By Thee, O God, invited - piano

By Thee, O God, invited



Author: Mary Bowley Peters (1813-1856)



By Thee, O God, invited,

We look unto the Son,

In whom Thy heart delighted,

Who all Thy will hath done;

And by the one chief treasure

Thy bosom freely gave,

Thine own pure love we measure,

Thy willing mind to save.



O God of mercy—Father!

The one unchanging claim,

The brightest hopes, we gather

From Christ’s most precious name:

What always sounds so sweetly

In Thine unwearied ear,

Has freed our souls completely

From all our guilt and fear.



The trembling sinner feareth

That God can ne’er forget;

But one full payment cleareth

His memory of all debt.

When nought beside could free us,

Or set our souls at large,

The death of God’s Beloved

Secured a full discharge.



No wrath God’s heart retaineth

To usward who believe;

No dread in ours remaineth

As we His love receive;

Returning sons He kisses,

And with His robe invests;

His perfect love dismisses

All terror from our breasts.

By the Babylonian rivers - piano

By the Babylonian rivers



Author: Ewald Joseph Bash (1924-1994)



By the Babylonian rivers

we sat down in grief and wept;

hung our harps upon a willow;

mourned for Zion while we slept.



There our captors, in derision,

did require of us a song;

so we sat with staring vision

and the days were hard and long.



Could we ever sing the Lord's song

in a strange and bitter land?

Can our voices veil the sorrow?

Lord God, hear your lonely band.



(Based on Psalm 137:1-4)

By Jesus' grave on either hand - piano

By Jesus' grave on either hand



Author: Gregory Smith



By Jesus’ grave on either hand,

While night is brooding o’er the land,

The sad and silent mourners stand.



At last the weary life is o’er,

The agony and conflict sore

Of Him who all our sufferings bore.



Deep in the rock’s sepulchral shade

The Lord, by whom the worlds were made,

The Savior of mankind, is laid.



O hearts bereaved and sore distressed,

Here is for you a place of rest;

Here leave your grief on Jesus’ breast.

By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored - piano

By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored



Author: George Rawson



By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored,

We keep the memory adored,

And show the death of our dear Lord,

Until He come.



His body broken in our stead

Is here in this memorial bread,

And so our feeble love is fed

Until He come.



The streams of His dread agony,

His life blood shed for us, we see;

The wine shall tell the mystery

Until He come.



And thus that dark betrayal night

With the last advent we unite

By one blest chain of loving rite

Until He come.



Until the trump of God be heard,

Until the ancient graves be stirred,

And, with the great commanding word,

The Lord shall come.



O bless'd hope! with this elate

Let not our hearts be desolate,

But, strong in faith, in patience wait

Until He come.

Breathe on me, breath of God - piano

Breathe on me, breath of God



Author: Edwin Hatch



Breathe on me, breath of God,

Fill me with life anew,

That I may love what Thou dost love,

And do what Thou wouldst do.



Breathe on me, breath of God,

Until my heart is pure,

Until with Thee I will one will,

To do and to endure.



Breathe on me, breath of God,

Blend all my soul with Thine,

Until this earthly part of me

Glows with Thy fire divine.



Breathe on me, breath of God,

So shall I never die,

But live with Thee the perfect life

Of Thine eternity.







Alternative lyrics:

By: Psalter Hymnal, 1987



Breathe on me, Breath of God, 

fill me with life anew, 

that I may love the way you love, 

and do what you would do. 



Breathe on me, Breath of God, 

until my heart is pure, 

until my will is one with yours, 

to do and to endure. 



Breathe on me, Breath of God, 

so shall I never die, 

but live with you the perfect life 

for all eternity. 

Break now the bread of life - piano

Break now the bread of life



Author: Mary A. Lathbury



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!



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.



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.



O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me,

That He may touch my eyes, and make me see:

Show me the truth concealed within Thy Word,

And in Thy Book revealed I see the Lord.







Alternative lyrics:

By: Psalter Hymnal, 1987



Break now the bread of life, dear Lord, to me, 

as once you broke the loaves beside the sea. 

Beyond the sacred page I seek you, Lord; 

my spirit waits for you, O living Word.



