the downtrodden free,
And go tell ev’ryone the news that
The Kingdom of God has come,
And go tell ev’ryone
The news that God’s Kingdom has come.
VERSE 2
Just as the Father sent me,
So I’m sending you out to be,
My witness throughout the world,
The whole of the world.
VERSE 3
Don’t carry a load in your pack,
You don’t need two shirts to your back,
A workman can earn his own keep,
Can earn his own keep.
VERSE 4
Don’t worry what you have to say,
Don’t worry because on that day,
God’s Spirit will speak in your heart,
Will speak in your heart
GRANT TO US
CHORUS
Grant to us, O Lord, a heart renewed;
Recreate in us your own Spirit, Lord!
VERSE 1
Behold the days are coming,
Says the Lord our God,
When I will make a new covenant
With the house of Israel.
VERSE 2
Deep within their being I will implant my law;
I will write it in their hearts.
VERSE 3
I will be their God and they shall my people.
VERSE 4
And for all their faults I will grant forgiveness;
Never more will I remember their sins
HAIL HOLY JOSEPH
VERSE 1
Hail, holy Joseph, hail!
Husband of Mary, hail!
Chaste as the lily flower
In Eden’s peaceful vale.
VERSE 2
Hail, holy Joseph, hail!
Father of Christ esteemed,
Father be thou to those
Thy foster Son redeemed.
VERSE 3
Hail, holy Joseph, hail!
Prince of the house of God,
May his blest grace be
By thy pure hands bestowed.
VERSE 4
Hail, holy Joseph, hail!
Comrade of angels, hail!
Cheer thou the hearts that faint,
And guide the steps that fail.
VERSE 5
Hail, holy Joseph, hail!
God’s Choice wert thou alone;
To thee the word made flesh
Was subject as a Son.
VERSE 6
Mother of Jesus, bless,
And bless, ye Saints on high,
All meek and simple souls
That to Saint Joseph cry.
HARK! HARK, MY SOUL!
VERSE 1
Hark! Hark, my soul!
Angelic songs are swelling,
O’er earth’s green fields,
And ocean’s wave beat shore;
How sweet the truth those blessed
Strains are telling,
Of that new life when sin shall be no more.
CHORUS
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
VERSE 2
Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,
Come, weary soul, for Jesus bids you come,
And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the gospel leads us home.
VERSE 3
Far, faraway, like bell at evening pealing,
The voice of Jesus sounds o’er land and sea,
And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing
King shepherd, turn their weary steps to thee.
VERSE 4
Rest comes at length,
Though life be long and dreary,
The day must dawn and darksome
Night be past;
All journeys end in welcome to the weary,
And Heaven, the heart’s true home,
Will come at last.
VERSE 5
Angels sing on, your faithful watches keeping,
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above,
While we toil on, .
And sooth ourselves with weeping.
Till life’s long night shall break in endless love
HARK! HOW THE BANKS OF JORDAN RING
VERSE 1
Hark! How the banks of Jordan ring,
The Baptist’s utterance echoing!
Your drowsy slumbers cast away,
Those warning accents to obey.
VERSE 2
The conscious earth, and sea and sky,
Welcomes his advent from on high,
Who did their groaning fabric build,
With pangs of expectation thrilled.
VERSE 3
And shall our hearts unpurified,
The coming of their King abide?
Strew all his path, and lodging meet,
Prepare a royal guest to greet.
VERSE 4
Jesus, our souls with health endow;
Our strength and consolation you;
Creatures of earth without your aid,
We languish like the flowers that fade.
VERSE 5
Stretch out your hand, we faint no more;
The fallen to their feet restore,
Show but your face, and wintry earth,
Shall bring her dallying flowers to birth.
VERSE 6
Jesus, our ransomer divine,
Let praise beyond all praise be yours;
Praise to the Father endlessly,
And his life-giving Spirit be
HIS BOUNTIFUL CARE
VERSE 1
He sendeth the sunshine and rain…
He scattereth dew on the flowers…
He maketh the desert to bloom…
His blessings descend as the showers…
CHORUS
Boun…tiful, mer…ciful, won…derful love.
