the King of glory and of grace!
One with himself I cannot die,
my soul is purchased with his blood;
my life is hid with Christ on high,
with Christ, my Saviour and my God,
with Christ, my Saviour and my God.
4. I bow before the cross of Christ,
and marvel at this love divine;
God's perfect Son was sacrificed
to make me righteous in God's eyes.
This river's depths I cannot know
but I can glory in its flood,
the Lord Most High has bowed down low
and poured on me his glorious love,
and poured on me his glorious love.
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57 Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), based on 1 John 4:7
1. Beloved, let us love: for love is of God;
in God alone love has its true abode.
2. Beloved, let us love: for those who love,
they only, are his children from above.
3. Beloved, let us love: for love is rest,
and those who do not love cannot be blessed.
4. Beloved, let us love: for love is light,
and those who do not love still live in night.
5. Beloved, let us love: for only thus
shall we see God, the Lord who first loved us.
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58 Elizabeth C. Clephane (1830-1869) alt.
1. Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within a wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from burning heat at noontide and
the burden of the day.
2. 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 Saviour's cross to me
a ladder up to heav'n.
3. There lies, beneath its shadow,
but on the farther 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.
4.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.
5. 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 reckon gain as loss
my sinful self, my only shame,
my glory all — the cross.
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59 Unknown, based on Psalm 46
1. Be still and know that I am God. (x3)
2. I am the Lord that healeth thee. (x3)
3. In thee, O Lord, I put my trust. (x3)
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60 David J. Evans © 1986 Thankyou Music
1. Be still, for the presence of the Lord,
the Holy One, is here.
Come, bow before him now,
with reverence and fear.
In him no sin is found,
we stand on holy ground.
Be still, for the presence of the Lord,
the Holy One, is here.
2. Be still, for the glory of the Lord
is shining all around;
he burns with holy fire,
with splendour he is crowned.
How awesome is the sight,
our radiant King of light!
Be still, for the glory of the Lord
is shining all around.
3. Be still, for the power of the Lord
is moving in this place;
he comes to cleanse and heal,
to minister his grace.
No work too hard for him,
in faith receive from him.
Be still, for the power of the Lord
is moving in this place.
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61 Katherina von Schlegel (b. 1697) trans. Jane L. Borthwick, alt.
1. Be still, my soul: the Lord is at your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief and pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heav'nly friend,
through thorny ways, leads to a joyful end.
2. Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake,
all now mysterious shall be dear at last.
Be still, my soul: the tempests still obey
his voice, who ruled them once on Galilee.
3. Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
when we shall be for ever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
sorrow forgotten, love's pure joy restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
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62 Alan J. Price © Daybreak Music Ltd 1.
1. Be the centre of my life, Lord Jesus,
be the centre of my life, I pray;
be my Saviour to forgive me,
be my friend to be with me,
be the centre of my life today!
2. Let the power of your presence, Lord Jesus,
from the centre of my life shine through;
oh, let ev'rybody know it,
I really want to show it,
that the centre of my life is you!
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63 Isaac Williams (1802-1865)
1. Be thou my guardian and my guide,
and hear me when I call;
let not my slipp'ry footsteps slide,
and hold me lest I fall.
2. The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell
around the path I tread;
O save me from the snares of hell,
thou quick'ner of the dead.
3. And if I tempted am to sin,
and outward things are strong,
do thou, O Lord, keep watch within,
and save my soul from wrong.
4. Still let me ever watch and pray,
and feel that I am frail;
that if the tempter cross my way,
yet he may not prevail.
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64 Irish 8th century, trans. Mary Byrne (1880-1931) and Eleanor Hull (1860-1935) © Copyright control
1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
naught be all else to me save that thou art;
thou my best thought in the day and the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word,
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father, and I thy true heir;
thou in me dwelling, and I in thy care.
3. Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight,
be thou my armour, and be thou my might,
thou my soul's shelter, and thou my high tow'r,
raise thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow’r
4. Riches I need not, nor all the world's praise,
thou mine inheritance through all my days;
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art!
5. High King of heaven, when battle is done,
grant heaven's joy to me, O bright heav'n's sun;
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
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65 Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926), based on Daniel 2 © Timothy Dudley-Smith
1. Beyond all mortal praise
God's name be ever blest,
unsearchable his ways,
his glory manifest;
from his high throne
in pow'r and might
by wisdom's light
he rules alone.
2. Our times are in his hand
to whom all flesh is grass,
while as their Maker planned
the changing seasons pass.
He orders all:
before his eyes
earth's empires rise,
her kingdoms fall.
