My Soul, Be on Thy Guard

My Soul, Be on Thy Guard

Text written in 1781 by George Heath (1745-1822)

Sung to LABAN, composed in 1830 by Lowell Mason (1792-1872)

Mark 13:33 Be on guard! Be alert ! You do not know when that time will come.

V. 1 My soul, be on thy guard!

Ten thousand foes arise;

The hosts of sin are pressing hard

To draw thee from the skies.

V. 2 O watch, and fight, and pray!

The battle ne'er give o'er;

Renew it boldly every day,

And help divine implore.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 As no one has power over the wind to contain it,

so no one has power over the time of their death.

As no one is discharged in time of war,

so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Revelation 3:11  I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

V. 3 Ne'er think the victory won,

Nor lay thine armor down;

Thy arduous task will not be done

Till thou obtain the crown.

Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

Rise, My Soul, and Stretch Thy Wings

Text written in 1742 by Robert Seagrave (1693-1759)

Sung to AMSTERDAY, composed by James Nares (1715-1783) from "The Foundery Collection," 1742

Ephesians 2:6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.

V. 1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,

Thy better portion trace;

Rise from transitory things

Toward heaven, thy native place:

Sun, and moon, and stars decay;

Time shall soon this earth remove;

Rise, my soul, and haste away

To seats prepared above.

Ecclesiastes 1:7 All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full.

To the place the streams come from, there they return again.

V. 2 Rivers to thte ocean run,

Nor stay in all their course;

Fire ascending seeks the sun;

Both speed them to their source;

So a soul that's born of God,

Longs to view His glorious face,

Forward tends to His abode

To rest in His embrace.

Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

V. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn;

Press onward to the prize;

Soon our Savior will return,

Triumphant in the skies;

Yet a season, and you know

Happy entrance will be given,

All our sorrows left below,

And earth exchanged for heaven.

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Text written in 1869 by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)

Hymn tune composed by Chester G. Allen (1812-1877)

Proverbs 23:11 For their Defender is strong;

he will take up their case against you.

Isaiah 40:11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

V. 1 Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!

Sing, O earth--His wonderful love proclaim!

Hail Him! hail Him! highest archangels in glory;

Strength and honor give to His holy name!

Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,

In His arms He carries them all day long;

Refrain: Praise Him! praise Him! tell of his excellent greatness;

Praise Him! praise Him ever in joyful song!

Isaiah 53:4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering,

yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 

V. 2 Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!

For our sins He suffered, and bled and died;

He--our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,

Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus, the crucified.

Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,

Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong;

Refrain

Revelation 11:14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.

V. 3 Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!

Heavenly portals, loud with hosannas ring!

Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever;

Crown Him! crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King!

Christ is coming over the world victorious,

Power and glory unto the Lord belong;

Refrain

Great Our Joy as Now We Gather

Great Our Joy as Now We Gather

Text written in 1972 by Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000)

Sung to MICHAEL, composed in 1936 by Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Galations 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

V. 1 Great our joy as now we gather

Where the Master makes us one:

Where we worship God the Father 

Thro' the Spirit of His Son.

All who search for His church

Find it where His will is done.

Proverbs 18:10 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;

they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

V. 2 Precious is the tie that binds us

To our God when faith grows cold;

Precious all that now reminds us

He is still our safe stronghold.

Faithful love serves to prove

Here the Shepherd has His fold.

Mark 11:15-17 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’ ? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”

V. 3 May we learn from Christ's example

How to use this house of prayer:

He who loved and cleansed His temple

Wants us all to worship there.

God the Son shuts out none:

In His Kingdom all may share.

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

V. 4 Lord, inspire us with Your vision

Of a world which must be won!

Glorious is the church's mission,

Long endeavored, scarce begun!

Faithful now--this is how

God's eternal will is done.

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Text written by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Sung to RATISBON, from J. G. Werner's "Choralbuch, 1815" arranged by W. H. Monk (1823-1889)

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies, arr. Healey Willan

Malachi 4:2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 

John 1:9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

2 Peter 1:19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 

V. 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,

Christ, the true, the only light,

Sun of Righteousness, arise,

Triumph o'er the shades of night;

Dayspring from on high, be near;

Daystar, in my heart appear.

V. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn

Unaccompanied by Thee;

Joyless is the day's return

Till Thy mercy's beams I see;

Till they inward light impart,

Cheer my eyes and warm my heart.

Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what makes them stumble.

V. 3 Visit, then, this soul of mine;

Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;

Fill me, Radiancy divine;

Scatter all my unbelief;

More and more Thyself display,

Shining to the perfect day.

O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee

Oh Master, Let Me Walk With Thee

Text written in 1879 by Washington Gladden (1836-1918)

Sung to MARYTON, composed in 1874 by H. Percy Smith (1825-1898)

Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

V. 1 O Master, let me walk with Thee

In lowly paths of service free;

Tell me Thy secret; help me bear

The strain of toil, the fret of care.

V. 2 Help me the slow of heart to move

By some clear, winning word of love;

Teach me the wayward feet to stay,

And guide them in the homeward way.

V. 3 Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee

In closer, dearer company,

In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,

In trust that triumphs over wrong;

Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,

shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

V. 4 In hope that sends a shining ray

Far down the future's broadening way;

In peace that only Thou canst give,

With Thee, O Master, let me live.

Praise the Lord, His Glories Show

Praise the Lord, His Glories Show

Text written in 1834 by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

Sung to LLANFIAR, composed in 1817 by Robert Williams (c. 1781-1821), arranged in 1837 by John Roberts (1822-1877)

Psalm 148:2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

Psalm 150:1 Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heavens.

V. 1 Praise the Lord, His glories show,

Alleluia!

Saints within His courts below,

Alleluia!

Angels 'round His throne above,

Alleluia!

All that see and share His love.

Alleluia!

Psalm 148:4, 7 Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies....Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths.

V. 2 Earth to heaven and heaven to earth,

Alleluia!

Tell His wonders, sing His worth,

Alleluia!

Age to age and shore to shore,

Alleluia!

Praise Him, praise Him evermore!

Alleluia! 

V. 3 Praise the Lord, His mercies trace,

Alleluia!

Praise His providence and grace,

Alleluia!

All that He for man hath done,

Alleluia!

All He sends us through His Son.

Alleluia!

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Text written by George Herbert (1593-1632)

Sung to LUCKINGTON, composed by Basil Harwood (1859-1949)

Psalm 98:4, 6 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,burst into jubilant song with music;...with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—shout for joy before the Lord, the King.

V. 1 Let all the world in every corner sing,

My God and King!

The heavens are not too high,

His praise may thither fly;

The earth is not too low,

His praises there my grow.

Let all the world in every corner sing, 

My God and King!

V. 2 Let all the world in every corner sing,

My God and King!

The church with psalms must shout,

No door can keep them out;

But, above all, the heart 

Must bear the longest part.

Let all the world in every corner sing,

My God and King!

God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven

God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven

Stanza 1 written by Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Stanzas 2 & 4 written by William Mercer (1811-1873), Stanza 3 written by Richard Whately (1787-1863)

Sung to AR HYD Y NOS, a Welsh melody

Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

V. 1 God, who made the earth and heaven,

Darkness and light:

You the day for work have given,

For rest the night.

May Your angel guards defend us,

Slumber sweet Your mercy send us,

Holy dreams and hopes attend us

All through the night.

Deuteronomy 33:25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,

and your strength will equal your days.

V. 2 And when morn again shall call us

To run life's way,

May we still, whate'er befall us,

Your will obey.

From the pow'r of evil hide us,

In the narrow pathway guide us,

Never be Your smile denied us

All through the day.

V. 3 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,

And, when we die,

May we in Your mighty keeping

All peaceful lie.

When the trumpet call shall wake us,

Then, O Lord, do not forsake us,

But to reign in glory take us

With You on high.

V. 4 Holy Father, throned in heaven,

All-holy Son,

Holy Spirit, freely given, 

Blest Three in One:

Grant us grace, we now implore You,

Till we lay our crowns before YOu

And in worthier strains adore You

While ages run.

When Morning Gilds the Skies

When Morning Gilds the Skies

Text is a German text c. 1800, translated in 1858 by Edward Caswall (1814-1878)

Sung to LAUDES DOMINI, composed in 1868 by Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)

V. 1 When morning gilds the skies,

My heart awaking cries,

May Jesus Christ be praise!

