LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS

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25 December 2024

LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS

Words: C G Rossetti

Music: Stephen Burtonwood

Love came down at Christmas,

Love all lovely, love divine;

love was born at Christmas

star and angels gave the sign.

Worship we the Godhead,

love incarnate, love divine;

worship we our Jesus

what shall be our sacred sign?

Love shall be our token,

love be yours and love be mine;

love to God and neighbour,

love for prayer and gift and sign.

(Source:?https://www.jubilate.co.uk/songs/love_came_down_at_christmas_burtonwood)

BRING WE THE FRANKINCENSE OF OUR LOVE

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24 December 2024

BRING WE THE FRANKINCENSE OF OUR LOVE

Words and Music: H. Kenn Carmichael

Bring we the frankincense of our love

To the feet of the holy Child,

Ever remembering God's great gift

Of a love that is undefiled.

Refrain:

Holy the Infant and holy the mother

And holy and precious the gifts that we bring;

Praise to the Father and praise to the Spirit

And praise to Christ Jesus our King.

Bring we the myrrh of humility?

To the throne of the Son of God,

Ever recalling the purity?

Of His life when the earth He trod.

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Ever secure in His changelessness,?

Though the kingdoms of earth may fall,

Bring we the gold of our faithfulness

To the King who is Lord of all.

(Source:?http://worship-organizer.awtrey.com/hymnal/?hymnal=the_presbyterian_hymnal-1990&number=62)

JESUS WILL SAVE THEE

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23 December 2024

JESUS WILL SAVE THEE

Words: Daniel S. Warner?

Music: Barney E. Warren

Hear ye the moan of a soul that is lost,

O wretched sinner, that spirit is thine;

Jesus will enter thy bosom today,

Turning thy darkness to glory divine.

Refrain:

Jesus will save thee from darkness and woe,

He will redeem thee till whiter than snow.

Sinner, awake to the doom of thy soul,

Fettered by sin, and how soon you must die;

Fly to the Savior this moment, behold,

Jesus invites you to mansions on high.

Hark! From the garden and Calvary’s cross,

Voices that utter God’s wonderful love;

Value, poor sinner, thy soul at its cost,

Seek first its title to heaven above.

Think of eternity, oh, what a word!

Ages unending of darkness or day;

Where will you fix your eternal abode?

Take thy redemption ere life speeds away.

Past mercies slighted can never return,

Future recordeth no promise for thee;

Now is the day of salvation we learn,

Now is the moment, oh, come and be free.

(Source:?http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Jesus_Will_Save_Thee/)

BEHOLD THE GREAT CREATOR MAKES

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22 December 2024

BEHOLD THE GREAT CREATOR MAKES

Words: Thomas Pestel?

Behold the great Cre?at?or makes

Himself a house of clay,

A robe of vir?gin flesh He takes

Which He will wear for ay.

Hark, hark, the wise eter?nal word,

Like a weak in?fant cries!

In form of ser?vant is the Lord,

And God in cra?dle lies.

This won?der struck the world am?azed,

It shook the star?ry frame;

Squadrons of spir?its stood and gazed,

Then down in troops they came.

Glad shep?herds ran to view this sight;

A choir of an?gels sings,

And east?ern sag?es with de?light

Adore this King of kings.

Join then, all hearts that are not stone,

And all our voic?es prove,

To ce?le?brate this ho?ly One

The God of peace and love.

(Source:?http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/b/e/h/o/l/d/t/beholdtg.htm)

SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS

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21 December 2024

SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS

Words: Noel Nouvelet

Sing we now of Christmas,

Noel sing we here.

Sing our grateful praises

To the maid so dear.

Refrain:

Sing we Noel!

The King is born, Noel!

Sing we now of Christmas.

Sing we here, Noel!

From the Eastern kingdoms

Come the wise men far.

Bearing ancient treasure,

Following yonder star.?

From the distant mountains,

Hear the trumpet sound.

With angelic blessings

On the silent town.?

