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O, the Precious Love of Jesus

Eliza M. Sherman • English

1 Peter 1:7

O the precious love of Jesus, Growing sweeter day by day, Tuning all my heart, so joyous, To a heav'nly melody. Christ is precious, Christ is precious; In life's journey He will lead thee; Christ is precious, Christ is precious; He will lead thee all the way. But we cannot know t…

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O, the Things We May Do

Lizzie DeArmond • English

Romans 15:1

Have you lifted a stone from your brother’s way, As he struggled along life’s road? Have you lovingly touched some frail, toil-worn hand, Shared with some one his heavy load? Oh, the things we may do, you and I, you and I; Oh, the love we can give if we try; Just a word or a song…

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O, this is blessing, this is rest

Anna Letitia Waring • English

Isaiah 26:3

O, this is blessing, this is rest — Unto Thine arms, O Lord, I flee: I hide me in Thy faithful breast, And pour out all my soul to Thee. There is a host dissuading me, — But, all their voices far above, I hear Thy words — “O taste and see The comfort of a Savior's love.” And, hus…

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O, What a Change

Ada R. Habershon • English

1 Corinthians 15:49

Soon will our Savior from heaven appear; Sweet is the hope and its power to cheer; All will be changed by a glimpse of His face - This is the goal at the end of our race! Oh, what a change, Oh, what a change, When I shall see His wonderful face! Oh, what a change, Oh, what a chan…

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O, What Tender Mercy

William H. Gardiner • English

Ephesians 2:4

When I see the way my Savior leads me, Caring for me day by day, Then I sadly bow my head and wonder How I could have gone astray. Oh, what tender, tender mercy! Oh, what kind and loving care, Shown us by the dear and loving Shepherd, From his dwelling place so fair. When I see t…

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O, Wonderful Word!

Fanny Crosby • English

Psalm 119:129

O wonderful, wonderful Word of the Lord! True wisdom its pages unfold; And though we may read them a thousand times o’er, They never, no never, grow old! Each line hath a treasure, each promise a pearl, That all if they will may secure; And we know that when time and the world pa…

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O, Wondrous Name!

Fanny Crosby • English

Isaiah 9:6

O wondrous Name, by prophets heard Long years before His birth; They saw Him coming from afar, The Prince of Peace on earth. The Wonderful! The Counselor! The Great and Mighty Lord! The everlasting Prince of Peace! The King, the Son of God! O glorious Name the angels praise And r…

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O, You Must Be a Lover of the Lord

English

Luke 10:27

O! where are you going, preacher? I’m gong down to Jordan. O what for, preacher? To deliver up the cross. O, you must be a lover of the Lord, Of the Lord, of the Lord; You must be a lover of the Lord, Or you cant’ go to Heaven when you die. O! where are you going, brother? I’m go…

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O! there is more than ear hath heard

Anna Letitia Waring • English

Matthew 16:25

O! there is more than ear hath heard, Light of the World, in this Thy word! It speaks the living soul to win; It claims the loving heart within; It tells us inly understood, That Thou art God, that Thou art good. Here our fallen nature raised we see, — Here our lost glory shines…

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O! What a privilege to kneel

James Montgomery • English

Matthew 6:6

O! What a privilege to kneel, Fall down and worship at thy feet, My God! my Father! and to feel With Thee communion high and sweet:-- To pour my spirit out in prayer, Or, on the wings of praise ascend, Like Moses to the Mount, and there Commune with Thee, as friend with friend.

