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Songs of the Church: twenty-first century ed.

Editor: Alton H. Howard
Publisher: Howard Publishers, West Monroe, LA, 1990
Denomination: Churches of Christ
Language: English
Notes: Printings made from 1990 through 1993 do not have tunes printed with "devotional songs" (numbers 668-748). Data source copy is a post-1993 printing, copyright dates "1990-1994".
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201Each step I take my Savior goes before me[Each step I take my Savior goes before me]
202Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling[Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling]
203Deep in our hearts a song is ringing today[Deep in our hearts a song is ringing today]
204Jesus, and shall it ever be[Jesus, and shall it ever be]
205I walk with the Savior each step of the way[I walk with the Savior each step of the way]
206"I am the vine and ye are the branches"["I am the vine and ye are the branches"]
207I would not live without Jesus[I would not live without Jesus]
208Lead on, O King EternalLANCASHIRE
209It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide[It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide]
210Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus['Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus]
211Altho' I cannot see the way[Altho' I cannot see the way]
212Jesus, Savior, pilot me[Jesus, Savior, pilot me]
213When I need someone in time of grief[When I need someone in time of grief]
214Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom[Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom]
215All the way my Savior leads me[All the way my Savior leads me]
216Walking with Jesus along life's way[Walking with Jesus along life's way]
217There's a call comes ringing o'er the restless wave[There's a call comes ringing o'er the restless wave]
218Seeking the lost, yes, kindly entreating[Seeking the lost, yes, kindly entreating]
219Sound the battle cry![Sound the battle cry!]
220Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother[Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother]
221O land of rest, for thee I sigh![O land of rest, for thee I sigh!]
222Of one the Lord has made the race[Of one the Lord has made the race]
223Swiftly we're turning life's daily pages[Swiftly we're turning life's daily pages]
224From all the dark places[From all the dark places]
225There were ninety and nine that safely lay[There were ninety and nine that safely lay]
226There is much to do, there's work on ev'ry hand[There is much to do, there's work on ev'ry hand]
227We have heard the joyful sound[We have heard the joyful sound]
228Oh, Christian, do not hide your light![Oh, Christian, do not hide your light!]
229If the name of the Savior is precious to you[If the name of the Savior is precious to you]
230Stand no longer idle, heed the call[Stand no longer idle, heed the call]
231Are you giving to the world a smile[Are you giving to the world a smile]
232In the vineyard of the Lord[In the vineyard of the Lord]
233Am I a soldier of the crossMCANALLY
234Arise! the Master calls for thee[Arise! the Master calls for thee]
235I am a stranger here, within a foreign land[I am a stranger here, within a foreign land]
236Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hearBRING THEM IN
237In the good Book we're told how to the saints of old[In the good Book we're told how to the saints of old]
238Jesus gave His life a ransom yonder on Calvary[Jesus gave His life a ransom yonder on Calvary]
239O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling[O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling]
240Have you lifted a stone from your brother's way[Have you lifted a stone from your brother's way]
241My Savior is calling, His voice I hear[My Savior is calling, His voice I hear]
242Soldiers of Christ, ariseKIRKWOOD
243Rescue the perishing[Rescue the perishing]
244How to reach the masses, men of ev'ry birth?[How to reach the masses, men of ev'ry birth?]
245I want to be a worker for the Lord[I want to be a worker for the Lord]
246I love to tell the story[I love to tell the story]
247I want to be a soul winner for Jesus ev'ry day[I want to be a soul winner for Jesus ev'ry day]
248Far and near the fields are teeming[Far and near the fields are teeming]
249Lost sheep are wand'ring[Lost sheep are wand'ring]
250Brightly beams our Father's mercy[Brightly beams our Father's mercy]
251It may not be on the mountain's height[It may not be on the mountain's height]
252From Greenland's icy mountains[From Greenland's icy mountains]
253Onward, Christian soldiers[Onward, Christian soldiers]
254Work, for the night is coming[Work, for the night is coming]
255Are you dwelling in the sunlight?[Are you dwelling in the sunlight?]
256Hear the voice of Jesus say[Hear the voice of Jesus say]
257Is the blessed love of Jesus daily flowing thru you[Is the blessed love of Jesus daily flowing thru you]
258"Must I go, and empty-handed"["Must I go, and empty-handed"]
259There's a message true and glad[There's a message true and glad]
260A charge to keep I have[A charge to keep I have]
261Come, we that love the Lord[Come, we that love the Lord]
262Stand up, stand up for Jesus![Stand up, stand up for Jesus!]
263Declare His love to all the world[Declare His love to all the world]
264Christ for the world! we sing[Christ for the world! we sing]
265Ready to suffer grief or pain[Ready to suffer grief or pain]
266Go, labor on: spend, and be spentERNAN
267O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found[O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found]
268There's a royal banner given for display[There's a royal banner given for display]
269There's a work for ev'ry Christian in the vineyard of the Lord[There's a work for ev'ry Christian in the vineyard of the Lord]
270To love someone more dearly ev'ry day[To love someone more dearly ev'ry day]
271To the work! to the work![To the work! to the work!]
272Throw out the Life-Line across the dark wave[Throw out the Life-Line across the dark wave]
273Each day I'll do a golden deed[Each day I'll do a golden deed]
274I heard the voice of Jesus say[I heard the voice of Jesus say]
275Encamped along the hills of light[Encamped along the hills of light]
276I'm pressing on the upward way[I'm pressing on the upward way]
277Shall I be ashamed of my savior and King[Shall I be ashamed of my savior and King]
278I know not why God's wondrous grace[I know not why God's wondrous grace]
279Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming[Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming]
280Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine[Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine]
281I come to the garden alone[I come to the garden alone]
282How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord[How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord]
283When the Savior calls I will answer[When the Savior calls I will answer]
284Onward rejoicing I tread life's way[Onward rejoicing I tread life's way]
285O sometimes the shadows are deep[O sometimes the shadows are deep]
286Safe in the arms of Jesus[Safe in the arms of Jesus]
287Shining ev'ry day, all along the way[Shining ev'ry day, all along the way]
288Only in Thee, O Savior mine[Only in Thee, O Savior mine]
289I don't know about you, my friend[I don't know about you, my friend]
290Earthly wealth and fame May never come to me[Earthly wealth and fame May never come to me]
291Does Jesus care when my heart is pained[Does Jesus care when my heart is pained]
292Yes, for me, for me He careth[Yes, for me, for me He careth]
293Yield not to temptation[Yield not to temptation]
294Will your anchor hold in the storms of life[Will your anchor hold in the storms of life]
295Thru the valley of death I'm sure I must go[Thru the valley of death I'm sure I must go]
296Like a lamp unto your feet[Like a lamp unto your feet]
297I'm in the way, the bright and shining way[I'm in the way, the bright and shining way]
298There stands a Rock on shores of time[There stands a Rock on shores of time]
299There is sunshine in my soul today[There is sunshine in my soul today]
300I wandered in the shades of night[I wandered in the shades of night]

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