All Praise to Thee

All Praise to Thee

Text written in 1674 by Thomas Ken (1637-1711)

Sung to TALLIS' CANON L.M., composed c. 1567 by Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

Psalm 53:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

V. 1 All praise to Thee, my God, this night,

For all the blessings of the light!

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,

Beneath Thine own almighty wings.

Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

V. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,

The ill that I this day have done,

That with the world, myself, and Thee,

I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

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

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

V. 3 O may my soul on Thee repose;

And with sweet mine eyelids close,

Sleep, that may me more vigorous make

To serve my God when I awake.

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

V. 4 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.

Every Flower That Grows

Every Flower That Grows

Text written in 1966 by Fern Lazicki (1916 - ? )

Sung to LAUREL Irregular, composed by Fern's brother Dale Wood (1934-2003)

V. 1 Every flow'r that grows,

Every brook that flows,

Tell of beauty God has giv'n for me:

Throughout my life may beauty be

Deep within a heart from sin set free.

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. 2 Gracious Lord above,

Looking down in love,

Guide my thoughts, my life, in my walk with Thee,

That day by day the world may see

Christ, the Lord and Savior, lives in me.

Psalm 52:9 For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

V. 3 All my earthly days,

I shall sing and praise

God the Father, Spirit, and Christ the Son.

Grant faith when life on earth is done,

I shall sing with those whose rest is won.

Jesus Is All the World to Me

Jesus Is All the World to Me

Text written by Will L. Thompson (1847-1909)

Sung to ELIZABETH Irregular, composed in 1904 by Will L. Thompson

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. 1 Jesus is all the world to me,

My life, my joy, my all;

He is my strength from day to day,

Without Him I would fall.

When I am sad to Him I go,

No other one can cheer me so;

When I am sad He makes me glad,

He's my Friend.

Matthew 5:45 ...that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

V. 2 Jesus is all the world to me,

My Friend in trials sore;

I go to Him for blessings, and He gives them o'er and o'er.

He sends the sunshine and the rain,

He sends the harvest's golden grain;

Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain,

He's my Friend.

V. 3 Jesus is all the world to me,

And true to Him I'll be;

O how could I this Friend deny,

When He's so true to me?

Following Him I know I'm right,

He watches o'er me day and night;

Following Him by day and night,

He's my Friend.

Psalm 52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God;

I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.

V. 4 Jesus is all th eworld to me,

I want no better friend;

I trust Him now, I'll trust Him when

Life's fleeting days shall end.

Beautiful life with such a Friend;

Beautiful life that has no end;

Eternal life, eternal joy,

He's my Friend.

Nearer, Still Nearer

Nearer, Still Nearer

Text written by Mrs. C. H. Morris (1862-1929)

Sung to MORRIS, composed in 1898 by Mrs. C. H. Morris

John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.

1 Peter 2:4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—....

V. 1 Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,

Draw me, my Savior, so precious Thou art;

Fold me, O fold me close to Thy breast,

Shelter me safe in that haven of rest,

Shelter me safe in that haven of rest.

Psalm 51:17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

V. 2 Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,

Nought as an offering to Jesus my King--

Only my sinful now contrite heart;

Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart,

Grant me the cleansing Thy blood doth impart.

V. 3 Nearer, still nearer, Lord, to be Thine;

Sin, with its follies, I gladly resign,

All of its pleasures, pomp and its pride;

Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified,

Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified.

V. 4 Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last;

Till safe in glory my anchor is cast;

Through endless ages, ever to be,

Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee,

Nearer, my Savior, still nearer to Thee.

Lord of All Nations

Lord of All Nations

Text written by Olive Wise Spannaus (1916 - ?)

Sung to MELROSE LM, composed by Frederick C. Maker (1844-1927)

Acts 10:34, 35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right."

V. 1 Lord of all nations, grand me grace

To love all people, every race,

And in each person may I see

My kindred loved, redeemed by Thee.

Ephesians 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.

V. 2 Break down the wall that would divide

Thy children, Lord, on every side.

My neighbor's good let me pursue;

Let Christian love bind warm and true.

Hebrews 6:6 ...and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 

V. 3 Forgive me, Lord, where I have erred

By loveless act and thoughtless word.

Make me to see the wrong I do

Will crucify my Lord anew.

V. 4 Give me Thy courage, Lord, to speak

Whenever strong oppress the weak.

Should I myself the victim be,

Help me forgive, rememb'ring Thee.

V. 5 With Thine own love may I be filled

And by Thy Holy Spirit willed,

That all I touch, where'er I be,

May be divinely touched by Thee.

O for a Heart to Praise My God!

O for a Heart to Praise My God!

Text written in 1742 by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Sung to BEATITUDO, composed in 1875 by John B. Dykes (1823-1876)

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

V. 1 O for a heart to praise my God!

A heart from sin set free,

A heart that always feels Thy blood,

So freely shed for me.

Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart

and let your eyes delight in my ways.

V. 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,

My dear Redeemer's throne,

Where only Christ is heard to speak,

Where Jesus reigns alone.

V. 3 A heart in every thought renewed,

And full of love divine,

Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,

A copy, Lord, of Thine.

