Abide With Me, 'Tis Eventide

Verse 1

Abide with me, ’tis eventide!

The day is past and gone;
The shadows of the evening fall;
The night is coming on!
Within my heart a welcome guest,
Within my home abide;

Refrain

O Savior, stay this night with me;

Behold, ’tis eventide!
O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, ’tis eventide.

Verse 2

Abide with me, ’tis eventide!

Thy walk today with me
Has made my heart within me burn,
As I communed with Thee.
Thy earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near Thy side;

Verse 3

Abide with me, ’tis eventide!

And lone will be the night,
If I cannot commune with Thee,
Nor find in Thee my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear,
Would in my home abide;
Abide With Me
Verse 1

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;

The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide!
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Verse 2

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;

Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Verse 3

I need Thy presence every passing hour.

What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

Verse 4

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;

Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me!

God Will Take Care of You

Verse 1

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,

God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
Refrain

God will take care of you,

Through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

Verse 2

Through days of toil when heart doth fail,

God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail,
God will take care of you.

Verse 3

All you may need he will provide,

God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.

Verse 4

No matter what may be the test,

God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon his breast,
God will take care of you.

Marvelous Grace
Verse 1

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord.

Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured
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!

Verse 2

Sin and despair, like the seawaves cold,

Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
Grace that is greater yes grace untold
Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross.

Verse 3

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,

Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

Jesus Is Coming Again

Verse 1

Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring:

Jesus is coming again!
Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing:
Jesus is coming again!

Refrain

Coming again, coming again,

Jesus is coming again!

Verse 2

Echo it, hilltops; proclaim it, ye plains:

Jesus is coming again!
Coming in glory, the Lamb that was slain;
Jesus is coming again!
Verse 3

Heavings of earth, tell the vast, wondering throng:

Jesus is coming again!
Tempests and whirlwinds, the anthem prolong;
Jesus is coming again!

Verse 4

Nations are angry–by this we do know

Jesus is coming again!
Knowledge increases; men run to and fro;
Jesus is coming again!

Give Me the Bible

Verse 1

Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming,

To cheer the wanderer lone and tempest tossed,
No storm can hide that peaceful radiance beaming
Since Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

Refrain

Give me the Bible—holy message shining,

Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way.
Precept and promise, law and love combining,
‘Til night shall vanish in eternal day.

Verse 2

Give me the Bible when my heart is broken,

When sin and grief have filled my soul with fear,
Give me the precious words by Jesus spoken,
Hold up faith’s lamp to show my Savior near.

Verse 3

Give me the Bible, all my steps enlighten,

Teach me the danger of these realms below,
That lamp of safety, o’er the gloom shall brighten,
That light alone the path of peace can show.

Faith of Our Fathers

Verse 1

Faith of our fathers! living still

In spite of dungeon, fire and sword,
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene’er we hear that glorious word.
Faith of our fathers! holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Verse 2

Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,

Were still in heart and conscience free;
How sweet would be their children’s fate,
If they, like them, could die for thee!
Faith of our fathers! holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Verse 3

Faith of our fathers! we will love

Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee, too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers! holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Jesus Saves
Verse 1

We have heard a joyful sound,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Spread the gladness all around,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Bear the news to every land,
Climb the steeps and cross the waves,
Onward, ’tis our Lord’s command,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Verse 2

Waft it on the rolling tide,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Tell to sinners, far and wide,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Sing, ye islands of the sea.
Echo back, ye ocean caves,
Earth shall keep her jubilee,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Verse 3

Sing above the battle’s strife,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
By His death and endless life,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Sing it softly through the gloom,
When the heart for mercy craves,
Sing in triumph o’er the tomb,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Verse 4

Give the winds a mighty voice,

Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Let the nations now rejoice,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves;
Shout salvation full and free,
Highest hills and deepest caves,
This our song of victory,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine

Verse 1

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! 

