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Life and Service Hymns

Compiler: R. E. Magill
Publisher: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond, Va., 1917
Music Editor: Bently D. Ackley
Denomination: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
Language: English
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1Go as a witness for Jesus[Go as a witness for Jesus]Page Scan
2Here in thy name we are gathered[Here in thy name we are gathered]Page Scan
3If Jesus has pardoned all your sin[If Jesus has pardoned all your sin]Page Scan
4Some day, with my face toward the told-tinted west[Some day, with my face toward the told-tinted west]Page Scan
5I'm pressing on the upward way[I'm pressing on the upward way]Page Scan
6Have you pray'd all night[Have you pray'd all night]Page Scan
7Let the wicked forsake his way[Let the wicked forsake his way]Page Scan
8Wondrous it seemeth to me[Wondrous it seemeth to me]Page Scan
9When the sunset of time fades away in the sky[When the sunset of time fades away in the sky]Page Scan
10Jesus wants to help you with your heavy load of care[Jesus wants to help you with your heavy load of care]Page Scan
11Be with me all my journey[Be with me all my journey]Page Scan
12The Saviour stands outside the door[The Saviour stands outside the door]Page Scan
13I will sing you a song of that beautiful[I will sing you a song of that beautiful]Page Scan
14At evening time it shall be light[At evening time it shall be light]Page Scan
15The debt I owed I could not pray[The debt I owed I could not pray]Page Scan
16When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest[When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest]Page Scan
17They say my Lord was but a man[They say my Lord was but a man]Page Scan
18Does your life ring out for Jesus with a note of cheer[Does your life ring out for Jesus with a note of cheer]Page Scan
19When the burden is hard to bear[When the burden is hard to bear]Page Scan
20If your sins have been forgiven you in Jesus' blessed name[If your sins have been forgiven you in Jesus' blessed name]Page Scan
21I know I love thee better, Lord[I know I love thee better, Lord]Page Scan
22Blessed Jesus, O I need thee[Blessed Jesus, O I need thee]Page Scan
23We have heard a joyful sound[We have heard a joyful sound]Page Scan
24When the storms of life are raging[When the storms of life are raging]Page Scan
25In the hour of trial[In the hour of trial]Page Scan
26There's a hand that safely guides me[There's a hand that safely guides me]Page Scan
27Poor in spirit, pure in heart[Poor in spirit, pure in heart]Page Scan
28In the harvest field there is work to do[In the harvest field there is work to do]Page Scan
29I've found a Friend who is all to me[I've found a Friend who is all to me]Page Scan
30Friend without Jesus, why strive in vain?[Friend without Jesus, why strive in vain?]Page Scan
31Down life's dark vale we wander[Down life's dark vale we wander]Page Scan
32Is your life a channel of blessing?[Is your life a channel of blessing?]Page Scan
33Whosoever will may come and now believe[Whosoever will may come and now believe]Page Scan
34The fight is on, the trumpet sound is ringing out[The fight is on, the trumpet sound is ringing out]Page Scan
35O for a soul, aglow with love[O for a soul, aglow with love]Page Scan
36I was wildly toss'd about on the sea of sin and doubt[I was wildly toss'd about on the sea of sin and doubt]Page Scan
37What will you give to Jesus[What will you give to Jesus]Page Scan
38When I think of my God as the "Ancient of Days"[When I think of my God as the "Ancient of Days"]Page Scan
39Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine![Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!]Page Scan
40Over all a God of love is reigning[Over all a God of love is reigning]Page Scan
41Sinners Jesus will receive[Sinners Jesus will receive]Page Scan
42What tho' the clouds hang heavy[What tho' the clouds hang heavy]TextPage Scan
43Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do[Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do]Page Scan
44Sometimes the way is trying[Sometimes the way is trying]Page Scan
45I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice[I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice]Page Scan
46What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought[What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought]Page Scan
47There is sunshine in my soul today[There is sunshine in my soul today]Page Scan
48Do not be discouraged when the dark clouds come[Do not be discouraged when the dark clouds come]Page Scan
