Favorite Hymns

[JVAC]

What are some of your most favorite Hymns/Songs that your church sings?

Would you mind sharing a few verses?

 

[EdmundBlackadderTheThird]

As The Deer
A. Martin Nystrom

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee

Chorus:
You alone are my strength, my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee

You're my friend and you are my brother
Even though you are a king
I love you more than any other
So much more than anything

I want you more than gold or silver
Only you can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eye

And of course my favorite classic hymm:
The Old Rugged Cross
George Bennard

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

Refrain

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

Refrain

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

Refrain

 

[JVAC]

Awesome Hymns! I love 'As the Deer'. I really like this hymn, one of my many favorites.

My Faith Looks up to Thee

My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly Thine!

May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee,
Pure warm, and changeless be, a living fire!

While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread, be Thou my Guide;
Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray from Thee aside.

When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold sullen stream over me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above, a ransomed soul!

 

[Reformed Baptist]

Nothing but the Blood

 

[theologia crucis]

My current favorite. It's so rich theologically: original sin, Christ and the cross, law & gospel, grace, conversion, justification & sanctification, good works, etc.

The tune can be found here: http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/lbw/lbw297.mid

"Salvation unto Us has Come"
by Paul Speratus, 1484-1551
Text From:
THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)

1. Salvation unto us has come
By God's free grace and favor;
Good works cannot avert our doom,
They help and save us never.
Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone,
Who did for all the world atone;
He is our one Redeemer.

2. What God did in His Law demand
And none to Him could render
Caused wrath and woe on every hand
For man, the vile offender.
Our flesh has not those pure desires
The spirit of the Law requires,
And lost is our condition.

3. It was a false, misleading dream
That God His Law had given
That sinners should themselves redeem
And by their works gain heaven.
The Law is but a mirror bright
To bring the inbred sin to light
That lurks within our nature.

4. From sin our flesh could not abstain,
Sin held its sway unceasing;
The task was useless and in vain,
Our gilt was e'er increasing.
None can remove sin's poisoned dart
Or purify our guileful heart,-
So deep is our corruption.

5. Yet as the Law must be fulfilled
Or we must die despairing,
Christ came and hath God's anger stilled,
Our human nature sharing.
He hath for us the Law obeyed
And thus the Father's vengeance stayed
Which over us impended.

6. Since Christ hath full atonement made
And brought to us salvation,
Each Christian therefore may be glad
And build on this foundation.
Thy grace alone, dear Lord, I plead,
Thy death is now my life indeed,
For Thou hast paid my ransom.

7. Let me not doubt, but trust in Thee,
Thy Word cannot be broken;
Thy call rings out, "Come unto Me!"
No falsehood hast Thou spoken.
Baptized into Thy precious name,
My faith cannot be put to shame,
And I shall never perish.

8. The Law reveals the guilt of sin
And makes men conscience-stricken;
The Gospel then doth enter in
The sinful soul to quicken.
Come to the cross, trust Christ, and live;
The Law no peace can ever give,
No comfort and no blessing.

9. Faith clings to Jesus' cross alone
And rests in Him unceasing;
And by its fruits true faith is known,
With love and hope increasing.
Yet faith alone doth justify,
Works serve thy neighbor and supply
The proof that faith is living.

10. All blessing, honor, thanks, and praise
To Father, Son, and Spirit,
The God that saved us by His grace,-
All glory to His merit!
O Triune God in heaven above,
Who hast revealed Thy saving love,
Thy blessed name be hallowed.

 

[Col]

This is a really great one to sing in full-voice, it builds nicely and often gives me goose-bumps.

For the tune for this hymn, just click "Col's favourite song" icon at the top left of this post.

Be Still, For the Presence of the Lord
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Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One is here

D F#m* Bm Em* /G A

Come bow before him now with reverence and fear

G A/G D/F# G A/G D/F#

In him no sin is found, we stand on Holy ground

G A F#m* Bm Em A D

Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy one is here.



Be still, for the Glory of the Lord is shining all around

He burns with holy fire with splendor he is crowned

How awesome is the sight, our radiant King of Light

Be still for the Glory or the Lord is shining all around



Be still for the power of the Lord is moving in this place

He comes to cleanse and heal, & to minister his grace

No work too hard for him, in faith receive from him

Be still for the power of the Lord is moving in this place.



Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One is here

Come bow before him now with reverence and fear

In him no sin is found, we stand on Holy ground

Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy one is here.


Bless ya
Col <><

 

[BarbB]

We just sang one I didn't know but ends with the line "if ever I loved you, my Jesus, t'is now"! WOW!

 

[Sephania]

Was it My faith looks up to thee?

One of my favs is

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
what a priveledge to carry
everything to God in prayer.


It is indeed a priveledge.

