HYMNS LYRICS FROM YOUTUBE

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LIST OF SONGS OF HYMS TAKEN FROM YOUTUBE

1. And Can It Be
2. A Charge to Keep I Have
3. A Christian Home
4. A Debtor to Mercy Alone
5. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
6. A Safe Stronghold Our God is still
7. A Sovereigh Protector I Have
8. Adoration
9. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
10. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed (another version)
11. All Creatures of Our God and King
12. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
13. All My Heart This Night Rejoices
14. All My Hope on God is Founded
15. All The People That on Earth Do Dwell
16. All Praise to God Who Reigns
17. All Ye That Pass By
18. All Your Anxiety
19. Almighty Maker of My Frame
20. Amazing Grace
21. Angels From the Realm of Glory
22. Angels We Have heard on High
23. Awake, My soul, and Rise
24. Be Thou My Vision
25. Before the Throne of God
26. Begone Unbelief
27. Behold our God
28. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

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29. Blessed Are They, Supremely Blest
30. Blessed Assurance
31. Brief Life is Here Our Portion
32. Christ Arose
33. Christ the Lord is Risen Today
34. Christian, Seek Not Yet
35. Christians, Awake! Salute the Happy Morn
36. Come, Christians, Join to Sing
37. Creation Sings
38. Crown Him with Many Crowns
39. Day of Judgement, Day of Wonders
40. Eternal Light
41. Facing a Task Unfinished
42. Fairest Lord Jesus
43. Father of Peace, and God of Love
44. Father, Son and Holy Ghost
45. For All the Saints
46. For ever with the Lord!
47. Forward! Be Our Watchword
48. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
49. God Is in His Temple
50. God Moves in a Myserious Way
51. Grant Us Thy Light
52. Great is Thy Faithfulness
53. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
54. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
55. He Leadeth Me
56. He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions
57. He Will Hold Me Fast

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58. Here is Love
59. How Firm a Foundation
60. How Great Thou Art
61. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
62. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds (2nd version)
63. I am His, and He is Mine
64. I am Thine, O Lord
65. I am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
66. I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
67. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
68. I Know Whom I Have Believed
69. I Lift My Soul to Thee
70. I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
71. I saw a New Vision of Jesus
72. I sing the Mighty Power of God
73. I Stand Amazed in the Presence
74. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
75. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (2nd version)
76. In Christ Alone
77. It Is Well with My Soul
78. I’ll Praise My Maker While I;ve Breath
79. I’ve found a friend, O such a friend
80. I’’ve found the pearl of greatest Price
81. Jesus commissioned from above
82. Jesus I my cross have taken
83. Jesus I will trust thee
84. Jesus lover of my soul
85. Jesusm master, whose I am
86. Jesus shall reign

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87. Jesus shall reign (another version)
88. Jesus the very thought of Thee
89. Jesus thy blood and righteousness
90. Jesus thy robe of righteousness
91. Join all the glorious names
92. Joy to the world
93. Just as I am
94. Lead me to Calvary
95. Lead us O Father
96. Leader of faithful souls, and guide
97. Let us love and sing and wonder
98. Lift high the cross
99. Lord speak to e, that I may speak
100. Love divine, all loves excelling
101. Love divne, all loves excelling (another version)
102. Make me a captive, Lord
103. Man of sorrows! What a Name
104. Many woes had he endured
105. More gratitude give me
106. My faith has found a resting place
107. My faith looks up to thee
108. My hope is built on nothing
109. My Jesus I love thee
110. My song is love unknown
111. Now thank we all our God
112. O church Arise
113. O come O Ye faithful
114. O for a closer walk with God
115. O for a heart to praise my God
116. O for a thousand tongues to sing

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117. O for a thousand tongues to sing (another
version)

118. O God , Our help in ages past
119. O god what offering shall I give
120. O great God
121. O Jesus Christ, grow thou in me
122. O Jesus, I have promised
123. O little town of Bethlehem
124. O Lord, thous art my God and King
125. O love Divine, how sweet thou art
126. O the bitter shame and sorrow
127. O the deep, deep love of Jesus
128. O thous who camest from above
129. O worship the King
130. Object of my first desire
131. On Jordan’s stormy banks
132. Out of my bondage
133. Physician of my Sin-Sick soul
134. Praise the savior, Ye know Him
135. Praise the Lord, the Almighty
136. Praise, My soul, the King of Heaven
137. Reformation hymn
138. Rejoice, ye pure in heart
139. Rock of ages
140. Satisfied
141. Sing praise to God who reigns above
142. Soldier of Christ, Arise
143. Sometimes a light surprises
144. Spirit of faith, come down
145. Take my life, and let it be
146. Take my live and let it be (another version)
147. Take time to be holy
148. Tell out, my soul

