| CP18. Good christians all, rejoice |
GOOD CHRISTIANS ALL, REJOICE
with heart and soul and voice!
Listen now to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today;
ox and ass before him bow
and he is in the manger now!
Christ is born… |
| 1031. Lord of the universe |
Lord of the universe, hope of the world,
Lord of the limitless reaches of space,
here on this planet you took on our flesh,
vastness confined in the womb of a maid,
born in our likeness, you… |
| 59. Deliver me from all my foes |
Deliver me from all my foes,
the evil and malign;
O Lord, they plot to do me harm
for no offence of mine.
Without a cause they seek my life;
have pity, see my need;
Lord God almighty, Israel’s… |
| 1049. O Lord, my heart is heavy |
O Lord, my heart is heavy,
my faith is faint at best,
so many ways I flounder
and find my mind distressed.
Remind me Lord, to trust you
although my path's not clear,
and hold to scripture's… |
| 360. Holy child, how still you lie |
Holy child, how still you lie!
Safe the manger, soft the hay;
faint upon the eastern sky
breaks the dawn of Christmas Day.
2. Holy child, whose birthday brings
shepherds from their field and… |
| 1103. Lord, you enjoyed a sabbath rest |
Lord, you enjoyed a sabbath rest
when your creating work was done;
and now you've set this day apart,
special to you, the Holy One.
Your mercies every day are new---
(Your mercies every day are… |
| 876. God of my life, to you I call |
God of my life, to you I call;
afflicted, at your feet I fall;
when the great water-floods prevail,
leave not my trembling heart to fail.
2. Friend of the friendless and the faint,
where should I… |
| 291. Christ triumphant, ever reigning |
Christ triumphant, ever reigning,
Saviour, Master, King!
Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining,
hear us as we sing.
Yours the glory and the crown,
the high renown,
the eternal name.
2. Word incarnate,… |
| 198. Stand up and bless the Lord |
Stand up and bless the Lord,
you people of his choice:
stand up and bless the Lord your God
with heart and soul and voice.
2. Though high above all praise,
above all blessing high,
who would not fear… |
| 1190. To see the King of Heaven fall |
To see the king of heaven fall
in anguish to his knees,
the light and hope of all the world
now overwhelmed with grief.
What nameless horrors must he see,
to cry out in the garden:
‘Oh, take… |
| 942. Teach me, dear Lord, to savour every moment |
Teach me, dear Lord, to savour every moment-
each precious hour, a gift which is unique-
for your unhurried guiding hand I cherish
and the contentment of your ways I seek.
When date and time demand my… |
| 729. I stand amazed in the presence |
I stand amazed in the presence
of Jesus the Nazarene
and wonder how he could love me,
a sinner condemned, unclean!
How marvellous! how wonderful!
this my song shall ever be:
how marvellous! how… |
| 167. A song breaks from our hearts |
A song breaks from our hearts
as we see the Saviour’s face;
the griefs of earth are gone for ever
as we enter in redeemed and new
to the kingdom of God’s grace.
2. Unnumbered people here
gathered… |
| 145B. I will exalt you, God my King |
I will exalt you, God my king,
for ever praise, for ever sing
all glory to your treasured name:
all praise, all love, our hearts proclaim!
2. As parents to their children tell
how always God… |
| 225. Again the Lord's own day is here |
Again the Lord's own day is here,
the day to Christian people dear,
when Jesus Christ, the church’s head,
arose in power and left the dead.
2. By all his flock, our Lord declared,
his… |
| 190. O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder |
O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder
consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my… |
| 905. Abide with me, fast falls the eventide |
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens: Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2. Swift to its close ebbs out… |
| 196. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation |
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him,
for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear;
brothers and sisters, draw near,
praise him in glad… |
| 1302. The perfect wisdom of our God |
THE PERFECT WISDOM OF OUR GOD
revealed in all the universe:
all things created by his hand
and held together at his command.
He knows the mysteries of the seas,
the secrets of the stars are… |
| 1115. Can I trust that God has made me |
Can I trust that God has made me
for his pleasure, to enjoy him?
Does he care for my existence,
is there purpose to my life?
Yes! his word says he's my Father,
I'm his child, by his design;
made… |
| 96a. O sing a new song |
O sing a new song,
O sing to the Lord;
O sing all the earth:
his name be adored!
Tell forth his salvation
as day follows day;
among all the peoples
his wonders display.
2. For great is the… |
| 877. How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord |
How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he has said,
to all who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2. In every… |
| 628. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! |
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
Unnumbered blessings, give my spirit voice;
tender to me the promise of his word;
in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.
2. Tell out, my soul, the… |
| 35. Contend, O Lord, with those |
Contend, O Lord, with those
who will contend with me;
be foe to all my foes,
my strong salvation be.
Sly and unjust, they hunt me down;
let them be blown away like dust!
2. The angel of the… |
| 746. As water to the thirsty |
As water to the thirsty,
as beauty to the eyes,
as strength that follows weakness,
as truth instead of lies,
as songtime and springtime
and summertime to be,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my… |
| 69B. Help me, O God, and hear my cry |
Help me, O God, and hear my cry
extend to me your saving hand,
the waters rise, the floods are high,
my feet have found no place to stand:
now, lest the depths become my grave,
O God of hosts,… |
| 137. By rivers of sorrow we sat and remembered |
By rivers of sorrow we sat and remembered
the city of happiness where we belong;
our harps and our melodies hung in the branches,
and there our tormentors demanded a song!
2. O how shall we sing… |
| 1026. The only power that cleanses me |
The only power that cleanses me
is in the blood of Jesus,
and as I look to Calvary,
his sacrifice I see.
Chorus:
And anything that I might give would always be too small
to ever pay the debt I… |
| 734. My heart is full of Christ, and longs |
My heart is full of Christ, and longs
its glorious subject to proclaim!
Of him I make my noblest songs-
I cannot cease to praise his name;
my eager tongue delights to sing
the glories of my heavenly… |
| 264. The Lord eternal reigns |
The Lord eternal reigns,
his throne is built on high;
the kingly robes he wears
are light and majesty:
his glories shine with beams so bright
no mortal eye can bear the sight.
2. The thunders of his… |
