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Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord

Author: Julia H. Johnston Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 144 hymnals Refrain First Line: Grace, grace, God's grace Lyrics: 1 Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt, yonder on Calvary's mount out-poured, there where the blood of the Lamb was spilt. Refrain: Grace, grace, God's grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within; grace, grace, God's grace, grace that is greater than all our sin. 2 Sin and despair like the sea waves cold, threaten the soul with infinite loss; grace that is greater, yes, grace untold, points to the Refuge, the mighty cross. [Refrain] 3 Dark is the stain that we cannot hide, What can avail to wash it away? Look! there is flowing a crimson tide; Whiter than snow you may be today. [Refrain] Topics: Invitation; The Way of Salvation Salvation by Grace; Christ Blood of; Christ Cross of; Evangelistic; Faith In Christ; Forgiveness of Sins; Grace Magnified Scripture: Romans 5:20 Used With Tune: MOODY

Come, We That Love the Lord

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,788 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, and thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing that never knew our God; but children of the heav'nly King may speak their joys abroad. 3 The men of grace have found glory begun below; celestial fruits on earthly ground from faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets, before we reach the heav'nly fields or walk the golden streets. 5 Then let our songs abound, and ev'ry tear be dry; we're marching through Immanuel's ground to fairer worlds on high. Topics: The Christian Life Peace and Joy; Heaven Anticipated Scripture: Psalm 149:2 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

One Day He's Coming

Author: J. Wilbur Chapman Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 171 hymnals First Line: One day when heaven was filled with his praises Refrain First Line: Living he loved me Lyrics: 1 One day when heaven was filled with his praises, one day when sin was as black as could be, Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin — Dwelt amongst men, my example is he! Refrain: Living, he loved me; dying, he saved me; buried, he carried my sins far away; rising, he justified freely, forever: one day he's coming - O, glorious day! 2 One day they led him up Calvary's mountain, one day they nailed him to die on the tree; suffering anguish, despised and rejected: bearing our sins, my Redeemer is he! [Refrain] 3 One day they left him alone in the garden, one day he rested, from suffering free; angels came down o'er his tomb to keep vigil; hope of the hopeless, my Savior is he! [Refrain] 4 One day the grave could conceal him no longer, one day the stone rolled away from the door; then he arose, over death he had conquered; now is ascended, my Lord evermore! [Refrain] 5 One day the trumpet will sound for his coming, one day the skies with his glories will shine; wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing; glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine! [Refrain] Topics: Blessed Hope; Jesus Christ His Second Coming and Judgment Scripture: Hebrews 9:28 Used With Tune: CHAPMAN

God the All-Terrible!

Author: Henry F. Chorley; John Ellerton Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 203 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God the all-terrible! King, who ordainest great winds thy clarions, lightnings thy sword, show forth thy pity on high where thou reignest; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the omnipotent! mighty avenger, watching invisible, judging unheard, save us in mercy, O save us from danger; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken thy ways of blessedness, slighted thy Word; bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 God the all-righteous One! man hath defied thee; yet to eternity standeth thy Word; falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside thee; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 5 God the all-wise! by the fire of thy chastening, earth shall to freedom and truth be restored; through the thick darkness thy kingdom is hast'ning; thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord. Topics: Special Topics The Nation; Chastisement; God Pity of; Peace Civil Scripture: Psalm 49:8-9 Used With Tune: RUSSIAN HYMN

We Lift Up as Our Shield God's Name

Author: Edmund P. Clowney Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Christ Humanity of; God Name of; Invocation Scripture: Matthew 28:19 Used With Tune: ST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATE Text Sources: Based on Patrick, 5th cent.

