ARM OF THE LORD, AWAKE!
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake!
Put on Thy strength, the nations shake,
And let the world, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy wrought by Thee.
Say to the heathen from Thy throne,
I am Jehovah, God alone;
Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cas ... read more
ARM OF THE LORD, AWAKE, AWAKE!
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake!
Thine own immortal strength put on!
With terror clothed, hells kingdom shake,
And cast Thy foes with fury down!
As in the ancient days appear!
The sacred annals speak Thy fame:
Be now omnipotently near,
To endless ... read more
ARM of the Lord, awake, awake! The
6-8s.
1 ARM of the Lord, awake, awake!
The terrors of the Lord display;
Out of their sins the nations shake,
Tear their vain confidence away;
Conclude them all in unbelief,
And fill their hearts with sacred grief.
2 Of judgment now the world con ... read more
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake! Thine
L.M. Isaiah li. 9.
1 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake!
Thine own immortal strength put on!
With terror clothed, hell's kingdom shake,
And cast thy foes with fury down!
2 As in the ancient days appear!
The sacred annals speak thy fame:
Be now omnip ... read more
ARM THESE THY SOLDIERS, MIGHTY LORD
Arm these Thy soldiers, mighty Lord,
With shield of faith and Spirits sword.
Forth to the battle may they go
And boldly fight against the foe.
With banner of the cross unfurled,
They overcome the evil world
And so at last receive from Thee
The p ... read more
ARMY OF ENDEAVOR
Army of Endeavor, bear the trumpet call;
Gainst the foe advancing, forward one and all!
Christ is our Commander; faithful let us be:
He will give to us the victory!
Refrain
Though the battle rages, what have we to fear?
In the wildest conflict, ... read more
AROUND THE SAVIORS LOFTY THRONE
Around the Saviors lofty throne
Ten thousand times ten thousand sing;
They worship Him as God alone,
And crown Himeverlasting King.
Approach, ye saints! this God is yours;
Tis Jesus fills the throne above:
Ye cannot want while God endures;
Ye ... read more
AROUND THE THRONE OF GOD
Around the throne of God
The host angelic throngs;
They spread their palms abroad,
And shout perpetual songs:
Him first they own, Him last and best;
God ever blest, and God alone.
Their golden crowns they fling
Before His throne of light,
And st ... read more
AROUND THE THRONE OF GOD A BAND
Around the throne of God a band
Of bright and glorious angels stand;
Sweet harps within their hands they hold,
And on their heads are crowns of gold.
Some wait around Him ready still
To sing His praise and do His will,
And some, when He commands t ... read more
AROUND THE THRONE OF GOD IN HEAVEN
Around the throne of God in Heaven,
Thousands of children stand,
Children whose sins are all forgiven,
A holy, happy band,
Refrain
Singing, Glory, glory,
Glory be to God on high.
In flowing robes of spotless white
See everyone arrayed;
Dw ... read more
ART thou weary, art thou languid,
8 5, 8 3. Matthew xi. 28.
1 ART thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distrest?
"Come to me," saith One, "and coming
Be at rest!"
2 Hath he marks to lead me to him,
If he be my guide?
"In his feet and hands are wound-prints,
And his ... read more
ART THOU WEARY, ART THOU LANGUID?
Art thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distressed?
Come to Me, saith One, and coming,
Be at rest.
Hath He marks to lead me to Him,
If He be my Guide?
In His feet and hands are wound prints
And His side.
Hath He diadem, as monarch, ... read more
AS A TREE BESIDE THE WATER
As a tree beside the water,
Has the Savior planted me;
All my fruit shall be in season,
I shall live eternally.
Refrain
I shall not be moved,
I shall not be moved,
Anchored to the Rock of Ages,
I shall not be moved.
Though the tempest rage ... read more
AS A VOLUNTEER
A call for loyal soldiers
Comes to one and all;
Soldiers for the conflict,
Will you heed the call?
Will you answer quickly,
With a ready cheer,
Will you be enlisted
As a volunteer?
Refrain
A volunteer for Jesus,
A soldier true!
Others have ... read more
AS ABOVE THE DARKEST STORM CLOUD
As above the darkest storm cloud
Shines the sun, serenely bright
Waiting to restore to nature
All the glory of his light,
So, behind each cloud of sorrow,
So, in each affliction, stands,
Hid, an angel, with a blessing
From the Father in his hand.
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AS BIRDS THEIR INFANT BROOD PROTECT
As birds their infant brood protect,
And spread their wings to shelter them,
Thus saith the Lord to His elect,
So will I guard Jerusalem.
