Christian Hymns
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6 O WORSHIP THE LORD
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1) O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
2) Low at His feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
3) Fear not to enter His courts in the slenderness
4) These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
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1) Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
2) High on His heart He will bear it for thee,
3) Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine;
4) He will accept for the name that is dear;
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1) With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,
2) Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
3) Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
4) Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
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1) Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His name.
2) Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
3) These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.
4) Trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.
7 THE LORD IN ZION REIGNETH
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1) The Lord in Zion reigneth, let all the world rejoice,
2) The Lord in Zion reigneth, and who so great as He?
3) The Lord in Zion reigneth, these hours to Him belong;
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1) And come before His throne of grace with tuneful heart and voice;
2) The depths of earth are in His hands; He rules the mighty sea.
3) O enter now His temple gates, and fill His courts with song;
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1) The Lord in Zion reigneth, and there His praise shall ring,
2) O crown His Name with honor, and let His standard wave,
3) Beneath His royal banner let every creature fall,
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1) To Him shall princes bend the knee and kings their glory bring.
2) Till distant isles beyond the deep shall own His power to save.
3) Exalt the King of heaven and earth, and crown Him Lord of all.
8 WE GATHER TOGETHER
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1) We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
2) Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
3) We all do extol Thee, Thou leader triumphant,
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1) He chastens and hastens His will to make known.
2) Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;
3) And pray that Thou still our defender wilt be.
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1) The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
2) So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
3) Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;
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1) Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.
2) Thou, Lord, were at our side, all glory be Thine!
3) Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
10 COME CHRISTIANS JOIN TO SING
A E A D A D E A
1) Come Christians join to sing Alleluia! Amen!
2) Come lift your hearts on high; Alleluia! Amen!
3) Praise yet our Christ again; Alleluia! Amen!
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1) Loud praise to Christ our King; Alleluia! Amen!
2) Let praises fill the sky; Alleluia! Amen!
3) Life shall not end the strain; Alleluia! Amen!
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1) Let all with heart and voice Before His throne rejoice;
2) He is our Guide and Friend; To us He'll condescend;
3) On heaven's blissful shore His goodness we'll adore,
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1) Praise is His gracious choice: Alleluia! Amen!
2) His love will never end: Alleluia! Amen!
3) Singing forevermore, "Alleluia! Amen!"
12 JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE
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1) Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
2) All Thy works with joy surround Thee, Earth and heaven reflect Thy rays
3) Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blessed,
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1) Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, Hail Thee as the sun above.
2) Stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbroken praise.
3) Wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest!
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1) Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away;
2) Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
3) Thou our Father, Christ our Brother, all who live in love are Thine;
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1) Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!
2) Singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in Thee.
3) Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.
15 MY MAKER AND MY KING
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1) My Maker and my King, To Thee my all I owe;
2) The creature of Thy hand, On Thee alone I live;
3) Lord, what can I impart When all is Thine before?
4) O! let Thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine;
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1) Thy sovereign bounty is the springWhence all my blessings flow;
2) My God, Thy benefits demand More praise than I can give.
3) Thy love demands a thankful heart; The gift, alas! how poor.
4) Let every word each desire And all my days be Thine.
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1) Thy sovereign bounty is the springWhence all my blessings flow.
2) My God, Thy benefits demand More praise than I can give.
3) Thy love demands a thankful heart; The gift, alas! how poor.
4) Let every word each desire And all my days be Thine.
21 IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE
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1) Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
2) Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
3) To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small;
4) Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
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1) In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
2) Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
3) In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
4) Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
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1) Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
2) Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above
3) We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
4) All praise we would render; O help us to see
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1) Almighty, victorious, Thy great Name we praise.
2) Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.
3) And wither and perish - but naught changeth Thee.
4) 'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee!
46 ABIDE WITH ME
C G Am C F G C
1) Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
2) Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
3) I need Thy presence every passing hour.
4) I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
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1) The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide!
2) Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
3) What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
4) Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
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1) When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
2) Change and decay in all around I see;
3) Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
4) Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
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1) Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2) O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
3) Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
4) I triumph still, if Thou abide with me!
65 GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN
A E A D A
1) God be with you till we meet again; By His counsels guide, uphold you,
2) God be with you till we meet again; 'Neath His wings securely hide you;
3) God be with you till we meet again; When life's perils thick confound you;
4) God be with you till we meet again; Keep love's banner floating over you,
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1) With His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again.
2) Daily manna still provide you; God be with you till we meet again.
3) Put His arms unfailing round you; God be with you till we meet again.
4) Strike death's threatening wave before you; God be with you till we meet again.
Chorus
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Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus' feet;
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Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again.
70 PRAISE YE THE FATHER
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1) Praise ye the Father for His loving kindness,
2) Praise ye the Savior, great is the compassion,
3) Praise ye the Spirit, comforter of Israel,
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1) Tenderly cares He for His erring children;
2) Graciously cares He for His chosen people;
3) Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us;
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1) Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens;
2) Young men and maidens, ye old men and children,
3) Praise ye the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
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1) Praise ye Jehovah!