Boun…tiful, mer…ciful, won…derful love.
VERSE 2
He causeth the rivers to flow…
The fields now with verdure are clad…
He tempers the wind to his lamp…
The earth with His sunshine is glad…
VERSE 3
For bounty so royal and free…
For mercies unending and new…
Oh, help us to praise thee, dear Lord…
And serve thee in all that we do…
HOLY GOD WE PRAISE YOUR NAME
VERSE 1
Holy God, we praise your name;
Lord of all, we bow before you!
All on earth your sceptre claim,
All in heaven above adore you,
Infinite your vast domain,
Everlasting is your reign!
VERSE 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!
VERSE 3
Holy Father, Holy Son!
Holy Spirit, Three we name you,
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we ’claim you,
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.
VERSE 4
Spare your 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 you –
Never Lord, abandon me
HOW EXCELLENT
VERSE 1
How excellent, how excellent,
Is thy loving kindness,
Is thy loving kindness O God,
How excellent, how excellent,
Is your loving kindness,
Is your loving kindness O God.
Therefore the children of men,
Therefore the children of men,
Therefore the children of men put their trust,
Therefore the children of men, put their trust,
Therefore put their trust under the shadow
Of your wings.
They shall be abundantly satisfied,
With the fullness of your name,
And you shall make them drink
Of the river of your pleasure, .
And you shalt make them drink
Of the river of your pleasure,
Of your loving kindness,
They shall be abundantly satisfied,
They shall be abundantly satisfied,
They shall be abundantly satisfied,
With the fullness of your house,
And you shall make them drink,
Of the river of your pleasure.
Show your loving kindness unto them,
Your pleasures and you shall make them drink
Of the river of your pleasure,
That know you, unto them that know you
And your righteousness,
Your pleasures, and you shall make them drink
Of the river of your pleasure to the upright
In heart
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
VERSE 1
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.”
CHORUS
It is well, it is well,
With my soul, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
VERSE 2
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.
VERSE 3
My sin, O the bliss, of this glorious tho’t,
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!
VERSE 4
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
I WILL SEEK AND FIND THEE NOW
I will seek and find thee now,
Blessed Saviour teach me how,
I will lay my heart to rest,
On thy gentle loving breast.
CHORUS
Thou art pure and undefiled, undefiled.
I am a weak and helpless child,
Yet thy word hath said, to me:
Little ones may come to Thee,
Yet the little ones may come to Thee
KEEP STEP WITH THE MASTER
VERSE 1
Keep step with the Master, whatever betide;
While dark be the pathway,
Keep close to your Guide;
While foes are alluring, and danger is near;
When walking with Jesus,
You’ve nothing to fear.
CHORUS
Keeping step… go bravely forward,
And your cour…age still renew; …
Daily walk… with Christ your Saviour,
He will lead you all the journey through.
VERSE 2
Keep step with the Master, wherever you go;
Through darkness and shadow,
The way He will show,
The light of His presence your path will illumine,
And make all the desert a garden of bloom.
VERSE 3
Keep step with the Master, nor halt by the way;
Whate’er He commands you, oh, haste to obey!
Arise at His bidding, press on in His might,
While walking with Jesus,
You’re sure to be right
LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT
VERSE 1
Lead, kindly light, amid the 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.
VERSE 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.
VERSE 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
LET THY PRIEST O LORD
VERSE 1
Let Thy Priest O Lord be clothed with justice,
And let thy Saints rejoice,
Saints rejoice for David’s sake.
CHORUS
Turn not away the face of
Thy Anointed.
VERSE 2
O sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord,
Make known his deeds,
Make known his deeds among the people.
VERSE 3
God has set his people, people free,
For his chosen ones joys,
And shouts of rejoicing.
(After verse 3 please repeat chorus two times)
LIKE OLIVE BRANCHES (PSALM 128)
CHORUS 1
Like olive branches around the table of the Lord,so God’s children in the Church.
