Hymns

NO 1: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD

1. Standing on the promises of Christ the King,

Through eternal ages let His praises ring;

Glory in the highest I will shout and sing,

Standing on the promises of God

chorus

Stand....ing, stand....ing

Standing on the promises of God my Saviour,

Standing....ing, stand....ing,

I'm standing on the promises of God.

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail

By the living word of God I shall prevail,

Standing on the promises of God

3. Standing on the promises I now can see

Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;

Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,

Standing on the promises of God

4. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,

Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,

Standing on the promises of God

NO 2: THERE'S NOT A FRIEND LIKE THE LOWLY JESUS

1. There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus,

No, not one ! no not one !

None else could heal all our soul's diseases

No, not one ! no not one !

chorus

Jesus knows all about our struggles,

He will guide till the day is done;

There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus

No, not one ! no not one !

2. No friend like is so high and holy,

No, not one ! no not one !

And yet no friend is so meek and lowly

No, not one ! no not one !

3. There's not an hour that He is not near us,

No, not one ! no not one !

No night so dark but His love can cheer us

No, not one ! no not one !

4. Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him

No, not one ! no not one !

Or sinner find that He would not take him

No, not one ! no not one !

5. Was e'er a gift like the Saviour given

No, not one ! no not one !

Will He refuse us a home in heaven

No, not one ! no not one !

NO 3: 'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS

1. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to take Him at His word

Just to rest upon His promise

Just to know "Thus saith the Lord"

chorus

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!

2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to trust His cleansing blood;

Just in simple faith to plunge me

'Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

3. 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

4. I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,

Precious Jesus, Saviour, Friend;

And I know that Thou art with me,

Wilt be with me to the end.

NO 4: I'M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAY

1. I'm pressing on the upward way

New heights I'm gaining every day;

Still praying as I onward bound

"Lord, plant my feet on higher ground

chorus

Lord, lift me up and let me stand,

By faith, on heaven's table-land

Where love and joy, and light abound,

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

2. My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise, and fears dismay;

Though some may dwell where these abound,

My constant aim is higher ground.

3. Beyond the mist I fain would rise,

To rest beneath unclouded skies,

Above earth's turmoil peace is found

By those who dwell on higher ground.

4. I long to scale the utmost height,

Though rough the way, and hard the fight,

My song while climbing, shall sound,

Lord, lead me on to higher ground

5. Lord, lead up the mountain side

I dare not climb without my Guide;

And, heaven gained, I'll gaze around,

With grateful heart from higher ground

NO 5: BLESSED ASSURANCE JESUS IS MINE!

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood

chorus

This is my story, this is my song

Praising my Saviour all the day long

This is my story, this is my song

Praising my Saviour all the day long

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Vision of rapture now burst on my sight,

Angels descending, bring from above,

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Saviour am happy and blest

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love

NO 6: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

1. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,

God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity.

2. Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which hert and art, and evermore shall be.

3. Holy, holy, holy,! though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not seen,

Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,

Perfect in power in love and purity

4. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy in earth and sky and sea;

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,

God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

NO 7: I AM SO GLAD THAT OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN

1. I am so glad that our father in heaven,

Tell of His love in the Book He has given

Wonderful things in the Bible I see

This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me

chorus

I am so glad Jesus loves

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me

I am so glad Jesus loves me

Jesus loves even me.

2. Jesus loves me and I know I love Him

Love brought Him down my lost soul to redeem,

Yes, it was love that made Him die on the tree;

Oh, I am certain that Jesus loves me

3. In this assurance I find sweetest rest,

Trusting in Jesus I know I am blest;

Satan dismayed from my soul doth now flee

When I just tell him that Jesus loves me

4. Oh, if there's only one song I can sing,

When in His beauty I see the great King.

This shall my song in eternity be

''Oh, what a wonder that Jesus loves me!"

5. If one should ask of me how can I tell?

Glory to Jesus, I know very well!

God's Holy Spirit with mine doth agree,

Constantly witnessing Jesus loves me.

NO 8: ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME

1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee!

Let the water and the blood,

From the riven side which flowed

Be of sin or double cure,

Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

2. Not the labours of my hands

Can fulfil Thy Laws' demands

Could my zeal no respite know

Could my tears for ever flow,

All for sin could not atone,

Thou must save and Thou alone.

3. Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling,

Naked, come to Thee for dress;

Helpless, look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly.

Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

4. While I draw this fleeting breath,

When my eyelids close in death

When I soar to worlds unknown

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

NO 9: OH JESUS I HAVE PROMISED

1. O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end;

Be Thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend;

I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be my Guide.

2. Oh let me hear Thee speaking in accents clear and still,

I dare not trust my judgment: Thy way shall be my will;

Oh, speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;

Oh, speak, and help me listen, Thou Guardian of my soul.

3. O Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee

That where Thou art in glory there shall Thy servant be;

And Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end—

Oh, give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend.

4. Oh, let me see Thy footprints, and in them plant mine own;

My hope to follow duly is in Thy strength alone;

Oh, guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end;

And then in Heav’n receive me, my Saviour and my Friend.

NO 10: I AM THINE, O LORD

1. I am Thine, o Lord I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me

But I long to rise in the arms of faith

And be closer drawn to Thee

chorus

Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou has died,

Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To the precious, bleeding side

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the power of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a stead-fast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

3. O the pure delight of a single hour,

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee my God,

I commune as friend with friend.

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea,

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

NO 11: WOULD YOU BE FREE FROM BURDEN OF SIN

1. Would you be free from the burden of sin?

There's power in the blood, power in the blood:

Would you o'er evil a victory win?

