Lead Them, My God, to Thee

Lead Them, My God, to Thee

Sung to the tune ROBINSON, composed in 1886 by F. E. Belden (1858-1945)

1 Samuel 1:27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 

V. 1 Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee,

These children dear of mine,

Thou gavest me;

O, by Thy love divine,

Lead them, my God, to Thee;

Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

V. 2 When earth looks bright and fair,

Festive and gay,

Let no delusive snare

Lure them astray;

But from temptation's power,

Lead them, my God, to Thee;

Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee.

Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

V. 3 E'en for such little ones,

Christ came a child,

And in this world of sin

Lived undefiled.

O, for His sake, I pray,

Lead them, my God, to Thee;

Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee.

Luke 18:16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

V. 4 Yea, though my faith be dim,

I would believe

That Thou this precious gift

Wilt now receive;

O, take their young hearts now,

Lead them, my God, to Thee;

Lead them, my God, to Thee,

Lead them to Thee.

Once to Every Man and Nation

Once to Every Man and Nation

Text written in 1845 by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)

Sung to the tune TON-Y-BOTEL, composed in 1890 by T. J. Williams (1869-1944)

Joshua 24:15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

V. 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.

V. 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.

V. 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.

Psalm 121:5 The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

V. 4 Though the cause of evil prosper,

Yet 'tis 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.

Played on harp 

Bonus link, an organ fantasia based on this hymn 

If you're not used to listening to a fantasia-type piece, you're in for a treat.  The hymn tune isn't "spelled out" for you in the piece.  You have to listen for bits and pieces and elements of it (such as the triplet rhythm pattern).  This fantasia is lovely, and you'll find it challenges your musical senses as you listen to it.  Enjoy!

Stand Like the Brave

Stand Like the Brave

Text written by Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)

Music written by W. B. Bradbury (1816-1868) and Philip Philipps (1834-1895)

Ephesians 6:14, 16 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place....In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 

V. 1 O Christian, awake! 'tis the Master's command;

With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,

To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,

Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Joshua 7:8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

Refrain: Stand like the brave, stand like the brave,

Stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

V. 2 The cause of thy Master with vigor defend;

Be watchful, be zealous, and fight to the end;

Wherever He leads thee, go, valiantly go,

Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Refrain

Mark 13:37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ 

V. 3 Press on, never doubting, thy Captain is near,

With grace to supply, and with comfort to cheer;

His love, like a stream in the desert will flow;

Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Refrain

On Jordan's Stormy Banks

On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Text written in 1787 by Samuel Stennett (1727-1795)

Sung to the hymn tune PROMISED LAND from William Walker's "Southern Harmony", 1835

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Joshua 3:15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge....

V. 1 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,

And cast a wishful eye

To Canaan's fair and happy land,

Where my possessions lie.

Revelation 15:3 ...and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb:

“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations."

Refrain: I am bound for the promised land,

I am bound for the promised land;

O who will come and go with me?

I am bound for the promised land.

Revelation 21:22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 

V. 2 O'er all those wide extended plains

Shines one eternal day;

There, Christ, the Sun, forever reigns,

And scatters night away.

Refrain

Revelation 22:4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 

V. 3 When shall I reach that happy place,

And be forever blest:

when shall I see my Father's face,

And in His kingdom rest?

Refrain

V. 4 Filled with delight, my raptured soul

Would here no longer stay;

Though Jordan's waves around me roll,

Fearless I'd launch away.

Refrain

God Be With You

God Be With You

Text written by Jeremiah E. Rankin (1828-1904)

Sung to the hymn tune RANDOLPH, composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Alternate tune composed in 1880 by William G. Tomer (1833-1896)

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.

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

V. 1 God be with you till we meet again; 

By His counsels guide, uphold you,

With His sheep securely fold you:

God be with you till we meet again.

Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

John 6:31 "Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

V. 2 God be with you till we meet again;

Neath His wings securely hide you,

Daily manna still provide you:

God be with you till we meet again.

Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’

V. 3 God be with you till we meet again;

When life's perils thick confound you,

Put His arms unfailing round you:

God be with you till we meet again.

V. 4 God be with you till we meet again;

Keep love's banner floating o'er you,

Smite death's threatening wave before you:

God be with you till we meet again.

All the Way My Savior Leads Me

All the Way my Savior Leads Me

Text written in 1875 by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)

Sung to the hymn tune LOWRY, composed in 1874 by Robert Lowry (1826-1899)

Deuteronomy 32:12 The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him.

Mark 7:37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

V. 1 All the way my Savior leads me:

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His tender mercy,

Who through life has been my guide?

Heavenly peace, divinest comfort,

Here by faith in Him to dwell;

For I know whate'er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well;

For I know whate'er befall me,

Jesus doeth all things well.

John 6:32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven."

1 Corinthians 10:4 ...and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 

V. 2 All the way my Savior leads me;

Cheers each winding path I tread;

Gives me grace for every trial,

Feeds me with the living bread;

Though my weary steps may falter,

And my soul athirst may be,

Gushing from the Rock before me,

Lo, a spring of joy I see;

Gushing from the Rock before me,

Lo, a spring of joy I see.

V. 3 All the way my Savior leads me;

O the fullness of His love!

Perfect rest to me is promised 

In my Father's house above;

When I wake to life immortal,

Wing my flight to realms of day,

This my song through endless ages,

Jesus led me all the way;

This my song through endless ages,

Jesus led me all the way.

Don't Forget the Sabbath

Sabbath blessings, my friends.

Don't Forget the Sabbath

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

Music composed by William B. Bradbury (1816-1868)

Exodus 20:9-11 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it."

V. 1 Don't forget the Sabbath,

The Lord our God hath blest,

Of all the week the brightest,

Of all the week the best;

It brings repose from labor,

It tells of joy divine,

Its beams of light descending,

With heavenly beauty shine.

Refrain: Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,

Blessed Sabbath day.

Welcome, welcome, ever welcome, 

Blessed Sabbath day.

Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Revelation 21:6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life."

V. 2 Keep the Sabbath holy,

And worship Him today,

Who said to His disciples,

"I am the living way;"

And if we meekly follow 

Our Savior here below,

He'll give us of the fountain

Whose streams eternal flow.

Refrain

Isaiah 58:13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,...."

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. 3 Day of sacred pleasure!

Its golden hours we'll spend

In thankful hymns to Jesus,

The children's dearest Friend;

O gentle loving, Savior,

How good and kind Thou art,

How precious is Thy promise

To dwell in every heart!

Refrain