O, what a foretaste of glory divine! 
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

Verse 2

Perfect submission, perfect delight, 

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight.
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Verse 3

Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Savior am happy and blest, 
Watching and waiting, looking above, 
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

A Mighty Fortress
Verse 1

A mighty fortress is our God,

A bulwark never failing;
Our helper he amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
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Did we in our own strength confide,

Our striving would be losing,
Were not the right man on our side,
The man of God’s own choosing.
You ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabbaoth, His name,
From age to age the same,
And he must win the battle.

Verse 3

And though this world, with devils filled,

Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim,
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
For lo! his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

Verse 4

That word above all earthly powers,

No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours,
Through Him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill;
God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.

If You But Trust in God to Guide You

Verse 1

If you but trust in God to guide you

And place your confidence in Him,
You’ll find Him always there beside you,
To give you hope and strength within.
For those who trust God’s changeless love
Build on the rock that will not move.

Verse 2

What gain is there in futile weeping,

In helpless anger and distress?
If you are in His care and keeping,
In sorrow will He love you less?
For He who took for you a cross
Will bring you safe through every loss.

Verse 3

In patient trust await His leisure

In cheerful hope, with heart content
To take whate’er your Father’s pleasure
And all discerning love have sent;
Doubt not your inmost wants are known
To Him who chose you for His own.

Verse 4

Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving,

Offer your service faithfully,
And trust His word; though undeserving,
You’ll find His promise true to be.
God never will forsake in need
The soul that trusts in Him indeed.

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

Verse 1

My hope is built on nothing less 

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. 
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, 
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Refrain

On Christ the solid Rock I stand; 

All other ground is sinking sand, 
All other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 2

When darkness seems to veils His face, 

I rest on His unchanging grace. 
In every high and stormy gale, 
My anchor holds within the veil.

Verse 3

His oath, His covenant, and blood 

Support me in the whelming flood. 
When all around my soul gives way, 
He then is all my hope and stay.

Verse 4

When He shall come with trumpet sound,

O may I then in Him be found! 
Clad in His righteousness alone, 
Faultless to stand before the throne.

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

Verse 1

My faith has found a resting place,

Not in a man-made creed;
I trust the Ever-living One,
That He for me will plead.

Refrain

I need no other evidence,

I need no other plea;
It is enough that Jesus died,
And rose again for me.

Verse 2

Enough for me that Jesus saves,

This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He will not cast me out.

Verse 3

My soul is resting on the Word,

The living Word of God:
Salvation in my Savior’s name,
Salvation thro’ His blood.

Verse 4

My great Physician heals the sick,

The lost he came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.

Watch, Ye Saints
Verse 1

Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking;

Lo! the powers of heaven are shaking;
Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning,
Ready for your Lord’s returning.
Refrain

Lo! he comes, lo! Jesus comes;

Lo! He comes, He comes all glorious!
Jesus comes to reign victorious,
Lo! He comes, yes, Jesus comes!

Verse 2

Lo! the promise of your Savior,

Pardoned sin and purchased favor,
Blood-washed robes and crowns of glory;
Haste to tell redemption’s story.

Verse 3

Kingdoms at their base are crumbling,

Hark! His chariot wheels are rumbling;
Tell, O tell of grace abounding,
While the seventh trump is sounding.

Verse 4

Nations wane, though proud and stately;

Christ His kingdom hasteneth greatly;
Earth her latest pangs is summing;
Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming.

Verse 5

Sinners, come, while Christ is pleading;

Now for you He’s interceding;
Haste, ere grace and time diminished
Shall proclaim the mystery finished.

O Brother, Be Faithful
Verse 1

O brother, be faithful! Soon Jesus will come,

For whom we have waited so long;
O, soon we shall enter our glorious home,
And join in the conqueror’s song.
O brother, be faithful! For why should we prove
Unfaithful to Him who hath shown
Such deep, such unbounded and infinite love—
Who died to redeem us His own.

Verse 2

O brother, be faithful! The city of gold,

Prepared for the good and the blest,
Is waiting its portals of pearl to unfold,
And welcome thee in to thy rest.
Then, brother, prove faithful! Not long shall we stay
In weariness here, and forlorn,
Time’s dark night of sorrow is wearing away,
We haste to the glorious morn.

