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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: PRAYING THE HYMNS

It's true! Prayer can be our refuge in all the crises of our lives. God will surely strengthen us now as we wait for His touch ~
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:20 am Post subject:

Sweet Hour Of Prayer

1. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known; In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter's snare, By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

2. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, Thy wings shall my petition bear, To him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless; And since he bids me seek his face, Believe his word and trust his grace, I'll cast on him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.

3. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, May I thy consolation share, Till, from Mount Pisgah's lofty height, I view my home and take my flight; This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise To sieze the everlasting prize; And shout, while passing through the air, Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer.

Psalm 57:1,2..."BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me."

Words, William Walford, 1840. Tune, SWEET HOUR, William B. Bradbury, 1861.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:21 am Post subject:

~ Leaning On The Everlasting Arms ~

VERSES:

1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

2. Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms; I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

CHORUS:

Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Deuteronomy 33:27 = "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them."

Words, Elisha A. Hoffman, 1887. Tune, SHOWALTER, Anthony J. Showalter, 1887.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:46 am Post subject:

I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I need thee every hour, Most gracious Lord, No tender voice like thine Can peace afford.

2. I need thee every hour, Stay thou near by; Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh.

3. I need thee every hour, Teach me thy will; Thy promises so rich In me fulfill.

4. I need thee every hour, Most Holy One; O make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

I need thee, O I need thee; Every hour I need thee; O bless now, my Saviour, I come to thee. Amen.

John 15:5..."I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."

Words, Annie S. Hawks, 1872. Tune, NEED, Robert Lowry, 1872.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:59 am Post subject:

Will Jesus Find Us Watching?

1. When Jesus comes to reward His servants, Whether it be noon or night, Faithful to Him will He find us watching, With our lamps all trimmed and bright?

2. If, at the dawn of the early morning, He shall call us one by one, When to the Lord we restore our talents, Will He answer thee, "Well done"?

3. Have we been true to the trust He left us? Do we seek to do our best? If in our hearts there is naught condemns us, We shall have a glorious rest.

4. Blessed are those whom the Lord finds watching, In His glory they shall share; If He shall come at the dawn or midnight, Will He find us watching there?

O can we say we are ready, brother? Ready for the soul's bright home? Say, will He find you and me still watching, Waiting, waiting when the Lord shall come?

Matthew 25:13 "Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."

Words, Fanny J. Crosby, 1876. Tune, WOODSTOCK, William H. Doane, 1876.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:31 am Post subject:

Saviour, Like A Shepherd Lead Us

1. Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, Much we need thy tender care; In thy pleasant pastures feed us, For our use thy folds prepare: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, thine we are; Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, thine we are.

2. We are thine, do thou befriend us, Be the Guardian of our way; Keep thy flock, from sin defend us, Seek us when we go astray: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Hear, O hear us when we pray; Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Hear, O hear us when we pray.

3. Thou hast promised to receive us, Poor and sinful tho' we be; Thou hast mercy to relieve us, Grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Early let us turn to thee; Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Early let us turn to thee.

4. Early let us seek thy favour; Early let us do thy will; Blessed Lord and only Saviour, With thy love our bosoms fill: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast loved us, love us still; Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Isaiah 40:11 "He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young."

Words, Dorothy A. Thrupp from "Hymns for the Young:, 1836. Tune, BRADBURY, William B. Bradbury, 1859.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:07 am Post subject:

Throw Out the Life-Line

1. Throw out the Life-Line across the dark wave, There is a brother whom someone should save; Somebody's brother! O who then, will dare To throw out the Life-Line, his peril to share?

2. Throw out the Life-Line with hand quick and strong: Why do you tarry, why linger so long? See! he is sinking; O hasten today --- And out with the Life-Boat! away, then, away!

3. Throw out the Life-Line to danger-fraught men, Sinking in anguish where you've never been; Winds of temptation and billows of woe Will soon hurl them out where the dark waters flow,

4. Soon will the season of rescue be o'er, Soon will they drift to eternity's shore; Haste then, my brother, no time for delay, But throw out the Life-Line and save them today.

Throw out the Life-Line!Throw out the Life-Line! Someone is drifting away; Someone is sinking today.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:39 am Post subject:

How Firm A Foundation

1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

2. "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

3. "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, allsuficient, shall be thy supply: The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

4. "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!" AMEN.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:59 am Post subject:

Jesus Saves!