CHORUS 2
May the God of Israel join you in one;
In joy and in sorrow, the Lord is your way.
VERSE 1
Blessed those who fear the Lord,
Who seek his path,
For they shall find favour in his sight.
VERSE 2
Blessed be the toil of hands,
They shall bear fruit,
In joy and in gladness shall you work.
VERSE 3
With good fortune in your home
Shall you be blessed;
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine.
VERSE 4
Blessed shall your children
Be around your board;
Like strong olive branches shall they stand.
VERSE 5
Blest indeed, shall be the man
Who serves the Lord;
For he shall prevail throughout his life.
VERSE 6
May the Lord who dwells on high
Give joy to you;
And may he protect you all your life.
VERSE 7
May the sight of many sons
Delight your heart;
May God grant his peace to Israel
LORD, FOR TOMORROW AND ITS NEEDS
VERSE 1
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs,
I do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin,
Just for today.
VERSE 2
Let me be slow to do my will,
Prompt to obey;
Help me to mortify my flesh,
Just for today.
VERSE 3
Let me both diligently work,
And duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed,
Just for today.
VERSE 4
Let me no wrong or idle word,
Unthinking say;
Set thou a seal upon my lips,
Just for today.
VERSE 5
Let me in season, Lord, be grave,
In season, gay;
Let me be faithful to thy grace,
Just for today.
SONG OF PEACE
VERSE 1
Lord we pray for golden peace,
Peace all over the land,
May all men dwell in liberty,
Walking hand in hand.
CHORUS
Banish fear and ignorance,
Hunger, thirst and pain,
Banish hate and poverty,
Let no man live in vain,
Let no man live in vain.
VERSE 2
Keep all men forever one,
One in love and grace,
Wipe away all war and strife,
Give freedom to each race.
VERSE 3
Let your justice reign supreme,
And righteousness be done,
Let goodness rule the hearts of men,
And evil be o’ercome
SEE THE LOVING SHEPHERD OF THY SHEEP
VERSE 1
See the loving shepherd of thy sheep,
The holy, the holy bread of angels,
From heaven, from heaven He came to earth,
Let us adore Him.
VERSE 2
He is our true Father all the time,
The shepherd, the shepherd of thy sheep,
In Him, in Him we place our soul’s redemption,
God full of kindness.
VERSE 3
We are victims of our wretchedness,
O Lord, O Lord, our Saviour,
Have mercy, have mercy on us all,
’Cause of thy love for us.
VERSE 4
Stay with us, stay with us in this world,
O, o, o, good Jesus;
So that we, so that we may be with you,
In heaven for ever
MAGNIFY AND GLORIFY
Magnify, glorify, extol and exalt the Lord;
Magnify, glorify His holy name for evermore;
Magnify, glorify, extol and exalt the Lord;
Exalt and glorify, magnify His name
For ever more.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates,
O Jerusalem!
Rejoice in thy salvation,
Our feet shall stand… within thy gates,
O Jerusalem! Shall stand within thy gates,
O Jerusalem! Magnify, glorify,
Extol and exalt the Lord:
Magnify, glorify His holy Name forever more;
Magnify glorify, extol and exalt the Lord;
Exalt and glorify,
Magnify His Name for ever more.
Extol Him that rideth upon the heav’ns,
By His Name, JAH!
Extol Him that rideth upon the heav’ns,
By His name, JAH!
And rejoice… and rejoice… and rejoice….
Before Him.
We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in your Name will we lift up our banners
And come again with singing unto Zion,
And obtain gladness and joy,
We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in Your Name will we set up our banners,
And come again with singing unto Zion,
And obtain gladness and joy Halleluia! Amen,
Alleluia! Amen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen
MAN IS LONELY BY BIRTH
VERSE 1
Man is lonely by birth,
Man is only a pilgrim on earth,
Born to be king, time is but a temporary thing,
Only on loan while on earth.
VERSE 2
Like the wind in the tree,
Man has been rather reckless and free,
Thrown far and wide, he longs to settle down
Beside the stream flowing through eternity.
