The Lord Is My Light

The Lord Is My Light

Text written by James Nicholson (1828-1876)

Tune composed by Dr. J. W. Bischoff (1849-1909)

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 The Lord is my light; then why should I fear?
By day and by night His presence is near;

He is my salvation from sorrow and sin;

This blessed persuasion the Spirit brings in.

Refrain: The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;

By day and by night He leads me along;

The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;

By day and by night He leads me along.

V. 2 The Lord is my light; though clouds may arise,

Faith, stronger than sight, looks up to the skies

Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign:

Then how can I ever in darkness remain?

Refrain

2 Corinthians 5:7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 

V. 3 The Lord is my light, the Lord is my strength;

I know in His might I'll conquer at length;

My weakness in mercy He covers with power,

And, walking by faith, He upholds me each hour.

Refrain

Isaiah 49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. 

V. 4 The Lord is my light, my all and in all;

There is in His sight no darkness at all;

He is my Redeemer, my Savior and King;

With saints and with angels His praises I sing.

Refrain

All That Thrills My Soul

All That Thrills My Soul

Text written in 1931 by Thoro Harris (1873-1955)

Tune composed by Thoro Harris

V. 1 Who can cheer the heart like Jesus,

By His presence all divine?

True and tender, pure and precious,

Oh, how blest to call Him mine!

Song of Solomon 5:10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,

outstanding among ten thousand.

Refrain: All that thrills my soul is Jesus;

He is more than life to me;

And the fairest of ten thousand,

In my blessed Lord I see.

Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him.

V. 2 Love of Christ so freely given,

Grace of God beyond degree,

Mercy higher than the heaven,

Deeper than the deepest sea.

Refrain

Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. 

V. 3 Every need His hand supplying,

Every good in Him I see;

On His strength divine relying,

He is All in All to me.

Refrain

Revelation 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

V. 4 By the crystal flowing river

With the ransomed I will sing,

And forever and forever

Praise and glorify the King.

Refrain

I Lay My Sins on Jesus

I Lay My Sins on Jesus

Text written in 1843 by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

Sung to BRADLEY, composed in 1964 by Allen W. Foster (1940 - ? )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEklycESDn8

Isaiah 1:18 “Come, let us discuss this,”

says the Lord.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

they will be as white as snow;

though they are as red as crimson,

they will be like wool."

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

V. 1 I lay my sins on Jesus,

The spotless Lamb of God;

He bears them all, and frees us

From the accursed load,

From the accursed load.

Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;

He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Psalm 103:3, 4 He forgives all your sin; He heals all your diseases.

He redeems your life from the Pit; He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.

Matthew 11:30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

Colossians 1:19 For God was pleased to haveall His fullness dwell in Him.

V. 2 I bring my guilt to Jesus,

To wash my crimson stains

White in His blood most precious,

Till not a stain remains,

Till not a stain remains.

Luke 2:35 ... And a sword will pierce your own soul — that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

V. 3 I lay my wants on Jesus,

All fullness dwells in Him;

He healeth my diseases,

He doth my soul redeem,

He doth my soul redeem.

V. 4 I long to be with Jesus,

Meek, loving, lowly, mild;

I long to be like Jesus,

The Father's holy child, 

The Father's holy child.

V. 5 I long to be with Jesus

Amid the heav'nly throng,

To sing with them His praises,

And learn the angels' song.

And learn the angels' song.

Break Thou the Bread of Life

Break Thou the Bread of Life

Stanzas 1, 2, and 4 were written by Mary A. Lathbury (1842-1913), with stanza 3 written by Alexander Groves (1842-1909)

Sung to BREAD OF LIFE, composed in 1877 by William F. Sherwin (1826-1888)

Psalm 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

Matthew 14:19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 

V. 1 Break Thou the bread of life,

Dear Lord, to me, 

As Thou didst break the loaves 

Beside the sea;

Beyond the sacred page

I seek Thee, Lord;

My spirit pants for Thee,

O living Word.

Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

V. 2 Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord,

To me, to me,

As Thou didst bless the bread

By Galilee;

Then shall all bondage cease,

All fetters fall;

And I shall find my peace,

My all in all.