And what then is Jerusalem,
This darling object of His cares?
Where is its worth in Gods esteem?
Who buil ... read more
AS EACH HAPPY CHRISTMAS
As each happy Christmas
Dawns on earth again,
Comes the holy Christ Child
To the hearts of men.
Enters with His blessing
Into every home,
Guides and guards our footsteps,
As we go and come.
All unknown, beside me,
He will ever stand,
And wil ... read more
As I Journey thro the Land
As I journey thro the land, singing as I go,
Pointing souls to Calvaryto the crimson flow,
Many arrows pierce my soul from without, within;
But my Lord leads me on, thro Him I must win.
Refrain
O I want to see Him, look upon His face,
There t ... read more
AS IN THE DAYS OF HAGGAI WHEN
As in the days of Haggai when
The Hebrews hewed from stone
Jehovahs temple, built again
To serve their God alone,
So too our hearts can be remade,
From stone to fleshthe heavnly blade
Carves out an earthly home.
The temple of Zerubabel,
Like ... read more
As It Fell Out upon One Day
As it fell out upon one day,
Rich Divès made a feast,
And he invited all his friends,
And gentry of the best.
Then Lazarus laid him down and down
And down at Divès door:
Some meat and drink, brother, Diverus,
Bestow upon the poor.
Thourt ... read more
AS JONAH, ISSUING FROM HIS THREE DAYS TOMB
As Jonah, issuing from his three days tomb,
At length was cast, uninjured, on the earth;
So, from the virgins unpolluted womb
Thincarnate Word, That dwelt there, had His birth:
For He, Who knew no taint of mortal stain,
Willed that His mother spot ... read more
AS LIGHT, O CHRIST
As light, O Christ, Thou camst to earth;
In Thee I live, in Thee I shall arise;
Thou art my joy, Thou my new birth,
To blessèd life Thou openest mine eyes.
For me Thou to the cross didst go,
For me Thou gavst Thy blood to flow.
For me, in dark G ... read more
AS NEAR THE WISHED FOR PORT WE DRAW
As near the wished for port we draw
We lift our hearts in praise to Thee,
Almighty Father, loving Lord,
Our Pilot on the troubled sea.
By Thy good care in peace we come,
From fire and foe securely kept,
And after tempest, at Thy word,
The waves h ... read more
AS NOW THE SUNS DECLINING RAYS
As now the suns declining rays
At eventide descend,
So lifes brief day is sinking down
To its appointed end.
Lord, on the cross Thine arms were stretched,
To draw Thy people nigh;
O grant us then that cross to love,
And in those arms to die.
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AS NOW THY CHILDREN LOWLY KNEEL
As now Thy children lowly kneel,
And all for mercy pray,
O Father, make us truly feel
The solemn words we say.
Teach us to hate the power of sin,
Which parts our souls from Thee;
Help us to make our life within
What Thou wilt love to see.
Teac ... read more
AS PANTS THE HART FOR COOLING STREAMS
As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee
And Thy refreshing grace.
For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
O, when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou majesty divine?
Why ... read more
As pants the hart for cooling streams,
C.M. Psalm xlii.
1 As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for thee,
And thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
O when shall I behold thy face,
Thou ... read more
AS PANTS THE HART FOR STREAMS
As pants the hart for streams of living water,
So longs my soul, O living God, for Thee;
I thirst for Thee, for Thee my heart is yearning;
When shall I come Thy gracious face to see?
O Lord my God, overwhelmed in deep affliction,
Far from Thy rest, ... read more
AS SHADOWS CAST BY CLOUD AND SUN
As shadows cast by cloud and sun
Flit oer the summer grass,
So, in Thy sight, Almighty One,
Earths generations pass.
And as the years, an endless host,
Come swiftly pressing on,
The brightest names that earth can boast
Just glisten and are gone. ... read more
AS THE BIRD FLIES HOME
As the bird flies home to its parent nest,
When the hunter seeks his prey,
O child of God, to thy Father haste,
From the tempters snare away.
Refrain
Under His wings thy defense shall be,
He with His feathers shall cover thee,
Cover thee, cove ... read more
AS THE SUN DOTH DAILY RISE
As the sun doth daily rise,
Brightening all the morning skies,
So to Thee with one accord
Lift we up our hearts, O Lord.
Day by day provide us food,
For from Thee come all things good;
Strength unto our souls afford
From Thy living bread, O Lord. ... read more
AS THIRSTS THE HART FOR WATER BROOKS
As thirst the hart for water brooks,
So thirsts my soul, O God, for Thee;
It seeks for God, and ever looks,
And longs the living God to see,
And longs the living God to see.