Bless your own word of truth, dear Lord, to me, 

as when you blessed the bread by Galilee. 

Then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall; 

and I shall find my peace, my All in all! 



You are the bread of life, dear Lord, to me, 

your holy word the truth that rescues me. 

Give me to eat and live with you above; 

teach me to love your truth, for you are love. 



O send your Spirit now, dear Lord, to me, 

that he may touch my eyes and make me see. 

Show me the truth made plain within your Word, 

for in your book revealed I see you, Lord. 

Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light - piano

Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light



Author: Johann Rist





Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light,

And usher in the morning;

O shepherds, shrink not with afright,

But hear the angel’s warning.

This Child, now weak in infancy,

Our confidence and joy shall be,

The power of Satan breaking,

Our peace eternal making.

13 Greatest Hymns of all time on piano

13 Greatest Hymns of all time on piano



1. God is calling the Prodigal

2. Be not dismayed what e'er be tide

3. Encamped along the hills of light - Faith is the victory

4. Far dearer than all that the world can impart - Calvary covers it all

5. Jesus is coming to earth again

6. All Hail the power of Jesus' Name - coronation

7. Crown Him with many crowns

8. Morning has broken

9. Down in the valley with my Savior

10. Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior

11. On a hill far away

12. Have Thine own way Lord

13. I am resolved

12 Favorite Piano Hymns of all time

12 Favorite Piano Hymns of all time



1. Day by day, and with each passing moment

2. Go, tell it on the mountain

3. I gave my life for Thee

4. Living for Jesus a life that is true

5. Marvelous grace of our loving Lord

6. O perfect love

7. Face to face with Christ

8. He leadeth me

9. Amazing grace

10. Blessed Assurance

11. Come Thou Fount

12. Near the cross

Bread of the world, in mercy broken - piano

Bread of the world, in mercy broken



Author: Reginald Heber



Bread of the world, in mercy broken,

Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,

By Whom the words of life were spoken,

And in Whose death our sins are dead.



Look on the heart by sorrow broken,

Look on the tears by sinners shed;

And be Thy feast to us the token,

That by Thy grace our souls are fed.

Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed - piano

Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed



Author: Josiah Conder





Bread of Heav'n on Thee we feed,

For Thy flesh is meat indeed:

Ever may our souls be fed

With this true and living Bread;

Day by day with strength supplied,

Through the life of Him Who died.



Vine of Heav'n, Thy blood supplies

This blest cup of sacrifice,

Lord, Thy wounds our healing give,

To Thy cross we look and live:

Jesus, may we ever be

Grafted, rooted, built in Thee.

Blest be the tie that binds - piano

Blest be the tie that binds



Author: John Fawcett



Blest be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love;

The fellowship of kindred minds

Is like to that above.



Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers;

Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one

Our comforts and our cares.



We share each other's woes,

Our mutual burdens bear;

And often for each other flows

The sympathizing tear.



When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be joined in heart,

And hope to meet again.



This glorious hope revives

Our courage by the way;

While each in expectation lives,

And longs to see the day.



From sorrow, toil and pain,

And sin, we shall be free,

And perfect love and friendship reign

Through all eternity.

Blessing and honour and glory and power - piano

Blessing and honour and glory and power



Author: Horatius Bonar



Blessing and honor and glory and power,

Wisdom and riches and strength evermore

Give ye to Him Who our battle hath won

Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne.



Into the heav'n of the heav'ns hath He gone,

Sitteth He now in the joy of the throne,

Weareth He now of the kingdom the crown,

Singeth He now the new song with His own.



Soundeth the Heaven of the heavens with His Name;

Ringeth the earth with His glory and fame;

Ocean and mountain, stream, forest, and flower

Echo His praises and tell of His power.



Past are the darkness, the storm, and the war,

Come is the radiance, that sparkles afar,

Breaketh the gleam of the day without end,

Riseth the Sun that shall never descend.



Ever ascendeth the song and the joy;

Ever descendeth the love from on high;

Blessing and honor and glory and praise,

This is the theme of the hymns that we raise.



