I know not why God’s wondrous grace to me He hath made known Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love, redeemed me for His own
But I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able To keep that which I’ve committed, unto Him against that day I know not how this saving faith to me He did impart Nor how believing in His word wrought peace within my heart
I know not when my Lord may come at night or noonday fair Nor if I walk the vale with Him or meet Him in the air
This is my Father’s world and to my listening 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 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 everywhere
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 Heav’n be one
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of liberty Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies Let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us Facing the rising sun of our new day begun Let us march on till victory is won God of our weary years, God of our silent tears Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way Thou who hast by Thy might, led us into the light Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand True to our God, true to our native land
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth reply, Alleluia Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia Where, o death, is now thy sting, Alleluia Dying once He all doth save, Alleluia Where thy victory, o grave, Alleluia
Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia Christ had opened Paradise, Alleluia
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia Foll’wing our exalted Head, Alleluia Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia
To God be the glory, great things He has done So loved He the world that He gave us His Son Who yielded His life an atonement for sin And opened the life gate that all may go in Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear His voice Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son And give Him the glory, great things He has done
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood To every believer the promise of God The vilest offender who truly believes That moment from Jesus a pardon receives
Great things He has taught us, great things He has done And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see
O worship the King, all glorious above O gratefully sing God’s power and God’s love Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise O tell of God’s might, O sing of God’s grace Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space Whose chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form And dark is God’s path on the wings of the storm
Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite It breathes in the air, it shines in the light It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend
ALLELUIA, SING TO JESUS, HIS THE SCEPTER, HIS THE THRONE ALLELUIA, HIS THE TRIUMPH, HIS THE VICTORY ALONE HARK! THE SONGS OF PEACEFUL ZION THUNDER LIKE A MIGHTY FLOOD JESUS OUT OF EVERY NATION HAS REDEEMED US BY HIS BLOOD ALLELUIA, NOT AS ORPHANS ARE WE LEFT IN SORROW NOW ALLELUIA, HE IS NEAR US, FAITH BELIEVES, NOR QUESTIONS HOW THOUGH THE CLOUD FROM SIGHT RECEIVED HIM WHEN THE FORTY DAYS WERE O’ER SHALL OUR HEARTS FORGET HIS PROMISE, “I AM WITH YOU EVERMORE”
ALLELUIA, BREAD OF ANGELS, THOU ON EARTH OUR FOOD, OUR STAY ALLELUIA, HERE THE SINFUL FLEE TO THEE FROM DAY TO DAY INTERCESSOR, FRIEND OF SINNERS, EARTH’S REDEEMER, PLEAD FOR ME WHERE THE SONGS OF ALL THE SINLESS SWEEP ACROSS THE CRYSTAL SEA
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing He chastens and hastens His will to make known The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing Sing praises to His name, He forgets not His own Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining Ordaining, maintaining, His kingdom divine So from the beginning the fight we were winning Thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be Thine
We all do extol Thee, Thou leader in battle And pray that Thou still, our defender wilt be Let Thy congregation, escape tribulation Thy name be ever praised, o Lord, make us free
All creatures of our God and King Lift up your voice and with us sing Alleluia Alleluia Thou burning sun with golden beam Thou silver moon with softer gleam Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia
Thou flowing water, pure and clear Make music for Thy Lord to hear Alleluia Alleluia Thou fire so masterful and bright That givest man both warmth and light
Let all things their Creator bless And worship Him in humbleness Alleluia Alleluia Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son And praise the Spirit, Three in One
I must tell Jesus all of my trials I cannot bear these burdens alone In my distress He kindly will help me He ever loves and cares for His own I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus, I cannot bear my burdens alone I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus, Jesus can help me, Jesus alone
I must tell Jesus all of my troubles He is a kind, compassionate friend If I but ask Him, He will deliver Make of my troubles quickly an end
Tempted and tried I need a great Savior One who can help my burdens to bear I must tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus He all my cares and sorrows will share
Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation The God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation With healing balm my soul He fills And every faithless murmur stilled, to God all praise and glory The Lord is never far away, but through all grief distressing An ever present help and stay, our peace and joy and blessing As with a mother’s tender hand, He leads His own, His chosen band To God all praise and glory
Thus all my toilsome way along, I sing aloud His praises That all may hear the grateful song, my voice unwearied raises Be joyful in the Lord, my heart, both soul and body bear your part To God all praise and glory
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art And make me love Thee as I ought to love Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love One holy passion filling all my frame The kindling of the heaven-descended Dove My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame
To God be the glory, great things He has done