49Brightly beams our Father's mercy[Brightly beams our Father's mercy]Page Scan
50When my life work is ended, and I cross the swelling tide[When my life work is ended, and I cross the swelling tide]Page Scan
51Shall we gather at the river[Shall we gather at the river]Page Scan
52Where my King leads on till the fight is won[Where my King leads on till the fight is won]Page Scan
53Hark, the herald angels sing[Hark, the herald angels sing]Page Scan
54Word of the Father, O light from on high[Word of the Father, O light from on high]Page Scan
55Jesus, Saviour, pilot me[Jesus, Saviour, pilot me]Page Scan
56I am thinking today of that beautiful land[I am thinking today of that beautiful land]Page Scan
57In the days of my youth I will love Him[In the days of my youth I will love Him]Page Scan
58Simply trusting ev'ry day[Simply trusting ev'ry day]Page Scan
59Light up the world for Jesus[Light up the world for Jesus]Page Scan
60The cross that he gave may be heavy[The cross that he gave may be heavy]Page Scan
61Alas, and did my Saviour bleed[Alas, and did my Saviour bleed]Page Scan
62Are we walking close to Jesus[Are we walking close to Jesus]Page Scan
63Only Thy tender love[Only Thy tender love]Page Scan
64Vile and sinful tho' my heart may be[Vile and sinful tho' my heart may be]Page Scan
65Who'll be the next to follow Jesus[Who'll be the next to follow Jesus]Page Scan
66Tell me the old, old story[Tell me the old, old story]Page Scan
67Jesus, keep me near the cross[Jesus, keep me near the cross]Page Scan
68I have heard his voice, when the morning[I have heard his voice, when the morning]Page Scan
69There are voices, angel voices[There are voices, angel voices]Page Scan
70When upon bended knee Jesus whispered to me[When upon bended knee Jesus whispered to me]Page Scan
71Each cooing dove and sighing bough[Each cooing dove and sighing bough]Page Scan
72When the mists have roll'd in splendor[When the mists have roll'd in splendor]Page Scan
73Must Jesus bear the cross aloneMAITLANDPage Scan
74There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes[There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes]Page Scan
75Oh, sometimes the shadows are deep[Oh, sometimes the shadows are deep]Page Scan
76Someone will enter the pearly gate[Someone will enter the pearly gate]Page Scan
77Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight[Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight]Page Scan
78Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling[Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling]Page Scan
79Open my eyes that I may see[Open my eyes that I may see]Page Scan
80I've found a Friend, oh, such a Friend[I've found a Friend, oh, such a Friend]Page Scan
81In sorrow I wandered, my spirit opprest[In sorrow I wandered, my spirit opprest]Page Scan
82Saved by the blood of the Crucified One[Saved by the blood of the Crucified One]Page Scan
83Be not dismayed whate'er betide[Be not dismayed whate'er betide]Page Scan
84Happy am I ev'ry hour of the day[Happy am I ev'ry hour of the day]Page Scan
85We shall travel with the King upon a royal road[We shall travel with the King upon a royal road]Page Scan
86The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin[The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin]Page Scan
87I hear the sweeping of the storm[I hear the sweeping of the storm]Page Scan
88I would be like Jesus, when the storms are tossing sore[I would be like Jesus, when the storms are tossing sore]Page Scan
89Some day I'll join in the songs they sing[Some day I'll join in the songs they sing]Page Scan
90Have you had a kindness shown[Have you had a kindness shown]Page Scan
91As you journey onward to the land above[As you journey onward to the land above]Page Scan
92I grieved my Lord from day to day[I grieved my Lord from day to day]Page Scan
93Guiding o'er life's fitful waters[Guiding o'er life's fitful waters]Page Scan
94I entered once a home of care[I entered once a home of care]Page Scan
95I must tell Jesus all of my trials[I must tell Jesus all of my trials]Page Scan
96O the bitter shame and sorrow[O the bitter shame and sorrow]Page Scan
97Since Christ my soul from sin set free[Since Christ my soul from sin set free]Page Scan
98Are you washed in the blood that was shed for you and me?[Are you washed in the blood that was shed for you and me?]Page Scan
99Gone from my heart the world and all its charms[Gone from my heart the world and all its charms]Page Scan
100You will find the peace which you often crave[You will find the peace which you often crave]Page Scan

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