Hymn Library

Hymn Library

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'Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love

George Manwaring • English

Matthew 20:28

’Tis sweet to sing the matchless love Of Him who left his home above And came to earth—oh, wondrous plan— To suffer, bleed, and die for man! ’Tis good to meet each Sabbath day And, in his own appointed way, Partake the emblems of his death, And thus renew our love and faith. Oh,…

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'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer

Fanny Crosby • English

Psalm 73:25

‘Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when our hearts lowly bend, And we gather to Jesus, our Savior and Friend; If we come to Him in faith, His protection to share, What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there! Blessed hour of prayer, Blessed hour of prayer, What a balm for the…

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'Tis the gift to be simple

Joseph Brackett • English

Matthew 18:4

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where I ought to be; And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed; To turn,…

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'Tis the Kingly One, the Stranger

Jeremiah Eames Rankin • English

Revelation 3:20

Listen! listen! he is there, Knocking, knocking, worn with care; ’Tis the Kingly One, the Stranger, He who comes from glory down; Cradled once in Bethl’em’s manger, Wearning now of thorns a crown. Listen! listen! thee he seeks, Knocking, knocking, yes, he speaks; What poor soul,…

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'Tis the Old Ship of Zion

English

Psalm 48:12-14

'Tis the ol' ship of Zion, 'Tis the ol' ship of Zion, 'Tis the ol' ship of Zion; Get on board, get on board! It has landed many a thousand, It has landed many a thousand, It has landed many a thousand; Get on board, get on board! King Jesus is the captain, King Jesus is the capta…

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'Tis the Sweetest Name

Oscar A. Miller • English

Philippians 2:9-10

Tis the sweetest name that the angels know, ’Tis the sweetest name here on earth below, ’Tis the sweetest name, and I love it so; Tell it out to all the world that name is Jesus. Jesus, Jesus, earth and heaven’s sweetest name, Jesus, Jesus, here and there it means the same; It wi…

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'Tis There

Horatius Bonar (1857) • English

Psalm 23:2

Oppressed with noonday's scorching heat, To yonder cross I flee; Beneath its shelter take my seat: No shade like this for me! Beneath that cross clear waters burst-- A fountain sparkling free; And there I quench my desert thirst: No spring like this for me! A stranger here, I pit…

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'Tis Thine alone, Almighty Name!

Edwin F. Hatfield • English

Proverbs 23:32

’Tis Thine alone, almighty name, To raise the dead to life, The lost inebriate to reclaim From passion’s fearful strife. What ruin hath intemperance wrought How widely roll its waves! How many myriads hath it brought To fill dishonored graves! And see, O Lord, what numbers still…

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'Tis Well With Me

William J. Henry • English

Philippians 4:12

Where’er my Savior’s hand may lead, Whate’er my lot may be; I will not murmur nor repine, I’ll know ’tis well with me. Though storms sweep o’er my trembling bark, And waves around me swell; Still this my ransomed soul shall sing, ’Tis well with me, ’tis well. Since Jesus shed His…

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'Twas a Glad Day When Jesus Found Me

Albert Simpson Reitz • English

Luke 15:6-7

I was lost in sin when Jesus found me, But He rescued me, all glory to His Name! And the cords of worldly pleasure bound me, Till He saved me from sin and shame. ’Twas a glad day when Jesus found me, When His strong arms were thrown around me; When my sins He buried in the deepes…

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'Twas Jesus my Savior

H. Q. Wilson • English

1 Chronicles 29:11

'Twas Jesus, my Saviour, who died on the tree To open a fountain for sinners like me; His blood is the fountain thath pardon bestows, And cleanses the foulest wherever it flows. For the conquering Saviour shall break ev'ry chain, And give us the vict'ry again and again; For the c…

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'Twas Love That Found Out Me

Silas G. Odell • English

Job 19:25

I know that my Redeemer lives, Oh, how He loves! What joy the blest assurance gives! Oh, how He loves! ’Twas love, ’twas love, oh, it was love That moved the mighty God! Oh, ’twas love, ’twas love, ’twas love that found out me! He lives, He lives, who once was dead, Oh, how He lo…

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'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night

Isaac Watts (1707) • English

Psalm 87:2-3

It was a dark and dismal night when pow'rs of earth and hell arose against the Son, our God's delight, and friends betrayed him to his foes. Before the mournful scene began, he took the bread and blessed and broke. What love through all his actions ran! What wondrous words of gra…