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O! what matchless condescension

William Gadsby • English

Psalm 85:1

O what matchless condescension The eternal God displays; Claiming our supreme attention, To his boundless works and ways. His own glory He reveals in gospel days. In the person of the Saviour, All his majesty is seen! Love and justice shine for ever; And, without a veil between,…

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Obedience

Daniel S. Warner • English

John 14:23-24

By Thy blessed word obeying, Lord, we prove our love sincere; For we hear Thee gently saying, “Love will do as well as hear.” Dear Redeemer, we would hallow All Thy word so firm and true; In Thy footsteps meekly follow, Thy commands we love to do. Feigned hearts Thy name professi…

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Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 50

Thus saith the Lord, "The spacious fields, And flocks, and herds, are mine; O'er all the cattle of the hills I claim a right divine. "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, Nor bullocks burnt with fire; To hope and love, to pray and praise, Is al] that I require. "Call upon me when troubl…

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Obediente a Tu Mandato

Merrill N. Hutchinson • Spanish

Matthew 26:26-29

Obediente a tu mandato participa hoy tu grey De tu cena, y con gozo la recibe nuestra fe; Tu dolor en el Calvario y tu pena y gran amor Anunciamos en tu nombre, amantísimo Señor. Recordando la tristeza que afligió tu corazón, Y la copa de amargura que por todo pecador En el Gólgo…

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Obey My Voice

English

Jeremiah 7:23

Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people, and walk in all the ways I have commanded you, that it may be well with you and I will be your God. Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.

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Objeto de mi fe, Divino Salvador

Ray Palmer • Thomas M. Westrup • Spanish

Hebrews 12:2

Objeto de mi fe, divino Salvador, propicio sé. Cordero de mis Dios, libre por tu bondad, libre de mi maldad yo quiero ser. Tu gracia divinal llene mi corazón, ¡valor me dé! que pueda yo confiar tan sólo en ti, Señor; y con muy grande amor te adoraré. La senda al recorrer, oscura…

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Of all the creatures God has made

J. Hart • English

Isaiah 61:10

Of all the creatures God has made, There is but man alone That stands in need to be arrayed In coverings not his own. By nature, bears, and bulls, and swine, With fowls of every wing, Are much more warm, more safe, more fine, Than man, their fallen king. Naked and weak, we want a…

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Of Every Earthly Stay Bereft

Henry Francis Lyte • English

Psalm 74

Of every earthly stay bereft, Beset by many an ill, One hope, one precious hope, is left, The Lord is faithful still. His Church through every past alarm, In Him has found a Friend. And, Lord, on Your almighty arm, We now for all depend. Your mercies hourly round us shine, The wo…

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Of him the sacred record saith

James Montgomery • English

Acts 11:22-26

Of him the sacred record saith, He was a good man, full of faith, Who by the Holy Spirit led, Rejoiced to see the Gospel spread:-- Spread by the Saints where'r they went From martyrdom to banishment; The cross through every region bore, And more oppress'd, prevail'd the more. Fro…

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Of Mercy and of Justice

English

Psalm 101

Of mercy and of justice My thankful song shall be; O Lord, in joyful praises My song shall rise to Thee. Within my house I purpose to walk in wisdom's way; O Lord, I need Thy presence; How long wilt Thou delay? On what is base and evil I will not set my heart; Transgressor's ways…

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Of mercy, Lord, of judgment, I will sing

Thomas Cradock • English

Psalm 101

Of mercy, Lord, of judgment, I will sing, Thy justice and thy truth, eternal king; This will I make my firm, my constant rule, Still to improve in wisdom's sacred school, Still on thy kind protection to depend, To keep my hands still clean, my heart unstain'd. The ways of wickedn…

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Of mercy's never failing spring

English

Psalm 101

Of Mercy's never-failing Spring, And stedfast Judgment I will sing; And since they both to Thee belong, To Thee, O Lord, address my Song. When, Lord, Thou shalt with me reside, Wise Discipline my Reign shall guide; With blameless Life myself I'll make A Pattern for my Court to ta…

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Of My Life the Life

Ernst C. Homburg • Richard Massie • English

Colossians 3:1-4

Of my life the life, O Jesus! Of my death the death also; Who hast giv'n Thyself to ease us From our load of guilt and woe: By Thy death our ransom buying, And preserving us from dying, Thousand, thousand thanks to Thee, Blessed Jesus, ever be! O what cruel provocations, Scourges…

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Of the Father's heart begotten Ere the world from chaos rose

Aurelius Clemens Prudentius • R. F. Davis (1906) • English

Psalm 33:6-9

Of the Father's heart begotten ere the world from chaos rose, he is Alpha: from that Fountain, all that is and hath been flows; he is Omega, of all things yet to come the mystic Close, evermore and evermore. By his word was all created; he commanded and 'twas done; earth and sky…

