Father, Lead Me Day by Day

Father, Lead Me Day by Day

Text written in 1876 by John P. Hopps (1834-1912)

Sung to POSEN, composed in 1691 by George C. Strattner (1650-1704)

Psalm 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

V. 1 Father, lead me day by day,

Ever in Thine own sweet way;

Teach me to be pure and true;

Show me what I ought to do.

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. 2 When in danger, make me brave;

Make me know that Thou canst save;

Keep me safe by Thy dear side;

Let me in Thy love abide.

Psalm 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

V. 3 When I'm tempted to do wrong,

Make me steadfast, wise, and strong;

And when all alone I stand,

Shield me with Thy mighty hand.

V. 4 May I do the good I know,

Be Thy loving child below,

Then at last go home to Thee,

Evermore Thy child to be.

The Day Thou Gavest

The Day Thou Gavest

Text written in 1870 by John Ellerton (1826-1893)

Sung to ST. CLEMENT, composed in 1874 by Clement C. Scholefield (1839-1904)

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V. 1 The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,

The darkness falls at Thy behest;

To Thee our morning hymns ascended,

Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.

V. 2 We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,

While earth rolls onward into light,

Through all the world her watch is keeping,

And rests not now by day or night.

V. 3 As o'er each continent and island

The dawn leads on another day,

The voice of prayer is never silent,

Nor die the strains of praise away.

Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

V. 4 So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,

Like earth's proud empires, pass away;

Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,

Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

There'll Be No Dark Valley

There'll Be No Dark Valley

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

Hymn tune composed by Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908)

Psalm 23:4 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. 1 There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes,

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes;

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes

To gather His loved ones home.

Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

Refrain: To gather His loved ones home, (safe home),

To gather His loved ones home; (safe home);

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes

To gather His loved ones home.

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

V. 2 There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes,

There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes;

But a glorious morrow when Jesus comes

To gather His loved ones home.

Refrain

V. 3 There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes,

There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes;

And a joyful meeting when Jesus comes

To gather His loved ones home.

Refrain

Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise

Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

Text written in 1739 by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Sung to LLANFAIR, composed in 1817 by Robert Williams (1781-1821), arranged in 1837 by John Roberts (1822-1877)

Luke 24:51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.

V. 1 Hail the day that sees Him rise,

Alleluia!

Glorious to His native skies;

Alleluia!

Christ, awhile to mortals giv'n,

Alleluia!

Enters now the highest heav'n!

Alleluia!

Psalm 24:7 Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

V. 2 There the glorious triumph waits;

Alleluia!

Lift your heads, eternal gates!

Alleluia!

Wide unfold the radiant scene;

Alleluia!

Take the King of glory in!

Alleluia!

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. 3 See! He lifts His hands above;

Alleluia!

See! He shows the prints of love:

Alleluia!

Hark! His gracious lips bestow,

Alleluia!

Blessings on His Church below.

Alleluia!

Luke 24:50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.

V. 4 Lord beyond our mortal sight,

Alleluia!

Raise our hearts to reach Thy height,

Alleluia!

There Thy face unclouded see,

Alleluia!

Find our heav'n of heav'ns in Thee.

Alleluia!

This Is My Father's World

This Is My Father's World

Text written in 1901 by Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901)

Sung to TERRA BEATA, composed in 1915 by Franklin L. Sheppard (1852-1930)

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.

V. 1 This is my Father's world,

And to my listening ears,

All nature sings, and round me rings

The music of the spheres.

This is my Father's world;

I rest me in the thought

Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;

His hand the wonders wrought.

V. 2 This is my Father's world,

The birds their carols raise;

The morning light, the lily white,

Declare their Maker's praise.

This is my Father's world;

He shines in all that's fair;

In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,

He speaks to me everywhere.

Psalm 97:1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

V. 3 This is my Father's world,

O let me ne'er forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong,

God si the Ruler yet.

This is my Father's world;

Why should my heart be sad?

The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!

God reigns; let the earth be glad.

The Lord's My Shepherd

The Lord's My Shepherd

Text based on Psalm 23, taken from the Scottish Psalter, 1650

Sung to BROTHER JAMES' AIR, adapted from music by J. L. Macbeth Bain (c. 1840-1925)

Psalm 23, MSG God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction.  Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure. You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup brims with blessing. Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of God for the rest of my life.

V. 1 The Lord's my Shepherd; I'll not want.

He makes me down to lie

In pastures green; He leadeth me

The quiet waters by.

He leadeth me, He leadeth me

The quiet waters by.

V. 2 My soul He doth restore again,

And me to walk doth make

Within the paths of righteousness,

E'en for His own name's sake;

Within the paths of righteousness,

E'en for His own name's sake.

V. 3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,

Yet will I fear no ill;

For Thou art with me, and Thy rod

And staff me comfort still;

For Thou art with me, and Thy rod

And staff me comfort still.

V. 4 My table Thou hast furnished

In presence of my foes;

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.

V. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life

Shall surely follow me,

And in God's house forevermore

My dwellingplace shall be. 

And in God's house forevermore
My dwellingplace shall be. 

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!