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The Solid Rock

Author: Edward Mote, 1797-1874 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,120 hymnals Topics: Advent Second; Assurance; Burdens; Comfort; Commitment and Submission; God His Faithfulness; Holiness and Purity; Hope; Jesus Christ His Blood; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Surrender; Trust First Line: My hope is built on nothing less Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name. Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand- All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In ev'ry high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain] 3 His oath, His covenant, His blood Support me in o'erwhelming floods; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain] 4 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. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:4 Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK

How Firm a Foundation

Appears in 2,206 hymnals Topics: Faith and Commitment First Line: How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: John Rippon, 1751-1836, A Selection of Hymns, alt.

Take up your cross, the Saviour said

Author: Charles William Everest Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 302 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Call; Calling and Response; Calmness and Serenity; Christian Experience; Christian Year Holy Week; Comfort/Consolation; Commitment; Courage; Faith Journey; Humility; Jesus Christ Call of; Jesus Christ Teacher/Teachings; Obedience; Renunciation; Strength; Suffering; Trust; Victory; Vocation; Wholeness; Proper 7 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Lent 2 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 19 Year B; Epiphany 8 Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; Proper 18 Year C; Tuesday in Holy Week Year ABC Lyrics: 1 Take up your cross, the Saviour said, if you would my disciple be; take up your cross with willing heart and humbly follow after me. 2 Take up your cross; let not its weight fill your weak spirit with alarm; Christ's strength shall bear your spirit up, and brace your heart, and nerve your arm. 3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame, nor let your foolish pride rebel; your Saviour once accepted death upon a cross, on Calvary's hill. 4 Take up your cross, and follow Christ, think not till death to lay it down; for only those who bear the cross may hope to wear the glorious crown. Used With Tune: HESPERUS (QUEBEC)

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch, 1835-1889 Appears in 356 hymnals Topics: Faith and Commitment Used With Tune: DURHAM

Father, hear the prayer we offer

Author: Maria Willis, 1824-1908 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 246 hymnals Topics: Faith, Trust and Commitment Lyrics: 1 Father, hear the prayer we offer: not for ease that prayer shall be, but for strength that we may ever live our lives courageously. 2 Not for ever in green pastures do we ask our way to be; but the steep and rugged pathway may we tread rejoicingly. 3 Not for ever by still waters would we idly rest and stay; but would smite the living fountains from the rocks along our way. 4 Be our strength in hours of weakness, in our wand'rings be our guide; through endeavour, failure, danger, Father, be thou at our side. Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 Used With Tune: SUSSEX

When Peace Like a River

Author: Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-1888 Appears in 514 hymnals Topics: Faith and Commitment First Line: When peace like a river attendeth my way Refrain First Line: It is well (It is well) with my soul; (with my soul) Used With Tune: VILLE DU HAVRE

Lead On, O King Eternal

Author: Ernest W. Shurtleff, 1862-1917 Appears in 412 hymnals Topics: Faith and Commitment Used With Tune: LANCASHIRE

I to the Hills Will Lift My Eyes

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Comfort; Commitment; Faith; God Strength and Refuge; Life in Christ Faith and Assurance Lyrics: 1 I to the hills will lift my eyes; O whence shall come my aid? My help is from the Lord alone, Who heaven and earth has made. 2 He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy Guardian never sleeps; With watchful and unslumbering care His own He safely keeps. 3 Thy faithful Keeper is the Lord, Thy Shelter and thy Shade; 'Neath sun or moon, by day or night, Thou shalt not be afraid. 4 From evil He will keep thee safe, For thee He will provide; Thy going out, thy coming in, Forever He will guide. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 121 Used With Tune: DUNDEE (FRENCH) Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Hark, the herald-angels sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788; George Whitefield, 1714-1770; Martin Madan, 1726-1790 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,373 hymnals Topics: Faith, Trust and Commitment Refrain First Line: Hark, the herald angels sing Lyrics: 1 Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King; peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled: joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies, with th'angelic host proclaim, 'Christ is born in Bethlehem.' Refrain: Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King. 2 Christ, by highest heav'n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin's womb! Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail, the incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. [Refrain] 3 Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, ris'n with healing in his wings; mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die, born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN

O happy band of pilgrims

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 187 hymnals Topics: Faith, Trust and Commitment Used With Tune: KNECHT (KOCHER)