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149. Ten thousand times, ten thousand
150. The church’s one foundation
151. The church’s one foundation ( another version)
152. The God of Abraham praise
153. The God of Abraham praise (another version)
154. The Lord My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want
155. The Lord’s prayer
156. The power of the cross
157. R.C. Sproul’s Hyms: The Secret Place
158. The son of God, in mighty love
159. Thine is the glory
160. This is my Father’s world
161. Thou art the everlasting word
162. Though all the changing scenes of life
163. Thy hand, O God, has guided
164. Thy kingdom come, O god
165. Thy life was given for me
166. We gather together
167. We give immortal praise
168. We praise thee, O God, our Redeemer
169. We’ve a story to tell to the nations
170. What various hindrances we meet
171. When I survey the wondrous cross

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1. AND CAN IT BE
All my life long I had panted
For a drink, from some cool spring,
That I hoped would quench the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.

Hallelujah! I have found Him
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings −
Through His blood I now am saved.

Feeding on the husks around me,
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
Only still to hunger on.

Refrain

Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of Life so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.

Refrain

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2. A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVE
A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

To serve this present age,
My calling to fulfill;
O may it all my pow’rs engage
To do my Master’s will!

Arm me with watchful care
As in Thy sight to live,
And now Thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!

Help me to watch and pray,
And still on Thee rely,
O let me not my trust betray,
But press to realms on high.

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3. A CHRISTIAN HOME

O give us homes built firm upon the Savior,
Where Christ is Head, and Counselor and Guide;
Where ev’ry child is taught His love and favor
And gives his heart to Christ, the Crucified:
How sweet to know that, though his footsteps waver
His faithful Lord is walking by his side!

O give us homes with godly fathers, mothers,
Who always place their hope and trust in Him;
Whose tender patience turmoil never bothers,
Whose calm and courage trouble cannot dim;
A home where each finds joy in serving others,
And love still shines, though days be dark and grim.

O give us homes where Christ is Lord and Master,
The Bible read, the precious hymns still sung;
Where prayer comes first in peace or in disaster,
And praise is natural speech to ev’ry tongue;
Where mountains move before a faith that’s vaster,
And Christ sufficient is for old and young.

O Lord, our God, our homes are Thine forever!
We trust to Thee their problems, toil, and care;
Their bonds of love no enemy can sever
If Thou art always Lord and Master there:
Be Thou the center of our least endeavor −
Be Thou our Guest, our hearts and homes to share.

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4. A DEBTOR TO MERCY ALONE

A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with Thy righteousness on,
My person and offering to bring.

The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour’s obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.
The work which His goodness began,
The arm of His strength will complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
And never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
Nor all things below or above,
Can make Him His purpose forgo,
Or sever my soul from His love.
My name from the palms of His hands
Eternity will not erase;
Impressed on His heart it remains,
In marks of indelible grace.
Yes, I to the end shall endure,
As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure,
The glorified spirits in Heaven.

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5. A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD

1. A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe −
His craft and pow’r are great,
And, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

2. Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing,
Were not the right Man on our side,
The man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He −
Lord Sabaoth His Name,
From age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.

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3. And though this world, with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim,
We tremble not for him −
His rage we can endure,
For lo, his doom is sure:
One little word shall fell him.

4. That Word above all earthly pow’rs,
No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also −
The body they may kill:
God’s truth abideth still:
His kingdom is forever.

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6. A SAFE STRONGHOLD OUR GOD IS STILL

1. A safe stronghold our God is still,
A trusty shield and weapon;
He’ll help us clear from all the ill
That hath us now o’ertaken.
The ancient prince of hell
Hath risen with purpose fell;
Strong mail of craft and power
He weareth in this hour;
On earth is not his fellow.

2. With force of arms we nothing can,
Full soon were we down-ridden;
But for us fights the proper Man,
Whom God Himself hath bidden.
Ask ye, who is this same?
Christ Jesus is His name,
The Lord Sabaoth’s Son;
He, and no other one,
Shall conquer in the battle.

