Take Time to Be Holy

Take Time to Be Holy

Text written in 1882 by W. D. Longstaff (1822-1894)

Sung to HOLINESS, composed in 1890 by George C. Stebbins (1846-1945)

1 Peter 1:16 ...for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

V. 1 Take time to be holy,

Speak oft with thy Lord;

Abide in Him always,

And feed on His word;

Make friends of God's children,

Help those who are weak,

Forgetting in nothing

His blessing to seek.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 

V. 2 Take time to be holy,

The world rushes on;

Spend much time in secret

With Jesus alone;

By looking to Jesus,

Like Him thou shalt be;

Thy friends in thy conduct

His likeness shall see.

Psalm 23:3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths

for his name’s sake.

V. 3 Take time to be holy, 

Let Him be thy Guide,

And run not before Him,

Whatever betide;

In joy or in sorrow,

Still follow thy Lord,

And, looking to Jesus,

Still trust in His word.

V. 4 Take time to be holy,

Be calm in thy soul,

Each thought and each motive

Beneath His control;

Thus led by His Spirit

To fountains of love,

Thou soon shalt be fitted

For service above.

Thanks to God

Thanks to God

Text written by R. T. Brooks (1918-1985)

Sung to WYLDE GREEN, composed in 1956 by Peter Cutts (1937-    )

Psalm 33:9 For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

V. 1 Thanks to God whose Word was spoken

In the deed that made the earth.

His the voice that called a nation;

His the fires that tried her worth.

God has spoken;

Praise Him for His open Word.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

V. 2 Thanks to God whose Word incarnate

Glorified the flesh of man.

Deeds and words and death and rising

Tell the grace in heaven's plan.

God has spoken;

Praise Him for His open Word.

V. 3 Thanks to God whose Word is answered

By the Spirit's voice within.

Here we drink of joy unmeasured, 

Life redeemed from death and sin.

God is speaking;

Praise Him for His open word.

How Sweet the Name!

How Sweet the Name!

Text written in 1779 by John Newton (1725-1807)

Sung to ST. PETER, composed in 1836 by Alexander R. Reinagle (1799-1877)

Song of Solomon 1:3  Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!

V. 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear.

Proverbs 18:14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,

but a crushed spirit who can bear?

V. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast;

'Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary, rest.

Psalm 3:3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me,

my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble

and surround me with songs of deliverance.

V. 3 Dear name, the rock on which I build,

My shield and hiding place, 

My never-failing treasury, filled

With boundless stores of grace.

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

Matthew 21:5 Say to Daughter Zion, "See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

John 6:14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 

John 20:28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. 

V. 4 Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,

My Prophet, Priest, and King!

My Lord, my life, my way, my end!

Accept the praise I bring.

V. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought;

But when I see Thee as Thou art,

I'll praise Thee as I ought.

Welcome, Day of Sweet Repose

Welcome, Day of Sweet Repose

Text written by I. H. Evans (1862-1945)

Sung to EVANS, composed in 1939 by I. A. Steinel (1884-1945)

V. 1 Welcome, day of sweet repose!

Blessed be thy sacred hours!

We would trust the One who knows

All our weak and failing powers.

Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

V. 2 Welcome, day in Eden born!

Holy rest for sinless man!

Like the dawning of fair morn

Come thy hours to use again.

Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 

V. 3 Welcome, day blessed by our Lord!

Toil shall cease and anxious care.

Day commanded by His word,

Day for song and praise and prayer.

Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read.

V. 4 Welcome, day our Saviour kept!

Keeping, wrought our righteousness,

Day God bids us ne'er forget,

Day of days His name to bless.

My Song Shall Be of Jesus

My Song Shall Be of Jesus

Text written in 1875 by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), adapted in 1973 by E. Margaret Clarkson, (1915-2008)

Sung to NYLAND, a Traditional Finnish Melody arranged in 1928 by David Evans (1874-1948)

Psalm 23:5, 6 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.

Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation."

