| 1079. From the heights of glory |
From the heights of glory to a humble birth,
the Lord of heaven came down to earth.
And the greatest story that is known to man
in a stable room began.
What a gift, what a gift we are… |
| 384. What kind of greatness can this be |
What kind of greatness can this be
that chose to be made small?
Exchanging untold majesty
for a world so pitiful.
That God should come as one of us,
I'll never understand.
The more I hear the story… |
| 500. The Lord is King! Lift up your voice |
The Lord is king! lift up your voice,
O earth, and all you heavens, rejoice;
from world to world the song shall ring:
'The Lord omnipotent is King!'
2. The Lord is King! Who then shall dare
resist… |
| 331. Songs of thankfulness and praise |
Songs of thankfulness and praise
Jesus, Lord, to you we raise,
once revealed, when heaven’s star
brought the wise men from afar;
branch of royal David’s stem
in your birth at Bethlehem:
Word… |
| CP03. Away in a manger |
AWAY IN A MANGER, NO CRIB FOR A BED,
the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head;
the stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,
the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
2 The… |
| 1214. I lift my eyes to the quiet hills |
I lift my eyes to the quiet hills
in the press of a busy day;
as green hills stand
in a dusty land
so God is my strength and stay.
2. I lift my eyes to the quiet hills
to a calm that is mine… |
| 965. Children of the heavenly King |
Children of the heavenly king,
as you journey, gladly sing,
sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
glorious in his works and ways.
2. We are travelling home to God
in the way our fathers trod;
they are… |
| 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… |
| 542. See how great a flame aspires |
See how great a flame aspires,
kindled by a spark of grace!
Jesus' love the nations fires,
sets the kingdoms all ablaze;
fire to bring on earth he came;
kindled in some hearts it is:
O that all might… |
| 1222. Give me one pure and holy passion |
Give me one pure and holy passion,
give me one magnificent obsession.
Jesus, give me one glorious ambition for my life:
to know and follow hard after you.
To know and follow hard after you,
to… |
| 791. Why should I fear the darkest hour |
Why should I fear the darkest hour,
or tremble at the tempter's power?
Jesus is pledged to be my tower.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
2. Though hard the fight, why quit the field?
Why must I… |
| 1090. Praise our Father, Lord of Harvest |
Praise our father, Lord of harvest,
for providing us with food;
thank him for the fruit provided,
all we eat that's for our good.
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
May we praise… |
| 247. How shall I sing that majesty |
How shall I sing that majesty
which angel hosts admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
sing, sing, you heavenly choir.
Thousands of thousands stand around
your throne, O God most high;
ten thousand… |
| 1296. Lift up your eyes and look for him |
LIFT UP YOUR EYES AND LOOK FOR HIM,
Jesus, the coming Saviour-King;
born to redeem the world from sin,
bringing his peace to all.
2. Now if you walk in darkest… |
| CP22. Heaven must sing |
HEAVEN MUST SING, AND EARTH WILL FIND A VOICE—
let all creation fill with advent joy!
See in the sky, there countless angels sing,
bursting with news of their incarnate King.
See on the earth,… |
| 1086. Heaven must sing |
Heaven must sing, and earth will find a voice---
let all creation fill with advent joy!
See in the sky, there countless angels sing,
bursting with news of their incarnate King.
See on the earth,… |
| 669. Listen! Wisdom cries aloud |
Listen! wisdom cries aloud
making truth and justice heard,
calling to the careless crowd
with the strong insistent word:
'Turn from foolishness and lies:
come, and I will make you wise!'
2. Not the… |
| CP64. What kind of greatness can this be |
WHAT KIND OF GREATNESS CAN THIS BE
that chose to be made small,
exchanging untold majesty
for a world so pitiful?
That God should come as one of us
I’ll never understand;
the more I hear the… |
| CP48. O little town of Bethlehem |
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM,
how still we see you lie!
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by:
yet in your streets is shining
the everlasting light;
the hopes and fears of all… |
| 176. Glory in the highest to the God of heaven |
Glory in the highest to the God of heaven!
Peace to all your people through the earth be given!
Mighty God and Father, thanks and praise we bring,
singing hallelujah to our heavenly king.
2. Jesus… |
| 839. God be in my head |
God be in my head
and in my understanding.
God be in my eyes
and in my looking.
God be in my mouth
and in my speaking.
God be in my heart
and in my thinking.
God be at my end
and at my departing. |
| 844. Jesus, your boundless love to me |
Jesus, your boundless love to me
no thought can reach, no tongue declare;
O take my thankful heart, and be
the only Lord and Master there!
Yours wholly, yours alone I am,
O be my only constant… |
| 1174. Light of the world, true light divine |
Light of the world, true light divine,
in glory break and splendour shine
upon our nature's night,
upon our nature's night!
The darkness dies before the morn
and God himself a child is born,
the… |
| 1168. Faith is not merely the songs that we sing |
Faith is not merely the songs that we sing;
faith is not simply the prayers that we pray;
but faith means obedience in all that we do,
as God’s will is done in our lives day by day.
2. Faith… |
| 720. We come, O Christ, to you |
We come, O Christ, to you,
true Son of God and man,
by whom all things consist,
in whom all life began:
in you alone we live and move,
and have our being in your love.
2. You are the way to God,
your… |
| 1244. Let my people go |
‘Let my people go’
is the summons of the Lord,
spoken to the lords of earth
who rule by chain and sword.
‘Let my people go,’
the repeated, urgent call;
yet so many hearts are hard
and… |
| 394. He left his home of perfect light |
He left his home of perfect light
and came to earth in poverty,
to live with sinners lost in night,
for me.
2. Throughout his life of thirty years
no man was hated more than he;
he bore rejection,… |
| 1264. O how good it is |
O HOW GOOD IT IS
when the family of God
dwells together in spirit, in faith and unity;
where the bonds of peace,
of acceptance and love,
are the fruit of his presence here… |
| 374. See him lying on a bed of straw |
See him lying on a bed of straw:
a draughty stable with an open door;
Mary cradling the babe she bore-
the Prince of glory is his name.
O now carry me to Bethlehem
to see the Lord of love again:
just… |
| 970. Jerusalem on high |
Jerusalem on high
my song and city is,
my home when I shall die,
the centre of my bliss:
O happy place!
When shall I be
with God, to see
him face to face?
2. There reigns my Lord, my king,
judged… |
