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.