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The Riven Rock

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: GPBC1885 #3 (1885) First Line: Behold the Rock, the smitten rock Refrain First Line: O, the Rock, the Rock, the riven Rock Lyrics: 1 Behold the Rock, the smitten rock! Within its rifted side I’ve found a blessed refuge, where I may securely hide. Refrain: O, the Rock, the Rock, the riven Rock! My Saviour crucified; No other shelter is secure But Jesus’ wounded side. 2 Tho’ thund’ring Sinai’s terrors sound Appalling to the ear, Concealed within the cleft, I’m safe: No danger will I fear. [Chorus] 3 Jesus, dear refuge of my soul! My hope, my joy, my rest; Confiding in Thy changeless love, I am supremely blest. [Chorus] 4 My peace, unbroken by life’s storms, While I in Christ abide, My spirit rests in sweetest calm, As in the Cleft I hide. [Chorus] Topics: Christian Experience Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold the Rock, the smitten rock]

Come, O Come to Jesus

Author: Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth Hymnal: GPBC1885 #4 (1885) First Line: I have found the Saviour precious Refrain First Line: Come, O come, dear friends, to Jesus Lyrics: 1 I have found the Saviour precious, He has fill’d my soul with cheer; I have found Him kind and gracious, And would tell it far and near. Refrain: Come, O come, dear friends, to Jesus, Since His love is full and free; In His hand is life eternal, There’s enough for you and me. 2 I have found the Saviour precious, He is fairest of the fair; He is chief among ten-thousand, O that all His grace may share. [Chorus] 3 I have found the Saviour precious, Never failing in my need; For my hungry soul providing, Jesus is a friend indeed. [Chorus] 4 I have found the Saviour precious, Rock of ages, cleft for all; O then find that place of safety, For there’s room for great and small. [Chorus] Topics: Christ's Name and Grace Extolled; Invitations to Christ; Christian Experience Languages: English Tune Title: [I have found the Saviour precious]

The Shining Shore

Hymnal: GPBC1885 #5 (1885) First Line: My days are gliding swiftly by Refrain First Line: For now we stand on Jordan's strand Topics: Christian Experience; Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [My days are gliding swiftly by]

Beautiful Star, Shine On

Author: E. Rinehart Hymnal: GPBC1885 #6 (1885) First Line: On stormy seas I sail my bark Refrain First Line: Shine on, shine on, shine on Lyrics: 1 On stormy seas I sail my bark, Nor fear for once the billows dark; For streaming from the skies afar Shines out the bright, the morning star. Refrain: Shine on, shine on, shine on, O beautiful, beautiful star; Shine on, shine on, shone on, O beautiful star. 2 When on the crested wave I’m borne, Amid the tumult of the storm; Or, when the sea is calm and still, ‘Tis by that light I read God’s will. [Chorus] 3 Beyond the main a joyous band Is waiting on the shining strand, To welcome to that peaceful shore My little bark, its perils o’er. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [On stormy seas I sail my bark]

Take the Fort

Author: T. J. Shelton Hymnal: GPBC1885 #7 (1885) First Line: Come and join the march for glory Refrain First Line: Take the fort of sin and darkness Lyrics: 1 Come and join the march for glory, Bear a noble part; Bring the blessed “old, old story,” Home to ev’ry heart. Refrain: Take the fort of sin and darkness, Jesus leads us on; Take the fort for Christ our Saviour, And win a starry crown. 2 Take the Bible precious treasure, Faith shall be our shield; Follow Jesus, do His pleasure, Never, never yield. [Chorus] 3 Take the helmet of Salvation, And the Spirit’s Sword; Bear the truth to ev’ry nation,— Battle for the Lord. [Chorus] 4 God of battles will defend us, To our help will come; Angel guards will e’er attend us, And conduct us home. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Come and join the march for glory]

The City of God

Author: Newton Hymnal: GPBC1885 #8 (1885) First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken Refrain First Line: Zion, Zion, beautiful Zion Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for His own abode. Refrain: Zion, Zion, beautiful Zion, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for His own abode. 2 On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation’s walls surrounded, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. [Chorus] 3 Round each habitation hov’ring, See the cloud and fire appear! For a glory and a cov’ring Showing that the Lord is near. [Chorus] 4 He who gives us daily manna, He who listens when we cry, Let Him hear the loud hosanna Rising to His throne on high. [Chorus] Topics: Opening Service; Praise; Christian Work Languages: English Tune Title: [Glorious things of thee are spoken]