V. 1 My song shall be of Jesus,

His mercy crowns my days,

He fills my cup with blessings,

And tunes my heart to praise;

My song shall of Jesus,

The precious Lamb of God,

Who gave Himself my ransom, 

And bought me with His blood.

Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.

V. 2 My song shall be of Jesus,

When sitting at His feet,

I call to mind His goodness

And know my joy's complete;

My song shall be of Jesus,

Whatever ills befall,

I'll sing the grace that saves me,

And triumphs over all.

V. 3 My song shall be of Jesus,

While pressing on my way

To where my home shines glorious

In pure and perfect day.

And when my soul shall enter

The many mansions fair,

A song of praise to Jesus

I'll sing forever there.

The Church Has One Foundation

The Church Has One Foundation

Text written in 1866 by Samuel J. Stone (1839-1900)

Sung to AURELIA, composed in 1864 by Samuel S. Wesley (1810-1876)

The Church Has One Foundation

Isaiah 54:5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is his name—

the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.

1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 

1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

V. 1 The church has one foundation,

'Tis Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is His new creation,

By water and the word;

From heaven He came and sought her

To be His holy bride;

With His own blood He bought her,

And for her life He died.

Ephesians 4:5 ...one Lord, one faith, one baptism....

V. 2 Elect from every nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth,

Her charter of salvation,

One Lord, one faith, one birth;

One holy name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,

And to one hope she presses,

With every grace endued.

Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime;

weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Revelation 6:10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”

V. 3 Though with a scornful wonder, 

Men see her sore oppressed,

Though foes would rend asunder

The Rock where she doth rest,

Yet saints their faith are keeping;

Their cry goes up, "How long?"

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song.

V. 4 'Mid toil and tribulation,

And tumult of her war,

She waits the consummation

Of peace forevermore;

Till with the vision glorious

Her longing eyes are blest,

And the great church victorious

Shall be the church at rest.

God the Omnipotent

God the Omnipotent

Text written in 1842 by Henry F. Chorley (1808-1872) and in 1870 by John Ellerton (1826-1893)

Sung to RUSSIAN HYMN, composed in 1833 by Alexis Lwoff (1799-1870)

Psalm 29:11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 104:3 The Lord...lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.

Revelation 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah!

For our Lord God Almighty reigns.

V. 1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest

Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;

Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest,

Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

Psalm 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—

V. 2 God the all-merciful! earth have forsaken

Thy precepts holy, and slighted Thy word;

Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken;

Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

Psalm 119:137 You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are right.

V. 3 God the all-righteous One! man have defied Thee;

Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;

Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee;

Prosper the right, O most merciful Lord.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

V. 4 So shall we render Thee thankful devotion,

For Thy deliverance from peril and sword,

Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean,

"Thine is the power and the glory, O Lord."

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Text written in 1868 by H. W. Baker (1821-1877)

Sung to DOMINUS REGIT ME, composed in 1868 by John B. Dykes (1823-1876)

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.

V. 1 The King of love my Shepherd is,

Whose goodness faileth never;

I nothing lack if I am His,

And He is mine forever.

Psalm 23:2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

V. 2 Where streams of living water flow

My ransomed soul He leadeth,

And, where the verdant pastures grow,

With food celestial feedeth.

Luke 15:5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders....

V. 3 Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed,

But yet in love He sought me,

And on His shoulder gently laid,

And home, rejoicing, brought me.

Psalm 23:6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I live.

V. 4 And so through all the length of days

Thy goodness faileth never;

Good Shepherd! I would sing Thy praise

Within Thy house forever.

Dismiss Us, Lord, With Blessing

Dismiss Us, Lord, With Blessing

Text written by L. E. Froom (1890-1974)

Sung to BENEDICTION, composed in 1934 by L. E. Froom

Psalm 28:9 Save your people and bless your inheritance;

be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;

he will be our guide even to the end.