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Of the Father's Love Begotten

Aurelius Clemens Prudentius • H. W. Baker • English

Genesis 1-2

Of the Father's love begotten, Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see, Evermore and evermore. At his word the worlds were framèd; He commanded, it was done: Heav’n an…

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Of the Glory of God in the Starry Heavens

Joseph Addison (1712) • English

Genesis 1:1-2:4

The spacious firmament on high, with all the blue ethereal sky, and spangled heavens, a shining frame, their great Original proclaim. The unwearied sun from day to day does his Creator's power display, and publishes to every land the work of an almighty hand. Soon as the evening…

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Of Thine Own Have We Given Thee

English

1 Chronicles 29:14

The Lord, who rules the world's affairs, For me a well spread board prepares; My grateful thanks to him shall rise, He knows myt wants, those wants supplies. And shall I grudge to give his poor A mite from all my generous store? No, Lord, I the friends of thine and thee, Shall al…

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Ofertorio (Todo Lo Que Tengo)

Spanish

1 Chronicles 29:14

Todo la que tengo te lo vengo yo a entregar. Este corazón que en mí pusiste par amar. Todo la que tengo te lo vengo yo a entregar. Este corazón que en mí pusiste par amar. Todo es tuyo, Señor, sueña en Ti mi corazón. Y por eso alegremente en Ti yo pongo todo mi amor. Las estrella…

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Ofertorio Nicaragüense

Manuel Davíla • Spanish

Romans 8:21-23

Te ofrecemos, Padre nuestro, con el vino y con el pan nuestras penas y alegrías, el trabajo, nuestro afán. Como el trigo de los campos bajo el signo de la cruz, se transformen nuestras vidas en el cuerpo de Jesús. A los pobres de la tierra, a los que sufriendo están, cambia su do…

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Offended with our crimes, O holy God

Thomas Cradock • English

Psalm 60

Offended with our crimes, O holy God, Thou'st cast us off, and scatter'd us abroad; Yet still thy just displeasure, Lord, restrain, And turn thee to thy chosen race again. Lo! thro' thine anger quakes our earth with fear-- Opes with dismay--her secret stores appear-- Close up her…

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Offices of Christ

John Scott • English

Matthew 11:5

Sages of ancient letter'd times! In ev'ry age and diff'rent climes, For wisdom fam'd among mankind, Withdraw your thinly scatter'd rays; Before the broad o'er pow'ring blaze, Of the supreme eternal mind. Mercy's great year, in heaven is roll'd, By seers succeeding aeers foretold,…

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Ofrenda al Señor

Anonymous • Spanish

Malachi 3:7-10

Ofrenda al Señor porque él es bueno, ofrenda al Señor porque él es bueno, ofrenda al Señor porque él es bueno. ofrenda a su santo nombre. Demos al Señor lo que es suyo, demos al Señor lo que es suyo, demos al Señor lo que es suyo, ofrenda a su santo nombre. Dios ama al dador aleg…

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Oft In Danger, Oft In Woe

Henry Kirke White (1806) • English

Exodus 14:15

Oft in danger, oft in woe, onward, Christians, onward go; bear the toil, maintain the strife, strengthened with the bread of life. Onward, Christians, onward go, join the war, and face the foe; will ye flee in danger's hour? Know ye not your Captain's power? Let not sorrow dim yo…

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Oh amor, profundo, inmenso amor

Thomas á Kempis • Nicolás Martínez (alt.) • Spanish

Acts 10:34-43

¡Oh amor, profundo, inmenso amor! De gozo llena el corazón Que el Dios eterno, en su bondad, Tomará forma corporal. Fue por nosotros su oración, Su enseñanza y su labor: Jamás buscó su propio bien; Se hizo siervo, siendo rey. El por nosotros padeció Blasfemias, burlas y dolor; Y…