Verse 3

O brother, be faithful! He soon will descend,

Creation’s omnipotent King,
While legions of angels His chariot attend,
And palm wreaths, of victory bring.
O brother, be faithful! And soon shalt thou hear
Thy Savior pronounce the glad word,
Well done, faithful servant, thy title is clear,
To enter the joy of thy Lord.

Verse 4

O brother, be faithful! Eternity’s years

Shall tell for thy faithfulness now,
When bright smiles of gladness shall scatter thy tears,
A coronet gleam on thy brow.
O brother, be faithful! The promise is sure
That waits for the faithful and tried;
To reign with the ransomed, immortal and pure,
And ever with Jesus abide.

Once to Every Man and Nation

Verse 1

Once to every man and nation,

Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood,
For the good or evil side;
Some great cause, God’s new Messiah,
Offering each the bloom or blight,
And the choice goes by forever,
‘twixt that darkness and that light.

Verse 2

Then to side with truth is noble,

When we share her wretched crust,
Ere her cause bring fame and profit,
And ‘tis prosperous to be just;
Then it is the brave man chooses
While the coward stands aside,
Till the multitude make virtue
Of the faith they had denied.

Verse 3

By the light of burning martyrs,

Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track,
Toiling up new Calvaries ever
With the cross that turns not back;
New occasions teach new duties,
Time makes ancient good uncouth,
They must upward still and onward,
Who would keep abreast of truth.

Verse 4

Though the cause of evil prosper,

Yet the truth alone is strong;
Though her portion be the scaffold,
And upon the throne be wrong;
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
And behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above His own.

Sound the Battle Cry

Verse 1

Sound the battle cry, See! the foe is nigh;

Raise the standard high For the Lord;
Gird your armor on, Stand firm, every one,
Rest your cause upon His holy word.

Refrain

Rouse, then soldiers! rally round the banner!

Ready, steady, pass the word along;
Onward, forward, shout aloud hosanna!
Christ is Captain of the mighty throng.

Verse 2

Strong to meet the foe, Marching on we go,

While our cause we know Must prevail;
Shield and banner bright, Gleaming in the light,
Battling for the right, We ne’er can fail.

Verse 3

O Thou God of all, Hear us when we call,

Help us, one and all, By Thy grace;
When the battle’s done, And the victory won,
May we wear the crown Before Thy face.

Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus!

Verse 1

Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

Ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss:
From victory unto victory,
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished,
And Christ is Lord indeed.

Verse 2

Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

The trumpet call obey:
Forth to the mighty conflict,
In this His glorious day;
Ye that are men now serve Him
Against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger,
And strength to strength oppose.

Verse 3

Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

Stand in His strength alone,
The arm of flesh will fail you,
Ye dare not trust your own;
Put on the gospel armor,
And watching unto prayer,
Where calls the voice of duty,
Be never wanting there.

Verse 4

Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle, 
The next the victor’s song;
To him that overcometh
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory 
Shall reign eternally.

Higher Ground
Verse 1

I’m pressing on the upward way,

New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Refrain

Lord, lift me up, and I shall stand

By faith, on heaven’s tableland;
A higher plane than I have found;
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Verse 2

My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

Verse 3

I want to live above the world,

Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

Verse 4

I want to scale the utmost height

And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till heaven I’ve found,
“Lord, lead me on to higher ground.”

Victory Through Grace

1. Conquering now and still to conquer, rideth a King in His might;
Leading the host of all the faithful into the midst of the fight;
See them with courage advancing, clad in their brilliant array,
Shouting the Name of their Leader, hear them exultingly say:
 o Refrain:
Not to the strong is the battle, not to the swift is the race,
Yet to the true and the faithful vict’ry is promised through grace.
2. Conquering now and still to conquer, who is this wonderful King?
Whence are the armies which He leadeth, while of His glory they sing?
He is our Lord and Redeemer, Savior and Monarch divine;
They are the stars that forever bright in His kingdom shall shine.
3. Conquering now and still to conquer, Jesus, Thou Ruler of all,
Thrones and their scepters all shall perish, crowns and their splendor shall fall,
Yet shall the armies Thou leadest, faithful and true to the last,
Find in Thy mansions eternal rest, when their warfare is past.