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Oft in danger, oft in woe

Author: Henry Kirke White, 1785-1806 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 354 hymnals Topics: Living the Christian Life Confession and Repentance; Living the Christian Life Faith and Trust in God; Living the Christian Life Trials and Temptations Used With Tune: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

I Know Not Why God’s Wondrous

Author: Daniel W. Whittle Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 306 hymnals Topics: Confessing Faith First Line: I know not why God’s wondrous grace Refrain First Line: But I know whom I have believed Lyrics: 1 I know not why God’s wondrous grace to me is daily shown, nor why, with mercy, Christ in love redeemed me for his own. Refrain: But “I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I’ve committed unto him against that day.” 2 I know not how this saving faith to me he did impart, nor how believing in his word wrought peace within my heart. [Refrain] 3 I know not how the Spirit moves, convincing us of sin, revealing Jesus through the Word, creating faith in him. [Refrain] 4 I know not when my Lord may come, at night or noon-day fair, nor if I’ll walk the vale with him, or meet him in the air. [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 24:36 Used With Tune: EL NATHAN Text Sources: refrain 2 Timothy 1:12 (KJV); Gospel Hymns, No. 5, 1887, alt.

Holy Spirit, Lord of glory, look on us

Author: Rev. Robert Hall Baynes, 1831-1895 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Confirmation, or Confession of Faith Used With Tune: MELANCHTHON (ALL SAINTS)

Jesus, we are far away

Author: T. B. Pollock Meter: 7.7.7.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Used With Tune: LEBBAEUS

O happy day that fixed my choice

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,816 hymnals Topics: Faith Confession of Used With Tune: TRURO

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Author: Edward Perronet; John Rippon Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3,614 hymnals Topics: Confessing Faith; Confessing Faith First Line: All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name! Lyrics: 1 All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall! Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all! Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all! 2 Let ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tribe, on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all! To him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all! 3 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all! We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all! Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11 Used With Tune: CORONATION Text Sources: Gospel Magazine, 1779-1780; rev. John Rippon (England), Selection of Hymns, 1789

This Is a Day of New Beginnings

Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Baptism; Communion; Confession; Confirmation; Faith; Forgiveness; Jesus Christ's Death; New Year; Pentecost; Renewal; Repentance; Surrender Lyrics: 1 This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that’s gone. 2 For by the life and death of Jesus, Love’s mighty Spirit, now as then, can make for us a world of diff’rence, as faith and hope are born again. 3 Then let us, with the Spirit’s daring, step from the past and leave behind our disappointment, guilt, and grieving, seeking new paths, and sure to find. 4 Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings; our God is making all things new. [For Communion, alternate stanza 4] - In faith we'll gather round the table to taste and share what Love can do. This is a day of new beginnings; our God is making all things new. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 Used With Tune: BEGINNINGS

Take Me

Author: Rev. Ray Palmer (1808-1887) Appears in 146 hymnals Topics: Aspirations For God; Dependence On Christ; Faith Act of; Heart Contrite; Heart Surrender of; Looking to Jesus; Sin Confession of; Sinners Prayer of Anxious; Sinners Yielding First Line: Take me, O my Father, take me Used With Tune: DORRNANCE

Lord, we confess our numerous faults

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 119 hymnals Topics: Confession of Sin; Faith Justification by; Forgiveness Of Sin; Justification by Faith; Pardon; Salvation By faith Lyrics: 1 Lord, we confess our numerous faults, How great our guilt has been: Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever love His Name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame. 3 ’Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done; But we are saved by sovereign grace Abounding through His Son. 4 ’Tis through the purchase of His death Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 5 Raised from the dead we live anew; And justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father’s face.

Christ crucified

Author: J. Wesley; Paul Gerhardt Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 67 hymnals Topics: Confession of Faith First Line: Extended on a cursed tree Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-23