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Oh Dios de amor y de bondad

Anonymous • Spanish

Matthew 19:13-14

Oh Dios de amor y de bondad, traémoste aquí a este niño* para ser hoy consagrado** a ti. Clemente a bendecirle ven, y al fin en ti, Señor, alcance a ver la eterna luz, feliz por tu amor. ¡Oh Santo Espíritu de Dios, que luz y aliento das! en su alma pon ardiente fe que crezca más…

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Oh Dios, revélame tu voluntad

B. Mansell Ramsey (1919) • Estela Sharpin • Spanish

Psalm 40:1-10

Oh Dios, revélame tu voluntad; la senda hazme ver con claridad Por donde debo andar, qué pasos he de dar, para poder gozar tu voluntad. Imprime en mi Señor, tu voluntad; pon en mi corazón seguridad. Tu voz anhelo oír haciéndome sentir el ansia de cumplir tu voluntad. He de acepta…

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Oh Hermanos, Dad a Cristo

Samuel P. Craver • Spanish

1 Corinthians 15:55

Oh, hermanos, dad a Cristo, alabanzas mil, Él la muerte ha vencido, y la tumba vil. Cristo, por Tu gran victoria, Me das vida a mí. Vencedor, Tú, de la muerte. ¡Gloria doy a Ti! En la cruz Él fue clavado por mí, pecador; Por Su muerte Él se hizo nuestro Redentor. En la tumba sepu…

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Oh María, Madre Mía

Spanish

Luke 1:28-33

Oh María, Madre mía, oh consuelo del mortal, amparadme y guiadme a la patria celestial; amparadme y guiadme a la patria celestial. Con el ángel de María las grandezas celebrad; transportados de alegría sus finezas publicad. Salve Júbilo del cielo, del excelso dulce imán; salve he…

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Oh niños, venid

Christoph von Schmid (1811) • Spanish

Psalm 8

Oh, niños de todos los pueblos venid; los cantos de ángeles miles oíd. En un pueblecito, llamado Belén, el Hijo de Dios ha nacido recién. Mirad sobre el heno al niño Jesús; le adoran pastores que han visto gran luz; Brillando en el cielo con gran claridad, señal fue que Dios ama…

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Oh Padre en los cielos

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale • Gospel Publishers • Spanish

Matthew 6:9-15

Oh padre en los cielos, venimos a ti, Pedimos que tu reino ya venga; Que tu voluntad sea echa aquí. Santificado sea tu nombre. El pan cotidiano hoy danos, Señor, Pedimos que tu reino ya venga; Provee al hambriento por tu gran amor, Santificado sea tu nombre. Perdón te pedimos por…

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Oh Señor, de mañana oirás

Spanish

Psalm 5:1-8

Oh Señor, de mañana o irás mi voz, de mañana me presentaré delante de ti, y esperaré. Oh Señor, de mañana o irás mi voz, de mañana me presentaré delante de ti, y esperaré. Porque tú no eres un Dios que se complace en la maldad; el malo no habitará junto a ti. Oh Señor, de mañana…

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Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

English

Isaiah 40:9

Oh, thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, oh, thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem; Lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up, don’t be afraid. Behold your God. Arise and shine, for the light of the world is come. Behold your God!

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Oh yo quiero andar con Cristo

Charles F. Weigle • H. C. Ball • Spanish

1 Samuel 15:22

¡Oh! yo quiero andar con Cristo; quiero oír su tierna voz, Meditar en su Palabra, siempre andar de él en pos. Consagrar a él mi vida, cumplir fiel su voluntad, Y algún día con mi Cristo, gozaré la claridad. ¡Oh, yo quiero andar con Cristo! ¡Oh, yo quiero vivir con Cristo! ¡Oh, yo…

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Oh, bondad tan infinita

Anonymous • Spanish

2 Chronicles 6:40-41

¡Oh, bondad tan infinita, hacia el mundo pecador, Dios, en Cristo revelando su eterno y santo amor! Es Jesús para mí, la esperanza de salud; Sólo en él hallaré la divina plenitud. Como el vasto firmamento, como el insondable mar, Es la gracia salvadora que Jesús al alma da. Aunqu…

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Oh, la sangre de Cristo

Anonymous • Spanish

Psalm 51:7

Oh, la sangre de Cristo oh, la sangre deCristo, Oh, la sangre de Cristo de culpa me lavó.