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'Twas on that night, when doomed to know

John Morrison • English

Matthew 26:26-30

'Twas on that night when doomed to know the eager rage of ev'ry foe, that night in which he was betrayed, the Savior of the world took bread. And after thanks and glory giv'n to him that rules in earth and heav'n, that symbol of his flesh he broke, and thus to all his foll'wers s…

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'Twill Not Be Long

Fanny J. Crosby • English

Hebrews 13:14

’Twill not be long, our journey here; Each broken sigh and falling tear Will soon be gone, and all will be A cloudless sky, a waveless sea. Roll on, dark stream, We dread not thy foam; The pilgrim is longing for home, sweet home. ’Twill not be long; the yearning heart May feel it…

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"A Virgin unspotted."

English

Psalm 47:6

A virgin unspotted, the prophet foretold, Should bring forth a Savior, which now we behold, To be our Redeemer from death, hell, and sin, Which Adam’s transgression had wrappèd us in. Aye and therefore be merry, set sorrow aside, Christ Jesus our Savior was born on this tide. At…

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"Abba, Father," We Approach Thee

James G. Deck • English

Galatians 4:4-7

Abba, Father, we approach you In our Savior’s precious name; We, your children, here assembling, Now your promised blessing claim. From our sins his blood has washed us, ’Tis thru' him our souls draw nigh; And your Spirit, too, has taught us, "Abba, Father," thus to cry. Once as…

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"As Surely as I Live," God Said

Nikolaus Herman • Matthias Loy • English

Ezekiel 33:11

"As surely as I live," God said, "I would not see the sinner dead. but that he turn from error’s ways, repent, and live through endless days." And so our Lord gave this command: "Go forth and preach in ev'ry land; bestow on all my pard'ning grace who will repent of sinful ways. "…

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"Come, Follow Me," the Savior Spake

Angelus Silesius (1668) • Charles William Schaeffer (1896) • English

Matthew 10:38-39

"Come, follow me," the Savior spake, "all in my way abiding; deny yourselves, the world forsake, obey my call and guiding. O bear the cross, whate'er betide, take my example for your guide. "I am the light, I light the way, a godly life displaying; I bid you walk as in the day, I…

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"Come," Said Jesus' Sacred Voice

Anna L. Barbauld (1792) • English

Matthew 11:28-30

Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make My paths your choice; I will guide you to your home; Weary pilgrim, hither come. Thou who, homeless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world’s scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste. Ye who, toss…

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"Kept by the power of God through faith into salvation"

Philip Doddridge • English

2 Samuel 23:5

My God! the covenant of Thy love Abides for ever sure; And in its matchless grace I feed My happiness secure. Since Thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become, Jesus, my Guardian and my Friend, And heaven my final home,-- I welcome all Thy sovereign will, For all that will i…

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"Man of Sorrows," What a Name

P. P. Bliss (1875) • English

Isaiah 35:10

Man of sorrows what a name for the Son of God, who came ruined sinners to reclaim: Hallelujah, what a Savior! Bearing shame and scoffing rude, in my place condemned he stood, sealed my pardon with his blood: Hallelujah, what a Savior! Guilty, helpless, lost were we; blameless Lam…

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"Mighty to save"

William Gadsby • English

Isaiah 63:1

Mighty to save is Christ the Lamb; Let all the saints adore his name, And make his goodness known; With one accord proclaim abroad, The wonders of their Saviour, God, Whose blood did once atone. Mighty to save! nor all sin’s power Can hold the sinner in that hour When Jesus calls…

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"Return, return!"

Thomas Hastings (1831) • English

Psalm 116:7

Return, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Father calls for thee; No longer now an exile roam In guilt and misery: Return, return. Return, O wanderer, to thy home, 'Tis Jesus calls for thee; The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come," Oh, now for refuge flee: Return, return. Return, O wander…

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"Sin Shall Not Have Dominion"

R. Hudson Pope • English

Romans 6:14

“Sin shall not have dominion over you,” Oh what a glorious message, and it’s true, God has said it, it must stand, Pass it on, it’s simply grand, Sin shall not have dominion over you.