There is wonderful power in the blood

chorus

There's is power, power

Wonder working power

In the blood of Lamb

There is power, power

Wonder working power

In the precious blood of the Lamb

2. Would you be free from your passion and pride?

There's power in the blood, power in the blood

Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide

There's wonderful power in the blood

3. Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?

There's power in the blood, power in the blood

Sin stain are lost in its life giving flow,

There's wonderful power in the blood

4. Would you do service for Jesus your King?

There's is power in the blood, power in the blood;

Would you live daily His praises to sing?

There's wonderful power in the blood

NO 12: I'VE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS

1. I've found a friend in Jesus He's everything to me;

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!

The “Lily of the Valley,” in Him alone I see

All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole;

In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;

He tells me every care on Him to roll:

He's the “Lily of the Valley,” the “Bright and Morning Star”;

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!

chorus

In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;

He tells me every care on Him to roll:

He's the “Lily of the Valley,” the “Bright and Morning Star”;

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!

2. He all my grief has taken and all my sorrows borne;

In temptation He's my strong and mighty tower;

I've all for Him forsaken I've all my idols torn

From my heart and now He keeps me by His power;

Though all the world forsake me, and satan tempt me sore,

Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.

He's the “Lily of the Valley,” the “Bright and Morning Star”;

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!

3. He'll never never leave me nor yet forsake me here,

While I live by faith, and do His blessed will;

A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear;

With His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.

When crowned at last in glory, I'll see His blessed face,

Where rivers of delight shall ever roll

He's the “Lily of the Valley,” the “Bright and Morning Star”;

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!

2nd April
1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

(Refrain)

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest;
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.

(Refrain) 



9th April

1 Conquerors and overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we've victory,
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;
Nothing 'gainst his mighty pow'r can e'er prevail.


Refrain:

Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.


2 In the name of Israel's God we'll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory.

[Refrain]


3 Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav'n;
Over yonder he the victor's palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.

[Refrain]



16th April
I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

Refrain

Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table land,
A higher plane than I have found;
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

Refrain

I want to live above the world,
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

Refrain

I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till Heav’n I’ve found,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

Refrain

23rd April
1. 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!


2. 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!

3. 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.

4. When ends life's transient dream,
when death's cold, sullen stream
shall o'er me roll;
blest Savior, then in love,
fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
a ransomed soul!



30th April
1. O happy day, that fixed my choice
on thee, my Savior and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
and tell its raptures all abroad.
Refrain:
Happy day, happy day,
when Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing every day.
Happy day, happy day,
when Jesus washed my sins away!

2. O happy bond, that seals my vows
to him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill his house,
while to that sacred shrine I move.
(Refrain)

3. It's done: the great transaction's done!
I am the Lord's and he is mine;
he drew me and I followed on,
charmed to confess the voice divine.
(Refrain)

4. Now rest, my long-divided heart,
fixed on this blissful center, rest.
Here have I found a nobler part;
here heavenly pleasures fill my breast.
(Refrain)

5. High heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
that vow renewed shall daily hear,
till in life's latest hour I bow
and bless in death a bond so dear.
(Refrain)









1st January
The Lily of the Valley
I’ve found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me,
He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll.
Refrain:
He’s the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation He’s my strong and mighty tow’r;
I’ve all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart and now He keeps me by His pow’r.
Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.
He’ll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I’ve nothing now to fear,
From His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory to see His blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.

8th January
It pays to serve Jesus, I speak from my heart,
He'll always be with us, if we do our part
There's naught in this wide world can pleasure afford;
There's peace and contentment in serving the Lord.

CHORUS
I love Him far better than in days of yore
I'll serve Him more truly than ever before,
I'll do as He bids me, whatever the cost,
I'll be a true soldier, I'll die at my post.

And oft when I'm tempted to turn from the track,
I think of my Saviour, my mind wanders back
To the place where they nailed Him on Calvary's tree.
I heard a voice saying, "I suffered for thee."

A place I remember where I was set free,
'Twas where I found pardon, a heaven to me.
There Jesus spoke sweetly to my weary soul,
My sins were forgiven, He made my heart whole.

How rich is the blessing the world cannot give,
I'm satisfied fully for Jesus to live;
Though friends may forsake me and trial arise,
I am trusting Jesus, His love never dies.

There is no one like Jesus can cheer me today.
His love and His kindness can ne'er fade away,
In winter and summer, in sunshine and rain,
His love and affection are always the same.

Will you have this blessing that Jesus bestows,
A free full salvation from sin's bitter throes?
O come to the Saviour, to Calvary flee,
The fountain is opened, is flowing for thee.
15th January
Come thou fount of every blessing

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
I'll praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Mount of thy redeeming love

Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by thy help I come
And I hope by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wondering 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

22nd January
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!
Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all!
Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all!

29th January
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
1.   What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
    Everything to God in prayer!
2.   Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
    We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
    Can we find a friend so faithful,
    Who will all our sorrows share?
    Jesus knows our every weakness;
    Take it to the Lord in prayer.
3.   Are we weak and heavy-laden,
    Cumbered with a load of care?
    Precious Savior, still our refuge—
    Take it to the Lord in prayer.
    Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
    Take it to the Lord in prayer!
    In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
    Thou wilt find a solace there.
4.   Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
    Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
    May we ever, Lord, be bringing
    All to Thee in earnest prayer.
    Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
    There will be no need for prayer—
    Rapture, praise, and endless worship
    Will be our sweet portion there.