Life of all life, and true Light of all light,

Star of the dawning unchangingly bright,

Sun of the Salem whose light is the Lamb,

Theme of the ever new, ever glad psalm!



Give we the glory and praise to the Lamb;

Take we the robe and the harp and the palm;

Sing we the song of the Lamb that was slain,

Dying in weakness, but rising to reign.

Blessed Jesus, here we stand - piano

Blessed Jesus, here we stand



Author: Benjamin Schmolck



Blessèd Jesus! here we stand,

Met to do as Thou hast spoken;

And this child, at Thy command,

Now we bring to Thee, in token

That to Christ it here is given;

For of such shall be his heaven.



Yes! Thy warning voice is plain,

And we fain would keep it duly:

He who is not born again,

Heart and life renewing truly,

Born of water and the Spirit,

Will God's kingdom ne'er inherit.



Make it, Head, Thy member now;

Shepherd, take Thy lamb and feed it;

Prince of Peace, its peace be Thou;

Way of Life, to Heaven, O lead it:

Vine, this branch may nothing sever,

Grafted firm in Thee for ever.



Now upon Thy heart it lies,

What our hearts so dearly treasure;

Heavenward lead our burdened sighs,

Pour Thy blessing without measure;

Write the name we now have given,

Write it in the book of Heaven.

Blessed Assurance - piano

Blessed assurance



Author: Fanny Crosby



Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.



Refrain



This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior, all the day long;

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior, all the day long.



Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.



Refrain



Perfect submission, all is at rest

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.



Refrain

Beneath the Cross of Jesus - piano

Beneath the Cross of Jesus



Author: Elizabeth Clephane



Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand,

The shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land;

A home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way,

From the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.



O safe and happy shelter, O refuge tried and sweet,

O trysting place where Heaven’s love and Heaven’s justice meet!

As to the holy patriarch that wondrous dream was giv’n,

So seems my Savior’s cross to me, a ladder up to Heav’n.



There lies beneath its shadow but on the further side

The darkness of an awful grave that gapes both deep and wide;

And there between us stands the cross two arms outstretched to save

A watchman set to guard the way from that eternal grave.



Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see

The very dying form of One who suffered there for me;

And from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess;

The wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.



I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of His face;

Content to let the world go by, to know no gain or loss,

My sinful self my only shame, my glory all the cross.

Being of beings, God of love - piano

Being of beings, God of love



Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)



Being of beings, God of love;

To Thee our hearts we raise;

Thy all sustaining power we prove,

And gladly sing Thy praise.



Thine, wholly Thine, we pant to be;

Our sacrifice receive;

Made, and preserved, and saved by Thee,

To Thee ourselves we give.



Heav’nward our every wish aspires,

For all Thy mercy’s store;

The sole return Thy love requires,

Is that we ask for more.



For more we ask: we open then

Our hearts to embrace Thy will;

Turn and revive us, Lord, again,

With all Thy fullness fill.



Come, Holy Ghost, the Savior’s love

Shed in our hearts abroad;

So shall we ever live, and move,

And be, with Christ, in God.

Behold the servant of the Lord! - piano

Behold the servant of the Lord!



Author: Charles Wesley



Behold the servant of the Lord!

I wait Thy guiding eye to feel,

To hear and keep Thy every word,

To prove and do Thy perfect will,

Joyful from my own works to cease,

Glad to fulfill all righteousness.



Me if Thy grace vouchsafe to use,

Meanest of all Thy creatures, me,

The deed, the time, the manner choose,

Let all my fruit be found of Thee;

Let all my works in Thee be wrought,

By Thee to full perfection brought.



My every weak, though good design,

O’errule, or change, as seems Thee meet;

Jesus, let all my work be Thine!

Thy work, O Lord, is all complete,

And pleasing in Thy Father’s sight;

Thou only hast done all things right.



Here then to Thee Thy own I leave;

Mold as Thou wilt Thy passive clay;

But let me all Thy stamp receive,

But let me all Thy words obey,

Serve with a single heart and eye,

And to Thy glory live and die.

Behold the mountain of the Lord - piano

Behold the mountain of the Lord



Author: Michael Bruce



Behold! the mountain of the Lord

In latter days shall rise

On mountain tops above the hills,

And draw the wondering eyes.