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3. And were this world all devils o’er,
And watching to devour us,
We lay it not to heart so sore;
Not they can overpower us.
And let the prince of ill
Look grim as e’er he will,
He harms us not a whit;
For why? − his doom is writ;
A word shall quickly slay him.

4. God’s Word, for all their craft and force,
One moment will not linger,
But, spite of hell, shall have its course;
‘Tis written by His finger.
And though they take our life,
Goods, honor, children, wife,
Yet is their profit small;
These things shall vanish all:
The City of God remaineth!

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7. A SOVERRIGN PROTECTOR I HAVE

A sovereign protector I have
Unseen, yet for ever at hand,
Unchangeably faithful to save,
Almighty to rule and command.
He smiles, and my comforts abound;
His grace as the dew shall descend,
And walls of salvation surround
The soul He delights to defend.

Kind author and ground of my hope,
Thee, Thee for my God I avow;
My glad Ebenezer set up,
And own Thou hast helped me till now.
I muse on the years that are past,
Wherein my defence Thou hast proved;
Nor wilt Thou relinquish at last
A sinner so faithfully loved.

Inspirer and hearer of prayer,
Thou Shepherd and Guardian of Thine,
My all to Thy covenant care
I sleeping and waking resign.
If Thou art my Shield and my Sun,
The night is no darkness to me;
And, fast as my moments roll on,
They bring me but nearer to Thee.

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8. ADORATION
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His name!
Fear not to enter His presence in poverty,
Bearing no gifts to present as your own.
Truth in its beauty, and love in its purity −
These are the off’rings to lay at His throne.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His name!

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9. ALAS! AND DID MY SAVIOR BLEED

Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!

Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

Refrain

Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died,
For man the creature’s sin.

Refrain

But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give my self away
’Tis all that I can do.

Refrain

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10. ALAS! MY SAVIOR BLEED (ANOTHER VERSION)

Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

Was it for sins that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature’s sin.

Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.

But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away:
‘Tis all that I can do.

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11. ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING

All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O praise Him, O praise Him!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part
O sing ye, Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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12. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all;
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Let ev’ry kindred, ev’ry tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all;
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all;
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all

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13. ALL MY HEART THIS NIGHT REJOICES

1. All my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear, far and near,
Sweetest angel voices;
‘Christ is born!’ their choirs are singing,
Till the air everywhere
Now with joy is ringing.

2. Hark! a voice from yonder manger,
Soft and sweet, doth entreat:
‘Flee from woe and danger;
Turn and come: from all that grieves you,
You are freed: all you need
I will surely give you.’

3. Come, then, let us hasten yonder;
Here let all, great and small,
Kneel in awe and wonder;
Love Him Who with love is yearning;
Hail the star that from far
Bright with hope is burning.

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4. All who pine in weary sadness,
Weep no more, for the door
Now is found of gladness;
Cling to Him, for He will guide you
Where no cross, pain or loss
Can again betide you.

5. Blessèd Saviour, let me find Thee;
Draw Thou me close to Thee;
Pardon and restore me;
Come in Thy converting power,
And I’ll rest, fully blest,
From this very hour.

6. Thee, dear Lord, with heed I’ll cherish,
Live for Thee, and with Thee
Dying, shall not perish,
But shall dwell with Thee for ever
Far on high, in the joy
That can alter never.

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14. ALL MY HOPE ON GOD IS FOUNDED

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All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew,
Me through change and chance He guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown,
He alone
Calls my heart to be His own.

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Pride of man and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth,
Tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God’s power,
Hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tower.

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God’s great goodness lasts for ever,
Deep His wisdom, passing thought:
Splendour, light, and life attend Him,
Good He bringeth out of naught.
Evermore
From His store
Pleasures spring unknown before.

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Daily will the almighty Giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth,
Blessing leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
At His hand;
Joy will flow at His command.

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Still from man to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ His Son.
Christ doth call
Sinners all:
They who follow shall not fall.

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15. ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL

All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell,
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His flock He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.

O enter then His gates with praise,
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

For why? The Lord our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heaven and earth adore,
From earth and from the angel host
Be praise and glory evermore.

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16. ALL PRAISE TO GOD WHO REIGNS ABOVE

1. All praise to God Who reigns above,
The God of all creation,
The God of wonders, power and love,
The God of our salvation:
With healing balm my soul He fills,
The God Who every sorrow stills −
To God all praise and glory!

