by Songs Archive | Jan 2, 2021 | Hymns, Lyrics, Video
1 Spirit divine, attend our prayer,
And make this house your home;
Descend with all your gracious pow’r;
O come, great Spirit, come!
2 Come as the light; to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe,
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.
3 Come as the fire and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let our whole soul an off’ring be
To our Redeemer’s name.
4 Come as the dove, and spread your wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let your Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above.
5 Spirit divine, attend our prayer;
Make a lost world your home;
Descend with all your gracious pow’r;
O come, great Spirit, come!
Author: Andrew Reed
by Songs Archive | Jan 2, 2021 | Hymns, Lyrics, Video
Alleluia, alleluia! hearts to heaven and voices raise
1 Alleluia, alleluia!
hearts to heaven and voices raise:
sing to God a hymn of gladness,
sing to God a hymn of praise;
he who on the cross a victim
for the world’s salvation bled
Jesus Christ, the king of glory,
now is risen from the dead.
2 Alleluia, Christ is risen!
death at last has met defeat:
see the ancient powers of evil
in confusion and retreat;
once he died, and once was buried:
now he lives for evermore,
Jesus Christ, the world’s redeemer,
whom we worship and adore.
3 Christ is risen, we are risen!
set your hearts on things above:
there in all the Father’s glory
lives and reigns our king of love;
hear the word of peace he brings us,
see his wounded hands and side!
now let every wrong be ended,
every sin be crucified.
4 Alleluia, alleluia!
glory be to God on high:
alleluia to the Saviour
who has gained the victory;
alleluia to the Spirit,
fount of love and sanctity:
alleluia, alleluia
to the Triune Majesty!
[Modernised Version]
Words: C Wordsworth / Jubilate Hymns
Music: LUX EOI (Arthur Sullivan)
Arrangement: John Barnard
Metre: 8 7 8 7 D
Verses 1 and 4 after Christopher Wordsworth (1807 – 1885). Verses 2 and 3 Jubilate Hymns
© Jubilate Hymns Ltd
8 7 8 7 D Trochaic
by Songs Archive | Jan 2, 2021 | Hymns, Lyrics, Video
“What A Friend We Have In Jesus”
What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
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.
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 your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.
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.
Songwriters: Charles C. Converse / Joyce Eilers Bacak / Joseph M. Scrivener
What a Friend We Have in Jesus lyrics © Universal Pictures Music, Bruin Music Company, Jrm Music, Word Music, Llc
by Songs Archive | Dec 27, 2020 | Hymns
Lyrics
1. TO thee, O Father, lamp of all the
living,
We offer now this life of thine own
giving:
Humbly we pray thee, through this
earth’s endeavour
Light his steps ever.
2. Jesus, thyself a baby once from
Heaven,
To thee this little pilgrim here is
given:
Within the mercy of thy fold be-
friend him;
Thy love attend him.
3. Spirit of Comfort, fountain ever
welling,
This infant’s heart take now to be
thy dwelling;
So may he live, grace, pity, truth
confessing,
Thy peace possessing.
4. Gather him, Holy Trinity, for ever
into the wisdom of thy strength,
that never
In life’s dark shadow-lands thy love
may have him:
Thine own receive him
