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Take My Life, and Let It Be

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,200 hymnals Topics: Good Works First Line: Take my life and let it be Used With Tune: HENDON

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 2,304 hymnals Topics: The Celebration of the Gospel Story Good Friday; Cross; Cross of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Crucifixion; Death of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Redemptive work First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed Refrain First Line: At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light Lyrics: 1 Alas! And did my Savior bleed? And did my Sov'reign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a one as I? Refrain: At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light, And the burden of my heart rolled away– It was there by faith I received my sight, And now I am happy all the day! 2 Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! [Refrain] 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide And shut His glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, died For man, the creature's sin. [Refrain] 4 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe; Here, Lord, I give myself away– 'Tis all that I can do! [Refrain] Scripture: Romans 5:8 Used With Tune: HUDSON

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Author: William Kethe Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 721 hymnals Topics: God His perfections; Church Covenant People; Church Lord's House; God Goodness of; God Immutability of; God Praise of; God Truth of; Work of Creation Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed; without our aid he did us make; we are his folk, he doth us feed, and for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, approach with joy his courts unto; praise, laud, and bless his name always, for it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? The Lord our God is good, his mercy is forever sure; his truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

Religion and Justice, Goodness and Truth; or, Duties to God and Man; or, the Qualifications of a Christian

Appears in 121 hymnals Topics: Good Works; Good Works First Line: Who shall ascend thy heavenly place Lyrics: 1 Who shall ascend thy heavenly place, Great God, and dwell before thy face? The man who minds religion now, And humbly walk with God below: 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean; Whose lips shall speak the things they mean; No slanders dwell upon his tongue; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report, Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt: Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honour'd in his eyes.] 4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good Nor dares to change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears.] 5 [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold: While others scorn and wrong the poor, Sweet charity attends his door.] 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his face; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone: This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. Scripture: Psalm 15

There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 695 hymnals Topics: Good Works Lyrics: 1 There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all. 2 We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear; but we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiv'n, he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heav'n, saved by his precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heav'n, and let us in. 5 O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, and trust in his redeeming blood, and try his works to do. Scripture: Romans 5:6-11 Used With Tune: MEDITATION

Let Us with a Gladsome Mind

Author: John Milton Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 544 hymnals Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Adoration and Praise; Creation; God Adoration and Praise; God Creator; God Faithfulness; God Goodness; God Kindness; God Love; God Mercy; God Power/Might; God Providence; God Works; Harvest; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Kindness; Nurture; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Sorrow; Proper 10 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Proper 21 Year A; Lent 4 Year B; Lent 5 Year C; Proper 12 Year C Lyrics: 1 Let us with a gladsome mind praise our God forever kind; whose great mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 2 God, with all-commanding might, filled the new-made world with light; for God's mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 3 God has with a gracious eye looked upon our misery; for God's mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 4 All things living God does feed, with full measure meets their need; for God's mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 5 Let us with a gladsome mind praise our God forever kind; whose great mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. Used With Tune: MONKLAND

Fill Thou My Life

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Good Works First Line: Fill Thou my life, O Lord, my God Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves

Appears in 717 hymnals Topics: Good Works First Line: Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness

I sing th'almighty pow'r of God

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 471 hymnals Topics: God Goodness of; God Omnipresence of; God Power of; Work of Creation Lyrics: 1 I sing th'almighty pow'r of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies, And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the goodness of the Lord That filled the earth with food; He formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good, And then pronounced them good. 3 Lord! how thy wonders are displayed Where'er I turn mine eye! If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky, Or gaze upon the sky! 4 There's not a plant or flower below But makes thy glories known; And clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order from thy throne, By order from thy throne. 5 Creatures as numerous as they be Are subject to thy care; There's not a place where we can flee, But God is present there, But God is present there. Amen. Scripture: Exodus 20:11 Used With Tune: ORTONVILLE