1. We have heard the joyful sound: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Spread the tidings all around: Jesus Saves! Jesus Saves! Bear the news to every land, Climb the steeps and cross the waves; Onward! 'tis our Lord's command; Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

2. Waft on the rolling tide; Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Tell to sinners far and wide; Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Sing, ye islands of the sea; Echo back, ye ocean caves; Earth shall keep her jubilee: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

3. Sing above the battle strife, Jesus saves! Jesus saves! By His death and endless life, Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Sing it softly through the gloom, When the heart for mercy craves; Sing in triumph o'er the tomb, Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

4. Give the winds a mighty voice, Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Let the nations now rejoice, Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Shout salvation full and free; Highest hills and deepest caves; This our song of victory, Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

Luke 19:10. "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Words , Priscilla J. Owens, 1868. tune, JESUS SAVES. William J. Kirkpatrick, 1882.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject:

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

1. "Great is thy faithfulness," O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

2. Summer and winter, and spring-time and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above; Join with all nature in manifold witness, To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

"Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!" Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed thy hand hath provided --- "Great is thy faithfulness," Lord, unto me!

Lamentations 3:22,23. "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

Words, Thomas O. Chisolm, 1923. Tune, FAITHFULNESS, William M. Runyan, 1923.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:42 am Post subject:

I Know Whom I Have Believed

1. I know not why God's wondrous grace To me he hath made known, Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love Redeemed me for his own.

2. I know not how this saving faith To me he did impart, Nor how believeing in his Word Wrought peace within my heart.

3. I know not how the Spirit moves, Convineing men of sin, Revealing Jesus thro' the Word, Enlisting faith in him.

4. I know not when my Lord may come, At night or noonday fair, Not if I'll walk the vale with him, or in the air.

2 Timothy 1:12. "For the which cause I also suffer these things nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."

Words, Daniel W. Whittle, 1883. Tune, EL NATHAN, James McGranahan, 1883.

But "I know hom I have believed, And am persuaded that he is able To keep that which I've committed Unto him against that day."
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject:

Never Alone

1. I've seen the lightning flashing, And heard the thunder roll, I've felt sin's breakers dashing, Trying to conquer my soul; I've heard the voice of Jesus, Telling me still to fight on,

2. The world's fierce winds are blowing, Temptations are sharp and keen; I feel a peace in knowing My Saviour stands between; He stands to shield me from danger, When earthly friends are gone,

3. He died for me on the mountain, For me they pierced his side, For me he opened that fountain, The crimson, cleansing tide; For me he waiteth in glory, Seated upon his throne;

He promised never to leave me; Never to leave me alone.

No, never aone, No, never alone, He promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone; No, never alone, No, never alone. He promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.

Hebrews 13:5.

Words and Tune, NEVER ALONE.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:29 am Post subject:

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

1. Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav'n 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 ev'ry trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Into ev'ry troubled breast! Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find that perfect 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 grace receives; 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 cration; Pure and spotless let us be; Let us see thy great slavation Perfectly restored in thee; Changed from glory into glory, Till in heav'n we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love and praise. AMEN.

1 John 4:10. "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

Words, Charles Wesley, 1743, Tune, BEECHER, John Zundel, 1870.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject:

This Is My Father's World

1. This is my Father's world, And to my list'ning ears, All nature sings, and round me rings The music of the sphere's. This is my Father's world, I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas His hand the wonders wrought.

2. This is my Father's world, The birds their carols raise, The morning light, the lilly white, Declare their Maker's praise. This is my Father's world, He shines in all that's fair; In the rustling grass I hear him pass, He speaks to me everywhere.

3. This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet. This is my Father's world, The battle is not done, Jesus who died shall be satisfied, And earth and heav'n be one.

Psalm 24:1

Words, Maltbie D. Babock, 1901. Tune, TERRA PATRIS, Franklin L. Sheppard, 1915.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:43 am Post subject:

It Is Well With My Soul

1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; What ever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.

2. Tho' Satan should buffet, tho' trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed his own blood for my soul.

3. My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious tho't My sin not in part, but the whole Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

4. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll, The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend, "Even so" it is well with my soul.

It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.

Ecclesiastes 8:12. "Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be welll with them that fear God, which fear before him:"

Words, Horatio G. Spafford, 1873. Tune, VILLE DU HAURE, Philip P. Bliss, 1876.