2) Praise ye the Savior!
3) Praise the Eternal Three!
71 COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING
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1) Come, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing,
2) Come, Thou Incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword,
3) Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear
4) To the great One in Three Eternal praises be
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1) Help us to praise! Father all-glorious,
2) Our prayer attend; Come and Thy people bless
3) In this glad hour. Thou, who almighty art,
4) Hence evermore! His sovereign majesty
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1) O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us,
2) And give Thy Word success; Stablish Thy righteousness,
3) Now rule in every heart And ne'er from us depart,
4) May we in glory see And to eternity
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1) Ancient of Days.
2) Savior and Friend!
3) Spirit of Power!
4) Love and adore!
73 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!
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1) Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
2) Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,
3) Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
4) Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
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1) Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
2) Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
3) Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
4) All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
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1) Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
2) Thousands and ten thousands worship low before Thee,
3) Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
4) Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
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1) God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
2) Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
3) Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4) God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
83 O WORSHIP THE KING, ALL GLORIOUS ABOVE
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1) O worship the King, all glorious above,
2) O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,
3) Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
4) Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
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1) O gratefully sing His wonderful love;
2) Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space,
3) It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
4) In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
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1) Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
2) His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
3) It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
4) Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end!
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1) Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.
2) And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.
3) And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
4) Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
86 HOW GREAT THOU ART
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1) O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder
2) When thro'the woods and forest glades I wander
3) And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
4) When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
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1) Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
2) And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
3) Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
4) And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
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1) I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
2) When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
3) That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
4) Then I shall bow in humble adoration
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1) Thy pow'r thro'out the universe displayed,
2) And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze;
3) He bled and died to take away my sin;
4) And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
Chorus
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Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
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How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
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Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
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How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
88 I SING THE MIGHTY POWER OF GOD
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1) I sing the mighty power of God,That made the mountains rise,
2) I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food,
3) There's not a plant or flower below, but makes thy glories known,
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1) That spread the flowing seas abroad,And built the lofty skies.
2) Who formed the creatures thru the Word,And then pronounced them good.
3) And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from thy thrown;
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1) I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day;
2) Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, where'er I turn my eye,
3) While all that borrows life from thee is ever in thy care;
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1) The moon shines full at His command,And all the stars obey.
2) If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky!
3) And everywhere that we can be, thou, God, art present there.
92 THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD
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1) This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears
2) This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise,
3) This is my Father's world. O let me ne'er forget
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1) All nature sings, and round me ringsThe music of the spheres.
2) The morning light, the lily white, declare their maker's praise.
3) That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.
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1) This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
2) This is my Father's world: he shines in all that's fair;
3) This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad?
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1) Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;His hand the wonders wrought.
2) In the rustling grass I hear him pass; he speaks to me everywhere.
3) The Lord is King; let the heavens ring! God reigns; let the earth be glad!
99 BE NOT DISMAYED WHATE'ER BETIDE
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1) Be not dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you;
2) Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will take care of you;
3) All you may need he will provide, God will take care of you;
4) No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you;
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1) Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.
2) When dangers fierce your path assail, God will take care of you.
3) Nothing you ask will be denied, God will take care of you.
4) Lean, weary one, upon his breast, God will take care of you.
Chorus
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God will take care of you, Through every day, o'er all the way;
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He will take care of you, God will take care of you.
103 O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
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1) O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,
2) Under the shadow of thy throne, still may we dwell secure;
3) Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame,
4) A thousand ages, in thy sight, are like an evening gone;
5) O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come;
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1) Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home!
2) Sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure.
3) From everlasting, thou art God, to endless years the same.
4) Short as the watch that ends the night, before the rising sun.
5) Be thou our guide while life shall last, and our eternal home!
108 AMAZING GRACE
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1) Amazing grace How sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me!
2) 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;
3) The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;
4) Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come;
5) When we've been there ten thousand yearsBright shining as the sun;
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1) I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.
2) How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed!
3) He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures.
4) 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,And grace will lead me home.
5) We've no less days to sing God's praiseThan when we first begun!
140 THOU DIDST LEAVE THY THRONE
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1) Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown,
2) Heaven's arches rang when the angels sang,
3) The foxes found rest, and the birds their nest
4) Thou camest, O Lord, with the living word
5) When the heavens shall ring, and the angels sing,
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1) When thou camest to earth for me;
2) Proclaiming thy royal degree;
3) In the shade of the forest tree;
4) That should set thy children free;
5) At thy coming to victory,
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1) But in Bethlehem's home was there found no room
2) But of lowly birth didst thou come to earth,
3) But thy couch was the sod, O thou Son of God,
4) But with mocking scorn and with crown of thorn,
5) Let thy voice call me home, saying "Yet there is room,