How Firm a Foundation

How Firm a Foundation

Text taken from "Rippon's A Selection of Hymns, 1787"

Sung to FOUNDATION, from Funk's Genuine Church Music, 1832, arranged in 1984 by Melvin West (1930-?)

2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.” 

Hebrews 6:18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 

V. 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!

What more can He say than to you He hath said,

To you who for refuge to Jesus hath fled?

Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

V. 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed;

For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand."

Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.

When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;

the flames will not set you ablaze.

V. 3 "When thro' the deep waters I call thee to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress."

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Text written by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Sung to DARWALL'S 148th, composed by John Darwall (1731-1789)

Psalm 97:1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;

let the distant shores rejoice.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 

V. 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King!

Your Lord and King adore!

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing,

And triumph evermore:

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Revelation 3:21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.

V. 2 Jesus, the Savior, reigns,

The God of truth and love;

When He had purged our stains,

He took His seat above:

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Revelation 1:18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

V. 3 His kingdom cannot fail,

He rules o'er earth and heaven;

The keys of death and grave

Are to our Jesus given:

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:...

V. 4 Rejoice, in glorious hope!

Our Lord the judge shall come,

And take His servants up

To their eternal home:

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

There's Sunshine in My Soul Today

There's Sunshine in My Soul Today

Text written by E. E. Hewitt (1851-1920)

Music composed by John R. Sweney (1837-1899)

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?

V. 1 There's sunshine in my soul today,

More glorious and bright

Than glows in any earthly sky,

For Jesus is my light.

Refrain: O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,

When the peaceful, happy moments roll;

When Jesus shows His smiling face

There is sunshine in the soul.

V. 2 There's music in my soul today,

A carol to my King,

And Jesus, listening, can hear

The songs I cannot sing.

Refrain

V. 3 There's springtime in my soul today,

For when the Lord is near,

The dove of peace sings in my heart,

The flowers of grace appear.

Refrain

2 Timothy 4:9 Do your best to come to me quickly.

V. 4 There's gladness in my soul today,

And hope, and praise, and love,

For blessings which He gives me now,

For joys "laid up" above.

Refrain

For All the Saints

For All the Saints

Text written by William W. How (1823-1897)

Sung to SINE NOMINE, composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

John 17:10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.

V. 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,

Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,

Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Psalm 18:26 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

V. 2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might; 

Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;

Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

V. 3 O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,

Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,

And win with them the victor's crown of gold.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

V. 4 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,

Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,

And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Revelation 21:21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as 

transparent glass.

V. 5 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,

Thro' gates of pearl streams in the countless host,

Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

Alleluia! Alleluia!