166. In awe and wonder, Lord our God |
In awe and wonder, Lord our God,
we bow before your throne;
such holiness and burning love
are yours and yours alone.
2. Angelic spirits, night and day
adore your name on high.
Eternal Lord in… |
270. I bow before the God of matchless care |
I bow before the God of matchless care;
I bow in awe of one I know is always there-
who holds the universe he made entirely in his hand,
but speaks so simply that a little child may understand;
I see… |
297. Hallelujah! Raise the anthem |
Hallelujah! raise the anthem,
let the skies resound with praise;
sing to Christ who paid our ransom,
wonderful his works and ways:
God eternal, Word incarnate,
whom the heaven of heavens obeys.
2.… |
246. Great God of wonders, all your ways |
Great God of wonders, all your ways
are matchless, godlike and divine;
and the fair glories of your grace
among your other wonders shine.
Who is a pardoning God like you,
with grace so free, so rich,… |
CP09. Come, O long-expected Jesus |
COME, O LONG-EXPECTED JESUS,
born to set your people free!
From our fears and sins release us,
Christ, in whom our rest shall be.
Israelās strength and consolation,
born salvation to… |
324. O for a thousand tongues to sing |
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemerās praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
2. Jesus, the name that calms our fears
and bids our sorrows cease;
this… |
341. You are the King of glory |
You are the king of glory
you are the Prince of peace,
you are the Lord of heaven and earth,
you're the sun of righteousness.
Angels bow down before you,
worship and adore, for
you have the words of… |
644. Bread of heaven, on you we feed |
Bread of heaven, on you we feed,
for your flesh is food indeed;
ever may our souls be fed
with this true and living bread;
day by day our strength supplied
through your life, O Christ, who died.
2.… |
657. Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless |
Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless
your chosen pilgrim flock
with manna in the wilderness,
with water from the rock.
2. We do not live by bread alone,
but by your word of grace,
in strength of… |
446. Through all our days, we'll sing the praise |
Through all our days we'll sing the praise
of Christ, the resurrected;
who, though divine, did not decline
to be by men afflicted:
pain, pain and suffering-
he knew its taste, he bore its… |
372. Once in royal David's city |
Once in royal David's city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little child.
2. He came down to earth… |
862. O Lord, who came from realms above |
O Lord, who came from realms above
the pure celestial fire to impart,
kindle a flame of sacred love
upon the altar of my heart.
2. There let it for your glory burn
with inextinguishable blaze,
and… |
943. All who wake tonight |
All who wake tonight
watching till the light,
all who serve us by their labours,
all who care for needs of neighbours-
Jesus, Lord, we pray,
guard them till the day.
2. We commend again
all who cry… |
216. Christ, whose glory fills the skies |
Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
banish all the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.
2.… |
534. On this assembled host |
On this assembled host,
in this accepted hour,
O Spirit, as at Pentecost,
descend in all your power!
We meet with one accord
in our appointed place,
and wait the promise of our Lord,
the Spirit of all… |
527. Spirit of God, our hearts inspire |
Spirit of God, our hearts inspire,
let us your influence prove,
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of light and love.
2. Come, Holy Spirit, Lord, by whom
the prophets wrote and spoke:
the key… |
CP49. Of the Father's heart begotten |
OF THE FATHERāS HEART BEGOTTEN
when no world had come to be,
he is Alpha and Omega,
he the source, the ending he,
of the things that are, that have been,
and that future years shall… |
683. Tell me the old, old story |
Tell me the old, old story
of unseen things above,
of Jesus and his glory,
of Jesus and his love:
tell me the story simply,
as to a little child,
for I am weak and weary,
and helpless and… |
1185. He came to earth |
He came to earth, not to be served,
but gave his life to be a ransom for many;
the Son of God, the Son of man,
he shared our pain and bore our sins in his body.
King of kings and Lord of… |
547. God, in the Gospel of his Son |
God, in the gospel of his son,
makes his eternal counsels known
where love in all its glory shines
and truth is drawn in fairest lines.
2. Here sinners of a helpless race
may learn his name and taste… |
289. Christ is the world's Redeemer |
Christ is the world's redeemer,
the holy and the pure,
the fount of heavenly wisdom,
our trust and hope secure;
the armour of his soldiers,
the Lord of earth and sky;
our health while we are… |
388. Wise men, they came to look for wisdom |
Wise men, they came to look for wisdom,
finding one wiser than they knew;
rich men, they met with one yet richer-
King of the kings, they knelt to you:
Jesus, our wisdom from above,
wealth and… |
147. O praise the Lord! Sing praises! |
O praise the Lord! sing praises!
How good to praise our God!
How fitting and how pleasing
to sing his praise aloud!
He builds the walls of Zion
and seeks her wandering sons,
he binds their… |
473. The strife is past, the battle done |
The strife is past, the battle done;
now is the Victor's triumph won-
O let the song of praise be sung:
Hallelujah!
2. Death's mightiest powers have done their worst;
and Jesus has his foes… |
928. Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus |
Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus,
truest of friends, most honoured guest of all;
where hearts and eyes are bright with joy to greet you,
your slightest wishes eager to fulfil.
2. Happy… |
119D. Lord, I delight to recall your commandments |
Lord, I delight to recall your commandments
and the perfection of your moral law;
teach me, instruct me, and thus I'll retain them
deep in my heart to the end of my days.
2. Keep me from… |
1258. Holy Father, rich in mercy |
HOLY FATHER, RICH IN MERCY,
holy Saviour, rich in grace,
great in glory everlastingā
how I long to see your face.
Lead me to your new creation,
lead me to your throne of… |
491. Jesus shall reign where'er the sun |
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
does his successive journeys run;
his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2. To him shall endless prayer be made
and princes… |
265. All nature is an open book |
All nature is an open book
to spread her maker's praise abroad,
and every page on which we look
shows something worthy of a God.
2. But in the grace that rescued man
his brightest form of glory… |
686. All of us in sin were dying |
All of us in sin were dying,
all in Adam had a share;
all our dreams and tears and trying
only deepened our despair:
in this hopeless situation,
how impossible our case!
All stood under… |