To this the joyful nations round,

All tribes and tongues, shall flow;

Up to the hill of God, they'll say,

And to His house we'll go.



The beam that shines from Zion hill

Shall lighten every land;

The King Who reigns in Salem's towers

Shall all the world command.



Among the nations He shall judge;

His judgments truth shall guide;

His scepter shall protect the just,

And quell the sinner's pride.



No strife shall vex Messiah's reign

Or mar the peaceful years;

To plowshares soon they beat their swords

To pruning hooks their spears.



No longer hosts encountering hosts,

Their millions slain deplore;

They hang the trumpets in the hall

And study war no more.



Come then, O house of Jacob, come

To worship at His shrine;

And, walking in the light of God,

With holy beauties shine.



In latter days, the Mount of God,

His sacred house shall rise

Above the mountains and the hills,

And strike the wondering eyes.



To this the joyful nations round,

All Tribes and Tongues shall flow;

Up to the house of God they'll say,

To Jacob's God, we'll go.



To us He'll point the ways of truth:

The sacred Path we'll tread

From Salem and from Zion-Hill

His law shall then proceed.



Among the nations and the isles,

As Judge supreme, He'll sit:

And, vested with unbounded power

Will punish or seguit.



No strife shall rage, nor angry feuds,

Disturb these peaceful years;

To plowshares then they'll beat their swords,

To pruning hooks their spears.



Then nation shan't 'gainst nation rise,

And slaughtered house deplore:

They'll lay the useless trumpet by,

And study war no more.



O come ye, then, of Jacob's house,

Our hearts now let us join:

And, walking in the light of God,

With holy beauties shine.

Behold the Lamb with glory crowned - piano

Behold the Lamb with glory crowned



Author: Thomas Kelly (1769-1854)



Behold the Lamb with glory crowned,

To Him all power be given;

No place too high for Him is found,

No place too high in heaven.



He fills, the throne above,

Its rights to Him belong;

The object of His Father's love,

Theme of the ransomed's song.



Though high yet He accepts the praise

His people offer here;

The faintest, feeblest cry they raise

Will reach the Saviour's ear.



This song be ours, and this alone,

To celebrate the name

Of Him that sits upon the throne,

And to exalt the Lamb.



To Him whom men despise and slight

To Him be glory given;

The crown is His, and His by right

The highest place in heaven.

Behold Me standing at the door - piano

Behold Me standing at the door



Author: Fanny Crosby



Behold Me standing at the door,

And hear Me pleading evermore,

With gentle voice: oh, heart of sin,

May I come in? May I come in?



Refrain



Behold Me standing at the door,

And hear Me pleading evermore:

Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,

May I come in? May I come in?



I bore the cruel thorns for thee,

I waited long and patiently;

Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,

May I come in? May I come in?



Refrain



I would not plead with thee in vain;

Remember all My grief and pain;

I died to ransom thee from sin:

May I come in? May I come in?



Refrain



I bring thee joy from Heav'n above,

I bring thee pardon, peace, and love:

Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,

May I come in? May I come in?



Refrain

Behold a Stranger at the door! - piano

Behold a Stranger at the door!



Author: Joseph Grigg



Behold, a Stranger at the door!

He gently knocks, has knocked before,

Has waited long, is waiting still:

You treat no other friend so ill.



O lovely attitude! He stands

With melting heart and laden hands;

O matchless kindness! and He shows

This matchless kindness to His foes.



But will He prove a Friend indeed?

He will; the very Friend you need;

The Friend of sinners—yes, 'tis He,

With garments dyed on Calvary.



Rise, touched with gratitude divine;

Turn out His enemy and thine,

That soul destroying monster, sin,

And let the heavenly Stranger in.



Admit Him, for the human breast

Ne'er entertained so kind a Guest;

No mortal tongue their joys can tell

With whom He condescends to dwell.



Sovereign of souls, Thou Prince of Peace,

O may Thy gentle reign increase:

Throw wide the door, each willing mind;

And be His empire all mankind.

Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme - piano

Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme



Author: Isaac Watts



Begin, my tongue, some heav'nly theme

And speak some boundless thing;

The mighty works, or mightier Name

Of our eternal King.



Tell of His wondrous faithfulness

And sound His power abroad;

Sing the sweet promise of His grace,

And the performing God.



Proclaim "salvation from the Lord

For wretched, dying men";

His hand has writ the sacred Word

With an immortal pen.



Engraved as in eternal brass

The mighty promise shines;

Nor can the powers of darkness rase

Those everlasting lines.



He that can dash whole worlds to death,

And make them when He please,

He speaks, and that almighty breath

Fulfils His great decrees.



His very word of grace is strong

As that which built the skies;

The voice that rolls the stars along

Speaks all the promises.



He said, "Let the wide heav'n be spread,"

And heav'n was stretched abroad:

"Abram, I'll be thy God," He said,

And He was Abram's God.



O might I hear Thine heav'nly tongue

But whisper, "Thou art Mine!"

Those gentle words shall raise my song

To notes almost divine.



How would my leaping heart rejoice,

And think my heav'n secure!

I trust the all-creating voice,

And faith desires no more.

Before thy throne, O God we kneel - piano

Before thy throne, O God we kneel



Author: William Carpenter (1841-1918).



Before Thy throne, O God, we kneel;

Give us a conscience quick to feel,

A ready mind to understand

The meaning of Thy chastening hand;

Whate'er the pain and shame may be,

Bring us, O Father, nearer Thee.



Search out our hearts and make us true,

Wishful to give to all their due;

From love of pleasure, lust of gold,

From sins which make the heart grow cold,

Wean us and train us with Thy rod;

Teach us to know our faults, O God.



For sins of heedless word and deed,

For pride ambitious to succeed;

For crafty trade and subtle snare

To catch the simple unaware;

For lives bereft of purpose high,

Forgive, forgive, O Lord, we cry.



Let the fierce fires, which burn and try,

Our inmost spirits purify:

Consume the ill; purge out the shame;

O God! be with us in the flame;

A newborn people may we rise,

More pure, more true, more nobly wise.

Before the ending of the day - piano

Before the ending of the day



Author: Ambrose of Milan.



Before the ending of the day,

Creator of the world, we pray

That Thou with wonted love wouldst keep

Thy watch around us while we sleep.



O let no evil dreams be near,

Nor phantoms of the night appear;

Our ghostly enemy restrain,

Lest aught of sin our bodies stain.



Almighty Father, hear our cry

Through Jesus Christ our Lord most high,

Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee

Doth live and reign eternally.

Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ - piano

Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ



Author: J. Temperley Grey



Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

Nor creed, nor form, nor word,

Nor holy Church, nor human love,

Compare with Thee, my Lord!



Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

Thy love has conquered me;

Beneath Thy Cross I die to self,

And live alone to Thee.



Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

My inmost being fill;

So shall I think as Thou dost think,

And will as Thou dost will.



Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

Thy life transfigure mine;

And through this veil of mortal flesh,

Lord, let Thy splendor shine.



Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

My soul exults in Thee;

To be Thy slave, to do Thy will,

Is my felicity.

Be Thou my Vision - piano

Be Thou my Vision



Author: Mary E. Byrne



Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.

Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.



Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.



Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;

Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;

Thou my soul's Shelter, Thou my high Tower:

Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.



Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,

Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,

High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.



High King of Heaven, my victory won,

May I reach Heaven's joys, O bright Heaven's Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.







Alternative lyrics:

You are my vision, O King of my heart

Nothing else satisfies, only You Lord

You are my best thought by day or by night 

Waking or sleeping, Your presence my light.



You are my wisdom, You are my true word

I ever with You, and You with me Lord

You're my great Father, and I'm Your true son 

You dwell inside me, together we're one.



You are my battle-shield, sword for the fight

You are my dignity, You’re my delight

You're my soul's shelter and You're my high tower 

Come raise me heavenward, O power of my power.



I don't want riches or man's empty praise

You're my inheritance, now and always

You and You only, the first in my heart 

High king of Heaven, my treasure You are.