Songs of Faith

Author: Fanny Church Hymnal: GPBC1885 #9 (1885) First Line: O songs of faith that pilgrims sing Refrain First Line: O music soft! O music sweet Lyrics: 1 O songs of faith that pilgrims sing! To you our hearts forever cling; You guide us where the saints have trod, You lead us to the throne of God. O music soft! O music sweet! Borne upward by your song; Tho’ storms of time around us beat, The weakest heart grows strong. 2 O songs of love that angels sing! What peace and joy your sweet notes bring; They float so sweetly down the way That leads us up to endless day. O music soft! O music sweet! With heaven in the strain; Our waiting ears your sweet songs greet, They calm our weary pain. 3 And now, O joy! at last, at last The years of toil and woe are past, And Zion’s golden gate appears; We pass for aye from grief and tears. O music soft! O music sweet! We lay our burden down For evermore at Jesus’ feet, And there receive our crown. Topics: Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [O songs of faith that pilgrims sing]

Mount of Blessing

Author: Edgar Page Hymnal: GPBC1885 #10 (1885) First Line: I've been up the Mount with my Lord today Refrain First Line: O it is a glorious place to be Lyrics: 1 I’ve been up the Mount with my Lord today, In blessed communion along the way; Tho’ He is a King and of royal birth, He deigns to lift up the weak ones of earth. Refrain: O it is a glorious place to be, And O what a wonder it is to me, That my Saviour goes with me as I journey along, And fills my soul with joy and with song. 2 He told of His own, His most gracious love, And pleasures prepared for me above; My heart was aglow with His blessed word, Because of the presence of Christ my Lord. [Chorus] 3 He then brought me down by the waters still, To the flow’ry vale where the songbirds trill; In the pastures green I was led along, Till my soul was filled with joy and with song. [Chorus] Topics: Christ's Name and Grace Extolled; Growth in Grace; Christian Experience Languages: English Tune Title: [I've been up the Mount with my Lord today]

Closer to Thee

Author: E. H. Long Hymnal: GPBC1885 #11 (1885) First Line: Draw me, Saviour, nearer Lyrics: 1 Draw me, Saviour, nearer, Nearer and nearer to Thee; Let me see still clearer, All Thy love for me. Freed from self, and wholly Thine, Let me in Thy beauty shine; While I sing, O may I be Drawn still closer, closer to Thee, Closer, closer, closer to Thee. 2 As the eagles soaring, Higher and higher ascend, Thus, while Thee adoring, Upward I would tend. Far from earth and sin away, Nearer heaven’s perfect day; Even now, O, may I be Drawn still closer, closer to Thee, Closer, closer, closer to Thee. 3 As the river flowing Daily draws nearer the sea, Thus may I keep going, Till I’m lost in Thee. E’er advance and grow in grace, Till I see Thee face to face; Then I’ll sing eternally, Drawn still closer, closer to Thee, Closer, closer, closer to Thee. Topics: Growth in Grace Languages: English Tune Title: [Draw me, Saviour, nearer]

Sing On, Sing Sweetly On

Author: J. Milton Akers Hymnal: GPBC1885 #12 (1885) First Line: Sing on, my soul, thy mission prove Refrain First Line: Sing on, sing on Lyrics: 1 Sing on, my soul, thy mission prove, Sing sweetly on that song of love; Uphold the right, condemn the wrong, And triumph by the pow’r of song. Refrain: Sing on, sing on, Sing on, my soul, sing sweetly on; Song on, sing on, Till all of sin and self has gone. 2 Sing on, my soul, the glad refrain, Thy mission cannot prove in vain; Sing out the false in heart and mind, Sing errors out of ev’ry king. [Chorus] 3 Sing in the beautiful and true, O sing that song forever new; Sing in the reign of faith and love, Sing sweetly on, thy mission prove. [Chorus] 4 Sing out the grov’ling and the low, Sing vices out that ever grow; Sing in the pure, the noble, high, Sing grace in that never die. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Sing on, my soul, thy mission prove]