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"Walk worthy of the Lord"

William Gadsby • English

Matthew 5:16

Ye souls, redeemed with blood, And called by grace divine, Walk worthy of your God, And let your conduct shine; Keep Christ, your living Head, in view, In all you say, in all you do. Has Jesus made you free? Then you are free indeed; Ye sons of liberty, Ye chosen royal seed, Walk…

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"We see Jesus"

John Stevens • English

Hebrews 2:9

How great and solemn is the thing, For which we here are come; To view the death of Zion’s King, And gaze upon his tomb; To see him, under death’s arrest, Enter the dismal grave; Awhile in that dark cell to rest, Our mortal flesh to save; To see him in his grave-clothes lie, His…

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"Whosoever Will"

P. P. Bliss (1870) • English

Isaiah 55:1-9

"Whosoever heareth," shout, shout the sound! Spread the blessed tidings all the world around; Tell the joyful news wherever man is found, "Whosoever will may come." Whosoever will, whosoever will! Send the proclamation over vale and hill; 'Tis a loving Father calls the wanderer h…

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"Whosoever" Meaneth Me

J. Edwin McConnell (1910) • English

Psalm 40:2

I am happy today and the sun shines bright, The clouds have been rolled away; For the Savior said, whosoever will May come with Him to stay. "Whosoever," surely meaneth me, Surely meaneth me, O surely meaneth me; "Whosoever," surely meaneth me, "Whosoever," meaneth me. All my hop…

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A Beautiful Life

William M. Golden (1918) • English

Matthew 25:34-40

Each day I'll do a golden deed, By helping those who are in need; My life on earth is but a span, And so I'll do the best I can, Life's evening sun is sinking low, A few more days and I must go, To meet the deeds that I have done, Where there will be no setting sun. To be a child…

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A Better Day is Coming

Robert Lowry • English

Isaiah 2:2

A better day is coming, the morning draweth nigh, When girded right with holy might shall overthrow the wrong. When Christ our Lord shall listen To every plaintive sigh, And stretch His hand o'er every land in justice by and by. 'Tis coming by and by, (Yes, by and by) 'Tis coming…

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A Birthday Hymn

John Fawcett • English

Acts 26:22

I my Ebenezer raise To my kind Redeemr's praise; With a grateful heart I own Hitherto thy help I've known. I my all to thee resign; Father, let thy will be mine; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise; So th…

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A Bleeding Savior

Isaac Watts • English

Isaiah 53:1

What mighty man, or lovely God, Comes marching downward from the skies? Array'd in garments roll'd in blood, With joy and pity in his eyes? The Lord! the Saviour! yes, 'tis he! I know him by the smiles he wears! Dear glorious man that died for me, Drench'd deep in agonies and tea…

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A Blessed Gospel

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 79

Blest are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. Their joy shall bear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. The Lord, our…

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A Blessing for Those Who Mourn

William Cullen Bryant • English

Psalm 30:5

Deem not that they are blest alone Whose days a peaceful tenor keep; The anointed Son of God makes known, A blessing for the eyes that weep. The light of smiles shall fill again The lids that overflow with tears; And weary hours of woe and pain Are promises of happier years. Ther…

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A Blessing in Prayer

Eliza E. Hewitt • English

Matthew 7:7-11

There is rest, sweet rest, at the Master's feet. There is favor now at the mercy seat, For atoning blood has been sprinkled there. There is always a blessing, a blessing in prayer. There's a blessing in prayer, in believing prayer, When our Saviour's name to the throne we bear. T…

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A Blessing Invoked on Teachers

William Cullen Bryant • English

Proverbs 8:30

Mighty One, before whose face Wisdom had her glorious seat, When the orbs that people space Sprang to earth beneath Thy feet. Source of truth, whose beams alone Light the mighty world with mind; God of love, who from Thy throne Kindly watchest all mankind; Shed on those who in Th…

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A Blessing Supplicated

J. D. Knowles • English

Psalm 29:9

O God, though countless worlds of light, Thy power and glory show, Though round Thy throne, above all height, Immortal seraphs glow— Yet, Lord, where’er Thy saints apart Are met for praise and prayer, Wherever sighs a contrite heart, Thou, gracious God, art there. With grateful j…

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A brighter dawn is breaking

Percy Dearmer • English

Matthew 6:9-13

A brighter dawn is breaking, and earth with praise is waking; for thou, O King most highest, the power of death defiest; And thou hast come victorious, with risen body glorious, who now for ever livest, and life abundant givest. O free the world from blindness, and fill the world…

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A broken heart, my God, my King

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 34:18

A broken heart, my God, my King, To Thee a sacrifice I bring; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns Thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. Then wil…

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A broken heart, O Lord, Thou never wilt despise

