Great Hymn Lyrics

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Rock of Ages

 

Augustus M. Toplady and Thomas Hastings

 

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save from wrath and make me pure.


 

2 Not the labor of my hands

Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and Thou alone.


 

3 Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress;

Helpless, look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly;

Wash me, Savior, or I die.


 

4 While I draw this fleeting breath,

When my eyes shall close in death,

When I rise to worlds unknown,

And behold Thee on Thy throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.
 

 

Edited March 24 by SGO

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Love Divine All Loves Excelling

 

Charles Wesley

 

1 Love divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heaven to earth come down;

Fix in us thy humble dwelling;

All thy faithful mercies crown!

Jesus, Thou art all compassion,

Pure unbounded love Thou art;

Visit us with Thy salvation;

Enter every trembling heart.


 

2 Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit,

Into every troubled breast!

Let us all in Thee inherit;

Let us find that second rest.

Take away our bent to sinning;

Alpha and Omega be;

End of faith, as its Beginning,

Set our hearts at liberty.


 

 

3 Come, Almighty to deliver,

Let us all Thy life receive;

Suddenly return and never,

Never more Thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing,

Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,

Pray and praise Thee without ceasing,

Glory in Thy perfect love.


 

4 Finish, then, Thy new creation;

Pure and spotless let us be.

Let us see Thy great salvation

Perfectly restored in Thee;

Changed from glory into glory,

Till in heaven we take our place,

Till we cast our crowns before Thee,

Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
 

Edited March 24 by SGO

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The Old Rugged Cross

 

George Bennard

 

1 On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross
The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old Cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

 

CHORUS

 

So I'll cherish the old rugged Cross
Till my trophies, at last, I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged Cross
And exchange it some day for a crown.

 

CHORUS

 

2 Oh, that old rugged Cross so despised by the world
Has a wondrous attraction for me
For the dear Lamb of God, left His Glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

 

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3 In the old rugged Cross, stained with blood so divine
A wondrous beauty I see
For the dear Lamb of God, left His Glory above
To pardon and sanctify me.

 

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4 To the old rugged Cross, I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away
Where His glory forever I'll share.

 

CHORUS

 

 

 

Edited March 24 by SGO

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Fairest Lord Jesus

 

Unknown

 

1	Fairest Lord Jesus!   Ruler of all nature! O Thou of God and man the Son!   Thee will I cherish,   Thee will I honor, Thou, my soul’s glory, joy, and crown!
2	Fair are the meadows   Fairer still the woodlands, Robed in the blooming garb of spring;   Jesus is fairer,   Jesus is purer, Who makes the woeful heart to sing!
3	Fair is the sunshine,   Fairer still the moonlight, And all the twinkling starry host;   Jesus shines brighter,   Jesus shines purer, Than all the angels heav’n can boast!
4	All fairest beauty,   Heavenly and earthly, Wondrously, Jesus, is found in Thee;   None can be nearer,   Fairer, or dearer, Than Thou my Savior art to me.

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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

 

Charles Wesley

 

1 Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

 

2 Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

 

3 Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!

 

4 Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

 

5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia!
Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia!

 

6 King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia!
Everlasting life is this, Alleluia!
Thee to know, Thy pow’r to prove, Alleluia!
Thus to sing, and thus to love, Alleluia!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 24 by SGO

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Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

Phillip P. Bliss

 

1 “Man of Sorrows!” what a name
For the Son of God, who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

3 Guilty, vile, and helpless we;
Spotless Lamb of God was He;
“Full atonement!” can it be?
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

4 Lifted up was He to die;
“It is finished!” was His cry;
Now in Heav’n exalted high.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

5 When He comes, our glorious King,
All His ransomed home to bring,
Then anew His song we’ll sing:
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

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Up from The Grave He Arose

 

Robert Lowry

 

1 Low in the grave He lay,
Jesus my Savior,
Waiting the coming day,
Jesus my Lord!

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes,
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever,
With His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!