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Oh, Pueblecito de Belén

Phillips Brooks • Thomas M. Westrup • Spanish

Micah 5:2

Oh, pueblecito de Belén, afortunada tú, pues en tus campos brilla hoy la sempiterna luz. El Hijo deseado, con santa expectación por toda gente y toda edad, en ti, Belén, nació. Allá do el Redentor nació los ángeles están velando todos con amor al niño sin igual. ¡Estrellas rutila…

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Oh, pueblecito de Belén, Durmiendo en dulce paz

Phillips Brooks • Effie Chastain de Naylor • Spanish

Psalm 72:17-19

¡Oh, pueblecito de Belén, durmiendo en dulce paz! Los astros brillan sobre ti con suave claridad; mas en tus quietas calles hoy surge eterna luz, y la promesa de salud se cumple ya en Jesús. Al niño que ha nacido hoy el coro celestial entona con sonora voz un cántico triunfal. ¡E…

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Oh, quién en ti morara, Esplendorosa Sion

Pedro Castro • Spanish

Acts 3:5

¡Oh, quién en ti morara, Esplendorosa Sion, Del redimido patria Y alcázar de mi Dios! Allí sin inquietudes Sería mi canción Un aleluya eterno Al rey, mi Salvador. ¡Oh, quién allá morara! Tu pronta aparición, Estrella matutina, Espero con ardor; Me trae alegres nuevas Del día aque…

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Oh, santísimo, Felicísimo

Johann Daniel Falk • Federico Fliedner • Spanish

Psalm 68:3-6

¡Oh, santísimo, felicísimo, grato tiempo de Navidad! Al mundo perdido Cristo le ha nacido. ¡Alegría, alegría, cristiandad! ¡Oh, santísimo, felicísimo, grato tiempo de Navidad! Coros celestiales oyen los mortales. ¡Alegría, alegría cristiandad! ¡Oh, santísimo, felicísimo, grato ti…

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Oh, Señor, procuro en vano

Isabel P. Balderas • Spanish

Romans 7:15-8:2

Oh, Señor, procuro en vano mi conducta reformar, pues ningún poder humano santidad me puede dar. Es mi vida de pecado diaria ofensa para ti, pero mi alma ha confiado en tu sangre carmesí. En tu reino hay plena vida, santidad y perfección; sólo el alma renacida entrará en su comun…

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Oh, Take a Look There

Lottie Porter • English

Luke 22:44

As we think of our dear Lord, how He bore our sin and shame, The load was so heavy on His soul; When He suffered all the scoffs, and the scorns from those He loved, He was suff’ring that we could be made whole. Oh, take a look there, when He suffered for you, And listen to those…

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Oh! Ven, Espiritu Creador

Spanish

John 14:16

Oh ven, Espíritu Creador, visita nuestro corazón. Tú lo creaste, llénalo del fuego de tu santo amor. Auxiliador benéfico, supremo don de nuestro Dios, raudal de luz purísima, y espiritual consolación. tus santos dones místicos son rayos del eterno sol. Los labios mueva, férvidos,…

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Oí la voz del Salvador

Horatius Bonar • Anonymous • Spanish

John 6:35-40

Oí la voz del Salvador Decir con tierno amor: "¡Oh, ven a Mí, no temas más, Cargado pecador!" Tal como estaba, a mi Jesús Cansado yo acudi; Y luego dulce alivio y paz Por fe en Él recibí. Oí la voz del Salvador Decir: "Venid, bebed; Yo soy la fuente de salud Que apaga toda sed."…

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Oíd un son en alta esfera

Charles Wesley • Federico Fliedner • Spanish

Psalm 89:15-18

Se oye un son en alta esfera: "¡En los cielos gloria a Dios, y al mortal paz en la tierra!" canta la celeste voz. Con los cielos alabemos, al eterno Dios cantemos, a Jesús, que es nuestro bien, con el coro de Belén; Canta la celeste voz: "¡En los cielos gloria a Dios!" El Señor d…