VERSE 3
Like the grass on the lawn,
He will pass by the way and be gone,
A lesson to learn, we walk
But once there’s no return,
Time is always moving on.
VERSE 4
Man is longing for one,
For a song and a place in the sun,
For home up above where ev’ry day
Is lived in love.
For rest when the journey is done
MOST ANCIENT OF ALL MYSTERIES
VERSE 1
Most ancient of all mysteries,
Before thy throne we lie;
Have mercy now, most merciful,
Most holy Trinity.
VERSE 2
When heaven and earth were yet unmade,
When time was yet unknown,
Thou, in thy bliss and majesty,
Didst live and love alone.
VERSE 3
Thou were not born; there was no fount
From which thy Being flowed,
There is no end which thou can’tst reach:
But thou art simply God.
VERSE 4
How wonderful creation is,
The work that thou didst bless;
And oh, what then must thou be like,
Eternal loveliness!
VERSE 5
Most ancient of all mysteries,
Still at thy throne we lie;
Have mercy now, most merciful,
Most holy Trinity
MY GOD, ACCEPT MY HEART THIS DAY
VERSE 1
My God, accept my heart this day,
And make it wholly thine,
That I from thee no more may stray,
No more from thee decline.
VERSE 2
Before the Cross of him who died,
Behold I prostrate fall,
Let every sin be crucified,
And Christ be all in all.
VERSE 3
Anoint me with thy heavenly grace,
And seal me for thine own,
That I may see thy glorious face,
And worship at thy throne.
VERSE 4
Let every thought and work and word
To thee be ever given,
Then life shall be thy service, Lord,
And death the gate of heaven.
VERSE 5
All glory to the Father be,
All glory to the Son,
All glory to Holy Ghost, to thee,
While endless ages run
MY GOD, HOW WONDERFUL THOU ART
VERSE 1
My God, how wonderful thou art,
Thy majesty how bright,
How beautiful thy mercy-seat
In depths of burning light.
VERSE 2
How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
By prostrate spirits day and night
Incessantly adored.
VERSE 3
How beautiful, how beautiful
The sight of thee must be,
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
And awful purity.
VERSE 4
Oh, how I fear thee, living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears,
And worship thee with trembling hope,
And penitential tears.
VERSE 5
Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,
Almighty as thou art,
For thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.
VERSE 6
No earthly father loves like thee,
No mother e’er so mild,
Bears and forbears as thou hast done,
With me, thy sinful child.
VERSE 7
Father of Jesus, love’s reward,
What rapture will it be,
Prostrate before thy throne to lie,
And gaze and gaze on thee
MY SOUL IS LONGING FOR YOUR PEACE (PSALM 131)
CHORUS
My soul is longing for your peace,
Near to you, my God!
VERSE 1
Lord, you know that my heart is not proud,
And my eyes are not lifted from the earth.
VERSE 2
Lofty thoughts have never filled my mind,
Far beyond my sight all ambitious deeds.
VERSE 3
In your peace I have maintained my soul,
I have kept my heart in your quiet peace.
VERSE 4
As a child rests on his mother’s knee,
So I place my soul in your loving care.
VERSE 5
Israel, put all your hope in God,
Place your trust in him, now and evermore
MY TIMES ARE IN THY HAND
VERSE 1
My times are in Thy Hands,
My God, I wish them there;
My life, my friends, my soul I leave
Entirely to Thy care.
VERSE 2
My times are in Thy Hand,
Whatever they may be,
Pleasing or painful, dark or bright,
As best may seem to Thee.
VERSE 3
My times are in Thy Hand,
Why should I doubt or fear?
A Father’s Hand will never cause
His child a needless tear.
VERSE 4
My times are in Thy Hand,
Jesus the crucified;
The Hand my cruel sins hand pierced
Is now my guard and guide.
VERSE 5
My times are in Thy Hand,
I’ll always trust in Thee,
And after death at Thy right Hand
I shall for ever be
NOW THAT THE DAY-STAR GLIMMERS
VERSE 1
Now that the day-star glimmers bright,
We suppliantly pray
That he, the uncreated light,
May guide us on our way.