Come let us surround Him

On this magic night.

Gather here around Him,

Wondrous Babe of light.

(Source:?http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/sing_we_now_of_christmas.htm)

THIS IS A DAY OF NEW BEGINNINGS

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20 December 2024

THIS IS A DAY OF NEW BEGINNINGS

This is a day of new beginnings

Time to remember and move on

Time to believe what love is bringing

Laying to rest the pain that's gone

For by the life and death of Jesus

Love's mighty Spirit now as then

Can make for us a world of difference

As faith and hope are born again

Then let us with the Spirit's daring

Step from the past and leave behind

Our disappointment guilt and grieving

Seeking new paths and sure to find

Christ is alive and goes before us

To show and share what love can do

This is a day of new beginnings

Our God is making all things new

In faith we'll gather 'round the table

To taste and share what love can do

This is a day of new beginnings

Our God is making all things new

(Source:?https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/this-is-a-day-of-new-beginnings-hymn)

WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING

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19 December 2024

WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING

Lyrics: Anna Louisa Walker Coghill?

Music: Lowell Mason

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.

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.

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.

(Source:?https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/8661)

GOD SENT HIS SON

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18 December 2024

GOD SENT HIS SON

God sent his son;

they called him Jesus;

he came to love, heal and forgive;

he lived and died to buy my pardon;

an empty grave is there

to prove my Saviour lives.

Refrain:

Because he lives I can face tomorrow;

because he lives all fear is gone;

because I know he holds the future,

and life is worth the living

just because he lives.

How sweet to hold a new-born baby,

and feel the pride and joy he gives;

but greater still the calm assurance,

this child can face uncertain days

because he lives.

And then one day I’ll cross the river;

I’ll fight life’s final war with pain;

and then as death gives way to victory,

I’ll see the lights of glory

and I’ll know he lives.

(Source:?https://www.praise.org.uk/hymn/god-sent-his-son/#)

HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION

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06 December 2024

HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION

Words: John Rippon

Music: Joeseph Funk

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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!

What more can He say than to you He hath said,

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

"In ev'ry condition in sickness, in health,

In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;

At home or abroad, on the land, on the sea,

As days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.

"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,

For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand.

"When through the deep waters I call thee to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow,

For I will be with thee, thy trials to bless,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,

My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to his foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"

(Source:?http://www.popularhymns.com/how_firm_a_foundation.php)

CLOSE TO THEE

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17 December 2024

CLOSE TO THEE

Lyrics: Fanny Crosby?

Thou my everlasting portion

More than friend or life to me

All along my pilgrim journey

Savior, let me walk with thee

Close to thee, close to thee

All along my pilgrim journey

Savior, let me walk so? ? ? ? ?

Close to thee, close to thee

All along my pilgrim journey

Savior, let me walk with thee

Not for ease or worldly pleasure

Nor for fame my prayer shall be

Gladly will I toil and suffer

Only let me walk with thee

Close to thee, close to thee

Gladly will I toil and suffer

Only let me walk so

Close to thee, close to thee

Gladly will I toil and suffer

Only let me walk with thee

Lead me through the vale of shadows

Bear me o'er life's fitful sea

The the gate of life eterbal

May I ener, Lord, with thee? ??

Close to thee, close to thee

Then the gate of life eternal

May I enter, Lord, so

Close to thee, close to thee

Then the gate of life eternal

May I enter, Lord, with thee

(Source:?https://commonhymnal.com/songs/close-to-thee)

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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16 December 2024

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

Lyrics: Johnson Oatman Jr.?

Music: Edwin Othello Excell?

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,

When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,

Count your many blessings name them one by one,

And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

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Refrain:

Count your blessings, name them one by one;

Count your blessings, see what God hath done;

Count your blessings, name them one by one,

? ? And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?

Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?

Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,

And you will be singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,

Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.

Count your many blessings, money cannot buy

Your reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.

