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A HYMN FOR TODAY – Jesus, Good Above All Other

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Jesus, good above all other,
Gentle child of gentle mother,
In a stable born our brother,
Give us grace to persevere.

Jesus, cradled in a manger,
For us facing every danger,
Living as a homeless stranger,
We make You our king most dear.

Jesus, for Your people dying,
Risen Master, death defying,
Lord in heaven, grace supplying,
By Your altar, keep us near.

Jesus, who, our sorrows bearing,
All our thoughts and hopes are sharing,
Unto man the truth declaring,
Help us all Your truth to hear.

Lord, in all our doings guide us;
Let not pride and hate divide us;
We go on with You beside us,
And with joy will persevere!

8.8.8.7 – Percy Dearmer, 1906

Tune: Quem Pastores Laudavere – German Folk Melody, 1350
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)

# 162 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Lord Jesus, Think On Me

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Lord Jesus, think on me
And purge away my sin;
From earthborn passions set me free
And make me pure within.

Lord Jesus, think on me,
With care and woe oppressed;
Let me Thy loving servant be
And gain Thy promised rest.

Lord Jesus, think on me
Amid the battle’s strife;
In all my pain and misery
Be Thou my health and life.

Lord Jesus, think on me
That, when the flood is past,
I may th’eternal brightness see
And share Thy joy at last.

SM (6.6.8.6) – Synesius of Cyrene, 410
Trans. Allen W. Chatfield, 1876

Tune: SOUTHWELL – Damon’s Psalter, 1579

#437 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Give Me the Wings of Faith to Rise

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Give me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
Once they were mourning here below,
And drenched their couch with tears:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins and doubts and fears.

I ask them whence their vict’ry came;
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to His death.
Our glorious leader claims our praise
For His own pattern giv’n,
While yet His cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heav’n.

CMD (8.6.8.6.D) – Isaac Watts, 1707

Tune: FOREST GREEN – English Folk Tune
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906, alt.

#726 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

This hymn was originally written as four CM verses, now combined to make two CMD verses to fit the music of the folk tune, FOREST GREEN, arranged by Ralph Vaughn Williams.

mp3 for “I Could Not Do Without You”

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mp3 for “I Could Not Do Without You”

This hymn has been posted before, but now there’s an mp3 for the listening:

https://soundcloud.com/joshamck/i-could-not-do-without-you/s-Oq7lA.  Thank you, Josh.

A HYMN FOR TODAY

I could not do without You,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost.
Your righteousness, Your pardon
Your precious blood must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

I could not do without You;
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But You, beloved Savior,
Are near in all I do,
And weakness will be power
If leaning hard on You.

I could not do without You,
For, oh, the way is long,
And I am often weary,
And sigh replaces song:
How could I do without You?
I do not know the way;
You know, Lord, and You lead me
And will not let me stray.

I could not do without You,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn oneness
The river must be passed;
But You will never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know You will be near me
And whisper, “It is I.”

7.6.7.6.D – Frances R. Havergal, 1873
Tune: ELBERT – C.E. Couchman, 2009
No. 313 in _Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs_, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – The Earth and the Riches

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

The earth and the riches with which it is stored,

The world and its dwellers belong to the Lord:

For He on the seas its foundation has laid,

And firm on the waters its pillars has stayed.

 

O who shall the mount of Jehovah ascend?

Or who in the place of His holiness stand?

The man of pure heart and of hands without stain,

Who has not sworn falsely nor loved what is vain.

 

O gates, lift your heads! Ageless doors, lift them high!

The great King of glory to enter draws nigh!

This great King of glory, O who can He be?

This great King of glory, Jehovah is He!

 

11.11.11.11 – Psalm 24:1-4, 7-10

From Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787

Tune: AFFECTION – E.F. Miller, ca. 1880

#47 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

A HYMN FOR TODAY – I Could Not Do Without You

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

I could not do without You,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost.
Your righteousness, Your pardon
Your precious blood, must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

I could not do without You;
I cannot stand alone;
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But You, beloved Savior,
Are near in all I do,
And weakness will be power
If leaning hard on You.

I could not do without You,
For, oh, the way is long,
And I am often weary,
And sigh replaces song:
How could I do without You?
I do not know the way;
You know, Lord, and You lead me
And will not let me stray.

I could not do without You,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn oneness
The river must be passed;
But You will never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know You will be near me
And whisper, “It is I.”

7.6.7.6.D – Frances R. Havergal, 1873

Tune: ELBERT – C.E. Couchman, 2003

#313 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – O Christ, Eternal Son of God

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

O Christ, eternal Son of God,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
We worship while Your head is bowed
In agony and pain.

None tread with You the holy place;
You suffer there alone;
Yours is the perfect sacrifice
Which only can atone.

O great High Priest, Your glory robes
Are hid where none can see,
And human sorrows, Son of Man,
Have cloaked Your deity.

The cross is sharp, but of Your woes
This is the lighter part;
It is our sin that pierces You
And breaks Your sacred heart.

Who love You most will seek Your cross
And there will long abide;
Now make that cross our only hope,
O Jesus, crucified.

CM – William C. Dix, 1864

Tune: YORK – Hart’s Psalms of David, 1615

#226, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – O God, Our Help In Ages Past

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

CM (8.6.8.6) – Isaac Watts, 1719

Based on Psalm 90:1-12

Tune: ST. ANNE – William Croft, 1708

#20 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Let Us, With a Gladsome Mind

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Let us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the LORD, for He is kind.
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Let us blaze His name abroad,
For of gods He is the God.
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

He with all commanding might
Filled the new-made world with light.
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

All things living He doth feed;
His full hand supplies their need.
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Let us then, with gladsome mind,
Praise the LORD, for He is kind.
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

7.7.7.7 – John Milton, 1623

From Psalm 136:1-9, 25-26

Tune: MONKLAND – Monk’s Parish Choir, 1850 (alt. 2011)

#12 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012