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Christ Receiveth Sinful Men

Author: Erdmann Neumeister; Emma F. Bevan Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 235 hymnals First Line: Sinners Jesus will receive Refrain First Line: Sing it o'er and o'er again Lyrics: 1. Sinners Jesus will receive: Sound this word of grace to all Who the heav'nly pathway leave, All who linger, all who fall. Sing it o'er and o'er again; Christ receiveth sinful men; Make the message clear and plain: Christ receiveth sinful men. 2. Come, and He will give you rest; Trust Him for his Word is plain; He will take the sinfulest; Christ receiveth sinful men. Sing it o'er and o'er again; Christ receiveth sinful men; Make the message clear and plain: Christ receiveth sinful men. 3. Now my heart condemns me not, Pure before the law I stand; He who cleansed me from all spot, Satisfied its last demand. Sing it o'er and o'er again; Christ receiveth sinful men; Make the message clear and plain: Christ receiveth sinful men. 4. Christ receiveth sinful men, Even me with all my sin; Purged from ev'ry spot and stain, Heav'n with Him I enter in. Sing it o'er and o'er again; Christ receiveth sinful men; Make the message clear and plain: Christ receiveth sinful men. Scripture: Luke 15:2 Used With Tune: NEUMEISTER

How Great Thou Art

Author: Stuart K. Hine Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 136 hymnals First Line: O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:26 Used With Tune: O STORE GUD

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Author: Louisa M. R. Stead Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 416 hymnals Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him Lyrics: 1. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word; Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord." Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! 2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to trust His cleansing blood; Just in simple faith to plunge me 'Neath the healing, cleansing flood! Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! 3. Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus, Just from sin and self to cease; Just from Jesus simply taking Life and rest, and joy and peace. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! 4. I'm so glad I learned to trust Him, Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend; And I know that He is with me, Will be with me to the end. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! Scripture: Isaiah 12:2 Used With Tune: TRUST IN JESUS

On Jordan's Stormy Banks

Author: Samuel Stennett Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 1,327 hymnals First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Refrain First Line: I am bound for the promised land Lyrics: 1. 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; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 2. All o'er those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns And scatters night away. I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 3. No chilling winds nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death Are felt and feared no more. I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 4. When shall I reach that happy place And be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face And in His bosom rest? I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Used With Tune: PROMISED LAND

Without Him

Author: Mylon R. LeFevre Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Without Him, I could do nothing Refrain First Line: Jesus, O Jesus, do you know Him today? Scripture: John 15:5 Used With Tune: WITHOUT HIM

In the Garden

Author: C. Austin Miles Meter: Irregular Appears in 259 hymnals First Line: I come to the garden alone Refrain First Line: And he walks with me and he talks with me Lyrics: 1 I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses; And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. Refrain: And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known. 2 He speaks, and the sound of His voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing; And the melody that He gave to me Within my heart is ringing. [Refrain] 3 I'd stay in the garden with Him Tho' the night around me be falling; But He bids me go; thro' the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling. [Refrain] Scripture: John 20:14 Used With Tune: GARDEN

Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,419 hymnals Lyrics: 1. 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. 2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! 3. Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace hath bro't me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4. The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. 5. When we've been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun. Scripture: Ephesians 1:7 Used With Tune: NEW BRITAIN

Day by Day

Author: Caroline V. Sandell-Berg; A. L. Skoog Meter: Irregular Appears in 48 hymnals First Line: Day by day and with each passing moment Lyrics: 1. Day by day and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here; Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment, I've no cause for worry or for fear. He whose heart is kind beyond all measure Gives unto each day what He deems best-- Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest. 2. Ev'ry day the Lord Himself is near me With a special mercy for each hour; All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me, He whose name is Counselor and Pow'r. The protection of His child and treasure Is a charge that on Himself He laid; "As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure," This the pledge to me He made. 3. Help me then in ev'ry tribulation So to trust Thy promises, O Lord, That I lose not faith's sweet consolation Offered me within Thy holy Word. Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting, E'er to take, as from a father's hand, One by one, the days, the moments fleeting, Till I reach the promised land. Scripture: Psalm 68:19 Used With Tune: BLOTT EN DAG

This Is My Father's World

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 315 hymnals Lyrics: 1. This is my Father's world, And to my list'ning ears, All nature sings, and round me rings The music of the spheres. This is my Father's world, I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; His hand the wonders wrought. 2. This is my Father's world, The birds their carols raise; The morning light, the lily white Declare their Maker's praise. This is my Father's world, He shines in all that's fair; In the rustling grass I hear Him pass, He speaks to me ev'ry-where. 3. This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet. This is my Father's world, The battle is not done; Jesus who died shall be satisfied, And earth and heaven be one. Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Used With Tune: TERRA PATRIS

Trust and Obey

Author: John H. Sammis Meter: Irregular Appears in 440 hymnals First Line: When we walk with the Lord Lyrics: 1. When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word What a glory He sheds on our way! Let us do His good will; He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey. Chorus: Trust and obey, for there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey. 2. Not a burden we bear, Not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, Not a frown or a cross, But is blest if we trust and obey. [Chorus] 3. But we never can prove The delights of His love Until all on the altar we lay; For the favor He shows And the joy He bestows Are for them who will trust and obey. [Chorus] 4. Then in fellowship sweet We will sit at His feet Or we'll walk by His side in the way; What He says we will do, Where He sends we will go; Never fear, only trust and obey. [Chorus] Scripture: Genesis 5:24 Used With Tune: TRUST AND OBEY