371. Of the Father's heart begotten |
Of the father's 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 see:
evermore and… |
1275. What gift of grace is Jesus, my Redeemer |
WHAT GIFT OF GRACE IS JESUS, MY REDEEMER;
there is no more for heaven now to give.
He is my joy, my righteousness and freedom,
my steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace.
To this I hold:… |
1060. I stand on a rock |
I stand on a rock that is secure, that won’t be shaken,
for you are a faithful God.
I stand on a promise that is sure, that won’t be broken,
for you are a faithful God.
You’re my refuge,… |
1288. For mistakes we can't forget |
FOR MISTAKES WE CAN’T FORGET
and the sins that still beset,
we have a Lamb,
we have a Lamb.
For our fraught and anxious realm,
for the fears that overwhelm,
we have a throne,
we have a… |
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… |
555. Lord God, who breathed your word of old |
Lord God, who breathed your word of old
on those who wrote the sacred page,
the same through all the years untold-
to us, in our degenerate age,
the Spirit of your word impart
and breathe his life… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
959. For ever with the Lord |
'For ever with the Lord!'
Amen, so let it be!
Life from the dead is in that word,
and immortality.
In longing discontent,
absent from him I roam,
yet nightly pitch my moving tent
a day's march nearer… |
1073. Lord, for our world which strays |
Lord, for our world, which strays far from your kingdom
of love and mercy, justice, truth and grace;
where conflicts rage across so many borders,
where hate is stirred by riches, power and race:
O… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
528. The Spirit came, as promised |
The spirit came, as promised,
in God's appointed hour;
and now to each believer
he comes in love and power:
and by his Holy Spirit
God seals us as his own;
and through the Son and Spirit
makes access… |
169. Angel voices ever singing |
Angel voices ever singing
round your throne of light,
angel music ever ringing
rests not day or night;
thousands only live to bless you
and confess you Lord of might.
2. Lord, beyond our mortal… |
919. We plough the fields, and scatter |
We plough the fields, and scatter
the good seed on the land;
but it is fed and watered
by God's almighty hand:
he sends the snow in winter,
the warmth to swell the grain;
the breezes and the… |
221. At evening, when the sun had set |
At evening, when the sun had set,
the sick, O Lord, around you lay:
in what distress and pain they met,
but in what joy they went away!
2. Once more the evening comes, and we
oppressed with various… |
827. O come, our all-victorious Lord |
O come, our all-victorious Lord,
your power to us make known;
strike with the hammer of your word
and break these hearts of stone.
2. If only we might all begin
our foolishness to mourn,
to turn at… |
837. Father, Holy Spirit, Son |
Father, holy spirit, son,
Three-in-One and One-in-Three,
let your will on earth be done
as in heaven eternally;
praise by all to you be given,
glorious Lord of earth and heaven.
2. If a sinner such… |
18. I love you, O Lord, you alone |
I love you, O Lord, you alone,
my refuge on whom I depend;
my maker, my Saviour, my own,
my hope and my trust without end.
The Lord is my strength and my song,
defender and guide of my ways;
my… |
1102. Come and join in the song |
Come and join in the song,
Jesus Christ is Lord over all,
and he lives to reign for evermore.
The heavens applaud: 'He's alive! He's alive!'
1. Lift your hearts and your voices,
fill the earth… |
5016. For harvest fields so full of crops |
For harvest fields so full of crops,
let's give thanks to God;
for farmers and our local shops,
let's give thanks to God.
Chorus:
Give thanks to God,
give thanks to God,
give thanks to God;
give… |
1165. Have you not heard? |
Have you not heard?
Was it never told to you
that he who brought a universe to birth
can raise up nations and then
bring them to nothing again—
the sovereign over heaven and earth?
But those… |
238. Here on the threshold of a new beginning |
Here on the threshold of a new beginning,
by grace forgiven, now we leave behind
our long-repented selfishness and sinning,
and all our blessings call again to mind:
Christ to redeem us, ransom and… |
931. Eternal Father, Lord of life |
Eternal father, Lord of life,
you have in every nation
bestowed on loving man and wife
a share in your creation;
for this you formed the family,
the cradle of all living,
and that this wonder still… |
772. Amazing grace-how sweet the sound |
Amazing grace-how sweet the sound-
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.
2. God's grace first taught my heart to fear,
his grace my fears… |