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Open Wide the Windows

Author: F. A. B. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Why in darkness grope, soul bereft of hope Refrain First Line: Open wide the windows, Open wide the windows Lyrics: 1. Why in darkness grope, soul bereft of hope, On life's journey sad and lone? Hast thou not yet heard of the heav'nly word: For the righteous light is sown? Chorus: Open wide the windows, Open wide the windows Darken'd by the shades of sin, Let the light of heaven, blessed light of heaven, Joy of souls redeem'd, shine in. 2. Pass from earthly night into heav'nly light, As thy soul exulting sings, That he has to bless, Sun of righteousness, Ris'n with healing in his wings. [Chorus] 3. O the wondrous light, O the path made bright, May we always walk therein, Till we reach the goal of the life-bound soul, Safe beyond this night of sin. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Why in darkness grope, soul bereft of hope]

Be Careful How You Speak

Author: C. M. S. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: With our lips God gave a blessing Refrain First Line: Of the lips be ever watchful Lyrics: 1. With our lips God gave a blessing, But be careful how you speak; Bitter words and hasty speeches Crush the tender and the weak. Chorus: Of the lips be ever watchful, Let your words be gentle, meek; Do not wound the hearts around you; Oh be careful, how you speak. 2. Many times along life's journey Angry words give others pain; Once they're spoken, tears and sorrow Cannot bring them back again. [Chorus] 3. There are hearts now wrung with anguish At the mem'ry of the past; Cruel words to loved ones spoken How they pierce the heart at last. [Chorus] 4. As we think of precious jewels Lying still and cold in death; Thoughtless words once harshly spoken, Haunt us till our latest breath. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [With our lips God gave a blessing]

Working Loyally

Author: F. S. S. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Working for the Master Refrain First Line: Working for the Master Lyrics: 1. Working for the Master, In his vineyard now; For the work he gives us He will grace bestow. Tho' the work be humble, We can loyal be; If we're always faithful, We shall fruitage see. Chorus: Working for the Master, Working day by day; Loyal to his bidding, Faithful all the way. 2. Take our hearts and efforts, Bless them to thy praise; That we may bless others, Thro' life's changing ways. Help us not to waver In the way of love, But when clouds shall gather, Ever look above [Chorus] 3. While the moments linger, Ere the day departs, Help us call the lost ones; Master, touch their hearts. And when thou shalt gather All thy people home, May we there greet many We have urged to come. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Working for the Master]

Tell It All

Author: C. M. S. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Would you have the blessing Refrain First Line: Tell it all to Jesus Lyrics: 1. Would you have the blessing All along the way? Tell your cares to Jesus When to him you pray; Never keep them from him Though you think them small, He will gladly listen, Go and tell him all. Refrain: Tell it all to Jesus, To him ever bring All your care and worry, Ev'ry little thing. 2. Ev'ry little trial, Ev'ry little care, All the little crosses He will help you bear; He will never chide you If to him you bring All your little troubles, Ev'ry little thing. [Refrain] 3. Not the greatest trials Hinder most you know, Making daily progress Painful, hard and slow; 'Tis the little troubles Coming ev'ry day, Causing fret and worry, Driving peace away. [Refrain] 4. Take it all to Jesus Those who trust his grace Cannot be defeated In the Christian race, In those realms of glory When we see the King, We'll be glad we told him Ev'ry little thing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Would you have the blessing]

Danger in Drink

Author: John C. Newson Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Write it on the liquor store Refrain First Line: "Where there's drink there's danger" Lyrics: 1. Write it on the liquor store, Write it on the prison door, Write it on the gin shop fine, Write, aye, write this truthful line, Chorus: "Where there's drink there's danger," "Where there's drink there's danger;" Write it plain, o'er the slain, "Where there's drink there's danger." 2. Write it on the workhouse gate, Write it on the schoolboy's slate, Write it on the copybook, That the young may at it look, [Chorus] 3. Write it on the churchyard mound Where the drink slain dead are found, Write it on the gallows high, Write it for all passers-by, [Chorus] 4. Write it on our ships that sail, Borne along by steam and gale, Write it in large letters plain, O'er our land and past the main. [Chorus] 5. Write it on the Christian dome, Sixty thousand drunkards roam, Year by year from God and right, Proving with resistless might, [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Write it on the liquor store]

Spring Carol

Author: Mrs. E. F. S. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Where, oh! where do the birdies live? Refrain First Line: Birdie, birdie, swing, oh! swing Lyrics: 1. Where, oh! where do birdies live? Up in a tree; Darling little downy nest, One can just see. Chorus: Birdie, birdie, swing, oh! swing In your cradle high, While the summer breezes sing Your sweet lullaby; Swing, swing, swing, swing, have no care, Up in the blue sky, God is there. 2. Baby birdies softly chirp, Papa bird sings, Mama birdie cuddles them Under her wings. [Chorus] 3. God, our Father loves the birds, Cares for them all, Hearkens when they cry for food, Sees when they fall. [Chorus] 4. Little children, never fear, God cares for you; He who loves the little birds Loves children too. [Chorus] 5. Trust him, therefore, like the birds, Love and obey, Then your hearts will e'er be light, Happy as they. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Where, oh! where do birdies live?]

Fighting for the Right

Author: Mrs. E. E. Miles Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: We are soldiers fighting for our Lord Refrain First Line: We are fighting for the right Lyrics: 1. We are soldiers fighting for our Lord, We have enlisted 'neath his sword, With orders from his written Word, We are fighting for the right. Our enemy is great we know, But boldly to the front we'll go; The host advancing overthrow, We are fighting for the right. Chorus: We are fighting for the right, In God we trust for might; With him we go to meet the foe, We are fighting for the right. 2. Not carnal weapons do we weld In warfare on this battlefield, Hope is our helmet, faith our shield, We are fighting for the right. Equipped with these we're sure to win, To quench the fiery darts of sin; From foes surrounding, foes within, We are fighting for the right. [Chorus] 3. The powers of evil we'll assail, Before its strongholds will not quail, The arm of justice will prevail, We are fighting for the right, Each wile of Satan we'll defeat, In combat, all his forces meet; God on our side, he will retreat, We are fighting for the right. 4. Our great Commander plans the way, And goes before us in the fray, His eye is o'er us day by day, We are fighting for the right. He knows his own amid the throng, Thro' him the weak become the strong; To him the vict'ry will belong, We are fighting for the right. Used With Tune: [We are soldiers fighting for our Lord]

Suffer the Children to Come

Author: F. D. B. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Suffer the children to come unto me Refrain First Line: Come, come, come Lyrics: 1. Suffer the children to come unto me, I hear the Redeemer say; Soon they may hope their Saviour to see, If they do but watch and pray. Of all who now will come to him He will cast not one away; He will take us from this world of sin, To his home in eternal day. Chorus: Come, come, come; Jesus is calling thee; Come, come, come; Come unto him today. 2. Come to thy Saviour, O come, come today, While Jesus still waits for thee; Flee now to him and no longer stray, From sin he will make you free; Our King is coming soon to reign, And to take his people home; He will cleanse our world from sin's last stain, And establish on earth his throne. [Chorus] 3. Come now to Jesus, O why not today? Now is the accepted time; Seek thy Redeemer, do not delay, And him you shall surely find. From all our sins we may be free, Come, O do not longer wait; Haste, and from the tempter quickly flee, Very soon it will be too late. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Suffer the children to come unto me]