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