04 November 2019
HE LEADETH ME
Words: Joseph H. Gilmore? Music: William Bradbury
He leadeth me: O blessed thought! O words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate'er I do, where'er I be, still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
Refrain: He leadeth me, he leadeth me; by his own hand he leadeth me: his faithful follower I would be, for by his hand he leadeth me.
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, sometimes where Eden's flowers bloom, by waters calm, o'er troubled sea, still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.?
Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine, nor ever murmur nor repine; content, whatever lot I see, since 'tis my God that leadeth me.?
And when my task on earth is done, when, by thy grace, the victory's won, e'en death's cold wave I will not flee, since God through Jordan leadeth me.
(Source: https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/he-leadeth-me/)?
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03 November 2019
WE ALL CAN DO GOOD
Words: Fan?ny Cros?by Music: John R. Swe?ney
Our lives, we are told, are but fleeting at best, Like roses they fade and decay; Then let us do good while the present is ours, Be useful as long as we stay.
Refrain: Do good unto others, do good while we can, Our moments how quickly they fly; Remember the proverb, remember it now, We all can do good if we try.
A look or a smile, that in kindness we give, May comfort a desolate heart; May sweeten a life that is lonely and sad, And hope to the weary impart.
How many around us are strangers to God, How many poor children we see; If such we could bring to the foot of the cross, How grateful and glad we should be.
We all can do good, and we all can bestow Some gift for the sake of the Lord; If only a cup of cold water we give, Our souls will not lose their reward.
(Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/w/e/a/weallcan.htm)?
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LORD, TAKE THE FIRST PLACE
02 November 2019
LORD, TAKE THE FIRST PLACE
Words and Music: Barney E. Warren
I yield to Thee, Savior, forsaking my all, From sinful things now I will part; To Thee I surrender, for mercy I call, Come, take the first place in my heart.
Refrain: Oh, take the first place in my heart, Oh, take the first place in my heart; I open the door, come in, I implore; Lord, take the first place in my heart.
Oh, come, gentle Spirit, don’t leave me, I pray, From Thee I will never depart; I come to Thee now, for I cannot delay, Lord, take the first place in my heart.
I cannot be lost, Lord, for Thee I will live, Forgiveness, O Savior, impart; If I will confess, Thou wilt freely forgive, And take the first place in my heart.
The joybells of heaven will ring in my soul, My Savior, Redeemer, Thou art; To Thee I surrender, wilt Thou make me whole? Take now the first place in my heart.
(Source: http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Lord_Take_the_First_Place/)?
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01 November 2019
CROWN AFTER CROSS
Words: Frances R. Havergal Music: Barney E. Warren
Light after darkness, gain after loss, Strength after weakness, crown after cross; Sweet after bitter, hope after fears, Home after wandering, praise after tears.
Refrain: Now comes the weeping, then the glad reaping; Now comes the labor hard, then the reward.
Sheaves after sowing, sun after rain, Sight after mystery, peace after pain; Joy after sorrow, calm after blast, Rest after weariness, sweet rest at last.
Near after distant, gleam after gloom, Love after loneliness, life after tomb; After long agony rapture of bliss— Right was the pathway leading to this.
(Source: https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Crown_After_Cross/)?
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31 October 2019
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Words: Johnson Oatman
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.?
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; Count your many blessings, see what God 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, ev'ry 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 home 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.godtube.com/popular-hymns/count-your-blessings/)?
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CHRIST FOR THE WORLD WE SING
Daily Hymns 30 October 2019
CHRIST FOR THE WORLD WE SING
Words: Samuel Wolcott Music: Felice de Giardini
Christ for the world we sing, The world to Christ we bring, With loving zeal, The poor and them that mourn, The faint and overborne, Sin sick and sorrow worn, Whom Christ doth heal.
Christ for the world we sing, The world to Christ we bring, With fervent prayer; The wayward and the lost, By restless passions tossed, Redeemed at countless cost, From dark despair.
Christ for the world we sing, The world to Christ we bring, With one accord; With us the work to share, With us reproach to dare, With us the cross to bear, For Christ our Lord.
Christ for the world we sing, The world to Christ we bring, With joyful song; The newborn souls, whose days, Reclaimed from error’s ways, Inspired with hope and praise, To Christ belong.
(Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/c/f/t/cftworld.htm)? __________ You can get the tune(s) and possibly the story behind this hymn on the website quoted or elsewhere on the Internet (especially on YouTube) if you want to know more about the hymn. Thanks.?
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29 October 2019
HE WHO WOULD VALIANT BE
Words: John Bun?yan Music: Charles W. Doug?las
He who would valiant be ’gainst all disaster, Let him in constancy follow the Master. There’s no discouragement shall make him once relent His first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.
Who so beset him round with dismal stories Do but themselves confound—his strength the more is. No foes shall stay his might; though he with giants fight, He will make good his right to be a pilgrim.
Since, Lord, Thou dost defend us with Thy Spirit, We know we at the end, shall life inherit. Then fancies flee away! I’ll fear not what men say, I’ll labor night and day to be a pilgrim.
(Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/e/w/hewhowvb.htm)?
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I AM THE BREAD, THE BREAD OF LIFE
28 October 2019
I AM THE BREAD, THE BREAD OF LIFE
Words: Brian Hoare
I am the Bread, the Bread of Life; who comes to me will never hunger. I am the Bread, the Bread of heaven; who feeds on me will never die. And as you eat, remember me, my body broken on the tree: my life was given to set you free, and I'm alive for evermore.
I am the Vine, the living Vine; apart from me you can do nothing. I am the Vine, the real Vine: abide in me and I in you. And as you drink, remember me, my blood was shed upon the tree: my life was given to set you free, and I'm alive for evermore.
So eat this bread and drink this wine, and as you do, receive this life of mine. All that I am, I give to you, that you may live for evermore.
(Source: https://www.jubilate.co.uk/songs/i_am_the_bread_the_bread_of_life. ? Brian Hoare/Jubilate Hymns Ltd)?
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