V. 1 Dismiss us, Lord, with blessing, we pray;

As from Thy worship we go our ways;

Guide in life's conflicts, all through the day;

Save in Thy kingdom, Thine be the praise.

Amen.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Text written in 1855 by John M. Scriven (1820-1886)

Sung to CONVERSE, composed in 1868 by Charles C. Converse (1832-1918)

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Vs. 1 What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear;

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit,

O what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer.

V. 2 Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged;

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Can we find a friend so faithful,

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness;

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Psalm 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake me,

the Lord will receive me.

Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him,

for God is our refuge.

Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

V. 3 Are we weak and heavy laden,

Cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge,

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

In His arms He'll take and shield thee,

Thou wilt find a solace there.

We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord

We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord

Text written by Myrtle H. Dorland (1920 -    )

Sung to TRENTHAM, composed by Robert Jackson (1842-1914)

V. 1 We love Thy Sabbath, Lord,

And worship at Thy will;

Oh may these hours sweet peace afford

And deeper faith instill.

Job 38:7 ...while the morning stars sang together

and all the angels shouted for joy?

V. 2 Thine angels sang for joy

Creation's work to see;

We too, this day, would raise our hearts

In grateful praise to Thee.

Exodus 31:13 Say to the Israelites, "You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy."

V. 3 Praise for Thy wondrous love,

That sealed this sacred day,

A sign that all may understand

We own Thy sovereign sway.

V. 4 O great Creator King,

Through Thy redeeming grace,

Renew and sanctify our hearts

That we may see Thy face.

Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

V. 5 And with the white-robed throng,

Upon Mount Sion be,

And joyful sing our Sabbath song

Through all eternity.

Praise to the Lord

Praise to the Lord

Text written by Joachim Neander (1650-1680), translated in 1863 by Catherine Winkworth

Sung to LOBE DEN HERREN, "Choral Book for England," 1864, as harmonized by Wm. S. Bennett

Praise to the Lord

Psalm 42:11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

V. 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!

All ye who heart,

Now to His temple draw near;

Join ye in glad adoration!

Psalm 36:7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

V. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,

Shieldeth thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!

Hast thou not seen

How thy desires e'er have been

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

V. 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.

Ponder anew

What the Almighty can do

If with His love He befriend thee.

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Text written c. 1842 by William W. Walford

Sung to SWEET HOUR, composed in 1859 by William B. Bradbury (1816-1868)

Acts 3:1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

V. 1 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, 

That calls me from a world of care,

And bids me, at my Father's throne,

Make all my wants and wishes known!

In seasons of distress and grief,

My soul has often found relief,

And oft escaped the tempters snare,

By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

Psalm 27:8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

V. 2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

Thy wings shall my petition bear

To Him whose truth and faithfulness

Engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since He bids me seek His face,

Believe His word, and trust His grace,

I'll cast on Him my every care,

And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.

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 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

May I thy consolation share

Till from Mount Pisgah's lofty height

I view my home and take my flight.

In my immortal flesh I'll rise

To seize the everlasting prize.

And shout while passing through the air,

"Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!"

Hiding in Thee

Hiding in Thee

Text written in 1876 by William O. Cushing (1823-1902)

Music composed in 1876 by Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908)

Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

V. 1 O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,

My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;

So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;

Thou blest "Rock of Ages," I'm hiding in Thee.

Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Refrain: Hiding in Thee,

Hiding in Thee,

Thou blest "Rock of Ages,"

I'm hiding in Thee.

V. 2 In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,

In times when temptation casts o'er me its power;

In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,

Thou blest "Rock of Ages," I'm hiding in Thee.

Refrain

Psalm 62:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

V. 3 How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,

I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;

How often, when trials like sea billows roll,

Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.

Refrain

In Heavenly Love Abiding

In Heavenly Love Abiding

Text written in 1850 by Anna Waring (1820-1910)

Sung to NYLAND, a Finnish Hymn arranged in 1927 by David Evans (1874-1948)

Psalm 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

V. 1 In heavenly love abiding,

No change my heart shall fear;

And safe is such confiding,

For nothing changes here.