VERSE 2
No sinful word, nor deed of wrong,
Nor thoughts that idly rove;
But simple truth be on our tongue,
And in our hearts be love.
VERSE 3
And, while the hours in order flow,
O Christ, securely fence
Our gates, beleaguer’d by the foe: –
The gate of every sense.
VERSE 4
And grant that to thine honour, Lord,
Our daily toil may tend;
That we begin it at thy word,
And in thy blessing end.
VERSE 5
And, lest the flesh in its excess
Should loard it o’er the soul,
Let taming abstinence repress
The rebel, and control.
VERSE 6
To God the Father glory be,
And to his only Son,
And to the Spirit, One in Three,
While endless ages run
SAINT JOSEPH
VERSE 1
O blessed Saint Joseph
How great was thy worth,
The one chosen shadow of God up on earth
Called Father of Jesus ah, then wilt thou be,
Sweet Spouse of Our Lady! A father to me?
VERSE 2
For thou to the pilgrim art father and guide,
And Jesus and Mary felt safe by thy side;
Ah blessed Saint Joseph how safe should I be,
Sweet Spouse of Our Lady!
If thou were with me.
VERSE 3
When the treasures of God were unsheltered
On earth,
Safe keeping was found for them
Both in thy worth;
O Father of Jesus, be father to me,
Sweet Spouse of Our Lady, and I will love thee
O HAPPY DAY
VERSE 1
O happy day, that fixed my choice,
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
CHORUS
Happy day! Happy day!
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray
And live rejoicing every day:
Happy day! Happy day!
When Jesus washed my sins away!
VERSE 2
’Tis done, the great transaction’s done
I am my Lord’s and He is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,
Charmed to confess the voice Divine.
VERSE 3
Now rest, my long-divided heart,
Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
Nor ever from thy Lord depart,
With Him of every good possessed.
VERSE 4
High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow
That vow renewed shall daily hear,
Till in life’s latest hour I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear
O KING OF KINGS
VERSE 1
O King of Kings,
In splendour of glory throned on high,
Do thou, our strong defender,
Thy Church still magnify.
CHORUS
Our Holy Father shielding,
His enemies o ‘erthrow;
May Peter’s faith unyielding,
The path to Heaven foreshew.
VERSE 2
That citadel surrounding,
The angry foreman raves;
Upon that rock resounding,
Dash high the sullen waves.
VERSE 3
Yet Lord, in siege laborious,
Though hell itself should rage,
Thou wondrous, thou victorious,
Art known from age to age.
VERSE 4
We trust thy conquering power,
Now and in time to be,
The gift of peace to shower,
On those who trust in Thee.
VERSE 5
Still, still with light supernal,
Those battlement shall gleam,
And Peter’s rock, eternal,
Confront the restless stream
O PERFECT LOVE
VERSE 1
O perfect Love, all human thoughts
Transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before thy throne,
That theirs may be the love
Which knows no ending,
Whom thou for evermore dost join in one.
VERSE 2
O Perfect Life, be thou their full assurance,
Of tender charity and steadfast faith,
Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,
With child-like trust that fears
Nor pain nor death.
VERSE 3
Grant them joy which brightens
Earthly sorrow,
Grant them the peace which claims
All earthly strife;
And to life’s day the glorious unknown morrow
That dawns upon eternal love and life
SAINT PATRICK
CHORUS
Great and glorious Saint Patrick,
Pray for your dear children,
Great and glorious Saint Patrick,
Hearken to the prayers of your children.
VERSE 1
Hibernia’s champion saint all hail,
With fadeless glory crowned,
The offspring of your ardent zeal,
This day your praise shall sound.
VERSE 2
Borne on the wings of charity,
To Erin’s coast you flew,
Bade Satan from her valleys flee,
And his dark shrines o’erthrew.
VERSE 3
Wandering thro’ error’s gloomy night,
Our sires did lose their way,
You cheer’d their hearts with heav’nly light,
With truth’s consoling ray.
