SONGS OF ZION CHILDREN CALLED TO CHRIST
SONGS OF ZION CHILDREN CALLED TO CHRIST – Robert Murray Mcchene LIKE mist on the mountain,Like ships on the sea,So swiftly the yearsOf our pilgrimage flee;In the grave of our fathersHow soon we shall lie!Dear children, to-dayTo a Saviour fly.How sweet are the floweretsIn April and May!But often the frost makesThem wither away.Like flowers you […]
SONGS OF ZION I AM DEBTOR
SONGS OF ZION I AM DEBTOR – Robert Murray Mcchene WHEN this passing world is done,When has sunk you glaring sun,When we stand with Christ in glory,Looking o’er life’s finished story,Then, Lord, shall I fully know—Not till then—how much I owe.When I hear the wicked callOn the rocks and hills to fall,When I see them […]
SONGS OF ZION THEY SING THE SONG OF MOSES
SONGS OF ZION THEY SING THE SONG OF MOSES – Robert Murray Mcchene DARK was the night, the wind was high,The way by mortals never trod;For God had made the channel dry,When faithful Moses stretched the rod.The raging waves on either handStood like a massy tott’ring wall,And on the heaven-defended bandRefused to let the waters […]
SONGS OF ZION JEHOVAH TSIDKENU
SONGS OF ZION JEHOVAH TSIDKENU – Robert Murray Mcchene “THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS”(THE WATCHWORD OF THE REFORMERS) I ONCE was a stranger to grace and to God,I knew not my danger, and felt not my load;Though friends spoke in rapture of Christ on the tree.Jehovah Tsidkenu was nothing to me.I oft read with pleasure, to […]
SONGS OF ZION THE BARREN FIG-TREE
SONGS OF ZION THE BARREN FIG-TREE – Robert Murray Mcchene WITHIN a vineyard’s sunny boundAn ample fig-tree shelter found,Enjoying sun and showers—The boughs were graceful to the view,With spreading leaves of deep-green hue,And gaily blushing flowers.When round the vintage season came,This blooming fig was still the same,As promising and fair;But though the leaves were broad […]
SECURITY Lina Sandell
SECURITY – Lina Sandell Children of the heav’nly FatherSafely to His bosom gather;Nestling bird nor star in HeavenSuch a refuge e’er was given. God His own doth tend and nourish,In His holy courts they flourish;Like a father kind He spares them,In His loving arms He bears them. Neither life nor death can ever From the Lord […]
SELF OR CHRIST? Theodore Monod
SELF OR CHRIST? – Theodore Monod Oh, the bitter shame and sorrowThat a time could ever beWhen I let the Saviour’s pityPlead in vain, and proudly answered,“All of self, and none of Thee!” Yet He found me; I beheld HimBleeding on the accursed tree,Heard Him pray, “Forgive them, Father!”And my wistful heart said faintly,“Some of […]
SECRET OF FREEDOM George Matheson
SECRET OF FREEDOM – George Matheso Make me a captive, Lord,And then I shall be free;Force me to render up my sword,And I shall conqueror be.I sink in life’s alarmsWhile by myself I stand;Imprison me witin Thine arms,And strong shall be my hand. George Matheson Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
SHALL I FEAR MAN
SHALL I FEAR MAN Shall I, for fear of feeble man,The Spirit’s course in me restrain?Or, undismay’d in deed and word,Be a true witness of my Lord? Awed by a mortal’s frown, shall IConceal the Word of God Most High!How then before Thee shall I dareTo stand, or how Thine anger bear? Shall I, to […]
SHAMGAR HAD AN OX GOAD
SHAMGAR HAD AN OX GOAD Shamgar had an ox goad,David had a sling,Samson had a jawbone,Rahab had a string,Mary had some ointment,Aaron had a rod,Dorcas had a needle,All were used for God. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
SO MUCH TO DO James Roberts GIlmore
SO MUCH TO DO – James Roberts GIlmore So much to do; so little done!Ah! yesternight I saw the sunSink beamless downt he vaulted gray— The ghastly ghost of yesterday. So little done; so much to do! Each morning breaks on conflicts new; But eager, brave, I’ll join the fray, And fight the battle of […]
SIGHT TO THE BLIND
SIGHT TO THE BLIND A dark and blinded thing is man,Yet full of fancied light!But all his penetration canObtain no gospel light. Though heavenly truth may blaze abroadHe cannot see at all;Though gospel leaders show the road,He still gropes for the wall. Perhaps he stands to hear the sound,But blind he still remains,No meaning in […]
Sunday
Sunday After long days of storms and showers, Of sighing winds, and dripping bowers, How sweet at morn to ope our eyes On newly ” wept and garnished” skies! — To miss the clouds, and driving rain, And see that all is bright again — So bright we cannot choose but say. Is this the […]
Seeking Now, Seeking Now; Let Thy Spirit Meet Me Now! F.H. Allen
