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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 182 hymnals First Line: Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father Refrain First Line: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been Thou for ever wilt be. Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided — Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Topics: Adoration and Praise God the Father; God Creation; God Father; God Love and Mercy; God Guidance and Care; Wedding Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,619 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name! the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place; My never-failing treasured, filled With boundless stores of grace! 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 5 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With ev'ry fleeting breath; And may the music of Thy name Refresh my soul in death. Topics: Christ His Name; Healing; Jesus Our Savior : His Adoration and Praise Used With Tune: ST. PETER

Come, Holy Spirit, Dove Divine

Author: Adoniram Judson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 131 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, Dove divine, On these baptismal waters shine, And teach our hearts, in highest strain, To praise the Lamb for sinners slain. 2 We love Thy name, we love Thy laws, And joyfully embrace Thy cause; We love Thy cross, the shame, the pain, O Lamb of God for sinners slain. 3 We sink beneath the water's face, And thank Thee for Thy saving grace; We die to sin and seek a grave With Thee, beneath the yielding wave. 4 And as we rise with Thee to live, O let the Holy Spirit give The sealing unction from above, The joy of life, the fire of love. Amen. Topics: Baptism; Holy Spirit Used With Tune: MARYTON

Pass Me Not

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Appears in 907 hymnals First Line: Pass me not, O gentle Savior Lyrics: 1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior - Hear my humble cry! While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Refrain: Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry! While on others Thou are calling, Do not pass me by. 2 Let me at a throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition - Help my unbelief. [Refrain] 3 Trusting only in Thy merit, Would I seek Thy face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by Thy grace. [Refrain] 4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me! Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in heav’n but Thee? [Refrain] Topics: Repentance and Forgiveness Used With Tune: PASS ME NOT

O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

Author: George Matheson Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 675 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. 2 O Light that follow'st all my way, I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day May brighter, fairer be. 3 O Joy that seekest me thru pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee; I trace the rainbow thru the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be. 4 O Cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from Thee; I lay in dust life’s glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be. Amen. Topics: Comfort and Encouragement; Commitment and Consecration; Funeral Hymns; God Father; God Love and Mercy; Love God's Love Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET

The Lord's Prayer

Meter: Irregular Appears in 727 hymnals First Line: Our Father, which art in heaven Lyrics: Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Forever, Amen. Amen. Topics: Prayer and Intercession; Wedding Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Used With Tune: MALOTTE

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Author: William W. Walford Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 1,292 hymnals First Line: Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer Lyrics: 1 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known; In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter's snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer. 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless: And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word, and trust His grace, I'll cast on Him my ev'ry care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer. Topics: Prayer and Intercession Used With Tune: SWEET HOUR

Give Me Jesus

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 124 hymnals First Line: Take the world, but give me Jesus Refrain First Line: O the height and depth of mercy! Lyrics: 1 Take the world, but give me Jesus, All its joys are but a name; But His love abideth ever, Thru eternal years the same. Refrain: O the height and depth of mercy! O the length and breadth of love! O the fullness of redemption, Pledge of endless life above! 2 Take the world, but give me Jesus, Sweetest comfort of my soul; With my Savior watching o’er me, I can sing tho billows roll. [Refrain] 3 Take the world, but give me Jesus, Let me view His constant smile; Then thruout my pilgrim journey Light will cheer me all the while. [Refrain] 4 Take the world, but give me Jesus, In His cross my trust shall be; Till, with clearer, brighter vision, Face to face my Lord I see. [Refrain] Topics: Christ Grace, Love and Mercy; Commitment and Consecration; Holiness and Purity; Stewardship and Service; Testimony and Praise Used With Tune: GIVE ME JESUS

O, How I Love Jesus

Author: Frederick Whitfield Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 567 hymnals First Line: There is a name I love to hear Lyrics: 1 There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth; It sounds like music in my ear, The sweetest Name on earth. Refrain: O, how I love Jesus, O, how I love Jesus, O, how I love Jesus - Because He first loved me! 2 It tells me of a Savior's love, Who died to set me free; It tells me of His precious blood, The sinner's perfect plea. [Refrain] 3 It tells me what my Father hath In store for ev'ry day, And, tho' I tread a darksome path, Yields sunshine all the way. [Refrain] 4 It tells of One whose loving heart Can feel my deepest woe, Who in each sorrow bears a part That none can bear below. [Refrain] Topics: Christ Grace, Love and Mercy; Christ Our Love for; Love Our Love for God; Testimony and Praise Used With Tune: O, HOW I LOVE JESUS

May the Grace of Christ, Our Savior

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 615 hymnals Lyrics: 1 May the grace of Christ, our Savior, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above. 2 Thus we may abide in union With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. Amen. Topics: Benedictions; Christ Grace, Love and Mercy Used With Tune: SARDIS