Revelation 3:12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

V. 4 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;

Come quickly from above;

Write Thy new name upon my heart,

Thy new, best name of Love.

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Text written by William Kethe ( ? - c. 1593)

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

Psalm 100:1-5 A Thanksgiving Psalm

On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep.  Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.  For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.

V. 1 All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell,
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

V. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His folk, He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.

V. 3 O enter then His gates with praise,
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

V. 4 For why the Lord our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

Whiter Than Snow

Whiter Than Snow

Text written in 1872 by James Nicholson (1828-1876)

Music composed by William G. Fischer (1835-1912)

V. 1 Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;

I want Thee forever to live in my soul;

Break down every idol, cast out every foe;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 51:7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Refrain: Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

V. 2 Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,

And help me to make a complete sacrifice;

I give up myself, and whatever I know;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain

V. 3 Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;

I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet,

By faith, for my cleansing; I see Thy blood flow;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

John 6:37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

V. 4 Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait;

Come now, and within me a new heart create;

To those who have sought Thee, Thou never said'st No;

Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain

God Be Merciful to Me

God Be Merciful to Me

Text is Anonymous

Sung to REFUGE, composed in 1862 by Joseph P. Holbrook (1822-1888)

Psalm 51:1-15 Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.  You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.  Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise.

V. 1 God, be merciful to me,

On Thy grace I rest my plea;

Plenteous in compassion Thou,

Blot out my transgressions now;

Wash me, make me pure within,

Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin,

Wash me, make me pure within,

Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin.

V. 2 I am evil, born in sin;

Thou desirest truth within.

Thou alone my Savior art,

Teach Thy wisdom to my heart;

Make me pure, Thy grace bestow,

Wash me whiter than the snow,

Make me pure, Thy grace bestow,

Wash me whiter than the snow.

V. 3 Gracious God, my heart renew,

Make my spirit right and true;

Cast me not away from Thee,

Let Thy Spirit dwell in me;

Thy salvation's joy impart,

Steadfast make my willing heart,

Thy salvation's joy impart,

Steadfast make my willing heart.

V. 4 Sinners then shall learn from me

And return, O God, to Thee;

Savior, all my guilt remove,

And my tongue shall sing Thy love;

Touch my silent lips, O Lord,

And my mouth shall praise accord,

Touch my silent lips, O Lord,

And my mouth shall praise accord.

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

Text written in 1824 by Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847)

Sung to ELLESDIE, arranged from Mozart in 1873 by Hubert P. Main (1839-1926)

Mark 10:28 Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!”

V. 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken,

All to leave and follow Thee;

All things else I have forsaken;

Thou from hence my all shalt be.

Perish every fond ambition,

All I've sought, or hoped, or known;

Yet how rich is my condition,

While I prove the Lord my own.

Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

Revelation 19:11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

V. 2 Let the world despise and leave me--

They have left my Savior, too;

Human hearts and looks deceive me--

Thou art faithful, Thou art true.

O, 'tis not in grief to harm me,

While Thy love is left to me;

O, 'twere not in joy to charm me,

If that love be hid from me.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

V. 3 Soul, then know thy full salvation;

Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care;

Joy to find in every station

Something still to do or bear.

Think what Spirit dwells within thee;

Think what Father's smiles are thine;

Think that Jesus died to win thee;

Child of Heaven, canst thou repine?

Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

V. 4 Haste thee on from grace to glory,

Armed by faith and winged by prayer;

Heaven's eternal day's before thee;

God's own hand shall guide thee there.

Soon shall close thy earthly mission,

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days;

Hope shall change to glad fruition,

Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

As Pants the Hart

As Pants the Hart

Text written by Nahum Tate (1652-1715) and Nicholas Brady (1659-1726) in the "New Version, 1696"

Sung to MARTYRDOM, composed by Hugh Wilson (1766-1824), adapted in 1825 by Robert A. Smith (1780-1829)

Psalm 42:1-5 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?  My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”  These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. 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 As pants the hart for cooling streams

When heated in the chase,

So longs my soul, O God, for Thee,

And Thy refreshing grace.

V. 2 For Thee, my God, the living God,

My thirsty soul doth pine:

O when shall I behold Thy face,

Thou Majesty divine?

V. 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?

Hope still, and thou shalt sing

The praise of Him who is thy God,

Thy health's eternal spring.

V. 4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom we adore,

Be glory, as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore.

Be Still, My Soul

Be Still, My Soul

Text written in 1752 by Katharina von Schlegel, (1697 - ? ), translated in 1855 by Jane Borthwick (1813-1897)

Sung to FINLANDIA, composed in 1899 by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

V. 1 Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In every change He faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul:  thy best, thy heavenly friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

V. 2 Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;

All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

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. 3 Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on

When we shall be forever with the Lord,

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

A Mighty Fortress

A Mighty Fortress

Text written in 1529 by Martin Luther (1483-1546), translated in 1852 by Frederick H. Hedge (1805-1890)

Sung to EIN' FESTE BURG, composed in 1529 by Martin Luther

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

1 Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

V. 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.

James 5:4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 

V. 2 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.

Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He,

Lord Sabaoth His name,

From age to age the same,

And He must win the battle.

