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God's Holy Gifts

Author: Dan Schutte, b. 1947 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Love of God for Us First Line: May the Body of Christ be food for our souls Refrain First Line: God's holy gifts for God's holy people Used With Tune: [May the Body of Christ be food for our souls]

Take My Life and Let It Be

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,254 hymnals Topics: Love for God/Christ Lyrics: 1 Take my life and let it be consecrated, all for thee; take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise. 2 Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love, take my feet, and let them be swift and purposeful for thee. 3 Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee; take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose. 4 Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine; take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. 5 Take my love: and I will pour at thy feet its treasure store; take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee. Used With Tune: MOZART

There is a place of quiet rest (Near to the heart of God)

Author: Cleland B McAfee, 1866-1944 Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 161 hymnals Topics: Living the Christian Life Devotion and Love for God First Line: There is a place of quiet rest Refrain First Line: O Jesus, blest Redeemer Used With Tune: NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD

O the bitter shame and sorrow

Author: Theodore Monod, 1836-1921 Meter: 8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 223 hymnals Topics: Living the Christian Life Devotion and Love for God Used With Tune: ST JUDE Text Sources: Adapt.: Jubilate Hymns

How Shall the Young Direct Their Way?

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Love for God Lyrics: 1 How shall the young direct their way? What light shall be their perfect guide? Your Word, O Lord, will safely lead if in its wisdom they confide. 2 Sincerely I have sought you, Lord, O let me not from you depart; to know your will and keep from sin, your Word I cherish in my heart. 3 O blessed Lord, teach me your law, your righteous judgments I declare; your testimonies make me glad, for they are wealth beyond compare. 4 Upon your precepts and your ways my heart will meditate with awe; your Word shall be my chief delight, and I will not forget your law. Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN Text Sources: Psalter, 1912

Jesus Is All the World to Me

Author: Will L. Thompson Meter: Irregular Appears in 329 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Love For Christ; Christ Friend; Christ The Life; Communion with Christ and God Lyrics: 1 Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all; he is my strength from day to day, without him I would fall. When I am sad, to him I go, no other one can cheer me so; when I am sad he makes me glad, he's my Friend. 2 Jesus is all the world to me, my Friend in trials sore; I go to him for blessings, and he gives them o'er and o'er. He sends the sunshine and the rain, he sends the harvest's golden grain; sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, he's my Friend. 3 Jesus is all the world to me, and true to him I'll be; oh, how could I this Friend deny, when he's so true to me? Following him I know I'm right, he watches o'er me day and night; following him, by day and night, he's my Friend. 4 Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better friend; I trust him now, I'll trust him when life's fleeting days shall end. Beautiful life with such a Friend; beautiful life that has no end; eternal life, eternal joy, he's my Friend. Scripture: John 15:14 Used With Tune: ELIZABETH

Through the night of doubt and sorrow

Author: Bernhardt S Ingemann, 1789-1862; Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 326 hymnals Topics: Living the Christian Life Devotion and Love for God Used With Tune: ALL FOR JESUS

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Author: Civilla D. Martin, 1860-1948 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Love for God First Line: Why should I feel discouraged Lyrics: 1 Why should I feel discouraged, Why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely, And long for heav’n and home; When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is he: Refrain: His eye is on the sparrow, And I know he watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, And I know he watches me. I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free; For his eye is on the sparrow, And I know he watches me. 2 “Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear, And resting on his goodness, I lose my doubts and fears; Though by the path he leadeth, But one step I may see; [Refrain] 3 Whenever I am tempted, Whenever clouds arise, When songs give place to sighing When hope within me dies, I draw the closer to him, From care he sets me free; [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 6:26 Used With Tune: SPARROW

Jesus Calls Us

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 965 hymnals Topics: Love for God First Line: Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult Lyrics: 1 Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult of our life's wild, restless sea; day by day his sweet voice soundeth saying, "Christian, follow me." 2 Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world's golden store, from each idol that would keep us, saying, "Christian, love me more." 3 In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease, still he calls, in cares and pleasures, "Christian, love me more than these." 4 Jesus calls us: by thy mercies, Savior, may we hear thy call, give our hearts to thy obedience, serve and love thee best of all. Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20 Used With Tune: GALILEE

Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Joseph August Seiss Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 605 hymnals Topics: Love for God Lyrics: 1 Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God to earth come down, thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands, robed in the blooming garb of spring. Jesus is fairer; Jesus is purer, who makes the woeful heart to sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight, and all the twinkling, starry host. Jesus shines brighter; Jesus shines purer, than all the angels heaven can boast. 4 Beautiful Savior, Ruler of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration, now and forevermore be thine! Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Used With Tune: CRUSADERS’ HYMN Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; Sts. 1-3, trans. Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850, alt.