Text 1On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,And cast a wishful eyeTo Canaan’s fair and happy land,Where my possessions lie.I am bound for the promised land,I am bound for the promised land;O who will come and go with me?I am bound for the promised land. 2O’er all those wide extended plainShines one eternal day;There, Christ, the…
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Text 1Soldiers of Christ,arise,And put your armor on,Strong in the strength which God suppliesThrough His eternal SonStrong in the Lord of hosts,And in His mighty power,Who in the strength of Jesus trustsIs more than conqueror. 2Stand then in His great might,With all His strength endued,But take, to arm you for the fight,The panoply of God;That,…
Text 1Praise and thanksgiving let everyone bringUnto our Father for every good thing.All together joyfully sing! Hymn Info Biblical Reference(a) Ps 147:7 AuthorEdith Lovell Thomas Year Published1950 Performance SuggestionsAccompaniment may repeat any 4-bar phrase for duration of the canon. CopyrightUsed by permission of Friendship Press. Hymn TuneLOBET UND PREISET Metrical Number10.10.8. ComposerAccomp. by Melvin West,…
Text 1Day by day, and with each passing moment,Strength I find, to meet my trials here;Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.He Whose heart is kind beyond all measureGives unto each day what He deems best—Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,Mingling toil with peace and rest. 2Every day,…
Text 1How 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…
Text 1Dona nobis pacem, pacem;Dona nobis pacem.Dona nobis pacem;Dona nobis pacem.Dona nobis pacem;Dona nobis pacem. 2Father grant us, grant us Your peace;Oh, loving Father, grant us Your peace.Grant us, grant us peace;Grant us, grant us, grant Your peace;Grant us, grant us peace;Loving Father, grant us Your peace. Hymn Info AuthorLatin source unknownEnglish, Ottilie StaffordFrench, Marcel…
Text 1Together let us sweetly live,I am bound for the land of Canaan.Together love to Jesus give;I am bound for the land of Canaan. Refrain:O Canaan, bright Canaan,I am bound for the land of Canaan.O Canaan, it is my happy home,I am bound for the land of Canaan. 2Together let us watch and pray;I am…
Text 1O, when shall I see Jesus and reign with Him above,And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning?And from the flowing fountain drink everlasting love,And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning. Refrain:O, shout, glory!For I shall mount above the skies,When I hear the trumpet sound in that morning. 2Gird on the…
Text 1Now let us from this table riseRenewed in body, mind, and soul;With Christ we die and live again,His selfless love has made us whole. 2With minds alert, upheld by grace,To spread the word in speech and deed,We follow in the steps of Christ,At one with all in hope and need. 3To fill each human…
Text 1The sacred anthem slowly rangAcross the fields of praise,When earth’s first Sabbath made completeAll creatures and all days.Walking with God, there,Woman and man together shareThe blessed Sabbath mood;And in that green and golden worldKnow all God’s works are good. 2But now in our diminished livesWe sing a blemished song;The earth is worn and disarrayedAnd…