So amid the conflict, whether great or small,

Do not be discouraged, God is over all;

Count your many blessings, angels will attend,

Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

(Source:?https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/707)

GIVE ME A SIGHT, O SAVIOR

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15 December 2024

GIVE ME A SIGHT, O SAVIOR?

Lyrics and Music: K. A. M. Kelly

Give me a sight, O Savior,

Of Thy wondrous love to me,

Of the love that brought Thee down to earth,

To die on Calvary.

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Refrain:

Oh, make me understand it,

Help me to take it in,

What it meant to Thee, the Holy One,

? To bear away my sin.

Was it the nails, O Savior,

That bound Thee to the tree?

Nay, ’twas Thine everlasting love,

Thy love for me, for me.

Oh, wonder of all wonders,

That through Thy death for me,

My open sins, my secret sins,

Can all forgiven be.

Then melt my heart, O Savior,

Bend me, yea, break me down,

Until I own Thee Conqueror,

And Lord and Sov’reign crown.

(Source:?https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/159)

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

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14 December 2024

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Lyrics: Thomas Obediah Chisholm?

Music: William Marion Runyan

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

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Refrain:

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

? Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—

? ? “Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

(Source:?https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/19)

SO LET OUR LIPS AND LIVES EXPRESS

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13 December 2024

SO LET OUR LIPS AND LIVES EXPRESS

Words: Isaac Watts

So let our lips and lives express

The holy Gospel we profess;

So let our works and virtues shine,

To prove the doctrine all divine.

Thus shall we best proclaim abroad

The honours of our Saviour God,

When the salvation reigns within,

And grace subdues the power of sin.

Our flesh and sense must be denied,

Passion and envy, lust and pride;

While justice, temperance, truth, and love,

Our inward piety approve.

Religion bears our spirits up,

While we expect that blessed hope,

The bright appearance of the Lord,

And faith stands leaning on His Word.

(Source:?http://www.ehymnbook.org/CMMS/hymnSong.php?&id=pd01173)

A GREAT AND MIGHTY WONDER

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12 December 2024

A GREAT AND MIGHTY WONDER

A great and mighty wonder,?

a full and holy cure:?

The virgin bears the Infant?

with virgin honor pure!?

Refrain:

"To God on high be glory?

And peace on earth to men!"

The Word becomes incarnate?

and yet remains on high,?

And cherubim sing anthems?

to shepherds from the sky.?

While thus they sing your Monarch,?

those bright angelic bands,?

Rejoice, ye vales and mountains,?

ye oceans, clap your hands.?

Since all He comes to ransom,?

by all be He adored,?

The Infant born in Bethl'em,?

the Savior and the Lord.?

And idol forms shall perish,?

and error shall decay,?

And Christ shall wield His scepter,?

our Lord and God for aye.

(Source:?http://openhymnal.org/Lyrics/A_Great_And_Mighty_Wonder-Es_Ist_Ein_Ros_Entsprungen.html)

GOD HIMSELF IS WITH US

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11 December 2024

GOD HIMSELF IS WITH US

Lyrics: Gerhardt Tersteegen?

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,

And before him bow with reverence.

Him alone God we own, To our Lord and Savior;

Praise sing forever.

God Himself is with us: Whom angelic legions

Serve with aw in heavenly regions.

"Holy, holy, holy, " Sing the hosts of heaven,

Praise to God be every given.

O give ear To us here:

Hear, O Christ, the praises

That your church now raises.

Lord, come dwell within us, While on earth we tarry;

Make us your blest sanctuary.

Grant us now your presence, Unto us draws nearer,

And reveal yourself still clearer.

Where we are, Near of far,

Let us see your power,

Every day and hour.

Amen.

(Source:?https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/5408)

JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA

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10 December 2024

JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA

Lyrics: Charlotte Elliott?

Music: William Batchelder Bradbury?

Just as I am, without one plea,

But that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come! I come!

Just as I am, and waiting not

To rid my soul of one dark blot;

To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,