2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment....

V. 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,

No little word shall fell him.

Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.

1 Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

v. 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.

All My Hope on God Is Founded

All My Hope on God Is Founded

Text written by Joachim Neander (1650-1680), translated by Robert Bridges (1844-1930)

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

1 Timothy 1:16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. 

V. 1 All my hope on God is founded;

He doth still my trust renew,

Me through change and chance He guideth,

Only good and only true.

God unknown, He alone

Calls my heart to be His own.

Proverbs 29:23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

V. 2 Pride of man and earthly glory,

Sword and crown betray his trust;

What with care and toil he buildeth,

Tower and temple fall to dust.

But God's power, hour by hour,

Is my temple and my tower.

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalm 92:5 How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!

V. 3 God's great goodness aye endureth, 

Deep His wisdom, passing thought:

Splendor, light, and life attend Him,

Beauty springeth out of naught.

Love doth stand at His hand;

Joy doth wait on His command.

Heberews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

V. 4 Still from man to God eternal

Sacrifice of praise be done,

High above all praises praising

For the gift of Christ His Son.

Christ doth call one and all:

Ye who follow shall not fall.

Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus

Text from "Gesangbuch, Munster, 1672", translated by Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904)

Sung to CRUSADER'S HYMN from "Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842", arranged by Richard S. Willis (1819-1900)

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God....

Mark 2:10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins....”

Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

V. 1 Fairest Lord Jesus, 

Ruler of all nature,

O Thou of God and man the Son!

Thee will I cherish,

Thee will I honor,

Thou art my glory, joy, and crown.

Psalm 45:16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;

you will make them princes throughout the land.

V. 2 Fair are the meadows,

Fairer still the woodlands,

Robed in the blooming garb of spring;

Jesus is fairef,

Jesus is purer,

Who makes the woeful heart to sing.

Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointing you with the oil of joy.

V. 3 Fair is the sunshine,

Fairer still the moonlight,

And all the twinkling, starry host;

Jesus shines brighter,

Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels heaven can boast.

V. 4 Beautiful Savior,

Lord of the nations,

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor,

Praise, adoration,

Now and forevermore be Thine!

Come, My Way

Come, My Way

Text written by George Herbert (1593-1633)

Sung to COME, MY WAY, composed by Alexander Brent Smith (1889-1950)

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

V. 1 Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:

Such a Way, as gives us breath;

Such a Truth, as ends all strife;

Such a Life, as killeth death.

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

V. 2 Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:

Such a Light, as shows a feast;

Such a Feast, as mends in length;

Such a Strength, as makes His guest.

Psalm 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.

I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

V. 3 Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:

Such a Joy, as none can move;

Such a Love, as none can part;

Such a Heart, as joys in love.

Just as I Am, Thine Own to Be

Just as I Am, Thine Own to Be

Text written in 1887 by Marianne Hearn (1834-1909)

Sung to JUST AS I AM, composed in 1893 by Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)

1 Chronicles 29:5 ...For the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?

V. 1 Just as I am, Thine own to be,

Friend of the young, who lovest me,

To consecrate myself to Thee,

O Jesus Christ, I come.

V. 2 In the glad morning of my day,

My life to give, my vows to pay,

With no reserve and no delay,

With all my heart I come.

V. 3 I would live ever in the light;

I would work ever for the right;

I would serve Thee with all my might;

Therefore, to Thee I come.

Psalm 42:8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—

a prayer to the God of my life.

V. 4 Just as I am, young, strong, and free,

To be the best that that I can be

For truth, and righteousness, and Thee,

Lord of my life, I come.

Marvelous Grace

Marvelous Grace

Text written in 1911 by Julia H. Johnston (1849-1919)

Tune composed in 1911 by Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919)

Romans 5:20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.

V. 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!

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

V. 2 Sin and despair, like the sea-waves cold,

Threaten the soul with infinite loss;

Grace that is greater--yes, grace untold--

Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross.

Refrain

2 Corinthians 9:14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 

V. 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?

Refrain

Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Text written by Johann Franck (1618-1677), translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)

Sung to JESU, MEINE FREUDE, melody composed by Johann Cruger (1598-1662), as arranged by Johann S. Bach (1685-1750)

Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

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

V. 1 Jesus, priceless treasure,

Source of purest pleasure,

Truest Friend to me:

Ah! how long I've panted,

And my heart has fainted,

Thirsting, Lord, for Thee.

Thine I am, O spotless Lamb,

I will suffer naught to hide Thee, 

Nought I ask beside Thee.

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!"

Psalm 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.

V. 2 In Thine arm I rest me;

Foes who would molest me

Cannot reach me here;

Though the earth be shaking,

Every heart be quaking,

Jesus calms my fear;

Sin and hell in conflict fell

With their bitter storms assail me:

Jesus will not fail me.

John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

V. 3 Hence all fears and sadness! 

For the Lord of gladness,

Jesus enters in;

Those who love the Father,

Tho' the storms may gather,

Still have peace within;

Yea, whate'er I here must bear,

Still in Thee lies purest pleasure,

Jesus, priceless treasure!