VERSE 4
Oh what a harvest crown your toil,
The earth long curs’d was blessed,
Each lovely virtue graced its soil,
The sinners’ heart find rest
PRAISE WE OUR GOD WITH JOY
VERSE 1
Praise we our God with joy,
And gladness never ending,
Angels and saints with us,
Their grateful voices blending,
He is our Father dear,
O’er filled with parent’s love,
Mercies unsought, unknown,
He showers from above.
VERSE 2
He is our Shepherd true,
With watchful care unsleeping
On us, his erring sheep,
An eye of pity keeping;
He with a mighty arm
The bonds of sin doth break,
And to our burden’d hearts
In words of peace doth speak.
VERSE 3
Grace in copious stream
From that pure fount are welling,
Where, in our heart of hearts,
Our God hath set his dwelling,
His word our lantern is,
His peace our comfort still,
His sweetness all our rest,
Our law, our life, his will
PRECIOUS PROMISE
VERSE 1
Precious promise God hath given
To the weary passer-by,
On the way from earth to heaven,
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”
CHORUS
I will guide thee, I will guide thee,
I will guide thee with Mine eye;
On the way from earth to heaven,
I will guide thee with Mine eye.
VERSE 2
When temptations almost win thee,
And thy trusted watchers fly,
Let this promise ring within thee:
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”
VERSE 3
When thy secret hopes have perished
In the grave of years gone by,
Let this promise still be cherished.
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”
VERSE 4
When the shades of life are falling,
And the hour has come to die,
Hear thy trusty Leader calling:
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”
O GOD OF EARTH AND ALTAR
VERSE 1
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride.
VERSE 2
From all that terror teaches,
From lies of tongue and pen,
From all the easy speeches
That comfort cruel men,
From sale and profanation
Of honour and the sword,
From sleep and from damnation,
Deliver us, good Lord!
VERSE 3
Tie in a living tether
The prince and priest and thrall,
Bind all our lives together,
Smite us and save us all;
In ire and exultation
Aflame with faith, and free,
Lift up a living nation,
A single sword to thee
OUR FATHER
VERSE 1
Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
VERSE 2
As in heaven, so on the earth,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Give us this day our daily bread,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
VERSE 3
And forgive us, all our trespasses,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
VERSE 4
And lead us not into temptation,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
But deliver us from all that is evil,
Hallowed be Thy Name
TEN LEPERS
CHORUS
Ten unclean and nowhere to go,
Ten men cleansed as clean as snow,
One returned to give God thanks,
But nine went away.
VERSE 1
Ten men, lepers in a Hebrew town,
Ten crying: “Lord, won’t you please come down”
No hope near, till one fine day,
Jesus of Nazareth passed that way.
VERSE 2
“Lord make me clean,” was their single cry,
“See, how the whole world passed us by,
No man’s home will take us in!”
Then Christ bent to touch their skin.
VERSE 3
Like a tree when its buds come true,
Or a patch of spring that is fresh and new,
Christ restored the ones defiled,
Gave them the flesh of a new-born child.
VERSE 4
God gives gifts to us ev’ry day,
Favours His people in ev’ry way;
Hope restored and pain relieved, —
Do you ever give thanks for a gift received?
THE FUTURE LIES BEFORE ME
VERSE 1
Oh! I often sit and ponder,
When the sun is sinking low,
Where shall yonder future find me
Does but God in Heaven know,
Shall I be among the living,
Shall I mingle with the free,
Wheresoe’er my path be leading,
Saviour, keep my heart with Thee.
CHORUS
Oh! The future lies before me,
And I know not where I’ll be,
But where’er my path be leading,
Saviour, keep my heart with Thee.
VERSE 2
Shall I be at work with Jesus,
Whilst He Leads me by the hand,
And to those around be saying,
Come and join this happy band.
Come for all things now are ready
Come His faithful followers be,
Oh where’er my path be leading,
Saviour, keep my heart with Thee.
