| 610. Lord, teach us how to pray aright |
Lord, teach us how to pray aright,
with reverence and with fear;
though dust and ashes in your sight,
we may, we must draw near.
2. We perish if we cease from prayer;
O grant us power to pray!
And… |
| 879. Trouble may break with the dawn |
Trouble may break with the dawn
and evil may come and darkness will fall;
clouds will appear in the sky
and tears in our eyes and pain in the soul.
But God stands at his people's side,
gives them a… |
| 843. Jesus, I my cross have taken |
Jesus, I my cross have taken,
all to leave and follow you:
Son of man, despised, forsaken,
Lord of all I am or do.
Perish every fond ambition,
all I've sought and hoped and known;
yet how rich is my… |
| 324. O for a thousand tongues to sing |
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer’s 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… |
| 468. No scenes of stately majesty |
No scenes of stately majesty
for the King of kings.
No nights aglow with candle flame
for the King of love.
No flags of empire hung in shame
for Calvary.
No flowers perfumed the lonely way
that led… |
| 351. Child of the stable's secret birth |
Child of the stable's secret birth,
the Lord by right of the lords of earth,
let angels sing of a King new-born,
the world is weaving a crown of thorn:
a crown of thorn for that infant head
cradled… |
| 206. For the beauty of the earth |
For the beauty of the earth,
for the beauty of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies:
Christ our God, to you we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
2. For the beauty… |
| 106. Praise the Lord! give thanks for ever |
Praise the Lord! give thanks for ever
for his never-failing care!
Who can tell his mighty wonders,
all the depth of praise declare?
Lord, how blessed are those who serve you!
May I also know your… |
| 915. Eternal Father, strong to save |
Eternal father, strong to save,
whose arm restrains the restless wave,
who told the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed bounds to keep:
we cry, O God of majesty,
for those in peril on the sea.
2. O… |
| 303. Into a world of war and struggle |
Into a world of war and struggle,
born in a shed where cattle trod,
born of a woman, flesh, yet sinless,
come to redeem us to our God.
Mercy and truth are met together;
righteousness and peace each… |
| 850. Take my life, and let it be |
Take my life, and let it be
all you purpose, Lord, for me;
consecrate my fleeting days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2. Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of your love;
take my… |
| 1129. I lift my eyes to the hills |
I lift my eyes to the hills,
I lift my eyes to the hills-
where does my help come from?
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord.
My help comes from the Lord,
maker of heaven,… |
| 285. All power to the Lamb of God |
All power to the lamb of God:
he wore the robes of servanthood
and in the place of weakness stood-
all power to the Lamb!
2. All riches to the Lamb of God
who came among us, one so poor,
to make us… |
| 210. O Lord of heaven and earth and sea |
O Lord of heaven and earth and sea,
to you all praise and glory be,
who loved us from eternity —
you give us all.
2. The golden sunshine, gentle air,
sweet flowers and fruit, your love… |
| 199. The God of Abraham praise |
The God of Abraham praise
who reigns enthroned above;
the Ancient of eternal days
and God of love!
The Lord, the great I AM,
by earth and heaven confessed,
we bow before his holy name
for ever… |
| 1019. Give thanks to God and honour those |
Give thanks to God, and honour those
whose fame was spread abroad,
whose well-remembered lives disclose
the glories of their Lord;
who held their just and gentle sway
in trust beneath his… |
| 261. Sing praise to God who reigns above |
Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation;
with healing balm my soul he fills,
and every faithless murmur stills:
to God… |
| 428. In silent pain the eternal Son |
In silent pain the eternal son
hangs derelict and still;
in darkened day his work is done,
fulfilled, his Father's will.
Uplifted for the world to see
he hangs in strangest victory,
for in his body on… |
| 312. Join all the glorious names |
Join all the glorious names
of wisdom, love and power,
that mortals ever knew,
that angels ever bore;
all are too poor to speak his worth,
too poor to set my Saviourforth.
2. Great Prophetof my… |
| 403. My song is love unknown |
My song is love unknown,
my Saviour's love for me;
love to the loveless shown
that they might lovely be:
but who am I,
that for my sake
my Lord should take
frail flesh and die?
2. He came from… |
| 538. For your gift of God the Spirit |
For your gift of God the spirit,
power to make our lives anew,
pledge of life and hope of glory,
Saviour, we would worship you.
Crowning gift of resurrection,
sent from your ascended throne;
fulness… |
| 118. Give thanks to God, for he is good, the everlasting Giver |
Give thanks to God, for he is good,
the everlasting Giver:
let all his people praise the Lord
whose love endures for ever.
For his right hand has made me strong;
I am his new creation:
he is my… |
| 939. When to our world the Saviour came |
When to our world the saviour came
the sick and helpless heard his name,
and in their weakness longed to see
the healing Christ of Galilee.
2. That good physician! night and day
the people thronged… |
| 944. Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair |
Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair,
Lord, in your suffering world this is our prayer.
Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace,
sunrise to sunset your kingdom increase.
2. Shelter for fragile… |
| 596. Great God, your love has called us here |
Great God, your love has called us here,
as we, by love for love were made.
Your living likeness still we bear,
though marred, dishonoured, disobeyed.
We come, with all our heart and mind
your call to… |
| 33. Let all the righteous to the Lord |
Let all the righteous to the Lord
their joyful voices raise!
How right that they should play and sing
to him new songs of praise!
For faithful are his word and works,
beyond all human worth;
the… |
| 1021. Do you want to learn of Jesus? |
Do you want to learn of Jesus?
Come with me to Bethlehem,
where the Son of God came down to earth
no crown or diadem,
but a favoured virgin mother
and her tiny, first-born gem:
it is He, infant… |
| 122. How pleased and blessed was I |
How pleased and blessed was i
to hear the people cry,
'Come, let us seek our God today!'
Yes, with a cheerful zeal
we haste to Zion's hill
and there our vows and honours pay.
2. Zion, O happy… |
| 90. O Lord our God, in every age |
O Lord our God, in every age
our home upon the earth!
Before you built the mountain range
or brought this world to birth,
from countless eras seen by none
to futures vast, unknown,
you are the… |
| 400. Lord, you left your throne and your kingly crown |
Lord, you left your throne and your kingly crown
when you came to this earth for me;
but in Bethlehem's home there was found no room
for your holy nativity:
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
there is… |