High king of Heaven, when victory's won

May I reach Heaven's joy, O bright Heaven's Son 

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall 

Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

Be still and know that I am God - piano

Be still and know that I am God



Author: Unknown



Be still and know that I am God. (3 times)



I am the Lord that healeth thee. (3 times)



In thee, O Lord I put my trust. (3 times)

Be present, Holy Trinity - piano

Be present, Holy Trinity



Author: From the Latin.



Be present, Holy Trinity,

Like splendor, and one Deity:

Of things above, and things below,

Beginning, that no end shall know.



Thee all the armies of the sky

Adore, and laud, and magnify;

And nature, in her triple frame,

Forever sanctifies Thy name.



And we, too, thanks and homage pay,

Thine own adoring flock today;

O join to that celestial song

The praises of our suppliant throng!



Light, sole and one, we Thee confess,

With triple praise we rightly bless;

Alpha and Omega we own,

With every spirit round Thy throne.



To Thee, O unbegotten One,

And Thee, O sole begotten Son,

And Thee, O Holy Ghost, we raise

Our equal and eternal praise.

Be not dismayed whate'er betide - piano

Be not dismayed whate'er betide



Author: Civilla D. Martin



Be not dismayed whate'er betide,

God will take care of you;

Beneath His wings of love abide,

God will take care of you.



Refrain



God will take care of you,

Through every day, over all the way;

He will take care of you,

God will take care of you.



Through days of toil when heart doth fail,

God will take care of you;

When dangers fierce your path assail,

God will take care of you.



Refrain



All you may need He will provide,

God will take care of you;

Nothing you ask will be denied,

God will take care of you.



Refrain



Lonely or sad, from friends apart,

God will take care of you;

He will give peace to your aching heart,

God will take care of you!



Refrain



No matter what may be the test,

God will take care of you;

Lean, weary one, upon His breast,

God will take care of you.



Refrain

Baptized into Thy name most holy - piano

Baptized into Thy name most holy



Author: Johann J. Rambach



Baptized into Thy Name most holy,

O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

I claim a place, though weak and lowly,

Among Thy seed, Thy chosen host.

Buried with Christ and dead to sin,

Thy Spirit now shall live within.



My loving Father, Thou dost take me

To be henceforth Thy child and heir;

My faithful Savior, Thou dost make me

The fruit of all Thy sorrows share;

Thou, Holy Ghost, wilt comfort me

When darkest clouds around I see.



And I have vowed to fear and love Thee

And to obey Thee, Lord, alone;

Because the Holy Ghost did move me,

I dared to pledge myself Thine own,

Renouncing sin to keep the faith

And war with evil unto death.



My faithful God, Thou failest never,

Thy cov'nant surely will abide;

Oh, cast me not away forever

Should I transgress it on my side!

Tho' I have oft my soul defiled,

Do Thou forgive, restore, Thy child.



Yea, all I am and love most dearly

I offer now, O Lord, to Thee.

Oh, let me make my vows sincerely

And help me Thine own child to be!

Let naught within me, naught I own,

Serve any will but Thine alone.



And never let my purpose falter,

O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

But keep me faithful to Thine altar

Till Thou shalt call me from my post.

So unto Thee I live or die

And praise Thee evermore on high.

Away, my needless fears - piano

Away, my needless fears



Author: Charles Wesley



Away, my needless fears,

And doubts no longer mine;

A ray of heavenly light appears,

A messenger divine.



Thrice comfortable hope,

That calms my troubled breast;

My Father's hand prepares the cup,

And what he wills is best.



If what I wish is good,

And suits the will divine;

By earth and hell in vain withstood,

I know it shall be mine.



Still let them counsel take

To frustrate his decree,

They cannot keep a blessing back

By heaven designed for me.



Here then I doubt no more,

But in his pleasure rest,

Whose wisdom, love, and truth, and power,

Engage to make me blest.



To accomplish his design

The creatures all agree;

And all the attributes divine

Are now at work for me.

Away with our fears, our troubles and tears - piano

Away with our fears, our troubles and tears



Author: Charles Wesley (1707-88)



Away with our fears,

our troubles and tears,

the Spirit is come,

the witness of Jesus returned to his home.