3. He gives to humankind,
dividing as he will,
all pow'rs of heart and mind,
of spirit, strength and skill:
nor dark nor night
but must lay bare
its secrets, where
he dwells in light.
4. To God the only Lord
our fathers' God, be praise;
his holy Name adored
through everlasting days.
His mercies trace
in answered prayer,
in love and care,
and gifts of grace.
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66 Bob Gillman 0 1977 Thankyou Music
Bind us together, Lord,
bind us together with cords
that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord,
bind us together, Lord,
bind us together in love.
1. There is only one God,
there is only one King.
There is only one Body,
that is why we sing:
2. Fit for the glory of God,
purchased by his precious Blood,
born with the right to be free:
Jesus the vict'ry has won.
3. We are the family of God,
we are his promise divine,
we are his chosen desire,
we are the glorious new wine.
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67 Frances Jane van Alstyne (Fanny J. Crosby) (1820-1915)
1. 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.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
(Repeat)
2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture burst on my sight;
angels descending, bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Saviour am happy and blest;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
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68 Andrae Crouch (b. 1945) © 1973 Bud John Songs/EMI Christian Music Publishing Administered by CopyCare.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
(Repeat)
He has done great things,
he has done great things,
he has done great things;
bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.
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69 vs. I and 3 John Keeble (1792-1866) vs. 2 and 4 William John Hall - Psalms and Hymns (1836) alt.
1. Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ's abode.
2. The Lord who left the heav'ns
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with us,
our pattern and our King.
3. Still to the lowly soul
he doth himself impart,
and for his dwelling and his throne
chooseth the pure in heart.
4. Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be:
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple meet for thee.
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70 Lucis Creator Optime trans. Unknown
1. Blest Creator of the light,
making day with radiance bright,
thou didst o'er the forming earth
give the golden light its birth.
2. Thou didst mark the night from day
with the dawn's first piercing ray;
darkness now is drawing nigh;
listen to our humble cry.
3. May we ne'er by guilt depressed
lose the way to endless rest;
nor with idle thoughts and vain
bind our souls to earth again.
4. Rather may we heav'nward rise
where eternal treasure lies;
purified by grace within,
hating ev'ry deed of sin.
5. Holy Father, hear our cry
through thy Son our Lord most high,
whom our thankful hearts adore
with the Spirit evermore.
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71 Geoffrey Ainger (b. 1925) © 1964 Stainer & Bell Ltd.
1. Born in the night, Mary's child,
a long way from your home;
coming in need, Mary's child,
born in a borrowed room.
2. Clear shining light, Mary's child,
your face lights up our way;
light of the world, Mary's child,
dawn on our darkened day.
3. Truth of our life, Mary's child,
you tell us God is good;
prove it is true, Mary's child,
go to your cross of wood.
4. Hope of the world, Mary's child,
you re coming soon to reign;
King of the earth, Mary's child,
walk in our streets again.
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72 John L. Bell (b.1949) and Graham Maule (b. 1958) © 1989 WGRG, Iona Community (Wild Goose Publications 1989)
1. Bread is blessed and broken,
wine is blessed and poured:
take this and remember
Christ the Lord.
2. Share the food of heaven
earth cannot afford.
Here is grace in essence -
Christ the Lord.
3. Know yourself forgiven,
find yourself restored,
meet a friend for ever -
Christ the Lord.
4. God has kept his promise
sealed by sign and word:
here, for those who want him –
Christ the Lord.
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73 Josiah Conder (1789-1855)
1. 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.
2. 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.
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74 Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
1. 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.
2. Look on the heart by sorrows broken,
look on the tears by sinners shed;
and be thy feast to us the token
that by thy grace our souls are fed.
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75 Michael Forster (b. 1946) © 1993 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
Break the bread and pour the wine,
break the bread and pour the wine,
break the bread and pour the wine,
share a meal with Jesus,
share a meal with Jesus.
1. Come and meet around the table,
God prepares the holy food;
we can share with one another
ev'rything we have that's good.
2. Come and meet around the table,
God provides the wine to share;
we enjoy a meal together,
show each other how we care.
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76 v. 1 Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841-1913) vs. 2 & 3 Alexander Groves (1842-1909)
1. Break thou the bread of life,
O Lord, to me,
as thou didst break the loaves
beside the sea.
Beyond the sacred page
I seek thee, Lord;
my spirit longs for thee,
O living Word!
2. 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.
3. 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 thee, Lord.
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77 Edwin Hatch (1835-1889) alt. This version © 1999 Kevin Mayhew, Ltd.
1. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
fill me with life anew,
that as you love, so may I love,
and do what you would do.
2. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
until my heart is pure:
until my will is one with yours
to do and to endure.
3. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
fulfill my heart's desire,
until this earthly part of me
glows with your heav'nly fire.
4. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
so shall I never die,
but live with you the perfect life
of your eternity.
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78 Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
1. Brightest and best
of the suns of the morning,
dawn on our darkness
and lend us thine aid;
star of the east,
the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant
Redeemer is laid.
2. Cold on his cradle
the dew-drops are shining;
low lies his head
with the beasts of the stall;
angels adore him
in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch
and Saviour of all.
3. Say, shall we yield him,
in costly devotion,
odours of Edom,
and off'rings divine,
gems of the mountain,
and pearls of the ocean,
myrrh from the forest,
or gold from the mine?
4. Vainly we offer
each humble oblation,
vainly with gifts
would his favour secure:
richer by far
is the heart's adoration,
dearer to God
are the prayers of the poor.
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79 Richard Mant (1776-1848)
1. Bright the vision that delighted
once the sight of Judah's seer;
sweet the countless tongues united
to entrance the prophet's ear.
2. Round the Lord in glory seated
cherubim and seraphim
filled his temple, and repeated
each to each the alternate hymn:
3. 'Lord, thy glory fills the heaven;
earth is with its fullness stored;
unto thee be glory given,
holy, holy, holy, Lord.'
4. Heav'n is still with glory ringing,
earth takes up the angels' cry,
`Holy, holy, holy,' singing,
`Lord of hosts, the Lord most high.'
5. With his seraph train before him,
with his holy Church below,
thus unite we to adore him,
bid we thus our anthem flow:
6. 'Lord, thy glory fills the heaven;
earth is with its Fullness stored;
unto thee be glory given,
holy, holy, holy, Lord.'
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80 Janet Lunt ©1978 Sovereign Music UK
Broken for me, broken for you,
the body of Jesus, broken for you.
1. He offered his body, he poured out his soul;
Jesus was broken, that we might be whole.
2. Come to my table and with me dine;
eat of my bread and drink of my wine.
3. This is my body given for you;
eat it remembering I died for you.
4. This is my blood I shed for you,
for your forgiveness, making you new.
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81 Richard Gillard © 1977 Scripture in Song, a division of Integrity Music / Sovereign Music UK
1. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant, too.
2. We are pilgrims on a journey,
fellow trav'llers on the road;
we are here to help each other
walk the mile and bear the load.
3. I will hold the Christlight for you
in the night-time of your fear;
I will hold my hand out to you,
speak the peace you long to hear.
4. I will weep when you are weeping;
when you laugh, I'll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow
till we've seen this journey through.
5. When we sing to God in heaven,
we shall find such harmony,
born of all we've known together
of Christ's love and agony.
6. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant, too.
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82 Susan Sayers (b. 1946) © 1986 Kevin Mayhew Ltd
1. Caterpillar, caterpillar,
munching, munching,
ate through a leaf or two,
for caterpillar, caterpillar,
munching, munching,
didn't have a lot to do.
But the leaves were very tasty,
and there seemed a lot to spare,
so caterpillar, caterpillar, went on
munching, munching ev'rywhere.
2. Caterpillar, caterpillar,
feeling sleepy,
fixed up a silken bed.
Then caterpillar, caterpillar,
climbed inside
and covered up his sleepy head.
In the dark he slept and rested
as the days and nights went by,
till on a sunny morning when the
silk bed burst, he was a butterfly!
3. Butterfly, oh butterfly,
a flitt'ring, flutt'ring;
A what a sight to see.
And as the lovely butterfly
was flutt'ring by,
I heard him sing a song to me:
`Oh I never knew God could do
such a wondrous thing for me;
for he took me as a caterpillar
and he made a butterfly of me.'
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83 Mary MacDonald (1817-1890) trans. Lachlan MacBean (1853-1931)
1. Child in the manger, infant of Mary;
outcast and stranger, Lord of all;
child who inherits all our transgressions,
all our demerits on him fall.
2. Once the most holy child of salvation
gently and lowly lived below;
now as our glorious mighty Redeemer,
see him victorious o'er each foe.
3. Prophets foretold him, infant of wonder;
angels behold him on his throne;
worthy our Saviour of all their praises;
happy for ever are his own.
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84 Ascribed to St Patrick trans. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)
1. Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to guide me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
2. Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in care of friend and stranger.
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85 John Byrom (1692-1763) alt.
1. Christians, awake! salute the happy morn,
whereon the Saviour of the world was born;
rise to adore the mystery of love,
which hosts of angels chanted from above:
with them the joyful tidings first begun
of God incarnate and the Virgin's Son.
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