| 1246. Where he reigns in holy light |
Where He reigns in holy light,
praise the Lord!
From deep space to heavens’ height
praise the Lord!
Great and awesome are his ways:
sins forgiven, peace restored.
God is mighty, give him… |
| 487. He is Lord, he is Lord |
He is Lord, he is Lord,
he is risen from the dead
and he is Lord!
Every knee shall bow,
every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord. |
| 684. Cleanse me from my sin, Lord |
Cleanse me from my sin, Lord;
put your power within, Lord;
take me as I am, Lord,
and make me all your own.
Keep me day by day, Lord,
walking in your way, Lord;
make my heart your palace
and your… |
| 766. Reign in me, Sovereign Lord |
Reign in me, sovereign Lord,
reign in me;
reign in me, sovereign Lord,
reign in me.
Captivate my heart,
let your kingdom come,
establish there your throne,
let your will be done. |
| 565. As we are gathered, Jesus is here |
As we are gathered, Jesus is here;
one with each other, Jesus is here.
Joined by the Spirit, washed in the blood,
part of the body, the church of God.
As we are gathered, Jesus is here,
one with each… |
| 5020. Faithful Joseph |
Faithful joseph (faithful joseph)
trusted God (trusted God);
even in the prison (even in the prison)
God was there (God was there).
2. Lonely Hannah...
trusted God...
after all her crying...
she… |
| 1332. All I have I give you |
ALL I HAVE I GIVE YOU,
all I own I lay before your feet;
and I sing I love you,
and I say you make my life complete.
Jesus, sinners’ friend,
Jesus, compassion without end,
you are my… |
| 1299. Jesus, you have called us |
JESUS, YOU HAVE CALLED US:
Come, follow me,
take up your cross,
deny yourself and live.
2. Jesus, I am willing
though I am weak;
I'll trust you
and I'll go where you lead.
… |
| 1193. Jesus, what a beautiful name |
JESUS, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME.
Son of God, Son of Man,
Lamb that was slain.
Joy and peace, strength and hope,
grace that blows all fear away.
Jesus, what a beautiful name.
2 Jesus, what a… |
| CP41. May the blessing of the Christ-child |
MAY THE BLESSING OF THE CHRIST-CHILD
rest upon you this night;
may his peace fill your heart,
his light and love fill your life.
Unto us is born a Son
and a Saviour: Christ the Lord! |
| 252. Faithful God, faithful God |
Faithful God, faithful God,
all-sufficient one, I worship you.
Shalom my peace,
my strong deliverer,
I lift you up, faithful God. |
| 284. All hail, King Jesus! All hail, Immanuel |
All hail, king Jesus! all hail, immanuel!
King of kings, Lord of lords,
bright Morning Star.
And throughout eternity I'll sing your praises,
and I'll reign with you throughout eternity. |
| 321. No other name but the name of Jesus |
No other name but the name of Jesus,
no other name but the name of the Lord;
no other name but the name of Jesus
is worthy of glory and worthy of honour,
and worthy of power and all… |
| 725. Jesus, name above all names |
Jesus, name above all names,
beautiful Saviour, glorious Lord;
Immanuel, God is with us,
blessed Redeemer, living Word. |
| 5021. Sometimes good things happen |
Sometimes good things happen:
God is there.
Sometimes bad things happen:
God is there too.
Good or bad, happy or sad,
I know that God is there. (Repeat)
Whoa he’s there.
Whoa he’s there.
Good… |
| Ellerton, John |
b Clerkenwell, Middx (London) 1826, d Torquay, Devon 1893. In a broadly evangelical family originally from Yorkshire, this shy, sensitive boy moved with them to Ulverston (Lancs, now Cumbria)… |
| Haweis, Thomas |
(pronounced ‘Hawes’), b Redruth, Cornwall, 1 Jan 1734, d Bath, Som 1820. Raised in the Cornish branch of a Suffolk family, he was reading the Bible in his 4th year and Latin (at school) by his… |
| Newton, John |
b Wapping, E London 1725, d City of London 1807. His early life ‘might form the groundwork of a story by Defoe, but that it transcends all fiction’—Ellerton. When he was not quite 7 his godly… |
| How, William Walsham |
b Shrewsbury, Shrops 1823, d Leenane, Co Mayo, Ireland 1897. Shrewsbury Sch; Wadham Coll Oxford (BA 1845). A hymn-lover from childhood, he would provide hymns as with his small siblings he held… |
| Toplady, Augustus Montague |
b Farnham, Surrey 1740, d Kensington, Middx (W London) 1778. Named after his two godfathers on the insistence of his godmother, he attended Westminster Sch, London (briefly overlapping with the older… |
| Ken, Thomas |
b Little Berkhamsted (formerly Berkhampstead), Herts 1637, d Longbridge Deverill nr Warminster, Wiltshire 1710/11. After the early death of both parents, Izaak Walton (author of the classic The… |
| Medley, Samuel |
b Cheshunt, Herts 1738, d Liverpool 1799. Educated at the school run at Enfield by his maternal grandfather Wm Tonge, where he showed early promise and a keen memory. But at 14 he was apprenticed to a… |
| Wesley, Charles |
b Epworth, Lincolnshire 1707, d London 1788. The youngest of 17 children born to Samuel and Susanna, he scarcely survived birth. Somehow he also survived a hugely talented but chronically poor and… |
| Gadsby, William |
b Attleborough nr Nuneaton, Warwicks 1773, d 1844. The 9th of 14 children, he spent his childhood in great poverty, attending the church school at Nuneaton so briefly that he later forgot what reading… |
| Luther, Martin |
b Eisleben, Saxony (Thuringia) 1483, d Eisleben 1546. Latin schools at Magdeburg and Eisenach; Univ of Erfurt (bachelor’s and master’s degrees 1502, 1505); he then took up the study of law. A… |
| Spurgeon, Charles Haddon |
b Kelvedon, Essex 1834, d Mentone, S France 1892. Brought up partly by his grandparents, he was deeply influenced by his grandfather, the Independent preacher James Spurgeon in the Essex village of… |
| Dearmer, Percy |
b Kilburn, Middx (N London) 1867, d Westminster, London 1936. Streatham Sch and Westminster Sch, London; the Lutheran Sch at Vevey, Switzerland (all quite briefly); then in 1886 to Christ Ch Oxford to… |
| Cowper, William |
(pronounced ‘Cooper’), b Great Berkhamsted, Herts 1731, d East Dereham, Norfolk 1800. Permanently affected by the loss of his mother in childhood, at 6 he was sent to boarding sch at nearby… |
| Ryland, John |
b Warwick 1753, d Bristol 1825.A gifted child who was first taught by his father and at the age of 5 could read Ps 23 in Heb; before he was 9 he read and translated the Gk NT—‘in 8 months and 12… |
| Green, Fred Pratt |
b Roby nr Liverpool 1903, d Norwich, Norfolk 2000. Huyton High Sch, Wallasey Grammar Sch, and Rydal Sch, Colwyn Bay. Attending Childwall Parish Ch (his mother’s church) as a child he became aware of… |