Thomas Raffles • English

Psalm 51

A broken heart, O Lord! Thou never wilt despise; 'Tis written in thy word, This is the sacrifice: The sacrifice that thou wilt own-- It is the broken heart alone. Break thou my heart, O Lord! The rock within me break; To tremble at thy word, And at thine anger quake: Let me in de…

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A Call for Help

Jacob Brubacher Smith • English

Isaiah 6:8

At home and abroad, on life's battlefield, Brave soldiers are needed their service to yield For Jesus who died that all might have life. Come enter the battle, be bold in the strife. The trumpet is sounding, we're off to the fray, Immanuel's banner we'll lift up today. Then onwar…

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A Call to Harvest

Ella V. Phillips • English

Luke 10:2

Up, away to the harvest field, Gather in the golden yield; Gird your armor and faithful be, For the Master calleth thee. Thrust your sickle in, the harvest time is here, Labor with your might, the judgment day is near; Thrust your sickle in, the grain is falling fast, Haste, ere…

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A Call to Prayer

Clara McAlister Brooks (1914) • English

Hebrews 4:16

Softly the evening vespers Hallow the closing day; Sweetly the Savior whispers, “Come to the throne and pray.” Softly I hear Him calling, Calling at close of day; Sweetly His tones are falling, “Come to the throne and pray.” Come, ere the shadows lengthen, Bring Him thy burdened…

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A calm and gentle quiet reigns tonight

David H. Smith • English

Psalm 107:29-32

A calm and gentle quiet reigns tonight; There's not a cloud upon a single brow; And every heart is swelling with delight, For peace is brooding sweetly o'er us now; And every bosom feels the thrilling touch Of spirit and the touch of holy fire, The precious boon for which we pray…

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A Charge to Keep I Have

Charles Wesley (1762) • English

Genesis 2:16-17

A charge to keep I have, a God to glorify, a never-dying soul to save, and fit it for the sky. To serve the 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, prep…

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A Child of God

Barney Elliott Warren (1907) • English

Romans 8:21

Praise the Lord! my heart with His love is beaming, I am a child of God; Heaven’s golden light over me is streaming, I am a child of God. I am a child of God, I am a child of God; I have washed my robes in the cleansing fountain, I am a child of God. Let the saints rejoice with m…

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A Child of the King

Hattie E. Buell (1877) • English

Psalm 149:2

My Father is rich in houses and lands, He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands! Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold, His coffers are full, He has riches untold. I’m a child of the King, A child of the King: With Jesus my Savior, I’m a child of the King. My Father’s…

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A Child's Song of Heaven

Martha Nighswander (1998) • English

Revelation 22:1-5

I want to go to Heaven, that Home so bright and fair; So beautiful, and—best of all—Dear Jesus will be there! I want to see the city away beyond the sky, With pearly gates and walls of shining stones so great and high; Beside the crystal river there is a fruitful tree; And, oh, I…

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A Church Established

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 122:4-5

No sleep nor slumber to his eyes Good David would afford, Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. The Lord in Zion placed his name, His ark was settled there; To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. But we have no such lengths to go, Nor wander…

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A Complaint Against Persecutors

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 83

And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold His peace, And let His vengeance sleep? Behold, what cursed snares The men of mischief spread! The men that hate Thy saints and Thee Lift up their threat'ning head. Against Thy hidden ones Their counsels th…

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A constant Friend

Thomas MacKellar • English

Luke 24:15-32

All unseen the Master walketh By the toiling servant's side; Wondrous words of life He speaketh, While His hands uphold and guide. Grief, nor pain, nor any sorrow Rends thy heart, to Him unknown, He today and He tomorrow Grace sufficient gives His own. When thy loved ones cross t…

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A Cristo coronad

Godfrey Thring • E. A. Strange • Spanish

Philippians 2:1-11

A Cristo coronad, divino Salvador; Sentado en alta majestad es digno de loor; Al Rey de gloria y paz loores tributad, Y bendecid al Inmortal por toda eternidad. A Cristo coronad, Señor de nuestro amor; Al Rey triunfante celebrad, glorioso vencedor; Potente Rey de paz, el triunfo…

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A Cristo doy mi canto

Ellen M. H. Gates • Anonymous • Spanish

Psalm 34:1-3

A Cristo doy mi canto: Él salva el alma mía, me libra del quebranto y con amor me guía. Ensalce nuestro canto tu sacrosanta historia; es nuestro anhelo santo mirar, Jesús, tu gloria. Jamás dolo ni agravios enlutarán la mente, si a Cristo nuestros labios bendicen dulcemente. Tu no…