Out of My Bondage, Sorrow, and Night

Author: W. T. Sleeper Meter: Irregular Appears in 243 hymnals First Line: Out of my bondage, sorrow and night Lyrics: 1 Out of my bondage, sorrow, and night, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; into thy freedom, gladness, and light, Jesus, I come to thee; out of my sickness, into thy health, out of my want and into thy wealth, out of my sin and into thyself, Jesus, I come to thee. 2 Out of my shameful failure and loss, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; into the glorious gain of thy cross, Jesus, I come to thee; out of earth’s sorrows into thy balm, out of life’s storms and into thy calm, out of distress to jubilant psalm, Jesus, I come to thee. 3 Out of unrest and arrogant pride, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; into thy blessed will to abide, Jesus, I come to thee; out of myself to dwell in thy love, out of despair into raptures above, upward for aye on wings like a dove, Jesus, I come to thee. 4 Out of the fear and dread of the tomb, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; into the joy and light of thy throne, Jesus, I come to thee; out of the depths of ruin untold, into the peace of thy sheltering fold, ever thy glorious face to behold, Jesus, I come to thee. Topics: Deliverance; Christians Triumph of; Conflict With Sin Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 Used With Tune: JESUS, I COME

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,224 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly, while the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high: hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past; safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on thee; leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me! All my trust on thee is stayed, all my help from thee I bring; cover my defenseless head with the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; more than all in thee I find: raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name; I am all unrighteousness; false and full of sin I am, thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within: thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of thee; spring thou up within my heart, rise to all eternity. Topics: Abiding in Christ; Christ Comforter; Christ Love and Grace of; Christ Refuge; Communion with Christ and God; Grace Fullness of; Grace Refreshing; Need for Christ of God; Preservation of Christians; Supplication For Protection Scripture: Isaiah 25:4 Used With Tune: MARTYN

Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be

Author: Joseph Grigg; Benjamin Francis Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,274 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, and shall it ever be, a mortal man ashamed of thee? Ashamed of thee whom angels praise, whose glories shine through endless days! 2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far let evening blush to own a star: he sheds the beams of light divine o'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon let midnight be ashamed of noon; 'tis midnight with my soul till he, bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 4 Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend on whom my hopes of heav'n depend! No, when I blush, be this my shame, that I no more revere his name. 5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may when I've no guilt to wash away, no tear to wipe, no good to crave, no fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then - nor is my boasting vain - till then I boast a Savior slain; and O may this my glory be, that Christ is not ashamed of me. Topics: Christ The Light; Christ Savior; Need for Christ of God Scripture: Mark 8:38 Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD

My Anchor Holds

Author: William C. Martin Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 123 hymnals First Line: Though the angry surges roll Refrain First Line: And it holds, my anchor holds Lyrics: 1 Though the angry surges roll on my tempest-driven soul, I am peaceful, for I know, wildly though the winds may blow, I've an anchor safe and sure, that can evermore endure. Refrain: And it holds, my anchor holds; blow your wildest then, O gale, on my bark so small and frail: by his grace I shall not fail, for my anchor holds, my anchor holds. 2 Mighty tides about me sweep, perils lurk within the deep, angry clouds o'ershade the sky, and the tempest rises high; still I stand the tempest's shock, for my anchor grips the Rock. [Refrain] 3 I can feel the anchor fast as I meet each sudden blast, and the cable, though unseen, bears the heavy strain between; through the storm I safely ride, till the turning of the tide. [Refrain] 4 Troubles almost 'whelm the soul; griefs like billows o'er me roll; tempters seek to lure astray, storms obscure the light of day: but in Christ I can be bold, I've an anchor that shall hold. [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Life Consolation; Preservation of Christians; Tribulation and Suffering Scripture: Hebrews 6:19 Used With Tune: ANCHOR

O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I

Author: William O. Cushing Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 222 hymnals Refrain First Line: Hiding in thee Lyrics: 1 O safe to the Rock that is higher than I my soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly; so sinful, so weary, thine, thine would I be; thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in thee. Refrain: Hiding in thee, hiding in thee - thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in thee. 2 In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour, in times when temptation casts o'er me its pow'r, in the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea, thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in thee. [Refrain] 3 How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe, I have fled to my refuge and breathed out my woe! How often when trials like sea billows roll, have I hidden in thee, O thou Rock of my soul! [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Life Communio with Christ; Christ Refuge; Faith In Christ; The Christian Life Communion with Christ Scripture: Psalm 31:1-15 Used With Tune: HIDING IN THEE