| 207. God is great, amazing! |
God is great, amazing!
Come, let his praises ring.
God is great, astounding!
The whole creation sings.
1. His clothing is splendour and majesty bright,
for he wraps himself in a garment of… |
| 948. As if you were not there |
As if you were not there,
the skies ignite and thunder,
rivers tear their banks asunder,
thieves and nature storm and plunder:
all beware,
as if you were not there.
2. As if you were not… |
| 706. The Gospel of your grace |
The gospel of your grace
my stubborn heart has won,
for God so loved the world
he gave his only Son
so that whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!
2. The serpent lifted up
could life… |
| 701. Not what these hands have done |
Not what these hands have done
can save this guilty soul,
and nothing that this flesh has borne
can make my spirit whole.
2. Not what I feel or do
can give me peace with God;
not all my prayers or… |
| 1191. When trials come |
When trials come, no longer fear,
for in the pain our God draws near
to fire a faith worth more than gold;
and there his faithfulness is told,
and there his faithfulness is told.
2. Within… |
| 1183. Father, your love is a faithful love |
Father, your love is a faithful love,
enduring and never-failing love.
Throughout the ages, steady and true,
and the dawn of each day
brings your mercies new.
And I will put my trust in… |
| 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… |
| 799. Like a river glorious |
Like a river glorious
is God's perfect peace,
over all victorious,
in its bright increase:
perfect, yet still flowing
fuller every day;
perfect, yet still growing
deeper all the way.
Trusting in the… |
| 730. Jesus, priceless treasure |
Jesus, priceless treasure,
source of purest pleasure,
friend most sure and true:
long my heart was burning,
fainting much and yearning,
thirsting, Lord, for you:
yours I am, O spotless Lamb,
so will I… |
| CP01. Angels from the realms of glory |
ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY,
wing your flight through all the earth;
heralds of creation’s story
now proclaim Messiah’s birth!
Come and worship
Christ, the new-born King!
Come and… |
| 1227. The powers of kings |
The powers of kings, their robes and rings,
are gone for ever;
resounding names and boastful claims—
their day is over.
2. Palace and throne and jewelled crown
are overtaken
by fire and… |
| 581. Beloved, let us love: For love is of God |
Beloved, let us love: for love is of God;
in God alone has love its true abode.
2. Beloved, let us love: for those who love,
they only, are his children from above.
3. Beloved, let us love: for love… |
| 336. This is my beloved Son |
This is my beloved son,
who tasted death
that you, my child, should live.
See the blood he shed for you-
what suffering!
Say what more could he give?
Clothed in his perfection
bring praise, a… |
| 1081. Risen Christ, your living presence |
Risen Christ, your living presence
calls us to decision,
searching out both men and women,
urging us to act;
bringing hope of transformation
by the fulness of your love.
2. Humble Christ,… |
| 120. In anguish to the Lord I cry |
In anguish to the Lord I cry,
my desperate prayer is heard:
'Save me, O Lord, from lips that lie
and every untrue word!'
2. What just reward will God command
for such deceitful souls?
A… |
| CP20. Hark! The herald angels sing |
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING,
‘Glory to the new-born King,
peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!’
Joyful, all you nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with the… |
| 646. Father, we give you thanks, who planted |
Father, we give you thanks, who planted
your holy name within our hearts.
Knowledge and faith and life immortal
Jesus your Son to us imparts.
Lord, you have made all for your pleasure,
giving us food… |
| 259. God shall alone the refuge be |
God shall alone the refuge be,
and comfort of my mind;
too wise to be mistaken, he,
too good to be unkind.
2. In all his holy, sovereign will,
he is, I daily find,
too wise to be mistaken, still
too… |
| 636. Baptized into Christ Jesus |
Baptized into Christ Jesus,
baptized into his dying,
buried with him in the grave
we have died with Christ.
Then just as Christ is risen
through God the Father's power,
so God raises us to live from… |
| 1042. The stars declare his glory |
The stars declare his glory;
the vault of heaven springs
mute witness of the Master's hand
in all created things,
and through the silences of space
their soundless music sings.
2. The dawn… |
| 633. How beautiful their feet |
How beautiful their feet
who stand on Zion's hill,
who bring salvation on their tongues
and words of peace reveal!
2. How cheering is their voice,
how sweet their tidings are:
'Zion, behold your… |
| 470. Jesus Christ is risen today |
Jesus Christ is risen today,
Hallelujah!
our triumphant holy day,
Hallelujah!
who did once upon the cross
Hallelujah!
suffer to redeem our loss.
Hallelujah!
2. Hymns of joy then let us sing,
praising… |
| 1108. Hallelujah, hallelujah! |
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Praises to the Lord we sing,
seeing Jesus, man of sorrows,
risen and ascended King.
Now he sits beside his Father,
ruler over everything.
2 Hallelujah,… |
| CP04. Beyond the hills of Bethlehem |
BEYOND THE HILLS OF BETHLEHEM
the angel choir sings;
a joyful chorus fills the skies:
‘A Saviour in a manger!’
2 The promise of a coming King,
the hope of all the earth,
to dwell within… |
| 133A. How good a thing it is |
How good a thing it is,
how pleasant to behold,
when all God's people live at one,
the law of love uphold!
2. As perfume, by its scent,
breathes fragrance all around,
so life itself will… |
| 1130. Lamb of God |
Lamb of God, blameless one;
dearly loved, only Son,
cursed and scourged as he is hung
on a cross of degradation.
Man of grief, crowned with thorns.
How his heart and flesh are torn
as our sins… |
| 121B. Unto the hills around me I lift up |
Unto the hills around me I lift up
my longing eyes;
from where for me shall my salvation come,
my help arise?
From God the Lord shall come my certain aid,
from God the Lord, who heaven and earth… |
| 1186. Lord, I come before your throne of grace |
Lord, I come before your throne of grace;
I find rest in your presence
and fullness of joy.
In worship and wonder I behold your face,
singing, ‘What a faithful God have I.’
What a faithful… |
| CP26. In the bleak midwinter |
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
frosty wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron,
water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow,
snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter
long ago.
2 Our God, heaven… |
| 124. Had not the Lord, let Israel say |
Had not the Lord, let Israel say,
had not the Lord been on our side,
when men who took us for their prey
attacked us like a surging tide;
2. The waters would have stopped our breath
and stifled… |