Alike at work and prayer,

To Jesus I repair;

May Jesus Christ be praised!

V. 2 Whene'er the sweet church bell

Peals over hill and dell,

May Jesus Christ be praise!

O hark to what it sings,

As joyously it rings,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

V. 3 The night becomes as day,

When from the heart we say,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The powers of darkness fear,

When this sweet chant they hear,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

V. 4 Ye nations of mankind, 

In this your concord find,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around

Ring joyous with the sound,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

V. 5 In heaven's eternal bliss

The loveliest strain is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let earth, and sea, and sky

From depth to height reply,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

V. 6 Be this, while life is mine,

My canticle divine,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this th'eternal song

Through all the ages long,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Praise the Lord! You Heavens Adore Him

Praise the Lord! You Heavens Adore Him

Text: Stanzas 1 & 2, anonymous, ca. 1801; Stanza 3 written in 1836 by Edward Osler (1798-1863)

Sung to AN DIE FREUDE, anonymous setting of Schiller's Hymn to Joy, Berlin, 1799

Psalm 148:1-13 Praise God from heaven, praise him from the mountaintops;

Praise him, all you his angels, praise him, all you his warriors,

Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, you morning stars;

Praise him, high heaven, praise him, heavenly rain clouds;

Praise, oh let them praise the name of God—he spoke the word, and there they were!

He set them in place from all time to eternity;

He gave his orders, and that’s it!

Praise God from earth, you sea dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and ice, hurricanes obeying his orders;

Mountains and all hills, apple orchards and cedar forests;

Wild beasts and herds of cattle, snakes, and birds in flight;

Earth’s kings and all races, leaders and important people,

Robust men and women in their prime, and yes, graybeards and little children.

Let them praise the name of God—it’s the only Name worth praising.

V. 1 Praise the Lord! you heavens, adore Him;

Praise Him, angels in the height;

Sun and moon, rejoice before Him,

Praise Him, all you stars of light.

Praise the Lord, for He has spoken;

Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;

Laws which never shall be broken

For their guidance He has made.

V. 2 Praise the Lord! for He is glorious;

Never shall His promise fail.

God has made His saints victorious;

Sin and death shall not prevail.

Praise the God of our salvation!

Hosts on high, His power proclaim;

Heaven and earth and all creation,

Laud and magnify His name.

V. 3 Worship, honor, glory, blessing, 

Lord, we offer as our gift.

Young and old, Your praise expressing,

Our glad songs to You we lift.

All the saints in heaven adore You,

We would join their glad acclaim;

As Your angels serve before You,

So on earth we praise Your name.

Praise God, From Whom All Blessings

Praise God, From Whom All Blessings

Text written in 1695 by Thomas Ken (1637-1710)

Sung to OLD HUNDREDTH, composed in 1551 by Louis Bourgeois (c.1510-1561)

Toccata on "Old Hundredth"

Psalm 148:1, 2 Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

V. 1 Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

With Songs and Honors

With Songs and Honors

Text written in 1719 by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

Sung to BEDFORD, composed c. 1723 by William Wheale (? -1727)

With Songs and Honors

Psalm 147:1, 8 How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!...He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.

V. 1 With songs and honors sounding loud, 

Address the Lord on high;

Over the heavens He spreads His cloud,

And waters veil the sky.

V. 2 He sends His showers of blessing down

To cheer the plains below;

He makes the grass the mountains crown,

And corn in valleys grow.

Psalm 147:15, 16 He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.

He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.

V. 3 His steady counsels change the face

Of the declining year;

He bids the sun cut short his race,

And wintry days appear.

Psalm 147:18 He sends his word and melts them;

he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

V. 4  He sends His word, and melts the snow;

The fields no longer mourn;

He calls the warmer gales to blow,

And bids the spring return.

Psalm 147:20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord.

V. 5 The changing wind, the flying cloud,

Obey His mighty word:

With songs and honors sounding loud

Praise ye the sovereign Lord!