The pledge of our Lord

to his heaven restored,

is sent from the sky,

and tells us our head is exalted on high.



Our glorified head

his Spirit has shed,

with his people to stay,

and never again will he take him away.



Our heavenly guide

with us shall abide,

his comforts impart,

and set up his kingdom of love in the heart.



The heart that believes

his kingdom receives,

his power and his peace,

his life, and his joy's everlasting increase.

Awake, thou Spirit of the watchmen - piano

Awake, thou Spirit of the watchmen



Author: Karl Von Bogatzky (1749)



Awake, thou Spirit of the watchmen

Who never held their peace by day or night,

Contending from the walls of Sion

Against the foe, confiding in Thy might.

Throughout the world their cry is ringing still,

And bringing peoples to Thy holy will.



O Lord, now let Thy fire enkindle

Our hearts, that ev'rywhere its flame may go,

And spread the glory of redemption

Till all the world Thy saving grace shall know.

O harvest Lord, look down on us and view

How white the fields; the laborers, how few!



The prayer Thy Son himself hath taught us

We offer now to thee at his command;

Behold and harken, Lord; Thy children

Implore Thee for the souls of ev'ry land:

With yearning hearts they make their ardent plea;

O hear us, Lord, and say, "Thus shall it be."



Send forth, O Lord, Thy strong Evangel

By many messengers, all hearts to win;

Make haste to help us in our weakness;

Break down the realm of Satan, death, and sin:

The circle of the earth shall then proclaim

Thy kingdom, and the glory of Thy Name.

Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old! - piano

Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old!



Author: Henry Twells



Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old!

Come, Holy Spirit, in Thy power and might;

For lack of Thee our hearts are strangely cold,

Our minds but blindly groping towards the light.



Doubts are abroad: make Thou these doubts to cease!

Fears are within: set Thou these fears at rest!

Strife is among us: melt that strife to peace!

Change marches onward: may all change blest!



Make us to be what we profess to be;

Let prayer be prayer, and praise be heartfelt praise;

From unreality, O set us free,

And let our words be echoed by our ways.



Turn us, good Lord, and so shall we be turned:

Let every passion grieving Thee be stilled:

Then shall our race be won, our guerdon earned,

Our Master looked on, and our joy fulfilled.

Awake, my soul, and with the sun - piano

Awake, my soul, and with the sun



Author: Thomas Ken



Awake, my soul, and with the sun

Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise,

To pay thy morning sacrifice.



Thy precious time misspent, redeem,

Each present day thy last esteem,

Improve thy talent with due care;

For the great day thyself prepare.



By influence of the Light divine

Let thy own light to others shine.

Reflect all Heaven's propitious ways

In ardent love, and cheerful praise.



In conversation be sincere;

Keep conscience as the noontide clear;

Think how all seeing God thy ways

And all thy secret thoughts surveys.



Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,

And with the angels bear thy part,

Who all night long unwearied sing

High praise to the eternal King.



All praise to Thee, who safe has kept

And hast refreshed me while I slept

Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake

I may of endless light partake.



Heav'n is, dear Lord, where'er Thou art,

O never then from me depart;

For to my soul 'tis hell to be

But for one moment void of Thee.



Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;

Disperse my sins as morning dew.

Guard my first springs of thought and will,

And with Thyself my spirit fill.



Direct, control, suggest, this day,

All I design, or do, or say,

That all my powers, with all their might,

In Thy sole glory may unite.



I would not wake nor rise again

And Heaven itself I would disdain,

Wert Thou not there to be enjoyed,

And I in hymns to be employed.



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.

Awake, my heart, and render - piano

Awake, my heart, and render



Author: Paulus Gerhardt (1647)



Awake, my heart, and render

To God thy sure defender,

Thy Maker, thy preserver,

A song of love and fervor.



Due sacrifice I'll offer;

My morning gift I proffer,

No fatted beast for killing,

But prayer and praises willing.



Confirm my deeds and guide me:

My day, with Thee beside me,

Beginning, middle, ending,

Will all be upward tending.



My heart shall be Thy dwelling,

With joy and gladness swelling;

Thy Word my nurture, given

To bring me on toward heaven.