| 740. Why did you choose me-what have I done |
Why did you choose me-what have I done
that you should call me your child, your loved one?
How can I answer to love so profound?
Once I was lost without you-now I am found.
2. Lord will you teach me… |
| 56. Merciful and gracious be |
Merciful and gracious be,
O most High, remember me.
When my enemies assail
may your grace and power prevail.
Keep me in the day of fear
firm in faith that God is near.
2. What though some… |
| 1047. We come with reverence and respect |
We come with reverence and respect,
to God our praise we bring:
creation's powerful architect –
our Lord, our Rock, our King.
2. No one is holy like you Lord,
none can with you compare;
on… |
| 278. My Lord, you called my name |
My Lord, you called my name
before the world began,
and chose that I should be
included in your plan.
2. How well you know my heart;
its hidden depths you see;
and yet you love me still
and freely… |
| CP56. 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… |
| CP63. Welcome, welcome Jesus' birth |
WELCOME, WELCOME JESUS’ BIRTH,
born to make his Father known,
comes to us upon this earth—
welcome to our home.
Temple lamps burn through the night,
through the darkness and the… |
| 1063. Out on the hills |
Out on the hills where shepherds keep
watch through the night while others sleep,
suddenly all the world is bright,
heaven is filled with glorious light.
Angels of God are calling them:
‘Hurry,… |
| 426. How deep the Father's love for us |
How deep the father's love for us,
how vast beyond all measure,
that he should give his only Son
to make a wretch his treasure.
How great the pain of searing loss;
the Father turns his face away,
as… |
| 377. Silent night! holy night! |
Silent night! holy night!
all is calm, all is bright
round the virgin and her child:
holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace;
sleep in heavenly peace!
2. Silent night! holy… |
| 1166. At the throne of grace |
At the throne of grace
let us seek God's face,
all our sins and griefs confessing,
longing only for his blessing,
as in holy fear
we in faith draw near.
2. Let us hear his voice
and in hope… |
| 615. What various hindrances we meet |
What various hindrances we meet
when coming to the mercy-seat!
Yet all who know the worth of prayer
will long to be more often there.
2. Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw;
prayer climbs the… |
| 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… |
| 717. May the grace of Christ our Saviour |
May the grace of Christ our saviour
and the Father's boundless love,
with the Holy Spirit's favour,
rest upon us from above.
2. So may we remain in union
with each other and the Lord,
and possess, in… |
| 726. As the deer pants for the water |
AS THE DEER PANTS FOR THE WATER
so my soul longs after you;
you alone are my heart’s desire
and I long to worship you.
You alone are my strength, my shield;
to you alone may my spirit… |
| 6. O Lord, do not rebuke me |
O Lord, do not rebuke me,
nor in your wrath chastise;
in mercy spare my body:
my soul in anguish cries.
2. But turn, O Lord, and save me:
your faithful love I claim;
if I am left to… |
| 476. The Lord is risen indeed |
The Lord is risen indeed:
can this good news be true?
Yes! those who saw the Saviour bleed
have seen him risen too.
2. The Lord is risen indeed!
Now is his work performed:
now is the mighty captive… |
| 963. When you, my righteous judge, shall come |
When you, my righteous judge, shall come
to fetch your ransomed people home,
shall I among them stand?
Shall such a sinful child as I,
who sometimes am afraid to die,
be found at your right hand?
2.… |
| 792. I'm not ashamed to name my Lord |
I'm not ashamed to name my Lord,
or to defend his cause,
maintain the honour of his word,
the glory of his cross.
2. Jesus, my God! I know his name,
his name is all my trust;
he will not put my soul… |
| 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,… |
| 1273. Joy has dawned upon the world |
JOY HAS DAWNED UPON THE WORLD,
promised from creation:
God’s salvation now unfurled,
hope for every nation.
Not with fanfares from above,
not with scenes of glory,
but a… |
| 1157. Jesus is Lord - the cry that echoes |
'Jesus is Lord'—the cry that echoes through creation:
resplendent power, eternal Word, our Rock.
The Son of God, the King whose glory fills the heavens,
yet bids us come to taste this living… |
| CP28. Into darkness light has broken |
INTO DARKNESS LIGHT HAS BROKEN,
Christ has been born!
out of silence God has spoken;
Christ has been born!
Prince of peace, the nations greet him,
thrones and powers cannot defeat him:
sing for… |
| 1249. Father, God of mission |
Father, God of mission,
send your living word
to each tribe and nation,
those who have not heard;
gathering a people
from all humankind,
those who did not seek you
are the ones you find
Send… |
| 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… |
| 1087. May God be gracious |
May God be gracious,
may he richly bless us,
shining on us with his loving face;
till his salvation
reaches every nation
and all the people know his ways!
2. Our God, we pray you,
may the… |
| 1014. Praise the Lord! Give him the glory! |
Praise the Lord! give him the glory!
As his people join in worship,
from a heart that's overflowing
I will sing in thankfulness.
All who love his word must ponder
on his works, so full of… |
| 1083. It was the winter wild |
It was the winter wild,
when the heaven-born child,
so small a creature
in a manger lies.
The heavens and nature bow;
there lies their Master now
in warming straw
and tender human hands.
2.… |
| 1294. No greater love |
NO GREATER LOVE HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN TO US,
no deeper grace could ever be shown to us;
God our creator sent us a Saviour
who suffered and died, laid down his life:
wonderful love.
… |
| 758. Have faith in God, my heart |
Have faith in God, my heart,
trust and be unafraid;
God will fulfil in every part
each promise he has made.
2. Have faith in God, my mind,
although your light burns low;
God's mercy holds a wiser… |
| 519. Come, Holy Spirit, like a dove descending |
Come, holy spirit, like a dove descending,
rest now upon us while we meet to pray;
show us the Saviour, his great love revealing,
lead us to him, the Life, the Truth, the Way.
2. Come, Holy Spirit,… |