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Text written in 1907 by Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)

Sung to HYMN TO JOY, melody from Ninth Symphony, composed in 1824 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Psalm 81:1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

Isaiah 35:10 And those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

V. 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,

God of glory, Lord of love;

Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee,

Hail Thee as the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sing and sadness,

Drive the dark of doubt away;

Giver of immortal gladness,

Fill us with the light of day!

Psalm 96:11, 12 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

V. 2 All Thy works with joy surround Thee,

Earth and heav'n reflect Thy rays,

Stars and angels sing around Thee,

Center of unbroken praise;

Field and forest, vale and mountain,

Bloss'ming meadow, flashing sea,

Chanting bird and flowing fountain

Call us to reoice in Thee.

Hebrews 2:11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.

V. 3 Thou art giving and forgiving,

Ever blessing, ever blest,

Wellspring of the joy of living,

Ocean-depth of happy rest!

Thou the Father, Christ our Brother--

All who live in love are Thine:

Teach us how to love each other,

Lift us to the joy divine.

My Jesus, I Love Thee

My Jesus, I Love Thee

Text written by William Ralf Featherstone (1845-1873)

Sung to GORDON, composed by Adoniram J. Gordon (1836-1895)

Isaiah 43:3, 14 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead....This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride."

John 21:17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep."

V. 1 My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;

For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;

My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

Mark 15:17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 

1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.

V. 2 I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me,

And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree;

I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

Psalm 146:2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

V. 3 I'll love Thee in life, I will love Thee 'til death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;

And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

John 14:2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

Revelation 2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.

V. 4 In mansions of glory and endless delight,

I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;

I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

Cause Me to Hear

Cause Me to Hear

Text is based on Psalm 143:8, 9

Hymn tune composed in 1984 by Melvin West (1930 - ?)

Psalm 143:8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.

V. 1 Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, 

for in Thee do I trust.

Cause me to know the way wherein I shall walk

for I lift up my soul to the.

Amen

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Text written by Adelaide Pollard (1862-1934)

Sung to ADELAIDE, composed in 1907 by George C. Stebbins (1846-1945)

Isaiah 64:8 Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

V. 1 Have Thine own way, Lord! 

Have Thine own way!

Thou art the Potter; 

I am the clay.

Mold me and make me

After Thy will,

While I am waiting, 

Yielded and still.

Psalm 139:23 Search me, God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

V. 2 Have Thine own way, Lord!

Have Thine own way!

Search me and try me,

Master, today!

Whiter than snow, Lord,

Wash me just now,

As in Thy presence

Humbly I bow.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

Luke 22:51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

V. 3 Have Thine own way, Lord!

Have Thine own way!

Wounded and weary

Help me, I pray!

Power--all power--

Surely is Thine!

Touch me and heal me, 

Savior divine!

Ephesians 3:17 ...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,....

V. 4 Have Thine own way, Lord!

Have Thine own way!

Hold o'er my being

Absolute sway!

Fill with Thy Spirit

Till all shall see

Christ only, always,

Living in me!

Still, Still With Thee

Still, Still With Thee

Text written in 1853 by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1812-1896)

Sung to CONSOLATION, arranged from Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Psalm 139:18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand, when I awake, I am still with you.

V. 1 Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,

When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;

Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,

Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.

V. 2 Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,

The solemn hush of nature newly born;

Alone with Thee in breathless adoration,

In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.

V. 3 Still, still with Thee! As to each newborn morning

A fresh and solemn splendor still is given,

So does this blessed consciousness, awaking,

Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and heaven.

1 Thessalonians 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

V. 4 So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,

When the soul waketh and life's shadows flee;

O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning,

Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.

Praise Ye the Father

Praise Ye the Father

Text written in 1859 by Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828-1896)

Sung to FLEMMING, composed in 1811 by Friedrich F. Flemming (1778-1813)

Psalm 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

Psalm 148:2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

V. 1 Praise ye the Father for His lovingkindness,

Tenderly cares He for His erring children;

Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens;

Praise ye Jehovah!

Psalm 148:12 Young men and women, old men and children.

Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

V. 2 Praise ye the Savior, great is His compassion,

Graciously cares He for His chosen people;

Young men and maidens, ye old men and children,

Praise ye the Savior!

Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 

John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever.

V. 3 Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel,

Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us;

Praise ye the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Praise the Eternal Three!