* http://www.biblestudycharts.com /A Daily Hymn Subscribe.html

Thank-you, Mama, for the above web-site this morning, this hymn was playing when I clicked to "see" . . . "I Love You & Appreciate You! Mama-schmoo" XO

Such beautiful music....soothes my! soul.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:35 am Post subject:

The Love of God

Lyrics and Composer: Frederick M. Lehman, 1917

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When years of time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men, who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

1 John 4:10. "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:31 am Post subject:

Bringing In The Sheaves

1. Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,

2. Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest and the labour ended,

3. Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping’s over, He will bid us welcome,

We shall come rejoicing , bringing in the sheaves.

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Psalm 126:6. "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him."

Lyrics: Knowles Shaw, 1874. Composer: George Minor, 1880
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

Send The Light!

There’s a call comes ringing over the restless wave,
“Send the light! Send the light!”
There are souls to rescue there are souls to save,
Send the light! Send the light!

Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine from shore to shore!
Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine forevermore!

We have heard the Macedonian call today,
“Send the light! Send the light!”
And a golden offering at the cross we lay,
Send the light! Send the light!

Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine from shore to shore!
Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine forevermore!

Let us pray that grace may everywhere abound,
“Send the light! Send the light!”
And a Christlike spirit everywhere be found,
Send the light! Send the light!

Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine from shore to shore!
Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine forevermore!

Let us not grow weary in the work of love,
“Send the light! Send the light!”
Let us gather jewels for a crown above,
Send the light! Send the light!

Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine from shore to shore!
Send the light, the blessed Gospel light;
Let it shine forevermore!

Lyrics and Composer: Charles H. Gabriel, 1890.

Acts 16:9,10. "And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: there stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them."
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Lori Beth · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:01 am Post subject:

Lord, I'm Coming Home

Lyrics and Composer: William J. Kirkpatricka, 1892.

1. I've wandered far away from God, Now I'm coming home; The paths of sin too long I've trod, Lord, I'm coming home.

2. I've wasted many precious years, Now I'm coming home; I now repent with bitter tears, Lord, I'm coming home.

I’m tired of sin and straying, Lord,
Now I’m coming home;
I’ll trust Thy love, believe Thy Word,
Lord, I’m coming home.

My soul is sick, my heart is sore,
Now I’m coming home;
My strength renew, my hope restore,
Lord, I’m coming home.

Coming home, coming home,
Nevermore to roam,
Open wide Thine arms of love,
Lord, I’m coming home.

Luke 15:18. "I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,"
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:39 am Post subject:

In the Garden

Lyrics and Composer: C. Austin Miles, 1912.

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses.
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear;
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there;
None other has ever known.

He speaks and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there;
None other has ever known.

I'd stay in the garden with Him
'Tho the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there;
None other has ever known.

HYMN HISTORY:

It was in 1912 that music publisher Dr. Adam Geibel asked C. Austin Miles to write a hymn text that would be
"sympathetic in tone, breathing tenderness in every line; one that would bring hope to the hopeless, rest for the
weary, and downy pillows to dying beds."

In George W. Sanville's book, Forty Gospel Hymn Stories, Miles has left the following account of the writing of this
hymn:
One day in March, 1912, I was seated in the dark room, where I kept my photographic equipment and organ. I
drew my Bible toward me; it opened at my favorite chapter, John 20-whether by chance or inspiration let each
reader decide. That meeting of Jesus and Mary had lost none of its power to charm.

As I read it that day, I seemed to be part of the scene. I became a silent witness to that dramatic moment in
Mary's life, when she knelt before her Lord, and cried, "Rabboni!"

My hands were resting on the Bible while I stared at the light blue wall. As the light faded, I seemed to be
standing at the entrance of a garden, looking down a gently winding path, shaded by olive branches. A woman
in white, with head bowed, hand clasping her throat, as if to choke back her sobs, walked slowly into the
shadows. It was Mary. As she came to the tomb, upon which she place her hand, she bent over to look in, and
hurried away.

John, in flowing robe, appeared, looking at the tomb; then came Peter, who entered the tomb, followed slowly by
John.

As they departed, Mary reappeared; leaning her head upon her arm at the tomb, she wept. Turning herself, she
saw Jesus standing, so did I. I knew it was He. She knelt before Him, with arms outstretched and looking into
His face cried "Rabboni!"

I awakened in full light, gripping the Bible, with muscles tense and nerves vibrating. Under the inspiration of this
vision I wrote as quickly as the words could be formed the poem exactly as it has since appeared. That same
evening I wrote the music.
Next to "The Old Rugged Cross", this hymn has been one of the most popular gospel hymns ever written, beginning
with the days when Homer Rodeheaver led singing for the great Billy Sunday campaigns and used the hymn
extensively.
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