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A Crown of Rejoicing

J. B. Atchinson • English

2 Timothy 4:8

O crown of rejoicing that’s waiting for me, When finished my course, and when Jesus I see, And when from my Lord comes the sweet sounding word: Receive, faithful servant, the joy of thy Lord. O crown of rejoicing, O wonderful song; O joy everlasting, O glorified throng; O beautif…

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A Crown Over There

Barney Elliott Warren • English

Revelation 2:10

Shall I wear that bright crown God has offered to me, When my life shall have come to a close? Oh, how happy I’ll be when my spirit is free, Over there in such blissful repose. Yes, I will wear a crown over there, over there, Yes, I will wear a crown over there; When my toiling i…

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A Cry from Macedonia

Fanny Crosby • English

Acts 16:9

There's a cry from Macedonia Come and help us, The light of the precious gospel bring, Let us hear the joyful tidings of salvation, We thirst for the living spring. O, ye heralds of the cross, be up and doing, Remember the Saviour's great command, Go ye forth and preach the word…

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A Cualquiera Parte

Helen C. A. Dixon • Anonymous • Spanish

Psalm 121

A cualquiera parte sin temor iré, si Jesús dirige mi inseguro pie; sin su compañia todo es turbación, más sí Él me gia no tendré temor. Con Jesús, por doquier, sin temor iré; si Jesús me guía nada temeré. Con Jesús por guía dondequiera voy; caminando en pos de Él seguro estoy, y…

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A Description of Christ, the Beloved

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 33

The wondering world inquires to know Why I should love my Jesus so; “What are his charms,” say they, “above The objects of a mortal love?” Yes, my Beloved to my sight Shows a sweet mixture, red and white: All human beauties, all divine, In my Beloved meet and shine. White is his…

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A Dios dad gracias, dad honor

Nicolaus Decius • Federico Fliedner • Spanish

Luke 2:14

A Dios dad gracias, dad honor y gloria en las alturas; pues sabio y grande protector, bendice a sus criaturas; con fuerte y buena voluntad remedia la necesidad y ahuyenta las tristezas. Te damos, Padre Dios! loor pues grane es tu clemencia: es infinito tu amor, sin límites tu cie…

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A Dios, naciones, dad loor

Isaac Watts • Henry Godden Jackson • Spanish

Genesis 2:4-7

A Dios, naciones, dad loor, porque es el único Señor; a él con gozo alabad, y sus bondades celebrad. Es infinito su poder; en él tenemos nuestro ser, Pues que del polvo nos formó, y de la muerte nos salvó. Universal es tu bondad; será eterna tu verdad; Inagotable es tu amor ¡omni…

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A Dream of Calvary

A. T. Brainsby • English

1 Peter 3:22

I dream’d I saw the Saviour climb Up Calvary, up Calvary ! I sorrowed, oh, I sorrowed sore, To see the heavy Cross he bore; I cried, ‘Ah, Christ, and must it be!’ He sigh’d, ‘This Cross was made by thee.’ I dream’d I saw the Saviour scourg’d, Up Calvary, up Calvary! I wept to see…

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A Dying Savior

Anne Steele • English

John 12:32

Stretched on the cross, the Saviour dies; Hark! His expiring groans arise! See, from His hands, His feet, His side, Runs down the sacred crimson tide! But life attends the deathful sound, And flows from every bleeding wound; The vital stream, how free it flows To save and cleanse…

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A Faithful Creator

English

Psalm 104

He waters the hills with rain from the skies, And plentiful grass and herbs He supplies, Supplying the cattle, and blessing man's toil With bread in abundance with wine and with oil. The trees which the Lord has planted are fed, And over the earth their branches are spread; They…

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A Father Came to Jesus

Mary Nelson Keithahn • English

Mark 5:21-43

A father came to Jesus with only one request. "My daughter needs your help now. They say that you are blest. Come, Jesus, heal my daughter. She lies so close to death. Come, lay your hands upon her while she has life and breath." Before they reached the daughter, a man came, brin…

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A Few More Marchings Weary

Fanny Crosby • English

Isaiah 27:12

A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home! A few more storm clouds dreary, then we’ll gather home! A few more days the cross to bear, And then with Christ a crown to wear; A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home! O’er time’s rapid river, soon we’ll rest foreve…