 

[kelco]

One of my favorites is Precious Lord Take My Hand

Precious Lord take my hand
Lead me on help me stand
I am tired I am weak I am worn
Through the storm through the night
Lead me on to the Light
Take my hand Precious Lord lead me home

When my way grow drear
Precious Lord linger near
When my life is almost gone
Hear my cry hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my Hand Precious Lord
Lead me Home

Also
When He Was On The Cross I Was On His Mind

I’m not on an ego trip, I’m nothing on my own

I make mistakes and sometimes slip
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Just common flesh and bone
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But I’ll prove some day just why I say
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I’m of a special kind
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For when He was on the cross
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I was on His mind​

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He knew me, yet He loved me
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He whose glory makes the Heaven’s shine
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So unworthy, of such mercy
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For when He was on the cross
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I was on His mind
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A look of love was on His face
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The thorns were in His head
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The blood was on that scarlet robe
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And stained it crimson red
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Though His eyes were on the crowd that day
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He looked ahead in time
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For when He was on the cross
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I was on His mind
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He knew me, yet He loved me
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He whose glory makes the Heaven’s shine
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So unworthy, of such mercy
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For when He was on the cross
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I was on His mind
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For when He was on the cross
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I was on His mind​

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[II Paradox II]

What are some of your most favorite Hymns/Songs that your church sings?

Would you mind sharing a few verses?

Before the Throne of God Above:
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea.
A great high Priest whose Name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God!

 

[WardLovesTheLord]

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

God sent His Son - they called Him Jesus,
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!


When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"


Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

All to Jesus I surrender;
all to him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust him,
in his presence daily live.

Refrain:
I surrender all, I surrender all,
all to thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
humbly at his feet I bow,
worldly pleasures all forsaken;
take me, Jesus, take me now.

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
and to take him at his word;
just to rest upon his promise,
and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more!

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
just to trust his cleansing blood;
and in simple faith to plunge me
neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more!

Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
just from sin and self to cease;
just from Jesus simply taking
life and rest, and joy and peace.

 

[EdmundBlackadderTheThird]

The Solid Rock

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and rigteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name

Chorus
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor hols within the veil

Chorus

His oath, His convenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way
He then is my hope and stay

Chorus

When He shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in Him be found.
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne!

Chorus

 

[TCapp]

The Song of the Soul Set Free

Chorus 1
'Tis the song of the soul set free
And its melody is ringing
'Tis the song of the soul set free
Joy and peace to me it's bringing
'Tis the song of the soul set free
And my heart is ever singing
Hallelujah hallelujah
The song of the soul set free

Verse 1
Fairest of ten thousand
Is Jesus Christ my Savior
The Lily of the Valley
The Bright and Morning Star
He is all my glory
And in this heart of mine
Forevermore I'm singing
A song of love divine

Verse 2
Once my heart was burdened
But now I am forgiven
And with a song of gladness
I'm on my way to heav'n
Christ is my Redeemer
My Song of songs is He
My Savior Lord and Master
To Him my praise shall be

Verse 3
When He came to save me
He set the joy bells ringing
And now I'm ever singing
For Christ has ransomed me
Once I lived in darkness
The light I could not see
But now I sing His praises
For He has set me free

Verse 4
Angels cannot sing it
This song of joy and freedom
For mortals only know it
The ransomed and the free
Slaves were they in bondage
And deepest misery
But now they sing triumphant
Their song of liberty

 

[TCapp]

Now I Belong To Jesus

Chorus 1
Now I belong to Jesus
Jesus belongs to me
Not for the years of time alone
But for eternity

Verse 1
Jesus my Lord will love me forever
From Him no pow'r of evil can sever
He gave His life to ransom my soul
Now I belong to Him

Verse 2
Once I was lost in sin's degradation
Jesus came down to bring me salvation
Lifted me up from sorrow and shame
Now I belong to Him

Verse 3
Joy floods my soul for Jesus has saved me
Freed me from sin that long had enslaved me
His precious blood He gave to redeem
Now I belong to Him

 

[TCapp]

We just sang one I didn't know but ends with the line "if ever I loved you, my Jesus, t'is now"! WOW!

My Jesus I Love Thee

Verse 1
My Jesus I love Thee
I know Thou art mine
For Thee all the follies
Of sin I resign
My gracious Redeemer
My Savior art Thou
If ever I loved Thee
My Jesus 'tis now

Verse 2
I love Thee
Because Thou hast first loved me
And purchased my pardon
On Calvary's tree
I love Thee
For wearing the thorns
On Thy brow
If ever I loved Thee
My Jesus 'tis now

Verse 3
I'll love Thee in life
I will love Thee in death
And praise Thee
As long as Thou lendest me breath
And say when the death dew
Lies cold on my brow
If ever I loved Thee
My Jesus 'tis now

Verse 4
In mansions of glory
And endless delight
I'll ever adore Thee
In heaven so bright
I'll sing with the glittering crown
On my brow
If ever I loved Thee
My Jesus 'tis now

 

[theseed]

Victory in Jesus and Before the Throne of God Above (SonicFlood version)