Far from the courts of God, my tears
Have been my food by night and day, ... read more
AS THOU, O LORD, HAST MADE ME STRONG
As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strong
To overcome my mighty foe,
So now to fight against the wrong
And conquer in Thy Name I go.
From strife Thou wilt deliver me,
And make the nations own my sway;
Strange peoples, when my power they see,
Shall com ... read more
AS WHEN THE HEBREW PROPHET RAISED
As when the Hebrew prophet raised
[originally So did the Hebrew prophet raise]
The brazen serpent high,
The wounded looked and straight were cured,
The people ceased to die.
So from the Savior on the cross
A healing virtue flows;
Who looks to Him ... read more
AS WITH GLADNESS, MEN OF OLD
As with gladness, men of old
Did the guiding star behold
As with joy they hailed its light
Leading onward, beaming bright
So, most glorious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.
As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger bed
There to be ... read more
ASCEND THY THRONE, ALMIGHTY KING
Ascend Thy throne, almighty King,
And spread Thy glories all abroad:
Let Thine own arm salvation bring,
And be Thou known the gracious God.
Let millions bow before Thy seat,
Let humble mourners seek Thy face;
Bring daring rebels to Thy feet,
Subd ... read more
ASK YE WHAT GREAT THING I KNOW
Ask ye what great thing I know,
That delights and stirs me so?
What the high reward I win?
Whose the Name I glory in?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
What is faiths foundation strong?
What awakes my heart to song?
He Who bore my sinful load,
Purch ... read more
ASLEEP IN JESUS
Asleep in Jesus! Blessèd sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.
Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet,
To be for such a slumber meet,
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his v ... read more
ASSEMBLED AT THY GREAT COMMAND
Assembled at Thy great command,
Before Thy face, dread King, we stand;
The voice that marshaled every star
Has called Thy people from afar.
We meet through distant lands to spread
The truth for which the martyrs bled;
Along the line, to either pol ... read more
AT ALL TIMES PRAISE THE LORD
At all times praise the Lord;
His promises are sure;
What if thou doubt? His steadfast Word
Unchanging shall endure.
Praise Him when skies are bright,
And gladness fills thy days;
Heavn shames thee with its glorious light,
And calls thee to His pr ... read more
AT CALVARY
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.
Refrain
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty at Calv ... read more
AT EVEN, ERE THE SUN WAS SET
At even, ere the sun was set,
The sick, O Lord, around Thee lay;
O, with how many pains they met!
O, with what joy they went away!
Once more tis eventide, and we,
Oppressed with various ills, draw near;
What if Thyself we cannot see?
We know tha ... read more
AT FIRST I PRAYED FOR LIGHT
At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfaltering feet, and win
The heavens serene abode.
And then I p ... read more
AT LENGTH THERE DAWNS THE GLORIOUS DAY
At length there dawns the glorious day
By prophets long foretold,
At length the chorus clearer grows
That shepherds heard of old.
The day of dawning brotherhood
Breaks on our eager eyes,
And human hatreds flee before
The radiant eastern skies.
F ... read more
AT THE BREAKING OF THE DAY
Oh, how oft amid our labor
Do we think of what will be
When the boat shall drop its anchor
In the haven oer the sea!
And our hearts, with joy expanding,
From our trials look away,
When we all shall meet together,
At the breaking of the day!
Ref ... read more
At the Cross
Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?
[originally, For such a worm as I?]
Refrain
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolle ... read more
AT THE CROSS THERES ROOM
Mourner, wheresoever thou art,
At the cross theres room!
Tell the burden of thy heart,
At the cross theres room!
Tell it in thy Saviors ear,
Cast away thine every fear,
Only speak, and He will hear;
At the cross theres room!
Haste thee, wand ... read more
AT THE CROSS, HER STATION KEEPING
At the cross, her station keeping,
Stood the mournful mother weeping,
Where He hung, the dying Lord;
For her soul of joy bereavèd,
Bowed with anguish, deeply grievèd,
Felt the sharp and piercing sword.
Oh, how sad and sore distressèd
Now was she, ... read more
At the Feast of Belshazzar
At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords,
While they drank from golden vessels, as the Book of Truth records,
In the night, as they reveled in the royal palace hall,
They were seized with consternationtwas the Hand upon the wall!
Ref ... read more
AT THE FEET OF JESUS
At the feet of Jesus,
Listening to His word;
Learning wisdoms lesson
From her loving Lord;
Mary, led by heavnly grace,
Chose the meek disciples place.
At the feet of Jesus
Is the place for me,
There a humble learner
Would I choose to be.
At ... read more
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