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A Few More Years Shall Roll

Horatius Bonar (1844) • English

1 Chronicles 29:12-16

A few more years shall roll, a few more seasons come, and we shall be with those that rest asleep within the tomb. Then, O my Lord, prepare my soul for that blest day; O wash me in your precious blood, and take my sins away. A few more suns shall set o'er these dark hills of time…

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A Friend That's Ever Near

English

Genesis 25:24

Tho’ the days are dark with trouble And thy heart is filled with fear, There is One that sees thee ever, And will hold thee near and dear; Cheerful hearts and smiling faces Often make thee happy here; Yet no one was e’er so happy But sometimes the clouds appear. There’s a Friend…

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A Funeral Hymn

James Relly • English

Psalm 90:3

With solemn shout we sing thy praise, Ancient of everlasting days! Thou daily gather'st home thine own, Who bear thy cross, to wear thy crown. Let all rejoice and no one grieve, This day we meet to take our leave Of our dear brother's precious dust, Until the rising of the just.…

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A Funeral Thought

Isaac Watts • English

Genesis 3:19

Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound! My ears attend the cry:-- Ye living men! come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. Princes! this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers; The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours. Great God! is this our…

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A General Song of Praise to God

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 86

Among the princes, earthly gods, There’s none hath pow'r divine; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. The nations thou hast made shall bring Their off'rings round thy throne; For thou alone dost wond'rous things, For thou art God alone. Lord, I would…

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A Glorious Hope!

A. H. Sembower • English

Hebrews 6:19

I have a hope—a glorious hope— An anchor it proves to be:— Yes hope in the blood so freely shed On the cross of Calvary! I have a hope, a glorious hope, ‘Tis an anchor sure to my soul! It holds me fast to the “Rock of Ages” While the stormy billows roll. I have a hope—a glorious…

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A glorious theme my raptur'd heart inspires

Thomas Cradock • English

Psalm 45

A glorious theme my raptur'd heart inspires, A theme the most sublime my genius fires; The king--the king--to him pertains the song-- The king inspires the lay, and fills my tongue, The king, excelling all of mortal birth; Far fairer than the fairest sons of earth; What nameless…

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A Goodly Theme Is Mine

English

Psalm 45

A goodly theme is mine, And eagerly I sing; For bounteous words flow from my lips As I salute the King. Supremely fair He is, In beauty peerless He; For Him the favor of the Lord Doth grace eternally. Gird on Thy sword, O King, Put on Thy majesty; Ride out in full regalia, And ri…

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A Grace Before Meals

Anonymous • English

Matthew 7:7-11

Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be, and bless these gifts bestowed by thee.

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A Great and Mighty Wonder

St. Germanus I • J. M. Neale (1862) • English

Psalm 98:7-8

A great and mighty wonder, a glorious mystery: a virgin bears an infant who veils his deity. Proclaim the Savior's birth: "To God on high be glory and peace to all the earth!" The Word becomes incarnate and yet remains on high, and cherubim sing anthems to shepherds from the sky.…

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A Hallelujah Chorus

George O. Webster • English

Psalm 23

Since the blessed Saviour sought me when I went astray, And in loving kindness bro’t me to the narrow way; Since the cleansing of His precious blood has made me whole, There’s a hallelujah chorus in my soul. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! For the power that has made and kept me whole; H…

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A Heart Like Thine

Gordon Wishart • English

1 Corinthians 14:1

I want, dear Lord, a heart that’s true and clean, A sunlit heart, with not a cloud between; A heart like thine, a heart divine, A heart as white as snow; On me, dear Lord, a heart like this bestow. I want, dear Lord, a love that cares for all, A deep, strong love that answers eve…

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A Holy God Worshipped with Reverence

Isaac Watts • English

Psalm 99

We praise you, Lord, our God! We worship at your feet; your nature is all holiness and mercy is your seat. When Israel was your church and Aaron was your priest, when Moses called, when Samuel prayed, you gave your people rest. We praise you, Lord, our God! Your grace is still th…

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A Holy Heart the Savior's Home

Charles Wesley • English

Psalm 146:5

What is our calling's glorious hope, But inward holiness? For this to Jesus I look up; I calmly wait for this. I wait till he shall touch me clean-- Shall life and power impart; Give me the faith that casts out sin And purifies the heart. This is the dear redeeming grace, For eve…

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