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Old Jordan's Waves I Do Not Fear

Charles J. Butler • English

Joshua 1:9

Some day, I know not when 'twill be, The angel death will come to me; But this I know, if Christ be near, Old Jordan's waves I will not fear. My sins he long ago forgave, And still I feel his pow'r to save; And if I keep the witness clear, Old Jordan's waves I shall not fear. O'e…

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Old Time Power

Charlie D. Tillman (1895) • English

Acts 2:1-4

They were in an upper chamber, They were all with one accord, When the Holy Ghost descended, As was promised by the Lord. O Lord, send the pow'r just now, O Lord, send the pow'r just now, O Lord, send the pow'r just now, And baptize ev'ry one. Yes, this pow'r from heav’n descende…

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Old Time Religion

Anonymous • English

Jeremiah 6:16

Give me that old time religion, Give me that old time religion, Give me that old time religion, It's good enough for me. It was good for Paul and Silas, It was good for Paul and Silas, It was good for Paul and Silas, It's good enough for me. It was good for the Hebrew children, I…

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Old year gone

Johann Steurlein • Catherine Winkworth (1863) • English

John 15:4

The old year now has passed away; We thank you, O our God, today That you have kept us through the year When danger and distress were near. We pray you, O eternal Son, Who with the Father reigns as one, To guard and rule your Christendom Through all the ages yet to come. Take not…

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Old-Time Power

Paul Rader (1917) • English

Matthew 3:11

We are gathered for Thy blessing, We will wait upon our God; We will trust in Him who loved us, And who bought us with His blood. Spirit, now melt and move All of our hearts with love, Breathe on us from above With old-time pow'r. We will glory in Thy power, We will sing of wondr…

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Old, Yet Ever New

William A. Williams • English

1 Timothy 1:15

There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it too: It fills my heart with hope and cheer, 'Tis old, yet ever new. 'Tis old, yet ever new; 'Tis old, yet ever new; I know, I feel it's true: 'Tis old, yet ever new. They tell me God the Son came down From his bright throne to die…

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Olive's Brow

William B. Tappan (1822) • English

Isaiah 53:3

’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow the star is dimmed that lately shone; ’tis midnight; in the garden now the suff'ring Savior prays alone. ’Tis midnight, and, from all removed, Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears: e’en the disciple that He loved heeds not his Master’s grief and te…

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Omnipotence and Grace

Charles Wesley • English

Exodus 13:21

The earth with all her fullness owns Jehovah for her sovereign Lord; The countless myriads of her sons Rose into being at His Word. His Word did out of nothing call The world, and founded all that is; Launched on the floods this solid ball, And fixed it in the floating seas. But…

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Omnipotence and immutability

Charles Wesley • English

Psalm 18:9

When Israel out of Egypt came, And left the proud oppressor's land, Supported by the great I AM, Safe in the hollow of his hand, The Lord in Israel reigned alone, And Judah was his favorite throne. The sea beheld his power, and fled, Disparted by the wondrous rod; Jordan ran back…

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Omnipotence; or, the Power and Providence of God

James Merrick • English

Psalm 135

Ye servants of your God, his fame In songs of highest praise proclaim: Ye who, on his commands intent, The courts of Israel's Lord frequent. Him praise the everlasting king, And mercy's unexhausted spring: Haste, to his name your voices rear; What name like his the heart can chee…

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Omnipotent God

Isaac Watts • English

Exodus 33:19

The Lord--how fearful is his name! How wide is his command! Nature, with all her moving frame, Rests on his mighty hand. Immortal glory forms his throne, And light his awful robe; While with a smile, or with a frown, He manages the globe. A word of his almighty breath Can swell o…

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Omnipotente Padre Dios

Frederick W. Faber (1849) • Anonymous • Spanish

Hebrews 12:1-3

Omnipotente Padre Dios, Danos la fe del Salvador, Que a nuestros padres fue sostén En los momentos de dolor. ¡Hasta la muerte, en Cristo estén Nuestra esperanza y nuestra fe! Danos la fe que dio poder A los soldados de la cruz, Que en cumplimiento del deber Dieron sus vidas por J…

