| 578. We come before our Fathers' God |
We come before our fathers' God:
the Rock of our salvation;
the eternal arms, their loved abode,
we make our habitation;
we bring you, Lord, the praise they brought;
we seek you as your saints have… |
| 962. Great God, what do I see and hear |
Great God, what do I see and hear:
the end of things created!
Behold the Judge of all appear
on clouds of glory seated!
The trumpet sounds, the graves restore
the dead which they contained… |
| 406. We were not there to see you come |
We were not there to see you come
to this poor world of sin and death,
nor did we see your humble home,
your hidden life in Nazareth;
but we believe your footsteps trod
its streets and plains, O Son… |
| 511. Lo! He comes with clouds descending |
Lo! he comes with clouds descending,
once for favoured sinners slain;
thousand thousand saints attending
hail the King who comes again.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
God appears, on earth to… |
| 194. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness |
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
bow down before him, his glory proclaim;
with gold of obedience and incense of lowliness,
kneel and adore him; the Lord is his name.
2. Low at his feet… |
| 38. Rebuke me not in anger, Lord |
Rebuke me not in anger, Lord:
restrain your wrath, I pray;
grant that your child be yet restored,
not judged and cast away.
I feel your arrows deep within,
I sink beneath your hand
and… |
| 1020. God gives a new beginning |
God gives a new beginning
to those who hear his call,
who turn from self and sinning
to Christ as all-in-all:
to know him still more clearly
their over-arching aim;
to follow him more… |
| 1112. Lord, we thank you for the promise |
Lord, we thank you for the promise
seen in every human birth:
you have planned each new beginning--
who could hope for greater worth?
Hear our prayer for those we cherish:
claim our children as… |
| 31. In you, O Lord, I find my refuge |
In you, O Lord, I find my refuge;
never let me be put to shame!
My rock, my fortress, help me, guide me:
come for the sake of your great name!
Into your hands I trust my spirit,
Lord God of… |
| 924. O God, whose all-sustaining hand |
O God, whose all-sustaining hand
is over this and every land,
whose laws from age to age have stood,
sure guardians of our common good,
may love of justice rule our days
and ordered freedom guide our… |
| 1147. My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ |
My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ,
he is my only plea:
though all the world should point and scorn,
his ransom leaves me free,
his ransom leaves me free.
2. My hope sustains me as I… |
| 620. Glory to God, the source of all our mission |
Glory to God, the source of all our mission;
Jesus be praised, the Saviour, Lord and Son!
Praise to the Spirit who confirms the vision;
in all the world the will of God be done!
2. Proud in our… |
| 100A. All people that on earth do dwell |
All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
serve him with joy, his praises tell,
come now before him and rejoice!
2. Know that the Lord is God indeed,
he formed us… |
| 1289. See Jesus stripped of majesty |
SEE JESUS STRIPPED OF MAJESTY:
he hangs disfigured on a tree;
a man of grief, by men betrayed,
like one from whom we turn away.
2. Led like a Lamb, without a sound, … |
| 1303. O, the mercy of God |
O, THE MERCY OF GOD, THE GLORY OF GRACE,
that you chose to redeem us, to forgive and restore;
and you call us your children, chosen in him
to be holy and blameless, to the glory of God.
… |
| 103B. Praise my soul, the King of heaven |
Praise my soul, the king of heaven,
to his feet your tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me his praise should sing?
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise… |
| 699. Beneath the cross of Jesus |
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I gladly take my stand;
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the… |
| 1025. Through centuries long |
Through centuries long the prophets of old
in story and song this promise foretold:
a Saviour anointed, a Sovereign supreme,
divinely appointed to rule and redeem.
2. In judgment and peace his… |
| 351. Child of the stable's secret birth |
Child of the stable's secret birth,
the Lord by right of the lords of earth,
let angels sing of a King new-born,
the world is weaving a crown of thorn:
a crown of thorn for that infant head
cradled… |
| 1217. For times when we have work to do |
For times when we have work to do
we thank you, gracious Lord:
for challenge and for dignity,
for purpose and reward.
2. Our skills, our time, our energies,
the things we plan or make—
may… |
| 219. New every morning is the love |
New every morning is the love
our waking and our rising prove:
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
2. New mercies, each returning day,
surround your… |
| 1329. Praise to Christ Jesus, Maker eternal |
PRAISE TO CHRIST JESUS, MAKER ETERNAL:
praise for his splendour, amply displayed;
praise for his strength, upholding the cosmos,
ever sustaining all that he made.
Praise to the Prophet sent by… |
| 804. When peace, like a river, attends all my way |
When peace, like a river, attends all my way,
when sorrows like sea-billows roll,
whatever my path, you have taught me to say,
'It is well, it is well with my soul.'
'It is well with my soul,
it is… |
| 1124. On the cross he took what I deserved |
On the cross he took what I deserved,
gave his life to set me free:
there he bore the judgement on my sin,
made himself accursed for me.
When I failed to live by God's commands
Jesus suffered in… |
| 928. Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus |
Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus,
truest of friends, most honoured guest of all;
where hearts and eyes are bright with joy to greet you,
your slightest wishes eager to fulfil.
2. Happy… |
| 956. My Lord, you wore no royal crown |
My Lord, you wore no royal crown;
you did not wield the powers of state,
nor did you need a scholar's gown
or priestly robe, to make you great.
2. You never used a killer's sword
to end an unjust… |
| 543. Sovereign Lord, we sing your glory |
Sovereign Lord, we sing your glory,
yours is the eternal throne;
majesty and awesome power
flow from God, and God alone.
Far above the earth's small circle
you embrace infinity;
reigning, mighty over… |
| CP50. On Christmas day |
ON CHRISTMAS DAY, A HUMBLE GIRL
gives birth to hope for all the world:
this is Immanuel.
How awesome and mysterious,
the Lord of heaven draws near to us:
this is Immanuel.
2 The hands that once… |
| 585. For all the saints, who from their labours rest |
For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
who to the world by faith their Lord confessed,
your name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
2. You were their rock, their… |
| 435. O perfect life of love! |
O perfect life of love!
All, all is finished now,
all that he left his throne above
to do for us below.
2. No work is left undone
of all the Father willed;
in Jesus' sorrows, one by one,
the… |