Seeking Now, Seeking Now; Let Thy Spirit Meet Me Now! – F.H. Allen Lord, Thou knowest all the hungerOf the heart that seeks Thee now;How my soul hath long been cravingWhat Thou only canst bestow.Failure in my walk and witness,Failure in my work I see;Fruitless toil, un-Christlike living,Calling forth no praise to Thee.Now to Thee […]
STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY Hannes Zegement Grove
STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY – Hannes Zegement Grove STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY Stronger than yesterday weaker than tomorrow hence what can I sayPresence is killing me all I can do is in tears prayThe Lord took my Father awayAt least I was allowed a love you and goodbyeAnd my sorrow and pain I’ll hide insideLet my star […]
SO I ASKED GOD Hannes Zegement Grove
SO I ASKED GOD – Hannes Zegement Grove SO I ASKED GOD So I asked God, what makes me so important that Satan wants to kill me so desperately? What does he know? I’m feeling like Job this morning. Don’t get this wrong but God may have said something similar to Satan, just the thought […]
Surrender Your All Martha Petrusevich
Surrender Your All – Martha Petrusevich Surrender Your All Surrender your all, to the almighty King,All your doubt, today to Him bring.Surrender your life, surrender your all,Do not delay and answer His call. Surrender today, all worry and fear,For your loving Saviour is standing so near.He is waiting for you to answer His call,Fully surrender […]
Sowing and Reaping Martha Petrusevich
Sowing and Reaping – Martha Petrusevich Sowing and Reaping There is a law that we all should heed,That is very important indeed.Whatever we do, or think or say,We will have to reap some coming day. Think clearly about this important fact,And be very careful of how you act.For heartache and sorrow you will know,Because you […]
Sing Your Song!!!! Martha Petrusevich
Sing Your Song!!!! – Martha Petrusevich Sing Your Song!!!! The bird sings sweetly in the tree, She sings for you, she sings for me.She sings for her loving creator, For He’s the one, who made her. The other birds join in her lay,For they all seem to say.Start the new day with a song,Come join […]
Somewhere Melody Conjurske
Somewhere – Melody Conjurske Somewhere in the darknessI lost my saviour’s face; Somewhere in the darknessI lost my saviour’s face;Somewhere in my frenzyI forgot his love and grace.I only felt the stillness,The fear without a light;I forgot about the eyeThat doesn’t sleep at night. Somewhere through the storm cloudsI forgot the sun was there;Forgot that […]
Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing Walter Shirley
Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing – Walter Shirley Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,Which before the Cross I spend; Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,Which before the Cross I spend;Life and health and peace possessingFrom the sinner’s dying Friend. Truly blessed is this station,Low before His Cross to lie;While I see divine compassionBeaming in […]
Salome
Salome She knew not what for them she sought,At His right hand and left to sit! She knew not what for them she sought,At His right hand and left to sit!How great the glory, passing thought;How rough the path that led to it. They knew not what of Him they asked!But He their deeper sense […]
Sing We to Our Conquering Lord Dr. Gauntlett
Sing We to Our Conquering Lord – Dr. Gauntlett Sing we to our conquering LordA new triumphant song; Sing we to our conquering LordA new triumphant song;Joyfully his deeds record,And with a thankful tongue!Wonders his right hand hath wrought.Still his outstretched arm we see;He alone the fight hath fought,And got the victory. God, the almighty […]
Save Me, O God; for Thou Alone B. H. Kennedy
Save Me, O God; for Thou Alone – B. H. Kennedy Save me, O God; for thou aloneMy tower of refuge art; Save me, O God; for thou aloneMy tower of refuge art;Thou art my Lord, my only good;I bless thee from my heart. The Lord alone shall be my cup,And mine inheritance:And thou art […]
Sick and In Prison Alice Cory
Sick and In Prison – Alice Cory Wildly falls the night around me, Chains I cannot break have bound me; Spirits unrebuked, undriven From before me darken Heaven; Creeds bewilder, and the saying Unfelt prayer makes need of praying. In this bitter anguish lying Only Thou wilt hear my crying – Thou whose hands wash […]
St Matthew J.S.B. Monsell
St Matthew – J.S.B. Monsell The tide of life was at its flow,Rose higher day by day;But he a higher life would know,Than that which round him did lay. O Saviour! When prosperityMakes this world hard to leave,And all its ‘pomps and vanity’Their meshes round us weave. O grant us grace, that to thy call,We […]