The storm may roar without me,

My heart may low be laid;

But God is round about me,

And can I be dismayed?

Psalm 23:1, 3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want....He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

V. 2 Wherever He may guide me,

No want shall turn me back;

My Shepherd is beside me,

And nothing can I lack.

His wisdom ever waketh,

His sight is never dim;

He knows the way He taketh,

And I will walk with Him.

Psalm 23:2, 4 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters....Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

V. 3 Green pastures are before me,

Which yet I have not seen;

Bright skies will soon be o'er me,

Where darkest clouds have been.

My hope I cannot measure,

My path to life is free;

My Savior has my treasure,

And He will walk with me.

Jesus, Guide Our Way

Jesus, Guide Our Way

Text written by Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700-1760)

Sung to SEELENBRAUTIGAM, composed by Adam Dreese (1620-1701), harmonized by Samuel Wesley (1810-1876)

Jesus, Guide Our Way

Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

V. 1 Jesus, guide our way

To eternal day:

So shall we, no more delaying,

Follow Thee, Thy voice obeying:

Lead us by the hand

To our Father's land.

Psalm 27:3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

V. 2 When we danger meet

Steadfast make our feet;

Lord, preserve us uncomplaining

Mid the darkness round us reigning:

Through adversity 

Lies our way to Thee.

Psalm 27:11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

Order all our way

Through the mortal day:

In our toil, with aid be near us:

In our need, with succour cheer us:

Till we safely stand

In our Father's land.

God Is My Strong Salvation

God Is My Strong Salvation

Text written by James Montgomery (1771-1854)

Sung to WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN, composed in 1575 by J. Steurlein (1547-1613)

Psalm 27:1-3 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

V. 1 God is my strong salvation,

What foe have I to fear?

In darkness and temptation,

My Light, my Help, is near:

Though hosts encamp around me,

Firm in the fight I stand;

What terror can confound me,

With God at my right hand?

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

V. 2 Place on the Lord reliance;

My soul with courage wait;

His truth be thine affiance,

When faint and desolate.

His might thy heart shall strengthen, 

His love thy joy increase;

Mercy thy days shall lengthen;

The Lord will give thee peace.

The Sacred Anthem

The Sacred Anthem

Text written in 1984 by Ottilie Stafford (1921 -    )

Sung to WALLOWA, composed in 1984 by Melvin West (1930 -    )

Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

V. 1 The sacred anthem slowly rang

Across the fields of praise,

When earth's first Sabbath made complete

All creatures and all days.

Walking with God, there,

Woman and man together share

The blessed Sabbath mood;

And in that green and golden world

Know all God's works are good.

Hebrews 1:11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

Hebrews 4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.

V. 2 But now in our diminished lives

We sing a blemished song;

The earth is worn and disarrayed

And all our work goes wrong.

Still in our worship,

Joining in praise and fellowship,

By Sabbath radiance blessed,

We put our doubt and fear away

And rest within God's rest.

Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

V. 3 And arching over time and space

The Lord of Sabbaths wills

Renewal for the weary earth

And healing for our ills.

Hearts will rejoice then;

There will be no more weeping, when

We know and shall be known.

With hosts of the redeemed we'll sing

Around God's shining throne.

Fill My Cup, Lord

Fill My Cup, Lord

Text & hymn tune written by Richard Blancard (1925 -    )

John 4:14, 15 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

V. 1 Like the woman at the well I was seeking 

For things that could not satisfy;

And then I heard my savior speaking:

"Draw from My well that never shall run dry."

Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

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.

Refrain: Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord!

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;

Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more--

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!

V. 2 There are millions in this world who are craving

The pleasure earthly things afford;

But none can match the wondrous treasure

That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.

Refrain

V. 3 So, my children, if the things this world gave you

Leave hungers that won't pass away,

My blessed Lord will come and save you,

If you kneel to Him and humbly pray:

Refrain