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Omnipresence of God

Harriet Auber • English

Psalm 139

Father of spirits, natures's God, Our inmost thoughts are known to thee; Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, And every private action see. Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, Pursue our flight through trackless air, Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, Thy presence still w…

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On Beginning a New Year

Benjamin Beddome (1818) • English

Job 7:6

My few revolving years, How swift they glide away! How short the term of life appears, When past—but as a day! A dark and cloudy day, Clouded by grief and sin; A host of enemies without, Distressing fears within. Lord, through another year If Thou permit my stay, With diligence m…

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On Calvary

Eben E. Rexford • English

Matthew 27:36

Sometimes a vision comes to me, Of Christ, my Lord, on Calvary. I see Him climb the rugged road, Bowed down beneath His awful load. I hear the mocking rabble’s cry, I see the scoffing hosts go by, But on He presses, weak and faint, He falters not, nor makes complaint. O may the s…

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On Carmel

Mary Irene McLean • English

1 Kings 18:42

Go with Elijah to Carmel, brother, There is dearth in all the plain. Stay in the valley no longer, brother, For the Lord has promised rain. Pray on and never grow weary, Waiting, waiting for the promised rain; Pray on and never grow weary, Watching, praying, watching, praying For…

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On Christmas Night All Christians Sing

Luke Wadding • English

Isaiah 9:2

On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring; on Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring: news of great joy, news of great mirth, news of our merciful King’s birth. Then why should men on earth be sad, since our Redeemer m…

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On God Alone My Soul Relies

English

Psalm 55

On God alone my soul relies, And He will soon relieve; The Lord will hear my plaintive cries At morning, noon, and eve. He has redeemed my soul in peace, From conflict set me free; My many foes are made to cease, And strive no more with me. The living God in righteousness Will re…

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On God the race of man depends Far as the earth's remotest ends

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 65

On thee the Race of Man depends, Far as the Earth's remotest Ends; Where the Creator's Name is known By Nature's feeble Light alone. At thy Command the Morning Ray Smiles in the East and leads the Day; Thou guid'st the sun's declining Wheels Over the tops of Western Hills. Season…

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On God, on God My Soul Relies

Henry Francis Lyte • English

Psalm 62

On God, on God my soul relies; from Him shall my salvation rise; He is my Rock, my strong defense; what pow'r shall ever hurl me thence! My foes may rage, my foes may hate: on God, thy God, my spirit, wait! He is thy Rock, thy sure Defense; believe, and none shall hurl thee thenc…

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On great Jehovah who in faith rely

Thomas Cradock • English

Psalm 125

On great Jehovah who in faith rely, Shall firmly stand, like Sion seated high; In vain 'gainst Sion's mount the winds arise; She braves their fury, and the storm defies. As round Jerusalem the hills expend, And by their natural strength the town defend; So guards his tribes Jehov…

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On Heavenly Heights

Anonymous • English

Hebrews 8:1-2

On heav’nly heights an Angel stands; He takes our prayer in heav’nly hands, And with celestial incense rare, He mingles every heart-felt prayer Of those who trust His precious blood To reconcile their souls to God. Then from that glorious, heav’nly place Descend the lightnings of…

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On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry

Charles Coffin (1837) • John Chandler • English

Genesis 15:1

On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh. Awake and harken, for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings! Then cleansed be every life from sin: make straight the way for God within, and let us all our hearts prepare for Christ to come and enter there.…

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On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

Samuel Stennett (1787) • English

Exodus 6:4

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, and cast a wishful eye to Canaan's fair and happy land, where my possessions lie. I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; oh, who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. O'er all those wide extended…

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On man, in his own image made

John Newton • English

Genesis 3

On man, in his own image made, How much did God bestow; The whole creation homage paid, And owned him, lord below! But oh! by sin how quickly changed! His peace and honor fled, His heart from God and truth estranged, His conscience filled with dread! Now from his Maker's voice he…

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