VERSE 3
But perhaps my work for Jesus,
Soon in future may be done,
All my earthly trials ended,
And my crown in heaven won,
Then forever with the ransom’d
Thro’ eternity l’d be
Chanting hymns to Him who bought me,
With His Blood shed on the Tree
THE WEDDING BANQUET
CHORUS
I cannot come,
I cannot come to the banquet,
Don ‘t trouble me now,
I have married a wife,
I have bought me a cow,
I have fields and commitments,
That cost a pretty sum,
Pray, hold me excused, I cannot come.
VERSE 1
A certain man held a feast,
On his fine estate in town,
He laid a festive table and
Wore a wedding gown,
He sent in invitations,
To his neighbours far and wide,
But when the meal was ready,
Each of them replied:
I cannot come.
VERSE 2
The master rose up in anger,
Called his servants by name, said:
“Go into the town, fetch the blind and the lame,
Fetch the peasant and the pauper,
For this I have willed,
My banquet must be crowded,
And my table must be filled.”
I cannot come.
VERSE 3
When all the poor had assembled,
There was still, room to spare,
So the master demanded:
“Go search everywhere,
To the highways and byways
And force them to come in,
My table must be filled
Before the banquet can begin.”
I cannot come.
VERSE 4
Now God has written a lesson
For the rest of mankind,
If we’re slow in responding,
He may leave us behind,
He’s preparing a banquet
For that great and glorious day,
Be certain not to say:
I cannot come.
WE ARE ONE IN JESUS
VERSE 1
We are one in Jesus, all of us are one,
We are one in Jesus, all of us are one,
We are one, we are one,
Jesus Christ and we are one,
We are one, we are one,
Jesus Christ and we are one.
VERSE 2
We are one in Jesus, all of us are one,
All of us are brothers, brothers of our Lord,
All of us are brothers, brothers of our Lord,
We are one, we are one,
Brothers of our risen Lord,
We are one, we are on in the Spirit of our Lord,
All of us are brothers, brothers of our Lord.
VERSE 3
Jesus is our brother, Christ and we are one,
Jesus is our brother, Christ and we are one,
One in mind, one in heart,
In the Spirit from on high,
With our brother in our midst,
Never more to die,
Jesus is our brother, Christ and we are one,
We are one in Jesus, all of us are one,
All of us are one, all of us are one
YET I BELIEVE
CHORUS
I believe God lay sleeping in the tomb,
Waiting until the day should break.
I believe my Father has care of me
And someday, He’ll say, “My child awake.”
VERSE 1
I believe man was born to die,
Over and over again,
I believe that man was meant to cry,
“Amen, my Lord, Amen.”
VERSE 2
I believe that the stars are mine,
Love lifts the stars from the night,
I believe there’s always sun to shine,
Though sometimes it’s hidden from sight.
VERSE 3
I believe man must go alone,
Tossed like a wave on the sea,
Yet I believe that man must have a home,
God holds a mansion for me.
VERSE 4
I believe man was born for joy,
Some men must find it in pain,
Some rivers run through caves
Beneath the ground,
Sometimes there’s sun in the rain
ZACCHEUS
CHORUS
There was a man in Jerico called Zaccheus,
There was a man in Jerico called Zaccheus,
Now the Hebrews, they were tall,
But Zaccheus, he was small,
Yet the Lord loved Zaccheus,
Better than them all.
VERSE 1
The Lord went walking one day
Through Jerico town,
And the people began to gather
From miles around,
But Zaccheus, he couldn’t see,
So he climbed a sycamore tree,
And the Lord looked up and said:
“Zaccheus, come down.”
VERSE 2
The Lord said: “Zaccheus,
I am dining with you today,
Zaccheus, I come to your house,
Come, lead the way.”
Then Zaccheus, he gave a cheer,
But the people began to sneer,
“This man is a sinner,
Does the Lord seek lodging here?”
VERSE 3
Now Zaccheus was small of stature,
But he could show,
That a man who is stout of heart
Can grow and grow:
“If I have cheated young and old,
I restore the goods fourfold.”
And salvation came that day
To his whole household