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

V. 3 Thou art the bread of life,

O Lord, to me;

Thy holy Word the truth

That saveth me;

Give me to eat and live

With Thee above;

Teach me to love Thy truth,

For Thou art love.

V. 4 Spirit and life are they,

Words Thou dost speak;

I hasten to obey,

But I am weak;

Thou art my only help,

Thou art my life;

Heeding Thy holy Word

I win the strife.

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Text written in 1740 by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Sung to MARTYN, composed in 1834 by Simeon B. Marsh (1798-1875)

or

HOLLINGSIDE, composed in 1861 by John B. Dykes (1823-1876)

(These two tunes make a nice medley)

MARTYN

HOLLINGSIDE

Isaiah 32:2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

V. 1 Jesus, lover of my soul,

Let me to Thy bosom fly,

While the billows near me roll,

While the tempest still is high;

Hide me, O my Savior, hide!

Till the storm of life is past;

Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last!

Psalm 36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

V. 2 Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;

Leave, O leave me not alone!

Still support and comfort me;

All my trust on Thee is stayed,

All my help from Thee I bring;

Cover my defenseless head

With the shadow of Thy wing.

Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

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.

Acts 3:14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Colossians 3:1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

V. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want,

More than all in Thee I find;

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,

Heal the sick, and lead the blind.

Just and holy is Thy name,

I am all unrighteousness;

Vile and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

John 4:14 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.

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

Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners

Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners

Text written in 1910 by J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918)

Sung to HOLY MANNA from Wm. Moore's "Columbian Harmony, 1825", arr. in 1984 by Wayne Hooper (1920 -    )

Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners

Luke 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

V. 1 Jesus! what a Friend for sinner!

Jesus! Lover of my soul;

Friends may fail me, foes assail me,

He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Refrain: Hallelujah! what a Savior!

Hallelujah! what a Friend!

Saving, helping, keeping, loving, 

He is with me to the end.

Psalm 143:9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: 

I flee unto thee to hide me.

V. 2 Jesus! what a Strength for weakness!

Let me hide myself in Him;

Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,

He, my Strength, my vict'ry wins.

Refrain

Psalm 33:20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

V. 3 Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!

While the billows o'er me roll,

Even when my heart is breaking,

He, my Comfort, helps my soul.

Refrain

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins....

V. 4 Jesus! I do now receive Him,

More than all in Him I find,

He hath granted me forgiveness,

I am His, and He is mine.

Refrain

It Is Well With My Soul

It Is Well With My Soul

Text written in 1876 by Horatio G. Spafford (1829-1888)

Sung to VILLE DU HAVRE, composed by Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876)

2 Kings 4:26 Run to meet her and ask her, 

‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’ ” 

“Everything is all right,” she said.

Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.

V. 1 When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll--

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Refrain: It is well with my soul,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Colossians 2:14 Having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 

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 My sin--O the joy of this glorious thought--

My sin, not in part, but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

Refrain

Revelation 6:14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

V. 3 And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll:

The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,

"Even so--"it is well with my soul.

Refrain

Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children

Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children

Text is Anonymous

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

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Jude 24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy....

V. 1 Gracious Father, guard Thy children

From the foe's destructive power;

Save, O save them, Lord, from falling

In this dark and trying hour.

Thou wilt surely prove Thy people,

All our graces must be tried;

But Thy word illumes our pathway,

And in God we still confide.

Psalm 60:4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.

1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

Colossians 3:24 ...since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

V. 2 We are in the time of waiting;

Soon we shall behold our Lord,

Wafted far away from sorrow,

To receive our rich reward.

Keep us, Lord, till Thine appearing,

Pure, unspotted from the world;

Let Thy Holy spirit cheer us

Till Thy banner is unfurled.

Leviticus 25:10 Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan. 

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Romans 8:2 ...because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 

V. 3 With what joyful exultation

Shall the saints Thy banner see,

When the Lord for whom we've waited

Shall proclaim the jubilee!

Freedom from this world's pollutions;

Freedom from all sin and pain;

Freedom from the wiles of Satan,

And from death's destructive reign.