Hymns 5/5
A Selection of Frequently Requested Hymns
21. Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home;
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guide while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
22. Praise to the Lord Almighty
The King of creation
O my soul, praise Him
For He is thy health and salvation
Come ye who hear
Brothers and sisters draw near
Praise Him in glad adoration
Praise to the Lord, who o'er all
Things so wondrously reigneth
Shelters thee under His wings
Yea, so gently sustaineth:
Hast thou not seen
All that is needful hath been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth
Prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely His goodness and
Mercy shall daily attend thee:
Ponder anew
All the Almighty can do,
He who with love doth befriend thee
Praise to the Lord, O let all
That is in me adore Him
All that hath life and breath
Come now with praises before Him
Let the amen
Sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore him
23. Praise my soul the King of heaven
To his feet thy tribute bring
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me his praise should sing?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness.
Father-like, he tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame he knows;
In his hands he gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely as his mercy flows.
Angels, help us to adore him;
Ye behold him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
Dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
24. Seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, allelu, alleluia.
Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Allelu, alleluia...
Ask and it shall be given unto you,
seek and ye shall find;
knock and the door shall be opened up to you.
Allelu, alleluia...
25. Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it thine;
It shall be no longer mine:
Take my heart, it is thine own;
It shall be thy royal Throne.
Take my love; My Lord, I pour
At thy feet its treasure store:
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all, for Thee.
26. Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of the Lord;
unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;
tender to me
the promise of His word;
in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of His name!
Make known His might, the deeds His arm has done;
His mercy sure,
from age to age the same;
His Holy name - the Lord, the Mighty One.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of His might! powers and dominions lay their glory by;
proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.
Tell out, my soul,
the glories of His word! firm is His promise, and His mercy sure:
tell out, my soul,
the greatness of the Lord
to children's children and for evermore!
27. The Lord's my Shepherd I'll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
My soul He doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E'en for his own names's sake.
Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me, and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me,
And in God's house for evermore
My dwelling-place shall be.
28. To God be the glory! great things He hath done;
so loved He the world that He gave us His son;
who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life gate that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
let the earth hear His voice;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
let the people rejoice:
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son
and give Him the glory;
great things He hath done!
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!
to every believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
Praise the Lord...
Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,
and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
but purer, and higher, and greater will be
our wonder, our rapture, when Jesus we see.
Praise the Lord...
29. We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's almighty hand;
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine
And soft refreshing rain.
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
For all His love.
He only is the Maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower,
He lights the evening star;
The wind and waves obey Him,
By Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children,
He gives our daily bread.
We thank Thee then, O Father,
For all things bright and good,
The seed-time and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer
For all Thy love imparts,
And what Thou most desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts.
30. What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear -
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged:
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness -
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour still our refuge,
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer !
In His arm He'll take and shield thee,
thou wilt find a solace there.