 

 

2 Vainly they watch His bed,
Jesus my Savior;
Vainly they seal the dead,
Jesus my Lord!

 

 

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3 Death cannot keep its prey,
Jesus my Savior;
He tore the bars away,
Jesus my Lord!

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

 

Edited March 24 by SGO

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Standing On The Promises

 

Russell K. Carter

 

1 Standing on the promises of Christ my king,
through eternal ages let his praises ring;
glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
standing on the promises of God.

 

CHORUS

Standing, standing, 
standing on the promises of God my Savior;
standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.

 

2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
by the living Word of God I shall prevail,
standing on the promises of God. 

 

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3 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,
overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
standing on the promises of God. 

 

CHORUS

 

4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,
resting in my Savior as my all in all,
standing on the promises of God.

 

CHORUS

 

Edited March 25 by SGO

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Jesus Loves Me

 

Anna B. Warner and William B. Bradbury

 

1 Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.

 

CHORUS

Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.

 

2 Jesus loves me! This I know,
As He loved so long ago,
Taking children on His knee,
Saying, “Let them come to Me.”

 

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3 Jesus loves me still today,
Walking with me on my way,
Wanting as a friend to give
Light and love to all who live.

 

CHORUS

 

4 Jesus loves me! He who died
Heaven’s gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.

 

CHORUS

 

5 Jesus loves me! He will stay
Close beside me all the way;
Thou hast bled and died for me,
I will henceforth live for Thee.

 

CHORUS

 

 

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Jesus Paid It All

 

Elvina M. Hall

 

1 I hear the Savior say,
“Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.”
Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

 

2 Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone.
Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

 

3 For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim,
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.
Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

 

4 And now complete in Him
My robe His righteousness,
I’ll rejoice with all my might,
I am now divinely blest.
Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

 

5 And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
“Jesus died my soul to save,”
My lips shall still repeat.
Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

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When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

 

Isaac Watts

 

1 When I survey the wond'rous Cross
On which the Prince of Glory dy'd,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God:
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.

3 See from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did ever such love and sorrow meet?
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4  His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o'er his body on the tree;
Then am I dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.

5 Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

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At Calvary

 

William R. Newell and Daniel B. Towner

 

1 Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary.

 

 

2 By God's Word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trembled at the law Id spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned to Calvary.

 

 

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3 Now I've given to Jesus everything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing of Calvary!

 

 

 

CHORUS

 

 

4 Oh, the love that drew salvations plan!
Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary!

 

 

 

CHORUS

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

 

Latin chant  Veni Emmanuel

Translator J. M. Neale

 

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

 

CHORUS

 

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

 

2 O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
Who orderest all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.

 

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3 O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory over the grave.

 

CHORUS

 

4 O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

 

CHORUS 

 

5 O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

 

CHORUS

 

6 O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.

 

CHORUS

 

7 O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree,
An ensign of Thy people be;
Before Thee rulers silent fall;
All peoples on Thy mercy call.

 

CHORUS

 

8 O come, Desire of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind;
bid thou our sad divisions cease,
and be thyself our King of Peace.

 

CHORUS

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All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

 

Edward Perronet and Oliver Holden

 

1 All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all,
Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all.

 

2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, Who from His altar call;
Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, And crown Him Lord of all,
Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, And crown Him Lord of all.

 

3 Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all.

 

4 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget, The wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all,
Go spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all.

 

5 Let ev’ry kindred, ev’ry tribe, On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all,
To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all.

 

6 O that with yonder sacred throng, We at His feet may fall,
We’ll join the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all!

 

 

  Edited March 28 by SGO

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All Creatures of Our God and King

 

Francis of Assisi, Translator: William Henry Draper

 

1 All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou, burning sun with golden beam
Thou, silver moon with softer gleam
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

2 Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, Three-in-One
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

3 All the redeemed washed by His blood
Come and rejoice in His great love
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Christ has defeated every sin
Cast all your burdens now on Him
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

4 He shall return in pow’r to reign
Heaven and earth will join to say
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Then who shall fall on bended knee?
All creatures of our God and King
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

 

Edited March 28 by SGO