2. What God’s almighty power has made
His gracious mercy keepeth;
By morning glow or evening shade
His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth;
Within the kingdom of His might,
His wisdom governs all things right −
To God all praise and glory!

3. I cried to Him in time of need,
Lord God, O hear my calling!
For death He gave me life indeed
And kept my feet from falling.
For this my thanks shall endless be,
O thank Him, praise our God with me −
To God all praise and glory!

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4. The Lord forsaketh not His flock,
His chosen generation;
He is our refuge and our rock,
Our peace and our salvation.
As with a mother’s tender hand,
He leads His own, His chosen band −
To God all praise and glory!
5. Then come before His presence now
And banish fear and sadness;
To your Redeemer pay your vow
And sing with joy and gladness:
Though great distress my soul befell,
The Lord, my God, did all things well −
To God all praise and glory!

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17. ALL YE THAT PASS BY

1. ‘All ye that pass by,
To Jesus draw nigh,
To you is it nothing that Jesus should die?’
Our ransom and peace,
Our surety He is:
Come see if there ever was sorrow like His.

2. For what we have done
His blood must atone:
The Father has punished for us His dear Son;
The Lord on that day
Of atonement did lay
Our sins on the Lord, and He bore them away.

3. He died to atone
For sins not His own,
Our debt He has paid and our work He has done,
So we may receive
The peace He did leave,
Who made intercession − ‘My Father forgive.’

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4. For sinners like me
He prayed on the tree,
Through His intercession the sinner goes free,
That sinner am I
Who on Jesus rely,
And come for the pardon God will not deny.
5. His death is my plea
My Advocate see!
And hear the blood speak that has answered for me:
He purchased the grace
Which now I embrace;
O Father, Thou know’st He has died in my place!

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18. ALL YOUR ANXIETY

Is there a heart o’erbound by sorrow?
Is there a life weighed down by care?
Come to the cross, each burden bearing;
All your anxiety − leave it there.

All your anxiety, all your care,
Bring to the mercy seat, leave it there,
Never a burden He cannot bear,
Never a friend like Jesus!

No other friend so swift to help you,
No other friend so quick to hear,
No other place to leave your burden,
No other one to hear your prayer.

Refrain

Come then at once; delay no longer!
Heed His entreaty kind and sweet,
You need not fear a disappointment;
You shall find peace at the mercy seat.

Refrain

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19. ALMIGHTY MAKER OF FRAME

Almighty Maker of my frame,
Teach me the measure of my days,
Make me to know how frail I am,
And spend the remnant to Thy praise.

Vain the ambition, noise and show!
The cares which rack the human mind!
Heaping up treasures, mixed with woe,
We die and leave them all behind.

O make a nobler portion mine!
My God, I bow before Thy throne;
Earth’s fleeting treasures I resign,
And fix my love on Thee alone.

Save me, by Thine almighty arm,
Forgive my waywardness and sin,
May guilt and folly no more harm,
As I a life renewed begin.

O spare me, and my soul restore,
Before remaining years shall flee,
And when my days on earth are o’er
Let me for ever dwell with Thee.

(Psalm 39)

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20. AMAZING GRACE
Congregational singing
Grace Community Church - Sun Valley, California
Text: John Newton | Tune: NEW BRITAIN

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

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21. ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY

1. Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story,
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:

Refrain:
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the new-born King.

2. Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant light:

Refrain

3. Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
You have seen His natal star:

Refrain

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4. Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord descending
In His temple shall appear:
Refrain
5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you − break your chains:
Refrain

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22. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

1. Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.

Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be,
Which inspire your heav’nly song?
(Refrain)

3. Come to Bethlehem, and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the new-born King.
(Refrain)

4. See within a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heav’n and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
With us sing our Savior’s birth.
(Refrain)

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23. AWAKE MY SOUL AND RISE

Awake, my soul, and rise
Amazed, and yonder see,
How hangs the mighty Saviour God,
Upon a cursèd tree!

How gloriously fulfilled
Is that most ancient plan,
Contrived in the eternal Mind
Before the world began!

Here depths of wisdom shine
Which angels cannot trace;
The highest rank of cherubim
Still lost in wonder gaze.

Here free salvation reigns,
And carries all before,
And this shall for the guilty race
Be refuge evermore.

Now hell in all her strength,
Her rage and boasted sway,
Can never snatch a wandering sheep
From Jesus’ arms away.

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24. BE THOU MY MISION

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, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and 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 mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory 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.

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25. BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD ABOVE

Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and 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 heav’n He stands
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 of 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

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

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26. BEGONE UNBELIEF
1. Begone, unbelief; my Saviour is near,
And for my relief will surely appear:
By prayer let me wrestle, and He will perform;
With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.

2. Though dark be my way, since He is my Guide,
‘Tis mine to obey, ‘tis His to provide;
Though cisterns be broken and creatures all fail,
The Word He has spoken shall surely prevail.

3. His love in time past forbids me to think
He’ll leave me at last in trouble to sink;
Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review,
Confirms His good pleasure to help me quite through.

4. Determined to save, He watched o’er my path,
When, Satan’s blind slave, I sported with death;
And can He have taught me to trust in His name,
And thus far have brought me, to put me to shame?

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5. Why should I complain of want or distress,
Temptation or pain? He told me no less:
The heirs of salvation, I know from His Word,
Through much tribulation must follow their Lord.
6. How bitter that cup, no heart can conceive,
Which He drank right up, that sinners might live:
His way was much rougher and darker than mine;
Did Jesus thus suffer, and shall I repine?
7. Since all that I meet shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet, the med’cine is food;
Though painful at present, they cease before long;
And then, O how pleasant, the conqueror’s song!

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27. BEHOLD OUR GOD

Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice

Behold our God seated on His throne
Come let us adore Him
Behold our King nothing can compare
Come let us adore Him!

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His Words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Refrain

Who has felt the nails upon His hands
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal humbled to the grave
Jesus, Savior risen now to reign!

Refrain

Men: You will reign forever!
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth

Refrain

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28. BENEATH THE CROSS OF JESUS

1. Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand −
The shadow of a mighty Rock,
Within a weary land:
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.

2. O safe and happy shelter,
O refuge tried and sweet,
O trysting-place − where Heaven’s love
And Heaven’s justice meet!
As to the holy patriarch
That wondrous dream was given,
So seems my Saviour’s cross to me,
A ladder up to Heaven.

3. There lies beneath its shadow,
But on the farther side,
The darkness of an awful grave
That gapes both deep and wide;
And there between us stands the cross,
Two arms outstretched to save,
Like a watchman set to guard the way
From that eternal grave.

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4. Upon the cross of Jesus
Mine eyes at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my smitten heart with tears
Two wonders I confess −
The wonders of His glorious love,
And my own worthlessness.

5. I take, O Cross, thy shadow,
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of His face;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss −
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the Cross.

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29. BLESSED ARE THEY, SUPREMELY BLEST

Blessèd are they, supremely blest,
Whose wickedness is all forgiven,
Who find in Jesus’ wounds their rest,
And see the smiling face of Heaven.

Blessèd are they to whom the Lord
No more imputes iniquity,
Whose spirit is by grace restored,
And from all lies and guile set free.

But while, through pride, I held my tongue,
Nor owned my helpless unbelief,
My being languished all day long,
And conscience roared without relief.

Resolved, at last, to God I cried,
‘I will my evil ways confess,
No more evade, or seek to hide
My depth of shameful sinfulness.’

For this shall every child of God,
Thine all-surpassing love declare,
And take the grace on all bestowed,
Who pray the contrite sinner’s prayer.

Blessèd are they, supremely blest,
Whose wickedness is all forgiven,
Who find in Jesus’ wounds their rest,
And see the smiling face of Heaven.

(Psalm 32)

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30. BLESSED ASSURANCE

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Refrain

Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Refrain

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31. BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION

1. Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care.
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there.
O happy retribution:
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest!

2. There grief is turned to pleasure,
Such pleasure as below
No human voice can utter,
No human heart can know.
And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown.

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3. The morning shall awaken,
The shadows shall decay,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day.
Then all the halls of Zion
For aye shall be complete,
And in the land of beauty,
All things of beauty meet.

4. Yes, God, our King and Portion,
In fullness of His grace,
We shall behold forever,
And worship face to face.
Jesu, in mercy bring us,
To that dear land of rest;
Where Thou art with the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.

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32. CHRIST AROSE
Low in the grave He lay,
Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day,
Jesus my Lord!
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes;
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign,
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!

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